The fleet will make its customary
"courtesy” cruise to San Francis
co from February 4 to 24, but more
spectacular will be the flight of
thirty-six seaplanes on a tactical
cruise of the Caribbean. Later in
the year a flight of forty-eight
patrol planes will depart from the
Hawaiian base for an unannounced
destination in the Eastern Pacific.
RETAIL TRADE
SHOWING GAIN,
PACIFIC COAST
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 11.
—Retail trade gains for the Pacific
Slope are averaging about 12 per
cent over one year ago. This is
shown by the Federal Reserve
Bank report.
RETURNING HOME
Charles Goldstein, who has been
south on business and pleasure, is
homebound for Juneau aboard the
I Northwestern.
ALASKA NATIVE
BROTHERHOOD IS
QUITTING GROUP
Withdraws Representatives
from Convention Be
ing Held Here
The Alaska Native Brotherhood
has withdrawn from the conven
tion now meeting in Juneau which
is said by spokesmen for the group
to represent a large number of
workers in the fishing and allied
industries, according to a formal
statement made today by Cryil Zu
boff, Grand President of the Al
aska Native Brotherhood.
The complete statement may be
obtained at the organization’s
headquarters in room 420 Gold
stein building. Following is part
of Mr. Zuboff’s statement:
"Apropos to the announcement
in yesterday's Empire that the
local convention of a group of la
borers, some miners, some general
workers, some gillnetters represent
ing both resident and non-resident
fishermen, in which it is claimed
that the convention represents over
nine thousand fishermen, I wish to
say that the Alaska Native Broth
erhood has withdrawn from the
convention. Some members attend
ed the first day merely to observe,
but matters arose which made it
seem best to withdrawn entirely.
