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ALASKA SHIPS
BEING HELD UP
ON HIGH COSTS
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ment of insurance costs by the
private companies.
Other Seattle-Alaska ships are
being withdrawn from service at
the start of the busiest shipping
season in the trade’s postwar his
tory.
This paradox was disclosed yes
terday with announcement that
two vessels are being held up. In
dications were that others would
follow, spokesmen said.
Santa Ana Steamship Company,
Alaska Transportation Company,
are turning back ships to the com
mission “because it is absolutely
impossible to operate on bareboat
charter terms under present rate
levels.”
Northland Transportation Com
pany, which recently bought the
liberty ship Chief Washakie from
the government, has chartered the
freighter Sailor’s 'Splice from the
Commission. The line is operating
the passenger ship Alaska under
private charter from the Alaska
Steamship Company.
Alaska Steamship Company, so
far has chartered the Cape Victory
and the Flemish Knot under the
new terms. The company also
has purchased the freighter Ter
minal Knot from the Commis
sion. The three passenger ships,
Aleutian, Baranof and Denali, and
the freighter Victoria, are owned
by the company.
Still indefinite is the status of
several other freighters in the
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trade, which sailed from Seattle
before the old-agreement expired.
They will be allowed to complete
their voyages under the past terms.
But must either be turned back
to the Commission, or taken under
new charter upon their return.
COMMUTER
Deborah Conklin (above), 11
years-old, is a regular air line
ccmmuter between her home in
North Bend, Ore., and Eugene,
where she attends school. Her
parents believe the $6 fare is
cheaper than board and room
cheaper than boar dand room ,
General Motors
Announces Rise
Car Prices
DETROIT, — </P> — General
Motors Corporation Saturday an
nounced a price increase of about
eight per cent on all passenger
cars.
The increases became effective
Monday.
President C. E .Wilson blamed
“rising wages and material costs.”
GM recently granted the CIO
United Auto Workers an 11 cent
an hour wage increase geared to
the cost of living. It is to be ad
justed—probably upward—in Sep
Internal Revenue
I
Dept. Files Liens
On Two Alaskans
SPOKANE. — (/P>—'The Deport
ment of Internal Revenue Friday
filed tax liens against six per
sons, including two residents of
Alaska.
The Federal District Court ac
tion listed George B. and Killie
K. Moody, Seward, Alaska, for
two 1943 income tax liens total
ing $3,832.83.
tember.
It was the first general price
increase by General Motors since
August 1947.
USE COMMON SENSE ON THE WATER
DON’T BE A "LEM” LUBBER
He’s the fellow who spoils everybody’s fun (his own
included) because be doesn’t use plain common
sense around boats,“Lem"
Lubber, for instance, is often so
thoughtless he's guilty of
OVERLOADINO.s^wJ
For some reason, he thinks there
isn’t c fish to be caught in the
lake unless the fisherman is
.STANDING UP.
Or he thinks he’s not having fun
unless he's ’’buzzing" the swim
ming float. His favorite sport is
SHOWING OFF.
You can have more fun this sea
son if you use COMMON SENSE
AFLOAT. Enjoy yourself safely. *
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