Time Extended for
Filing Property
Assessments
The board of assessment and
equalization has received so many
requests from property owners
for an extension of time in which
to file their returns it was decided
to extend the date of filing the
forms to August 31, it was an
nounced today by Paul Dryden,
Second Division assessor.
The previous date was July 15.
Mr. Dryden stated his office
would appreciate returns being
filed as soon as possible, however.
In regards to the evaluation of
producing mining claims, the fol
lowing applies: Claims that were
in operation during the season of
1943 will be classified as produc
ing claims for assessment pur
poses in 1949, and earning value
will be the dominating considera
tion in the valuation of properties
of this class. The problem of eval
uating a producing claim is there
fore that of arriving at a net in
come figure derived from the an
nual or seasonal operation, which
would be the earning value of the
claim, and a like figure to apply
for the remaining years until the
claim is worked out. It i? realized
of course that in any given mining
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NEW YORK, f/P>—More than a
million New Yorkers hunted alter
nate transportation today after a
lightning strike immobilized buses
on 30 routes.
Riders—who could do so han
dily—switched to subways, which
were put on stepped-up schedules
to handle the extra rush. Others)
hailed taxicabs, if they could find
empty ones. Some walked.
The stoppage touched off yes
terday by the lay-off of four New
York City Omnibus Corp. mechan
ics, spread early today to the Fifth
Avenue Coach Co., affecting a to
tal of 3,300 workers.
A city-sponsored peace meeting
last night failed to bring any
agreement between the compan
ies and the CIO transport workers
union. The session was adjourned
“subject to recall."
enterprise mid-season figuring
such as is required at this time
can only estimate the probable fi
nal annual operation returns.
The valuation of non-producing
patented mining claims has al
ready been clearly defined as
$500.00 per 20 acre claim, frac
tions of 20 acres being figured ac
cordingly.
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British Columbia
Govt. Rejects Huge
Railway Plan
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account in the proposals . . . they
are still of a vague and nebulous
character and all involve the
alienation of the people’s re
sources.”
Johnson said no action would
be taken on the plan, which was
outlined by Willis T. Batcheller, a
Seattle engineer, and an executive
of the Canada-Alaska Railway Co.
“The government does not in
tend that its resources shall be
squandered away in providing
promotional background for any
railway deal,” he added.
Mr. Batcheller said his com
pany was prepared to spend eight
hundred million dollars to com
plete the P. G. E. to the northern
boundary of British Columbia.
Another $375,000,000 would be re
quired for the Alaska section.
Under the plan, the company
would be given first option on
natural resources, and he claimed
would spend seven hundred mil
lion dollars in development of
coal, oil and mineral rights.
The P. G. E., in which the gov
ernment has an investment of one
hundred million dollars, is to be
extended from its terminus at
Quesnel to Prince George, a dis
tance of 80 miles. The extension
will cost S10.000.000.
“We are proceeding on a sound
business basis,” said Premier
Johnson. "The development does
not involve the alienation of our
natural resources.”
The government’s long-distance
program calls for eventual exten
sion of the P. G. E. into the rich
Peace River country with its fer
tile agricultural fields and miner
al bearing possibilities.
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Magnuson Seeks
Pacific Pact Like
Atlantic Pact
(Continued from Page One)
one ocean pact but must include
the entire world.
He suggested that the first step
should be the immediate strength
ening of Alaska which he said
would be the key to peace in the
Pacific. He said Alaska’s defenses
have been neglected and have not
been of a permanent character.
“There are not enough defenses
in Alaska,” he said, “despite the
lessons we should have learned in
World War II.
“With a strong Alaska and our
intention to carry out the terms
of an Atlantic pact we might be
able to establish a strong China
and strong governments in south
eastern Asia.
“The state department .-houl.i
begin to put plans for a Pacific
1 Pact into operation. We can't have
peace in the world in only one
ocean.
Senator Cain <R.-\Vash.» and E.
L. Bartlett, Alaska Territorial
Delegate, both also said they
• would speak in Congress on Alas
kan unpreparedness, basing their
speeches on testimony of Fergus
Hoffman, Seattle Post-Intelligen
, cer reporter, before a Senate com
mittee.
Cain said he would speak on the
Senate floor and place Hoffman’s
committee statement in the Con
gressional record.
Bartlett also asked for time on
the House floor. He said he would
discuss the 15-million dollar Alas
I kan civilian housing bill, which
! he described as needed to provide
quarters for construction crews
building military winter quarters.
“It will astound many members
of Congress to learn that our Alas
' kan defenses are so primitive, so
backward, that we haven’t even
' the quarters for the builders
which must start the defenses,” he
said.
Vice President Barkley also met
Hoffman and heard some of his
description of Alaska and what he
called the “greatest collection of
Pearl Harbors under tine Ameri
can flag.”
Hawaiian Strike
Good Eating
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each week. The yard man who
worked over the lawn twice a
month has to go, too.
But many people hardly feel the
pinch from the long tie-up. There
is a big segment of federal civilian
service employees and workers
paid by mainland firms. And. of
course, the army, navy and air
force people. Their pay keeps
coming in.
Food relief cargoes provide the
staples — meat, potatoes, milk,
eggs, butter — and nearly any
trimming you can think of. If you
are lucky enough no; to have had
a couple of pay cuts or lost your
job. you can eat and live in good
style.
Just, the same, the people are
settling down for a long, hard
pull. The striking CIO stevedores
and the seven struck stevedoring
farms are as for apart now as they
were on May 1 when it all started.
The longshoremen want 32 cents'
1 an hour more than the Sl.-iO they
were getting. The employers with
drew' an offer of 12 cents.
Only developments now are go
: iog on in court. A Honolulu group
I is trying to unload $750,000 in
! goods from a strikebound freight
er. Federal court has ordered
three previous unloadings, but
, this time 175 consignees are in
volved. There may be a decision
! soon.
In the meantime. Gov. Ingram
Stainback is getting ready to call
th? legislature into session. Dras
tic measures are being prepared
! to authorize the government to
seize the docks if necessary. Whe
ther that will end the bitter strike
is something else.
As for the people here . . .
The paper salesman said a 15
per cent pay cut gave him a taste
for poi. "Pol’s cheaper than po
tatoes — and more vitamins,” he
; said.
Poi is a native Hawaiian dish.
It’s made from taro root flour and
is supposed to be more nutritious
than anything. But the first taste
is like library paste.
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