House Approves
MaritimeTranspor
tation Legislation
<(/P) Special Washington Service*'
WASHINGTON, (/P)—A House
merchant marine sub-committee
approved legislation yesterday to
autho ize the maritime commis
sion to contract with private oper
ators to furnish an interim steam
ship service to AlasKa.
Chairman Hrailey <R.-Calif.) of
the sub-committee said the full
committee would approve the res
olution today and send it to the|
floor of the House for a vote next;
week. ^
The measure will give the com
mission authority to charter gov
ernment-owned vessels to the op
erators at a nominal charter hire
to be used in the Alaskan service.
The government will pay the in
surance on the vessels but under
terms of tie legislation will recap-'
tore 75 per cent of the profits of
the operation.
It also gives the commission au
thority to require economical op
eration by the Alaska Steamship
company, The Northland Trans
portation company and the Alaska
Transportation company and to
HC.BEKAHS HELD MEETING
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The Rebekahs held their regular
meeting at the Pioneer Igloo last
Wednesday and had an enjoyable
party culminating in a card game
with Mrs. Fred Hyde, Gus Johnson
and Mrs. Don Travis the lucky
winners.
coordinate their operations.
The measure is designed to au
thorize the interim operation from
March 1 1947 until June 30, 1948.
Operators testifying at the hear
ing today told the committee they
favored the immediate passage of
the resolution.
The measure became necessary
because the maritime commission
has authority to operate the serv
ice to Alaska expires Feb. 28, and
the operators announced they
would not resume the service un
less they received an increase in
rates, which is opposed by Alas
kans.
The operators contended a 35
per cent overall increase is neces
sary. Under the resolution the
commission is given authority to
adjust rates.
The operators have said they
will not enter into any agreement
with the commission under the
proposed law until the new rates
have gone into effect.
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, AUDITORS
TAX COUNSELORS
Office in Wallace Hotel - Phone Main 11
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SS. Merrick Has
Antarctic Mishap
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(By Alton L. Blakeslee)
<(/P) Correspondent representing
the combined American press'.
Aboard the Mount Olympus, (A')
—'Delayed). The icebreaker North
wind brought the crippled cargo
ship Merrick out of the ice pack
this afternoon and began the trip
of 1,500 miles to New Zealand.
The Merrick’s sister ship, the
transport Yancy, is accompanying
her.
Rear Adm. Richard H. Cruzen
transferred to the icebreaker Bur
ton Island, which immediately re
entered the icepack for Little
America, where, by herself, she
will evacuate the 197 men left be
hind there. She will begin the op
eration about March 1.
Geologist Dr. Arthur Howard,
biologist Jack E. Perkins, two sea
men, three news correspondents
'and two emperor penguins, ‘Butch’
and ‘Babe’ were transferred from
the N^rthwind to the Mount Olym
pus when the Merrick’s accident
caused the sacrifice of a scientific
trip to McMurdo Sound.
Army Can Operate
“Unsale” Vessels
WASHINGTON, (/P)—A House
merchant marine sub-committee
approved today legislation author
izing the army to operate until
Dec. 31 troopships that do no'
comply with marine safety stand
ards. The wartime authority un
der which the army has operated
such ships expires on March 31.
The committee acted after a war
department spokesman admitted
that some transports has “serioo?
(safety) deficiencies” but insisted
that lives are not being jeopar
dized.
REDUCED FREIGHT RATES
Effective February 1st
ANCHORAGE TO NOME
FREIGHT .14c per lb.
(25 lb. minimum)
PERISHABLES .12c per lb.
(100 lb. minimum)
FREQUENT AIR FREIGHT SERVICE
Between
r
Seattle and Nome
at the following rates:
1 to 100 lbs.44c per ?b.
(One Dollar minimum)
100 t(T 3000 lbs. 36c ner 1b
3000 lbs. up.:.34c per lb.
Perishables (100 lb. minimum).32c per lb.
Deliver Supplies to
ALASKA AIRLINES OFFICE, BOEING FIELD, SEATTLE
RLRSKf,
Freighter On Reef
Near I wo Jima
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SAN FRANCISCO (/P) — Glob?
wireless intercepted an SOS mes
sage today saying the 3389-ton
American freighter Lake Sapor
was fast to a reef on an island
approximately 50 miles south of
I wo Jima and that her crew was
I abandoning ship.
The Lake Sapor, in a message
relayed by radio station KHK at
Honolulu, Hawaii, called for any
ships in the vicinity to come to her
aid.
Globe wireless announced an
unidentified vessel had messaged
it was within 750 miles of the Lake
Sapor and was steaming to her
aid. Coast Guard station at Hono
lulu, in a message heard by Globe
wireless placed the stricken vessel
at Minami Two Shima, between
Guam and the southern tip of
Japan.
Tiie Lake Sapor is listed in the
Record of the American Bureau of
Shipping as operated b’y the War
(Shipping Administration, w h
1 Mobild, Ala., as its port of registry
Arrived Thursday, fresh spin
ach, radishes, lettuce, tomatoes,
limes, bagoes, squash, and pep
pers, at Polet's.
NOTICE
Artcic Native Brotherhood meet
ing Monday, February 17, 7:30
p.m,. All members are requested
to attend. Bert Bell Secy.
| NOTICE
American Legion Post 19 will
meet Monday night ai 8:00 p.m.. in
the City Hall. Business of import
ance.
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: BIDS will be received until Feb.
20th on 5 bedroom house and 4
lots at 1st and B St. Completely
furnished with refrigerator, wash
ing machine and 500 gallon wa
ter presure system, garage and
shop 14x32. Any or all bids may
be rejected. Inspection of prop
erty 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday. Harry Nelson.
Box 272. 18-3t
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