RED SCHOENDIENST SIGNS
1952 CONTRACT WITH CARDS
ST. LOUIS, (JP)—Red Schoen
dienst, the smooth-fielding second
baseman of the St. Louis Cardi
nals, has signed his 1952 contract,
the club announced Tuesday.This
leaves Catcher Del Rice as the
only unsigned Cardinal.
Terms of the contract were not
disclosed but Schoendienst was
reported to have been given an
increase over his 1951 salary or
more than $20,000.
The world’s first peat-burning
gas turbine engine has been built
and is now operating in Clyde
bank, Scotland.
GROUND - PACKING MACHINE
PASADENA, Calif., (fP) — A
machine which does a pretty thor
ough job of solidifying earth by
shaking it has been developed by
engineers at the California Insti
tute of Technology.
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The idea behind the machine
is to simplify and speed up the
foundation work on highways,
airfields and buildings. The un
derlying ground has to be packed
to take the weight without sink
ing.
The business end of the ma
chine is a steel plate with an area
cf 15 square feet which' shakes
the ground immediately beneath
EXTRA SERVICE
OSHKOSH, Neb. (j*P)— Lots of
service and a big smile is gospel
with John R. Grieve, Jr., Oshkosh
filling-station operator.
When a couple drove in recent
ly he polished their windshield,
checked the tires and radiator,
then asked, “Will that be all?”
The customer turned to his wife.
“I want my girdle vulcanized,”
she told Grieve. He did the job.
it at varying rates, sometimes
around 120 times a minute. Towed
along a sandy beach, it solidified
a streak of sand about 4 feet wide
and 75 feet long in one minute.
NUDIST COLONY VISITORS
VICTORIA, BjC., For $1,
a visitor will -be able to* take a
conducted tour of Vancouver's
nudist colony this summer.
The society has the objective
of providing “a private and seclu
ded location for recreation and
.he practice of sunbathing.” Un
der the title of Van Tan Club, the
society was recently incorporated,
thd first such organization in Brit
ish Columbia.
The published rules say a visi
tor may tour the camp for $1 as
long as he is •accompanied by a
member “who will be responsible
FULL OF LEAD
CASTOR, Alberta, (JP)—A total
of 120 shotgun pellets struck Reg
inald Quantz when a shotgun car
ried by a companion on a hunting
trip accidentally discharged.
He is recovering.
will welcome visitors and make
for his conduct.” A camp hostess
introductions. N o photographs
may be taken without consent of
the subject. Membership fees are
$12 for single men, $6 for single
women.
Girls used to hide their tans—
now they tan their hides.
A REPORT TO ALASKA ON OUR OPERATIONS
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At the present time there is considerable discussion about the rising costs of doing business.
In order to give our Alaska friends a realistic understanding of the problems of the Alaska
Steamship Company in this respect, we are submitting our revenue and expense statement for
the past three years.
These are The Alaska Line’s only years of strictly private operation since 1941. The govern
ment managed Alaska shipping from 1942 until May, 1947, and the trade was under the Interim
Plan from that time through more than half of 1948.
These figures represent a loss to the company despite our most sincere efforts to operate
with utmost economy and efficiency.
D. E. SKINNER
' Vice-President and General Manager
Revenue nnd Expenses—Alnskn Operntions 1949 1950 1951
TOTAL REVENUE .$14,687,441 $13,737,456 $16,972,435
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OPERATING EXPENSE:
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Wages (Inc. Overtime & Vacations)
& Payroll Taxes.. $ 4,072,929 $ 3,696,674 $ 4,911,254
Subsistence, Board & lodging . . . . 969,122 850,475 998,571
Stores, Supplies, Equipment . • • . • 473,383 452,181 667,698
Maintenance & Repairs .••••• 665,402 525,379 534,939
Fuel. 967,788 778,422 1,024,480
Insurance—Hull, P & I, Other • • • • 1,127,354 1,063,721 1,004,817
Charter Hire.*..... 777,381 526,412 714,303
Other Vessel & Voyage Expense • • • 119,565 172,865 1 85,283
Stevedoring. 3,714,596 3,540,044 • 4,658,917
Wharfage & Dockage • ...... 215,581 211,105 242,300
Brokerage—Freight & Passenger ... 58,395 55,846 100,091
Other Port & Cargo Expense . • • . 315,960 328,481 460,224
Depreciation 6 Overhead* ..... 1,258,797 1,436,961 1,523,234
TOTAL EXPENSE .$14,736,253 $13,638,566 $17,026,111
TOTAL REVENUE.$14,687,441 $13,737,456 $16,972,435
TOTAL EXPENSE ...... $14,736,253 $13,638,566 $17,026,111
NET REVENUE (Before Taxes). . . $ (48,812) $ 98,890 $ (53,676)
•( Includes all expenses of company offices in
United States and Alaska.)
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
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