Alaska Steam Installs Cargo Containers
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Mr. D. E. Skinner, vice president and general manager ot Alas
ka Steamship Company, and Mr. J. F. Zumdieck. operating man
ager, inspecting new cargo container for the Alaska trade at the
company terminal, Seattle.
The purchase of 100 cargo con
tainers by the Alaska Steamship
Company was announced recently
by Mr. D. E. Skinner, vice presi
dent and general managed of the
line.
“This will increase to 174 the
number of containers wo have in
use in the Alaska trade,” Skinner
pointed out, “and delivery of this
order has been arranged to permit
the full extension of their benefits
to the steamers Alaska and Aleu
tian coming into service this
month from winter lay-up.”
The first sailing of the Alaska
is scheduled for May 6. The first
for the Aleutian is May 20.
Containers have proved most
successful in handling highly val
uable, fragile and pilferable mer
chandise, it was pointed out.
“The decision to expand their
use in the Alaska service was
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made only after months of ex peri- !
ments with different sizes and
types and under varied conditions
present in the ports served,” Skin
ner said, “and the container
adopted has been developed es
pecially for the Alaska Steamship
Company.”
Its outside, over-all dimensions
are 4'3" x 6'8" x 6'3". Construc
tion is of steel and corrugated iron
with plank flooring, developing a
rainproof interior with a capacity
of 144 cubic feet.
“In addition to reducing dam
age and pilferage of valuable com
modities and cutting breakage of
fiegile items, containers facilitate
handling, both in the loading and
unloading operation,” Skin ncr
stated, “and the extension of their
use is an added service to Alaska
shippers.”
Mustn’t Call Car
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PATERSON, N.J. </Ph-A Ridge
wood motorist must remove from
his car signs proclaiming it as a
“lemon,” under a court order is
sued Friday.
The order, signed by superior
court judge John Grimshaw, Jr.,
was sought by Hudson Ridgewood
Motors, Inc., against Angelo Pa
luda, Ridgewood.
Padula has been driving about
with a sign reading “This car is a
lemon—9 miles on a gollon.”
The company told the court it
had offered to install a new en
gine in Padula’s car but that he
had held out for a larger model
car.
Grimshaw ordered the company
to make the change in engines.
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SMALL LOT SALE AT
MARKS AIR FORCE BASE
Marks Air Force Base—A small
lot sale is now in progress at the
Marks Air Force Base Disposal
Office.
Consisting of 72 lots, the follow
ing articles are included in the
sale: Radios, fire extinguishers.
Pacific and Jamesway huts and a
large assortment of salvaged ma
terial.
All military and civilian person
nel are authorized to purchase
items incuded in the sale. Bid
slips may be obtained at the Base
Disposal Office between 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Fri
day. All bids will be opened on
Wednesday, May 24, at 8:30 a.m.
Warm Gulf Stream waters, col
liding with cold Arctic waters,
causes the rough water off Cape
Hatteras. N. C.
MINERS & MERCHANTS ;
BANK OF ALASKA
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VOMF :: ALASKA
WE CARRY LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
FINE LIQUORS, BEER AND WINE
Out-of-Town Orders Carefully Handled
THE NOME LIQUOR STORE
Four (irailiialt'K In >
Class Of 1950
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I Pleasure, Envy, Extravagance,
Liquor, and the attitude that life
owes us a living instead of assum
ing an attitude of service to so
ciety.
He urged the class to watch for
these pitfalls and apply will
power to overcome them and by
doing their best can be sure of a
happy and honorable life well
spent.
Juanita Fagerstrom, talented
member of the Junior Class, who
has entertained the people of
Nome many times in the past year
rendered a piona solo “Minute
Waltz" by Chopin. Her interpre
tation indicated long hours of
practice and was presented with
agility.
Superintendent W. Angell pre
sented the Class to the President
of the school board, John D. Hu
dert, who presented the High
School Seniors with their diplo
mas and a scholarship to Wash
ington State College to Olga Hay.
Eighth Grade graduates who re
ceived their diplomas were: Or
phn Abloogalook, Tess Bronson,
Kay Coulthard, Geraldine Fager
strom, Karin Fricke, Elmer
Greene, Jr., Dorothea Hudert,
Maureen Hudert. Ruth Nershak,
John Norbert, Jr., Arthur Cutwa
ter. Bobbie Singyko, Gordon
Swanberg.
Perfect attendance awards were
presented to the followin'." Billy
Muller and Karl Tvcter of the 1st
grade; Bonnie Moyer of the 3rd
Grade; Jerome Trigg, Buev Fn
gerstrom and Helen Glavinovich
of the 6th Grade: Gretchcn Fricke
of the 4th Grade; Trlene Muller,
Mary Jeanne Boucher. Charles
Fagerstrom and Flelen Sahlin of
the 5th Grade; Robert Sommers
of the 7th Grade.
High School students having
perfect attendance were: Clarence
Willova, Raymond Miller, Clara
Jorgensen, John Hudert, Olga
Hay, Shirlee Fricke, Juanita Fa
gerstrom and Thelma Cobb.
Fisheries Control
Will Remain With
Federal Govt.
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not in any way official.” The
spokesman said the committee
still is working on the bill and de
clined to discuss it further.
The bill contains the following
new section not in the original
Statehood measure:
“That except in respect to fur
seals, sea otter, migratory birds,
commercial fisheries and areas
heretofore designated for admin
istration by the Secretary of the
Interior for protection of wildlife,
the State of Alaska shall possess
and exercise the same jurisdiction
and control over the fisheries, fur
and game of Alaska as are posses
sed by the several States.”
The new bill also provides that
“all property within the State of
Alaska to which the United States
now has title, including public
lands, is hereby granted to said
State to be used or disposed of as
the legislature theerof shall pro
vide.”
This excludes oil reserves and
other federal reservations already
in existence.
Senator Lyng declined to com
ment extensively on the revised
bill’s new provisions, but he re
flected obvious displeasure at the
new fisheries clause.
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Krcort! (iraduation
The largest number of seniors
in the history of the University of
Alaska are candidates for degrees
at the 28th Annual Commence
ment exercises to be held on the
Campus at 10:00 a.m., Monday,
May 22. Andrew Norland, presi
dent of the Board of Regents,
made the announcement this week.
“The progress and growth of
the University are clearly shown
by the fact that this year we will
award a total of 4.3 degrees,” Mr.
Nerland said. “The largest previ
ous graduating class was in 1941,
when 33 degrees were given.”
Eight Alaskan communities are
represented among the graduat
ing seniors. College leads with 13,
Fairbanks has six, Douglas has
two, and Anchorage, Nenana,
Nome, Palmer and Moose Pass
have one each.
The Nome student is Caroline
McLain, daughter of Carrie Mc
Lain.
Alaska’s senior jurist, the Hon.
Anthony J. Dimond, Federal Judge
of the Third Division, has accept
ed the invitation of the board of
regents to be Commencement Day
speaker at the 28th Annual Grad
uation Exercises of the Universitv
on May 22.
Judge Dimond’s address will be
‘‘The Price of Freedom,” an enu
meration of the existing dangers
vhieh confront free people every
where, and some of the measures
which may be taken to prevent
the physical and mental enslave
ment of all the world.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. i^)-Two
U. S. airmen held captive 18
months in communist China re
ceived a tumultuous welcome ns
they arrived home today.
Marine Sgt. Elmer C. Bender,
27, Cincinnati, and navy chief
electrician’s mate William C.
Smith. 32, Long oBach, who indi
cated they admitted a Red charge
of spying in order to be released,
landed at nearby Los Alamitos
Naval Air Station in a special ma
rine plane.
The two men looked trim as
they stepped down from the plane
and touched their feet on Ameri
can soil.
Mrs. Ruby Smith. 32, who had
not seen her husband for 22
months, was eagerly waiting as
the plane taxied to a stop. There
was an emotional moment when
Smith descended the stairs anu
they went into a silent embrace.
Neither spoke.
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