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BUYING FOR CASH IS GOOD DEAL
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The plan of Seward retail grocers and meat dealers to go
on a cash basis some time after January first appears to he
a good one for all concerned. The consumer will benefit by
lower prices and the merchants by less bookkeeping expense.
First public announcement of the plan, which is expected
to be generally adopted, is made by Werner’s Market on the
back page of this paper.
Attention is called to the trend today all over the United
States. Says the announcement:
“Our plans for the future welfare ot our customers and
ourselves call for new, streamlined operations in our store
and new, lower prices for all. We plan to start cash opera
tions in both our departments NOT before January 1, 194S.”
A significant and outstanding statement is made which
shows just how the local merchants play ball in an emergency.
The polio will not go into effect unless the shipping is nor
mal and work is going on as usual.
Tins is quite a pleasing attitude on the part ot a merchant
and indicates that Seward is just a little bit more humane than
some other towns that might he mentioned.
So tar we have seen no gouging because of the strike situ
ation. In Anchorage, on the other hand, there is considerable
complaint of higher prices and most outlets reccnth June ad
ded a nickle to the price ot a package ot cigarettes.
Employers Advised of Child Labor
Provisons of Wage an d Hour Law
Leonard E. Evans, Territorial
Representative of the U.S. Depart
ment of Labor, advises employers
in Alaska who send their products
outside the Territory or deliver
their products to other persons who
subsequently send them outside
that they should acquaint them
selves with the child-labor provi
sions of the Fair Labor Standards
Act before permitting young per
sons to work in their establish
ments. The Fair Labor Standards
Act is administered by the Wage
and Hour and Public Contracts Di
visions of the U.S. Department of
Labor.
“Briefly, these provisions set a
minimum age of 16 years for manu
facturing, mining, and processing
work and for all work during
school hours," Evans said.
“The minimum age has been
raised to 18 years for certain occu
pations which have been declared
hazardous by the Secretary of
Labor. These occupations are speci
fied in seven hazardous orders
which have been issued thus far.”
He listed the orders as follows:
1. Occupations in or about plants
manufacturing explosives or arti
cles containing explosive com
ponents.
2. Occupations of motor-vehicle
driver and helper.
3. Coal-mine occupations.
4. Logging occupations and oc
cupations in the Operation of any
, sawmill, lath mill, shingle mill, or
cooperage-stock mill.
3. Occupations involved in the
operation of power-driven wood
working machines.
6. Occupations involving expo
sure to radioactive substances.
7. Occupations involved in the
operation of elevators and other
power-driven hoisting apparatus.
“In a limited number of occupa
tions not involving manufacturing,
mining or processing, or the opera
ation of power-driven machinery
other than office machines, the
minimum age is 14 for work out
side school hours,” Evans ex
plained. “However, such 14- and
15-year-old minors may not work
more than 3 hours a day, 18 hours
a week when school is in session,
and 8 hours a day, 40 hours a
week when school is not in session,
and they may not work before 7
a.m. in the morning or after 7 p.m.
at night.
“The child-labor provisions of the
Act do not apply to children em
ployed in agriculture during peri
ods when they are not legally re
quired to attend school. Other ex
The New Seward Hotel
Quiet, Cheerful Comfort
Oscar Dahl, owner
Announcing:
NEW LOCATION OF
ALASKA BOOKKEEPING SERVICE
ROOM 12. NORTHERN BLDG. — PHONE ADAMS 79
P.O. Box 865 Seward, Alaska
Tax Counselors — Notary Public — Stenographers
Audits — Systems —
Inventories
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
November 6
LUTHERAN LADIES AID bazaar
will be held 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
November 9
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
meets at IOOF Hall.
November 10
SEWARD VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
meet at 8 p.m.
AMERICAN LEGION POST NO.5
meets at Legion Club.
November 11
LUTHERAN LADIES AID meet
ing at 2:30 p.m.
November 13
EPISCOPAL Guild business meet
ing. 2 p.m., at Episcopal Church.
BAZAAR and card party of Episco
pal Guild, 8 p.m., at the church.
November 16
SEWARD REGISTERED NURSES
ASSOCIATION has meeting.
JUNIOR WOMAN’S CLUB meets.
November 18
RAINBOW GIRLS meet at 7:30 at
Masonic Temple.
November 19
PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIA
TION meets at Public School.
November 22
SEWARD WOMAN'S CLUB, meets
at 8 p.m. at Service Club.
November 26
WOMEN'S SOCIETY OF CHRIS
TIAN SERVICE meeting at 7:30
p.m. in Church Social Room.
November 27
WOMEN'S SOCIETY OF CHRIS
TIAN SERVICE bazaar.
November 29
EPISCOPAL GUILD dinner at the
church. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
ceptions are the employment of
children under 16 by their parents
in occupations other than manu
facturing and mining, and the em
ployment of children as actors in
theatrical productions and motion
pictures.
"Any employer convicted of will
fully violating any of these provi
sions is liable to a fine up to
$10,000, or, for a second offense,
imprisonment up to six months, or
both. The Secretary of Labor may
also ask a Federal district court to
restrain future violations of the
child-labor provisions by injunc
tion.”
Evans pointed out that employ
ers in the Territory can protect
themselves from unintentional vio
lation of the child-labor provisions
by obtaining birth or baptismal
certificates for any minors they
employ' showing that the minors
are of legal age for the occupations
in which they are to be engaged.
Employment and age certificates
issued by the various states are
also acceptable as proof of age in
the case of minors who come up to
the Territory for seasonal work.
Employers who have any ques
tions concerning these provisions
or* wish further information are
urged by Evans to write him at
Box 1030, Territorial Post Office
Building, Juneau, Alaska.
SCHOOL CESS POOL IS
BEING REPAIRED
Fred Kielcheski reported to the
council Monday evening that he
had begun work on the cess pool
at the school, and he requested
specifications for the work. The old
cement blocks had deteriorated and
it. was decided to use hemlock or
creosoted timbers.
NOTICE
At the regular council meeting
held November first all former
bids for a truck were rejected.
New bids were called for on a
2 ton and a 2'2 ton truck for city
use.
Only one truck is to be bought.
These bids must be submitted to
the City Clerk not later than 3:00
p.m. November 15, 1948.
EUGENE M. LANIER
Attest; Mayor
TROY BOGARD, City Clerk.
Nov. 6-10-13
MRS. BAUMBERGER CALLED
TO WISCONSIN
Mrs. Esther Baumberger received
word Tuesday of the death of her
mother in JIUett. Wisconsin. Mrs.
Baumberger left Thursday by train
for Anchorage and from there by
plane.
Her address until January 1, will
be care of John Olson, Jr., Route
1, Box 3, Jillett, Wisconsin.
The Assembly of God Chapel
Sunday School held a Hallowe’en
party last Saturday afternoon at
the Rev. Malcom home. Refresh
ments were enjoyed. Those at
tending report “lots of fun.”
Patronize Home Industry
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Probate No. SIS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
in t::- probate court for sew
ARI* PRECINCT, THIRD DIVISION,
ALASKA.
In me Matter of the Estate of
THOMAS BABCOCK,
Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
To the creditors and all persons haring
claims against the Estate of THOMAS
BABCOCK, deceased, to file their claims,
properly verified, within six months after
the first publication of this NOTICE in
the office of the Probate Judge for Seward
Precinct, at Seward. Alaska; or to exhibit
the same, with the necessary vouchers, to
the undersigned Executor at the office of
Mr. R. E. Baumgartner, attorney for the
undersigned, which office has been se
lected as the place for transacting all mat
ters in connection with said Estate.
Dated at Seward, Alaska this 27th day
of October. 1948.
WAYNE FOX
Executor.
Oct. 30-Nov. 6,13,20, 1948
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