. MRS, NORTH RUP,
DIAMONDS .leave
;; ,QN DENALI
Mr s N elite For th -
rup. who has been vi
'siting her son, L. F.
Alexander, for the
past '‘winter,' *■- loft
Seldovia on the Den
ali * yesterday. She .
~ is returning to her
home in Shelton, Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Diamond, par.ents of
Oren Diamond of the
Seldovia Cash Store,
* who have been here
since Christmas, also
were outgoing passen
gers on the Denali.
Others who left on
the steamer were Mrs.
, ,Anton Nelson ' of Sel
‘ddvia ‘ '".and-. -*Hr. jand j
Mrs. Arther Lewis And
• children, Phillip and
Carolyn. The- Lewises .
are Homer residents•
. WALTER FORREST ..
DIES AT SEWARD
Information re
ceived here late Wed
nesday toid of the
death of Y'alter For
rest, former Seldov
ian. Mr. Forrest had
been a patient at the
Seward Sanitarium for
several months.
He leaves . a. widow,
who still iijves i;n ,
S ^ 1 H O v 1 r -
DIotor Fuel Tax
Incre ams., Fuel,
Power''Rates
The new law which
increases the motor
fuel tax, in Alaska
from 1 cent to 2 cents
a gallon is now in
effect, according to
information received
by John Groothof of
the local Standard
Oil office.
This tax will im
mediately increase
the price of all gas
olines, aviation gas
and Diesel fuel in
the^ amount. < of ,1 cent
a gallon, 'Mr. Groot
hoI’d Said. <;• : k< . > ,
Because of the in
creased tax on fuels,
Mr. Groothof, who. al
so is the owner of
the, Seld.ovia Light &
Power Co.,, has found
it necessary tc in
crease light and po
wer. rates by six per
cent.
Mr. Groothof said
he regretted the ne
cessity for the in*r
crease, but he feels
he can no longer-ab
sorb the fuel tax as
he has„ done in the
past.
;; •!;■( _ •• •
FRESH 8 RE AD DAILY AT THE
SELDOVIA BAKERY
DOUGHNUTS_MAPLTSAAS
IN THURSDAY,
OUT FRIDAY
FOR DENALI
• The steamer Denali
arrived in Seldovia
early Thursday morn
ing, and was unloaded
and outbound by mid
morning yesterday*
Homer freight
again was unloaded on
the anderson Dock and
is being transported
across to Homer on
the Nilsoh power
barge•
MRS, 6 ROOT HOF
TO LEAVE SOON
FOR STATES VISIT
Mrs, ^lice Groot
hof and son "Sparky”
and Rosa Bennett plan
to leave for an ex
tended visit to the
states early next
week* ..
tm ; llrs • . rGr.oo,thof ex
pect s''to he ^ong for
.•si# -.weeks.., : She .wj.ll
visit' relatives and
friends. .. in, t Seattle
and’in the hid-tVst.
LflOIES :
THOSt SPRING fCRMAL'
■ ARE im . i
Prices - $18,75 to l
• $57.50 I
Sizes - 9 to 16
_Lipke'$_Oress Shop j