SUPPER PARTY GIVEN BY
MR. AND MRS. ANDY WILKIE
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The home of Mr. and Mrs. Andy
Wilkie was the scene, Wednesday
night, of an impromptu supper
party which was given with the
three-fold purpose of honoring
Mrs. James McCracken and Mrs.
Pat O’Day on the occasion of
their birthdays which followed
one another's, the 24th and 25th..
and introducing a brother-in-law
of the Wilkies. Mr. McKinster.
Also present were Mr. O'Day, Mr.
McCracken and Sally Wilkie.
The supper, we were told was
delicious and featured steamed
chicken and one of the salads for
which Mrs. Wilkie is famous.
Mrs. O’ Day and Mrs. McCrack
en received presents and the eve
ning was spent playing casino.
Mr. McKinster, who is working
at Army Dock for the Civil Serv
ice will soon be joined by his
wife and three boys.
BARGE 730 NOW
DOCKED AT SEWARD
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Stool Freighter Barge 730 be
gan discharging cargo at Seward
last Monday, March 22. after ar
riving in that port on the fourth
northbound voyage of Alaska
Freight Express, barge line serv
ing the Teritory as a common car
rier at reduced freight rates.
The 730 made the Puget Sound
to Seward trip under tow by the
seagoing tug, Teton, with Capt.
Otto Barkhousen as skipper. De
spite a heavy head-on storm in
the Gulf of Alaska, the barge
made a successful voyage. As
deck cargo, she carried atop her
sturdy steel deck 273 wooden
piles from 23 to 33 feet in length
for the Alaska Railroad and four
two and one-half-ton van-type
trucks for the Civil Aeronautics
Administration. General freight
in her holds included 323 tons of
fertilizer for the Matanuska Val
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ley, as well as other shipments
of canned goods, flour, automo
biles, furniture, mining machin
ery and hay, typical cargo on
which Alaska Freight Express has
pioneered rate reductions since
it began operating last Dec.
Meantime in Seattle the Alaska
Freight Express Barge 719 was
loading at Pier 50 for departure
March 25 for Seward with cargo
from Tacoma and Seattle. The
719 loaded directly at Tacoma last
Saturday. March 22.
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Under the supervision of Staff
Sgt. Hughmcs an army baseball
t am is being sought. Sargeant
Hughmes, a noted player at Fort
Richardson, is now calling for
volunteers to challenge any Sew
ard ball teams this summer.
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Mr. and Mrs. Vernal R. Hoff
man are the parents of a son.
Frank Russell. 7 lbs. 12 oz. born
March 22. at 7:35 A.M.
I Classified Ads.
FOR SALE—1936 4-Door Dodge
Sedan. New tires. Good Body
and Fenders, Excellent running
order. $350.00 Cash. Call Black
178. 69tfc
LOST Child's pet. black and
gray police pup. Phone Black
50. 71-2-3p
! Last day for filing for a city
office is March 27, or 7 days, ac
City Election.
I will not be responsible for any
bills contacted against the North
ern Cafe.
Otto Gail Moler
Minnie Moler
(January 23, 1948) 73-4-5-6c
FOR SALE—Live white rabbits
for Easter, $3.00 each, 6 weeks
old. Wolfe Bros., opposite school
house, Moose Pass. 73-4-5-6tfc
Tfl&at 0D<se& t&e 0?utune i?
Several of us have just returned from our nation** capitol. We went at the invitation
and suggestion of men who face the responsibility of trying to determine a fair and workable
solution to the difficult problems involved in Alaskan water transportation.
We believe the people of Alaska are entitled to know exactly what our thinking is.
We have only one objective—to find a solution, fair to the people and the business of
the Territory. Only under a program with your best interests as its goal can the best interests
of Alaska Steamship Company be sustained.
Our problems are not separate nor in conflict. They are common to us both. We want
to serve the Alaska trade with such rates that will help the Territory grow and prosper—not
hinder or hold back. We are willing to work under any plan which will attain that goal and
which will allow the company the opportunity of earning a reasonable profit on the capital
risked.
The entire nation has a stake in Alaska. It is certainly a fact that the ability of the
American Merchant Marine, which served the Alaska trade prior to World War II, con
tributed tremendously when the crisis came on December 7, 1941, and then handled itself
valiantly throughout the war. It is, therefore, fair that the nation should carry some share
in solving the Alaskan problems. It is so doing under the interim agreement and should do so
under any future permanent plan.
Once our government has worked out a suitable permanent plan, we are ready to risk
considerable new capital, in addition to that required for obtaining the necessary ships. This
money would be expended on improvements and new equipment for handling and stowing
cargo, both afloat and ashore. It is felt that these improvements would pay for themselves
through the savings they should effect. However, it must be evident, following sound financial
principles, that we cannot be expected to make the substantial investments required by such
a program until a permanent plan has been developed.
The Alaska Steamship Company can live and prosper only in direct relation to the
progress and prosperity of the Territory of Alaska, itself.
It is on such a premise that we hope a permanent plan for Alaskan water transportation
will be developed.
Sincerely,
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Serving All Alaska ☆ ☆ * ☆ ☆
FOR SALE—8-qt pressure cook
er and No. 2 Sealer. Good Con
dition. Adams 37 76-7c
FOR SALE—Mason Hamlin Piano,
$300. Cull Mad. 184. 68tfc
FOR SALE—One large Servel Re
frigerator. Phone Garfield 5.
68tfc
I
, FOR SALE—2 lots in Cliff Add.
Block 7. Make offer. H. E. Par
ker, 3040 So. 158, Seattle, 88.
Wash. 63tfc
j • GARBAGE HAULED •
VETS TRANSFER
Call
Monroe 109 58tfc
j FOR SALE:
j Pads, size about 4x6 inches
1 Packages of 10 for 40 cents.
I 66 tfe
FOR SALE—One Everhot Electric
Roaster complete with cords and
racks, $35.00. See Mrs. Pierce at
Jesse Lee Home. 67tfc
City Registration Date Closing is
Set for April 3rd at 10 P.M.
! FOR RENT Sleeping rooms in the
1 Ray Building. Phone Monroe 152
63tfc
FOR RENT— Light housekeep
ing rooms. Inquire Mad. 13 99tfc
Painting and paperhanging. J.B.
Coble. PHONE Garfield 5
82tfc
FOR SALE—Going business at
$6,500. Writ e R.C. c/r Polar
is. S8tfc
SPECIAL PRICE on boats built
1 to order up to 16 feet long.
Howard Long, S. R. Seward, Al
aska. 68-75c
I FOR SALE—One Knox mealmas
i ter oil range in A-l condition.
| One foot bath tub. Ocean
i View Home. Ma„ 185 73-4c
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FOR SALE—Lot fronting on R.R..
one block from Rounhouse in
Latimer Add.; also
PONTIAC SEDAN, good condition
1938 with 1942 engine; and near
ly new 500-Watt light plant;
and one 800-Watt Kohler light
plant; portable bath tub; combi
nation coal oil heater and cook
stove. Madison 13. 74-5-6c
LOST—Lady’s Bulova watch with
metal slipover wrist band—rose
gold—on Main Street about
March 15th. Return to "Red"
at Moody's Lunch. 75-6p
NOTICE
I will not be responsible for
j any debts contracted by other
than myself as of this date.
loe Gutnne
(March 15. 1948- , 75-6-7-8p
FOR SALE—Electric Cook stove,
Apt. house size. Call Main 168.
I
| FOR SALE: Nw 3-room house
I with shower on lot 50 x 100. Call
Madison 13. 75tfc
j WANTED—Small apartment by
mother nad small babe for 6
months starting about April 1st.
Mrs. Albert Domingus care of
Polaris. 75-6-7p
MRS. OVERTURF of. 3rd Ave.
I will take in laundry work. 76tfc
FOR SALE—Almost new house,
partly furnished, near downtown
also International Oil Heater.
Tel. Adams 156. 73tfc
FOUND—9 Keys on broken chain.
Owner may have same by pay
ing for this adv. 72tfc
LOST—Key ring with Novick Bar
pendant—4 keys and wedding
band ring. Call Garfield 92.
73-4p
Every taxpayer should attend
the last council meeting.