. mflRmmE commission poujers EXTEnoreio 1998
SEATTLE COURTS
\ RULE AGAINST
HEIN IE BERGER
The ships of the
Berger Distributing
Co., still are tied
up in Seattle. At
last Thursday’s hear
ing in Seattle, when
owner Heinie Berger
sought to obtain an
injunction to permit
the loading of the
strikebound Garland,
the superior court
refused to grant a
restraining order.
Ho wever the case
is to be carried to
the state supreme
court and a second
hearing was scheduled
to be held in Olympia
either today or to
morrow .
In the meantime
all loading opera
tions on hoth the
Garland and the Homer
are held up. Mr.
Berger’s Seattle
agent, who reported
the progress of the
case to John Groothof
of this city, said
that many Seldovia
shippers are trans
ferring their freight
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No Takers Tor
Council Jobs
At a late hour
yesterday, there was
still no candidate
for the office of
councilman for the
city of Seldovia. Fi
ling time for the
general election on
April 1 was opened
last Saturday.
Prospective candi
dates have until
March 27 to get their
names on the April
ballot.
A number of names
have been mentioned
as possible candid
ates in the past sev
eral days. It seems
very possible that
there may be more
than one petticoat
seated at the council
table when the new
trustees take over on
April 25._
NAMED . TO JUKY
Robert Garr of
Seldovia has been
called for the grand
jury of the Third
District, which con
venes in Anchorage
beginning March 31.
FREIGHT RATES
BOOSTED, COMPANY
GETS tO 7 PROFIT
Just one day before
the Maritime Commis
sion^ power to oper
ate ships to- Alaska
expired, legislation
to continue that power
was introduced in the
U. S. Senate. The new
law will empower the
Maritime Commission to
charter vessels to
private operators un
til June 30, 1948.
Under the plan, co
mpanies must furnish
the service the Com
mission directs, with
income applied to the
expenses of operation.
If there are profits
resulting from steam
ship operations, oper
ators will be allowed
an amount equal to 10$
of their invested cap
ital.
Freight rates will
be hiked under the new
legislation. What the
rate increase is to
be, is yet to be an
nounced. Operators
say it will not be
more than 35^ and will
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