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awaited affirmative Wyer re
fort on the economic feasi
bility of operation of ocean
car-ferries between the con
tinental United States and
the railbelt of Alaska*
The study, made under con
tract for the Army Transpor
tation Corps by the Now Jer
sey transportation consulta
tion film of William Wyer and
Company, was submitted in Way
of last year but was not re
leased until this week. ”The
Study,* the report states,
®ha» been confined to a con
sideration of the handling of
cargo and the interrelations
of the handling of passen
gers and cargo have been
largely * ignored; in anolyz
irg the potential operation,
the only ports which have
been considered are Seattle,
Van co uver, •Prince Rupert,
Seward and Whittier."
Seven points were covered
in the following summary of
conclusions:
M(l) The operation of
ocean car-ferries between the
continental United States end
the Rail-Belt of Alaska is
economically feasible; (2)
Such an operation should bo
designed to handle both rail
cars and highway trailer ve
hicles; (3) The recommended
vessel is of the 18 knot,
crane ship, ,Trainshipt
type capable of carrying 128
rail cars or highway trailers
|4} Three vessels operating
on an 8-day turnaround will
handle substantially all of
the available traffic and
provide a fast frequent ser
vice; (5) The vessels should
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operate between Seattlo and
Thitticr; (6) If the opera
tion is not subjected to com
petition from MST3 vessels,
it should be able to secure
enough of the available traf
fic to enable it to save
shippers an average of over
30 percent on their transpor
tation bills from ' loaded
freight car or truck in Se
attle to loaded freight car
or truck ip Wittier and
still earn the historical
maximum permissible return of
6 percent after taxes on the
required investment of ^25
million; and (7) It is be
lieved that a return of 10
percent after taxes is neces
sary to attract the risk cap
ital required for such an op
eration. Our studios indi
cate that .an average saving
of over 17 percent to ship
pers can be made and still
permit a return of 10 per
cent •w
3 .JIaRE KNOT TO SAIL FOR
HOMER FEBRUARY- 25
Tho Alaska Steamship Com
pany freighter Square Knot
rjill sail for Sorard, Seldov
ia and Homer on February 25,
according to the freighter
schedule dated January 13.
PRIESTS TOURING
SUNNY CrXIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Priest
are reported as having an en
joyable time in California
rhere they have been vaca
tioning since tho middle of
December. The Priests had
planned to go to Riverside to
visit the Bensons rdio are al
so in California. The Priests
plan to return in a month.
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LIBRARY BOARD' TO GIVE
annual report
The Homer library board
will hold a meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 8 p.m. at the
library, according to Ruth
Nenman, president. The an
nual report, *?hich goe s to
Juneau, trill be read, the
1955 budget presented and an
election of officers will be
held. Anyone interested in
tho library is vrelcome to at
tend the meeting.
FUR RENDEZVOUS TO HOLD
POTTERY CONTEST
Tho Inlet Potters Club has
announced that they trill hold
a pottery contest and exhibit
during the Anchorage Fur Ren
dezvous, February 13 through
22. a ^1 entry fee for each
item will be charged and
thcro is no limit to tho num
ber of entries you may make*
Pieces aro to bo delivered to
Mrs. Pauline Johnson, 444 7th
Ave., Anchorage or moiled to
Tundar Pottery, Spenard. Each
piece should be marked dear
ly name, address and the
class in rrhich it is to be
entered.
Tho four classes arc: 1.
original, either hand built
or from a mold; 2. rrhecl
thro**n; 3. painting; 4. mis
cellaneous.
FARM RECORD BOOKS
NO'.' AVAILABLE
Farm records started nor
make next year’s income tax
filing easier#
Alaskan farmers can find
an easy-to-use farm record
book in their nearest dis
trict Extension Service of
fice, Arthur 3. Bus viol 1, Ex
tension associate director*
said this ^eek.
The farm record book has
pages for a plat of the farm, .
the farm history and blank
shoots to record all income
and expenses of the farm#
Other pages are set up for
the farmer to keep an inven
tory of his real estate and
improvements, livestock, ma
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chinery and cquipmont and
food and supplios.
A faim, like any other
business, needs accurate rec
ords for efficient operation.
Buswcll said. A new farmei
may start with simple recorat
and switch to more comply
bookkeeping as his busincs'
grows.
Buswell also said thai
government payments for ag
ricultural conservation pre
grams are part of a farmerv t
gross income to be reported
on his federal income taa
form.
Explanation of this ruling
is included in the new Ex
tension Service bulletin No.
100 "Farmer’s 1954 Income
Tax*" Bulletin 100 supple
ments the federal income ta;
pamphlet, he "said*
At least tv/o-thirds of the
gross income must be froc
fanning for an Alaskan tc
file under farming provision?
Farmers arc in the same clast
as abhor businessmen whose
incomes arc not subject tc
withholding. If the far me 3
files his return and pays hi?
tax on or before Jan. 31
1955, ho has filled the re
quirements for filing an es
timated return on 1954 in
come.
LADIES FELLOWSHIP ' ■
'ORES ON PILL0CAS33
The ladies Folio “ship met
at tho homo of Mrs. Paul Woi
mor last Thursday evening, tc
embroider pillowslips whici
will be sent to a hospital.
Mrs. Clomenson and Mrs* Wei
mer were co-hostesses, and
served delightful refresh
ments, of angel food cake,
pineapple ice cream, tea one?
coffee*
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