WASILLA
PERSONALS
By Barbara Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Gene King and ,
daughters, Bobbie and Jeannie, ,
of Anchorage, were guests of Mr. .
and Mrs. L. C. Nelson over the .
weekend. ,
Oscar Johnson is confined to his
home after having suffered a .
heart attack last Saturday after- ,
noon.
Vaughan Wilson left Wasilla ,
Wednesday after spending several
days with his family. Vaughan is
working at Whittier, Alaska.
The Junior Class of the Wasil
la high school reminds everyone
of the basket social at Wasilla
school, Saturday, April 7, from
7 to 12 midnight.
* * * *
Residents of the Wasilla area
enjoyed an evening of laughs at
the plays put on by the Wasilla
school faculty last Friday and
Saturday nights. A good crowd
»attended both performances.
Sgt. Harry Harper and daugh
ters Jackie, Pat and Lois, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Irving
Sawby over the weekend. The
Harpers are former homesteaders
here and are now residing at the
Post.
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP
ASKS INCREASE IN
PASSENGER FARES
Request of the Alaska Steam
ship Co. to increase passenger
fares 10 percent during the heavy
travel tourist months of the sum
mer—with hope of adequate ser
vice for Alaskan residents dur
ing the balance of the year at
special roundtrip winter rates—
has sparked opposing arguments.
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany maintains that due to
strikes the company has suffered
heavy loss on all passenger trips,
and that present traffic at pres
ent fare will not meet costs.
The company in asking a rate
increase in a letter to E. L. Bart
lett, Alaska delegate to Congress,
states:
“It is our hope that by this in
crease (10 percent) during the
three months of pleasure travel
that our passenger service will
produce sufficient revenue to per
mit maintenance of adequate
passenger service during the bal
lance of the year for Alaska resi
dents ... Special winter round
trip fares on our lines during th(
winter of 1950-51 gave Alaska
residents the benefit of the low
est steamship fares in effect since
1941. We are now considering an
extension of the period during
which these reduced winter fares
would be effective during the
winter 1951-52, thus in effect of
fering still lower rates to resi
dents of Alaska during the per
iod Alaskans normally travel.”
The letter cites competition
with Canadian steamship lines
and subsidized airlines.
Bartlett Protests
“I desire to protest any rate
increase whatsoever prior to in
vestigation of the need therefor
by the Federal Maritime Board
and hearings in Alaska and else
where, if necessary.” Delegate
Bartlett informed the Federal
Maritime Board.
The proposed rate increases are
scheduled to become effective
June 1, and indication is .that
they are to be increased approx
imately 10 percent over the pres
ent fares. The increases as filed
would cover transportation be
tween Seattle and Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau,
Haines, Skagway, Sitka, Cordova,
Valdez, Whittier, Seldovia, Ho
mer and Kodiak.
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ELMENDORF BASE
SEEKS APPLICANTS
FOR NURSERY JOB
An experienced nursery man is
being sought for the post of Dir
ector of the Elemendorf Air Force
Base nursery.
The position requires ability
to handle records and finances
related to the nursery. The job
requires both day and evening
work with salary on a 40-hour
week salary basis.
Application of quailified per
sonnel may be made by calling
the 39th Air Depot Wing chap
lain at Elemendorf 32222.
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Fingerprint Expert
Added To Alaska
Railroad Staff
A fingerprint expert. Harley
W. Wilson has joined the staff
of the Alaska Railroad special
agents.
Wilson was formerly affiliated
with the Chicago Heights police
department where he established
its photography, indentification
and records system. He has four
years experience in police work.
The new agent replaces Sam
Martin.
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Regrets to announce that entertainment
scheduled for April 4,5, and 6 will net
be available.
Starts April 11
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HATS
BOSTONIAN SHOES
JACKETS - TIES
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