ARMY, NAVY NEEDS
MORE SEAMEN
Because of increased shipping
commitments brought about by
the situation in the Far East, the
Military Sea Transportation
Service, North Pacific, is urgent
ly in need of qualified marine
personnel for duty aboard U. S.
Navy transports operating in the
Pacific.
Needed are deck officers, en
gine officers, able seamen, ordi
nary seamen, electricians, plumb
ers, machinists, firemen - water
tenders, oilers and cooks.
Also in urgent need of marine
personnel is the U. S. Army, Alas
ka^ which operates harborcraft in
Alaskan waters.
Needed by the Army, are mates,
chief assistant engineer, seamen,
oilers, messmen, cooks, and one
chief engineer.
Presently needed to fill vacan
cies on Seattle Port of Embarka
tion harborcraft are four cooks.
Applicants for marine positions
should report to Pier 36, by way
of gate 15, at the Seattle Port of
Embarkation. Those seeking em
ployment in Alaska should ask for
the Alaska Liaison Office at the
gate.
License Business Booms
When Alex Comes'lo Town
The recent arrival of territorial
highway patrolman E. R. “Alex”
Alexander has caused a small
flurry at the licensing office, it
was reported this week. Sales are
up for both vehicle plates and
drivers’ licenses.
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Yukon Transportation
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The Personal Service of a Common Carrier—Serving the Territory of
Alaska—Making Connections at Valdez with Alaska Steamship Co.
Coastwise Line.
,We'll Go Anywhere on Alaska's Highways
Fairbanks—Phone 42 Valdez—Write Box 84
Billing Instructions: Mark freight via Valdez, in care of Yukon Trans
portation Company. Show consignee and final destination on freight and
bill of lading.
Navy Civilian Workers
Get Wage Boost
Effective within 30 days, all
Navy civilian per diem employees
in Alaska will receive a 13 per
cent wage increase, Rear Admiral
C. A. F. Sprague, Commandant,
Seventeenth Naval District, an
nounced last week. This will ap
proximate Army and Air Force
civilian pay rates in Alaska. Cate
gories affected include all per
diem or blue collar workers.
The last pay raise for workers
in this category was a 9 per cent
Health Officer Checks
Cannery Workers
Cannery workers here and at
Dayville were checked recently
by Dr. Kenneth Ham, city health
officer. Territorial law requires
that all cannery workers have a
blood test, as must all restaurant
workers and food handlers.
increase in January, 1949. The
new 13 per cent increase will av
erage about 26 cents per hour,
with an overall Navy payroll in
crease of approximately $300,000
per year.
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Pontiac and Chevrolet Agency
Aluminum Roofing Building Supplies
Celotex
Maytag and Westinghouse Appliances
Sherwin-Williams Paints Glass
Ask us about our new line of home furniture!
Someone's Catching Fish
Somewhere, Gates Reports
Fishing is good somewhere up
the highway, Halley Gates, licens
ing agent, predicted this week. He
bases his estimate on a boom in
the license business. Mr. Gates
says that the report that Dolly*
Vardens are biting in one of the
local salmon creeks has sent a
rush of fishermen there to try a
favorite lure.
Coffey Insures Everything!
Remember?
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Interior Freight Lines
Clay Prewitt and Cliff Steadman, Owners
Freight Hauling Between Valdez and Palmer 1
Phone 62-J-3
VALDEZ BAKERY & CAFE
Jack Suttich, Prop.
GOOD FOOD
WE SPECIALIZE IN FISH DINNERS!
FOUNTAIN SERVICE
CANTEEN BAR & MAYME’S LIQUOR STORE
"The House of Hospitality"
Valdez, Alaska
Gateway to the Interior
Mayme Snyder and A. Jarvi, proprietors
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Sales and Service
Goodyear Distributors
Valdez, Alaska
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Drugs
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Valdez, Alaska
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