PROTEST SENT BY
FISH BUYERS ON
FREIGHT BOOST
Protests have been made to the!
Maritime Commission's Division ol j
Regulation in Washington, D. C.
by the Northwest Fish Traffic Com- I
mittee on the increase in south-.
bound rates on frozen fish by the [
Alaska S'eamship Co.
There are 16 members of the [
Northwest Fish Traffic Committee;
with the Halibut Produce Co-oper- j
ative, the New England Fish Com- i
pany and the Vita Food Products.
Inc., members. Locally Eton i.
Engstrom wired the Maritime Ad-1
ministration that the increased j
freight rates on frozen fish be sus- j
pended as of today.
Engstrdm’s telegram s'ated that |
the rates "are unjust and unneces- j
sary and will divert more fishing;
vessels to Prince Rupert. This
competition is already serious
enough. We are resident buyers at
Juneau, Wrangell and Pelican for j
Seattle concerns and wish to con
tinue and believe hearings should
be held." The telegram was signed
by Engstrom for the Engstrom bro
thers.
The answering telegram from A.
J. Williams of the Maritime Ad
ministrations, Washington, D. C.
follows: "Mari'ime Board on Aug
ust 29 voted not to suspend Alaska
Steamship Co. increases on frozen
fish. Action predicated on carriers
agreement to segregate lunds de
rived from raises.
"Increased portion of revenues
shall be set aside for 30 days with
in which time protestants may file
formal complaint. If no complaint
is filed by September 28, segregated
funds shall be released to carrier.
If complaint filed on or before
September 28, carrier shall continue
to hold all increased freights in
segregated account pending final
decision by board, to be finally dis
tributed in accordance with boards
determination.”
The complaint petition was filed
with the Maritime Administration
on August 3 by the Northwest Fish
traffic Committee. As yet no de
cision has been handed down.
K. N. Peterson, general trafiic
manager for the Alaska Steamship
Co., recently wrote Engstrom stat
ing: “We are making similar in
creases in the rates from all south
east points to Prince Rupert. So,
as far as Prince Rupert is con
cerned, there is no material change
in the picture. As a matter ol fact,
the rate increases to Prince Rupert
on a percentage basis are greater
than they are to Seattle.
“Since July 1, 1948, we have been
paying regular statutory charter
hire, which amounts to several
hundred thousand dollars a year,
and insurance, on chartered ships
from the Maritime Commission and
we have come to the conclusion
that it is proper now to ask the
frozen fish industry to bear its
proper proportion of the increased
cost of operations, and not to ex>
pect to have the whole burden fall
on other industries and freight for
the benefit of the frozen fish in
dustry.
l am noping, wnen you cuusiuer
all of the facts, you will agree that
this increase is justified and we
respectfully ask that you wire the
Maritime Commission withdrawing
your suspension request.”
Engstrom stated this morning
that he believes the increased
freight rates is driving more fish
ermen to make their landings in
Prince Rupert instead of here.
NEW CATHOLIC
RADIO PROGRAM
Tire Catholic Church is beginning
a new weekly radio program to be
broadcast each Saturday at 4 p.m.
over Station KINY. It is called
Catholic Information Center. The
purpose of the program will be to
answer many of the questions which
non-Catholics would often like to
ask concerning the teaching and
practices of the Catholic Church.
COMMIES
PURGE EAST
BERLIN MEN
BERLIN. Sep.t 1—(/Pi—East Ger
many's Communist rulers rocked
their party and Governmenl today
with a startling purge of highly
placed officials.
Six party members including a
former Politburo member were ;
thrown out of the Socialist Unity ,
(Communist) Party, the official
party newspaper Neues Deutsch- j
land announced.
Four more were ejected from
jobs in the Russian-backed East
German Government.
More expulsions were predicted.
The party newspaper gave two ]
reasons for the purge—associating
with ‘‘American spies” and exhibit- |
ing anti-Russian feeling.”
Those ejected from the party in- j
eluded:
Paul Merker, State Secretary in,
the Agriculture Ministry.
Leo Bauer, Chief Editor of Radio
Berlin.
Bruno Goldhammer, Deputy to
Propaganda Chief Gerhardt Eisler.
STERLING HIGHWAY |
TO BE DEDICATED i
NEXT WEDNESDAY!
Completion of an important road
on the Kenai Peninsula will be
marked by a dedication ceremony
Wednesday in which a number of
Alaska dignitaries will participate.
Delegate E. L. (Bob) Bartlett had
hoped to be present, but, as Con
gress has not recessed, he will be
unable to leave Washington.
Gov. Ernest Gruening will per
form the 2 o’clock dedication of the
Sterling Highway near the Kenai
River bridge. Others participating
will be Lt. Gen. William E. Kepner,
who heads the Alaska Command,
Judge Anthony J. Dimond, and
mayors and other notables of Anch
orage. Seward. Kenai. Homer and
communities served by the new
highway.
The newly completed road con
nects Seward with the west side of
the peninsula. It extends from a
point 38 miles north of Seward on
the Seward-Anchorage Highway,
and runs westward 70 miles to Ken
lai, thence south 138 miles by way
of Kasilof and Ninilchik to Homer.
Acording to Col. John R. Noyes,
Alaska Road Commissioner, it links
some of the finest agricultural land
of Alaska with seaport of Sew
ard. its most important south coast
port.
I The road was largely constructed
new since 1946. Next year, the entire
highway system of the Kenai Pen
insula will be linked with Anchorage
and the states by way of the Turn
again Arm Road which is still under
construction.
The Sterling mgnway
interest for all Alaskans, as it was [
named for Hawley W. Sterling, old- j
time Alaskan engineer who served
a lifetime with the Alaska Road
Commission and was its assistant
chief engineer from 1932 until his
death in 1948.
His widow’, Mrs. Edna Sterling of
Seattle, has been sent a special in
vitation to attend the dedication j
ceremony September 6.
HOSPITAL NOTES
—
Mrs. M. Carlon and Richard Moll- !
! ner were admitted to St. Ann's Hos- ;
i pital here yesterday.
’ Dismissed were Mrs. Paul Bell.
Jr., Mrs. Ed Bergeron and baby
boy, Ben Rodebaugh, Jack Miller
Marvin Huyber and Florentine Bar
ril.
Isabelle Walker of White Moun
tain was admitted to the Govern
i ment Hospital.
Good News for Ice Cream Eaters!
With every quart of delicious
SWIFT’S ice cream you buy at
Percy’s Saturday and Sunday—
you get A PINT FREE.
HEGH GRADE ORE
STRUCK IN WILLOW
CREEK AREA NOW
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sep t
—Forty years ago old-time prospec
tor Ward Strauf would have been
jubilant over striking high grade
ore assaying $1,600 per ton.
But unlike the old days, there’s
little excitement among Strauf and
other miners today.
Hand-drilling in the hard rock of
the Willow Creek District, Strauf
and his partner expect a $10,000
cleanup this season. They pack the
ore four miles on their backs, then
carry it by auto to the Index mine
for milling.
"The price isn’t right to import
machinery,” Strauf declares.
70 FLY SOUTH ON
PAN AM FLIGHT
Sixteen persons arrived in Juneau
from Fairbanks yesterday via Pan
American World Airways and 70
departed Juneau for Seattle.
Arriving from Fairbanks were: Al
fred L. Ransome, Ila McKay, Helen
W’right and children Irma, John and
Vernon, Mrs. Roberts, Helen Jim
mey, ipelores Pitka, Mrs. Frances
Paul, Isabelle Walker, Harold Gla
ser, Ray Stevens, Stewart Mollner,
Walter Mitchell and M. Courtney.
Seattle-bound were: Louis Riley,
M. Ripke, Marjorie Riddock, Doris
Bjorke, M. Halleman, Mrs. E. P.
Dean, Kirby Avrit, Bessie Hall, H.
Mann, Paul Magnuson, H. W. Hun
ham and son Harry, M. Shose.
Ray Beach, Diano Fields, D. W.
Dean, Sister Mary Ambrose, Sister
Mary Kavin, C. J. Thompson, F.
Pearson, C. B. Gallager, Mrs. T.
Goodman and children Johnny and
Barbara.
Mrs. J. B. Smith, Arlene Smith,
Harold, Lillian, Michael and James
Fennel, Mr. and Mrs. Irv Curtis, L.
H. McElroy, Mr. and Mrs. Dresback,
B. Wickstrom, N. O. Parry, Oscar
Norman, Albin Johnson.
James Shobe, Dale and Addie
Robinson, John Holden, Millie Erick
son. Ralph Havstein, Cpl. and Mrs.
Kenneth Anderson, Ben Hamberg,
Andrew Erwick, Cecil Anderson,
Grace Waterman, J. E. Wang, Mr.
and Mrs. Londborg.
Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Hamer, John
Eglesaer, R. C. Johnson, Mrs. Mur
ray, Marshal Tyder, E. J. Schap
pert, Ernest and George Hake, J.
H. Boyle, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Johan
sen. Areva Dickenson and R. Be
ganim.
Arriving from Annette: Elsie
Downing, C. W. Herrin and Kent
Tillinghast.
GIRL BORN TO TELLES
A baby girl weighing 7 pounds,
6 ounces was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Telles of Juneau at the Gov
ernment Hospital last night at 6
I o’clock.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
SHIPPING TIE-UP
STILL CONTINUES
The Canadian Seamen's Union
continues to tie-up British Colum
bian shipping after a special Canad
ian government back-to-work bill
became law ordering railway work
ers back to work.
Members of the seamen's union
aboard the Canadian vessels are
deck hands and seamen but mates
and pursers are not affected since
they cannot belong to any union.
I Stewards and most shore-men who
ire members of the Brotherhood of
Railway and Steamship Clerks are
ready to go back to work but as yet
have not been called back by the
Canadian Pacific and Canadian
National Railways.
It is understood that the main:
point around which negotiations
are being made in Vancouver. B. C.,
is the demand of the Seamen’s Un- !
■on to work two consecutive north- |
bound trips for one ashore.
The Canadian Pacific Railway;
boat, the Princess Louise, may sail;
from Vancouver tomorrow night if j
the strike is settled in time to call
men back before departure time, j
Steamship lines affected by the j
Canadian Seamen's Union strike j
are the Union Steamship. Canadian |
Pacific Railway and the Canadian
National Railway.
IMPROVEMENTS IN
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
—
During the summer considerable I
work has been done on the build
ings and equipment of the schools of
the District.
One of the more important items
was the installation of a new boiler
in the elementary school and a
thorough checking over of the entire
heating system.
Rooms and corridors have been
redecorated and the gym floor has
been thoroughly reconditioned. There
has also been considerable work
done in the Home Economics Room
and Science Laboratory to put them
in readiness for the opening or the
school term. New adjustable typing
tables have also been purchased
for the commercial classes.
Definite plans are also under way
for the construction of band and
music rooms. These are to be con
structed back of the gym and under
the ramp to Sixth Street. The rooms
will be large and will provide for
storage space for instruments and
various music supplies.
MARV HUTCHINSON COMING
Mrs. Mary Hutchinson, director
of the U. S. Department of Labor
j Bureau of Employment Security
I from the 10th regional office in
I San Francisco is due in Juneau
Sept. 3. She will conduct an ad
ministrative review of the activities
of the commission and be here for
1 two weeks.
The Nugget Shop
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ROADS FOR TONGASS
NATIONAL FOREST IS:
OKEHED, CONFEREES
Senate, House Committees
Approve Seven Million
Dollar Program, SEA
A $7 million road program for the
Tongass National Forest has re
ceived approval by House and Senate
conferees, and final action by the
two houses is expected soon, accord
ing to advices received from Dele
gate Bartlett.
The program is included in the
Federal Aid Highway Act of 1950
and calls for expenditure of $3'
million in the 1951 fiscal year and
the same amount for the 1952 fiscal
year.
The authorization, which must
have matching appropriations, was
made in recognition of the need for
roads to develop the timber and
other resources of southeast Alaska.
Governnment Seizes
Damaged Freighter
(By Associated Press)
The Government today seized the
damaged freighter Mary Lucken
bach, tied up at a San Francisco
pier. The vessel was in collision with
the Navy hospital ship Benevo
lence in a fog-bound San Francisco
Bay Friday.
FRANK WRIGHT ARRIVES
Frank Wright of Seattle is a guest
at the Baranof Hotel.
CLARIFICATION ON
WATERFOWL HUNTING
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 1—Iff)—
In clarification of the waterfowl
hunting rules announced earlier j
this week, the regional Fish and
Wildlife Service office said today
that Alaska has the same bag and
possession limits of the Pacific fly
way.
That is six ducks, which is an
increase of one in the daily bag j
limit of last year and a decrease
of four in the possession limit.
Bag and possession limits on
geese remain essentially the same
as last year.
The daily shooting hours are:
Ducks, geese, brant and coot
same as last year, from one-half
hour before sunrise to one hour j
before sunset.
Rails, gallinules, woodcock, and i
band-tailed pigeons—same as last'
year, from one-half hour before
sunrise to sunset, with certain ex- j
ceptions.
On the opening day, including
each first day of any split seasons,
waterfowl and coot may not be
hunted before noon.
REDMAN PROMOTED
Herbert C. Redman, who was in
Juneau in 1934 with the Federal
Housing Administration, has been
recently appointed Assistant Com
missioner in charge of field oper
ations for the entire FHA agency.
For the past several years, Mr.
and Mrs. Redman, the former Gret
chen DeLeo of Cordova, have been
living in Washington where Mr.
Redman has been Zone Commis
sioner for the FHA covering the
southern zone of the United States.
COUNCIL TONIGHT
The City Council will meet at
8 o'clock tonight in the City Hall.
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:oday.
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