RATE HIKE TO
UPSET PRICE
CONTROL,OPS
WASHINGTON, June 26—(/PI—
Freight rate increases proposed lor
the Alaska Steamship Company (
would "have a very great bearing ;
upon the stabilization program in its
relation to Alaska,” the Office of
Price Stabilization said yesterday. |
OPS representatives, appearing
before the Federal Maritime Board,
gave this as one of the two reasons ‘
the agency opposes the rate hike. |
The OPS also feels the increases I
would be passed on to the consumer, j
spokesmen said.
The steamship company told the
board rates must be increased to j
match increased wage and operat- j
ing costs.
"Without the benefit of increased ,
rates," the company said, “the car
rier’s property will be subjected to !
public use without compensation." |
LOCAL OPS REPORT
Appearing before the Federal
Maritime Board in opposition to
freight rate increases sought by the
Alaska Steamship Company, OPS
representatives declared that any
advance in rates would be passed
on to the consumer with resulting,
disruption of the price control pro
grant: This is according to word
received by the Territorial OPS in
Juneau. 1
The steamship company, which
has petitioned the board to vacate
an order delaying scheduled in
creases until September 21, con
tended that without the benefit of
increased rates the carriers' property
will be subjected to public use with
out compensation.
Selected Rate Increases
On behalf of the director of the
Office of Price Stabilization, Joseph
Fitzmaurice of the Transportation
Public Utilities and Fuel Division of
the OPS declared while it is recog
nized that the Alaska Steamship
Company has applied selected rate
increases rather than an across-the
board increase, it is submitted that
selected 'increases can be just as
inflationary as an acrpss-the-board
increase.
Edward J. Friedlandcr, price exec
utive pf OPS Region 14, which has
jurisdiction over territorial price
control, pointed out that under
(peiling Price Regulation 9, applic
able' to i.he territories, the territorial
sellers are authorized to pass on to
their consumers any inoreases in
freight charges.
Also opposing the proposed rate
increase was Irwin Silvermann, chief
attorney for the territories; A. J
Fuge. business analylst for OPS Re
gion 14, and Edwin L. Davis, Re
gion 14 attorney. The steamship
company was represented by Stan
ley B. Long of Seattle and Ira
Ewers of Washington.
No date for a decision was set but
may be expected in a few weeks,
counsels said.
PRES. SEMINAR
GROUP COMING
HERETHIS WEEK
A group of 22 Presbyterians form
ing a seminar under the leadership
of the Rev. J. Earl Jackman, D.D.,
Secretary of the Alaska Wort; for
the Board of National Missions of
the Presbyterian Church, will visit
Juneau on Thursday and Friday,
June 28 and 29.
The seminar will be joined by the
Elders and Trustees and their wives
and other officers of the Northern
Light Presbyterian Church for din
ner at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, in the
dining room of the church. Miss
Frances E. Paul accompanied by
Miss Lois Lawrence, will be the solo
ist. Speakers for the event will be
Gov. Ernest Gruening, Dr. Grace
Field, H. L. Faulkner and Ed Keit
hahn.
The seminar arrived in Alaska on
June 21, and traveling on the MS.
Princeton Hall, will have visited
Metlakatla, Ketchikan, Wrangell,
Petersburg, Sitka, Hoonah. Haines
and Skagway. They will have din
ner in the Northern Light Presby
terian Church on Thursday night,
at the Chapel by the Lake Friday
noon and at the Memorial Presby
terian church on Friday night. They
will fly from Juneau to Anchorage
on Saturday.
At 8 p.m, while the seminar con
tinue their meeting in the dining
room of the church, two members
of the party will address the public
in the sanctuary of the Northern
Light Presbyterian Church, to which
the public is cordially invited.
FOREST SERVICE
ENGINEER TRANSFERRED
-TCNEAL FROM OGDEN
Milford M. Page, associate engin
eer from Inter-Mountain 4, of the
U. S. Forest Service, arrived in Ju
neau Sunday from Ogden, Utah.
Page is being transferred to Ju
neau as regional engineer for the
Alaska division. In that capacity
he will be in charge of all road and
trail construction and maintenance.
Mrs. Page and their son will join
him as soon as housing quarters
are obtained.
—EMPIRE WANT ADA FAY—
Good Will Tourists Sail
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce sponsors of the Washington State Alaj^kan Good W'ill Tour were happ^
to be sailing when welcomed aboard the Alaska Steamship company steamer Aleutian just before de
parture time at 12:45 a.m, June 23 by Captain Carl Nilsen, the ships master.
The sailing had been cancelled due to strike conditions, but it was immediately reinstated when a
settlement was reached about midnight June 21.
From left, Don M. Follott, vice present and general manager of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce;
chamber president Thomas IV1. PeMy; manager of the chamber Alaska division, frank J. Beaver; and
Captain Nilsen. (Alaska Steamship Photo Service)
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Left to rift lit: Capt. Steve Bancroft, PAA Pacific pilot from Sail I
Francisco: fish; B. F. Dunn, Juneau PAA Sales ancl Traffic Manager.
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“REPORT ON FISHING JACK
POT—JUNEAU” is the headline in
a recent Tod Powell Woodman's
Column in the San Francisco
Chronicle. Nearly all of the column
is given over to PAA Captain Steve
Bancroft's fishing trip to Juneau
earlier this month.
By the time Tod gets to the end
pf the column he says, "We know
Steve, that September is the time
„o go north for fun and fishing and
we’ll probably be on the flight with
,'ou in September.”
Bancroft’s fishing trip is recoun
ted including a midnight expedition
on Rod Darnell’s cruiser when
Steve took 21- hours to land a 35
pound salmon on a very light line,
hooking him one day and landing
aim the next.
He tells of Shell Simmons, the
frenzied fisherman who took him
to remote spots; of Royal and Ellie
O’Reillys Taku Lodge and the
marvelous scenery and fishing
.here; of Juneau hospitality and
describes it as a “hotbed of fish
ermen.”
Tod Powell has been well Known
.or many years in outdoor writing
circles, is a member of the Out
door Writers of America and organ
zed the Pacific Coast branch of
t at the last Wildlife Institute
neeting In San Francisco. Juneau
vill look forward to seeing him
with rod in hand - come September.
CREDIT TO ALEXANDER
Owing to an oversight, the well
mown photographer Joe Alexan
ier should have been credited with
the excellent picture of the Nurses
Aid group which appeared in Mon
day's Empire.
—EMPIRE WANT ADS PAY—
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DELAY DECISION
ON CONTINUING
BARROW OIL WORK
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, 'June 23—Ml
Oapt. R. H. Meade, director of Naval
Petroleum Reserves, said today a de
cision on whether oil exploration
work at Point Barrow is to continue
has been delayed for about a month.
He said the announcement will be,
made in Washington after discus-1
sion and study of information gath- ]
eyed in the past two weeks by of- j
ficials of the Navy and civilian oil
experts.
Assistant Navy Secretary John T.
Koehler and his oil advisors have
been on an inspection of the Barrow
oil reserve to determine whether re
sults justify continued operations.
Approximately $50,000,000 has
been spent on the five-year search
for oil in the Arctic.
MRS. CONNIE MacLEAN
AND DAUGHTER HOME |
Mrs. Connie MacLean, fiscal clerk j
in the Governors office, returned \
to Juneau Saturday via Pan Ameri- j
can plane with her daughter Bon
nie.
Mrs. MacLean and two daughters
went south about a month ago on
vacation. Daughter Linda remained
in Indianola, Washington, to visit
her grandmother until the end of
the summer.
Mrs. MacLean and Bonnie were
’reeted here by their husband and
father, A. K. MacLean, who had
come down from Anchorage where
he is on work for the Alaska Road
Commission. He will remain here
until after July Fourth and then
return to the westward Until end
of the summer construction sea
son.
FORMER JUNEAU
ARCHITECT DIES
IN NEW JERSEY
Word was received here today by
Harold B. Foss of the death of Mac
Kay Malcolm, a member of the
local architect firm, Foss, Malcoln.
and Olsen. He passed away yester
day in Dumont, N. J., after an ill
ness of some duration.
He was a registered architect in
Aalsak, Connecticut and New York
and a member of the Territorial
Board of Engineers and Architect?
Examiners.
He was born and educated in New
York City, served as a draftsman in
various architectural offices and
from 1915 to 1917 was chief drafts
man for Wells Bosworth in New
York.
In 1918 he was architect for the |
Constructing Quartermaster in
Washington, D. C. and New York on
various Army projects.
From 1919 to 1935 he was,in pri
vate practice. From 1936 to 1938 he
was in private work in Honolulu,
Shanghai and Manila. In 1939' he
was employed as architect for the
Department of Public Works, New
York City, until 1941. From 1941 to
1943 he was in various wartime ac
tivities. The following year he be
came consulting engineer for the
Walter M. Ballard Co. on hotel re
modeling.
He formed a partnership with
Harold B. Foss here in 1945. He was
i member of the American Institute
of Architects.
Malcolm is survived by his wife,
Louise, a daughter Marjorie, and
his mother.
FROM KETCHIKAN
Bill Boardman of Ketchikan is
at the Baranof Hotel.
SITKA VISITOR
H. C. Bradshaw of Sitka is stop
ping at tl»e Baranof Hotel.
FROM WASHINGTON
Robert Pollack of Snohomish,
Wash, is stopping at the Gastlneau
Hotel.
19 YEARS OF SERVICE IN ALASKA
Year 9round Reduced Fares
One Way Round Trip
Anchorage 63.00 113.40
Kodiak 98.00 176.40
Homer 80.00 144.00
Naknek A. B. 104.50 188.10
Plus Tax
10% Reduction on Round Trip
Daily Flights — Passengers, Mail
and Air Cargo
Connections at Anchorage for aH Interior
and Westward Points
Tickets and Reservations
BARANOF HOTEL
Phone 716
FIRST REPORT ON
QUEEN CONTEST IN
WEO.'S PAPER
First report on the Fourth of
July Queen contest will be pub
lished in tomorrow’s Empire. All
spoil ors should make a report to
their chairman or chairwoman to
t the information in well before
the paper's dead-line, the Fourth
Committee announced today. ;
There are only five and one-lialf
juvs lelt, the committee pointed
nit. The Queen contest closes at I
noon Monday, July 2.
f lection cf a Fourth of July j
King will be one of the matters of
business taken up by the commit- ■
,ce and all representatives of differ- j
nt organisations at a meeting on;
Thursday evening, July 28, at 7:30
at Baranof hotel.
A secret election has been cvol- .
.cd this year and the king’s name,;
as last year, will be kept secret. A j
$10 award, however, is being offer- i
sd to the person guessing the name 1
of the king in advance oi the an
nouncement. A dollar must accom
pany every guess. The committee
aid such a list should furnish a
atisfactory list for next year's se
lection.
SEA1 LE CHAMBER
GETS MIDNIGHT
VIEW OF JUNEAU
Approximately t>0 members of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce were
greeted by a. dpzen Juneau CC
members headed by President Her
bert S. Rowland and Secretary F.
O. Eastaugh when the Aleutian
docked here at midnight.
Several of the tour members
came up town where several shops
were kept open and a few visited
the Baranof Bubble Room before it
closed at 1 o’clock. Others visited
,n the boat discussing problems of
nutual interest to the two cities,
file ship sailed at 4:10 a.m.
The Aleutian is due back in Ju
neau southbound sometime Sunday
luring the day when the visitors
will be able to visit Mendenhall
Glacier, the Territorial Museum and
other places of interest.
ELMA MILOTTE IN
AP FEATURE STORY
Elma Milotte, former Alaskan, is
featured in a Hollywood datelined
AP story carried in last Sunday’s
P. -I. Elma and her husband, Al, had
a photo shop in Ketchikan for sev
eral years before trekking all over
Alaska and part of Canada making
documentary films. They made the
Oscar-winning two-reeler "Seal
Island,” tha story pi the fur seal
herd on tire PribilOfs.-i ’
' Tp^e AP, story tells of Elma and
Lois fcriiler Who both, work for the
Disney studios in Hollywood draw
ing parallels of their lives. Both
were teachers. Both met and mar
ried photographers who liked to
film wildlife and both are from
Washington. They are to meet
later this summer when the Mil
ottes return from photographing
birds and alligators in the Florida
Everglades and the Crislers return
from chasing big horn sheep in
the Colorado Rockies.
AT THE GASTINEAU
Ed Sversen of Poulsbo, Wash., is
stopping at the Gastlneau Hotel.
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Let me tell you about it.
Call, telephone or write
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Member Million Dollar Round
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Office In Shattuck Agency
PHONE 601
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Five Die in Auto Crash
Bodies of victims are strewn on Bayshore Highway at Belmont, Calif., after three-car crash. Five per
sons, including an infant and a 5-year-old boy died in the accident. Scene of the collision is about
20 miles south of San Francisco, 'ff' Wirephoto.
• L ITTLE BIRDIE TELLS HIM’ - Tweeter, 4
month-old parakeet, seems to be peeping latest gossip into ear of
collie pal, Thor, at home of Mrs. Robert Phelps, West Los Angeles.
EYES EXAMINED LENSES PRESCRIBED
DR. B. B. MARQUARBT
OPTOMETRIST
Second and Franklin Juneau
PHONE 506 FOR. APPOINTMENTS
FOR SALE a! PUBLIC AUCTION
The Boat “Valkyrie,” 13 net tons, Saturday,
June 30, 1951, at 10 A.M. at Juneau Small
Boat Harbor.
Seller reserves ri^ht to reject any and all bids.
Robert Churchill, Administrator
Estate of- Oscar H. Wood, deceased.
ATTENTION ALL DEMOCRATS
Meeting of the newly formed
Jefferson-Jackson Club Wednesday
June 27. All repeat all Democrats
are invited and bring a friend.
Cocktails 7:30, meeting 8:00. 844-2t
1 'nl .
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In this year’s Mobilgas Economy Run, a Studebaker
Champion made the best actual gas mileage of the
26 "standard classifications" cars competing—did 2V4
to 6 miles per gallon better than the entries of the
three other largest selling lowest pride cars. The Cham
pion had Studebaker overdrive, optional at i Ultra cost.
CAPITOL AIJTO SALES