FMB HALTS HIGHER
SS FREIGHT RATES
PENDING HEARINGS
Notice received by the governor's
office today from the Federal Mari
time Board in Washington, D. C.
announced that at a meeting of tire
board Friday. May 18. action had
been taken d?ferring the raise in
freight rate-, scheduled this month
by the Alaska Steamship Company,
on shipments to Alaska.
Suspension of the increased rate'
was brought about by protest from
the Interior Department, the notice
said, on grounds that no hearings
had been held before the increased
rates were put into effect.
In its decision, the Maritime
Board ordered postponement of the
rate increase until September 21.
pending hearings which have be n
ordered by the board. Dates for
hearing will be announced later.
An increase of from 20 to 33 1 'i
per cent in freight rates, depending
on the commodity and haul, was to
have started on May 21.
A wire was also received by
George Sundborg, of the Alaska
Development Board, from Delegate
E. L. Bartlett, telling of the Mari
time Board’s action.
WAGE BOARD OK NOT
NEEDED SN SALMON
immm raise
SEATTLE. May 21 —A union
official said today a 12Vs per cent
wage increase granted machinist
by the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc..
may be paid immediately withou:
approval of the Wage Stabilisation,
Board.
Harvey M. Hansen, business repre
sentative of the AFL International
Association of Machinist ' Hope
Lodge 79. saiti the notification came
from Walter T. Neubert. field super
visor of the WSB wage and hours
division.
Neubert ruled that since the agree
ment was negotiated before the
wage-freeze order of Jan. 2 it would
not be affected by the WEB’s 10
per cent wage raise formula.
KETCHIKAN VISITOR
Mrs. Linda Starr of Ketchikan i
stopping at the Baranof hotel.
FROM N. DAK.
Duane Ongr.tad of Manfred, N
Dak., is at the Baranof hotel.
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ATTY. GENERAL
COLLECTS $30,300
DELINQUENT TAXES
Territorial Attorney General J.
Gerald Williams returned to Juneau
Friday afternoon from Anchorage
where he had gone on tax matters.
He was accompanied by Special As
sistant to the Attorney General,
George Apostol who is still in -An
chorage.
Williams reports that he collected
about $30,000 in delinquent veteran’s,
school, and income tax and business
'icenses. He added that it had not
been necessary to file a single suit
to make the collections.
Williams said he had also col
lected on several NSF checks which
had been sent to the Territorial Tax
Commissioner in payment of taxes.
"Willi an added assistant in the
Attorney General’s office,” William1
said, "I plan to launch a vigorous
campaign agaflist delinquent tax
payers.”
Apostol will remain in Anchorage
a week or two longer working on
tax collections.
IVAN BOCK DUE
IN JUNEAU TODAY
Ivan Boch, industrial consultant
of Portland Oregon, was expected
to arrive in Juneau today from
the south. He will go to Anchorage
tomorrow and will spend two weeks
at Anchorage, McKinley Park and
Fairbanks studying possibilities of
establishment of a cement plant
in the interior.
SINGER IIEKE
Stanley V. Singer of tie Whiz
Fish Co. from Seattle is a guest at
the Baranof hotel.
CARL RUSHER CHOSEN 1
NEW LION PRESIDENT
Carl Rusher was chosen president
, of the Juneau Lions Club at an
! election held during a regular meet,
i ing at the Baranof Hotel Monday
noon.
Other officers named were; first
vice president, A1 Ransoirc; second
vice presdicnt, Wes Overby; third
vice president, A1 Boutin; secretary,
Robert Scott; treasurer, Charles
Mount joy; lion tamer Biil Ray;
taillv.'isters, Dr. J. O. Rude and
Jack Gucker; and two-year-term
directors, Joe Werner and Dr. John
Geyer.
Deputy District governor A1 Law
rence of Mt.. Edgecumbe, was a
guest and reported on the weekend
installations of Lions clubs at
Haines and Ska"way.
It wa discovered th:>t the Lions
bell was inn ing and President
Jerry Williams was ringing the Ro
tary bell. The mystery of the miss
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that it was in the hands of Dr.
Rude who was. still at Skagway fol
lowing installation there last night.
The Lions accepted the Rotarians
challenge to a Salvation Army ben
efit baseball game for June 11,
with the Kiwanians acting as offi
cials.
Brief reports were given by
Fourth of July committees.
Major Mickey Jelsma, of the Na
tional Guard from Anchorage, was
a guest.
SEVEN TRAVEL ON
ELLIS AIRLINES
Three passengers arrived on El
lis Airlines Monday flight with four
traveling on interport.
Arriving from Ketchikan: Mrs.
Shirey.
From Wrangell: Rev. Armstrong.
From Petersburg: R. B. Elling
son.
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Leonard C. Johnson of Anchor
age is at the Baranof hotel.
GAGNON HERE
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registered at the Baranof hotel.
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To Ail Consumers of Electric Current
AS IT IS OIJR DESIRE TO MODERNIZE OUR EQUIPMENT IN ALL RESPECTS FOR TEE BENEFIT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND
SERVICE, WE
THE ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO.
OF JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS, ANNOUNCE THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW MECHANICAL BURROUGHS BOOKKEEPING
SYSTEM ON MAY 10,1951
All customers accounts on that date will be trans
ferred from an alphabetical to a numerical system by
districts.
Meters hi certain districts will be read from the 9th
to 11th of May and on the same dates each month follow
ing. Bills for same will be mailed immediately and are
due and payable within 10 days on May 20th.
Meters in other certain districts will be read from
the 19th to 21st of May and on the same dates each month
following and are due and payable within 10 days.
Meiers in the balance of districts will be read from
the 28th to 31st of May and on the same dates each month
following and are due and payable within 10 days.
Every account will have a number and it is very
necessary that the numbered stub be returned to us with
each remittance whether by cash or check for identifica
tion. It will be necessary for us to return all remittances
received without the identification stub. .Your coopera
tion in this matter is especially requested.
Please DO NOT staple stubs to checks.
A metered mailing system will be in operation.
Bills will be in post card style, not being enclosed in
envelopes.
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On the first reading of May 9th to 11th your bills
might appear out of line as it only covers the period from
April 23rd.
Merchandise and repair charges will not appear
on electric current bills and will be billed monthly by
statements.