The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 23, 1945, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE— b S PAGE EIGHT 3 SHIP FIRMS CLAIM ALASKA BEING SERVED Joint ProGs_I Made to { ships with Canadian bottoms. The | three companis claim they are able 'uloqunrl\ to serve Alaska and that lh(‘xl ships going south are unfilled, ‘thl they cannot get sufficient ton- n.u,(‘ to fill them. The position of the American firms is put forth in a communication addressed to Ernest Gruening, received here hy Sccretary of Alaska Lew M. Wil- liams. H | Meantime, Southeast Alaska com- hing ports, plead that their | freight demands are not being cared Actto Southeast Ports for, either northbound or south- There is “sufficient tonnage either bound; that fish houses will soon owned or under charter” to the War be overfilled, forcing shutdowns, if | Shipping Administration and oper- relief from Canadian or additional ated by American companies “to American ships is not supplied. handle all commercial Alaska trade,”| Also meantime, the Secretary of is the claim advanced jointly by the Treasury has not yet acted upon the Alaska Steamship Company, the any recommendations made by the Northland Transportation Company W Shipping Administration and and the Alaskan Transportation Mar e Commission—and, unless Company in protest to shipping au- he acts before the end of this month thorities in Washington, D. C., the suspension of the Jones Act will against any extension of the waiver cxpire on May 31 of the Jones Act as it applies to R W < T R Alaska shipping. 4 The lengthy protést was formu- Pany on Blnhday Honors Pat Groves lated in Seattle this week by the three shipping firms following an- A birthday party honored Pat Groves at the home of Irma John- | nouncement that the War Shipping Administration and the Maritime Commission had agreed to recom- mend a two-months extension of the waiver of the Jones Act pertaining son last night, with Ruth Torkle- Skagway. The protest by the ship- Son, Mildred Steen, ping firms is designed to answer calf and Peggy Johns present. Re- any action taken by either civic or freshments were served during the commercial groups in all Southeast evening. be kept in effect. The Weekly Well ‘The three firms maintain that the will be held tomorrow at the suspension of the Jones Act was or- Juneau Health Center, from 1 to | dered as a war measure to supply 4 p. m. to passenger traffic and freight to Alaska cities, asking that the waiver | e e Army forces in Alaska, that Army % BT demands are no longer extensive and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Palmer, of there is no longer need to supple- Whitehorse, are guests at the ment service offered by American Baranof Hotel. SALAD DAYS | COMBINE Our Garden Fresh Vegetables With One of These SALAD DRESSINGS | Louis Dressing..Tang.. Milani’s Dill | Dressing . . Miracle Whip . . 1890 French Dressing . . Best Foods May- § onnaise . . Saladaise . . Nalley's Chuiney Dressing Juneau Deliveries— 10 A. M. and 2 P. M. | A Douglas Delivery—10 A. M. ..Gay colors (. || ..Linen finish ..One piece ..Jumper effect and ..Two piece ) JONES - STEVENS SEWARD STREET Gov. | mountains to Florida and fence them w I Cla- I | Bavetal widitiofs Lo Alsk R anis “n_s 0 Alaska Indians fo A Be Abolished Now | lines maintenance personnel, made SEATTLE, May 23.The Board of JUNEAU MAKES ‘nccrss'\ry by the acquisition of the | DC-3s, are among the passengers | aboard the plane. Miss Anderson, | | who is to be Chief Stewardess for | Jth:. line, comes from Kansas City | and was formerly with Mid-Contin= FIRST CALL HERE First of Alaska Ailines’| | Also among the passengers are Commerce yesterday urged Con-| | Three DOUglaS PIBHES | F. K. Watts, of New Yorw City, |gressional action to abolish all the | H H and Ray Morris. Mr. Watts is to|claims by Alaska Indians to Aborig- i Arrives Today | purchase the Lockheeds that have inal Territorial Rights. — ‘-be‘en operated by Alaska Airlines The Board requested immediate {and which are being supplanted by (ction to eliminate “uncertainty re- the new, larger Douglas ships. Mr, |E8rding the use of Alaskan Natural Morris is pilot for Mr. Watts. jresources”. It advocated Federal {compensation to the Indians for any A bullet of gleaming silver blaz- oned with the brilliant red and blue Trustees of the Seattle Chamber of | | OPA CUTS COAL PRICE; MINE IS 10 SHUT DOWN ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 23.—! The Office of Price Administration ordered the prices of coal cut $1. 70\ per ton and the Buffalo Coal Co. one of Alaska's largest producers, followed with an announcement that it would close its mines at the end of the week unless an adjustment could be agreed upon. ‘ LARSON, FAMILY HERE CARRIGAN IN TOWN l MRS. Walter Larson and children, |- Mrs. | | Gastineau Hotel. . | AR, TR O Sy AR ! Empire wanv aas get quick results.: EORGE BROTHER Super Market at the Gastineau Hotel. - e, BUY WAR BOND3 “top of the world” denoting Alaska Completing the list of passengers Nadine Met- | Baby Clinic | Airlines, the Starliner Juneau, first o e "\A.l“kfa';a 8 "“I';Epg"tw:;_ Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Whitt- | Jany 8. “;‘D UN :’)_:‘1" a; t 2 ;E; ;mr meyer, Atlanta; J. McMurtry, IXLVE A e O Denver; Mrs. George Perry and| wheels to the runway at the June_gu | their three children; J. D. Thomp- | {airport this afternoon, for a brief | | | 5 | son, Seattle, and Laura Noland, | stop enroute to Anchorage. | Amarilla, Texas. |‘ Fitted inside in royal blue and| wmy Pplayford is one of av;aum,g silver, with individual reclining air- pioneers and a moving spirit in| ats for 21 passengers, the raft showed herself a p”’f‘f’ luXUIy | ion to his airport ownership and ship of the air. The s‘“”";fr ‘L“i",ccnnectiun with Alaska Airlines, neau took off from Seallf t s; he owns a large airplane reconver- | morning at 6:45 a. m, with 20 Al 2 | sion plant at Knoxviile, Tenn. persons aboard, including pilot Bob pilot in France during World War Long, co-pilot George C. Perry and | I, he is a member of the National i stewardess Katherine Anderson. | s viation Committee. He and his| After refueling here she took off party expect to fly south in ap-‘ with all her pacsengers on a hop proximately a week, but he will be ! ‘burg Fla., a duector and member | OW“ private plane, 8 Lockheed I stax, for a rishmg and vacation here that Seattle is going to have | Fairbanks on their présent ournes. Starliner Juneau | 'Lo fight to retain its place as aerial T a Ju b 8 gateway to Alaska. Chicago, hel he Starliner neau—that’s jer name, though she has not yet been IST:"bl"“h ‘“"kt";‘r’ Bl L “",’omcinny christened—will likely be {‘e” e m;ln ford Ab]na.rd on active service by next week. All i i . .| that is needed before she is put | Mr. Playford, accompanied by lus‘w work is a last check-up and a { wife and three business associates is | shakedown -~ with - et CRRN pillot: lmaking his first trip to Alaska g LS. | . | She is fitted with the very latest |aboard the Starliner Juneau. Mrs.| t o o™ iding the most Playford had previously been north equip! e g 5 |as far as Skagway. This first of modern radio facilities, new-type [ three ships of the same type which Douglas hydraulic seats and many ‘have been released to Alaska Air- { other deluxe features, such as spun {lines by the Army, will aid, it was| €1ass sound-proofing. [ | stated, in providing daily round| The plane left Atlanta last Sat- trip service between Anchorage and ‘_"'d“y' flying daylight only. She Juneau and will make three trips | StoPped over at Denver and again weekly from Anchorage to Nome, by‘l at Seattle. Her performance was way of McGrath. Mr. Playford said all that ccul}d be asked for, all the it is expected to connect the Alaska | W8y, both pilots declared. } A —,——— Airlines service with the north-south | | hops of Pan American planes at|q ¢ o © © © @ © o o o Juneau. ° . The same type of planes will be | o ° used, he added, if the company re- ‘V‘EIQ’EEE!}“},EE!%I}T ° ceives the certificate for service g — Temperatures for 24-Hour Period o between Anchorage and Seattle for (g gnding 7:30 o'Clock This Morning o which it has applied. Co-pilot of | o e ol the Starliner Juneau, Perry, who is| g In Juneau—Maximum, 51; e also Superintendent of Operations| o minimum, 45. Precipitation, .' for the line, said that from four to| e o5 of an inch. s seven more similar planes would be | o At Alrport—Maximum, 54; e | needed for the Anchorage to Seattle | o | inimum 44, el o service. . v . Second Plane |® o o Tomorrow's Forecast ® ® Mr. Perry also revealed that the i Y o second of the three planes, which|e Cloudy tonight. Decreasing, ® | was formerly the personal plane of | e cloudiness Thursday, with ® General H. H. “Hap” Arnold, is|e occasional sprinkles of rain. e expected to ke ready for Alaska e Not much change in tem- ® service in abeut 30 days. The third . ¢ perature. . it is anticipated will follow about| o . 15 days later. The re-fitting of alllq o o o o o © ¢ ¢ o ¢ three ships was placed in the hands | of Southern Airways, at Atlanta Georgia. Travelling in Mr. Playrords par- ty, for pleasure only, are thi his associates in his other emer- SolD ]'o BRAVES prises, all from St. Petezshurg,| where he is chairman of the board | of the First National Bank and isI ST. LOUIS, May 23.—Owner Sam owner of the St. Petersburg airport. | Breadon of the St. Louis Cardinals They are: H. B. Grant, Ray Dugan | announced today the sale of his ace and D'Arle Bash. Mr. Grant stated | right hand pitcher, Morton Cooper, that their trip so far has been a |to the Boston Braves for an undis- real pleasure cruise . They would ' closed amount of cash and PilcherJ MORTON (OOPER like to move a few of Alaska's Charles (Red) Barrett. EAT A BETTER BREAKFAST HERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR A BETTER AND TASTIER BREAKFAST Peppy Kernels Alkaline Meal Syl-Dex Wheatasoy Ruskets Raisin Bran Muffets Cheerioats New Kix AND MANY OTHERS Also see our shelves for complete assortment of FRUIT JUICES for that better breakfast. rrecly wyceLy 16 == Phones == 24 many aviation activities. In addi-| is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel. shot. aboard the plane are: H. L. Pyle, |rights they may be found to possess. a guest at the Baranof Hotel. JAP-BULLSEYE OKINAWA, May 23.—Brigadier General Claudius Easley of Waco, Texas, can demonstrate as well as command. The other day, Easley, Assistant Commander of the 96th Division, spotted a Japanese 500 yards away. Borrowing a soldier’s ] rifle, the General made a perfect — ., — ANDERSON ARRIVES H. J. 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