The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 26, 1946, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE DAILY ALASKA I]WPIRE —JUNEAU, ALASKA CITY VOTES some concessions to the City. ¥ ffered base u ompror t 1S a ac 607% CUT IN LIGHT R AEL&P toBe Allowed S 500 Yearly Profifs b Council Action It nybody’s ball me g's City Council s a Electric 1 and 1y rates, until Cou Don Skuse broke free scrimma with it under m and skur a the Cit ch he capy kicking goal too. Chalked up by Councilm were these results 1—$250,000 ount of invested rate base) upon which the is to be considered as return from sale of electric within the City of Juneau —Seven percent was set rate of return to be allowed company on the determined base Reduced AEL&P a rate that company dividend 1 ever on Al o O man m fixed capital was as entitl to money terms, is to be presented schedule that will $17,500 per its investmen Severe Reduction That figure represents a reduction from the lowest estil of AEL&P net profits from Ju ric revenues in 1944, for which full figure available The company ed ¢ turn of approximately $ that year, making the fig set by the Council a 62 percer Using the revised figures on light company's 1944 pared by City Engineer Stuart on his theory of how company’s books should have kept, the reduction is much g er—17 percent. Stuart has esti on repor )0 e income ¢d that Juneau customers paid the AEL&P a net profit of around 000 during 1944. Skuse’s move into the spot came after more than an hou last night’s hearing had seen r ing accomplished; most of the being consumed in an ex cross-views by opposing attorney H. L. Faulkner light company and City How S Attc ew Setup Stuart had thrown meeting by presenting reports in which he recomme that $200,000 be used as the figure and that the company b lowed a 6 percent yearly retur amount, which would hay AEL&P a $12,000 §y Faulkner open A new profit. strongly mendations would. City in Court Faulkner's counter-proposal that the AEL&P be allowed bring in a new rate figured on a basis of past and pected future earnings of the c pany—on which the compan; now working and which m only land ", Alaskan FLAVOR-ite for over 30 years & Always Ask for RELIANCE Spices and Extracts RELIANCE PURE FOODS SATTLL, wAdNs touchdown n Skuse AE: return year severe the 1a net Walte: nge of counsel set of schedule il \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ | legis met the r went to wan on Councilm seem whole ations ¥ lthough ne el bler tabl rushed of one 108t came up with Council retire e st of | closed door ssion Pow- from his torneys = or things out When Skuse impasse, clung on quart public, and among themselves finally broke Council drowning like men d by to the for close value was ve depreciated tem as &P's tire sy income tax had just read In which ed return the previously (the L&P as offerir his he felt consid 1 to the comy r tes and motion, ration s past s to the hise. He said the problem franc figur present had been home for weeks and had the nit upon the quarter million With | 7 percent figures as most equitak How They Voted There little further sion on either of Skuse’ Vote was To set the Williams, e Y not voting yes; Nielsen, nc To set the return at 7 William Grummett, , AL Lea, no; for now ° g X hickion 7 as dis rate base at Grur Lea, malte neau atest are ett, no; y ve the rs 8 o'clock, check over t the ol will pre- 1 the been reat- mat- actual rate On the b: whatever after which the next step. night's action, tting of I than present ones Mr. Pullen pany said that he would m comment today on the cily return statement lusion of the making - oo Senaie Turns $76,- light ar of noth- time but tk th rate public coun )< rney the nded base e al- n on e al- early hinted that adoption of the Stuart recom- (Continued from Page Onej yearly. The posed in H.B for 's from 80 to 85 percent; 1 pupils, 75 to 80 per 300 more pupils, 70 to 75 percent. the i refund schedule 45 shows an in pr was i to ex- om- akes|on H.B. 45 until after JL&P's reported operating costs for t} The Senate voted to defer acti the com- That, ( with und- t to recom- City em behind without benefit of at- thrash the collgagues The million dollar figure set by | AEL- | its en- reported in its 19¢ Sku. to have | Skuse should re- e of the company under he at finally and ble. us- ; proposals. om0 BRANCH OF U. A, es; Skuse, percent— ate 1 until Wed- when he is rates are set undoubtedly will be much lower manager of the com- e no actic n nat ne ity Thumbs Down On Nominees o- e hocls of less than 150 pupils to 299 or on _ipanion, salary-raising H.B. 43 has | been reported out | and considered. of / ed by the Senate this morning w: é ‘a “do pass” from Judiciary for H. | 65, requiring records of fish | chases {3 o'clock this afternoon, after {ator Joe Green was assured H.B. 1, liberalizing Unemployme; Compensation benefits, would { brought tee and given a place on the endar. > ON—A . Senate y | eien relations subcommittee N | recommended favorable | ‘E WASHI | action ion authorizing the St. La | rence Seaway ..\ud Pi)\\t’x project. ko1 'K KING Hear Better THE AMAZWG NEW e P Call—Phone or Write Today for BOOKLET ALASKA BEL DR. G. A. DOE T i W 3m Beltone Mono-Pac brings you a new world of sound—amazingly clear, patural — perfected by advanced electronic re- search. One lightweight unit—about the size of a spectacle case—does it all. Weighs about one-half as much as old style hearing aids. Has no clumsy, separate battery pack, no battery wire. Such a sensationai advance that already tens of thousands of hart-of- hearing people have been delighted with how splendidly they hear now with this tiny but powerful device. TONE DISTRIBUTOR LKER Phone 477 /l’ "I GGl P {4, committee ‘The only committee report receiv- as B. pur- The Senate recessed until Sen- that nt | be out of the Rules Commit- cal- For- today on W- BLACK LABE! {fund-raising methods should be de- The S8 630 miles southeast of Attu with no loss of life. (AP V\xrulhuin) Bow s _ction, shewn added facetiously that his diplemas | from the Third Grade and the Col- of Horse-shoeing had been :uu)us of inspiration to him As the mdrning session dragged on: well past noon the bill was passed, 15-7, with an emergency clause attached | Voting against H.B. 63 were Reps. scar 8. Gill, Robert Hoopes, Mau- rice T. Johnson, Alaska S. Linck, Wallace Porter, Curtis Shattuck land Walsh. Earlier the House passed H.B. 57, directing the Welfare Department to survey sites for a home for Pioneer Women. Rules were suspended to permit introduction of: House Joint Memorial 8, memor- ializing Secretary of the Interior J. A. Krug, Delegate E. L. Bartlett and Congress and asking for an appro- priation for a Fish and Wildlife Ccmmgission survey in the Name and Bering Sea areas, which was refer- red to the commitiee on Fisheries, Fish and Wild Life HJM 9, to Secretary of War Rob- ert L. Patterson, Bartlett and the U. S. Engineers, asking that the Snake River area facilities b2 main- tained, to jportatien, merce and Navigation The House adjourned until m. tomorrow. - o PRIS(!llA PARKER 1§ HERE AS NEW NURSING IN §. E. ALASKA GIVEN APPROVA rcontinued from Page Onej and non-residents at the bottom, Newell said. ) Alaskan veterans want to keep pace and increase their earn- ing capacity in these highly com- petitive times. To amplify this statement, Newell said surveys among Ketchikan veterans (of whom there now are approximately 208 ith 300 more anticipated in the next six months) revealed a majority want more education. Nowell also questioned high school students and CU.-M Guardsmen to ationed the permanent Ketchikan base and found a major- in both groups wanted higher earning d Training veterans Fish- t Alaska lized training in similar Univer- and Eng ubjects, not t ity of Alaska @) 10 a zed v 1 Ketchikan men cd facilities for field work and vol- unteered to conduct or assist with classes. (5) The proposed extension ould not detract from the Uni- versity of Alaska’s prestige because > curricula would attract students would not have ((pphl‘d to the College branch in ewell pointed out that for every stu- ient from Juneau there are six frem northern Alaska and said the ratio is even greater in Ketchikan. Rep. Warren A. Taylor strengthen- ed Newell's case by saying the Col- lege institution already has more that 500 epplications for the fall cemester and is facing a possible housing shortage Miss Priscilla Parker, appointed Nursing Co the Alaska Native Service, in Juneau last weekend. She { into the position occupied by Mizs | Mabel Morgan for the last four, years. Miss Parker comes here transfer from the WR.A. having organized and headed up the nurs- ing services at the Japanese Relo- cation Camp at Rive Arizona. | Her education in Public Health and Hospital Administration was receiv- C(l at the Chicago University. In| | aadition to Public Health Nur ing | in -rural and urban areas, Miss| Parker had experience in hospital | administration in Milwaukee, Wis. The Alaska Native Service is to be congratulated upon obtaining a nurse so well qualified to have| charge of their nursing services throughout Alaska, and Miss Park- er is looking forward with much | pleasure to the expex‘)(-ncv COASTAL AIRLINES ON ' ultant as a Tar Issues Dodged Newell skilfully avoided commit- ting himself on the sales, income or fish tax issues, although asked directly by Rep. Stanley McCutch- eon which method of fund-raising he favored. In reply Newell said cided by the voters through their representatives, thereby hurling the’ buck right back at McCutcheon. As Newell left the House and !hl‘! applause died away Rep. Walsh repeated his pleviuusly- stated views that as a member of the University Board of Regents he| mm FllGHTS MONDAY considered introduction of the bill —_— premature. Ellis Airlines and Alaska Coastal The effect of Walsh's remarks on' zjrifhes yesterday flew the following top of Newell's dignified but ex- passengers to ‘and from Coastal |tremely earnest plea was to foment points in Southeast Alaska: a stream of pro-southern branch; glis Airlines, to Ketchikan: A. V. |oratory. | Collar, T. ™. Walker, Berrard Mar-, Rep. Almer J. Peterson kicked jano, the [Rev. Earl Moores, Mn.‘ off with a hearty concurrence in garl Moores, Kenneth M. Jones; to Newell's statement that education petershurg: Roy Peterson. mcant more to the veterans even| with Alaska Coastal's flights: to than loans and bonuses. Money gjtka: Jack Conway, Mrs. A. M. goes, but education remains, he perg, Ray Perkins, Prosper Ganty,| said, adding that when down and Jjm Huston; to Ketchikan: Walter| out of sight his diploma gave him gtuart, Walter Lowen, Ralph J.! strength to accomplish a financial pjtoniak, Willlam Peck, Houston recovery and concluded with an alexander, Elmer H. Woods; toj enthusiastic “that’s why I'm here ggagway: A. R. Hilery, James Sul- Lloday.’ ‘livan, Bob Rapuzzi, Jeanne Ren- Grabbing the oratorical ball, shaw, Dan Moller, Brooks Hanford. Rep. Chris Hennings urged: “Let's myrs. C. Carter; from Sitka: D. E. get started, and don't cut the 4p- Evans, Ben Rowley, Cart Mills, R. |prepylations. We can't spend t00 j. Claire, John Chapman. much money on education.!" Bill Is Passed 'kee by ACA tonday were: Taylor said that after writing to ploresco, A. H. Hilery. various west coast universities as — to the possibility of his son’s en—} The Roman emperor Maximinus uldn't find a ring big enough to trance (Taylor's son Is in the o E j navy) the need for a southeast'fit, so he wore his wife's brace- branch became apparent to him. He lets on his Yh.lllbi | Tanker Breaks Up in Aleutian Gale ckett's Harber, 10,000 tons, breke in half early in March, during a 50-knot gale and snowstorm above, the New York University law school |tive are: will which Smith, the American Bar Association. Dean by the Seattle District Engineer. Vanderbilt would hold Washington will be made ment ing court ’““‘(ld] Smal!pox Epidemic Cepartme |emergency CONSULTANT WITH ANS 1. vctea epicemic. proportions. recentl? | ported, for [three deaths from the gisease al-|the U. S. Coast Guard. arrived |ready have been recorded in King; 7. No permit will be issued until steps county. | Leaving for Hoonah and Tena- 'NEW REGULATIONS, 'PERMITS FOR FiSH' | TRAPS, ANNOUNCED. ’ SEAiTLE, March 26.—New War Department — regulations covering ]pmmus for construction and main- | tenance LIQUOR STORE Phones 92-95—2 Free Deliveries Daily SMASHING CLOSE OUT PRICES TIMOTHY RUM 2 GEORGE BROTHERS RED HORSE RUM 2 PHONE 92-95—BETTER VALUES GODDARD'S GOLD LABEL LITE RUM, Puerto Rican OPA Price $4.85 3 GEORGE BROTHE LEMON HART RUM 90 Proof . . OPA $6.45 4.15 of fish traps in coastal | and navigable waters of Alaska are now in effect, it is announced by ! Col. Conrad P. Hardy, District | Engineer, Seattle District U. 8. : | Army Engineers. | Trap owners of more than © | floating and pile-driven traps in * | Alaska are being notified of !changes in regulations. The major | change, said Col. Hardy, is tnat | the Seattle Engineer District hence- | forth will grant for any one site |any number of permits to con- ! struct traps that do not interfere with navigation or with other Fed- 'eral and Territorial laws and re- gulations. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Ser- vice, Juneau, Alaska, will render decisions in case of conflicting ap- plications for the same site. Another importwuni change is that permits will be granted only for a period of one year, to be good an- nually until January 31 of the en- suing year. Previous construction permits were good for five years and could be extended for additiondl five-year periods. | Based entirely on their effect on | navigation, War Department per- mits cover construction and main- | tenance only, with the U. S. Fish 'and Wildlife Service of the De- | partment of the Interior continuing to administer commercial fishing regulations in Alaska, No Revocations ause preparations for the 1946 hshm;, season are so well advanc- outstanding fish trap permits wm not be revoked, the Army En- t- gineers announced. Expiration date i 400 ] COURTMARTIAL PROCEDURE T0 BE GIVEN PROBE : WASHINGTON Mar. 26.—As: ing “The War Departmént wants 'of all permits now in effect will be the most efficient and just system January 31, 1947, regardless of date of military justice that can be de- now provided in respective permits. vised,” has appointed a committee of judges governed entirely and lawyers to survey martial procedure. Patterson Present and future permits are by the new re- Secretury of War army court gulations. Seven Regulations Dean Arthur T. Vanderbilt of The seven regulations now effec- head the committee of nine,| 1. No fish trap will be erected Wi nominated by Willis until a War Department permit for leigh, N. C., President of its construction has been granted said the committee its first meeting early in April. 2. Applications will detail each in fish trap sought on forms obtain- able from the District Engineer, The committee’s recommendations 1400 Textile Tower, Seattle. to the War Depart-| 3. Permits will be granted for a ssible basis revis- period not to exceed one. year and procedure, Jan. 31 of the following unchanged for . as a pos which expire 25 year. 4. Applications will be actéd on 28 calendar days after publication of Fish and Wildlife regulations for the current year. In case of more than one application for the H“s Sea"le Area same site, permits will be issued for all applications. The Health! ©5- Each applicant must submit ared a state of Proof to the District Engineer that s in this area and @ license has been granted by the Territorial Treasurer of Alaska. 6. No permits will be granted for A total of 17 cases have been re- ' sites within 1,500 feet of any navi- the Department said, and gation aid except upon approval of \as remained years. - e hat the outbreak of small pox ks jold piles or obstructions to navi- {gauon from previous traps con- PASSED BAD CHECK 51.1 ucted by the applicant have been William McNabb, pleading guilty | removed. Old piles-may be re-used, to a bad check charge, was sen- ' however, if permission is obtained tenced to three months in juu‘nom the District Engineer. | when arraigned in U. S. Commis | e PR | sicner’s Court today. VOTEES REGISTRATIONS | e The City Clerks Office will be nUSCH-‘VIOWEN NUPTIALS open to register voters in the eve- Howard Dusch and Lena Mowen, | nings from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. both employees cf the GastineauiWednesday 27th, Thursday 28th, Restaurant, were married last and Friday 20th of this week. All OPA $4.65 night in Douglas by Commissioner | registrations close at 12:00 noon Felix Gray. Witnesses were Hal sharp Saturday, March 30th. | 5 Fowder and Evelyn Plecas. I C. L. POPEJOY | — - — City Clerk. | DRINK KING BLACK LARLE (228-t4) | Ay ¢ 3 Many Varieties to Choose From GEORGE BROTHERS Norwegian NOKKELOST-GJETOST HAVANA CLUB CUBAN RUM FORCANZOLA 128 Proof . . OPA §7.40 Kaukana Klub in Crocks and Sticks % 0 O !B £ DARIGOLD CHEDDAR Fifth ol e Fifth GEORGE BROTHERS Chateau - Velveeta ~ Limburger COCKTAIL SPREADS in ‘Pineapple, Smoky, American, Vera Sharpe, Pimento, Olive Pimento, Roka, Efc. i GE ORG E BR o_l_ H[ R S ‘, Liquor Store I.u]uor Depariment open fo 12 p. m. every ... Until 2 a, m. Saturday Nighis NEW DELIVERY SCHEDULE MINIMUM ORDER $2.00 MORNING DELIVERY CLOSES ... DOUGLAS DELIVERY CLOSES . AFTERNOON DELIVERY CLOSES PHONE fol! 83/' ¢ If 2 l‘ree Deliveries Daily 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. | CASH GROCERY |