The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 14, 1947, Page 2

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OLIVER SAYS PUBLIC MAY BE BARRED AT CITY COUNCIL MEETS In the Territory of Alaskz, the public may be tarred from at- tending meetings of a City Coun- )poinion was express- the Assistant Terri- ey General Frank L. a letter from Hunt of Seward who chai- right of the Seward exclude him from during a Hal W. lenged the City Council to the Council chambers meeting Hunt wrote an open letter to liver, which was recently pub- d in the Seward Polaris. his reply, Oliver pointed out the Territorial laws differ from those of other states in such 1 case becau there are no pro- visicns in Alaska statutes for councils to hold open meetings. He seid this leaves such a matter cpen to the decision of the coun- cil itself and that it may, if it so desires, ban the public from at- te 1ce at Council meetings. oo — ALASKA COASTAL AIRLINES FLIES 13 ON TUESDAY Alaska Coastal Airlines sent out four flights yest touching at Sitka, Pelican, agway, Hoonah, e and Taku Harbor. prs to Sitka were Henry Del Friemuth, Jack Likens, Giltert, B. Forbes and Dave to P Mrs. John- from Sit to Pelican City, Jack Walker; from Sitka to Ju- -au, Mrs. Rhoades, Clara Broome 1 K. S. Klein From Juneau to Tenakee, David Joseph; to Hoonah, C. Treiger; from Skagway to Juneau, J. G. Martin, Rc Polley, Ernest Pol- ley, Dr. and Mrs. from *Taku Harbor, Claude V. Ray, Pat Herrington, Richard Cox, J. T. Rogerson and Arthur Skinner. - e o o o o o WEATHER REPORT Temperature for Period Ending 7:30 o'Clock e This Morning . . In Juneau—Maximum, 45; @ minimum, 39. . At Airport—Maximum, 48; minimum, 39. WEATHER FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Rain tonight and Thurs- day. Slightly cooler tonight and Thursday. PUZCIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 L. taduy) In Juneau — .J3 inches; since May 1, 273 inches; since July 1, 88.55 inches, Al Airport — .06 inches; since May 1, 1.73 inches; since July 1, 55.83 inches. © 0600600000000 00CCE00S000 0" e o o o o o C. L. Polley; | 24-Hour e THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU. ALASKA Alaska Points in Need ~ Of Military Training | | | —_— | | Ray H. Brannaman, National Vice-Commander, Veterans of For- eign Wars, recent visitor in Ju- neau at the VFW Encampment, writing from Washington, D. C, under date of May 11, says the following: I have just returned irom an inspection trip to Alaska. My visit to that most strategic area has convinced me more than ever of the grave necessity for universal military training — this year. If we delay, delay, delay as we have done in the past, some day we will find ourselves too late. The strangely reluctant attitude of congress in failing to bring this question to a fair test gives grounds for alarm. For we have potential enemies nations that arve ideological ene- mies already. In Alaska it was my privilege to attend the annual encamp- ment of the Alaska Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars, where Major General Howard A. Craig, ccmmanding general of the Alas- kan armed forces, made this high- ly significant statement: CHURCHILL MAKES APPEAL FOR UNITED STATES OF EUROPE LONDON, May 14.—(®-Winston Churchill appealed tonight for uni- versal support for a United States of Europe and assured Russia such a_union would not be a “sin- ister plot against the Soviet.” He urged Britain and France to be “founder partners” in the move- ment. The wartime Prime Minister said Britain and France must also take the lead in restoring the German national economy before the Ger- mans “turn their thoughts to re- volt and revenge.” COURT OF AWARDS FOR DOUGLAS GIRL SCOUTS WILL BE HELD SUNDAY Gul Scou’s and Brownies of Douglas will hold their court ef awards Sunday alternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the school gymnasium, it was announced at the Scout board meeting by Mrs. Marcus Jensen. This separate court was necessary due to a conflict in dates, which seemed unavoidable. All mengbers of the Girl Scout association and all friends of 'the Douglas girls are invited to altend the program. The time has been planned so that Ju- neau residents not having cars may take the 1:15 bus, and the program will conclude in time to catch a return bus without a long wait e GENERAL STRIKE AT STUTTGART IS - NOW THREATENED | STUTTGART, Germany, May 14. | —#—Union leaders of Stuttgart {factories agreed today to call a general strike May 22 if the food crisis is not solved. They demanded also a reduction of the work week from 48 to 40 nours. | A succession of German speakers | attacked American policies at the langry meeting of shop chairmen. One said interned Nazis should not receive diets of 1,700 calories daily while many free Germans were | “geting only 600 to 700." i HALIBUT CATCH IS " LANDED, ASTORIA ASTORIA, Ore, May 14—#— Captain Fritz Bold, master of the fllshing boat Cavalier, was unload- !ing 26,000 pounds of halibut today, lcne of the largest landings ever received here. Of this catch 13,000 pounds were small halibut, and 13,000 pounds were mediums. Large halibut are seldom found in the southern zones fished by the Ore- |gon fleet. o eee STEAMER MOVEMENTS Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday at 10 a. m. call- ing at Ketchikan, Juneau, Yaku- tat, Cordova, Valdez and Seward. | Sailor's Splice scheduled to sail from Seattle May 20. Alaska scheduled to sail Seattle May 23, calling at from Ketch- Sitka, ard. Princess Louise is scheduled to sail southbound at 10 a. m. Fri- day. Cordova, Valdez and Sew- Read ty~ want-ads for bargains! {ikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau,' Jays Recent Visitor Nexi iime we are target No. 1 Next time the blow wil come sud-| the office in an advisory capacity, and denly and .unannounced in FREIGHT RATES ARE DISCUSSED, | KIWANIS MEET George Roge administrative assistant to thé Governor of Al- a, presented the Territory's case 2 the steamship rate question be- fore the Kiwanis Club . Roge: serves the Governor's form of powerful air attacks seek- recently has been particularly con- ing to destroy or paralyze our de- cerned with the shipping problems fensive air and ground Look to the north. There on other side of the Polar Basin the European-Asiatic land with forces. in Alaska. the Office is a He formerly served the of Price Administration in similar capacity. The proposed 35 percent increase three-quarters of the world’s pop- which the Alaska St2amship Com- ulation. There §s where an at- pany and Northland Transporta- tack will come from if we are tion Company contend they will ever forced into another con-'yequire to continue operations, said flict, and invading aircraft in fly- Rogers, is weighted in favor of ing the shortest route to our in- the steamship companies. | dustrial areas will fly over thel pyijeq jn the new tariifs are RolE PRI : 'tremendous increases on such g bl s . items as groceries and meats and Alaska needs powerful military other freight which will have a ang uaval delenses. ., |vital effect on living costs in the Bulvzhat is not enough. ‘.‘Tcrri!ors, he said. Behind ‘(hn\'c dcf_msm we must Rogers stated flatly that the have trained civilian reserves, . Tilh ue Dercent increase”. is fnen here at home with the kno"- out of line, and should not be :;uw to back up our regular estab- thrown onto the shoulders of the lishments. people of Alaska. Universal military training is the\ For many jcar .e explained, democratic, efficient and economi- cal way to provide those civilian reserves so necessary to keep the peace, and to safeguard us from any sudden attack. SENATE APPROVES BIG RELIEF BILL WITHOUT SLASHIN WASHINGTON, May The Senate approved today 000,000 relief program for aged countries of Europe and A The vote was 79-4 It passed the measure after first refusing to go along with a House- approved slash of $150,000,000 in the amount asked hy Presid at Truman and the State Department The Senate stand against a cut was by a roll call vote of 64 to 19. That means it will have to seek a compromise with the House. Often such differences are split which in this case would mean a 1 bill providing a $275,000,000 14—(P A $350,- rav- The bill is the second of two key multi-milli dollar measures in the administration’s foreign policy program The other is a $400,000,000 econ- omic and military relief grant to Greece and Turkey. It has been passed by both Senate and House but awaits final approval of a com- promise on minor diiferences. Before final passage of the $330, 60,000 relief bill the Senate r jected an amendment by Senator McClellan (D-Ark) which would have barred any relief to Russia or countries “urder the political or eccnomic domination” of the So- viet Indefiénd?n?l fciiool Distiict Is Voted at Anchorage Election ANCHCRAGE, Alaska, P—Es e May 14. ablishment of an indepen- school district for Anchor- age ard enviion is approved by voters ye:terday a county of 544 to 113 Five school board di- rectors also were elected. EDWARD MIZE ARRIVES WITH WIFE OR VISIT Edward T. Mize, wellknown here curing his school years, and his wife arrived in Juneau last night on the steamer Princess Louise, and are guests at the home of his brother, Raloh Mize. They plan to [ spend the summer here, at least|55 percent over until about rhe first of August. sl o SR, Three halibut boats landed fish at the Juneau Cold Storage today, and all sold to Alaska Coastal Fisheries. The Sentinel, under Vincent Anderson, brought in 24000 pounds; the Saga, 8,000 pounds; and the Linda, 21,000 pounds. MRS. HUNTER RETURNS Mrs. Emma Hunter, who has been visiting in the States the past few weeks, returned on the steam- er Princess Louise. e .- MRS. WYLLER RETURNS Mrs. Chris Wyller was a passeng- er on the steamer Princess Louise, returning from a trip to the States. She was acccmpanied home by her daughter Elzabeth. e e INFORMATION WANTED Anyone having information about the following missing person is asked to communicate with the Governor's Office in Juneau: Nils Olof Persson. Bern January 22, 1884, in the Parish of Onslunda, Province of Kristianstad, Sweden. Came to U. £. in 1903. Last known address was Killisnco. He is be- ' lieved to have gone from there to Wrangell and to have been a fish- erman., Ithe two major shipping concerns have weighted the freights heavily in favor of the Alaska fishing in- | terests For an example, Rozgers {took the comparative freight rates for canned salmon and general lcargo between Seattle and Ketch- likan and Seattle and Dillingham. i The distance from Seattle to |Dillingham is approximately . three |times the distance to Ketchikan. The rate cn general cargo to Ketchikan is $14 per ton; on can- ned salmon between the two ports !$10.00 per ton. | General freight between Seattie and Dillingham is $29 per ton, over twice the rate to Ketchikan. . But on canned salmon, the rate is $13.60 per ton, even less than the general freight between Seattle and Ketchikan. Instead of eliminating such dis- crepancies, the proposed new freight tariffs will increase it, said Rog- ers. The raise on the general cargo classification is 49 percent, and on canned salmon, 48 percent. Rogers largely exonerated the Al- aska Transportation Company from sibility in the present eiforts the rates. Up until the time of the war, ATCO operated al- most continually at a loss. They {are a minor factor in the shipping |of the Territory, carrying less than {110 percent of the total tennage | during 1945. Yet Alasku Transportation Com- pany proposed a net increase ‘of 17 | percent as the minimum on which | they could properly operate with the assistance which the Maritim2 Comm:issien prepared to give the companies when they return to private ownership in June. | ‘Alaska Transportation Company |is the only one of the th lines which nas made any effort to cor- rect the abuse of discriminating against regular ports of call in fa- vor of the seasonal ports of call, aid. cited four bases on which the steamship lines found their ar- guments for increased rates. First is the labor problem, which became accentuated during the war. Second |is the overcrowded and inefficient port facilities in Sealtle. | Third reason is the age and con- i dition of the ships used in the ‘\Alaskan trade, most of which date back at least to the First World ' war; and all of which are seriously in need of major overhauls or ac- tual replacement. The fourth rea- son hinges on the third, and is the increased cost ot hull and risk in- surance, reflecting the condition of | the ships. | Explaining in more detail some of the increases which the steamship lines are asking in their new tar- iff, Rogers cited some examples. | Autos and trucks, which in 1941 | were $50 per ton, are now $58 per ton, under the new tariff would be $90 per ton. This is an increase of the present rate, and 80 percent over the 1941 rate. Cement shows a 49 percent in- crease over present rates, and 73 percent increase over the 1941 tar- iff. On lumber' the percentage in- crease over the present rate is 53; and over 1941, 78 percent. Freight, not otherwise specified, or “general cargo,” will be increas- ed .49.5 percent over the present ‘frates,’ and 72 percent over 1941. The increase on hardy fruits and vegetables is 88 percent dver the | present rates and only 56.5 percent {over 1941. Oa frozen meats, the in- crease is 50 percent over he rates now, as compared to a 74 percent jump irom 3941. Those, Rogers pointed out, are the type of increases which will hurt residents of the Territory. Al- aska has entered a protegt with the Maritime Commission against the proposed rates, and has asked that a hearing be scheduled. e HOLLYWOOD CREW HERE | A thiee man crew from Para-| mount Studios in Hollywood, Cal- ifornia arrived in Juneau on the| Princess Louise to work in and| around this part of the Territory taking “stock” pictures. The group is headed by Ralph Staub, and with him are Al Franch and Frank Burgess. 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UNLICENSED FISHERMAN NOT EMPLOYED, NOR FISH TO BE BOUGHT FROM: PUNISHMENT. It shall be unlawful for any person, association or corporation, or for the agent of any person, or for the‘officer or agent of any association or corporation knowingly to have in his, their or its employ, or knowingly to purchase fish from any fish- erman who is not duly licensed as such under the pro- visions of this article. PENALTY. Anyone violating any of the pro- visions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for-not less than thirty (}ays nor more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and in addition thereto shall pay to the Territory double the license tax provided by this article and which such fisherman was required to pay to secure a license from the Territory. DEPT. OF TAXATION Box 651 Juneau, Alaska M. P. MULLANEY Tax Commissioner.