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Thief Swallows Wrist Watch
SEFORD, Del., (£)—Police call
ed to the Oldfield Jewelry Store
found a 40-year-old woman de
tained by employes who said a
wrist watch was wissing.
The woman submitted to a
search, then admitted she had
swallowed the small watch valued
at $100, police said.
She was returned to the Dela
ware State Hospital where she
had been a patient recently.
X-rays disclosed not only the
watch but a finger ring in the
woman’s stomach.
Wrangell Lumber Co.
Gets $4 Million Loan
WASHINGTON, UD — A plan
ned $4,502,570 expenditure by the
Pacific Northern Timber Co.,
Wrangell, Alaska, for lumber pro
duction has been approved for
rapid tax amortization by the De
fense Production Administration,
a spokesman said Thursday.
Under the certificate, the firm
will be permitted to write off in
five years, in depreciation for
federal tax purposes, 40 per cent
of the estimated cost of the proj
ect.
Former Anchorage Tax Collector
Convicted of Embezzling $650.
ANCHORAGE, UB — Paul.Od
laug was convicted Wednesday of
embezzling $650.06 in territorial
funds during 1950 when he was
a tax collector for Alaska.
The jury deliberated six hours
before bringing in the verdict in
the district court here.
At the time of his arrest in
North Dakota, Odlaug was under
a two year suspended term cm a
similar charge involving stolen
funds from the Anchorage office
of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
He pleaded nolo contendere to
the earlier charge.
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"UNITIZED CARGO" IS ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S
NEW DEVELOPMENT IN IMPROVED FREIGHT HANDLING
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1. LOADING CARGO CONTAINERS at Pier 42 in Seattle shows one method of "unitizing"
cargo in Alaska Steamship Company's new operation. Containers are constructed of corrugated
iron and wood and have capacity of 144 cubic feet. Practicability of containers, which were
designed by company engineers, has been proven by limited usage during past three years.
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2. CARGO UNITS ARE MOVED by fork lift trucks to permit faster handling. Here a lift
truck stacks pallet cribs for loading aboard ship. Cribs are standard pallets with demountable
sides which hold loose articles securely and also permit stacking. Flat pallets are used for
unitizing cargo of uniform size and shape.
3. CARGO CONTAINER SWINGS ABOARD into hold of Alaska Line's MV SUSITNA, lint
ship in the company fleet to be converted to fully mechanized operation. Unitized cargo service
- Is limited at present to vessel's bi-weekly sailings to Southeastern Alaska. Additional containers
are being built for purpose of extending operation to other areas when possible. MV SUSITNA
was selected for early experiments which proved effectiveness of new program and set pattern
for future development.
4. CONCRETE FLOOR HAS BEEN POURED in hold of MV SUSITNA to provide for easy
movement of fork lift trucks. Similar paving jobs are planned for seven other vessels of Alaska
line fleet. Containers and pallet units are stowed solid throughout holds of ship for efficient
utilization of space. Unitized cargo plan is aimed at offsetting steadily rising operating costs.
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