Ih* KODIAK MIRROR
Published by
Kodiak Publishing Co.
Kodiak, Alaska.
Gene Dawson . Owner & Editor
Member of Associated Press
NATIONAL (from page l)
Soottic- After hearing testimony
by steamship officials that labor
costs has increased greatly,the
maritime commission hearing on
freight rate boosts between here
and Alaska,recessed Thursday 11th
to reconvene in Ketchikan,Juneau
and Anchorage. In these cities
merchant shippers will be given
the opportunity to pretest against
the increases effected by three
steamship lines operating cn rout
namely, The Alaska Steamship Co.;
The Alaska Transportation ana the
Northland transportation Cos.
A•; 1 vilie 1*icMnst ry, opcrati11g
superintendent of the Alaska SS
Company, told the hoc ring, v/hich
was presided over by Maritime
Engineer Jehn Husscl, that the
Alaska S3 Co.has increased w ges
noncty eight percent since 1934
and-that 'the changes of crow
living quarters to scone deck as
t hat ef a passenger,ha s cost t ho
company twenty four thousand
dollars, also that the company’s
c .rning capacity has been cut to
the extent of one hundrdd and
twenty nine thousand dollars by
the passenger space being token
ever by the crew. On various ship
he said, quickie strikes comprise
serious problems.
Vi/nsninguon--rrcsidont assorted
' press conference . that the admin
istration will go .ahead with its
present policy of maintaining
standards under wage hour set foi
f work defense program. The pres
ident spoke shortly after the -"av
, department awarded contracts tot,.
[ ing one hundred thirty six mill
i ion seven hundred and forty three
I thousand dollars which is part of
a vast program to build up our
national Pacific and Atlantic
defenses. The ^cnqral Marshal
testified before Senate Military
Commission that compulsory milit
ary training is necessary immed
! lately.He urged that we bring'oua
•» regular army national guard units
I up to full strength and asked the'
j enactment of the Burke Wadsworth
| Till to enforce registration of
j ell men between the ages of eight*
f oon and sixty five for training.
| -Tos Angel:es- The forty tv/o ton
/userlean Clipper took off to-day
July 12, in its inagural flight
to TCw Zealand carrying seventy
four passengers.
.Washington- The Packard luotor i
Co wil.1 complete its promise to (L
builu dyuu pj.dhos fob .L'nglhHck
juid 6000 for the U.S.A,
FOREIGN (Iron page l)
London- Hen in authority claim
that the old idea that England
wu3 so pro toe tod he cause she *v/as
an Island now agree* that that
very fact is new very much against
her. They claim that the eight cor.
mile of water he tweet her and .hoi
cnouiqs yields little security as
fast aorus.n raiders may now make
that trip In as little time as
nine minutes.The fact that she is
an island also yields the ell sad
vantage of having some friendly
neighboring country in which to
seek s-fety should Hitler succeed
in getting a foe-the Id in England.
It was decided that no children
would be sent for safety resources
to ^ ojnr.de. nnt;[ ijsa giving reason
that lack of adequate safety con
vovv/.-uld impede such a decision
•> and also that much difficulty
would be evident in deciding just
which children should go,
biyorppjyl- ‘Avclve of the best
r c c ho r a. e s i n t he bp I tis h Isles
were shipped recently to i;cw dork,
-•endow- only iOtbJ. The Duke of
n intis or, ex- king Udw£n*d VI1, ha s
today boon appointed Governor
General of t oo --'aka mas islands, I
close to the U,S. fhis appoint
ment was considered a compromise I
towards the roy. list supporterf I
who have been clamoring for has j
return, af.se. a dip 1-.-nr tic 1 coup,by -
sondIng to the We stcrn h•: ami sp 1 icrc!
the most beloved man the ■r. >
Umpire -a|id owe so papular with t’i
citizens of the; United °trtos d-d V
^salary will be 12.w00 per year ,
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j FOLKS.. i
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"Take my advice,
Always say to lour 3-rocer a
"Reliance Brand, Please."
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GROCERY COMPANY i.
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Resident Agent
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Kodiak
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