McClain Elected j
Commander Of
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FAIRBANKS, <;P> — Perry Mc
Clain of Anchorage was elected
commander for the Alaska depart
ment of the American Legion at
the Territory’s thirtieth annual
convention which closed Sunday
at Mount McKinley National
Park.
The session endorsed Alaska
statehood and urged support by
the national Legion committee for
a fifteen million dollar housing
appropriation for Alaska.
Perry S. Brown, national com
mander, told delegates of national
defense developments and hous
ing legislation affecting the area.
Mrs. Einar Tonseth of Fairbanks
was elected head of the Auxiliary.
^ Other new officers include: A1
Rasmus, Adak, first vice presi
dent: John Carlberg, Fort Rich
ardson. second vice president;
John Van Horn, Sitka, sergeant at
arms; Frank Cooper, Seward, his
torian; George McNabb, Fair
banks, judge advocate; Chester
Zenger, Juneau, and Peter Mel
ieth, Anchorage, executive com
mitteemen. 1
Ethel Lindley was appointed
adjutant.
Auxiliary officers were named
as Delia Saarf, Petersburg, first
vice president; Edith Davis, An
chorage, second vice president;
Lida Rowley, Anchorage, secre
. tary-feasurer: Virginia Noonan,
Tbrdova, historian; Betty Lee van
Army Will Try Newt
Seattle Alaska
Transportation
SEATTLE, UP)—A new type of
Seattle-Alaska shipping operation
will Ipe undertaken this week by
Alasake Freight Lines, Inc., it was
learned yesterday.
The firm will transport army
perishable cargo from Seattle to
Prince Rupert, B. C., by rail, then
haul it by barge in refrigerated
trailer boxes to Haines, Alaska,
from where it will be trucked to
Fairbanks and Anchorage.
The first trip from Prince Ru
pert is scheduled tentatively fov
Saturday. A Seattle tug, the Shinn
of Ocean Tow. Inc., left this week
for Haines to pick up its barge for
the first voyage.
The firm reportedly plans to
schedule one round trip a week
between Rupert and Haines. The |
barge is expected to carry 121
trailers of from 35 to 40 feet in
length with £f total of from 300 to
400 tons of cargo.
Although the plan is regarded
as something of an experiment
the company reportedly hopes to
complete shipments from Seattle
to Alaska destinations in seven or
eight days for each trip.
From Haines, the trucks will
carry the freight over the Haines
Cutoff to Fairbanks and Anchor
age. it was reported.
Horn, Sitka, chaplain; Sandra
Zenger, Juneau, sergeant at arms.
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Pacific Coast
At Track Meet j
BERKELEY, Calif. (/P) — Don
Gehrmann, Wisconsin’s 130-pound ;
iron man, led Big 10 track and I
field stars to a surprising 70-62
victory over the Pacific Coast con- j
ference’s best last night.
Gehrmann won the mile and
half mile and helped the midwest
eners triumph in the mile relay.
It was the Big 10's fourth con
secutive triumph in the nine times
the two conferences have met on
track and field. The PCC took the;
first five of the meets which'
started in 1937 but were not held,
after 1942 until 1947.
One new meet record was set |
when Lew Davis of Stanford put;
the shot 54 feet 894 inches. This;
topped the 53 feet llVfe inch mark
set by Stan Anderson, another
Stanford man, in 1939.
The crowd of around 11,000 saw
some of the nation’s top track men
in action. These included Mel Pat
ton, world’s fastest sprinter from
Southern California, who won the
100-yard dash in 956 seconds,
Craig Dixon, of UCLA, leading
college hurdler, who triumphed in
his specialties, and Mai Whit
field, of Ohio State, Olympic
champion who took the 440-yard
dash.
It was at nearly the last minute
that Patton decided not to enter
the 220-yard spring. A stiff knee
forced the decision. This event
was won by Charley Peters, of In
diana, in 20.7 seconds. Tom Ma
son, Minnesota, was second and
George Pasquali, USC, third. The
midwesterners annexed 3 points
in the race and the PCC only one.
Had Patton been in the race and
taken first, as the experts had fig
ured he would, with the next two
places going to the Big Ten, the
final score would have been a 6 -
all tie.
Keenan May Head
Air Investigation
WASHINGTON. <£>>—Joseph' B.
Keenan, Japanese war trials pros
ecutor and a onetime new deal
crime buster, may head Congress’
investigation of national air
power policies.
The Washington attorney, it
was learned today, has bebn offer
ed the job of chief counsel for a
broad study planned by the House
armed services committee.
Keenan conferred with ranking
members of the armed services
committee more than an hour yes
; terday. Afterwards, chairman
Vinson <D.-Ga.) would say only
that the legal staff will be an
nounced “at an early date.”
The investigation will cover the
military value of the air force’s
i huge B-36 bomber, as well as a
general survey of the respective
roles of the air force and naval
aviation.
FRED COULTHARD VISITS
BROTHER EARL HERE
Fred Coulthard, brother of Earl
Coulthard, paid a short visit to
the Coulthard family here yester
day when he arrived on a private
plane from his home in Wenat
chee, Wash.
With him were Earl Schmittcn.
pilot and owner of the plane, and
Fd Farrington, flying a Bonanza
Beechcraft plane and enjoying
their trip through Alaska.
After seeing the midnight sun
1 night they departed on their
return trip.
Funds Frozen Due
To “Bankruptcy"
JUNEAU, i/P) — Alaska’s board
of administration today listed the
$5,645,480 in various funds “fro
zen” because of the Territory’s
stra itened financial condition.
They are:
Alaska housing authority, to es
tablish housing program, $250,000.
Reimbursement to school boards
for interest paid on borrowed
money, $10,000.
Loan to Territorial Veterans’
revolving fund, $1,200,000.
Community hospital construc
tion, $250,000.
Territorial employees retire
ment system. $20,000.
Pioneers homes for purchase
and remodeling of adjacent prop
erty: appropriation was $50,000,
but now frozen at $20,000.
Rural schools and construction,
$1,024,000.
Construction and repairs for in
corporated school districts, $750,
000.
Fisheries commission, appropri
ated $250,000. frozen at $180,000.
Bus transportation, $2,500.
Financial assistance to hospitals,
$50,000.
Territorial building, $660,000.
Establishing an Alaska library
board, $2,000.
Statehood commission, $80,000.
National Guard, appropriation
of $75,000: frozen, $05,000.
Community lairs, $20,000.
Pure food and drug act, $10,000.
Purchase of typewriters, $3,500.
New construction at University
of Alaska. $900,000.
Vocational rehabilitation. $20.
000.
Expenses of commissioner of
education and advisory commis
sion $2,000.
Department of mines construc
tion of field offices, $10,000.
Hospital survey, construction
and supervision, $15,000.
Professional boards for optome
try, pharmacy, medical examin
ers, cosmetology, chiropractic,
dental, basic sciences, $11,435.
U.S: Commissioner's Couri
Agnes Ruiz was bound over to
the Grand Jury for assault with a
deadly weapon.
William F. Plumley was ar
raigned this morning for larceny
in a dwelling.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL HONORS
MRS. KEN RANK
The Sunday School classes of
the Federated Church held a fare
well picnic Monday noon for Mrs.
Ken Rank, superintendent, who is
leaving soon to make her home in
the States.
A big weiner roast was held
around the camp fire with a lively
crowd of children and Sunday
School teachers in attendance.
Mrs. L. E. Osl of Council, has
been released from the M-M. M.
hospital here, and is convalescing
at the home of her daughter and
son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Towner.
NEWS IN BRIEF
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highest unclimbed peak on th*
North American continent, and
other peaks in the Mount St. Elias
region.
WASHINGTON, (/Pi — A bill
merging the Alaska Raiiroad and
Canal Zone retirement systenv
with the civil service retirement
system was passed by the Senate
today and sent to the House.
SEATTLE, </P) — The former
Seattle-Alaska freighter Clove
Hitch was laid up in the maritime
commission reserve fleet at Budd
Inlet, Olympia, Tuesday. The ves
sel, formerly chartered by Alaska
Steamship Company, rece n 11 y
made a voyage to Central Ameri
can and Carribean ports for Gra te
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BOOTH BAY HARBOR, Me. </P>
With one of the youngest crews
ever to accompany him signed,
Comdr. Donald B. MacMillan pre
pared his schooner Bowdoin today
for Saturday’s sailing to the Arc
tic. It will be MacMillan’s 28th
expedition.
The 12 working members of the
crew average 21 years of age.
Destinations in the 8,000-m le
trip include Labrador, Baf f i n
Land and Ellesmere Land.
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