Carpenter Strike
Slows Far North
Construction Jobs
ANCHORAGE, (JP) — Same
3,500 carpenters remained off
their jobs throughout the terri
tory Tuesday, slowing the high
gear far north construction season
before it had scarcely begun to
roll. .
Officials of the AFL-Alaska
Council of Carpenters* Union pre*
dieted all work would be halted
on construction jobs — including
approximately $340,000,000 in de
fense contracts—within the week.
The Alaska General Contractors
group said the shutdown would
be complete within a month.
While union officials forecast
a lengthy strike, workers crowded
into some local offices seeking
transfer cards so that they could
leave the territory while they
still had enough money to do so.
They are seeking an hourly
wage rate of $3.70, as compared
with $3.14 they received last year.
The contractors have offered a
25-cent hourly wage boost. But
two weeks ago the Wage Stabili
zation Board cut this back to 20
cents.
Anchorage Chamber
Supporting Road to Nome
Dewey Goodrich, manager of
the N.C. Co., reported at the
Chamber of Commerce meeting
that the road that leads to Nome
has the earnest support of the
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
who not only are advocating the
Fairbanks to Nome road, but also
the Anchorage to Nome road, as
they realize the importance of this
link in communications.
Special guests of the Chamber
were Miss Josephine Hawes and
Eugenia Wassell, Public Health
nurses here on survey. A hearty
welcome was extended to Miss
Wassell who will be stationed
here starting July 1st.
A. Polet reported on the activ
ity of the tourist committee whose
project this week for the enter
tainment of special guests is an
nounced elsewhere in this issue.
Several representatives of
wholesale suppliers were present,
including Jack Keames for Car
nation Milk and Joe Frezano for
Libby, McNeil and Libby.
Rev. Robert Treat gave a brief
talk on his recent trip to the Meth
odist Conference in San Francisco.
THE WORM!
SALINAS, Kas., UP) — Claude
W. Peters told police a prowler
entered his garage and stole two
fishing poles and reels valued at
$20. |
But that’s not all—the thief
also took a spade from the garage
and dug for worms in Peter’s
back yard.
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Alaska Airlines Settles
Pilots’ Pay Complaint
SEATTLE, <iP)—An Alaska Ain
lines official said today that a
pay complaint of pilots was being
settled so that all flights would
be resumed today.
Michael Daugherty, company
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administrative assistant, made the
announcement after several flights
had been grounded here Tuesday.
He said accounting difficulties
were responsible, as a result of
the recent move of headquarters
from Everett to Seattle.
Flights inside Alaska were not
affected.
Pilot said the disagreement was
over per diem expenses and de
layed paychecks.
The Post-Intelligencer quoted
Daugherty as saying the company
“is in sympathy” with the pilots
and co-pilots, but that it could
not understand why “men in the
$20,000 a year brackettvwould let
Mexican Mountaineering
Clubs To Scale McKinley
MEXICO CITY, (/P)—Two Mex
ican mountaineering clubs have
joined forces to attempt the ascent
of 20,270-foot Mt. McKinley, high
est peak on the North American
Continent.
The clubs, formed c?f printing
and railroad workers, will go to
Alaska in June for the climb.
They hope to fly a Mexican flag
from the summit, the same flag
they flew last year from the top
of 22,835-foot Mt. Aconcagua in
Argentina, highest point in the
Western Hemisphere.
freight stand by to the detriment
of the best interests of the air
line, in view of the relatively
small amount of money due each
man.” He said a total of $7,900
was involved.
Twenty-five or 30 pilots and co
pilots were reported involved.
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our children, in appreciation
for the love and sacrifice they
have given their children.
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