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Fellow Alaskans:
It is a tradition in Alaska to1
judge a man not by how much he
talks but by what he accomplishes. |
I have been your Highway Engin
eer and Chief of your Highway
Patrol for one year now. My rec
ord in that office is one that I am
proud to acknowledge.
When W .Leonard Smith, the
Highway Engineer you elected in
1944, was taken seriously ill, he
requested me to take charge of his
office and of his work. I did so and
was carrying on according to his
instructions when Mr. Smith’s ill
ness proved fatal. I was then ap
pointed by the Governor of Alaska
to continue in that post. Early this
year I announced my candidacy
for election as Territorial High
way Engineer, and in the primary
election in April defeated my only
Democratic opponent by 737 votes
i (not “by the narrow margin of
around 100 votes,” as this man,
I who overnight switched from
Democrat to Republican, is claim
ing in his political advertisements).
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My first task as Territorial
Highway Engineer was to carry
out the commitments to various
communities made by my prede
cessor; this I was in honor bound
to do. With what moneys remained j
I have constructed those roads and
airfields which seemed most need
ed and what dockage and mooring
facilities in the coastal communi
ties my budget would allow. If
you elect me October 12 I pledge I
myself to serve the greatest num- J
ber of communities possible with
the most careful use of public
money.
The golden dream of a second
highway, one that would link j
Southeast Alaskan towns with the 1
States, should remain a golden)
dream until such time as the pros-:
pector, the Alaska miner and the
homesteader have been given the
roads they need within the Terri-!
tory in order to afford them the
chance to make an honest living.
Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg,
and Sitka all are on islands. This
circumstance alone would necessi
tate many miles of extremely ex
pensive road construction (much
of which is in Canada) and exten
sive ferry systems in order to
bring the wandering tourist to the
door of the Southeastern commun
jiies; too large an enterprise for
| the Territory to handle at present
and beyond the scope or authority
of the Highway Engineer and the
| Territorial Board of Road Com
missioners. The road to the States
that we now have, inspired by
Adolph Hitler, promoted by Hiro
hito and built by the U. S. Army,
' 1200 miles through Canadian Ter
! ritory, should serve Alaska well
until that future date when we can
j really afford in the light of our
; other road needs to build toward
the States.
My thought on a program for!
the office of the Territorial High
way Engineer in the years imme
diately ahead can be summarized
as follows:
Roads — Smaller settlements in
Alaska should be linked with the
main highways and thus with the
larger towns. Our present popula
tion to say nothing of the increase
we will experience in the next
few years requires large numbers
of secondary roads. Only by pro
viding these roads can we build up
our country and insure the sound
development of Alaska.
Airfields—You all know that
Alaska is the most air-minded re
gion on the globe. We need more
and more landing fields through
out the Territory for regular
routes and for emergency landings.
These I pledge myself to con
struct.
Harbor Facilities—As I have al- !
ready demonstrated during my .
year in office I believe it an im-!
portant part of the task of the
Highway Engineer to provide bet
ter harbor facilities for the coastal
towns. In addition this was the ex
pressed will and intent of the j
amended bill providing money for |
harbor and water facilities.
Highway Palrol — The Alaska
Highway Patrol was established by j
act of the 1941 Legislature: I be- :
lieve it has proven itself. During j
my incumbency as its chief the!
force has been increased from four
to fourteen officers, an increase
necessitated by the great growth in
number of cars using our high
ways and also because the last
Legislature gave the Patrol full po
lice powers and responsibilities.
More than 5,000 automobiles pass
ed through Tok Junction this sum
mer o and from the States, bring- ,
ing to Alaska all types and kinds
of people, not all of them highly
desirable. Alaska Highway Patrol
men are chosen individually, for
SCOUT NEWS
Last week our meeting night
was officially changed to Friday
night. The meetings will begin at
7:15 p.m. and end at 8:45 p.m.
During the evening a sleeping
bag, a mountain cook set, a pack
and an air force tarp were issued
to each Boy Scout.
Donald Bookwalter and Donald
Sheriff were appointed assistant
scoutmasters. Bookwalter has had
about seven years of experience
with the Boy Scouts and has risen
up through the ranks to Eagle
Scout.
Donald Sheriff has gone all the
way to a Life Scout and has had
six years experience in the Boy
Scouts. Both have held the office
of assistant scoutmaster befpre.
Both are from Ohio.
The Boy Scouts went on an
overnight hike Saturday morning
and returned Sunday afternoon.
They hiked as for as.the ski lodge
and then they rode the rest of the
way to our Dexter Scout camp.
Tuesday evenings have been set
aside as project nights.
On Thursday nights, assistance
will be given in passing tests.
Ralph Bingham, scribe.
Mr*. "Jeff" Jefford and grand
daughter arrived last evening from
Dahl Creek, singing the praises of
Bill Munz who brought them in
about seven o’clock when the wea
ther was extremely windy and
stormy.
She reports a very busy summer
at their camp although it was un
usually cold and sunless. Lots of
water kept two hydraulic Giants
busy all the time, making is pos
sible to remove a thick layer of ice
which covers the pay dirt in that
areS.
Mr*. Jens Forshaug has applied
to the court in Fairbanks for a di
vorce on the grounds of cruelty.
Mr. and Mrs. Jens Forshaugh were
teachers on King Island one win
ter after having been married in
Nome.
their integrity their ability and
their previous training in law en
forcement. The need for added law
enforcement is too well known.
The need for additional law en
forcement is no patently obvious
that I am certain the people of the
Territory approve my actions and
hope for further activity along
these lines. It is my considered
opinion that any efforts of the
highway engineer that will make
more secure the lives and property
of the people of Alaska is work
that is meritorious and worthy,
and as a sworn officer of the law I
pledge a continuation of these ef
forts. My opponent by his own
words is denying the very people
he seeks to serve the protection
and service that the Highway Pa
trol affords. No other conclusion
can be reached if we take his own
statements at face value. I am
proud of the present force and of
the splendid esprit de corps which
exists in the organization. Their
motto as long as I am their chief
will be courtesy always, helpful
ness, and firmness in dealing with
offenders.
Funds for all these functions of
the office of Territorial Highway
Engineer must be allocated where
most needed in the light of con
tant study of overall interests of
he Territory. If by your votes you
con inue me as Territorial High
way Engineer I pledge a sound, a
sane and a faithful administration
of the responsibilities of office.
FRANK A. METCALF.
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