Alaskan Assumes
Post As Railroad
General Manager
John Manley, long time Alaska
Railroad man. was sworn in as the
new General Manager of the Alas
ka Railroad last week. Manley, a
25 year employee of the railroad
and the first Alaskan resident to
manage the line since Col. Otto P.
Ohlson. succeeds Donald K. Smith,
who resigned recently.
Manley began to work for the
railroad in 1936 as a laborer. In
3939 he took charge of the engine
service dept., and in 1942 he became
locomotive engineer.
In 1945 he was named road fore
man of engines, and became super
intendent of operations in 1948.
Since 1949 he has been Assistant
General Manager.
Manley, his u'ife Sunny, and two
children. Lynn and Richard, live
in Anchorage.
Alaska Only State
Without ESC Dip
Total unemployment benefits rose
by over a billion dollars to a total
of $3.5 billion during the year end
ed August 31, 1961. compared with
the previous 12-month payout of
$2 4 billion, according to Commerce
Clearing House Unemployment In
surance Reports.
Collections and interest for the
same period were only $167 million
higher. As. a result, the all-state to
tal of reserve funds fell by 972 mil
lion dollars. All but one of the
states. Alaska, shared in the decline,
the CCH report said.
Ohio registered the most spectacu
lar fund drop, percentagewise,
amounting to $189 million, or 51
per cent lower than on August 31,
1960. California had the largest dol
lar decline. 8194 million, a drop of
22 per cent.
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CENTURY 21 _ Commerce Commissioner A. H. Romick is shown
watching with satisfaction as Governor William A. Egan signs into
law the bill making S137.000 in State funds available to finance
State participation in Seattle's World Fair celebration opening in
April. Advance forecasts predict an estimated five to 10 million per
sons will attend the Seattle show.
LOCAL POLICE ADOPT PLAN
With an aim to re-establish po
lice contact with parents or guardi
ans. the Fairbanks Police Depart
ment is currently setting up a “Re
port to Parents or Guardian” pro
gram.
Today in several of the “lowe
48" states, teen-agers and childrei
who are found in a potentially dan
gerous situation by the police get
special kind of treatment. A lette
is sent to their parents or guardian
informing them of the incident
which include, accompanying
reckless driver, parking in a lonel
road, or playing in the street.
Members of the Fairbanks Polic
Department have decided to tr
the new program here with the pui
pose of prevention rather tha;
punishment. Police stated that thi
is a means of informing adults o
what their children are doing be
cause unless a teenager is actual!;
arrested, he is unlikely to tell his
parents or guardian that he has
been stopped by a member of the
police department.
Each letter sent out by the police
will contain a questionnaire to be
- filled out and returned to the de
i partment with any additional com
. ments they may have, thus en
s abling police to gain an insight on
r the attitude of both parent and
5 child.
s Officers said that in the old days
a if a child looked like he was going
/ to get into trouble, the local police
man would drop around and chat
with his parents. They hope these
^ letters will serve the same purpose.
These letters will be filed only
1 until the boy or girl concerned is
5 18. so they will not have a police
f record.
“The problem of juvenile delin
- quency belongs with the family and
The Pioneer’s
Chat Corner
By Bruce Kelly
Today I would like to bring back
memories of the gold stampeders
rush to Canada and Alaska. I have
tried to express clearly the miner's
unexpected goal. Even though their
original goal was to sluice a big
paystreak. they each had an unex
pected goal. I leave it you, as to the
other goal.
The Miner’s Unexpected Goal
For the rugged Northland the tough
miner's ran
Over the Chilcoot they desperately
trudged
Waited the winter out on Lake
Bennette’s frozen sand.
Some died on the cold wintered lake
While frozen water awaited spring
And fresh cut timber boats and
rafts the miners made
Not for one, but everyone’s sake
I
Ice crystals finally fell
A thousand crafts suddenly left the
crude ramps
Some river craft crumbled down,
creating “Dammit to Hell.”
Making it through the rapids
beyond, went the determined ones
Dawson, a fresh beginning, made ol
hardware, moosemeat, men, and
raging guns;
i Bound by the mighty Yukon, a city
upon the gold.
Yes. many lives were quickly spent
Impatient some were, their claims
! sold.
During the Klondike, new fames
I won.
Cheerful, sorrow, and plain
thoughts born
In books by Rex Beach. Robert
Service, and Pierre Berton.
' News suddenly, as before, spread:
Gold, paystreak on Upper Porcupine
: these letters will bring the re
sponsibility back where it belongs
j —in the home,” the department |
stated.
Scout Girls Are
Honored During
Court Of Awards
Senior Girl Scouts of Troop No.
2 under the direction of their lead
er Mrs. William Warren, received
awards at the annual Court of
Awards held recently at the par
ish hall of St. Matthew's Episcopal
Church.
Girls in the troop who received
awards included Karla Danforth,
Maureen Chess, Marry Hoogerwerf.
and Marcie Haggard. Also receiving
awards in addition to acting as
color guards for the ceremony were
Jenny Cook, Wendy Warren. Cher
yl Groff, Nicki Warren and Kay
Lindberg.
The girls, all of whom attend
Lathrop High School, have earned
recognition by assisting in the local
and school libraries as aides. They
have also assisted troop leaders in
carrying out brownie and intermed
iate programs.
Following the ceremony, slides of
camping activities in conferences
that local residents attended in the
“lower 48” and Harding Lake Girl
Scout camping activities were
shown.
Guests of Troop No. 2 were the
intermediate Girl Scouts of local
eighth grade troops and their par
ents.
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