UNCLE SAM MAY
HELP HOMESTEADERS
Uncle Sam got more than
three million dollars more from
Alaskans in income tax last year
than in the year before, it was
reported by the Collector of In
ternal Revenue this week. Biggest
increase was in the withholding
tax reductions, despite tax slash
es there. That tax went up al
most two million dollars over the
previous year’s totals.
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At the same time, it was an
nounced by the Territorial Bank
ing Board that bank deposits
were up two and a half million
dollars last year. One new terri
torial bank was established, mak
ing a total of 16 for Alaska.
Both reports, released by the
Alaska Development Board, point
to just one thing, according to
the Board—increasing prosperity
in Alaska coupled with increas
ing development and activity.
Missing Men
Are Sought
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Information concerning the y
following missing persons is be- a
ing sought by the office of Gov
Franz Hardinger, who was born e
in Austria in 1872. He immigrat- £
?d to Alaska about 30 years ago. C
Hardinger is a locksmith by pro
fession.
Cole Campbell, age 37, 5 feet
srnor Ernest Gruening:
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0 inches tall, 160 lbs., who is
nown to have lived in the An
horage area for about eight
ears. He has light brown hair
nd blue eyes.
Anyone who knows anything
f the present whereabouts of
ither man is asked to communi
ate direct with the Governor’s
>ffice.
Coffee Insures Everything—
Remember? Adv.
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FELLOW ALASKANS:
It is a tradition in Alaska to judge a man not by how much he talks but by what
he accomplishes. I have been your Highway Engineer and Chief of your Highway
Patrol for one year now. My record in that office is one 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 illness proved
fatal. I was then appointed by the Governor of Alaska to continue in that post. Early
this year I announced my candidacy for election as Territorial Highway Engineer, and
in the primary election in April defeated my only Democratic opponent by 737 votes
(not "by the narrow margin of around 100 votes," as this man, who overnight switch
ed from Democrt to Republican, is claiming in his political advertisements.)
My first task as Territorial Highway Engineer was to carry out the, commit
ments to various communities made by my predecessor; this I was in honor bound to
do. With what moneys remained I have constructed those roads and airfields which
seemed most needed and what dockage and mooring facilities in the coastal commu
nities my budget would allow. If you elect me October 12 I pledge myself to serve {he
greatest number of communities possible with the most careful use of public money.
The golden dream of a second highway, one that would link Southeast Alaskan
towns with the States, should remain a golden dream until such time as the prospec
tor, the Alaska miner and the homesteader have been given the roads they need with
in the Territory in order to afford them the chance to make an honest living. Ketchi
kan, Wrangell, Petersburg, and Sitka all are on islands. This circumstance alone would
necessitate many miles of extremely expensive road construction (much of which is in
Canada) and extensive ferry systems in order to bring the wandering tourist to the door
of the Southeastern communities; too large an enterprise for the Territory to handle
at present and beyond the scope or authority of the Highway Engineer and the Territo
rial Board of Road Commissioners.. The road to the States that we now have, inspired
by Adolph Hitler, promoted by Hirohito and built by the U. S. Army, 1200 miles
through Canadian Territory, should serve Alaska well until that future date when we
can 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 Highway Engineer in
the years immediately 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 population, to say nothing of the increase we will experience in the next few years,
requires large numbers of secondary roads. Only by providing 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 region on the globe. We need more and
more landing fields throughout the Territory for regular routes and for emergency landings. These I pledge
myself to construct.
HARBOR FACILITIES—As I have already demonstrated during my year in office, I believe it an im
portant part of the task of the Highway Engineer to provide better harbor facilities for the coastal towns. In
addition this was the expressed will and intent of the amended bill providing money for harbor and water
facilities.
HIGHWAY PATROL—The Alaska Highway Patrol was established by act of the 1941 Legislature. I be
lieve it has proven itself. During my incumbency as its chief, the force has been increased from four to four
teen officers, an increase necessitated by the great growth in number of cars using our highways and also
because the last Legislature gave the Patrol full police powers and responsibilities. More than 5,000 auto
mobiles passed through Tok Junction this summer to and .from the States, bringing to Alaska all types and
kinds of people, not all of them highly desirable. Alaska Highway Patrolmen are chosen individually, for
their integrity, their ability and their previous training in law enforcement. The need for added law enforce
ment is too well known. The need for additinal law enforcement is so 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 consid
ered 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 efforts. My opponent by his own words is denying the very people he seeks to serve
the protection and service that the Highway Patrol 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 espirit de corps which
exists in the organization. Their motto as long as I am their chief will be courtesy always, helpfulness, 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 constant study of overall interests of the Territory. If by your votes you continue
me as Territoriay Highway Engineer I pledge a sound, a sane and a faithful administration of the responsi
bilities of office.
I RANK R. METCALF
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