National Production Authority Contemplates
Establishment Of Regional Office In Alaska
The National Production Au
thority is contemplating the
establishment of a regional of
fice in Alaska, according to in
formation given Delegate Bart
lett last week by NPA Admin
istrator Manly Fleischmann.
The possibility of establish
ment of the office was revealed
at the same time Delegate Bart
lett was informed that a repre
sentative from the Seattle office
would leave in a few days for
Alaska on specific projects now
pending before the National
Production Authority. It has
been tentatively agreed that the
representative, Robert L. Hos
mer. will visit Fairbanks, An
chorage a n d Juneau. “Our
representative,” Administrator
Fleischmann told Delegate Bart
lett, “will be instructed to con
tact Lieutenant General William
E. Kcpner. Commander-in-Chief
Alaskan Command, and he will
make a complete investigation
of the several needs you have
mentioned with a representative
of General Kepncr's office."
The decision to send a re ore
oi'j i tun v i' iu me i i i i j i< M \ vv i< ••*
made following representations
made by Bartlett that •'there i<
a tremendous and unprecedenti ,i
defense construction program
under way in Alaska. The scope
of the program is so hu re. in
volving as it does buildi i- •
the Air Forer. the Navy, tae
Army and relat d construction
that the procurement of su< plies
and equipment is becoming in
creasingly critical.”
The National Production Au
thority was created as the resell
of the Defense Production Act
of 1950 and exercises control
over scarce materials.
In a letter written early lest
month to Administrator Fleisch
mann. Delegate Bartlett de
clared:
"I understand that it is not a
simple matter to single out for
preferential treatment a special
area or a special group: and all
of us will probably fare better
if such action does not become
imperative. After having said
that, I do feel it my duty to
communicate to you a belief
that there are especial cisci .n
stanccs in Alaska wine’: will
need and even demand special
attention from the National Pio
i
duction Authority and other ap
propriate agencies of govern
ment. This may prove to be the
case throughout the Territory
because retailers there are not
physically in such close prox
imity with their wholesalers as
retailers elsewhere are, and thus
may find themselves uninten
tionally discriminated against.
More specifically, it would seem
that the situation at Fairbanks,
at Anchorage and at Kodiak,
where the main defense estab
lishments are maintained, will
be the most aggravated. The con
nection there between the mili
tary and the civilian is very
close. For example, there is not
enough housing and the lack is
felt by military dependents as
much as by civilians. There will
be on a continuing basis a need
for a free flow of supplies to the
housing projects to correct the
existing urgent deficiency.
“Simultaneously,” the Dele
gate continued, “new utilities
must go in to take care of the
new housing nrojects. Elsewhere
and in fact throughout the en
lire en i'omy oi the region there
is an exceedingly close connec
tion between defense undertak
ings and the very existence of
these communities. Since Alaska
is so important to the welfare of
th< nation, particularly at this
time when it is serving more or
T ss as a bulwark region be
tween Soviet Russia and the
* ted States, 1 houl i like to
, s: • s'* tint d min’d be w -11 for
the National Production Author
ify to review on a hi ;h lev< 1 t ic
entire Alaska situation.”
MERTON THOMPSON DIES
Merton Thompson, known in
Seward as ‘Blackit-’ or ‘Bouncy’,
was found dead in his cabin at
4th and D on March 23. He had
apparently been dead only a few
hours when found. Cause of
d ;th was heart failure brought
on by malnutrition and influ
enza.
Thompson, who had lived in
S c vv a r d for six years, was
thought to be in his 40’s. He was
c longshorem . II< is survived
by his m o t h e r, Mrs. Leland
Thompson, in Oroviil , Califor
nia. lie has no othe r known rel
u i ivc s.
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Chamber of Commerce DiscuJ
Seward Chamber of Com
merce met Tuesday noon for
its regular meeting. After lunch
the session took the form of a
business meeting. Leon Urbach
presided in the absence of Pres
ident Clarence Keating.
Acting president Urbach re
ported that a telephone call
from Tony Schwamm informed
him that he would be in Sew
ard next week to star! work
on airporl improvements sched
uled to be done this spring.
Call for Bids will probably be
released within the first or sec
ond week after Mr. Schwamm
arrives in Seward.
Secretary W. C. Erwin read
a communication from Cana
dian Crescent Shows in re
to the showing of a com?
carnival in Seward the las
July or the first of August,
letter has been answered
the Chamber of Commerce,
ing for further information
the proposed showing.
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