Civil Defense To
Stockpile Medical
Supplies in Alaska
In th.’ recent League of Al
askan Cities Conference h Id in
Kodiak, Colonel Earl Landreth
reported that the organizational
phase of the Territorial Depart
ment of Civil Defense was about
completed. He said that arrange
ments have been made to pur
chase $100,000 worth of medical
supplies upon a matching fund
basis, which will be distributed
to local directors when received.
Only expense to local communi
ties would be storage.
On November 2, 1951 the Di
rector's Conference held in Port
land. Oregon, was attended by
representatives from Alaska
(Colonel Landreth), British Co
lumbia. Washington, Oregon.
California. Idaho, Montana and
Nevada.
The problem of a mutual aid
pact between the western states.
Canada and Alaska was discuss
ed. The Canadians, due to fed
eral restrictions, could not enter
into formal pacts but would en
ter into local agreements.
In the event of an evacuation,
Canada has agreed to cut red
tape to a minimum for those
people who find it necessary to
cross their borders.
Complete cooperation by our
Canadian neighbors aided great
ly in making the conference a
success.
Major General Wm. R. Rob
ertson. of California, was select
ed to attend the National Con
vention in their first meeting to
be held in the near future.
NEW CEILING PRICE
ON GASOLINE
Juneau—The new e: tax
on gasoline im\ in' : > I - * ri to
ceiling prices on gasolmr. lii
Ol i ice of Price Stabilizai ion, said
today.
The new tax will add one
half cent a gallon to '-'h >v'
ceiling prices. The O.P.S. -end
the iax can !'<• add 1 only 1
the actual ur., unt d the . ■
crease, Thu-, if a .-a! d • y
gallons is ma U\ th ■ t ix
would acid an extra iV c- uts
to the sale, llmvi ver. odd
unit ' : , ;
off to the nearest cent.
The OPS. cadi d ottonlvon
to Ceiling Price Regu.lnUo
issu d last March 21. which
cavers the sale of petroleum pro
ducts from service stations and
other stationary facilities. Sec
tion 11 (b> of Regulation 13 ex
plains how to allow for tax in
creases on petroleum products.
NEW POLICE CAR OK'D
BY CITY COUNCIL
The request of Police Com
missioner Johnson and Chief o'
Police Evans for a new tv dee
ear was ok'd by the Ci’v Council
and the bid let to Hamilton's
Garage for purchase of the ve
hicle?
Rids were received from sev
eral dealers who resoonded to
the advertised call for bids and
specifications. Hamilton's bid on
a 1952 P tiac s dan ( puipp 1
for heavy duty.
NATIONAL GUARD GARAGE
OPEN FOR BIDS
Anchorage—A call for bids
for condru tion of a National
Guard v hide storage building
in the Alaskan Command was
issued today.
The 12.°. feet by 52 Let build
ing is to have a reinforced con
crete frame, block wall and
floor; two overhead typ > doors,
metal sashes, steel trusses, and
installat'on of electrical service.
There is approximately 3000 feet
of paving in the adjacent area.
There is to be no 1,eating or
plumbir. a mst illation. It will be
located on the Palmer highway.
LOCAL SERVICEMEN GET
FIREFIGHTING DUTY
A letter from Billie Kibsgard
tells about his promotion to the
position of skipper of the T-205
fire boat at Whittier. Ralph Er
ickson is now in the firefighting
detail ashore, also at Whittier.
Richard Bogard is assigned to
duty at the same port in the
radio station.
ANCHORAGE-SEWARD BUS
TRIPS SUSPENDED
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Stating that several points on
the southern end of the Anchor
age-Seward highway have be
come impassable for busses, the
Matanuska Valley Lines today
announced the suspension of the
daily trips to Anchorage until
further notice.
At a point near Mile 50, there
is water nearly three feet deep
on the road, with sump holes
nearly as bad at numerous other
places, Mr. Malcolm of the bus
lines said. He added that the
firm is unwilling to put its pas
sengers to the inconvenience of
being held up for an hour or
more until a “cat" can be se
cured to pull the bus through
the muddy spots.
A spokesman for the Bureau
of Public Roads Seward office
stated that the bad spot at Mile
50 will probably be filled with
several thousand yards of gravel.
The contractor has avoided tak
ing this step until now, because
the fill material available is nut
that called for in the permanent
plans, and will all have to be re
moved later, thus doubling the
cost of finishing this particular
strip.
It is possible that certain sec
tions of the highway may have
to be closed by contractors prior
to cold weather, in order to
smooth over the deep ruts before
they become frozen for the
winter,
necessary.
FEDERAL COURT SESSION
DUE HERE NOV. 13
Void lias been received at the
Commissioner's Oltice lure that
the S ward session of Federal
Cour: has be
Ti - aw 'levee.'., r
further delays it p
n..h; ’s a; othc
e.m
Mns. housewife’s decision, as she approaches the grocery
shell’ in Medford, Oregon or Banger, Maine, is important to
everyone in Alaska.
Will she select a can of Alaska salmon? Or will she choose,
instead, a competing fish or meat product?
Because historically the salmon industry has been the
backbone of Alaska s economy, this choice in a fiee tompt > *
tive market is vital to all of us. The salmon industry can
prosper only if consumers continue to choose this healthful,
appetizing food.
The success of the industry in selling the Alaska salmon
pack is directly reflected in its ability to pay adequate wages
to fishermen, cannery employees and otaors. as well as tox< s
to support schools, build roads, and maintain other functions
of government.
That's why we say the 1951 salmon season really hasn t
ended. The fishing and the packing are over, but the impor
tant job of selling has only just started. It is a job important
to all of us.
HEAR SAM HAYES, noted radio commentator . . .
every Sunday over your favorite Alaska station
write today for your copy of "Welcome to Alaska,
a colorful 12-page booklet crammed with information
about Alaska. Or drop us a card and we'll send this
booklet to friends or relatives outside. Address
inquiries to Box 893, Ketchikan.
Alaska Salmon Institute
SEATTLE — KETCHIKAN -*• JUNEAU
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MUSIC TRAIL ARTISTS DUE
HERE NOVEMBER 11
Arriving in Nrw York last
week from Sweden, Tomiko
Kanazawa, lyric soprano, who
will be heard here with Cesare
Curzi, tenor, on November 11,
hurried by plane to San Fran
cisco where Richard Gumming
was ready to put the final
touches as accompanist for the
Opera Duo on the programs to
be sung on the Alaska Music
Trail by these two famous
artists.
Mine, Kanazawa, the wife of
Leo Mueller, conductor of the
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,
has just finished a spectacular
tour of the Scandinavian coun
tries where she sang thirty per
formances in Finland, Norway,
Denmark and Sweden. It was a
return tour but a much more ex
tensive one than when she sang
there before. The Scandinavian
audiences respond with enthusi
asm to this young American
born singer, her critic in the
Morgenposten of Oslo, Norway,
writing, “Never before has such
beautiful singing been heard in
tliis concert hall, nor such elo
auence of expression. ... It
made an unforgettable event . .
and from the Stockholm Tid
ningen, “A great performance,
fascinating and soul-stirring.”
Cesare Curzi will come north
for the first time as singing part
ner for Tomiko Kanazawa. Their
appearances together and with
Richard Cumming at tiie piano,
have won fine artistic awards
for them in San Francisco and
other cities of the United States.
They were joined in their re
hearsals by Maxim Schapiro,
who gave his hearty approval of
their fine rendition of the pro
grams for the coming northern
tour.
UNIVERSITY FAVORS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The establishment of com
munity colleges in Alaskan cities
is a step closer to realization
today with the allocation of
$30,000 by the Board of Regents
of the University of Alaska.
“We regard the possibilities
for growth and development of
the community college idea in
Alaska so favorable that we
have taken these $30,000 from
our emergency University funds
during this biennium to aid Al
askan cities in establishing com
munity colleges under University
leadership and assistance,” said
Andrew Nerland, president of
the Board.
The president of the Univer
sity is authorized to negotiate
agreements with local school
boards to offer grades 13 and
14, and to include vocal
subjects, on the same fina
basis as now exists with
Territorial Department of
cation for grades 12 and 1c
This is generally on a sh;
basis with the Territory su|
ing the larger figure and
school boards supplying
smaller from their local ta
come.
Dr. Terris Moore, pres
of the University, plans tx
plore the community co
idea further with school b<
in various towns. “We 1
there are sufficient persons
wish to continue their educ
in their own communitic
start the community coll
he stated. “The details
now be worked out anc
plan put into operation.”
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