Would Raise 25% Pay
Allowance for Gov't.
Workers in Alaska
A division in the ranks of south- j
ern democrats on the subject of
cost-of-living allowances in the
territories in general and Alaska
in particular was revealed in a
bill introduced in the Senate last |
week. Following a request by the
Civil Service Commission. Sen- I
ator Johnston of South Carolina
V introduced legislation providing
” for a cost-of-living allowance in
the territories in excess of the
present 25% limitation.
Earlier this year. Representa
tive ^Vhitten of Mississippi push
ed a bill through the House which
would have eliminated the pres
ent 25 percent differential from
the pay of federal employees re
cruited in the territories. The
Senate struck this provision from
the bill before referring it to con
ference committee.
Especial reference was made to
the Alaska situation by Chairman 1
Ramspeck of the Civil Service
Commission in sending a draft of
the new legislation to the Hill.
In stating that the additional
compensation now paid by law
“has been sufficient to meet the
diverse compensation problems of
federal employment in territorial
areas with one exception,” Chair
man Ramspeck pointed out that
“The one exception is the situa
tion existing in parts of Alaska,
where living costs are so much
higher than in the States that the
existing 25% rate of territorial
cost-of-living allowances is inade
quate.” He cited difficulties of
various federal departments
which have claimed that the re
moval of the limitation would fac
ilitate the recruitment of quali
fied personnel and would reduce
turnover.
“The legislation proposed by
the Commission,” Chairman Ram
speck said, “would make it pos
sible to establish in Alaska,
wherever appropriate, a rate of
cost-of-living allowance in excess
of 25% of base pay rates. Al
“• though the condition requiring
such treatment is now confined to
Alaska, the authority would be
general so as to permit similar
action at other territorial posts
if like conditions are ever en
countered elsewhere. In this res- j
pect, proposed authority would
be parallel to the existing statu
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JOHNNY STILL LEADING
SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST
The B F. Goodrich bicycle on
display at the Valley Frontiers- 1
man office will soon belong to !
some Valley youngster. With but
two weeks left in the Frontiers
man’s subscription contest, John
ny Mears is still out front with
nineteen subscriptions sold. Re
turns have slowed down, with the
majority of the town approached
by one or more of the contest- j
ants. A few receipts are being
turned in by the boys with much
interest in seeing another block
added after their names on the
contest chart.
Other boys and their totals are:
G. VanValkenberg, 14: D. Hend- ;
rickson, 11; D. Frank, 6; J. Drag-;
seth, 4; C. Hendrickson, 3 B. I
Betts, 3.
The boys plan an all-out drive
during the Fair week-end and the
final results will not be known
until all receipts are turned in
September 8.
If you are not now a subscrib
er of the Valley Frontiersman and
would like to receive your paper
tory authority for cost-of-living
allowances at foreign posts.”
The legislation, introduced by
the chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Post Office and Civil
Service, is similar in purpose to
a bill introduced in January by
Delegate Bartlett.
REGIONAL FORESTER
URGES NEWSPRINT
PLANT FOR JUNEAU
Frank B Heintzleman. region
al forester of the U. S Forest Ser
vice, has been urging the devel
opment of a large newsprint plant
in Juneau it was revealed recent
ly at a meeting of the Juneau
Chamber of Commerce.
Power is available from Lake
Dorothy and on Admiralty Island
sufficient to supply a,daily out
put of 800 to 1000 tons. Publish
ers in the States are keenly in
terested in the project, Heinzle
man said. At present they are de
pendent upon Canada for 85 per
cent of their newsprint.
The new $40 million pulp mill
recently approved for Ward Cove,
near Ketchikan, will do nothing
to relieve the newsprint shortage
It does not plan to manufacture
paper, but will confine produc
tion to high grade rayon, cellu
lose, and nitro-cellulose.
through the mail or if you would
like to have a subscription mail
ed outside, why not call your fa
vorite contestant and help give
him a boost.
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Heads Dental Society
Dr Lawler J. Seeley. Anchor
age dentist v,as elected president
iof the Alaska Dental Society at
ithe annual convention held re
' oently in Juneau
Other territorial dentists elect*
! ed to fill offices were: Dr John
H. Gcyer. Juneau, vice-president.
! Dr. Robert A Smithson. Anchor -
I age, secretary - treasurer; Dr.
i Frank M Dorsey. Anchorage. Dr.
R. H. Williams. Juneau and Dr.
James O. Whaley, Ketchikan, ex
ecutive council. Also. Dr. Robert
D, Livie, Anchorage, Alaskan
delegate to the dental association
w’ith Dr. Lee L. McKinley. An
chorage as alternate.
Dr. Foster Sims. Palmer, was
among the gathering of dentists
who met at Juneau for the con
vention. Anchorage was chosen
1 as the site of the next convention
I to be held July 14. 1952.
Valley Front!
Sorority to Mold
Ritual of Jewels
Beta Sigma Phi members who
wrir unable to attend the ntu*
al of Jewels held in Anchorage
this past spring will have an op
portunity to participate in the
ceremony to again be held Aug
ust 28 at the Spring Creek Lodge.
Mrs. Blanche Ryan president an
nounced this week
The sorority w'lll sponsor a
concession at the Valley Fair, it
v.as decided at the n..'eting held
August 20. Hot dogs, coffee, choc
olate milk and ice cream are on
! the menu with possibly a sur
prise ‘treat" to be added. Pro
ceeds from the sales will be used
for a civic purpose, Mrs. Ryan
added.
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