State Considers Taking Over
Federal Jail at Anchorage
JUNEAU UP> — Commissioner of i
Administration Floyd Gucrtin said
today the state is still exploring 1
the costs which might be involved ;
in acquisition of the U.S. jail at'
Anchorage, as has been proposed.
“There is no question, howev
er, that it would cost the state
more money to operates the facili
ty than it costs the federal gov
ernment,” Guertin said.
“The U.S. Bureau of Prisons is
entitled to surplus food and surplus
clothing at no cost. We would have
to buy our food and clothing.”
Guertin said that during the fis
cal year ending last June 30 the
state paid the federal government
$180,763 for the care of state pris
oners at the Anchorage facility.
The average daily cost to the
state was approximately $7 for
each of the average 70 state pris
oners held in the federal jail each
day during fiscal 1963.
Based on a proposal submitted
by the Youth and Adult Authority,
state operation of the Anchorage
facility would cost $322,645 a year,
covering an average daily jail
population of 110. The cost per pri
soner per day would be approxi
mately $8.
Guertin said the $322,645 fig
ure did not take into consideration
a reduction of prisoner care costs
elsewhere through transfer of state
prisoners to the Anchorage jail,
if it becomes a state operation.
The estimate also does not cover
the cost of installing a heating
plant, should that become neces
sary, Guertin said.
He explained that the federal
jail now receive its heat from the
C.S. Post Office heating plant and
that arrangement might be ter
minated should the state acquire
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the federal jail.
Guertin estimated the cost of a
heating plant at $50,000-$75,000.
“We still don’t know whether we
could acquire the jail in fee simple
title.” Guertin said, “and we don’t
know what provisions might be
imposed by the federal govern
ment.
“In any event, while the state
is interested in acquiring the An
chorage jail, we have not re
quested the property as yet and
we won’t until all costs have been
pinned down.”
Stale Buys Heavy Duty
Road Equipment
JUNEAU — The State
Department o f Administration
awarded contracts totaling $519,
453 yesterday for supplying 61
pieces of road maintenance equip
ment to the State Department of
Highways.
The contracts went to six Alaska
companies and covered equipment
ranging from dump trucks and
motor graders to sand spreaders
and truck-mounted brush cutters.
Bert Esmon, contract officer for
the Division of Supply, said a ques
tion over specifications held up
award of contracts on three heavy
duty trucks equipped with snow
| removal equipment, which will
j cost an estimated $90,000.
The Carrington Co. of Anchor
age was low bidder on $314,192
worth of equipment.
Other equipment contracts went
to Fifth Avenue Chrysler, Anchor
age, for a total of $34,704; Rey
nolds Equipment Co., Anchorage,
$7,573; Yukon Equipment Co., Ju
neau. $32,520; Craig Taylor Equip
ment Co., Anchorage, $111,148;
and the McDowell-Woodland Co.,
Anchorage, $19,316.
“Have You Stood
on Holy Ground?"
Sermon for Nov. 17th
11 A.M.
COMMUNITY
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Howard DeVore. Pastor
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The first direct motor coach
service between the State of Alas
ka and the State of Washington
will begin May 18, 1964, it was
announced this week by C. B.
( Chuck i West, president of Alaska
Hyway Tours, Inc.
The inaugural run will leave
Seattle May 18, will traverse the
Alaska Highway, and arrive in
Fairbanks on May 26. The first
southbound departure will leave
Fairbanks on June 4, and will ar
rive in Seattle on June 11. Over
night stops will be made at the
Alaska-Yukon Territory border,
Whitehorse, Watson Lake, Fort
Nelson, Dawson Creek, Prince
George and Harrison Hot Springs.
Twenty-seven departures are
scheduled between Fairbanks and i
Seattle throughout the 1964 season.
Moderately priced round-trip
tours between Washington and
Alaska will range in length from
11 to 23 days, with passengers hav
ing the option of combining the
new motor coach travel with ferry,
cruise ship, rail and air transpor
tation, either north or southbound.
Alaska Hyway Tours’ motor
fleet now totals 14, with the addi
tion of three luxurious new air
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are equipped with tinted picture
windows, deeply comfortable seats
and rest rooms. Expert, well-in
formed drivers will explain points
of interest along the way.
Schedule dates, advance reser
vations and detailed information
may be obtained by contacting
Alaska Hyway Tours, Inc., 707 J.
Vance Building, Seattle 1, Wash
ington. Reservations may be made
now.
BIBLE VERSE TO STUDY
"Therefore, now amend your
ways and your doings, and obey
the voice of the Lord, your God."
1. Who was the author of the
above warning?
2 What was his position?
3. By what nickname was he
known among his people?
4. Where may this verse be
found?
(Answers on Page 8)
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Today in Southern Asia, Hindu- j
ism, Islam, and Buddhism have a
new lease on life. They are re
surgent faiths. Christians are also
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tions of faith, state Methodist
leaders. These are only two of the
issues to he discussed this Sunday
evening, Nov. 17, at the Commu
nity Methodist Church as the an
nual school of missions continues
its presentations.
In connection with the studies
on Christian Issues in Southern
Asia, Pat Durett will present “Re
surgent Religions: Faith and Na
tionhood,” and Mrs. Sterling Croell
will discuss “Growing in Unity.”
India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Nepal
are the countries involved. A movie
will be shown.
The sessions begin at 6:30, and
( there are classes for all ages from
I kindergarten through the adults.
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Wirt/ Tells Labor ‘Don’t
Let Automation Get You
Shook — Get Educated!’
NEW YORK UH — Secretary of
Labor Wirtz urged labor yesterday
to be concerned with education
and training people, and advised it
not to fear machines.
Secretary Wirtz addressed the
biennial convention of the AFL
CIO in New York. He said a basic
revision of the whole educational
system is needed to enable man to
cope with technology and the com
plexity of modern life.
Secretary Wirtz called for firm,
bold action in view of the de
creasing number of jobs.
He said that technology has
I produced machines with abilities
that can substitute for people with
less than high school educations.
He reported two-thirds of today’s
unemployed are people without
high school educations.
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