QUESTION ARISES
ON CERTAIN PHASE
ALASKA MINE LAWS
ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Jan. 18—
Iff)—Is gravel a valuable mineral?
Does ;ts presence on school section
lands permit the staking of min
ing claims?
On those questions may hinge a
court decision that could affect Al
aska’s financial structure and de
prive its schools of large antici
pated funds.
The issue came to light yester
day when Lowell Puckett, regiona1
administrator for the Bureau of
Land Management, disclosed that
four well known Alaska families
had staked placer claims on 64G
acres of valuable school land east
of Anchorage.
The reaction was violent. Anch
orage school district officials con
ferred with attorneys on ways to
avoid the claims. The city planning
commission began a study of the
situation. City Manager Robert
Sharp said he would join any
legal action to halt the claims. ,
Puckett repor ted the Interior De- j
partment in Washington. D. C., had ;
taken the matter under advise- i
ment.
The land, on the outskirts of this '
rapidly growing Alaska city, has!
been estimated as worth more than
$2,000,000 if divided into 3,200 lots.
Similar lots are bringing $700
apiece.
The families contend they dis
covered gravel in the area, and
mining laws allow filing of claims
on school sections if they contain j
valuable minerals.
Mining authorities here say pie
vious court decisions have held
that gravel is a mineral.
The claims were staked in the
names of Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Cuddy, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cuddy,
and Mr. and Mrs. Dolan G. Wilcox ;
all of Anchorage, and Mr. and Mrs ,
Howard Wilcox, of Fairbanks.
Warren Cuddy is an Anchorage
banker and attorney; his son, Dan
iel, also is an attorney here. How
ard Wilcox for many years headed
the school of mines at the Univer
sity of Alaska, Fairbanks; Don Wil
cox is his son.
What would be the outcome if ,
their interpretation of basic min- i
ing laws is held valid?
All Alaska school sections would
be open to such claims. Claim
ants would obtain patent to the
lands, gain full title, and be in
position to sell gravel or use the
property in any way they choose.
Many school lands have been leased
for private or municipal use.
Puckett said the claim notices
were staked by the four couples
last Nov. 28, and the "mineral"
discovery date was posted as Nov.
27.
The land in question is east of
Merrill Field, the municipal air
port which also is on school land
leased through Governor Gruening's
office. The city dump, too, is on
leased school land.
The 640-acre tract already has
yielded revenue from gravel sales.
The Bureau of Land Management
awarded a 5-year contract last
year to the Anchorage Sand and
Gravel Company to remove gravel
f.om 17'i acres, paying a royalty
to the Territory on each yard taken
out.
After granting the contract, the
Bureau instructed the Territorial
Forestry division to survey the re
maining acreage to determine its
value. Gravel it contained was esti
mated at 3,000,000 yards, worth
$750,000.
The Anchorage Times said Don
ald Wilcox was one of the men
assigned to the surveying project
as a mineral expert. Howard Wilcox
recently has worked for the Recon
struction Finance Corporation in
the Territory.
The Congressional act which set
aside the tract as school section
16 provides that all revenues derived
from its use revert to the Alaska
school fund.
Puckett said the issue has many
highly technical angles, which prob
ably will have to be decided by
the courts.
PUBLISHERS OF
MAGAZINE HAVE
MOVED TO JUNEAU
Bert and Mary Barrer, publishers
of the quarterly magazine. The Al
askan, have moved from Haines
to make their home in Juneau and
are living at 503A Willoughby. They
have lived in Haines for the past
two years, originally coming to
Alaska in ymnection with the
Port Chilkoot veterans project.
Both were born and brought up
in Chicago. Barrer attended Illin
ois Normal School. She is from
Northwestern University, and has
followed a newspaper career. He
spent four years in the U. S.
Army in the infantry in the Pa
cific from 1941 to 1945. They both
plan to work here while continu
ing to publish their magazine.
MBS. CHRISTENSON IN
ST. ANN’S FOR CHECKUP
Mrs. Pete Christenson was taker
to St. Ann’s Hospital today for t
check up and some special ACT!
treatments for arthritis with whicl
she has been sulfering for severs
years.
Alaskans al Hana Maui
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Joe Meherin, prominent Alaskan and co-owner of the Baranof Hotel
in Juneau, and Mrs. Meherin vacationed recently at the world
famous Hotel liana Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. With the popular
Juneau couple was Lefty O’lloul, manager of the San Francisco Seals
baseball team, (second from left.) Pretty hula dancer Irene Akin
showed the Meherins and O'lloul an island gourd which many 11a
waiians use in their exotic native dance. The Meherins and O'lloul
flew to the islands via Pan American Clipper. •
5HRINER5 BUSY
QN SCOUT FUND
DANCE SATURDAY
Juneau Shriners are putting in
l busy two days in preparation for
the free public dance next Satur
day night, January 20, in the Elks
Hall, sponsored by the Shrine Club
to raise funds for the maintenance
and expansion of the Eagle River
Boy Scout Camp.
The Elks lodge is contributing tc
the cause by furnishing its ballroom i
for the occasion. Dancing will start
at 10 p.m.
It i, pointed out by Gene Vuille,
President of the Juneau Shrine
Club, that the funds raised in this
drive for a particular purpose in
helping the Boy Scouts is in no w ay
connected, nor should it be confused
with the annual Boy Scout fund
raising campaign. The annual cam
paign is for the purpose of obtain
ing funds for the normal year around
scouting program and to help defray
leadership expenses for the boys
while in camp.
The Juneau Shrine Club, for the
past few years has reimbursed the
Alaska Council for the normal camp
expense of maintenance, repair and
expansion. However, due to the in
crease in needed repairs and t»p
essential need of the addition of a
craft room, it is asking public sup
port for this worthy cause. In this
regard, Vuille emphasizes that the
Shrine Club merely acts in a ca- j
pacity of fund raising; relinquish
ing all rights to voice as to expen
ditures.
In addition to the first award to
be made at the dance Saturday
evening, a beautiful 52 piece service
for 8, Mi Lady silver set, the
Thomas Hardware Company has
donated a second award, an ultra
modern Filtron Cold Water Proce
Coffee Maker. The two awards are
now on display in the show windows
of the Thomas Hardware.
FWS AGENT ON DUTY
WITH LOCAL OFFICE
Robert H. Baker, Fish and Wild
life Service agent at Kotzebue, ar
rived in Juneau yesterday by Pan
American plane from California
where he has been on temporary
duty with the Sacramento Valley
Game Enforcement Division. He has
been assigned to the Juneau head
i quarters office until the Alaska
i Game Commission conference and
the annual meeting of FWS agents,
to be held here starting February 12.
Baker will work here on special
assignments for the game manage
ment division.
The FWS agent was accompanied
to Juneau by Mrs. Baker and their
two children.
MEETING, SAWMILL WORKERS
Local M271, Fri., Jan. 26, CIO
Hall at 7:30 p.m. All members are
j urged to attend. 711-7t
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i HALL—SATURDAY NIGHT, Jan.
i 20.
Dorothy Stearns Roff dancing
classes now enrolling—tap, Rus
sian ballet, baton twirling, acro
batic. Also stenographers relaxing
classes, boys acrobatic class, and
teen are ballet class.
j SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN’S
CASUALTIES,
KOREAN WAR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 — .'ll —
Total announced US. combat cas
ualties in Korea roue to 45.137 today.
The total, disclosed by the De
partment of Defense, was based on
notifications to next of kin through
Jan. 12. It was 2,242 more than the
figure for the previous v.eek.
The Department listed 6.509 kil ed.
29,951 wounded and 0.677 missing in
action.
The wounded total includes 772
who have since died cf wounds.
Total deaths reached 7,303, includ
ing deaths from wounds and 22
known dead among the missing in
action.
The missing figure also includes
822 men who have since returned to
American control and 108 known
prisoners of war.
Total Army casualties reached
36,956, including 5.208 killed, 23,544
wounded and 8,201 missing.
Marine casualties stand at 7,332.
includeing 1.116 killed, 6,008 wounded
and 208 missing.
Cummulative Navy casualties
reached 496, and 56 killed, 372
wounded and 68 missing.
The Air Force total was 353. in
cluding 129 killed, 27 wounded and
197 missing.
FISH EATING CONTEST BY
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I DOUGLAS
MEWS
* TEEN AGE MEETING
A group of committees represent
ing the several organizations of
Douglas will meet tomorrow, Friday
evening, in the study hall of the
Douglas Public School to discuss
ways and means of providing ac
tivities for teen agers of the com
munity.
The Douglas Island Womens Club
is the sponsoring group, and has
asked each organization to send a
representative. However, all the in
terested public and parents are in
vited to be present with their ideas.
The meeting hour is set for 8
o’clock, accoiding to D.I.W. Club
President, Mrs. Stephen Ford.
BROWNIE TROOP NEWS
Browne Troop No. 7, will ireet
at the home of Mrs. Floyd Guertin
next Saturday morning at 11 o'clock,
for their regular meeting. Girl
Scouts who have not yet brought
their boxes to the meeting should
do so at this, it is announced.
AT HOSPITAL
Mrs. James Hickey was admitted
to St. Ann’s hospital on Tuesday
where she is confined with pneu
monia.
TAKE TRAVELERS DANCE
The Taku Travelers, square dance
group, will meet Saturday evening
at 8 o'clock in the Douglas Gym.
COI RT CASES CONTINUED
TO HEARING NEXT MARCH
On motion of the attorney for the
plaintiffs, W. C. Stump, the Court
continued the case of Charles Early
and Hay Hammer versus Harry A
Wells and Helen E. Wells, for
March 26 in Ketchikan, at the
hearing before Judge George W.
Folta in the U. S. District Court
yesterday afternoon.
The motion by Stump that the
temporary restraining order asked
against the defendants by the
plaintiffs be changed to a perm
anent order was granted by the
Court. The Court also ordered that
the defendants be given two weeks
to produce documents named in a
motion by the attorney for the
plaintiffs filed January 10 and
ordered by the court to be produced
on January 12, to he delivered to
the office of the Clerk of the
Court at Ketchikan.
The case involves payment of a i
judgment in the amount of $3200
alleged due the plaintiffs by the
defendants, the judgment having
teen granted in the November term
of court in Ketchikan. The defen
dants are represented by Mrs. Mild
red R. Hermann, Juneau attorney
SENATOR SNIDER HERE
Senator Gerrit "Heinie” Snider
arrived from his home at Wasilla.
in the Third Division, by plane yes
terday for the coming session of
the Alaska Legislature. Snider, who
served in the House in 1947. de
feated incumbent Victor C. Rivers
for the Senate seat.
ANNUAL EXHIBIT
ARTS AND (RAFTS
BEHELD MAR. 16-18
The Seventh Annual Creative Arts
and Craftx Exhibit will be held in
the Elks Hall on March 16, 17 and
18 according to Vance Blackwell,
chairman of the house committee.
Indications are that the -show will
ibe bigger and better than ever.
The various committee chairmen
1 announced by Mrs. John Willis are
j as follows: Alaska Native Service
I Display, Don Burrus; Ceramics,
Mrs. Leonard Holmquist; Wood
working. Gunnar Roos; Needlecraft,
Mrs. Harry Stonehouse; Textile
Painting, Mrs. E. L. Keithahn;
Paintings, Mrs. Robert Thome;
Photography. Malcolm Greany;
Lapidary, Gil Eide: Sculpture, Max
Lewis; Leatherwork, Arnold Soren
son; Commercial Art., Harold Salis
bury; Creative Writing, Mrs. Trevor
Davis; Plastics, Bea Sheppherd:
Membership. Mrs. Richard Peter;
Publicity. E. L. Keithahn:- Display
Chairman, Mrs. William Paul, Sr.
A mimeographed newsletter is in
preparation and will soon be mailed
to all members of Alaskan Arts and
Crafts. This will contain informa
tion on the coming show. Persons
having questions should address
their inquiries to the proper chair
men or tj President Edith Willis.
THREE FROM HAINES
Mrs. James G. McCammond, Jr..
Mrs. Herbert Gulhford and Mrs.
Thomas Ward, all of Haines are at
the Baranof Hotel.
A. E. OWEN HERE
A. E. Owen of Barge is register
ed at the Baranof Ilctel.
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MOTHERS CLASSES
FRIDAY ARE TO BE
AT HEALTH TENTER
The second in a series of Mothers
Classes will be held tomorrow after
noon, January 19, a the Juneau
Public Health Center. The subject
of this course will be Hygiene of
Pregnancy, with a corresponding
movie. Mrs. Edna Kerr, Public
Health Nurse will lead the class
which will begin at 2 p.m. All
interested persons are invited to
attend.
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SHRINE CLUB BENEFIT—ELKS
HALL, SATURDAY NIGHT, Jan.
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TROLLERS OPPOSE
INCREASED TAXES
ON MOTOR FUEL
A convention of Southeast dele
gates of the United Trollers of Al
aska representing . 750 fishermen
ended here yesterday. •
Six resolutions pasted, including
one for statehood. Others were:
for the elimination of fish traps:
disability compensation for owners
t of undocumented vessels; to support
the Alaska Department of Fisher
ies; against increased taxes on
motor fuel used by fishermen; and
tor the reenactment of weights and
measures inspection 'o be enforced
by the office of the H‘c'.i, ay Fa
gF.;er.
WANT AiiS UK IMG UESULTS
ORDER OF RAINBOW
INSTALLS OFFICERS ON
SATURDAY EVENING
The Order of Rainoow lor Girls
holds public installation of newly
elected and appointed officers Sat
urday evenin’ at 8 o'clock in the
lodge rooms of the Scottish Rite
Temple. Parents, relatives and
friends of the girls are cordially
invited to attend the installation.
Members of the Order are re
minded to meet in the ballroom
at 7:?0 the night of the installa
tion for a short business meeting.
FROM HAINES
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Koenig Jr. of
Haines are stopping at the Gas
tineau Hotel.
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