COST-OF-LIVING PAY
CUT COULD AFFECT
OVER 8,000, GOV.
At least over 8.000 families, resi
dents of Alaska, would be affected
economically if the cost-of-living
allowance is eliminated from Fed
eral payrolls in Alaska. Governor
Gruening said today as he entered
the fight against House action
which last week eliminated the
added pay for Alaska employees of
the Department of Agriculture.
"If Congress eliminates it for
one department, we can look for
ward to it being cut from _ all of
them." he added.
The Governor has sent a detailed
protest to each of the 21 members
of the U. S. Senate appropriations
committee highlighted by the fol
lowing points:
The allowance, in the case of Ag
riculture, dates from 1924 and cost
of-living surveys recently have
shown that living costs in Fair
banks and Anchorage are, respect
ively, 47 and 40 per cent higher
than in Seattle. Discontinuance of
the allowance to employees hired
locally would promote colonialism
and a caste system by establishing
a higher paid class recruited from
the "Motherland” to work with a
lower paid, presumably inferior,
class of resident Alaskans.
The proposal, his protest con
tinued. would deny the capacity cl
Alaskans to govern themselves by
providing greater pay for impor
ted officials. It would be inefficient
in favoring locally uninformed em
ployees over resident employees.
Direct increased costs would result
from outside recruitment, travel
costs being met by the government
from point of hire to job location.
A greater turnover rate, und longer
training periods would add to such
costs. Finally, he added, the pro
posal undermines national policy
which aims toward permanent
settlement of Alaska. It would mean
the dominaticn of Federal agen
cies by transient workers having
roots and bacic interests elsewhere.
The Senate appropriations com
mittee was urged to block the pro
posal. not only as it alfected the
Department of Agriculture, but in
its application to any other Federal
agency in Alaska, since those op
posing the allowance, are seemingly
attacking it1 ih every appropriation
bill.
The Governor pointed out that
the matter is of general interest
to the business community since
Federal employees are so widely
distributed that their loss of buy
ing power would be felt through
out Alaska.
In the Anchorage area, he cited,
the railroad has an average year
around total of 1,400 employees;
the CAA 663, Read Commission 290,
and civilian employees of the mil
itary total 3,200. In the Fairbanks
area are an average of 2,000 year
around Federal employees, mostly
railroad and military employees.
Average total for Juneau is about
600. Most of these people receive
the cost of living allowance.
The Governor pointed out also,
that the 1950 Federal payroll for
the Anchorage area was $31,321,669.
Elimination of the cost of living
allowance from this would reduce
the figure by probably as much as
five million dollars, he estimated.
He urged Alaskans to express
themselves by protesting to mem
bers of the two appropriation com
mittees in Congress. If the Senate
eliminates the objectionable pro
vision, he pointed out, the bill goes
to conference and the House con
ferees will be chosen from the
House appropriations committee.
AIR ENCAMPMENT FOR
BOY SCOUTS PLANNED
IN JUNE AT KODIAK
The fourth annual Boy Scout Al
aska Council Explorer Air Encamp
ment will be held June 24 through
June 30 at the Naval Operating
Base, Kodiak.
Maj. Gen. William D. Old, com
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Front Line Huddle
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Gen. Matthew B. Ridgwav, supreme commander (second from left), wearing full batt.le dress, huddles
witji some ci his top field commanders at an advance base somewhere in Korea while Chinese Communist j
offensive was in full swing. Left to right: Lieut. Gen. Edward Almond, 10th ( crps commander; Gen.
Ridgway, Lieut. Gen. James A. Van Fleet, 8th Army commander, and Maj. Gen. G. C. Thomas, com
manding the First Marine division. OP* Wirephoto.
manding general. Alaska Air Com
mand, has agreed to provide air
transportation for the Scouts from
key points In Alaska. Pick up point;
for the Scouts will be at Nome,
Fairbanks, Juneau, Annette, Cor
dova and Anchorage. Scouts attend
ing the encampment from Juneau
will leave Sunday, June 24.
Approximately 125 Scouts will
attend the encampment. Those el
igible to attend must be registered
Scouts or Explorers 14 years of age
or over. The fee for the attending
is $10 per boy if paid before June
15. After that date the fee is'$12.
GROUND WATER STUDY
IN ANCHORAGE AREA
BEGINS MID-JUNE
D. J. Cederstrom, district geolog
ist of the ground water resources
division. Geological Survey office,
| Charlottesville, Virginia, arrived
I here this week enroute to Anchor -
1 age for the summer's program of
ground water investigations in the
Anchorage area.
Equipment including a drill rig
is on its way, he reports, for the
program of deep test holes that
will be started by mid-June. For
the immediate future, there will be
drilling only in the Anchorage area,
he said. Frank Trainer of the Ge
ological Survey will continue his
studies in the Palmer hrea.
Several miscellaneous reports
dealing with Alaska ground water
are in the process of publication,
Cederstrom said.
TAKU LODGE OPEN
Taku Lodge now open for your
patronage. Contact Alaska Coastal
Airlines at Baranof Hotel for res
ervations. 8i6-7t
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Tor the third year in accession,
the Oregon Journal of Portland,
Oregon, is getting the Alaska' sum
mer cruise season off to an early
start. The Journal will bring its
1951 cruise party into Juneau on
the SS Prince George of the Can
adian National fleet and will dock
at the Juneau Cold Storage about
4:15 pin. PST Tuesday, May 29.
Juneau Gray Line will take the
passengers on a sightseeing trip
to the Mendenhal, Glacier and Auk
Lake. In the evening they will
visit the Territorial Museum.
The passenger list of 225 persons
is drawn primarily from Oregon
and southern Washington, and in
cludes a number of persons prom
inent in business and industry.
About 40 per cent of the passengers
come from Portland and the rest
are mainly from other Oregon and
Washington cities, with one not
able. exception. Mi-, and Mrs. H.
C. Cleaver of Hilo. Hawaii, made
(he trip from the Islands purposely
to come north with The Journal
cruise party. Mr. A. L. Lamb of
Salem, Oregon, who went into the
Klondike over the White Pass in
1898, is making his third success
ive Journal cruise. Mrs. Lamb Is
with him, as she has been the past
two years, and this year he is ac
companied by his son-in-law, and
I daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Tlieo Jen
in of Manzanita, Oregon. Another
sourdough in the party, making
his first visit to Skagway and the
! White Pass in many years, is Mr.
E. F. Marshall of Tacoma, Wash
i ington.
| In charge of the cruise is Ver
non It. Churchill, Assistant to the
Publishers of the Oregon Journal
and General Manager of Journal
Tours.
ANCHORAGE GI BS
RETURNING FROM
action in mm
SEATTLE, May 24, —Ifll— Sgt.
Bobby J. Priest of Anchorage will
be among approximately 2,000 vet
erans from Korea arriving at Se
attle Saturday under the army's
rotation program.
The troops will arrive at the Se
attle Port of Embarkation about 4
a.m., PST) Saturday aboard the
military' sea transportation vessel
Marine Adder.
An advance passenger list gave
Priest’s address as “C/O ARR Kern
Sec.”
CORDOVA VISITOR
Elizabeth Hodge of Cordova is
stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
FERRY SERVICE
HAS PROBLEMS
CHAMBER TOLD
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District Engineer staff from An
chorage had observed the high
winds at Douglas and also at the
amc time the small wash on the
Juneau location that could ade
quately be protected by a log float
ing breakwater.
It did not oppose the Douglas
harbor improvement but said it
should be limited in size to the
part protected partly by the winds
and to the number of boats that
would be using it.
Kastaugh Resigns
Fred Ea.staugh, secretary, presen
ted his resignation as effective
June 1. No action was taken.
MARTIN GETS PAID,
CITY FILES SUIT
The City of Juneau paid a judg
ment in the amount of $10,145.69
with one hand this morning and
with the other filed a suit against
two insurance companies.
The judgment was paid to George
F. Martin, a former city employe,
who was awarded permanent and
total disability by the Alaska In
ductrial Board under the provisions
of the Workmen's Compensation
Act.
The suit was filed by City. At
torney Howard Stabler against the
Hansen and Rowland Inc. of Alaska,
which is represented hero by M. E.
Monagle, and the American Casual
ty Co. of Reading, Pa., represented
her# by R. E. Robertson.
Martin claimed carboh monoxide
poisoning which resulted in acci
dental injuries on February 7, Aug.
10 and Aug. 18. 1949. At the,time
of the alleged poisoning, the City
was insured with the Hansen and
Rowland company, which policy
carried through until June 21, 1349.
WARNING
The Jacobson Upholstery
Service will remain in
business in Juneau only
until JUNE JO.
You still have a limited
time in which to get a
supply of lovely tapestry
fabrics at reduced prices.
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Pure Onion Powder, Garlic Powder
Each made from choice onions or
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After June 21, 1949, the City car
ried insurance with the American
Casualty Co. during which time the
second and third claimed injuries
are said to have occurred.
A peremptory writ of mandamus
was Issued by tire court commanding
payment for the or, inal judgment
j of $9,852.10: costs, $47: interest.
972.59, and $174 as costs in manda
mus proceedings.
The insurance companic, have 20
days in which to file an answer.
The matter will come up for dis
] cussion at City Council meeting to
j night.
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