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Fourth Avenue Bid.'., Seattle, Wash.
Alaska Newspapers, 1411
Monday, July 16, 1951
DEAR GEORGE
Dear George:
: oh;, you took offense at Friday’s editorial offer
ing. m V r ol tact, we were a little surprised at your
lcit.fr because w- thought you were all lor factual
reporting.
You shouldn’t be so sensitive, George. We didn’t
suggest that the enactment of IIB 141 was a plot to
unlrec/e $10,000 for your operation. We just wondered
whether the Governor decided to sign the bill because!
he thought i> a - ood piece of legislation or because j
he thought the members of the new Board might be ;
more inclined to sec things his way. The fact that
the motion to unfreeze your $10,000 was the only order
of bu its at two of the lour meetings didn’t give us
the impression that there was a plot.
We don’t want to mislead anyone, George. And
we don’t want you to, either.
Y u'p a capable young man, George: you’ve come
a lor,' w..v since you firs* applied for a job on the
Empire. And even though private enterprise didn’t
turn out to be your choice for making a living, you
have the personality and connections to take you
eien further in public service—at public expense. But
a man in your position has to use sound judgment,
George —you mustn’t be hasty and you must be rea
sonably accurate. And you should be awfully careful
when ou write critical letters.
Trouble i . George, people just don’t understand.
When ihry see a letter full of statements that aren’t
so, their first thought is, "This man isn’t very careful
with the truth." They don’t stop to consider that
the man might have been upset; that his feelings
might have been hurt—no. they just decide that he’s
irresponsible and untruthful.
Take this letter of yours, George. It’s a pretty
good Ici er and you probably felt lots better after
you wrote it. But you weren’t very careful about
what you said. George. You didn’t check your facts
That’s why we have to answer it; to set you straight
F<.1 example, you say that the Act “was, In its
final amended form, approved by the votes of 35 of
the 40 members of the legislature.”
N George, that’s misleading, and you know it.
Why didn’t you just say —straight out —that the
House passed HB 141 by a vote of 14 to 10 and that
the Senate passed it 11 to 5. That doesn't add up to
35 to 5. What you meant to say was, that after the
Senate had passed it with a number of amendments,
the House approved those amendments unanimously.
Another thing, George. You say (speaking of
the improved fiscal procedures outlined in the Acti
"these reforms are opposed by a vocal minority, ln
j eluding the Empire".
That's not so, either, George. We. perhaps more
than you, are anxious to see Territorial finances in
I tip-top shape and on a business-like basis. We, as
! taxpayers, want to sec that the Territory gets its, or
should we say 'our,' money’s worth in the purchase of
printing and other supplies and services.
We've always approved the bid laws covering pur
chases over $250—and we’ve always wondered why the
Alaska Development Board never calls for bids on its
printing.
While we're on the subject, we’ve always wondered
about that folder you had printed in, we believe,
1949. We noticed that it came in lots of 10,000—each
j lot being billed to you at $248—just $2 under the bid
[ law requirements. Now the way we price printing,
the cost per thousand decreases as the quantity in
creases. Most printers sell their work the same way,
giving the quantity buyer the benefit of economical
press runs. Maybe you could have saved the Terri
tory money on that job, if you had let it out on bids.
Between April 1, 1949 and July 31, 1950 the Alaska
Development Board spent $3,001.72 for printing. Not
a liit or this was let on bids, although the work might
have been done for less money had it been. We hope
you’ll see your way clear to practice what you preach
and do your part to help the Territory save money
by calling for bids in the future.
But we’re getting pretty far afield, George. We
didn't mean to bring all these things into this letter,
but it just seemed like a good time to mention then}
Hope we didn’t embarrass you.
Are you still with us, George? For the record,
the Empire is ICO percent in favor of improved fiscal
procedures for the Territory. And wc are 100 percent
against any legislation that would permit machine
politicians to control the financial affairs of the Ter
ritory.
. You say in the next paragraph of your letter
that we reported the Board’s vote inaccurately—that
where we say "Motion failed 3 to 2.” that we imply
the three votes were against the motion.
Guess you stubbed your toe again, George. Ac
cording to the minutes of the March 20 meeting the
vote was 3 against and 2 for. The Governor and
Prank Metcalf were for the unfreezing while Henry
Koden, J. Gerald Williams and Neil Moore were
against.
Shoulda looked that one up, huh? The minutes
of the two meetings the next day don’t show a roll
call by name, but the votes were 3 to 1 and 3 to 2
respectively. The second meeting on March 27 had
the some five men in attendance as the March 20
meeting—and the vote was again 3 to 2. So, unless
somebody changed his mind overnight, it’s a safe
guess that the same men felt the same way about
unfreezing $10,000 for your outfit.
You say that the reason the "minority” members
took their stand was that a new Board would be
seated in a few days and that the old Board should
leave all decisions to the new body.
Now that just might be the way it was, George,,
but we don't think it was that way at all. Alter all,
if they felt that way about it on March 26, why have
two more meetings the next day? All the men on
that old Board have responsible positions in file Ter
ritory—and it isn’t plausible that they would waste
their valuable time in pointless meetings when the
new Board was to be seated so soon. And besides,
George, have you forgotten that the Governor had
he bill since the forenoon of March 23. How come
he didn't sign it right away and skip those three meet
ngs of the old Board?
Hope there aren’t any hard feelings, George. You
just have to bear in mind that so long as you feed
it the public trough, the guy that pays the bills is
■ntitled to know what goes on. And our job is to see
that he knows what goes on.
Should you have similar problems from time to
ime, we want you to feel perfectly free to drop
us a line. Well do our level best to get the facts
'or you.
Yours for "more light and less heat” in corre
spondence.
fhe Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued' from Page One)
new:-paper in Utah, your publicity
was like a country gentleman’s."
He referred to the fact that in
Utah, a supposed "Congressional
record" with statements attacking
Thomas as a pro-Communist was
circulated to all mailboxes in the
last hours of the campaign—so late
that Thomas had no opportunity
to reply.
"We all know Senator Thomas
was not a Communist,” Hermann
explained, “but these tactics were
ncces ary to balance the pseudo
liberal new papers which were for
him.”
Pointing to Dick Cardall, admin
istrate, e aide to Sen. Arthur Wat
kins of Utah, Hermann continued:
“There the fellow who gets a lot
of credit for that victory. Senator
Bennett 'the Republican who beat
Thoma. > is very much indebted to
him.”
Th 1952 target areas, Hermann
indicuf . were to retain all Re
publican cats in the New England
ar.cl Atlantic states, and pick up
nc'A Senator:; in Arizona, New
M' icico and Wyoming.
"We have Republican governors
and some patronage strength to
pub on real ciaps," he explained.
“Also, v.e have a fighting chance of
pit-kin: up eats in Maryland, Ken
tucky and West Virginia and
strengthen our position in the
south
“Qn the other hand, he said,
pointing to a map behind him, “We
could lose four o; live Senators.
Quite frankly, even if there is a
sweeping Republican victory for
president, we still may not control
the Senate.”
FROM TACOMA
Ar .hur Johnson of Tacoma is a
gue: i at the Barancf hotel.
B1IX STUMP HERE
W iliam Stump of Ketchikan is
at U . Baranof hotel.
Bids and Contract
Awards Boost
Alaska Building
Government construction in Alas
ka continued to expand today with
the Corps of Engineers awarding a
new hospital contract; announcing
another bid opening and receiving
bids on projects scheduled for early
construction.
Award of the contract for con
struction of a 5-story hospital at
Ladd Air Force base went to the
New York firm of Grove, Shepherd,
Wilson and Kruge for $7,536,833.
Six bids, opened in Seattle, sought
the contract for construction of a
water treatment with storage facil
ities and a sewage plant at Ladd
and Eielson Air Force bases.
Kiewit — Early Low Bidders
Low bid for this contract was
placed by Peter Kiewit and F. J.
Early with $4,776,168. Other low bid
der were Anderson Construction
and Montin-Benson who bid in at
$4,963,779; and, Lytle, Green, Boes
pflug and Birch with $5,451,943.
High bid was made by Grove, Shep
herd, Wilson and Kruge at $5,774,
388. The government estimate, un
der all bids, was $4,111,098.
Two split bids were submitted
separately on this contract. South
ern Constructors bid $1,924,000 for
the Ladd portion and $2,055,000 for
the Eielson part, whereas Rushlight
and S. Macri bid $1,839,059 for the
Ladd portion and $2,200,000 on the
Eielson part. The separate govern-.
ment estimates were $1,924,034 and
$2,187,044 respectively.
More Kid Invitations
Col. L. E. Seeman, Alaska district i
engineer, has issued an imitation
to bid on the construction of Alaska
Communications System facilities)
with the proposed bid opening date
set for August 10 at Seattle.
Facilities for this communications
system will be provided at Anchor
age, Fairbanks, Haines, Skagway,
Lena Point and Naknek. The com
munications facilities to be con
structed at Fairbanks include: A
toll building, power house, family
quarters, a warehouse, central heat
ing plant, and security fence. The
project is identified by the number
51-119.
Requests for plans and specifi
cations and bid forms, accompanied
by the necessary deposit, can be
forwarded to the Alaska District
Engineer at either the Seattle or
Anchorage office.
I -
FROM BELLINGHAM
Marie McCaddon of Bellingham
is stopping at the Baranof hotel.
Communication
The Empire Carried aii editorial
Friday which commented on the
controversial "Reorganization Act
and the events leading up to its
signing by the Governor.
George Sundborg, consultant tc
the Alaska Development Board
takes high exception to its content
in a letter to The Empire's pub
lisher dated Friday and received
at the paper at 11 a.m. Saturday
(We go to press at 1 p.m. on Sat
urdays.)
We wish to point out that no
newspaper is obliged to give span
1 to non-news matter in conflict with
; its standards and policy. Or is any
newspaper obliged to print matter
it knows to be inaccurate and mis
leading.
Normally, letters of this char
acter are discarded without reply
However, to give Sundborg a voice,
we are piinting his entire letter,
plus a note he attached to it. The
tenor of his note speaks his small
ness ol attitudes toward democra
tic processes; the tenor of his letter
speaks his regard for the truth.
So Empire readers may know the
truth, we are answering his letter
in our editorial columnns.
His note and letter follow:
Note
"If there was any decency in your
outfit, you would manage to get
this in today’s paper while the pub
lic still has in mind what your ed
itorial raid.
"But I don t really expect it.
(Signed) Geo
“Long live the free and fearless
press!”
Letter
Dear Madam:
I YOUl eanoriai enuri 111 lumtima
| Empire to make enactment of the
12CLli Legislature’s Governmental
I Reorganization Act appear now to
have been a plot to unfreeze $10,000
for 'George Sundborg's Develop
ment Board" will not mislead any
one who has followed recent Terri
torial affairs with any degree of
attention. •
The Act, in whose preparation
and promotion neither George
Sundborg nor the Alaska Develop
ment Board had any part whatso
ever, was in its final amended
form approved by the votes of 35
of the 40 members of the Legisla
ture. It was designed to put the
Territory’s financial affairs in or
der, to introduce the principles of
ood management into the conduct
oi public business and to insure
that in the purchasing of print
ing and other supplies and services
the Territory will get its money’s
wot t'n. For one reason or another,
these reforms are opposed by a vo
cal minority, including The Em
pire.
Your editorial leaves the impres
sion that a majority of the previous
Board of Administration voted
against unfreezing funds needed to
enable the Alaska Development
Board to operate. You say of this
attempt: "Motion failed 3 to 2" and
Motion failed 3 to 1." Actually
the three votes in each case were
in favor of the motion, which failed
only because the old law required
at least four affirmative votes of
the Board of Administration on any
action. Because there were two
members of the Beard out of town
land both had declared themselves
in favor of the action), a minority
consisting in one case of but two
men and in the other of a single
individual, was able to block the
j will of the majority.
You do not mention either that
the reason advanced by the minor
ity at that time for taking its
I stand was that a new Board of
Administration would be seated in
a few days and that since the Leg
j islature had acted to change the
| membership, the old Board should
leave all decisions to the new body.
Now this same minority maintains
that the new Board is illegally con
stituted.
Yours for more light and less
heat in the reporting of Territorial
affairs.
(Signed) George Sundborg.
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JULY 16, 1931
Mack Sennett of Hollywood, motion picture producer and glorifier
| of bathing beauties, is in Juneau, a guest aboard the yacht Melodie.
j The yacht is the property of Don Lee, owner of radio stations in
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Passengers disembarking here from the Admiral Evans which ar
rived from the westward were: Laura Milton, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Eddins,
Mrs. Frank Foster. Elizabeth Packer, Joseph J. Meherin. Booked south
from Juneau: Richard Rudolph, Christian Olson, Beulah Ursin, for Pet
ersburg. For Ketchikan: J. M. Boyce. For Seattle: Don Beckwith.
I
Joseph Toy of Tenakee, whs was a patient at St. Ann's hospital
several days, left for his home this morning.
Mrs. O. Larson and her infant daughter, born July 5, were discharged
from St. Ann's hospital this morning.
Mrs. Margaret Cochran of Douglas, left St. Ann’s hospital today
for her home. She was accompanied by her infant son, born July 5.
M. S. Whittier, Assistant Collector of Customs, returned to Juneau
after visits to Petersburg, Wrangell and Hyder.
Registered at Gastineau hotel are H. Arnold. Juneau; Arthur W.
Johnson, G. E. Young, Fairbanks. At the Alaskan: J. H. Fraser, Ketchi
kan; J. O. Stenbraten, Whitehorse, Y.T.
Weather: High 60; Low 49; Partly Cloudy.
Daily Lessons in English
by
W. L. GORDON
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not write, “I enclose herewith full
instructions." Omit herewith, or write, "I send full instructions here
with.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Revocable. Accent first syllable, not
the second.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Freeze (to harden by cold). Frieze (of archi
tecture i.
SYNONYMS: Behavior, bearing, breeding, demeanor, deportment,
conduct, manner, manners.
WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word:
FURTIVE; sly, secret; stealthy. "The man's furtive glances made her
feel uncomfortable.”
| MODERN ETIQUETTE Roberta lee ]
Q. Is it proper to use the telephone to acknowledge receipt of a gift?
A. This is not considered good form. The receipt of a gift by mail
always calls lor a personally-written note of appreciation.
Q. When leaving a person to whom you have just been introduced,
and that person says, "I am glad to have met you,” what should your
response be?
A. “Thank you” is sufficient. Or, if you can say so sincerely, you
may reply, “Thank you. I hope I shall see you again soon.”
Q. Shouldn’t a hostess wait until all her guests have arrived before
serving cocktails?
A. No, this isn’t at all necessary.
LOOK and LEARN bl
A. C. GORDON
1. What single acquisition of territory almost doubled the size of
i the United States?
2. What is considered the greatest battle of the American Civil War
3. Who won the historic duel which Alexander Hamilton lost?
4. Of what country is Quito the capital city?
5. What is the tuft of hair above a horse’s hoof called?
ANSWERS: >
1. The Louisiana Purchase.
2. Gettysburg.
3. Aaron Burr.
4. Ecuador.
5. A fetlock.
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
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TODAY
At 6:30 p.m. — Annual pirnic of
Lions club on Douglas beach. No
meeting at noon.
At 7 p.m. — Soap Box Derby trials
on Eleventh street.
At 7:30 p.m. — Creative Writers
meet in office of KINY.
At 8 p.m. —American Legion post
meets in Dugout.
July 17
At noon — Rotary club, Baranof.
At 8 p.m. — Odd Fellows meet in
IOOF hall.
July 18
At noon — Kiwanis Club, Baranof.
At 7 p.m. — Soap Box Derby trials
on Eleventh street.
At 8 p.m. — Rebekah Drill Team |
practice, IOOF hall.
July 19
At noon — Chamber of commerce
meets in Baranof.
At 6 p.m. — No-host dinner Baranof
Gold room honoring James A.
McMurrin, president of Northwest
ern States Mission of Mormon
church.
At 6:30 p.m. — Juneau Rifle and
Pistol club shooting on Menden
hall range.
At 7 p.m. — Soap Box Derby trials j
on Eleventh street.
At 8 p.m. — Auke Bay Altar Society
meets at home of Mrs. Kent Nel
son.
At 8 p.m. — City Council meets in
regular session.
July 20 l
At 7pm. — Final Soap Box Derby
trial runs, weighing in on Elev
enth street.
At 8 p.m. — Rebekah’s special meet
ing for Ethel Smith, president
ARA in I OOF hall.
At 8:30 p.m. — Square dance at
parish hall.
Hospital Holes
Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital
Saturday was Mrs. Dary Roberts;
admitted Sunday was Sadie Seigel;
dismissed Saturday were Mrs. An
ton Kaiser and baby boy; Mrs. Sam
Paul, Jr. and baby boy; Mrs. Maude
Sharp, Benita Benson, Oscar Alto:
[dismissed Sunday were Mrs. E.
Hawley; Mrs. John Watkins and
baby girl; Mrs. John Asp and baby
girl.
| Four babies were born at St.
Ann's Hospital over the weekend
and this morning. Born to Mrs.
Donald Bishop of Juneau at 9:17
p.m. Saturday, a boy weighing 6
pounds 4 ounces; born to Mrs. Gor
don Kanouse of Juneau at 10 a.m.
Saturday, a boy weighing 4 pounds
3 ounces. Born to Mrs. Howard Ul
rich of Tenakee at 1:47 p.m. Sun
day, a boy weighing 6 pounds 4
uonces; born to Mrs. Harold Jones
of Juneau at 8 a.m. Monday, a boy
weighing 6 pounds 13ounces.
Admitted to the Government Hos
pital Sunday weer Jennie Twist of
Kake and Sharon Lee of Douglas.
Dismissed Saturday was Nellie Hen
ry of Yakutat.
Born to Mrs. Steven Hotch of
Haines at the Government Hospital
at 8:35 p.m. Saturday, a girl weigh
ing 5 pounds 13 ounces. She is
named Esther Victoria.
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