10 KILLED
IN CRASH
OF PLANE
(Continued from Page One)
and W. H. Goodlowe, University
Club, San Francisco.
The crew—Pilot Lloyd Rickman
33; Co-pilot Edmund J. Gander, 23
and Stewardess Joann Tabor, 22. al?
of Seattle.
Crash Cause Unknown
Wilson Gillis, CAA Inspector oi
Spokane, said last night it w'as "too
early to make any surmise as to the
cause. We know nothing yet.”
It was the fifth Martin plane op
erated by Northwest to crash. Four
of them were in regular operation
as passenger carriers when they
went down, the fifth was on £
check-up flight with only company
personnel aboard.
Twice the company has with
drawn them from service to give
them mechanical and structure’
examinations.
The last time was in Nov., 1950
after a crash near Butte, Mont,
when 22 persons were killed.
FIRST PRACTICE ALERT
SCHEDULED ON JAN JO
WiTH NO BLACK-OUT
The first practice alert under the
Juneau-Douglas civil defense coun
cil will be held Tuesday eveuinp
,'anuary 30. at 7:30, but no olp.o-k
out will be required for i,ne alert, f
was announced today by R. E. Rob
ertson, local civil defense council
director.
The civil defense council at it
meeting last night changed the pre
sent two blast alarm, which was
used during the last war, to a series
of short blasts lasting from two tc
three minutes. This alarm will be
used during the present emergency.
The all-clear signal will be the same
as the present all-clear fire alarn
signal (two short blasts).
No practice alerts will be held
without previous publicity through
the press and radio.
The Douglas alarm will be the
same as the Juneau alarm and will
be coordinated with the Juneau sig
nal. Arrangements will be made to
transmit the alarm by pre-arranged
telephone calls to residents along
the hiehway between Juneau and
Auk Bay and also to Thane.
The council accepted the offer of
the Alaska National Guard to co
operate during alerts when other
military demands did not prevent
the cooperation.
The local civil defense council
will hold its next meeting Tuesday
evening, January 23, at 8 in the
City Council Chambers. Captains
of all districts are requested to be
present at this meeting to report
the place in their respective districts
that the patrol for each area will
headquarter during the alerts. The
site of all first aid quarters for the
districts will also be wanted at this
meeting. The captains will be
briefed at this next meeting as tc
the duties of the captains and
patrols during the practice alert on
January 30.
42 CARRIED ON
ALASKA COASTAL
TUESDAY FLIGHTS
Passengers carried on Alaska
Coastal Airlines flights Tuesday
totaled with 7 on interport, 18 de
parting and 17 arriving.
Departing for Sitka were: Marg
aret Kreidler, Pat Stearns, Mrs.
C. Johnstone, Sgt. Pickering, Ron
Mayo; for Skagway: Eli Darien, T.
J. Nally; for Haines: D. G. Cott,
Mr .and Mrs. George Grover.
For Hoonah: Mrs. R. Green
wald; for Petersburg: J. M. Draznin,
Sophie Ward, D. K Hobson; for
Ketchikan: S'gt. D. Smith; for
Tulsequah: G. G. Overman, S. J.
Meredith, A. Pilkington.
Arriving from Tulsequah were:
John Roman, Stanley Johnson;
from Petersburg: Dick Kowata,
John W. Hanson, Edward Picker
nell: from Hoonah: Cecelia John
son, Mr. and Mrs. James Klanoff:
from Pelican: M. H. Lightwood, K.
S. Clem.
From Haines: Miss Williams:
from Skagway: Mrs. H. Dilg, J. H
Eiler; from Sitka: Grace Crosson,
Aaron Wise, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Wright.
LOHR-JONES WEDDING
THURSDAY EVENING
IN METHODIST CHURCH
Friends of Mrs. Evelyn Lohr and
Mr. Claris L. Jones are invited
to attend their wedding Thursday
evening, January 18 at 8 o’clock
in the Methodist Church.
A reception will be held immed
iately following the wedding at the
apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
George Jr., on the second floor of
the George Bros. Building to which
friends are also invited. i
Mrs. I). W. Armstrong, 27, and her children wait at their home at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for word of Lt.
D. W. Armstrong, her eeaar.d husband, reported missing in Korea. Her first husband. Pvt. James But
ler, a member cf the original Hollywood ‘‘Dead-End Kids" was killed in France in 1945.. Mrs. Arm
strong is a former vocrl'st with Horace Heidt's band. Left to right: Jimmy Butler, 6, Mrs. Armstrong
holding David Armstrong, 6-months and Jerry Butler, 8. (PI Wirephoto.
A NORTHERN NOTEBOOK
By BOB DE ARMOND
(Sixth of a Series)
There will be two opposing
“teams” in the coming Legislature
i just as certainly as there are two
I sides to every question and just as
there have been in every past Leg
\slature, regardless of Its polit
cal components.
It would simplify the reporting—
adn understanding—of legislative
action if it were possible to label
one contesting group “Democrat"
and the other “Republican.” But
the two factions have seldom foll
owed party lines in the Alaska
Legislature, just as party lines in
I the United States Congress have be
come virtually meaningless.
But since it is a convenience to
have names for groups that en
gage in what at times appears to
be mortal combat, other labels have
been used. Seme of them are ideo
logical in character, such as “lib
eral" and "conservative,” or “pro
gressive” and "reactionary.”
ni AiasKa me laoeis most usea
In recent years have been “ad
ministration" and “anti-administra
tion,” or, getting right down to
cases, “Gruening” and “anti-Guren
ing.” Since 1941 the Legislature, in
spite of the numerical superiority
of the Democratic Party—a super
iority that at times was almost ov
erwhelming has divided sharply
on most of the major issues.
One group sought enactment of
the legislative program of Gover
nor Ernest Henry Gruening; the
other group either directly opposed
this program or attempted to modi
fy it. They were the “fors" and the
“agin’ers," so far as the Gov
ernor was concerened .
The two groups have not been en
tirely cohesive, either, and that
sometimes adds to the confusion of
the casual onlooker. In the Legisla
ture you do not sign up with one
club for the duration, but are
privileged to bat for one side in
one inning and for the other side
in the next. In general, each group
has had a firm and unyielding nuc
leus and there have been a number
of satelites who drifted back and
forth, particularly in the early
days of a session. Usually by mid
session the real middle-of-the
roaders have been shoved to one
sider the other, and more often
than r.Jt they have wound up
with, the “agin'ers.”
This does not mean that every
measure introduced in the Legis
lature bceomes a battle cause. In
the coming session, unless there is
a radical change from past practice,
more than 200 bills, memorials and
resolutions will be introduced—and
if there are fewer, so much the
better for the legislators and the
Territory.
Probably 75 percent of these mea
sures will be non-controversial and
will be quickly disposed of. Some
of these will be important, but be
cause they will not call up a flurry
of speeches and a war of legisla
tive wits, most of them will get
no more than a paragraph in the
daily chronicles and a line or two
in the final summary.
It is the other 25 percent of the
bills that send the committees into
long and often laborious sessions,!
bring forth fiery debate on the
floor, make the headlines in the
newspapers and increases the gate
‘at the spectators galleries before
they are either enacted or sent
to the wastebasket.
During the last seevral sessions
of the Alaska Legislature the main
battle issues have been tax bills,
many of them proposed and sup
ported by Gov. Gruening.
In the 1949 session what has
been termed a "basic” tax struc
ture of income, property and busi
ness license taxes was finally en-j
acted. Some parts of that structure
have since been tossed out the win
dow by the courts, but most of it
stands. It will perhaps require some
patching up by the coming session
but it is doubtful that there will be
any serious attempt to repeal the
• basic" taxes.
tome new tax bills may be in
troduced to bolster our sagging bud
get, but the limelight in this ses
sion may be grabbed by an entirely
different kind of bill. These I will
call, for want of a better name,
“reorganization” bills.
In the past couple of years
there has been a growing ,and
healthy, tendency to scrutinize the
workings of our Territorial gov
ernment—particularly the proced
ures of handling receipts and ex
penditures of money and the meth
ods of accounting for these receipts j
ana expenditures.
This scrutiny was prompted by a
report filed with Territorial offic
ials by Anderson and Company, a
nation-wide firm of accountants
that audited the books of the Ter
ritory in 1949.
This report points out in consid
erable detail the faults of present
Territorial accounting procedures
and makes some specific recommen
dations for changes.
Bills to carry out at least some
of the recommendations of An
derson and Company are almost
certain to be introduced in the
House or Senate during the next 60
days .and it is likely that the pre
sent administration will oppose a
portion of those bills.
It may be that reorganization will
generate as many thermal units at
Juneau in 1951 as taxes did back
in 1947 and 1949.
READJUSTMENT OF
FEDERAL SALARIES
SOUGHT BY NJ.F.E.
The Executive Courier of th? Na
tional Federation of Federal Em
ployees, meeting at the organiza
tion’s National Headquarters in
Washington, D. C., January 11-13,
urged prompt action to readjust
Federal salary schedules as essen
. tial to maintenance of the efficien
cy of the service, according to ad
vices received by J. T. Petrich, Pre
sident of the NFFE organization in
Juneau.
A statement by the Executive
Council declared:
‘‘Legislation to increase Federal
salaries should be considered with
out delay, with enactment of an ac
ceptable upward revision at the
earliest possible moment.
‘Such action is essential on two
important counts.
"Firstly, an increasing number
of highly qualified and trained per- j
sonnel are leaving the Federal ser- j
vice because of the great disparity
between salaries in private and
public employment. And this sit-1
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recruitment difficult at a time when
the Federal service is in impera
tive need of the most competent
available personnel.
“Secondly, there has been no re
adjustment of Federal wage rates
since 1949, despite the sharp in
crease in living costs since that
time. Thus, Federal salaries, which
always have lagged behind those
in private business and industry,!
now are more than ever inadequate
for maintenance of accepted Amer
ican living standards.
“The Executive Council does not
at this time, make specific and
absolute recommendations with res- ,
pect to proposed increases, in terms |
of flat dollar amount or percent-!
age-wije.
‘‘It is evident to the Executive
Council that, in all liklihood, a
national wage policy eventually will
be enacted and that proposals for
increases in Federal salaries soon
or late will be considered against
the background of that policy.
“There can be no question but
that on every ground .including
the prime consideration of the
public interest, upward revision of
the whole Federal salary structure
is called for imperatively.
“The Natoinal Officers of the
National Federation of Federal j
Employees will present all of the |
facts in the responsible committees!
of Congress as well as to the Ex
ecutive Branch with the urgent
recommendation for quick action
as demanded by the circumstances.”
25 FLY WITH PAN AM
IN AND OUT TUESDAY
Pan American World Airways
carried 25 passengers yesterday
with six arriving from Seattle, one
from Annette, two going through
to Whitehorse joined by three more
here, 12 to Seattle and one to
Annette.
From Seattle: Evanell Frey,
Wanda Halvorsen, Walt Hutchinson,
Margaret Olson, V. J. Passmore and
O. R. Rutherford.
From Annette: George T. Step
hen, Jr.
Through to Whitehorse: J. I
Mutch, Milton Parks, joined here
by Mr. and Mrs. William McLean
and J. S. Johnson.
To Seattle: Col. John R. Noyes,
Feter Nickel, Mrs. C. F. Boscoe,
Kenneth Kadow, Magnus Hanson,
J. H. Hiler, Dr. Philip Moore, L.
Johnson, Roy Allen, Maj. E. C.
Kline, Marshal Whiting and R. C.
Sadler.
To Annette: Lloyd Cook.
HOONAH YOUTH CHARGED
WITH MORALS OFFENSE
Charged with a morals offense
against an eleven year old girl, How
ard Gray, Jr., 17, was arraigned
and bound over to the grand jury
in the U.S. Commissioner’s Court
at Hoonah, January 13, according
to advices received today by U.S
District Attorney P. J. Gilmore, Jr.
from U.S. Commissioner Hilda
Schoonover at Hoonah. The com
plaint was signed by Charlie Davis
of Hoonah.
District Attorney Gilmore was
making arrangements today with
the U.S. Marshal’s office here to
bring Gray to Juneau from Hoonah.
WOLF CONTROL FOR
JUNEAU AREA AIRED
AT FWS MEETING
Following a meeting of the Ter
ritorial Sportsmen, Inc., la at night,
Wildlife Agent Clarenc', Matson
and Urban C. Nelson, wildlife game
maangement of the Fish and Wild
life Service, heard recommenda
tions from hunters, trappers and
sportsmen regarding game regula
tions and closed areas.
After a good many opinions were
aired regarding closed areas for
moost and mountain goats and
wolf control !n this area, those pre
sent voted to recommend that the
Taku area be closed to moose hunt
ing provided that wolf control were
undertaken either by the FWS or
by the Sportsmen in cooperation
with FWS. Opinions expressed fa
vornd opening the Tracy Arm
district to goat hunting cn the basis
that apparently there was no in
crease in the goat population as a
result of closing. The wolf discus
sion entered into this also, me
preesnt open season of August 20
to November 15 was approved.
Nelson explained only $100,000
was available for predator control
throughout the entire Territory and
that there were many more criti
cal areas to be taken care of first.
Other recommendations were:
It was voted to remove protection
on gulls and to provide greater pro
tection for Eider ducks in Glacier
Bay. It was agreed that mink and
marten seasons should run concur
rently. marten season not to open
before November 15 and preferably
not until December 1, but to be
opened on basis of facts known to
Alaska Game Commission.
The beaver season also was left
largely to the discretion of the AGC
on the basis of beaver population
known.
Discussion on trout fishing re
sulted in recommendations to close
restocked areas and to liberalize the
limit of 15 fish or 15 pounds for
outlying lakes and streams receiv
ing little fishing but maintain pre
sent limits on streams and lakes
near Juneau, readily accessible and
receiving considerable fishing pre -
sure.
AHA ACTIVITIES
DISCUSSED AT
XIWANIS MEET
An outline of the activities of the
Alaska Housing Authority was given
by Anchorage Mayor Z. J. Loussac,
vice chairman of the AHA Commis
sion, at a regular luncheon meet
ing of the Juneau Kiwanis Club at
the Baranof Hotel this noon.
He traced the history, purposes
and accomplishments of the agency
to date and stated that five and a
half million dollars was available at
the present time for contemplated
projects. In reviewing bids taken
last year on a housing project for
Douglas, he deemed “disgraceful"
the fact that bids were $1,000 per
unit higher for this area than for
Palmer.
“The primary interest of AHA,"
Loussac said, “is in construction of
single unit dwellings through the
proper sponsorship. The housing
problem in Alaska is not yet solved
because the population of the Ter
ritory is continuing to grow.”
He also touched briefly on what
the Authority had accomplished in
improving housing for Alaska Na
tives.
E. Glen Wilder, executive direc
tor of AHA, who was present as
a visiting Kiwanian, added a few
words saying that it is hoped thn:
bids may be called April 1 on a 00
unit housing project for West Ju
neau.
William MacFarlane, local agent
for the Canadian Pacific Railway,
was initiated by Stanley Baskin as
a new member.
Guests included Gordon Byrne oi
the Alaska Native Service, J :;hn
Dimond, assistant attorney general,
Bud Clark of the Employment Se
curity Commission, and Carl Solten
of ANS.
Dr. Henry Harris reported on
ACCA activities.
Next week Fred Dunn and Wayne
Ritchie will be the question, • Let':
Have a Dozen Long Weekends.”
RESTRAINING ORDER ASKED
IN CASE BEFORE COURT HERE
The case of Charier; riarly and
Ray Hammer ver:H. C. Wells
and Helen Wells was or. the calen
dar to be heard before Judge George
W. Folta when the U.S. District
Court was convened at 1:30 o’clock
this afternoon.
The plaintiffs ask a temporary
restraining order on properties
owned by the defendants near
Wrangell pending payment of an
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amount alleged due them in the
sum of $3,200. A judgment for pay
ment of the alleged debt was
granted the plaintiffs by the court
last November 6 in the District
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Early and Hammer are repre
sented by W. C. Stump, attorney of
Ketchikan and Mrs. Mildred Her
mann, Juneau attorney, represent:,
the defendant,-,.
No other civil cases had been set
on the court calendar for this week.
WjlD GAME BIRDS
ARE SCATTERED BY
FLOODS IN CALIF.
Tire floods that swept the Sacra
mento Valley in California last fall
were the cause of a lack of con
centration of migratory waterfowl
in that section this winter, accord
ing to Fish and Wildlife Service
game enforcement agents who re
turned to Juneau this week from,
temporary assignment in that dis
trict.
There is no scarcity of game birds
the agents said, but they were scat
s'red in smaller groups over the
valley areas with the result that en
forcement of the game laws was not
such a problem a, is tne usual stats
there .'’uring the hunting season.
Five agents from Alaska were on
duty in the states this winter, four
si California and one in Washing
ton and Idaho.
Agents Leonard Bragg of McGrath
and Harry PinkTiam of Anchorage
..rrived in Tuneti-l’ Monday and left
Tuesday for their headquarters,
lohn Wei.dler of Ketchikan and
Hobert Baker of Kotzebue planned
to leave Seattle today for Alaska.
Frame Chapados of Fairbanks who
! assisted Washington and Idaho
game agents during the migratory
! game bird hunting season is taking
! annual leave and will spend several
recks vacationing in the states be
I Tore returning to the interior.
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