SLEUTH BILL
GETS TABLED
BY SENATORS'
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(Continued from cage One)
proposing a top salary of $10,000
for the Veterans Affairs Commis
sioner. The top now is $8,000.
Sen. Steve McCutcheon (D-Anch
orage) introduced a proposal by
which the attorney general could
qualify for election after three years
of Alaska residence, instead cf five.
Action Today
The Senate passed one bill this
morning before resuming its hear
ing on the 40-hour week bill from
the House.
The approved bill would remove
the governor from the Aeronau
tics Commission. It passed unani
mously and was sent back to the
House with minor amendment. It is
the third bill to remove the governor
from boards, as he recommended
to win approval of both Houses.
This one was introduced by Reps.
Jack Scavenius and William Egan,
both third division Democrats.
The bill to put employes in the
Territory on an overtime basis after
an eight-hour day or a 40-hour
week continued to bring a clash of
opinions in the Senate hearing.
William L. Paul. Jr., Juneau at
torney, testified that he disagreed
strongly with Attorney Normal1
Banfield over the latter’s opinior
that the Territorial legislature can'e
legislate on wages and hours foi
persons covered, or specifically ex
empted, under the Federal Fair La
bor Standards Act.
He referred to a legal citation it
which he said Congress had giver
blanket authority for states (and b>
assumption the Territory) to set uj
higher standards than the Fedora’
law covering lines in interstate
commerce.
Compensation
As an example, he said, the Ter
ritorial Workmen’s Compensation
Act ‘touches intimately on inter
state commerce” and it has been in
existence for years.
Paul proposed an exemption in
the bill for fishermen. He expressed
the opinion that most fishermen in
southeastern Alaska definitely arc
in an employer-employe relation
ship.
He differed on that point with
James E. Swan, a representative of
the Anchorage Central Labor Coun
cil and the Alaska Fishermen's Un
ion. Swan, the first witness today,
insisted that “by and large, fisher
men are independent contractors’
under labor law' interpretations.
When Sen. Frank Barr referred
to the bill as "an experiment,” Swnr
disputed the label. He said five
states and two territories have sim
ilar laws. He contended it "wil’
help the unorganized and underpaid
workers and help build the economy
of the Territory."
Fishing Industry
Asked if he thought the Terri
tory could prescribe conditions for
the fishing industry when it is ex
empted under the Federal law, Swan
replied:
“I don’t think there’s any doubt
about it.”
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modeled by Helen I’oulsen at
Miami Beach preview showing.
Suit and stole are made of satin
broadcloth and metallic fishnet.
Attorney Paul summed his opin
ions up this way:
The Legislature can prescribe
hours and wages for fishermen des
pite what Congress may have done;
Most fishermen are employes;
Including the fishing industry
under the bill, when it is so highly
speculative, would be a great eco
nomic burden.
In response to a question from
Sen. Anita Oarnick. however, he
said the Alaska Marine Distr'ct
Union of Fishermen favors the bill
in general and recommends its pas
sage.
"You mean they think it should
include others but not themselves?”
asked Sen. John Butrovich, Jr., (R
Fairbanks).
“That is a fair statement of it,"
Paul replied.
Contentions
Senators Barr and How'ard Lyng
contended unorganized workers
have shown no indication that they
desired such a law. Barr said he
had received some expression
against it from some at Fairbanks.
W. J. Manthey, Juneau contrac
tor, testified against the bill.
He said his employes get time and
a half beyond the 40-hour week,
and that such a provision is in
cluded in most union contracts, but:
“We want to see this left open,
instead of being written into law,
so when the government stops peur
I ing money in and things get back
1 to normal, it will leave room f',r
the unions to back up.”
He said some workers actually are
leaving jobs covered by union con
tracts to work on a non-union basir
at straight time beyond 40 hours.
He said costs had risen to the point
where people having a home or
building built insist on only a five
day week so there will be no over
time. He said home building was
being cut back sharply as a result
of the mounting costs.
Overtime
He said the bulk of his construe
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tion employes can't make an ade
quate living on wages for a 40-hour
week during the construction sea
son.
But of the overtime after 40
hours, he said:
"It's a penalty basis; it’s a some
thing-for-nothing basis. A worker
doesn’t do any more on Saturday
than on any other work day and
the customers object to paying ex
tra for it."
A prolonged fight over amending
the bill was expected to start in
the Senate this afternoon.
DEPT. AGRICULTURE
OFFICIALS CONFER
ALASKA ACTIVITIES
Official heads of various branches
of the Department of Agriculture
in Alaska met with B. Prank
Heintzleman, Regional .Forester,
yesterday afternoon in the U. S.
Forest Service headquarters office in
Juneau.
Chief concern at the conference
were the present and proposed
operation and administration of the
various Department activities in the
territory and an explanation of the
estimated budget funds A r the
coming fiscal year, matters to be
taken up by Heintzleman for con
sideration by the Department dur
ing the next two months in Wash
ington, D. C. Heintzleman leaves
Juneau Sunday for the nation’s
capital.
Attending Thursday’s conference
were Don Irwin, Director of the
Agricultural Research Administra
tion and Charles Wilson, Director
of the Soil Conservation Service of
Palmer; I. M. C. Anderson, Dircc
, tor of the Farmers Heme Admini
stration of Anchorage; and Lynn
O. Hollist, head of the cooperation
Extension Service between the De
partment of Agriculture and the
University of Alaska, of College.
! Also discussed at the conference
was the proposed program for War
Mobilization of its activities, sug
gested by the Department of Agri
culture.
In Washington Heintzleman will
devote the next two months in sup
port cf budget estimates for the
\arious branch activities of the
Department of Agriculture in Alaska
before the Bureau of the Budget
and congressional committees in
connection with it. He will also
confer with the timber industry
section of the National Production
Authority with which he has close
working arrangements relative to
increased production cf forest pro
ducts in Alaska for defense pur
poses.
Particular attention will be given
by Heintzleman in working with
Bureau of Public Roads officials in
in effort to obtain a special appro
priation from the $7,000,000 special
oads funds authorized last year.
It is hoped an emergency appro
priation of half the amount can
be obtained this spring to be used
oy the Bureau of Public Roads for
read constructin in Southeast
Alaska this summer.
LEONARD KING HERE
Leonard King, former mayor of
Haines, is stopping at the Hotel
Juneau.
HENNINGS PROMOTED
IN STAFF OF SENATE
Chris Hennings, who was a leg
islator himself in 1945-46, is the
new territorial senate sergeant-at
arms.
He was named yesterday after
the resignation of Harry Johnson
was announced. Senate President
Ciunnard Engebreth said Johnson
had resigned to take a private job.
John Monagle, son of Highway
Patrolman John Monagle, was em
ployed to take over Hennings' job
in the senate bill-producing “boiler
room.”
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Mr. and Mrs. fra M. Powell of
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DAYLEYS HERE
Mr. and Mrs. R. Dayley of Fair
tanks are stopping at the Baranof
Hotel.
CONTRACTOR HERE
T. S. Bachelder, Fairbanks con
tractor who is building the Cathe
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ping at the Baranof Hotel.
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Arriving from Anchorage: Arne
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elder, K. C. Patton, Joe King, and
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ONLY MAN COMPLETES
HOME NURSING COURSE
Home nursing is not confined to
the ladies, it has been discovered
William R. Norton of the REA at
Auk Bay is believed to be the only
man in the Gastineau Channel area
to have completed a lied Cross
home nursing course taught by Mrs.
Ken M. Nelson.
Others who finished the course
there last night were Mesdame:;
Elma Dobbins, Pat H agar up,
Blanche Haffner, Mhrjorie Hill.
Ahne Krist, Harriet McClurrage,
Mapel Reddekopp, Eve Schoeppe,
Jean Seegert, Velma Stilley and
Marie Weschenfelder.
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Palmer Wifi Vote
On incorporation
As City on April 10
PALMER, Alaska, March 2 —l/P)—
Palmer will vote April 10 on whe
ther to incorporate as a city.
This became certain at Anchor
age yesterday when District Judge
George T'olta signed an order for
the election on t edition granted
last week.
A pre.icus petition last Septem
ber had been denied by Federal
Judge Anthony Dimond.
Businessmen immediately rallied
for a pre-election campaign to as
sure what they said they hoped
would be a favorable return.
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