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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST.
SCIENTIST
10:00 a.m.—Sunday School. Pupils
tinder 12 years ct age should be ac
companied by parents when enroll
ing.
Sunday services will ix> held at
U:00 a m. in the First Church oi
Christ. Scientist. Juneau, on Fifth
and Main Street and the subject
will be “Unreality.”
The public is cordially invited tc
attend these services and visit the
reading room.
Wednesday. 8 p. m.—Testimonial
meeting.
Christian Science Reading Room
in church building. This room it
open Wednesday afternoon irom
2:30 to 4 o'clock and after the Wed
nesday evening meeting.
Golden Text: Jeremiah. What is
the chalf to the wheat? saith. the
Lord.
The following selections are ut&ei.
from the Lesson-Sermon:
From the Bible: "And I saw an
other mighty angel come down from
Heaven, clothed With a cloud; and
the angel which I saw stand
upon the sea and upon the
earth lifted up his hand to
Heaven, and sware by him that
live: h forever and ever . . . that
there,should be time no longer,
i Revelation)
From Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures, by Mart
Baker Eddy: "One moment cf di
vine consciousness, or the spiritua.
understanding of life and love, i
a foretaste of eternity. This exalted
view, obtained and retained when
the science of being is understood
would bridge over with life discerned
spiritually the interval of death
and man would be in the full con
sciousness cf his immortality anu
eternal harmony, where f in, sick
ness and death are unknown. Time
is a mortal thought, the divisor of
which is the solar year. Eternity i
God’s measurement of soul-filleo
years, (page 538)
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Main and -ird Streets
■‘In the heart cl the City lor the
hearts of the City”
G. Herbert Hillerman, Pastor
Mi Marjorie Iverson
Choi isjO-rector
Miss Dolores Mattila, Organist
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School. First
and second year catechetical classes
will be organized.
11:00 a.m. The Worship Service:
World-Wide Communion Sunday.
Sermon by the Pastor: “Unity With
in the Spirit.” Senior Choir: “Come
to Me” by aim on. composer.
12:15 p.m—Fellowship hour for
those attending church. This i
sponsored by the Ladies Aid ano
the following are the hostess-com
mittee in charge: Mrs. Hans Berg.
Mrs. Jack Gould, Mrs. Jim Hanna,
and Mrs. R. Kronquist.
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m—Organiza
tion and practice for Junior Choir.
Wednesday, S:09 p.m. — Senior
Choir Practice.
THE METHODIS1 CHURCH
Opposite Federal and territorial
Building
"Where Faith and Friend
ship Meet”
A. B. Morgan. Minister
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Cla-c
tor all ages.
11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship.
7:00 p.m.—Youth Fellowship.
8:00 p.m.—Evening Worship.
Observance of Holy Communion
in cooperation with churches of all
denomination around the world will
be the high light of the morninf
worship. Special music will be an
anthem by the choir and a s.acred
solo. "The Holy City." by Mrs. Stan
ley Baskin. Everyone is cordially re
ceived at the worship services of the
Church.
CHt'RCII OF JESl'S CHRIST OF
LATTER DAY SAINTS
(MORMON)
10th and E Street
F. LeRoy Davis, President
Sunday Services
a:30 a.m.—Priesthood meeting.
’0:30 a.m.—Sunday School.
7:30 p.m.—Sermon Ser/ice.
Tuesday, 8 p.m.—Relief Society.
Wednesday, 4 p.m.—Primary.
NORTHERN LIGHT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Franklin at Fourth
Where Welcome and Worship Meet’
Willis R. Booth, Minister
Mr. William W. Reedy,
Choir Director
Mrs. Carol Beery Davis. Organist
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School. Gordon
K. Chappel. Superintendent. The
Adult Bible Class will meet at the
Manse, 224 Fourth Street at 9:45
a.m., with Mr. Neil S. Miller as
teacher. All-adults are cordially in
vited to join this class.
10:50 a.m.—The Organ Prelude.
11:00 a.m —The Divine Worship.
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Sup
per will be administered at this
service. The Choir will sing Mozart’s
‘ Jesus, Word of God Incarnate,” and
Mrs. Roland B. Burrows will sing
Opie’s “Communion Hymn.”
4:30 pm—The Junior Hi West
jnin -.er Fellowship will meet in the
Church parlor.1, with Carla Carter
as leader and Rose Mary Kronquist
and Margaret Pyle as hostesses.
7:30 p.m.—The Senior Hi West
minster Fellowship will meet in the
Church parlors with Eddie Dull a.s
leader and Mary Grisham as hostess.
Tuesday: The Mary Circle (eve
ning women's group) will meet in
the Church parlors at 8 p.m. with
Mesdames David T. James and Wil
lis It. Booth and hostesses. Mrs.
Booth will show colored slides and
review the national meeting at
Ocean Grove.
Thursday: The Choir will rehearse
at the Church at 7:30 p.m.
Friday: The business meeting of
the Martha Society will be held at
the Manse at 1:30 p.m. with Mes
dames Nels Johnson and Chas. V.
Rudolph hostesses Mrs. H. L. Allen
will lead the devotions.
FIRS 1 BAPTIST CHURCH
Second and Main
Services are held in the
Rooms over the Gastineau Grocery
Jimmie Bolton, Minister
Phone Blue 954
Mr. Harold Cargin,
Sunday School Superintendent
Mrs. Margaret Brown, Pianist
10:00 a.m.— Sunnay School.
11:00 a.m. — Divine Worship:
Sermon by the Minister.
7:00 p.m.—Training Union.
8:00 p.m—Evening Worship.
Thursday, 7:30 p.m. — Mid-wees
Service.
8:00 p.m - -Choir rehearsal.
THE CHUBCII OF THE HOLY
TRINITY, EPISCOPAL
Fourth and Gold Street
'lev. Samuel A. McPhetres, Rector
The Very Rev. Charles E. Rice,
Dean Emeritus
Miss Marguerite Shaw, Organist
Mr. David Dudley, Lay Reader
17th Sunday after Trinity
8:00 a.m.—Holv Communion.
No Sunday School, see announce
ment below.
11:00 a.m. — Family Service of
Holy Communion and Sermon.
7:45 p.m.—Evening Prayer at St,
juke’s, Douglas.
Tuesday 7:30 p.m.—Confirmation
nstruction class in the Church.
Saturday from 10 a,.m. to 12 Noon
Sunday Bible School. This is our
new Church School Program, and
children of all ages are invited to
attend.
MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Corner West 8th and E Streets
A church with an open door—
'Whosover will, may come’."
Walter A. Soboleff, Minister
Manse, 1003 10th & B '
Sunday Services
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School.
11:00 a.m.—Divine Worship. Text:
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were
not redeemed with corruptible
things, as silver and gold . . . but
with the precious blood of Christ.”
I Peter 1:18-19. Choir anthem,
"Bless the Lord, O My Soul,” by
Ivanof. The Sacrament of Com
munion will be observed.
7:30 p.m.—Divine Worship. A
talf hour of favorite hymns of your
choice. Sermon by the Pastor: "Your
Sin will not be Hid.” Text, Numbers
32:23.
Tuesday, 4 p.m. — Junior Girls
Happy Hour Bible Club.
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. — Prayer
and Bible Study. Text, "I will take
heed to my ways, that I sin not with
ny tongue.” Psalms 39:1.
Thursday: 7:30 p.m.—Missionary
Society meets at 1003 Tenth and E
Street.
Thursday, 7:30 p.m. — Choir re
hearsal.
BETHEL TABERNACLE
(Assembly of God)
Fourth and Franklin Streets
Rev. R. E. Baker. Pastor
10 a.m.—Sunday School. Classes
for all ages including an adult Bible
class.
11 a.m.—Morning Worship.
5:30 p.m:—Government Hospital.
8 p.m.—Evaneglistic service.
10:30 p.m.—Meeting in the Mis
ion on South Franklin Street.
Tuesday: 8 p.m.—Prayer meeting
and Bible study.
Friday: 8 p.m.—Young People’s
Service.
The Women’s Missionary Council
meets the first Thursday night at 8
o’clock of each month.
JUNEAU CHURCH OK CHRIST
Glacier Highway in tiie Highlands
Boyd Field, Minister
Phone Red 170
Church Phone Black 309
Sunday Morning Services
E'ble classes for all ages at It
Worship—11 a.m.
Sunday Evening Services
Worship—8:00 p.m.
Mid-Week Service
Thursday—8:00 p.m.
You are invited to come and bring
your children to all these services
Visitors are always welcome.
Christ is our creed and the Bible
our rule cl faith.
CHAPEL-BY-THE-LAKE
Corner Glacier Highway and Frit?
Cove Road at Auk Lake
Rev. R. E. McCluggage.
Sunday Services:
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School.
11 a.m.—World-Wide Communion.
6:30 p.m.—Westminster Fellowship
meets at Seatons.
A
CATHOLIC CIturtCn
Church of the Nativity of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, Juneau
Fifth and Gold Streets
Rev. Robert L. Whelan, S.J.
Masses on Sunday: 7, 8:30, 10,
and 11:30 a.m.
Mass on weekdays at 7 a.m.
Confessions — Saturday, eve ol
holy days, eve o 1 First Fridays, 4 to
5. 7:30 to 9 p.m.
SEVENTH-DAI ADVENTIST
Corner Second and Main
John W. Griffin, Pastor
The services of this church are
held on Saturday, the Seventh Gay
of the week.
9:45 a.m. — Sabbath School and
Bible Study Class.
Miss Janice Butzback, Superin
tendent. 1
Mrs. A. L. Zumwait, Children s j
Division Leader.
11:00 a.m. — Sabbatn Worship j
Hour, and sermon.
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. — "Voice ol
Prophecy” international broadcast
over Station KINY.
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m—Mid-week
prayer service.
FIRST CHURCH OF GOD
Odd Fellow Hall, 209 Franklin St.
Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Beyer, Pastors
Residence, 526 East Street
Phone: Green 743.
9:45 am.—Sunday School.
11:00 am—Morning Worship.
12:30 p.m. — “Christian Brother,
hood Hour,” international broadcast
over KINY.
7:00 p.m—Youth Fellowship and j
Adult Prayer Hour.
8:00 p.m.—Preaching Service.
Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.—Bible study ;
at the parsonage, 526 East Street. i
A friendly welcome to all.
THE SALVATION
ARMY
Willoughby Ave.
Lt. N. B. Steinig
11:00 a.m — Holiness Meeting
2.30 jam.—Praise meeting.
6:00 p.m.—Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. — Salvation meeting
1:30 p.m. — Tuesday. Women's
Home League.
7:30 p.m.—Tuesday, Bible Class.
7:30 p.m.—Saturday musical serv
i
ice.
The reading room in the Deckel j
building open each day lrom 9 a m
until 10 p.m. to the public foi j
reading and relaxation.
Russian Orthodox Church
Of St. Nicholas
Fifth Street
Tonight 'Saturday) t:00 p m.
Evening Service.
Sunday Service, 10:00 a. m. Hlg)
Mass and Holy Communion.
Choir rehearsal every Thursday
at 7:30 p. m. *
Douglas Church
Services
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DOUGLAS COMMUNITY
METHODIST CHURCH
Services In tne new Community
Church BuUdlng
Rev. J. P. Porter, Minister
10:00 a.m.—Sunday School.
11:00 a.m. — Morning Worship
SAINT ALOYSIUS CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Rev. James V. Conweu, S.J.
Pastor
Sunday Mass at 9 a.m.
ST. LUKE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Douglas, Alaska
Rev. Samuel A McPhetres, Vicar
Miss Margaret Pearce. Organist
17th Sunday after Trinity
7:45 p.m.—Evening Prayer and
Sermon.
DOUGLAS BIBLE CHURCH
of the
Alaska Evangelization Society
Donald Vertln, Pastor.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m. at
Church.
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. -- Prayer
meeting at Mission Building.
MRS. RICKE COMPLIMENTED
In honor of Mrs. Gerald C.
Ricke (Jean Vanderleest) who is
visiting in Juneau with her family,
Miss Minnie Goldstein was hostess
at a luncheon in the Iris Room at
the Baranof Hotel yesterday. Pres
ent beside the honored guest were
Mesdames H. R. VanderLeest, Felix
Toner, Charles G. Warner, I. Gold
stein and Charles Burdick.
Mrs. Ricke and her husband and
small son Michael have spent the
past month visiting here. They
plan to leave October 3 on the
steamship Princess Louise for their
home in Detroit.
PRISONER FROM SITKA
Deputy U. S. Marshal Sid Thomp
son went to Sitka Thursday, re
turning with a prisoner, Paul Oz
awa. The Sitkan was sentenced
to four months in the Federal Jail
. for assault and battery.
i -
SCHWINN BIKES AT MADSEN’S
The Unanswered Speech ol Albert
White, delivered at Fairbanks Repub
lican Rally on Friday, Sept. 15,1958
Note: Mr. White has made repeated offers to debate this
speech but has had no takers to date.
Republicans, Democrats, Indepen
dents, young men and women of
Alaska. We are asking you to join
the crusade to save Alaska. This
crusade was started more than a
year ago when Senator Butrovlch,
along with others who have the in
terests of Alaska at heart, forced a
long-delayed audit of the Terri
tory's books. Senator Butrovich was
the Senate member of the auditing
committee which employed a na
tionally known auditing firm and
disclosed, among other things, the
shortages in the acounts of the
Democratic treasurer, Oscar G. Ol
sen.
Stoic S50.000
Mr. Olsen was convicted of his
crime of stealing something like
$50,000 from this Territory. He was
sentenced to a long term in prison
and is now in the federal peniten
tiary at McNeil Island where, I un
derstand, he is keeping the books
for the prison. I also understand
that in this capacity he does not
handle any money.
Many of you heard or read the
speech delivered by Senator Butro
vich at the session of the Republican
party of Alaska in Juneau last
spring. He described the obstacles
that the Democratic administration
placed in the path of the audit. Sen
ator Butrovich said that as nearly as
could be ascertained there was a
shortage of around $27,000 in liquor
stamp funds. These liquor stamps
were used for tax collection purposes
and were sold by deputies appointed
by the treasurer. Several of these
deputies are reported to have been
unable to account for all of the
stamps or of the funds entrusted
to them.
That same session of the Repub
lican party of Alaska appointed a
special committee to investigate the
deplorable conditions that now exist
in our Territory of Alaska. I trust
you will see that something drastic
had to be done and still has to be
done to keep this great home of
ours from being wrecked by corrup
tion, malfeasance and misfeasance.
Special Committee
This special investigating commit-1
tee has attempted to unearth other
instances of this gross mishandling
of our affairs by the Democratic
administration. We have had some
success in this work, but in our in
vestigation of the liquor stamp deals
we ran into a stone wall. When I
recently visited the treasurer’s office
to look into this and other matters
I was told that all records regarding
the liquor stamps have been de
stroyed. No records are to be had
with which to conduct an investi
gation. That situation was not, of
course, entirely new. The auditors
found that records, in fact much
more recent records, in other da»
partments, had been destroyed. Why
were they destroyed? I cannot an
swr that, but the situation was and
is deplorable.
Let us turn our attention to the
Territorial veterans bureau, where
some startling facts have come to
light. That bureau was created to
take care of returned Alaskan veter
ans who might require assistance in
again becoming settled in civilian
life. Its loan and bonus provisions of
the act were financed, as you know,
by a sales tax upon us. The first
commissioner of the Alaska veterans
bureau set up for business on a large
scale and he was, unfortunately, not
long in getting into bad company.
One of his close friends was the
owner of the Clover club cocktail
bar in Juneau. The bar owner ran
far into debt and the commissioner
one day drew five thousand dollars
from the veterans fund. He paid
around $4,000 in bills and back rent
for the Clover bar. What became of
the other $1,000 is still a mystery.
The taxpayers lost over $10,000 on
this deal.
Bureau Gets Yacht
The veterans bureau also acquired
a yacht, using taxpayers’ money, of
course. It was used by the commis
sioner and his associates for fishing
trips, poker playing and parties.
This investment has never been fully
explained, but the yacht is now at
the dock in Juneau and has been
there all summer. I understand the
loss to the taxpayers on this dea'
was more than $10,000.
Why did the veterans bureau need
i yacht? That is a question I cannot
answer, although it is not too late
for the veterans bureau to answer it^
This former veterans commis-l
sioner finally resigned while under
investigation by the Territorial le
gislature. He and his bar-owner
friend left the Territory and I un
derstand both are now operating
bars in or near Seattle.
A few business firms who collec
ted the veterans tax have not paid
it into the fund at all. Most of these
are favorites of the administration,
and they have not been prosecuted.
A few have made a compromise pay
ment of a small part of the amourrt
actually due. That apparently ends
the matter.
At a talk in Ketchikan recently I
made the statement that the vet
erans bureau has around $200,000
outstanding in uncollectable loans. I
was taken to task afterward by a
—Paid Political Advertisement
r '
member of the board. He said the
uncoliectable loans amount to only
$133,000 and that the other $67,000
was merely delinquent. Well, to me
it is uncollectable until they get it
and I predict that the total will
reach close to the $200,000 mark oi
more.
Court Actions
The Territorial veterans bureau
has had to bring court actions from
time to time to collect on loans. As
I you are well aware, this Territory
has an attorney general and has
had for a good many years. It is the
duty of the attorney general to ad
vise the governor, the treasurer and
the other officials of the Territorial
government, and to bring, prosecute
and defend in the name of the Ter
ritory all necessary and proper ac
tions or suits for collection of reve
nue under Territorial laws.
Actually, the attorney general’s
office has little work to do. So little,
in fact, that a former attorney gen
eral, Mr. Henry Roden, recom
mended that the office be abolished.
But with little to do, the attorney
general, to all appearances, does
nothing. Mr. Roden’s salary, at the
time he held the office, was $5,000
a year. The present incumbent was
able to obtain $9,000 a year for him
self and $7,000 for an assistant. The
attorney general has just returned
to his office in Juneau after a three
month absence. He indicated to a
newspaper reporter he was absent
attending various conferences. Ac
tually that is just a new method the
Democrats use to take an extended
vacation. Just say you’re going to a
conference — the taxpayers won’t
know the difference. But the various
Territorial departments, when they
have legal work to be done, hire
special attorneys at an expense of
many thousands of dollars to the
taxpayers oi Alaska, ns an cAa«^*v,
Mr. Warren Taylor of Fairbanks,
member of the legislature and a
candidate for the senate, brought
suit against the Star Cab company
at Fairbanks on behalf of the Alaska
veterans bureau. The attorney fee
was $750. In another case, Pollas
trine vs. Crouch, also handled by
Mr. Taylor for the veterans bureau,
the fee was $907. There were addi
tional fees amounting to $150, mak
ing the total to Mr. Taylor $1,807.
In the first Case mentioned the total
loss to the Territory was $9,400.32.
In the second case the veteran in
volved paid the attorney’s fee.
Taylor's Vote
Mr. Taylor voted for the creation
of the Alaska veterans bureau at the
time if was created. It appears to
me morally wrong, at least, for Mr.
Taylor to have been retained in
these cases which came about as the
result of legislation in which he
participated.
I could continue, if time permitted,
to recite instance after instance of
mismanagement and neglect, if not
of actual fraud, in this one bureau
alone.
A great many other interesting
facts are being brought to light by
the special investigating committee
We find, for instance, that Mr.
George Sundborg, who is carried on
the rolls as an assistant to the gov
ernor and as consultant to the
Alaska development board, receives
salaries and fees totaling $14,500.
Case of Rivers
Here is an example of a member,
of the legislature receiving payment
from the various bureaus and de
partments of the Territory, some of
which he may have helped to create.
At any rate, the appropriations for
these various bureaus were approved
by the legislature of which he was a
member. I refer to Senator Victor C.
Rivers of the Third division, who is
a candidate for re-election this year.
This senator, who is an engineer by
trade, received more than $16,694.88
from the Territorial treasury and
from other funds handled by Ter
ritorial agencies since the end of
the last legislative session. Between
I June 7, 1949, and Oct. 20, 1949 Sen
| itor Rivers received $1,544.65 from
I the funds of the Territorial highway
department. Between April 11, 1949.
ind April 25, 1950, he received $12,
131.53 from the Territorial depart
ment of health. Add to this another
$2,800 from the aeronautics fund, as
a partial payment for services to
aid the Palmer deal, $168.50 from
the Alaska statehood committee and,
on top of that, $18,760.50 that was
paid him from school construction
funds. The latter amount was paid
as a salary trust account.
Alaska, as you all know, has an
engineering department in the office
of the Territorial highway engineer.
At one time, when Mr. Sommers and
Mr. Hesse held that office, they per
formed virtually all of the engineer
ing work for the Territory. That is
no longer the case. Now every en
gineering job, no matter how small,1
seems to require the hiring of an
i engineer, to the benefit of the en-1
| gineers, of course, but also at the
t expense of the taxpayer. The usual
I fee Is around $35 per day, plus travel
expense and another $10 per day
I while away from home.
I Ryan Case
I have cited the fees received by
I senator Rivers. Then we have Mrs.
—Paid Political Advertisement
Irene Ryan of Anchorage.
Mrs. Ryan, a mining engineer by
her own statement, as you are no
doubt well aware, received $37,235.73
from the Alaska aeronautics revolv
ing fund during a period of approxi
mately eight months. This, for your
information,' is equal to the tax on
a million eight hundred sixty-one
thousand gallons of motor fuel. And
now Mrs. Ryan has been appointed
to organize the Democrats. As I said
before, we have a Territorial en
gineer, but his office does not ap
pear to function to provide engineer
ing service for the Territory, not
withstanding his campaign promises
of economy to the Territory because
he is an engineer.
Travel Expenses
I mentioned a few moments ago
that engineers employed by the vari
ous departments receive the usual
$10 per day extra while traveling.
Travel expense is a large item in
the expenses of many of our Terri
torial departments, and in some in
stances the figures are truly stag
gering. Between April 1, 1949, and
Aug. 15, 1950, for example, the Ter
ritorial department of health ex
pended $165,261.07 for travel ex
penses. This does not include the
operation of motor vehicles or boats.
I repeat those figures—$165,261.07.
Now the members of the Territorial
legislature are reimbursed at the
rate of fifteen cents per mile for
travel to and from Juneau. I belfeve
this generally actually covers the
expense of their travel. Figuring
from that rate, the health depart
ment travel bill would account for
1,101,740 and four-tenths miles.
Some of you who are quick at fig
ures could no doubt calculate how
many times around the earth at
the equator this would be, or how
many trips to.the moon and back
it would represent. Alaska may not
have the largest department of
health in the country, but I would
be willing to bet that it has the
most-traveled department of health
in the world.
The law provides that is shall be
the duty of the governor of Alaska
to look into the conduct of the offi
ces of the Territorial government.
Does our present governor do that?
You have heard some of the facts
about the conduct of those offices
and can guess the answer. I cannot
at this time give you all of the facts
disclosed by our investigations, but
I can say that the Territory is in a
sorry mess. Many taxpayers may be
lieve that somewhat higher taxes
are a necessity because of increased
cost, but I think none of them feel
that their tax money should be
stolen, wasted and thrown away. I
can say in deep sincerity from what
I know that the four horsemen are
loose upon us, the taxpayers of
Alaska. They are—dishonesty, cor
ruption, malfeasance and misfeas
ance.
“Correct Abuses”
You, the taxpayers and voters,
have it within your power to make
a start toward correcting these
abuses at the election in October.
The Democratic administration can
didates wil come before you with
the same old talk about welfare and
pensions and the public spending
they are doing for your benefit. Do
not forget that every single dollar
comes out of the pockets of the tax
payers—and that you are the tax
payers. By their use of the taxpayers'
money they have built up a vicious
political machine. The purpose of
the machine is to get more and
more money out of the taxpayers’
pockets.
At Nome they have Colonel Mar
ston, who is on the payroll at $6500
a year. At the time of the last elec
tion he was a major. His business
was and is to get out the vote, and
the vote, you may be sure, will be
for the administration candidates.
He delivered the goods at the last
election. He subsequently received
the promotion, at a further cost to
all of us. There may have been no
connection between the results of
the election and his promotion, but
I suspect that there was.
The governor of Alaska wrote to
Mrs. Grace Kohler at Hope, Alaska,
and to Mr. C. Heurlin at Barrow,
Alaska. These letters are now before
Congress and they were recently
published by the newspaper, the
Fairbanks News-Miner and its cour
ageous editor. These letters, it seems
to me, are a clear violation of the
federal statute known as the Hatch
act.
Foster Letter
Don C. Poster, recently deposed
head of the Alaska native service
wrote to Mr. Heurlin at Barrow, in
structing him to proceed to Wain
wright, Point Law, Point Hope, Kiv
alina, Noorvik and Noatak and to
get the voting precincts established.
He would be advised later, the letter
said, on the proper procedure. The
letter also instructed him to de
liver the information to the teachers
at the stations he visited. That was
all taken care of and they all went
away with the votes as instructed.
If the Democratic tickets in this
Territory are elected to office you
can expect more taxes and then
more taxes. At Anchorage on August
28 the Territorial highway engineer,
addressing the mayors conference,
asserted that we must double the
fuels tax and this position was like
wise affirmed by the Democratic
treasurer of Alaska, Henry Roden.
His main reasons seem to be that
he would like to spend more money
and that the various states collect
higher gas taxes. As seems to be
customary with Democrats, no men
tion was made of the high cost of
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gasoline in Alaska without any local
taxes being considered. But I believe
you all realize that an increase in
this tax would work a hardship on
those who use motor fuel in their
business operations — the truckers,
the fishermen, the airplane operator
and the man who operates a tractor
or bulldozer.
“Back-Scratching"
In most of the states and in the
organic act for Alaska members of
the legislature are prohibited from
taking profit or pay from legislation
they themselves helped to enact.
This is as it should be. Otherwise
it would be only too easy to secure
support for appropriations and for
other legislation by a promise of
lucrative jobs—or, in other words,
you scratch my back and I'll scratch
yours.
The last legislature appointed a
committee to investigate conditions
in the government of Alaska. They
must have sensed the condition of
this government under the present
administration. Representative Mar
cus Jensen of Douglas, a Democrat,
is a member of this committee. Rep
resentative Warren Taylor of Fair
banks, who is now a candidate for
the senate, is another member. Mr.
Jensen has done most of the work
carried on by the committee since
yie legislature adjourned. He says
that things are rotten and he wishes
a grand jury investigation. But has
Mr. Jensen received any support
from his party for good government?
What has Senator Peratrovich,
Rep. Andrew Hope, Rep. Amelia
Gunderson or Senator Anita Gar
nick done to remedy the deplorable
conditions in this Territory? They
have not raised their voices to assist
Democratic Members James Nolan
and Marc Jensen or any of the rest
of us. Senator Peratrovich’s only
contribution to the native people, as
I see it, has been to tell them how
to vote.
Many of us are surprised that Kep.
Andrew Hope is supporting Amelia
Gunderson. Her record has been
such in the legislature that it is
I indeed, surprising.
Surely these people know that a
demand has been made for a United
States senate investigation of the
Palmer airport affair, or what is
now known down in our part of the
Territory as the Palmer method.
“Join Crusade"
We have many fine, upright people
in Alaska, and many of them are
working for the United States gov
ernment and the Territorial govern
ment. The things X am saying here
are not intended as a reflection upon
these people. Rather, I would in
vite them to join this crusade, to
clean house in Alaska.
Since the Gruening era dawned in
Alaska in late 1939, those who keep
a lookout for strange political de
velopments have witnessed a steady
ladling of political rewards to the
faithful and fully indoctrinated
"Grueningcrats.” Here is a partial
list of the elected representatives
of the people and others who have
done the king’s wishes and in turn
have reaped their reward.
John McCormick went down the
Gruening line and is today the Ter
ritorial head of selective service. He
is a former member of the Alaska
legislature.
Crystal Snow Jenne—who thought
Gruening was just a wonderful man
—is now postmaster in the capital
city. She is a former member of
the Alaska legislature.
Fred Hanford, another of the
faithful, is now a member of the
property tax assessment board for
the First Division. He also is a
former member of the legislature.
Chris Hennings, at the prompting
of Gruening, was made an Alaskan
representative of the now aban
doned political action committee of
the CIO. He is a former member of
the Alaska legislature.
Joe Krause, like Fred Hanford, is
a member of the tax assessment
board, with travel expenses and per
diem. Also a former member of
the Alaska legislature.
Clarence P. Keating Jr., secured
the appointment as census director
for Alaska after he had followed
the Gruening line in the legislature
—former member, Alaska legislature.
Alfred Owen Jr., was hand-picked
by Gruening for our next labor com
missioner—former member Alaska
legislature.
And then there was Ben Mc
Manus, chief clerk of the house in
1945 session. He was later jailed.
Steve McCutcheon, former OPA
inspector; member of Alaska legis
lature.
Stanley Mcuutcneon, tne iair
haired boy of the Gruening admin
istration, draws legal fees of over
$5,600 for work the attorney gen
eral is paid to do. He is a member
of the statehood committee, also
member, Alaska legislature. *
Victor C. Rivers says he is an en
gineer. He has ben drawing high
fees from the Territory for work that
is never let out on bid. He also
is a member of the statehood com
mittee and a member of the Feltus
hiring executive committee. He is a
member of the legislature.
William L. Baker, the Southeast
ern Alaska branch of the Gruening
press, is a member of the statehood
committee and is presently very busy
trying to explain Mr. Feltus. He also
receives Territorial printing with
out the formality of a bid.
Herb Hilscher, for whom a $3600
new position was created. (Univer
sity of Alaska; member development
board.)
James C. Cooper, former head of
the Territorial board of account
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I *
ancy, is in the same institution with
Oscar Olson. He was bank examiner
for the Territory of Alaska and
served a previous term in the peni
tentiary for embezzlement.
Robert Atwood, western branch of
the Gruening press, is a member of
the statehood committee and of the
executive committee which hired
lobbyist Feltus. I trust it has no
political significance that Mrs.
Evangeline Atwood was appointed
by Gruening to the board of public
welfare.
And last but by no means least
we have Warren Taylor, a member
of the statehood committee and of
the Feltus hiring executive commit
tee. I have previously referred to his
fees from the veterans board.
There are also some people in
Alaska who are neither fine nor up
right, There are also a few who are
no longer in Alaska I have men
tioned the case of Oscar G. Olson,
former Democratic treasurer, who
is now in the penitentiary. The only
way to remedy this condition, ap
parently, is to make an absolutely
clean sweep.
The Democrats, I have no doubt,
will tell you that they have advo
cated low-cost housing for those in
the lower income brackets. Well,
where is the low-cost housing?
This has been more of a report
than a speech. For delivering it to
you I can expect vilification, abuse
and much adverse publicity. But I
I say to you, know the truth and the
truth shall make you free. What
they say about me will not hurt me,
and you will have the facts as I
have them.
The deplorable conditions I have
related to you can be remedied.
You have the power. You can go to
the polls and you can get your
friends to go to the polls. Your bal
lot is secret and you are on an equal
with all. If enough of us go and
vote for good, reliable candidates,
we will have a new broom and we
can make a clean sweep of the cor
ruption, malfeasance and misfeas
ance in our Territorial government.
These men are the new broom to
sweep the corruption, malfeasance
and misfeasance out of the capitol
at Juneau:
For the Senate we have Elton E.
Engstrom, born in Wrangell and a
resident of Douglas and Juneau. He
is in the fish brokerage business and
has made a success of it, and he is
a family man with two sons. I ask
that you look over his record and I
think that you will agree that in
qualifications and abiilty he is far
ahead of incumbent Senator Frank
Peratrovich of Klawock.
As candidates for the House of
Representatives the Republican
Party has the following people from
a number of Southeast Alaska Com
munities:
Mrs. Doris Barnes of Wrangell,
former mayor of that city and the
leading vote-getter in the last gen
eral election. She has served one
term and is seeking re-election.
Frank Johnson, of Kake, born in
Alaska and has served two terms in
the House.
Waino Hendrickson, mayor of Ju
neau and a very competent man in
public affairs.
Edward Locken, mayor of Peters
burg and one of the foremost build
ers of that progressive community.
Ralph Bartholomew, Ketchikan
businessman and widely experienced
in civic affairs.
J. S. MacKinnon of Juneau, a
graduate of Annapolis Naval Acad
emy and Navy Chief of Staff in
Alaska during the last war.
Clyde O. Peterson of Ketchikan, a
veteran of World War II and a
family man.
M. L. McSpadden of Juneau, cold
storage plant manager and widely
known throughout this part of
Alaska.
In these hands I feel sure that
your interests will be well protected
and furthered.
We have on the Territorial ticket
Aimer Peterson of Anchorage for
Delegate to Congress and Henry
Benson of Juneau for Labor Com
missioner.
This is a crusade, fellow Republi
cans, Alaska Democrats, Indepen
dents and young men and women of
Alaska. Join us for better govern
ment. Good Luck and Good Voting
in October.
(Paid advertisement by The Re
publican Party Special Committee
for Investigation of Corruption,
Malfeasance and Misfeasance in
Territorial Government.)
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IMPORTANT TAKU
GILLNETTERS MEETING
At the AF of L Hall, Juneau,
Monday Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. All Taku
iishermen are urged to be present.
J. F. STEVENS, Sect’y.
NOTICE
Residents of Douglas Island not
within the city limits of Douglas
will vote for one member for a
five year term to be elected to the
Douglas Independent School Dis
trict Board in the home of Wm.
Hixscn on Douglas Highway. Elec
tion date is Tuesday Oct. 3, 1950.
SEE MYSTERIOUS DANCER
at 3 a m. and continuous floor
shew, also scurdougft yodeler. Coun
try Club tonight. 620-lt
W. O. "BO” SMITH
Candidate for the Legislature
speaks over KINY at 6:15 tonight.
KETCHIKAN VISITOR
Louise W. Miller of Ketchikan is
stopping at the Baranof Hotel.