ESC MEET OPENS;
STUDY ABUSES OF
JOBLESS BENEFITS
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sidered Mr. Erlin’s suggestions per
tinent. but she warned against any
reduction of benefits by law with
out adequate study.
“The large majority should not
be penalized because of ‘b" abuses
cf a few,” she said.
Fraudulent Claims
Fraudulent, claims only amount
to one or two percent of those
paid, she added.
“Mr. Gilmore's plan of clearing
unemployment workers through the
unions is similar to that used in
Washington State and union clear
ance has worked very well,” she
tcid.
Mrs. Hutchinson urged coopera
tion of employers in furnishing
termination informtion.
Arthur Hedges, Director of the
A!, :c.r Territorial EmploymentSer
vice, aid he believed that the em
ployed service should be the center
of such employment information,
that the Washington practice had
been examined and “we don't want
it.” This because of the difference
in employment practices and cir
cumstances between Alaska and
Washington State.
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Divergence of the type of labor
! between Alaska and Washington led
A1 Anderson to say that “the
Washington plan wouldn't work in
the mining industry.”
Clear Through Unions
George Chrisman, of Employment
Security, agreed with Mrs. Hutchin
son that the Washington plan oi
clearing unemployed through un
ions was successful.
John McLaughlin, director of Un
employment Insurance, closed the
discussion on abuses, said he
thought "we could use union clear
ance on worker availability to
great advantage.”
Seasonal employment, and con
sideration of including the con
tracting business as “seasonal” be
(ausc of the inroads made into the
| unemployment fund by construction
j workers who leave Alaska with the
i iirst fall of snow Was next on the
agenda of the Employment Security
j Commission meeting.
Seasonal Employment
Regulations for seasonal employ
ment-placer mining, fishing, light
| erage at Nome—provide ttiat bene- |
fits for unemployment are payable
I only during periods of unemploy-1
ment during the operating season, |
A1 Anderson said.
A problem resulting from this
definition of seasonal work is that
the man working on a drag-line for
a construction company, can col
lect unemployment benefits at the
end of the working season, where
as a miner working on a dragline
can receive no unemployment com
pensation.
Because the construction worker j
receives a high salary and can still I
collect unemployment benefits, la- j
borers in the interior prefer con j
struction jobs to mining jobs, An
derson explained, thus penalizing
the mining industry because of the j
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law.
Reappraise Faets
The only equitable thing to do.
‘since it is impossible to subsidize
every unemployed worker in Alaska
in the winter, is to reappraise the
facts, and include contracting as
seasonal as well as mining and
fishing—then to appraise what seg
ments of the contracting industry
should be considered seasonal—and
declare it so.” This was Anderson's
argument. He also pointed to the
fact at present 59.6 percent of
benefits paid in Alaska are now
going to workers who have moved
away from Alaska to Washington.
Oregon, California or other states.
"This money should be left in Al
aska to be turned over in our ec
onomy and not go beyond the
limits of the Territory,” he added.
i The 59.6 percent of benefits paid
out of Alaska refer to 59.6 percent
of benefits paid to construction
workers who have moved out of Al
aska.)
After pointing out that all con
struction in Alaska is now on a
basis of lump sum bids, under pen
alty of completion dates—that the
old cost-plus contracts have gone
by the board, Larry Moore, general
manager of the Associated General
Contractors of America, Alaska
Chapter, declared that the con- j
struetion industry is vitally con
cerned with maintaining the solv- I
ency of the unemployment com-i
pensation fund. "And we are equal- i
ly concerned with providing some
means of correcting present abuses
of unemployment benefits."
"We believe labor is as anxious
to eliminate cheating as we are,” i
Moore said.
i
Professional Bum
“Suitable,” Moore said was an
ambiguous term and should be fur
ther defined in regulations. “How
ever, the construction industry i;
entirely sympathetic to the princip
les of unemployment insurance. I
think we should consider the pos
sibility of applying some penalty
to abuses of the law—the character
we are after, to quote Hill, is the
'professional bum.’ We want to re
ly on the unions to help us police
abuses. Yet we would rather see
unemployment insurance abused
considerably than have any just
benefit denied.”
About the high wages of the
construction industry, Moore said
that he thought nothing should be
done to cripple the wage structure,
“if they can get high wages out of
us, they deserve it. We are the larg
est employers in Alaska and pay
the highest wages.
"This is due to the transitory
type of work and the migratory type
of men who follow the jobs.
“I realize that the premium cn
construction work, the high wages
contribute a hardship to other
crafts.”
Just what part of the construe- t
tion industry is seasonal and what
determines a seasonal industry was
the discussion among the board
members and Mr. Moore as chair
man Rivers adjourned the meeting
until Wedneday at 2 p.m.
MINES COMMISSIONER
RETURNS TO JUNEAU
Leo Saarcla, Commissioner of the
Territorial Department of Mines
returned to Juneau on Monday’s
Pan American clipper after a three
weeks’ absence spent chiefly in
Washington, D.C.
Saarela conferred with Bureau
of Mines chiefs and with officials
of the Geological Survey conserva
tion division regarding coal leasing
matters in Alaska.
As a delegate from the territory,
the Mines Commissioner attended
the Alaska Science Conference.
While in the east Saarela visited
with an uncle. Gus Wingsness, in
Wilimantic, Conn., who was ill and
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YOUNG BARRIL IS
AT AIR FORCE BASE
Mr. and Mrs. Catalino Barril,
Sr., received word today from their
son. Catalino, Jr., that he has en
listed in the 3704th Training Squad
ron, Rockland Air Force Base, San
Antonio, Texas. His flight number
is 6235. Catalino, Jr., graduated
from the Juneau High School in
1949 and attended the Edison Tech
nical School, Seattle, during the
school year of 1949-1950.
REHERS LEAVE TO MAKE
HOME IN PORTLAND, ORE.
With plans to make their perm
anent home in Portland, Ore., Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Reher left on the
Princess Louise for the south.
Reher, an engineer with the Bureau
of Public Roads recently retired.
The Rehers have lived in Alaska
at various times when Mr. Reher's
work brought him here and have a
wide circle of friends who regret
their departure. They have lived
in Juneau the past several years
and resided here previously in the
1920s. In the past few weeks the
Rehers have been the honored
guests at a number of social events.
NEW MAPS OF CHUGACH
NAT FOREST BE PRINTED
New maps of the Chugach Na
tional Forest will be available to
the public in about 90 days, Charles
Burdick, Assistant Regional For
ester said today. The prepared
map for reprint is being sent to
Washington today for printing.
LDS BAZAAR
LDS Relief Soe. Bazaar Sat., Dec.
2, at Vic Powers, 1C a m. 270-3t
4.
MH ROADS IN
ALASKA ADEQUATE
DEFENSE PURPOSES
The main roads system in Alaska
will be able to meet any demand
made on it for defense purpose1
Col. John R. Noyes, Commission?!
of the Alaska Road Commissioner
declared today after his return
from Washington, D. C„ where he
has been cn matters of concern
to the road building program in
the territory.
Col. Noyes said there is a gen
eral atmosphere of considerable ser
iousness in Washington over the
international scene.
Push Road Work
The rends Commissioner em
phasized however that the present
pln:is for construction and improve
ment of roads should be pushed
vigorously.
The Seward-Anchorage 126 mile
highway, scheduled to be completed
by the end of the working season
next year, probably in November,
1951, will provide the finest road
way in Alaska for handling heavy
trucking, Colonel Noyes said.
All but about 30 miles of the
highway is now open and this
stretch will be ready for traffic
before the end of the 1951 sea
son.
The highway comprises the 73
miles Turnagain Arm road and the
£6 miles Fcre-t road through Kcnai
Peninsula c.t Homer.
Important Highway
Four contracts are to be let this
winter for improvements to the
Forest road. Bids for work on one
section W'ere opened in Juneau to
day. When all work on the road is
completed the entire Highway will
be of finest constructed in the
territory and one of the most im
portant thoroughfares for defense
purposes in Alaska the road com
missioner said. It will also give a
roadway from Anchorage to the
nearest south water point, at Se
ward.
it. is atso 01 great importance
to the territory in that it will
open one of the finest sections in
Alaska for economical and recre
ational development, the Kenai
Peninsula, Colonel Noyes declared.
FACE PROBLEMS
Col. Noyes said one of the most
serious problems confronting the
road building program is the lack
of housing for personnel at various
points where projects are under
way. He said this is particularly
true in the interior.
Another problem which must be
fated is the restriction which'has
been placed on orders for steel, in
effect in the last two months, the
Commissioner said. There is plenty
of material Col. Noyes said but or
ders are held in reserve pending de
fense program demands.
While in the states Col. Noyes
made arrangements for addition;'t
personnel for the road program to
open in the spring. He said he
feund indications that it will be in
creasingly difficult to obtain qual
ified personnel because oi the draft
rnd demands for work in the states.
Funds For Construction
Col. Noyes will attend te Dis.
trict Engineers Conference pro
gram to be held in Washington
next January 8-12 at which time
he said there should be a definite
indication of the amount of appro
priations for future road work in
the territory.
Leaving Juneau October 8 Col.
Ncyes went to Washington and be
side to Alaska Road Commission
matters and attending Bureau of
(ho Budget meetings he was pres
ent at yie Alaska Science Confer
ence in the capital, the National
Safety Congress in Chicago and
enroute to Juneau the Pacific
Northwest Trades Association meet
ing held in Seattle early this week.
Cel. Noyes managed a short leave
for an overdue vacation and with
'Mrs. Noyes visited in New York,
his home, and other points in the
east. Mrs. Noyes plans to remain
in New York for the winter.
On the west coast Col. Noyes
visited with his sons, Jack, a senior
at the University of Washington
and Dan, Juneau High School grad
uate, Class '49. who is a freshman
at the University of Oregon.
FELIX GRAY’S CELEBRATE
45TII WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Gray were
celebrating their 45th wedding an
niversary today. They were mar
ried in Miles City. Montana and
came to Douglas in 1911 where
they have made their home since.
Mrs. Gray is from Galloway, Scot
land and Mr. Gray came from
Missouri.
A family dinner at Mike's in
Douglas is planned for this eve
ning. The Gray’s two sons, Doug
las and Gordon and their families
reside here.
SOUTH FROM SHAG WAT
John Heidelburger with the White
Pass and Yukon Railway and long
time resident cf £k way arrived
here yesterday on the Princess
Louise from t'> I • nn Canal city
and left by Fa:i ' uiiran clipper
for Seattle on a ; to the states!
EMBLEM CLUB
A short br. inr ■ meeting follow
ed by initiation will i-g held Nov.
30 at the El Kali. Reireshments
and entertainm::. ,•c'mnlete
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made it clear they have no inten
tion of withdrawing from Korea.
A six-power resolution demanding
that the Red soldiers of the Peiping
regime get out is expected to be de
feated by a Soviet veto. Then the
matter will come before the veto
tree Assembly for action.
U.S. Chief Delegate Warren R.
Austin said the resolution “repre
sents the conscience of the people
of the world.” Then, turning to Red
Chinese representative Wu Hsui
Chuan, he asked whether the peo
ple's government of China recog
nizes this world conscience as
"something it ought to give weight
to.” Wu did not answer the question
specifically.
SALMON INDUSTRY
HAY BOOST WAGES
SEATTLE, Nov. 29—UPI—Alaska
| Salmon Industry, Inc-., may offer
! carpenters and machinists a wage
increase counter-proposal in a
meeting December G, a spokesman
| said today.
Hope Ledge 70 of the Independ
ent Association of Machinists and
the Carpenters Union renewed
tlv.ir request for a 20 percent v,\v ■
raise at a meeting yesterday.
Under fear cf a wage-freeze. tnc
two unions, according to busines
agent I. A. Sandvigen of the Ma
chinists, have agreed to negotiate
their 1951 contract early, w’ith war
es the only matter for discussion,
5.: hermen’s unions elected to waK
until the regular spring negotiating
time, when their entire contract
will be opened for revisions.
COWLINGS WILL ENJOY
WINTER VISIT IN STATES
On a long anticipated visit to
various points in the states, Mr,
: nci Mrs. E. J. Cowling left Jui.eau
I on. the Princess Louise. They plan
to spend from five to six months
' outside, returning here next spring.
In Seattle the Cowlings will pick
up a new Chrysler car and will mo
, tor to Portland to visit with their
1 son Ted Cowling, a former Juneau
resident and his family and to
: spend the Christmas holidays with
them.
The Cowlings will then continue
| south and visit with relatives in
Piedmont and San Bernardino, Cal
ifornia. They have made tentative
! plans for a motor tour through
southwestern stater, before return
ing to Juneau. Cowling is a genera;
foreman for Hayes and Whitely.
local contractors.
FROM OTTAWA
James Lacroix of Ottawa, Can.
is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
IDS BAZAAR
LDS Relief S'oc. Bazaar Sat., Dec.
j 2, at Vic Powers, 10 a.m. 670-31
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George W. Folta today made the
, announcement of the engagement
1 of their only daughter, Mies Clair,'
j A dele, to Mr. Louis D. Ralnery.
The news will be received as r
1 happy surprise to the many friend.;
. of the young couple for Miss Folta,
who was bern and educated in
i Juneau, is a charming and popular
! member cf Juneau’s younger circle.
In 19'!j she graduated from Ju
neau high Fcho"l and then attend
: : d the University of Oregon anti
I Central Washington College. She
i plans to return to the Oregon Uni
versity after Christmas to complete
1 the winter and spring terms.
Both young people are employed
! by the Alaska Read Commission,
j Miss Folta joined the office stafi
; last June and Mr. Rainery, who has
i been with that agency for two
: years, is a field engineer.
Mr. Rainery is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Rainery of Santa Monica
j California. Ke is a graduate oi Tex
as University and served with the
■ lined idrees during Wcrld War If.:
?io date has been set for the
wedding.
PIONEERS TO SITKA
To make their, residence at the
Pioneers’ Home, Andrew Nylund
and Patrick Murray, oldtirners in
t he interior, arrived here yesterday
on the Pan American clipper. They
are making the trip to Sitka on the
-Alaska Coastal Airlines plane.
FROM TYEE
James Feterson of Tyee Is stop
in. ct tin Baranof Hotel.
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