Planning Is Main Requirement of Area Redevelopment Program
A local Economic Development
Flan by election districts is the
main requirement of both the Ar
ea Redevelopment administration
program and the Rural Areas De
velopment program, according to
a joint statement released today
by George Nichols, director, State
Division of Planning, and Dr. Ar
thur S. Buswell, dean of the Divi
sion of Statewide Services and di
rector of the Cooperative Exten
sion Service at the University of
Alaska.
Nichols is the state’s represent
ative for the Area Redevlopment
program. Buswell represents the
Rural Area Development pro
gram. Both men expressed con
cern over the fact that new devel
opment committees are springing
up all over the state and trying
to promote specific projects under
the Federal development program
even before they are well organ
ized.
“Of course, we can’t develop
the state without getting new bus
inesses and small industries un
derway,” Nichols said. “But
we can’t go ahead without an
oragnization and an overall de
velopment plan either. This
could result in harmful competi
tion and serious marketing prob
lems.”
He pointed out that under both
Federal programs, an Overall
Economic Development Program
has to be prepared for local ar
eas and election districts and the
state. These plans must be passed
along through state channels eith
er to the Dept, of Agriculture or
the Dept, of Commerce, or,in some
cases, both, for Federal approv
al. Only then can Federal funds
be made available to help a local
community carry out its plans for
projects.
Dr. Buswell said the Rural Ar
ons Development program is set
up in coordination with the Area
Redevlopment Administration and
long-term, low-interest loan funds
under the administration of the
U. S. Dept, of Agriculture agen
cies, such as the Farmers Home
A dm. and the Rural Electrifica
tion Adm., could not be made
available for projects under local
development committees unless an
Transportation
Study Available
The “Batelle Report,” prepared
for the Alaska International
Rail and Highway commission
to study the most feasible trans
portation facilities between Al
aska and the 48 continental
states, is now available, William
H. Flood, manager of the U. S.
Dept, of Commerce, Seattle field
office, announced today. Replete
with maps and charts, the limit
ed edition of this three-volume
report is available at $11.50
from the Commerce Field Office,
800 Federal Office Bldg., Seattle
4, Wash.
A cost-benefit ratio, arrived at
in the report, would justify in
vestment in recommended high
way facilities, if accompanied by
improved lodging and expanded
recreational programs. The Com
mission has endorsed this assump
tion and recommended establish
ment, by Governments of Canada
and the United States, of a co
ordinated water, rail, and high
way development program in
Northwest North America to pro
vide economic, civil defepse, and
military benefits to both nations.
Recommendations include init
iation, by the Secretary of State,
of negotiations with the govern
ment of Canada relating to trans
portation and establishment of a
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Transportation to implement re
sults of these negotiations. Spe
cific projects for discussion in
clude construction of a coordinat
ed hard-surfaced highway system
to serve Alaska, British Columbia
and the Yukon, and providing a
second and shorter highway be
tween the Pacific Northwest re
gion and Alaska, with feeder high
ways to two Alaska port cities;
and extension of the Alaska Rail
road to the Yukon border to con
nect with a Canadian railway at
the border and provide a link to
the continental rail network.
U.N. Day Theme
Featured at Kenai
Homemakers Club
The theme of the Oct. 24 meet
ing of the Kenai Homemakers
club was the 16th anniversary of
United Nations Day.
Table decorations consisted of
a blue globe surrounded by flags
of the United Nations and paper
don.-; representing people of the
world. A large sheet cake decor
ated as the 50-star United States
flag added a colorful motif to the
table as well as providing- refresh
ments.
Claudia McDermott presented
an informative taik on the story
of the United Nations.
Business of the meeting in
cluded. making further plans for
the homemakers’ annual bake
sale and bazaar scheduled for No
vember 8 at the Kenai Civic Cen
ter. Each member is asked to
make and donate a gift item for
tho bazaar booth. Assorted gift
kits will be purchased and items
made up by club members for
sale there. Maxine Lewis, project
chairman, was authorized to pur
chase materials needed.
The food booth will need the
usual pre-Thanksgiving- donations
of pies, cakes, jellies and breads,
members were informed. Lunch
will be served during the day be
ginning at 11 a.m. Betty Rock
wed of Wildwood Station is in
charge of the bake sale and will
also welcome donations for all
booths.
It was voted that the cupboard
project will proceed. A lette* rel
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overall economic development
plan has been submitted and ap
proved by the appropriate State
and Federal people.
“It is only natural for people
to want to get moving on par
ticular projects in their com
munity, but we also have to co
ordinate the development of the
State if we are to avoid con
fusion and duplication, and this
can only be done by planning,
and lots of it. This (requires the
sincere interest and hard work
of many people in each district.
It is not the type of planning
that one or two people can do
for an area,” Nichols said.
The governor’s advisory com
mittee on economic development
for the Southcentral District is
made up of 17 members and in
cludes from Anchorage Mayor
George Sharrock, Dan Cuddy, R.
E. McFarland, Ken Sheppard,
Norman C. Brown, W. Eugene
Guess, John Gibbons and Cole
McFarland; John Shaw, Palmer;
Eugene Smith, Cohoe; J. E. Mc
Guire, Kenai; Ralph Ryder, Sew
ard; Homer Thompson, Homer;
ative to the safety council con
test was read and discussed but
no action t*ken. Craft project of
the evening was making felt
Christmas stockings.
Tne planned program of slides
and a talk on Japan was post
poned until a later date. Hostesses
for the evening were Maxine
Lewis and Opal James. Thirteen
people were present.
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SKI
TEAM TO COMPETE IN WASH.
Training with U. S. Biathlon
Team and a trip to the “first 48”
will highlight the season for U
of Alaska ski team members, ac
cording to Coach Fred Boyle.
Pi of. Boyle, head of the Dept,
of Health, Physical Education
• and Recreation at the University
of Alaska, said from three to five
crosscountry skiers will make the
trip during Christmas vacation
to Fort Richardson, near Anchor
age, to train with the U. S. Bia
thlon team. Up to four members
will be chosen to participate in
a Washington Collegiate Confer
ence meet in January.
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