ARC Steps Up
1951 Program
On Road Work
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By the end of 1951, the Alaska
Road Commission will have com
pleted one of its most extensive
road programs in the history of its
Alaska operations, Col. John R.
Noyes, commissioner, said today.
A program of modernizing Alas
ka roads was begun in 1948 but
with the national emergency, the
1951 operations have been stepped
ifp in many areas to meet the
needs of national defense.
Hard surfacing, reconstruction
and improvement, replacement of
bridges and eliminating of driving i
hazards have high priority on the ;
ARC program.
Glenn-Riehardson Hwys.
At the end of the 1950 construct- j
Ion season the first 90 miles of the j
Glenn Highway extending eastward j
from Anchorage had beeii hard J
surfaced. Tire entire remaining j
portion of the highway to Mile 189 (
at Glennallen is now under con
tract tor completion by the end of
the working season of 1951, and,
in addition, the Richardson High
way is also under contract for |
hard surfacing from Big Timber,
at the junction with the Tok Cut
off, southward' to the vicinity of
Tonsina River, a distance of al
most 50 miles. By the end of 1951
it will be practicable to drive on
a hard surfaced road from Anch
orage over 200 miles in the direc
tion of Valdez.
The first 37 miles of the Rich
ardson Highway nearest Valdez
and the first 45 miles of the Tok
Cutoff will be under reconstruc
tion, preparatory to hard surfac
ing, during 1951.
205 Miles Hard Surface
From Fairbanks, at the end of
1950, the hard surfacing was com
pleted for the first 95 miles of the
Richaidson Highway to Big Delta
Junction. Eastward from Big Delta
on the Alaska Highway, 45 miles to
the Johnson River is now under
contract and the next 05 miles from
Johnson River to Tok • is already
hard surfaced. Upon the comple
tion of the present contract it will
be possible to drive 205 miles on
hard surfaced roads all the way
from Fairbanks to Tok.
The entire road between Anchor
age and Seward will be actively
under construction or reconstruc
tion and by the end of the season
is expected to be open and con
nected by means of existing roads
with Kenai, Homer, Hope, and
Suniise.
ARC—BPR Coope'-ates
All of the work of hail surfacing
of roads in Alaska, and the con
struction of tl.e Seward-Anchor -
age Highway, is being performed
cooperatively by the Alaska Road
Commission and the Bureau of
Public Roads.
During the summer of 1951 it
is anticipated that the new road
extending from the Alaska High
way at TtUin Junction, near Tok,
to Efrle, and Dawson will be com
pleted in passable condition all the
way to Eagle.
Work will be continued upon the
new road to connect Mr. McKin
ley National Park with the main
Alaska ioad system.
It is proposed to continue the
usual maintenance of the Nome
road system. These roads include
the Nome-Council Road which was
completed in 1950, the Seward
Peninsula Tram Road, extending
80 miles northward from Nome, and
its extension the Bunker Hill-Tay
lor Road serving the miners of
the Kougarok.
Maintain Side Roads
Local roads at Deering, Takotna,
Dillingham, Iliamna, Talkeetna,
Colorado, Ferry, Ruby. Manley Hot
Springs, Rampart, Wiseman, and
many other isolated localities will
be given annual maintenance, and,
where possible, improved.
At Naknek, Kodiak, and Haines,
roads will be built in some cases
utilizing funds of the Department
of National Defense, in the con
struction of which the Alaska Road
Commission will participate as a
consultant.
Army Asks Land
For Rifle Ranges;
Hearing Scheduled
WASHINGTON, April 19, —<iP—
The Interior Department announ
ces it will hold a hearing at An
chorage, Alaska, May 19 on the
proposed withdrawal of 772,000 acres
of public domain near Gulkana,
Alaska.
The Army proposes to use the
land, about 30 miles wide and 40
miles long, as an artillery range.
The area, north of Glenn Highway
and west of Richardson Highway,
would be withdrawn from public
use under the land and mineral
laws.
Lowell M. Puckett, Regional Ad
ministrator for the Bureau of Land \
Management in Alaska, will con- :
duct the hearing.
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! DOUGLAS
NEWS
MRS. JENSEN HOME
Mrs. Marcus Jensen arrived home
yesterday via PAA after a ten day
vacation in Seattle.
She reported a most enjoyable
visit with many former Alaskan
friends in the Seattle area and sta
ted the weather was very good
during her stay there.
BIBLE CHURCH, REBUILT
During the past months, the old
Douglas Bible Church, has been
converted into a four unit apart
ment house, by its new owner, Don
Vertin. He is now building new
quarters for his Sunday School
classes on the ground immediately
joining the old church. Although
Vertin is financing his own build
ings and Sunday School, he works
co-operatively with the Alaska Ev
angelization Society.
McCORMICK, MARTIN, HOME
Richard McCormick, Jr. former
athletic coach in the Douglas Pub
lic School, prior to induction into
the Army, and Frank Martin of
Sitka, are home on a ten day
leave following completion of ba
sic training at their Anchorage
base.
SEWING CLASS
Hellene Price, extension agent of
.he University of Alaska will meet
with Douglas ladies at the City
Hall tomorrow, Friday evening at
1 o'clock. Subject of the evening
will be care of sewing machines,
so those with machines should
bring the heads of their machines,
lor practice, and to learn more of
.ts proper care.
All women interested in sewing
are invited to take in these eve
ning instructions.
BAKE SALE
The Women’s Society of Christ
.an Service will hold a bake sale
on Saturday, April 21 at 2 o’clock
at the Drug Store. The W.S.C.S.
is composed of the women of the
Douglas Community Methodist
Church.
GRANDMA PETERSON HERE
Mrs. P. I. Peterson was an arrival
nere on Tuesday to spend a month
or more at the home of her son,
Donald Peterson, his wife and the
granddaughter, Mary Lee.
INDUSTRIAL SITE ASKED
The City of Douglas was asked at
a special meeting on Tuesday eve
ning, if it would make an indus
trial site available in the area of
the Douglas Boat harbor, provi
ding a group of financiers showed
that substantial industry would be
created and put into operation.
The area involved includes part
of the proposed harbor and the
area of beach fronting the Indian
Village. It would include a small
sawmill and a plywood factory.
The council voted favorably on
the request, providing all require
ments were me*. The interested of
■lcials who were represented at
the meeting, are due here next
week to personally check the site
as to its possibilities and make
rnrther plans with the City, if de
sirable.
SNYDERS RETURN
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Snyder re
turned home on the Denali, after
a lour months vacation in the
States, visiting friends and rela
tions.
Leaving here December 10, the
couple picked up a new Nash in
Seattle, travelled South to Los
Angeles, then visited iriends in
I’noeiux, Arizona, arriving at Mrs.
Snyder's home in State College,
Penn., in time for the Christmas
holidays. New Years they spent at
Mr. Snyder’s family home on a
dairy farm near Churchville, Vir
ginia. While in the south,
they made a trip to visit
the J. D. Germains in Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, and also a trip into Flor
ida.
Snyder is a drill foreman for the
U. S. Bureau of Mines and is now
back on the job.
BOATS DAMAGED, WIND
Several Douglas boat owners suf
fered damages to their vessels on
Tuesday evening when a sudden
Taku blew up, with the vessels
moored at the float with no harbor
protection near.
Several trollers suffered broken
planking, broken trolling poles and
other damages before they could
be taken from the floats, and
worried over to the Juneau harbor.
Several Gillnetters which had been
completed for the May 1 lishing
season had just been hauled to
the water and were still in their
cradles. One had to be let loose
of the cradle and beached to pre
vent further damage.
C. G. CUTTERS OUT
The U. S. Coast Guard cutter
Kimball left today for her regular
station at Ketchikan and the cut
ter Storis is out on a regular sup
ply run to light stations.
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• TIDE TABLE •
• April 20 •
• High tide 12:33 a.m. 17.5 ft. •
• Low tide 6.52 a m. -1.1 ft. •
• High tide 1:02 p.m. 16.5 ft. •
• Low tide 6:59 p.m. 0.4 ft. •
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SEATTLE CHAMBER
ASKS ALASKA LOGS
REMALN iN TERR.
SEATTLE. April 19——A policy
of Alaska logs for Alaska industry,
is urged by the Seattle Chamber!
of Commerce.
After several weeks of study,
Chamber committees came up with
the decision that Alaska should
develop its own pulp industry ra
ther than export its logs for pro
cessing elsewhere.
Chamber general manager Don
M. Follett said the Washington, D.
C., bureau would be asked to urge
Agriculture Secretary Brannan to
"continue the policy of utilizing
Alaska timber for the development
of Alaska industry and to main
tain current restrictions against
export of logs.”
Efforts have been made recently
to have the present federal policy
changed for the benefit of Puget
Sound Mills.
hospTtauotes
Admitted to St. Ann’s Hospital
Wednesday were Edward Jack,
Mrs. Don Herne and' Mrs. Hollis
Triplette. Discharged were Joe
Steffen and Mrs. Kenneth Locken.
Born at St. Ann’s Hospital at
7:45 Thursday morning to Mrs.
William J. Johnson a boy weigh
ing 6 pounds 8 ounces.
Discharged Wednesday from the
Government Hospital were Patricia
Scott and Arlene Albert, both of
Angoon.
mm GREAT
NIECE VISITING
IN JUNEAU NOW
The great niece of William L.
! Distin, one time surveyor general
of Alaska, is visiting in Juneau on
| her first Alaska trip. She is Mrs.
| Bessie G. Scott of Berkeley, Calif,
who is visiting her daughter and
son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon
Lougher. Lougher is U. S. Coast
i Guard photographer here.
Mrs. Scott saw a memorial ex
hibit of a mammoth skull, tusks,
and bones at the Territorial Mu
seum honoring her great uncle’s
16 years of service in the Terri
1 tory. Distin was appointed by
President McKinley in 1906 and
served under Governor Scott C.
Bone.
Mbs. Scott will leave for her
California home the latter part of
May.
TWO SITKA MEN
CHARGED SELLING
LIQUOR TO MINOR
Information received here from
Sitka by U. S. District Attorney
Patrick J. Gilmore, reports that
complaints have been filed in U.
S. Commissioner’s Court against
Howard Bradshaw and Max Perris
on a charge of selling liquor to a j
minor. The complaint was signed
by Doremus Scudder, special offi
cer at Mt. Edgecumbe.
Bradshaw is operator of a Sitka
bar and liquor store and Perris was
the clerk on duty at the time of
the alleged sale.
Jury trials for the two have been
set for the first of next week.
M. E. Monagle will represent the i
defendants and District Attorney
Gilmore will prosecute for the gov
ernment.
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JUNEAU CHAMBER
TO HAVE BUSY
MONTH IN JUNE
•
June is going to fce a busy month
for the Juneau Chamber of Com
merce with the National Editorial
Association here on June 8, Hono
lulu Chamber of Commerce here
the 24th, the Seattle Chamber due
the 25th and the capital-to-capi
tal yacht race June 16 to 23.
Joe McLean, who reported on a
Juneau Chamber of Commerce good
will tour on the Alaska Highway
for June was having trouble find
ing a date when Chamber members
could go. Definite dates for the
trip will be announced later.
Plans are for tliree and five-day
trips to Teslin and Tok Junction
for the purpose of erecting attra
tive outdoor signs to appeal to
tourists and lure them to Juneau. It
is also planned to place 20 folder
racks containing Juneau informa
tion in various lodges. Jack Glover
was thanked for preparing a rack
with a map, picture of Juneau and
eight pockets for literature, which
was on display at the meeting
Thursday.
McLean said it was hoped • to
have a writer and photographer.on
trip in an attempt to get national
publicity lor Juneau. The cast of
the trip was estimated from $65
to $100 by McLean.
Charlie Carter gave an interest
ing report on his recent trip out
side and announced that the Se
attle Chamber of Commerce would
be in Juneau from 5 to 11 p.m. on
June 25, with some members plan
ning to stay over in Juneau and fly
to Fairbanks where they would
rejoin the party.
Secretary Fred Eastaugh read a
telegram which was sent to Na
tional Production Authority offi
cials in Seattle and Washington
urging that a permit be granted for
the construction of the Sturm
j-ockers here. The permit has been
.ssued.
NATIONAL MEETING
TO ATTACK APATHY
TO CIVIL DEFENSE
Calling for a nationwide attack
upon public apathy toward civil
defense, tie federal civil defense
organization has issued invitations
to leaders of more than 400 na
tional organizations to attend a
civil defense meeting in Washing
ton, D. C. on May 7 and May 8.
One of the purposes of the
meeting will be to enlist the aid
of leaders of national organizations
whose members number millions,
in the task of educating the pub
lic to the need for immediate and ]
complete civil defense preparation.
Among the subjects to be covered
will be the organization of civil
defense, human skills required in
technical fields, and civil defense
operations.
FROM TACOMA
Jack Routledge of Tacoma ar
rived here yesterday from Anchor
age on FNA and is staying at the
Baranof Hotel.
m SCHOOLS UNDERWAY
SPRING INSPECTION OF
BY mm AND KIMBALL
Mr Penrod, Alaska Native Ser
vice area educationist, and William
Kimball, ANS associate director,
leave today to board the ANS
supply ship, North , Star at Mt.
Edgecuir.be for the spring super
visory visit to ANS schools in
southeast Alaska.
Schools to be visited are at Kluk
wan. Angoon, Hydaburg, Wrangell,
victlakatla and Mt. Edgecumbe.
Kimball returns before the inspec
tion is completed. The North Star
docks at Juneau for a few hours
Sunday before continuing to the
ANS Bering Sea stations on the
first supply run of 1951.
Dr. Paul T. Jackson, U. S. De
partment of Education, arrives on
the North Star. He is coming to
Alaska in relation to territorial
,chools.
CADIES OF UNIVERSAL
TRUTH PLAN FOOD SALE
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The ladies of Universal Truth
will give a home-cooked food sale,
Saturday, April 21, in the Sears,
Koebuck office at Second and Sew
ard, beginning at 11 a.m.
Anyone wishing information on
where and what to take, may get
in touch with Lydia Vernon, who
.s in charge of the food committee,
it Blue 151.
HERE FOR HEARING
Winnie Thomson of the ILWU in
Seattle is here for an Industrial
Board hearing today. She is stop
urg at the Gastineau Hotel.
TO PETERSBURG
Paul Otto of the Elmer J. Towle
’Manufacturing Co. of Seattle, left
oday for Petersburg after spend
ng a lew days in Juneau on bus
iness.
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FWS ENFORCEMENT
AGENT MAKING TRIP
THROITGII SE STATIONS
Doug Swanson, assistant super
1 visor for law enforcement of the
jU. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is
'making a trip throughhout South
east Alaska inspecting FWS sta
tions.
He is accompanied by Mark Mey
ers, of the Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice and Lewis McDonald of the
Territorial Department of Fisher
ies. They are traveling in the FWS
Widgeon plane.
McDonald and Lewis will stop in
Petersburg to inspect the fish
ladder being constructed at Falls
Creek. Word is that the work done
on it so far came through the win
ter without damage of any kind,
according to Howard Baltzo, as
sistant regional director for FWS.
BURDICK SOUTH
Charles Burdick, assistant region
forester for the U. S. Forest Ser
vice, left for Ketchikan today and
will fly on from there via Pan Am
erican plane to spend two weeks
in the Pacific northwest on For
est Service affairs.
RYAN TO SITKA
Dr. James Ryan, of the Terri
torial Department of Education,
flew to Sitka today where he will
meet a representative of the U. S.
Department of Education. He will
return to Juneau tomorrow.
PELICAN VISITORS
Mrs. Richard Stamm and two
children and Mrs. Fred Grant and
two children, all of Pelican are
stopping at the Hutel Juneau.
PELICAN VISITOR
John V/. Bieseman of Pelican is
stopping at the Hotel Juneau.
JUNEAU YACHT CLUB
Meeting in Iris Room, Baranof
Hotel — 5:00 p m. Thursday. 788-lt
FROM SEATTLE
W. C. Graff of Seattle is reg
istered at the Hotel Juneau.
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