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NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411
Fourth Avenue Bids.. Seattle, Wash.
Friday, July 20, 1951
A THREAT TO ALASKA’S ECONOMY
The Juneau Chamber of Commerce has gone on
record as being unanimously opposed to the inclu
sion of Section 407 in the Department of Agriculture
appropriation bill. This is the section that would
deny the 25 percent cost of living allowance to Federal
employees resident or hired in Alaska.
The United States House of Representatives has
already passed the appropriations bill without reme
dial action to delete this discriminatory section. Now
the bill is in the hands of the Senate Appropriations
Committee and unless prompt amendatory action is
taken, there is danger that this vicious proposal may
remain a part of it.
Attempts to include a similar clause in the De
partment of Interior appropriation bill were defeated
on fire floor of the House. Accordingly, Interior
employees will continue to draw the cost of living
differential.
Should the Agriculture bill pass in its present
form, a dangerous precedent will have been estab
lished. It will be only a matter of time until similar
provisions become a part of the appropriations bills
for all departments of the Federal Government. Need
less to say, such unjust and discriminatory legislation
threatens a mortal blow to Alaska’s economy.
Mr. Herb Rowland, president of Juneau's Cham
ber of Commerce, has outlined these dangers in a
letter to Senator Kenneth McKellar, chairman of the
Senate Appropriations Committee. We are pleased
to offer our wholehearted endorsement to the Cham
ber’s action and reprint Mr. Rowland’s letter here
with:
* ,t>cai*iWHSMfr McKellar:
The Juneau Chamber of Commerce has gone on
record as unanimously opposing Section 407 of the
1952 Department of Agriculture appropriation bill
which has passed the House It is grossly unfair
legislation and contrary to American fair labor stan
dards No business man could hope to continue to
operate if he were to resort to such discrimination
among the persons he employs.
We vehemently protest the inference that Alaskans
are second class citizens not entitled to the same stan
dard of living as people imported from the States.
There is no difference between Federal employees
hired in Alaska and those brought from continental
United States to work for the Government. Both
groups live in the same type of homes, buy at the
same stores, engage in the same kinds of recreation,
educate their children in the same schools, and are
subject to the same environmental conditions. All
residents, both permanent and transitory, pay Federal
taxes at the selfsame rate—the rate paid in contin
ental United gtates . It is utterly ridiculous to assume
that because an employee was hired in Alaska he can
live more cheaply than someone who was brought
here to work for the Qovernment.
There is no question that the 25 percent cost of
Jiving allowance paid heretofore to Federal employees
in the Territory is amply justified. The Department
of Agriculture has .recognized this by paying a diffe
rential since 1924. Cost of living surveys have repeat
edly demonstrated that living costs are at least 25
percent higher in the areas of Alaska where expenses
are lowest, and the most recent Bureau of "Labor
Statistics survey- shows that in the interior they are
47 percent higher than Seattle. Private industry takes
cognizance of this by paying higher salaries than those
prevailing in the States. These wages are based upon
the work performed, not on the place where an em
ployee was hired.
The U.S. Army Enginers state that using Seattle
as a base, costs of construction in southeastern Alaska
are 80 percent over Seattle, and as much as 280
percent greater on the Alaska Highway.
Congress has granted to the Federal Housing
Authority a differential of 33 M. percent over cqnti
nental United States for building costs. This means
that Federal employees have to pay one-third more
for housing in Alaska.
Aside froth the'.' Injustice of such a policy, eco
nomical and efficient administration under this pro
posal will be impossible. Certainly, resident Alaskans
should not be expected to work side by side with
imported employee? who are receiving greater com
pensation for the same work, or, in many instances,
for work involving less responsibility and lower quali
fications. Furthermore, in spite of loyalty to the
public service, many valuable experienced employees,
| faced by economic necessity, will be compelled to seek
other employment. The result will be replacements
I imported at Government expense from the States at
a marked increase in recruitment and training costs
and less efficient operation. With the present 25 per
cent allowance, Government agencies have great dif
ficulty recruiting and retaining competent employees.
We urge your Committee insist upon elimination
of Section 407 and take action to defeat any additional
proposals designed to achieve the same end. Such
legislation cannot be defended upon any reasonable
or equitable-basis.
Sincerely yours,
H. S. ROWLAND, President
Juneau Chamber of Commerce
[he Washington
Merry-Go-Round
(Continued from Page One)
The inside story is that this pro
posal was supposed to have been
offered on June 25, the first an
niver; i;y cl the Korean invasion
In fact, the final draft was act
ually awaiting approval by the 16
nations fighting in Korea when
Soviet delegate Jacob Malik got
wind cf it and jumped the gun.
He came out two days ahead with
a cease-fire proposal, thereby
scooping the United Nations.
What the 16 nations had in
tended to do was proclaim (1)
that the invaders had been driven
out of South Korea, hence the
military objectives had been ac
complished; and <2) that total
unification of Korea could be ac
compli: lied by peaceful means.
Text of Proposal
Despite the fact that they were
scooped by Malik, the 16 nations
believe their conditions are sound
for implementing a cease-fire, and
have now cabled them to Gen
eral Ridgway in the'form of in
structs ns. Here is the text of the
U. N. cease-fire proposal;
"Cer. e-fire shall apply to all
of Korea. All governments and
authorities concerned, including
the people’s Republic of China
and the North Korean authorities,
shall order and enforce a cessa
tion of all acts of armed force in
Korea,” the U. N. proposal pro
claim .
“There shall be established a
demilitarized area across Korea
of approximately twenty miles In
depth with the southern limit
following generally the line of
the 33th parallel.
“All ground forces shall remain
in po-ition or be withdrawn to
the rear; forces, including guer
rilla', within or in advance of
the demilitarized area must be
moved to the rear of the demili
tarized area. Opposing air forces
shall respect the demilitarized
area. Opposing air forces shall
respect the demilitarized zone and
the areas beyond the zone; op
posing naval forces shall respect
the water contiguous to the land
areas occupied by the opposing
armed forces to the limit of three
miles from shore. (Exception; is
lands held by U. N. troops north
cf the 38th parallel and within
three miles of enemy shore.>
“Supervision of the cease-fire
shall be a United Nations com
mi .si n whose members and de
signed observers shall insure full
coir.p iance with the terms of the
cease-fhe. They shall have free
and -limited access to the whole
oi !■ ‘a. All governments and
aiAhorities shall cooperate with
the cease-fire commission and its
1 designated observers in the per
1 formance of their duties.
“All governments and authori
ties shall cease promptly the in
troduction into Korea of any re
inforcing or replacement units or'
personnel, including volunteer?!,
and the introduction of addition:,
i al war equipment and material,"
! the cease-fire proposal continues,
i "Such equipment and material
| will not include supplies required
for the maintenance of health and
welfare and such other supplies
as may be authorized by the
cease-fire commission.
“Prisoners of war shall be ex
changed on a one-for-one basis
pending final settlement of the
Korean question.
"Appropriate provision shall be
made in the cease-fire arrange
ments in regard to steps to in
sure (Ai the security of the for
ces; (B) the movement of refu
gees; and (C) the handling of
other specific problems arising,
out of the cease-fire, including
civil government and police pow
er in the demilitarized tone. \
"Cease-fire arrangements will
continue in effect until superse
ded bv further steps approved by
the United Nations.”
Note: This cease-fire proposal
might have been offered last win-'
ter. However, President Truman
sent a copy for General MacAr
thur’s approval and the General
offered it himself, even using some
of the identical language. Cum
ing from Mac Arthur instead of
the United Nations, the Commun
ists pooh-poohed it as propagttn
da. «
Kevoiuiionurv
Recently Congress passed the
McMahon-Ribicoff resolution ol
ficially putting the American peo
ple on record for friendship with
the Russian people. However,
there is no way the Russian
people can know this, because
their masters in the Kren\l}n
don’t want them to know it.
This is the very heart of our
problem of peace or war. Though
we may win a temporary respite
in the war in Korea, it will be
temporary indeed unless we can
penetrate the Iron Curtain with
our views on peace and with our
great creed for the equality of
man, the declaration of independ
ence.
To do this will take revolution
ary diplomacy. It will take more
than diplomatic notes and formal
calls by ambassadors.
However, we became what we
are today because we were A rev
olutionary country. And if we ap
ply a fraction of the courage,
imtginatipn and revolutionary
jervor the founding fathers had
when they signed the Declaration
of Independence, then we can
put both the words and principle
j cf that declaration behind the
j Iron Curtain in a way that will
win the peace and make democ
racy live.
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Elks Candy League
Winners Announced
The winners of the Elks Thursday
Night Bowling Candy League con
test are as follows: A large box of
candy donated by Lloyd Connell was
won by Ernie Parsons for high sin
gle game of 217.
Show tickets donated by Ted Hy
der of the Capitol Theatre were
won by Jane Faulkner at 7 and
j Martha Cowan at 9 for high woman
[ series, and G. S. Peterson at 7 and
Ernie Parsons at 9 for high men
’ series.
The winning team at 7 consisted
of Ada Burns, Edith Stewart, G. S.
Peterson and Cora Fowler: winning
team at 9. Sue Jones, Paul Doyle,
R*y Aberhamsen and Ed Cow'an,
each winning a box of candy. One
battle of beer donated by Brooks
Hanford was won by Lyle Jones.
July 20
Robert Light
Frank M. Dick
Nina Baroumes
Verne Dick
Mrs. Agnes Kiefer
Rose Houston
Mrs. Gil Eide
Waino-Tapani
Mrs. Arthur L. Anderson
Community Events
TODAY
At 7 p.m. — Final Soap Box Derby
trial runs, weighing in on Twelfth
street.
At 8 p.m. — Rebekah’s special meet
ing for Ethel Smith, president
ARA in IOOF hall.
At 8:30 p.m. — Square dance at
parish hall.
July 21
At 7p.m. — Banquet Baranof Gold
room honoring Ethel Smith, pres
ident of Association of Rebekah
Assemblies.
July 22
At noon — Past Noble Grands’
breakfast, Baranof Iris room.
July 23
At noon — Rebekah’s no-host lunch
eon, Iris room, Baranof.
Inaugural Flight
OS New Service to
Carry Top Officials
SEATTLE, July 20, — (/P) — A
group of officials business leaders
and press representatives will fly
to Alaska Tuesday on an Alaska
Airlines Inaugral flight of a new
Portland-Seattle-Fairbanks service.
They will return Friday.
The party, which will include
mayor William F. Devin and Ern
est Gruening, Governor of Alas
ka, will first go to Anchorage,
l then to Nome, from there to Fair
banks, and from Fairbanks to Se
attle. Those of the party fiot
wanting to go to Nome will be
taken on a fishing trip in the
Anchorage area.
FROM NEW JERSEY
D. A. Baldwin of Nokomis, N. J.,
is at the Baranoi hotel.
Ship Movements
Prince George arrived from South
i p.m. today.
Princess Louise scheduled to ar
rive tomorrow afternoon from Van
couver.
Baranof due southbound 4 p.m.
Sunday.
Freighter Square Knot from Seat
tle due Sunday.
Aleutian scheduled to depart
Seattle today.
Stotk Quotations
NEW YORK. July 20 —iifi— Clos
ing quotation of American Can Co.
stock today is 109%, American Tel.
and Tel. 155' i, Anaconda 39 %,
Douglas Aircraft 47 a. General Elec
tric 54%, General Motors 47%,
Goodyear 85‘i, Kennecott 71 %, Lib
by. McNeill and Libby 8'_, Northern
Pacific 46'i, Standard Oil of Cali
fornia 46%, Twentieth Century Fox
19%, U. S. Steel 39%, Pound
$2.80 1/16, Canadian Exchange
94.62%.
Sales today were 1,400,000 shares.
Averages today were as follows:
Industrials 253.73, rails 76.83, utili
ties 44.37.
Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
L Small round
marks
(. Title of a
monk
t, Unconscious
ness
12. Arabian
proper name
IS. Electrified
particle
14. Above
15. Calm
18. Agrees
19. Small Islands
20. Thing: law
21. Biblical judge
22. Flower cluster
25. Times of Joy
2S. City In In
diana
80. Chum
31. Silkworm ’ll I
32. Walked i
34. Concede
35. Ever: contr.
36. Lone narrow ‘
Inlet 1
87. Threadlike J
partlftles •'jf
40. Retinue
44. Took away
citizenship j
46. Row
47. Duct
48. Toward the I
mouth
49. Weaver's reed
60. Norwegian
territorial
division
61. Not one:
6lang
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racing
niira
ramran
m
T' Solution of Yesterday's Puzzlo I
DOWN
1. Father
2. Japanese eashes
3. Throw lightly
4. Extra
6. Clenched hand*
6. Creator of th*
American flag
7. Cuckoo
8. Meditation
9. Keg-shaped
10. Measure
11. God of war
16. Dillseed
17. Greasy
21. Fish
22. Likely
23. Meridian!
abbr.
24. Epoch
25. Owned
26. Constellation
27. One: Scot.
28. Held a session
30. By
33. Nuisance
34. Lass
36. Cook In an
oven
37. Hovels
38. Indigo plant
39. Ariovv poison
40. Stuff
41. Book of the
Bible
42. Part of an
automobile
43. Whirlpool
45. Pulpy fruit
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| 20 YEARS AGO the empire -.j
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JULY 20, 1931
M. B. Dragnlch has arrived in Juneau with his bride, the former
Helen Vuckovich, of Helena, Montana, where they were recently married.
A party of five, including the Misses Margaret Abrahamson, Eliza
beth Fraser, Alberta Gallwas, Mae Margaret Fraser and Mrs. Elton
Engstrom started on a camping trip to the end of Douglas Island this
morning. Walter Savikko took the girls to their destination where they
will remain several days.
*
James Truitt of Juneau is registered at Zynda Hotel; at the Alaskan:
Frank Moyer, Auk Lake; Frank Kuzick, Robert Baden, A. D. Essobar,
Juneau. At the Gastineau: J. O. Stenbraten, Juneau.
As Associated Press dispatch from Nome reports that six skin boats
full of King Island Eskimos arrived in Nome with a load of walrus
pelts and ivory. They reported a tremendous catch last winter.
With 230 passengers aboard, eight for Juneau and 222 for SkagWay,
the Canadian National flagship Prince Henry arrived in Juneau today.
Passengers disembarking here were: Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn and son
Clarence, H. J. Elmendorf, Charles Henry Gibbs, Edward H. Kinder,
Catherine Shields, James Woodworth.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. F. Beauchamp, June 19 in
Seattle. The mother is the former Mabel V. Pearson of Juneau.
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Weather: High G4; Low 48; Probably chowers.
i Daily Lessons in English w. l. cordon j
^ . . rj
WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Proceed like you wish,
as long as you improve yourself.” Say, "Proceed as you wish, so long
as you improve yourself.”
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Diverse. Pronounce the i as in die,
preferred, and accent second syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Lacquer; observe the cqu.
SYNONYMS: Vision, dream, trance, reverie, fancy, fantasy, halluci
nation.
WORD STUDY: ‘‘Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today’s word:
ALLUREMENT; that which tempts, entices, or attracts. “She has all
1 the allurements of a coquette.”
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA LEE j
Q. When playing tennis doubles, is it proper for the most skillful
of two partners to cover more than his part of the court?
A. This is exceedingly poor sportsmanship. The more skillful player
should always allow his partner to play the balls that come to him,
even if he is a very poor player.
Q. When should the host and hostess sit down at the dinner table?
A. The hostess always seats herself first, then the guests, and the
host is the last to seat himself.
Q. What kind of gifts are appropriate for the fifth wedding anni
versary?
A. This is the Wooden Anniversary, and gifts of wood would be
appropriate.
LOOK and LEARN bA. c. GORDON
l
1. Where do the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers unite, and
what do they form?
2. What are the profits earned by a corporation and paid out to
its stockholders called?
3. Biscuits in England are what in the United States?
4. What girl's name has more variations than any other?
5. What is the singular form of “opera”?
ANSWERS:
1. At Pittsburgh, Pa., to form the Ohio River.
2. Dividends.
3. Crackers.
4. Elizabeth.
5. Opus.
DR. TED OBERMAN
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Weather at
Alaska Points
Weather conditions and temper
ature^ at various Alaska points
also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30
a.m., 120th Meridian Time, and
released by the Weather Bureau
are as follows:
Anchorage . 49--Fog
Annette Island . 54—Cloudy
Barrow .,.... 50—Rain
Bethel ..... 49—Rain
Cordova . 49—Cloudy
Dawson . sc—Cloudy
Edmonton S3—Rain
Fairbanks . 54—Cloudy
Haines . 57—Cloudy
Havre .. 58—Clear
Juneau Airport .. 51—Drizzle
Kodiak . 51—Drizzle
Kotebue . 51—Rain
McGrath . 50—Partly Cloudy
Nome . 45—Rain
Northway . 53—Cloudy
Petersburg . 54—Cloudy
Portland . 54—Partly Cloudy
Prince George . 49—Rain
Seattle . 54—Partly Cloudy
Sitka . 54—Drizzle
Whitehorse . 50—Cloudy
Yakutat . 54—Fog
Hawk Inlet
Mine Found
In Shambles
Broken windows in the mine, mill
and bunk houses ^nd filing cabin
ets rilled with contents scattered,
was the general chaos faced by
Sam Pekovich when he went to
his Hawk Inlet mining property,
the Alaska Empire Gold Mining
Co., last week.
Sid Thompson, U. S. Deputy
Marshal, who investigated, return
ed from Hawk Inlet yesterday with
details of the depredations.
He said the damage was appar
ently done over the Fourth of July.
A mining man had been out to
the property two weeks ago and it
was in order, but when Pekovich
went out the latter part of last
week he found it a shambles.
Thompson said there was a
gravel dump nearby and “it look
ed like someone just stood on the
gravel pile and heaved rocks.”
There was no estimate of the
damage.
Thompson said there were two
fishing boats at Hawk Inlet over
the Fourth, but the mining prop
erty is five miles from the beach.
The Marshal’s office is contin
uing its .investigation.
Efforts Dropped to
Get Testimony from
Florida Governor
WASHINGTON, July 19, — OB—
The Senate Crime Investigating
Committee today dropped its ef
forts to obtain testimony from
Gov. Puller Warren of Florida.
But the committee accused him
of using “every possible excuse”
to avoid being a witness.
A committee statement issued
by Chairman O'Connor (D-MD)
said that organized criminal op
erations in Florida have been tol-.
erated by law enforcement offi
cials responsible to the governor.
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