The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 18, 1944, Page 2

RUBBER| FOOTWEAR/| Large New Stock For the Ladies: Knee Length Rubber Boots $4.95 All sizes Womea s Grenadier Boots $3.95 1-9 ~ Also Misses’ Siz Women's Two-Snap Overshoe $2.50 Sizes 415-8 Ladies’ Opera Rubbers $1.95 All Sizes — Heel Styles Ladies’ Toe Rubbers $1.50 & For the Men: Men's Rubbers, all sizes, $2.35 Men's 4-Buckle 0'shoes $4.95 s For Children: Children's Grenadier Boots $3.95 Sizes 8 to 12 Boys' Buckle Overshoes $4.50 Sizes 11-13, 3-6 B M Bebeends o QAAITY SINCE /887 | to learn to keep the knitting going | and continue the new job too.” Douglas is the daughter MUFF BIGGEST <" vo}'E (HAN(E f sculptar Lorado Taft and a 2 u.xmmu of Chicago University. | After a brief fling at a theatrical career, she interested herself in | civic work at home. Soon she met |and married young Paul Douglas CHICAGO The coming elec- and thereafte rtheir lives were wive American women the | Woven around the University of ance they have ever had to|Chicago, civic activities and inter- 1 national affairs. By ADELAIDE KERR AP Features Writer 1p shape world peace—and they in danger of muffing it. When Douglas went to war, Mrs. rhat comes from Emily Taft|Douglas moved into a little two- uglas, who is running for Con-|Yoom apartment with their small on the Democratic ticket as daughter Jean and took a job as from Tllin- |secretary of the International Re- lations Couneil in Chicago. She resigned to run for Congress. SIX OUT TODAY VIA PAN AMERICAN LINE presentative-at-Large Good-looking, dark-haired Mrs. | uglas is the wife of Dr. Panl| juglas, professor of economics at University of Chicago, now on we and serving overseas as a ptain of the Marines. Reeently returned from a three weeks’ npaign tour with some interest- observations about women’s in this year's elections. “For centu: 1 ha 1d M A3 > | Outgoing Seattle passangers to-; ries,” she ‘f"(‘. me, “WO- | day, via Pan American World Air-| been saying, ‘It's a man's | yays, Clifford Smith and Charles | 1 make the wars and McDonald, Ramona Mahoney, G. me the peace and we have noth- | Blandeau, Mrs. Agnes Plesko, and 0 say about it BHL nOW We Charles Plesko were passengers for no longer pass the buck Fairbanks. the coming elections 1t ses- | ooty s em wted that women will cast more 60 percent of the vote, due to absence of so many men in ser- e. That means we will cast the e vote and that for the first ime in the history of the world, ven will have a chance to say omething about the shaping of the Yeace. Fairbanks were Earl D. McLaugh- lin, Charles Miller, and Marjorie | Fisher, Warren and Ida Workman and baby, Howard Dickson, and Andy Ericson were passengers from Whitehorse. In from Seattle were Arthur Owen, Mostana Gilhousen, | Shirley Long, and Richard Long. “But we are in danger of muff-| il ng it. Many women say they are| NOTICE b0 busy with war work to take interest in polities. They think, Mrs. George Rogers is sole owner vhen they have kept their hands of the City Cafe and will not be us they have done their part. responsible for any bills contracted nitting and rolling bandages are ecessary and important contribu- by anyone else. (Signed) Mrs. Geou,e Rogers. " tions to the war effort, but they ‘{lll woMEN are not enough. Women will have, t COMMUNICATION | The Datly Alaska Empire I} ASSOCIATION 7l | \ ; Editor, | Dear sir: The Sponsoring Committee for the City Manager Plan respectfully re- ' FOR CURRENT YEAR c:: veey s ol print the enclosed copy of the Ter- The Alaska Tuberculosis Associa- ritorial Act which enables cities in tion, with headquarters in Juneau,' slaska to adopt the “City Manager has already begun to carry out a plan” of government. The Act ex- well planned and extensive program plains a number of questions which for the current year's combat with have arisen regarding this.plan the disease that is fast becoming 6 The City Manager Plan of muni- the Territory’s number one- enemy. | cipal government is not new or The Association Board, after nu-'something we have devised but is merous conferences with Health of- | sponsored nationally by the Na- ficials, designed a work program |tional Municipal League which is a that they believe will benefit the |citizens organization for better gov- entire Territory. Said E. L. Bart- |ernment of which John Gs Winant lett, President of the Board: “Al- |is President. Charles Evans Hughes though this year we have been |Was one of the past presidents. Men fortunate in collecting a far larger of this caliber, who are among the % - ' Mmost experienced in governmental sum of money than ever before, : cet to obtain the most far-reaching affairs in the United Sta‘tes, con- e sider it the typically American form we DU Prcoesd WLE €au- ¢ gevernment and this country’s tion. There is not enough money o qn.ina) contribution to the science to care for md:yldunl cas N0 ¢ jocal government. matter how deserving they may be.| wo ynow the plan is not without Instead our funds must be allotted some opposition but sincerely hope to projects that will benefit every= j¢ will be of the constructive type one.” and that wordy fault finding and catch phrases will not confuse the real issue and that the placing of this plan before the public for their results, Plans Made With this in mind, the following Two holdover plans were made: b r ! projects were continued, namely, consideration is not seized upon by the purchase an ddistribution of Some asa political football. Yours truly, (Signed) HAROLD B. FOSS, Chairman, Sponsoring Committee City Manager Plan. EXPLOSIONS INJURES AT LEAST1,000 Munition Vessels Blow Up at Port Chicago, Near pamphlets dealing with the prob- lems of tuberculosis, and the pur- chase and distribution of anti-tu- berculosis moving picture films. Mrs, Bess Winn, Executive Sec- retary, announces that she has sent pamphlets to every school, hospital, doctor, nurse, health center and to every private individual request- ing them. She states that among' the assortment is-a fine ‘series de- | signed to teach the care of tuber- cular patients in' the home. Con- cerning the fills, these will be pur- chased as needed by the Associa- tion and distributed through the Heaith Department upon request. Sum for X-Rays The sum of $5410 was donated to the Health Department and this amount will be used for X-Rays. These X-rays will be somewhat San Francisco costly, for unless a tuberculosis Slinletan aavives f& -the Tarsfbory,| (CONSRUICT SO FAse SRR they will be sent to Seattle for a final, expert reading by a profes- sional clinician. First, as a protection to the com- ing generation, medically indigent expectant mothers, will receive X- rays. Second, which generally carries over 80 men including the armed guard. Navy and shipping lines have conducted roll calls to ascertain the number of missing. Previously the Navy' Commander estimated the dead at least 650 men. 1,00 Injured Sheriff J. R. Thornton figures the toll at 300 dead with at least 1,000 injured. Flying debris, broken glass, falling walls of houses eaused the majority of injuries. The explosion was felt 50 miles there will be X-rays of crippled children ewroute to the Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle. Children with tuberculosis are not admitted to the hospital, but here- tofore, they have not received X- rays until arrival in Seattle, so this allotment will save the wear and ,yway, cost of a useless trip. The town of Port Chicago has a Third, an ambitious 5-year pro-jwflmme boom population - of "Yfl gram has bee nadopted that in-[y ggq, cludes X-rays for all freshman and senior high school students, Man- toux or Patch tests for all sopho- mores and juniors, or perhaps both Debris Scattered 1 Mile The explosion, of an undeter- mined origin, showered parts of the superstructure of the two ships at skin test and X-rays if needed. jeast one mile away. There are not enough funds t0| Medical aid was rushed from X-ray all students but a 5-year neighboring communities and Mare program will eventually reach them 1gand Navy Yards, 14 miles away. all. Incidentally, hig Bschool stu-, The Red Cross rushed cots and dents are fare more susceptible t0 plood plasma to the town tuberculosis than the children in| Aythorities ordered grade schools. | evacuation of the town. Fourth, a sum of money will be} Many of the injured were rush- left in each of the Health Depart- eq to jammed hospitals at ments throughout the Territory, tine: 10 miles away, in and these will provide X-rays foritrycks and ambulances. |other medically indigent persons with recognized needs for the same.| DOUGL l S Aceording to the Health Depart- l Another project will be the di -‘\ TO SKAGWAY Army Special Crusader ment, all X-rays will be adminis-| tered without regard to race, creed | or color. | 1 | tribution of a children’s mm‘tu-‘ Sister Mary Philippa, eldest | berculosis magazine, The Crusader, daughter of Mrs. Sadie Cashen, re- |10 every grade in all the schools in |turned to her duties in Skagway Alaska [of The Crusader has been planned |visit with her |for the coming year. Another ac-|here. tivity will be the showing of a tu- berculosis museum exhibit that is being moved about the Territory.| Earl Miller and Grant Logan left {Finally the Association plans to!yesterday for Yakutat, where they Imake a moving picture film, and|will have summer employment on mother and family YOKUTAT BOUND |slides, which will demonstrate the|a project there. home nursing of tubercular pa- | = tients. Natived will do the acting, ON VACATION local outdoor and indoor scenes wlll‘ Miss Eleanor Warren left last provide the sets, and Dr. George A.| |evening for Warm Springs Bay, |Dale of the Indian Service will be \vhere she will enjoy a week’s va- |the photographer. |cation an drest. Miss Warren is At the present time the members | School Superintendent of the Doug- lof the Association’s Board are Mrs.|las Public Schools. {W. L. Paul, H. L. Faulkner, James | McNaughton, Dr. J. O. Rude, Curtis | PICNIC POSTPONED Shattuck, Dr. James Ryan, J. B., It was announced that the East- Burford, H. R. Vander Leest and ern Star and Masons annual pic- |E. L. Bartiett, President. nie, scheduled for this evening, has — .- been postponed until further no- Empire Classmed. hyl tice. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA complete ! Mar- | A special Alaskan number |leaving last evening after a week's | TERRITORY OF ALASKA OF THE SECRETARY—JUNEAU, ALASKA CHAPTER 7. AN ACT (H. B. 101 To enable cities to adopt the “City Manager Plan” and declaring an emergency Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska: Section 1. Any city incc ed under the Laws of the Terri- tory may adopt the City Manager Plan of government in the man- ner hereinafter provided Section 2. A petition praying for the adoption of such plan shall first be presented to the common council of such city which petition shall be signed by nct less than twenty-five per cent of the registered voters of such city at the last municipal election. Such petition may also state such additional facts as may tend to show good grounds for the adoption of the plan. Section 3. Upon the presentatign of such petition, the common council shall, by ordinance or resoltition, provide for the siibmission of the question to the qualified electors of the city to determine whether the pecple of the city desire to adopt such plan of govern- ment, either at the nmext ensuing general election or at a special election called for that purpose. A printed or typewritten copy of such ordinance or resolution shall be posted at three public places within the boundaries of said municipality at least thirty days prior to the day of election and due proof of such posting shall be filed in the office of the municipal clerk of the city. Said election shall be by printed or typewritten ballot in the following form: “For the City Manager Plan Against the City Manager Plan and shall be conducted in conformity with existing law and ordi- nances and resolves of the common council of the city concerned. Section 4. If it shall appear from the certificate of election that a majority of the votes cast at said election were in favor of the adoption of the City Manager Plan the common council shall, by ordinance of resolution declare such plan to be duly adopted and the business and affairs of the ¢ shall thereafter be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the ordinances of the common council made in pursuance hereof Section 5. Any city after adopting the City Manager Plan may discontinue the same by a majority vote of its electors. Said elec- tion may be called upon the filing with the common council of a petition therefor executed by not less than twenty-five per cent of the qualified electors of said ¢ and the common council shall by ordinance or resolution provide for the submission of such question to the electors of the city at the ensuing general election or a special election called for that purpose, notice of which shall be given as provided in Section 3 hereof Section 7. If a majority of the electors of the city declare against continuance of the plan such city shall cease to he goyerned by the the provisions of this Act and at its!first meeting .the common council shall, by ordinance or resolution provide for the discon- tinuance thereof and the business and affairs of the city shall thereafter be conducted as provided by law other than the pro- visions of this Act. Section 7. The common council of any city which has adopted the City Manager Plan shall appoint by a majority vote of all its members a manager who shall be the executive and administrative officer of the city. He shall receive such compensation ‘as the council shall determine. He shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications. Section 8. The manager shall hold office at the pleasure of the common council and may be removed for®cause by a vote of a majority of all the membeys of the council. Section 9. The manager shall (a) Prepare and recommend to the council an annual budget; of government, (b) Execute and enforce all ordinances and resolves of the community and carry out all contracts entered into by i (c) Appoint and remove the heads of departments, boards, and all other officers and employees of the city, except the City Treasurer and the City Attorney, who shall be appointed by the Common Council under existing law. (d) Make such recommendations to the council as he may deem expedient or necessary and once a year present a detailed statement of what he has done during the, year covered by the report, and (e) Perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Common Council. (f) Before assuming office take and subscribe an oath to faithfully discharge the duties of his office and shall furnish a bond in such sum and with such sureties as the council by resolu- tion may require, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties as such City Manager. Section 10. In case of absence or disability of the manager the common council may appoint a qualified person to perform the duties of the manager temporarily. If the office of Manager be- comes vacant it shall appoint without delay either a new manager or an acting manager to fill the office until a new manager is chosen. Section 11. Al officers appointed by the menager shall’hold office for an indefinite term and may be removed by the manager at pleasure. Their compensation shall be fixed by ordinance and may be changed at any time Section 12. It is the intention of the Legislature that if this Act cannot take effect in its entirety because of the judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction holding uneonstitutional any part or parts thereof the remaining provisions of the Act shall be given full force and effect as completely as if the part or parts held unconstitutional had not been included herein. Section 13. This Act may be known and cited as the “City Manager Act.” Section 14. and bureaus An emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Act shall be effective from and after its approval. Approved March 4, 1943, (Paid advertisement) After When the war is won, Pan American Airways will pioneer new standards of service for our friends in Alaska. 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