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PAGE SIX y ships an conc ensive explorations in tl area and that the test drills| I / had already made showed results. If oil should be | d in any quantity up there pri- | | morning, the Douglas Public Schools ital would probably be able to drill wells in the land outside |‘1v reserve His Platform Bartlett said his platform is “the one adopted by the Democratic in Fairbanks in January. It Nerland, of the|is a liberal and p: ive plat- who is running|form.” He said he wor ampaign candidate for the on it without drawing up a plat- t form of his own The platform provides for the election of the Governor of Alaska residents of the territory; a referendum vote of (Continued from Page One) only Republican in the Legislature Party would be £ ew Fourth Division unopposed Klawock and Hydaburg had aroused the “terrific interest However, the statehood, Democratic didate for Delegate 'the people to come first; to Congress, stated that not manytion of transportation ra in- whites or natives knew very much |creased pensions for pior pass- about the problems involved over age of a law to prevent racial dis- the possible return of the land and | crimination. fishing rights to the natives. He Bartlett will talk over KINY stated that the problem of “abor-|Monday night at 7 o'clock on the iginal rights” and “reservations”|general issues of the campaign we two separate and - " aian eromiem mig one | SON BORN IN SEAITLE Bartlett said that the Indian lem was a big one and would| many years to solve, but “that| News of the birth of a baby son erything we do to help the In-|to Mr. and Mrs. Claud E. Baldwin dian from an economic standpoint,’'at Seattle, September 6, has been helps the general welfare of Alaska, | received by relatives in Juneau. The as the Indians and Eskimos mal young man tipped the scales at up half the population.” seven pounds. Bartlett visited Ketchikan, Cr: The Baldwins ar Klawock, Hydaburg, Wrangel a boy six and a girl rsburg. In “the First Cit; over KTKN last Tues evening, along with Senator Nor disting ': also parents of ght years of Mr. Baldwin, well known here, is t plant in before two Liberty ships with Seabees and oil geologists. | Bart id that the Navy would investiga- | ;. T0 CLAUD BALDWINS DOUGLAS NEWS SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY According to announcement this open the doors Monday morning, September 11, at 8:45 o'clock. School hours will be 8:45 a. m. to 11:45 a.m., 12:45 p. m. to 3:30 p. m, The change in school hours is to pro- vide better facilities in bus sched- ules for the highway children as was practiced several years ago. SHUDSHIFT PROMOTED Private Arne Shudshift as of a week ago, is now sporting a com- plete new set of chevrons on his sleeve and they are important ones, too. From privaté to top sergeant— that's some jump in any man's ,and that's what Arne can now Capt. Wendell Cahill made the presentation which was for out- standing service in the Alaska Ter- ritorial Guard and fo ra 100 percent attendance since the organization first met. —————— LEGION AUXILIARY HAS BUSINESS MEET A business meeting of the Am- erican Legion Auxiliary was held Tuesday evening with President Mabel Lybeck presiding. Reports were received and accepted from the Chairman of the Convention Committee and other business was discussed. The President reported receiving a lovely card and $10 bill from the Ketchikan delegates, thanking the present employed at the Buunglduncau Unit for a grand conven- tion. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU ALASKA HOSPITAL NOTES Ethel Williams Hospital yesterday for lectomy. Mrs. David Milner has been ad- | mitted to St. Ann’s Hospital for medical treatment. Mrs. D. C. Langdon and baby daughter have left St. Ann’s to re- turn to their home. Mignus Brealing entered St. Ann’s on Friday for treatment. Nicholas Azparoff, from Killisnoo, has been admitted to the Govern- ment Hospital. Kathyrn Friday entered the Gov- ernment Hospital yesterday from Kake. MRS. SABIN LEAVES Mrs. May Sabin, of the Sabin's Clothing Store, left yesterday by plane for Seattle on a short vacation trip. ———-—. FISH SALES The Sadie sold 1300 cohoes today to Alaska Coast Fisheries and the packer, Maine, brought in 35,000 Taku fish for E. E. Engstrom. B MEN WANTED to work at the Juneau Lumber | Mills. — E IIIllIIIIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIllNIII|IIIIllIIIlIIIlIIIIIIHIIIlHllIIIl|IIIllIIIIIIIIIllllllIlllllll|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHII I|||||IIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIllIIlllIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!I!I& entetet o Ann's | a tonsil- I. A.MACHINIST'S Meets 2nd & 41h LOCAL 514 Mondays 8 p.m. IN THE A. F. OF L. HALL SPECIAL MEETING—EVERYONE ATTEND Vote for HARRY G. McCAIN of Ketchikan Republican Candidate for TERRITORIAL ATTORNEY GENERAL ELECTION September 12, 1944 (Paid Advertisement) _SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, |944‘, Attention Hunters Kindly Bring Your DEER SKINS to the Boat Orders Delivered Anytime! Juneau Deliveries—10 A. M. and 2 P. M. Douglas Delivery—10 A. M. They will be distributed without charge to the Natives for their Handicraft. PLATFORM FOR ALASKA man R. Walker, who is running for re-glection, on campaign issues. In the First City Bartlett said| business conditions were good 'md‘ everything was thriving, despite the | fact that the fishing season, just! ended, was one of the poorest in| years. He said that “many of the luwns} in Alaska with possibly the ex-| ception of some in Southeast Alaska, were experiencing boom- time conditions although work was gradually slacking off." Little Unemployment Bartlett said he found little talk of unemployment after the boom conditions died out. When asked about what the people, in general, | thought about projects and indus- | tries that would provide year-round employment throughout the ux'u- tory, Bartlett said that péople were | not ‘as interested as they were as there was plenty of work at the | present time. He said, however, | that the interest had not died out | but that there was no need to think about it too much at he| presen moment. Bartlett said that postwar de-| seopmen. it eeeve'an moerss | Speak Qut On because .of the new roads and air-| “ABORIGINAL RIGHTS" ports. Urging that the Haines road e OVEI o be kept open after the war, he stated that the 681 miles from the B et ) 6P. M. TONIGHT Lynn Canal town to the “Golden Heart” was a shorter route than the combined sea and land haul across the gulf to Valdez and then up the Richardson Highway. Oil Exploration Bartlett said that on a previous trip to Pt. Barrow he had flown over the huge Naval Oil reserve, between the Endicott range and (S atypptisement) the Arctic Ocean, just a sholl time DO YOUR CIVIC DUTY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Go o Your Voting Place and Cast Your Ballot Vote for Victory-=-For Progress ===For Alaska Development Vote for the men who stand for these principles . . . PRINCIPLES OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY These Men Stand for Those Principles: E. L. (Bob) BARTLETT, Delegate to Congress RALPH J. RIVERS, Territorial Attorney General FRANK A. BOYLE, Territorial Auditor W.LEONARD SMITH, Territorial Highway Engineer NORMAN R. (Doc) WALKER, Divisional Senator JOE GREEN, Divisional Senator ANDREW GUNDERSON, Divisional Senator A. B. CAIN, Divisional Representative F. G. HANFORD, Divisional Representative CHRIS HENNINGS, Divisional Representative ANDREW HOPE, Divisional Representative J. F. (Joe) KRAUSE, Divisional Representative JOHN E. OLOFSON, Divisional Representative FRANK PERATROVICH, Divisional Representative CURTIS G. SHATTUCK, Divisional Representative VOTE SEPTEMBER 12 BARTLETT FOR DELEGATE CLUB (Paid Advertisement) the John E. Manders VOTE VOTE Denver, Colorado. Art Woodley; live in Anchorage. political and open to every person. of all mine workers and owners. and its people: “That all natural resources be retained by the people of Alaska. “Necessary laws be enacted for the pres- ervation and betterment of the health and education of its people. “Territorial control of fisheries, fur and game. “The Wallgren Fisheries bill in its present form be defeated. “Enlighten the people regarding Statehood for Alaska, so that an enabling act be ob- tained from Congress. “Extension of the Leasing Act to all min- eral lands be vigorously opposed. “The* Governor of Alaska should be elected, not appointed, and the Organic Act amended accordingly. “The coast route be made a reality. “Every aid and support be given to avia- tion. “Adequate, but proper, tax laws be en- acted, if necessary, | Mr. Manders makes only one pledge: SEPT. 12 McCutcheon, Knight & Olney at San Francisco. Another daughter and granddaughter reside in San Francisco. Chamber of Commerce and chairman of its Mining Committee. corporation organized in 1943 for the purpose of sponsoring admission of Alaska to the Union as a state, which is non- He is a member of the Alaska and California Bars and American Bar Association. Mr. Manders has conti;luously worked for the immediate reopening of the min"o;s to avoid the economic destitution SEPT. 12 Captain Jack Manders, was killed in action last January in N ew Guinea. Mr. Manders is secretary of the Anchorage Republican Club, a member of the Board of Directors of the Anchorage He is president of “Statehood For Alaska”, a nonprofit “Honesty in legislation. “The timber and pulp forests be made available to industry. “Extension of the Federal Highway Act. “Proper and humane laws enacted for the well being of the natives of Alaska. “Small boat harbors in areas where neces- sary. “The duties of Delegate and of the Tege ritorial Legislature kept separate and apart, to the end that neither encroaches upon the cther:; “No fisherman, miner, logger or other per- son be at the mercy of any bureau, agency, board, commission or governmental official for his livelihood. “Conservation as practiced by the federal departments be liberalized for the benefit of Alaska and not to its detriment. — form will not—as most platforms are—be forgotten after the election. E ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Republican Candidate for Delegate Mr. John E. Manders, of Anchorage, Republican nominee for Delegate to Congress, was born February 3, 1895 at Educated in the public schools and studied law at San Francisco Law School and in the office of Page, Admitted to practice law in 1918. He, his wife, and one daughter, Mrs. His only son, Air Pilot, He strenuously advocates complete home rule for Alaska, and firmly believes in the following as affecting Alaska “People told the truth about the war, gov- ernment and officials, and rampant propa- ganda cease. “Bureaucratic usurpation of the rights of the people ended. “Constitutipnal government be maintained —which is the difference between freedom and tyranny. “Employment of every means to bring the war to an early and successful close without further loss of men and women, “Adequate and honest provision be made for returning veterans, “That the practice of pitting and playing one class, group or race of people against the other for the purpose of political gain be no longer tolerated. For equal treatment of all citizens whether white or Indian. No group of citizens should be deprived of prop- erty through administrative regulations to further the interests of a particular group; in other words, ‘Robbing Peter to pay Paul.’” If elected, he, and only he, will be in fact and deed the Delegate of the PEOPLE OF ALASKA ; and that this plat- (Paid advertisement) filllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIIIlIIIIIIIIII[IIIIIIIIIIIIII||IIlllIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIlIIlIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIlIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'E