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PUBLIC WELFARE MAKES REPORT ON PROGRAM IN JULY Restricted Appropriation, Cost of Living, Results in Survey Being Made The Department f Public Wel- month of July g informatior nnouncem by welfare programs revealed the fo according to an Director Russell aynard There were 1376 received Old Age Assistance in ar totalling $51,140 of which cent paid recipients who amount approximately 54 per aid from the | al S Administration the beginning of the bien- n commencing April 1, 1947, the total amount expended under this program was $2i Federal par- ticipation amounting to $144,811.00. During the month of July new g ts were approved and 74 cases were closed “In connection with restricted policies of the Department made necessary by insufficient Territorial funds to maintain former stan- dards of assistance, a complete re- ! survey of maximum standards in various categories is currently being conducted in order that the fullest possible use of Territorial and Fed- eral funds may be made,” it was announced by the Director “This involves the conducting of a cost of food study throughout the Territory in view of the recog- nized increase in the cost of liv- ing during the past year,” he stat- ed. The Director further stated that such surveys could not be conducted as frequently as was deemed necessary because of insuf- ticlent staff available to perform such work. However, it was ex- pected that the survey now in progress would be completed in time for application of the revised ctandards by October 1. Aid to Children In the Aid to Dependent Child- 1en program, 560 children received a total of $7439, $4461 of such amount being met from Federal Funds. Since April 1, there has been expended for this program a total of $43675 of which the Fed- A, DINE 1 participation ambunted to $25,- The cost of this program is ne approximately 60 per cent Al funds and 40 per cent As of Aug- ses involving official waiting remain on this until funds are available to mmence payments. During the ious month, 14 cases were re- from the waiting list and d for payments commencing 1 “Because are insufficient this program, a from Territorial funds ist 1, there were childr on the Such cases to meet the veeds of 23 per v ent discount is made on every case | John Hermann, Mrs. A. Hedges and | A28 e eceiving care,” Mr. Maynard de- clared Since April 1, 1947 Relief funds an amount 785 has been expended from an ap- propriation made by the Legisla- of 200,000 This involved ices to approximately 200 per- ons per month During the same period, has been expended for children under commitment from General $12,346 care of to the | Department through Juvenile Laws. | that the | Mr. Maynard announced Department was unable to make placement olving expenditures y new cases since April be- the amount appropriated by » Legislature did not permit the 1 of such costs. administration of the public welfare programs cted policies in services necessary, administrative costs of the Agency had been re- duced by more than 30 per cent in order to remain within the amount avallablle for such purposes by the Legislature,” it nounced by the Director. He also stated t more than ble cases applying for as- been denied this per- were made sistance had icd in order to remain within the Department’s budgets - coo Alaska Here From South Northland Transportation Com- pany's ship Alaska arrived in Ju- neau last night at 10 o'clock, and sailed for Skagway, Haines and Sitka 15 minutes before midnight Arriving in Juneau from Seattle were Mr. and Mrs. M. Monagle, Mrs. H. M. Stratton, Robert and Billy Stratton, B. H. Iverson, Fred- THE TALK OF THE TOWN © Qur Food @ Qur Cockiails ¢ Qur Enierfainment FLOOR 2 EVERY SHOWS NIGHT 11 Also--Finest -- Chinese Food --- CHOP SUEY . .. CHOW MEIN Chicken - or - Pork FRIED RICE . . . PORK NOODLES CHICKEN NOODLES EGG FOO YUNG .. .CRABF00 YUNG T-Bone Steaks Filet Mignon French Fried Chicken FRIED NEW ORLEANS PRAWNS 3 Miles North of Juneau on Glacier Highway Salmon Cree of $35,- | was an- o Klushan, Charles erick H. Roper, June Mrs. M. G. Rischell and Carlile. Inbound from Ketchikan were Phil Senour, Joe Jarvinen, B. Lan- dy, J. Landy and G. Turke; from | Wrangell, F. R. Jearn; from Peters- {burg, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Shiels, Mrs. Nadine Jekell, Jane Jekell, }'Ruse Lee Jekell, Mrs. J. Jeffreys {and Hal Fairhurst. | Boarding the Alaska here for | Skagway were J. R. Hayes, Ed- Territorial | ward Rasmusson, Helen Blackwell, | Sy Patricia and Linda Black- 11, and David Fletcher; to Sitka, son Garry, W. E. Donaldson, Ma- jor E. Newbould and Adjutant H. Lorenzen - e e — ALASKA COASTAL AIRLINES FLIES 78 Alaska Coastal Airlines reported 110 flights out of Juneau yesterday, {calling at Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Sitka, Tod, Lake Hasselborg, Taku Harbor, Taku Lodge, Warm Springs Ba Hawk Inlet, Chatham, Hoonah, Pel- ican and Excursion Inlet Passengers to Sitka were Kris Erickson, E. J. Robertson, Dan | Cruz and R. C. Hitchcock; to Cha- tham, Joe Dumlao and J. A. Rich; to Tenakee, Henry Benson, C. Ju- boif and George Hillan; to Todd, A Frank. From Juneau to Petersburg, Mrs. Fohn-Hanson and A. Castillo, and 17 transfers from Pan American Airwa; son and Al Rinehart; to Ketchi- kan, E. Gruening, Ruby Smith and Henry Fawcett; to Taku Harbor, | E. Rasmusson; to Taku Lodge, C. | J. Weaver, P. Miller, and C. Phillips. Inbound passengers to from Sitka were Russ Clithero, R. Whelan and G. A. Dale; from Tenakee, and P. Carmichael; from Lake Has- selporg, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hawkins; from Todd, George Grattle; from Ketchikan, Lt. and Mrs. J. Haw- kins. From Taku to Juneau, J. musson and A. N. Minard; . Warm Springs, Clarice Feist; from Hawk Inlet, Erma Hayes; from ' Hoonah, William James and Dick Davis; from Pelican, L. Kathrine and E. W. Hundley; and from Ex- ursion Inlet, C. Schultz. B F. Eagleson Ras- from Miss Grace Satko to Become Bride Tonigh Of Kenneth R. Allen Miss Grace E. Satko, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Satko, former Juneau residents now residing in Richmond, Va., and Kenneth R. Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Allen cf this city, will be united in marriage at 8 o'clock this evening | the Methodist Church by the Rev. Robert Trert. Mrs. William S. Brown, of the bride, will sister be best man. Willlam S. Brown will give the bride in marriage. A reception will be given for the young couple immediately follow- PERSONS FRIDAY! Tenakee, s; to Wrangell, Peter John- | Juneau Jack Jourdan, O. Olson | be matron-of- | honor, and Mr. Denny Merritt will | THE DAILY ALASKA ALASKA SALMON PACK 50 PERCENT ~ OVER LAST YEAR The canned salmon pack report | for the week ending August 2 has| | been released by the U. S. Fish and | | wildlite Service and shows that | there is an overall Increase of | nearly 50 percent over last year's | |pack. The pack for Southeastern | i ka is still lagging behind last | s totals. By district, the re-| port in cases, is as follows: | Ketchikan: 910 reds, 180 kings, | [13,382 pinks, 4,078 chums, 1,260 co- | 'hoes. Total 19,810. Last year at [this time, 77,838 ! West Coast: None this year, 5- |101%% last year. | Wrangell - reds, 2,303': kings, 2,380': pinks, 1,976 chums, 279 cohoes. Total, | 10429%. Last year, 17,260. | Eastern: 1,860 reds, 402 kings, 2,- | 734 pinks, 2,021 chums, 802 cohoes, | total 7819. Last year, 12,272 i Western: 10,028 reds, 568 kings, 112,561 pinks, 22,754 chums, 4273/ |cohoes. Total 50,184. Last year| 53,946. Icy Strait: 3,360 reds, 37 kings,| 8,847 pinks, 7,941 chums, 1,170 co- | Total, 21,355. Last year, 22,- | Petersburg: 3,490'% 1 | | | | hoes. | Yakutat: 5369'% reds, 157% | | kings, 677% pinks, 2 chums, 11% | cohoes. Total, 6218. Last year, 4,- {181 t ‘ Southeast Alaska totals: 25,018 | reds, 3,648 kings, 40,582 pinks, 38, 1772 chums, 17,795% cohoes. Total, |115815%. Last year, 193,237. ! | Central Alaska Resurrection Bay: 765 reds, 169 pinks, 66 chums, 30 cohoes. Total 1,030. No fish last year. ! Copper River: 30,466 reds, 3,703 kings. Total, 34,169. Last year, 52,307 { Prince William Sound: 8,322 reds, 1161 kings, 283,646 pinks, 46,527 | chums, 5,097 cohoes. Total, 343,- 153. Last year, 143,379. . | Cook Inlet: 99,102 res, 31944, ( kings, 19,305 pinks, 16,517 chums, 131,513 cohoes. Total 198,381. Last | year, 188,538, H Kodiak: 78,303 reds, 36 kings, 1253,407 pinks, 11,688 chums, 1477/ | cohoes. Total, 344911. Last year, 272,156. 1 | Chignik: 142,362 reds, 86 kings, 111,401 pinks, 3,961 chums, 159 co- ‘hbes Total, 158,239. Last year, ‘IDGABZ | Peninsula: 76,934 reds, 1570 kings, 51,005 pinks, 40,484 | chums, 2,070 cohoes. Total, 170,- | {863. Last year, 178,156. | Central ~Alaska Total: |reds, 36300 Kkings, 618,933 pinks,| 119,243 chums, 40,346 cohoes. To- tal, 1,251,346. Last year, 942,155. Western Alaska Fort Moller: 22,427 reds, 71 kings, {1 pinks, 3,345 chums, 7 cohoes. To- t. 51. Last year, 47,139. Yukon: 9,740 kings. Total 9,740. No figures from last year. Bristol Bay: 332,542 reds, 4,005% kings, 34,917 chums, 792 cohoes | Total, 1,372,256'2. Last year 647, | 325. Total for Western Alaska: 1,354,- 1 969 reds, 13,8162 kings, 1 pinks, 38, 1262 chums, 799 cohoes. Total 1,- 407,847%2. Last year, 694,464. 50% Overall Increase Totals for Alaska: 1,816,511 reds, |53,764'2 kings, 659,516 pinks, 196,- 277 chums, 48,940% cohoes. Total, Last year's total, 1,- Alaska 436,524 ing the wedding ceremony, at (he' heme of Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Mer- ritt, Sixth and Main Streets. All friends are cordially invited to attend both the wedding and the reception. The prospective bridegroom, a veteran of World War II, is at the present time employed by the Berg Construction Company. Mr. and Mrs. Allen will be at home to their friends at 426 First Street. | ARVIN RAY WILSON TO BE BAPTIZED SUNDAY | Arvn Ray, born April 25, to Mr. |and Mrs. W. Paul Wilson of West | Juneau, will be baptized in the | Lutheran Church at the 11 o'clock | worship service Sunday morning. 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