The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 17, 1948, Page 3

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1948 TERRITORY HAS FOUR PROBLEMS SAYS DR. MANN Dr. Eric Mann, historian and lec- tuter, who spent several weeks in the Territory this summer, sees Al- aska with four problems. according to articles appearing in stateside papers, In a recent article in the Los An- geles Times he listed the problems as “high transportation costs, gov- ernment without representation, lack of transportation facilities and | lack of understanding by the “moth- ér country.” Here is the way he expressed it | to Californians: Statistics show that the cost of living in Alaska is far above any Jocale in the States. * Alaskan industries are not devel- oped to supply the population’s needs. Consequently Alaskans are, dependent upon outside markets. The initial price of these goods is the sanie to all, but when Alaskan freight rates, the highest in t.he; world, plus the higher profits need- ed by Alaskan merchants to meet | their higher. operating costs, are added, the average Alaskan price | index rises a little over twice that of the Middle West. Thus, the high cost of living here | finds its basis in the high shipping cost. | The reason Alaska freight rates are so high is easy to understaifd. | Alaska exports little. Only durlng‘ the fishing and canning season are the hoats going back to the main- land full three months out of the year. Consequently ships are nearly ' and the Alaskans must pay double fare for the goods from the States to compensate for lack of two-way empty on most of their return trips |and by airplanes that know ro wea—i o" D AVUGHT '"ME I 1 maiminin s “Sesnoronma “abease| SELECTIVE SERVICE Viclorious U. (. Coxswain Dumped in Thames EVERYBODY BUT THE COXSWAIN cheered when the University of California’® eight-oared shell finished victoriously in Olympic competition. The coxswain, Ralph K. Purchase, wasn't exactly happy when this: picture was taken as,he was tossed into the Thames ‘by the Golden Bear oarsmen. California defeated Britain | and Norway in the event. (International Soundphoto) ther barriers. Alaskan farms grow bigger vege-| | jtables and more per acre than the| Two persons have been added t (By The Associated Press) ! haul. Rates Abe Detrimental The same high freight rates are the greatest detriment to the devel- opment of industries here for one famed San Bernardino Valley in|the staff of the Territorial Selec-| The state-wide <-onfusion that \Califcrnia. The tallest mountains' tive Service Headquarters here, it!reigned when daylight saving time ]'m the United States would hardly was announced foday by John Mc-|was started this summer, is on {have a name here, they would be|Cormick, Territorial Selective Ser-| again—in reverse. ! {lost in Alaskan mountain ranges.|vice Director. | Seat: City Council voted yes- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA MAIN FLOOR-----A. B.HALL Main St. --- Between 3rd and 4¢th CALLING ALL HUNTERS With Deer Season opening September First, be sure and get your LOCKER before going hunting. ‘ You skin them; we cut, wrap and sharp freeze them for only 3c per pound to our LOCKER CUSTOMERS ONLY. ; Be sure fo get that LOCKER before you go hunting and if you don't get your deer, having a LOCKER (at STURM LOCKERS) gives you the privilege of buying your meat at cost; plus a small charge of 3¢ cannot produce in Alaska and pay:Alaska's potential water power is| M. Perry Hobbs of Fort Ethan freight rates and still meet United greater than that of all Western|Allen, Vermont, has accepted the States prices. {States combined. Alaska has the|position of procurement oificer. Yet, the situation is not hopeless: | Liggest national forests, the best| Hobbs was State Director of Selec- The high freight rates make open-|commercial fishing, the best sport. tive Service Records in Vermont ings for small industries, with little |fishing, the best hunting and, of'and was also, at one time, pro- capital (and almost every type of lcourse, the biggest bears in the, curement and perscanel officer industry is welcome and can be made | world, | for the Vermont Selective Service. into a fairly profitable business) to ! All this is lying in wait to be| « Mrs. Wilda Husted has joined develop goods for Alaska cnnsump-}usod_ It sleeps, like Snow White,| a5 chief clerk. She was employ- tion with the sale price protected waiting for the Prince. ! ed formerly in the bookkeeping by high cost of shipping. K o e | department of the B. M. Behrends The answer to this problem is! '| Store. not simple: Government subsidies NAT'ONAL GUARD } 5 R could help, but it would be much| i Sk healthier if through intelligent de- | OFH(ERS GUE TS g s e 2 velopment of industries here, Alas- | i A ik} C"I,S, D Iy? 9 ka could eventually create her own | i special mfltl_"_lb of the Ameri- i | can Legion Auxiliary will be held Lack haul and thus reduce ship-| AI ROTARY TODA ot & o'Cinek. this R ping costs. With her wealth of avail- | e 0000 U6 SYRDAEL AL L8, able resources Alaska could then A | £ m'ulca-n ‘chmn Dugvcut‘ Mrs. Ray become self-sufficient and an ints -5 The National Guard Bureau 'rram‘DnS,' P]‘esmem' u_rg?h fl]_] mm,m?”s gral part of the United States econ- of { to attend the session as very im- omy. Ghermley wer guests of Rotary; officers headed by Col. W. K:; portant business is to be transact- Alaska’s second problem is goV-|Club today at its noon luncheon inj| ernment without representation. Al- aska has one nonvoting delegate in Congress, so must depend upon the mother country for legislation suit- able to Alaska’s needs. Alaskans cannot vote—after one year resi dence in the Territory, a person is considered Alaskan and, regardless where he came from, loses his right to vote for President of the United States. . Statehood Expensive The answer to this problem per- haps is Statehood. But Statehood is a very expensive proposition and’ it is argued back and forth that Alas- ka cannot afford the luxury. The third problem is lack of com- | plete transportation facilities. Alas- | ka's air transportation has no equal. Alaskans take off for New York or London or San Francisco as easily as 8 New Yorker would take the Bronx Express. Towns in Alas- ka are linked by air routes. The utilization of air-service per capita here is many times that of the United States. But the major center of Alaska’s population, Southeast Alas- ka, has no land outlet. Most of Alaska’s resources are hidden in portions of the country impossible to gep at with cheap means. There are less than 100,000 people, they cannot pay directly for the development of roads and railroads. Therefore, Alaska must depend up- on the United States government for a large portion of the cost of constructing these aids to transpor-! tation so that the Alaskan resources can be brought to the United States at prices the United States can af- ford to pay.. ‘Alaska’s wealth is useless if it| cannot be brought to American mar- Kets. Aside from that, the develop- ment of a good transportation sys- tem in Alaska is a national defense necessity. Much Unemployment No one should go to Alaska un- |the Gold Room of the Baranof Ho- | tel. | Col {the team's mission in Alaska, which |is to familiarize the Bureau with| Army and Territorial organization jand to be able to give General Kra- | mer in Washingtcn, D. C., a bi - | cular problems, relating to Guard units. “We consider Alaska our most important outpost,” Col. Ghormley stated, “and we feel the organization of the Guard in the Territory will| serve a greater purpose and be nti even more importance than similar | units in the’states.” It is expected the Guard will be setup completely in Alaska within a year. Other members of the team at the luncheon were Lt. Col. Joseph D. Alexander who will be stationed in Alaska; Lt. Col, Robert Quackenbush, Maj. R. C. Trail, Col. Donald Fay and Maj. W. M. Ziegler. President Charles W. Carter re- minded club members of the visita- tion by Rotary International Presi- dent, Angus Mitchell, who will be in Juneau August 25. A banquet in his honor is planned Wednesday evening. He will be conducted through the Territorial Museum by | Curator Edward L. Keithahn Thurs- | day morning and guest of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday| noon. An executive board meeting is set| set \for 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon | at Carter's office. | ~Guests today included Stewart | Khon, Junior Rotarian from Miami, | Fla. The youth was awarded Romry; membership as the high school ju-| nior with. the most outstanding rec- | ord of service. He represents his high schood at Rotary luncheons in Miami. Other visiting Rotarians were Paul Baker of Seattle and| Kenneth L. Clem, new Superinten-| dent of Douglas Public Schools. | Guests of club members included | les willing to work hard, willing to live in more or less isolation and having at least $5000 in cash Building is difficult, material ex- pensive. There is a lot of unem- ployment, eased only during the fishing season, from June to Sep- tember. Help is not easy to get. Many fishermen and cannery work- ers make a lot of money during the season, but are unwilling to work when they have it. Liquor consump- tion in Alaska is the highest in the world—believe it or not, it is 17% gallons per year per capita. The last of the four major prob- lems is a lack of understanding by the mother country. Alaska is not a country of per- petual ice and snow; and the ice and snow. that Alaska has has been circumyented by engineers in the construction of roads which are maintained the year around and the Roy Rutherford, Richard L. Neuber- ger, Capt. Svend Hansen, J. M.| Hawthorne, Wilfred Johnson. | Capt. Clark Telquist, local Ro-! tarian, was wished the best of luck: in his new ACS assignment. i ———— FISHING BOAT 31G40 HAS A NEW CABI The 31G40, small fisher owned by Ed Luota, is expected back in the| water tomorrow at the Juneau Ma-! rine Ways after a two weeks re-| pair period during which time the vessel was fitted with a new cabin, | new decks and had new tanks in- stalled. - .e— - AKUTAT MAN M. A. Graham of Yakutat is in Juneau, staying at the Baranof Ho-| tel” . Ghormley spoke briefly on| eye view of Alaska and its parti-|day for Sitka. | —— - | ANS OFFICIALS LEAVE Rapid progress is being made lon the 200 bed tuberculosis sana- {torium which is under construc- | tion at Mt. Edgecumbe. R. Brust, Virgil Farrell and Ralph Mize of the Alaska Native Service left to- ditional building at Mt. Edgecumbe to house hospital employees. P e S DAUGHTER FOR HAGG'S A daughter has joined Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hagg's family here. The girl, named Janis, was born at 2:03 p. m. Saturday at St. Ann’s Hospital, and weighed 8 pounds. She has two sisters, Arlen and Karen and @ brother Jerry. Her father is employed as a cook at the Baranof Hotel. A i Pl TRAFFIC FINE The U. S. Commissioner’s Court fined Harry Davis $25 yesterday on a charge of speeding on Glacier Highway. They will plan ad-, terday to extend the fast time to midnight Sept. 25. It originally| had been scheduled to end August 31 ¢ In Yakima, return to normal City Commissioner, L. F. Bishop, sought to have the city follow Seattle’s lead, but was overruled. Other Yakima Valley communities | have indicated they would go along! with Yakima's action. H however, clocks will} Sept. 1. One - SEATTLE —within easy reach Fly in swift comfort nl;o-rd the big, é-mile-a-minute Clippers ... serving Alasks on froquent schedules. Earoute, settle back in your comfortable lounge seat and enjoy & world: famaqus service...including delicious hot meals, as part of your Flying Clipper fare. 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