The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 26, 1949, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT ™ DEADLINE SUNDAY FOR STATEHOOD LETTER CONTEST | Two $25 Cash Prizes io Be Given for Best Argu- ments, For, Against Deadline for the Empire State- hood Contest is Sunday noon. There’s less than two days left, and Empire readers are hard at| work preparing their 200-word argu- | ment either for or against immi - diate statehood. Two $25 cash prizes will awarded, one for the best letter each side of the argu- ment Contest i be on judges will be Ernie Par-; sons, Lottie Sp.ckett, Bert McDowell and Elmer A. Friend. Their de- cisions will be final. The question of statehood is of vital importance to the Territory. Much more propaganda has been | pensation claims | union BUSINESS SPURT THIS FALL SAYS HENRY BENSON Back from several days spent in Ketchikan settling workman's com- and assisting in negotiations is Territorial Commissoner of Labor Henry Ben- son, Negotiations between retail clerks and the Ketchikan Business Man’s Asscciation were wound up, Ben- fon said with mnimum wages set at $1 an hour and other wages in- creased 5 cents across the board. Ketchikan teamsters, after in getting their first contract for store delivery men, according to the Labor Commissioner. Benson said he’ looked for good lowing the fish runs this season. “Fishermen and cannery workers are going to be bringing back big payrolls, which should prove to be exceptional sev=1 eral months negotiations, succeeded’ cond'tions in Juneau this fall fol-; i canned ’lnggcrs receive gives them no mar- gin of profit.” Refusal of the U.S. Forest Service ,‘m permit any export of logs, is also | another big factor in the failure of | the lnvgm- FO)npflni(‘% he said. | | | | | | 55 EDMUND MALLET | AT HAWK INLET ON RETURN FROM JAPAN | Meeting the S. S. Edmund Mallet when the freighter docked this| morning at Hawk Inlet from Japan were Henry Green, Alaska Steam- ship Co. Agent, Leo Osterman, U.S. Custom Service, and Dr. Joseph Rude, Quarantine Service. | | | | | H | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA Honor Visitors at Governor’s House Tuesday, Aug. 30 In honor of visitors An‘ Juneau, Gov and Mrs. Ernest Gruening | will hold a public reception next | Tuesday, August 30, from 5 to 7; p.m, Honored visitors will be E. L. Bartlett, Delegate to Congress; Judge Anthony Dimond and Mrs Dimond, and also members of the Statehood Committee. 'Odum Has Plans (M—Bill Odum wants to fly around (the world again. But this time he | wants to pass over both North and in a speech tional Convention of Flying Farm- ers here. teen young in a single litter. For World Flight FORT COLLINS, Colo, Aug. 26— South poles on the way. The famed flyer told of his plans to the Fourth Na- Wolves may have five to four- ‘The Mallet, under contract to| tthe Alaska Steamship Co. from the | | Maritime service, retwrned from a| cargo run to Japan. Loaded at| Hawk Inlet will be canned salmon from the P. E. Harris Packing Co. cannery. On the trip to Seattle, | salmon will be loaded at| other Southeast Alaska canneries. | The three men made the trip by | air this morning and were back m town before noon. { FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1949 Shaffer’s 49-Phone-13 SANITARY MEAT CO. Meat at Its Best == At Lower Prices FREE DELIVERY Genuine Iowa, Fresh Killed, in favor of immediate statehood than aganst it. The Empire feels there should be opportunity for 2 both sides to argue their cases. UNEMPLOYED ;i That is the reason for the two casn; Before the, incidence of the big prizes. i fish runs, there were prospects of Contest rules are: more than 200 res.dent workers 1. Letters must be concise—no|gcing jobless this season in the more than 200 words long. Ketchikan area, Benson said, tut 2. Letters must be addressed to, that the big rush absorbed all un- the Judges, Statehcod Contest,| €mployed forestalling a possible Daily Alaska Empire, Juneau, labor dispute between non-resident Alaska, and may e mailed to or|workers, cannery operators and left at the Empire office resident workers. a good spurt for business.” Mrs. Greany, Dennis, Honored at Showerw Corn-Fed Grade ‘A° Alr express means immediate dellvery to youl Simply write or wire your favorite shop or your business house, requesting that your merchandise be shipped by Air Express, and Alaska Coastal speeds it to you in a matter of hours! Dependable serw kce at lowest rates by Air Express. RESIDENT WORKERS Dennis w:lliam Greany, who wa.s‘ born in Seattle last month but | arrive in Juneau only Monday. made his first public appenrance | Average Weight 10 Pounds and apparently said, “Thank you,” at a party last night. tapers flanked a novel cake deco- rated with baby footprints toddling ! | CHILD LABOR IN CANNERIES Explaining new child labor laws as they apply tq cannery work,| Benson said that there are no re- strictions of employment that haven't been applicable for at legst 10 years with the exception of a limitation on the num:er of hours a mnor may work. Workers under 18, under Alaskan law, are|Frank Kardinoff, Edward P. Dick, limited to an eight hour day, 40| H. M. Porter, Henning Berggren hours a week with one day of rest ;and William Biggs, and Miss Marion | Travers. i The hostesses were assisted by Mesdames Onsoien, Biggs, Bryson | and Gribbens, and prizes at games | were won by Miss Travers, Mrs.| Bryson and Mrs. Gribber. TENNIS MATCH | FOREST HILLS, N.Y, Aug. 26— | 5. The Empire reserves Lie right| H to publish any or all responses. 6. No employee of the Empue\ may enter the contest. ‘Lhere are the rules. Now get pen and paper, write all arguments on the side of the question you are in favor of — “I'm in favor if imme- diate statehood because . . .;” or “I'm against immedmle sutehmd for Alaska because . . Keep your) argument under 200 words in length. . 3. Name, address, age and lenath A system was worked out, also, o . of residence in. Alasks, printed |Benson explained whereby men G:;;;ym:;:e;}mxgi & a’f::;‘;l‘:; @& @ 9 - Jainly, must accompan each | doing work which could lone | 2 s N l r :)n::ry) A | by women were relieved, freeing the ;;f;fin Z}:’:e};rfw;:mbynfi:'u"'o‘i e w 0 w ' c e ] " 4 o | M h - 4. Entries are limited to one ::;?e\.for other jobs In the AN ipe refreshment table, tiny flowers| % from each reader. g in miniature carts and lighted blue | a Blln:s erwing Southeastervn oAlaska across the top. | Guests included Mesdames Erling | Onsoien, Leonard Gribben, Joseph Tiucano, Kenneth Nelson, Dean Williams, Lawrence Zach, Vernon Joyer, George Bryson, George Haen, Arthur Sanford, Albert Carlson, EVERYBODY can afford to eat Turkeys! These are guaranteed fresh-killed Turkeys. The finest shipment we have received yet. Ib. 59« Ib. 59( THE VERY BEST LEG 7 5( OF Ll tB VRS e pounp § LAMB. 50 Rhode Island Red Fresh Killed Fryers . . . Rhode Island Red Roasting Pullefs LOGGERS DESPERATE Benson said he spent some ilime in settling wage claims against logging operators, adding that in- dependent Alaskan logging com- | panies are in a ‘“‘desperate condi- tion.” He named three causes for state | of collapse of most independent logging operators, with the “limited market for Alaskan sawed lumber”|Ted Schroeder sent the United | as the main cause. | States into a 1-0 lead in its bid to | “Biggest percent of the Alaskanretain the Davis Cup today by | cut is no. 2 or lower grades,” he-whlppmg Billy sidwell of Aus-‘ <mr| addmg lhat the prlce tralia, 6-1, 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. And remember — THE EMPIRE | STATEHOOD CONTEST CLOSES| SUNDAY NOON. A 31-year-old Dutch housewife (Mrs. Willi Croes Van Rijsel) is trying again to swim the English Channel. She entered the water at Cap Gris Nez, France at 4:45 am (ED.T.). She and her pilot boat soon were lost from sight in a heavy fog. The water is calm. 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