The Alaska Miner from Fairbanks, Alaska • Page 13

THE ALA SKA June 18, Legion Post Supports For led Cross Campaign I I Thinget name of Gushx at the I ceremonies. He was accompanied I by Mrs. Gruening:" OB the trip and I both are now at home in Juneau. Two Pass On At Pioneers'Home Unqualified approval has been given by Dorman H. Baker Post of" the American Legion to the campaign of Tanana Valley Chapter of the Red Cross, in company with oth6r Red Cross chapters throughout tne nation, for funds to aid war sufferers.

"The Legion Post is behind the Red Cross Chapter's campaign 100 per cent," John White, Post com- hmander, declared. Supplies go Forward Supplies for the relief of wounded, sick and needy war refugees have already gone forward, according to advices received from national headquarters of the Bed Cross by George Preston, chairman of the Tanana chapter. The supplies include clothing for men. women, and children, drugs, canned milk, canned vegetables soap, cook utensils, gauze, and a wide variety of foods stuffs. Hospital trucks together wilh ambulances, recently purchased, have gone forward.

The list of food- stuffs was worked, out carefully by Red Cross dietitians on the basis of either mass the faaCy at home, and includes fats for cooking, dried and meats, salmon and oGaer foods. The Bed Cross ships supplies to supplement those which American Red Cross representa- itives are buying in France to meet I the most immediate needs. French stores are almost of the influx of more than 5,000,000 French and Belgian refugees and evacuees. "There pitiful victims of inhuman warfare need everything we can supply clothes, food and shelter," Norman H. Davis, National Red Cross chairman, writes from Washington, D.

C. "We already have cabled funds for distribution through the French Red Cross and other agencies which are working night and day to cop? with thins gigantic problem, anything we witnessed in the first World War." Death of two Alaska oldtimers at the Pioneers' Home was announced. from Washington, D. found World War IE and all its. involvements the rnattor of, chief concern among; officials withJ in information received from Su- whom he- talked.

Cm. Grnenjng declared te Juneaa. Sat-i that the one bright spot on; on otherwise dark horizon was that 8 was to faavp the bjcfenses or which he and Delegate Antbony' r. Dimond have been working, says ht Juneau died May 16. Ben of Juneau was- admitted, to the Home.

A fiaJier- man, he came to Alaska in, 1894. He is a- native of Norway. Payment Is Postponed WASHINGTON. June 14. The Senate approved unanimously a resolution, authorising postponement: Swan Swanson of Sitka died Mayof Finland's semi-annual war debt.

13 and Julius WIman of Sewardpayment.due Saturday. Is now assored its Army air base. For the proposed Investigation of Plane- Ground Station Radio Disturbances Is Sought Action by the Fairbanks City Council in determining the source of radio disturbances which for several weeks have disrupted communications between planes aloft and local ground stations was sought Friday by Douglas Matthews, operator of the Fairbanks Airport Radio Station. The Fairbanks Airport Radio Station is the central communications point for several flying firms of the city. Disturbance has also beer, reported by operators at the Civil Aeronautics Authority station adjacent to the site of Matthew's transmitter, Communication Voided Noises have interrupted communications at various hours throughout the day to the extent that no close check may be maintained on the movements of planes in' the air.

"Reception of vital! weather reports has also -been ef-. fected, according to Matthews. The station operator stated Friday he planned to call on Mayor William N. Growden to inform him of the disturbance and ask for investigation as to their source--Importance of the radio-plane and weather communications is revealed in the Federal Communications Commission's listed for conviction on a charge, of such service, S500 riay. Danger Stated Matthews stated he has already conferred with individuals connected with power plants acd ether forms of machinery which niay be responsible for the soises, but all have denied their equipment is at fault.

The radio operator's chief complaint is that the distrirbahce may void emergency calls, thus endangering lives and property. Stream Pollution Bill Still in Conference In Wash, and Outlook Good A telegram from Delegate A. J. Dimond at Washington, to Harry G. Watson, secretary of the Alaska Miners' Association, received Thursday, reads: 'Stream Pollution' bill is still in conference.

I have urged upon each member of the conference committee that the Munfit amendment, which may possibly operate adversely to placer mining, be eliminated from the bill and that the bill as was originally passed by the senate or as reported by the House rivers and harbors committee be enacted. "I have talked with each member of the Bouse conference corn- mittee and believe the matter win be satisfactorily taken care -of either in the manner suggested or by a special amendment relative to placer reining. "I believe no further be take non the colonization bill. I am informed, the senate subcommittee does not intend to make a report to the full this session. "A news letter giving more-Information will be sent to It required transportation 000 pounds of bones ana attached rock to assemble five dinosaur skele- tons at the University of Utah.

000 has been set aside to begin work, the Governor said. "And I have every reason to believe that this is just the begin-; ning," he added. Effect of the move toward national defense in Alaska will be far reaching, Gov. Gruening said. Work will start immediately on the Ket- chScan airport.

Military necessity will require the enlargement of Juneau plane facilities. Airfields will be increased throughout the Territory and existing- fields will be enlarged as a part of the national defense program. Gov. Gruening deplored the war as a cause of bring to our attention the need for national defense. "It is tragic that we have had to have this cruel lesson, but I am glad that there is.

no longer any doubt about Alaska being included in our national defense program." he said. Gov. Gruecing flew from Washington, to Seattle and was a passenger on the Alaska, to Wrangell where he joined Mrs. Gruening and was a principal participant in the ceremonies irj connection with the Wrangell Potlach. The Potlatch, he said, was a real and deserved success that he hoped -would be continued as an annual event.

The 1,500 people that the celebration brought to Wrangell included aboat 500 natives and 1,000 other visitors. All were impressed with the work the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Forest Service and people of Wrangell had accomplished in preparation for the Pot. latch. Particularly noteworthy, the Governor said, was the restoration of Shakes Community House by the Forest Service under the direction of B. Frank Heintzleman, regional forester.

The new builidng is an exact replica of the original, even to the method of building with pegs, wide hand hewn board, and fine totem poles. Great credit for his work among the Natives should be given E. L. Keithaim, director of Arts and, Crafts at the Wrangell Institute, under whose direction the native people, young and old, have re- 1 turned to their old art of carving. "Here is the beginning, I hope, of a real industry among the native people, one that should be effective in providing them with winter employment," said Gov.

Gruen- ing. i "Tiie natives are improving their work and are taking a greater in- terest in their carving than has been evident in recent years. I was very impressed with what they are! doing-." Gov. Gruening was given the LUMBER We carry a complete line of thoroughly seasoned lumber for ill purposes. Fresh 5tock.

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