The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-12-20
 COMMISSION HAS
 NOW ADJOURNED
Phillips and Mrs. Hermann Hand Report of Ses-
 sion to Governor

marry IillliiItS, Ol rdiIUdllkS, dilu Mrs. Mildred Hermann. local at torney have adjourned their ses- sion of the Territorial Unemploy- ment Compensation Commission, handed in their report to Gov. Gruening and called it a day, for at least two months.
 Phillips headed south following the meeting, bound for the Mayo Brothers Clinic at Rochester, Min nescta, where he will be treated for an eye cataract. On his return here in February, another com mission meeting may be held to consider the long disputed question of whether red salmon packers of Bristol Bay are to be assessed un- i employment taxes for employees, 1 wtdle the workers are in transit 1 tc and from canneries
 The report revealed that hear ing will be held in Fairbanks next spring to consider the complaint against Joe Flakne, director of the employment service, and Lowell L. Morgan, manager of the employ ment office at Fairbanks. which was brought by representatives of the Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers Union, Local 444, at Fairbanks.
 In the preamble to the report, the claim. of R. E. Hardcastle, of Ketchiksn, to membership on thet commission was not recognized.
 "A letter was received from the Rev John L. Cauble stating he was unable to attend" the report reads. Cauble, former Juneau min- ister now residing in Longview. Washington. was ppointed tol membership on the commission by Gcy. GrucrIing after adjournment of the legislature. Right of Hard castle, whose term expired last February to commission member ship rather than Cauble was ex- pressed in an opinion rendered sev- eral month ago by Henry Roden, Territorial Attorney General.
 Following is the report of the commission.
 Session Covered
 The Unemployment Compensa- ton Commission of Alaska, pursu- ant to call issued by Harry Phillips, Chairman, met on November 25 at the cffice of the commission in Juneau. Because of weather con- ditions, MT Phillips was unable to reach Juneau until December 3. 1 Mrs. Hermann met every day be- ! tween November 25 and December 3. 1 Sunday excepted, with MT. Sharpe the Executive Director, but no business could be transacted be- cause of the absence of quorum ! Following the arrival of MT. Phil 1 lips on December 3, the commis- sion held regular sessions until ! December l9, Sunday excepted MT ! Phillips and Mrs Hermann were the only members present. A letter was received from Rev. Cauble stating he was unable to attend
 During it's session the commis- { sion has transacted the following business:
 l. Appointed MT. Robert E. Shel- : don of Fairbanks as Executive Di- rector of the commission for the ensuing term of four years.
 2. Revamped the present set up of the agency to create the office of Director of the Unemployment Compensation Division, an office coordinate with that of the Elm ployment Service Division, both of which offices are directly respon- slble to the Executive Director. ! This is new office, MT. Sharpe | having previously performed the | duties incident to it in connection with his work as Executive Director. The office is under the Merit Sys- tenn regulations and the Director must qualify by taking an examin- ation as provided by Merit System rules.
 3. Consulted with Stuart Morri- i son, Special Representative of the Social Security Board. and Hugh | J. Wade, Territorial Director of the Social Security Board, on certain matters of policy suggested by the Social Security Board.
 4. Voted to amend the Merit i Council rules to provide for the appointment of council by the Gov ernor in conformity with the regu- lations of the Social Security Board.
 5. Provided for the holding of hearing at Fairbanks in the spring Tn reference to charges preferred against MT. Jos. T. Flakne, Director of the Employment Service Division, and MT. Lowell L. Morgan, Manager ] of the Employment Service office at Fairbanks by representative of the Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers