The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-06-04
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Recent uniform pay order for workers in Alaska has been reseind-I ed. almost before it got into opera tion. According to an announce ment in Seattle by Dr. George Ber-I nard Noble. Chairman of the Reg ional War Labor Board, all wage in- creases made in accordance with the previous order of April 12 must be rescinded within 80 days after May 25. Noble said the reason for this action is that Jurisdiction of gov ernment financed construction work in Alaska is ruled to be under the wage adjustment board of the U. S.. Department of Labor Thus the ac- tion previously taken was without authority. The original decision of the WLB was aimed to establish the same pay for the same job on Alas ka construction and was aimed toI stop labor pirating, Under the new order private contractors doing work for the U. s. Army engineers, Alaska Defense Command, Civil Aeronautics and other war agencies. may pay a differential for the same job in different parts of Alaska. Jurisdictional disputes, it appears, are not confined to labor unions. Uncle Sam's bureaucratic war agen- cies also are going modern, jdris- dietionally speaking.
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 AIaskans probably will get plen- ty to eat next winter Don Hagerty, field representative of the Depart ment of Interior, who has been handling Alaska civilian food sup plies, says the exporting firms will be assisted by the Food Distribution Administration in immediately ob- taining necessary Territorial supp plies for next winter. He announced in Seattle that an agreement has been reached between FDA and thel Interior Department through which producers, hitherto reluctant to fill orders for the exporters, will be per mitted to charge commodities de- livered to the exporting firms for shipment to Alaska against govern ment set aside orders.
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 Statehood for Alaska is creating more and more interest in Wash ington Delegate Dimond reports. Members of Congress are asking the Delegate daily whether he thinks Alaska is ready for statehood, and what he would like to have is more expressions from the residents of Alaska As he points out in his col umn in today's Sentinel, setting up of statehood would take several years at best, and now is the time to get you'd views on the matter in to Delegate Dimond so that he may be governed accordingly. Probably there isn't much chance of action during the war, but with its end, Alaska can be ready to go if the spade work is done now.
 Tragic reported accidental drown ing of Grover c. Vim of Juneau near Sitka comes as a deep shock to countless Alaskans. For a quarter of a century he has practiced law in the north, travelled widely over its vast divisions and taken an active part in its political and social life. He has served in the Territorial Legislature, and Was credited with being one of the best speakers of the House the Legislature has ever enjoyed. An ardent supporter of ed ucation, he held an all-Alaska re- cord for service on a school board. He had been a continuous member of the Juneau School Board for more than 20 years. JoVial, gener- ous, able Grover Vim will be miss ed by many residents of Alaska.
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 No. 1 explainer in the Territory these days is Attorney General Henry Roden. The Attorney Gener- al, you will recall, is the man who appeared before the recent Legis-