The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-20
TERRY MtG0vERN MAKES HELPFUL
 TALK AT (. OF (.
Don't Sell Alaska Short' Is His Plea 10 Cham
 Der Members


 at it regular weekly meeting held in the Baranof Hotel this noon, well comed a true booster and friend Of Alaska for the first time in four years. F. L. Terry" McGovern, who brought a helpful message when he said Don't Sell Alaska Short. Alaska is at the crossroads and it can stay as it is, slip back or go forward A more substantial class of people is looking to Alaska to settle and raise families, people who know Alaska, ex-service men, etc, but it's up to Alaskan to help them get started
 Tt is up to each community to find and advertise its own commodit- ies, giving the coming settlers a first hand view of the attractions of Alaska and bringing these people to the Territory said MT. McGov- ern.
 MT. McGovern then went on to point out how fast Alaska is develop ing and advancing to things never before thought of or imagined; such as fresh milk and vegetables each day in Nome, flown in by plane, large cold storage plants which are or will be under construction in Nome, Kodiak, Anchorage and Cor dova, the Matanuska Valley project or the largest dairy herd in Alaska at Kodiak Alaska has the mater ial things for advancement" said MT. McGovern, now it is up to the Alaskans themselves
 An announcement was made by Mayor Ernest Parsons that Juneau would cooperate with President Tru- mans proclamation that the week of October to 13 be Fire Prevention Week Members of the Chamber of Commerce were requested by the Board to be prepared to offer assis- tance to the city in the promotion of this community enterprise.
 The Aviation Committee presented report to the Executive Board on the proposal for Charter Air Trans portation Service to be operated by Dean H. Goodwin from Juneau. By motion the Board adopted the re- port as the policy of the Chamber. The report is as follows:
 The Committee feels that making available small airplanes under char ter for the use of tourists, hunters, prospectors, fishermen, trappers and public officials, who may wish to visit remote points in the vicinity of Juneau and isolated small settle ments off the scheduled air routes is a type of service that should be given every possible encouragement It can contribute immeasurably to the general development of South eastern Alaska and especially to the growth of the tourist industry. The Committee recommends, therefore that the Chamber call the attention of the Civil Aeronautics Board to the importance of an adequate ser vice of this type to Juneau, and re- quest that the Board take such ac- tion with respect to present carriers and to applicants for new certifi- cates for local charter service as will tend to promote such class of air travel However, the Committee believes the Chamber should not at this time support or oppose the ap- plication to the Board of any partic- ular party to engage in or expand this type of service. The Chambers interest is confined to having ade- quate charter service made available regardless of who is to furnish it.
 Dr. E. Stanley Jones, guest speak CT of the day, gave his usual temper ance talk, stressing the downfall of Alaska" if present liquor conditions continue to exist.
 Guests, including MT. McGovern and Dr. Jones, were: J. A. Everson, of Skagway; Edwin A. Heron, of Glendale, California, and Ross Campbell, of Kansas City, Mo.