The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-05-03
ALASKA PROBLEMS
ARE TAKEN UP BY
WARNE, LIONS CLUB

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WARNE, LIONS CLUB
The Lions cruz me; Today noon
in the Earanof Gold Room and the
highlight of the meeting was the
informal speech by Assistant Sec
rotary of Interior Warne, in Alas
ka for the purpose of clearing a
way for the development of the
Territory Warne stated Alaska
has made a lot of Improvements
since his visit last August; how
ever, it has a great deal farther
to go and the Federal Government
has in mind at all times the prob
lens of Alaska.
Warne said Alaska is the key
to the defense of the North
American continent, therefore, the
size and scope of the installations
now being made in Alaska. Alaska
is also the key to air trade to the
Orient and in the not too far
distant future to all other foreign
countries by the "over the top of
the world" route.
International airports are now
under discussion by Congress and
will be located at Anchorage and
Fairbanks. These airports will be
of the largest so far in the U. s.
and will handle all air cargo and
passenger service from this source.
He feels that this will lead to a
very rapid development of Alaska
with the international trade and
air travel concentrating in this
section. Plans are underway to
make it possible to use the natur-
al resources, of which few have
been developed to any great ex-
tent, other than the fisheries,
Warne stated
Forests, Waterpcwer
Alaska has great forests and
water power potentials that would
Great vast employment area in
the extractions of minerals; how
ever, he stateS he was not at
liberty to quote full details of
ether plans, other than of the
great possibilities in the Kenai
Peninsula area for agriculture.
which would assist greatly in fill
ing needs of Alaskans.
Warne stated there are nine pro-
grams that deal directly with
Alaska in the Department of the
Interior and he was fairly conf
dent that after the first of July
new coordinating govern
ment group NOV before Congress
for appointment and discussion)
will be in Alaska to assist with
problems that are now handled by
the offices Of the Islands and
Territories within the Department
of Interior in washington, d. C.
Net Moving Offices
Several members of the Lions
Club asked the Secretary ques-
tons relative to many activities of
recent interest and enc, by Joe
Werner, was pertaining to the NOV
ing of the Government offices from
Juneau Warne answered that at
no time has the Inner-Agency Com
mittee ever discussed the moving
of any Government office from Jul
neau.
Warne also stated that the De-
partment of the Interior was very
interested in the tourist business
to Alaska and that plans have been
discussed at great length, but have
not reached any conclusive forma-
ton. He also added that Gov.
Gruening feels that the new group
now underway in Washington
should be located in Juneau, but
he feels that due to the greater
activity in the Interior, the offices
will have to be split for the time
being.
+ Other guests at the Lions meet
ing included Jim Strong of ANS;
Stanley baskin, Assistant U. S.
District Attorney; Dan Ralston OF
Fish and Wildlife; DR.. Googe of
the Health Department of ANS;
Ralph Ball of Fish and Wildlife;
Clarence Rhodes of Fish and Wild
life; George Kelez, of Fish and
Wildlife; c. j. Ehrendreich, Henry
Hogue, Joe Mangan, Jim Church.
The members of the Lions Club
welcomed their old friend MacKay
Malcolm back from a short vaca-
ton and trip to the hospital, with
the song, Hes A Jolly Good Eel
low"
President Milt Furness asked for