The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-09-17
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

A great many contributors to the annual campaign to raise funds 10 combat infantile paralysis will doubtless note with interest a news report from Anchorage that the Alaska Crippled Children's As sCciatiou last week dedicated "ils own attractive building in that city. The citizens of Craig probab- ly will have a special interest. For yenrs the good people or the West Coast have raised funds for the in- Iantile paralysis drive Unlike some of the other towns. they have sent the entire sum in to the fund in stead of keeping half of the pro ceeds in their town as some of the lther communities do. in the know ledge that one-half goes to the ma tional foundation and the other half to the Territorial Health De partment Recently. Cmig had a polio case. Ii appealed 10 the Health Department for some money 10 defray hospital cost only to dis cover that the money Craig had raised in the various years for the infantile paralysis campaign. and half Of which had gone 10 the Health Department. had in turn. been turned over by THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT to the Alaska Grip pied Children's Association. The Health Department. which has been urging the various communi- ties to give half it's infantile par alysis funds to the Health Depart ment. was so sorry but appeal would have to be made to the Grip pied Children's Association. Weeks after the Chaig victim had been sent Outside for treatment. Craig was still appealing 10 the ACCA for some help. Whether fl ever re- ceived fl, We do not know but we have no doubt that citizens of Crai Eill be interested to know that the money which they donated 10 tls Health Department finally went into the ACCA treasury and now the ACCA hos it's own attractive building in Anchorage"
 
 Federal employees in Alaska were scratching their collective heads and wondering whether their Uncle Sam was doing them dirt Word had come up from Washing ton that the 25 per cent Alaska pay differential was no longer to be forthcoming. There was confu- sion over clarity of the pay act passed by Congress or the regula- tion thereto. according to the re- port. While if was being irOned out, some departments went ahead paving the differential. Others knocked il off pending further in structions. Uncle's hired hands. watching the eyer-sOaring cost of living and realizing that 25 per cent of anything is quite a piece, especially if it comes out of a pay check, were more than a little concerned. Indications were the difficulty would be strengthened out shortly. Meanwhile. Alaska Federal employees were getting an idea of why Territorial employees spend a little time wondering if the depleted Territorial Treasury is going to be in shape to meet the next pay day.
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 The poor fishing season. second in succession for the average fish erman. appears to be having an ef- feet on the fish trap referendum which comes up on the October 12, ballot. A good many fishermen are expressing themselves as more and more convinced that elimination of the traps would be in the interests of conservation and re-establishing the runs. They point to Puget Sound as an example. Traps were voted out in Washington 13 years ago. Alaska fishermen who have been going down to the Sound the past year or two to wind up the season say the runs are building up in that region and they have done fairly well on their ventures south They credit elimination of the traps in Washington for the apparent return of the fish. IL pro- bably will mean support for the referendum. which actually is nothing but an expression of the voters of Alaska on the question of whether to eliminate traps over a period of 10 years or keep them in operation Whatever the outcome it is merely a recommendation and the U. s. Fish and Wildlife Sery- ice which is he sole guardian or the fishery, can do anything it wants to about it and, from our experience, probably will