The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-08
DUG0UT CAPACITY TAXED AT MONDAY
 LEGION MEETING

The Monday night meeting Of Ju- neau Post No 4, The American Le- zion, was the scene of an attend ance which taxed the seating ca pacity of the Dugout, when matters of puclic terest and concern moved swiftly to attention and were the subject of debate.
 Routine matters were expedited with Post Commander Chester Zen ger in the chair, assisted by the regular staff of post officers.
 Among the various activities giv- en consideration was the report of veterans who had received hospital treatment and visitation. First Vice Commander Robert N. Druxman made this report an announced that Gordon Gray. member of the Haines Alaska Legion Post, still remains in the hospital Ken Pagan, who had appeared in recent weeks as an entertainer at the Country Club and was hospitalized recently, had been discharged, Druxman said.
 It was then announced that Fa- gan had volunteered his services for the entertainment of people re- siding in the Pioneers Home at Sitka, ano at the Orthopedic Hos- pital and sanitarium of that com- munity.
 Legionnaire Robert Martin vol unteered to defray the transporta- tion expenses for this service, with his generosity being accepted by the post. Upon recommendation of the Sick, Call visitation committee chairman, a committee of six post members volunteered to aid in call ing upon veterans at the hospital, rotating their calls from day to day. Those thus serving are Steve Vuko- vich, Joe Thibodeau, Ray Beach, Dave Andrus, Joseph D. Alexander and Jack Hazlett, with Vice-Com- mander to continue as chairman.
 Post Adjutant John Parmenter announced results of the Thursday evening fund raising program at the Dugout and urged a substantial increase in aid and attendance from the membership.
 The usual post fund raising ticket activities of the organization will again be in the hands of Bert Ly- teck, Joe Thibodeau and A. L. Zenger, ST. April B was designated as the "wind-up" day for complet- ing returns and reports of results.
 Homer G. Nordling, Department of Alaska Legion Commander brought to the legion's attention the enabling legislation now before the Alaska senators and representa- tives with reference to establish ment of National Guard force in the Territory of Alaska. Explaining that the American Legion in Alaska had, on three different occasions, gone on record in favor of such a force, declaring that something should be done about it, and then made reference to the work of Lieut.. Col. Joseph D. Alexander, who was present.
 A brief resume of the movement was then given by Alexander, who set forth some of the details provid- ed by the proposed legislation. In- cluded in these provisions was the tentative size of the group tenta- lively proposed by this measure as originally introduced and a ter amended.
 An initial force of approximately ], 300 men drawn from the natives of the Arctic. regions is contemplated, he said, their functions being not cnly to serve as lookout" scouts and "spotters" to reveal to the mili- tary control center at Fort Rich ardson any unusual happenings or signs, but to be in readiness at any hour of the day or night, 365 days in the year, for rescue mission work should any planes be compelled to make forced landings in the areas covered.
 A token appropriation of approxi- mately $46OOO.0O per year for two years would be needed, he said Matching this with federal funds from the multi-hillion national de- fense monies of the War Depart ment of the United States would De available, he estim ted in the amount of $2OO,000.0O per year for l the two years contemplated Stress