The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-01

it?' arose frequently.
 The military has plans for this area" Kadow said. He did not en- type of legislation in the new bill, created for loans to private indi- viduals on a dype of Reconstruc- ton Finance Corporation basis, but rather than taking security as the first measure in floating loan, first consideration would be lis the money for development?" and second would be the security angle.
 He said metals would tring 25 millions to the Territory if eX- plored properly and if present pros pecting is successful. He said this and other types of development would be turned over to private entities except for the proposed rail belt cement plant and national park facilities, to be operated by the government.
 MEET NOT HELD
 Due to transformation and add ing the wrong column" it was in excusably reported yesterday by The Empire that Interiors Field Committee was meeting in closed session. This was not true. Members of the Committee were present at the meet, because they largely direct the departments functions regarding transportation and some types of communication. But they were not meeting as committee; the next one of this type will be held January 10 in Ketchikan. They met last in Mt. Mckinley Park late this summer, minutes of which were reported in The Empire.
 Chamber business was cut short because of the talks, but Fred Eastaugh, president, announced that prizes will again be awarded by the group to the best decorated business house and private home, and that next week the election of members of the new executive board will be held
 Kadow said administration ot the bill may not be under Interiors control, but some other Cabinet department. Congress will deter mine after its passage who shall be responsible, he said.
 Twenty-two of the 31 men meet ing attended the luncheon. The total numter were, besides General Twining and Kadow:
 Service members included Twin ing's three branch chiefs, Maj. Gen. Stanley l. Scott, commanding US. Army, Alaska; Rear Admiral Frank D. Wagner, commander of the 17th Naval District and Brig. Gen. Frank A. Armstrong, Jr., commanding Alaska Air Command.
 Present also were these staff off cers who came with them from Fort Richardson and Naval Air Station, Kodiak, respectively: Capt. J. D. Shaw, USN; Col. James Glore, USA; Col. Carl A. Addington, USAF; It. Col. Noel T. Cumbaa, USAF; Capt. H. V. Leonhardt, USAF; and Capt. w. H. McVey, Aide to the Commander in Chief, Alaska.
 Capt. N z. Haugen, USCG, act ing commander of the l7th District, US. Coast Guard, represented that branch.
 Col Fred P. Andrews, command ing officer of the Alaska Communi- cations System, came from Seattle headquarters for the meeting, and attended with Capt. Svend c. Han- sen, Juneau Sector Commander.
 Lew M Williams, Acting Gov- ernor of Alaska, attended, as did these agency and department off cials: Robert o. Kinsey, Alaska CAB director; Paul s. Warbler, Post Office Department, Postal Transportation Service; Walter B. Plett, Alaska CAA director; and U. M. Culver, also CAA; Don c. Foster Alaska Native Service di- rector; w. E. Hixson, Communi- cations supervisor for the Terri torial Aeronautics and Communi- cations Commission and Frank A. Metcalf, Territorial Highway Engi- neer. {.
 Others were B. Frank Heintzle- man, Commissioner of Agriculture; Col. John R. Moves, Alaska Road Commissioner; Col. J. P. Johnson. manager of the Alaska Railroad; and D. H. Nucker of the ARR staff Lowell M. Puckett, regional admin istrator, Bureau of Land Manage ment; H. A. Stoddard, Division En- gineer, Bureau of Public Roads; Ralph Browne, assistant manager of the Alaska Development Board, and Carl M. D'Epiro and George Megrath of the Field Committee staff.