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W I N CS U • j i. - .« ,.i {_Against a background of arresting cloud formations, these planes are lined up on the army air base field at Jackson, Mis., ready f
i flight. The government recently announced that United States aircraft production had reached approximately 4.C00 pla-a , n««.ih. Pistributing them v as *! pro” ' .
ALVSKA WAR
COUNCIL HOLDS
MEETING JUNEAU
The newly organized Alaska
War Council, created las’ June
under President Roosevelt's ex
ecutive order, was in session in
Juneau last week in the Gover
nor's office, meeting to consider
matters pertaining to the defen.-•
and security of the Territory.
The duty of the Council is to
maintain a close laison with mili
tary authorities in Alaska to the
end that for the duration of the
war. the conduct of Federal civil
activities shall be brought into
the closest possible conformity
with military requirements. Un
der the terms of the executive
order which created the Council,
the President ordered that "in
connection with the activities of
the Army and Navy forces i>.
Alaska, the commanding officers
of such forces and other military
authorities shall, to the fullest
extent possible, give considera
tion to civilian needs and prob
lems arising from the war situ
ation in Alaska.
Members of the body meeting
under Chairman Gov. Ernest
Gruening who also is the repre
sentative of the Department of
the Interior, include the follow
ing:
Hugh Wade, Juneau, represent
ing the Federal Security Agency,
Howard Thompson, Anchorage
representing the Department ...
Commerce: Secretary of Alius
E L. Bartlett, Juneau, represt
mg the people of Alaska as a,i
Alaskan resident; M. D. Williams
Juneau, representing the Federal
Works Agency: Ralph C Vog. l.
Juneau, the Department of Jus
tice; Lieut. Commdr. J. S. Mac
Kinnon, Kodiak. liaison officer
for the Navy, and Col. Hobart
Murphy, Anchorage, liaison olfie
er for the Army,
Regional Forester B. Frank
Heintzleman. who is the other
member, representing the Depart
ment of Agriculture, now is in
Portland, Ore.
OPA OFFICIALS
BEGIN WORK IN
JUNEAU OFFICE
James K Harper. Acting R\g
i ;onal Accountant fur Region !!,
Office of Price Administration,
began recently outlining proced
ures and examining special pmb
■ lems of OPA as they exist in Al
aska Robert A Nelson, Acting
Chief Inspector tor Region 9,
: who accompan:. .1 Mr. Harper to
Alaska, is al with the OPA
offices ;n Juneau. He is beg nn ng
; to set up plans for Alaskan in
spection staffs.
Mr. Harper and Mr. Nelson are
| interviewing applicants for fee
i staff that will be required to
i handle the inspection and ac
counting woi k of OPA in '.he
Territory Tins staff will eon-i-t
entirely ol Alaskan personnel
due tii the fact that price prob
| loins in tii- Tun dory ere entirely
I different from the se existing in
i other parts of the country, they
said. In order that the OPA
work be handled intelligently it
Is necessary that local people,
familiar with local conditions be
employed.
Covers Territories
Region 9 of OPA covers all
Territone-- < 1 the United States
and following their work in Al
aska. Mr. Harper and Mr. Nelson
will conduct similar work in oth
er Territories. This is the first
Territory in which the program
of cost accounting and inspection
.service has been put into effect,
according to Mr Harper.
Both Mr. Harper and Mr. Net
son have been with the OPA or
ganization since shortly after it
was started. Mr. Harper having
joined the staff last September
and Mr Nelson, in December of
last year. The latter was former
ly associated with the Pacific
Coast Regional office in San Fran
[ cisco.
To Spend .Month
Prior to becoming connected
I with OPA Mr. Harper had long
experience in cost accounting
with the lumber industry in his
i home state, Oregon.
Mr. Harper and Mr. Nelson ex
i pect the work in Alaska to re
quire from three weeks to one
month Both declared that in
their short time in the Territory
they had found local residents
most cooperative in fulfilling
OPA rugulat ons and a please:
1 to deal with.