Merit System
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Announces
Examinations
During the next several
months, there will be op
portunities for employ
ment offered to many Alas
kans by the Territorial De
partment of Health, Terri
torial Department of Pub
lic Welfare, and the Alaska
Unemployment Compensa
tion Commission, it. was an
nounced by Curtis G. Shat
tuck. Supervisor of the Al
1 aska Merit System.
A new series of open
competitive e x aminations
to be conducted shortly by
the Alaska Merit System
will open the door to posi
tions whose beginning nn
ranges from $140 to $245
per month. The Merit Sys
tem supervises personnel
placement for the three de
> partments named, as pro
vided by the Social Secur
ity Law.
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When the examination
are completed lists of those
passing are compiled and
made up into what are
known as Registers. From
these Registers are select
ed all persons hired there 1
ter by the three Territori
departments, until later
Registers are set up fo’lov
ing another examination
Positions for which < x
aminations are announced
in the present schedule an
listed in an advertisemen
elsewhere in today’s edi
tion.
* Only United States eiti
zens residing in Alaska arc
eligible for admission P
the examinations. Most of
the positions to be fdh'd
are at Juneau, but some
are at Anchorage. Fair
banks, Kodiak and Koi h;
kan. Applications from, a!
parts of the Territory arc
invited.
Appliestl »ns for admis
sion to these exami nations
must be made on a stand
ard form provided bv the
Alaska Merit Svstein. and
must be received bv the
Merit System, or nostmark
ed. before midnight Mav 1,
1942.
Applications, t o get her
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Standard Oil Officials To Testify
In Reply To Charges Bv At tv. Gen.
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WASHINGTON. March 27 -- S- n to- Harrv S. Tru
nn. Democrat of Missouri, chairman of th > Senate Na
tional Defense investigating committee, said that in
view of the charges brought against Standard Oil of
New Jersey by Assistant Attorney General Thurman
Arnold, the committee will give officials of the com
pany and its supsidiaries an opp rtunity to testify on
the synthetic rubber situation.
Truman said the committee will have to delay hear
ing Loan Administrator Jesse Jones until a later day.;
Jones was slated to testify on the rubber situation
today.
Arnold charged that contracts existed between the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and I. G. Farben i
Inc., the German dye and chemist trust which gave :
the German trust secret synthetic rubber formulas that
at the same time were withheld from Britain and
from American rubber companies.
The Justice department’s trust expert said other!
world-wide monopoly arrangements are being delved
into besides the chemical dye and drug fields.
Arnold proposed to a Senate committee that there
be a requirement in the future that all agreements
between United States and foreign industries be regis
tered with a full explanation as to their purpose be
set forth. Arnold made the recommendation as one
means of preventing such cartel arrangements as that
between the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and
the l. G. Farben industries of Germany. In asking the
legislation Arnold said this disci sure of relations be
j tween Standard Oil and Farben industries .of Germany
! should be regarded as ‘a great object lesson to the Am- i
erican people which should be pointed out.” Standard
Oil is the “guinea pig” in this situation, he said. It
stands alone in tlrs sort of thing which is going on
in a large number of American industries. He added
that most basic war materials could be found to be
handled on s'milar cartel agreements.
Arnold placed in the record a number of letters pur
porting to show that Standard of New Jersey approach
■d DuPont interests, and others, in an effort to get
pinding agreements covering all synthetic rubber pro
cess. He said DuPont was approached at the request of
the German I. G. Farben trust because DuPont was
leve-oping a synthetic rubber process of its own. Said
Arnold:
“I thing we may all ol us wonder what the future
jf this country will be—in terms of any continued re
lationship between 1. G. Farben and American com
panies joined in cartel arrangements. The unfortunate
and significant fact is that other American companies
are part of the picture:”
iih all pertinent data. :n
I hiding minimum qualifha
! 'ions, are available at the
i Pn'tcd State-; Employment
Offices in Juneau, Anchor
t .ige, Fairbanks, Kodiak
| and Ketchikan.
#Thir, same data may be
obtained from the Alaska
Merit System Supervisor,
Post Office Box 201. Ju-i
v mu. Alaska.
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NEWSPAPER
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A HAPPY BIRTIIl) TO EVERYBODY
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Actress Joan Bennett was soundly bussed bv Private Harold Goldberg and Seaman
, Phil Bath, while Actor Franehot Tone (fight-, impatiently waited his turn dur
ing a mass birthday party at the Columbia Studio in Hollywood. When Miss Ben
> nett and Tone discovered their birthday anniversaries fell on the same day, they,
invited 30 soldiers, sailors and marines, who likewise were born on Feb. 27. to
help celebrate.
ANNOUNCEMENT 07 EXAMINATIONS
TIIE ALASKA MERIT SYSTEM
announces that OPEN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS for classes of positions listed
!>elow will he held throughout the Territory for the purpose of establishing registers
of eligiblcs from which appointments may be made to the staffs of the
I erritorial Department Of Health
Terri tonal Department Of Public Welfare
Alaska Unemployment Compensation Commission
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING RECEIVED FOR
Assembled Examinations Unassembled Examinations
Position Mo. Sal. Range Position Mo. Sal. Range
Senior Clerk.$155-$! 85 Supervisor of Child
Clerk-Stenographer $155-8185 Welfare Services . $245-$290
Clerk-Typist $ 140-$ 155 Child Welfare Services
Junior Accountant $185-$215 Worker and Dept, of
Accountant $215-$245 Public Welfare Repre
Manager . . $185-$215 sentative $185-$215
Senior Interviewer S155-S185
Applications Must Be Filed With The Merit System Supervisor or
Postmarked Before Midnight of
CLOSING DATE-MAY 1, 1942
Examinations \v 1! I>< held wherever in Alaska applicat: ns from qualified applicants
warrant. Applicants will be notified of time and place of examinations.
For Application Forms. Statements or Minimum Qualifications for each
position, or other Information write or apply to:
C URTIS G. SIIATTUCK.
Alaska Merit System Supervisor.
On y United States citizens JUNEAU, ALASKA.
residing in the Territory arc » POST OFFICE BOX 201,
eligible to apply 108 Territorial Building — Office
Hours: 4:30-5:30 P. M. daily except
Saturday and Sunday.
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Winners of the Motion Picture Academy’s honors for 1941 hold their “oscars” and
plaques after the presentations at Hollywood. Let to right: Gary Cooper, named
best attor; Joan Fontaine, best actress; Mary Astor, best supporting actress, end
Donald Crips, wearing his uniform as a state guard officer, best supporting acto\