NWA CHAMBER RESOLUTION . .
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to Alaska, in that the proposal at
tempts to create three administra
tive areas which do not coincide
with the election districts as set
forth by the constitution.
WHEREAS, although the report
claims that great economy will
r^sulr from a three region admin
istration, it is quite apparent to
the members of this Chamber of
Commerce, that great expenses
will actually result from having
the seat of the region so far from
the out lying areas and resulting
expenses incidental to travel, per
diem, and time spent by officials
while away from the office will
not result in any economy, but
may in fact result in greater ex
pense.
WHEREAS, the proposed re
gional plan creates three, regions
for all departments of the execu
tive branch of the government and
it is apparent some departments
may require less than three re
gions, some none at all, and some
more than three regions, it is
quite apparent that the plan is
neither feasible nor economic.
WHEREAS, there are several
ethnological groups and conse
quently diversified ethnological
problems calling for a specializa
tion of personnel who must handle
these problems, and the proposed
f plan does not consider these eth
nologically different areas, the
plan is not realistic in that re
spect.
- WHEREAS, the natural result
of the above-described regional
plan will create a situation where
voters of several election districts j
will find that their administrative
officials reside in a different elec
ton district and would feel no re
sponsibility to the voters of the
area they administer, the plan
itself dilutes the voting strength
of the voters of those districts.
WHEREAS, the provisions of
the proposed regional plan divide
the Department of Law into three
administrative areas and does not
purport to determine the regional
administration of the judiciary it
is premature in that respect, or, if
in the alternative the proposed di
vision of the Department of Law
is in anticipation of a similar di- j
vision of jhe judiciary then it is a :
plan which can not be considered :
practical or equitable .as it would I
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leave a great many people so far ■
from their court that they would
find the cost of justice too dear to
afford and would be denied equal
protection and due process of law.
WHEREAS, far more than half
of the geographic area of Alaska
is included in a single administra
tive region, the boundary lines
themselves have not been realis
tically established for the three
administrative sections as
proposed.
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska
has chosen the strong executive
form of government and the plan
proposed decentralizes the execu
tive responsibility and places a
buffer between the state depart
mental officials and the public, it
is repugnant to the strong execu
tive theory of government, and
will lead to a confusion as to gov
ernmental responsibility.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RE
SOLVED that the Northwestern
Alaska Chamber of Commerce is
very strongly opposed to that rec
ommendation of the Public Ad
ministration Service which would
arbtrarily divide Alaska into three
administrative areas without due
consideration of the unique eco
nomic and geographic features of
the new state and contrary to the
spirit and purpose of the Consti
tution of the State of Alaska.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that a copy of this resolution be
sent to: The Governor of the State
of Alaska, the Secretary of State
of Alaska, the Public Administra
tion Service, the Chairman of the
Alaska Statehood Committee, the
Secretary of the Alaska Statehood
Committee, the elected Senators
and Representatives of the North
western Eection District, the Arc
tic Circle Chamber of Commerce,
Burke Riley and Thomas Stewart.
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PICTURED ABOVE IS THE 1958-59 University of Alaska basketball squad, the third in the history
of the school to meet college teams "outside." The Dick Strait-coached Polar Bears are spending
the Christmas vacation playing nine games in 14 days against college teams in Washington, Oregon
and Idaho. Standing from left are:
Dick Hodge. Bend, Oregon; Capt. Bob Sliter, Freeport, Minn.; Earl Pitts, Fairbanks; Homer
Sarbar, Petersburg; Ronnie Leask, Mellakalla; Griff Killgrove, The Dalles, Oregon. Kneeling from
left:
Junior Ramos, Fairbanks; Phil Tucker, Ketchikan; Ralph McLean, Opportunity, Wash.; Bob
Hahn, Sequim, Wash.; Tom Parker, Hood River, Oregon; Curtis Robinson, Anchorage. (Not pictured:
Bud Ivey. Sitka. Mgr.. Bill Koon, Tacoma, Wash.
Oi their return home the Polar Bears meet the Ketchikan Rockets in Ketchikan December 29,
and ' are two games with the Alaska Native Bro'herhood team at Sitka, December 30 and 31.
TO SERVE THE 49TH STATE — Pictured is one of two Liberty ships purchased by Alaska Steam
ship Company for the Alaska trade. The William Allen While was later renamed the Transpacific.
The other vessel purchased is the Transallnlic. The ships are due to be delivered to Alaska Steam
in March or April, 1959, when they will be given Alaskan names.
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