fetter Defends
Cost-plus Jobs
A controversy, started when
Governor Gruening claimed in a
speech at Ketchikan on Sept
ember 3 that defense contractors
are “raking in tremendous fort
ones”, and that the percentage
of profit was “not less than 50
per cent”, has resulted in denial
by Ivar Anderson, executive
manager, Siems-Drake-Puget
Sound construction company.
A letter sent to the Governor
by Capt. It. E. Thomas, 13th
Naval District officer in charge
of contracts at Kodiak, Dutch
Harbor and Sitka, in refutation
of the charges, was referred to by
Anderson. The letter follows:
“My attention has been ca led
to an article appearing on the
middle front page of the Sept
ember 3, 1941, issue of the Ket
chikan Alaska Chronicle under a
prominent headline in which you
are quoted as stating you have
been “reliably informed that
profits of contractors on defense
projects in Alaska is not less than
50 per cent.” The article excepts
certain work at Annette island,
Yakutat and Anchorage. This
would indicate that the work at
Sitka, Kodiak and Dutch Harbor
being perforrmed by Siems
Drake-Pudget Sound under con
tract NOy-3570 with the navy
department is one of the instanc
es where excessive profits are be
ing made.
“As officer in charge of con
tract NOy-357b I have access to
all of the official records and doc
uments. These records are exam
ined and audited continuously by
navy department employes and
and officers under m y supervision.
“In order that any falsely
created impressions may be cor
ected, I feel it incumbent upon
me to advise that contract NOy
3570 is of the cost-plus-a-fixed
fee type. The fee paid to the con
tractors include all of their profit
and it is a fixed sum of money
in each case. It does not vary
with the cost of the work.
“The fee can be converted to
a percentage of the work. The
original congressional act placed
a limit on the amount of the fix
ed fee which could be paid at 10
percent expressed as a percent
age. Subsequent acts reduced
this to 6 per cent.
“As a matter of fact, and as
contract NOy-3570 now stands
including all of its additions, the
total fee with profits to which
the contractors are entitled is
hut 3.72 per cent of the cost of
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FITCHBURG, MASS—Mrs.
Rose Walksiewick, shown in po
lice station where she is being
held in connection with the kid
naping of little Kenneth McT.ean,
Jr. from his carriage in front of a
department store. Mr. and Mrs.
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Park Both insist that the child
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Kansas once had active vol
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just west of Riley, Kan.
work.
“The modesty of this percent
age and its contrast with th<
percentage referred to in th<
press article mentioned con
strains me to call it to your par
ticular attention in order that
you may better appraise the re
liability of the information other
wise given you.”
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ELM FIN DORF FIELD.
ALASKA—This Christmas the
Public Re at ions department ol
the Air Corps stationed here, i
starting what is known as “Mail
a lettei to a sol lie. on Christmas
It is thought extra mail fro n
outside at that time will in ike f> r
a more cheerful Christmas for the
boys who are so far from home.
Publicity is being sought from dif
ferent newspapers outside, with
instructions that the letters be
mailed to the Department at El
mendorf field, and contain cheer
I ful news, and perhaps a clipping
or picture.
Revised Book Contains
Wealth of Alaska Data
A new book,revising and bring
ing up to date the last one issued
n 1931, has recently come from
the Alaska Planning council, Jun
eau.
The 180-page volume, illustra
ted with photographs, gives in
formation of all kinds on Alaska,
with numerous statistical compil
ations.
It describes the history, com
merce, government, resources
scenery, communications and va
rious agencies of Alaska, and is
fully indexed.
The book is titled "General In
formation Regarding Alaska”anc
may be procured from the organ
zation issuing it.
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