Canada May Close
Haines Cutoff
WASHINGTON, (/P; — Reports
that Canada plans to close on
March 25 the Haines Cutoff on the
Alaska Highway, constructed by
the United States army, brought a
protest by Senator Magnuson <D.
Wash.> to the state department to
day.
The cutoff runs from the main
highway 119 miles to the Alaska
boundary and then 42 miles nto
the Territory, ending at Haines.
The town has become a shipping
point for goods going into other
sections of the Territory which
are routed to the main highway
and back into Alaska. The Cana
dian section of the cutoff passes
through British Columbia and the
Yukon Territory.
Magnuson wrote Secretary of
State Marshall that he had re
understood the interior department
also had been informed of the
plan.
“This cutoff road,” Magnuson
print and paper supply from Alas
kan sources.”
VISITOR
Eskil Anderson, formerly with
the Territorial Department of
Mines, Fairbanks, was a recent
visitor to Delegate Bartlett’s office.
Mr. Anderson is now working in
the east but hopes to return to
Alaska before too long.
told the secretary “is one of the
main traffic arteries into Alaska
and ifc important to the Territory.
“If Canada can maintain the re t
of the highway some way surely
can be found to maintain the
Haines cutoff. It is more than diffi
cult to understand this contem
plated action after the vast ex-‘
pense to which the United States
was put in constructing the Alas
ka highway, almost $142,000,000.
Magnuson said he had talked
with Governor Ernest Gruening of
Alaska and the Territorial execu
11v ■ and other Alaskans “are
gravely co cerned” about closing
the cutoff. Many military supplies
were sent over the road, Magnu
son said, and in case of an emer
gency in the Territory the war de
partment would be vitally affect
ed by the closing.
The Senator said it seemed “in
conceivable such action would be
taken by the Dorrvnion without
consultation with the United States
and Alaska.”
INTERNAL REVENUE MEN
ARRIVE IN NOME
Leon Bagley and Paul R. Pugh,
deputy collectors for the depart
ment of internal revenue arrived
Wednesday to assist the public in
preparation of their income tax re
turns. Mr. Bagley states that inas
much as everyone must file a re
turn they will be available in the
former Jury Room in the federal
building from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
everyday except Sunday and until
March 15th.
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FAIR NOTES
‘ Shutterbugs” should start look
tvu through their collection of
films for interesting subject mat
ter to be entered at the amateur
movie and 35 mm. slide exhibit at
tiie Fair under the supervision of
Woodbury Abbey, Jr. No doubt
many new and different movies
and slides have been taken since
our last Fair and even though
films have not been too plentiful,
an attempt is being made to make
this as interesting an exhibit as
possible.
A word to the wise is usually
sufficient, so, those desiring to en
ter exhibits under the varied de
partments should be thinking
about them now! Complete Fair
booklet will be forthcoming short
ly, which will give a complete
word picture of what to expect
from the Ninth Annual Fair be
ginning on April 17.
Pauley Resigns On
Reparations
WASHINGTON (£»)—'The White
House announced today the resig
nation of Edwin W. Pauley as
President Truman’s reparations
representative and as U.S. member
of the Allied reparations commis
sion.
Pauley, a California oil operator
and former treasurer of the Demo
cratic national committee, had
held the posts since April 27, 1945.
Mr. Truman told Pauley in a
letter he was accepting the resig
nation only because of Pauley’s
offer to act as advisor to secretary
of state Marshall on reparation
matters whenever his advice is
needed.
Pauley submitted his resigna
tion Feb. 14.
Krug Favors
Hawaii Statehood
WASHINGTON, iA')—The inte
rior department expressed hearty
support today for Hawaiian State
hood.
Opening a week-long hearing on
H.R. 49, the bill to enable Hawai.
to become the 49th state, the
House public lands committee
called upon secretary of inter o
Krug to explain why he thinks r.iv
Territory, once an indepen le
kingdom, should be admitted to
the union promptly.
Krug returned to Washington
only two days ago from his firs:
official visit to Hawaii. Traveling
companions told reporters tha‘
during his trip, Krug’s previously
voiced support of statehood for
Hawaii became “enthusiastic, vig
orous and aggressive.”
During Krug’s absence, the in
terior department’s official state
ment of policy, signed by under
secretary Oscar L. Chapman, was
prepared for the committee.
Urging enactment of the Ha
waiian statehood enabling act “in
strongest possible terms,” Chap
man said ‘I am heartily in favor
of Hawaii becoming one of the
United States.”
Chapman called attention to a
, 1940 plebiscite in Hawaii in which
the people voted 2 to 1 for state
hood, and a recent Gallup poll
showing mainland sentiment 3 to
1 for statehood.
The reasons for this overwhelm
ing sentiment in favor of state
hood for Hawaii lie in a back
ground of close political, economic
and social ties between the people
of that territory and the people of
mainland America,” he said.
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Congress Does
Little In First
Two Months
(By William F. Arbogasi)
WASHINGTON, (£>)—The 80th
Congress swings into its third
month of business today with lit
tle to show for its efforts so far and
with two deadl.nes looming ahead.
This is the month the lawmak
ers must decide what to do about
the draft law, which expires
March 31, and in which their lead
ers had hoped to finish work on a
general labor law to head off a
possible coal strike April 1.
Chances for getting a new labor
law on the statute books by the
end of the month—when John L.
Lewis’ current soft coal truce ex
pires—were dealt a blow by the
announcement of chairman Hart
ley 'It.-N. Jp, that the House labor
committee may not wind up its
hearings before the middle of the
month.
The Senate labor committee
plans to end its public hearings
Saturday, but both committees
may spend considerable time be
hind closed doors writing their
separate bills.
Even when they reach the re
spective floors, the measures are
expected to provoke long days of
debate.
But the month promises to be a
busy one for Congress.
The House appropriations com
mittee has half a dozen depart
mental supply bills almost ready.
WASHINGTON, op)—The Sen
ate atomic committee is expected
to put its formal stamp of approval
on David Lilienthal to head the
new atomic energy control com
mission.
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