a political machine, as brought out
on the floor, and secondly, from
supporters of communism who
. hope that if they leave the back
door open to Joe Stalin they will
sometime sit in the driver’s seat.”
Colonel Alexander told the Sen
ate that the ‘‘army would be
P shocked if the legislature refuses
to organize a national guard.” He
said that Alaska is the only Ter
ritory without such a military or
ganization.
Under terms of the bill, scout
battalions will be organized first
and communities can obtain units
^ later if they request.
Main opposition was by Repub
lican Sen. William Munz of Nome,
who was not in favor of the clause
forbidding use of the guardsmen
against any labor organizations or
for strike breaking. Munz con
%
tended that the first inroads of
communism usually are in labor
unions.
Democratic Sen. Howard Lyng
of Nome said that creafion of the
guard “will show the nation and
world that Alaska is ready to as
sume a role in national and world
affairs.”
The non-communist oath bill,
which the House accepted after
unanimous Senate endorsement,
requires such an oath of all Terri
torial officials and employees be
fore taking their job.
Meanwhile, the House and Sen
ate continued their tug-of-war
over the political party organiza
tion bill aimed at Albert White’s
leadership of the Republican
party.
The House tabled the Senate
approved measure 22 to 2 after a
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WHO?
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QUEEN of NOME
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Contest Opens This Week
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GIRL SCOUTS FOOD SALE (
VERY SUCCESSFUL
The Senior Group of the Girl
Scouts under the leadership of
Mrs. M. Peterson held a very suc
cessful food sale last Saturday at
the U. S. Mercantile Store netting
$34.50 during the morning. They
were completely sold out by one
o’clock.
Barney Barnhill, traveling rep
resentative of the Seattle Hard
ware Co., is here on his annual
spring trip interviewing mer
chants.
Democratic caucus. House mem
bers emphasized, however, that
the bill had not been killed.
Reliable sources said the caucus
was called to discuss pressure be
ing applied by Democratic and Re
publican Senators alike in Wash
ington, D. C., for passage of the
bill.
There have been reports that
the Washington pressure may be
linked with action there on con
firmation of Greuning’s reap
pointment as Governor.
The bill was tabled pending
clarification of the Washington
situation
Fishing boat owners will get a
i special property tax concession if
the Governor signs a bill passed
by the Senate.
By a vote of 10 to 6 the Senate
joined the House in approving a
$4 per ton basis for a 10 mill tax
on boats. The same proposal was
defeated at the time the property
i tax bill went through.
The House passed, 21 to 1, a
Senate bill for creation of a water
pollution control board in the
health department, with authority
to regulate such problems as pros
pective pulp mill wastes.
Before the House reversed its
stand on the non-communist bill it
had voted 12 to 12 on suspension
of rules to receive it after the
i deadline for one House to accept
measures from the other. Sixteen
votes were needed.
Arguments against receiving it
were based on opposition to the
oath, mounting tempers over the
Senate tabling of House bills, and
over continued transmittal of Sen
! ate bill after the deadline, and
spite for author Munz, who has
been lambasting House Democrats
in a newspaper column.
Voting against accepting the
anti-communist oath bill were
Democratic Reps. G. E. Almquist,
Abel Anderson, Frank Angerman,
William L. Beltz, Jack Conright,
Glen D. Franklin, Amelia A. Gun
dersen, Andrew Hope, Marcus
Jensen, Andrew A. Owen, Jr., and
Warren A. Taylor, and Republican
Frank G. Johnson.
Most Senate Republicans were
roiled at the House for failure to
move up a political party organi
(zation bill for consideration last
I night. It called for openly adver
| tised party conventions from pre
cinct to Territorial levels. It was
aimed at the party leadership of
Albert White of Juneau. Rep. Do
ris Barnes, Republican, tried un
successfully twice to get it ad
vanced. The last attempt lost on a
10-14 vote after the Democrats
charged it was a “petty political
bill” and “aimed at one man.”
Among bills tabled by the Sen
ate was one for a popular refer
endum on whether to ask Con
gress for authority to bond the
Territory for $20,000,000, mainly
for schools. The vote was 9-7. An
other which lost would eliminate
cross-party voting on the primary
ballot. It lost, 12-4. Also tabled,
9-6, was a bill to repeal the em
ployers’* experience rating credits
clause in the unemployment com
pensation law.
$800 IN CASH PRIZES
FOR 1949 QUEEN CONTEST
Ted Duffield announced today
that the Arctic Club-sponsored
Queen Contest for 1949 is under
way this week. Prizes offered to
tal $800 in cash for the lucky tick
et holders and Queens.
It was announced erroneously
last week that Mrs. Terry Kling
would manage the Queen contest.
We wish to correct that statement,
said Mr. Duffield, Mrs. Kling had
not agreed to take on the respon
sibility of the contest.
Contest rules include girls age
15 and up, married or single, and
Ted states he has a few likely
candidates on the string already.
Girls, if you wish to enter the
contest, get in touch with Teci
Duffield in the Commissioner’s of
fice.
*
H. W. Starling, credit officer for
the ANS and Martin Holm, super
visor of education for the ANS are
here on a survey trip for the de
partment.
FRANK LOVE FAMILY TO
I
TO LEAVE FOR STATES
I
Mr. and Mrs. Farnk Love and
children are departing for the
States on Thursday to make their
home.
Mr. Love, an engineer for the
Smelting Co., here for several
years has been very active in civic
affairs having served on the Nome
School Board and helped with the
Community Christmas Tree pro
gram as well as being active in
organizations in the community.
Mrs. Love has been an active
i
club member in several organiza
tions and both will be missed.
They plan to go to Colorado
where their daughter is attending
school and then do some traveling
before settling down.
Mrs. W. McCarhty, well-known
first grade teacher, who has been
ill for the past week is recuperat
ing in the hospital and plans to be
hime in a few days.
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