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Monday, December 31, 1945
BIG JOB FOR 1946
Our men and women bought victory with years of
youth, and many lives. Some will be armless or legless
for the rest of their lives. These men and women who
return from the war-torn fronts wish nothing more
than to have a fair chance to make a right start in the
land their victory made safe.
One of our problems is to make sure the common
decencies, such as caring for the wounded and the fam
ilies of those who paid with their lives for our freedom,
and because of these we find it possible to ring in this
year of 1946 with bells of peace rather than atoms of
destruction.
Our veterans deserve all the help we can give and
this year of 1946 is as good a time to start doing, rather
than saying what we are going to give to the returning
soldiers.
A great many of the boys will want to get into some
small business of their own, perhaps a farm, a garage,
a prospect hole in the hills, or some other self-employ
ment, in order to get away from the necessity of taking
orders, or joining a union.
We can do a good job of it if we will only turn over
the right leaf and then keep our promises to those who
made it possible that we can make the promise to help
all we can.
All the armchair strategists can now resume their
Monday morning quarterbacking. And their guessing
will be about as bad as ever.
A European visitor to America suggests that “fish”
should be spelled “ghoti.” “Gh” is in “rought,” “o” as
in “women,” and “ti” as in “nation.”
AlTEWDOtK AW UP TO THE NEW TENANT
NEWS-LETTER
WASHINGTON
By MARY LEE COUNCIL
^''cre'arv to E. L. (Bob) Bartlet'.
Delegate to Congress from Alaska
JOMES ACT WAIVER
EXTENDED
Passenger travel between ports
in southeastern Alaska on Canadi
an vessels will continue for three
months beyond December 31, ac
cording to information just re
ceived by Delegate Bartlett.
Continuation of the Jones Act
waiver was urged by Delegate
Bartlett, and following his repre
sentations, the War Shipping Ad
ministraiton recommended such
action to the Treasury Depart
ment, which will undoubtedly act
favorably. Previous deadline for
such travel had been set at De
cember 31.
RIVERS AND HARBORS
The authorized rivers and har
bors project for Wrangell Narrows
can be initiated in the late spring
of 1946, subject to the appropria-’
tion by Congress of the necessary 1
! funds, according to information <
j given Delegate Bartlett by Lt.
Gen. R. A. Wheeler, Chief of En
gineers.
Other than Wrangell Narrows
and Elfin Cove the projects as au
thorized are subject to certain
conditions of local cooperation.
Delegate Bartlett has been in
formed that initiation of construc
tion of the ten projects dependent
upon the fulfillment of the pre
scribed conditions of local coop-j
eration, as well as the appropria
tion of the necessary funds there
for.
ALASKA RATE HEARING
POSTPONED
The Maritime Commission has
postponed the Alaska marine rate
hearing which was scheduled to
be held in Juneau on June 8, 1946,:
“to such time and will be held atf
such place as the Commission may
hereafter direct,” according to in
formation given Delegate Bartlett.
This action follows representa-;
tions urging postponement made
by Governor Gruening, Delegate
Bartlett and numerous govern
ment agencies and individuals.
The Office of Price Administra
tion, one of the government agen
cies requesting more time for pre
sentation of its views at the sched
uled hearing, stated that morei
time was necessary to compile
evidence which was desired to be
presented. The OPA hopes to be
able to present data concerning
revenues, expenses and revenue
needs of the steamship lines,
prices and price regulations in
Alaska and the relative level of
rates to and from Alaskan ports.
David Scoll has been retained as
legal expert to represent the Alas
ka Development Board when the
next Alaska marine rate hearing
is held.
ANCHORAGE
SCHOOL FUNDS
Federal Works Agency has ap
proved the advancement of $9,000
to Anchorage for planning two 10
| room grade schools estimated to
cost $275,000.
This sum will allow the city to
prepare drawings and specifica
tions for the school facilities, and
the $9000 is repayable without in
terest if final construction is un
dertaken. However, if it is found
impossible to continue the work,
the FWA advance does not have
to be repaid.
POSTAL ZONES
IN ALASKA
j The Post Office Department, at
Delegate Bartlett’s request, is giv
, ing sonsideration to the advisabil
ity of zoning the Territory for
mailing fourth class mail or par
cel post matter.
At the present time, Alaska is
considered in the eighth zone, and
parcel post matter being mailed
from one point to another within
the Territory may be sent only at
the relatively high eighth zone
rate without taking into consider
ation the short distances many
times entailed.
Expressing the hope that the
Post Office Department would es
tablish a more equitable system
than now exists, Delegate F*artlett
stated that “discriminatior j now
prevails which is confined llo Alas
kans, and I know the Post Office
Department does not desire this
state of affairs to continiue one
moment longer than is neclessnry.”
REVENUE BOND BILL
Favorable report h.«s be<*n rnacf.*
bv the House Committee on the*
Territories on Delegate Bartlett’s
revenue bond bill.
The measure authorizes muni
cipalities and public utility dis
tricts in Alaska to issue revenue
bonds for publi ? works 1 purposes
without having to come to Con
gress each time for special action.
Provision is made for a majority
vote by the qualified voters in the
municipality or district concerned
on such revenue bonds.
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