Committee Asks
Seventy-three Mil
lion For Alaska
(By Charles D. Watkins)
i/P) Special Washington Service)
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Alaska
will get $73,704,269 out of the next
interior department appropriation
if Congress follows recommenda
tions of the House sub-committee
on interior funds.
In addition it will get $9,000,
000 in contract authorization.
This compares with $58,647,858
cash and contract authorization
of 125,637,500 the Territory re
ceived for this year.
It was learned Saturday that
of the total funds to be spent in
Alaska in the 1951 fiscal year,
starting July 1, these amounts
from the different interior depart
ment bureaus will be allotted to
the Territory.
Secretary’s office—$13,000; bur
eau of land management $815,000;
Bureau of Indian Affairs $12,700,
000 cash and $1,000,000 contract
authorization in connection with
the Anchorage hospital;
Bureau of reclamation. $250,000
for general investigations; geolog
ical survey $1,450,000: bureau of
mines $425,000; national park
service $575,000;
Fish and wildlife service$2,670,
587; governor’s office $94,140;
legislative expenses $48,000; care
and custody of Alaska insane
$463,541;
Road construction $20,400,000
cash plus $8,000,000 contract au
thority. maintenance of roads $2,
600,000 and the Alaska Railroad
$31,000,000.
Fur Seal
Legislation
O
WASHINGTON —Sen. Johnson
of Colo, has introduced a bill at
the request of the Interior Depart
ment which would set a formula
for the increased use of funds
realized from the sale of fur seals
on the Pribilof Islands and by
products of that industry.
At the present time the pro
ceeds from the sale sof fur seal
skins may be used for the pay
ment of all expenses incurred in
connection with the actual taking
of the skins, their processing and
sale. The interior department is
seeking through the legislation in
troduced by the chairman of the
Senate interstate and foreign com
mence committee to be allowed to
use the proceeds from the sale of
the fur seal skins and of other
products of the wildlife resources
of the Islands for the develop
ment and use of other by-products
of the sealing operation and other
fur resources which exist on the
Islands, allowing the resources to
! “Ground Invasion
Of Alaska Would
Be Impossible”
j PETERSBURG, (JP)—The direc
! tor of intelligence for the Alaska
| Command decalred in a speech
here that “a successful ground in
1 vasion of Alaska is impossible.”
The speaker was Capt. Minor
C. Heine. He spoke Thursday
night for Lt. Gen. Nathan F.
Twining, commander of Alaska
military forces, at the Alaska Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce con
vention.
• Captain Heine said the defense
I of Alaska will be satisfactory once
I adequate housing is provided for
military personnel.
He said the military felt it has
mapped a satisfactory plan for de
fense of the Territory. He ex- j
pressed the belief that, when hous
ing is available for the military,1
the strategically important Terri
tory’s defenses will be sufficient
to turn any possible attacking
force.
1
Citing the unpredictable wea- j
ther and the thousands of miles of
I
! rugged coast line, he described I
i them as allies as much as aides to
: an enemy.
Noting Alaska’s dominant posi
tion on the Great Circle air routes
! between east and west, he added
i
i that the military is well aware
that the Territory could well be a
bomber base for a possible invad-!
er as well as for defending Ameri
can forces.
As long as the United States re
main a Democratic nation, the in
telligence officer declared, de
fense strategy will have to con
sist of skeleton forces in strategic
posiitons, with a vast bulk of
lightning mobile forces based in *
the states and ready to move
quickly in case of any invasion
move by a hostile power. He said
the nation’s economy and the tem
per of the people would not stand
the cost or manpower for bristling
defenses at all strategic positions.
Captain Heine aid the Alaska
command is watching with inter-1
est the dredging of Wrangell Nar- j
rows in Southeastern Alaska. If a
war emergency arises, he said,
shipping headed for northern
bases would be forced to seek the
shelter of the inland waterway.
Resolutions are the election of
officers were the main items of
business before the convention at
its closing session Saturday. A
dinner and dance wound up the
annual meeting Saturday night.
pay the entire cost of their man
agement. By-products of the seal
ing operations include seal oil and
meals, and the fur resources in
clude what the department consid
ers to be a valuable blue fox re
source.
REDUCEO WINTER FARES AND IOW AUTO BAGGAGE RA
SCHEDULED SAILINGS
FROM S EWARD
S.S. Denali Mar. 31
Sitka Ketchikan
Juneau Seattle
Petersburg
SS. Baranof Apr. 7
Juneau Ketchikan
Wrangell Seattle
S.S. Denali Apr. 14
Sitka Ketchikan
Juneau Seattle
Petersburg
SS. Baranof Apr. 21
Juneau Ketchikan
Wrangell Seattle
For Further Information Wire, Write or Phone
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
FAIRBANKS, ANCHORAGE or SEWARD
A. F. R. S.
MARKS AIR FORCE BASE
NOME, ALASKA
Friday. March 24. 1950
5:00 p.m.—News—Short Wave
5:15—Music of The Masters
6:00—Proudly We Hail
6:30—From Bookshelf of World
7:00—Requcstfully Yours
8:00—Family Theater
8:30—Sports I Q
9:00—Henry Aldrich
9:30—The Big Story
10:00—One Night Stand
10:30—G.I. Jive
10:45—Words with Music
11:00 p.m.—Sign Off
Saturday, March 25. 1950
7:00 aun.—Morning Melodies
7:15—Morning Devotions
7:30—Sunrise Serenade
8:00—Let’s Pretend
8:30—Not So Quiet, Please
9:00—Zeke Manners
9:15—Redd Harper
9:30—Mid-Morning Madness
10:00—Remember
10:15—Musical Interlude
10:30—Platter Previews
11:00—Jo Stafford
11:15—Solitary Singer
11:30—I. & E. Special
Noon—Album Music
12 15—Passing Parade
12:30—Album Music
12:45—Serenade
1:00—Around World In History
1:15—Lanny Ross
1:30—Fairy Tale Time
2:00—New York Philharmonic
Orchestra
3:00—Name It For A Song
3:30—Musical Varieties
4:00—Album Music
4:15—Second Hand Juke Box
4:30—Stars In Song
5:00—Songs of Long Ago
5:30—National Barn Dance
6:00—Leave It to Joan
6:30—Science Magazine of Air
6:45—Album Music
7:00—The Cisco Kid
7:30—Hit Parade
8:00—Grand Ol’ Opre
8:30—Our Miss Brooks
9:00—What’s The Name of That
Song?
9:30—Richard Diamond
10:00—Life With Luigi
10:30—Rex Maupin Orchestra
10:45—Words with Music
11:00—After Hours Stuff
Midnight—Sign Off
Sunday, March 26, 1950
10:00—Sunday Morn. Coffee Shop
10:30—Chapel Call
11:00—Turntable Time
11:30—Piano Play House
Noon—Dick Jergens
12:15—Passing Parade
12:30—Enchanted Hour
1:00—Angelus
1:30—Concert Hall
2:00—Broadway Playhouse
3:00—Fellowship Hour
3:30—Show Time
4:00—Hollywood Bowl
6:00—Hymns From Home
6:30—Greatest Story Ever Told
7:00—Supper Club
7:30—Fibber McGee and Molly
8:00—Fred Allen
8:30—Command Performance
9:00—Alan Young
9:30—Theatre U. S. A.
10:00—Arthur Godrfey
10:30—Magic Rhythm
11:00—Dragnet
11:30—This Is Broadway
12:00—Sing Off
Monday, March 27. 1950
7:00 a.m.—Morning Melodies
7:15—Morning Devotions
7:30—Sunrise Serenade
8:00—Gary Moore
DREAM
THEATER
—•—
2 Shows, Fri., 7:15 and 9:00 pjn.
"SING, NEIGHBOR SING"
Lulu Belle and Scotty
Roy Aculf
—•—
1 Show Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
"SONG OF LOVE"
Katherine Hepburn - Paul Henroid
Robert Walker
—•—
2 Shows, Sun., 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
"CHILD OF DIVORCE"
Sharon Moffet - Una O'Connor
Regis Tommey
| FISH AND WILDLIFE WANT
'REPORTS ON SHRIMP. CRAB
The Fish and Wildlife requested
several weeks ago that anyone
catching crab or shrimp fill out a
. report for their information. The
! information is sought in the in
• terest of determining where the
i crab and shrimp are located so
| that the survey which is being
i made may be informed about the
1 winter location of these shell-fish
I
I as they could not be located last
j summer during the partial survey
I which was made.
Forms are available at the
i Nome Nugegt and Polet’s Store.
!
When the wedding announce
ment of Mr. nad Mrs. Robert W.
Oliver was published in the Nome
i Nugget last Monday, the name of
Marie Staffen, matron of honor
was inadvertently omitted and
I also that of George Chapman, Jr.,
! son of the bride, who was usher.
Mrs Oliver states many lovely
i
j gifts were received from their
Nome friends.
i ________ _______________
Using book agents as ambassa
j dors might better our internation*
I al diplomacy.
— - — -
8:30—Not So Quiet, Please
9:00—Zeke Manners
9:15—Melody Roundup
9:30—To be announced
10:00—Jack Berch
10:15—Musical Interlude
10:30—Platter Previews
11:00—Club Fifteen
11:15—Strike Up The Sana
11:30—I. & E. Special
Noon—Luncheon Turntable
12:30—Album Music
12:45—At Ease
1:00—Around World In History
1:15—Jack Smith
1:30—Yesterday’s Best
2:00—Matinee Melodies
i 3:00—Name It For A Song
! 3:30—Musical Varieties
3:45—Album Music
4:00—Curt Massey
4:15—Second Hand Juke Box
i 4:30—To Be Announced
5:00—News—Short Wave
Airlines Should
Share Expense Of
Airways Operation
WASHINGTON, (/P) — It’s high
time commercial air lines shared
the expense of “establishing, im
proving and operating the air
ways,” the House appropriations
committee said yesterday.
The committee made its com
ment in voting $186,415,000 for
the Civil Aerontuaics Administra
tion (CAA) during the 12 months
beginning July 1, 1950. It also
voted the agency contract author
ity of $52,411,500.
Said the report accompanying
the omnibus appropriation bill,
which was sent to the House for
action:
“The committee again calls at
tention to its concern over the
rapidly mounting cost to the fed
eral government of the activities
provided for in the appropriations
for the Civil Aerontuaics Admin
istration.
“It wishes to re-emphasize its
position that the federal govern
ment cannot indefinitely continue
to pay these costs which should
be borne to some appreciable ex
tent by the air lines.”
Among items carried for the
CAA were:
Construction of airports in Alas
ka: $3,200,000 to liquidate obliga
tions previously incurred.
Come to the April Fool's Day
Dance. High School Gym.
DANCE
Arctic Native Brotherhood
Brotherhood Clubhouse
Saturday, Mar. 25, 9 P.M.
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