recently passed a resolution urg
ing enactment of the Alaska and
Hawaii statehood bills at this ses
sion of Congress.
Flag Chang*
The Navy department would
probably be called upon to design
a new flag should Alaska and Ha-'
waii be admitted as States, accord
ing to information given Delegate
Bartlett.
The probability, is based on an
Executive Order of October 29,1
1912, issued by President Taft, J
which applies to the manufacture
of flags for all departments of the1
government and indicates specifi
cations for the different sizes. The
provision as to the position and
size of stars is as follows:
“The position and size of each
star for the Union of the flag shall
be as indicated on a plan which
will be furnished to the depart-1
ments by the navy department, j
From this plan can be determined
the location and size of stars for
flags of any dimensions. Extra
blueprints of this plan will be
furnished upon application to the
navy department.”
Forest Highways
Delegate Bartlett, Gover nor
Gruening and George Sundborg of
the Alaska Development Board
testified this week before the
P Senate Appropriations sub-com
mittee hearing the second defi
ciency bill asking that the Senate
restore a budget request of nine
million dollars denied by the
House for Alaska homesite and ac
cess road development in connec
tion with the entrance of the pulp
industry into Alaska.
The budget-approved pub lie
roads administration request asked
for $2,653,000 in cash and $6,406,
000 in contract authorization for
widening and paving existing
roads near Ketchikan, Sitka and
Juneau and construction of access
roads around these three commun
ities. It is understood that the
plans include development of 400
homesites out of Ketchikan and
access roads constructed to that
area in anticipation of expansion
of the population due to pending
pulp mill development. Homesite
planning and access roads for
areas around Juneau and Sitka
would also be provided.
When the committee resumes its
consideration of the item B. Frank
Heintzleman, regional forester of
Alaska, and other officials of the
forest service and the public roads
administration will be heard.
Sale of Gold
Delegate Bartlett appeared be
fore the Senate banking and cur
rency committee recently in sup
port of legislation to permit the
sale of gold on the open market
within the United States, includ
ing Alaska. This legislation, intro
duced by Senator McCarran of
Nevada, was endorsed by the 1949
Territorial Legislature as a boost
to Alaska gold miners. It would
also allow gold to be exported
without the imposition of duties,
excise taxes, the requirement of
licenses, permits or any restric
tions whatsoever.
Alaska Bills Pass House
Two of Delegate Bartlett’s bills
were favorably considered recent
ly when the House unanimously
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GIRL SCOUTS TO GIVE
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
The Girl Scouts have announced;
that, a special performance of their
Musical Revue will be given on
Thursday afternoon, May 19, at
three o’clock in the high school
auditorium and will be for chil
dren of school age only. The price
of admission for the children’s
matinee will be twenty-five cents.
This advertised show for the
general public will be on Friday
evening at eight o’clock and prom
ises to have many entertaining ;
features for those to attend.
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Carolyn McLain, daughter of
Carrie McLain, who has been at
tending the University of Alaska,
returned home yesterday by Pan
American to work for the sum
mer.
approved a measure affecting fees
paid to judges in general elec
tions in the Territory and a bill re
lating to license taxes in Alaska.
Judges and clerks of general
elections in Alaska would be com
pensated for their services at a
| rate to be fixed by the Governor
of Alaska under the terms of the
first bill. For 43 years, these offi
; cials have been paid $5.00 for all
I services as compared with a com
pensation of $15.00 a day paid to
; judges and clerks in primary elec
tions through Territorial law and
! appropriation. Fees to newspapers
: for publishing notices of elections,
j fees for posting election notices
' and charges for rental of proper
polling places would also be fixed
by the Governor in accordance
with present-day conditions.
The second Bartlett measure j
sanctioned by the House this week
I
would repeal a federal law on the |
books since 1899, which establish- :
ed a system of business license |
taxes collected and placed in the (
federal treasury for disbursement
for speciic Alaska purposes. The
1949 Territorial legislature enact
ed a system of license taxes to
take the place of the federal taxes
which would become effective
with the passage of this bill.
Hydroelectric Power In Alaska
The full House committee on
public lands has received from
sub-committee recommendat ion
that Delegate Bartlett’s bill de
signed to afford expansive devel
opment of hydroelectric power in
Alaska be reported favorably to
the House.
The bill, upon which a number
of Alaskans were heard, would al
low the secretary of the interior to
construct, operate and maintain
hydroelectric power facil i t i e s
throughout the Territory.
Native Hunting, Fishing and
Trapping Licenses
Amendments to the Alaska
Game Law requiring Indians and
Eskimos to obtain'resident fishing,
hunting and trapping licenses
have been incorporated in a bill
introduced in the upper house by
Senator Joseph C. O’Mahoney,
chairman of the Senate committee
on interior and insular affairs.
The legislation introduced at the
request of the department of in
terior would also restore a method
of issuing licenses by U. S. Com
missioners and Alaska Native
Service teachers in effect before
1943.
Postmasters
Action has been taken to fill
four post office vacancies in Alas
ka.
Delegate Bartlett recommended
the appointment of Orrin A. Sco
ville as postmaster at Igloo and
James E. Evans as acting postmas
ter at Metlakatla.
A. V. Cordavado of Deering,
was a recent visitor to Washing
ton. Mr. Cordavado operates min
ing properties in the Deering area.
G. R. JACKSON RETURNS
FROM STATES TRIP
G. R. Jackson, president of the!
M. and M. Bank, returned from
the States yesterday, having spent,
over a month in Washington, D. I
C., working with Carl Lomen on |
the breakwater project.
He stated that Col. L. H. Hewitt
the District U. S. engineer with .
whom he conferred three weeksI
ago assured him that the plans are j
being drawn for the project and
bids prepared for the hauling of 1
the necessary rock in preparation j
for immediate action when the
project is authorized so that work
will be done this summer without
any delay.
Mr. Jackson also stated that
Carl Lomen is now in New York
and has sent word that the com
mittee has approved $701,000 for
the project which will no doubt
be approved by the Senate some
time this week.
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Mrs. Boyd Harwood returned to
Nome yesterday with the Pan \
American, having been gone over I
a year. She has regained her
health and is being welcomed by
her many friends.
She states that her son Bob is
now in the navy and stationed in
the Hawaiian Islands and enjoying
himself. Her daughter who grad
uated from the Washington State
College School of Pharmacy is
working in a drug store in Snoho
mish. Both children were raised
in Fairbanks.
Gas has more than 20,000 in
dustrial uses.
MOTHER OF MRS. DARLING
PASSES ON SUDDENLY
Mrs. Lewis Hudgins recently re
ceived word from Chaplain and
Mrs. Albert Darling that Mrs
Darling’s mother passed away on
April 24th in Caldwell, Idaho. She
had not been ill, but died only a
few hours after suffering a stroke
at the “Altar of Prayer” following
a message during the services at
church. Chaplain Darling had just
concluded the sermon.
She talked during the final
hours and her last words were
“Thy will be done.”
Chaplain and Mrs. Darling re
side at Mountain Home, Idaho.
NEW FIELD MAN
FOR ALASKA ROAD COMM'N
Robert Templeton, field survey
supervisor, for the Alaska Road
Commission arrived here on the
Pan American Sunday, to take
charge of the party surveying for
roads in the Sew’ard Peninsula
area. He will assist Hugh Wilson,
survey superintendent. Mr. Tem
pleton was formerly in the forest
service in Idaho.
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