LIFTING THE LID
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introduces a memorial addresse
to the Territorial department o
agriculture asking for* a survey o'
agricultural conditions in the Sec
ond Division to be instituted an
methods be established for increas
ing agricultural development.
The House passes the Senate
bill to appropriate $282,000 fo
schools for the remainder of the
present year and will now go U
^ the Governor as no amendments
were made.
Johnson introduces a bill to
make the commissioner of mine,
elective.
Rep. Anita Garnick (R.-lst) in
troduces a bill which provide,
that Territorial officials may
travel at Territorial expense only
when urgently to the advantage o.
Te.r.torial business.
Rep. Harry E. Newell <D.-lst
® by request to expand the powers
of the Alaska Housing authority
in connection with the act passe*.,
in the last legislature to provide
housing for World War II veteran?
who enrolled in educational insti
tutions in Alaska.
Rep. Steve McCutcheon <D.-3ri
makes an amendment to the Wal
ker bill that the sales tax be con
tinued until the veterans revolv
ing fund reaches ten million, in
stead of terminating March 31,
1949. It passes 12 to 11, but Rep.
Wm. A. Egan <D.-3rd> gave notice
of reconsideration.
JUNEAU, Feb. 19, 2:25 a.m.—
The House passes Senate bill rais
ing the tax on beer ten cents a
gallon, wine less than twenty-one
per cent alcohol 25 cents a gallon,
• hard liquor three dollars a gallon.
Present taxes are five cents, fif
teen cents, two dollars. The mea
sure goes to the Governor for his
signature.
Rep. Andrew Hope <D.-lst),
introduces a memorial addressed
to Secretary Krug asking the de
partment of interior to take no ac
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1 Statehood Action
May Be Postponed
WASHINGTON, (/P)—House ac
j tion on statehood for Hawaii and
| Alaska may be postponed until
| next year, chairman Welch <ni.
I Calif. >, of the House public lands
! committee indicated today.
Welch told reporters he is “per
I sonally inclined” to grant the re
! quests of both Hawaii and Alaska
i for admission to the Union, but
feels that committee members
should visit both Territories ana
j nold hearings "on the ground" be
! fore voting on the statehood bills
Such a trip, Welch said, probab
! ly could not be made before Con
j gross adjourns for the summer in
j July.
A definite decision, however.
| will depend on developments dur
i ing hearings in Washington on the
statehood question, Welch said.
Hearings on Hawaiian statehood
will begin March 7 with Secretary
of Interior Krug the first witness,
/.laska statehood hearings will fol
low, beginning April 8.
The chairman said the full pub
lic lands committee will hear Sec
etary Krug and others of his rank
who appear in either Hawaii or
Alaska hearings. If the hearings
extend for weeks, Welch said he
probably will assign them to the
; sub-committee on Territories,
headed by Rep. Crawford <R.
Mich.), for completion.
RIGHT COLORS. WRONG FLAG
LAWRENCE, Kans. (/P) — The
British ilag waved merrily atop
Fraser Hall at the University of
Kansas, leading to speculation that
a distinguished English visitor
was on the campus.
But it soon came down.
A new janitor, told the univers
ity flag was “a big red and blue
one” had run up the Union Jack
by mistake.
tion on fish traps for two years in
view of the referendum by which
Alaskans will express themselves
at the next general election.
WE HAVE
Gold Filled Framed
RAYBAN and
WILLSONITE
SUN and SNOW
GLASSES
also
NEW INDIVIDUAL GIFTS
anti
INEXPENSIVE LADIES WATCHES
at
THE NEW REMODELED
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POLAR CURIO
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House Passes
Legislation For
Alaska Shipping
(By Charles D. Watkins)
i(/P) Special Washington Service*
WASHINGTON. (/P) — It took
the House less than five minutes
I yesterday to pass and send to the
j Senate legislation intended to pro
vide Alaska with steamship serv
ice after March 1.
Chairman Bradley <R.-Calif.*,
of the House merchant Marine
sub-committee, which handled the
measure, presented it as the first
House business.
He explained briefly it would be
disastrous for Alaska if quick ac
tion was not taken to prevent
I stoppage of its steamship service.
The House by voice vote passed
the legislation.
Senate action is scheduled Fri
: day.
The measure provides for an in
j terfrn service while Congress is
i studying a long range plan for
j furnishing the Territory with serv
ice at a rate it can pay.
The action was taken because
Maritime Commission authority to
| continue the service which it has
operated for five years expires
February 28.
tinder terms of the proposed law
the commission wnll charter ships
to the private operators at nom
inal fees and recover 75 per ceni
of the profit. The operators would
stand all losses.
The legislation, however, au
thorizes the commission to adjust
rates for the service, which may
mean increases.
Private operators have said the
• #
increase should amount to approx
imately 35.per cent but Delegate
Bartlett <D.-Alaska), contended
they sought about 60 per cent.
Rep. Jackson (D.-Wash.), who
introduced the measure, told the
House Alaska was completely de
! pendent upon a “life line" of ships
from this country for its supplies
and to bring its products to this
country.
“This legislation," Jackson said,
“should solve the impasse result
ing from the people of Alaska be
ing unable to pay higher freight
rat^j and the operators of vessels
in the Alaskan trade being unable
to operate under the present rate
structure. This solution will per
mit continued operation with a
minimum increase in rates.
“It must be remembered that
Alaska is our first line of defense.
Only if it is adequately developed
can it constitute a barrier against
invasion from the north.
“And only if adequate water
borne commerce to and from Alas
ka is provided, can this develop
ment proceed."
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Legislature Busy
With Many Bills
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The House also tabled the bill
providing for the wholesale sale
of liquor by the Territory. It will
j require a two-thirds vote to take
it from the table.
A Memorial introduced by Ed
Anderson requesting the depart
ment of Agriculture to make a
study of the agricultural possibil
ities of the Second Division.
Frank Johnson introduced a bill
today to provide for election, in
stead of appointment of the Com
misiorier of Mines.
Several other measures intro
duced but none important. So far
no revenue bills of importance.
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Senate Holds Up
Produetion Of
Uranium
' WASHINGTON, (/P) — Western
mine owners said today the Senate
battle over David E. Lilienthal’s
; nomination to head the atom c en
| ergy commission is stymieing out
put of uranium—prime source of
all manmade nuclear energy.
As the confirmation hearings
moved into a fresh day after two
new outbursts of temper, a group
of Colorado and Utah uranium
producers said 300 miles in those
states are idle for lack of answers
to two questions:
When will the government start
buying uranium from the mines,
and what price will it pay?
Charles J. Moynihan of Mont
rose, Colo., attorney for the group,
told reporters the mine owners
came to Washington seeking the
answers from members of the
atomic energy commission.
WASHINGTON, t/P)—Chairman
Hickenlooper <R.-Iowa), today
called for a speedy windup of the
Senate atomic committee’s hear
ings on David E. Lilienthal’s nom
ination as head of the atomic en
ergy control commission.
Asserting that it has been ”r
complete waste of governmenl
money” to bring some witne.sse
i before the committee during the
last four weeks, Hickenlooper said:
“It is highly important that the
committee conclude these hear
ings as reasonably soon as possi
ble.”
He spoke after Senator McKel
lar (D.-Tenn.), chief foe of the Lil
ienthal nomination, had tempor
arily run out of witnesses to sum
mon. Hickenlooper and Senator
McMahon ^D.-Conn.) previously
Flashes of Life
FAST FRIENDS
OREGON CITY. Ore. </P) —
When Russel! H. Fraser’s home
burned down in the hills east of
here, his friends wanted to help
him build another.
But they had no lumber. So they
went into the woods, felled trees,
hauled them to a sawmill and cart
ed the resultant lumber back to
Fraser—all in one day.
This week they plan to con
struct the new building.
DEFIES ORDINANCE
OXNARD, Calif. (JP) — That
lonely looking individual leaning
on the city limits sign, was only
police judge Garland Nelson, wait
j ing for a police escort to accom
pany his automobile through town.
' He was all set to blow his horn
all the way, he added—all in keep
ing with a 1908 city ordinance
which he protests is still on the
books. The ordinance adds that a
bell or gong will do as well as the
horn, so long as a police officer is
on convoy duty.
City attorney William Reppy
promised the municipal statutes
will be brought up to date quickly.
SCHOOL'S OUT?
EUGENE, Ky. (>P)—Children in
the one-room rural Fiddle Creek
school can come back from recess
now.
Teacher Mrs. Maud Davis de
clared a “permanent recess” after
the school board refused to pay
her $20 a month extra for janitor
work. It offered only $5.
The board hired a janitor and
Mrs. Davis agreed to call the 10
pupils back.
i
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had exhibited impatience with
McKellar’s tactics.
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