People Of Alaska j
Against Fish Traps
Says Bartlett
> WASHINGTON, {**) —Delegate
Bartlett of Alaska said in the Con-1
gressional Record yesterday that
99 per cent of the people of Alas
ka oppose legislation to set up a
licensing system for fish traps in
Territorial waters.
The bill, scheduled for a hear
ing by a joint Senate-House com
mittee next Monday, was pro
posed by the interior department.
It would set up a licensing sys
tem for 15 years.
Bartlett said the measure would
not require any large salmon can
ner to surrender trap sites and, in
effect, would give ‘‘a vested pri
vate right to what has always
been considered a public re
source.”
► “It is safe to say that a substan
tial number of Alaskans are op
posed to the use of the salmon
traps,” Bartlett said.
The Delegate told the House
that Alaskans will have an oppor
tunity in a referendum next Octo
ber to vote on whether they favor
abolishing the traps over a ten
year period.
He explained the referendum,
under the Territory’s Organic Act
will be advisory only, that Con
gress reserved power to itself in
the Organic Act to legislate with
reference to fish and wild life.
“Every effort during the last ^3fi*
years to give administrative con
trol of these resources to the peo
ple of Alaska has failed,” he said.
“This despite the fact that insuf
ficient federal appropriations, and
other factors, have resulted in a
notably diminution of fish and
wildlife resources under federal
management.
“Now it is proposed not to right
the wrong that has been done but
to confirm it absolutely. The
pending bills, in House and Sen
ate, would do that which to my
knowledge has never before been
done in the history of the United
States—give title to private indi
viduals and private companies for
‘Honor’ Roll Turns
Berlin Red In Face
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BERLIN, A red-faced city gov
ernment recently discovered that
the list of Berlin’s “honorary citi
zens” still bears the names of
Adolf Hitler, Hermann Goering,
Josef Goebbels and a number of
other leading Nazis.
Ah immediate purge was order
ed which will also include the
restoration of honorary cbizemhip
to persons from whom it was
withdrawn during the Nazi era on
racial or political grounds.
The only person to whom hon
orary citizenship has been granted
in Berlin since the war is the
white-haired, septuganarian Wil
helm Pieck, Germany's No. 1
Communist and co-chairman of
the Russian-sponsored German
Socialist Unity party.
Pieck was made Ehrenburger
by the Communist-controlled city i
government which was installed
by the Russians when they were j
sole occupiers of the city and,
which was swept out of office
when Berlin held its first postwar
election on Oct. 20, 1946.
Life Termer Happy
SYDNEY, Australia, (/P)—One
life termer in the Mount Gambier
jail seems contented with the ar-1
rangement. A lizard brought to the
jail in 1926 by one of the guards
suns himself every day in the,
prisoners’ exercise yard. It has j
been out on parole only once when !
it was entered in a pet show and
won a prize.
a period of 15 years to these trap
sites.”
Bartlett recalled he had intro
duced a bill calling for abolition
of trap sites in Alaska and he said
that either this bill or another
measure sponsored by him to
transfer control of fisheries to the
Territory should be passed.
“The public good would be
served if either became a law,” he
said. “Quite the contrary would
result if the trap site leasing bill
were to pass.”
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Unalakleet News
(By Mrs. Ernest Berry)
Unalakleet enjoyed mild wea
ther for Christmas festivities.
The Community Tree and the
school program will be an out
standing event to the Natives of
Unalakleet for many years to
come. The Christmas spirit really
prevailed throughout the village.
To the people of the , village
Christmas did not mean only one
day of merriment, but one whole
week of merriment. The church
had their early morning vesper
service as their usual custom
handed down to them from Swe
den. The peoples’ Fellowship
Class rendered a good song pro
gram in the evening at the church.
The week seemed to be full of
interesting things for both old and
young. The church has a “Watch
Service” New Year’s Eve.
The New Year came rushing in
with some very cold and blustery
winds. The thermometer dropped
down to 30 degrees below zero.
In spite of all the cold and snow
the village came to the school for
a day of happiness. There were
many interesting events planned
for the New Year’s celebration.
The village showed appreciation
by contributing money and other
articles for prizes. Richard Ivan
off and Roger Nanouk made a
house to house canvass and were
given $15.00 and many little
household gifts.
The dog team races started at
9:00 a.m. This contest was run by
a time-limit going around the
port and back. There were seven
dogteams to start out at the same
time. Richard Ivanoff was the
first one to return.
The women added much merri
ment-to this contest by competing
against each other with their dog
teams. Some of the women really
showed skill in driving the dog
teams. Anita Koutchuk won first
place in this race.
The 10 year-old-boys enjoyed
racing with three dogs. This was
a lively race.
Some of the little boys had dif
ficulty in getting their dogs to
leave the school house. Martin
I
Nanouk won the orize.
The snow shoe race created I
much competition. Richard Ivan
off won the prize as fleetest run
j ner in this race.
The climax of this race were;
the women lined up waiting for
the signal to start. Many started
with such quick steps to fall out
; or down only a few feet away,
i Two sister, Mrs. Otton and Mrs.
Aulye of about the same height
and weight demonstrated just how
fast one could really go on these
frail looking shoes. Mrs. Aulye
•
I seemed to know the art of turning
| around somewhat quicker than
Mrs. Otton and won by a small
margin.
The afternoon games were
started with the finger pulling
contest. The men were first in
this game. To see the men sit
down on the floor facing each
other and pull with such a pleas- |
ing expression. Richard Ivanoff
won first.
The women were next in line
for their participation in this con
test. Mrs. Aulve won the prize.
The little boys were classified
according to age. Kermit Oyou
mick won in the first group. Sam
my Otton in the other grQup.
The girls had their share in this
contest. Hannah Angick won in
the first division and Ida May
Degnan in the other one.
The Mens’ cracker eating con
| test was a lively contest until all
'of the men put the whole cracker
into his mouth. Reverend Lund
berg was able to whistle and was ,
Greeks Object To
Tone of U. S. Notes
ATHENS. (yp) — The roya list
newspaper Vradyni, which often
expresses the views of the domin
ant Populist (royalist) party, crit
icized the American aid mission
today for notes to the Greek gov
ernment which it said sounded as
if they were written for “the Jap
anese or to a country inhabited by
gangsters.”
In recent talks wdth foreign
minister Constantin Tsaldaris,
Dwight P. Griswold head of the
U. S. mission, has declared the
United States will not tolerate a
“dictatorial solution" to Greece’s
problem.
A high government official de
clared yesterday the guerrillas in
the north are regrouping for a
general spring offensive and are
recruiting manpower forcibly for
training in foreign countries.
given the prize.
About 20 women stood up to
participate in the cracker contest.
Mrs. Trager won first.
The Indian wrestling match
was a lively contest with many
entries. John Aulye won- first.
The “high kick” was a contest
that required activity. The prize
was won by Charlie Katchatag.
Mrs. Florence Sarren won first
in the women’s contest. Many of
the older women demonstrated
that they had been very active.
The pop corn relay race was
won by Charlie Katchatag. Mrs.
Eula Traeger won in the women’s
race.
The arithmetic contest was en
joyed to the fullest measure. Rev
erend Lundberg won this prize.
The school children are enjoying
the hot lunches at school served
the 4-H way.
The 4-H club are entertaining
the parents and the C.A.A. em
ployees to a reception Saturday
Parliament Still
Debating Amount
Of Princess Income
LONDON, </P)—Parliament re
turned yesterday from a month’s
Christmas recess to consider again
fixing allowances for Princess
Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, a
question which has split sharply
the labor party’s ruling member
ship in the House of Commons.
Topping the agenda for the
opening of Commons was the de
cisive second reading of a gov
ernment-sponsored measure to in
crease Princess Elizabeth’s pres
ent annual allowance of 15,000
pounds ^$60,000) to 40,000 pounds
• $160,000), and provide 10,000
pounds •$40,000» a year for Philip.
The House advanced the biH
through its first reading in De
cember after 163 Labor members
voted unsuccessfully for an
amendment to trim substantially
the proposed allowances. Con
servative members of the House
supported the government’s pro
posal.
Another attempt to reduce the
fund is planned by Laborite Ron
ald Chamberlain.
He would have Princess Eliza
beth and Phillip allowed 5,000
pounds < $20,000* each annually,
plus an expense account to be
drawn up by comptroller of the
princess’ household.
afternoon from 5 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Everyone is to bring his plate and
equipment. The 4-H club girls and
their coach Mrs. Berry promise a
vegetable plate lunch with fresh
trout or smelt.
At this meeting plans will be
formulated for the coming year’s
garden and the possibility of
planting some additional plants
that have not been growing in
Unalakleet gardens in the past.
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