churchmen have stirred American j
suspicions that Moscow may be
getting ready to discard the "peo
ples democracy” system in Soviet
satellites.
They also have revived the idea
that Russia is moving toward ab
sorbing the Soviet bloc states into
an expanded Soviet Union.
Members of the first modern
Hebrew parliament assembled in
Jerusalem today. The 120-man as
sembly wdll write a permanent
constitution for Israel and work
out a government to succeed the
provisional regime that has han
dled the new state’s affairs up to
now.
British foreign secretary Ernest
Bevin meets in London today with
the foreign ministers of Norway
and Turkey. Both are reported
seeking information about the
proposed North Atlantic Alliance.
In Quito. Ecuador, 15 persons
were killed and at len-d 15 injured
by enraged mobs retal i a t i n g
against an overly-realistic broad
cast of a fistional "invasion from
Mars” Saturday. The city was in
complete turmoil ns a result of the
panic caused by the broadcast and
the army was called out to quell
howling mobs.
Portugnese president Antonio
Oscar de Fragosa won more than
75 per cent of the early unofficial
returns in yesterday’s election in
Portugal. The 79-year-old leader
has been in office since 1926.
TWO TERRITORIAL AGENCIES
TO MEET IN JUNEAU
JUNEAU, (/P)—Meetings of two
Territorial agencies are sched
uled here this week.
The Alaska Field committee
will begin its three-day sessions
today with Kenneth Kadow as
chairman. Heads of various de
partments in the Territory will at
tend.
Tomorrow the Alaska Game
commission will meet concurrent
ly with all officials of the Fish
and Wildlife Service who can be
spared from duty at stations
throughout the Territory.
Whole $2,000,000
Fund For School
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Districts Necessary
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buildings are tumbled down hov
els. Except for two small ones that (
received building aid in the past
biennium, he said NO school dis
tricts had adequate facilities.
Other development sat the ways
and means session included:
The education board has recom
mended salary increases from!
$6,600 to $10,000 a year for the
commissioner and from $5,500 to
$8,000 for his deputy. This is an
other step up from the proposed]
increases to $8,500 for the com-!
missioner in the preliminary bud- ,
get of last October.
In the main revision of figures j
from the October estimates, thej
board ydded $308,000 to the recom
mendation for schools within
towns and school districts. It
bring the total to $3,562,953, the
largest single figure.
The earlier budget figure of
$1,200,000 fr rural schools re
ral schools remains unchanged.
The estimate for operating the
commissioner’s office and field
work is up $4,600 from the Octo
ber estimates. Ryan told the leg
islators all costs for necessary
supplies are higher and higher sal
aries are needed to keep qualified
personnel.
The board added a second field
supervisor to the revised budge',
at a proposed salary of $6,520 a
year. Ryan said the present super
visor could not be kept at the ex
is’ing $4,104 salary. He said the
supervisor, well qualified and
with a doctor’s degree, could ac
tually make more as a teacher
in any one of several Alaska cit
ies.
Prospects of board sympathy
for teachers’ salary increases,
however, received a setback at
the hearing. In response to a leg
islator’s query, the two men on
the board—Dr. W. M. Whitehead
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of Juneau and A. H. Ziegler,
Ketchikan—said they would not,
recommend them. They said the'
teachers had had regular increas
es in past budgets, and Ziegler
added the belief there was no in
dication of any further rise in^ liv
ing costs.
Ryan responded: “I’ll do my
best to sell the board on the need
of raises for teachers.” The three
women members—Mrs. A. H. Nor
dale of Fairbanks; Mrs. Margaret
Harrais, Valdez, and Mrs. Albert
Peterson, Teller—did NOT corn
nit themselves on the issue.
Ryan estimated the department
would emerge with a $21,000 sur
plus at the end of the present bi
ennium. He said it was made pos
sible, at a time when a def’c t
loomed, by successful negotiations
with the military for the latter to
run on-the-spot se.iool sat Adak,
Kodiak, Fort Rich meson, Ladd
Field and Eielson Fie’ l. It ma le
a $104,000 difference.
Actually, the department w II
have to submit a $19,000 deficien
cy bill to the legislators to cover
a transportation fund deficit,
Ryan said. This is becau.e he has
no authority to transfer any of the
$70,000 surplus in two o.her lends
to cover the transportation deficit.
The difference be‘vve°n ‘ii- t'70.
000 and $49,000 d*?':.? : is the $2'.
000 estimated surp'u margin. Tr s
board will ask the legislavj ■'> 4 >
empower it to shift funds m the
future.
Other bills wnich the educa
tion board will present to the leg
islature include: a proposal for , n
estimated $10,000 refund fo 1» - !
school boards for into cm p iy
ments they had to mak^ n b • -
rowed funds because of f.iilur; ;o
receive Territorial funds; a bi’1 to
empower the commissioner or
school boards to act against pa
ents under the compulsnr ’ s hoo:
attendance law.
Ryan described his dep: rtm :Y.
as the most under-staffed in the
Territory for the scope of .vo. ; i
has. He said he has to spend 2“<
per cent of his time in the f:e
and “we need a larger staff if
the office is to function proper1:-’
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VALENTINE PARTY
The American Legion Post held
a Valentine Party Saturday even
ing for members and invited
friends and it is reported that the
party was a big success with ev
eryone having a good time.
In addition to dancing, salad,
sandwiches and cold cuts were
served during the evening.
Committee in charge of the
party were C. G. Godsbe, chair
m a n ; Maurice Kell:her, Ben
Young, and Jim McLean.
Mr. and Mrs. V/ilbur Tweet and
family arrived from their home in
Teller to spend several weeks
here.
Knowing there was a housing
shortage they came with their
caterpillar and small hou e in
tow, enjoying a comfortable five
day trip across country from Tel
ler. and have set up housekeeping
on Second Avenue n^nr the
Straub residence.
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