Lifting The lid
At Juneau
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to provoke a controversy is a
measure by Rep. Glen Franklin
(D.-Boundary), calling for a four
member legislature committee to
function on a year around basis
investigating government depart
ments and agencies.
Some Democrats are calling it a
“witch hunting” bill.
Under its provisions, Franklin,
an “independent” Dem ocrat,
would automatically be a mem
ber as chairman of the House
ways and means committee, as
would Sen. John Butrovich, R.
Fairbanks), as chairman of the
Senate finance committee. Both
Franklin and Butrovich are from
the 4th Division.
Of the ten House bills intro
duced, Third Division Democrats
introduced most of them. Five are
by Rep. Wendell P. Kay, (D.-An
chorage), although Rep. Jack Sca
venius, another Anchorage Demo
crat, co-sponsored two of them.
Rep. Jack Conright, (D.-Anchor
age), sponsored three of the House
bills.
Sen. Steve McCutcheon, the
Democratic leader in the Senate,
says he will favor a boost of Alas
ka's cigaret tax to five cents a
pack. It is now three cents. The
revenue from it is earmarked for
schools, under the 1949 legisla
ture’s act.
The Anchorage Senator, in an
interview, expressed the opinion
that the extra two cents “is need
ed because of added school con
struction costs.
McCutcheon declared that when
the three-cent tax was enacted
the retali price was boosted a
nickel anyhow. He expressed the
opinion that the inclination of re
tailers would be to leave the cig
aret price at 25 cents a pack, even
if the tax were boosted, because
it is “a handy figpre.”
McCutcheon said he was inclin
ed to ride along on the present
tax structure without major
change otherwise; that collections
should be tightened up and some
minor revisions made.
But he said he would not favor
additional taxes on the salmon in
dustry or other major Territorial
revenue sources, figuring that the
Territory, with increasing income
tax receipts, might be able to
build a treasury surplus by 1953
if the legislature hollows “a. sane
policy in appropriations.”
McCutcheon, agreeing with the
stand of Republican leaders, said
“some good whacks” will have to
be taken in the budget requests of
Territorial departments. He cited
the welfare and health depart
ments specifically.
He said the Legislature should
look closely into why increased
budgets are asked for those de
Two Atonic Blasts
light Up Skies
Over Nevada
LAS VEGAS, Nev. </P) — What
was the government testing in the
| two atomic explosions over the
1 weekend and why was the second
blast so much greater than the
first?
- The fast that the Atomic Energy
Commission would disclose no de
tails on history’s 10th and 11th
! major atomic outburst has inten
i sified speculation.
The first explosion Saturday
! morning at the new A EC testing
range 40 miles north of here did
not attract much attention. Most
citizens slept through it. But yes
I terday morning’s thunderous sun
burst was heard and felt as far
away as Cedar City, Utah, 175
miles from the testing area.
As to what the AEC was up to,
many persons said that probably
the government would not again
test the same types of atomic wea
pons used or tested in previous
blasts. Others reasoned that the
difference in intensity of blasts
10 and 11 mean that different
types of weapons possibly such as
atomic warheads or atomic shells,
were being studied.
Yesterday hundreds of rudely
awakened witnesses saw a tre
mendous white flash in the sky,
followed by a dimmer orange one.
The civil aeronautios administra
tion had ordered all planes out of
air for seven hours in the south
west Nevada Area. One citizen
said, “It looked like noon even
though it was predawn.
All the AEC would say immedi
ately was that this was atomic ex
plosion No. 11 and that a survey
by its technicians indicated no ra
dio-activity within a 150-mile ra
dius of blast No. 10 on Saturday.
The other nine nuclear blasts
listed by the AEC:
1. The Almagordo, N. M., explo
sion on Ju# 16, 1945.
2. Hiroshima, Aug. 6, 1945.
3. Nagasaki, Aug. 9, 1945.
4. and 5, Bikini Lagoon in the
spring and summer of 1946.
6. 7 and 8, Eniwetok, announced
May 17, 1948.
9. Somewhere in Russia. An
nounced by President Truman
Sept. 22, 1949.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Norvin Lewis,
who spent their vacation with
their four sons and grandson in a
wonderful reunion in Oklahoma
returned home yesterday with
Pan American. Mr. Lewis also
spent some time in the hospital in
Seattle after the holiday reunion.
partments “when Alaska is in a
period of great prosperity.”
He said he wanted a close in
quiry into where the money is be
ing spent and how it is being allo
cated by Divisions.
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Beta Sigma Phi
Alaska Kappa Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi honored two of its
members with a joint bridal show
er last Thursday when they met
for a regular meeting at the home
of their sponsor, Mrs. Harold Har
per. The two young woman, who
had announced their engagements
to their sorority in the traditional
manner, by passing boxes of choc
olates, were Miss Edna Miller,
who will leave Nome early in
February for Sitka where she and
her fiance, Mr. George Beacom,
will be married; and 'Miss Caro
line McLain, who ‘became the
bride of Mr. Charles Reader, on
Friday, January 26. 4
Before the program and social
evening, shared by several guests
of the honorees, a “Ritual of Jew- i
els” test was administered to all;
charter members who will now
become eligible for “'Ritual of
Jewels” membership.
A short business meeting en
sued, after which Mrs. Gerald
Modrow presented a program on
the topic, “Voice and Vocabulary,” ,
giving helpful pointers on speak
ing effectively in public when
called upon to do so. Mrs. Mo- '
drow pointed out how relaxation,
correct posture and breathing, and
muscle control are important fac
tors in voice development. She
summed up with the statement,
“Most things can be improved up
on by listening to others, but your
voice can be improved by listen- j
ing to yourself.”
After enjoying delicious refresh- |
ments served by the hostess, the!
group presented many beautiful
and varied gifts to their honored
sisters.
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Superintendent: “Has the fore
man told you what to do yet?”
Apprentice: “Yes, sir. He told
me to wake him up when I heard
ycru coming.”
READER. McLAIN NUPTIALS
FRIDAY EVENING
Carolyn McLain, daughter of
Carrie McLain and Charles Read
er were married last Friday eve
ning at the Federated Methodist
Church toy Rev. Robert Treat in
a quiet ceremony with only fam
ily and close friends present.
Carolyn who is teaching grade
school here was attended toy Ellen
Waldheim and the groom toy his
brother Pete Reader.
After the ceremony the group
celetorated not only the wedding
but commemorated the birthday
of the bride’s mother, at the Mc
Lain residence where a buffet
supper was served.
The young couple will be at
home in one of the Mozee cottages
on King’s Way.
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GEN. BRADLEY GIVES
"OPTIMISTIC KOREA REPORT"
WASHINGTON, (#> — Gen.
Omar Bradley today gave Con
gressional leaders what they
termed an "optimistic report” on
the fighting in Korea.
The chairman of the joint chiefs
of staff reviewed the situation in
Korea for the Congressional "Big
Four” at their weekly White
House meeting with President
Truman.
They would give no details to
reporters but said Bradley report
ed the situation as becoming
"progressively favorable.” i
"I was well pleased with what
I heard,” Senate Democratic
leader McFarland (Ariz.) said.
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Others attending the meeting
were Vice President Barkley,
ALASKA STEAM CHRI8TEHS
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SEATTLE, (ff) — The Alaska
Steamship Company announced
today it has christened the latffet
addition to its fleet the “Illifcmhi.”
The freighter, recently purchas
ed from the Maritime Ar*~~*nfa<tra
taon, was named after Alaska's
largest lake, a 60-mile long body
of water in western Alaska.
The company now has five pri
vately owned freighters and four
passenger vessels, and operates
several other ships under charter.
- The new steamship, formerly
the Liberty-type Edmond (Mallet,
has been berthed with the Mari
time Administration’s rose r v e
fleet at Olympia, Wash. Earlier,
it was one of the company’s char
ter vessels.
It is said that Iliamna was . a
mythical great blackfish which
supposedly inhabited the lake and
bit holes in the “bidarkas” (boats!
of bad natives.
House speaker Rayburn (D.-Tex.)
and House Democratic leader Mc
Cormick (Mass.)
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