nothing whatsoever to the scenic
aspect of the Monument” and “so
few opportunities exist in south
eastern Alaska for agriculture that
1 am sure there is general agree
ment that everything possible
^bould be done to assist those in
regions where farming and stock
raising is possible.”
VISITING CONGRESSMEN
Five of the 24 member of the
House of Representatives who vis
ited Alaska during the summers of
1945 and 1946 were defeated in
the elections held November 5 and
ill the earlier primaries.
Three of the defeated five head
ed the investigating committees, J.
\V. Robinson, Utah, Chairman of
the Roads Committee; Hugh Pe
terson. Georgia, Chairman of the
Territories Committee; and Jed
Johnson, Oklahoma, Chairman of
the Interior Department subcom
mittee of the House Appropria
tes Committee.
Following is a list of the mem
bers comprising the four House
committees with indications made
of those who will not be returning
(fjin the 80th Congress:
Roads: J. W. Robinson, Utah
• defeated); Jennings Randolph,
West Virginia (defeated); and J.
Glenn Beall, Maryland.
Territories: Hugh Peterson,
Georgia (defeated); Ed Gossett,
Texas; Augustine B. Kelley, Penn
sylvania; John S. Gibson (defeat
ed); Henry D. Larcade, Jr., Louisi
ana; Homer D. Angell, Oregon;
Paul Cunningham, Iowa; A. L.
Miller, Nebraska; Marion T. Ben
nett, Missouri; Harold C. Hagen,
Minnesota; and E. L. Bartlett,
Alaska.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries:
Jed Johnson, Oklahoma (defeat
ed* Michael J. Kirwan, Ohio; W.
F. Norrell, Arkansas; John J.
Rooney, New York; Robert F.
Jones, Ohio; Ben F. Jensen, Iowa;
and Henry C. Dworshak, Idaho.
Mr. Dworshak of Idaho was a
successful candidate as Senator
from Idaho. Jennings Randolph
of West Virginia was defeated by
Melvin Snyder who served in
Alaska as a colonel in the army
and later headed the Alaska Sur
plus Property Office at Anchor
age.
VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. Boris P. Witte,
formerly of Anchorage, visited in
Washington recently from their
home in New Hampshire. The Wit
| tes hope to return to Alaska next
j spring or summer. Mrs. Witte’s
| new book for children entitled
I “Skookum” has just been pub
lished.
Frank Mullen of Anchorage has
called at Delegate Bartlett’s office
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The Right Rev. Walter J. Fitz
' gerald, S. J., Catholic Bishop of
Alaska, called on Delegate Bart
lett during his stay in Washington
for a meeting of bishops at Cath
olice University.
Mrs. Eiler Hansen, widow of the
late Superintendent of the Pio
neer’s Home at Sitka, has visited
with Delegate BartleU. Mrs. Han?
sen is visiting relatives.
Governor Ernest Gurening has
arrived in Washington for official
conferences.
Frank Leach of Circle Hot
Springs has visited Delegate Bart
lett on his first trip Outside in 43
years. Mr. Leach is making a study
of chemical-grown vegetables and
fruits at Beltsville, Maryland, and
plans to go to Florida for further
special study before returning to
Alaska.
Norman R. Haley, who heads
the office of Territorial Veterans’
Affairs in Juneau, has been a
J Washington visitor to attend a con
ference of all state and territorial
veteran administrators.
Lorin T. Oldroyd, director of
Agricultural Experiment Stations
! and Cooperative Extension Serv
ice at College, has been in confer
ence in Washington with Depart
ment of Agriculture officials. He
plans to return to Alaska at an
early date.
Glances that over
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Over shredded wheat.
Communication
The following message sent as
designated below by the City
Council, after the special meeting
held on Tuesday evening:
“Nome, Alaska.
“November 20, 1946.
“Same message to:
“Delegate Bob Bartlett
“Secretary of Interior Krug
“Commanding General, Alaskan
Department
“Governor Ernest R. Gruening
“Governor Mon C. Wallgren
“Dist. Engineer, U. S. Engineers
“Alaskan Division, Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce.
“Unprecedented destruction of
Nome by two severe storms with
in three weeks, preceded by havoc
of storm last year, makes abso
lutely necessary federal aid in
building suitable breakwater or
discontinuance of city. City streets
undermined, fire mains broken,
power lines down, making Nome
; vulnerable to destruction by fire
this winter. Some merchants un
able to withstand expense of year
ly constructed defenses to cope
with rapid erosion of Nome beach.
Colonel Hewitt’s survey nineteen
forty-five indicated federal jetty
possible cause of erosion. Depleted
food stocks and unbearable ex
penses prohibitive for further sur
i vival. Present city tax revenue in
i adequate to aid in repair for build
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i ing of defenses of city due to large
j holdings of federal agencies. Im
portance of Nome garrison and
Veterans Administration con
ducts the biggest mutual insurant*
system in the world. Within the
last six years, it has written more
than 18,000,000 National Service
Life Insurance policies having u
total value of nearly 150 billion
dollars. Almost one-third of this
amount is still in force.
millions invested in air base should
be p’dime factor in deciding Nome’s,
ex stence. Favorable action taken
by you will greatly determine and
further our God-given right to live
and develop this as one of Amer
ica’s vital outposts of western de
fense.
“Common Council of Nome
“Luther Dunbar, Mayor.”
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