Board Of Public
Welfare Mel
f
The Board of Public Welfare
met last week, October 24, 25 and
26, and all Board members were
present, which included Gorv.
Gruening, chairman, the Rev. Gal
lant, Skagway, representing the
First Judicial Division; Mrs. Fran
ces Longley, Nome, representing
the Second Judicial Division; Mrs.
{ Evangeline Atwood, Anchorage,
representing the Third Judicial
Division, and Dr. Ivar Skaarland
of the University of Alaska at
Fairbanks, representing the Fourth
Judicial Division.
The important matters taken up
had to do with the proposed bud
get foT the Department of Public
Welfare for the 1951-1953 bienn
ium, and the various changes to
be made in the present Territorial
laws as they pertain to the wel
j fare programs.
In the study of the budgetary
needs, it was recognized that in
order that the Department be
more accountable for the pro
’ grams which they are conducting
and in order that they do a better
job of supervising the spending
of the assistance money, an in
creased appropriation for admin
istration would be necessary.
It was also concluded that the
present general relief law is in
adequate and the $30.00 per
month maximum which is now in
effect must be removed and a
more adequate maximum be fixed
in order that the Department will
be able to provide reasonable as
sistance to indigent people who
are in need.
Emphasis was placed o*n the
present Juvenile Code program
and it was recognized that the law
offers a great deal more protec
tion to the child than the Terri
| tor\ has been able to afford under
the present appropriation. If the
Department is to assume the re
sponsibility1 the law requires it to,
then it is necessary that a more
adequate appropriatiom be made
available.
Taft Re-Elected;
Labor Loses Battle
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* COLUMBUS, O., UP) — Robert
Alphonso Taft — whose stalwart
stand against a powerful Demo
ciat-Labor combine won re-elec
ti. a to the U. S Senate—nulled
away from the field today in an
amazing display of strength.
Republicur Senator '1 alt held
a margin of 384,372 vote.- over
Democrat Joseph T Ferguson as
day; ght came to the fcet.e cf la-1
bee s deepest political c e eat.
. he count vitn 9,422 of Onio’s
10 386 polling places reported,
showed:
> Taft 1,488,294; Ferguson 1,104,
222.
Democrat Governor Frank J.
Lausche, who left-handedly sup
ported “Mr. Republican” Taft by
public admiration and a refusal to
endorse Ferguson also won re
electaon to i third term over Re
publican Don H Ebrighf.
The trend which shot Taft into
I the 'argest plurality in history for
an Ohio candidate lor U. S. Sena
te* powered omer R^nublicans
if o • 2 of Ohm's 23 Corpressional
s *ahs.
According io reports from Fair
banks June Williams has been re
leased on $2000.00 bail there by
the U. S. Commissioner in con
nection with a $800.00 currency
theft. The case is scheduled to be
heard this week in Fairbanks.
Will New Balance
Affect Present Bi
Partisan Policy
(Continued from Page One)
! ;ion measures.
Late returns from yesterday’s
| elections, with its upsurge of fa
vor for Republicans and the tum
bling of Mr. Truman’s top Senate
command, gave Democrats shaky
control in both Houses.
In the Senate their margin was
49 to 47. With a few scattered
House races still not decided, in
dications were that the majority
there would be about 20 votes.
The present Democratic major
j ities are 54 to 42 in the Senate
j and 259 to 169 in the House, with
i six vacancies and one American
Labor Party member. He is Rep.
Marcantonio of New York, who
was defeated.
The election returns raised
questions about the lame duck
session of Congress that will con
i vene Nov. 27—perhaps earlier by
special call of Mr. Truman. Wash
ington, and the whole country as
well, wondered:
Will the administration, before
the new-ly-elected Congress takes
! over in January, attempt to press
| through some more of Mr. Tru
| man's “fair deal" program? There
j isn’t much time. What will be
done about taxes, in the lame duck
j session? What about a new and
I stronger rent control law?
Perhaps the largest question is:
Will the new Republican power
serve to strengthen err weaken a
j common bi-partisan foreign policy
j at a cricial time when the world
fears another war?
Have your Christmas Cards im
printed at the Nugget.
NOME MINISTERIAL ASSN.
PLANS UNION SERVICES
THANKSGIVING DAY
The Ministerial Association met
Monday evening at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Capener.
, It was announced that Chaplain
Roy Davis (Major) of the 57th
Fighter Group, Elmendorf Field,
will be the speaker at the Union
Thanksgiving Day Service
This service is being sponsored
again this year by the Nome Min
isterial Assn, and will be held at
the Federated Church.
UNOFFICIAL RETURNS
FROM IGLOO
Unofficial returns were received
by the Clerk of the Court for Ig
loo, completing returns for the
Second Division and making no
changes in the complete returns.
The total vote gives Beltz a 20
vote margin over O’Leary.
Igloo returns were:
For Delegate — Bartlett (D- 8,
Peterson (R- 2; for Treasurer—
Roden (D- 8. for Labor Commis
sioner—Benson (R) 4, Kimball (D)
5. for two Senate seats—Beltz (D)
2, Ipalook (R) 3, (Jones (R) 6,
O’Leary (D); fcrr four House seats
-^Bronson (R) 6, Degnan (D) 6,
Edman (D) 9, Laws (R) 2, Madsen
(D) 5, Reader (R) 5, Swanberg (R)
5, and Wells (D) 1.
No comparative position was
changed.
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stick, it makes a good impression.
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