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Taylor Democrats, and Miscovich
were named to a conference com
mittee with powers of free con
ference.
With a warning that it might
endanger Alaska’s hopes for state
hood, the Senate defeated, 11 to 5,
a House-approved memorial to
Congress asking authority to issue
$15,000,000 in Territorial bonds
for school construction.
All voting for the memorial
were Democrats Walter Huntley,
R. M. MacKenzie, Steve McCutch
eon, Frank Petratrovich and Vic
tor C. Rivers.
Sen. R. B. Collins warned that
the bond burden would “sound
the death knell of statehood.”
On the other side, however,
Sen. Rivers led arguments favor
ing the memorial by asserting the
Territory, acting on its own be
half, would strengthen the chanc
es of statehood and that a long
range school program was impos
sible without long-range financ
ing. Peratrovich and McCutcheon
advanced the same arguments.
Senate president Gunnard M.
Engebreth left the presiding chair
to argue that the 14 schools need
ing repairs most badly would be
covered by regular appropria
tions.
The Senate approved unani
mously today Lyng’s memorial to
Congressional leaders for approv
al of the $1,020,000 for Nome sea
wall and other harbor improve
ments. Lyng said U S. engineers
had asked for the funds and legis
lative endorsement strengthens
the resquest and Delegate Bart
lett’s efforts. Jones, and Anderson
of Nome, also spoke in support of
the memorial.
Senator E. B. Collins, Fourth
Division Republican, yesterday
introduced by request a bill call
ing for expanded authority for
the Territorial health commis
sioner and board for examinations
and controls in schools and com_
munities. The bill would provide
authority to require medical ex
aminations for all those in per
sonal services or handling of
foods. It was reported the bill
was introduced by Sen. Victor C.
Rivers.
A second bill, introduced by
Sen. Rivers, would allow public
utility districts to bring injunc
tion proceedings and grant fran
chises by public vote.
Monday. February 28, 1949
JUNEAU (£*)—An executive de
partment reorganization bill to
concentrate broad law_enforce
ment powers in the attorney gen
eral was scheduled for House in
troduction today.
Rep. Clarence T. Keating. An
chorage Democrat, said he is in
troducing the bill to consolidate
authority now scattered among
other offices. The bill follows the
general reorganization plan re-1
cently drafted by Atty. Gen.
Ralph Rivers, who is soon leaving
office.
Legislative action to "streamline
some or all executive departments
was recommended by Governor
Gruening in his opening message.
Keating’s bill proposed a law
enforcement counsel under the at
torney general at a $10,000 maxi- ]
mum salary. The Division would |
take over the highway patrol and
highway traffic act and assume
broadened liquor control powers.
Other duties would include li
censing, regulation of corpora
tions, insurance companies and !
banks.
Legislators considering the bud
get had assurance today from
Pies. .Charles Bunnell of the Uni
versity of Alaska that he will not
ask for any deficiency appropria
tion despite financial troubles. He
said funds just received enable re
payment of the final 20 per cent
of private loans which enabled the
school to keep its doors open.
Dr. Bunnell appeared before a
joint session of Senate and House
committees.
He listed as priority construc
tion:
First, completion of the Eielson
building for laboratory space,
$250,000; second, expansion of the
power plant $150,000; third, ten
! faculty cottage, $150,000; fourth,
.student union building, $350000.
( He said providing living quarters
is an even bigger problem than
salary increases in retaining the
j faculty.
Republican Representative
Percy Ipalook, a full-blooded Es
kimo missionary, reported two
I typhoid deaths at Kotzebue in a
i House memorial that asks the
: Territorial health department to
include the isolated town in a wa
, ter and sanitation survey.
The memorial to the health
j commissioner also asks that the
| department assist in securing a
[suitable water supply for Kotze_
hue.
Other new House measures in
troduced Saturday afternoon in
cluded one by Rep. James Nolan,
First Division Democrat, which
would exempt publicly operated
utilities from the motor fuel tax.
Another by Democrat Warren
A. Taylor of the Fourth Division
would raise from $10,00 Oto $20.
000 the amount of damages collec
tible for death for which another
person is accountable.
Eskimo Veterans
Show Progress In
Mexican Crafts
According to word received uy
the Alaska Sunday Press from
William Spratling, the four young
Eskimo veterans now in Taxco,
Mexico, studying with Mexican
craftsmen are not only showing
remarkable progress but also lead,
ing most interesting lives in an
entirely new environment.
Marley Lincoln and Joseph Jes
sup from Kotzebue, Frank Okpe
aluk from Little Diomede, and
Francis Eben from Unalaklett
have become ambassadors of good
will from Alaska to Mexico. Ai
ready they have won the sympa
thies of all the Mexican silver
goldsmiths from whom they are
learning casting, forging, making
solder and soldering and the mak
ing of beads and chains and boxes
of silver.
The young Eskimos lead busy
Mexican days. Their morning be
ging with a pot of te-limon (a
brew made of the leaves from
lemon trees and drunk as tea is ui
the U. S.» At seven thirty they are
at work. From eight thirty to nine
thirty they breakfast with eight
Mexican craftsmen and eat papa
yas. oranges, stewed fruit, cesina,
<a species of jerky, often of ven
ison* eggs and Mexican fried
beans with pepper sauce, and cof
fee.
They work from nine to twelve,
i then shoot iguana’s or swim in the
river. At one thirty they have din
; ner and from two to four thirty
are back at work. By four thirty
, they are weary enough to take a
siesta in their little house or go
for a walk. At seven thirty they
have dinner with Mr. Spratling
and discuss the days’ work. Then
they write letters and their doily
progress reports. By ten they are
in bed. Twice, Mr. Spratling re
ports, they have gone to a movie
in Taxco.
Spratling, noted craftsman of
Mexican silver, was engaged by
the Alaska Native Service to
teach the craft to Alaskan natives.
He spent several weeks in the
Territory last summer.
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