drawing to a close. |
An authoritative Jewish source
said the Israeli cabinet has accept
ed a compromise armistice agree
ment with Egypt. There was no
immediate indication whether Cai
ro officials would also endorse the
draft for the Egyptians. Terms of
the agreement were flown to
Cairo for review by the Egyptian
government.
Delegates of the two nations,
meeting at Rhodes since Jan. 13
under United Nations auspices,
were said to have accepted the
armistice agreement in principle,
except for one point.
Norway has decided to brave
Russian displeasure and cast her
lot with the west by joining the
North Atlantic defense talks.
Despite Soviet warnings, the
dominant labor party has approv
ed the pro-western foreign policy
of foreign minister Halvard M.
Lange. The vote, at a party meet
ing was 229 to 33, but the opposi
tion yesterday decided to make
the vote unanimous.
Observers said it was only a
question of time before Norway
joined alliance talks in Washing
ton.
Pope Pius told 250,000 cheering
Italians in Vatican City yester
day the imprisonment of Josef
Cardinal Mindszenty in commun
ist-ruled Hungary was religious
“persecution” by a “totalitarian
and anti-religious” government. It
The Midnight Sun Rebekah
Lodge held a Food Sale last Sat
urday at Polets Store, which was
so successful that they were com
pletely sold out by one o’clock in
the afternoon, according to the
chairman, Mrs. Wm. McDonald.
On display was a beautiful hand
crocheted afghan, made by Mrs.
Jim Frye, for which chances are
being taken, and from which pro
ceeds the Rebekahs will derive
of for the tickets sold by them.
was the Pontiff’s fifth public con
demnation of Cardinal Mindszen
ty’s sentence.
The communist dominated press
of Bulgaria published today a pur
ported confession of the third of
15 Protestant church leaders going
on trial Friday on charges of trea
son, espionage and illegal money
dealings.
All three, according to the pub
lished accounts, admitted working
with American and British espion
age groups in Bulgaria.
Zulu attacks on the Indian pop
ulace in Durban, South Africa,
flared anew last night. It was the
second outbreak in a new year. In
India, agitation for the establish
ment of a separate nation for In
dia’s 6,000,000 warlike Sikhs has
boiled up again.
Sikh anger was focussed on the
ari*est of their fiery religious lead
er Master Tara Singh.
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Building Program
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kon in the Fourth and Candle in
the Second.
Among most badly needed
Third Division schools he listed
Naknek, Kenai, Clark’s Point and
Ninilchik.
In response to questioning by
Speaker Stanley McCutcheon, Dr.
Ryan continued:
“Naknek’s building is deplor
able. It is falling apart. In ex
treme cold, water freezes in the
room while a fire is burning ip
the stove. Snow sifts into the
room. There is a question whether
it or Kenai is worse. But Clark’s
Point is worse than either. Ninil
chik. too, is in desperate shape.
School had to be shifted to the old
building after fire destroyed the
building that was built in 1941.
“Some of these school build
ings have holes in the floors. They
are patched together and it is a
waste of money to repair them
further.”
He expressed the belief the
$1,500,000 asked in the budget for
urgent rural construction needs
will cover the cost of the 14 pri
ority schools. He said the board
authorized him to ask for $2,000,
000 more for less urgent projects.
The budget also carries $1,000,000
for city school construction. Dr.
(Rvan estimated the over-all cost
of immediate school building
needs at $12,000,000.
The commissioner said there are
some localities, now sending their
children to adjacent districts,
which should have their own
schools. He cited the area along
the Anchorage-Richardson high
way, where some children have as
much as a 72-mile daily round
trip bus ride to school in Anchor
age.
In describing the plight of rural
schools, Dr. Ryan told of Anchor
age recently condemning some of
its classrooms as unfit for use,
adding: “I probably shouldn’t say
this, but I wish 90 per cent of the
children in Alaska’s rural area
schools were as well of as those
rooms would have made them.
They fear a strong wind will blow
down the building in some of the
rural spots.”
Dr. Ryan expressed the belief
some type of broad building pro
gram should be launched at least
within the next two or three years
because ‘‘the problem will get
worse. Buildings deteriorate and
children increase.”
If a $12,000,000 program were
undertaken, he said, about one
third of the total would go to ru
ral schools and two-thirds to cit
ies. s
There was considerable discus
sion about 2,000 children (99%
native’ who are not in any school,
while 12,000 attend public schools
and 6,000-7,000 are in government
schools. He said even the pro
posed $12,000,000 program prob
ably would not include facilities of
the 2,000 “orphans,” whom he said
were caught in the buck-passing
between Territorial and federal
agencies, although two attorneys
general have ruled the Territory
to be responsible for education of
all children. Even if funds were
at hand, Dr. Ryan said, there is a
problem now in getting contrac
tors and materials.
Dr. Ryan advised legislators the
board of education had established
the following priority rating, in
order, on rural school construc
tion: 1. Clark’s Point; 2. Naknek;
3. Kenai; 4. Snag Point; 5. Chugi
ak; 6. Homer; 7. Ninilchik; 8.
Sand Point; 9. Fort Yukon; 10.
Anvik; 11. Ruby; 12. Wasilla; 13,
Candle; 14. Palmer.
The list of needed school pro
jects also includes nine gymnasi
ums, with these six given first
listing for the proposed $106,200
installations: Kenai, Naknek, Snag
Point, Homer, Fort Yukon and
Wasilla.
An estimate of school building
needs totaling $10,905,680, releas
ed by the commissioner to legisla
tors, includes these projects:
RURAL
Naknek $116,500
Naknek <l-a) (Gym) 106,200
Fort Yukon 116,500
Fort Yukon 2-a (Gym) 106,200
Sand Point 99,380
Sand Point 3-a (Gym) 106,200
Candle 53,050
Clark’s Point 51,000
Flat 53,250
Ninilchik 95,900
Larson Bay 47,800
Palmer 205,500
Nushagak 11,600
Glennallen 47,600
Homer 104,000
Homer <12-a> (Gym) 106,200
Crooked Creek 17,050
Haycock 11,500
Unga 66,750
Unga (15-a> (Gym> 106,200
South Naknek 39,550
Elfin Cove 38,550
Tenakee 26,650
Ruby 69.500
Sanak 53,050
Council 53,050
Hope 49,250
Moose Pass 11,400
McGrath 11,300
Fortuna Ledge 11,900
Aleknagik 17,350
Talkeetna 11,200
Bethel 111,000
Bethel <28-a> (Gym* 106,200
Snag Point 145,750
Snag Point (28-a» (Gym* 106,200
Kenai 148,000
Kenai <30-a) (Gym) 106,200
Wasilla 113,800
Wasille (31-a) (Gym) 106,200
Wasilla (31-b) 52,400
Chugiak 89,500
Anvik 53,250
Ellamar 47,800
Taketna 53,250
$3,260,680
INCORPORATED SCHOOL
DISTRICTS
Anchorage $1,500,000
Cordova 100,000
Craig 205.000
Douglas 100,000
Fairbanks 1,000,000
Haines 100,000
Hoonah 170,000
Juneau 800,000
Kake 190,000
Ketchikan 1,100,000
Klawock 190,000
Kodiak 500,000
Nenana 190,000
, Nome 100,000
Pelican 25,000
Petersburg 385.000
Seldovia 140,000
Seward 110,000
Sitka 365,000
Skagway 60.000
Unalaska 50,000
Wrangell 170,000
Eagle 50,000
Port Alexander 45,000
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