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the program operating costs and
$13,938,711 for capital improvements.
Development Money
Governor Egan said the budget
includes funds to aid further de
velopment of our resource-based in
dustries. These would include
money for additional research and
management activities in the shell
fish and other bottom fishery pro
ducts, for additional work on salmon
fisheries in Arctic areas only re
cently opened to commercial fish
ing. for an initial inventory of tim
ber resources of interior Alaska
forests, and to assist development
activities in oil and other mineral
deposits.
"Combined, the appropriations
asked for education, transportation
including highways, and resource
development and conservation,” the
governor said, "amount to 71 per
cent of total budget requests, in
cluding supplementals.”
"Taken together, these important
functions account for more than 78
per cent of the increase of this
year's general appropriations bud
get over last year."
At the same time, he noted, re
quests for general government ad
ministration, legislative costs, courts
and legal process declined signifi
cantly as a percentage of over-all
government cost.
Transportation Needs
Specifically, the governor said,
approximately $7,500,000 of the bud
get increase over last year’s ap
propriation relates “directly to
roads, highways, airports and our
marine transportation system,” near
ly $5,000,000 of which results from
maintenance costs and the expira
tion of grants formerly available
from the federal government for this
purpose; nearly $3,000,000 from the
cost of caring for the mentally ill
in Alaska and the added cost of
prisoner care, and an additional
$2,789,757 required for the cost of
educating new students entering ele
mentary and secondary schools and
the University of Alaska.
Egan recalled that he has fre
quently pointed out that the year
beginning July 1, 1962, would be a
critical year for Alaska from a
financial standpoint because of the
virtual expiration of transitional
grants.
“Two years ago we were frankly
apprehensive that the minimal pro
gram necessary for the State of
Alaska during the 1962-1963 period
would not be wuthin our means to
finance," he said.
“But I take pride in informing this
second State Legislature and all the
people of Alaska, that the budget I
present today will meet those needs
and is adequate to provide necessary
investments in Alaska's future.”
Balanced Budget
He said it was a balanced budget
—“within our present ability to
finance’’ and would leave an esti
mated balance in the general fund
on June 30. 1963, of approximately
$2,750,000.
“It is appropriate to note that
without the moderate revenue in
creases approved by the 1961 Leg
islature,” the governor added, “I
would today be projecting for you
a revenue deficit of $5,500,000. For
tunately, this will not be necessary
and Alaska will conclude the fiscal
year in sound financial condition.’
At one point in his speech, the
governor took note of recent sug
gestions that revenues from the
December 19 oil lease sale be used
in part to repay the $8,765,000 ir
loans received, largely in territorial
days, from the federal government
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for Alaska’s employment security
program. Under automatic repay
ment provisions which go into effect
this year, employers would be re
quired to pay a maximum of 37t£
cents a month for each employee or
a total maximum of $4.50 for each
employee on his covered payroll
in 1961.
Governor Egan said he has pre
sented Alaska's congressional dele
gation and tiie Secretary of Labor
with a statement of his views on the
need for legislation to postpone pay
ment of the obligation, together
with suggested amendments to ac
complish the postponement.
“While it is not likely that repay
ment assessments against employers
for the calendar year 1961 can be
avoided," he said, “I do hope con
gressional action will postpone fu
ture payments.”
Intake Exceeds Outgo
The governor also noted that dur
ing calendar year 1961. Alaska’s pay
ments under the program to resi
dents of other states were less than
estimated payments made by other
states to persons resident in Alaska.
“This is the first time in the his
tory of the Alaska program that a
balance favorable to Alaska has de
veloped," he said.
Other supplemental requests, in
addition to the University of Alas
ka, cited by the governor included:
Three-hundred and fifty million
dollars for support of schools inside
incorporated districts; $137,000 for
Alaska's participation in Century 21;
$140,000 for primary and general
election expense; $237,000 for aid to
dependent children, medical care
under the general relief program
and hospitalization of the mentally
ill; and $307,600 for prisoner care,
an adult conservation camp to re
place the federal facility now used
by the state but soon to close, and
juvenile probation.
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at 1:25 one morning last week as
they coasted their sleds down Main
Street at a rapid clip. The others
escaped.
passenger service?
SEATTLE—Port of Seattle com
missioners have decided to look into
the possibility of reviving Seattle
Alaska passenger ship service via
Canadian vessels.
Regular passenger ship service
from Seattle to Alaska, through the
scenic Inside Passage, has been un
available since Alaska Steamship
company discontinued such service
in 1954.
GOOD CHANCE
ANCHORAGE — Alaska Attorney
General Ralph Moody says he be
lieves the State has a good chance
of winning its case against three
southeastern Alaska Indian villages
continuing to use fish traps in vio
lation of State law.
DALY ELECTED
JUNEAU—The Alaska Lumber
men's Association has re-elected
Milton J. Daly of Ketchikan Spruce
Mills as president for the next year.
40 YEAR SUPPLY
ANCHORAGE—The president of
a major oil company has been
quoted by the Oil and Gas Journal
as saying the recoverable oil re
serves in the Swanson River field
total an estimated 400 million bar
rels.
At the present rate of production
from the Kenai Peninsula field, it
will take 40 to 45 years to complete
ly deplete a reservoir of that size.
MORE WELLS
KENAI — Standard Oil Co. of
1 California, as operator of the Swan
1 son River Unit and the Soldotna
j Creek Unit for Richfield Oil Corp.,
MINERS SEEK LAW CHANGE
I Members 'of the Alaska Miner's |
Association met Wednesday with
legislators in this area to acquaint
them with laws now on the books
and proposed that would be harmful
to the mining industry.
Miners in the interior of Alaska
maintain that the present law with
restrictions to the use of streams is
ear-marked to protect fish in south
eastern Alaska and is detrimental
to the mining industry.
It was pointed out that it is now
necessary for a miner who wishes
! to cross a stream to obtain permis
j sion from the Commissioner of Fish
j and Game in Juneau.
It was further pointed out that
the proposed water code drawn up
by Frank J. Trealease of the Uni
| versity of Wyoming for submission
'to this session of the State
legislature does nothing to help the
I miner in getting his water rights.
ALASKA NEWS IN BRIEF
The miners recognized there
should be some sort of water regu
lation, but wish the law to be help
ful, not harmful, to all industries
concerned.
Spokesmen for the miners were
J. D. Crawford, vice president and
general manager of United States
Refining and Mining Co., Carl Park
er. secretary of the Alaska Miner’s
Association, Dr. Earl Beistline. dean
of the School of Earth Sciences and
Mining Resources, and Dr. Donald
Cook, head of the Department of
Mining and Metallurgy at the Uni
versity of Alaska.
Legislators attending the meet
ing were Representatives Frank
Chapados, Warren Taylor, James
Binkley and E. I. Baggen, and Sena
tors Paul Greimann and Robert
McNealy.
A paper for the people!
and itself, announces completion of
two new wells in Swanson River
field.
REACH AGREEMENT
ANCHORAGE—The International
Association of Iron Workers and the
Alaska Steel Contractors and Erec
tors Association announced last
Thursday that they have reached an
agreement on a contract, which will
be in force until July 1, 19(53. i
POSSIBLE PURCHASE
JUNEAU—Possible purchase by (
the city of Juneau of the A-J In- (
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Amaranth Order i
Installs Officers
At Special Meet I
I
Members of the Order of the
Amaranth. Poloral Court No. 2 in- ,
stalled officers at a special meeting
January 20 at the Masonic Temple t
when Glenna Opsata became Royal j
Matron and Merrill Strickland, Roy- (
al Patron. 1
Eva Larsen, retiring Royal c
Matron, opened the installation of
the officers of the court. After in
troducing dignitaries, Lola Polette.
uncrowming Matron, led the un- '
crowning ceremonies.
Retiring Royal Matron and Patron j ]
Beverly and Edward Prince were j !
escorted to the altar for the tradi- 1
tional signing of the Bible, after
which they acted as installing mar
shals.
After officers were installed by
' installing officer Herbert Kittler.
the coronation ceremony took place
I with Mrs. Ruth Denver acting as
j Coronation Matron.
1 Royal Matron, Glenna Opsata,
was escorted through an arbor of 1
' flowers by her husband. Coronation
I Marshal, Monte Opsata after she
! was presented with her robe and
crown. Her eight year old grand
! daughter Nancy Sears presented her
with an orchid hand bouquet,
j At the close of the meeting, mem
bers and guests enjoyed a reception.
The tea table, presided at by Mrs. |
Violet Strickland, and Mrs. Estelle
Fleshman, was decorated with a
floral centerpiece surrounding dolls !
dressed in court dress resembling
the Royal Matron and Royal Patron.
Emblems of the order were carried
out in the individual table decora
tions.
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Little League To
Hold Prexy Meet
All North of the Range Little
League auxiliary presidents and in
terested parties will meet at 7:30
p.m. Monday, January 29. at Car
penters’ Hall, 315 Fifth Avenue.
ALASKA HIGHWAY SERVICE
^ Minimum of Four Departures Weekly.
^ Additional Departures as Needed.
^ 3V2 Days Via the Alcan Highway.
^ Year Around Service.
GARRISON FAST FREIGHT
Division of
Consolidated Freightways
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iustries, Inc., holdings in this area
—or the power-generating facilities
ilone — was revived by the city
council meeting last week when
Soger Connor, A-J attorney here,
igreed to furnish further details
ibout the properties in the reason
ibly near future.
HIGH BAIL
ANCHORAGE—Bail on a charge
>f conspiracy to commit murder ' as
aised from .$150,000 to $200,000 at
he arraignment in district magis
rate's court last Friday of Carl
Texi Clark, accused of hiring a
nan to plant a dynamite bomb in
he car of a city jailer who once
estified against him.
TEST DRILLING
KETCHIKAN—Test drilling has
legun at Lake Whitman on . pro
losed 1.400-foot tunm l which • Id
ransport lake water to a plant for
lower generation.
BUY BANK
ANCHORAGE Annoir ren • t of
he purchase of the First National
Sank of Juneau by the First Na
ional Bank of Anchorage was made
ast week by D. H. Cuddy, presi
!ent.
GOP RAPS DPW
JUNEAU—Legislative leaders of
he Republican minority part> said
Monday that the Department of
3ublic Works’ need for a $4 million
iupplemental appropriation is the
esult of administration failures.
IIIEBERT HONORED
ANCHORAGE—A Civil Air Patrol
tonfcrence ended here Saturday
night with the awarding of ar>
lonorrry membership certificate to
\. G. Hiebert, Anchorage television
station owner.
OIL BOOMS
JUNEAU — Alaska's growing oil
and gas industry was the ma t or
factor in boosting the value of min
eral production in the state during
1961 by 56 per cent over I960
The total value of petroleum and
natural gas produced in the state
during 1961 was $16,288,000. some 13
times the value of those mineral
aroducts during the preceding year.
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