FROfn UJHflT I HEAR
More than a thousand Anchorage residents
decided it was time to let the territorial
legislature know what they wanted last Thur
sday, The Anchorage-ites jammed that city’s
roller rink to the rafters to unanimously
pass resolutions which demanded more pay for
teachers, an appropriation of '$50,000 for
the Alaska Development Board, and the okay,
of an appropriation to carry on the work of
Alaska Crippled Children’s Association,
The Anchorage citizens, weren’t quite so
united about a resolution asking for an ap
propriation for statehood, but the majority
decided in favor, of- that, too.
When the meeting was over, the resolu
tions were wired to the legislature, along
with a reouest for speedy action. Anchor
age, as well as the rest of the territory,
is getting a little tired of the legislative
dawdling going on down in Juneau.
Tho seats around Seldovia*s council table
must look nighty hard to a majority of the
city*s residents, from all indications. Or
is it just shyness that keeps would-be city
fathers from indicating„ their intentions at
the city clerk*s office? March 27 is none
too far away. • .
The job doesn*t require a candidate with
super-special Qualifications. A whole lot
of honesty, the ability to put the good of
Seldovia beyond any personal desire for
gain, a fair degree of intelligence and a
little sense of responsibility -- that*s
about all it takes to be a councilman.
Surely there ought to be at least a dozen
Seldovians with those qualifications who are
civic-minded enough to volunteer for a job
that requires only a couple of evenings*
work each month.
It is apparent that the cost of good ed
ucation is considerably in excess of the
amount of money now spent.--Dr. Frank Tall
man, Ohio commissioner of mental hygiene.
AT THE CHURCHES
Gospel Center
Sunday School 10:30
Church 7:30
Sermon: Studies
in the book of
Colossians •
Mother’s Class .1:30
(Thursday)
Services held in
Union Hall.
Methodist Church
Sunday School 10:00
FWS TO STUDY
TRAWtl N6
The question of
whether trawling, op
posed by Alaskan hal
ibut fishermen as
harmful to the ocean
bottom and to marine
life, is detrimental
is to be decided by
experiment *
• The Albatross, a
vessel of the Fish
and Wild Life Service
is to conduct a nine
months experiment off
the shores of New
England, . where hali
but have been caught
by trawling since
1.905.
A FWS representa
tive told newsmen
that if the practice
is harmful to marine
life- it should be
stopped, and if not,
then great fishing
resources in Alaska
may be going to waste
by not utilizing this
method of commercial
fishing.