CONTROL
FIRE
The Alaska Fire Control Station hero in
Painer is nor being occupied by Paul Olson
and family, and Clyde ”, Clark. lir. Olson
and !'r. Clark are our ner district rangers,
They have all their equipment to use in
fighting f'res, and offer aid to peonlo nh<
vish to do burning this year.
In any ray they can heir the people they
rill be glad to offer assistance and advis
NEWS FROM d NEIGHBOR CO-CR
The 'Washington' Farmers Coonerative Assoc
iation held their regular annual meeting
in Seattle. They learned they had a gain
of 3,000 members-over the previous'year,
and they did a rhon- ing >39,515,000 bus
iness in 194-7.
On statehood
Alaska’s bid for statehood has been un
animously approved by the subcor.ittoe on
territorial and insular possessions in ac
tion taken on I.larch 4 to report favorably
on Delegate Bartlett’s enabling legisla
tion to the full Public Lands Cor.mittee.
I!ajor amendments included, representing .
differences from the old bill art:
1. The boundary of the nerr state mould ex
tend a distance of one marine league from
the coastline as provided under the old bill,
but-the ner bill adds "but not beyond the
international boundaries of the U.S."
To is language ras included because of the
roxinity of the Big and Little Diomodes.
2, The ner state uould receive 'approximately
12 per cent of the land in A’aska,-or around
,42 million acreas. Sections 2, 16, 32, and
36 in each tom.ship rould be granted to
Alaska and section 33 in each torn shin in
the Tanana Valley. Should any of those
sections in any tornship not be available
,because of federal reservation, the state
jnay select another section in lieu, thereof.
[There ras semo dissolution on this. Scr.e
[thought the ner state should have at least
. half of the public lands. Delegate Bartlett
, believe6 that the ner state should have more
' land than nor embraced in the bill but re
■ alines .that the dangers rould be increased
i against passage since such a formula rould
[ be considered as departing from historic
. arecedent.
: The nor state rould receive receipts from th'
llitional 'forests in Alaska amounting to 36%,
of the total revenue of those forests each
'year, an increase of' a groximately ll^S over
the - resent arrangements. Block 22 and the
hr H 1 •; uc. s ard ii iirovetisnt s on that blo ck •, in
; Juneau 'rould be granted to the-state for use
as a drolling for the governor, a state mus
: ern and a - ark, but if '--it in throe years
: none of the block is used' for these specific
purposes the block rould revert to the U.S.
as part of the public domain. The old bill
specified use of the block rithin one
'■ear
receive bids ur> to Juno 1, 1948 on—
Three houses in the South addition. These- houses-are
modem, on 'sever line, have electricity and rater, and
are in good condition. The lots are 108 by 175 and
would make i’ine suburban hones rhero a ood sized Gul
den’ nlot is available. Close to School, Churches,
Shows, and near the shop' inr centers, of P liner. ’Gould
make a rood hone, or vould be a pood investment for
renting.
Get the particulars at the Co-op Office in "'airier, or -.-rite Box K, Pnlner.
Bids rill be accented on these houses until J"a© 1st. A check or money
order of lGjj of bid. to ac conn any all bids, and -.ill be returned if not
accented. 7 e Association reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
i:atatjska vallby ymsns coo?tbati;'7g associatioi7
PAIIISR, ALASKA