WASHINGTON NEWSLETTER
By Mary Lee Council, Secret
ary to E. L. (Bob! Bartlett,
Delegate in Congress from Al
aska*
ALASKA LEGISLATION
Six of Delegate Bartlett’s
bills cleared Congress this
week when passed by the Sen
ate and have gone to the
./hito House for approval. In
addition, Delegate Bartlett’s
bill to permit the Alaska
Road Commission to construct
roads through municip«litiea
in Alaska when such roads are
part of the highway system
was signed into law by the
President•
Of the six bills awaiting
presidential approval, one
would make a minor change in
the description of theN north
ern boundary between the sec
ond and Fourth Divisions, and
five of the measures would
permit' Carl. Robinsen, Bert
Paraday and Patrick Johnsonf
all of Anchor Point, Robert
Soyk of Xenai and Joseph
Booth of Anchorage to acquire
certain homesteading land in
the Territory upon which they
were allowed to enter erron
eously.
FEDERAL AIR P CRT PROGRAM
In the next four fiscal
years Alaska’s share under
the new federal airport pro
gram approved by Congress
this week and sent to the
White House would amount to
$5,175,000#
The measure grants to the
Secretary of Comerce the
right to enter into contract
authority for airport improve
ement and construction in the
States and Territories in the
amount of million for
the 1956 fiscal year and 63
million in each of the 1957,
1958 and 1959 fiscal years#
Alaskafs share would be
$1,125,000 for the present
yeer and $1,350f000 there
after# Under the regular
1956 appropriation for the
federal aid to airports pro
gram, Alaska will receive
$157,000 in addition to the
above amounts#
RAIL AND HIGHWAY STUDY
Senator l^agnuson’s bill to
instigate a study of the most
feasible and direct route of
rail and highway transporta
tion between the continental
United States and Alaska was
approved by the Senate this
week with approval given to
an authorization of $75,000
for the purpose*
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Assn.
Save penalty costs by pay1
ing your statement by the
10th of August.
the report on the measure
pointed out that in 1949 Con
gress authorized the ^resi
dent to enter into an agree
ment with Cam da for a loca
tion survey for a railroad
connecting Prince George and
Fairbanks# The Permanent
Point Board on Defense, Uni
ted States-Canada, reported
in 1951 that "sufficient mil
itary justification does not
exist at the present time and
under present circumstances
for the construction of the
proposed railroad to Alaska
and that "for military reas
ons alono, further route sur
veys, economic surveys, and
similar investigations would
not be warranted at this
time.”
BROTHER TvRlTES SONG
Mrs. Jim Reynolds has re
ceived word that her brother.
Cliff Huddle son of Eureka,
California had a song lyric,
"I'll Go r;ay Up on a Mount
ain", accepted by the Mutual
ly Owned Society for Song
writers of New fork. The new
sens will be submitted for
publication and promotion.
The song was selected by the
society's board of review
from hundreds of songs sub
mitted by members all over
the United States#
Huddieson had previously
published and recorded the
song, "Give % Regards to
Kontucky."
He is the supply clerk for
the Eureka city schools#
NEXT SHIP SMILING AUGUST 16
The next Alaska Steamship
vessel scheduled to sail for
Homer and other Alaskan ports
will leave August 16#
will bo the MS Palisana#
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VISIT FROM ANCHORAGE
Mr# and Mrs# V# K# Koping
en, operators of the Anchor
age Music Store, wore Honor
visitors this week#
When shopping for gifts of
all kinds seo Uminski's# Open
Sundays#
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VISITING SCHOOL TEaCHHRS
3NJCQT TRIP TO HOMER
Four visiting teachers had
nothing, <• but the best to say
of. Homer last Thursday even
ing as their 'stay of several
days drew to a close.
The teachers, Sally and
Mae Berger of Bloomsberg,
Pennsylvania, Christine v/il
liams of Kansas City, Mis
souri and Marian F&rlasea of
Elgin, Illinois, met while
attending the University of
looming at 1* ramie and decid
ed to tour the Territory.
They drove up over the
Alaska Highway to Fairbanks,
leaked the region over and
tnen took a aide trip to Pt.
Barrow, the most interesting
spot, on their trip,they said
Back in Fairbanks they put
themselves and their car on
the train for Anchorage, hop
ing to get a better look at
Mt. McKinley. They still
haven’t seen North Americas
highest peak as it was hidden
in clouds when they went past
From An&oiage they drove
to Homer to see, by their own
admission, Alaska’s most
beautiful scenery.
While here they were reg
istered at the Bay crest Motel"
looked the community over and
even took a side trip to Sel
dovia* The higi spot of
their local visit, they said,
was the visit to the Alaska
Fresh cannery*
They all indicated that
they would like to see Alaska
in the winter tiira and would
be interested in coming to
Homer to teach.
Their trip to the terri
tory had been everything they
dreamed it would be and each
hopsd she would be able to
return again.
They left Homer Friday for
Anchorage and Valdez and home
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Making weekly pickups for
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
See Lonnie Scroggs on
Ohlson Lane
In business for over throe
years
LAW TRANSFER
AOMER
A UMOR
A man went home "from a
firing Clearance Sale" t a
men’s store wearing a new hat
that made him look like an
idiot# ’When his wife howled
about it in horror, he ex
plained, "The salesman put it
on me and when I saw myself
in the mirror, I looked too
stupid to argue with him#"
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Appearances can be decept
ive# For instance, the
dollar looks just like it did
ten years ago*
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A man had come to install
the hillbilly’s new TV set#
"Now this," he said, pointing
to the antenna, "will have to
go on the roof#"
"It’s like I always tell
you, Zeke," said the hill
billy’s wife# "One thihg
leads to another# Now we’ve
got to put a roof on the
house#"
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Have you noticed how much
brighter than people machin
ery seems to be getting?
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Polices "Can you give me
a description of your missing
bookkeeper?"
Store Owner: "He was
about five feet, six inches
tall, and about $4,000 short?
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Mountain Guide: "Be care
ful not to fall—it’s very
dangerous# But if you do
fall remember to look to the
left. You get a wenderful
view."
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• Many a debutante climbs
the social ladder lad by lad#
MOOSE SEASON is coming. Find
out how you can win a moose
rifle at Sporter Aims Co#
OPEN 24 HOURS
The Yah Sure Liquor Store
is open 24 hours a day
for your convenience and
the prices are reasonable
It is located next to the
Yah Sure Club on the Air
port road#
YAH SURE CLUB
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD DIVISION, HCMER IRECINCT
In the Matter of the.Estate )
) No#__
of Joseph Alonzo, Deceased ) '
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY- GIVEN that the undersigned, Thomas H# Tice, was on the 22 day
of July, 1955, by an order of the above entitled Court appointed administrator of
the estate of Joseph Alonzo, deceased; and that he thereupon qualified aa such admin
istrator in the manner required by law, and all creditors of, and persons having
claims against said decedent are hereby required to present their claims, with the
necessary vouchers, within six months from the date hereof, to the undersigned ad
ministrator at Homer, Alaska, which office the undersigned hereby designates as his
place of business in all matters connected with the said estate#
DATED at Homer, Alaska, this 22 day of July, 1955,
signed! Thomas Tice
Administrator of the Estate of
Joseph Alonzo, deceased