EDIBLE PLfiRT STUOy
Juneau—A further contribution to
both Alaskan lore and the field of
nutrition will be made this summer
when a study of the edible plants
of Alaska will be undertaken by a
"three-woman" team of experts in
cluding Christine Heller, Beatrice
Shepard and Claudia Kelsey.
"The most important part of the
study will involve finding out how
many different plants are available
that can be used for food", Miss
Heller said. "It will supply data
on Vitamin C and Vitamin A content
of the edible plants of Alaska,
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able to homesteaders, valley set
tlers and other groups who find
themselves in unique situations in
unfamiliar surroundings", Miss Hel
ler added. She said that past ex
plorations in Alaska have revealed
a vital need for this information.
Explorers have been known to have
suffered severely from scurvey, for
example, while on expeditions with
out knowing that the nearby plants
held the answer to their needs.
The nutrition team v/ill complete
its field study about September 15,
planning to visit communities in
southeastern Alaska as well as
Fairbanks, Kotzebue, Nome, the Ko
diak area, the Kuskukwim Valley
area, Bristol Bay and the Arctic
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EXPLORER SCOUTS
U.S. Naval Station, Kodiak: Be
tween 125 and l^O Explorer Scouts
from more than 20 different commun
it_cs in Alaska will arrive here
Sunday afternoon, June 2ij., for the
fourth Explorer Encampment, accord
ing to announcement made by scout
executive Maurice Powers. The en
campment for scouts between the
ages of ll|. and 17 is being sponsor
ed jointly by the navy and air force
While guests of the Kodiak Naval
Station, the scouts will be housed
in Army barracks at Ft. Greely. In
cluded in their program will be lec
tures and danonstrations on Ground
Control Approach landings of air
craft, weather, survival equipment
and parachute packing, fire fight
ing equipment, helicopter rescue
and operations, diving lecture and
demonstration, and a short sea voy
age aboard an L.S.U. Special mov
ies, sports, and a co-od dance are
scheduled for entertainment for the
group of explorers.
Prior to their departing Kodiak
June 30, a parade by the scouts will:
bo staged with city and Naval Sta
tion officials invited to sit in I
in the reviewing stand. Also
awards will be presented to the
most outstanding scouts during the
parade.
To the perpetrators of the local
2,"''jSsscL3.esttaxll'iahk, has no one pro
posing this insidious form of their
own ruination ever heard of Keynes?
The basis of our "old new deal"
"get us out of the depression" leg
islation was Keynesion economics.
One small contention of Keynes ion
ism is "sales taxes are unjust.
They are most easily passed on to
the consumer and they tax across
the board." Low and middle income
groups are actually penalized by
sales taxes. A greater percentage
of their incomes are taxable. In
fact every thing some families earn
will be subject to this abuse.
At home do not fail to recognize
that many things promised for Pal
mer by the City Council may come in
reverse--certainly this cities'
prosperity won't be enhanced by
having its' citizens buy elsewhere.
Further, don't be fooled by the
promise of light property taxs. The
home owners and small business men
will pay more in sales taxes and
other interest features to come,
while the larger business and those
who generally propose this legisla
tion Will be the gainers.
Scientific analysis has long ago
proven sales taxes to be bad for
the public; lets not follow in the
foot-steps of some other "local in
stitutions" and make all of the
same mistakes so many have made be
fore us . J .K.
K AI b INC REASES
Juneau-The Office of Price Sta
bilization has filed notice of its
desire to be heard in the matter
of tho proposed rate increases by
l the Alaska Steamship Company. Ter
ritorial Director Fred G. Hanford
‘ pointed out that if rate increases
' are allowed, the result would be
increased prices to Alaska consum
ers. Under Territorial price-con
trol sot-up, increases of this na
ture may be passed on by the mer
chants to their customers. Hanford
said he had been advised by his
Washington office that preliminary
hearings on the' proposed rate in
crease would take place June 25 bo1
fore the Federal Maritime Board.
O.P.S. attorneys and staff members
will attend this and other hear
ings to state the objections of
the O.P.S.