WASHINGTON NEWSLETTER
By Mary Lee Council, secre-*
tary to E. L. (Bob) Bartlett
Delegate in Congress from
Alaska.
MENTAL HEALTH
The Alaska .mental health
■bill as reported out of the
kouse Interior and insular
At lairs Committee does the
following:
1.‘ Modernizes conmitmarft
v procedures.
2» Gives the territorial
government' authority in the
field Of mental health legis
lation* r
• : 3. Provides for a grant
in-aid program ona diminish
ing basis through the Public
Health Service to give the
Territory financial assist
ance through the first 10
years of'the program *
4. Grants the Territory
one million acres of land,
revenues from which would be
eaimarked for mental health
purposes.
5. authorizes the appro
priation of $6,500,000 in
federal funds for construc
tion in Alaska
WHITTIER ,
Recomnendations that the
Army open Whittier to civil
ian traffic were carried in
the ^ouse Appropriations Com
mittee’s report on the sup
plemental appropriation bill
which went to the House this
week.
"The committee’s atten
tion/' the report stated,
"has been directed to the
Amy’s continuing policy of
refusing to open the port af
Whittier, Alaska, to civilian
use. Information has been
reoeived that additional ton
nage could be handled at this
port and-;:at a lesser cost
through the use of civilian
labor. The committee re
quests the Department to pro
ceed with plans to open this
port by the first of the year „
or if this is not feasible to
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"HENNING N, JOHNSON &>N "
Registered- • \r[/ uy
Land Surveyor {/ yj/J
Sub-division planning^
Construction Surveying
provide -just reason and cause
whyit should not be done.”
• roads . • u
Delegate Bartlett, appear
ed before r the < Public
Works Cornnittee this*, week and
urged that if no spooial pro
vision is made for road al
lot tirents tcf. A&ska in the
pending bill that any. taxes
provided to raise the money
.to cover the multi-billion,
dollar program not be applied
to the Territory..
Th© committee is consider
ing-a measure which would ex
pand the Federal Aid highway
Acts from which Alaska is ex
cluded* The proposed federal
tax increases include one
cent on gasoline, four cents
on , diesel fuel* 10.cents a
pound on heavy truck tires, a
new tax of 7 j cent s a pound
on large retreaded tires and
a two percent increase on the
truek excise tax.
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRA
TION
Legislation to liberalize
the Small Business Aot of
1953 Introduced this week in
tto House includes a provi
sion to establish a regional
office of the Small Business
Administration In Alaska.:
Delegate Bartlett strongly
supported this bill introduc
ed by Congressman Multer of
New York.
VISITING FROM CHDGIAK
Mr* and Mrs. Jamas McDow
ell of Chugiak were visitors
at the ■ Henning Johnson homo
last week* rIhile here they
also visited Mr* 'and Mrs. Sam
Pratt. Mr. McDowell and Sam
served together on the old
refrigerator boat,the Sierra,
Ruling reindeer from Nome to
Seattle«
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Making weekly pickups for
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
See Lonnie4 Scroggs on
Ohlson Lane
In business for over three
years
« L & W TRANSFER
the.
■ ..theater :
PLAYING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS , ■
’’Back at the Front”
Starring Tom Ewell and Harvey Lembeok
as Bill Mauldin^s Willie and Joe*
PLAYING SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY ‘ ' ; ' 1
n .v-.‘ ' ■ ■ '
"Carnival Stoiy" *
with Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran, Lyle Bettger
and George Nader
SHOW STARTS NIGHTLY AT 7:30 AT THE SKYWAY
TWO FEATURES A WEEK, THREE NIGHTS EACH*
LOC.X SKY PILOTS r
ISAVE FOP. HI BIS CAMP
Eight Homer boys and tro
^Peninsula ministers leifH; Hom
er Sunday for a weeks stay at
the Victory Bible Camp on ttie
Glenn Highway*
Those attending the camp
aro: Ray Kranich, Ray and
Donald Bellamy, David Perry,’
Harry arego ire, Jr*, Grover
McCain, John Dewey and Robert
He^dahlc' They were driven
. to tho camp by Rev* Paul '/pi-'
mer of the Homer Graco* Bap-*
tist church and Rev* ^ilton
Barkley of Sterling*
Tho boys arc members of
• tho Sky Pilots of America, 'a’
non-profit interdenomination
al boys’ organization for
churches* * 5
’ttiile at tho camp tho boys
will meet Rev. Elmer B* Sachs
founding director Of the or
ganization.
Later this month Rev*
Sachs plans a visit to Homer*
ANCHORAGE FAMILY vacationing
Mr. and Mrs. Mike O’Neil
of Anchorage have be on vaca
tioning in Homer this week#
Mr. O’Neil is a well known
Anchorage business man.
NEED A KITTEN?
. Jack Scott of tho Homor
- Food Center has three pure
white kittens that he would
liko to find homes, for. Ho
says that ho will oven pro
* vide seme eat food for anyone
wanting tho kittons.
FATHER MAST2RS0N IN TOW
Father Masteraon was in
Homer Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week to hold Catholic
services. is replacing
Father Custer this month.
IT'S WARM~~
pnd an i$Sft4 .t las ^o wear u
those sport clothes'* But
before you do, be sure
they are cleaned and well
pressed. For quick and
efficient service just
phone 256 for pickup and
delivery service*
HOMER CLEANERS
CM MANAGER, WIFE,
VISIT COMMUNITY
Mr# and %s« %rlin Stow
art of Anchorage visited the
• Jiggst Tice homo over tho
‘weekend* Stewart is manager
of Chugach Electric in An
ehOrhgp* While here he stat
' od that all of tho equipment
for the hjrdro-olectric . sturdy
of Cooper lake hod been^ taken
in to the kite. Ho also said
that an industry has already
contacted the Central Alaska
' ^o’tTdr Association and stated
that ' if/power is available
from tho* CAPA in two years,
they waht to move to the ?on
insula,#
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GRAVELING FAIRGROUNDS ROAD ’
* Lloyd Maxvoll has boon
busy this week graveling the
entrance road to the Homer
fairgrounds*
ENTERTAINER HERE
Loon Roach, Anchorage en
tertainer, presented programs
at the Yah Sure Club hero
Sunday and Monday nights of
this week*
PAUL CH0QU3TTE BACK
Paul Choquette of tho In
let Flying Service returnod
homo Monday after a briof
visit to Soattlo and Portland
VISIT WITH TMENSKIS
Helen Stoddard and Lois
Wise of Anchorago visitod Mp,
' and Mrs* Bud Uminski Sunday*
. DIGGING mL
George Miller is digging a
new well for Leroy Duncan on
the letter’s property across
from the Inlet Trading Post*
HELP YOURSELF
Every day of the wsek you
can help yoursel/ to the
best in* meats 'and.grocer
ies atJ the lowest prices
in Homer if you shop at
the Homer Food Center#
Ph*234‘ for delivery service
'. HOMER
FOOD CENTER
WE NOW HAVE
HUNTING ti FISHING BIG STRAW
ARROWS TARGETS
And of course we have a fine supply of hows
FISHING G(AR
Yes, we have a complete selection of fresh
and salt water fishing gear at Stateside prices
.1 , GIFTS
The most popular shop in town because we have
an excellentjvariety of fine gifts for the
... ladies and the .'men in
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STERLING '.SILVER JADE IVORY
. INLET SPORT SHOP
Gay B* Choquette, Prop._