IETTEBS TO THE EDITOR
(The following letter ap
peared some weeks ago in the
Anchorage Daily Kens in an
swer to an editorial printed
in the Anchorage Daily Times.
The writer is Loroy H. Duncan
of Homer, and it is his an
swer to the Alaska Weekly ed
itorial on commonwealth which
was also run in the NEWS on
January 6. Ed*)
Mr. R. Atwood: in answer
to your editorial of Desember
2nd, please be advised as
follows.
A few years ago, we the
people of Alaska witnessed
with misgiving the wedding of
the criminal element to the
shysters of Alaska, approved
by the Alaska Quislings and
political hacks.
The first issue of this
Munholy alliance" was state
hood far Alaska,
Those of the unholy al
liance have told us about the
benefits to be gained from
statehood, but never told us
how we were to support a
state government*
Why? Because there is only
one way a state government
can be supported in Alaska,
that is by "licensed vice"
like that supporting the
state of Nevada*
We have in Alaska every
natural resource and the un
limited hydro-electric power
to.dovelop an industrial em
pire* Why then is it that
capital refuses to exploit
these resources? It is be
cause of the high cost of
production, making it impos
sible to compete in foreign
markets* Therefore, what
reason have we to ’beliove
that capital will come to Al
aska if we become a state?
When state taxes would only
add to this high cost of pro
duct ion*
The members of the "un
holy alliance" know this as
well as we do. They also
know that a "Commonwealth
Government" will give every
protection and assistance
that state government will
give. What else would Com
monwealth Government give us?
1. Full control over all
our territoiy and its natural
resources.
21 Full political aitonomy
with the right to elect our
officials including our gov
ernor and ore non-voting com
missi oner to Congress.
3. Full exemption from all
federal taxes, (income, cor
poration, amusement, tobacco
and liquor taxes as the major
exempt ions.)
These exemptions would bo
an incentive to capital, as
it would mean a lew cost of
production, and make competi
tion possible in foreign mar
kets.
In the greater Anchorago
area there are over 60,000
people, and their only indus
try not dependent on govern
ment spending, are two salmon
canneries that support about
two thousand people. Is this
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
Next sailing for Homer is
February 25. For further
information contact ^YTHE
& SON, local Agent.
Phone 35
a healthy economy?
We the people who believe
in commonwealth government
for Alaska, want industry for
these and all other people in
Alaska, but tjq must have
the ir support if re are to
succeed.
We know the "unholy al
liance" rill with ovciy means
at their command, make it
difficult for us to advance
the Commonwealth movement for
Alaska.
However re have confidence
in the courage and common
sense of the Alaskan people,
and are sure the great na^or
ity will -ggrec with us when
re say "there is no substi
ture for prosperity". There
fore let us all work together
that ~o may realize a pros
perous economy not only for
the present, but for the fu
ture. Wo can do no loss for
the next generation.
The editor of the Alaska
Weekly, a Seattle newspaper,
must be an idiot to say the
things he did about common
roalth government and the Al
askan people.
rnc ‘joirinonweaitn or eana
da is. rscognizad as the "fin
est in government and could
never bo called either de
grading, communistic, or ra
paaious, and I hope we have
hoard the last against common
wealth government and the
probity of the people of Al
aska* •« *
For Mr* Atwood’s informa
tion, this past month a "Com
monwealth Club" was organized
here in Homer, Alaska* And
there wasn’t one criminal,
shyster, Alaska Quisling, ’-or
political hack among those
signing the petition for a
charter* You are further ad
vised, many clubs are being
chartered throughout Alaska#
No, Mr* R. Atwood, the
Commonwealth movement in Al
aska isn’t dead, it isn’t
even sick*
Leroy H. Duncan
Homer, Alaska
Pi. W. KHAN ICES LEAVE
ON STATESIDE TRIP
Mr. end Mrs. Bob Krsnich
loft Homer on Sunday for an
extended visit to the States.
They flev to Seattle and
planned to drive do~n the
coast and then back up to
Montana rrhere thqy ~ill visit
Mrs. Kranich's mother before
returning over the highway to
Homer. They plan to be gone
about a month.
YES...
Your guns, cameras, end
jewelry can be insured
against all hazards at
any location at a very
REASONABLE
COST
DON E.
SMITH
GENERAL INS.
HOMER- KENAI
FISHERMEN'S MEETING
(Cent. from Pag© 1, Col. 3)
said, "will get us nowhere."
Th© Homer group, through
their spokesman, Gene King,
announced that they uore re
serving their opinion on tho
proposals until the Konai
meeting on Tuesday night.
(On Tuesday the local men
met and voted 8 to 3 to ac
cept the proposals.)
When asked about the com
ing season and possible short
cning of the runs, Thompson
said that tho 1955 salmon run
trill probafcLy bo smaller and
that steps uill be taken as
necessary to cut the fishing
time* • - -
With Thompson in Hone r for
tho mooting rore Frank W.
Hynes, fishery mamgement
supervisor of the Juneau FWS
office and Holger Larson, An
chorage district FW3 enforce
ment officer. ‘ ,
YOU KNOW fVE BEEN
THINKING...
Occasionally ue read vol
umes Tiiich are dedicated to a
solution of promoting a rorld
uido revival. As rrc proceed
in this course of study rrc
learn to have great respect
for tho program as it is the
result of much research and
consideration, though I be
lieve a much more simple out
line rxjuld produce the much
needed results.
If all the sleeping folk
Tould ^ake up, and all the
luko~aim folk rould fire up,,
and all, the dishonest folk
trould confess up, and all the
disgruntled folk uould sweet
en up, and all the .discourag
ed folk vould cheer ups and
all tho depressed folk rrould
look up, and all the estrang
ed folk Trould make up, and
all the delinquents vsould pay
up; and all the gossipers
T?ould shut up, and all the
membors r;ould study up, and
all tho preachers uould speak
up, and all the soldiers of
the Cross uould stand up,
then there rould bo a great
mrld ~ide revival,
A thought for thi? neck: a
mule doesn’t pull and kick at
the same tinp and neither
do os a church member.
By Hdy? Green, Church of
Christ, Homer, Alaska
1955 GAME REGULATIONS
HEARING SET FOR MONDAY
According to a notice on
the Postoffice bulletin hoard
there Trill he a hearing on
the 1955 game regulations in
Homer Monday, January 24 at
the Methodist church.
If the meeting follows the
course of the Anchorage hear
ing held on January 12, there
will bo plenty of discussion.
The Anchorage meeting was
conducted by Holgor Larson,
FWS enforcement officer for
the Anchorage district.
According to the Anchorage
Times, a common opening date
for all hunting soasons, ex
tension of "winter” moose and
caribou soasons, and restric
tions on bogir hunting lead
the list of new regulations
which Anchorage sportsmen
want.
The recommendations called
for the caribou, moose, sheep
and goat seasons to start on
August 20, with the moose
season ending September 30
and the winter season start
ing November 20 and ending
December 7. They would also
extend the sheep season an
extra 10 days, ending Septem
ber 20.
The group recommend ©a tm z
broun and grizzly boar female
!7ith cubs at their side be
protected and proposed that
an area around McNeil canyon
be set asido as a bear sanc
tuary for the benefit of cam
era fans.
Fishing on the ICcnai Pen
insula. TJOuld open May 28 and
close November 30, according
to the recommend ations of the
group nith an aggregate limit
of 10 on Rainbows, Dolly Var*
dons and Graylings, uith an
additional three stoelboads
and four lake trout. Rainbov
over 16 inches uould bo con
sidered steelheads, no matte
t7here caught.
classified"
PHONE 39
For 24-hour Cab Service
AURORA CAB
Winner of the
FREE GREASE JOB at
AL’S GARAGE
Frank Campbell
AMAZING-NEW
POP DROPS
Only water to add
Pleasingly carbonated
Dispenses with bottles or cans
PECOMvKNDED BY DOCTORS AND DENTISTS
O tJTMODES ‘ KITCHEN MESS
P LEASES YOUR FIGURE
S o REFRESHING
Ono 6-Pac weighs one ounce* POP DROPS are
concentrated disks that transform ordinary tap r:ator
into SUGAR-FREE, NON FATTENING, CARBONATED POP.
Exccllait for home, office, lunches, country trips etc*
3" Flavors: Orange, Grapo, Lemon Lime
POP DROPS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
AT LOCAL STORES