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ROOM FOR BOTH
(Cincinnati Enquirer) •
In a speech at a meeting of social workers recently.
Governor M. Clifford Townsend of Indiana remarked:;
“I suppose some of you are waiting to hear me say
something about the merit system. Well, here I go out
on the limb. I’ll discuss it and you can do the sawing”.
With this good-humored preface, Governor Townsend
declared himself to be an advocate of the party respon
sibility principle for running public office.
“I understand,” said Governor Townsend, “that a
government perpetually run by inexperienced people
would get into a hopeless tangle, while one run by an
unrecallable society of office-hoders oon would be no
democracy.’ In that sentence Governor Townsend de
cribed the extremes to which government may go. Un
fortunately, it is usually the extremes which are dealt
with in most debates over civil service and the merit
system. Advocates of civil service often regard the pol
itical system as the extreme in inefficiency. Politicians,
on the other hand, usually overpaint the dangers of oli
garchy through civil service.
Between the two is the happy medium, and there
is room for both efficiency and democratic processes.
None but the extremists desire to get away from party
responsibility. Any civil service plan drawn with a
medium of reasoning leaves room for party responsibil
ity in the policy-determining places of government. It
obviously would be unwise to go beyond that point. But
it is equally unwise to argue that democracy and party
responsibility cannot be served unless members of the
party in power occupy all positions in the government.
But while the two undesirable extremes are discussed
in so many of the arguments over civil service, insuffi
cient.attention usually is paid to the existence of the
happy medium between the two.
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News-Letter
OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND
Delegate from Alaska
(By J. J. ECKLES)
Washington, July 10. 1937.
The benefits of the Social Sec
urity Act marched into Alaska
this week to the tune of nearly
S30.000 in Federal funds to be
expended for old-age assistance
among residents of the Territory.
The exact amount was $29,137.50
which was the initial grant made
to the Territory as announced by
the Social Security Board in Wash
ington on July 6th.
This allotment will be available
for aid in providing for aged per
sons under the provisions of the
Social Security Act and the Pub
lic Welfare Act of Alaska during
the months of July, August, and
September, and is expected to
furnish aid to about 790 eligible
beneficiaries during this period.
A favorable department report
was made to the House Commit
tee on the Public Lands July 3 by
Acting Secretarf of the Interior
Charles West on the bill to vali
date settlement claims established
on sections 16 and 36 in th earea
withdrawn from settlement in the
Matanuska Valley.
The Delegate introduced this
bill to authorize the Territory’ to
designate other lands in lieu oi
the land in sections numbered
116 and 36 in the area reserved for
the use of the Matanuska Colony.
;to which it is entitled through
the provisions of the Act of Feb
ruary 28, 1891, which reserves
these numbered sections in each
township in Alaska for the sup
i
port of the schools. This will al
so afford relief to those settlers
in the Matanuska Valley who lo
cated on these lands reserved for
schools after the territorial rights
had attached to the land.
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Commercial telephone service
bewteen Alaska and the United
States fhich was formally inaug
urated June 8 by conversations
between government and tele
phone company officials in Wash
ington and Territorial officials in
Juneau, is but the first connec
tion, in the opinion of Delegate
Dimond, in a network that will
eventually permit telephone con
versation between all otf the
larger cities in the Territory as
well as with points in the States
having telephone service. As
funds are made available for the
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PREMIUM LIST
FOURTH FAIR
And Mid-Summer Festival
August 19 20, 21.
Northwestern Alaska Fair
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Assoeiation
DIVISION 1
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS
Mrs. C. F. Venney, Superintendent
Every article exhibited for premium must be
fully comp eted. No cash awards will be given
for any article not listed in the regular prem
ium list. Articles exhibited for premiums must
be entered in the name of the maker. Entries
are limited to bona fide residents of Alaska. Di
plomas may be awarded to articles of merit not
covered by premium lists. On canned goods, on
ly A’aska products will be considered.
Class I—Bread
First prize $1.0(1 Second prize 50cts
lot
• 1—Loaf white
2 -Loaf nut
'i3—Loaf whole wheat
14—Loaf steam brown
5— Prune bread .
6— Date bread . ...
7— Doughnut cake (6) .
8— Potato doughnuts or chocolate doughnuts (6)
9— Cookies (12) .
10— Rolls (6) .
11— Miscellaneous ... .
Class II—Cake
First prize $100 Second prize 50cts
lot
1— Angel
! 2-Devil
13—Applesauce
4- Spice
5- Layer
6 -Sunshine
7- -Fruit
8— Sponge
Class m—Pies
First prize $1.00 Second prize 50cts
Lot
' 1—Apple
2— Mince
3— Lemon
4— Pumpkin
5— Pineapple
6— Native cranberry
7— Cherry
8— Cream
9— Carrot
10— Blueberry
. 11—Rhubarb ._wt. .
Class IV—Salads
First prize Blue Ribbon
Second prize Red Ribbon
Lot
' !1—Fruit
2— Vegetable
3— Fish
4— Chicken
In salads any material may be used
Alaskan or otherwise
Class V—Jams
First prize $1.00 Second prize 50ets
Lot
il—Blueberry
2— Sa jnonberry
3— Cranberry
4— Currant
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Class VI—Jellies
First prize $1.00 Second prize 50cts
Lot
1—Blueberry
, 2—Saimonberrv
3— Cranberry
4— Currant
5— Dewberry .
6— Blackberry .
7— Moss berry .
8— Miscellaneous . .
Class VII—Fruit and Vegetables
In pint jars
First prize $1-00 Second prize 50cts
Lot
1— Blueberry
2— Saimonbeiry
3— Cranberry
4— Cabbage
>5—Carrots
6—Mushrooms
17—Rhubarb .
8—Cauliflower .
Class VIII—Canned Meat and Fish
In pint jars
First prize $1.00 Second prize 50cta
Lot
’ 1—Salmon
i 2—Reindeer
3—Other meats or fish
Class IX—Candy
One pound of each must be shown
First prize $1.00 Second prise SOcte
Lot
'l—Nut cream
!2—Fudge
3—Pinoche
,4—Peanut
5— Taffy
6— Butter Scotch
7— Caramels
. 8—Marshmallows
19—Miscellaneous ...
DIVISION J
ANTIQUES, RELICS, AND CURIOS
?——Superintendent
Class I—Hunting and Fishing Gear
Prize*
J Lei 1st 2nd
; 1—Best exhibit old primitive hunting
jgear . .2.00 1.00
2—Best Exhibit old primitive whaling
! gear .2.00 1.00
13—'Best exhibit old primitive fishing
gear..2.00 1.00
Class n—Household Equipment
Prizes
Lot 1st 2nd
1— Best exhibit old primitive cooking
utensils.2.00 1.00
2— Best exhibit old primitive sewing
tools .2.00 1.00
3— Best exhibit old primitive cutting
tools .2.00 1.00
4— Best exhibit old primitive images ...2.00 1.00
Class III—Ceremonial Equipment
Prizes
Lot . . lst 2nd
i—Best display old ceremonial
equipment ‘ 2-00 100
Class IV—Historical Relics
First Award, Blue Ribbon
Second Award, Red Ribbon
1— Best display historical relics of the days of
Russian occupation .
2— Best display of historical relics of the early
American period of Alaskan history .
3— Be«t display of relics of the Stampede days.
Class V—Prehistoric Animal Curios
Ribbon Awards will be made in this class.
Exhibits must be clean and in proper condition
for display.
Lot
1— Mammoth .
2— -Horse .
3— Water Buffalo .
4— Miscellaneous .
DIVISION K
FLORAL DEPARTMENT
Mrs. Thomas Morcom, Superintendent
All flowers exhibited must have been grov.'t
in the Second Division of Alaska.
First prize, Blue Ribbon
Second prize, Red Ribbon
Class I—Potted Plants
Lot
1— Begonias .
2— Cactus .-.._
3— Ferns .
4— Foliage plants ...
5— Fuschias ..
6— Geraniums ..
7— Hanging baskets ...
8— Oxalis ....
9— Pansies ... ..
30— Roses ..
31— Miscellaneous .
32— Best display of assorted varieties planted
together in one container..
Class n—Cut Flowers
Specimcnts must be displayed in clear
glass 'containers
Lot
3—Asters .
2— Balsams ..
3— Calendulas or marigolds .
4— Centaurea ...
5— Clarkia .
6— Gadetia ...V ’
7— Nasturtiums ..
8— Petunias ...
9— Scabiosa .
10— Sehizauthus ..
11— Snapdragon .
12— Stocks .’.'*
13— Sweet peas .
14— Zinnias .'
15— Miscellaneous ..,. .
Class ID—Wild Flowers
lot
J—Best potted wild flower ...
2— Best display of individual specie of wild:
flower ..
3— Best variety displayed of wild flowers.
4— Best display of mosses ..
5— Best scrapbook pressed flowers .
Class IV—Flower Arrangements
Lot
3—Most artistic display in basket or vase .
2— Most artistic centerpiece for tea table .
3— Most artistic centerpiece for bridge table ._ .
4— Most artistic corsage .
Class V—Special Prize
The Olympia Brewing Company of Olympia
Washington has donated a five dollar first prize
for—
Lot
3—Best assortment of Alaskan flowers grown
•by an individual .
Lot
DIVISION L
FISH
Charles Code, Superintendent
.Ail fish shown are to be caught in local
waters and displayed Saturday, August 21.
Class I—Greyling
Lot
3— Best display of greyling caught with rod
and line ..
Prize: One Fleuger Medalist Trout Reel,
$8.00 value
Class II—Trout
Lot
3—Best display of trout caught with rod and line
Prize: Fancy leather-bound fish basket artd straps
$6.50 value
Class III—Larget Fish
(To be judged by weight)
Award: Blue Ribbon
Lot
3—Larget Trout ..
2—Largest Greyling ..
Class IV—Commercial Fishing
Prize: Ten pounds of net twine. $7.50 value
Lot
1—Best display of salmon ..
DIVISION M
VEGETABLES
A. Bahlke, Superintendent
First Award, Blue Ribbon
Second Award, Red Ribbon
Class I
Lot
1— Potatoes, 8 on plate.Jot uniformity
2— Potatoes, 5 on plate ..for largest size
3— Beets, 6 on plate..for largest size
4— Carrots, 6 on plate.for largest size
5— Rutabagas, 6 on plate..for largest size
6— Turnips, 6 on plate.Petrosky
7— Turnips, 6 on plate.purple top white globe
8— Turnips, 6 on plate.Purle top transplanted
9— Turnips, 6 on plate.purple top strapleaf
10— Turnips, 6 on plate..purple top
strapleaf transplanted.
71—Turnips, 6 on plate.snowball
12— Turnips, 6 on plate.
13— Turnips, 6 on plate.white
Class n
Lot
J—Cabbage. 1 head.for solidness and size
2— Cabbage, 1 head.largest
3— Kale, 3 bunches......
4— Celery, 3 bunches...
5— Lettuce head, 3 bunches.New York wonder
6— Lettuce Leaf, 3 bunches......
7— Spinach, 3 bunches.
Class III—Hot House and Window Raised
Lot
1— Tomatoes, 6 on plate.......
2— Swiss chard, 3 bunches....
3— Onions, 3 bunches......
4— Peppers, 3 on plate.......
5— Beets for greens, 3 bunches.......
Class IV
Lot Prize $5
1—Best display of vegetables raised in Alaska
Prize donated by Olympia Brewing Ca,
makers of Olympia Beer.