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Sweeping Powers
Giving the governor sweeping
powers, .and with a streamlined
organization of 11 executive de
partments and the office of gov
ernor—12 agencies in all— a bill
Was introduced in ibe House of
Representatives this week.
The biM proposed placing the
- jib- of running Alaska's day-to
day governmental operations in
. ms,
t. Office of the Governor.
2. Department of Administration.
5. bepartment of Law.
^ 4. Department of Revenue.
f>. Department of Education.'
6. pepartrae at of Health and
Welfare. ?
7. Department of Labor and Eco
nomics. . v
9 Department of Military Af
fairs. . , , V.T „ . ... ..
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Granted Governor
9. Department of Natural Re
sources.
£0. Department of Fish and Game.
U. Department of Public Safety.
12. Department of Public Works.
There would be a six-member
board of education appointed by
the governor. The chief executive
would appoint the commissioner
of education to a five year term.
There would be an eight-mem
ber board of ffoh and game, also
appointed by the governor. Again
the latter would appoint the com
missioner to a five year term.
In the case of both the depart
ments of education and fish and
game, the'respective board would
ndmhaate candidates for the job
of commissioner. But the actual
choice would rest with the gover
nor, subject to confirmation of.
•his appointee by the Leigslature.
Lett®, the E<nt°L
»»«■» rsr»rs «»
quite some discuss dtog the
Council meeting ^ ^ babor
d^ces bemg regards °
' r;s.« ■- —r
the Carpenters »* actually.
q Lately l'8h „ u is one of the
Ure .Carpenters «all ^ HoW
ss
2,“£«»«
down and * custom that
u.v*4- This is a have dances
**ed everywhere * J ^ Vn lt
ard- there is nothing ^ on oUt
awl -there is no § ^ jachson «
of place •••“' d completely
honorable man anh (jances.
Se» - h;»“ « »“
Vrhen ^ne g 150 dare"" vvlt‘
r,^adv held ovei lbb ,,, ;Ut,%
a—ac> minor
on)y three . * ^ doing a °0(>
know he t0 the ones
dances, they,
■ who attend these
ton agree. parking
in *egarVthe 5l, it is not
grounds yone during the
recurved f°r people can
dwees ar J^there anytime day
cowe and park t ^ we dont
or night. ana goes on there
W ** ^
tl>« dances. story short,
to tnake T jackson
we fuUy beUeveT ' ^ needs
is doing a fme 1
ywr confidence.
Art Wichman
presideidot^arpe
_ r ^ppreb©i*d©d
OiTorunk Charges
^^Js wteTinTc^e of
to court deriy conduct. He
<bn«k and di» $loo.
was given.utrl were apprehend**
T9*xee other. prUSt Agicks
.^evicted on a oi
i.
U -• v
was fined $50. Lars B. Larsen,
charged with drunk and disorderly
conduct was tried in Federal
court and given a sentence of
60 days.
Manual R. Guerrero forfeited
bail of $25 following his appre
hension on a drunk charge.
MRS* McKECHNIE-BEHRE TOPS
IN STATION BRIDGE PLAY
First -place winner in the
bridge play this week at the Offi
cers Club were Mrs. Harriet
McKechnie and Mrs. Behrie.
Other winners were: Mr. and
Mrs. J.! L. Johnson in second
place; Cmdr. Odbert and Johnny
Sue Melton, third place; and Mrs.
Worthington and Mrs. Odbert,
third place.
KODIAK BEAR
(Continued from Page 1)
a "'xtl shot bringing the score to
59-55, Anchorage. A foul shot by
John Reft and Olsen hitting from
under <at 1:16 made the score
58-59 with the crowd cheering
wildly for the Kodiak squad. Then
with 43 seconds remaining, cool
Tunk Jones stepped to the foul
line and iced the game for his
team making both shots. East
stalled for the rest of the game
until with two seconds to go Ol
sen hit from under the basket
making the final score 61-60.
McKechnie was high man- for
Kodiak with 19, followed by Olsen
with 15 and Bill Damery with 10.
Kodiak eliminated Seward 59-42
in the opener at 5 pm. Wednes
day, Bill Damery was the big
gun for the Joe Floyd coached
team with 20 points, followed by
John Reft with 15.
Kodiak lost in its next game
playing the fast stepping Palmer
quintet. :
POLICE SLOGAN
Drive carefully. You may not
live any longer, but you surely
won't die as soon.
Here, There and' Everywhere
By SIG DIGREE
My next car is going to be elec
tric! #
Of course I haven’t asked my
wife about iU vbut I have been
reading about the planned pro*
duction of them. Not only that,
but in Merrie England* truckers
blithely deliver milk or what have
you in electrically driven trucks,
and have been doing it for years.
My decision is prompted by the
constant talk to raise and keep
raising the gas tax. 40 years ago
this obnoxious tax was first levied
—a modest “one cent a gallon”
levy. This was a state tax. Then,
of course, the Federal government
saw what a good source of revenue
this was, put a tax on* too. As a
consequence, the national average
rate of tax is 8.9 cents a gallon,
which amounts to a 41 per cent
“sales tax” on gasoline.
In 40 years, motorists have paid
$52.8 billion in state and federal
gasoline taxes—more than half of
this just since 1951.
The federal tax is today costing
motorists $1.6 billion a year at
3 cents a gallon. Now there is a
move fo# another increase—the
biggest etdt—to boost the federal
rate to 4% cents a gallon.
With that, motorists would be
paying on an average more than
$1 in gas tax on every ten gallons
—and close to $5% billion a year.
But lets get back to the elec
tric car. Though there is none in
production as yet, you can send
in an order right now to a firm
in San Diego, California, for a
sports model which they plan on
producing.
When you get it, you will buy
no more gas. This means, of
course, no more gas tax to pay,
and you can go your carefree way
at an approximate cost of 3 or 4
cents a mile. This is for charging
the battery, battery amortization
and such.
It is claimed by the intending
manufacturer, the car will go 77
miles on a charged battery. With
our few roads here in Kodiak,
you would be able to go almost
anywhere. And if you wanted to
go to Chiniak or Pasagshak, you
could take along an extra battery.
But that may not be necessary as
you will learn later.
Top speed of this particular
sports car is said to be 58 mph.
It is expected to cost about $2,500.
All these factors—the initial
cost ,the speed and the distance
it can travel oiwa battery charge,
coupled with the low cost of op
eration makes this an ideal car for
here!
Think what a boon this would
be for the K. E. A. All you do is
park your car at night and hook
up the battery charger. Those
non-revenue hours at the power
plant would thus be turned into
revenue producing time. Why, it
might even cut your electricity
bill, instead of raising it.
Is this all a dream? We think
not. General Motors, Cleveland
Vehicle Co., American Motors Co.,
Chrysler and several other firms
are involved in various programs
of design and pilot production
right now.
The idea of electric cars is not
new. I can remember as a lad
working in my dad’s service sta
tion when two elderly ladies
drove in regularly—not for gas
but to park their electrically
driven automobile. I was fascina
ted by the idea even then. I would
get in this car, and by the mere
moving of a handle, I would go
forward or backward as I wished.
Little noise, no smoke, no gas
fumes. Since then I have never
seen another..
The big drawback that killed
the idea was the limitations set
forth by the life of the battery. ,
The trade talk noW is that the
new battery designs ‘involving
lightweight selenium ally cells
are offering a solution. There is
no doubt this hurdle will be made
and soon. *
What will happen to the present
day gas-consuming auto? What
will happen to the petroleum
industry? The present day service
stations? This can change the
whole economy of the nation—
revamp completely our mode of
transportation, auto service, etc.
It will, however, be many years
before this will happen, if ever.
If it does it will be so gradual
that it will be hardly noticed.
In the meantime, the idea has
a certain fascination. I only hope
my little old lunker keeps rolling
until the time when I can drive
into the service station and say:
“Fill’er up—I mean with electri
city!”
TV SCHEDULE
Today
1:30—Test Pattern Sc Music
2:00—To Be Announced
5:00—Faith For Today .
5:30—Parole
6:00—Treasure
6:30—People Are Funny
7:00—TGale Storm
7:30—Gunsmoke
8:00—Feature Film
9:15—Adventure Tomorrow
9:30—Town Hall Party
Sunday
1:30—Test Pattern Sc Music
2:00—To Be Announced
5:00—Omnibus
6:30—The Christophers
7:00—Dennis Day
7:30—To Tell The Truth
8:00—Polka Parade
8:45—The Air Force Story
9:00—Climax
10:00—Club Checkerboard
10:45—Industry On Parade
' Monday
5:30—Test Pattern & Music
6:00—Fury
6:30—Bob Cummings
7:00—Masquerade Party
7:30—Victory At Sea
8:00—It Could Be You
8:30—This Is Your Life
9:00—-Kraft Theater
10:00—You Are There
10:30—See It Now
Tuesday
5:30—Test Pattern & Music
6:00—Steve Canyon
6:30—Adventure At Scott Island
7:00—Navy Log
7:30—Highroad To Danger
8:00—It Could Be You
8:30—Sherwood Affair
9:00—Goodyear. Playhouse
10:00—Wrestling
10:45—Industry On Parade
Wednesday
5:30—Test Pattern & Music
6:00—Boots & Saddles
6:30—You Bet Your Life
7:00—Ozzie & Harriet
7:30—Decoy \
8:00—Country America
8:45—Trailways Bus System
9:00—Ted Macks Amateur Hs«r
10:00—Wednesday Night Fights
Thursday
5:30—Test Pattern & Music
6:00—Roy Rogers
6:30—The Ruggles
7:00—Sports Time
7:30—Sehlitz Playhouse
8:00—Stars Of Jazz
8:30—Tic Tac Dough
9:00—Just For Fun
10:00—Voice Of Firestone
10:30—U. N. Screen Magazine
10:45—Coronet Film
..... Friday
5:30—Test Pattern Sc Music
6:00—Mr. Wizard
“6:30—Highway Patrol
7:00—Court Of Last Resort
7:30—Fv Got A Secret
8:00—Traffic Court
8:30—The Price Is Right
9:00—Juke Box Jury
9:45—Coronet Film
10:00—World Affairs
10:45—Industry On Parade
THIS SCHEDULE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE WITHOUT NO
TICE.
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