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Mirrored Reflections
By SIG DIGREE
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE small groups of persuaders pounced
GUESSING GAME? on the holdouts as soon as the rep
-- rescntatives began to arrive yester
This happened in two places day.
about the same time. Guess where. Per p'rirg holdouts were backed
_______ nto corners and quietly but force
“It’s all over but the shouting fit ly told where the bear sat in the
now the tax package has passed. buckwheat.
But many a nerve-jangled legis- Not enuogh votes . . . The Demo
(ator will need recuperation in a - 3 ''romptiy caucused. “Demo
very quiet place after all the blood, rials caucus immediately,” said
sweat and tears it took to deliver the -argeant-at-arms — and more
the package . . . quic iy: ‘ all you Easter bunnies
Short of the necessary votes, get in there.”
ARTIST’S CONCEPTION of the Pacific Northern Airlines’ Boe
ing 720 taking off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airnnrt. Pa
cific Northern announced today the purchase of two of these al-craft
for delivery in early spring of 1962. The PNA 720s will be put in serv
ice on the airline’s Pacific Northwest-Alaska routes. The plane will
bear Pacific Northern’s red, white and blue colors with the upper
stripe and tail chevron in red, the center stripe in white and the
lower stripe in blue. PNA Photo.
Five members of Kraft’s store Joined the American o
week, which is some sort of a record from one place.
The five men, known to most people in Kodiak, are left to right,
bottom row: Loren Chester and Charles “Butch” Rush; back row: Ray
Shannon, Walter Kraft and Tom Frost, Jr,
The holdouts were noticeable by
their reluctance to go but they
were called for and delivered by
grim-faced party faithfuls.
Republicans with noting to do
but wait, promptly organized some
pinochle games, read books, com
posed songs . . . drank coffee.
“And there on the floor, with his
tax bill tore, was Dangerous
Johnny O’Brien!” intoned one Re
publican.
“Here’s the governor’s song to
the legislature,” said another: “I’m
gonna sit right down and write my
self a budget, and make believe it
came from you*”
Warbled another: “I’ve got those
rackin’, taxin’, iendin’, spendin’,
special session blues.”
They joined for the theme song
of the 1959 legislature sung to the
tune of Yellow Rose of Texas:
“Oh, the house will be in order,
and the clerk will call the roll. The
Democrats will caucus while the
state goes in the hole. They’ll put
a tax on whiskey, and they’ll put a
tax on gin. And if we don’t get out
of here, they’ll put a tax on sin.”
* * #
If you have read this far it is
only fair to tell you the above is
a running account of the tax boost
package that Washington State
legislators had to face in the clos
ing moments of a special session
recently ended: The events hap
pened miles apart, but we couldn’t
help but note the similarity.
* * *
We concur heartily with two
statements by Republican Senators
Brad Phillips and Vance Phillips,
commenting on the big budget and
new taxes. Brad Phillips: “In
creased taxes, bigger government
and increased cost of living are
not the answers to economic de
velopment, more jobs and a better
standard of living in Alaska.”
Vance Phillips said: Excessive
costs kill a business, kill a govern
ment and lower the standard of liv
ing, whereby everybody loses.
- “We have reached the position
where we must quit taxing and
spending or we will drive out our
present industry, keep out new in
dustry and break the backs of our
citizens.”
* * *
“I’m worried about the situation
in the Congo,” said an old man 83
years old, who met the supply
plane at the Rampart Dam site
where the U. S. Army Engineers
are working. He had a cabin up
stream from the damsite, where
he had lived since the gold rush
days. He met the plane in the hopes
it would have aboard a battery for
his radio. The old man hadn’t had
any news for a while so he was
worried about what was going on in
the Congo.
This isn’t an uncommon incident
among old-timers in isolated places
in Alaska. They turn on their ra
dios only for news broadcasts and
then shut them off immediately fol
lowing news broadcasts. They learn
to intimately associate themselves
with people and events in far away
places, and are some of the best in
formed people you will ever meet.
* * *
And now for a few items on the
lighter side: “You may find some
typographical errors in this paper.
They were put in their intention
ally. The New Era tries to print
something for everyone and some
people are always looking for mis
takes.” — Richard Taylor, Pub
lisher, The Talbotton (Ga) New
Era . . . “Income tax forms are
blankety blanks” — Ward Lowe,
Publisher, The Lometa (Tex.) Re
porter.
If you want to see a shorter win
ter, borrow money due in the
spring.
THE NEW NAVY EXCHANGE RESTAURANT on the Naval Station
was dedicated Thursday evening with a large crowd attending. Capt.
N. R. Lincoln, Commanding Officer of the Station, in his dedicatory
speech stated patrons would receive the best food and the best service
*The newly installed kitchen facilities makes it possible to serve
up to 1,000 people. Kitchen force includes three cooks, three cooks
helpers and two dishweshers, with four waitresses serving. A dance
floor is provided. Patrons last night danced to the music of Bob Lee s
Combo. ...
Standing left to right at the speaker’s table are Miss Rose Golik,
manufacturer’s representative from Anchorage; Bob Watson, club
manager; Capt. Lincoln; Mrs. Warren; and Lt. Warren, Navy Ex
change officer. _____
Deadline Set For License Purchase
All Alaska salmon net fisher
men are reminded that they must
have their gear and vessel licenses
by April 15, 1961, the Alaska De
partment of Fish and Game an
nounced today. This is provided
for in Section 102.01 (b) (2) of the
regulations of the Board of Fish
and Game.
The Commercial Fishing Li
censes may be purchased any time
before commencing fishing.
Each salmon net vessel, net and
net fisherman may license to fish
in only one area. The purpose of
this early licensing is to establish
in each fishing area the number of
units of gear which will fish that
area during the season. The Depart
ment may then formulate field
plans and emergency regulations
as needed to properly manage the
licensed amount of gear.
Fishermen, gear and vessels
other than salmon net fishing may
license any time before fishing.
This includes such activities as
trolling, crab and shrimp fishing,
long lining and any tenders or
packers no matter in what fishery
they may be used.
Vessel licenses issued for the
crab season must be registered for
the salmon season by having them
so stamped in an A.D.F.& G. office
on or before April 15, 1961.
Cubs Awarded
Mr. Thomas Love, cubmaster of
Pack 213 presented awards for Cub
achievement at the recent Pack
meeting.
New Cubs, Ralph Hutchins and
David Rodli were given their Bob
cat pins. ■
Tony Reed, Monty Williams, Joe
Hester, Mike Burress and Dennis
Bell received their Wolf badges.
Marty Williams also received one
go d arrow.
The following boys received a
one year star for attendance: Mike
Cannon, Dennis Fannin. Mark
Johnson, Steve Rodli, Jimmy Rama
glia, Dennis Lochmiller, Joe Hes
ter, Donald Larson, and Dennis
Bell.
Richard Lochmiller presented a
“Certificate of Thanks” and a
medal to the Den Mothers who
worked with the Pack while he was
Cubmaster.
A Pack Outing to the Naval Sta
tion was announced for this month
by Cubmaster Love.
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