WASHINGTON NEWS-LETTER
By MARY LEE COUNCIL
Secretary to E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, Alaska's Delegate to Congress
Eklutna Hydroelectric Project
Prediction that preliminary ap
proval would be given to his bill
to authorize increased appropria
tions to complete the Eklutna
hydroelectric project to serve the
Matanuska Valley and Anchorage
areas was made this week by
Delegate Bartlett following sub
committee hearings on the mea
sure.
Secretary of the Interior Mc
Kay in reporting favorably on
the bill recommended that no
fixed ceiling be placed on the
authorization bill in order to per
mit the Senate and House Ap
propriations Committees to deter
mine the amount actually re
quired. However, it is believed a
limitation through amendment
will be placed in the measure by
the territories subcommittee con
sidering the legislation.
The original authorization of
$20,365,400 enacted in 1950 was
based on 1948 prices to include
a 30-000-kilowatt power plant,
penstock, tunnel and related facil
ities, rehabilitation of the existing
Eklutna Dam, transmission lines
and other faciliti.es. The latest
estimate of $35,300,000 was, ac
cording to Secretary McKay’s re
port, “a direct and unavoidable
consequence of large flows of
Water encountered by the con
struction contractor in the outlet
portion of the Eklutna tunnel.
The volume of water to be dis
posed of far exceeds the flows
anticipated at the time the con
tract was awarded, and it has
been necessary to change the con
tract to provide for a different
method of handling the water.”
It is now believed that by drop
ping the intake of the tunnel and
by greater operating draw down
of the reservoir the annual firm
energy for sale will be increased
by 41 million kilowatt-hours.
Land Claims
Legislation providing machin
ery for settlement of land claims
in Alaska received initial approv
al last week.
Under the terms of the bill, the
Court of Claims would consider
suits by any Eskimo, Indian or
Aleut clan, village, community
group or any individual native or
any other person who claims
rands in the Territory under color
of possessory rights. If the Court
of Claims decided favorably in
behalf of any claimant, provision
is made for land grants or money
settlement.
Alaska Land Bills
Four of Delegate Bartlett’s
bills approved this week by the
House Interior and Insular Af
fairs Committee will be consider
ed in the House of March 16.
All the measures provide for
purchase of various tracts of
lands in Alaska.
Volcanic Ash
Volcanic ash for building ma
terials could be removed from
parts of Katmai National Monu
ment under a bill passed by the
House this week.
The bill would confer upon the
Secretary of the Interior the
authority to supervise the remov
al of volcanic ash for a period
of 15 years along the shores of
Shelikof Strait. House approval
was given in the last Congress to
similar legislation sponsored by
Delegate Bartlett, but the bill
died with that Congress failing
Senate action. .
School Operation and
Maintenance Funds
In passing the second supple
mental appropriation bill for the
1953 fiscal year this week, the
Senate, although disagreeing with
House allowances for various
government agencies, agreed with
the House in approving a $20 %
million appropriation for assist
ance to schools overburdened by
federal activity.
The funds, which would be al
lotted for supplementing opera
tion and maintenance budgets for
the 1952-1953 school year, would
allow, according to information
given Delegate Bartlett, $413,335.
62 to be earmarked for Alaska
schools. Those benefitting under
the appropriation would be terri
torial schools under the jurisdic
tion of the Board of Education
and schools at Palmer, Kodiak,
Anchorage, Nenana, Sitka, and
Fairbanks.
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
TO BE NAMED IN MAY
Andrew Nerland, chairman of
the board of regents of the Uni
versity of Alaska announced re
cently that Dr. Terris Moore’s
successor as president of the
University of Alaska would not
be chosen until the May meeting
of the board. He added that there
are nearly 35 applications for the
position.
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SERVICES HELD FOR
MRS. WILLIAM STEWART
Funeral services for Mrs.
Evelyn Stewart, 34, wife of Wil
liam T. Stewart, who died in An
chorage March 5, were held Sun
day afternoon, March 8 in St.
Michael’s Catholic Church. Rev.
James P. Snead officiated.
Mrs. Stewart was a long-time
Valley resident, having come to
Palmer from Antigo, Wisconsin
with her parents, Deputy U. S.
Marshal and Mrs. William Bou
wens in 1935. She attended Pal
mer High School, graduating with
the class of 1937.
In addition to her husband and
parents, Mrs. Stewart is survived
by three young sons, Marshall,
William, Jr. and Mark; four sis
ters, Mrs. Dorothy Onkka, Mrs.
Eunice Flint, Mrs. Audrey Linna
bur all of Palmer and Mrs. Dolor
es Martin of Anchorage. Six
brothers also survive, Wayne and
James Bouwens of Palmer, Wil
liam and Edward Bouwens of An
chorage, George Bouwens of
California and Ronald Bouwens,
U. S. Navy.
Burial was in the Palmer Ce
metery, with the following family
friends as bearers: Matt Onkka,
Jack Leek, Vernon France, Herb
Caulkins, I. Firestone and William
Stevens. There was a profusion of
flowers and spiritual bouquets.
A Requiem Mass was said by
Rev. James P. Snead at the 10
o’clock Mass, March 7.
TO AUCTION LOTS
NEAR TOWN OF KENAI
Twenty business lots near the
town of Kenai will be sold at
auction April 8 at the Kenai
Community Club, the Bureau of
Land Management announced.
Lots are one half mile northwest
of the town: 15 of them on the
highway. They range one half to
two and one half acres.
Lowest bid will be $300, either
written and submitted prior to
April 7 or present orally April
3. One fifth of the bid money
must accompany the bid, with
commercial development required
to take place within three years.
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4• H NEWS
MILLIONS ARE DOING IT!!—
More than 2,005,000 boys and
girls 10-21 years of age belong to
87,000 4-H Clubs located in prac
tically every rural county of the
United States.
They pledge Head, Heart,
Hands and Health in unity for
greater service to home, club,
community and country during
National 4-H Club Week, March
7-15, inclusive. This is a time for
“getting set” in their 4-H pro
jects and activities for 1953. All
over the nation they are prepar
ing to deliver a full measure of
production, conservation and
“know how” as part of their daily
lives. And they are learning to
live together. The national theme
of 4-H Club work in 1953 is
“Working together for world un
derstanding.”
They are doing millions of
things—these 4-H’ers, such as
putting on demonstrations of
scientific methods and getting
their crops, livestock or the fam
ily food supply ready for the busy
summer season.
Whether they live in town or
country, 4-H’ers do things. Each
carries a small business project—
geared to some need or problem
of self, home or community. Each
belongs to a club which they con
duct themselves with the counsel
of parents or volunteer leaders.
Extension workers help smooth
their way with training, advise
and a friendly pat on the back.
It’s work and play, sing and
sometimes swing, as together
these future leaders of tomorrow
learn:
Basic habits and attitudes of
good citizens,
Skills for useful, productive
work,
The application of science of
everyday living,
The methods of conducting a
business of their own,
The art of being a happy, love
able and useful personality,
The proper care of their bodies,
The grace and art of home
making and family living,
The source of information
about their problems and needs.
Among 4-H achievements dur
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Mrs. Wayne Bouwens was guest ]
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Meier, March 3.
Approximately 20 friends gath
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favorite game was enjoyed by the
group followed by refreshments,
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Pink and blue table decorations
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ing 1952 were 114 present and
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