WASHINGTON NEWSLETTER
By MARY LEE COUNCIL
Secretary to E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, Alaska's Delegate to Congress
federal Airport Aid Program
The new administration has an
nounced that no funds will be
sought in the 1954 fiscal year
budget for federal aid in airport
construction. ” J; — - .
Alaska will thus'lose-the-$374,
255 allocated in the Truman bud
get for Territorial airport pro
jects. Under the program: inaugu
rated a few years agoy Congress
authorized a $520 million Federal
Aid Airport Program under which
many air strips and other air
navigational facilities have been
constructed throughout Alaska
and the rest of the country on a
federal-local matching basis.
Judgship Appointments
Delegate Bartlett’s bill to eli
minate the four-year restriction
on federal judgship appointments
in Alaska received approval this
week from the Interior Depart
ment.
The favorable report was made
to the House Judiciary Committee
by Assistant Secretary of the In
terior Orme Lewis, who stated:
“The bill ,in effect, would provide
life tenure .for future district
court judges in Alaska. The re
sult would be that the judges of
the District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska would be ac
corded the same tenure of office
as is accorded judges of United
State district courts in the con
tinental United States.”
Canadian Shipping
The Senate sent to the House
this week the bill extending pres
ent law until June 30, 1954, allow
ing passengers to travel on Can
adian vessels between Haines,
Skagway and other Alaska ports.
The measure passed by the
Senate is a companion bill to a
similar bill sponsored by Dele
gate Bartlett and was introduced
by Senator Tobey at the Dele
gate’s request.
Futher provision is made that
freight and passengers could be
carried on Canadian vessels be
tween Hyder and points in the
Territory and the continental
United States.
Signal Corps Official Makes Trip
to Alaska
Major General George I. Back,
Chief Signal Officer of the De
partment of the Army, left Wash
ington this week for an inspec
tion trip in Alaska.
The head of'the Armv’s Signal
Corps will visit Alaska Communi
cations Svstem facilities at An
chorage, Fairbanks, Tok Junction,
Juneau and Ketchikan.
On his first trip to the Terri
tory, General Back was accom
panied by Colonel J. H. LaBrum
and Major C. V. Telquist, liaison
f
olticer in wasmngton ior we
ACS.
Colonel LaBrum, a reserve of
ficer, served as General Back’s
deputy in Italy during World
War II. He is engaged in the
practice of law in Philadelphia
where the is president of the
Chamber of Commerce there.
Instrument Jet
Flights Banned
Instrument flying in F-94 jet
aircraft based in Alaska was cur
tailed, pending investigation of
recent disasters, Major General
George E. Acheson, commanding
general of the Alaska Air Com
mand, announced last week.
He said the ban will be in effect
until it has been determined
whether or not flying instruments
malfunctioned, causing at least
two of the recent accidents. Since
March 30 three ElmendOrf-based
jets disappeared and a fourth
crashed on making a landing at
the field.
Two wreckages were discover
ed in the vicinity of Mt. Susitna.
WASILLA LIBRARY
TO BENEFIT FROM
TURKEY DINNER
A turkey dinner, with all the
trimmings and home made pie
will be served by members of the
Wasilla Library who are sponsor
ing a benefit dinner at the Was
illa Community Hall Saturday.
April 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00
p.m.
Prices for the dinner will be
$2.00 for adults and high school
students: $1.00 for grade school
children and fifty cents for
younger children.
Following the dinner there will
be a dance, sponsored by Earl
and Mary Combs, from 10:00 p.m.
to 2:00 a.m. Schaefer’s orchestra
will furnish the music and re
freshments will be served.
According to those who attend
ed last week’s dance, a lot of fun
was had by those attending. The
Paul Lepors won the $5.00 dance
award when a number was chos
en and all couples danced through
an arch. Earl Combs counted the
couples and as the chosen num
ber went through, awarded them
the prize. There was also a bal
loon dance. Additional fun is
planned for the dance on the 18th,
i following the dinner.
FRONTIERSMAN CLARRTFTFDS
at WAYS BRING RESULTS
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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF
The Matanuska Valley Bank
Located at Palmer, Territory of Alaska,
At the close of business on the 6th day of April, 1953
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts . 464,893.95
Loans on real estate . 381,433.23
United States bonds and securities .. . *. 323,847.75"
Banking house, furniture and fixtures . 38,972.69
Checks on other banks and other cash items . 2,149.59
Cash on hand and Due from Banks . 355,093.77
TOTAL .„. 1,566,390.98
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in . 75,000.00
Surplus fund . 50,000.00
Reserves . 10,00000
Undivided profits less expenses paid . 30,073.25
Demand deposits . 1,035,054.27
'lime deposits . 359,817.21
Cashier’s and certified checks . 6,446.25
TOTAL . 1,566,390.98
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
TERRITORY OF ALASKA ) SS
3rd JUDICIAL DIVISION )
1, R. M. Jones, Cashier of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
R. M. Jones, Cashier
(CORRECT ATTEST)
Robert A. Baker
James J. Hurley
Directors
(NOTARIAL SEAL)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
8th day of April, 1953
Shirley R. Haire
Notary Public in and for the Territory of
Alaska. My commisison expires 4-28-56
People, Spots In The News
REFUELING off Korea, tanker Tolov
ana “feeds” aircraft and destroyer escort
simultaneously as they
sail along.
BALLET-BALL? St. Anselm and
Providence college players caught
by camera in strange war-dance
attitudes as ball bounces away.i
PERFECT for three-dimen
titian- blonde, turquoise-eyei
Joan Vohs. Any a
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BIG PLANS for first telecast of movie “Oscar” awards-giving
are laid by Charles Brackett (left), president of Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and television producers.
RCA Victor is sponsoring the coast-to-coast TV and radio show
over NBC on March 19, starting at 10:30 EST.
Girl Scout News
In order to raise money for our
troop’s trip to McKinley Park
this summer, we have been hav
ing candy sales in the hallway at
school during the noon hour. We
have been doing very well with
the candy sales. Each of the girls
makes a batch of homemade
candy an^ that way we have
quite a selection.
The troop is working on the;
home nursing badge now and we
hope to have completed it by the
time school is out. After our trip
this summer we are going to dis
band because the girls feel that
they will have too many other
activities.
Reporter Judv Inman
CHURCH PLANS BREAKFAST
A parish breakfast will be serv
ed in the church basement of St.
Michael’s Catholic Church im
mediately following the 10 a.m.
Mass Sunday, April 12.
Parishioners and their friends
attending Mass are invited to at
tend.
WHAT A SHAME
let
BROWN CLEANERS
Make it Look
Like New
BROWN’S SHOP
“For Fast and Economical Service
mail your orders to
Sears Roebuck and Co.
Box 1939 — Anchorage, Alaska
JAMES B. BEAM DISTILLING CO.
CLERMONT,'KENTUCKY , '
MILLARD M. CADE
Millard Milton Cade, 46, Alaska
Railroad agent at Wasilla died
April 1 at Providence Hospital in
Anchorage.
He was born March 27, 1906, in
Warden, Montana. Survivors in
clude his wife, Angelyn; his fath
er, Roussel R. Cade; a daughter,
Jacqueline Ann; and two sisters
Mrs. Lena Thompson and Mrs.
Lola Elliott, both of Santa Moni
ca, California.
Funeral arrangements were in
charge of the Anchorage Funeral
Chapel.
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ANCHORAGE. ALASKA
LOCAL MOOSE MEMBERS
TO ATTEND
ANCHORAGE MEETING
A business meeting and initia
tion of the Mt. McKinley Legion
of the Moose number 51 will
be held at Moose Hall, Anchor
age Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
it was annouflced this week. All
members are urged to attend.
Anyone desiring transportation is
asked to contact members of the
local Moose lodge.
Several women will accompany
their husbands to Anchorage and
plan to attend a show.
Carpenters. Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd and 41h Wednesday
Each Month
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DESIGN.
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