TAX BILLS PROPOSED CON'T
from Alaska in 1940 for which not
one cent of tax was paid.
The governor's message show
ed that regular departments of the
territorial government show in
creased requirements of about
0000,000 while other appropriations
should bo made for National Guard
armories, for which he requested
$600,000.
Regarding the University of
Alaska, the governor said this "un
pretentious instituti -n" is of groaJ
social and economic value and said
he sincerely hopes that the leg
islator : would appropriate the re
quested 336,000.
The: governor referred to "econ
omy'1 as the favorite and useful
watchword, which he thoroughly en
dorsed, but added that "economy
docs not mean how much you can save
but how much value you get for what
you spend".
Ho recommended the extension
of mothers' aid, giving employment
preference to Alaskans, extending
unemployment compensation to all,'
enacting territorial traffic laws,
legalizing municipalities to hire
city managers, and broadening the
Workmen's Compensation Act.
4-H Cow Testing Club Members
will meet at the "Extension office
Friday evening, Feb, 7 to go over
record books and complete business
for the year. All record bocj^
should be up to date and final
milk samples brought in for testing.
Plans will be made for skating
party and Wiener roast at King’s
Lake at which time 4-H club pins
will be awarded. All members are
urged to attend this meeting.
Howard Estelle
HAYHAY
Meeting Dairyman at the Exten
sion office Monday night, Fob. 3.
to determine the amount cf hay need-,
ed to place order for carload' lots.
Other farmers needing hay should
attend this meeting.
tj tJD-P
SNOW AND WIND CON'T
stalled on the roads, and motorists
wore condemned to hours of hard
labor with the shovel and the push'
and pull. Even the Butte district,
the Banana Belt section of the Valley
was. hit by this storm the first in
years. It was reported that two
loot of snow foil in Anchorage,
SEVENTH GRADE CIVICS CLASS TRACE
POSTERS
The seventh grade Civics Class
is tracing posters in connection
with their civics studies about
ood citizenship. The posters o.rc
oing to be hcctographcd and given
o various teachers of the school
where they will bo colored and made
into attractive posters for their
rooms. The class plans to make
a border for their own room also.
Barbee Lossing
PUPILS STUDY AMERICAN FLAG
The sixth grade pupils of Miss
Dorsh1s room arc studying the his
tory of "Old Glory".
Miss Dorsh's purpose is to get
the children acquainted with the
United Statos flag and to know the
story and moaning behind the stars
and strips.
Barbara McAllister
MISS WILLIAMS ROf M MAKES MAPS
Miss Williams is teaching her
pupi1s to draw naps•
The purpose of this study is
to teach then principles of loc
ate ons,
Each pupil is making a nap of
each state in the United’States.
The naps arc all the.size of the
regular 9 x 11 sheet of paper. After
they finish putting in the rivers,
cities, and mountains they will
color thorn. When they have com
pleted the individual states they
vi.il put then together and make one
Lange nap of the United States.
Ailoon Vonne.