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PALMER ALASKA. DECEMBER 10 1943. NO. 48
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DliVlOMD ?KL$£NTS BILL
rOK STATEHOOD
Delegate Dimond Introduced a bill
in Congress last week provideing
for Statehood for Alaska. A Constu
tional Convention would be called
to provide a Constution for the new
state on the basis of representatio
in the lower house of the Territor
ial Legislature, with one additio
nal,mskeing a total of 25.
The Constution would have to be
ratified by a vote of the citizens
f Alaska,and at the same tine two
enators and one Wombor "f the low
er House of Congress woul^ be elect
ed, with a Govenor and other state
officers. The Bill also provides
for the transfer of all public
property and Vacant or unappropiate
land's to the new state.
Diamond reports,according to the
Ai , that Department of the Interior
has prevented the House Comittee- on
Territories from considering , the
bill for the election of Govenors'
of Alaska,by the people, by reason
of their refusal to make a report
on the measure.
For some reason,undisclosed so far
no appointment has been made for th:
position of Judgeof the District
Court,in the Third Division.
Judge Eellenthnl has been reccomend
ed by Delegate Diamond and as far
as we can learn there is no oppls
ition in this Division to the reap
pointment. Just what is back of the
opplsiti'n to the appointment of
Judge Hellenthal, and there must be
some interest working against him,
is tuess work, so far, but there
must be a "nigger in the woodpile"
and he may not have a dark skin
either. Alaska's District Judges
should be elected.
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Tho Local Selective Service Board
sen^ the following information;
All registrants of the Local Board
at Palmer who are contemplating . '
leaving the Load Board area or the
Territory of Alaska, should notify
fhe Board of such intention before
leaving and also of any change of
address
It shall be the duty cf every-, person
between the ages of 18 and 45, regis
tered with a local board outside of
the Territory of Alaska, who is in
or hereafter enters the Territory of
Alaska for a peroid of thirty days,
has remained or does remain 30 days,
to go to the nearest Selective
, Service Board to complete a "Report
to Board of Transfer. He shall keep
such card in his personal posession
at all times, notify the Board of
any change of address and surrender
such card to tho Board at least fiv
days before leaving the Territory,
if he intends to remain absent for a
pefoid in excess of thirty days.
Cards for such purpose have now a
arrived at tho Palmer Boar'1 and are
ready for use. All men included in
the category of " registered outside
the Territory of Alaska1, should go
to the Selective Service Office for
the purpose of signing one of these
cards.
Lawrence B. Dreghorn
Chairman Local Board No.9.
MEASLES INKING THE ROUNDS
The Infr.nti.le Paralysis patients
are recovering slowly according to
last reports. Measles are taking the
spotlight now, and while there Is
danger if children are neglected,so
far there has been no Natalities yet
it is very important that all persons
3e watched very carefully so that it
can be extingushad very soon.