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Mildred Kirkpatrick
Cost-of-Living
Allowances
Following a request made by
the Civil Service Commission,
Senator Johnston of South Caro
lina has introduced legislation
providing for a cost-of-living al
lowance in the territories in ex
cess of the present 25 per cent
limitation.
Especial reference was made
to the Alaska situation by Chair
man Ramspeck of the Civil Serv
ice Commission in sending draft
of the Legislation to the Hill.
In stating that the additional
compensation now paid by law
“has been sufficient to meet the
diverse compensation problems
of federal employment in terri
torial areas with one exception,”
Chairman Ramspeck pointed out
that “the one exception is the
situation existing in parts of
Alaska, where living costs are so
much higher than in the states
that the existing 25 per cent rate
of territorial cost-of-living al
lowance is inadequate.” He cited
difficulties of various federal de
partments which have claimed
that the removal of the limita
tion would facilitate the recruit
ment of qualified personnel and
would reduce turnover.
"The legislation proposed by
the Commission,” Chairman
Ramspeck said, "would make it
possible to establish in Alaska,
wherever appropriate, a rate of
cost-of- living allowance in ex
cess of 25 per cent of base pay
rates. Although the condition re
quiring such treatment is now
confined to Alaska, the authority
would be general so as to permit
similar action at other territorial
posts if like conditons are ever
encountered elsewhere. In this
respect, the proposed authority
would be parallel to the existing
statutory authority for cost-of
living allowances at foreign
posts.”
The legislation, introduced by
the chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Post Office and Civil
Service, is similar in purpose to
a. bill introduced in January by
Delegate Bartlett.
BARUCH SAYS "DON'T
BELLYACHE"
NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard
M. Baruch, observing his 81st
birthday yesterday, said that the
best advice for Americans in the
present emergency is that they
“don't bellyache,”
Baruch, long an adviser to
presidents, assured that “we'll
come out of this all right.”
He listed the Kremlin and in
flation as this country’s two
main enemies as he appealed to
Americans to “get to work.”
Direct Home Loans
To Veterans'
Renewal of the direct home
loan program for veterans ap
peared assured when the House
this week passed the Defense
Housing Act and sent the bill
back to the Senate.
The measure, as it passed the
Senate many weeks ago, includ
ed a provision to continue the
program, which expired on June
30 of this year, until June 30,
1953, and this provision was in
cluded n the version as it pass
ed the House on August 15. The
bill now goes back to the Senate
for consideration of the House
version.
The same bill providing con
tinuation of the direct home loan
program for veterans includes
special provisions for Alaska
housing, the terms of which are
agreed to by the House and Sen
ate.
The legislation, which provid
es authority to the Housing and
Home Finance Agency to furn
ish required defense housing
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under contract, increases for the
territories the limit on the aver
age cost of two-, three-, and four
bedroom family dwelling units
in any project. The limit in the
States would be $9,000, $10,000
and $11,000, respectively, which
would be increased by one-half
in the territories.
In addition, the Federal Hous
ing Adminstration would be al
lowed to increase so far as Alas
ka is concerned the maximum
dollar amount otherwise appli
cable to mortgages eligible for
insurance under the National
Housing Act from one-third to
one-half.
ASKS ADDITIONAL. AID
FOR FLOOD AREAS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi
dent Truman is preparing a spec
ial message to Congress asking
additional relief and rehabilita
tion funds for flood stricken
areas of the mid-west.
Congress already has voted
the President a $325,000,000 fund
to cope with the immediate
emergency caused by the floods
in Missouri, Kansas, and other
midwestern states. Much of this
money already has been allocat
ed.
CONTROL OF FISHERIES
SHOULD NOT BE INVESTED
TERRITORY. SAYS REPORT
“It is not believed that the Terri
tory of Alaska should be invested
with the responsibility of regulat
ing administering the fisheries in
advance of its admission to state
hood,’’ the House Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries was
informed last week.
The statement was included in
the Department of the Interior’s
report on Delegate Bartlett’s bill
providing for the transfer to the
Territory of the control over the
salmon and other fisheries of Alas
ka, except the fur-seal and sea
otter fisheries.
“This ueparrment,,” the report,
signed by Acting Assistant Secre
tary of the Interior Mastin G. White
declared, “has strongly urged the
enactment of legislation providing
for the statehood of Alaska and it.
has been my view that respo
bilily for management of the f
ery resources ultimately would
assumed by the State of Ala;
subject to whatever limitations
national and international impl
tions of the Pacific fisheries mi
impose. As there is every liklih
that the Congress will take fa\
able action on the statehood
and in so doing will undoubtc
provide for the transfer of adn
istration of the fishery resource:
the new state, in my opinioi
would be both unnecessary and
wise to provide for a transfer
this time.”
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saver. It enables one to f(
opinions without bothering
get the facts.
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A
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C^n Seattle's busy waterfront Is a laboratory
for testing canned foods and an experimental
kitchen important to every Alaskan. In this
laboratory scientists employed by the salmon
industry-supported Northwest Branch of
the National Canners Association continuously
\nake experimental packs of salmon, crab,
clams, and other seafoods, which are so
important in Alaskan operations.
Unlike the salmon regularly canned in
Alaska, these packs are not intended for
world-wide consumers of Alaskan salmon but
are experimental in nature in order to find
ways of producing better, more tasty and
more nutritious seafood products.
As a result the cans of Alaska salmon and
other seafoods which are shipped to our
armed forces and to the civilian markets of the
world are constantly being improved and are
certainly holding their own in the tough
competition with other fish and meat products.
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