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Again, as it has for the past, two bi-ennial sessions o
the territorial legislature, the MIRROR brings you the exclu
sive Associated Press reports of the house and senate acti
vities.
The stories, written by Jim Hutcheson of the Seattle
Associated Press staff, will appear weekly, as they did in 194J
and 1951.
The only wire service to staff the territorial legislature
is the AP, which ssnds Hutcheson to Juneau every otheryear
at the specific request of the many AP papers in Alaska. Ai
other times during the y;ir, Hutcheson handles Alaska news
at the Seattle end of t ie wire, both coming to and fronr
Alaska, and is well ac ;u tinted with the territory, and tbt
background Winch produces the legislators and uieir iegisiat
ing.
We urge all our readers to pay special attention to the
weekly ‘ flies” from Juneau. Especially at this time, with £
different party in power and with the plea for statehood agair
ringing in Washington, what happens in our own capital wil
be of special interest. And you can be sure it is being wel
covered for yor.
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the schedule will call for fou
houses a day, ” he said. Th
first houses, which are pre
fabric ated will be loaded b;
March 1st in Seattle.
A backlog- of material for 8
houses will be kept on hand a
all times, so that work couh
L continue in the event of a d<
r lay of shipping, Gosling said
2 He also said that the Alask;
Public Works in Juneau hac
r toid him that work on the wate;
I and sewer project would con
- tinue shortly to keep pace wit!
t the housing project for whicl
j new lines will be needed.
WILL GET YOU THERE!
When cold winter weather has you dreaming of
warm southern beaches and green golf courses,
it’s easy to convince yourself you ought to save
regularly so you’ll have the money to get you
there. Do It now—for next year and years to
come. Open an insured account here with any
amount—add to it regularly.
Rank of Kodiak
Closed every Thursday
B*ukiny service at N, O. J3-, Fridays, Old Adin’ciKtraMoa Building, fi:00 tt:30 t. M
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Gmening Has Job
Until April
Washington (.4’) Secretap
>f the Interior Douglas McKay
sa d this week that G 'vernoi
Ernest Gruening will continue
in otTice until his term expire:
April 1.
McKay to'd a reporter th<
Alaska Legislature v/ill con
vene on Jan. 26. and that ir
view of this, it has been de
cided that Gruening will con
tinue to serve “until we car
select a man. and have hirr
take over in orderlv fashion.’1
Washington (JP)—Delegate
E.L. Bartlett said Thursday
i that the disagreement among
.'Alaska Republicans over e
successor to Governor Ernesl
Gruening may result in the
appointment of a non-Alaskan
Another possibility, he said, if
f the appointm ent of an Alas
! kan, “whose h at has not been
i in the ring, and this is with
out reference to the GOP in
theterritory.”
Bartlett ruled out B. Frank
Heintzleman, Elmer Rasmu
son and Walter Hiekel for
i serious consideration because
i of party disagreement.
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;j COMIN’&GQIN'
Charles “Chuck” Turner,
superintendent at Port Bailey
cannery, flew to Kodiak from
Seattle Sunday. He injected
1 the cannery and was back in
town Tuesday.
l Turner left for the states
i via PNA. He will return to
'.Kodiak early this spring.
i Clarence Williams was an
i incoming PNA passenger from
i Anchorage late this week.
; Mrs. Leonard Hopkins was
in town this week from
j Anchorage. She called on loca
; businesses. Her husband is £
sporting goods salesman ii
J Anchorage.
j Franklin E. “Doc” Harris,
I former employee of Erskine
j and Company, arrived in towr
i to work in the clothing de
partment at O. Kraft and Son
Harris was accompanied tc
Kodiak by his wife and child.
I He last worked in Kodiak ir
1946.
Chris Dahl of Petersburg
i was in Kodiak for several
weeks. He is in the cold stor
age business at Petersburg.
He looked at several sites
for a cold storage plant and
jmet with the city council to
! discuss building a plant here.
Dahl has been in the cold
storage business for several
years. He indicated he would
return to Kodiak within six
weeks.
j Milton Pagano, son of Mrs.
August Heitman, has returned
i home after serving for two
years in the army at Fair
banks.
Iver Malutin and Charles
•Terling were PNA passengers
for Anchorage on Sunday.
They were here visiting
friends and relatives,
Vavy Seeks
lighting Bids
Bids for the installation of
'ghts for 17,000 feet of run
vay, 12,000 feet of taxi-ways
ind six miles of street lights
or roads at Kodiak Naval
Station were announced re
cently.
The bids will be accepted <
until three pm March 12, ac
cording to Capt. J. G. Tily,
district public works officer.
Additional information may
be obtained on or after Feb. 6 '
I by waiting to the District Pub- ■
1 life Works Officer, 17th ND i
■ box 38, Navy No. 127 c-o Post i
master, Seattle, Washington. :
A deposit of a $30 check,
payable to the Treasurer off!
I the United States, is required j <
as security for safe return of ,<
each set of bidding data.
Shipping News
The Pacificus, Coastwise
Line freighter, was scheduled
i to leave Seattle yesterday for
Kodiak and other Alaskan
i ports. It is due to arrive here
around February 8.
The Kodiak Salvor, salvage
i vessel, is in dry dock at Ko
idiak Naval Station this week.
iShe is skippered by Gene
I Harding, former Kodiak resi
! dent.
Mrs. Harding is also aboard
the Salvor. The Hardings left
Kodiak two years ago and
went to the states.
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany freighter Lucidor is ‘
• scheduled to sail from Seattle
for Kodiak and other Alaskan (
ports on January 30, I. L, j
Chenier, ASC agent for Ko -
diak, announced yesterday. ,
Club News
The Kodiak Grandmothers :
Ciub will meet Wednesday, 1
February 4 at Mrs. Clarence
Williams’ home at Kodiak
Naval Station. 1
j The grandmothers are now 1
| working on a quilt.
j The Kodiak Stamp Club
plans a reorganization. A
meeting of all philatelists will ’
be held at the USO Saturday,
January 31, at 8 pm, Lee F.
Bettinger said this week. '
Paul Dupler, who attended 1
the All Alaska Chamber of
Commerce meeting in Juneau, 1
was named to the nomination
committee.
1
Fairkanks—The driver of
the car in which Sue Marie s
Bedwell, known locally as Sue i
Scranton, was killed, was i
arraigned in court on a
charge of manslaughter. Bail
was set at $2,500. [
) The driver, William J. ’
Dunn, wrecked his cab Christ- ^
mas morning 11 miles south of ■1
of Fairbanks. Miss Scranton'
was killed in the accident. !1
j Barbara Healey, daughter i
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Healey, ;
and Danny Sears, son of Mr. j
and Mrs. Leo Sears, enter
tained at a joint birthday !
party Thursday at the Sears ;
home.
Tax Exemption
is Proposed
Juneau (A3)—Directors of
;he All-Alaska Chamber of
Commerce have proposed a
blanket 25 percent exemption
'or Alaska individuals and
businesses on all income
jarned in the territory.
Another resolution opposed
;he McCarran Act insofar as
t requires screening of Alas
<ans traveling to the states.
Jthers urged Congress to in
vestigate maritime disputes
ind to enact legislation assur
ng uninterrupted shipping to
ind from Alaska.
Paul Dupler. attorney, is
ittending the All Alaska C of
3 meeting as a representative
>f Kodiak.
Kodiakian Escapes
Anchorage—John Ray Hol
and, 34, Kodiak resident,
iscaped from the Anchoraere
ail Monday. His freedom was
hort.
Police arrested him a short
ime later in a bar. He was
erving a 43-dav sentence on
harges of vagrancy and
Irunkenness.
7ined $50
Helen Davis of Kodiak
'■laval Station was fined $50
md had her drivers’ license
uspencied for 30 days when
he was found guilty of driv
ncr while intoxicated.
The case was heard Thurs
lay in Robert Hedloff’s court.
The All-Alaskan boxing
ihampionship matches will be
leld this weekend at Kodiak
'Javal Station. The final fights
vill be held Sunday night at
he gymnasium.
Three champions from last
rear’s matches will be on hand
o defend their titles.
Marya Springhill entertain
;d several friends Thursday
n honor of her birthday. She
s the daughter of Mr. and
Wrs. John Springhill.
Robert Resoff was an incom
ng PNA passenger Monday.
Washington—Sen. Wayne
Worse, the Oregon maverick,
jpset plans of the Eisenhower
idministration and Senate
Republicans to put the new
resident’s cabinet in office
Fuesday.
Morse, a one time Republic
tn who left the party to sup
iort Stevenson, objected to
enate leaders plans for an
mmediate vote on eight of the
lew admini stration’s cabinet.
The City of Kodiak may re
eive title to 400 acres of land
n the Miller’s Point area,
dayor Lee C. Bettinger wired
he council last week.
The city council must pass a
'^solution and forward it to
he Department of Interior to
icquire the land the wire said,
mmediate possession will be
granted. Bettinger said.
I he city has long sought the
and for use as a cemetery site
md for a camp and play
ground.