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Class matter under act of Congress of March 3. 187H
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Upea Up the Land
Land development in Alaska has
been so slow and bound up in red
tape,;# has stifled the growth of
many Alaskan communities. Any
one who has sought land for cat
tle raising or other purposes has
had more hurdles to jump than a
racehorse, and if not discouraged
before they start, they are never
satisfied. It is a stifling procedure.
Land development is'an impor
tant phase of the development of
Alaska. This applies to industrial
as well as agricultural progress.
e people have to own more
lend. How to get the land into the
hands of the poople, with less red
tape, is the answer.
Milton H. Lichtenw.ainer, Dem
ocratic candidate for the House of
Representatives, called for a Ter
ritorial land reform program to
assist people to get title to land
near the smaller communities of
the Third Judicial Division. Lich
tenwalner in a recent speech at
Soldotna, contrasted the situation
in the States where people have
title to about eight acres of land
per person, while in Alaska the
privately owned land amounts to
only about two and three quarter
acres per person. This tiny land
base has stifled the growth of the
towns, he said, and made them de
pendent on other resources than
land for a living.
Lichtenwalner’s program calls
for selection from Federal land
grants to Alaska by the Territor
ial Department of Lands enough
land near each of the smaller com
munities in the Third Division so
that the ratio of private and Terri
torial land wll be twenty acres per
person This, he said, would ex
pand Ihe total land base by about
Here The: '
Everywhere
:: ■' ' BEAR CAUSES COMMO
TION. A may take a live Governor
or Senator to get on a TV pro
gram, tm.t they have nothing on a
dead Kadiak Bear, who did just
that, and thereby caused a commo
tion. Shot last May by John Tait,
under the guidance of Alf Madsen,
the be;. was mounted life size by
Jonas Brothers. Tait appeared on
the TV program 'T Got a Secret,”
and. the huge bear was brought out
out on. ’ the stage. The panel of
judges ere blindfolded, and were
not ft. • aware if the bear was a
live on- or a dead one—hence the
con a in •Van.
:: : * A BOONE & CROCKETT
.BEAR rhis bear was a winner ;n
the Eh one and Crockett competi
tion Iasi year. Its head measured
HO 2/1* measured by Boone and
Crocket: standards. Another bear,
Shot by William D. Holmes, mea
sured 2,9 14/15 inches. Both were
considered record bears. Tail’s
bear, which was 14M* feet high,
170.000 acres. Under this program
the Territory would take title
from the Federal government and
would sell or lease it to any citi
zen without delay and red tape
for business or practically any
other purpose the individual had
iii mind. Under this plan, the can
didate stated, Alaska instead of
the federal government would
pocket the sale price and mr the
first time in the history of Alas
ka the local communities would
have room to expand and womd
be enough land to expand their
economies through development
and exploitation of the land.
Under his plan, Kodiak, as one
instance, would be provided with
42.000 acres. This land could be
purchased at public auction, leas
ed for periods up to 55 years, or
some other plan be worked out
without the present red tape.
Lichtenwalner stated he worked
for the land office for five years,
and saw the people in the small
towns trying to get land. He said
he tried to help them, but even
the local Land Office people “can’t
beat back that red tape.” He said:
“Many people trying to get as lit
tle as five acres five years ago are
stnl trying to get patent to that
same five acres today.”
The candidate may be a still
small voice crying in the vast
wilderness of land that is Alaska,
but the merit of his presentation
is that someone is attempting to
break through that maze of red
tape, and government delay, that
hinders the progress oi this great
territory. A little more study is
necessary to properly evaluate his
plan, but that a plan is offered is
a starting point for the solution
of this very vital problem.
was purposely mounted too small
so that it would fit the hunters
home. Apparently there is more
than one way of bringing A bear
down to size.
* * * SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
A sign ‘‘Vacancies” was posted on
the City jail this week. The jail is
sans its usual occupants, and may
be said to be an empty jug. Is this
a sign of the times—and has the
recession curbed the imbibing pro
clivities of the regulars who are
usually Incarcerated there? On the
other hand, has the town become
so law abiding as to decrease the
jails population, or is it the mild
weather that makes a man think
twice before he allows himself to
get locked up. Whatever it is, the
Police force is rattling around in
the empty building.
* * * PICK A QUEEN. WeTe
right in the midst of a Queen con
test—when the lovely little ladies
put the bight on you for\a vote.
How can mere man pick out a
favorite? Whether it is through
the efforts of the girls, or whether
it is the attraction of the fine
looking cruiser, Festival tickets
are selling fast, we’re told.
* * * THIS IS FOR US. You
have to be loaded down with debts
to enter a new contest sponsored
by the R.T. French Co., of Roches
ter, N.Y. Three winners will be
selected and they will have up to
$30,000 of debts paid and will re
ceive in addition a nest-egg to
take care of the future. We’ll
have to find out how to enter that
contest. We’re sure we qualify.
* * * BATTING FOR UNCLE
SAM. Human nature being what it
is, we tend to envy people in the
big salary brackets. But here’s a
case where things aren’t always
what they seem. For instance,
slugger Ted Williams is the high
est paid player in baseball history,
at an estimated salary of $135,000
a year. But according to L.H. Greg
ory, sport’s editor of the Portland
Oregonian, he’ll only have around
$35,000 left after paying his fed
eral and state income taxes. In
other words, he does a lot more
batting for the government than
he does for himself!
* * * SMALL COMFORT. Ac
cording to the Tax Foundation, for
every billion dollars cut from tl e
federal budget the average family
of four could keep $19 which
otherwise would go to Washington.
* * * A NEW CAMPAIGN.
Newest campaign started by the
men has as a slogan “Let's keep
the-, potatoes in the sack and our
women out of them.”
* * * UP TO DATE 300 YEARS
AGO. Entry in Samuel Pepy’s
diary for March 2, 1668: “My wife
this day put on her French gowne,
called a Sac, which becomes her
very well.”
* * * ARE YOU HAPPY IN
YOUR WORK? According to a
Gallup Poll, almost half of the
people are unhappy in their work.
This news has prompted a worth
while article by Pat Sturtevant in
the March issue of Today’s Health,
the American Medical Associa
tion’s magazine of general circula
tion.
Mr. Sturtevant has some proven
advice, if you are one of the un
happy ones. In capsule form, it
boils down to this: First, let spe
cialists help you — modern tech
niques of testing, interviewing and
counseling can work wonders. Sec
ond, get the facts—that is, assess
your own passes and minuses in
an honest and critical way. Third,
know where to go for work. Learn
where the right job for you may
be found. Fourth, find something
you like. It’s.good, when possible,
to develop a hobby into a job.
Fifth, improve your present job.
See if you can do your work bet
ter, or transfer to some other po
sition in the same company.
Policy Pointers
By Art Brooks
Last week I discussed the
Residence Glass coverages so
this week I thought I would ex
plain the benefits of Additional
Extended Coverage.
First, this can only be added
to a policy after the Extended
Coverage Endorsement has been
attached, then the Additional
Extended Coverage adds the fol
lowing coverages: Water dam
age from plumbing and heating
systems, rupture or bursting of
steam or hot water heating sys
tems, Vandalism & Malicious
mischief, Vehicles owned or
operated by the insures or by
any tenant, glass breakage, ice,
snow and freezing, fall of trees,
collaps*.
Cost of this coverage ONLY
$.40 per year per thousand w/
$50.00 deductible i.e. your dwell
ing insured at $12,000 would
cost you $1.80 per year. Mighty
cheap in cost for the additional
protection you receive.
For additional questions on
this coverage or any other in
surance problems call —
Art Brooks
Phone 3401 or 2561
Kodiak Insurance &
Building Corp.
Vote For Your
Favorite Queen
Queen Candidates
Frances Burke—sponsored by
Culver Realty
Beoma Blinn—sponsored by
B.P.O.E. 1772
Bonnie Wheeler—sponsored by Civil
Service Club and CPO Club
Linda Tucker—sponsored by
American Legion
Anna Mae Benson—sponsored by
King Crab, Inc. &
The Orpheum Theatre
Opal Green—sponsored bv the
Enlisted Men's Club
Chamber of Commerce
King Crab Festival Committee
BOSTON UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB—:Pictured above are mem
bers of the Boston University Glee Club, which will present a ser
ies of three concerts in this area, beginning Friday, April 11. The
famous group consists of fifteen male and fifteen female singers,
under the direction of Dr. James R. Houghton.
ihe glee club members on this tour hail from homes in twelve
states scattered across the nation. Most of the students come from
New England, which is to be expected, but Tennessee, Oklahoma,
Missouri, Ohio, New York and Maryland are represented.