fl 76,434,400 Alloted
For Alaskan Military
Construction Program
Revealing the necessity for 10
and 25-year construction pro
grams to provide for proposed
Air Force plans in Alaska, the
House Committee on Appropri
ations last week approved the
second supplemental appropria
tion bill for the 1952 fiscal year
containing $176,434,400 for Navy.
Army and Air Force public works
in Alaska.
The appropriation bill followed
closely on the bill signed into law
a few days ago by the President
containing authorization for the j
expenditure of $337,717,430 in the
Territory on naval and military
projects.
The over-all total of the money
bill for the whole country, inside
and outside the continental Unit- j
ed States, as approved by the
gnmmittee was $4,198,523,208 with
$357.070 950 cut from the original j
requests. The basic legislation
giving authoiitv fur the projects
was not intended for the 1952
fiscal year alone, and it is under
stood that lurther appropriation
requests will be presented to Con
gress next year to carry out the
close to $6 billion program au
thorized.
The committee allowed $50,
630,100 for Army projects in Al
aska out of the $104,455,130 au
thorized. The Navy authorization
of $19424,300 for the Territory
was recommended in full, plus
$2,495,000 authorized in the 80th
Congress, bringing the total al
lowances for the Navy in Alaska
to $21,919,300. Approximately half
the authorization of $213,838,000
for the Air Force in Alaska was
allowed with the approval of an
appropriation of $103,879,000.
Alaska General Projects
Under the general heading of
Alaska General, $20 million
would go for construction of a
pipeline from Haines to Ladd Air
Force Base and terminal at
'Kaines consisting of a dock “capa
ble of serving the largest tankers
used by the Military Sea Trans
port Service”, and a terminal
storage tank farm. “The pipeline,”
the report stated, “will serve all
Army and Air Force installations
adjacent to it such as Northway,
Big Delta, and Eielson Air Force
Base.” The $20 million appropri
ation represents half of the $40
million estimated cost of this pro
ject. The remainder of the funds
under Alaska General, making a
totrj for this Army program of
$31,223,800, will be expended “to
provide immediate housing and
support of the balance of Army
troops to be stationed in Alaska
under the minimum authorized
Army troop strength” in the
amount of $9,790,400, with $1,433,-!
400 in addition going to replace
funds borrowed from the 1951
fiscal year appropriations to pro
tect the Army’s tank farm .it
Skagway for flood control pur
poses.
Army Projects
The remaining Army projects
out of the $50,636,100 allowed by
ilfee committee would be spent for
'troop housing and related utili
ties at Big Delta in the sum of
$13,851,000; Ladd Air Force Base,
$4,577,300; Fort Richardson, $900,
000; plus $84,000 to replace funds
spent last year for flood control
at Skagway.
Naval Projects
Of the $21,919,300 carried in the
appropriation bill for Navy pro
jects in Alaska. $2,810,000 would
be spent at the Naval Station at
Adak; $7,677,800 at the Naval Op
erating Base. Kodiak; $1,936,500
I at the Naval Air Station. Kodiak;
$7 million at the Naval Commu
nications Station. Kodiak; and an
additional $2,495,000 expended at
the Adak Naval Station author
ized in the 80th Congress.
Air Force Projects
The Air Force total of $103,
879 000 for Alaska would be di
vided among the following with
the proposed new construction
program "necessary to provide
for the proposed mission” of the
bases shown in parenthesis: Cape
Air Force Base on Umnak Island,
$2,450,000 (10 years); Eielson Air
Force Base. $29-496,000 (25 years);
Elmendorf Air Force Base .$47,
081,000 (25 years); Ladd Air Force ;
Base, $39,202,000 (25 years); Nak-'
nek Auxiliary Field, $750,000 (10
| years); Shemya Air Force Base.,
| $2,450,000 (10 years); and Thorn-1
1 brough Air Force Base at Cold
Bay, $2,450,000 (10 years).
Present Military Investments
Plant value and other installs -1
; tion costs for naval and military
; bases in Alask* were placed at
i $476,166,357 as present federal in
vestments: Fort Richardson, $93
million; Naval Station, Adak,
$12,277,617 and $918,916; Naval
Operating Base, Kodiak, $45,802,
134; Naval Air Station, Kodiak,
$55,816,885; Naval Communica
New Legion Auxiliary
President Announces
Program, Committees
New Legion Auxiliary Presi- j
dent Florence Dunlap presented
her program for the year at the
Auxiliary meeting held on lastj
Thursday night in Carpenters’
Hall.
Plans for this fall include a
Thanksgiving box social for the
second meeting in November and
a big Christmas party for children
of Auxiliary members.
Committees announced by Mrs.
Dunlap for the coming year are:
Child welfare and education oi
orphans of veterans Marjorie My
ren; Junior Activities, Dorothy
Trudell; Legislation, Constitution
and By-laws, Izola Sims; Mem
bership, Irene Vananoja; Music,
Florence Dunlap; Publicity and
Radio, Ann Demming; Communi
ty Service, Civilian Defense and
Foreign Relations, Minnie Clark;
Americanism, Florence Dunlap;
National Security and Pan Amer
ican Study, Patty Weisenberger;
tions Station, Kodiak, $1,380,237;
Cape Air Force Base, $18,103,665;
Eielson, $29,253,841; Elmendorf,
$35,387,340; Ladd, $78,473,493;
Naknek, $2,261,121; Shemya, $85,
027,573; and Thornbrough, $13.
513,535.
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THIRD GRADERS SPEND
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Tjj spend their $15 first prize
money from the P-TA member
ship drive contest, a four-member
committee chosen by the third
grade made a trip to Anchorage,
Saturday, with their teacher, Miss
Barbara Rumball.
I The committee included Alice
Buzby, Helen Schaefer. David
Rush and George Kindler. They
chose a number of records and
books for their room library.
Poppy and Rehabilitation, Ann
Demming.
TO WINTER OUTSIDE
I C. C. Bnx left by plane this
j week for San Francisco. Califor
; ma, where he plans to spend the
i winter visiting with his sister.
Mr. Brix said he will be back in
the early sprfng.
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