WASHINGTON NEWS-LETTER
By MARY LEE COUNCIL
Secretary to E. L. (Bobl Bartlett, Alaska’s Delegate to Congress
Closing of Veterans Offices
Contrary to recent press relea
ses in Alaska papers, there are
at this time no plans to close the
Veterans Administration offices
at Fairbanks and Ketchikan.
On January 30 the Veterans
Administration announced that
because of budgetary limitations
321 offices where only one contact
representative is assigned would
be closed as of April 1. Only Alas
ka and four states were exempted
from this order with two offices
in Hawaii and seven in Puerto
Rico ordered closed. Delegate
Bartlett has been assured that
present plans do not call for in
clusion of Alaska in the order and
he has urged Administrator Gray
of the Veterans Administration
that the decision not to close any
offices in the Territory not be al
tered.
Interior Appropriations
The Interior Department Sub
committee of the House Appro
priations Committee is scheduled
soon to complete hearings on the
1952 fiscal year Interior Depart
ment requests which include $60,
683,041 for Alaska activities of
the Deparment.
Included in that figure are: $10
million for the Alaska public
works program; $21,700,000 for
road construction and $3,300,000
for road maintenance; $2,500,000
for The Alaska Railroad rehabil
itation program; $1,896,037 for the
Fish and Wildlife Service; $10,
194,141 for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs; $2,752,000 for the Geo
logical Survey; $763,763 for the
Bureau of Land Management;
$5,966,400 for the Bureau of Re
clamation, including $5,761,400
for the partial construction of
the Eklutna hydro-electric pro
ject; $512,000 for the Bureau of
Mines; $401,384 for the National
Park Service; $96,140 for the
Governor’s office; and $502,141
for Alaska’s insane.
ALASKA PUBLIC WORKS
Unconfirmed reports indicate
that the Bureau of the Budget
will soon release $2 million for
the Alaska public works program
which were frozen last year
shortly after being appropriated
by Congress.
Congress allowed $9 million
for the Alaska program for the
1951 fiscal year, $5 million in cash
and $4 million to liquidate auth
ority allowed in the 1950 fiscal
year. The $5 million cash figure
first suffered a $1 million cut by
the Bureau of the Budget and an
additional $2 million were fro
zen, this latter figure now anti
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THE COST
GOES UP
ON YOUNGSTERS
TOO....
Next year a bike, then
summer camp and in a
mighty short time they
are ready for college.
These days, many far
sighted parents antici
pate their children's
needs by saving hard
when they're young.
A lot of parents use our
bank. Won't you?
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Newby Brothers
Aboard USS St. Paul
Two Palmer brothers are serv
ing aboard the heavy cruiser USS
St Paul in the Far East, accord
ing to a Navy release received
here this week from the Ninth
Naval District.
They are Seamen Conrad A.
and John C. Newby, sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Myron M. Newby, who
are well known farmers in the
Valley.
The St. Paul spent the first few
weeks of the Korean crisis main
taining a neutrality patrol off
Formosa and has since been en
gaged in giving fire support to
United Nations ground forces.
cipated to be released. In Jan
uary the Interior Department al
loted the remaining $2 million
for projects in Seldova, Juneau,
Ketchikan, Petersburg and Hoo
nah.
The Interior department re
quests for the 1952 fiscal year
contain $10 million for the Alaska
public works program.
Don’t forget the school board
election April 3.
Comm unity Chorus
To Continue Activities
The Community Chorus, con
sisting of twelve men and twelve
women have voted to continue
it’s activities throughout the year,
instead of disbanding after the
Kiwanis Ministrel Show in April,
it was announced by Juan Miller
this week.
Although complete organiza
tion has not been accomplished,
it was agreed that Bill Rempel
would continue as chief director,
and that a mixed repertoir of
favorite old and new music would
be sung. It is also planned to in
elude some light operas.
Juan Miller was appointed as
purchasing agent and chief libra
rian in general charge of printed
music.
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CORSAGES
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When They Are in Anchorage
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