WASHINGTON NEWS-LETTER
By MARY LEE COUNCIL
Secretary to E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, Alaska’s Delegate to Congress
Explosives
Lifting of restrictions in hand
ling explosives in Alaska and Ha
waii will be made possible by a
resolution adopted by the House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee.
For several months rigid Coast
Guard regulations have been in
effect, following a recommenda
tion by the legislative committee.
The resolution, adopted only
this week, and following exten
sive hearings before the commit
tee, recognizes the special situa
tions in the two territories.
Provided safety requirements
are met, and provided consent of
local authorities is obtained, ex
plosives can be handled in the
same manner as before the strin
gent regulations went into effect.
The resolution sets forth that
the waiver which it grants will
be effective until February 15.
1952.
Electrification Loans
Loans totalling $1,390,000 were
granted this week to two Alaska
cooperatives, according to inform
ation given Delegate Bartlett by
the Rural Electrification Admin
istration.
The Matanuska Electric Asso
ciation at Palmer will receive
$1-040,000 as a loan to finance
construction of 88 miles of dis
tribution line to serve 332 rural
consumers and the Buffalo Mine.
The funds will also be used to
make system improvements, in
cluding 24 miles of new tielines
and for additional headquaraer
facilities.
The second loan will go to ^he
Kodiak Electric Association at
Kodiak for increased service to
rural consumers. These funds
will be added to funds previously
made available to build 11 miles
of distribution lines to serve 315
additional persons and for a new
650 kilowatt diesel generating
unit and additional system im
provements.
Reservations
Senator Butler introduced leg
islation this week similar to that
sponsored by him in earlier Con
gresses seeking to repeal existing
law which allows the Secretary of
the Interior to create native res
ervations in Alaska.
In addition, the Nebraska Sen
ator’s bill would abolish the pres
ent reservations at Akutan, Kar
luk, Wales, Unalakleet, Venetie
and any others in existence.
The Secretary of the Interior
would be authorized to issue par
ents for lands actually possessed,
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Corps of Engineers
New Prospectus of
Construction Due Soon
Anchorage—A summary of pro
projects for the 1952-1953 season
posed Corps of Engineers Alaskan
is shown in the new PROSPEC
TUS OF CONSTRUCTION soon
to be released, according to Col.
L. E. Seeman, Alaska District En
gineer.
Seventy-nine unclassified con
struction projects divided be
tween the Alaskan Air Command
and the U. S. Army are listed in
the forthcoming brochure. Many
details of individual jobs are out
lined for the purpose of enlight
ening prospective bidders. The
month and year wherein the pro
posed bid openings fall are also
shown in each case. The actual
bid opening dates will be firmed
I in due process and are to be re
leased through routine channels.
The 1952-53 projects are group
ed according to geographic loca
tion. and the architect-engineers
are shown in most cases. In the
Fairbanks area there are 47 pro
j posed jobs with 25 slated for Eiel
son Air Force Base and 22 for
Ladd Air Force Base. In the An
hcorage area 12 projects are
slated for Elmendorf Air Force
Base and eight for Fort Richard
son. The breakdown for other
areas is three for Naknek. and
one each for Big Delta, Whittier,
Haines, and Marks Air Force
Base. There are four other pro
jects proposed for Alaska gen
erally.
used or occupied for townsites,
villages, smoke houses, gardens,
burial grounds, or missionary
stations to native tribes and vil
lages or individuals. Patents tc
lands within the national forests
of Alaska would be issued only
after the Interior Secretary ob
tained the concurrence of the
Secretary of Agriculture.
FLOWERS say....
"Get Well Soon"—
"Congratulations"—
and Convey Your Best Wishes
in Many Ways.
POTTED PLANTS
CORSAGES BOUQUETS
Mat. Valley Gardens
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Over 25 Years Experience
MANUFACTURING JEWELER
NICK GOOSCHIN
Anchorage, Alaska
.FIVE LOCAL STUDENTS
AT U. OF ALASKA IN
ROTC TRAINING
Five University of Alaska stu
dents from the Palmer area are
enrolled in the ROTC program at
the university, according to
an announcement of the Depart
ment of Military Science and
Tactics.
James Carson, Raymond L. De
Priest, Stanley Hoffman, Myles
J. Hyland and Stanley Johnson
are the Palmer area cadets listed.
A total of 83 cadets is enrolled
in the training program this year,
constituting one-third of the Uni
versity student body.
RETURNS HOME
FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. William Bouwens returned
to her home last week, following
a week’s stay at the Valley Hos
pital. Due to her untimely ill
ness, Mrs. Bouwens was not able
to be present at the dinner given
in her home for the visiting
church dignitaries who visited in
Palmer, October 4. However, Fa
ther James P. Snead of St. Mich
ael’s Catholic Church presented
Mrs. Bouwens with the signed
guest book used at the dinner.
Among those visiting her home
were: Most Rev. Francis D. Glee
son, Vicar Apostolic of Alaska;
Most Rev. Joseph P. Dougherty,
Bishop of Yakima: Right Rev.
Raphael Heider, Olympia; and
the following Reverends, Gerald
T. Moore, Belevue, Wash.; Bei
nard Crewer, Bellingham, Wash.;
John Duffy, Bainbridge Island,
Wash.; Cornelius Harrington, of
Whidbev Island, Wash.; Francis
J. Kane, Seattle University, Se
attle; James Brennon, St. Ed
ward’s Seminary, Seattle; James
Conwell, Juneau; William Bu
chanan, Tok Junction; Norman
Donohue, Bethel; F. M. Menayer,
Andreafski. Alaska, and James P.
Snead, Palmer. Harry Hill of An
chorage also was present.
HILL TOP CAFE
Under New Management
Home Cooked Meals
We Are Also Specializing in
Hungarian Cooking
SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS
Wasilla, Alaska
AT
SOVIET RUSSIAN
AGRICULTURE
Farmers who want to compare
their agricultural practices with i
those in Russia may now read up
on the subject. The Office of For
| eign Agricultural Relations. U. S.
D. A., has recently issued Agri
cultural Monograph 5 “A Survey
of Soviet Russian Agriculture”.
Richard Blue at the local Ex
tension Service office has a copy,
and individual copies may be or
dered from the Superintendent of
Documents, Washington 25. D. C.,
for 45 cents each.
ISABELLA PASS CLOSED
Winter’s early arrival resulted
in the closure of that section of
the Richardson Highway between
Big Timber and Big Delta early
this week.
Drifted snow at Isabella Pass
forced the early closing. Fair
banks traffic will have to go by
way of Tok Cut-off for the re
maining fall and winter months.
Every bond you buy today is
an insurance policy for the fu
ture.
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