Interesting Alaskan Subjects Are
Covered in Bartlett's Newsletter
Several interesting Alaskan sub- i
jects covered in the December j
Washington News - Letter from
Delegate E. L. (Bob) Bartlett and
written by his secretary, Mary
Lee Council, are as follows:
ELECTIVE GOVERNOR BILL '
Senator Butler of Nebraska,
who opposes Alaska statehood,
has signified his intention of in
troducing a bill in the 82nd Con
gress which would permit Alas
kans to elect their own governor.
He invited Delegate Bartlett to
introduce a companion bill in the
House of Representatives. Dele
gate Bartlett declined to accept
this substitute for statehood.
INCOME TAX
ON DIFFERENTIAL !
The Tax Court of the United
States has upheld a decision of
the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue that the 25 percent dif
ferential paid administratively in
1945 and 1946 was not exempt
from the payment of income tax.
The decision was made in the
case of M. E. S. Brunelle, clerk of
the court at Anchorage, in a test
case for payment of tax on his
differential for the years 1945
and 1946.
BETHEL HOSPITAL
Temporary hospital facilities
will be immediately available at
Bethel to assist the emergency
■caused by the destruction of the
$300,000 Alaska Native Service
hospital on November 20. Dele
gate Bartlett is working closely
with Interior Department offi
cials, including Hugh J. Wade,
Area Director of the Alaska Na
tive Service, on plans for con
struction of permanent facilities
to replace those destroyed by
fire.
POST OFFICES
Delegate Bartlett took action
this week on six post offices in
jMaska and recommended the fol
lowing persons as postmasters:
Pauline George at Noorvik,
Shugluk at Meade River,
* 'eopening of the office at Bel
y and the appointment of
Banks A. Fowler as postmaster,
Mrs. Bessie Lou Spees at Portage
Junction, Charles Tucktook, at
Golovin and Clarence T. Larsen
at Seward. Mr. Larsen’s appoint
ment is to be presidential with
confirmation by the Senate.
Insist on getting
Pro-oas
~*?6e 'JHafiC 'petti*
because it is the best cooking
fuel on the market. Depe<fJ
able, more efficient for Hot
Water Storage Tanks, Ranges
and Refrigerators. PRO-GAS
is clean and odorless. For
farm homes, beach cottages,
boats, PRO-GAS brings you
faster appliance fuel. Insist
on PRO-GAS—your dealer in
your area has it and can |
make speedy delivery.
Liquefied
gas
CORPORATION
»Ask Your
PRO-GAS Dealer
VISITORS
Lee C. Bettinger was in Wash
ington in connection with his
duties as mayor of Kodiak.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix J. Toner
and daughter, Kathleen, called on
Delegate Bartlett while on a short
trip to Washington from Philadel
phia where they were visiting Mr.
Toner’s family. The Toners plan
to return to Juneau by Christmas.
Hugh J. Wade of Juneau, area
director of the Alaska Native
Service, was in Washington as a
delegate to the Midcentury White
House Conference on Children
and Youth. The other Alaska
delegates to the conference were
Mrs. Robert B. Atwood of An
chorage; Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Han
sen of Fairbanks; Dr. James C.
Ryan of Juneau, Alaska’s com
missioner of education; Henry
Benson of Juneau, territorial com
missioner of labor; and the Rev.
R. Rolland Armstrong of Anchor
age.
Orrin A. Scovill and Tex B.
Zeigler, traders of Igloo, called on
Delegate Bartlett while in the
east on a vacation trip.
A. A. Owen, Jr., of Anchorage,
Leonard Evans of Juneau, R. E.
McFarland of Anchorage, and
Henry Benson of Juneau in Wash
ington attending the 17th Nation
al Conference on Labor Legisla
tion called by Secretary of Labor
Tobin. Mr. Owen is vice-presi
4 ALEUT SCHOOL GIRLS
i FIND HOSPITALITY AT
ADAK NAVAL STATION
Four young Aleut girls from
Atka were the guests of Captain
G. H. Hamilton, USN, Command
ing Officer of the U. S. Naval Sta
tion, Adak recently. The girls,
Annie Golley, and three Snigaroff
sisters, Annie, Affia and Oleana,
were returning to school at Mt.
Edgecumbe near Sitka, Alaska.
They had been at home visiting
their parents who were ill, and
hoped to return for the opening
of school. But, unfortunately, no
ship put in at Atka.
Ted Bank, Aleutian expert and
scientist from the University of
Michigan, conducted the com
manding officer of the Naval Sta
tion, Adak, and Hal Whiting of
Drake Puget Sound Contractors,
Adak. The Reeves Aleutian Air
lines agreed to transport the girls
to school at a reduced rate. The
contributions made by the civil
ian workmen df the Drake Puget
Sound Co., after a lecture given
by Mr. Bank, provided enough
for plane fare. The Navy Officers’
Wives Club contributed a sub
! stantial fund to cover other ex
dent of the Alaska Territorial
Fedration of Labor, Mr. Evans is
representative in Alaska of the
Department of Labor, Mr. McFar
land is president of the Building
Trades Section of the Alaska
Territorial Federation of Labor
and Mr. Benson is Alaska’s Labor
Commissioner.
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MERRILL MERCANTILE COMPANY
Valdez, Alaska
Aluminum Roofing Building Supplies
Celotex Glass
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Maytag and Westinghouse Appliances
Sporting Goods Toys Home Furnishings
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WHOLESALE GilSOtt/S WT"t
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Meats — Groceries — Clothing — Hardware
Beer Wines
Building Materials
WEEKLY REFRIGERATED DELIVERY SERVICE
Central Alaska
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penses of the girls.
At the plane to meet the girls
was Mi*s. J. A. Sloan, president
of the Navy Officers’ Wives Club.
With her were Chaplain and Mrs.
R. C. Fenning to make the pres
entation of the donation to the
girls. Mrs. R. A. Davidson ac
companied the girls as Chaplain
Brain D. Mahedy showed them
the enlisted men’s recreation cen
ter on Adak. The girls were feted
at the BOQ dining hall and ac
companied the Davidsons to the
Bering theater for the evening
show. After the theater the Navy
Officers’ Wives entertained the
girls informally. The girls left
Adak for Mt. Edgecumbe where
they will continue their education ;
at the vocational school.
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Sixth Transa-House
Arrives in Palmer
A Transa-House arriving here
last week is the sixth of the pre
fabricated dwellings to be shipped
here for installation in the Alaska
Rural Rehabilitation Administra
tion subdivision. The houses are
being installed here for members
of the staff and their families i>l
the Eklutna project. The house
which arrived here last Thurs
day via Alaska railroad flatcar re
placed one in the original ship
ment which was damaged en
route and had to be returned to
the factory. All six of the houses
broke loose from their moorings
during shipment to Seward by
boat. Only one was damaged.
Valley Frontiersman Classifieds bet Results
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VALDEZ BAKERY & CAFE
Jack Suttich, Prop.
Now Baking a Variety of Breads
Sweet Doughs Pastry
CAKES DECORATED TO ORDER FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
FOUNTAIN SERVICE
CANTEEN BAR & MAYME’S LIQUOR STORE
"The House of Hospitality"
Valdez, Alaska
Gateway to the Interior
Mayme Snyder and A. Jarvi, proprietors
CHITINA LIMOUSINE SERVICE
LEAVES PALMER FOR VALDEZ
10:45 a.m. each Monday (Leaves Anchorage at 9:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.m. Tuesday
LEAVES PALMER FOR CHITINA
10:45 a.m. each Thursday (Leaves Anchorage al 9:15 a.m.)
RETURNS TO PALMER AND ANCHORAGE
8:30 a.xn. Friday
Leaves Anchorage from 4th Ave. Travel Bureau
(Fourth Avenue Theatre Bldg.)
Leaves Palmer from in front of Post Office
Leaves Valdez from Valdez Hotel
All Through One-Day Service — No Stop-Overs
Pinzoii Bar
and
RECREATION PARLOR
Valdez
Serving the Best of Drinks
and Food
C. J. "Truck" Egan, proprietor