WASHINGTON NEWSLETTER
By MM*Y LEE COUKCIL
SKrtluy to E. L. (Bob' Bnrttott. Aluki'a Dtla^alr to CongroM
STATEHOOD
S»n«t«> proponents for both
Alaska and Hawaii statehood «•
presses) belief last week that the
two statehood bills arc not ‘ dead"
for the year and that the issues
may very well be brought up in
the Senate again and soon tor
futher action
Senator Smith of New Jersey
on March 3. who was absent from
the Senate because of illness
when the Alaska statehood bill
was recommitted to committee by
one vote, filed a motion to recon
sider the 45 to 44 vote Later the
same day the Hawaii statehood
measure lost out to the tidelands
oil bill for immediate debate, but
Senate statehood friends served
notice that they will press for
consideration of the Hawaii bill
immediately after final action is
taken on the tidelands oil legis
lation.
In filing his motion within the
time limit for a call to reconsider
a recommittal vote. Senator
Smith declared: ‘Whether we de
sire to have it so or not the Ha
waiian situation is closely linked
to that of Alaska. While I have
never been in Alaska, from ad
vices I have received from those
who have been there and who
have studied the situation. I fee!,
as in the case of Hawaii, that the
citizens are entitled to statehood.
I am opposed to any continuing
situation whereby United States
citizens who desire statehood
should be deprived of that status,
if there are reasonable prospects
that they can build a State com
parable in importance and econo
mic stability with the State which
at present constitute the Union.
I realize Alaska has a long way
to go. but I am convinced it can
never make suitable progress
without statehood.
“It is my purpose to make a
motion to reconsider the vote
taken last Wednesday on the mo
tion to recommit the Alaska state
hood bill, so that it may be on
the table and before the Senate
after we have taken the vote on
the bill granting statehood to
Hawaii. I intend to vote for state
hood for Hawaii.”
PUMICITE FROM KATMAI
The House this week passed
without dissenting voice Delegate
Bartlett's bill which would per
mit the removal of pumicite from
sections of Katmai National Mon
ument.
The bill would confer upon the
Secretary of the Interior the
authority to supervise the removal
of volcanic a.-h from the Katmai
National Monument for a periml
of io years along the snores
Shelixoi Strait. ; ]
PUBLIC LAND BILL |j
The Methodist Church at Horn-1
er would be allowed to purcha.--.-j
40 acres of land near Soldotn1 >
for use as a church camp site un
der the terms of a bill introduced
in the House this week by Del
gate Bartlett.
The land would be sold at a
reasonable appraised price of not
less than Si.25 an acre and the
title would be granted in the
Board of Home Missions and
Church Extension of the Metho
dist Church.
CIVILIAN DEFENSE
Congressional action was com
pleted this week on a bill except- j
ing Alaska from certain restric
tions upon matching federal con
tributions for organizational
equipment, certain types of stock
piling and shelters under the civ'l
defense program when the House
passed the Senate-approved mea
sui e.
-Bv direct taxation,” Congress
man Durham of North Carolina
stated in endorsing the legisla
“the r . it< y ’ ntribut
ing a substantially larger amount
on a per capita basis than any
,ther state or territory for civil,
defense- with the exception oi
one state in the United States
and that is New York. However, j
additional funds must be madi j
available if an adequate system j
of civil defense is to be provided.
It is the intention of the commit
tee that the Territory continue to
contribute to its civil defense pro
gram. but that the Civil Defense
Administration be relieved of the
limitations contained in the pre.
^In^spccch on the floor of the
» Houm* supporting the bill. Dele
j cute Bartlett rfvftlfd that the
! total civilian defend program for
1 Alaska will require the expend!- j
lure of $6,100,000. "Already,” he |
'stated, "the territorial legislature
has appropriated $400,000, and an
, equal federal sum unit be furnish
ed to match it. This would leave
.i need for $5 300.000 to complete
!the contemplated program.”
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40 WASILIA STUDENTS
ON HONOR ROLL
Wasilla school has announc*-d
the honor roll list for the past
six week period. Forty students,
from the first grade through hieh
school made the honor roll.
Grade 1: Terry Roth. Donna
Travis and Rebecca Johnson.
Grade 2: Junior Theodore. Rudi
Byers. Helen Carter, Fred Barnes.
Joan Nunley, Donna Nelson. Carol
Gershmel, Janiel Browne and
Larry Teeland. Grade 3: Floyd
Morrison. Linda Bergman. Noel
Rich and Wayne Klayum.
Grade 4: Erling Nelson. George
Ward, Joe Fleckenstein, Anna
McEvers Sally Betts and Sadi?
Wilkes. Grade 5: James Roger.;,
Sally Carson. Vadnev Bledsoe,
Kathleen Klayum and Audrey
Dinkel. Grade 6: Elmer Mc
Donald. Virginia Miller, Clara
Ayers, Wally Teeland. Charmaine
Sawby and Jo Ann Rogers. Grade
7: Reta Nickles. Annetta Sawbv
and Mary Yanomis.
Grade 8: Alice Church and Col
leen Teeland. High School Jun
iors: Rose Church; senior, Bar
bara Carter.
INDEXING PALMER
PRECINCT RECORDS
Florence Eby is making the
best of the few weeks she has
left in the Valley by getting the
j records of the U. S. Commission
er’s office. Palmer precinct, in
dexed in one volume She has al
ready been working on this labor
ious- task for two weeks and hopes
to have it finished before she
hoqs Outside May 1. When her
task is finished, it won't be neces
sary to go through eleven vol
umes of records to find a given
item.
On May 1. Miss Eby goes Out
ride to begin a year’s course of
training as a hospital anesthetist.
Because of the lack of such a
trained person in the Valley.
| many local people must go to An
chorage or Outside for surgery.
If there is still a vacancy at the
local hospital when her training is
! completed, she’ll be glad to come
I back to the Valiev.
WAR CLAIMS
DEADLINE MARCH 31
The local American Legion post j
j call* lo the attention of all per
sons intc rested in this area the
Maivh 31. 1952 deadline for filing
.ill war claims under the War
! Claim* Act of 1048. as amended
Tins Act provide* for benefits i
ito claimants in several categories,
three of which are administered
by the War Claims Commission
They are:
1 $1 pe r day for each American
jex-POW of World War II who
was not given rations by the.
I enemy in the quantity and qua!-|
tty provided under the Geneva
j Convention of 1929. or to widows,
■children or parents—in that
, order—of such deceased Ameri
can ix-POWs of World War II
These benefits are in addition to j
any other to which a veteran or!
i his survivor may be entitled.
2. $60 per month to American
civilians over 18 years of age in
terned by Japanese Imperial
Government in certain areas of
the Pacific, or $25 per month to
persons less than 13. or to survi
vors of such civilian internees.
3. Reimbursement to certain)
religious organizations operating j
in the Philippines, or peisr nnel,
A such organizations, v.hich are]
affiliated with similar urganiza
tons in the United States for cer \
tain services rendered to mem-1
bers of U. S. Armed Forces or to j
American civilians in the Phil
ippines.
Under the law. no claimant, re
gardless of eligibility may file
with the War Claims Commission
later than March 31. 1952. Claims.
forms may be obtained from the
War Claims Commission. Wash- j
ington 25. D. C.
REPUBLICAN CLUB
HEARS TALK BY
DR. McKINLEY
! At the regular meeting Tuesday:
night, members of the Matanuska,
Valley Republican Club heard.
j Dr. Lee McKinley discuss pro-!
j posed Territorial legislation tnat
‘ would permit the employment oi j
i iental hygienists in simple, rou
tine dental work under a licensed
’ dentist's supervision.
Tin. next meeting of the chm.
A-ill be held Tuesday. March 25.
SUTTON CHURCH CLUB
PLANNING SUPPER
The Dorcas club of the Sutton
Community Church met at the
church on Friday. March 7 lor
their regular meeting.
Plans are under way for a sup
per. Watch for an announcement
of the date.
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Special evening run to Joneivine
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
THURSDAY. MARCH 13
Northland P i o n e r r Gianc*'
Grange Hall
TRIDAY MARCH 14
Immunization Clinic, typhoid anJ
Sr all Pox vac ILalth Center
I 30-5:00 p.m
GRAKCERETTE FOLLIES Was
ilia Community Hall, 8 p m.
MOOSE. Government Employes
party. Moo*< Hall.
SATURDAY. MARCH IS
HIGH SCHOOL DANCE. Palmer
School.
MOOSE BASKETBALL BENE
FIT DANCE. Moose Hall
ELKS. Chinese- Dinner, dance and
I Alaska’s Favorite Game.
ST. MICHAEL’S ALTAR & ROS
ARY SOCIETY. Food Sale. |
Bert’s Drug Store.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST of
LATTER DAY SAINTS. Food
Sale. Koslosky’s Department
Store
SUNDAY. MARCH 16
MATANUSKA SKI CLUB. An
chorage trip. Meeting at Marge
Myren's 11:00 a.m.
MONDAY. MARCH 17
| KIWANIS CLUB. Co-op cluo
I .room. 12:05 p.m.
BETA SIGMA PHI Put-luck ST.
Patrick’s dinner. Carp. Hall o
! p.m.
[LIBRARY BOARD. Library, 8
p.m.
I VETERANS’ TRAINING CLASS.
Co-op club room. 8 p.m.
TUESDAY. MARCH 18
IP-TA, School Cafeteria. Election
of officers.
WELL-BABY CLINIC. Health
| Center. 2-4 p m.
BOY SCOUTS. United Protestant
Church- 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 19
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Co
op club room 12:05 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL. Severn's Cab
: inet Shop. 7:80 D.m.
MATANUSKA VALLEY Chap. 4,
O.E.S. Carpenter Hall. 8:00 p.m.
THURSDAY. MARCH 20
AMERICAN LEGION and AUX
ILIARY. Carpenters’ Hall. 3
p.m.
HEALTH COUNCIL. Co-op club
room. 7 p.m.
BUTTE CLUB HOMEMAKERS
will meet Thursday, March 20,
at the home oi Eva Plumley.
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FIRST IMMUNIZATION
CUNIC TOMORROW
Th«* first of a worn* of Friday
afternoon immunisation clinics j jjj
will be held at the Health Cent* r ; j
tomorrow from I SO to 5 pm *
Typhoid immunisations will x- J
given in a aeries of three at ; a
weekly interval* for those v.ho|5
have not been previously immun- ; a
ized or if there has been a lapsi £
of three years since the last ini- ! *
mumzations Booster shots will be • }
given others J
Smallpox vaccinations will lx 3
given those who have not had *
them w'lthin the past seven years a
School children will be im-jjj
munized at the school following \ *
the signing of consent slip*: by *
parents. H
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