WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER
By MARY LEE COUNCIL
Secretary to E. L. (Bob) Bartlett. Alaska's Delegate^ to Congress
Cost-of-Living Allowances
“The committee is unanimous
in its recommendation that S.
2008 be approved by the Congress
as expeditiously as possible in or
der to alleviate the inequities
pointed out in this report,” stated
the Senate Committee on Post
Office and Civil Service in ap
proving legislation to lift the
present 25 percent ceiling on
cost-of-living, allowances paid
federal employees in Alaska.
Although the measure would
apply generally to all areas where
cost-of-living payments are made,
the report was directed entirely
to the situation in Alaska which
the bill seeks to correct by en
abling the President to authorize
the payment of the additonal
compensation at a rate in excess
of 25 percent of the basic com
pensation of positions in areas
where living costs are clearly and
substantially more than 25 per
cent above living costs in the
District of Columbia.
“Testimony presented to the
committee,” the report stated,
“revealed that the present limita
tion of 25 percent is particularly
burdensome to the military de
partments because of the effect
that it has had on the recruitment
and retention of civilian person
nel in Alaska theater.
“Alaska is one ... of the high
est cost-of-living areas for which
substantial numbers of mainland
employees must be continuously
recruited. Experience has indicat
ed that it takes two or three times
as long to fill jobs in Alaska as
it does generally for overseas
area. Many jobs have had to be
be cancelled because of the im
possibility of recruiting sufficient
personnel in time for the appro
priate work season. . . .
“The employment problem in
Alaska has been further compli
cated by the fact that a consider
able portion of work accomplish
ed on behalf of the federal gov
ernment in that area is performed
by contract rather than direct
hire. As a result, the federal
government, in effect, pays a
realistic wage to personnel em
ployed by contractors, while at
th same time it is unable under
existing law to grant a fair cost
of-living allowance to its own
employees.”
Mining Claims
Congressional action was com
pleted last week when the House
passed the bill permitting owners
or operators of gold mine or gold
placer operations to seek recovery
in the Court of Claims for losses
sustained when mines were closed
during World War II.
Explosives
In further consideration of leg
islation which would have effect
in Alaska, the House and Senate
passed a bill last week establish
ing new regulations for the ship
ment of commercial explosives.
Under the terms of this bill which
will now go to the White House,
a territory, state, or municipal
government or any appropriate
political subdivision would es
tablish what it would consider to
be a safe maximum poundage
for unloading at any particular
port. The Coast Guard would
have the authority to decrease the
amount set if it was decided the
limit was »not safe. Provision is
also contained in the legislation
requiring that such shipments
must be marked, labelled and
packaged in accordance with
regulations of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
At the present time Coast
Guard regulations restrict to 501
pounds the amount of explosives
in any one shipment.
Public Land Laws
Congressman Lloyd Bentsen
Chairman of the House Public
Lands Subcommittee, has indi
cated that he plans to hold hear
ings in Alaska this summer or
public land problems.
The hearings would be held ir
connection with authorizatioi
given by the House this week t(
the Interior and Insular Affair
Commitee to study the possibli
revision of public land laws af
fecting acreage held by the feder
al government in the Unitei
States, including Alaska. Th<
lower house authorized the ex
penditure of $35,000 by the com
, mittee for this purpose.
In debate on the resolution it
was pointed out that there are
approximately 5.000 laws govern
ing some 800 million acres of
I public lands in the country.
MENTAL HEALTH BILL
When Delegate Bartlett’s bill
seeking a revision in the proce
dure of treatment and administra
tion of Alaska’s mentally ill came
up in the House on the last call
of the calendar prior to adjourn
ment it was objected to by Con
gressman Homer Angell of Port
land. Oregon, and was not acted
upon.
The measure as first introduced
had called for construction and
operation of a hospital for the
mentally ill in Alaska, but this
provision was striken by the
House Interior and Insular Af
fairs Committee in order to pin
point at this time the need for
modernization of involuntary and
voluntary commitment proced
ures. Alaska’s mentally ill are
now hospitalized at Morningside
Sanitarium in Oregon.
The introduction of the bill and
the favorable committee report
were based on studies made in
1949 in Alaska by a group of
specialists under the chairman
ship of Dr. Winfred Overholser.
renowned Superintendent of St.
Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washing
ton, D. C.
Hearing
The Fish and Wildlife Service
has announced that it will hold
hearings in 11 places in Alaska
this year and a three-day hearing
in Seattle on commercial fishery
regulations for 1953. A hearing
will be held in Anchorage on
September 29.
Alaska Legislation
The five national banks in
Alaska from now on will not have
to keep as much money in their
vaults as previously required
through Delegate Bartlett’s bill
signed last week by the Presi
dent. From now on they will be
required to carry one-fifth their
required reserves of 15 percent
rather than two-fifths.
Four measures upon which
congressional action has been
completed will permit the is
suance of general obligation
bonds for the construction of
public works by the City of An
chorage in the amoujit of $12%
million, or $7 % million above the
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ROOT MAGGOT
CONTROL
By Dr. Richard Washburn
Expi. Station Entomologist
Root maggot adults have beer
laying eggs for several weeks ir
some areas of the Valley.
Treatment should be appliec
when eggs are first observed anc
continued at 10-day intervals a:
long as eggs are being laid.
Radishes should be treated onl\
once due to rapid maturity. Othei
crucifers, such as cabbage, tur
nips, cauliflower, turnips, etc.
may be treated at 10-day inter
vals until 15 to 20 days before
harvest in order to avoid dangei
of residues.
Effective materials, all to be
applied at 10-day intervals, are
j corrosive sublimate (known
j chemically as mercuric choloride)
; Chlordan and Aldrin. Corrosive
! sublimate has two undesirabh
characteristics. It is highly cor
rosive to metal and difficult tc
suspend in water. Chlordan anc
| Aldrin are easier to handle,
j Use the insecticides as follows
Corrosive sublimate: 1 ounce t<
I 71-2-10 gallons water—1 cup tc
‘ base of each plant.
; Aldrin: % to 1 pound active in
j gredient per acre.
Chlordan: 1 pound active in
gredient per acre, i.e., 1 pint o
72 percent per 100 gallons pei
acre equals 1 pound per acre.
Smaller areas in proportion
For example, a patch 50 feet b}
50 feet contains about 1/16 acre
and would require about 50 cc o:
about 2 ounces to the area.
present limit of $5 million; per
mit United States Commissioner:
to keep $7,500 as annual compen
sation from fees collected insteac
of the present ceiling of 85,000
allow the Victory Bible Camj
Ground, Inc., of Anchorage tc
purchase 40 acres of land in the
vicinity of Index Lake; and paj
57 Alaska Railroad employees foi
losses sustained in the fire which
destroyed the Anchorage Termin
al Mechanical Building in 1951
The loses range from 82.35 tc
$1,071.65.
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Notes
Marylou Rideout
All of us, some time or other,
have ressurected an old “tried
and true” recipe, but our results
of the reproduction of the record
ed recipe was a great disappoint- ;
ment to us. Part of the disap- 1
; pointment is due to our idealized
past gastronomic delight. How
good everything tasted when we j
. were children—like grandmoth
er’s birthday cake. Grandmother
did turn out a handsome, light
. as-a-feather cake—but her tech
, niques were suited to her equip
. ment and to the ingredients she
used—most of them quite differ-, ■
ent than Granddaughter’s.
Some of the disappointment is
due to changing and changed food
standards. Standards for foods
! change as do standards for retrig
, i erators, cars and houses. Styles
’ in food change, too, and style and
, standards are closely related. |
i Grandmother’s bread was open
grained, thicker-crusted and
; firmer crumb loaf. But today our
j fast acting yeasts, controlled short
'; fermentation time and tempera
' ture controlled ovens, produce ‘
breads with a flavor and other |
qualities we associate with good :
bread today. These are quite dif
; ferent from the flavor and char
acteristics produced by the over
' night or all-day fermentation
made necessary by slow-acting
• dry yeast or starters and com
parative coolness of houses, and ,
! no oven controls. j
Grandmother’s cake required j
lard or butter, now with highly j
' emulsified shortening, we can
• omit the “creaming” process
; which once was required—and
• i the result is a quick mix cake or
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a one bowl cake that carries a
higher proportion of sugar. The
1952 cakes are finer again, vel
vety crumbed and sweeter but
•equire a less sweet icing and fili
ng.
And fruits — Grandmother’s
nummy-like dried fruits have
5een replaced by today’s plump
prunes, colorful apricots, peaches,
jears and apples which are moist
md soft so they absorb water
?asily and cook tender without
ong soaking and cooling without
oss of flavor and nutrients.
Due to various inconveniences
Grandmother had much sour milk
‘on hand.” Granddaughter should
not expect the same exquisite
;ake by adding an acid to milk
to sour it. No* long ago I was
served a piece of delirious apple
pie. Every ingredient, except the
water, came from one small box.
Whether all changes in food
styles and standards are improve
ments is partly a matter of per
sonal opinion. But most likely if
grandmother could peep into
granddaughters refrigera
tor, oven, or at her dinner table,
she would exclaim with joy over
the new food standards.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Buzby and
family left last Wednesday for
Homer where Bob will make
some flying trips for fishermen.
They all plan to return to the
Valley this week-end.
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