WASHINGTON NEWSLETTER
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MENTAL HOSPITAL
The Subcommittee f*n Ton t.*r
tes of the Hovjm Committee on
Interior and In«ul*r Affairs h*ld
heat me* this w«>« k on Delegate
Bartlett's biU automtlWf the Sec
retary of the Interior to locat
establish. construct. «quip and
operate a hospital in Alaska for
the mentally ill
Witnesses who app« ared t* fore
the subcommittee in support of
the measure v. hich also seeks to
establish procedures for the hos
pitalization of Alaska's insane, in
cluding the procedure for volun
tary and involuntary committal,
were: Dr. C Earl Albri'cht, Com
missioner of Health for Alaska;
Dr. Winfred Overholzer. Supcr
mtondent of St Elizabeth's Hos
pital in Washington. DC.; James
P. Davis. Director of the* Interior
Department's Office of Territor
ies; and Dr Riley H Guthrie of
the National Institute of Mental
Health. U. 9. Public Health Ser
vice.
PUBLIC LAND RESTORATION
A portion of lands withdrawn
in 1948 and 1949 by the Interior
Department in the Kenai Penin
sula v.ere restored this week for
homestead, townsite and small
tract purchases with further res
torations expected from time to
time, according to action taken
by Secretary Chapman.
As soon as the Bureau of Land
Management Regional Adminis
trator at Anchorage issues the
necessary classification order, ao
proximately 491 acres will be
opened for small tract settlement
in the vicinity of the town if
Kenai. subject to veterans prefer
ance. In addition, it is expected
that approximately 100 lots will
be opened for sale in connection
with 257 acres near the junction
of the Sterling Highway and the
Kasilof spur road placed in a
townsite by the order. Delegate
Bartluett was told that the sale
would follow survey of the
townsite planned during this
coming summer.
Homestead and small tract ap
plications on 4.738.75 acres in the
Kenai-Kasilof area and 3.183.89
acres in the Ninilchik region will
be entertained, subject to veter
ans preference, the first part of
March.
All applications and requests
for further information should be
directed to the Land Office at
Anchorage.
Civil Defense
The House Rules Committee
this week favorably reported a
bill passed by the Senate last
May to allow the Administrator
of the Civil Defense Administra
tion to make financial contribu
tions to Alaska for organizational
equipment and shelters and pro
tective facilities on a varied con
tribution formula rather than the
strict matching basis as now re
quired of all states and territories
by law.
In acting favorably on the mea
sure already approved by the
House Armed Services Commit
tee the Rules Committee,
granted a rule for one hour de
bate which is expected to take
place in the House the week ot
February 18.
2nd Judge for 3rd. Division
From information now ava.l
able- it is expected that an omni
bus judgeship bill including a sec
ond federal judge for the Third
Judicial Division of Alaska will
receive House Judiciary Commit
tee consideration and action soon.
Chairman Celler of the commit
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Insurance
Wrighl Building—Palmer
Ur ha* introduced a bill in the
Houac pr»»\'idin* foe addition*:
circuit and district judjr*-* through
out the country and the commit
li<r ha* befoie it a similar bill
p*» *e d by the Senate last October
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LAND TON BOY SCOUTS
Approximately 134 acre* of
land at Kenai would be sold to
Troop fiS3 of the Boy Scouts of
America, Kenai. for a camp sits
ar.d other public purposes under
a bill introduced by Delegate
Bartlett this week
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HIKE
OPS PROTESTS
FREIGHT RATE
Replying to statements by D E
Skinner, president and general
manager of the Alaska Steamship
Company at a meeting in Juneau
February 24. Fred G. Hanford,
territorial director of the Office
of Price Stabilization, today re
emphasized his earlier charge that
increased freight rates would in
crease the cost of living in Alas
ka.
' Mi Skinner attempted t»
minimize the effect of a freight
rate increase." Hanford said. “He
drew attention to the fact that the
term 'freight rates’ included ter
I minal costs as well as water
| transportation charges.
"Mr. Skinner's argument does
: not alter the facts at all. The;
facts are that if portion of freight,
or any other charges, go up 20
percent, the increase will be pyra
mided into more than 20 percent
by the time it reaches the con
sumer. because the merchants’
' total landed cost of his goods is
; the sum of his invoice costs plus
any and all other charges in
curred in getting the merchandise
here. Under most current regula
tions the OPS. cannot require
the merchant to absorb the in
crease or narrow his normal per
centage of markup.”
Hanford said the O.P.S. can
not judge the merits or necessity
of the proposed rates increase
since steamship freight rates are
exempt from O.P.S. regulations.
"We are. however, concerned
about the cost of living in Alaska
and the fact remains that any
freight rate increase will definite
ly increase the cost of living in
(Alaska.” he added,
j Referring to Skinner's com
' plaint that the O.P S. had allowed
other large businesses to increase
prices. Hanford said:
"Congress never intended the
O.P.S. to rigidly freeze all prices
permanently at any given level.
Regulations are written to pro
vide a flexibility of price- move
ments —upward when necessary
and downward when circumstan
Farm Management
Survey to be
Made Again by AES
Th» farm purvey
of the Agricultural Icmwnifi dc
pa -1 merit of the Alaska Expert
m» nl Station i*. be.ng resumed
this week, irrord.nf to Hugh
Johnson d«-partment head
Hit survey u a continuing one
which a .U in final form embrace
several year?- data on farm man*
ayement in Alaska Two atud.es
covering farm management data
for IMt W and 1W9 have al
ready b<en publish'd in mimeo
fraph form. Anothrr study cover
inf data for 1950. which was
gathered last year by Clartnce
Moore. is being published as a
bulletin and is now in the hands
:.f the printer. The data covered
in these reports is invaluable, but
has significance only after several
years* experience has been gath
ered.
Paul Martin is making the sur
vey this year. Johnson said. The
fullest co-operation is asked from
farmers in making this survey of
951 farm management data.
LEGION TO HOLD
SPECIAL MEETING
FRIDAY, MAR. 14
Commander Stanley Laird urg
i-s all members of the American
Legion to attend a special meet
ing to be held Friday. March 14,
at 8:00 p.m. in Carpenter's Hall.
This will be one of the most
important meetings of the year,
according to the commander. All
members are asked to attend and
oring a male guest. The guests
need not be eligible for member
ship.
Good eats and movies are
promised after the business ses
ces warrant a decrease.
"No increase is ever granted
under our regulations until a
thorough study is made of all fac
tors involved,
"We have no authority to make
adjustments in rates of public
utilities, such as the Alaska
Steamship Company, since this
authority is vested solely in the
Maritime Commission. The pro
posed increase is, in effect, an
parte action since the Com
pary.’ simply announces the in
creases and, unless the Maritime
Commission forbids it. it becomes
effective.”
This week a 15 percent freight
rate increase granted by the man
time Commission went into ef
fect.
Carpenters. Remember!
Carpenters Local 2251
Meets 2nd end 4th Wednesday
Each Month
T~1
HnfflrTCrtiHMruMittr
=r»f
Al and Peggy Huffman
SPECIALIZING IN . . .
CH8CKEN-IN-THE-ROUGH — FRtED PRAWNS
SANDYV’CKES
COCKTAIL LOUNGE and BAR
The Butte
MILE 41 1/2 PALMER — ANCHORAGE HIGHWAY
HOMEMAKERS CLUB
Rmri Club
Club rflfn^Td *
will «Ven*nr *wi Fi-bnuu> If at
the Ext* **ton Craft Room (• am«-»
*w N*' 4 and the door pnrr
•a* won t\'Marine llrmtf
Dunn# the « •nmf f.^ir nrw
m r m b r r f — Do. -hv Rempel
Peggy Jennings Errr.» *? ‘ebing
and Maxim Kucera— were wd
ron»»-d into thr dub Gunt> for
tho • wmnt were Maryann
Chandler and Gertrude Andr«*
sen
Modes* for the rverung, Lil
tian WeUgate, served rake and
coffee at the dose of thr very
pleasant evening
MARCH IS "JOIN THI
NAT'l GUARD MONTH"
The month of March hits been
proclaimed “Join the National
Guard Month" in Alaska by Act
ing Governor Joseph W. Kehoe,
and all citizens are asked to join
in recognition of the service of
“our friends and neighbors" in the
recruiting campaign which ex
tends from March 1 through
March 31. 1952.
In his proclamation the acting
governor pointed out that the
national security in the present
emergency demands- that the Na
tional Guard be fully manned,
equipped, and trained as a vital
part of the Nation's Mobilization
Day security forces.
“The Alaska National Guard
has served and is now serving the
citizens of this Territory and its
I communities unselfishly and with
considerable personal sacrifice to
its members”, Kehoe said.
Pre-Commencement
Activities Keep
Palmer Seniors Busy
With only a little more than
two months of school remaining,
the Senior Class at Palmer High
School is very busy.
Graduation announcements
were ordered this week and for
the first time, the price of twelve
announcements for each student
will be payed for out of the
Senior class fund
Students turned out i'or the
Senior Class play this week. The
play will be a comedy in three
icts. The title and cast will be
announced next week.
Rmont Planning New
Butincu Should
Contact local OPS
IVtm>tt» pUnnir.f nn nturltne
new bownmii rivniM mnltrt lh<
local Off ter of t*i»« Stabilisation
to avoid difficuilHt l*t«r Neil S
MtJU-r area manaf* r uid todav
Mitk-r said if har bun brought
to hi» attention that certain n« w
buimoe* had b«-*n darted in the
Anchorage area l<< which no fit
inf* or application* had been re
ceived
"OP S regulation* require th*t
anyone atari inf a new retail bux
ines* maul first make application
to the O PS for cetlrnf prici • '■
Miller said "Failure to d » thi*
may recult in rollbacks or penal
, ties b» inf a Messed lat» r "
l Since there are ciifftrent regu
lations applying to different
trades. Miller added that those
contemplating opening new tid
inesses of any type should contact
the OPS in the Pearl Building,
Anchorage to determine which. .1
any. regulations apply to them.
CALENDAR EDITOR
VISITS PALMER
Alice Stewart >>f Fairbank
editor of the souvenir "Alaska
Calendar” was a visitor in Palmer
this past week, replenishing the
stores and the Cripple Children .
booth at the hotel who are selling
the calendar.
Beautifully illustrated w 1 t n
Alaska photographs, the calen h i
covers the major sections: of
Alaska. Of local interest are
"Storm On Kmk Arm" by Wanda
Wlweler "On Th« Tint!* «nd n
VUinmi»kji Farm *r<-r» from th»
file* of th» Sot! C**n«rvBlion Srt
VKt
M >> Sttuasl ib < * f new
mautud in Antic'.pBtf n j h*'f
n* xt edition
CAKT AITOAD TO RELAX
So I'-n* *» Cnmmun;:m riuU
wr cannot afford to relax It ik
the duty of every Amrnran to
keep the dtfenxe effort rolling—
the only way to iniurr our frec
dom
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HEAR •
A. V. Richey. B.A.. B.D. M.R.E.
Pastor
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
(Meeting in Carpenters' Hall)
Sunday School. 10 A.M.
11 a.m. "Straining At a Gnat
and Swallowing a Camel"
6:30 p. m. Training Union
7:30 p.m. "The Joy of Salva
lion"
IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
WHAT YOU BELIEVE
Sheet Metal Work
Furnaces Stokers Pre-fob Chimneys
Stainless Steel Work
— Free Estimates —
PALMER SHEET METAL & HEATING
Box 1797
John Weisenberger
Phone: 62J3
Palmer
MOKE of those lovelv I Mlt!V\ Mouses
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Arrived List Week
VARIOUS SIZES — COLORS — DESIGNS
MEN’S PANTS-COTTON-WOOL-WHIPCORD-ALL SIZES
VISIT THE COSMETIC COUNTER_
Complete line of Pond's fine cosmetics: Cold Creams—
foundation cream—powder—Rouge and a full assortment of
Pond's famous
"Angel Face" Makeup
Full Carload of
Jew Groceries m here
fa ai(V • '*'• a, * r « n/ n t * j *• ' f I ! ! “ r* >
HA Y G38B STEWS F3S Y£US LENTEN
MENUS.