PROPERTY TAX
REPEAL BILL
PASSES HOUSE
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Affairs Committee in 1947, making
certain recommendations regarding
Alaska but not recommending tlie
election of the governor. The com
mittee was at that time headed by
Senator Butler.
Senators Not Wanted
"The reason Alaska is not pettitr
statehood.” explained Rep. Kay, "is
that a bloc of U. S. Senators do not
want to see two moy senator; front
Alaska. But they do not mind whe
ther tto have control of our land
and fisheries or a rout our Organic
Act. Wc will be selling the people
of Alaska short if we don't demand
everything we can get. "
Rep. Stepovich read memorials
pa ed by the 1943 and 1949 • • Ion
of the Legislature and a king the
privilege of electing the governor.
Neither of these memorials, h'
pointed out, referred to any other
matters, and at leas! one of them
was introduced by Rep. McC it
cheon
• Alter listening to the debate. 1
am" very much opposed to ^ US '
amendment,” said Hep. Frank! h,
"If we get all of these other thine
we will never get statehood, while
in eleclive governor is one step
along the way toward stater: 'd.”
"Senator Butler is not alone in
opposing statehood.” Rep. Johnson
pointed out. "The Democrats hay.
a nlajority in both house of Con
gress now; the Republican 1 m
trolled both houses a few year mm,
but both have so far failed to grant
us statehood.”
Johnson also warned again : ask
ing for more than an elective gov
ernor at this time because asking
too much would endanger statehood
Following the defeat of Kay'
amendment and in the interests of
processing other legislation, the
memorial was held over to become
the first order o' business next
Monday.
O’BRIENS HERE
Mrs. E. G. O’Brien and children
Mary and Cary, from Gustav us are
at tils Baranof Hotel.
DEMOCRATS
BLOCK OOP
RFC SWAT
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a company headed by Republican
Chairman Guy Gabrielson.
Hays made the charge in a
house speech yesterday. Ik; did not
name the senator:;.
Today, a senate banking sub
committee which lias been leaking
into alleged influence on RPC loans
invited Hays to appear r.t a i ublic
hearing and name them.
Hays, in a radio interview last
night after his house speech, men
tioned the name of ! : n.ilots U;.p'
hart (R-Ind) and B ivktv tR-Ohiot
although he did n ,t c i.it o they
had tiied to influence the loan.
Both are members of the sub
committee.
Today’., tious. v >1 «• i linal action,
so lar as it t con tnel, on Mr.
Truman':; UPC ta.ri m nio.i i-lan.
The senate can either let the plan
o into force by taking no action
or conridei v. :• ,!i r to block it.
Utili:.. t.H js should bice!: it,
the plan will :>> into enact on
April 20.
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To Annette: Clifford McKay.
To Seattle: Phyliss Andres, Mr
and Mrs. Beacom, A. F. Gighloine,
Rev. and Mrs. Nelson, John Put
nam, A. E. Owens, J. H. Engelman,
Dorothy Larsen, Jack Martin, Lt.
Co. Frank Wilmer, Col. George
Marshall.
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BRISTOL BAY
CANNERY VOTE
SET, MARCH 26
SEATTLE, March 14 — UPL— A
hearing on a petition for an election
to determine jurisdiction over 1,4Q0
Bristol Bay salmon fishermen will
be held March 26 in the Smith
Tower, Thomas P. Graham, Jr„ reg
ional director of the National La
bor Relations Board, announced to
day. -
The election petition was filed by
Jim Downey of Dillingham, Alaska,
after the fishermen had voted to
break away from the Alaska Fish
ermen’s Union, an affiliate of the
International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen's Union (Ind).
The Bristol Bay fishermen ob
jected to a merger of its union with
tlifi I.L.W.U., headed by Harry
Bridges.
The hearing will be conducted by
an NLRB trial examiner from Wash
ington, D. C. The Alaskan Fish
ermen's Union has intervened in
the case.'
DON BURRUS SHOWS
SLIDES AT KIWANI5
Don Burrus of the Alaska Native
Service showed an interesting series
of colored slides at a regular Ki
wanis Club meeting at the Baranof
hotel this noon. The slides showed
I the trip of the North Star, some
shots of the rugged Brooks Range,
and Native life.
Ken Morgan will be in charge of
the program next week.
PERJURY IS
THREAT TO
COSTELLO
NEW YORK, March 14 — (iW —
Threatened with perjury if he didn’t
answer, Gambler Frank Costello to
day told Senate crime probers he
has about $40,000 to $50,000 in his
strongbox at home.
Sen. Herbert R. O’Conor (D-Md)
who issued the ultimatum, told the
reputed undecwopld leader to “be
extremely careful” in answering the
question.
When Costello hesitated, Sen.
Charles Tobey <R-NH> interrupted
to suggest that a policeman be sent
to Costello’s home “to open that
DOX.
“We’ve played ducks and drakes
long enough with this,” Tobey
snapped.
Costello said he also has about
$90,000 to $100,000 in two bank ac
counts, but that he isn't sure. “I
haven’t had a chance to look," he
said.
After the three-hour mprning
session, Costello, his voice croaky
with laryngitis, was excused to re
turn for a third round of question
ing tomorrow.
Committee Counsel Rudolph Hal
ley listed these subjects as still to
be covered with the ex-bootlegger
mil gambler:
1. A summary of his legitimate
ind illegitimate businesses.
2. A summary of his net assets.
3. His criminal friends and asso
ciates.
4. The entire subject of his po
litical activities.
Costello, whom witnesses have
pictured as a behind-the-scenes po
litical dictator in New York City,
balked at telling his net wealth. For
hat he drew a threat of a contempt
citation.
SITKA RESIDENT
ASKS DIVORCE
Charging incompatibility, Lois E,
Wheeler of Sitka has filed a suit
or divorce from Robert R. Wheeler,
ilso of Sitka, in the office of the
:lerk of the U. S. District Court
n Juneau. The couple were married
Jctober 6, 1932, in Seattle, Wash.
The plaintiff asks custody of two
ninor children of the couple and
hat control of the Sitka Marien
Railway business, owned by the
Wheelers, be burned over to the
>laintiif to be used in the care
nd sustenance of the two minor
•hildren and herself.
Attorney Paul A. Dupler of Sitka
epresents the plaintiff.
MENDENHALL 4-H
CLUB MEETING SAT.
A regular business meeting for
new and old members of Menden
lall 4-H Club for boys will be
leld at 2 p. m. Saturday, March 17,
it the home of Mrs. Joe Kendler.
Installation of officers will be
,'ollowed by pressing business of
lanning activities for our spring
vork.
Members are urged to be present.
Richard Gaines, Secretary.
ATTENTION REBEKAHS!
Business meeting to-nite foljowed
jy entertainment. 757-lt
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PROPERTY
TAXREPEAL
BILL DEAD
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the general appropriations bill
passed by the House is slightly above
that figure, there are other appro
priations measures “and we still
have about $3,000,000 of 19-19 ap
propriations frozen.”
Erroneous Figures
Sen. Walter Huntley suggested
“there are some erroneous figure
flying around," ana ne and fcnge
breth said the tax commissioner
foresees total revenue of around
$25,000,000 for the biennium.
Engebreth said that included ear
marked funds. Butrovich said ear
marked funds were $4,000,000 last
biennium. That means they are no!
available to cover legislative appro
priations.
If revenue should total $25,000,030.
and $4,000,000 to $5,000,000 of it
should be in such earmarked funds
as the tobacco and motor fuel tax(
it would leave a general fund in
take of $20,000,000 to $21,000,000.
The department of taxation esti
mates in the board of budget repor
were for total tax collections of
$22,043,000 for the next biennium,
with $4,012,000 of them earmarked
and $18,031,000 likely for- the gen
eral fund. However, the estimates
included $900,000 from the property
tax and $375,000 from non-resident
fishermen’s licenses, both of which
are involved in court litigation.
The property tax was held invalid
in district court and the non-resi
dent license was upheld.
Temper Displays
The senators worked up some dis
plays of temper after Sen Dan Llia
mon had asked to be excused from
Thursday afternoon to Sunday for
a flight to Seattle because of ur
gent family and business matters.
The senators expressed a willingrfess
to excuse Lhamon, especially be
cause of illness in the family, but
did considerable arguing before de
ciding how to keep major contro
versial bills off the calendar during
his absence from the evenly di
vided chamber, Lhamon said he
trusted the senators to proceed
without a “call of the Senate’ tliM
would stall operations while, he was
gone.
TAFT, DUFF
DEMANDING
MORE INFO
(By Associated Press)
Republican Senators Robert Taft
of Ohio and James Duff of Pennj
sylvania have demanded anew that
Congress be kept better informed
of administration plans and poli
cies.
Both spoke at an annual news
paper forum (sponsored by the
Evening Bulletin) in Philadelphia
last night. Taft said that as things
stand, no one knows what this
country’s foreign policy is now, or
what it is to be in the future.
OUT OF HOSPITAL
Leonard King of Haines was re
leased from St. Ann's Hospital yes
terday after a minor operation and
is now recuperating at the Hotel
Juneau.
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DOUGLAS
NEWS
STRAGIERS HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stragier ar
rived home yesterday by P.A.A. after
a prolonged vacation in the states.
Mrs. Stragier has visited in the
Seattle area for the past year, with
Mr. Stragier joining her there for
the past three months. They stayed
at the homes of their two daughters,
Julia and Helen.
D.I.W.C. TO HONOR
LEGISLATORS
The Douglas Island Woman's
Club will have their monthly meet
,1) ■ this evening in the Masonic
Building over the theater, because
larger than usual attendance is
expected. Honored guests at this
meeting will be wives of the Terri
torial Legislators now convened in
Juneau, and Mrs. Ernest Omening.
The meeting begins at the usual
8 o'clock.
TAKU TRAVELERS SATURDAY
The Taku Travelers, Douglas
.square dance group, will get to
gether again this Saturday evening
in the Douglas Gymnasium tor an
evening of dancing.
All of the community are invited
to attend these enjoyable affairs—
and the officers say: “It makes no
difference if you haven't danced
before—that is what the club is
.or, so come up and learn.”
CC will guest
REPRESENTATIVES
Members of the Alaska house of
representatives will oe guests of
lie Juneau Chamber of Commerce
at a regular lunette: >n meeting at
tbe Barancf Hotel tomorrow, F. O.
Eastaugh, secretary, said today. No
other business was planned.
MISS SMITH RETURNS
Miss Lois Smith, secretary to
Commissioner John R. Noyes of tly:
Alaska Road Commission has re
turned to her Juneau headquarters
from Washington, D. C„ where she
has been assisting with road com
mission work-in regard to hearing■
before appropriation budget com
mittees.
FROM SITKA
George McMahon of Sitka ar
rived here yesterday from Seattle
on PAA and is stopping at the
Baranof Hotel.
FED. CREDICT UNION
pm IS PRESENTED
TO MEMBERS OF NFFE
The objectives and benefits of
the Federal Credit Union for fed
eral employees in Juneau were pre
sented to members of the National
Federation of Federal Employees at
their regular monthly luncheon
meeting in the Baranof Hotel Gold
Room "by Don Miller, president of
the organization. Millc- is the Chief
of the Administrative Division,
Alaska Road Commission.
’J he main objective of the Credit
Union is to offer temporary as
sistance available o'n short term
leans through a self help program,
Miller said. Membership in the
union is open to all federal em
ployees.
’lhe Juneau Union, Miller said,
started out in n small way in 1943,
end at the close ci the year had
07 members with a total number
of 389 shares. At the end of the
1950 year the membership had
grown to uu. Total numuer oi iun
shares were 919 and a four percent
dividend was paid on shares held.
There has been a remarkable fine
security In repayment of loan.:,
Miller declared. Of 38 loans made
since the Credit Union was estab
lished here only one- has been slow
in repayment, and it is not yet con
sidered a loss.
President Petrich announced a
number 01 applications have been
received for membership in the
Blue Cross Group P'an of the
Washington State Service. The
NFPE group must have a member
ship of 125 to be admitted in the
group plan. It was pointed out that
St. Ann's Hospital participates in
the Blue Crass group plan.
Petrich also told attending mem
bers that National President Ste
wart of the organization is opti
mistic for the outcome of legislation
before Congress to provide a raise
! in pay rates of federal employees to
meet the rise in costs oi living.
The Federation will hold its next
. monthly meeting April 1). in the
Gold Hoorn at the Jim. ..of.
LIBBY MAN HEBE
It. C. Wood and Chris Johnson
of Libby, McNeill and L soy, Se
l attle, are at the Baranof Hotel.
I
i
OWENS HERE
A. B. Owens of Barge arrived
yesterday from Anchorage and is
; stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
JUDGE SIGNS ORDER
ESC IMPOUND FUNDS
EMPLOYERS' CREDIT
An order fcr the impounding
cf funds by the Employment Se
em ity Commission for the protec
tion of employers, pending an ap
peal to the U. S. Court of Appeals,
which has been taken by the Com
ini ;sion, was signed by Judge George
W. Folts this morning in the U.
S: District Court.
The order was prepared by At
torney H. L. Faulkner, who repre
sents the New England Fish Com
pany and Wards Cove Packing
Company and Assistant Attorney
G< nejal John Dimond.
The order was handed down by
Judge Folta yesterday in court after
a hearing of arguments on a motion
filed by Attorney Faulkner for the
f.shrry companies asking the court
to enter an order adjudging the
Commission to be in Contempt of
Court.
The action followed the er e i
the New England F; v; company
and Wards Cove Packing Company
a i;i. t the Commission tried last
year. The' plaintiffs claim the de
fendants did jiot comply with the
courts Judgment and Decree of
January 13 in the case which or
dered the Commission to compute
and assign to employers in the Ter
litory certain credits due them
under the law for the credit year
commencing July 1, 1350.
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AT HOTEL .rrNEAU
Lyman R. Eilswn- , arrived from
Seattle yestoruny on PA A and is
topping at the Hotel Juneau.
FROM HOLLYWOOD
Lee Kenya of Hollywood ::g
I istered at the Baranof Hotel.
SEATTLE VISITOR
M. X.. Nelson of Seattle is stay
ing at the Baranof Hotel.
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FROM COLLEGE
Mrs. Robert R. Blodgett of Col
lege, Is at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM HAWK INLET
Adolph Floe of Hawk inlet is at
I the Baranof Hotel.
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