CIVIL DEFENSE,
SALMON TAX,
BEFORE HOUSE
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: it into operation the rail tariff on
iss V carao lias been reduced from j
i 60 to $8.20 a hundred pounds.
Alien Tax
Rep Miscovich, contending that j
would be just as fair as the tax |
dopted for floating cold storages,
fered an amendment .to quadruple
le license tax on foreign owned
■hides operating in Alaska.
Tins brought, up the question of
ciprocity with Canada. Everett
■ Jowell told the members that al- i
lough the Canadian provinces have j
. license tax of only $25 on Amer
can vehicles, they do have a slid
ing scale of motor fuel taxes that
are particularly rough on American
truckers.
The fuel taxes of the various
provinces through which truckers
must pass in coming to Alaska, he
.said, are based on the weight of the
vehicle and have virtually driven
the truck lines off that route. It
hit the Americans particularly, he
added, because they used the big
gest trucks. t
Several members of the House
objected to the Miscovich amend
ment on the grounds that its adop
tion might jeopardize truckers on
the Hnines-Fairbanks route, whf
mu it pass through Canada.
Veto Sustaine 1
The House yesterday vote! 1
override the veto of the Oovornc.
on one measure and to sustain it o
another.
House Bill 108, providin': the.
interest on loans under S3,r<3'l ma
be collected in advance, was pis.se
over the veto by a vote of 11-', tv
more than the required two-til l'd
The veto message as :er e-1 til
the bill increased interest rates ci.
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small loans to the point that It
would be a hardship on the smaller
businessman. Banker Marshall
Crutcher told the House that the
maximum rate provided in the bill
is lower than that charged by most
finance companies in the States.
Interest rajes in Alaska should be
a little higher than in the States,
Treasurer Henry Roden said.
Foolish Bill
"This is a foolish bill,” said Ro
den of H. B. 110, providing an ex
tension of the time required for
filing renewal notices of chattel
mortgages. “If you are going to
change the law every time the Legls
ature meets, pretty soon nobody
vill know what the law is,” he
idded. t
Rep. Stepovich contended that
,he bill would benefit people who
nake chattel mortgage loans and
uoted the provisions of the law's of
ither states, most of which allow
nore than a year for renewal.
The bill, which originally passed
he House 22-0, got only 11 votes for
lassage over the veto.
The House yesterday approved a
$233,000 deficiency appropriation,
most of which will go to pay hair
seal bounties. The House tacked
onto the bill a provision that Ter
itorial warrants not presented for
payment by the end of the bien
nium next after the biennium dur
ing which they are drawn will be
void.
The House approved by a 13-10
ute a Senate bill appropriating
,50,000 for control of marine pred
ators by the Department of Fish
eries. It also approved a bill provid
ing funds for assistance to commun
ity hospitals but cut the amount
from $100,000 to $50,000.
C'.her Senate bills approved by
the House provide ./or purchase of
equipment to microfilm vital sta
tistics records and other records of
the Territory; provide for reimburs
ing hospitals for care of indigents.
Tobacco Tax Ifp
The first major revenue measure
of the session, the Senate bill in
creasing the tax on cigarettes from
three to five cents a package was
approved by the House last night
on a 19-5 vote.
The House also passed Senate
joint memorials seeking an airport
at Wasilla, a road from Nome to
the Solomon River, increased min
ing development in the Second Di
vision, a road from Pittman to Wil
low Creek Station, a road from
Nome to the Kougarak and more
space and facilities in the Federal
and Territorial building at Juneau
for the use of the Legislature.
VOLUNTEERS ARE
WORKING HARD IN
RED CROSS DUTIES
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Just beyond the midway point
in the financial campaign for 1951
it should be noted that much of the
work carried on by the American
Red Cross is by voluntary workers.
The campaign goal for the Juneau
chapter is $9871 for 1951 of which
over (7,000 will remain in the Ju
neau area for local work. The Red
Cross could not possibly operate in
this area if all the services rendered
were “paid" services. The financial
askings for the present goal will be
used primarily for equipment and
for office operating and for home
services rendered to the public. Also
included in the budget is an amount
for armed forces aid and for vet
erans aid, as well as other local
items as the blood program recent- i
ly executed.
Executive Board
The Red Cross is operated locally
under the direction of a voluntary
committee with an Executive Board.
This board is composed of Dr. Wil
liam Blanton, Chairman; Mr.Doug
las Gray, Vice Chairman; Mr. Irvin
Curtis, Treasurer, and Mrs. D. D.
Marquardt, Secretary. This board
works in close cooperation with the
Executive Secretary for the Chap
ter, Mrs. Kenneth Clem. There are
two members of the Executive
Board appointed by the Chapter
Chairman. At present these two
members are Dr. D. D. Marquardt
and Robert Boochever.
Home Service
The Home Service Committee is
composed of Mrs. Clayton Polley,
Dr. D. D. Marquardt, Mr. Roy Per
atrovich and Mrs. I. J. Montgomery.
This committee advises with the
Executive Secretary concerning aid
to be given to needy emergency
cases in the chapter.
Dr. I. J. Montgomery is chairman
of the Volunteer Services of- the
Juneau Chapter and he is respon
sible for over-all planning in the
field of the volunteers for Red
Cross services.
The Gray Ladies in the Juneau
Chapter are Mrs. Arthur Walker,
Mrs. Clayton Polley, Mrs. Richard
Peter, Mrs. Ed. Sweeney, Mrs. Hen
ry Leege and Mrs. I. J. Montgomery
The production chairman for the
Chapter is Mrs. C. V. Rudolph. She
is responsible for the sewing pro
gram of the local chapter.
The Disaster Chairman for Ju-.
ncau Area is Commander Ed Ches
ter. This committee works in close
cooperation with the Civil Defense
organization.
Mr. Henry Leege is the First Aid
Chairman and Mr. Marvin (Bud)
Kristan is the Publicity Chairman.
The Chairmen mentioned above
are all members of the governing
board and in addition to these
people Mrs. George Parks and Mrs.
Casperson also serve on the board.
Voluntary Workers
Other voluntary workers in the
local Red Cross Activities are as
follows: Mrs. Charles Burdick,
Chairman of Nursing Service; Mrs.
Fred Henning, Home Nursing
Chairman; Mrs. Tom Dyer, Nurse’s
Aide Chairman; Nurses Enrollment, j
Mrs. Robert Boochever.
It should be noted that many j
other agencies help the Red Cross j
activities in our area. Special reg- i
ognilion should go to the Alaska
Daily Empire for cooperation in
informing the public about Red
Cross Activities and Radio Station
KINY for their help in telling the
Red Cross story as a public Service. I
These agencies have been very
helpful in promotion of Red Cross
activities for Juneau.
Any person contributing $1 or
more is a member of the Red Cross
and is welcome to the meetings of
the Committee which meets three
times each year.
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY ELKS, ONE YEAR
At the regular business meeting
of the Elks Lodge last night, the
following officers were elected for
the coming year, installation to
take place later:
Exalted Ruler, Le Roy West;
Esteemed Leading Knight, Edwin
A. Peyton; Esteemed Loyal Knight,
Cortis L. Wingerson; Esteemed Lec
turing Knight, Stuart Houston.
Secretary, W. H. Biggs; Treasurer,
William Franks; Tiler, H. M. Porter.
B Trustee for five years, E. L.
Hunter.
Alternate Delegate to the Grand
Lodge, Wallis S. George.
The official visitation of Grand
Exalted Ruler Joseph B. Kyle will
be on Saturday, April 7.
FROM CORDOVA
| Elmer Carlson of Cordova is
stopping over here enroute from
{attle to his home in Cordova. He
at the Baranof Hotel.
STATEHOOD
FUND BILL
IS TABLED
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two to three times as high as the
levy on salmon processed by freez
ing, salting or other method.
Apnafent Leak
Quoting figures from the Pacific
Fishermen Yearbook and from the
report of the Tax Commissioner,
Gilmore showed that apparently
some 6,000,000 pounds of salmon and
5,000,000 pounds of halibut produc
ed in Alaska in 1949 and processed
by freezing or salting went un
taxed.
“I do not intend this as a criticism
of Tax Commissioner Mullaney or
his office,” Gilmore said. “The Tax
Commissioner has a colossal task
to perform. But we pay our taxes
and we expect other people to do
likewise.”
In answer to a question, Gilmore
said he had no idea where the “leak”
might be.
He said he believes anticipated
revenues from the canned salmon
tax for the coming biennium are
far too low, since they are based
on 1941-1950 returns, which were
far below the 10-year average pack.
The 1950 pack was the smallest
since 1921. he said, but the 1951
pack is expected to be near or above
the 10-year average.
Competitive Item
Asked about the possible effect of
increases on the price of canned
salmon in a competitive market,
Gilmore said that tuna fish, with a
greatly increased production in re
cent years, is in direct competition
with salmon on the grocery shelves.
“The more you increase the fixed
costs of production, such as taxes,
transportation and manufacturing
expense, the less you have to dis
tribute to the wage-earner and the
fisherman,” Gilmore said. "At this
moment we do not know what the
Office of Price Stabilization is go
ing to do, but we expect that they
will fix our selling price and the
price we can pay for salmon.”
The bill was held over until 2
p.m. so that Tax Commissioner
Mullaney can be heard.
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Starts At Behrends
And travels right on
through the spring
YOU'LL BE HAPPY
with our large
collection of
coats-long and
short . . .
The SPRING TOPPERS are Clipped
lo All the Lengths from a Little
above the Knee to a Little above the
Waist. Unexpected Pastels.
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DOUGLAS
NEWS
IS INJURED
Mrs. Katherine Moe was injured
in a tail on the slippery streets
Monday enroute to work, spraining
her left wrist with fractures in
two places.
W.S.C.S. MEETS
The Women’s Society of Christian
Service, of the Douglas Community
Methodist Church will meet tonight
at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Leigh S. Grant.
All women of the Community are
invited to attend these meetings
devoted to Christian Service.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
A group of Douglas men princi
pally interested in the good of the
Community and its betterment, are
meeting this evening in the Eagles
Hall, for the purpose of deciding
a means to this end. All principal
leaders of the community have sig
nified their intention of being pre
sent, at a meeting called for 8
o'clock.
GASTINEAU BREEZERS
Officers of the Gastineau Breez
ers, Douglas Young Peoples square
dance group, announce that the
next dance will be held Saturday
evening, at 8 o’clock, in the Douglas
Schqol Gymnasium.
The officers hope a large crowd
will be on hand to join in the
fun in this popular amusement.
Dancers are reminded to go pre
pared to pay the small fee which
takes care of refreshments and
minor expenses of the club.
, WAIITO FAMILY HERE
Mr. anti Mrs. Gordon Wahto and
young son returned home this week
from Seattle, where Mr. Wahto was
attending the University of Wash
ington.
Wahto is a fisherman, and will
begin immediately fitting his trol
ler, the Hicks, for the coming
season.
SIIIRLEY GOT THE HAM
Miss Shirley Edwards was awarded
the Easter Ham by the Ladies Altar
Society of the Catholic Church, at
the Taku Travelers Dance last Sat
urday evening.
Each Easter the Altar Society
awards this prize to some fortunate
person on the Channel.
SENIOR PARTY TONIGHT
The Senior Class of the Douglas
High School is giving a party to
night for the high school students,
and the invitation is also extended
to the Juneau High School. The
party will begin at 8 in the As
sembly room.
NO SCHOOL GOOD FRIDAY
In observance of Good Friday, the
Douglas Public School will be closed
tomorrow, March 23.
COMMUNION SERVICE
The Rev. Fred McGinnis will
conduct a Communion service in
the Douglas Community Methodist
Church on Good Friday evening,
March 23. This service is open to
all who wish to participate.
LITTLE GIRL IMPROVED
Mary Lee Peterson, 2-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don
Peterson, suffered fever convulsions
last Tuesday evening and was
rushed to St. Ann's Hospital in
Juneau for doctor's care. The
mother reports her much improved
this morning, and she may be able
to return home today.
CAA MAN HERE
Bernard H. Storms, CAA man
from Anchorage is stopping at the
Hotel Juneau.
DR. HALDEMAN HERE
Dr. Jack C. Haldeman of Anch
orage is a guest at the Baranof
Hotel.
Cliff Mortensen, Seattle contrac
tor, is at the Baranof Hotel.
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LEGISLATURE
DUE TO END
AT MIDNIGHT
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shuffle. Even though some sections
which have stirred the most con
troversy were eliminated in the Sen
ate, it appeared certain to pass the
Senate.
The Senate adopted a long list
of amendments proposed by Treas
urer Henry Roden.
One, agreed to by Roden after a
suggestion by Sen. James Nolan
(D-Wrangell) would eliminate com
pletely a controversial section about
the proposed director of finance be
ing directly responsible to the Gov
ernor. That has been one of the
main targets of criticism
Roden said the bill in general
resembled one he had considered
drawing himself before the Legis
lature met.
"Nobody can accuse me of carry
ing the torch for the Governor, but
he is being blamed for a good many
things he shouldn’t be in connection
with this bill,’’ Roden said. “I can
say definitely the Governor has at
no time wanted to be on the Board
of Administration.”
Gruening would continue on it
under the Reorganization Biil.
The makeup of the board was
voted as follows by the Senate, on
Roden’s recommendation: The Gov
ernor, the tax commissioner, the at
torney general and two members
from each House of the Legislature,
to be elected.
"Who has final authority under
these proposals?” asked President
Engebreth. ,
"The board does,” Roden replied.
“What if they can’t get along?”
"It wduld be just the same as
now,” Roden responded. “Often we
have disagreements now, with all
of us but the governor saying no.”
Roden insisted the reorganization
scheme was not complicated and
generally conforms to numerous
state piano.
Of Territorial operations in gen
eral, he interjected:
“Our accounts are not compli
cated. I could take a high school
girl and in six months make a ter
ritorial treasurer of her.”
Sen. Heinie Snider objected tp the
proposal for an auditor being elect
ed by the Legislature.
“Why not by public election?” he
asked,
This plan isn't new,*’ Roden re
plied. "It just consolidates the func
tions. You legislators represent the
people. What are you here for if
you don’t do that?”
Sen. Ed Anderson of JJome com-1
mented:
"But we don’t know w'hat the bill
contains. We don’t know what’s
hidden in it. I think we should have
a referendum on it.”
Roden’s response was to hold up
the 30-odd page bill and ask: “How
many voters do you think would
read that through?”
The Senate received a report from
a free conference committee on the
40-hour week bill, saying the group
is “hopelessly deadlocked” in delib
erations with a House committee.
The report said there are “six mem
bers, and six different opinions.”
McCutcheon Rebuked
The Senate marked time this
morning because of a senator’s ab
sence. There was a “call of the Sen
ate” when the Government Reor
ganization bill was scheduled to
come up. Sen. Steve McCuteheon’s
absence blocked action on the pleas
ure under the “call” and the Senate
recessed after 11 a.m. until 2.p.m.
Senate President delivered a sharp
rebuke from the chair and expressed
the hope that the Senate would
censure the Anchorage senator for
his absence.
BILL LYONS HERE
Bill Lyons, of Anchorage, is at
the Baranof Hotel.
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