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ZIEGLER HERE
A. H. Ziegler, Ketchikan attor
ney. is at the Baranof Hotel.
BPWC SMORGASBORD
Smorgasbord given by Business
and Professional Women's Club
from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday,
February 16, at Masonic Temple.
Tickets—Adults $2.50, Children up
to 12 yrs. $1.25—may be purchased
at door. 733-3t
FOOD SALE
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Order Office Friday, Feb. 16th al |
11 o'clock. 733-2t I
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BILL BEATEN
BY SENATE
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in a mess — and we are not out of
it yet.”
The senate also passed unani
mously a house bill to allow the at
torney general to switch his office
funds from items with a surplus to
one with a deficit. It was amended,
however, to apply to $2,000 only.
Butrovich explained that the leg
islature approved boosting the at
torney general’s salary to $9,000 a
year at the last session but had
overlooked boosting the appropria
tion for it above $8,000. He said
the $2,000 would cover that shortage
for the two years.
WOMEN OF MOOSE
HAVE RITUAL NIGHT
The Women ol the Moose Chap
ter 439 holds Its Ritual Chapter
night on Thursday, at 8 o’clock, in
the Moose Lodge rooms. Senior
Regent Beatrice Albegoff announced
that all members and visitors of
Moose Lodge No. 700 are invited to
the entertainment at 9:30. Enter
tainment is under the direction of
chairman Clarabelle Messerschmidt
and drill leader Hazel Mantyla.
The refreshment committee com
posed of Treva Reischl, Cherie
Bryant and Yvonne Hill has a sur
prise for all.
Lola B. Atwood of Salt Lake City,
Utah, is registered at the Hotel
Juneau.
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A NORTHERN NOTEBOOK
By BOB DE ARMOND
Eighteenth of a Series
As a general thing a Memorial
by the Territorial Legislature re
ceives little attention from the
public and not a whole lot from
the person or persons it is addressed
to.
Memorials usually ask for the
construction of a road or an air
field or for the passage of some
bill or other by Congress, and they
are mostly non-controversial in na
ture. A great majority of them are
passed unanimously, or nearly un
animously.
A Memorial becomes, then, little
more than an elaborate petition,
signed by members of the Legisla
ture. It has been estimated that it
costs something more than a hun
dred dollars to process each Me
morial through the Legislature, in
cluding its final printing and bind
ing in book form. It is an expensive
kind of petition, all things con
sidered.
There have been hundreds and
hundreds of Memorials introduced
in 19 regular and a couple of special
sessions of the Alaska Legislature.
Probably none of them has caused
the widespread furore aroused by
the introduction of House Memorial
No. 4 of the 20tr Legislature tn
January 29, 1951.
This Memorial wiu never appear
in the bound volume of the Session
Laws of 1951. Except in the files of
a handful of people who collect and
keep dead and departed legislative
measures, it is gone forever.
But forever entombed in the
Journal of Proceedings of the House
of Representatives, Twentieth Ses
sion, Eighth Day, is the following:
"HOUSE MEMORIAL NO. 4, by l
Messrs. Carlson, Conright, Egan,!
Kay, McCutcheon, Pollard and Sea-j
venius, memorializing the President1
and people of the United States
of America, the Secretary General
of the United Nations, and the
People of the Territory of Alaska,1
that the obligations to Alaska be
now recognized by the granting of
immediate statehood; statehood fail
ing, that the absolute independence
from the Government of the United
States be declared and the Republic
of Alaska be formed, was intro
duced, read the first time and re
ferred to the Committee on State
hood.”
When the above was read in the
House, there was a gasp of shocked
surprise from the other 17 members
and the spectators in the gallery,
and a wave of surprise, anger and
disgust apparently rolled quickly to
all corners of the Territory and,
iwhaps, the nation.
Organizations in Alaska adopted
resolutions protesting the proposi
tion and condemning the authors.
Telegrams received by other mem
bers of the House charged the
authors of the Memorial with im
maturity, irresponsibility, disloyalty
and even treason.
One of the authors told the House
that he had received telegrams ap
proving the Memorial, but he did
not offer to read any of them.
Meanwhile, the House Committee
on Statehood — Reps. Stepovich,
Gundersen, Laws and Scavenius—
after several days of deliberation,
reported the Memorial back to the
House without recommendation,
Rep. Scavenius not concurring.
It is quite apparent that the
authors of the Memorial either sin
cerely wish independence if state
hood is not granted or they were
merely seeking some cheap publicity
on the statehood issue and in to
seeking were treating with levity a
I matter that is of particularly grave
importance in this time of world
turmoil.
The authors’ lack of sincerity was
disclosed when they attempted to
amend the Memorial by striking out
the demand for the right of in
dependence.
Rep. Amelia Gundersen of Ket
chikan, a member of the American
Legion and other patriotic organiza
tions, voiced the feelings of a ma
jority of the members of the House
Committee on Statehood when she
labeled this move an effort to
•'make fools of the members of this
committee.”
And Rep. Mike Stepovich of Fair
banks made a stirring demand that
"the members of this House stand
and be counted on the real issue
he/e—whether we, as loyal citizens
of the United States, wish to have
independence if we cannot have im
mediate statehood.”
One of the, authors of the Me
meorial, Rep. Kay, offered *.o “de
bate anyone on whether we have
the right of independence." Nobody
came forward to debate the ques
tion, and there was no real need
for it. Our nation once debated
that issue on the battlefield in
what is variously known as the
Civil War, the War Between the
States and the War of Secession.
The question was settled there, and
settled, wfe believe, for all time.
There wrere others who insisted
the language of the Memorial ought
to stand. Rep. Scavenius wanted it
there “to embarrass Congress for
its neglect of Alaska," and Rep.
Metcalfe of Juneau said, ‘‘Sure,
leave it the way it is; I'll vote
ior it.”
But most of the Memorial's
authors seemed unhappy about the j
turn it had taken. Unable to modify
it by amendment and apparently
unwilling to “stand and be counted"
on it in its original form, they [
abjectly withdrew the Memorial.
“The greatest rout since Appomat
tox,” commented one spectator at
the end.
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ALASKA COASTAL HAS
24 ON TUESDAY TRIPS
Passengers carried by Alaska
Coastal Airlines on Tuesday flights
numbered 24 with 13 arriving and
11 departing.
Departing for Sitka: Mary Paul,
Ken Ubbelohde, Dr. and Mrs. John
Nevitt, Lena Joseph, M. Weeks, G.
E. Munger, A1 Zenger, Sr.; for
Hoonah: Mrs. Fannie Burdett, Mrs.
Dalton: for Gustavus: Alice White.
Arriving from Hoonah: P. Ganty,
R. Grant, Edward Metz; from Fun
ter Bay: G. Ohman, Betty Sarrels;
from Sitka: Art Young, Noel Miles,
Mr. and Mrs. Cruther, L. Morrison,
L. Blake, Jack Stearns.
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SUITS IN FOREFRONT
LEOTA SMITH REPORTS
AFTER BUYING TRIP
Suits are definitely in the fore
front this season, Leota Smith of
Leotas, reports upon her return
from a Chicago buying trip. Wool
ens are becoming difficult to ob
tain and Forstmen's militeen. the
prize of all woolen fabrics, is be
ing doled out in small amounts to
manufacturers, she reported.
However, there will be many
rayon gabardines and combinafon
rayon and wool.
The dominant styles in- suits lean
to shorter jackets with more
thought given to femininity. No
drastic changes in skirts, Leota
said. Lengths are being worn ac
cording to individual taste. Comfort
and ease are stressed in coats.
Many are with new pyramind
sleeves. Fabrics are soft and many
beautiful new shades such as lilac?,
heavenly pinks, lush mint green;,
sunset gold and ever popular beige.
There is a wide range of mater
ials and styles in dresses, she said
and hats are becoming with wear
able styles, not as extreme as lust
spring.
BAD WEATHER HOLD!
73 IN JUNEAU TODAY
The weathermaker moved in yes
terday to upset outgoing airline
flights, causing hotels to be over
flowing last night. All available
space was utilized in the Gastineau
and Baranof hotels with one guest
bedded down in Manager E. J.
O’Brien’s office at the Baranof.
Today’s 73 outgoing passengers
were still hopefully waiting at the
airport at press time while incom
ing flights appeared doubtful.
Yesterday's Pan American World
Airways arrivals from Seattle in
cluded Donald Ashburn, Carl Beh
rakis, Ted Coulter, Charles Crab
tree, Hilda Fritz, Dorothy Gillespie,
Clara Schubert, Mike Uttecht, Ed
Brehm.
Yesterday’s Pacific Northern A r
lines arrivals from Anchorage were
Dave Dudley, Pete O’Keefe, W. C.
Stump, Capt. J. D. Stone.
From Cordova: Frank McConag
hy and Frank Hoover.
KiWANIS HEARS FIRST
AID TALK BY LEEGE
The importance of first aid knowl
edge to every individual was brought
out in a talk by Henry Leege at a
regular luncheon meeting of the
Kiwanis Club ac the Baranof hotel
this noon.
Not only in connection with ci
vilian defense is the knowledge of
first aid important but in case of
auto accidents and other emergen
cies that can and do occur, Leege
said. “Many lives are lost every day
throughout the United States be
cause someone at the scene does
not know how to control bleeding.
There are other dangers beside
bombing attacks here such as a
severe fire during a Taku wind.”
A new series of first aid classes
will begin about April, Leege an
nounced, and urged all Kiwanians
to participate.
Lt. Norman Steinig will be in
charge of the program next week.
FROM CALIFORNIA
Charles Crabtree of Westwood,
Calif, arrived here yesterday on
Pan American World Airways and
is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
CORDOVA VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burns of
Cordova are at the Baranof Hotel.
NFFE DISCUSSES
LEGISLATION FOR
GOVT. WORKERS
Legislation now before Congress
affecting federal officials and em
ployees was the principal business
discussed by President J. T. Pet
rich at the regular monthly meet
ing of the National Federation of
Federal Employees today noon in
the Geld Room of the Baranof Ho
tel. Seventy nine persons attended
the luncheon meeting.
Two bills recently introduced by
Delegate E. L. Bartlett were read
ty Petrich. One measure. H. R.;
1952 asks that sector 207 of the
Independent Offices Appropriation
Act, 1949, as amended, be amended
to provide cost-of-living allowances
and additional compensation by
reason of environment for officers
and employees of the United States
stationed outside the continental
United States or in Alaska up to
more than the 25 per cent now
granted.
The second bill would confer
jurisdiction upon the Court of
Claims for certain claims for basic
and overtime compensation on gov
ernment jobs. Passage of the bill
would affect Alaska Road Commis
sion employees particularly, whose
claims are now pending for over
time work from the years 1933
through 1943.
A bill to reduce government em
ployees annual leave from 26 to 15
days during the present national
emergency is now under heavy at
tack, according to notes from Jerry
Klutt’s Federal Employees News
letter from Washington.
Petrich told NFFE members that
a total of 125 of the local group is
required to join the Blue Cress.
Provided the required number sig
nify intention of joining the Blue
Cross a meeting will be called
shortly to make arrangements for
participation.
Elected at today’s meeting to the |
NFFE Executive Board were Kath
ryn Nordale and Edith Moore for
a three year term, Richard T. Irby
for a two year term and Arnold
Francis to a one year term.
Elected as guardian officer for
the group was Maud Johnson.
The meeting was closed with the
showing of the colored sound film
"Mexico and Guatemala” a trav
elogue issued by Pan American
World Airways. The film was shown
by Lu Eks.
Guests at the luncheon were Ed
ward Dietz, Ray Eeverine, Ethel
Fir.layson, Archie Campbell of the
Bureau of Reclamation and Carl
Huish, here with the Bureau from
Grand Island, Nebraska,, and Max
ine Wright of the Alaska Road j
Commission, Edy Yetter of the For- j
est Service, Irv Hagerup of the
Veterans Administration and John
Poling of the Alaska Native Service.
Flying Tigers Fly
Refugees io New
Homes in Australiaj
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SINGAPORE—Iff)—The Flying Ti- |
gers airline is making 16 trips to j
Australia via Singapore from Ger- I
many carrying displaced persons to I
new homes. Poles, Hungarians and j
Ukrainians—many of whom have
spent years in displaced persons
camps, or fled from Iron Curtain
countries—make up many of the
transports.
The airline is operated by Gen.
Claire Chennault of the famed
Flying Tigers of China.
Stagecoacr.es were operated regu
larly in New Mexico until 1881, when
the first railroads were built into
the state.
REDUCED ROUND TRIP FARES
Up to 37% SAVING
TWO WEEK SPECIAL
February 14,19S1 to February 28,1951
BETWEEN JUNEAU
ANCHORAGE .$ 85-00
CORDOVA . 85.00
KODIAK 132.25
HOMER . 106.25
NAKNEK AIRBASE 136.25
KENAI . 08.25
ILIAMNA 121.85
DILLINGHAM . 160 00
N1NILCHIK . 106 2o
KASILOF . 101-20
Federal Tax Not Included
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NAVY TO BE POPULAR
SPRING COLOR, MRS.
JESSIE STEVENS SAYS
Mrs. Jessie Stevens, owner of the
Stevens shoi£ returned last week
end from Seattle where she had
been on a three-week buying trip.
She reports that navy blue is new
I for summer, next to pinks and
iresh violet combinations. Gray is
popular with lemon candy colors.
The full skirt is still good, also
j the silhouette. Hats vary from plain
! and tailored to flowery. She said
' the short cocktail dress is more
popular than the long.
| Jewelery and flowers are favored
j in accessories with rhinestones lead
ing. Large earrings are the vogue.
For summer wear, in coats, dusters
are being shown as well as short
jackets.
New spring merchandise is arriv
ing weekly and racks are bright
j with the new spring colors.
DOUGLAS
NEWS
I)-HI BEAT ARCTICS
The Douglas High schori Huskies
won a close ball game 37 to 34 from
the Arctics last night at Douglas
to end the season. Jensen played an
excellent backboard game while
McCormick was high man with 12
points.
The Arctics seemed to suffer a
I let-down from their previous high
! standard of play and could not find
the basket with any regularity.
Douglas, behind 26 to 18 at half
time, spurted in the closing minutes
as McCormick and Jensen inter
cepted several passes and scored to
i put the Huskies ahead.
The University of Alaska and
! Mike’s Nite Owls tangled in a fast
moving game with the University
losing 66 to 48. Mike’s took a small
lead and held it until half time.
Despite smooth floor work by
both teams, numerous shots were
missed. The game progressed at a
fast pace. Although the University
closed the gap to 25 to 28 during
i the third quarter, they gradually
fell behind as Merritt continued to
hit from out court and under the
basket. Merritt led both teams with
25 points while Gray was high for
the University with 15.
CALLERS PRACTICE
Taku Travelers callers are re
i minded of a practice session to be
! held at the home of President Doug
| las Gray on Thursday evening at
8 o’clock. All callers and those in
terested in taking up calling are in
vited to be present.
CANNERY MEETING FEB. 15
The annual meeting of the Doug
las Canning Company, Inc., will be
held in the Douglas City hall on
the evening of Feb. 15 at 8 oclock.
There are seven directors to b:
elected and other matters of vital
interest to stockholders.
D-HI TO SKAGWAY
School officials are making plans
for the D-Hi group to make a trip
to Skagway for games in the near
future. Last evening’s double-head
er brought out a good crowd of
spectators, including several sena
tors and representatives from the
Interior.
Supporting the local teams last
evening were besides the school glee
club, both the local baton twirlers
and the grade school band.
SCHOOL Sl’PERINTENDENT ILL
Martin R. Pedersen Douglas
school superintendent, became i.l
on Sunday and yesterday entered
St. Ann’s hospital for medical at
tention.
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