SENATORS HIT
FAST CLIP IN
PASSING BILLS
(Continued from Page One)
breth interposed that it isn't fair
to say the survey bill is only for
Anchorage’s benefit: “You know one
third of the motor fuel tax monies
are collected in the Third Division
and only one-fourth is spent there.”
The second Nome memorial ap
proved by the Senate was one by
Lyng and Anderson asking the Ter
ritory to take over the annual $2,500
pavment Nome has to make to the
Federal government under a 1916
agreement for dredging of the Nome
harbor.
Retirement Act
The Senate opened the afternoon
session with testimony by former
Attorney General Ralph Rivers
against the’ House-approved bill for
repeal of the 1949 territorial em
ployees retirement act.
Rivers contended the repeal pro
posal, so territorial employees could
go under Federal Social Security in
stead, was unwise.
He said Feedral Social Security
is “a sorely inadequate substitute
for our retirement fund,” particu
larly for those who will be retiring
in the next 10 years.
He noted that Feedral employees
have their own retirement system
in preference to social security, and
pleaded:
“Our system hasn't had a fair trial
and we worked so hard to get it.'
He said an act could be passed to
allow city employees to go under
social security without knocking out
the whole territorial act.
Sen. John Butrovich commented
that there was a division of senti
ment among territorial employees
over the issue.
Butrovich asked why territorial
employees shouldn’t be under the
Federal system, the benefits of
which they could take with them
if they shift to statesside jobs.
Rivers replied: "Our system is pre
ferable for those who plan to stay
with the territorial government serv
ice.”
Senator Barr said he was advised
there is $250,000 in the retirement
fund.
Rivers predicted there would be
a clamor for reinstatement of the
retirement act bv the 1953 Legis
lature if it is repealed now.
PEGGY UNDE6ARD
WINS COOKIE AWARD
PSEGOY LINDEGARD ba7
Girl Scout Peggy Lindegard thi
week sold 170 boxes of cookies tc
win the leather shoulder bag. Thi
is the second year Peggy has won
first prize in the Scout annua,
cookie sale, Mrs. Robert Boochevei
chairman of the sale, said.
Bonnie McLean, Troop 12, sole
second highest number, 118. Bon
nie’s own Troop 12 will present her
with a special award.
By troops, scores are: Troop 12
855 boxes; Troop 8, 500; Troop 5
232 and 8th grade, 307.
The cookies will be ordered at
once and delivered in about two
weeks. Mrs. Boochever expre tec
appreciation to all who so genci
ly supported efforts of the G;i
Scouts. Funds raised will be used
to buy materials for troop activities
Badly Smashed Man
Is Flown to Seattle
SEATTLE, March 10.—jP>—An
Irish seaman critically injured
more than two weeks ago when he
fell into a hold of the M. S. Corn
ish City in Aleutian waters has
been brought here still barely
clinging to life.
James Bell, 26, a crewman aboard
the English freighter, bloke both
legs, both wrists, one arm. his nose
and suffered a brain concussion in
a fall from between decks Feb. 20
Two days later he was transfer
red to the Coast Guard Cutter Wa
chusett and taken to Adak where
the Frederick Funston, of the U
S. Military Sea Transportation Ser
vice, picked him up en route to Se
attle.
The Funston’s doctor said it wa1
a “miracle” the injured man sur
vived the voyage, during which he
twice “nearly died.”
Bell’s home was listed by the
M. S. T. S. as Belfast, Ireland.
TENAKEE VISITOR
Pete Martin of Tenakee is reg
istered at the Gastineau hotel.
FROM ANCHORGE
W. H. Andrews of Anchorage i
stopping at the Baranof hotel.
TO KIMSHAN COVE
Rutjr L. McRoberts returned from
Seattle yesterday via PAA and is
enroute to her home at Kimshan
Cove. She is at the Gastineau hotel
FROM SEATTLE
Max McFayden of Seattle is a;
the Baranof hotel.
SWANSONS HERE
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Swanson of
Elfin Cove are at the Baranof hotel.
Six Weeks of This
m
Diane Kraay, 3!j-year-nW Huilandale, Mm., girl has to be in this
pcsition a total of six weeks in Naevc liosnital at Albert Dee, Minn.,
to heal a broken leg. Diane's right leg was broken below the knee,
but the left had to be placed in traction ton to provide balance. She
suffered the break in a fall from her parents moving automobile. t/P)
Wirephoto.
DEMOCRATS
ODEN FIE
ON PATROL
(Continued from page C >
bers of the House, in attacking the
Police Department bill found them
selves in the position of defending
Metcalf and the Highway Pa rol.
In answer to questions by Pen
Miscovich, Metcalf sa;d Highway
Patrol officers have the power cf
United States marshals. The pr
posed police department, he said,
"would cost a lot of money f. 1
something you already have."
He said he didn't believe 2(1 men
could police the Territory and that
50 men would probably not be
enough. In answer to a question by
Rep. Hendrickson as to the amount
of liquor enforcement work done by
the patrol, Metcalf first said the
patrol does none, then added that
they do check out-of-town liquor
establishments to see that minors
are not present.
To Spend More
Metcalf said he expects to spend
more money on the Highway Pa
trol during the next biennium than
he did during the last and that it
will be necessary to increase pay
rates in order to hold the men.
He told of one patrolman who is
quitting April 1 to take a $1000-a
month truck-driving job.
"I wa" told,” Rep Kay commented,
"that two of your men at Fairbank
had quit for political reasons.”
Metcalf, in answer to a question
by Franklin, said he does not sub
mit a budget of proposed Highway
Patrol expenditures to the Board of
Road Commissioners but that he
does try to keep a balance between
expenditures for the patrol and for
road and harbor facilities work.
"I'm glad to know that you limit
the Highway Patrol so as to .' pend
some of the money on purposes fer
which it was intended,” Franklin
said.
Rep. Barnes said she could see
the police force mushrooming to
the point where it could take all of
the funds intended for harbor fa
cilities work and Rep. Gunderson
added that there has been much
dissatisfaction with the conduct oi
ihe Highway Patrol and the enure
highway program.
Vote Is Taken
A f.er a motion to suspend the
rule - and advance the bill had
failed, Rep. Miscovich moved to in
definitely postpone the bill, which
had previously been tabled untiblod
and substituted by committee.
The vote on indefinite postpone
ment was 15-9 in favor and the vote
; on adjournment, immediate y xol
I owing was the ..one.
Earn ’• in ’ha day the IT :rt
pa- ed bd' enabling the Ataska
Housina Authority to engage in . lun:
.•’ear .•«•? s'id redeve’opment proj
ect-;, to amend and clarify the mu
nicipal sales tax enabling act and
to redefine the duties of the De
partment of Public Welfare.
Purpose of the latter bill, i was
explained by Welfare Director Hen
ry Harmon, is to bring the Alaska
law into line with Federal require
ments on various matching-fund
welfare programs.
Fees Are Rrduced
Also passed, unanimously, was a
bill amending the laws relating to
licensing of engineers and architects
in the Territory.
The bill reduces the annual li
cense fee for resident engineers and
architects from $25 to $10, elimi
nates a system of $250 one-year
permits for non-resident architects
and engineers who wish to work in
Alaska and substitutes a reciprocity
system with a $20 fee.
The bill allows license fees to go
-a the Engineers’ and Architects’
Fund until the fund reaches $10,000,
after which they go to the General
Fund of the Territory. An amend
ment to cover the fund and all re
ceipts into the General Fund was
defeated.
Non-Resident Fee
Called upon to make a brief
statement and answer questions re
garding the bill. Linn A. Forrest,
secretary of the Engineers’ and
Architects’ Board of Examiners,
said licenses will henceforth be is
sued after oral and written exam
inations.
“Was this $250 fee for non-resi
dents approved by the board two
years ago when it was enacted by
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the Legislature?” Rep. Miscovich
wanted to know.
“No, it was not,” Forrest said.
“The Legislature was told by Vic
tor Rivers that it was approved,"
Miscovich said.
“That is true,” Forrest said, "but
' the statement that the board had
approved it was incorrect.”
“In other words, he pulled a fast
one.” Miscovich said.
“That’s about right.” Forrest told
him.
“I do not recall any such state
ment by ex-Senator Rivers,” said
Rep. McCutcheon.
“It was in a letter that he cir
culated among the members of the
Legislature,” retorted Miscovich.
A bill amending the law relating
to general relief assistance, up for
its second reading, was held over
by the House until 2 o’clock this
afternoon in order that Hugh Wade
of the Alaska Native Service could
be called to tell about relief activi
ties of his department.
WEATHER STATION
ON FLOATING ICE
i ARCTIC OCEAN
WASHINGTON, March 10—tfv
Col. Bernt Balchen says an all-year
weather station has been estab
lished on a floating ice pack in
the Arctic Ocean about 2G0 mile
north of Alaska.
The famed polar flyer told re
porters at a Pentagon Conference
that tests had proved the practic
ability of maintaining a group of
men floating in the Arctic Ocean.
He said the group, which average
about 15 men at a time, is supplied
solely by C-47 transports fitted
with skis, gliders and helicopter.-.
Colon?' Balchen said that in ad
d:tion to maintaining a floating
weather observation station the ex
periments also are designed to '™
I prove clothing and equipment 'or
the polar regions.
Balchen recalled that a group
of Russian scientists lanrtei- L y
11 miles from the North Pole in
1937, and that subsequently mem
bers of this group floated into the
North Atlantic on the ice. He said
he did not know whether the Rus
sians have continued their experi
ments,
MORRISON IS
I NEW BRITISH
i FOREIGN SEC.
LONDON, March 10. — 9PI—Vet
eran Laborite Herbert Morrison took
over today as Britain’s Foreign Sec
retary, determined — his associates
say—to launch new and undisclosed
peace efforts.
The shrewd, 63-year-old London
born politician replaced ailing, weary
Ernest Bevin who found the post too
onerous after five years and seven
months.
Whitehall indicated there would be
no change in British foreign policy,
but there was general belief in gov
ernment circles that Britain will
take different approach to East
West problems, because of the dif
ference in the personalities of Mor
rison and Bevin.
Those who know' both men Said
Morrison is much more patient than
Bevin and far les dominating.
BIOLOGISTS ARRIVE
William H. Hardman and Ken
neth W. Exelby, biologists with the
International Fisheries Commis
sion, Seattle, arrived via PAA yes
terday to carry on halibut tagging
operations in the Icy Straits area
as soon as weather permits.
18 - Yr» Draft
Approved by
Senate 79-5
WASHINGTON, March 10.—(;H—
The Senate approved yesterday a
permanent program for building up
the nation's fighting strength
through universal military training
and the draft of 19-year-olds. The
vote was 79 to five.
A similar measure is pending in
the House Armed Services Commit
tee.
Members said today the.’ hope to
begin voting early next week on pro
posed amendments.
Some of the hardest fought pro
visions of the measure are not ex
■ed to apply immediately should
iltev be enacted Into law through
House approval and signing by the
•’resident.
Lowering the present minimum;
draft induction age from 19 to 18
years is not expected to touch many
18-year-olds for a year or more
The Senate bill requires that men
in the present 19 through 25 draft
pool must be taken first by all local
coards.
Then when 18-year-olds were call
'd; those nearest 19 would go first,
a ith the priority moving downward .
iy three-month jumps.
Up to 75,000 men would be de- j
ferred for college study in each of :
the next three years.
The universal military training j
provison, which would apply to all:
physically fit 18-year-olds, would
become operative only after an end
to present international tension per
mited a cut back to six months of
required military servee.
■IMS SNAG
COMPROMISE i
WAGE PEACE
WASHINGTON. March 10 —LF. —
Eric Johnson's effort to make a
compromise peace in the wage con
trol controversy ran into reported;’
adamant opposition today from or
ganised labor.
The economic stabilization admin-1
istrator, in week-long conference
was understood to be pressing labor
and industry to accept remedied
wage stabilization board with lim
ited power to settle labor disputes.
Some industry figures were said
to lean to such a solution provided
the board handled disputes arising
only from wages and other "eco
nomic issues.”
Union leaders, it was learned, are
insisting that the board have juris
diction in any dispute which threat
ens defense production.
The board remained crippled by
labor’s refusal to let union repre
sentatives serve. The industry
spokesmen have indicated they will
refuse to serve if the board is given
unlimited jurisdiction to settle dis
putes.
Officials were discouraged, mean
time, by a new wholesale. price in
ijex which hit a new all-time high
Wholesale prices rose three-tenth'
of 1 per cent in the week ended
March 6, to a leVel 20.2 per cent
over a year ago and 17 per cent
above last June.
This dimmed hopes that the price
advance was broken. In the two
previous weeks the index paused
and dipped slightly.
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Eis many Gastineau Channel
friends were shocked at the word
received from Sitka by J. W. Lie
vers that Charles Schramm, pio
neer resident of Douglas was fa
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at 6:45 last night from injuries re
ceived when he was thrown from
a fire truck on which he was rid
ing and suffered severe concus
sions of the head. He failed to
rally, even though treated in an
iron lung. No other details were
given.
His widow ha,: requested a Ma
sonic funeral service in Sitka and
Leivers leaves for Sitka this after
noon by Alaska Coastal plane to
assist in conducting the service. It
is understood ‘hat the body is to
be shipped to i::e states, it is be
lieved to Bellingham, Wash, for
interment.
Mr. Schramm was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schramm early
day residents of Douglas. He was
a carpenter by trade and several
years ago was city marshal for
some time in Douglas. He and Mrs.
Schramm have been at Mt. Edge
cumbe the past few years where
he has been a carpenter for the>
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at Sitka last August, in which
lodge he held Dual Membership.
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