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PALMER
DEAL IS
TAKEN UP
(Continued from Page One)
ing Senators today he had “con
sulted at all times with members
of the Civil Aeronautics Adminis
tration” in connection w-ith an ap
plication for federal funds for the
Palmer, Alaska, airport.
A committee is inquiring into
the commission’s turn down of one
CAA-approved grant and its sub
mission of a second application list
ing increased land and construction
| costs.
The second application involved
$145,125 of federal money as com
! pared with an initial request for
$94,750. No money has actually been
} advanced.
Schwamm on Stand
George S. Schwarnm, the terri
I torial official, said he was new in
his job and not familiar with the
i “red tape” involved in filing an aid
l request.
He said that at a March 6, 1950,
j meeting of the commission he re
ported that a “thumbnail appraisal"
taken at his request evaluated the
Palmer properties at $160,000. It
was then, he said, that Joseph Fitz
gerald, regional attorney for the
CAA, advised it would be "in the
interests of the territory" to buy
,! the airport from the Palmer citizens
group.
Acts on CAA Advice
He said he acted at the advise
of CAA representatives also in list
ing the territory as the owner of
the airport lands in the initial re
quest even though the commission
! then was negotiating for its pur
i chase.
“Why did you make such a false
certification?” asked Sen. McClellan
| (D-Ark).
“I would say upon the advice of
i the CAA that it would expedite the
application,” Schwamm replied.
Verbal Agreements
Schwamm said the commission
had verbal agreements for the sale
of the land. Asked if he did not
know that verbal agreements were
not binding, he replied:
“Senator, I’ve bought real estate,
cars and others things by verbal
agreement.”
Schwamm said the $5,500 land j
figure mentioned in the first ap
plication referred only to that land
which the commission thought it
would have to purchase. The $150,000
land figure in the second applica
tion. he said, included the purchase 1
of the original properties.
Snodgrass Testifies
Roland Snodgrass, secretary oi
the Palmer Aeronautics Commis-1
sion, testified three “friendly” ap- i
praisers had set value of the land :
variously at $100,000 to $171,000.
Senator Hoey (D-NC) asked Snod
grass if it wasn't true that the
Palmer committee had agreed to re
fund to the territory $145,000 of the ,
$150,000 purchase price.
He said "yes” and explained the j
Palmer group had been given in re
j turn an option or verbal promise
that the airport would be returned
to whatever municipality in the
Palmer area should become incor
porated and qualified to take over
operation of the field.
When asked why the Palmer group
had surrendered the property for :
$5,000, Snodgrass explained:
"What we wanted was an air
port.”
NOYES TO ANCHORAGE
Col. John R. Noyes, Alaska Roads
Commissioner, advised his Juneau
office this morning that he will go
direct from Seattle to Anchorage
where he will attend the conference
of government agencies, unions and
contractors interested in building
construction in the territory, to be
held Monday and Tuesday, in an
effort to speed defense construction.
Noyes, was enroute to Washing
ton, DC. He had first planned to
! come to Juneau today, leaving Sun
day for the westward.
• BEEfZ AT GASTINEAU
William Beltz, Nome legislator
is at the Gastineau Hotel.
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A NORTHERN NOTEBOOK
By BOB DE ARMOND
(Seventh of a Scries)
As this column recently stated,:
the main event on the 60-day card
that is to be fought in Juneau
starting next Monday is likely to
be a bill, or group of bills, de-j
signed to overhaul and modernize
various parts of the Territorial gov
ernment and especially its fiscal,
set-up.
Although it has heen apparent
for some years, that our Territorial ,
structure is poorly put together, the
matter was brought into sharp focus ■
a year and a half ago.
At that time Anderson and Com
pany, a nation-wide firm of public j
accountants, completed an audit j
01 the books of the Territory. The
firm, which has had a good deal ■
of experience with government fis
cal policies at various levels, made,
a report and a set of recommen
dations in addition to its loutinc
reports of the audit.
In introduction, this report says:j
•‘During the course of our ex
amination of the financial state
ments of the Territory of Alaska
for the biennium 1947-1948 wc had
an opportunity to observe the ef
fectivenes of the existing account
in:'. practices and financial policies
af the Territory.
“Based upon our observation . we
believe a number of changes could
be made in these practices and pol
icies which would strengthen the
Territory’s control of its revenues
and expenditures, and provide
more information to administrative
officials and members of ihe Legis
lature regarding the source and
disposition of Territorial assets.”
The report of Anderson and Com
pany goes on to say:
"It is not now practicable to pre
pare statements which will ade
quately present the financial posi
tion of the Territory, because:
“1, No officer of the Territory is
charged with the duty of preparing
adequate financial statements for
the Territorial government.
"2. The existing accounting re
cords are maintained on a cash
basis (that is, reflecting only cash
receipts and disbursements) rather
than on an accrual basis.
“3. The statutes make no pro
vision for an accounting system
which would permit the preparation I
of such statements.”
From this report it is clear that
the financial statements issued
trom time to time b.v the Treasur
er's office actually have little mean
ing
The Treasurer's statements are
no doubt correct to the last pen- ;
ny—so far as they go. The trouble i
is that they do not go far enough.
The Treasurer’s books, for ex- :
ample, may show a bank balance of :
half a million dollars, with out- ;
standing warrants of $200,000. This
would leave the Territory with an
actual balance of S300.000. But wfiat
the books do not show is the out
standing bills or future commit
ments for which warrants have
not been issued. These might total 1
a hall million dollars. The Territory
would then be $200,000 in the red,
but the Treasurer’s books—through
no fault of the Treasurer under the
existing system—would not show it.
System Just Grew
The Territory’s present helter
skelter accounting system, if it
can be called a system. just grew,
without, much of any attention from
anyone.
Back in 1913, when the First Leg
islature met it created the office
of Territorial Treasurer. It also
made appropriations totaling $63,
643.75 for various purposes.
It Is obvious that with only $63,
643.7.3 to account for over a two
year period, with a limited num
ber of different funds, no Federal
matching funds or special grants
or other complications, any rea
sonable c o mp tent bookkeeper
would have had little trouble keep
ing cases on the Territory’s fin
ancial condition.
But succeeding Legislatures made
larger and larger appropriations,
for more and more different pur
poses. Federal grants and Federal
matching funds came along to
complicate the procedures.
Meanwhile, two new offices were
added to the structure—Territorialj
Auditor first, then Territorial Tax;
Commissioner—and new duties werej
aligned to each of the three. Thei
antiquated machine has been creak
in'; along, requiting unusual effort j
on the part of those who are hirea
to run it but failing to produce
the necessary, results.
The Legislatures of the past have t
; iven the matter scanty attention,!
preferring to use makeshift patches
here and ther instead of tearing the j
whole thing down and starting over.
Nor has the Legislature been
given any very illuminating ad-1
'vice cn tiie subject by the Terri
tory’s chief executives, particu
larly during the past 10 years when
the old machine has been put to its
hardest labors and most of the
patching has been done. Modern
ization of acounting procedures has
already largely ignored in the
governors messages to the Legisla-;
tures.
That, too, may change in 1951.
Governor Gruening is always quick ■
to note popular trends and it will
not be at all surprising if fiscal
reorganisation receives attention
;n his forthcoming message to the
Twentieth Legislature.
g mm aos as
MODERATOR fOR
ANCHORAGE MEET
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19— UR —
Former Senator Frank P. Gra
ham of North Carolina will act as
moderator for a meeting in An
chorage, Alaska, next week at
which plans will be laid to speed
Territorial defense construction this
year.
S-enator Hunt (D-Wyo), chairman
of a Senate Armed Services sub
committee which visited Alaska
last fall and proposed the meet
ing, said Dr. Graham, former Pre
sident of the University of North
Carolina, was “the choice of inter,
ested parties” after it developed
Senator Morse (R-Ore) “could not
moderate the meeting.”
GASSER HERE
Georg” W. . • of Fairbanks
is at the Baranof Hotel.
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LEGISLATORS
GATHER HERE
FOR SESSION
(Continued from Page One)
Republican, is serving liis first
term. He lives in Juneau.
Andrew fiope, Sitka Democrat,
serving his fourth term in the
lir;use, is due from Sitka Sunday
on the Baranof.
Amelia Gundersen,, Ketchikan
Democrat, serving her second term,
has not yet arrived in Juneau.
Ed Locken, Petersburg Republi
can, serving his first term, is due
from Petersburg on Saturday.
Frank G. Johnson, Kake Repub
lican, is serving his third term and
has not yet arrived in Juneau.
SECOND DIVISION
W. W. Laws, Republican, is serv
ing his second term; George Mad
sen, Frank Degnan and James
Wells, all Democrats, are all serv
ing for the first time in the Legis
lature. None of the Second Division
Representatives have ; >' arrived
in June a'.:.
T1IIKI) DIVISION
William A. Egan, Valdez Demo
crat, serving hi.s fifth term. He
arrived in Juneau early this week.
Chester C. Carison, Cordova Dem
ocrat, is serving his second tetm
and arrived from Cordova or Mon
day.
Jack Conright, Anchorage Demo
rat, serving his second term, ar
rived in Juneau yesterday.
Stanl y McCutcheon, Anchorage
Democrat, serving his fourth term,
is presently in Washington to ap
pear at hearings on the Palmer
Airport transactions.
C. A. Pollard, Kasilof Democrat,
is serving his fourth term and
had not arrived in Juneau at noon
today.
Wendell Kay and Jack S'cavenius
Anchorage Democrats, both serving
for the first time, had not reach
id Juneau today noon.
:°tKT!l DIVISION
Glen L. v’ranklir., Fairbanks
Democrat, is serving his second
term and :s hvh.g at Douglas Ui
the winter.
Mike Stepovich, George Gasser
and Alden Wilbur Republicans from
Fairbanks and serving for the first
time, arrived from Fairbanks yes
terday.
Geerge Miscovitch, Fairbanks Re
publican, is serving his second
term. He was due to arrive in Ju
neau from F.attle today.
KIiN..:,tSS DOESN'T I aY
IPOn Malaya. — !,!'!—Kindness
doesn a always pay. A 43-year-old
woman, Tan Say Mooi, was fined
'20 for trespassing into a police
compound. She was arrested while
trying to hand a packet of roast
pork to a prisoner.
ARMY BUILDS
TO 24 DIYS.
BY JULY FIRST
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19 — (At —
Maj. Gen. J. Lawton Collins told
Senators today that the army will
build up to “an equivalent of 24
combat divisions” by July 1 “instead
of the 12 or 14 previously mention
ed.”
Collins, Army Chief of Staff,
promised this to the Senate Pre
paredness subcommittee as he urged
approval of the proposal to draft
18 year oids for 27 months service
under the now universal military
service and training program.
RK OF PROGRESS
jilPC ANNUALMEET
At the annual sv r.ess meeting
i the Northern i ' "he Presbyterian
Church held in the church dining
room on January 17. reports lrom
all the organizations in thr church
were read, showing a great mark
if pro-’r .- j made during the past
year. The financial budget for the
year, amounting to $12,686 was ad
opted. Mrs. Clifford L. Swap was
re-elcted to the office of church
treasurer for 1951. •....
Ralph G. Wright and H. L.
Faulkner were re-elected Elders for
another tJrm of three years. Dr.
Hen y C. Harris was elected Elder
for a three year term. The ord
ination service for Dr. Harris as a
' fuiiiElder will be hold next Sun
ca;, morning at the Worship Ser
vice. This is a. most impressive
ceremony and the public is cordially
invited to attend. x
Clifford I. Swap, Kenneth S.
Clem and William W. Reedy were
re-elected to the Board of Trustees
in the Cla.. of 1954. New trustees
elected were David T. James, class
of 1934, Hugh A. Stoddart and
Wayne . Richey, class of 1953, and
f'•annuel P. Troutman, class of 1952.
Tire installation service for the
Board of Trustees will be held on
February 4.
The covered dish dinner served
just prior to the business meeting
was sponsored by the Martha So
ciety and the World Service Circle
with the following committees func
tioning: Calling Committee: Mrs.
R. B. Burrows, Mrs. Hugh B. An
! trim, Mrs. Birdie Blomgren and
M: o Stanley D. Ba-kih. Dinin';
Room Committee: Mesdames Carlos
W. Holland, Clarence E. Warfield,
Irwin Wright, Geo. W. Folta, Hugh
Antrim, H. C. Harris, Ed. button,
J. G. WiUiv’Kis, C. C. Mosher, H. A.
Stoddart and Fred Henning. Kit
:lien Co mmitee: M slames H. M.
Flint, Ray Day and James Drake.
To Non-Catholics and Catholics Alike
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FATHER TONER
-Rev. Francis Toner, S. J. of the
Jesuit Mission Band
JANUARY 21—28 (INCLUSIVE)
EVENING IT
SERVICES m 'aJIW
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