PROPERTY TAX
REPEAL BILL IS
STILL ALIVE
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people have had no chance to study
it or offer their comments on it."
"I doubt very much whether thi
bill has even been mailed out to
the people yet," said Rep. MacKin
non. "I know that they have not
had time to study it and comment
on it."
Political Lines
"It is interesting to note the po
litical lines that are being formed
on this bill." commented Rep. Mc
Cutcheon. "The Republicans are
trying to kill the effectiveness of
the bill by submitting it to a refer
endum."
“I don’t know about that,” re
plied Rep. Miscovich. "It was the
Republicans who first called for a
reorganization and it looks like the
Democrats are following the lead of
the Republicans. I am for this bill
and I believe it has many good
features. I do believe, however, that
we should not adopt the bill too
hastily and that is the reason for my
amendment.”
The Miscovich amendment for a
referendum was defeated by a 5-19
vote, with only Reps. Johnson, Mac
Kinnon, Miscovich, Stepovich and
Wilbur supporting it. '
Reassessment Bill
House Bill 99, providing for re
assessment for local improvements
by a city when the original assess
ment has been declared invalid by
a court.
Need for such an Act was pointed
out by Rep. Kay who cited a case
in Anchorage regarding a sewer
job for which the original assess
ment was declared invalid.
“This bill was put in by the City
of Anchorage to pull its own chest
nuts out of the fire,” charged Rep.
Seavenius, who offered an amend
ment to limit the time for making
such reassessments and the amount
of the reassessment. The amend
ment was adopted.
The House will have the second
of its night sessions, starting to
night at 7:30.
$30,GOG FISHING
VESSEL LAUNCHED
SEATTLE, March 9. — (B — A
handsome fishing vessel, destined
for years of service in Alaskan
waters, hissed down the greased
ways into the snow - pocked ship
canal at Ballard yesterday.
Painted on both sides of the
sharp bow was the name “Loui M.”
It may have been just another
fishboat launching to most of the
small knot of people huddled on
the pier at Sagstad Shipyards, but
to one man, standing silently in
the snow, it was much more than
that.
That man was Leonard Martens
of Petersburg, Alaska, owner of the
boat.
Loui M. was the two-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Martens.
Last fall, just about the time the
keel was being laid for the new'
48-foot fishboat, little Loui drowned
in Petersburg. He slipped into the
water and was trapped in treacher
ous seaweed not far from shore
The powerful 48-foot combination
halibut and purse seine vessel
named in memory of the little boy
will be ready for action when the
halibut fishing season opens May 1
Value of the craft was estimated
by tfie builders at about $30,000
Frederick H. Bailey
Passes Away.Sealtle
SEATTLE, March 9.—(At—Fred- |
crick Howard Bailey, 59, Alaska
manager for Kodiak Fisheries, died
Tuesday in Swedish Hospital aftei
a short illness.
He had lived here 20 years.
Surviving are his widow, Lilly
and a son, Frederick W., both ol
Seattle.
21.3 Per Cesil Russ
Income Info Aims
(By Associated Press)
Russia's biggest budget in historj
has been presented to the Soviet
Parliament. It calls for spending
21.3 per cent cf the expected income
on arms—96,376,000,003 roubles.
It would mean that the anne
spending had teen boosted $4,244,
00 over last year’s budget.
J. A. Durgin Company, Inc.
Accounting Auditing Tax Work
Room 3, Valentine Building
JUNEAU, ALASKA
P. O. Box 642 Telephone 919
''for 'ALL 'FISHINCT.
SUPPLIES!
Shop AT
Madsen Cycle & Fishing
Supply p
SCHOOLBOND
BALLOT, DOG
TAGSOKAYED
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That's what we need to make peo
ple mend their fences,”
Sen. Howard Lynj offer?:! .1 f've
day amendment to temper Justice
1 with a dash of mercy. 'A str.7 of
execution,” he called it.
The only votes against he nerv
ing bill in final form v ?v by f'r.v.
Anita C-arnick and James Nolan of
the First Division.
When the bill had rerche-’ it
final modified farm, Earr quipped:
"The bill is almost useless now It
was drawn originally to pro'cct chil
dren. Now I wonder if some one
will suggest a law to chain the
children ro they v.c :'. tllo rr.y of
the dogs.”
The Senate a'to pared. 11 to 3.
a bill to allow the Territorial Enard
of Education to discontinue admin
istration of a rural school when it
decides the locality lias enough en
rollment and enough financial abil
ity to form its own lap merited
town cr school district. Education
Commissioner James Ryan termed
in behalf of tire me a ure.
Dor&X/ts
Mms
FIREMEN ELECT OFFICERS
Robert L. Anderson was reelected
for his third successive term as
President of the Douglas Volunteer
Fire Department at last evening’s
monthly meeting.
Elected as vice president was Rex
A. Hermann; secretary-treasurer.
Fred Alberts; trustees, Les Hoising
ton and Milford Marshall.
Arne Shudshift was unanimously
re-elected Fire Chief.
With Milford Marshall presiding
over the meeting, a proposal was
drawn up and voted on favorably,
as a preliminary contract with the
city for reconstructing the Cannery
buildings. If the city officials or
Cannery representatives accept the
proposal, work will begin soon as
the weather permits, and nil pro
ceeds received by the contract will
be used for a fund to purchase a
new fire truck.
On a recommendation by a special
committee headed by Tauno Niemi,
six members were dropped from the
active membership list for non
attendance, and placed on the hon
orary rolls.
Chief Shudshift announced the
following for a new maintenance
committee: Robert Anderson. Doto
Browui and T. Smith. New Feed
committee appointed by Marshall,
were F. X. Moesch, Ed. Dietz and
S. Roberson.
Val Poor was appointed to set
up voting among the Department
for participation in the Nenana
Ice Classic. All members wishing
to be in will sign the list at the
Drug Store.
Chief Shudshift reported that a
Fire Watch had been out continu
ously the past five nights, and that
each fireman must turn out when
called if possible for their turn at
watch.
LAYMAN’S SUNDAY
Due to the extremely inclement
weather of last weekend, the Doug
las Community Methodist Church
postponed its observance of Lay
j man's Sunday until this Sunday
morning. Speakers during the morn
ing worship service will be: Wil
liam Kerns, Mrs. Fred Cunningham,
Mr-. William Kerns, A1 Conine, Mrs.
Leigh Grant, and Miss Bea Shep
ard. All residents of the Douglas
area are invited to join with us in
this service.
YOUNG FOLKS SQUARES
Officers of the newly organized
Square Dance group for the young
er set announced that another
dance will be held Saturday night
in the Douglas School gymnasium.
Officers are Shirley Edwards, Rex
Hermann, Jr., Louis Grant, and
Mary Cuthbert.
NUMEROUS BiLLS
BEFORE HOUSE,
DEADLINE NEAR
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had lapsed. Most of the rest, he
said, was accounted for by an un
derestimate of the number of em
ployes needed in the department.
Bills to reimburse school boards
for interest they paid on borrowings
and to reimburse Charles Boyer for
interest he was forced to pay in
connection with a school house con
structiofi job were unaimously ap
proved.
By a 9-15 vote the House defeated
Rep. Laws’ bill to change the date
of general elections to the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of
November.
Main purpose of the bill, Rep.
Laws explained, was to eliminate
the necessity for so many absentee
ballots, since most people would be
home by November.
Rep. Frank Johnson supported
this argument and pointed out that
the October general election date
comes during the fall fishing sea
son when many people in Southeast
Alaska are away from home.
Late in Year
Rep. Kay, on the other hand, con
tended that many people have left
for their winter trapping grounds
or for the States by November. "It
is extremely difficult to find a date
i that will be satisfactory to every
body,” Kay commented. "And, while
^it may not count for a great deal,
the change would deny Alaska her
present place as bellwether for the
flock. We have received a good deal
of publicity from the fact that we
vote earlier than most of the rest
of the nation.”
"The weather in much of Alaska
is bad in October and worse in No
vember,” said Rep. Scavenius. He
said the bad weather prevents many
people from going to the polls, while
Rep. Franklin pointed out bad
weather as a definite handicap in
a late fall election campaign.
Rep. Amelia Oundersen objected
to the change because it would in
crease the spread between the dates
of the primary and the general elec
tions, and Rep. Pollard commented.
"We have changed the date of elec
tion so often that many people
don't know when it comes and if
we pass this bill I’m not sure-that
I could remember it myself.”
Long bill Read
Lengthy House Bill 44, providing
for slum clearance under the Alaska
Housing Authority went through its
second reading and was held for
amendment. Also read fcr the sec
ond time was House Bill 98, amend
ing the law relating to registration
and licensing of professional engi
neers and architects. It was held in
second reading to allow witnesses
,o appear.
The House passed by unanimous
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RELAXES
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Bedecked in the spangled costume
she wore to international fame in
the roaring twenties, Gilda Gray,
(above) relaxes in her dressing
room at Milwaukee, after the first
performance of an attempted
comeback.. The former Ziegfeld
star admits to 49 years of age. TP)
Wirephoto.
vote House Memorial 47 which had
previously been Committee Substi
tue for House Joint Memorial No.
S. The original memorial was in
troduced by Reps. Laws, Madsen.
Degnan and Wells. It seeks a road
between Nome and Teller.
Age of chickens can roughly be
determined by pressing the breast
bone. The more rigid it is, the older
the fowl.
There are inure than 6,000 differ
! ent items usually on display at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New
York City.
B3HHKUHWH1 WiSimam
NOMINATED _ Frank |
E Spain, Birmingham, Ala.,
attorney, has been nominated
for post of president of Rotary
International, it was announced
in Chicago. If no other nomina
tions are received by April 1,
Spain will become president.
KHARTOUM. Sudan Wner
Moslems die, they want their body
wa hed before burial with sacred
water from Zamzam, a holy well
near Mecca.
Fatima Es Shaied. an old woman
living near here, has been expect
ing death for year She has had
the Zamzam water on hand but
has had to renew it several times
i:i the last 20 years because it evap
orated. She doesn't know how old I
she is—maybe ove" 100, she says.
She has tight e’ll’dren, 17 grand
children id T', great grandchil
dren ar - she remembers all their j
names.
A section of a large drain tile
may be buried to be used as winter
storage of cabbage and other vege
tables, provided a tight cover F
added.
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