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Thirty-sixth in a Series
\ccord' cn Statehood
The Territorial House of Repre- |
entatives and the United States
Senate Committee on Interior and
nsular Afiairs are in very close
accord on the Alaska Statehood
Dill, S 50.
A memorial addressed to the com
nittee and asking that the state
hood bill be reported to the Senate
without further hearings received
a 12-12 vote in the Territorial
House on February 19, 1951.
On April 3. 1951, the Senate com
mittee did report the bill to the
Senate without having held further
hearings. But the vote was 7-6,
which is as close as a 13-mcmber
committee could come to a tie
vote.
TV Tor Alaska
Leave us not all rush out to buy
television sets on the strength of
word from the Federal Communi
cations Commission that there is
no reason why Alaska—and other
Territories—should not be granted
TV channels immediately.
The F. C. C. contemplates 19
ch innels for Alaska—15 comm :rciftd
and four educational.
Hut granting the channels would
be only the first and mo§t min, r
step toward putting television in.o
this Territory. It would cost thou: -
ands of dollars to provide a cab a
to pipe stateside TV programs t o
Alaska. And, because 1 t.ie te. -
rain and the scattered population,
each Aiaska TV station uo„U c.:
pect to reach only a small aud
ience.
Still, we understand that in some
places you can get seven to four
money that TV will corns to Alaska
before statehood.
Rugged Alaskans
The old-time Alaskan was, and
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is. a hardy individual and is pretty
generally able to look out for him
self if the bureaucrats will let him
alone so he can do so.
It v as about this time of year
some 14 or 15 years back, we re
number, when "One Man Tony”
Simonson came out of his winter
quarters in one of the isolated bays
of Southeast Alaska.
That was during the tough times
of the depression years and there
was real pride in Tony’s voice when
he announced, "Well, I lived the
whole winter on thirteen dollars
and forty cents. Chewed snoose
the whole time, too.”
Then he added, shaking his head
.n a reflective mood, "But my God,
man, it took an awful lot of
clams!”
senate Slip-up?
At least one Alaska newspaper
has questioned the legality of the
election of four members of the
10th Legislature to the new Board
oi Administration created by the
.teorganization Bill.
Basis for the question was the
fact that the elections, one in the
House and one in the Senate, were
i held before the bill became law.
The elections were held late in
the evening of March 22 and early
1 of March 23, the 60th and last day
i of the session.
But the bill itself did not go to
the Governor for approval until
11:54 a m., March 23, some six hours
after the Legislature adjourned.
And the bill was not signed by the
Governor, and hence did not be
come law, until several days later.
In addition to this, however, the
Senate appears not to have fully
fulfilled the requirements of ttte
L.ll, which has since become law
The Reorganization Act provides
that each of the four legislative
members cf' the Board of Admin
istration shall select an alternate
to serve in his stead when he is
unable to attend meetings of the
Board.
The law further provides that
I these alternates shall be approved
^ by members of the body from which
| they are selected.
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the elected members of the Board,
William Egan and Glen Franklin,
picked Andrew Hope and George
Madsen, respectively, as alternates.
Then, says the Journal of the
Hcuse: "At the request of Mr. Mc
Cutcheon, the House unanimously
approved the alternates of the two
members of the Board of Adminis
tration,”
In the Senate Journal, immedi
ately iollowing the portion pertain
ing to balloting for members of the
Board of Administration, we find
the following: '
"And so Senators McCutcheon
and Engebreth were elected to
serve on the Board of Administra
tion.
“Senator McCutcheon nominated
Senator * MacKenzie as his
alternate, and Senator Enge
breth nominated Senator Engstrom
as his alternate. Senator Engstrom
declined the nomination and there
upon, Senator Engebreth nominated
Senatpr Garnick.”
That is all. The Journal then
goes on to other matters. Nowhere
does it show that any action was
taken to approve the alternates.
This oversight on the part of
the Senate may lead to a challenge
of any action taken by the Board
of Administration with either Sen
ator MacKenzie or Senator Garnick
sitting as a member.
MRS. POPEJOY ADDRESSES
BPW CLUB ON BOND ISSUE
To urge the passage of the $200,
C00 bond issue which will be voted
upon April 30, Mrs. Ruth Popejoy,
member of the Juneau school board,
talked to the Business and Pro
fessional Women’s club meeting
Monday in the Baranof Terrace
room.
Plans for the new grade school
on the highway were necessarily
cut in half when Federal funds tc
match the $750,000 to be provided
by bonds voted last year were not
forthcoming, Mrs. Popejoy explained.
Present plans, adjusted to the de
creased sum of money available in
clude 12 class rooms, large assembly
room and basement play space.
The additional $200,000, Mrs
Popejoy said, would add a kinder
garten, cafeteria, nurse’s room, of
fice space and an indoor rifle range
in the basement.
Mrs. Opal Sharman introduced the
speaker. President Lucile Stine an
nounced a special business meet
ing April 23.
NICHOLSON-RIGGS
WEDDING FRIDAY AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Friday evening at 8 o’clock the
marriage of Miss Lois Nicholson,
and Mr. Donald W. Riggs will take
place at the Northern Light Pres
:yterian church.
Following the ceremony a recep
tion will be held at Scottish Rite
Temple.
Mr. Riggs is atheletic coach at
Petersburg high school.
VISITING PARENTS
Mrs. Mabel Rekosh and two
laughters, Elizabeth and Mary, ar
rived in Juneau over the weekend
via Pan American to spend the
summer visiting the parents of Mrs.
Rekosh, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ritter.
This is Mrs. Rekosh’s first visit
home in the past seven years. She
was born and raised in Juneau and
attended the local schools. The Re
kosh family make their home in San
Francisco.
PLANS TREE MEMORIAL
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—MT
Auckland plans to plant trees typi
:al of allied countries. The city’s
54,000,000 War Memorial Museum,
built after World. War I, will be en
larged, and a made a memorial
for the two wars.
The Auckland City Council soon
will write to World War II allies
asking for trees. It thinks that
among the trees that can be in
cluded are oaks from Britain, sugar
maples from Canada, wattles from
Australia, silver trees from South
Africa, redwoods from the United
States, white beams from Francis,
spruce from Norway, ginkos from
China, vicus from India and olives
from .Greece.
Although efforts were made to
sail around America’s northern
boundaries from the 16th century
on, it was not accomplished until
the 19th century.
BLISSFUL MOMENT
Sharon Geary, of Long Beach,
Cal., is a tired but happy girl
after winning women’s 100
meter free style swim in Pan
American games at Buenos Aires.
| NEW PRESIDENT —
Andres Martinez Trueba (above)
was sworn in at Montevideo as
the new President of Uruguay •
succeeding his old friend, Luis
Battle Berres.
Brownie Tea
Tuesday P. M.
Brownies are anticipating a large
number of guests at their Juliette
Low World Friendship tea tomor-;
row afternoon from 4 to 5 o’clock
in the Elks hall. After the program
and ceremonies, refreshments will
be served, according to general
chairman Mrs. John Clements.
For the second grade troop Bon
nie Joe Davis will be Juliette Low
representative, Karen Olsen, Can
dle Lighter and Bonnie Bryson,
Costume; Troop III; Colleen Pear
son, Sandra Kadow and Susan
Triplette; VII iDougla^) Carol Mae
Friesen and Bruscilla Guerin; IV:
Kprlene Alstead, Patty McNamara,
Loretta Sanford,
Troop leaders and their assist
ints are: second, Miss June Elia
son; III, Misses Betty Hammond,
Betty Corey, Olive Montel, Evelyn
Sneesby and Maxine Wright;' VII
(Douglas) Mrs. Floyd Guertin; IV,
Mesdames Donald Burrus, Jack
Burford, A. F. Ghiglione, Arthur
Adams, James McNamara, Jack
Shepard and Wallace Westfall.
Sponsors are: second grade, Lu
theran church; III, Soroptomists;
VII, Douglas Island Women's Club;
!V, American Legion Auxiliary. In
addition to the Troop contributions
to the Juliette Low World Friend
ship fund, there will be a silver of
fering at the tea to defray expen
ses.
SULLYS HOME 1'KUIU
BUSINESS TRIP SOUTH
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sully are
home from a business tup which
took them to Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland, Oregon. They arrived on
Pan American over the weekend.
Sully, Juneau Young Hardware
Co., announces that he purchased
a stock of furniture and a new and
complete line of curtains and drap
eries for his store. The Sullys were
(one about a month.
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Kloster - Liddle
Wedding Apr. 18
Catholic Church
The marriage of Miss Betty Klos
ter and Mr*. William Liddle will take
place Wednesday morning April 18,
at 10:30 at the Catholic church with
the Rev. Robert L. Whelan, S.J.,
pronouncing the vows.
Preceding the ceremony. Mrs.
Henry Harmon will sing ”Ave
Maria,” accompanied by Mrs. Lil
lian Uggen at the organ. Wedding
music will be played by Mrs. Uggen.
The bride will wear a suit of light
blue, a white hat trimmed with
flowers and a white veil, and her
corsage will be red roses. Accessor
ies will be of navy blue.
Matron of honor, Mrs. Joe Sadlier,
Jr., will wear a suit of cocoa brown
with pink hat and pink corsage.
Mr. Dale Stuart will be best man.
Immediately following the cere
mony a wedding breakfast will be
served on the Terrace at Baranof
hotel with the following guests in
vited. The Rev. Whelan, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Sadlier. Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Priest.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doyle, Mr. and
Mrs. William Clark, Mrs. Frank
Rouze, Mrs. Ann Whealdon, Robert
Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sea
berg and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Druxman.
The bridal couple will leave that
afternoon on Pan American for
Seattle for a honeymoon in the
south. In Seattle they will visit the
groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.
A. Liddle and then will motor to
Penticton, B. C„ to spend a few
days with the bride’s family. From
there they will go to Vancouver,
B. C„ to return to Juneau on the
Princess Louise.
After May 1, they will be at home
in the Thompson apartments to
their many Juneau friends.
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Doris Day Marries
Singing Actress Doris Day and her business'agent, Marty Melchcr,
take their wedding vows before a justice of the peace at Burbank,
Calif. It was the second marriage for both. The bride is 27, Mel
eher, 35. (If) Wirephoto.
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LOTS OF SHEEP
CANBERRA. — OPI—Australia had
112,891,000 sheep at March 31 last,
Commonwealth Statistician Roland
Wiison reported. This is the latest
date for which figures are available.
Australia sheep popuZaiicr. fell
from 125,000.00 in *:Z2 to S5,000,noo
in 1947, but since then uas been iis
ing steadily.
The statistician also announced in
a statement that at March 31
Australia had 14,640,000 cattle, the
highest number on record. This total
included 4,890,000 dairy cattle. At
the same date there were 1,123,000
pigs and 1,057,000 horses, Wilson re
ported.
The distance cf a . tor, Alpha
Centauri, was first measured in
1840.
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