The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 13, 1946, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT . THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE: -JUNEAU, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1946 Juneau papers that were being made, published and| {broadcast over the radio that the '"'{ stockholders of the Alaska Electric | to JOHN MALON came Juneat mother and hi =1 - a usly until Mr. Maony SUtier®clrather contemptuously referred to) AElp RA'I‘E HtAPEHG L par: T lk-\» u(,‘ 1 ’m !J],]’l “’.‘.:‘. las ‘absentee owners’ who spent none | . £ diec r alifornia a fe |of their income in Alaska,” he said| “Notwithstanding my .en- | today. in school i statements | doctors advised him to live in a prescribing penalties and declaring warm climate. He returned to an emergency; to Judiciary. California from whence he had Income Tax Bill come here and from where, I am The House again resolved itself told, he obtained a considerable into a commitee of the whole to part of the money he had invested consider H.B. 26, the income tax in the Light Company originally. pill. The bill was reworded and He died in Los Gatos, and his amended to raise penalties for non- widow and daughter now own his payment from not more than $250 H b WL Inforced residence elsewhere, I have{stock. I am also told that they (o not more than $1,000. ls One Of D|red0rs Of (:Om' l’ i bis 1""!‘(‘“’:""‘3 always felt that Juneau was home, have madé many investments in| A motion to suspend rules and ) ns 8 and that I qualified as an Alaskan. | Alaska. a6 HB. 96 through final passage panY—MakeS 'mpor" k n the A uneau Mill “Practically every dollar of my! Malony is also a director (,r:,as defeated when Rep. Oscar Gill, am S'atemem Than fof. Blkty yaurs Ha® wha S family’s income from the Alaskalthe Juneau Cold Storage. co-author with Rep. Almer J. Pe- fam 1 have been interested in Hleckiic (LA S0 UEORE PO terson, protested that legislators John Maiony, one of th e ; Wi [_”‘ interior of Pany, and other interests, over act- should take- more. time over this ors of the Alaska Electric Lig ’\_”";"' [ In the INterior Of yal living expenses, has been spent | “extramelé AaBoEtnt HAL - s o i H‘:.xvn_h( he contracted tuberculosis ;- Alasks, and" has - bontxihuted | Gill said the legislature now has largely toward the development ot {Juneau and the Territory as a (whole. We were among the or- s " |ganizers of the Juneau Cold Ster '”""l age Company and are largely in of this,|iorested financially in that enter- main-| e, We have always been the increased | pnerg of considerable real prop- lerty in Juneau and have for many i from the y the pite hav ne; many Ma where withir ithin stantial taxes. Only a few years ago, we spent over $76,000 to mod- crnize these houses, which jand on which we have paid consid- ottt ottt e ettt e Pt 3 owned a block of houses upon | Iwhich we pay the City very sub-| a portion of| we were obliged to borrow| |erable interest at one of the local bank Alaska have inw Investments | ted a considerable “Wa 2% ffi.fl"u . lin fisheries in southeast Alaska, and | in 4 'more in mining ventures; and with-! b in the past few years have induced! V 0 G U E % $70,000 of additional outside capital be invested in the Territory. | 3 * “Just at this time I have had % to make a considerable sacrifice in coming to Juneau for the reason {that T am engaged in getting to- getler supplies and a crew for the | Middle Fork Mining Co., at Chesta- |china, Alaska, of Which we are the principal owners. i | “I had always thought until now| {that this was the type of develop- | ment the Territory needed and de- |sived. Juneau needs houses. The |Cold Storage Company would seem to me to be an asset of great value) to the city. The Territory needs venture capital, and indeed is adver-| tising for it, in mines and fish-| ies. I cannot understand why! my family, which has for more than | sixty years been among the fore- most of those who are willing to| isk everything they have possess-| d in the development of Alaska, hould ke assailed as offende i | | “In the first 15 years of the ex- istence of the Alaska Electric Llahll | i I € @ | and Power Company, my father and Mr. J. P. Corbus, the other prin-: cipal stockholder, made no profit.| Trey had invested everything they| had in the company, and my father advanced money to the company uti times when it was in need of addi-| tional capital, and at the time he! was stricken in 1914 he had just| advanced to the company about| $20,000 in addition to his original investment, to increase the facilit-| ies of the company. Re-invested In Juneau “In later years we have made a profit from the operation of the Light Company, and the major part of our has been re-invested in Alaska, and most of it in Juneau. “In addition to that we think that tre Alaska Electric Light ani Pow- er Company has given the peoyle of Juneau, Douglas and the vicinity good service. It has expanded its facilities and kept pace with the growth of the communities on Gastineau Channel. Mr. J. P. Cor- bus, my father's chief associate in et et et e e ! cense Bills in Hopper portion of our income and savings|through the Territorial House be- | | condense testimony | behalf which he previously gave in the opportunity to choose between three ways of raising funds: by a sales tax, as provided for in veter- ans’ legislation now before the Senate; by bonding the Territory, as urged by Gov. Ernest Gruening; and by income tax. “No matter which we we'll be damned from here Nome, but still, let's not be hasty,” Gill concluded vehemently. To Top Of Calendar On failure of the motion to ad- vance the bill to third reading and | final passage it was placed at the | top of the calendar for today. H.B. 28, which provides for li- censes and fees for amusement de- vice, pinball and slot machine op- erators, also was reviewed by a Committee of the Whole. After a few minor amendments had been recommended, the emergency clause stricken and the effective date set July 1, 1946, the measure was re- turned from committee. An amended version of House 1.B. MEASURE; GOES T0 GOV. Liquor Confrol, Higher Li- quor Taxes, Vehicle Li- choose to Yesterday's prolonged afterncon session saw Senate Bill 8, the tu-| berculosis control measure, sail fore gusts of favorable commerit and continue on a smooth course toward the Governo desk. The bill sets up an appropriation of $250,000. Sitting as a committee of the whole the House heard Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, Commissioner of Health in the bill's ture expenses, was returned from the Senate and unanimously con- curred in by the House. Communications from the Board of Education, now meeting here, inviting members of the House Ed- ucation committee to confer with the Board, and from the Juneau detail in the Senate. Dr. Albrecht also urged passage of H.B. 20, which provides savings and penalties clauses lacking in previous health legislation. Both measures passed unani-| chamber of Commerce inviting mously with emergency clauses af- y,,c6 members to lunch tamorrow, fixed. ' : were read. New Bills Hennings Challenge The following new bills were in- | juqt a5 the curtain was descend- troduced : ing on the lengthy session Rep. H.B. 35, by Hanford, for payment| opyis Hennings rose to justify of past deficiency obligations onf g tements allegedly made by him eagle bounties; making an appro-| i, committee that both AFL and priation and declaring an emer-| oro jahor groups were opposed to gency; referred to the Committee| iy ghattuck blanket ballot bill. on Ways and Means. | Hennings was challenged to pro- HB. 36, by Peterson and Han- guce gyidence corroborating his al- ford, to amend legislation pertain-|jooeq statements by Rep. Curt® ing to the sale of intoxicating li- gpattuck Monday. Hennings pro- quor and declaring an emergency; | quced as evidence minutes from an [to Public Health, Quarantine-and Apr convention in which the union s declared itself against the blankei HB. 37, by Peterson and Hau-|yonqe ford, to amend laws pertaining l0] gnaptyck thanked Hennings and excise taxes on intoxicating li- ,cpeq him to produce evidence that quors by increasing the tax on hard 1. c10 also was opposed to the liquor and declaring an emergenc Blanket ballot. to Ways and Means. PR AT H.B. 38, by McCutcheon, allow- ing expenditure of appropriations ¢ e ¢ ¢ ® ¢ ®» ¢ ¢ & * o « for travel of Territorial officlals e outside Alaska if permission from e WEATHER REPORT the Board of Administration is first o (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) obtained; to Ways and Means. | @ ‘Temperatures for 24-Hour Period H.B. 39, by McCutcheon and Gill,| @ Ending 6:30 o'Clock This Morning to establish a Territorial Board''of | » e o o Examiners to regulate the practice o In Juneau—Maximum, 38; of healing within the Territory; to! e minimum, 29. Public Health, Quarantine and e At Airport—Maximum, 38; Morals. ¢ minimum, 32, \ Vehicle Licensing . WEATHER FORECAST H.B. 40, by Huntley (by request),! o to provide for licensing motor ve- e hicles, imposing motor vehicle tax- e es and providing for the collection | o est temperature tonight thereof, to Roads. | slightly below freezing. H.B. 41, by Huntley (by request),| e © @ » « » o ¢ o 5 o (Juneau sna Vielnity) Cloudy with snow showers tonight, snow Thursday low- Joint Resolution 1, covering legisla- | founding the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, worked for years as a hard rock miner at to amend laws pertaining to high- ways and traffic thereon and de- claring an emergency; to Roads. —— e TWO FROM SEATTLE S. W. Petrenchak and W. M. Treadwell and finally rose to be uhe superintendent of the company. His health became impaired and the with" exquisite detailing Fagoting with underlay and dickey of contrasting color create the coveted ‘two-piece and blouse’ look, Navy with Sizes 16! JONES - STEVENS The House of Swansdown SEWARD STREET 4r181%—201% g pes h S. 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Only so gifted a colorist, so resourceful a designer as Monteil could create a lipstick that so success- fully brings color to the lips while relating it to your own skin tones und the color of your costume. e H.B. 42, by Huntley (by request), | Gauthier, both of Seattle, are stop- defining offense of using vehicles'ping at the Gastineau during their without the owner’s consent and vyisit here. LIPSTICK X ‘BY | faf"( ; 2.00 Refills 1.00 “It's the Nicest Store tn Tows” ;prims are high now and more pro-!agreed would do much to cure his' i fitable investment opportunities are/points of objection to the bill. ;hk?ly in a few vears. Baker also backed the general Senator Whaiey pointed out that|idea of bonding the Territory, un- {if a veteran is permitted to take a der the guise of “tax anticipatory, bonus, repay it and get a lcan later, | Warrants.” ithe' immediate demand for the Other Action . |bonus is likely to be spurred. Sen:| Other action in the Senate yes |ator Grenold Collins asked if the|terday included passage, under sus+ { witness .thought there would be op- | Pended rules, of House Joint Resos | position to a delay provision on|lution No. 1, appropriating for ex+ | bonuses to give priority to loans. penses of the session. Amendments In a choice between no bonus at|added appropriations for printing all and a “rain check” on one, the|and incidental supplies. “rain check” would be the selec-| Funeral services for the wife of |banks by paying the difference in tion, Winn answered. Ans 'ormgi Senator Joe Green were announced interest rates Letween four and!Scnator Gordon, Winn was inclh\ed}for Friday at 2 o'clock p.m, and |eight percent. On this score, Chair- | to agree that revenue raising should | it was the expressed sentiment that Iman Walker said he was sure any not be included in the loan %iil. | the Senate would attend. Six pio= !such provision is not in the mind| neer Senators were named by Press | ; Final witness was William L. Bak- | + ik |of any senator. A ident Edward D. Coffi S r' | jer, Ketchikan publisher, who read 0158y Re ponoraty SENATORS AT WORK ON VET ' BENEFITBILL (Continued from Page One) i § allbearers. | Answering Senaror Frank Gordon|a series of editorials from his A ? lon the fifth point he had made, Chronicle in attempt to show that| A large portion or the body alsg |Guerin declared his opinion that{the sales tax would send halibut | 'l8nified intention to accept thé fishermen running to _ Canadian | invitation of the Juneau Chambeg and Puget Sound ports to sell their |0f Commerce to its weekly lunchs inot be passed along to catches, to the detriment of Alaska | €00 mMeeting Thursday noon and | sumer, fresh fish industry. He listed ajSenators Cechran and Whaley werg | Speeq Urged | preferénce for a gross income tax.|hamed to address the local Chams i Inconsistencizs in Baker's argument | Der on behalf of the Senate. Following the testimony of Guer- 2 lin, Senator Don Carlos Brownell| Were pointed out by Senators Shat- | ST the earth ins Imoved that the committee rise. He tuck and Edward D. Coffey, while | lappended a statement regarding the Chairman Walker cited approximately 20,000,000 (need of speed in getting the veter- 2mendments which the ans bill through the legislative mill it i : by pointing out that a week has been used up on it in the Senate ialready and much more time will be required by the House enators Shattuck and Frank Whaley rose to dispute Brownell's implication that the Senate was gaining nothing from the parade of witne: fore it. On rell call, Brown=ll's was the only vote for his mo Second witness was Bill W Juneau. He re-emphasized a Ve [the sales tax imposed is so small ;thqt in the majority of cases it will the con- ‘The population or proposed | creases witness | annually, FRUITS and | VEGETA_B_LE(S” @D o %) tion i erans of Foreign Wars 5uggRs = Eotun‘shoid . aoved o o Handled in a SANITARY WAY it later and then apply for a loan Bonus For Some A bonus, he said, is important for the larger part of Alaska's na- tive population, which is not &o |likely to go for the loan provisions. |He pointed out that the $15 per month in service bonus would just about repay an Eskimo soldier for the added cost of travel from An- chorage to his remote Second Di- vision home over the Army travel allowance. Servicemen in the States, he said, on the whole have mace out better than Alaska’s vets. In the States, men have been able to save something frem their travel allowances and' have found banks willing to loan under the GI Biil of Rights. | ‘Winn also stated himself opposed |to putting any limit on the timo} ‘for applying for loans, ~because| Winesap and Delicious APPLES BytheBox §5.75 FARM=-FRESH WASTE=-FREE FROZEN Frozen Bultermilk Frozen Green Peas Frozen Sirawherries Frozen Spinach Frozen Cut Beans FrozenPelershurg Shrimp Frozen Breccoli Frozen Cut Asparagus " Frozen Mixed Vegetables Frozen Peas and Carrols Frozen Brussel Sprouts Frozen Black Cherries Frozen Cauliflower Frozen Rhubarb : Frozen Apricols Garden Seeds On Display ONION SETS 3 Ihs. $1.00 APPLE CIDER - - Half Gallon 755¢ MANNING'S COFFEE - 3 Ibs. $1.00 “Juneaw’s Oldest Super Market 2Free Deliveries Daily——10:30 A. M., 2:30 P. M.