The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 17, 1947, Page 8

FISH TRAPS SUBJECT OF KRUG LETTER - which posed of for this assage of the Re- ain popped up in d Senate Satur- he reading of a of the Inter- The matter some Ap The Krug letter gton, D. C., on t here Air Mail House Journal for s follows My dear Governor “I have nsidering request tc f my con- clusions to appropriate means by which the operation of fish traps in Alaskan waters can be ulated. The l)r;)ll'ln«'u(. as you know, has been this prob- lem much att l are agreed som in the iorm of legislative, rather than admin- istrative, on is desirable One of the chief issues ther local or Federal legislation should be sought. I have, after s hesitation, reached the conclusion that it would be desirable for the Legislature of Alaska to deal with the problem in the first instance. This conclusion is based upon the ed at Wash- January 24 and was. incorpora Satur- 1 ed ir day been ¢ advised ¢ most your be tha is whe- me uniform tradition in our govern- mental practice that a Territory should control its fisheries; while the Congress has excepted the con- servation features of the salmon fisheries from this tradition, it is expressly left to the Territory the power to tax and to license in the fishing industry. If, therefore, the present session of the Territorial Legislature should consider legis) tion in this 1ield, I would be will- .ing for you to indicate my agree- ment with the premise that salmon trap regulation is a proper subject for Territotial legisiation. ‘1 should adq that I consider early solution of this vexing prob- lem so important that, if the Ter- ritorial Legislature should not take action at this session, this Depart- ment will consider support of some Federal measure designed to regu- ate trap-fishing. We shall, there- fore, watch with considerable inter- est the steps taken by the Legis- lature. Sincerely, “J. A. KRUG. “Secretary of the Interior.” Following the reaGing oi the iet- , Rep. Maurice Johnson asked y, when the letter was written 22 days previcusly and sent by Air Mail, it had not been presented to the Legislature at an earlier date, He received no answer and the matter was not pressed on the House floor. Letter Discusses The Krug letter was the subject of some after-adjournment discus- sion among the House members, some of whom expressed belief that another bill designed to regulate fish traps would soon make an ap- pearance. At least one Representa- tive thought the presenting of the letter at that time might presage a veto of the Referendum Bill on the grounds that the original five- year provision should have remain- ed in it, The House received two new bills on Saturday. H. B. 64, by Rep. Sni- der, would prohibit retailers adding the Velerans' Tax to the sale price of goods, with the addition of the following section “A retail seller of any article or commodity, including meals served by restaurants and drinks by dis- pensaries, shall not charge the tax to any purchaser, and shall not add amount of the tax to the sale or directly or indirectly re- the purchaser to pay such the price quire tax." The pen: the provisi be a fine of not les more than $1,000. | A bill by Rep. Laws would appro- | priate $8,000 to purchase and main- for each of the| violation of | ection would | than $100 or | tain automobiles four U. S. Marshal’s in Alaska These automobiles according to the bill, would be used fcr the sole purpose of prosecuting the duties of their offices i TALMADGE WINS | COURT BATTLE FOR HIS OFFICE Was pas |TERRITORIA[ LIQUOR SALE BILL TABLED (Conttnued frem Page One) A joint resolution authorizing the Superintendent of the Alaska Pio- neer's Home to accept $100 in fuil settlement of a bill against the estate of Julia Haley went through both second and third readings and ed unanimously. Visit Minfield Home Rep. Steve Vukovich, in charge of arrangements for a trip to the Min- |fleld Home near Juneau vesterday McDonough, Ga. Feb. 17.—Her-! man Talmadge won a second court decision, holding him to be Georgia’s legal governor. Superior Judge Bon Alman con- curring in a decision last wezk by a colleague, Judge Walter Hendrix wdge was properly elect- | by ed the Georgia Legislature on January 15 ' The decision gave Talmadge ac- cess to approximately $95,000 in public funds, left in the executive department bank account by retir- ing Gov. E Arnall | Hendrix had ruled last Wednes- day that Talmadge was the legal claimant to the office and dis- missed t suit by Licut. Gov. M. E Thompson, who sought to oust Tal- madge. The Hendrix ruling, and a decis- jon by Judge Claude Porter that Thempson is the legal governor, bave been appealed to the State upteme Court, and attorneys said arly arguments would be sought here, e » 6 e s s v = e o 0 ¢ » WEATHER REPORT ¢ o Temperatures for 24-Hour e Period Ending 7:30 o'Clock . This Morning. . . e . In Juneau—Maximum, 36; ® minimum, 27 . At Airport—Maximum, 35; e ® minimum, 19. . . AT . WEATHER FORECAST . (Juneau and Vicinity) . . . . Considerable fog tonight e | ® becoming overcast with light e | e rain or snow Tuesday. Little e e temperature change. . . . v PRECIPITATION . ® (Past 24 hours endir 7:30 today) @ . . . In Juneau Trace; ® e since Feb. 1, 187 inches; e ® since July 1, 73.24 inches. . . At Airport — 0 . e Feb. 1, 132 inches ° e July 1, 45.60 inches. I O R Lees Are Honored At Dinner Party' One of the most charming af fairs of the weekend was the din ner party given Sunday afternocn | by Mrs. Helen Roff in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Lee on their sixth wedding anniversary. A centerpiece of daffodils, yellow tapers, and nut baskets formed the pretty background for a delicious dinner and corsages ior the ladies were in kecping with the white and yellow color scheme. The Lees were the recipients n{‘ many lovely anniversary gifts. AL-‘ |tending the affair were the guests| of honor, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Mc-! Leod, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Sheldon, Mr. George O'Brien and the hostess of the evening. Cards were enjoyed | following the dinner i—H—H—H—l+FH4—i+PH-H—H—)—H—H-H—H+H—|+}+—!+H—+r+++H V.F.W. MEMBERS A T o TO the Taku SPECIAL is being WEDNESDAY Fetruary for the problems legislation particular welfare. purpos pertai and attend tk i) AL Feb., Dated 17, SPECIAL At the request of many members of Post 19 significance to It is urgent that members 47 NTION MEETING No. 5559, a MEETING called for EVENING - - 8 o'clock e of ning other considering to veterans' matters of veterans’ his meeting LAN G. MAREUM, Post Adjutant lenjoyed a luncheon. { reported, ithe facilities of the University afternoon, reported that a large group of Representatives had made the home end The home, he is a fine institution with a group of well cared for children living fn it. Reporting on the proposed trip to a to inspect the Alaska Pioneers’ riome, Rep. Almquist said that the next trip of the Denali appears to be the only transportation available. It had been planned to make the trip on the next vovage of the North Sea, now shipwrecked in British Columbia waters. H. B. 38, to establish a Pioneers’ Home Building Commission, with an appropriation of $100,000, was brought up in second reading, then referred to the Ways and Means Committee. The bill had received a favorable report from the Commit- tee on Territorial Institutions but fhere was obfection from Rep Hoopes to its consideration before a report received from the Ways and Means Commission. Rep. Gar- ected the trio, | nick said that she felt that the bill would have little chance of pa: if the Ways and Means Committee eports on 't Southern Universily An attempt to amend the biil to appropriate $250,600 for extending of Alaska, including a southern branch, by naming Ketchikan as the site for the proposed branch, was voted down. The amendment was offered by Rep. Maurice Johnson, who 8 accused by Revn. McCutcheon of at- tempting to nullify the bill. Rep. Johnson said that this was not his intent and that he believes such a branch, if created, should be at Ketchikan. Rep. Garnick said that a suitable building which Is neither in Ketchikan nor Juneau may soon become available and for that reason the choosing of a site should be left to the Board of Re- gents. Speaker Gill, still smarting under the rebuke implied when his FEBRUARY 19-20-21-22 14 Teams Are Entered from Southeastern ALASKA Tournament fo be held at the JUNEAU HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM | | OO OO, Salmon Creek Country Club 3 Miles North of Juneau on Glacier Highway \‘ Finest Country Club in Alaska COCKTAILS from5P.M.to4 A. M. DINNERS from 7P. M. to 2 A. M. Steaks . . Chicken . . Spaghetti Chinese Foods-All Kinds Phone 015 | bbbk e | OO AR | pigeons. three bills for school hou.\(-s near Anchorage were tossed back-to him last week, said that naming Ketchi- kan would place the branch uni- versity bill in the special legislation class. Other Measures The bill to provide for a speciu fund for the care of sick and dis- abled fishermen was slightly amend- ed in second reading and an appro- priation of $5,000 was written in The House started over an old trail when H. B. 7, to increase the old age stance minimum and otherwise amend that Act, came up in second reading. The bill had previously been considered, (hen sent back to its author for repairs when it was found that the original copy did not correspond with « minfeographed edition. On the or- iginal consideration of the measure, it was amended to leave in the law the clause which provides that re- cipients of old age assistance must be citizens. The amendment :x at that time was nullified when the bill was redrafted and when the mo- tion was made again this morni the amendment lost by an 11 to 12 vote, one absent. The House recessed shortly be- fore noon until 2 o'clock this after- noon Showér I:G’i\;e—n For Mrs B. Cady Mrs. Bill Cd(‘} was guest of at a baby shower Saturday ternoon with Mrs. Rotert W. ing and Mrs. Wally Cady co-he esses. Many gifts were receiv the honored st and dainty r freshments served during the after- noon. The affair was given as “surprise.” Attending were the guest of honor, Mrs. Walter Hermansen, Mr Max Dorman, Mrs. Ted Lyman Mrs. Ingvald Varness, Miss Dorothy Woodward, Miss Margaret Young and the two hostesses. Mrs. Jo! Krugness sent a gift, but wa bla to attend -oo PIGEON POINTS Pigeons flyir Loop—and t g clear CHICAGO, 1l around Chicago’s are thousands—are steer the North Western Railroad station when they want to take a rest. On the station’s ledges and win- dow sills workmen are installi devices known as “pigeon repel- lants.” Tkey consist of 'wpright U-shaped wire prongs which a: fastened two inches apart on a wire frame. Chisf Engineer E said the devices cann But, added. the birds from on the ledges and sills C. Va injure the they sittin: ienberg prevent comfert hough he had lived in Nome as || back in gold rush days, it hat Mr. Kristan ar- au where he has since 1is home Assisting Mrs. 1 were Marvin Kristan and R. H. Williams .o B VIST » HEF Halvor Opsal of Petersburg, Al- a is in the city and is at the Hetel Juneau THb DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE inj JUNEAU, ALASKA ALASKA GAME COMMISSION 'MEETS HERE The Alaska Game Commission op- ened its yearly conference this morning at 9 o'clock in the Fish and | Wildlife chambers with Earl Oh- mer, chairman, presiding, and all {memkers present with the excep-| tion of the Second Division repre- | |sentative, Garnet Martin, and Al-‘ bert M. Day, Director of Fish and Wildlife. Martin and Day are due in from Nome and Chicago respec- tively within the next few d sitting in on this morning’s s sions were Earl Ohmer chairma Frank W. Hynes, Regional Director; W. E. Crouch, Chief Director of Game Management from Chicag Andy Simons of the Third Division, O. Z. Sovereign, Wildlife Agent from Petersburg; Doyle Cisney, En- gineer from Petershurg; Rhodes, Aircraft Supervisor Anchorage; Jack O'Connor, and Wildlif2 Supervisor; s Baker, Commissioner from Fair- banks. Clarence from S 1 N G E R—Joan Stern, who MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1947 O SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER on TUESDAY AFTERNOON. February 18, from 5:30 to 7:00 in the Holy Trinity Parish Hall 4th and Gold Sts. Price 65¢ eat as many as you will Everyone Is Cordially Invited <tudies opera singing in New Sovereign and Cisney arrived We: Hive £asiith York, vacations on a beach at from Petersburg aboard the Black e have facilities to accommodate Boca Raton, Fla. Bear, Fish and Wildlife patrol any size crowd in the newly decor- 2 . craft ated and enlarged quarters. oS SOUVENIR 0 CHENEY, Wash.—The chunk of WRIGHIS BA(K AFIER s sumemee RN T SIS R S BT 1 which rattled out of Arthur clarinet case after an East- ington College of Educa- tice was not an extra 0F DAUGHTER, N. M. | Mr. and Mrs, W. S. Wright re-| turned the past weekend after a two months vacation spent in New It was a piece of shrapnel im- bedded in the wood case since the student’s Navy da aipan Yo Mexico. While in Albuquerque, the % ; Wrights attenced the marriage of PARTY FOR JACK KRISTAN |,.ir gaughter, Jane, former local HONORS ANNIVERSARY HERE i) 04 graduate of the Juneau b High School. Miss Wright mar- B it was fifteen years ag0 ,joq Earl Knudson, Jr., son of Mr. February 16 that Jack Kristan re- ang Mrs. E. Knudson of Albuquer- turned to / to start in busi- gue and the young couple will make ness in Jis Kristan sur- their home in that city. Wright is iting a few v night supper Hotel Apartment. d him ds for Sur their Bar mining engineer for the U. S. Bur- eau of Mines. anof at ll Deeplreeze e = = ATTENDING WEDDING ! ) PGSRt R G PIONEERS There will be a DINNER at the 0DD FELLOWS HALL FRIDAY, FEB. 21 at6 P.M. FOR ALL PIONEERS and AUXILIARY MEMBERS Make Your Reservations Immediately CALL MRS. SWEENEY or MRS. 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