The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 27, 1950, Page 2

» . + b . . . . . . . ® - . . . - | i \the Fish Industry and the cher1.| PAGYE TWO SALMON MAN BLASTS 331AS ‘GREAT HOAX' Cne) (Continued irom Page statement, photos cs about 100 pages I ed for each Senator. { truth, I plain, ungarnished ment said, “is- that it with its noncontiguity, lack oped resources and hetero- | 1s population is qualified for on, so 1s Puerto Rico. nj 2 is admitted and Puerto Rico | distinction will be purely the committee yester- wo-dozen witnesses statehood. Many ska residents who here for the hearing. ! were W.' O. Smith told the committee the Alaska fishing industry 1is worth $125,000,000 a year and Js “self-perpetuating.” | ‘But there is no free enterprise the industry,” Smith said, an an fisherman himself. Hits Fish Traps “The fisheries are controlled by in Ala; and Wild Life Service,” he “This large industry should the control of the Statc Fish said be He said the “Industry” controls one-half of the salmon-trap supply and thus controls one-half of all} hal the. fish coming from the Alaskan waters. He said outlawing of fish traps would expand the canning indus- try's life from three weeks to three months a year. H ritish Columbia and the State | ston have outlawed g i. “The canning sea- | son in British Columbia is three months lon; n Alaska it is all over in three weeks.” He said fishermen who don’t have traps 't compete” with those who do. Eight canning companies, he said, own one-half of the allow-| able 400 fish traps. He said that] fish trap areas are bought and sold “contrary to the regulations of me’ Fish and Wildlife Service.” Statehood, he said, would give control of the fisheries to Alaskans. Robert Atwood, publisher of the Anchorage (Alaska) Times, said the House-passed bill “would not change the guestion concerning the rights of aboriginals in Alaska.” He said he favored the bill. udget Surplus Wonn AR o called him self a ‘“nati Alaskan lawyer,” said he is “| onately” in favor ot statehood. City Attorney for An- chorage, he said his city would have $230,000 budget surplus this year. “The people who made this sur- plus possible are the people who will be helping to run the State ot Alaska,” he said. “They've had plenty of training.” He said it was “silly” for Sena- tors to question witnesses about fish traps. “That is our problem,” he said, “and we should settle it.” Mayor J. A. Talbot of Ketchikan, n with 36 years’' resi- aska, labeled as “falla- cious” the arguments that the pre- sent statehood bill does not provide for enough land. “The present statehood bill would give Alaska about the same amount of land given the more recently ad- mitted territories,” he declared, “and we are not asking for more favorable terms than other terri- received, although we might a good case for more liberal n acount of our strategic in the national defense expressed confidence Alaska would develop more rapidly as a state, as have other former territories. “There is a great deal being said these days about free election and ‘self-determination’ of people all over the world,” he added. “Alas- kans have proven unmistakably that they want statehood.” HOSPITAL NOTES Mrs. Fred Lappi and John Doolin were admitted to St. Ann’s hospital yesterday. No one was dismissed. Mary Paul of Sitka and Walter Gardner of Craig were admitted to the Government hospital. PORTLAND MAN HERE From Portland, Oregon, Howard Weaver is registered at the Bara- nof. Alasko California as = 100,353,920 Acres TERRITORY OF ALASKA LAND RESERVES AND WITHDRAWALS (GROUPED BY DIVISIONS) THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA 365,481,600 Acres APRIL 1, 1980 P BT e R o | B | dngen | BNES L0 s Gov Fes [ #A00,000 1581500 713000 v Aejacem Figwaysl 61,548 §730] _se81ss| a3 res 3| aee 008 AL T Tsenesn Tavwan| 2 = | 5,001,708 | 7068180 AL Nin 5| 14017 t XI0 Torest Reserves | 20,961,679 | 16072981 T 8097 o e 1000574 10,047514] £ 1.278,600] €55 500 1A% 150,166 | 118,437 RELATION OF ALASKA TO by NORTH AMERICA AND THE ORIEN OVERLAID on this map of Alaska is California with its more than 100 million acres of land, the approximate area of Alaska which has been set aside by the Federal government in oil and gas reservation, land adjacent to highways, power sites, national parks and monuments, forest and wildlife reserves, etc. In the figures below, these reservations are broken down into Alaska’s foar judicial divisions. Ninety-eight million acres, or more than 25 per cent of the total land area of Alaska, will remain under the direct control of the Federal government even if H. R. -311, the bill-to give Alaskp statehood, passes the Senate. State Would | Tax Salmon "Unbearably | (Continued from Page 1) |was an incorporated Territory | should be no guarantee of statehood. “The argument advanced here,” said Arnold, “that the organization of a region as a Territory carries with it an implied promise that the Territory will be admitted as a state at some future time carries some persuasion, all right, particularly if you live in a Territory which wants to be a state. “But who is to determine the qualification of the Territory which is applying for admission—the Ter- ritory itself and the people in it? That would be a strange doctrine—a union so permanent as ours could surveyed or unvacated lands to pro- vide revenue for carrying the cost of statehood and chance «of con- | tinuing Federal bureaucracy, which | passage of the bill would fasten on the State of Alaska. No favorable comments have been | heard so far on either side confirm- | ing the Interior Department’s ad- | ministration of Alaskan affairs. Proponents united in excoriating the Native reservation policy and in demanding rights of first class citizenship for all Natives. | Groans and Cheers | Announcement today that Na-| tives at Shungnak had voted against [ going on the reservation recently withdrawn for them by ex-Secre: tary Krug was greeted with applause | as yesterday’'s announcement that Indians at Hydaburg had accepted reservation station was greeted with groans. In answer to repeated inferences by proponents that the opponents were “at this belated moment try- ing to kill the bill with kindness” Arnold said he had made all his present objections to the bill known to the House Public Lands Com- mittee 13 months ago, both by wire and in writing. Salmon Tax Arnold said the reason the Sal- mon Industry was opposed to the bill is that as the largest developed industry in Alaska it would have to foot ‘an unbearable” share of the tax load unless new taxable re- ! | sources were found. “This bill would make it difficult to find these S0y " He added: “I offer no apologies for my stand to Oscar Chapman or any man,” Arnold concluded. Arnold earlier said it was his be- lief that non-contiguity of Alaska to the continental United States | should be no bar to statehood and | that the fact Alaska, like Hawail, | never operate in such a manner. This is a question for everybody: would the public interest of all the people—of the states as well as Alaska—be served by admission?” Sen. Anderson interrupted at this point to say: “There should be no implied promises of statehood. Considered on the merits of its individual case an incorporation of any Terri- tory, any place, at any time, should { be allowed without implied promise of eventual statehood.” “ALASKA U. S, A” FILM SHOWING TONIGHT Tonight at 8:30 o'clock, Bethel Tabernacle will show the film ‘Alaska, U. S. A" This is a color picture and also sound. Anyone desiring to sce this picture is given an invitation to attend, There is no charge. | SICKS’ SEATTLE BREWING & MALTING CO., SEATTLE, Rz | that beer , fifiaf.s" Extva Pole | st . 1 36/% BEER EXTRA PALE « V. 5. A, - Unit of One of the Worlds Greot Brewing Orgenisel DRIVERS FINED FOR |SPEEDING THROUGH IHIGHLANDS DISTRICT | Two drivers were iined in City Magistrate F. O. Eastaugh's court yesterday afternoon for speeding on | Glacier Highway through the re- | cently-annexed Highlands district. ’ The drivers—Phil Hukill and j Thomas George—were both arrest- ed late Tuesday night. Hukill was fined $23 and George $28. Police Chief Bernard E. Hulk to- day cautioned drivers to stay un- der the speed limit of 20 miles per hour when travelling through the Highlands. COUNTRY CLUB OPEN Every day at'4 pm. YOUTH RALLY TO BE HELD HERE ON FRIDAY “Just what you have been looking for yomng people. Come and hear the youth choir sing,” says the Rev. Ralph Baker. Florence Cather, the golden wwiced contralto will be heard at the rally Friday night, Ruthic Sommers at the piano. A rousing singspiration will be led by Don Hutchins. The special speaker for the eve- ning will be Harry R. Bates, safety engineer for the Alaska Road Com- mission. He recently returned from the Canal Zone where he spoke at similar meetings, also in his home | state of Washington. The rally will start at 8 o'clock and a hearty invitation is extended by the Pastor and Mrs. R. E. Baker. Special Games Sponsored by the V. F. W. Every Thursday Night C.1.0.Hall-9P. M. Everybod Y y Imvited 1 o SINGER® Portables Compact and light, tis 11 Ib. wonder is easy to carry, PRICE easy to put away, yet' it can do practically all the work Including diul':alu hine, 1t ::h‘;; Irw,"r: as wol‘ s for- Case , has autoy , a di b ol asd : ;I:H«h |.n';n'-" Iul.urlqter. Li sl“ ellowance on prest nt machine. Torms / RICHARD VICKERS SI JGER SEWING MACHINE REPRESENTATIVE . BARONOE HOT &L ™ JUNEAU, ALASKA *A trademark of f e Sieger Mig. Co. . *| €o-operation MRS. MURPHY WILL BE.SPEAKER FRIDAY, SOROPTIMIST CLUB Mrs. Scott L. Murphy, commis- isioner of the Juneau-Douglas Girl was a representative group of the Scouts association and regional committewoman for the Girl Scouts of Southeast Alaska, will be the speaker at the regular weekly lan- cheon of the Soroptimist Club on Eriday. Mrs, Murphy will discies Girl Scouting in Alaska and the needed from both f‘gen's and women’s service organi- zations. Mrs. Murphy, who recent- Iy returned from Hayden Lake, Idaho, where she attended the re- gional conference, will also explain the work of the regional and na- tional staffs and what is being done hy membeérs of the Scouting organization te decrease delinquen- cy and promote leisure time acti- vities. 4-H CLUB NEWS The Auk Bay 4-H Club met at the home of Mrs. Avery on April 21, at 7:15 p.m. The club has been divided into two parts because there were too many members. This club con- sists of the 4th, 5th and 6th grades. New officers were elected as fol- lows: Rose Lee Jekill, President; Peggy Lindegaard, Secretary-Treas- urer, Sandra DeHart, Reporter, and the Song and Game leaders are Carol Nickel and Maurine Avery. The evening was spent making potholders. Sandra DeHart, reporter The Mendenhall 4-H Club meet- | ing was held at the home of Mrs. Joe Kendler on April 22 The dis- cussion was about chicken brooders. Mrs. ‘Kendler showed us how to make chicken brooders and also showed us her cabbage and lettuce plants she had planted from seeds two weeks Yefore. * Albert Seaton, Asst. Reporter BROWNIE TROOP NEWS Brownie Troop No. 12 met in the Elks Hall Tuesday. The meet- ing was called to order by our new President Judith Louck. Our troop made jar lid plaques for our Mathers’ May Day. Two new Brownies joined our troop. Judy Larsen, reporter. STORIS RETURNED The Juneau-based Coast Cuard cutter Storis returned to Juneau from Sitka yesterday, docking at the Army wharf at 4:30 p.m. NO MARTHA MEETING The Martha Society does not hold a meeting tomorrow, as it is not the regular date THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1950 iTO REHABILITATE CATHOLIC CEMETERY At a meeting held in the Parish 1 Hall last evening at which there Catholics of Juneau, it was decided to rehabilitate the Catholic plot of the cemetery. i This rehabilitation is to be very i complete. All cemeteyy head stones iare to be removed and when the { entire plot is cleared and leyeled they wiil be replaced, but at ground level. { Persons living in Juneau who { have members of their families or i relatives buried in the Catholic !ploz of the cemetery should get in touch with Father Whelan, pastor of the Catholic Church immediately, if they wish to personally supervise and assist in the removal and re- | placement of particular headstones. The preliminary work will begin | this evening. Volunteer workers of the parish will gather at the cemetery at 6:45 p.m., or as soon | thereafter as possible. Joe Smith will direct the work. Beginning this evening the work will be carried on Imrh evening between the hours of | about 6:45 and dark and all day on ' Saturday. SON FOR LAPPIS I Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lappi of Ju- | neau became the parents of a son | early this morning at St. Ann’s hospital. The child, born at 1:52 a.m, weighed seven pounds three ounces. 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