The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 16, 1951, Page 2

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Ten Virginia of them recently have been conver- Mrs. Erickson had been a resi- | ted into hotels. ELLIS AIR LINES DAILY TRIPS JUNEAU TO KETCHIKAN via Pelersburg and Wrangell With connections to Craig, Klawock and Hydaburg Convenient afternoon departures, at 2:30 P. M. FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 612 S ———————————————————— e e 4 Twenty-ninth of a Series The 20th regular session of the Territorial Legislature, in which a record number of bills have been introduced, looks as though it might also set a record for the fewest la enacted. At the end of the 52nd day of | | the session, and with only seven working days remaining, both the fouse and Senate_had large stacks f bills from the other end of he hallway to work on. The Senate 1ad fairly well cleaned out its own sills, but the House had a great wmber that had not been finally isposed of, although a good many :ad been shelved temporarily. By the 9th day of March, 1949, there were 33 new laws on the | ooks, not ‘counting those enacted | by the special session that preceded | the main event. This year, on the same date, there were nine new { 1laws. ‘The number of bills introduced in both houses this year ran pretty evenly with the number introduced in 1949 up until about the 30th day | {of the session. Then came a great| tlood of new measures in bcth: houses. By the time the committees had processed them and shoved them cut on the floor, a great many of them were crowding the 50th day | deadline. And, a5 they approach the final| | deaciine, the two houses have sev- | eral matters to attend to in addition | to the consideration of bills. { 0 ) " A NORTHERN NOTEBOOK By BOB DE ARMCND | | partment; ! tion of Territorial office builgings | facilities; $220,000 for the proposed THE DAILY ALASKA EM I e | sion has been asked to appropriate $1,223,421.19 in special bi‘fijs intro- duced in the House and $3,569,612.42 in special Senate bills, making a | grand total of $24/921,344.89. Somne of the main appropriations sought in Senate bills are $1,100,000 for a proposed Civilian Defense De- $500,000 for a southern branch of the University of Alaska; $233,520 for seal bounties and other purposes; $50,000 for predatory con- | trol by the Department of Fisheries; | $17,462 to reimburse Providence Hospital in Anchorage for the care of indigents; $16,400 for micro- filming vital statistics records; $40,000 for a Mineral Resources Board; $100,000 for construction, repair and operation of health faci- lities, and $1,500,000 for construc- at Anchorage and Fairbanks. Over in the House the special re- quests include $150,000 for health Department of Finance; $265,000 for a ‘erritorial office building at Juneau and sites for others at An-| chorage and Fairbanks; $200,000 for a Territorial Farm Loan system; $10,000 for a bonus for the discove of uranium; $100,000 for assistance to hospitals and community health facilities; $12,000 for a Veterans Service Council; $50,000 for an Alaska Alcohol Administration; $50,000 for operation of the Depart- | ment of Taxation; $60,000 for the | Alaska Visitors Associations, and so | forth, { | out of the dike.” | eral relief funds a good d 'IRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA FUEL TAX INCREASE IS TABLED Continued from Pag was held over on a notice of | econsideration, This appropriation will kick the set right out the windc com- ented Rep. Glen Franklin, chair- of the Ways and Means Com- littee. isn't money thrown awa} aid Rep. Metealfe. “The Territory wing tremendous rentals here juneau and it will be a self- ida.ing project.” I cipprss [l I th Lill, 7lthough 1id Teep | | to vote for gripes me,” “The Board it McCutcheon. ){ Administration was instructed in \ letter approved by the House in 1949 to put the building north oi the Gulf of Alaska but tl nored the Legislature and r bids here. Some of us have bee ; to hold the line on expendi- The Republicans held the linc on pensions for the pioneers, but now they come along with a re- quest that kicES the bottom right R N alled | W n| n | Raised Welfare Funds | Rep. Hendrickson contended that pioneers’ pensions had nothing 1\‘ do with the matter. “We increased aid to dependent children and gen-| ™ i to | wil su aid. “We couldn’t raise ev | The Territorial Institutions Com. i mittee of the House is still talking |of a quick trip to Sitka to inspect the Pioneers’ Home. Both houses |have invited General William E.| | Kepner to address them on civillan | defense. Senator John 'Butrovich,| member of the auditing committee of the 1949 Legislature, has sched- | uled a report on that audit. | The two houses must meet in | joint session to confirm or reject| | some 45 appoints made by Gov-| | ernor Gruening, and they have the | | additional duty this year of electing | |an Auditor of Alaska. | | Most of the bills that do not get| |into the law books this trip, how-| | ever, will not be dead. Legislative | bills appear to live on forever, no | | matter how often they are voted| | down, tabled or indefinitely post- | poned. Some of the bills before the | | House and Senate this session have | been there two or three or half a| | dozeh times in previous sessions.| | And most, if not all, of the ones| |left behind when the 20th Legisla- | | ture adjourns sine die will be back | }u;’ain two years from now, with| { new number and perhaps new spon- ;:ors, but otherwise unchanged. In addition to the $20,128311.28 requested by the various depart- | ments of the Territorial govern- | | ment in the report of the Board | of Budget, the Legislature this ses-| Some of these special appropria- tions have already been voted down and others have been scaled down kut a number of them have been or will be approved. | The general appropriations bill was whisked through the House without change. The Senate may | whittle it down, but with the special | appropriations that are approved | the final total is unlikely to be far | from $18,000,000. Latest estimates of the Depart- ment of Taxation place total tax revenues for the coming biennium at $22,043,000, of which $18,031,000 will be available to the General Fund. The Tax Foundaiicn, Inz., reports per capital state tax collections in 1850, including unemployment com- pensation contributions, as ranging from $42.34 in Kentucky to $96.70 in Louisana, with an average of $60.65. ! Using the Tax Department’s” esti- mate of tax revenues, adding $3,000,- 000 for unemployment compensation contributions during the biennium and dividing the total by the, | picked Juneau for the site of t available by leaving off the fifth story and not completely finishing said, have increased from §1.40 to $1.85 a cubic foot since the building was first planned.” what it would cost in Anchorage,”| said Rep. Metcalfe. 2 at him. It's about time a Republican al ered these charges by Mr. Mc- Cutcheon,” said Rep, Johnson What we did in 1949 al law giving the Board of Adr tration the power to ' The superseded any letter we/ may have authorized. The Board 15 to pa | Republicans be constructed for the $1,200,000 the fourth floor. Building costs, he “If it would cost $1.85 a foot toj build it here, I shudder to mim:: “We have a bulk cement plant| up there,” Speaker Egan shot back “Every bill introduced here m- portant to somebody,” commented EV NOWELL HERE — OSE FOR THE PANDIT — premier Jawaharlal ehru of India sniffs a rose presented to him at Cairo Airport hile enroute to Commonwealth Premiers’ conference in London. or W. L. Lha which on land trans: ENROUTE FAIRBANKS FOR SUMMER MONTHS It is expected the first unit of 6 artments of the four-unit Fair: now unde b f the Alaska in Juneau )m Seattle Thursday and expects be here until Tuesd: when he 11 continue to Fairbanks for the mmer. The Freight I s main- ins Alaska headquarters in Fair- a’ major in: z. A second uni | may | 1 the ! 11 said he is here chiefly on | and is visiting wit law hicle license DR. TED OBERMAN : would i FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1951 Truman Says - Demo House | Alwa!§ (lean KEY WEST, Fla., March 16.—(Px— President Truman pinned his hopes teday of a favorable verdict from L on whether “we get through this era without a third world war.” Truman made it clear that d no word to say akout mount- icwspaper cartoon and editorial m that has followed in the tlight to Florida March nshine and work vacation, ident, in a 100 per cent administration officials ave keen brought into as subcommittee inquiry into RFE€ contended that his admini- house always clean and that history will have to recorq he on his administration. t spoke - out sharply ia ay at a news conference 1 submarine base. , including ssistant, Donald able—all of vr. Truman said. 1d, defying a suggestion by Sen- Knowland (R-Calit) that he to Washington and clean the President said: use is always clean. What talking about?” The Pr defense of who | ate lo | stratio is r e | ar e —EMPIRE WANT ADS P. h Rent a new car, drive it as your own. Spe- cial rates by day, US YOUR PLANS FOR building. How many ; il are there on the Board of Adminis- OPTOMETRIST FULL DRTARS, tration?” { 1413 SEVENTH AVE i 20th Century Theatre Bldg. Phone: 61 Architect Linn Forrest told the e Pl EVANS-U-DRIVE House that the office building could : s, HERTZ SYSTEM IN SEATTLE | reported by the Bureau of the civilian population of Alaska as | Rep. Carlson. “But if we go through with all these plans, we’ll have to ra‘se more money. Two years ago we came down here with the spirit of '98 and dished out taxes for everybody. We went far enough and I wouldn't want to see that spirit Census, we find that the per capita tax burden in Alaska comes 'to roughly $231 for the biennium or $115.50 a year, which is $18.80 above the highest in the 48 states. VIRGINIA DAVIS CONCERT POPULAR WITH AUDIENCE | The genius and skill of Miss Virginia Davis, soprano, in inter- | pretating the human emotions in | song, was brought out in the “por- | traits in song” presented by the artist last night at the 20th Cen- i tury Theatre in the final concert of the season, sponsored by the | Juneau-Douglas Concert Association | of Alaska Music Trails. | Before she had completed the first |group in a well-balanced program ior the type of songs for which she | is especially gifted, Miss Davis had | captivated her audience by the | charm of her friendliness and her | natural poise. Skill Displayed In the difficult songs of the Elizabethan theatre, Miss Davis dis- played her skill by the ease and simplicity of her performance. Miss Davis’ interpretation of the, emotions of the many folk she re- presented was nothing less than marvelous, In her quick changes from the dramatic to the light and amusing characterizations she showed the true mark of genius. In spite of all the training she has known Miss Davis’ voice is en- tirely unspoiled. Her diction is ex- cellent. She is particularly gifted with covered tones, beautiful to hear. Miss Davis’ repertoire ranged from early Europe folk songs to our own early American songs. Her artistry was great in her singing of the “Kaddish” (Hebrew Frayer for the Dead), and in the Louisiana Spiritual, “Go Down Death.” She presented with drama and force the powerful song “He's Got the Whole World in His Hands.” The audience showed great ap- preciation ‘of the different moods invoked, from the Irish “Johnny, I Hardly Know Ye!” a version of “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” and the flirtatious “Paris Belongs to the King” to her serious interpretations. The artist delighted both adults and youths with her charm as she drew them to her in her singing of a group of songs composed by third grade school children. The songs were set to music by Miss Davis’ mother, Hilda Davis. Miss Gwendolyn Williams, who accompanied Miss Davis as she sang her “portraits in song” showed her exceptional genius in subordinating herself entirely to the singer and yet giving a perfect support. Miss Williams was welcomed by old friends in Juneau, She appeared in this city in 1947 when she played as accompanist for Adolph Koldofsky, violinist. An apyreciative audience brought three gracious encores which in- cluded “Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes,” a request, the “Arkan- sas Traveler” and a Danish Lullaby. Following the concert a reception for Miss Davis and Miss Williams was held in the Baranof Hotel. Mrs. Betty McCormick,, president of the concert association in Juneau was in charge of arrangements for the concert, and with members of the association was hostess at the reception for the artists. Asso- ciation members acted as ushers at the concert. Gifts — Luncheon After the recepticn for the artists, Mrs. MecCormick and Association members were hosts to Miss Davis and Miss Willlams at a snack in the Baranof Coffee Shop. At that time the guests were each presented with an dvory bracelet on which the word “Alaska” was inscribed. At 12:30 o'clock Sunday, March 18, & 1o host luncheon will be given in honor of the two artists in the Gold Room at the Baranof. Those wishing to attend are asked to leave their name at the Baranof desk. This affair is open to all. Miss Davis and Miss Williams ex- pected to leave Juneau today for Sitka to appear in concert there. They will return to Juneau Sunday morning in time for the no host luncheon. Baking bread is one of the oldest of human arts, dating back to at least the Stone Age. The earliest form of bread was made from acorns and beech nuts. For a long time, people in Scot- land kneaded dough for bread with their feet. The word bravo formerly was commonly used in Italy to indicate a hired assassin. around here again.” voted down 8-15 and was followedJ by a motion for. indefinite postpone- stage for the notice of reconsider ation. mortgaged personal property with- out informing the buyer of the mort- gage. A motion to table the bill was ment, This also failed but set tix Passed by the House was one of its own bills appropriating $5,357.70 for printing a new edition of the Session Laws of 1949. Rep. McCutcheon serted that he thought the Audiior should be called to exlain why thesc volumes have been selling ai & apiece when the law provides thai they shall sell at 15 per cent above cost, or around $29 apiece, but he did not press the point. The following Senate bills wert approved by the House during the afterncon session and are now reading to become law: S. B. 14, increasing fees for legis lative witnesses from $4 to $20 ¢ day. S. B. 7, amending the law relating to the bond for municipal treas- urers. S. B. 16, providing that member: of the Legislature shall not here- after be eligible for appointment to Territorial boards or commission S. B, 25, amending the law to per- mit the Territorial Board of Edu- cation to pick its place of meefing S. B. 26, providing that estate: when there are no lineal descend- ants shall escheat to the Territory rather than to the United States. S. B. 3, providing terminal leave pay to go to the estate of former Territory Highway Engineer w Leonard Smith. S. B. 19, increasing per diem for Territorial officials and employe from $10 to $12 per day. S. B. 31, to reimburse the Alask ] War II Veterans Revolving Fund for the cost of an audit. S. B, 29, directing the Territoria} I Treasurer to turn over to the Valley } Hospital Association at Palmer five of its bonds, valued at $500, re- ceived by the Territory as part of an escheated estate. S. B. 24, making the Tax Com- cissioner rather than the Treasurer the Inspector of Weights and Meas- ures. S. B. 82, permitting membership in mutual beneficial insurance soc- ieties, where the insurance benefits are not more than $2,500, without medical examination. S. B. 33, providing for punish- ment upon conviction for selling DISASTER! It favors no race —— no creed, CROSS ready! Give .. .'give generously . the Red Cross will be at hand whenever needed. Mobilize for Defense . . . now, through your RED CROSS! Le?’s Be Prepared! SUPPORT JUNEAU’S Red Cross Campaign Now in Progress - o ] 4 It strikes at rich and poor ... at young and old. It may strike AT YOU NEXT! That’s why everyone must he ready . .. why you must keep your RED . to be sure that