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GOVERNOR GRUENING DELIVERS
LONGEST MESSAGE TO JOINT
• SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
JUNEAU, Jan. 26.—(AP)—In perhaps the longest
message ever given before the Alaska Legislature—a
message of probably 10,000 words, Govmor Gruening
address the joint session of the Legislature yesterday
afternoon.
The Governor started with a discussion of prob
lems of the Territory which must be met in the post
war area. Hej, sounded the battle-cry for a new tax
system for the Territory which should include person
al and income, and! property taxi in incorporated towns
and also outside of the towns.
Alaska’s Chief Executive implied an invitation to the
canned salmon industry to join sides with the cam
paign foil the new tax system or face the possibility of
additional pack taxes, which might be as high as the
75c per case which the Governor recommended four
years ago, but which was turned down by the Legis
lature.
f Governor Gruening stated that 5,000 Alaskan boys
had gone into service and that the Territory must make
plans for these discharged men and women. He urged
the establishment of an Alaska development agency.
The speaker urged strongly a refemdum vote for
Statehood. He also discussed a bill requiring registra
tion of all real property and a full time commissioner
of health; plans to take care of tuberculosis cases in
the Territory; the appointment of another veterinar
ian; an amended workman’s compensation act, an
other unemployment compensation act; a teachers’ re
tirement law and maximum payments for old age as
sistance.
Governor Gruening spoke briefly on the subject of
the proposed 25 percent salary increase for Territor
ial employees. He urged a sinking fund also be ex
panded for the University of Alaska and a branch at
Ketchikan as well as a vocational school at Juneau.
In conclusion he urged the legislature to “get rid
of soul-searing race discriminations in our midst.”
Also that Alaska economy be built u$ to pave the way
for the returning war veterans.
ARCTIC CLUB
TO STAGE
ANNUAL PARTY
The Arctic Club is planning
its first party of the year for
February 3rd. Plans, under the
chairmanship of Bob Long, are
being made for a Barn Dance to
be held in the Nome Builders’
building on B Street.
Plans are being made for a
good orchstra and lots of fun for
the evening, for the members of
the club. ,
TO RE-BUILD
WAR EFFORT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.—(AP)
—Donald Nelson predicted to
President Roosevelt that China’s
war production, now nearly dou
ble the November rate, will soon
be felt on the fighting fronts.
The former WPB chairman,
who is now personal representa
tive of the President, made the
second of his two trips to China
to help build up China’s war out
put
CHAMPION _ stiver
Knight of Hermitage, Persian
owned by Mrs. Julia Berthold,
won best-in-class aft a recent
Chicago caft show. The proud(
cat, winner of eight cups and 2d
ribbons In three shows, posed
with some of his trophies.
SNOW HALTS
PATROL ACTION
IN ITALY
ROME, Jan. 26.—(AP)—Snow
and rain continued to limit ac
tivities on thg Italian front, it
has been reported.
Patrolling of the pass for the
last 24 hours showed extreme
sensitivity, to the Fifth Army
patrols testing the defenses of
South Bologna, Allied head
quarters said.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
CANCELLED
Mrs. C. F. Yenney, chairman of
the President’s Birthday Ball,
has announced the committee was
unable to have a ball this year,
due to the restrictions of the
Health Department, as there
were still a few cases of diph
theria in town. However, dona
tions are being solicited, and to
date the commtttee has raised
approximately $139.00, although
the collection is not complete at
this time.
— _
Before he discovery of Amer
ica, the Seneca Indianr used to
skim petroleum off salt springs
in western Pennsylvania, be
cause they thought it had heal
ing powers.
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MEMORIAL ON SECURITY FROM
DEPARTMENT’S LAND POLICIES
GETS OKAY WITHIN 30 MINUTES
JUNEAU, Jan. 26.—(AP)—In the House of Repre
sentatives, 30 minutes from the time of introduction
to the final reading, a memorial to Congress, intro
duced by Representative Shattuck was passed, asking
for an immediate investigation for security from the
Department of Interior land policies demands; that
the principals of the four freedoms of the Atlantic
Charter be applied to Alaska as well as foreign coun
tries.
The memorial asserts that while the Secretary of
the Interior Ickes publicly voices his desire to aid and
assist the population of the Territory and the develop
ing of its resources, he has through questionable in
terpretation of his powers withdrawn vast areas from
the public domain and created a condition of confus
ion and uncertainty among people, and that we Alas
kans no longer know who owns the ground beneath us.
Also that the land appears to be in the control of
one man, therefore the Legislature petitions Congress
for an immediate investigation to end that, and that re
t lief be granted from the ever-growing burden resulting
j from such policies.
RUSSIANS NEAR
BORDERS OF
BRANDENBURG
LONDON, Jan. 26.—(AP)—
Russian tank spearheads have
driven close to the eastern bor
der of the Prussian province of
Brandenburg, of which Berlin is
the capital.
The German broadcast said
the Red Army newspaper, Red
Star, asserted, “We have reached
the last road—the road we have
dreamed about for three long
years.”
The nearest point of the Bran
denburg border is 81 miles from
the German capital, but the
broadcast did not place the Rus
sian spearhead exactly.
Moscow reported the Red Army
forces were 125 miles from Ber
lin.
Two other capital cities in Ger
man provinces were threatened
the Russians announced.
They announced that ‘‘all com
municateons to Breslau are cut
off.”
The Germans announced that
the Soviets had launched an all
out drive on Konigsberg and
Moscow placed the Russian force
with five miles of Pozenan.
The German broadcast placed
the Russians on both sides <rf
this key city.
Reaching the Branderburi
frontier, the Red Star dispatct
reported tha^ the German defen
ses along he Oder river line wer<
cracking under the iron pressur*
while Hitler’s paper admitted n<
continuous line today and tha
the German forces on the easier
front were broken.
Later Moscow flatly announce
that East Prussia was cut off an
the German troops there wer
isolaed.
The Associated Press corre
pondent, Eddy Gilmore, said th
Reds were now starting on tt
grim task of storming Konig
berg and Elbing, the two bigge
centers of resistance in the moi
ping up operations.
Soviet columns are still 10
15 miles from Konegsberg ai
.oday’s communique announo
fierce fighting for Pozeman aj
Bydgocz.
ATG EVENTS
Al members of the Alasl
Territorial Guard, who are fa
forested in athletic events ai
reguested te be In aftendam
tonight at the High Bcho
Armory.