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House Kills Bill, on Reconsideration
Giving Powers to Board of Education
JUNEAU W) — The House yes
terday killed, on reconsideration,
a bill which would place the
State Department of Education in
the hands of the State Board of
Education.
The bill went down to defeat
on a 20-20 tie vote, after a Demo
cratic party caucus which lasted
most of the 'morning.
Monday, the measure was ap
proved by a count of 25-15.
Voting with the solid Republican
bloc were Democrats Dora Sween
ey, Chairman of the House Health,
Welfare and Education Commit
tee, and Mark Jensen, a member
of the committee.
Monday, Jensen and Mrs.
Sweeney were joined in the roll
call on the passage of the bill
by Democrats Jalmar Kerttula of
Palmer, Kenneth Garrison of
Fort Yukon, Gilbert Jarvela of
Kodiak, and John Hellenthal of
Anchorage.
Hellenthal voted on the prevail
ing side so that he could ask for
reconsideration and bring on the
vote which defeated the measure.
The bill would have replaced
the Commissioner of Education,
who is now a member of the gov
ernor’s cabinet, with the Board of
Education as administrative power
in the department.
During the course of the maneu
vering Monday:
The House sat idle for an hour
and a half awaiting the arrival by
plane of Rep. Frank Cashel of
Sitka, who had flown home over
the weekend to be with his ailing
mother.
Rep. Mark Jensen took the floor
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on a point of personal privilege
to say he had been threatened by
Rp. John Hellenthal. Hellenthal
denied any threat.
House Speaker Taylor warned
Minority Leader Bruce Kendall
that he would order him cen
sured and escorted from the
chamber by the sergeant-at-arms
if he continued to challenge the
orders of the chair.
Kertulla Would
Rather Raise
Teachers’ Salaries
JUNEAU Ufi — Rep. Jalmar
Kertulla Tuesday said he changed
his mind on a bill which would
place the State Board of Education
as administrative head of the State
Education Department because he
“wished to devote himself to rais
ing the teachers’ salaries.”
“I was advised by the teachers’
lobbyist that the Alaska Educa
tion Assn, action was to table
this bill and devote their ener
gies to increase teachers’ pay this
session.”
The pay bill being backed by
the A. E. A., CSSB16, is presently
in the Senate Finance Committee.
It provides for teachers’ salaries
which will cost out at approxi
mately $2 million a year.
One of the authors of the bill
which would alter the makeup of
the State Department of Educa
tion, Rep. James Parsons called
reversal action “a mockery of our
representative form of govern
ment.”
“When the Democratic leader
ship can bully their membership
back into the ranks of puppets, in
spite of the desires of the people
who elect them, we all lose.
“The Alaska Congress of Par
ents end Teachers, the Alaska
Education Assn., and the State
School Board Assn, have all rec
ommended a regulatory State
Board of Education who would
select the Commissioner of Educa
tion. They so stated through the
Unified Education Council.”
SUBSCRIBE TO THE NUGGET
Letter To
The Editor
The anti-fireworks bill passed
by the House is another attempt
to reduce our finest and most
sacred possession, “freedom".
There is only one day a year,
set aside soley for the remem
brance of our first day of inde
pendence from tyranny, the 4th of
July. To, prohibit its celebration
by the use of fireworks is a crime.
The sponsors of the bill say it
will protect our homes from fire.
Cigarettes burn down more homes
every minute than fireworks do
in a year, yet, there is no law
against them. It will save our
forests. There are laws on the
books to protect our forests, yet
each year we have large forest
fires, most of them far from any
road where a carelessly tossed
cigar or cigarette could start
them. It will save our children
from getting hurt. Now we all
want that, but let’s look at the
record, how many children are
hurt by guns, bicycles, auto, dogs
and drowned by swimming or
falling into rivers or out of boats,
by falling from fences, swings,
trees, sleds, skis, by playing ball
runing or jumping. No one in
their right mind, would think of
prohibiting these things by law.
These things hurt, maim and kill
our children. Then why fire
works? Because there is a deep
er reason behind this bill.
Kill the expression of an ideal
and the ideal itself will die. We
do not want oud independence
killed, it must grow, so that we
i will be free forever. Look at the
cities that prohibit fireworks now.
The 4th of July is dead. If it
wasn’t for the American Legion,
VFW and a few other clubs, the
cities wouldn’t even fly our flag
on the 4th of July.
We, the people, must stay awake
to this deliberate whittling away
of our independence and ask you,
as a leader and champion of free
dom to help fight this anti-free
dom bill.
If this bill passed, it will be
a red letter day in Moscow.
Thank you,
George W. Jarris
Fairbanks, Alaska
NOTICE
Declaration of Candidacy forms
for the City Election may be ob
tained at the City Clerk's Office.
A candidate must be at least 19
years of age, a resident of Alas
ka for at least 2 years and of the
City of Nome for at least 1 year
next preceding the dale of decla
ration — EXCEPT that a candi
date for the Utility Board must
have been a resident of the City
of Nome for at least 2 years and
must have attained the age of 25
years at the time of his election.
Deadline for filing is 5 o'clock
p. m. March 27, 1961. Filing fee
is $10.00.
Robert F. Scott,
City Clerk
Publish March 17, 20, 22, 24,
27, 1961.
Senate Demands Rusk Personally
Explain Lifting 10-Year Crabmeat Ban
Owners and Fishermen
Critical Over the
Importation of Crabmeat
SEATTLE UP) —• Fishermen and
boat owners representatives were
critical yesterday of the Treas
ury Department’s action in lifting
the 10-year ban on importation
of Russian crabmeat.
Harold Lokken of the Fishing
Vessel Owners’ Assn, said he con
siders it unfair competition be
cause “we feel that fisheries
operations in Russia are a govern
ment activity.”
“We cannot compete with a
socialized fishing industry,” he
added.
George Johansen of the Alaska
Fishermen’s Union said, “I don’t
subscribe to the idea of import
ing anything from Russia.”
F. A. Gosse, President of the
World Trade Club of Seattle, took
a more favorable view.
“I would say,” he commented,
“that if the President of the
United States thinks it’s going to
make a nicer climate for us to
import crabmeat from Russia as
well as from Japan, then, more
power to him.”
Resolution Calls for Aid
To King Island Residents
To More to Mainland
JUNEAU (JFi — A resolution
asking the Interior Department
to help residents of King Island
move to the mainland, as they
desire, was introduced in the Sen
ate Monday.
The resolution, sponsored by
the Committee on Federal Re
lations, headed by Sen. Lester
Bronson, said the King Islanders
have indicated a desire to re
locate on the mainland near Cape
Woolley, approximately 40 miles
northwest of Nome.
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JUNEAU UP> — The Alaska
State Senate demanded Wednes
day that U. S. Secretary of State
Dean Rusk explain personally to
the people of Alaska why a 10
year ban on the importation of
Russian crabmeat was lifted.
Sen. A1 Owen had the Secre
tary of the Senate read an Asso
ciated Press dispatch which told
of the lifting of the ban, to im
prove Soviet-American relations.
“I don’t really know what to
say,” Owen, who comes from a
king, crab producing area, told
the Senate. “I don’t know what
we can do, beyond what we al
ready have done, to impress upon
the national administration the
sorry state of our fisheries.”
The State Senate passed and
sent to President Kennedy a reso
lution last week asking the ad
ministration to keep the Russians
crabmeat ban in effect. Gov. Egan
joined and the State House of
Rrepresentatives joined in the
plea.
‘‘I once heard a Russian officer
pound on the bar at Cold Bay
and say that Alaska was purchased
with Russian blood,” Sen. B. J.
Logan said.
“This is one way the Russians
can get Alaska back. If we are
to continually let our fisheries go,
the United States will want to
sell Alaska back to the Russians,
j “The Russians are already en
j croaching on our crab fishing
areas in the North Pacific. This
will only give them the impetus
to expand their operations.
“I move that we ask the Sec
retary oft State to explain to Alas
kans, in person, by March 24, the
reasons why this decision was
reached.”
The Senate quickly approved
the motion and Senate President
Frank Peratrovich wired the de
mand to Washington, D. C.
Sen. Howard Pollock said that
by lifting the Russian crabmeat
ban, President Kennedy “is mak
ing a disaster area of Alaska.
. . . Why forsake Alaska as a
peace offering to the Com
munists?” Pollock asked.
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids, in writing, will be
accepted at the Office of the City
Clerk of the City of Nome until
5 p. m. March 27, 1961 for the
purchase from the city of Nome
of the following real and personal
property:
2 Wood frame houses along
with contents therein.
Buildings are located on Lot 8
Block 64 and must be removed
within 90 days of bid acceptance.
10 per cent of bid must be en
closed. Balance of bid to be paid
within 30 days. Buildings will not
be removed until balance is paid.
Bids may be for one or both
buildings. The City reserves the
right to refuse and reject any
and all bids.
NOME COMMON COUNCIL
By Robert F. Scott,
City Clerk
Pub. March 17, 20, 22, 24, 1961.
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ATTENTION MOTOR CARRIERS
All persons who transport property by motor vehicle for
compensation over the public highways of the State of Alaska are
subject to the provisions of the Alaska Motor Freight Carrier Act,
Chapter 166, SLA 1960. Such persons who were engaged in bona
fide operation prior to October 1, 1959, are required to apply for
authority on or before March 31, 1961, to continue such operation.
If you have not received information concerning such application,
you are urged to call or write the Alaska Public Service Com
mission, Division of Motor Transportation, 326 “I” Street, An
chorage, Alaska.