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RK5HT TIME OF YEAR, WRONG GAME
ST. PATRICK S DAY
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, died on
March 17, 493. The anniversary of his death has been
celebrated regularly in recent times by not only Irish
men but those of many other races, and not only Cath
olics but those of other faiths.
In fact, the New York organization in memory
of St. Patrick, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, was
organized by both Irish Catholics and Presbyterians,
and its first president was a Presbyterian.
The most famous tale about St. Patrick is the one
which tells of his banishment of snakes from Ireland.
The snake story holds that St. Patrick banished all of
them except one, an old serpent which refused to leave
Ireland. According to the tale, St. Patrick made a box
and asked the serpent to enter it, but the serpent ob
jected. Finally, St. Patrick had his way, convinced the
snake the box was large enough to hold him comfort
ably, and succeeded in getting him into the box, which
he then shut and threw into the sea.
Whatever the tale, and there are those who be
lieve several different versions, a great number of
people enjoy celebrating the anniversary of the death
of St. Patrick, in the middle of this month, every year.
Irishmen, particularly, take to the occasion, and on
some occasions in the past they have even brought
pieces of the “ould sod” from Ireland to observe the
occasion.
’ The beauty of the Emerald Isle and its rolling
land is associated with St. Patrick and the tale of the
snakes by millions of sentimental Irishmen.
Pine Bluff (Ark.) Commercial says:
Excessive pampering, too much spending money,
the chance to raise hob with the family car, too many
late dates and filthy comic books . . . have not sufficed
to dim the light of youth . . . Here is a sample of ideal
istic youth at its best. A 17-year-old high school
student wrote the following: “Think of all the great
men this country has known, and what they’ve done
to advance modernism of today. Edison, Lincoln, Wash
ington . . . remind us too often of how little some of
us have done to help the great nation they so devoutly
served.”
C. of C. Plays Host
To High School
Basketball Squad
There were 15 regular members
and 16 guests present at the
Chamber of Commerce meeting
yesterday. Guests included Wil
liam Angell,' Nome School super
intendent; Wm. H. Ullrich, Nome
basketball coach; and 10 members
of the team; Sam Mogg; Ben Wal
lace of the Rural Electrification
Administration, with headquar
ters in Anchorafge and whose
area office is in Washington, D.C.;
Rev. Amundsen; and Rev. West
erdahl of Redwood City, Calif.
Dr. Langsam, chamber presi
dent, introduced first the boys
from the team. They were all en
thusiastically received by the
chamber. One member of the
team, Charlie Fagerstrom, who
was ill, was given a hand in ab
sentia. Coach Ullrich gave a short
talk on the Anchorage tournament
and the awards won by the Nome
boys.
<The Nome team took the Class
B championship and three of its
members took places on the All
Alaska Class B team: Milton Wil
loya, Sam Mogg, and Bob Her
mann. Willoya also set a tourna
ment record of individual scoring
honors with an average of 26
points per game for the 6 games.>
Mr. Angell then gave an inter
esting review of the history of
basketball for Nome High School.
He said that in 1947 the Anchor
age Fur Rendezvous sponsored
the teams coming to that city for
the tournaments but that in 1952
this responsibility was taken over
by the Western Alaska High
School Activities Assn. H e
brought out that since 1949 the
Nome team has always placed
first or second in the tournament
and in 1951 took the champion
ship in Class B. In 1952 the Nome
team took the Sportsmanship tro
phy for Class A and that in 1953
Nome was changed to Class B.
They won the Class B in 1953,
placed second in 1954 and won it
again this year.
George Goshaw introduced Sam
Mogg, who brought to the group’s
attention that the Army Bruins,
Nome Field representatives, also
took a championship, at Fort
Richardson. Sam told the group
he felt that something should be
done to have a big get-together
for both teams as well as parents
and interested citizens. Dr. Lang
sam thanked Sam for the sugges
tion.
Dewey Goodrich introduced Mr.
Ben Wallace of the REA, who was
here while waiting to go to Kotze
bue. Mr. Wallace said that John
McNees was most gracious of his
time and equipment, introducing
hipi to Nome businessmen and
members of the Nome Utility
Board. Dewey inquired about
rates and Mr. Wallace said they
were predicated not only on de
velopment costs but also on the
size of loan and interest due on
loan.
Another point Mr. Wallace
brought out was that he felt the
new college soon to be built in
Anchorage would be a great aid
to the territory, providing a place
of higher training within Alaska
for Alaska residents.
Rev. Amundsen introduced Rev.
Westerdahl. Concerning the dis
mantlement of the Russian Ortho
dox Church at St. Michael, Rev.
Amundsen said he felt every ef
fort should be made to rehabili
tate this church. He asked any in
terested persons to contact him if
they have any ideas on the mat
ter.
COMING SOON
TO THE THEATER
House Passes 5% Luxury Tax
And Bill to Create Elective Office
Of Territorial Business Manager
By JIM HUTCHESON
JUNEAU, UP—The territorial
House approved Monday two bills
of primary importance to Alas
kans.
One was a 5 percent luxury tax.
The other would create an elec
tive office of territorial business
manager.
Legislative observers said they
expected the Senate to approve
the luxury tax measure but had
small hope of it passing the busi
ness manager bill. The manager
would have wide powers to hire
and fire heads of numerous terri
torial departments.
The deadline for transmitting
bills originating in one house to
the other House was midnight
Monday night. The House fin
ished work on its own bills at
6:30 p.m. but the Senate labored
until after 12:30 a.m. Tuesday
morning.
Luxury Tax, 20-3
The luxury tax proposal passed
on a 20-3 vote. It would hit most
every salable article except those
rated as essential.
The only votes against it were
by Republican Reps. Ed Locken
of Petersburg and Joe McLean of
Juneau, and Democrat Stan Mc
Cutcheon. McCutcheon voted for
it and then changed to get a
chance to be named to a confer
ence committee if one is needed
to settle differences with the Sen
ate.
Sen. McCutcheon said during
the brief discussion on the luxury
tax bill that “it makes me abso
lutely sick to have to vote for it.
but. I will. What else can we do?
We need the money or welfare
and other needs will suffer.”
Would Bring in $3,000,000
Rep. Ken Johnson, chairman of
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee which drafted it, estimated
such a tax should bring in three
million dollars during the bien
nium and come close to putting
the budget of more than 30 mil
lion dollars in balance.
When it came to a vote, Rep.
Russ Young added that “it hurts
me, too” to have to vote for it,
.and Rep. Seaborne Buckalew in
terposed: “Let’s hurry up and get
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this pain over.”
The bill would exempt food,
clothing, medicines, medical and
dental and some other profession
al services, residence rents and
vehicles for business use. But it
would apply the levy to a long
list of things, from haircuts to
jewelry.
Opposing Sales Tax
In opposing it, McClean. warned
that he feared it would be detri
mental to Alaska business and the
five percent tax would drive busi
ness more and more to mail order
firms outside Alaska.
The territorial business manag
er bill came before the House as
a substitute for a previous bill by
Rep. Greuel <D-Fairbanks, which *
called for an all-powerful busi
ness manager to be appointed by
the legislature.
Business Manager Bill
Greuel submitted the proposal
Monday afternoon and it was
rushed through in quick order. If
calls for a business manager to be
elected by the people at a terri
torial election every four years.
It would be a $15,000 a year
job. He would be able to hire and
fire the heads of such depart
ments as Health, Welfare, Lands,
Fisheries and Taxation.
The vote was 17 to 6, with three
Democrats joining the three Re
publicans in the House against it.
Some Democrats declared the
. refusal of Gov. Heintzleman to
respond to the House request for
a call for a special' session, and
his failure to apply for a federal
loan for the Unemployment In
surance Fund, bolstered their be
lief that an elective business man
ager would be desirable.
During the battle of Belgium in
World War II there were more
civilian than military casualties.
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