Duffield Writes
On Heintzleman’s
Partition Plan
Washington, D.C.
The Juneau Independent:
As a Representative from the
Second Division, 21st Session of
the Legisature, I have been fortu
nate in being present in the Sen
ate galleries throughout all of the
recent debate and final vote on
Alaska Statehood. It was thrill
ing beyond words to watch and
hear the arguments * for each
amendment “which were all de
signed to kill Statehood entirely,”
so efficiently, honestly and with
out hysteria, defeated beyond re
call.
The final answer was borne out
by the strong majority vote for
Statehood. Commonwealth status
for any territory was uncondi
tionally proved unconstitutional
and it appeared quite likely that
“Ike” might lift his foot from
Alaska and give the Bill a boost
through the House.
Then came what to me was the
foulest blow Statehood has re
ceived to date. On Saturday, April
3, Speaker of the House Joe Mar
tin received a letter which was
immediately released for radio
and Sunday press (Alaska having
no Sunday paper), signed by B.
Frank Heintzleman. saying that
perhaps the House should con
sider amending the Alaska State
hood bill so that it would include
only the highly populated area.
Now, if you study that state
ment for just a split second, you’ll
see that its intent is to break
down the healthy case of State
hood that has been built up over
the past few* weeks and give the
House cause to kill the bill entire
ly
If Statehood is not granted by
this session of Congress, it will
be because B. Frank Heintzleman
and his hatchet-men stood waiting
amidst the highest forest of hopes
true Alaskans have had for State
hood to date and yelled “Timber.”
Hoping that the tide does not
turn against us, I am
Very truly yours
Ted C. Duffield
Alice Green, who has been a
missionary of the Presbyterian
Church on St. Lawrence Island
for the past eight years, is en
route to the States. She will not
return to that post next year, she
said, although she will be sta
tioned in Alaska.
VOTE FOR
W. W. "Chief" Laws
Republican Candidate
FOR THE SENATE
Served Four Years In Legislature '
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The Nome Nugget:
I thought it better to write you
that many of us in the Fourth
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egate (Bob Bartlett) for the first
time in his many years in Wash
ington. He cannot leave Washing
ton this year to meet with us per
sonally, and newcomers are apt' to
forget. Also, he has competition
on his own ticket in southeastern
Alaska, and they have many muj.'e
people than we have.
Through the years I have had
to ask Bob’s help. Not for myself,
because I need none, but for peo'
ple that do need it. In every case
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of days and many times the nec
essary help has been forthcoming.
I think it would be a real calam
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Nome if he should be beaten out
ONE CENT IN BACK WAGES
DETROIT, WPV—Walter D. Eat
mon, 27, laid off by the Chrysler
Corp., was notified he had some
back wages coming.
He went to collect—and got one
penny.
The wages amounted to $19.02
but deductions and a garnishment
took care of the rest.
— Pioneers' Meeting —
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
Pioneer Igloo
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Refreshments
in the primaries.
So, I urge everyone to be sure
to vote on April 27, and I sincere
ly hope they will vote for “our
friend in Washington,” Bob Bart
lett.
Lois McGarvey
Fairbanks, Alaska
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