McKay Says Our
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Sur vival Depends
On Resources
WASHINGTON, —Secretary |
ol Interior McKay said Tuesday j
“our very survival as a civiliza- !
tipn may be said to hinge upon!
the future adequacy of our natur- :
al resources.”
In his department’s report to
Congress for the year ended last
June 30, McKay noted that such
natural resources as minerals, oil,
gas and coal do not renew them
selves, as water does, and land
loses its productivity unless sound
conservation is practiced.
“Inherent in the concept of con- j
nervation is concern for the fu- j
ture,” he continued. “Our resourc- I
es are not inexhaustible.”
“To the maximum extent possi
ble all of the Interior Depart
ment’s many and varied activities
have been directed to contribut
ing to the conservation and devel
opment of the nation’s resources
so that they will serve the needs
of future generations. . .
Reiterating the department’s
position that resources develop
ment should be a mutual under-!
taking, McKay said:
“The primary role in the devel
opment of the nation’s resources
has always been assumed by pri
vate individuals rather than by
the government. That has been
the historic American way.” *
House Passes Bill to Reorganize
Financial and Accounting Systems
By JIM HUTCHESON
JUNEAU, (Jt—The House Mon
day passed 19-4 the long-dis
cusspd bill to reorganize the terri
tory’s financial, accounting and
purchasing systems. It would cre
ate a new powerful post of direct
or of finance who, observers said,
would have more authority than
any one official has ever had be
fore in Alaska.
The bill provides for the legis
lature to choose an accountant to
do the actual auditing of territor
ial agencies. He would be respon
sible directly to the legislature I
and would be chosen by legisla- |
tive leaders.
The preamble to the act says its
purpose “is to provide uniform
financial procedures” and “to re
vise financial procedures for the
purpose of securing economy, ef
ficiency and integrity in handling
public monies.”
Before passing the accounting
and purchasing reorganization bill j
the Democratic House inserted a
controversial provision to abolish
the office of territorial auditor. It i
is an elective position in which j
Neil Moore is now serving a four
year term.
Democratic speakers empha
sized their action did not involve
personalities—in other words, it
was not aimed at abolishing the
office because of its present occu
pant, who frequently has been at
odds with the Democratic major
ity.
Speaker of the House Wendell
Kay <D-Anchorage* even went so
far as to say that he would vote
to abolish the office if it were
held by his best friend, because
under the proposed changes there
would be nothing of importance
left for the auditor to do.
The vote on the amendment to
eliminate the auditor was ap
proved 22-1, with Rep. Joe Mc
Lean <R-Juneau> casting the lone
vote against.
The bill now goes back to the
Senate,- which had approved it
virtually as it came from the Leg
islative Council. The council drew
it up to revise procedures but not
to upset the established system of
territorial offices.
In speaking in mild opposition
to the amendment to abolish the
elective auditor, McLean ques
tioned the wisdom of “losing to
some extent the popular control
in our government offices.”
Kay argued that the auditor’s
job is primarily one of bookkeep
ing anyhow and is not of admin
istrative rank.
“It would be silly to continue
the office of auditor under this
bill,” he declared. He added that
that he didn’t think the proposal j
would even be subject to much
argument if it were not for per
sonalities involved.
Kay and Richard Greuel (D- J
Fairbanks) said the reorganization
plan, while adding new positions |
of controller and budget officer i
under the finance director, was ;
expected to bring substantial sav
ings in territorial administration.
Greuel said the bill actually
will give more authority to the
governor, a Republican, which he
said showed the nonpartisan ap
proach to the bill. The governor
would appoint the finance direct
or, who would be a czar over fis
cal operations. The appointment
would be subject to confirmation
by the legislature.
Refugees Harass Officials
For Permission to Return
To Threatened Homes
PAHOA, Hawaii, 14*—Six hun
dred refugees badgered officials
Tuesday for permission to return
to their homes in the devastated
Puna Peninsula as weeklong vol
canic eruptions simmered down
to a mild bubbling action.
Earth tremors moderated. Lava
fountains which had shot to a
breathtaking 1,000 feet, were just
bubbling, with an occasional half
hearted 50-foot spout.
Volcanologist Gordon A. Mac
Donald urged the refugees to wait.
He warned new eruptions “are
still possible. I don’t know when
it will be safe.”
Hawaii County Supervisor Rich
ard Lymann, who owns most of
Puna’s canelands, estimated total
damage at $3,200,000.
House Committee OKs
Armed Services Pay Raise
WASHINGTON, 14*—'The House
Armed Services Committee voted
unanimous approval Tuesday for
a pay raise averaging 11.9 percent
for career men in the armed ser
vices.
The committee vote was 30-0.
The cost of the pay raise is esti
mated at 745 million dollars a
year. The House may vote on the
bill Thursday.
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