Top Posts in House
Will Be Decided
By Democrats
By Ward T. Sims
Associated Press Staff Writer
JUNEAU UR — State Rep. War
ren A. Taylor of Fairbanks will
probably find himself in a real
battle to retain his position as
Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives during the 1961 ses
sion.
Taylor, who indicated earlier
this year that he might not be
shooting for the speakership in
1961, now is going after it full
tilt again.
The job will be decided by the
majority Democrats in party cau
cus the Saturday and Sunday
before the Legislature starts, on
Jan. 23.
Right on Taylor’s heels is Rep.
John Hellenthal of Anchorage.
Rounding out a four-man field
from which the speaker will prob
ably be picked are Francis X.
Chapados of Fairbanks and Wil
liam M. Erwin of Seward.
Taylor has been an effective
speaker for the law chamber, but
Hellenthal has the stature, the ex
perience and the know-how to
make a real fight of it.
Erwin is highly regarded and
could sneak in if Taylor and
Hellenthal get into a clinch.
Chapados’ main interest is fi
nance and he might be content to
seek the Chairmanship of the
House Finance Committee again.
Any of the four, with a little
luck, could take it.
The job of majority floor leader
will probably go to either Taylor
or Hellenthal, depending on who
is named speaker.
Because both Hellenthal and
Taylor are lawyers, another con
sideration enters into the picture.
That is the question of which
man is to be chairman of the im
portant J u d ic i a r y Committee.
They are the only two Democrats
in the House who are lawyers
and Judiciary normally goes to
a lawyer.
The work load would almost
preclude the speaker or the ma
jority leader serving also as Chair
man of Judiciary.
That factor might leave the
door open for Peter M. Deveau
of Kodiak to pick off the majority
leader spot.
Hellenthal might be persuaded,
in a caucus showdown, to head
both the Rules and Judiciary
Committee, which would be a
tremendous chore for one man.
Erwin and Deveau cannot be
counted out of the rules assign
ment and Dora M. Sweeney of
Juneau would be good for a long
shot bet. Mrs. Sweeney has the
experience and there is a strong
possibility she could pull the
necessary backing together.
Morgan Reed of Skagway is
known to have eyes on the Fi
nance Committee Chairmanship,
but it is doubtful he would choose
to fight if Chapados indicated a
desire to continue as chairman
of the group.
As in the Senate, the question
of who gets the top post in the
House will go a long way in de
termining the rest of the major
assignments in the lower chamber.
BIG "SHOE PARTY"
DALLAS, Tex. UR — More than
3,000 pairs of shoes were fitted
on needy youngsters Monday
when Brother Bill Harrod, minis
ter of the Piedmont Baptist
Church in West Dallas, held his
annual “Shoe Party.”
“I guess we had between 3,000
and 4,000 pairs of new shoes and
as many used ones. They were
donated by individuals and stores
throughout Dallas and came from
manufacturers as far away as
Canada, New York and Chicago,”
he said.
A corps of 25 expert shoe fitters
helped keep the long lines of
children moving at a steady pace.
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Don’t Call Me “Jack’’
PALM BEACH, Fla. UP) — Pres
ident-elect John F. Kennedy
wishes newspapers would stop
referring to him as “Jack” in
headlines.
But he has no objection to use
his initials, JFK.
Kennedy wants it understood,
however, that he is making no
strong protest about the “Jack”
headlines. It’s just that he feels
they aren’t in keeping with the
dignity of the office of the Presi
dency.
It was brought up by a reporter
who asked the Press Secretary,
Pierre Salinger, how Kennedy
feels about headlines referring
to him.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Herbert Kiyutelluk
and Richard Sockpik.
Discharged: Frances and Ber
nadette Trantham, Kitty Peter
son and infant, and Lillian Moli
yuk.
GUN-SHY MOUNT
PASADENA, Calif. (fl» — Movie
Cowboy Roy Rogers had a little
trouble with his shooting irons
while riding a float in the Tour
nament of Roses Parade.
His trusty six-gun, loaded with
blanks, went “Phht” almost every
other time he fired it.
Later, when the weapon was
functioning more regularly, a
horseman rode up to the float and
asked Rogers to hold his fire
down to a reasonable barrage.
Seems the rider’s mount was a
bit gun-shy.
Legislative Council Will be Open
For Suggestions and Comments
JUNEAU UP) — The State Leg
islative Council said today it will
meet here Jan. 19 to consider
suggestions or comments from the
public on subjects which might
be attentioned to the Legislature. 1
The first session of the second i
State Legislature is scheduled to |
convene four days later, on Mon
day, Jan. 23.
Accidental Gunfire
HAVANA UP — Brief bursts of
gunfire broke out in front of the
Hotel Nacional today but quickly
subsided.
This is in the heart of what
once was Havan’s tourist belt.
Pedestrians dashed for cover and
police raced out of the hotel
driveway with drawn pistols.
It turned out later that a gun i
went off accidentally, causing
other guards to fire their guns too.
Military personnel in the vi
cinity, where the West German
and Japanese Embassies are lo
cated, are militia women recent
ly armed with Czech weapons.
Lillian Woodward of the J and
L Trading Post is confined to
the hospital with a back injury
sustained from a fall on Front
Street.
Men and apes are among the
few animals who see objects in
color ... or worry abou it.
25 KILLED IN DC3
FINNISH AIRLINER CRASH
VAASA, Finland Uf> — All 25
persons aboard a Finnish airliner
were killed early today when the
DC3 crashed into a wooded area
north of the West Coast Port of
Vaasa, Finnish police reported.
Kahlevi Tiainen, a farmer who
rushed to the scene of the crash,
said.
“There was a sudden explosion
in the air, and the plane became
a giant torch which plunged
straight down.”
It was George Santayana who
said: “Wisdom is sharper than
death and only the brave can love
her.”
Eben Bros. Enterprises of Una
lakleet are here and will
render service to those who
need saws sharpened.
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