VOLU
NO 4
KODIAK, ALASKA MARCH 24, 1951
PRICE 10 CENTS
Legislature Winds Up
1951 Session In Juneau
By Jim Hutcheson
Juneau (A*)—Alaska's 20th
Legislature wound up its work
St5 am yesterday after pass
lag a record $19,544,136 in
appropriations and approving ]
the governmental reorganiza-j
two bill.
Beads of the Budget Fram
ieg Committees estimated the’
deficit at the end of the 1951- j
63 biennium will be slightly
dbove two million. Franklin
■d Butrovich, the two heads
ef the committees, estimated
however, that probably the
' deficit might be reduced by a
large salmon pack or a likely
increase in income tax collec
tms.
The threat of a new tax bill
at the last hour failed to de
velop. The only major new
revenue measures passed by
tike session were the 50% in
creased salmon pack tax and
■be boost in the cigaret tax
from three to five cents a
pack.
In the final hours both
bouses agreed on the general
appropriations bill of $17,978
654 which includes an eight
percent salary increase for
teachers and territorial em
ployees earning under $5,000
a year Both houses agreed on
a compromise of the Civilian
Defense appropriation and
set it at $400,000.
The reorganization bill was
Complaints Filed
AgainstNonPayers
Anchorage—The Anchorage
city tax department filed 21
complaints against taxpayers
who have failed to comply
with personal property tax
regulations, according to the
Anchorage Times.
The law requires all persons
to file personal property forms
even though their exemption
exceeds the value of the pro
perty and they will not need
to pay the tax.
An estimated 2,000 persons
are listed as failing to file the
assessment forms and com
plaints will be filed against all
personb whe do not comply
with the law, A. H. Rosien,
Anchorage public relations
man, said.
Gil Joynt, Civil Aeronautics
Administration representa
tive, was a Kodiak visitor
this week. His headquarters
are in Anchorage.
drs. Ida Streeter was an
incomng PNA passenger
yesterday.
whooped through the House
by a unanimous vote after j
the Senate had amended it toi
make the proposed powerful j
commissioner of rnance re-,
sponsible directly to the re
vised board of administration
instead of to the governor.
Other action in the final
hours was an agreement bv'
the House and Senate on aid
to dependent children and the
burial of the 40 hour work bill
after three conference com
mittees failed to break a dead
lock over exemptions.
Red Cross Drive
Starts April 2
A strong plea for supriort in
the coming American Red
Cross annual roll call fund
raising campaign was made
Tuesday to members of the
Rotary Club by L. K. Wod
linger, chairman of the local
chapter.
He pointed out the great
need for funds to operate
blood banks in Korea and
cited the great strides the Red
Cross has made to build up its
staff in the far east and on
the home front.
Budget estimates for the
1951-52 fiscal year show a con
templated expenditure of over
26 million dollars for Red
Cross services to the military,
Wodlinger said.
Mrs. Merrill Coon has been
named roll call chairman for
the local drive. Persons in
terested in furthering this
worthwhile drive and to help
in the collection of funds are
requested to call or write Mrs.
Coon, Wodlinger said.
Of the 26 million estimated
budget, over 11 million will be
spent conducting the Red
Cross National Blood Program
which benefits the Armed
Forces.
The Red Cross is officially
charged with coordinating the
blood facilities of the nation,
including Red Cross regional
centers, independent and hos
pital blood banks.Through this
cooperative venture whole
blood is being collected for
use in Korea and for process
ing into plasma for military
and defense use.
The Red Cross records show
that during the past year
around 7 million for assistance
to members of the Armed
Forces and their dependents
i \vas spent. Another 3i million
for Home Service financial
aid, primarily to families of
servicemen, was spent.
Hughes To Join
Anchorage Firm
John Hughes, prominent
Kodiak attorney, will leave
Kodiak April 1 to go into
partnership with the Anchor
age law firm of Renfrew and J
Davis, ne said yesterday.
He has practiced law here j
since 1947, at which time he,
was admitted to the Terri- j
rorial Bar, and has lived in
Kodiak since 1940, except for
service during World War II
with the Merchant Marine.
Mrs. Hughes and their two
daughters will join Hughes in
Anchorage sometime between
April 1 and 10.
Hughes is president of the
Independent School District
Board, a member of the Ko
diak B. P. 0. E., is active
within the Chamber of Com
merce and other civic groups,
and is a director of the Bank
of Kodiak.
He returned from Anchor
age Thu sday after complet
ing the business arrangement
and looking for a house.
Chamber Talks
Of Transportation
Transportation, both by air
and water, took up the major
part of the discussion period
of the Chamber of Commerce
following the regular luncheon
at the Montmartre inn Thurs
day.
The group approved a mo
tion to send a telegram to the
Secretary of Commerce urging
that Coastwise Lines, a steam
ship company, receive ap
proval of two more ships for
the Alaska .trade. Consider
able discussion pro and con
preceeded the approval of the
motion.
Merrill Coon, C or C presi
dent. sain, “I feel that it is
my duty as president to point
out that.Ed Gardner of Coast
wise Line said that ’ the com
pany would not send a ship
here unless it carried 400 tons
of cargo for delivery in Ko
diak.”
Lee C. Bettinger countered
that he believed that Gardner
had said 200 tons.
It was revealed that for a
12-months period an average
of around 700 tons of freight
was unloaded here by each A
laska Steamship Company!
vessel.
Some membe s felt that
since ASC was carrying i
freight here should Coastwise j
start coming into Kodiak it^
would not be profitable to
either line.
Others felt that competition
would greatly benefit the town
(continued on page 4)
Skinner Gives Erskine
Library To U of Alaska
The Alaskan library of the
late W. J. Erskine, considered
one of the finest private
libraries of books, maps, docu
ments and manuscripts on
the territory in existence, has
been presented to the Uni
versity of Alaska by D. E.
Skinner, vice-president and
general manager of the A
laska Steamship Co.
Announcement of the gift
to the university was made in
Juneau this week by Dr.
Terris Moore, president.
Skinner recently purchased'
the library, in which over]
3,000 items are catalogued, for’
presentation to the university.!
In announcing the gift, Ur. i
Moore said: “This is one of
the truly pr.ceiet-s oenefav-j
tions made to the university, j
Tokyo — Thousands of U.S.!
paratroops landed 20 miles,
north of the Seoul area in an
effort to cut the main escape
route of 60.000 Reds. jr.
The air drop centered nine
miles south of the 38th paral
lei. Meanwhile, two massive
allied armored columns raced
north from Seoul to clamp a
vise on the western sector Red
forces. Lt. Gen. Matthew
Ridgeway, eighth army com
mander, landed among para
troopers in his light cub plane \
within an hour after the drop. •
Little resistance was reported.
Late Bulletins
Associated Press
Juneau—Eskimo Territorial
Senator Ipalook said he wired
the CAB and charged CAB
pol'cies contributed to the
death of 14 babies in a whoop-,
ing cough epidemic last year, j
He charged that CAB restric-1
tions against non-scheduled.
airplanes prevented the flying]
of serum to Wainwright, vil |
lage on the Artie ocean, last
winter.
Washington—Puerto Rican
Oscar Collazo was denied his
plea for a new trial and will
be sentenced to death April 6,'
for his role in an attempt to I
assassinate Predident Truman..
He was convicted of the mur
der of the president's body
guard.
New York—Alger Hiss, for
mer state department official,
was was. taken to jail to begin
serving a five-year perjury
sentence following his convic
tion of slipping government
secrets to prewar Russian spy
rings.
Research students in Alaskan
history will now be able U
come to the University of A
laska and explore much of A
laska’s past. We are musv
grateful to Mr. Skinner of the
Alaska Steamship Co.
“I feel that the gift of tb*
library is very significant tt>
the university as it opens the
door to much good wib
between Seattle and the people
of Alaska. In years to come,
many students will profit by
the generosity of Mr. Skin
ner. The library new giv«
the University of Alaska an
historical standing it hae
never had before."
The library is presently at
Kodiak, and was not among
the personal effects of Ers
kir.e’s offered for sale at auc
tion last December. At thai
time, Marshall Crutcher, exe
cutor of the estate, indicate*
that several parties were ne
gotiating for its purchase.
The library will be inven
toried by the university,
packed in weather-proof boxes
and shipped to the university
where it will be dedicated at
commencement exercises ir
May.
Three quarters of the library
is in English, although many
items are in Russian, French
and German. Many of the
documents have not been
translated. It is hoped, Dr.
Moore pointed out, that thesy
old manuscripts will hold the
answer to many unsolved
questions on Alaska history.
A special section of the
library at the university is
being made ready to receive
the donation.
Cannon Reported
In Washington
Pat r'annon, president of
the Uniteo Fishermen of A
laska, AFL, is reported to
have gone to Washington, D.
C. following the meeting of
labor and industry in Seattle
last week over the govern
ments proposal to “concen
trate” the salmon fishing and
canning operations this sea
son.
The concentration plan pro
posed by the government is
similar to the one put in force
during World War II in which
some canneries ceased opera
tions but shared with those
operating the costs and pro
fits from canning.
An absolute decision re
garding the plan has not
been officially announced. -