The Kusko times., 1937-08-27
August

Tn. asconferenee with the Presi- dsuf. today. Senator Schwellenbach, Dr. Gruening. Director of the Divi- sion of Territories and Island Pos sessions, and Delegate Dimond, fur ther outlined the basis for 2 careful ly considered plan of development for Alaska along the lines taken up al 8 meeting several weeks ago.
 The pressing need for additional and better airhelds and fer an exten- sion Of the road system In the Ter TlruFy were shown as two factors that would most assist In its oeVsl- opment at the present time. The es- tabishment Of an international park in the vicinity Of SkagwaE. and ex- tending some distance north Of Skag- way. on territory to be contributed by both the United States and the Canadian governments. was also dis cussed-
 It is understood that D'r. Gruening and the Delegate are gong to work ouI plans and recommendations for additional roads and airdelds in AL aska. as Q result of today's confer euee. which they expect to be in har- mony with, and hope to have 5ncor- porated in, the national program of the President
 The bill introduced by Delegate Dimonc to protect oyster culture in Alaska was enacted into law when II was signed by the President August 2.
 Under tha provisions Of this Act, those in Alaska who wish t0 engage i1 he planting and cultivation of oys.as for commercial purposes, may now obtain leases to the bot toms on which thzlr seed oysters are planted ard thus have legal right 10 Tz Htain then ownership O1 tEe oTs- ter crop from seeding to maturity ! ana the market
 An amendment to the omnibus riv- CT ana harbor bill to include the pro posed small boat har5o1 al SiIka, among the approved projects con- tas1ed in the bill was agreed Io n the Senate August , shortly before the bill was passed b. that body
 A survey was made Of the Sitka EEo9eet last summer by -he District Engineer but the report was not ap- proved by the Chief Of Engineers and presented u0 the House n time to
 
 before II was passed there. At the instance pf the Delegate the project was inserted in the bill when II was before the Senate Committee on Commerce.
 4 companion bill to that intro dueed n the House by Delegate Di- mend last week. 1p authorize the City Of Hetchikan to undertake certain public works and 70 incur bonded in debIedness therefore, was introduced in the Senate August , by Senator Schwe-Ienbach of Washington.
 Allotment Of s13.362.65 to Alaska for administration of lka uaemploy- uent laws in the Territory was an- nounced by the Social Security Board on July 31. This amount is for the period July l 10 September 8, and Is in addition to the S29, ,137-50 which was allotted earlier in the month by the Board for the same period for relief of the needy aged in Alaska.
 A number of bills outlining pro- posed legislation for Alaska passed the Senate on August 6. One of these laws the bill introduced by Del egaJe Dimond to authorize and pro- vios for Q referendum in Alaska at the next general election to allow the voters an opportunity to express their approval or disapproval of the proposal b change the present two house legislature to 2 uuicameral or oEs-house legislature This bill pas sed the House on July 19, So will now go to the White House.