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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-22
June Bride iS
 ShON,ey Guest

Miss Mary Katzing, whose mar .iage to Edward Nutbrown will be an event of June l, was tendered a personal shower by Mrs. William Katzing, Jr., at the latter's home on Bank Street.
 Attending were: Miss Kathleen Briarton, Miss Marjorie Briarton, Miss Ruth Creem, Miss Ellen Green, Mrs. Thomas McGrath, Jr., Mrs. Mrs. James P. McGrath,1 Jr., Mrs. Francis McGrath, Mrs. J. H. Bar low, and Miss Jeanne NutbroWn. F Bandits on the Dayao-C Cotabato road in the Philippines are making it difficult for Davao City merchants to trade with inland towns.
Arkansas State press., 1946-08-09
Morrioge
Solemnized
Lois Whitmore

North Little Rock-Miss Rosa
lee Tayborn, niece of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Stewart of this city,
became the bride of Calvin The
odis Scribner, son of Rev. and
Mrs. H. E. Scribner of Little
Rock, on Sunday afternoon, Au-
gust 4th, at the Eastern Star
Baptist Church at 3rd and Cherry
SITS. The Rev. E. L. Harris Off
ciated at the impressive single
ring ceremony. The altar was
beautifully decorated with white
gladioli, palms, and other green
cry thanked by lighted cathedral
tapers.
The Maid of Honor, Miss Juan
tia Simpson, was gowned in pink
taffeta and wore a corsage of pink
,rosebuds. The bride wore a gown
of white brocade taffeta. Her
illusion veil of finger tip length
fell from a coronet of flowers.
The bride carried white bible
topped with gardenias. Her only
ornament was a double strand of
pearls.
Curlee Goodman was best man.
The bridesmaids, Arthelee John
son and Ursula White, the latter
a cousin of the bride from Chi
cago, were also crowned in pink
taffeta. Lewis Wyatt and Arthur
Glover were the ushers. The
flower girls were Leah Virturine
Blackwell and Rosie Bowles, and
little Kenneth Starks was the
ring bearer. Nuptial music was
furnished by Mrs. S. d. Monicue.
pianist, and Miss Barbara Gill,
vocalist.
Arkansas State press., 1946-08-09

active in the affairs of the city
preferring to remain in the back.
ground and interest herself in the
affairs of her husband. She was
member of Bethel A. M, E
Church.
Aware of Her Condition
Reports have it that Mrs. Jones
was constantly mindful of her
condition as she related some de-
tails of her physical being with
a few friends. 1t is said that al
the time of her passing she had
just returned from a North side
visit with a friend. The state Of
her affairs at home bespoke her
premonition of the inevitable.
Funeral To Be Held Today
Funeral services will be held
from the Hubble Funeral Home
this afternoon at o'clock, it was
announced
Survivors include three Grand
Children, Miss Hazel Downines
niece, John and Scipio Jr. Down.
ings, nephews, all of Chicago
Illinois.
Arkansas State press., 1946-08-09
ROCK
Mrs. F. sHOiSon

Mrs. Lue Henry of 3402 X ST.,
and granddaughter, Bette Lue
Butler, spent a few days with
Mrs. Henry's sister, Mrs. Fincher
of Monroe, La. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kramer Storey are the proud par
ents of baby boy. The smafl
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Mitchell is in the hospital suffer
ing with Infantile Paralysis. :
The Oak Grove Baptist Sunday
School met at the regular hour
with Supt, Sam Butler, presiding.
The Silvertone Quartette present.,
ed a musical during the afternoon
$4,000 was the amount raised
Arkansas State press., 1946-08-09
BeIIboys. Musieions
And Walters orgonixe

The BMW Club, a beneyokent
social organization for the bene-
tit of bellboys, musicians ara
walters, was organized recen' VI
with offices in the DreamIa !
Building, 9th and State Sire. :.
Officers of the club are: Pr =
ident, Knute Washington; vre
President, James B. Bryant; Sec
retary-treasurer, Lloyd l.. Armon,
Sergeant-at- arms, Aztec ]. HID;
Executive Committee: leroy
Grant, Joseph Crenchaw, Howard
l.. johnson, Robert Bradley and
Robert Talley. The club promises
to be as asset to the community
Arkansas State press., 1946-08-09
Arkansas Negro Veterans Present.

Turf GREEN'S ROcKETEERS
at the Robinson Auditorium.
Wednesday mite. August l4th.
The Rocketeers are acclaimed
as one of the new sensations of
the nation. and are causing much
talk among music lovers every
where.
They have played engagements
from coast to coast and are COM
posed of young musicians who
have been labeled as masters of
their profession
This aggregation has for its
vocalist. Billy Taylor. one of the
young coming singers of the day.
Arkansas State press., 1946-08-09
In Memoriom

In memory of our dear mother,
Mrs. Theadius Putnam, and our
father, Rev. X. Y. Putnam, who
departed this life April and
August IL, 1913, respectively.
Your love in our hearts is still
alive. We love you, dear mother
and father, but God loved you
best.
Signed: Clara Brown and Nancy
Reddit, daughters; Lutillius Put
man, son; and grandchildren.
-Advt
Arkansas State press., 1946-08-09

Death came suddenly to Mrs.
Jones, while seated in her car in
front of her residence, 1870 Cross
Street Monday noon.
According to statement given
STATE PRESS by a neighbor,
the deceased parked her car in
front of her home shortly before
noon and had just cut the motor
of her machine off when she
was stricken with a heart attack,
causing her head to drop to the
left and her hat falling to the
pavement. The neighbor, OBJ
serving the fall of the hat, sent
a child over to see what was
the trouble"
The child, greatly perturbed by
his observations, reported that
Mrs. Jones Gould not be aroused.
AT this point, local physician
accompanied by Dubisson &
Company Ambulance and police,
responded to the emergency call.
But it was too late as Mrs. Jones
had passed. She was pronounced
dead by both the physician and
coroner who immediately held
an inquest. The body was sent
to Dubisson Undertaking Com
pany and later removed to Hub
BILE Funeral Parlor, North Little
Rock.
Attended Mary Allen
Seminary
Coming to Little Rock at an
early age, Mrs. Jones subsequent
ly attended and finished from
Allen Seminary in Crockett,
Texas. Some 20 years ago she
married the late Judge Scipio
Africanus Jones and set up resi-
dence in this city.
The deceased was not very
Arkansas State press., 1946-08-09

who critics have placed among
the topnotchers.
This appearance will be the
first appearance of the Rocketeers
in the deep south. giving Little
Rockians an opportunity at the
first introducfions to fame.
Turf" Green one of the coun-
try's young beginners has been
chosen to lead this orchestra TO
fame.
Tickets are now on sale for this
big show and dance at the Veter-
ans headquarters in the Century
Building. room 20s-Advertising.
Arkansas State press., 1946-08-09
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends
and neighbors for contributions
to Miss Betty Triplett for flow
ers in the funeral of Mrs Ella
Mitchell who was buried Sunday
at Altheimer.
Signed: Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Mitchell and family.
Arkansas State press., 1946-08-09
Mrs. Seipio A. Jones
Dies Suddenly
BY James H. Booker

Mrs. Lille M. Penkatora Jones,
wife of the late Judge Scipio A.
Jones-Nationally prominent at
torney-is dead!
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
THESE ARGUMENTS DESERVE AN ANSWER

There are fields in which men are Iegitimately entitled to diff fer. Many of the arguments made in the two sections above fall in these fields. It is argu- ahle, for instance, that Alaska s economy is not sufficiently di- versified, its population suffi- ciently large or its experience in exercising governmental l's- sponsibilty sufficiently broad 10 make statehood desirable at the time.
 In addition to these arguments which are debatable, there are others which can be automati-. cally proved to be false. All that is required to disprove them, aud thus clear the field for a discussion of the real issues, is an examination of the iaets about the allegations. Unf9rtu-- nateIy, there are among the ar- guments which have been made against statehood some which belong in the second category, as for instance that having to do with the care of the native. copr iation.
 All these arguments require careful consideration. They will be examined and elaborated upon in this study, to the end that the real issues may be con- sidered on their merits.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07

have to 90 through the bewild- ering and frustrating process of trying to obtain from a preoccu- pied national government the attention which would be Alas ka's as a matter of course were she a state.
 As the present Delegate, E. L. Bob Bartlett puts it:
 All it would take to con vert the most uneompromising foe of statehood into an enthu- siastic supporter would be to have lInl come 70 Washington and sake over the Delegates job for week.
 Judge Dimond, whose twelve year experience in Washington as Delegate preceding Bartlett should qualify him to speak on the subject, says:
 The political advantages of statehood, inevitably embrac- ing economic benefits, as com pared with territorial status are simply immense. Alaska at the present time has no vote in the Congress of the United States. That is the out standing fact which should be remembered every day by every citizen of Alaska. When statehood comes, Alaska will have two voting members in the United States Senate and at least one in the House of Representatives, more in the House when population shall
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4. The matter of being some thing a little bit special-of be- ing one of only two or three ter ritories instead of one of 49 or 50 states-brings Alaska extra attention in other ways and has advertising value.
 5. The present Organic Act gives us control over most of our dom e tic affairs, while friendly congressman manage pretty well to look after our larger interests.
 6. Restrictions in the Organic Act prohibiting special legisla- ton. territorial bond issues and other indebtedness, and limit ing tax rates, are desirable az safeguards against taxing busi-. ness to a burdensone extent and thereby discouraging the advent of new capital and payrolls.
 2. After almost 30 years ull- der the American flag, the white population of Alaska totals oEly something like 40,000. Many of these do not consider Alaska as a place of permanent abode. Tie population is not large enough for statehood.
 8. There are some features of the statehood en a bling acts which have been introduced in Congress which are not suffi- ciently clear or sufficiently ad-- vantageous.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07

The vast natural resources about which we have heard so much and know SO little will not stimulate settlement nor produce tax revenue unless someone finds them and de- velops them. They might ex- ist, as heralded. We do not presume, to know, but we can find no reason to believe that statehood, with higher taxes inevitable, would encourage development. If taxes were ex- cessive, the reverse would likely be true.
 We believe the prevalent idea that the rapid settlement and development of territor- ies, now states, was due to statehood has no foundation. People change residence and capital moves from place to place for many reasons, but not for the reason that state is preferable to a territory.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
COST OF ALASKA ROADS WOULD RISE

All of the present states of the Union are contiguous one to the other. Alaska would be a non contiguous state, and on account of it's geographical position, it would be deprived of certain revenues which are obtained in every other state through gasoline taxes.
 The Public Roads Admins tration builds roads in nation al forests and their vicinity, but after these roads are built, where the national forests are within states, the cost of main tenance after the first two years must be borne by the state Therefore, the cost of maintenance of the system of public roads within the na- tional forests, which would have to be borne by the State of Alaska, would be approXi- mately S150,000 a year, for the present system of roads. This would increase, of course, as more roads are built. . Regular appropriations for the Alaska Road Commission ave rage about $750,000 a year. ..
 This would naturally be abolished under statehood and in it's place we would probably have aid from the Federal Highway Act. These appro- priations, however, are match ed funds and the states are called upon to supplement the appropriations made by the f e d e r a 1 government. If Alaska were to become a state now, with land reservations unchanged and about 98% of the public domain under the control of the United States and if the Federal Highway Act were applied to the new state, it's proportion of con tribution to the funds appro- priated for road building would increase with any in- crease in the public domain over which it would be given jurisdiction, and the larger the amount that came under the jurisdiction of the state, the larger would be it's re- quired contribution. The standards required under the Federal Highway Act are very much higher than those re- quired by the Alaska Road Commission, so that whatever roads should be built .. would be several times more
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07

warrant. With statehood, Alas ka is no longer a beggar at the national table but a recog- nized member of the house. hold, eligible to share in all the benefits and all the re- responsibilities of the nation. At present, what we desire for Alaska of the national gov ernment we must ask for re- spectfully, almost with That in hand", but when statehood comes we shall have the digni- fled and powerful position of an equal among equals. The results of this improved status, as affects all types of legisla- ton, are incalculable. To have that place alone will be more than worth all the additional the support of state govern taxes which we must pay for ment.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
SPECIAL STATEHOOD SECTION

over most of the area in South eastern Alaska where salmon fishing is now carried on. This also applies to the game in those areas.
 We should certainly acquire no additional sources of reve- hue while at the same time re- quiring a greatly increased budget. This could only be at tained by very drastic in- creases of present taxes and by the levy of additional taxes. Any legislature of the terri tory at the present time, or the legislature of the State of Alaska, would be very reluc- tant to materially increase the burden of taxation so long as it can be avoided. This is so because of the heavy tax de- mands of the federal govern ment, which we know must and will continue for genera tons. ..
 We are still in the position of having to discover and de veloo additional natural re- sources before we can assimi- late any considerable number of new residents who would in turn have to build up tax able accumulations of wealth before there will be any addi- tional tax sources.
 Whether there will be an influx of population after the war, is again speculation; but if there is depression in the states, or some millions of men are out of employment, as seems very likely during the years of readjustment fol lowing the war when ten or twelve million men are dis charged from the armed forces and ten or fifteen million others are released from war production, it may well be that there would be an influx of population here, but far from being a desirable thing, it may place an additional if naneiaI burden on the terri torial government. =.
 We. feel we must not over look some mention of the care of the insane. This duty and the expense involved would surely be transferred to the State of Alaska. .. The appro- priation for the care of Alaska insane for the present fiscal year is $273, ,o00. This cost would be the same under statehood.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
THE CHIEF ADVANTAGE OF STATEHOOD

THE DIFFERENCE between territory and state is in
 the rights of each political entity In age of increasing federal control is undeable that Alaska su fers acutey from the lack of any control whatsoever Congress and the administrative agencies government This disadvantage matter of daily Aaska's Delegate Congress- to her Governor and indeed all who
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
TIME IS CALLED INOPPORTUNE

Those who think through the problem and base their calculations upon human experience rather than on speculation, and place on one side the possible benefits to be derived, and, on the other side, the probable disadvan- tage and the vastly increased burden of taxS Stion, they will
 be forced to the conclusion that the present is an inoppor- tune time to change the form of government in the terri tory. ...
 The above, which in length is about half of the Juneau Cham Der of Commerce Legislative Committees report, which was printed and given considerable circulation at the time, is pre- sented as fair summary of that report. All of the points made in the report are made above. In the interests of conserving space. excess verbiage has been eliminated. None of the Ian guage of the original report has been changed. It is, of course, with apologies to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and to it's present Legislative Commit tee, that the matter is quoted at all.
 There are other points which might be raised against state hood. These include the follow ing:
 1. Alaska is too remote from the rest of the nation to develop interests and problems of the same nature as exist in the AS states.
 2. Territorial status is one of governmental adolescence. As was maintained by congress sional subcommittee only last year, Alaskans have not grown up to the point of showing will ingness to accept a proper share of the cost and responsibility of maintaining desirable govern mental services.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
INDIAN RIGHTS CALLED THREAT

Another serious question is the current agitation for turn ing over to the exclusive use of the Indians along the coast the most valuable fisheries under asserted ancient tribal rights. If (the claims) are successful, it would deprive the federal government, under the present state of affairs, and the state, if Alaska were created one, from exercising any regulation whatsoever
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07

ka's chief executive, the Gov ernor, possessing veto power over acts of the Territorial Leg
 islature, is appointed by the President, while the people of California elect their Governor from among their own number.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
ECONOMY BEGINS ON TERRITORIES

Simply because it is a terr'- tory, Alaska loses vast sums lit appropriation every year. It i3 well known that in general, un- der the praeti which is known as Hog roll ng," members of Congress simply do not slash each others appropriations. The delegation from Montana, let us say, is going to support the rec
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07

expensive per mile to build.
 We neglected to mention the capital investment of the federal government in the fa- cilities for caring for the Ma tives. Unless all this prop erty were given by the federal government to the new state, we should face the necessity of an expenditure of over $2,- 000,000 for it's acquisition.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
TERRITORY UNIQUE: STATEHOOD ISN'T

3. The federal government, through it's many agencies, now takes an interest in Alaska mat ters and spends much money in the territory, which it would not do if Alaska were state.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST STATEHOOD

HERE are few who would contend that territorial status is preferable to statehood There have been sone how
 who have taken the corolary position that statehood Alaska is not to be desired
 .obably the most complete and fervent exposition of the statehood viewpoint which is available in organized
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07

Alaska Legislature could anaended or abolished by ress, while the laws of the lSornia Legislature are not ct to national review ex-
 by the courts as to their .+itutionality; finally, Alas
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
.RCES OF REVENUE
 STATE UNCERTAIN

is certain that the costs Administering a state gov |nent would greatly exceed Cost of the territorial ad- Stration, and it is impos- F to see at this time any |t1onal sources of revenue fh would be available to people of Alaska, if 1t
 made a state.
 the state took over com
 control of the fisheries, |Ould not affect the reve- from the fisheries, which go entirely to the terri
 but it would require ad- nal appropriations from
 funds as the state was to raise by taxation, |1nting to nearly $700,00o might well be that if Na were made a state, the hclal task of providing
 Education, health faelll.
 hospitalization, etc, of
 A1aska Natives would de- E upon the new state. cost of this care, based on opriations recently made
 yer the fiscal year 1943- . $1, ,909, 800. If Alaska
 made a state, it is very y that Congress might 1iue to care for the ln- . and to continue the large oPriations now deemed ffSfary for their welfare: 'i1ere is no assurance o1 Is a) vastly more com 'sd and expensive govern d we maintain now com Co the earlier territorles,. Were no governmental r activities then as now, toIng half or more ot the
 f1al revenues. ...
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07
ONLY CONJECTURE
 ON OTHER RESOURCES

We have now and would have under statehood, two ma jor industries which largely influence our economic deVel- opment. The commercial fish cries are now very well stabil- ized and may not be greatly enlarged unless or until means are found to profitably take and market the several varie- ties of the less desirable food fishes. It is impossible to say at the present time just what will be the future of gold. From all accounts, there is no immediate pros pect of development of major forest products, and of other natural resources there is only conjecture.
 Although under the existing law our present delegate Di- mond) has no vote, he has very ably represented the ter ritory in Congress for many years and we have not suf- fered from lack of an able rep resentative at the nations cap ital. We would undoubtedly have the right (under state hood) to elect our own Gov ernor and judges and other of ficials, but we do not believe the people of the territory, as a whole, are of the opinion that we have suffered any great hardships because these officials are appointed and not elected.
 Even if we took over the administration of the forests, with again very consider able cost of administration, we would have gained noth- ing, for we cannot say that the national forest reserves could be administered any more efficiently or fairly than under the present law and by the present administration of the Forest Service.
 The e d eral government now has about one-half of the entire area of the territory in reserves of one form or an other. This committee feels that it would be unwise to dis turb the present system of for est reserves. If (other) res ervations are continued, and there is no assurance that they would not be, the new state would be deprived of all jur- isdiction over them. In many of these reservations, mining, prospecting, settlement and development have been made impossible.
Kodiak mirror., 1946-09-07

4an 10TH IS d report Which made three years ago by the e1ative Committee of the Jul
 Chamber of Commerce. At i1ne, this report was adopt bv only the narrowest of tins when submitted to a
 of the membership. Last
 a greatly modified attitude. be whole favoring statehood, taken by the committee. Q members remained the with a single exception, this later report was en- kd by a much more repre- tive vote of the whole bber. So it would be unfair e the earlier report as em- ling the point of view of this |c1Iar organization today: | f is not unfair to cite it as . .II considered and carefully |ared statement of the argu- Is against statehood.
 r. the purpose of allowing hood opponents a fair pre- |tion of their arguments, un- ed by the statements of
 whose attitude may differ be question, pertinent ex-
 from the 1943 report of legislative Committee of the Ru Chamber of Commerce .ere set forth;
 long with the privileges
 tatehood there would be Possibilities. The ones your 1 1nittee b eIiev e S should
 mature consideration are
 connected with the costs | Ioeration of the proposed
 and whether the economy
 he territory, as at present ttituted could, without un- khardship, take on the add
 financial burden of state
 he costs (of the present ter
 ial government would all
 inue under statehood. In
 tiOn, we would necessari-
 lave to set up state courts
 The cost of four courts |d on actual District Court
 records would be 1000 per year. This rep
 hts cost of the courts, in
 ing all operations, mar E, commissioner, operation R11S, etc.