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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
ANSpLANS TO REOPEN
 21 SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-tR-- The new budget contains funds for reopenlng 21 native schools in AL aska, the Office of Indian Affairs said today.
 If Congress approves the funds recommended for the year starting July 1, about 1000 young Aleuts, Eskimos, and Indians in the Ter ritory will troop back into class rooms closed for two years or more.
 No other school facilities are available and those children have been without any schooling what ever" Willard w. Beatty, Indian Office Education Director, told a reporter.
 Beatty said the Native day schools that will be reopened if the budget is approved, are at Alitak, Beaver, Chalyitaik, Elephant Point, Kan akanak, Nikolski, Nondalton, Nuna- chuk, Solomon, Stevens Village, Venetie, Bethel, Cordova, Haines, Hoonah,. Juneau, Rake, Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Nome and Sitka.
 Beatty said the budget also pro- vidss for:
 1. Reestablishment of contract arrangements with private hospitals A. l. l. fa1 ization of natives.
 2. Renewal of many of the Alas ka field medical and nursing serv- ices eliminated because of appro- priation cuts two years ago.
 Assistant Secretary of the Interior William E. Warne also disclosed that legislation to settle native land claims will be reintroduced this year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
$26o,coo PAVING BOND CONTRACT
 GOES TO GRANDE

With all members present at last nights special meeting, the Juneau City Council accepted the offer of Grande & Company to act as the ICity's agent in floating the $260,- 900 paving bond issue passed at the January II election.
 William Wlnn. Alaska represen- tative for Grande, handled the ne- gotiations with the Council. Tn c same Seattle investment firm han dled a previous paving issue. but on a bid basis.
 1 AS the city's financial agent. the company agrees to sell the bonds at the most advantageous terms possible, its gross profit not to ex- ceed three percent. out of which Grande will pay for printing the bonds. for all supplementary legal proceedings and any legal opinions required.
 Under the agreement, the $I 900 bonds will not be sold unless the minimum price is Sl,030. Any sum above that 3 percent will .evert to the City
 Interest to the city is not to ex- ceed 3la percent. and will be sold as much under that as possible. Ac- crued interest from the date on which payment is made reverts to the city.
 It is expected t,.l.dt the City viii receive good premium on the first short term bonds sold. The bonds are for from two to 20 years, with bond and interest payments divided as evenly as possible over that period.
 One advantage of the contract is that the bonds can be marketed in blocks as the street improve ment finances requlre-say s100, ,000 at a time--thus saving added in- terest.
 The Grande company agrees to offer as much of the bond issue as can be absorbed for sale in the city of Juneau The immediate ac- tion of the Council allows the agen- cy to arrange market for the M- |neau bonds before larger issues to the westward tAnchorage and Fair banks) are offered. By the nature of the arrangement the paving bonds can be refinanced at any time after seven years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
H 0 U 5 E MEASURES
FIFTH DAY, JAN. 28. Measures Introduced

H.B. 21, by Rep Warren A. Fay Tor, amending the law relating to jury service. To Judiciary Commit tee.
 HE. p. by Rep. Amelia Gunder- sen, establishing the Alaska National Guard, providing for it's organiza- ton and administration, defining offenses and prescribing cenalties. To Judiciary Committee.
 Measures Passed
 H.B. 4, increasing license taxes on fish traps. Passed by vote 23-l.
 H.B. 14, appropriating $500 to carry on the work of the Territor- lal Treasurer's Office for the bien- nium ending March 31. l949. Passed unanimously.
 S.B. 6. to appropriate s7500 to be expended by the Department of Public Welfare for relief of destitu- ton during the biennium ending March 3l, l049. Passed unanimous ly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
PULP MILL HEADS TO CONFER ON
 TAX LEGISLATION

Lawson Turoctte of Bellingham and Robert H. Evans of Seattle. President and Vice. President, re- spectively. of the Ketchikan Pulp and Paper Company, with their att torneys, R. L. Jernberg and Lester Gore of Ketchikan, are expected to arrive in Juneau Monday.
 Representing the firm that plans a $40,000000 pulp mill at Ketchikan, they are coming for conferences ar ranged by the Alaska Development Board with the Senate taxation committee and the House ways and means committee.
 Discussion will be on the effect of the pending property tax legisla- tion on their prospective operation.
 The Development Board also has received expressions from the two groups planning pulp mill activities at Sitka and Thomas Bay Cnear Pet ersburg. The Alaska Development Board will make the presentation to the Legislature on this subject.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
TRUMAN ASKS IMPROVED" WAGNER ACT.
Court Injunction Provision Would Be Eliminated
 Under New Law

t WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-tR-The administration today asked Con- gress to enact a new labor law stripped of the court injunction pro- visions which have brought such vigorous protests from organized labor.
 The "one- package" labor bill sent to the Senate Labor Committee would repeal the controversial Taft Hartley law and restore the old Wagner Labor Relations Act with Improvements" asked by President Truman.
 Secretary of Labor Tobin is due to go before the committee Monday to explain provisoins of the new meas ure, which was released to reporters by the committee today without comment.
 Under the Tait-Hartley law, the government has had authority to obtain court orders to bar strikes for an day period after other means of settlement had failed. These orders can be sought where the national welfare is involved.
 This provision was vigorously op- posed by labor groups which de- manded Taft-Hartley repeal as an issue in the election campaign last fall.
 Under the new law proposed by the administration a 30-day cooling off" period would be provided. This is designed to avert national par alysis. strikes.
 The first step would be for the President to appoint an emergency lact-tinding board. Such boards would have authority to make rec ommendation for settlement. Und- CT the Taft-Hartley law inquiry boards can report only on the issues without suggesting any solution.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
FISHERMEN
 MAY UNITE
 WITH ILWU

BELLINGHAM, Jan. 29.-tR--Af- filiation of 23,000 members of the International Fishermen and Allied Workers with Harry Bridges 45,000 longshoremen, approved by con- vention of fishery workers, awaited today vote by the members of the union.
 From four to five months may be required for referendum either ap- proving or disappearing the action yesterday, Joseph Jurich, fisher mems President said.
 The merger was approved in com- mittee by an announced vote of 70 to 1 at the concluding session of the 10th annual convention of the fishery workers.
 Under the proposed merger, the fishermen would become a division of the ILWU with no authority in dealing with it's own particular problems, Jurich said. He added:
 "The vote was based on the con- viction that utilization gives addi- tional strength to the fishermen and shore workers as well as the ILWU in winning improved conditions for the membership
 Jurich was reelected President of the union at the concluding ses- sion last night Oscar Anderson, Seattle, was named Vice. President and Jeff Kibre, Hollywood, Secre- tary- Treasurer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
 MoreSnow
 SorlleAreas
Relief Operations Are De- Iayed-Nebraska Suffers
 Staggering Blows
lBy The Associated Pressl

tby luc ASSOCldtcQ FTcSS)
 More Federal funds were on the way to the storm stricken Western states today but new snow and cold weather delayed relief operations in some areas.
 Nebraska, one of the states which suffered staggering blows from the early January blizzards, was in the path of the new cold wave that ex- tended over the central section of the country The below zero tenn peratures followed heavy falls of snow which have seriously disrupt ed relief operations.
 Gov. Val Peterson has told Pres ident Truman in telegram human suffering is increasing, death con- tinuing, losses to cattle are mount ing and potential losses are stag gering."
 MT. Truman allotted another $5O0,- 900 for relief to the snow-stricken Western states yesterday. That brought to $800,000 in Federal aid for relief operations.
 The new blast of cold air and strong winds was most severe in the North Central States. But tempera- lures were below freezing in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Southern Ar kansas, Central Texas, Northern New Mexico, Northern Arizona and Southern Nevada.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
SALMON INDUSTRY MET LOBBY TERMS,
 ARNOLD AS5ERT5

SEATTLE, Jan. 29-lR- w. C. Arnold said today he and the AL aska Salmon Industry have com piled with all the provisions of AL aska law relative to representation before the legislature.
 Arnold, manager of the industry association, commented concerning action of the Alaska House of Rep resentatives in passing memorial asking an investigation of asserted failure of the Salmon Industry and Mining Association to file lobbyist reports.
 Arnold said the controversy in- volved dispute over interpretation of the Alaska law.
 When the memorial came up at Juneau House members said Arnold and mining association represen- tative personally filed reports but that their employers had net.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
BETTY CA5pER50N ELECTED i PRESIDENT OF JUNEAU | EMBLEM CLUB, THURSDAY i

Betty Casperson was elected president of the Emblem Club on Thursday evening. Other officers chosen are: Mary Westfall. First Vice President; Jennie Rusher, Second President; Dorothy Spence, Financial Secretary; Jean Ray, Recording Secretary; Marian Hedges. Trustee; Ada Winther, Marshal; Jirdis Baxter, First Assist ant Marshal; Birdie Peterson, Sec- ond Assistant Marshal; Grace Vii ley Press Correspondent; Jo Jensen, Chaplain, Jane Stringer, Organist; Eva Clark, Historian. Corrine Sheldon and Claudia Gissberg, Guards.
 Installation of officers will be held on February 19, and District Deputy Daisy Fagerson will be in- stalling officer. A business meet ing of the organization will be held on February 10.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
The Washington Merry -Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

(copyrisht, ls4s by Bell Syndicate. Incl WASHIN TON = Fortnight Secretary of Agriculture Charlie Grammar warned a closed door Senate session this week that the government may have to buy up 80O,000,000 bushels of grain this coming year.
 Reporting to a private session of the Senate Agriculture Commit tee, Grammar explained that farm CTS are overplanting grain and cotton, that prices may go down into a tailspin. In this case the government will have to taken the crops off the farmers hands. The money to do this. Grammar cautioned. is limited.
 Next year." he declared, it is entirely possible we will have all of our working funds committed" Though the Secretary of Agricul- ture could use more funds to pro- tect support prices, it isn't likely that Congress will add to the $4,- 750,000000 now available. This means the Government will prob ably be forced to lower support prices.
 Senator Milton Young, North
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS PIONEER INSTALLATION
 HELD FRIDAY EVENING

Over 100 members of the Pioneers of Alaska and their Auxiliary att tended the joint installation held last evening in the IOOF Hall. Fol. lowing the initiation, a social was held and refreshments were served.
 The Pioneers of Alaska elected their delegates to the Grand Igloo, which will convene in Juneau on February 9. Frank Garnick, Presi- dent, was chosen as delegate-at- large and Simpson MacKinnon, John Newmarket and Al zenger Sr as delegates. Alternates are William Biggs, Floyd Fagerson and Edward Sweeney.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
MRS. STROEBEL IGNORED BY PARTY THURSDAY EVENING

For Mrs. Amy Stroebel, friends entertained with shower at the home of Mrs. J. R. Murphy Tn the Fosbee Thursday night.
 Attending were Miss Myrtle Lar son. Mrs. Ethel Gray, Mrs. June Gibson, Mrs. Mary Peter. Mrs. Mungie Rudolph, Mrs. Tom Dyer Mrs. Virginia Black, Mrs. Jessie McCrary, Mrs. Nancy Youppi, and Mrs. Clare Aubrey.
 Gifts were presented the guest of honor and an evening of games and refreshments enjoyed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
LEGISLATURE
 0k'5 $7,5oo
 RELIEF BILL
By JAMES HUTCHINSON

Legislative action on a $7,500 emergency appropriation to carry public relief rolls through March
 without reduction was complete today. Already approved by the Senate 1 the measure won unanimous House approval yesterday afternoon. The
 swift, emergency action was talk
 en after Russell Maynard, Public Welfare Director told the House the funds were needed to prevent a 25 per cent cut in all relief pay ments. A cut, he said, would re- suit in severe hardships
 Earlier, the House passed a bill quadrupling fish trap taxes. The Senate voted unanimously for a Memorial to Congress asking it to abolish or restrict the Civil Aero nautics Boards authority over AL askas independent air carriers. Senator Barr e-introduced late yesterday a revised bill increasing the motor fuel tax from two to four cents. In the expressed hope of satisfying fishermen who were vehemently against the previous bill, Barr said the revised measure provides that tax collections from boat fuel would be set aside in a special fund for docks, anch- orages and other marine facilities. The tax collected from gasoline for
 automobiles would go to the high way fund and from aircraft to the airport fund. One per cent of the tax collected in cities on sales
 to land vehicles would revert to the cities for streets.
 For National Guard AS legislators maintained a fast bill-introducing pace, Rep Amelia Gundersen, Ketchikan Democrat, introduced measure in the House calling for the establishment of an Alaska National Guard. The bil! carries no appropriation, but
 outlines the organization plans in detail with the Governor named commander in chief.
 Three other bills were introduc- ed in the Senate. One tossed in
 the hoppt. by Senators Anita Gar nick and William Munz, Republi- cans, would establish Pioneer Rome Building Commission and
 provide a women's pioneer home
 with $l00,000 appropriation
 Another by Senator Garnick
 would provide for hospital assist ance and For furnish necessary equipment for community operated non-profit hospitals. The bill car-
 ries $2O0,O0o appropriation.
 Senator L. P. Dawes, Republican, proposed restrictions on the sale of certain drugs without prescrip- tionS
 TODAY'S SESSION
 The Senate passed unanimously this morning a Memorial by Sena- tor R. M Mackenzie seek .ng the opening of the ports of SkagWay and Haines to freight and passenger traffic via Canadian vessels.
 c. A. Carroll. Mayor of Skagway, took the stand and told the Sena- tors about transportation conditions at the two ports, which now have only one American vessel, north bound, every three weeks. The Me morial seeks suspension of the Pas- senger Act of 1886 and the Jones Act of 1920 for the two ports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
LEGISLATORS AND OFFICIALS TO BE
 H0N0RED TONIGHT

A reception will honor the mem- bers of the Territorial Legislature and the Territorial officials at the Governors House this evening be- tween the hours of g and l2. A cor dial invitation is extended to all residents of the Gastineau Channel area to attend the reception.
 This reception, traditional event of the legislative season, marks the opening of the fegular gession.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Freighter Ring Splice scheduled to arrive o'clock tonight.
 Princess Norah from Vancouver scheduled to arrive Sunday after noon or evening.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle today.
 Baranof scheduled southbound 2 o'clock Monday morning
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
.A5MU50N
 5TRI(kEN;;I
 PASSES ON

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 29.--tRl Edward A. Rasmussen, 66. widely known Alaska banker md Republi- can National Committeeman for the Territory. collapsed and died of a heart attack in a Minneapolis de- partment store late yesterday.
 He and Mrs. Rasmuson had stop- ped in Minneapolis to visit rela- tives after attending the COP Na- tional Committee meeting in Oma- ha. They were remaining there awaiting the arrival of their daugh- ter, Mrs. Robert B. Atwood of An- chorage.
 FINANCED ENTERPRISES
 As president of the Bank of AL aska for 26 years, Rasmuson figured in the financing oi many major enterprises in the Anchorage, Skag- way, Cordoya and Wrangell areas He retired from the presidency of the bank four years ago to become chairman of the board, and was succeeded in the presidency by his son, Elmer Edwin Rasmuson, of An chorage.
 Both his son and Mrs. Atwood were to fly to Minneapolis today
 Rasmuson was born in Copen- hagen, Denmark, April IS, 1882, and came to the United States at the age of l9 He was naturalized in 1910. He enrolled at the Minnehaha Academy at Minneapolis. waited tables and did chores to work his way through school.
 COMES TO ALASKA
 After graduation he accepted ap- pointment as assistant Swedish Covenant missionary at Yakutat, Alaska. There he met Mrs. Ras- muson, who was Christian educa- ton worker. They were married in 1905 and he took charge as mis- sionary. Both children were born while the family resided at Yaku- tat.
 Rasmuson left Alaska in 1912, visited Sweden and upon return located in Minneapolis where he invested his savings in building block of homes which ne sold to finance the study of law. After pass ing the Minnesota tar. he went to Juneau, where he studied law under the late District Judge Jennings.
 BANKS PRFI.DENT
 He was appointed United States Commissioner at Skagway and when the Bank of Alaska was organized, he became corporation attorney. Tn 1917 he was named the banks president.
 In addition to operating branches at Anchorage. Skagway, Cordova, and Wrangell, he established the First National Bank of Ketchikan.
 KINGHTED
 Rasmussen served as swedish consul for many years and was knighted by the King of Sweden in 1857. He had served as Republican National Committeeman for Alas ka for the past l6 years.
 He was member of the B.P.O. Elks, Masonic orders, Pioneers of Alaska, Seattle Arctic Club and had been a Presbyterian Church elder for the last B years
 Surviving besides the widow are his son. Elmer, his daughter. Evan- geline Atwood, both of Anchorage, four brothers and two sisters in one sister in Los An seles and one sister in Sweden. and five grandchildren in Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
JUNIOR CHAMBER TO INVESTIGATE
 FAIRBANKS VICE

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 29.-lY The Alaska Command and the Junior Chamber of Commerce form ed liaison committee today to in- vestigate asserted immoral condl- tions here.
 R. V. Carver of the Command Inspector Generals office, spoke t. the group yesterday asking coop eration of civic minded citizens.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
HOSPITAL NOTES

Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday for medical attention were Master Jimmy Rhode and Santos Lido.
 Discharged were Mrs. Vivian San sem, George Schmidt. Thomas Hall and Mrs. Donald Hungerford and daughter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-29
NEW CHARGES
 MADE IN J5(, ILWU DISPUTE

Hopes dirnmed today for an early settlement of the Juneau Spruce Corporations shutdown, which is now entering into it's eighth month. The National Labor Relations Board has notified the ILWU-CIO and the Juneau Spruce Corporation that it has now issued a complaint against the ILWU and has schedul- ed hearing for August p in Ju- neau.
 In the NLRB complaint, the ILWU has been named respondent and the complaint states that the acts and conduct of Local 16 con- stitute unfair labor practices with in the meaning of the Taft-Hartley Act. At the August hearing, the ILWU will have to answer the al- legged charges incorporated in the complaint. The complaint charges that the acts and conduct of Lo- cal 16 affecting the operations of JSC tends to lead to labor dis putes burdening and obstructing commerce and the free flow of commerce.
 Summary of Dispute
 The work stoppage at the saw mill arose over the claim of CIO Longshoremen that they had the right to load lumber from the sawnill into company barges. The CIO Woodworkers were handling the loading operations and on Ap- Til g the mill was picketed by members of the ILWU and the IWA-CIO workers refused to cross the picket lines. On April 10, the Juneau Spruce Corporation filed a complaint with the NLRB charg- ing an unfair labor practice.
 The mill remained closed until July 6, when the sawmill workers returned to work in defiance of the picket line, with some of the IVA members performing the work claimed by the Longshoremen.
 The Longshoremen took the posi- tion that they had been locked out, with the result that other Longshoremen locals on the Pacific Coast refused to unload the JSC barges upon their arrival in Can- adian, Alaskan and U. S. ports. The JSC mill continued to oper- ate until October, when a lack of storage space and shipping pre- vented further production and op- erations were suspended. The H. WU-CIO has continued to picket the company since that time.
 In September, a trial examiner for the NLRB held hearing in Juneau and the entire case was reviewed with representatives of the JSC, ILWU-CIO, and IWA-CIO presenting their views on the case.
 The testimony was then sent to Washington, D. C., and reviewed before the Board on January 6.
 Prince Rupert Charge
 In considering the case, the NLRB separated the charges con- cerned with the refusal of the ILWU-CIO local of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to unload barges. Three sections of the Prince Rupert charge were dismissed and it is the belief of reliable informant that the dismissal was due to the op- inion of the Board that it's juris- diction doesn't extend into foreign