The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-03-07

Il have never worked with group
OF people who were more courteous
more willing to work at their job or
more desirious of accomplishing
what they believe is the right thing,
Reeves told the members Of the
two houses.
Ketchikan Kayhi, 39Junea Bear.
Tuesday Afternoon
During its afternoon session yes
terday the House passed a bill pro-
viding assistance in the nationa
advertising of Alaska's tourist at
fractions and a 63-page bill to re-
wise and amend the Territory
banking laws.
The lengthy banging DILL, prepare;
by the Legislative Committee OF
the Alaska Bankers Association
headed by Marshall Crutcher of 70.
diak. passed by a 22-1 vote aftel
some technical amendments hac
been adopted.
The House also approved a hi.
providing for five-member schoo
3 boards in Incorporated school dis
tricts. of which there are plc2crtis
only two in Alaska - at Rake anc
Palmer.
Speaker Egan's Alaska advertising
bill passed by a 1913 vote, but only
after the appropriation had been
Whitfield from 100000 to $4,000 and
number of the Representative
had assured themselves that the
Alaska Visitors Association, whioh
/ WIN administer the advertising fund
will be kept out from under the
thumb of the Alaska Development
Board and will operate, so far as
possible. along on-political lines.
Cut VIII Hurt
An amendment by Rep. wilbur
to cut the appropriation to $4,000
failed by a OILS vote after r. E.
Ellis of Ketchikan, temporary presi-
dent of the association, told the
House that $4,000 a year was esti-
mated to be the minimum that
would give complete advertising
coVerage of the country.
Adoption of this amendment Wi
make our job a whole lot more diff
ficult," Ellis said THE Territorial
Treasury will benefit from an in
flux of visitors and every line of
business will profit That has been
the experience in other places"
1--WE have more visitors in Fair
banks now than we have hote
space for" commented Rep. Wilbur
He suggested that interested bust
ness people could put up enough t
make up for the Territorial cut anc
that if the program is proved sue
cessful the Legislature may he more
willing to grant large appropria-
ton next session.
After Wilbur's amendment failed
Rep. Barnes offered the amendmen
to cut the appropriation to $4,000
and it was adopted on a TIT vote.
Board of Directors
Ellis told the House that the per
manent board Of directors of tai
association will be elected from
amcng the people who subscribe t
49, f,,,,r 10 coiI II &c intended II
keep it as a .businessmen's organ.
ization and not in any way con-
nected with any Territorial depart
ment.
The executive secretary, Ellis said
will be elected by the directors anc
will probably be an $4,000 a veal
job.
Rep. Franklin expressed himself
as opposed to this type OF legisla'
ton in principle The Territory, III
thought, should not participate IL
such programs since any Alaska in.
dustry could form a non-profit cor
poration for advertising itself anc
could ask the Territory to partici'
pate.
Petersburg banker Ed Locken alst
opposed the bill I'VE have only ont
tourist boat calling at Petersburg,
he said. They come in the middle
of the night when nearly everything
is closed and generally the tour
lists don't have any money to spent
anyway"
Opposing the bill on the fina
vote were Carlson, Franklin, Hope
Laws, Locken, Madsen, Miscovicl
and Stepovich Wilbur. who votet
for the bill, switched his vote whel
it came to the emergency claus'
and that clause lost by the ont
vote. AS a result, the bill will no
become effective until go days aftel
its signature by the governor.
Among the new bills introduced
yesterday, one by Kay and Frank
lin would prohibit certain prac
tees in connection with primar,
and general elections and woult
make unlawful unsigned publica
tons relating to candidates TO
election.
Rep. Miscovich introduced bill
to provide for the organization ant
control of political parties by pre-
cinct caucuses and divisional ant