The Wrangell sentinel., 1955-04-08
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE
At Long Last


 couraging indications this week that the Legislature was about to adjourn. Jim Hutcheson, who has been covering the show for the As sociated Press, took off for his Seattle office Wednesday, an ex- cellent sign the special session was dying on the vine. Kinky Lannen, who got job in the Legislature while watching a recount on his race for Labor Commissioner which he lost to Henry Benson, took off for his home bailiwick of Cordova, and Senator Bob Ellis of Ketchi- kan, the flying man, was querying his pilots about who was going up to Juneau to take him home. No report on Nolan, Locken and Barnes yet, but chances are Bob can find a spot for them on some of his flying geese. They are among the few who probably won't be afraid to come home. Some of the boys from the Third Division are report-I ed booking passage home via Tim buctoo, hoping the home folks will forget before the tour is over.
 ESC
 After 68 days and ever so many nights, among the things the law makers left in the Governors lap was an Employment Security Com mission bill which the Chief Exc cutive predicts isn't going to work, so he's letting it become a law without his signature. He indicates the fund probably will be insolvent Ca nice word for 'brOke") within a year anyway. He estimates pay ments into the fund will be not more than four and a half million dollars while payments out of it will probably be around five and half million. He says the reduction ill benefits to $25 week to those outside the Territory, which the new act provides, would be less than the increase to $45 for those drawing benefits in the Territory. | This despite the fact that employ ees will now pay one half of one per cent on a $3,6OO base, or maximum of SIS a year into the l fund.
 Another stickler in the new law. the Governor finds, is the provis- ion for appointing a fifth member or the Commission to break the ex- 1sting deadlock, but keeping the present four members in office. Re- gardless of who he appoints as the fifth member, who, the Governor naturally wonders, is ever going to get elected Chairman so the Cim- mission can function?
 And this, after 6S days.
 The Answer
 Geese, ducks, spotted wheeling about Juneau" says head in the Juneau Empire. Now we under stand what the Fish and Wildlife man meant when he came in the office yesterday amid a snow furry to report "the ducks are flying south." Apparently they got as far as Juneau and decided they had their seasons mixed.
 Industrial Note
 While the waterfowl might be bit confused apparently the Georgia Pacific Plywood Companv was not. That company, says a re- port from Juneau, has filed for a temporary power permit on Lemon Creek near that city with plans for a 67,OO0 horsepower hydroelectric project. Appears to be part of Georgia Pacific's previously report ed thoughts about possible paper mill in the Juneau area.
 Information Department
 Chapter 9S of the 1855 session laws, passed by the recent legisla-l tive session, and which raised the price of resident commercial fisher mems licenses from $5 to $1O and the price of nonresident licenses from $10 to S15 became effective on March 25, this year, which means you pay more now.
 Chapter so which raises the school tax from $5 to s7.5O be- comes effective next January l, 1856. In other words, you get by with a five spot this year: next year up two and half.
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