tkANY BILLS ARE
INTRODUCED IN
LEGISLATURE
..The following is a list of the more
important bills submitted by mem
bers qfi-both houses of the Alaska
legislature which convened in Juneau
t>e* rtriddie of January:
Aw appropriation of $2S5jK>0 for
thV University of Alaska. Sufficsfht
to last two years.
For relief of destitution.1* $130,000.
An increase of $100,000 over the ap
pl opriation of two year- "ago.
For relief of the n*-£dy, $250,000.
Xii increase of $120,000.
For mother’s ea e of minor chli
dr.n$l 10,000. Art increase of $20,000.
For the care of dependent children,
a new item. $44,000.
For the PiorAers’Home, $164,SS0. -
The Wars and Means C6mmi*W
submitted a measure asking for: a
special appropriation of $2.00# ‘ with
which %m pay to persons aaving
money-due on bounties during the
pj-st year. This fund he* been ex
hausted.
. Senator Henry Roden of the First
Division, introduced :t bill to charge
the election date from the first Tues
day in September -n the Irst Monday
in November. The other bill intro
duced by Senator Roden, proposes
regulations relative to insurance com
panies that do business in Alaska and
would maue the territorial auditor
commissioner of insurance.
A hfil was also introduced by Sen
ator Roden providing for social se
curity/ The object of this measure
i? to- prevent the hiring of relatives
by office holder* --
Representatives George F. Lait/Iir
of the Second Division &nd Dan L.
Green of the Fourth I*i vision, are
jtint autfiom. xjt n-bili v'hich provides
for the croWivff -.r-a i industrial acci
dent board to handle claims under
to? Workmen's Compensation Act.
. Rep. E. D. Coffey of the Third Di
vision, introduced a bill lowering the
eligible age lirtir far Tensions from
tp to 60 years, and raiding ihe month
ly payment to $45 and setting 25
years as the required residence’per
k.
Immediate construction of a road
from the Richardson high — n y
through the Good piaster and Foi /
mile districts to the Canadian boun
dary to facilitate mining development
is urged in a bill" submitted by Rep.
Leo W. Rogge, of the Fourth-" revi
sion.
, A liquor hill was introduced by
Sen. V. C. R: vers, of the Fourth Di
vision. The bill proposes taxes of
five cents a gallon or. spirituous li
quor coataimng up to 19 per cent al
cohol and one dollar a gallon where
tile alcoholic content is rtoftr than 19
per cent.
Reps. Coffey and Dan Kennedy are
co-authors of a memorial to estabisb
a road from Knik to the mouth of
Fish Creek an Knik Arm, at deep
water. The proposed road ■would be
a distance of kw* miles.
EXJOY FIXE DINNER
The staff of the Kusko Times gorg
ed themselves on a savory ptarmigar
4inner prepared by Mrs E. W. Millei
Sunday evening. The boys loanee
Mrs. Muller their cook. Ted1 McAdams
to help prepara the feast -
Every known kinefo
but only one qnality -
We should be gh
info n
AftASKA INSUI
Geo. w. Al
Fairbank
I
LOCAL
Mike H ochre ter was an arrival in
McGrath, recently from his holdings
! on Candle Creek.
I The mail plane caught up with
1 its schedule of trips after slipping
behind two .rips owing to unfavor
able weather conditions.
1 Jesse Baugh, well known oldtimer,
! of the Ophir district, was a visitor
' town overnight week. He pur
I chased a cabin Ophir ias* fall and
j is now making his home in town.
J o h n Mvklebust. who started
! building a home for himself -on the
j road just this side of Ophir is now
t making good progress since the re
;cent change in the weather.
J The Star Airways has been kept
• busy the past week freighting sup
1 plies and machinery to Ophir and
the surrounding creeks. The freight
has been piling up at McGrath.
E. A. Adams-made a business trip
to iicGrath via airplane Friday af
ternoon, returning the same day
with some long looked for letters for
a few of the lucky ones.
Mrs. John Rieck of the Nugget
Roadhouse, had the misfortune of
injuring-her arm and wr.st in a bn
fall in the rear shed about two
weeks ago. She was unable to do
much- work for about a week.
_
Chris Eckmann, pioneer Alaskan,
who has operated a furniture store
in Anchorage si ace the. ealy days of
the town, passed away last week at
the Govenmem hospital in Anchor
age following a short illness.
Ralph Court nay, former manager
• of the local N. C. store, visited with
friends recently during, a plane stop
here. He was accompanied by his j
father. They were enroute to Bethel
i on a business trip.
A number of trappers in this see
I tion report doing fairly well so far
j this winter on their traplincs One
\ trapper out from McGrath, it is said,
' has about 60 marten to show for-his
efforts to date as weii as a fair
: amount of other fur.
Bert Ooodpaster looked after the
I local Northern Commercia. Company.
| store for about ten days during the
1 middle of January relieving Wm.
! Gregg, who went to McGrath to as
i sist in taking inventory in the store
;there.
i _
Joe Oates, local freighter, made a
i trip to McGrath via dog team ilon
j day, returning the. next day He ex
: pacts to be able to go through with
the caterpillar within a few days and
start hanllng much needed • freight
for Takotna residents.
i Thomas Glacier arrved in Ophir
1 recently from Anchorage to wok for
\ Eric Hard on Gants Creek. He
j worked at that place last winter
' until spring when he went to Pai
; mer where he was employed for the
past year on the government poject
■ as truck driver.
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ALASKAN FUR PRICES ARE
HIGHER THAN YEAR AGO
SEATTLE. Jan. 19-^There is a
t oQ market in the f ur trade. At
the monthly auction today at the
Seattle Fur Exchange, prices showed
advances over the quotations of 30
days ago.
Of the marten pelts offered, more
’han 85 per cent, or more than -3,030
petts. sold for prices ranging as high
as $05 a skin for Alaska darks.
Small skins brought $15. These fig
ures are 20 per cent higher than
those of the last sale.
Of 1,820 beaver pelts, 88-p er cent
were sold. For Northwest ranch
grades, Nos. 1 and 2, the pr;ces
ranged from $4 a pelt to $23. These
notations are 10 percent higher than
those of a month ago.
Blue foxes were up 10 per cent
over prices at the last auction. Biue
foxes sold from $3 up a skin. Alas
kan Arctics brought $18.
Mink showed a decline. Twelve
thousand skins wet-e offered. The de
mand was limited. Prices ranged
ii om $15 to $30 a- skin fer the best.
. he- largest ering? intruded one
lot of 19,675 muskrat pelts. This lot
ueti >ned for pr;<vs ranging from 35
cent? to $1.75 a skin. Another lot
of 10,219 skins ranged from 60 ce,.ts
to $1.40 a skin.
Everyone of the- 1,337 otter pelts
’-• as snapped up at - prices ranging
iiom $15 to $23 a skin.
TACOMA, Jan. 22—For Alaskan
furs, buyers paid $45,000 at the
monthly fur auction today in Tacoma.
Individual furs' sold at prices rang
ing from 25 per cafft higher than the
prices that prevailed in the January
auction in 1936
New York took the bulk of today's
LOCAL PING PONG GAME
E N D ft DISASTROUSL Y
A rather enthused spectator stood
on the sidelines the other night and
wacenea Mr.- and Mrs. We. Gregg
engage in a hotiy contested game of
Ping-Pong, -played- on a cleared coun
ter at the N. C. sto-e. Mr. Ctegg
had the edge on skill, but Mrs. Greg?
made up the difference with the us
caiai run of women’s luck. Just how
the game would-have ended we will
never-know as the ball gave wav un
der the terrific hammering. The
contest will be held up pending ’he
arrival of a new balk
Frank J. Guskey
KotifS Public
Takotr.a, Alaska.
COLD WAVE HITS COAST
Advices received by the Fairbanks'
Weather Bureau indicate that mild
weather, with rain and snow, pre
vails over practically all of Alaska.
It is a different story, however, aia
tg the Pacific Coa?- states which
are experiencing the worst cold wave
•n many years.
HIGH WINDS IN ANCHORAGE
With the thermometer ranging at
at about 30 above Saturday, a north
wind blowing, a 25 or 30 mile gale,
swept down the streets of Anchorage
Matanurka and Palmer were •also in
the path of t^e gale. The youbgaters
took advantage of the gale and used
he power to propel their sleds along.
STANDING BY AT MEMPHIS
AS FLOODS ENDANGER CITT
More thanI5O,-.0o men are stand
ing by at Memphis, Ter.n,sses as the
Mississippi river continues to ra.se,
thrt ater.irg .he levees. The river is
at a record height ard th jjsands of
fa dies are flo •. ed out of them
hoir.es. The Ohio river in» also
reached the highest poin. ever re
corded. An army of Red Cross
workers are* buy caring for the
homeless in all parts of the flood
areas as financial aic and supplies
are being rushed in from all pa! -e of
the country.
Zd collet was a visitor in town
re ently fr>«*i Y'ankee Creek to ro
pier h his supplies. He retimed the
r-cx. Ay.
NUGGET ROADHOUSE
AND B.LKERY
Best of Meals and Be. is.
Kveryojre Welcome. -
Good Dog- Barns.
j Mrs. John Rieck : Prop.
Be sure to stoi* at the little store ok the
TRAIL TO McGRATH. We have Shoes for all age. sad sizes.
"e specialize in Children's Clothing . Everything to wear aaJ
good things to eat. We w»l] be glad to yoo. Mail order,
given special attention.
Mrs. Thomas H. McLean
McGRATH, ALASKA
RD3Y McCORMICK and JOE SIBONA, PROPS,
PABST AND RKEINLANDER
Located in the Dubois Building
TAKOTNA, ALASKA
Where Old Friends Meet
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