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VOL. LVI No. 129 NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1954 Per Copy—15^
Four Eskimos Enroute To
San Francisco Meeting Of
American Travel Agents
FAIRBANKS, (/PI —Four Eski
mos from the Arctic were San
Francisco - bound today, wearing
their parkas, mukluks and other
cold weather clothing should they
need them.
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln,
Kotzebue, and Mr. and Mrs. For
rest Solomon, Pt. Barrow, flew
south to attend the six-day con
ference of the American Society
of Travel Agents. Noel Wien, vet
eran Alaska pilot, accompanied
them and they were sponsored by
the Alaska Visitors Association.
New Proposal
Made For Peaceful
Use Atomic Energy
WASHINGTON, UP) — President
Eisenhower said today the United
States has sent a new message to
Russia on peaceful uses of atomic
energy which he hopes “will start
a new phase in the U.S. - U.S.S.R.
negotiations.”
At the- same time the President
announced to a news conference
that Moorehead Patterson, New
York businessman, has agreed to
head U.S. negotiations looking to
America’s taking part in a pro
posed international atomic energy
agency.
Patterson will serve under Sec
retary of State Dulles. Eisenhower
said he will confer with Patterson
tomorrow “to tell him about the
great importance which I attach”
to this agency.
Secretary of State Dulles hand
ed the message to the Soviets, de
livering it to Russian ambassador
Georgi Zarubin here.
It is a reply to a Soviet memo
randum of Sept. 22 in which the
Russians indicated they wanted to
renew negotiations on creation of
an international atomic agency.
Rep. Sam Rayburn,
Democrat of Texas, Is
Re-Elected For 22nd Time
BONHAM, Tex., W—Rep. Sam
Rayburn <D-Tex>, apparently set
for another hitch as Speaker of
the House, said this morning he
believed the Democrats would
wind up with “231, maybe 233”
House members.
Rayburn commented in an in
terview from his country home
here shortly after he had talked
to national Democrat headquar
ters in Washington, he said.
Of the election generally:
“As was said in the campaign I
thought the people were disap
pointed and disillusioned by the
administration that came into
power in 1953. They expected
more than they are getting.”
If the Democrats take control
of Congress, he said, “We are not
going to hate Ike ... as Roose
velt and Truman were hated. We
are not going to vote against Ike
because he is a Republican. We
will vote for things we think are
in the interest of the American
people and oppose those that are
not.”
Rayburn won overwhelming re
election yesterday to his 22nd
term in the House.
President Sees No
Repudiation Of
His Administration
WASHINGTON, (/P)—President
Eisenhower said today he sees no
repudiation or disapproval of his
administration’s policies in Re
publican loss of the House to' the
Democrats.
The President also said, in re
sponse to a question, that so far
as he can see at this time the elec
tion outcome will have no effect
one way or the other on whether
he seeks a second term in 1956.
Eisenhower said there was
plenty of time for that decision,
and suggested that reporters wait
and see what develops.
The President told a news con
ference he plans to consult with
the Democratic congressional
leaders—as well as Republican—
on both domestic and internation
al matters during the new session
of Congress convening in January.
With a trace of a smile, the
Chief Executive said he sees no
point in butting his head against
a stone wall.
At the time of the conference,
10:30 a.m., EST, Democrats had
clinched control of the House.
Party control of the Senate still
was in doubt.
Eisenhower volunteered at the
cutset of his session with news
men that in a lot of cases he was
absolutely astonished alhd sur
prised by the election outcome.
A reporter quoted Leonard W.
Hall, Republican national chair
man, as saying he did not regard
the Democratic victory in the
House and the election outcome
generally as any “break away”
from the Eisenhower Administra
tion policies. The newsmen asked
whether the President agrees with
Hall on that.
Eisenhower replied that during
the campaign he was in a very
great number of states and he be
lieves the great mass of the Am
erican people favor a moderate
approach in dealing with the na
tion’s problems.
Eisenhower added he hesitates
to interpret the elections because
he has had very little experience
in that field. Yesterday’s elections
were only the second, he said, in
which he has played an active
role.
At that point, the same reporter
—Edward Folliard of the Wash
ington Post and Times Herald—
asked the President specifically
whether he considered the re
sults as a repudiation of the ad
ministration.
The President replied no—not
so far as he could see.
Eisenhower appeared a bit grim
when he walked into the room
crowded with newsmen, but his
face broke into a smile as he took
his place behind a desk.
• IRANIAN PRINCE KILLED
TEHRAN, Iran, Ml—The Iranian
court announced Tuesday that the
body of Prince Ali Reza, the
Shah’s brother, had been found
near the wreckage of his aircraft
in mountainous country about 36
miles northeast of Tehran. The
32-year-old prince had been miss
ing since late Wednesday on a
flight in his private plane.
Pete Larson To Start
Nome Reindeer Herd
With 500 Selawik Deer
A reindeer herd for Nome has
been announced by Dale Belcher,
who states that Pete Larson will
have a herd here of 500 or more
deer which will be taken from
the Escholtz herd at Selawik. The
range of the new herd will be
from Sinrok to Solomon.
Pete Larson is the son of one of
the first herders of deer in Alaska
and has had experience with deer
which should assist him in mak
ing a success of the venture.
According to the Reindeer Ser
vice plan, deer are loaned to herd
ers by the government and are
paid by in about five years. If for
any reason the herd is misman
aged, it can be taken back by the
government.
Two more herds have been
started ths fall, stated Belcher,
one at Stebbins and another at
Unalakleet. The Unalakleet herd
is owned by John Katongan and
will range from Unalakleet to
Shaktoolik.
Nome to Have
Mass X-Ray
•t
Next Month
Nome is to have a T.B. mass
X-ray sometime in December, Dr.
Charles R. Hayman, deputy com
missoiner of health, told a group
of members of the Home Arts
Club who had requested that the
survey be made here again.
Hayman stated that a doctor,
technician and a clerk will arrive
to do the screening, which will
include all schoolchildren and ad
ults in the community—civilian
as well as military families, and
men stationed at Nome Field.
An interesting feature of this
survey is the fact that those par
ticipating will be screened not
only for tuberculosis but also for
lung cancer and heart disease.
The survey is being made joint
ly by the Alaska Department of
Health, the Alaska Tuberculosis
Society, the Alaska Cancer Soci
ety, and the Alaska Heart Assn.
Transporting the equipment and
personell, however, is costly, and
those being X-rayed are asked to
contribute one dollar. No one,
however, will be turned away for
lack of a dollar.
Dr. Fred Langsam, stated Hay
man, is cooperating with the de
veloping of X-rays being done at
the hospital.
B.C. Willing To Cooperate
With Alaska On Mutually
Beneficial Developments
VICTORIA, B. C., UP) — British
Columbia is willing to cooperate
with Alaska and the United States
on any mutually beneficial indus
trial development, Premier Ben
net said yesterday.
He was commenting on an hour
long visit Monday by Governor
B. Frank Heintzleman of Alaska.
Although Premier Bennett did not
disclose the subject of the talks,
he indicated they centered around
the northern development of B.C.
which might involve both Alaska
and the Yukon Territories.
Democrats Win Coi
And Topple
Governors Elected
In Tuesday Balloting
WASHINGTON, («—Following
is a list of governors elected
Tuesday. <X indicates incumbent):
Alabama—James E. Folsom (D>
Arkansas—Orval Faubus (D)
Arizona—Ernest McFarland <D)
California—Goodman J. Knight
(R-X)
Colorado'—Edwin Johnson (D)
Connecticut—Abraham A. Ribi
coff (D>
Florida—Leroy Collins (D)
Georgia—Marvin Griffin (D)
Idaho—Robert E. Smylie (R)
Iowa—Leo A. Hoegh (Di
Kansas—Fred Hall <R>
Maine—Edmund S. Muskie (D>
Massachusetts — Christin Her
ter (R-X)
Maryland—Hheodore R. McEl
din (R-X)
Michigan—G. Mennen Williams
(D-X)
Nebraska—Victor Anderson (R>
New Hampshire—Lane Dwinell
(R)
New Mexico—John Simms <D>
New York—Averell Harriman
(D-Lib)
North Dakota—Norman Bruns
dale (R-X)
Ohio—Frank J. Lausche <D-X)
Oklahoma—Raymond Gary (D)
Oregon—Paul Patterson (R-X)
Pennsylvania—George M. Lead
er (D>
Rhode Island—Dennis J. Rob
erts (D-X)
South Carolina — George Bell
Timmerman Jr. (D>
South Dakota—Jo'e Foss (R)
Tennessee—Frank K. Clement
(D-X)
Texas—Allan Shivers (D-X)
Vermont—Joseph Johnson (R)
Wisconsin — Walter J. Kohler
(R-X)
Russell Annabel, Alaska
Writer, Indicted For
Assault With Weapon
ANCHORAGE, UP) — Russell
Annabel, author of numerous
books and articles on Alaska, was
indicted yesterday on two counts
of assault with a dangerous wea
pon.
The grand jury indictment
•charged that Annabel assaulted
Keith Capper, a former Anchor
age radio station owner, and
Robert Strahorn on July 26 at the
Montana Station near Mile 208, on
the Alaska Railroad.
Capper, who signed the original
complaint, appeared before the
grand jury. At the time of the
incident, he told law enforcement
officers Annabel had held him
captive several hours, firing a
.22 caliber automatic all round
him before he was able to over
power his captor and get free.
Japanese Firm Completes
Barter Deal With Soviet
TOKYO, W)—Two Japanese
trading firms Tuesday completed
barter contracts with the visiting
Soviet trade mission under which
Japanese fishing craft and tug
boats will be exchanged for Rus
sian coal and raw cotton.
itrol of House
7 GOP Governors
5> By JACK BELL
AP Political Reporter
Republicans battled desperately
today to hold the Senate as a surg
ing tide of votes from yesterday’s
midterm election gave Democrats
control of the House and toppled
seven GOP governors.
Republican hopes of retaining
the Senate’s half a loaf in the
battle over Congress focused on
tabulations in New Jersey, Mon
tana and Oregon as Democrats
won four GOP seats and the Re
publicans took three from their
opponents.
With three races undecided, the
Senate count stood:
Republicans 46, including 13
just elected and 33 holdovers;
Democrats, 46, including 22
elected yesterday and 24 hold
overs; 1 Independent, Sen. Wayne
Morse of Oregon.
Republican Rep. George Bender
of Ohio crashed through to defeat
Democratic Sen. Thomas A. Burke
in unofficial tabulations and bring
the Republicans abreast of the
Democrats after Democratic for
mer Sen. Joseph C. O’Mahoney
had taken a GOP seat in Wyo
ming.
The situation in the three re
maining critical races was this;
New Jersey—with all of the
state’s 3,998 precincts counted Re
publican Clifford P. Case had
856,826 votes and Democratic Rep.
Charles R. Howell 856,162, but
some clerks were revising their
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Will Ask $700,000
From Legislature
For Airport Work
ANCHORAGE, UP)—'The Alaska
Aeronautics and Communications
Commission will ask the next ter
ritorial legislature for $700,000 to
finance an expanded airport im
provement program for 1955 and
1956, Aviation Department Direct
or Herman Porter announced yes
terday.
Porter disclose dthe plans on
his return from Nome where the
commission met to allocate funds
for the next year and'lay plans
for future action.
Projects contemplated, if the
next legislature appropriates the
recommended $700,000, Porter
said, include:
Improvements at Merrill Field,
Anchorage, with the city and
territory sharing the $15,000 cost.
Cordova town field, improving
and extending parking facilities,
$3,000 to $5,000.
Homer, improvement of the
field to make it usable for year
round DC-4 service, $75,000.
Palmer, erosion control work,
$10,000.
Other proposed projects include
Dahl Creek, Noatak, Pilgrim Hot
Springs, Point Hope, Point Lay,
Shaktoolik, Shungnak, Wain
wright, Kiana, Kivalina, Kobuk,
Selawik, and Wales.
The next commission meeting
will be held at Juneau Feb. 22,
1955.