Nuclear Sub
Circles Globe
Under Water
WASHINGTON, UP> — The U. S.
nuclear-powered submarine Tri
ton completed Tuesday an under
water 41,519-mile trip around the
world.
The historic 84-day voyage
traced much of the route of the
first trip around the globe by the
surface ships of Ferdinand Magel
lan. The Magellan expedition took
more than three years in 1519-22.
The history-making submerged
cruise by the worlds biggest sub
marine was partially broken twice
as she girdled the globe.
Once off Montevideo, Uruguay,
the Triton thrust her superstruc
ture above the surface to trans
fer a critically ill chief petty offi
cer to the Cruiser Macon. She
added 2,000 miles to her cruise to
make the rendezvous for the
crewman, suffering from kidney
stones, and fell several days be
hind schedule.
Surfaced to Honor Magellan
The vessel, sometimes described
as a submerged cruiser or under
water island, came up again on
May 2 off Cadiz, Spain, to honor
Magellan, who sailed from there
on his epochal first round-the
world journey of exploration.
But both times the main part
of the ship remained sealed as if
submerged.
The skipper of the Triton, Capt.
Edward Beach, was picked up
by helicopter off the Delaware
coast yesterday and flown to the
White House to receive the Medal
of Merit from President Eisen
hower.
The 42-year-old Beach served
as Eisenhower’s naval aide for
four years.
The smiling captain stood, hands
on hips on the deck of his ship
with some of the crew when the
helicopter came overhead to fly
him to Washington.
The huge, gray hull of the Tri
ton was rust-streaked and slimy
from the long voyage.
At the White House, Eisen
hower personally pinned the Le
gion of Merit decoration on
Beach’s jacket. Glowing with ob
vious pleasure, the President
warmly shook the hand of his
former aide.
On the voyage, the Triton trav
eled 41,519 statute miles sub
merged, of which 30,708 repre
sented the circumnavigation of
the globe.
Fairbanks Bowling Alley
Operator Carries Goodwill
To Britain’s Queen
SEATTLE, W) — Jim Hendrie
of Fairbanks is on his way to Eng
land to present the Queen with
the best wishes of the 49th State.
He carried a letter to Queen
Elizabeth from Gov. William Egan
and such souvenirs as a sterling
silver spoon and fork, each bearing
an Alaska gold nugget.
He came to Alaska 10 years ago
from Vancouver, Wash., and now
operates a bowling establishment
in Fairbanks. He will compete in
bowling tournaments in Toledo,
Chicago and Salt Lake City on
his way home from London.
When they heard that England
was just inaugurating its first
bowling lanes, the bowlers of
Fairbanks ecided to send their
congratulations in person.
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Nome City Council Burns Late Midnight
Oil in Settling Many Pending Affairs
The City Council, with only one
short recess, were in session from
8 o’clock Monday night until
about 1:30 Tuesday morning, con
ducting many phases of city gov
ernment, meny of which have been
pending for several months, await
ing the arrival of a new City
Attorney.
The Utilities Board is in accord
with the city, it was reported, on
the moving of the offices of the
Power and Light Utilities to the
City Building, and have set aside
$2,400 for the rehabilitation and
modernizing of the city offices,
which will be south of the Clerk’s
Office, and it is expected that
better lighting will be provided.
Spring Cleaning Starts
A health report showed much
activity in adhering to health reg
ulations, concerning.the dumping
of garbage and sewerage, as well
as loose dogs upsetting garbage
cans. The cleaning up of winter
debris on Front Street was also
brought up, and work started yes
terday morning on this, in pre
paration for Armed Forces Day.
Lots Go for Parochial School
A committee reported on the sale
of lots 7-12 in Block 136 (across
the river from Belmont Point) to
the Catholic Church, for a paro
chial school, which is proposed,
and with one dissenting vote, was
authorized at one dollar a lot, pro
viding it be used for school pur
poses only. If not used for this
purpose, the property will revert
to the City.
Wage Scale Set
A uniform wage scale was set
up for the City employes in the
jail, as follows:
Superintendent, $675; cook,
$425; 2 matrons at $350 each, and
a relief matron at $1.75 per hour;
one guard at $565 and two more at
$550, all on a six-day week, and
vacations after one year.
A wage scale was proposed for
the Police and Fire Department
as follows: $750 for chief; $640
for patrolmen, with the men work
ing four 12-hour shifts and two
days off.
Superintendent of the Jail Herb
Jenks reported that while attend
ing the meeting in Anchorage, the
State agreed to negotiate a new
contract for State prisoners, on a
different basis. He also stated that
local business houses would have
an additional week to bid on gro
cery supplies for the Jail.
Nome Bowlers Take Lease
Nome Bowlers Inc. were given
a lease on property west of the
N. C. Cat Shop, to erect a modern
6-lane bowling alley and snack
bar. The lease is to be at $40 a
month for one year, with option
to renew for 19 years, at not
more than $50 per month.
Chamber Asks for City Pavilion
Bob Harwood, of the Chamber
of Commerce, presented a request
to the City that a pavilion be
erected east of the Alaska Steam
ship Co. building on Front Street
for a band stand, speakers’ stand,
etc., to be used throughout the
year on special occasions, and so
constructed that it could be re
moved when it was time for snow
removal in the winter.
He estimated the cost at about
$900. The matter was taken under
consideration and turned over to
a committee.
It has been requested that the
Board of Trade liquor license of
Tom and Barbara Martin be trans
ferred to James West and C. M.
Reader. This was referred to
committee.
An interesting report was re
ceived on how Nome could get in
on the Alaska Housing Authority
program for construction in Nome.
A further and full report of this
is to be made later.
i Water and Fuel Contracts Let
j Pioneer Water Co. was awarded
| the bid for city water at 1 cent
per gallon. Bronson Water Co. had
bid $11 per thousand gallons.
City Fuel and Oil Co. got the
bid for fuel oil, with a bid of 27
cents for stove oil and 25 cents
for furnace oil. Arctic Oil had bid
29 cents and 25 cents, respectively.
The Eben Bros, of Unalakleet,
| are negotiating with the City for
the old Chevrolet Fire Truck,
which is no longer used by the
Fire Department. The City has
placed a value of $1,500 on the
| truck.
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EVERY DAY
Norad Claims No
Knowledge of
Trespassing Reds
COLORADO SPRINGS, UP) —If
the Soviet Unioh has sent aerial
spies over thf? Continental United
States or Alaska, the North Amer
ican Air Defense Command says
it has no knowledge or report
of it.
A Norad spokesman made the
comment yesterday in response to
calls prompted by the downing of
what Soviet leaders say was an
American-built jet on an intelli
gence flight.
Radar frequently picks up the
Russian planes in the area of the
Bering Straits between Alaska
and the Russian mainland, a com
mand spokesman said, and added:
“Occasionally, while turning,
these plane will fly over our terri
tory. But we do not consider this
a hostile act.”
U. S. Re-Affirms Defense
Commitments With Allies
WASHINGTON, UP)—'The United
States said Tuesday it would up
hold its defense commitments with
its allies if Russia should strike
at their bases.
This was the reply given Soviet
Premier Khrushchev’s threat to
hit back with rockets at any base
which a U. S. ally allows to be
used for spy flights into the Soviet
Union.
The United States also promised
Japan that it has not and will not
use its high-flying U2 jet planes
based there for flights on intelli
gence missions over Red territory.
However, State Department
Press Officer Lincoln White, who
issued the U. S. statement, declined
to say that the United States
would not continue to use other
planes or planes based elsewhere
for reconnaissance trips over
Communist territory.
“We’re not closing our eyes to
surprise attack from any direc
tion,” White said. “You can as
sume we will keep our eyes open.”
This was in line with a stand
taken by Secretary of State Her
ter after briefing Congressional
leaders on the Russian claim to
have shot down a U. S. plane deep
in Russian territory May 1.
Soviet Espionage Has
Haunted U. S. Since WWII
(By The Associated Press)
Several trials concerning Soviet
espionage in the United States
have made headlines since World
War II.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg of
New York were executed in 1953
for betraying A-bomb secrets to
the Soviets.
Col. Rudolph Ivanovich Abel,
convicted in 1957 of conspiring to
transmit defense and atomic se
crets, was sentenced to 30 years
in prison.
Jack Soble, admitted Soviet
spy, was sentenced to a seven
year term in 1957.
Mark Zboroski, a Russian-born
anthropologist, was sentenced to
five years in 1957 after being con
victed of perjury — lying to a
federal grand jury about his asso
ciation with Jack Soble.
Morton Sobell, convicted of
being a member of the Rosenberg
atom-spy ring, was sentenced to
30 years.
First Indianapolis Speed
King Dies at 78
INDIANAPOLIS, UPI — Erwin G.
(Cannon Ball) Baker, 78, who won
the first race ever run at the In
dianapolis Motor Speedway — on
a motorcycle — died in a hospital
yesterday.
He was nicknamed Cannon Ball
after setting a transcontinental
auto record in 1914. He died a day
after suffering a heart attack.
Baker won a motorcycle race
at the speedway in 1909. He drove
in the 500-mile auto race only
once, in 1922, and finished 10th.
He had been commissioner of the
National Assn, for stock car auto
racing since its foundation in 1947.
TAKEOFF!
DETROIT, Ml — Cliff Aderhold
says he was driving away from
Detroit Metropolitan Airport when
his wife told him to “take this
cutoff right here” to get onto the
expressway.
Aderhold, 40, took the “cutoff”
and when he saw the wide ex
panse of concrete before him he
stepped on the gas. He was doing
about 70 when the police pulled
him to a halt.
Seems Mrs. Alderholds instruc
tions led the car onto the airport’s
main runway. In the next 20 min
utes four airliners were unable to
land, and three others weren’t
able to take off.
Aderhold pleaded innocent to
drunken riving charges.
PHOEBE CIRCLE of the Nome
Covenant Church will enjoy a so
cial tonight at 7:30 in Phoebe Hall.
The husbands are invited to this
occasion, and a program will be
presented for the evening’s enter
tainment. This past winter’s work
has brought the number of felt
applique jackets sewn to over 100.
Orders for these attractive jack
ets have been filled for women all
over Alaska, as well as in at least
a dozen or more in the southern
states.
NOTICE
Section 12-4. Code of Ordinances.
City of Nome.
No person shall permit, or suf
fer to accumulate, in or upon any
yard, lot. place or premise, or
upon any street or sidewalk adja
cent to. or abutting upon any lot,
block, place or premises owned
or occupied by him or for which
he may be the agent, within the
City Limits, any stagnant or im
pure water, refuse vegetables, de
cayed or decaying substances,
garbage, swill, offal, fecal matter,
urine or filth of any kind, nor
suffer such yard. lot. place or
premise to be or remain in such
condition as to cause or create a
noisome or offensive smell or at
mosphere, or thereby to be, be
come. cause or create a public
nuisance.
—Health Committee,
Nome Common Council.
Pub. May 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20.
Ketchikan Blaze
Guts Marine Bldg.
KETCHIKAN, UP) — The two
story Marine Hotel building in the
heart of Ketchikan’s business dis
trict was destroyed by fire early
Tuesday.
Nine business establishments,
including the hotel rooms on the
second floor of the frame struc
ture, were wiped out. A cafe in
an adjoining building suffered
heavy water damage.
Loss to business inventories and
to the buliding, owned by L. H.
Kubley, was estimated at more
than $125,000. The cause of the
blaze was not immediately de
termined.
It was the second major down
town Ketchikan fire of the year,
and the fourth in the last three
years. /
The scene of the blaze, fought
for more than six hours before it
was extinguished — was the cor
ner of Front and Mission Streets,
where the St. George Hotel
burned a quarter of a century ago.
Four persons, including Fire
Capt. Jerry Phillips and volunteer
fireman Bill Metchell, were over
come by smoke and hospitalized.
Ed Short, owner of the Pioneer
Bar in an adjoining building, also
was hospitalized during the height
of the blaze after suffering a slight
heart attack caused by over
exertion.
One of the businesses lost in the
fire was the Tom Sawyer Flower
and Gift Shop, which recently
had reopened in the Marine Build
ing after being burned out Jan.
25 in a big Front Street fire just
two blocks from the scene of the
new blaze.
The building itself carried a val
uation of $61,620 on the city tax
rolls.
The building stood across the
street from the Ingersoll Hotel,
Ketchikan’s largest, at one corner
of the intersection. The Alaska
Steamship Co. warehouse and of
fice is located across the street on
another side of the busy inter
section.
Seattle ‘Mother of Year’
Reared Four for Clergy
SEATTLE, OPI — Stephen J.
Wood Sr. hurried home from a
church building project at Mc
Grath, to attend a banquet honor
ing his wife Monday night.
Mrs. Wood was named the Se
attle Council, Knights of Colum
bus, Mother of the Year.
Four of their five living chil
dren are in church work. Francis
and John are Jesuit priests and
James is a coadjutor brother in
the same order, and Cecelia, as
Sister Stephen Marie, is a Mary
knoll missionary in Manila. Ste
phen Jr. is a Seattle physician
and surgeon.
PARKA CLASS TO MEET
MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
The Parka Class which met last
evening with U. of A. extension
instructor Jean Burand, have set
the time for the classse to be on
Monday and Thursday evenings
from 7 to 9 p.m. at the LWY Com
munity Center. Ten students have
already registered and others in
terested may register today by
calling Mrs. Burand.
Mrs. Burand said she has re
ceived several requests for an
afternoon class and if enough in
quiries are received she will ar
range for one.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Robert Miller, Ther
esa Mayac, Robert Reed, Rebecca
Eben.
NOME SANITARY
SERVICE
Phone Main 1
P. O. Box 460