Nome Chamber
Meeting News
By RUTH McLEAN
President Jerry Manning open
ed the first meeting of the new
year for the NWA Chamber of
Commerce Monday by welcoming
a guest, Charles Ray of the Uni
, versity of Alaska, and three new
members, Willis Brown, Lester
Keller and Gordon Osborne.
John McNees reported on the
John Q. Public movement for
statehood and urged Chamber
members to ask for support from
other organizations to which they
belong. Mr. McNees and Judge
Hodge were asked to send tele
grams and follow-up letters to
the House and Senate leaders in
Washington re-affirming the
Chamber’s stand in support and
endorsement of statehood for Al
aska. It was noted that every
Chamber of Commerce on the
West Coast and in the Territory,
with the exception of Seattle, has
endorsed Alaska statehood.
In preparation for the 9th an
nual good-will visit to Alaska by
the Portland, Ore., Chamber, Wil
bur Arnold was asked to chair
man a committee to arrange for
entertaining the visitors when
they overnight in Nome March 25.
The Board qf Directors met last
week with Mr. Swofford of Pan
American Airways and Mr. Hag
berg of Wien Airlines, who ad
vised that their two airlines are
working out schedules to bring
freight and passengers into Nome
in the most efficient manner pos
sible. The Board continued its
urgent request for one - carrier
service into Nome.
The Anchorage Chamber asked
for and received endorsement by
this Chamber of its resolution to
renew the Federal Airport Act,
which expires in June 1959, for
another four years, and to in
crease the leases of federal land
held by the airports in Anchor
age and Fairbanks from 20 to 55
years, so that they can receive
federal funds for improvements.
Jim von der Heydt and Frank
Morris advised that to date the
Civil Service Board in Anchor
age has not granted exception to
employers in the Nome area to
hire local workers without refer
ring to the roster in the Anchor
age Civil Service office. In past
years this exception has been
granted, it was noted, and if it is
not forthcoming for this summer,
it is possible that workers who
have priority on the Anchorage
lists can be sent to Nome in pre
ference over local men. The
Civic Affairs Committee will take
immediate action in this matter
and make every effort to obtain
authority for the federal and ter
ritorial employers here to hire
local workers without referring
to the Civil Service roster.
Mr. von der Heydt reported the
Alaska Public Works engineer
was in Nome last week to go over
the plans for the sewer and water
system with the City Council
and that APW is eager to help the
city in every way to realize the
installation of the system.
M. J. Walsh urged the Board
of Directors to again ask for the
restoration of the Land Office to
Nome because the Second Divi
sion can lose valuable revenue
and also because of the incon
venience to persons interested in
referring to land records.
Reporting on the recent meet
ing of the Board of Road Com
missioners, Dewey Goodrich said
plans for the coming road build
ing season have been completed
and will be announced officially
soon. He suggested that a part of
the $2,500 appropriated this year
for work on the Snake River jetty
be set aside for a small boat pier
and float. The present lack of
such facilities is dangerous, he
pointed out.
$50,000 had been set aside for
the Cape Nome road, however it
will not be used this season and
will have to be re-appropriated
next year. Mr. Goodrich obtained
Russians Withdraw Some
Troops From Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary, WV-'The
Hungarian foreign ministry yes
terday announced the withdrawal
of Soviet troops for the first time
since they put down the 1956 re
volt in Hungary.
Some troops have already left
and some are leaving, a foreign
ministry spokesman said. Some
80,000 are expected to remain.
the use of this amount to re
align the Dexter road, which is
becoming dangerous because of
increased traffic.
Mr. Goodrich also reminded the
members that driver’s licenses
are isseud from Juneau and the
revenue therefrom has remained
in the Juneau offices. He made
inquiries with the Territorial
Police in this matter and arrange
ments have been made to issue
driver’s licenses locally so that
the funds can remain in the local
office.
President Manning thanked Mr.
Goodrich on behalf of the Cham
ber for his interest and efforts
for the good of the community
and expressed the sincere hope
that he and Mrs. Goodrich will
be returning to Nome soon.
33 of 42 Aboard British
Airliner Die In Crash
BOLTON, England, —A char
tered British airliner with 42 per
sons aboard smashed against a
snowcovered mountain Thursday
only five minutes from its des
tination. A policeman at the scene
said 33 persons perished.
An injured stewardess, the only
woman aboard, and the copilot
struggled through knee - deep
snow to a television relay station
on top of the mountain and
gasped out the first word of the
disaster.
The twin-engine Bristol Way
farer was carrying automobile
dealers from the Isle of Man in
the Irish Sea on a one-day junket
to Manchester, only 15 miles from
here, to inspect a plant of the
Exide Battery Co.
Wisecracking and jovial, the
party of 39 businessmen boarded
the plane at Isle of Man airport
for the 100-mile flight. Thirty
five minutes later, with visibility
cut by heavy clouds and a bliz
zard, the plane smashed to bits
against “Winter Hill,” near the
bleak moorlands of Lancashire
and only 400 yards from a lonely
TV tower manned by five engi
neers.
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