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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LVII No. 139 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1955 Per Copy—15<
Delegates Cautioned to
Remember Military in
Framing Constitution
Lt. Gen. J. H. Atkinson, com
mander in chief of Alaska, last
week admonished delegates to the
Alaska Constitutional Convention
not to write into the document
they are framing anything that
would hamper the operations of
the military in Alaska or work
undue hardships on personnel sta
tioned in Alaska by the armed
forces.
The general made his appeal to
-the delegates at a special dinner
which he sponsored for them at
the Ladd field officers’ club.
Negro Will Serve as
Mayor of Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Ut\—A Negro
will serve as mayor here next
week for the first time in the
city’s history.
The board of aldermen selected
Alderman William W. Beckett for
the post last night. He will serve
in the absence of Mayor Andrew
Broaddus, who plans to attend a.
municipal conference in Miami
for four days.
Proposal Asks
Alaskans Decide
Site of Capital
The people of Alaska should
themselves decide where the state
capital will be located.
This was the gist of a proposal
and a resolution introduced Mon
day by two delegates, one limiting
the issue more than the other.
In his resolution, Chris Poulsen
of Anchorage urged that a refer
endum be held, posing this ques
tion: “Shall the capital of Alaska
■be located in the city of Juneau,
the Matanuska Valley near Palm
er, or the Tanana Valley near
Fairbanks?”
Valdez Delegate Thomas Har
ris’s proposal would include in the
constitution the provision for se
lection of the permanent seat of
government be majority vote of
all qualified electors of Alaska.
If this proposal is approved, the
mechanics of the election and the
change-over would be spelled out
in ordinance form.
Ike Gets Glowing
Health Report
' GETTYSBURG, Pa., W—Presi
dent Eisenhower got another
glowing report from his doctors
today after a 50-minute Thanks
giving eve checkup.
They said he continues to pro
gress satisfactorily in his rocovery
from his Sept. 24 heart attack and
shows “no symptoms or evidence
of fatigue from the activities of
his office or at the farm.”
At the time the medical report
was issued Eisenhower already
was at work in his downtown Get
tysburg office, ready for a get
together with his grandchildren,
who are expected with their par
ents, Maj. and Mrs. John Eisen
hower, some time this afternoon.
Czech-Born American
Wins $32,000 by Knowing
Constitution Amendments
NEW YORK, Ut)—Steven Froh
lich, 39-year-old Czech-born citi
zen, has won $32,000 on the CBS
radio and TV show “The $64,000
Question” through his knowledge
of American history.
Frohlich, a seed dealer in
Princeton, N.J., can try for the
grand prize next Tuesday, or he
can quit and keep his winnings.
His question last night was to
name the year of enactment and
the subject of the last seven
amendments to the Constitution.
He gave the right answers on
the 16th through 22nd amend
ments:
Sixteenth, 1913, income tax;
17th, 1913, direct election of sena
tors; 18th, 1919, prohibition; 19th,
1921, women’s vote; 20th, 1933,
inauguration of President and
Congress session moved up; 21st,
1933, repeal of prohibition; 22nd,
1951, restriction of presidential
terms.
SWINDLE SWINDLED
PITTSBURG, Kan., Police
Chief Ralph Beard said a 28-year
old Jasper, Ala., man was arrested
and charged with forgery yester
day after passing a check for $95
at a local clothing store. His name
—Billy Swindle.
Today Is Thanksgiving for 37 Taken
From Storm - Battered Radar Island
BOSTON, (£)—It was Thanks
giving Day today for 37 happy
refugees from a week of storm
aboard the world’s first man
made radar island, 110 miles out
in the North Atlantic.
The 37, including Navy brass
from Washington and two Associ
ated Press staff members, were
snatched last night—:along with 15
workmen and others—from the
giant tripod-supported platform—
first of a group of such air raid
warning radar islands. The 52
leaped ashore in Boston this
morning.
A doughty Aleutian Island In
dian tug skipper, Patrick Car
lough, gambled against time and a
wind-whipped adverse tide, to
nose his big tug El Sol close to the
strange structure. It was a sort of
37th birthday celegration for him,
yesterday, as the refugees from
the tower were lowered in small
groups in a basket some 60 feet
from the tower deck to the tug,
heaving amid 25-foot waves be
low.
Only perfect timing between
Carlough and a giant crane oper
ator, Tom Barrett, made the dar
ing removal possible in such high
seas. The 6 foot 4 New Yorker,
suffering from an injured leg, left
the tower’s sick bay to handle the
controls of the crane—requiring
both hands and feet.
Gales, at times reaching hurri
cane violence, and high seas had
made earlier removal impossible.
On Sunday, one giant wave hit the
tower deck, 61 feet above normal
sea level. And on that day, even
some of the most courageous on
board were worried.
For the storm tore loose two of
the three giant 80-ton doughnut
shaped bumpers, designed to safe
guard the tripod legs from ship
collisions.
The Texas Tower—so named
because it resembles an oil-drill
ing rig—is the first of a chain of
radar stations to be set out along
the coast to warn of the approach j
of unfriendly aircraft or sea ves
sels.
Twelve Cases Hepatitis
Now Being Treated Here
Dr. Fred Langsam stated today
that there are about 12 cases of
hepatitis now reported and he is
considering inoculating children
with a preventative serum.
He said both local water com
panies are chlorinating their
water.
Dynamite Bomb
Planted in Iowa
Girls" Dormitory
AMES, Iowa, —State and city
officials followed a cold trail to
day in their efforts to track down
the person who planted a dyna
mite bomb in a coeds’ dormitory
at Iowa State College here.
They were equally mystified as
to why he did it.
The intricate device, containing
five sticks of dynamite and timing
equipment to explode it, was
found about 2:20 a.m. Monday in
Elm Hall, a residence housing 136
girls.
The dormitory janitor averted
possible disaster by prying open a
box in which the device was con
cealed and ripping out the elec
trical wiring.
Police discovered that the wir
ing, a dime-tore mousetrap set
as a trigger mechanism and a pad
lock used to lock the box, had
been purchased at three different
stores in Ames but they had no
clues as to the purchaser.
The box containing the device
was chained to a ballustrade just
off the first floor of the domitory.
One of the strange facts was
that an old auto horn had been
rigged into the device to sound a
warning alarm.
Preamble Draft -
Submitted to
Convention
FAIRBANKS, —A draft of a
proposed preamble to the Alaska
constitution was submitted at yes
terday’s plenary session of the
Territorial Constitutional Conven
tion. Fairbanks Delegate Maurice
Johnson offered a preamble read
ing:
“We, the people of the State of
Alaska, to preserve freedom of
worship, equality under the law,
life, liberty, property and the
pursuit of happiness, with the help
of almighty God, do hereby or
dain this Constitution.”
Another proposal introduced at
the brief afternoon session was
one by Warren Taylor of Fair
banks, dealing with public wel
fare.
It set down as public functions,
“the maintenance and distribu
tion at reasonable rates or free of
charge of a sufficient supply of
food, clothing and other common
necessities of life and the provid
ing of shelter for the needy.”
Both proposals were referred to
committees.
Delegate E. L. Bartlett appeared
before the Committee on Resourc
es and outlined the history of bills
in the various states, and the ac
tions of Congress pertaining to
mineral rights.
George Rogers, a member of
Gov. Heintzleman’s staff, arrived
from Juneau to Decome a consul
tant -to the convention. Rogers
holds a doctor of philosophy de
gree from Harvard in economics.
Bartlett Asks Secretary Wilson to Hire
Eskimos To Man Arctic Radar Stations
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$5,001 Each Awarded
Former Alaska Officials
In Suit Against Empire
KETCHIKAN, Nov. 21, UP)—A
district court jury has awarded
$5,001 each to three former high
territorial officials in their $400,
000 libel suit against the Daily
Alaska Empire of Juneau.
The sealed verdict was read in
court this morning. It was reached
yesterday after nine hours of de
liberation.
One dollar was compensatory
damage and $5,000 was punitive.
LONE PUP WAITING FOR
DUMPERS TO COME BACK
OMAHA, UPi—A little black and
white mongrel dog sits glumly be
side a “no dumping” sign where
somebody dumped her.
Named “Dumpy” by residents
of the area—the sign is at the en
trance to a county sewage dispos
al plant. The friendly little tail
wagger seems determined to hold
her ground, apparently believing
whoever left her is going to re
member that sign and come back
for her.
She had been there four days
yesterday.
Catholic Group to Wage
Campaign Against U.S.
Movies’ ‘Moral Laxity’
WASHINGTON, WV—The Cath
olic heirarchy of the US. will
campaign through the church’s
Legion of Decency against what
the bishops call a “rising tide of
moral laxity” in the movies.
Plans for a “revitalization of the
aims and purposes” of the legion,
a Catholic organization for moral
evaluation of motion pictures,
were announced last night thru
the National Catholic Welfare
Conference. The announcement
said the the church leaders also
accused the industry of laxity in
applying its production code.
Bulganin and Khrushchev
May Visit Norway During
Trip to Britain in Spring
OSLO, Uft—Soviet Premier Bul
ganin and Communist Party Boss
Nikita Khrushchev may visit Nor
way during their trip to Britain
next spring, Norway Prime Min
ister Einar Gertardsen says.
After returning from a state
visit to Moscow, Gertardsen said
the two Soviet leaders had re
sponded very favorably” when
invited to visit Norway. “When
such a visit can be arranged is
not quite certain, however,” he
added.
The Norwegian said he got a
definite impression that Bulganin
and Khrushchev were old pals
and worked intimately together.
Guardsmen Find 2 Boys
Lost in Wilderness
ANCHORAGE, (B—Two young
boys lost since Saturday in the
wilderness area near Hooper Bay,
500 miles west of here on the
Bering Sea, have been found alive,
the Air Force reported yesterday.
It was understood that some
Alaska National Guardsmen who
were members of a ground search
ing party spotted the boys.
Fears had been felt for their
safety because of the sub-zero
temperatures and the deep snow.
► FAIRBANKS — Calling upon
the Secretary of Defense to hire
Alaska Eskimos to man Arctic
radar stations once they are in
operational status, Delegate Bob
Bartlett said he has expressed a
belief to the Defense Secretary
that adoption of such a hiring
policy would result in maximum
efficiency.
“Eskimos are intelligent, they
are good workers and they arc
highly patriotic citizens,” Bartlett
said. “Once hired, they will not
long to return to a former home
in the States. There will be no
morale problem. They will want
to remain right on the job. That
is where they live. That is where
they want to be.”
The Alaska Delegate said he be
lieves the stations would be kept
at the highest possible peak of
efficiency if the workers neces
sary for their maintenance are in
digenous to the country.
“It is obvious,” Bartlett said,
“that certain technical personnel
will necessarily be required at the
stations. Doubtless military offi
cers will be in command and
there will be need for soldiers
for protective purposes. However,
civilians should be employed
wherever possible and from every
standpoint Eskimos will be found
better suited for that kind of work
in that part of the world. If ser
vice personnel is to be utilized 100
per cent in the staffing of these
stations, serious problems of mor
ale will inevitably occur. It is
mighty hard for a boy from the
States to be so completely away
from the kind of life he has
known.
“On the other hand, the Eski
mos in most cases have never
been anywhere else and labor
turn-over will be practically nil
if my suggestion is followed by
the Defense Department.”
Bartlett said he has urged the
Secretary of the Interior and the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs to
cooperate in this program and he
has also requested the assistance
of Gov. Heintzleman and William
Olson, Area Director of the Al
aska Native Service.
Man’s Foot Twisted Off
OKLAHOMA CITY, Uh—Police
said they are holding a 48-year
old professional wrestler on suspi
cion of maiming after a man’s
foot was twisted off in a street
brawl last night.
The victim’s condition was list
ed as critical. He is 22 years old.
The wrestlers told officers he
was attacked by three men and
that he fought back in self de
fense.
Frank Harrison, 59,
Dies in Seattle
Masonic funeral services for
Frank E. Harrison, 59, of Seattle,
were held Tuesday.
Mr. Harrison died Monday in a
hospital. He retired as a civilian
machinist for the Navy a year ago
because of illness.
He is formerly lived in Nome.
Mr. Harrison was a past patron
fo both the Aloha Chapter No. 116,
Order of Eastern Star, and Vic
tory Court No. 38, Order of Am
aranth. He was a member of
Green Lake Lodge No. 149, F. &
A. M.
Surviving are his wife, Hazel; a
son, Francis Harrison, Forks, Clal
lam County; a daughter, Mrs. W.
R. Mortensen, Medford, Ore.