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Wien Sues U.S. for
Plane Damage;
At Utopia Creek
Judge Walter Hodge has been
presiding over a case in the Fair
banks court of Wien Airlines vs.
the U.S. government involving
damage to one of its aircraft at
Utopia Creek landing field on
January 17, 1952.
The airline is asking a total
of $50,000, $25,000 damages to the
plane and another $25,000 for the
Joss of income arising from the
plane being damaged.
The complaint alleges that the
federal government operated
ground communications and other
facilities negligently and careless
ly; that the pilot of Wien Alaska
Airlines was informed the run
way was in good condition when
it was not, but had deep snow
drifts by reason of which the
plaintiff's plane while making a
landing was caught in a drift and
caused to skid into a snowbank.
It was also alleged that defen
dant owned a “Cat” tractor that
was illegally parked on the land
ing field January 18, 1952 causing
a collision between it and the
plane.
C'est La Politics
1 LEXINGTON, Ky., UB—!Politics
. had County Atty. Charles Wylie
I shaking his head today.
An elderly gentleman told him:
“I voted for your grandfather.”
Finally the man departed with
a handshake and the thought,
“Good luck to, Mr. Stevenson.”
Wylie, by th^ way, is a staunch
Republican.
Congressional Medal
Winner Gets Good Job
As Scrap Iron Buyer
ST. LOUIS, (*>—Charles E.
(Commando Kelly, World War II
Congressional Medal of Honor
winner, began working as a scrap
iron buyer here Friday.
Kelly, 36, has a job with the
S. & L. Wallach Iron Co. in sub
urban Louisville, Ky., in a few
weeks.
“Mr. Louis Wallach has made a
good proposition,” Kelly said,
“and it is up to myself to earn a
living for my family.”
Wallach and Jerry Cataldi, vice
president of the firm, said that as
Kelly learns the business he will
become an official and patner.”
The former Army sergeant,
credited with killing 46 Nazis in
heroic action in Italy, received
$40,066 from magazine and film
contracts after the war. But ill
ness, the failure of his service
station and other reverses ate up
the money.
Four Japan Fishing Boats
Seized by Russians
MURORAN, Japan, —The
lighthouse of Cape Nossapu re
ported today four Japanese' fish
ing boats were seized by Russian
patrol boats near the Soviet-occu
pied Habomai Islands. They were
the first boats to be captured
-since the two nations agreed last
week to end a technical state of
war.
The lighthouse keeper said the
fishing boats were seized by the
Russians two miles west of Suisho
Island and escorted to Yuri Is
land. The two isles are part of the
Russian-occupied Habomais.
Health Board
Approves Plan
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patients in each of two other
centers; and 3. three 150-bed hos
pitals in each of three cities in
the territory.
Recommendations applying to
all three alternatives include:
Mental hygiene clinics in three
cities, and use of a small number
of beds in voluntary hospitals in
some 15 communities in Alaska.
No action was taken on any of the
alternatives during the health
board’s first day sessions.
Present for opening day ses
sions October 17 in addition to
Mrs. Nerland were: Dr. Arthur
Schaible of Fairbanks, member
at-large; A.B. Phillips of Juneau,
First Division representative; and
Edgar Clausen of Fairbanks, re
cently appointed as Fourth Divi
sion representative to replace
Byron Gillam who resigned.
Third Division representative is
Dr. Asa Martin of Anchorage,
board chairman, who was due to
arrive in Juneau October 18. Dr.
Charles R. Hayman, acting com
missioner of health, is executive
secretary of the Board of Health.
Princess Margaret
Cancels Luncheon Due
Te Stomach Upset
NAIROBI, Kenya, —Touring
Princess Margaret became ill Sat
urday shortly before she was to
attend a civic luncheon in her
honor. A doctor was called and
on his advice she cancelled her
appearance.
Informed sources said she was
suffering from gastric trouble. In
announcing she would not be
present at the luncheon, the may
or of Nairobi said "her illness is
not serious.”
In late afternoon, Princess Mar
garet had recovered enough to at
tend a garden party, but stayed
only 45 minutes.
Adele Volmers, Teller,
Writes From London of
Wonderful Europe Tour
Adele Volmers of Teller, writes
from London, England, where she
is spending a week while on a
European tour.
She said that her trip has been
for six weeks and she has visited
among other places: Paris, Lu
cerne, Interlaken, Nice, Monaco,
Naples, Capri, Venice, Florence,
Salzburg, Vienna, Munich, Weis
baden, Cologne and Heidelburg.
She said her tour has been a most
thrilling and enjoyable experi
ence.
JUDGE KEHOE'S PAINTINGS
SHOWN ON ALASKA DAY
Judge Joseph Kehoe, formerly
of the Second Division District
Court here, was featured on
Alaska Day in Fairbanks with a
showing of his famous water
colors at the Travellers Inn dur
ing the day and evening. His
paintings including varied Alas
kan subject and season and also
several portraits.
Gambell News—
Gambell Complaining About Wages
And Prices First Time in Many Years
BY CLARENCE IRRIGOO
Island Freight
Early this spring we heard that
the North Star of the ANS was
going to make only one trip to
Gambell with annual supplies for
the Native Store. This was very
disappointing the people, who de
pend entirely upon one small
store, regardless of “no ceiling”
priced merchandise of so-called
Alaska Native Industries Cooper
ative Association (ANICA). It be
came apparent that the North
Star must make another trip this
fall with more groceries and oil
which were badly needed. North
Star did come with freight and
reindeer meat for Gambell and
Savoonga. New Caterpillar trac
tor for Gambell store also came.
For first time in many, many
years, people complained about
high food and oil prices and low
wages they receivetd for longshor
ing this fall. These Eskimos do
no know how to “strike,” but
they are going to learn it before
too long!
You hear these words where
two or three are gathered to
gether:
“There is not only one freight
boat in Alaska; there is not
only one store in Alaska.”
What do these words mean to
you? They are easy to under
stand.
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Winter begins today, Oct. 17,
1956. Winter did not begin in j
December this year in Gambell! j
Snow fell today. Looking across j
Bering Sea toward Siberia, we i
see tomorrow, over the Interna- ;
tional Date Line. It is Thursday,
Oct. 18 over there. The mountains
are all white with snow.
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New Church
The new Presbyterian Church
is nearing completion this month.
Workers are doing the inside fin
inshing of the sanctuary to have
it done for Thanksgiving services
and dinner for the people of,the
village. In the years past, people
of Gambell used to have their
dinner in the schoolhouse.
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Vote For Your Man
More voters come to the polls
NOME TAXI
Phone Main 8
CHUCK Sc HANK
this General Election. Young men
who used to stay away from vot
ing booths came to cast their
ballots on Oct. 9. These young
men are more concerned about
voting than the older people.
When we first got the opportun
ity to vote some years ago, we
did not know what we were vot
ing for. Now more voters get to
know better what lies behind the
candidates. “Ye candidates, bet
ter practice what you preach, or
you’ll lose!”
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U.S.A. or U.S.S.R.
Are the Soviet aircraft going to
use Nome Field in 1957? If so,
are we in our right mind? Who
has the voice of our free coun
try? What has the gift of tongue?
Let all of us who know ‘Freeedom
of Speech’ raise our voices before
single aircraft lands on our Alas
kan soil. Alaska is our Alaska,
not Russia’s!
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