Boxer Dies After
Knockout Blow
In Ninth Round
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., UPl—
A boxer who refused to accept a
knockout victory in the first
round suffered fatal injuries in
the ninth round of a bout here
Friday night.
Ralph Weiser, about 24, died in
a hospital about 5 a.m. Saturday,
a few hours after being knocked
out by Teddy Hall, 133, Seattle.
The attending physician said that
Weiser, a Klamath Indian and
veteran Pacific Northwest pre
liminary fighter, died from a pos
sible cerebral hemorrhage.
Weiser, who weighed 138,
pitched face-forward to the can
vas in the ninth from a short right
to the jaw after taking a series of
punches to the body and head.
Ringside observers said his head
bounced off the top rope before
he fell.
He rose on one knee at the
count of nine but fell forward
again unconscious, clutching at
the knee of the referee.
Weiser knocked down Hall in
the opening minute of the first
round, and Hall, failing to pick up
the right count from the referee,
did not get to his feet until he had
been counted out.
Hall( was unhurt, however, and
Weiser and his manager dis
claimed the knockout victory and
agreed to continue the scheduled
10-round bout.
Pilots of Two Sabrejels Die
In Collision and Crash
GIG HARBOR, Wash., Ifl—Two
Air Force pilots were killed Sat
urday in a collision of their Sabre
jet planes across Puget Sound
from their McChord base.
The victims were 1st Dt. James
T. Teeslink, 25, of Oakland, Calif.,
and 2nd Lt. Donald L. Mootry, 24,
Salem, Ore.
A farmer in the area southwest
of here, said there was a sudden
brilliant flash as the two planes
flew close together at about 1,000
feet. Then they . plummeted to
earth. They landed about 200
yards apart. Wreckage was scat
tered widely.
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U. S. Tin Corporation Announces
New President, Everett Hoagland,
And Continued Gov’t Financing
SEATTLE, I.?)—Officials of the.
U.S. Tin Corp., which was the tar
get of a Senate committee’s probe
earlier this year, reported Satur
day the election of a new presi
dent and continuance of substan
tial government financing of its
remote Alaska mining operations.
The firm operates the only ma
jor tin mine in North America,
about 90 miles north of Nome and
across Bering Strait from Siberia.
The officials said the mine is
steadily increasing production and
reached a new peak of $38,000
worth of tin concentrates last
month— but still short of the op
erational costs of $40,000 a month.
Government financing of the
mine by loans totaling $2,894,575
was the subject of Senate commit
tee hearings last summer. A re
port by a joint Senate-House com
mittee on defense production last
month was sharply critical of the
firm and of government lending
agencies involved.
The committee, in a sharp re
buke, charged that “vital informa
tion” was withheld when the
loans were ^ obtained and that
there was “misrepresentation of
material facts”—charges which
company officials denied emphat
ically.
The government has financed
the development, and buys the tin,
on the premise that it is a vital
strategic metal.
H. R. Fischnaller, of Seattle
and Omak, a member of the cor
poration board and a former pres
ident of the firm, reiterated his
confidence Saturday that the min
ing operation is a sound project
which will produce in increasing
quantities the vital metal which
the nation now has to import in
large quantities.
I Fischnaller confirmed that gov
ernment financing of the firm has
continued since the Senate com
mittee hearings. He and Secretary
Treasurer J. J. Gilmour said the
firm’s operations depend wholly
upon government financing of the
costs which run around $40,000 a
month.
The new president, announced
by Fischnalier after board action,
is Everett Hougland, a geologist,
the general superintendent at the
mine. Hoagland said he learned
of his selection upon arrival here
Friday.
Hougland said the company is
geared for all-winter operations
despite the sub-zero cold which
already has set in at the Lost
River site near the Arctic Circle.
He and Fischnalier said they
expect a cargo worth from $350,
000 to $400,000 to be waiting for
first ship next July. A crew of
about 45 is employed.
Fischnalier said about $260,000
worth of concentrate was shipped
out during the 1954 season and
about $300,000 worth had been
shipped in preceding years.
The company officials also an
nounced the appointment of
George Ardner, a metallurgist
with 12 years’ experience in the
Bolivian tin industry, as mill su
perintendent.
Hougland, the new president,
was formerly of Republic, Wash.
He has been a geologist or in the
operating end of mining for 20
years.
The previous president was
Kenneth Kadow, who went to the
firm in 1951 after having held a
high Interior Department post in
Alaska. He was a target of Senate
investigators and was ousted by
the board last March at the re
quest of the General Services Ad
ministration the main government
agency involved in the financing.
The board said in a report to
stockholders a month later that it
had confidence “in the honesty
and management ability of Mr.
Kadow,” was hopeful he would
return later to the post, “and no
effort will be made to replace him
at this time.”
Hougland now will fill the post,
while continuing as general super
intendent at the mine-mill site.
Benson’s Victory Margin
Stands Officially at 27
JUNEAU, IjP)—Republican La
bor Commissioner Henry Benson’s
margin of victory over Democrat
H. J. Lannen,. Cordova, in their
hotly-contested election race last
month stands officially at just
27 votes.
The official canvass, announced
Friday, made no changes in the
unofficial results of the candidates
for territorial offices and the leg
islature.
A total of 27,553 votes were cast
in 264 precincts.
The long-delayed results from
isolated Savoonga, on St. Law
rence Island in the Bering Sea
arrived in time to be counted.
Seventy-four persons voted there.
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JANE’S CHRISTMAS
By RAY TVETER
Who cares if a blizzard is lashing the town,
The folks are all happy, and shopping around;
The public address outside N.C.’s big store
Gives warmth and excitement to people galore.
At Larry’s there’s Jane who helps Santa to see
That there’s plenty of toys under everyone’s tree.
She patiently smiles and says, “Children, don’t try \
All those toys 'round the store, they’re just there to buy.
Write Santa a letter and tell him your wishes,
If it’s musical instruments, dolls or toy dishes.
Tell Santa if anything’s wrong with his elves,
And they’re back of their schedule, no toys on the shelves,
That there’s plenty in Nome if his stock’s getting short,
And so many need toys this year—that’s the report 1
And if Toyland’s depleted, the Merc’s down the street
For the holiday dinner, the store is replete
With delightful refreshment in turkey and sauce,
In candy and nuts—he’ll not be at a loss. . . .”
. . . And then as they’re riding the cars ’round in style
She bravely attempts just a wee little smile.
A glance at the clock and she says with delight:
“That’s all for tonight boys—sorry—goodnight.” »
It’s hard to believe that she truly would mind
If some equally interesting toys they would find
At Curly’s, or Goodrich’s place ’cross the way
Or maybe Cavota’s a good place to play.
But “Bless them,” she thinks, “what a Christmas ’twould be
If all I could think of was poor little me.
And after it’s over, at Christmas I’ll rest
With the sure satisfaction I’m bound to be blessed.”
There are others in Nome who deserve thankyou, too,
For the wonderful way they give service to you
There’s Myra at Goodrich's, May at the Drug,
There are clerks here and there who you’d mighty near hug
For their Christmas-y spirit of peace and good-will;
In the rush-rush of business they’re courteous still.
A tribute to all of the clerks of their kind,
We've a treasure in each of them, in my own mind !
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