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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LVII No. 113NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1955Per Copy—15^
Wien Airlines and
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Byers Airways Seek
Approval for Merger
WASHINGTON, (UP)—Two small
airlines in Alaska—Wien Alaska
Airlines and Byers Airways—
asked the Civil Aeronautics Board
today to approve a merger.
They presented, for CAB ap
proval, an agreement under which
Wien would acquire the certifi
cate and routes of Byers for $25,
000.
Of that sum, $5,000 would be
placed in escrow with the First
National Bank of Fairbanks. The
remainder would be paid at the
rate of $5,000 a year.
Both airlines applied for certi
ficate renewals and various route
changes or extensions.
Establishment of
Relations With
Russia Approved
BONN, Germany, (UP)—The West
German Bundestag unanimously
approved the establishment of
diplomatic relations with the So
viet Union today.
The vote was made by a show
of hands.
The ratification of Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer’s agreement in
Moscow with Soviet Premier Bul
ganin ended a two-day debate,
during which the 79-year-old gov
ernment chief said the new trend
in German-Russian relations “of
fers the prospect of future easing
of international tensions and na
tional unity in freedom to Ger
many.”
Erich Ollenhauer, leader of the
Socialist opposition, similarly told
the lower house of Parliament
normalization of relations be
tween West Germnay and Russia
“can banish for a long time the
danger of a hot war.”
All speakers made it clear that
Bonn does not regard normaliza
tion of relations with Russia as
making friends with Communism.
Molotov Asks West to Reduce Arms
Without Waiting for Disarmament Pact
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., U?h
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Mo
lotov today called upon the West
ern powers to reduce their armed
forces and liquidate their foreign
military bases without waiting for
an international agreement on
disarmament.
At the same time, the Soviet
leader told the U.N. Assembly
that Russia is giving careful con
sideration to President Eisenhow
er’s proposal for an “open sky”
policy of mutual aerial inspection
of Russian and U.S. territory.
He submitted a resolution urg
ing the Assembly to endorse a
study of the Eisenhower plan,
along with proposals submitted by
Russia, Britain and France.
In a major policy speech, Molo
tov pointed to recent Soviet re
ductions of military forces and the
surrender of the Soviet naval base
of Porkkala to Finland. Then he
called upon the other big powers
to show by similar deeds that they
really want to end the world arms
race.
Speaking of the Eisenhower
aerial inspection plan, he said:
“We recognize the importance
of the President’s proposals. We
regard them as an expression of a
sincere desire to facilitate the
solution of the important problem
of international control and in
spection. And it is from this point
of view that we are engaged in
studying this proposal and its var
ious aspects.”
Molotov challenged a statement
by Secretary of State Dulles yes
terday that “limitation of arma
ment is virtually unattainable.”
But following the example of
Dulles, Mplotov spoke in mild
tones and avoided the sharp at
tacks which the delegates had
heard so often in previous years.
Also, like Dulles, he hailed the
Big Four summit talks in Geneva
last July as a turning point in in
ternational relations.
Coplin All Right
After Dunking
On Council Road
Frank Coplin was discharged
today from the hospital as much
improved after being treated for
shock and exposure. And thereby
hangs a tale:
It seems Coplin and "a party of
several others were returning
from a trip to Cdlmcil Wednes
day. In the party were Les and
Ray Coplin, his brothers, and
Ray’s wife, Betty. They were
traveling in two trucks, with
Frank alone in the lead vehicle.
They safely negotiated the treach
erous rain-swollen “road” from
Council as far as the East Fork
of the Solomon River when dis
aster struck. Frank’s car ran into
a wash - out and despite four
wheel driv£ was unable to get
out. In the process, he became
thoroughly soaked. It must be
remembered that Wednesday the
rain was falling heavily and the
weather was cold.
Two of the party managed to
cross the stream and were walk
ing toward Lee’s camp when they
met Alex Dalilak, in one of Pete
Curran’s trucks, enroute to Coun
cil with a load of gasoline. He
picked them up and they went
back to the scene of the wash
out. There they found Frank had
succumbed to the cold and was
unconscious.
Alex Dalilak immediately took
Frank into his truck and sped
down to Lee’s Camp from where
he was brought to the MM Hos
pital by plane.
Delilak went back again and
brought in the rest of the party.
ANS Ship Near Kivalina
The M.S. North Star of the
ANS is reported in the Kivalina
area with several stops scheduled
before it arrives here. No date for
departure from here with the
King Island natives has been set,
stated ANS District Manager Jack
Jenkins. -
Browns Lease USO
Building And Plan
Youth Activities There
The owners of the Theater have
announced they have leased the
USO building from Mrs. H. Gab
rielson. The building, just west
of the present theater will be used
to enlarge their facilities and will
improve the entrance to the show
house.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Brown, who
have shown their interest in the
youth of the community in many
ways since taking,over the thea
ter, are planning a program of
activities for the young people in
the former USO lounge and are
starting their program with a
Teen-age Dance on Oct. 1st.
The Browns feel that this proj
ect and the accessibility of this
building will fill a need in the
community which has long been
felt, namely a place for a variety
of youth as well as adult projects
which have been handicapped due
to the lack of a suitable place
in which to have them.
Governor Seeks Opinion
In Filling Vacancy Left
By Death of Howard Lyng
JUNEAU — Gov. Heintzleman
Wednesday requested from the of
fice of the attorney general an i
opinion regarding steps to be
taken in the vacancy to the con
stitutional convention created by
the death of Sen.’ Howard Lyng
of Nome.
The governor’s letter pointed
out that there were as many can
didates in the Second Division
contest as there were seats to be
filled. Lyng’s death created one
vacancy.
Informed sources here said the
law creating the convention spe
cifies that vacancies are to be
filled by the candidate receiving
the next largest number of votes.
There was no provision in the law
for instances where there were no
losing candidates.
There was some speculation
that a special election might be
called in the Second Division to
fill the vacancy. Unless such an
election is called, the Second Div
ision will be represented by only
five delegates. This means there
will be only 54 delegates all
told to the convention which
opens at the University of Alaska
on November 13.
HURRICANE JANET
WRECKS BARBADOS
MIAMI, Fla., LrP—Hurricane
Janet prowled the Caribbean Sea
with 115-mile winds today leaving
great destruction on Barbados, the
one island of the Windward group
known to have felt her violence.
Storm forecasters said Janet
must have battered some islands
of the Grenadine group, a part of
the Windwards, but they were
wrapped in silence in the storm’s
wake.
There was no indication that
Janet would strike the mainland.
Forecasters pointed out she is
a small, intense hurricane and
I may be on the weather map for a
j week or ten day.s
Battle of the Airlines in Alaska in ’56
Expected When CAB Holds Hearings
WASHINGTON, UR — Airlines
serving Alaska are gathering am
munition for a battle royal over
routes in the territory.
Developments at a conference
yesterday indicated there will be
a verbal melee when Civil Aero
nautics Board hearings are held
next year in a sweeping investiga
tion of Alaskan air service.
Following a day-long meeting
with attorneys for competing air
lines, CAB Examiner Herbert
Bryan set deadlines for prepara
tion and distribution of exhibit
and a tentative hearing date.
Twenty lawyers for 10 airlines
and the CAB Air Operations Bu
reau agreed to exchange informa
tion by Jan. 15, submit principal
exhibits by March 15 and ex
chane rebuttal exhibits April 15.
Bryan tentatively set April 30 for
the opening of the hearing.
Bryan indicated part of all of
the hearing might be held in Al
aska, but said the CAB would se
lect the final hearing date and
site or sites.
The hearing will be part of a
CAB investigation launched in
1953 for the purpose of improving
air service in Alaska and reducing
customer charges and mail pay
subsidies. Scores of applications
for airline routes probably will be
consolidated by the CAB for the
proceeding.
Highlight of yesterday’s confer
ence was the filing of more than
a dozen new route applications.
The CAB will decide whether they
will be considering the current
case.
Alaska Airlines (AA), one of
the largest carriers in the terri
tory, submitted applications cov
ering virtually every route in Al
aska. AA’s lawyers told a reporter
the company was not attempting
to take routes away from other
airlines, but instead desired to
have applications on file for con
sideration should CAB erase the
Alaska route map and issue new
certificates covering the territory.
A spokesman for smaller Alas
ka companies, however, said Al
aska Airline’s application would
start a “last ditch” fight.
"Copter-Plane
Flown 180 MPH.,
Air Force Reveals
BALTIMORE, GPi—The Air Force
announced today development of
a combined helipcopter and con
ventional airplane that has flown
more than 180 miles an hour.
The previous top speed for hel
icopters was 156 mph.
The Air Force’s Air Research
and Development Command said
the experimental Convertiplane,
officially labeled the XV-1, was
developed by the command and
the McDonnel Aircraft Corp. for
the Army.
The ARDC said the plane com
bines the verticle flight charac
teristics of a helicopter with the
speed and range of a conventional
fixed wing plane.
When the 180-mph. flight was
made, the ARDC said, the plane’s
doors were off, its undercarriage
and rotor pylon were not stream
lined and full engine power was
not used.
The flight was made last April
but the ARDC said announcement
was withheld until today to give
McDonnel further opportunities
for tests.
The Convertiplane has, an over
head rotor similar to those on
standard helicopters and a pusher
type prop and wings for forward
flight.
POLICE PUT PAIR IN PEN FOR
POTTED PLANTS IN PARLOR
SEATTLE, GP)—Some people
get thrown into jail because they
are potted. But Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Brockman landed in the calaboose,
last night because of some potted
plants.
The five plants in the Brock
man’s front room were marijuana.
Brockman was quoted by police
as saying he grew them for his
own use.
Canvassing of Returns Of
Constitutional Convention
Election Started Today
JUNEAU, (J*)—Canvassing of re
turns from last week’s election of
delegates to the Constitutional
Convention began here today at
10 a.m. by the Territorial Can
vasing Board.
Waino Hendrickson, Secretary
of Alaska, also announced count
ing of absentee ballots will begin
next Tuesday.
Bulganin Message
To Eisenhower
On Disarmament
FRASER, Colo., —Soviet Pre
mier Bulganin is reported to have
told President Eisenhower that if
the Eisenhower plan for mutual
aerial inspection and exchange of
military blueprints is to be adopt
ed it must be as part of a general
disarmament plan.
The gist of Bulganin’s personal
message to Eisenhower came out
last night and preparations were
underway today to make public
the text from the President’s va
cation headquarters.
It was learned in Washington
that Bulganin also told Eisenhow
er the proposed disarmament pro
gram should provide for prompt
renunciation and abolition of all
atomic weapons.
A third chief point understood
to have been made by Bulganin
was that the program should ap
ply to all military bases of both
Russia and the United States, in
cluding those on foreign soil.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive
was drafting a reply to Bulganin.
In Washington, U.S. officials
were reported to regard the Bul
ganin reply as generally encour
aging in tone. Some of them were
understood to feel the Premier
attached strings.