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CHOOSING A GOVERNOR
(Daily Alaska Empire)
Making unofficial nominations for the position of
governor of Alaska, under the new federal administra
tion is presently one of the chief occupations of Alas
kans. The list of candidates, official and unofficial, is
long and is growing daily.
One thing is encouraging—that in the discussions
of this subject, the main point at issue is usually the
fitness of the man for the position, rather than his affil
iation with any particular group.
It is clearly evident that the people want a man
of integrity and administrative ability. Also, with the
exception of Mr. Atwood of the Anchorage Times, who
maintains that no one in Alaska has the ability to fill
the job—Alaskans are going to insist that the next gov
ernor of the territory be an Alaskan.
Alaska appears to be entering a promising period
for permanent large scale economic development and
the man in the governor’s chair should have the vision
and capacity to exercise leadership in getting the things
done which will not only smooth the way for develop
ment but insure that development takes place on a
sound basis.
This requires a thorough knowledge of the terri
tory and of the things which should be done to build up
a sound economy on the foundation of our particular
resources and local conditions.
A number of well-qualified Alaskans are among
those repeatedly mentioned for the position.
We want to point out the need for Alaskans to con
centrate on one or at least very few of our top-flight
residents who are willing or can be induced to serve
if the position is offered.
We should see that the names and qualifications
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of these men are brought to the attention of those who
make the recommendations direct to our new President.
The time to do this is at hand.
If this is not done and we have a great division of
opinion here at home as to the man we want, there is
great danger of an appointment unsatisfactory to Al
Alaskans. Especially, would Alaskans resent the ap
pointment of any political lame duck from the States.
Political appointments—and the governorship of
Alaska is a political appointment—are made on the
basis of politics. And persons willing to serve the terri
tory as governor must also be willing to seek the polit
ical endorsements of Republican committees and com
mitteemen.
This is the Republicans’ year—and we believe that
when they seek a man for governor of Alaska, they will
choose among the best available.
It is a serious problem, and we believe they will
face it with the serious though it deserves.
But there is little time to lose.
Jury Ponders
Whether to Indict
Owen Lattimore
WASHINGTON, UP)—A federal
grand jury began sifting evidence
last week in an effort to decide
whether to indict the much-inves
tigated Far Eastern expert, Owen
Lattimore, on a charge of perjury.
The Justice Department ar
ranged to turn over a voluminous
file on congressional investiga
tions of Lattimore, who has been
described by Senator McCarthy
CR-Wis) as the chief Soviet spy in
fee United States.
Lattimore, one-time adviser to
the State Department and former
consultant to the controversial In
stitute of Pacific Relations, is a
lecturer at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity in Baltimore. He has vig
orously denied the charges made
by McCarthy in 1950, charges that
set off a flock of congressional
hearings.
A Justice Department spokes
man said the jury is expected to
call a number of witnesses to its
secret hearings before reaching a
decision.
Alaska Airlines personnel were
curious to know what the huge
box contained which arrived to
day consigned to Ted Duffield
and delivered to the school gym.
Ted, when asked, was non-com
mittal. However, Norma Scott
gave away the secret: real cotton
plants from the ancestral home of
Tolbert Scott, way down south in
good old South Carolina, to com
plete the stage setting for the
minstrel show. Resourceful Scott.
Anchorage Unemployment
At Near-Record Peak
ANCHORAGE, (TP) — Unem
ployment in the Anchorage vicin
ity is reported at near - record
peaks.
George Milligan, manager here
for the Territorial Unemployment
Service office, said the total of
visits to the office last month was
nearly 7,000. During October the
total was about 4,500.
Both 1950 and 1951, with hordes
of workers drawn to the area for
defense project jobs, brought rec
ord unemployment in the fall.
Milligan said this fall has exceed
ed both.
Large-scale fall and winter un
employment is attributed to con
struction layoffs and curtailment
| in outdoor seasonal work.
| Milligan said the increase this
I year is atti'ibuted the the exis
tence of more housing, which has
encouraged seasonal workers to
stay in the area instead of head
I ing for the States.
RCAF Seeks Missing Plane
VANCOUVER, B.C., (£>)—Royal
Canadian Air Force search and
rescue planes took off at dawn
Saturday to continue the search
for a missing Queen Charlotte
Airlines plane with only the pilot
on board.
The plane has been missing for
more than 24 hours. It was due to
land at Comox Airport on Van
couver Island at 9:11 a.m. Thurs
day. The plane, piloted by Capt.
Bruce Wilson of Vancouver.' was
on a 120-mile flight between here
and Comox.
Woman With 100
Pairs Shoes Denies
She’s ‘Spendthrift’
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., (JP)
—A woman who said she has 100
pairs of shoes, including 24 hand
made pairs from Italy, denied in
an answer to her multi-million
aire husband’s divorce suit that
she was a “spendthrift.”
Mrs. Kinta Desmare Merrill of j
Palm Beach and New York City
Friday filed an answer to a div
orce suit filed last June 23 by
Charles Edward Merrill, member
of the brokerage firm of Merrill,
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, and Brale,
66, alleged his wife was guilty of
extreme cruelty and had a violent
and ungovernable temper.
Merrill averred in his suit that
“due to Mrs. Merrill’s extrava
gant tastes and whims” the fam
ily expenses amount to approxi
mately $30,000 monthly.
In answer to his complaint that
she had been “extremely coo'l and
lacking in affection,” Mrs. Mer
rill said they lived happily until
her husband suffered a series of
heart attacks commencing in 1944
when he “adopted a course of
cruel and inhuman conduct” to
ward her, causing her “intense
mental pain and affecting her
nervous system.”
Merrill said in his complaint
he was worth at least $5 million
and his wife was worth $1.5 mil
lion. He said he was in financial
position to meet any court decree
regarding alimony set for his wife.
His complaint said he had given
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his wife many expensive gifts,
including $100,000 worth of jew
elry and furs and that after their
separation he had given her $8,000
for a European trip.
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Rhee Expects
Eisenhower Will
Break Stalemate
By Bill Shinn
SEOUL, (/P) — President Syng
man Rhee said Saturday Dwight
D. Eisenhower made “no com
mitments” during his three-dny
| Korean tour.
But Rhee added he expects the
U.S. President-elect will “break
the Korean stalemate.”
The South Korean chief execu
tive said in an interview that he
had told Eisenhower “foreign
troops could be relieved from the
front line if ROK (Republic of
Korea) forces are sufficiently in
creased, trained and equipped to
be able to defend ourselves.”
Rhee did not elaborate on what
he considers a sufficient increase.
There are at least 12 ROK divi
sions in the field currently.
Rhee said in a statement he
made the following suggestions
to Eisenhower:
1. That the Korean statement
be ended “as soon as possible.”
2. That Republic of Korea de
fense forces be increased, trained
and equipped.
3. If this is done, “foreign troops
could be relieved from the front
lines.”
4. Korea needs help in its econ
omy and industry, as well as mili
tary aid..
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AMERICAN LEGION
POST 19
SOCIAL
TUESDAY — 8:00 P.M.
American Legion Hall
NOTICE
A meeting of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars past and present
members will be held at the Al
aska National Guard rifle range
Thursday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. All r
eligible persons interested in re
activating the VFW post at Nome ,
are requested to attend. Let's all
get together and build us a good
and a well respected post
NOTICE
TUESDAY NIGHT at the Youth
for Christ revival services at the
Methodist Church will be SER
VICEMEN'S NIGHT. All service
men are given a special welcome
to this meeting which will com
mence promptly at 7:30 pun.
ATTENTION ALL MASONS
Nome Shrine Club will hold
its annual Christmas Party on
December 20 at the Pioneer Hall
at 8:00 p.m.
All Masons and their ladies are
cordially invited. *
NOTICE
The meeting of the Women's
Society of Christian Service will
be Friday, Dec. 12 with Mrs.
Havens, instead of this Friday
as originally scheduled.
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