Uncle Sam Is Landowner
Of 771,700,000 Acres
WASHINGTON, UP) — The fed
eral government owned 771,700,
000 acres of land throughout the
world as of last June 30. This
was an increase of two million
acres in a year.
Reporting this Monday, the
General Services Administration
said 768,700,000 acres were lo
cated within the United States,
including Alaska. Another three
million acres were in the U. S.
territories and possessions.
The federal acreage by states
ranged from 5,307 acres in Con
necticut to 362,200,000 in Alaska.
The government owned more than
half of five states: 91.1 per cent
of Alaska, 86.4 per cent of Neva
da, 69.1 per cent of Utah, 64.2
per cent of Idaho and 51.2 per
cent of Oregon.
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Crash of Alaska
Airlines DC-6
ANCHORAGE, Ml — An Alaska
Airlines DC-6 passenger plane
crashed at the west end of El
mendorf Air Force Base while
making an instrument landing ap
proach Monday night. No one was
injured.
Only four crewmen were
aboard the craft. The plane ap
parently approached the runway
too low and struck some trees.
Its tail section was broken off.
Officials said the plane was a
complete loss.
The aircraft was to have taken
on a load of military personnel
and dependents for a flight to
Seattle. It was flown to the base
from the Anchorage International
Airport, a trip of about eight
miles.
The four crewmen were all
from Anchorage. They were iden
tified as James R. Long, the pilot;
A. B. Storey, co-pilot; Wilbur R.
Wirtz, flight engineer, and Etienne
Teffore, mechanic
Nome-U-Wash
WASHERS & DRYERS
To Use Yourself — or
Well Do If For You!
— Phone Black 1 —
Bartlett Fails to
Rouse Pentagon on
National Holiday
WASHINGTON, UP) — Sen. Bob
Bartlett said yesterday he was
“startled and frightened” to find
the Pentagon virtually closed own
Monday — George Washington’s
Birthday anniversary.
Bartlett said he got nowhere
when he tried to get Air Force
action on a search for two men
killed when their light plane
crashed Friday near Cape Lis
burne.
The floe, he added, is believed
to have drifted into Communist
territory since the crash Friday.
He said he expected a report on
the situation yesterday.
“I was terribly concerned,”
Bartlett said, “to learn that on a
national holiday the phone in the
office of the Secretary of the Air
Force went unanswered.”
“I finally reached a corporal
in the office of the Air Force Chief
of Staff,” Bartlett added.
The Congressman said he was
further dismayed to find “one
agency after the other’ trying to
place responsibility for action in
the search elsewhere.
The men, Ward Carroll, pilot
and guide, and Stan Gordon, both
of Anchorage, died when their
plane crashed near Cape Lis
burne. They were hunting polar
bear.
All-Star Basketball Game j
Is Set For Next Tuesday i
The National Guard traveling
squad consisting of Bill Caldwell,
Korky Kost, Lincoln Trigg, Ron
nie Engstrom, Spike Attatayuk,
“Bubu” Sheldon, and the Bell
boys—Harold, George, Dave and
Aaron, will lock horns with a
powerful All-Star five next Tues
day evening. The All-Stars are:
Will Strane, Bob Harwood, Pete
Hahn of the Merchants; Arnie
Castel, Gill Ozenna, Gary Long
ley of the ANB; Frank Austin,
Tony Willoya, Doug Cabinboy of
the Hornets, and John Bandy,
Jerry McCray, and Mark Beau
champ of the Independents.
This contest will be played in
lieu of the game scheduled orig
inally for last Thursday which
was rev'ised because of the weath
er-bound Defenders. In that game
the Merchants substituted for the
Guard.
The preliminary match will
feature the finale of that rivalry
between the City Women (Alas
kans) and the High School Na
nookettes. The two teams have
broken even in their battles to
date, so it should prove to be the
“rubber” game between them.
RUN HOT IN THE COLD
OKLAHOMA CITY, (A>)—It was
ice cold here yesterday, but motor
ist Henry Harris noticed his car
engine running too hot. He stop
ped, checked under the hood, and
reported to police someone had
stolen his radiator.
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Nome Chamber
Meeting News
“How about training reindeer
for reindeer races, as was done
a generation ago for potlatches
and NWA Fairs?” This was the
question asked the Chamber of
Commerce at their noon lunch
eon yesterday, and the idea
turned over to the tourist commit
tee for serious consideration.
A letter of explanation was
read from Governor Egan as to
how and why the hoped-for and
promised road money was not
allocated to the Fairbanks-Nome
Road, by the new road chairman,
Lloyd Sundstrom. It explained
how Senator John McNees has
been asked to present facts and
figures in seven categories to
prove the need and necessity for
this road. The information asked
includes papulation along the
route and the estimated popula
tion for the next 20 years; esti
mated traffic if built, and esti
mated traffic in 1980, as well as
estimated settlement along said
route if included in the Federal
Road system.
Jim O’Sullivan, Alaska Steam
ship Co. agent, protested the
Chamber’s action concerning the
10 per cent rate increase, and
carefully explained the reasons,
giving facts and figures showing
this increase to be necessary.
O’Sullivan was then enlightened
as to why the Chamber found it
necessary to ask for a hearing, as
it was particularly concerned
over the lighterage as well as the
water rate. O’Sullivan stated pos
itively that there would be no in
crease in lighterage rates. The
main reason for the raise, stated
O’Sullivan, was the fact that
profit on several million dollars
of business last year, profit was
only .0053 per cent.
Conrad Potter reported on the
coming Dog Races, to be held
in April, and urged representa
tives of each of the businesses
present to start thinking about
sponsoring a queen for the Queen
of the Trail. One organization has
already chosen its queen contes
tant, he stated.
Rev. John Rawlings, who is
preaching this week on an evan
gelical mission at the Community
Methodist Church, was a guest of
the Chamber.
Russ Hermann reported that a
State District Attorney has been
found, and would be arriving
very soon.
Nome Directory
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Russell Hermann, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO 1
Order of Eastern Star
Ruth Reed
Worthy Matron
Verna Mickelson
Secretary
Meets first and third Mondays
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
BYRON G. REED, W.M.
Norvin W. Lewis, Sec.
Meets First and Third Thursday
of Each Month
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Asb Craft
President
Herb Jenks
Secretary
Wednesday Luneheor
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets last Tuesday of every
month at School.
WERNER BOHRER, President
VESTA SUNDSTROM. Secty.
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