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THE SPRING THAW HAD BETTER HURRY
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CAMPAIGN THEMES READY ALREADY
By Stanley James
The two parties’ major themes for the Congres
sional election campaign this year are apparently clear
now.
(1) The Republicans will hammer home the “Com
munists-in-Goyernment” issue, claiming they cleaned
the rascals out.
(2t The Democrats will play up the present “re
cession” and warn that the Republicans may let it grow
into a depression by not taking the right counter
measures fast enough.
Each party knows that the other has hit a vital
weakness, and is already trying to counter-attack.
Democrats, in Congress and out, are crying “un
fair” over the “Red smear,” as they call it. They are
demanding a complete break-down of the 2,200 names
of government employees let out during the new ad
ministration.
Republicans are crying “unfair” over the “recession”
talk, and implying that the Democrats are trying to
undermine the people’s confidence.
The G.O.P. campaign technique appeared at the
Republican National Committee meeting in Washing
ton. Vice President Richard M. Nixon made it clear
Piat the administration, from the President on down,
is backing the “anti-subversive” theme song. At a
luncheon attended by cabinet members, Nixon went
rut of his way to praise Attorney General Herbert
Brownell. He said: “I think Herb Brownell is to be
congratulated for cleaning up the Justice Department
and in particular for the job he did in the Harry Dexter
White Case.”
Nixon also warned the Republicans to “face up to
ihe problem” of keeping prosperity in time of peace.
If they fail, he said, “the far left in the opposite party
will undoubtedly come to power.”
Sherman Adams, the President’s assistant, showed
the White House uneasiness over the drop in employ
ment in his speech accusing the Democrats of being
“sadists” who want to promote a depression—or “Fair
Deal,” as his speech writer phrased it.
At the right of the speaker’s platform was a chart
of front-page clippings about the recession—purveyors
of ‘gloom and doom,” another favorite phrase of the
G.O.P. The publications included the Nation, the New
Republic, and—the Daily Worker.
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Bids To Be Asked
On Nuclear Power
Plant In Arctic
NEW YORK. UP —The Atomic
Energy Commission and the Army
are reported ready to ask for bids
on construction of a nuclear
power plant to be used at an un
disclosed Arctic military location.
Nucleonica, a McGraw - Hill
publication in the field of atomic
energy, says it is expected that
bids will be asked from industry
on a fixed price basis.
Under this type contract, the
builder assumes the risk. Past re
actors have been built under cost
type contracts in which the gov
ernment sustains all costs.
The magazine says the project
has three objectives:
1. To demonstrate that the con
struction and operation of a par
ticular nuclear power plant per
mits its use in the Arctic.
2. To determine economic and
operating characteristics.
3. To provide a training facility.
Nucleonica says preliminary
letters have gone (o a number of
companies soliciting information
on their qualifications and a de
scription of the performance
which they would guarantee. Re
plies were requested by March 20.
The magazine also gives the
following details:
Construction would be at an ex
isting U.S. military base or AEC
installation in the continental
United States.
The plant would have a normal
full load capacity of 1,250 kilo
watts. It would operate for 12
months without refueling and
would have- to be shut-down only
two hours for refueling.
The largest fully fabricated
component would be restricted in
size and weight to permit trans
portation by air.
$75,000 Loss From Fire
At National Guard Armory
JUNEAU, iJ?1—Territorial police
headquarters said Friday the- loss
has been estimated at $75,000 in a
fire that ravaged a large part of
the National Guard armory at An
chorage early Thursday.
A quantity of rifles and ammu
nition was lost.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
CAPE NOME PRECINCT. SECOND
DIVISION. TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
H. C. LONGLEY, deceased.
No. 868
Notice of Peiition For
Distribution to Sole Distributee
Without Rendering an Account
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Frances Longley has filed herein her
Petition as sole distributee of the Estate
of H. C. Longley’, deceased, for final dis
tribution of the estate without rendering
a final account, and that Wednesday, the
14th day of April, 1954, at 10 A.M.. in the
courtroom of the U.S. Commissioner a!
Nome, Alaska, has been set for hearing
orP said Petition, and all persons inter
ested in said estate are notified to appear
then and there and show cause, if any
they’ have, why the distribution of said
estate should not thereupon be made to
the sole distributee, without further
notice or proceedings.
Reference is hereby made to said Peti
tion for further particulars.
DATED at Nome, Alaska, this 12th day
of February, 1954.
HELEN M. BOCKMAN
PROBATE JUDGE.
Publ. Feb. 15, 22, Mar. 1, 8, 1954.
ADB Pushing
Extension of
Public Works Act
The Alaska Development Board
is actively supporting and pushing
for extension of the Alaska Public
Works Act and the appropriation
of necessary funds, and is request
ing members of Congress to ap
propriate- special funds for the
Bureau of Mines, Bureau of Re
clamation and the U.S. Geological
Survey so that data essential to
the development of the territory
will be available to new industry.
This report was made recently
by Dr. Alexander Baird, general
manager of the board, who re
turned to Juneau following a two
day meeting of the board in
Ketchikan.
Attending the meeting besides
Baird were Don Goodman, chair
man, Anchorage; W. A. Bates,
vice chairman, Ketchikan; G. R.
Jackson, Nome; C. Moriarty, An
chorage; and A1 Anderson, assis
tant manager.
In reviewing the over-all poli
cies and projects of the board,
division by division, Baird said
that in the Second Division the
board was attempting to get tin on
the critical minerals list, was urg
ing mineral surveys of the Noatak
area, and extension of a connect
ing road with the interior, had re
quested the secretary of the Navy
lo release Petroleum Reserve No.
4 and the secretary of the interior
to release the Umiat area for pri
vate exploitation.
New Fire Alarm
Feels Heal And
Sounds A Siren
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Compressed freon alarm
AP Newsfeatures
An automatic fire alarm for
basement stairways—the first
place heat collects from base
ment fires—has been designed
for use without electric wiring.
It works with a tank of freon—
!he safety gas used in modern
refrigerators.
As soon as a temperature of
14 degrees collects under its
o d, the alarm releases a ther
n static valve allowing com
ps sed gas to blow a 95-decibel
sir a. The horn blows for five
r • utes. The alarm retails for
1 • than $10.
lanufacturer: Fyr Larm Co.,
In ., 243 Broad St., Summit,
N.J.
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Former Red Says
Hawaii Statehood
Woo’d Help Spies
WASHINGTON, UP) — A self
styled former Communist has tes
tified that Hawaii statehood would
make it easy to smuggle spies and
saboteurs into the United States.
The testimony was given Feb.
26 by Paul Crouch of Honolulu
before Sen. Eastland (D-Miss), a
member of the Senate Internal
Security subcommittee. Eastland
inserted the transcript in the Con
gressional Record.
Crouch, who said he is now em
ployed by the Immigration and
Naturalization Service, testified
that Immigration Service inspec
tion of aliens traveling from
Hawaii to the mainland would be
discontinued if Hawaii became a
state.
“It would greatly facilitate the
smuggling of espionage and Com
munist agents and trained sabo
teurs from the Soviet Union, said
Crouch.
To prevent this it would be nec
essary for our government to es
tablish a larger border patrol sta
tion on all the islands in Hawaii
and equipped with hydroplanes to
make such inspection effective.
Crouch testified that the Com
munist Party is infiltrating “every
walk of life” in Hawaii.
“One of the top leaders of the
Communist Party, one of their
main leaders at the present mo
ment, is Jean King, wife of James
King, newphew of the governor of
Hawaii,” he said.
Crouch said Gov. Samuel Wild
er King of Hawaii is “a true and
local American and will have
nothing to do with his nephew and
his nephew’s wife.”
“But,” he said, “this illustrates
the far-reaching tentacles of the
Communist octopus. . .”
Long Argument Ouside
Anchorage Night Club
Ends in Death for Two
ANCHORAGE, (JV-A series of
pistol shots concluded a long and
loud argument between a barten
der and a 29-year-old divorcee
early Friday and brought death to
them both.
The victims were Mrs. Phyllis
Mitchell, mother of three young
children, and James Koulouris.
The shooting occurred outside
a night club just beyond the An
chorage city limits.
Territorial police said they were
called to the scene and found Kou
louris kneeling over Mrs. Mitch
ell. He walked unaided to the
police car and was taken to the
hospital. Enroute, the- police said,
Koulouris told of firing three shots
into Mrs. Mitchell.
The woman died 10 minutes
after being admitted to the hospi
tal. Koulouris died Thursday
night.
Witnesses said the couple had
been in the night club and had
argued loudly for several hours. <
They left together about 6 a.m.
and a few moments later pistol
shots were heard.
Phillip Campbell, Gambell agent
for Alaska Airlines, is a visitor in .
town and is enjoying visiting his
many friends hers. Phillip says he
has been the mail carrier at Gam
bell since 1936, delivering the mail
from the beach to the post office
whenever it arrives.
Phillip is also a seaman, having
sailed with Capt. Peterson on the
MS Patterson far into the Arctic,
on trading trips.