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VOL. LVII No. 102 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1955 Per Copy—15*
Bert & Bill Beltz, Geo. Lilly, Maurice
Steffe Pool Efforts in Uranium Find
FAIRBANKS, (£)—F our men'
pooled their resources and efforts
to come up with what they say
appears to be a promising urani
um prospect on the Seward Pen
insula.
“I don’t know what we’ve got
but we’re hoping,” George Lilly
said yesterday upon his return
from Denver, Colo., where he had
been in conference with officials
of a uranium corporation.
Lilly and Maurice Steffe, both
of Fairbanks, and Bert and Bill
Beltz of Nome are working on a
share-and-share-alike basis.
Lilly is a former contractor;
Steffe, a warehouseman and for
mer Alaska Railroad worker; Bert
Beltz is a Nome pilot and wolf
hunter; and Bill Beltz is a Second
Division senator and former busi
ness agent for the local carpen
ter’s union.
Lilly has had the uranium pros
pecting “bug” for some time.
“The other fellows had the bug
too so we put our ‘shoestrings’ to
gether and went prospecting,” he
said. “We made our first drill
holes with a portable diamond
drill rented from the Territorial
Department of Mines and now
we’re getting a bigger one that
will go 1500 feet. It’s due about
Sept. 15 and we’ll continue ex
ploration as long as the weather
permits.”
He said that since news of the
possible discovery had leaked out,
the men had been approached by
four corporations.
“We’re going to turn it over to
a reliable company for explora
tion,” Lilly told the News-Miner.
“We haven’t the money to do the
proper investigations.”
The four men covered many
square miles of the Seward Pen
insula by air using Lilly’s counter.
Bert Beltz did the flying. A
promising area would be marked,
a camp set up and ground pros
pecting along with drilling done.
This involved much walking and
back-packing.
They walked in 18 miles to the
discovery area where the first
samples were taken. Claims were
staked upon the better showings.
Originally from Michigan, Lilly
got into oil drilling and construc
tion work. He came to Alaska
from Venezuela more than eight
years ago to work on the Navy oil
exploration project at Barrow. He
later went into mechanical con
tracting in Alaska.
SOFTBALL TEAM LOSES,
JOINS NAVY EN MASSE
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., UP*—The
“Terrors,” a softball team, chal
lenged a local Navy team to a
game, promising to enlist if the
sailors won.
Today the 10-man squad enlist
ed en masse at the local recruiting
station and will be shipped to
Bainbridge, Md., for basic train
ing.
The sailors, headed by Cmdr.
D. K. Davidson of the recruiting
station, defeated the Terrors 9-7
last night.
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Berber Tribesmen
Surrender Arms
CASABLANCA, French Moroc
co, GP—Between 50,000 and 60,000
Berber tribesmen who sacked
Moroccan towns and massacred
Europeans last weekend began
turning over their firearms today
to French forces.
The first to surrender were the
members of the Zaian tribe who
rode down from the Atlas Moun
tains into Khenifra, southeast of
here, on Saturday.
At nearby Oued Zem, French
forces were preparing for the sur
render of another Berber tribe,
the Smaala, who took part in a
massacre of 80 Europeans in that
mining town.
Endurance Swimmer
Swims Lake Erie
KINGSVILLE, Ont., UPL-Mara
thon swimmer Ray Muench early
today climbed out of Lake Erie
after completing a 22-hour swim
across the 18-mile passage be
tween Pelee Island and the main
land.
He was barely able to stumble
up to a sandy beach when he
landed. The swim marked the end
of an amazing example of endur
ance by the 29-year-old Windsor
man. It took him more than four
hours to complete the last mile.
For most of that time, he rolled
helplessly in the lake swell, with
in sight of a crowd of about 100
persons who had waited more
than 10 hours to welcome him.
ALASKA CONVENTION OF
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS MEET
VALDEZ (A*>—The annual all
Alaska convention of the Alaska
Telephone Assn, opened here yes
terday for a three-day discussion
of how to improve territorial and
long distance telephone service.
Included among delegates are
representatives of phone compan
ies from throughout the territory,
the Alaska Communications Sys
tem, and telephone and equip
ment companies from the States.
Balanced Budget and Tax Cuts Seen
‘Entirely Possible’ for Next Year
WASHINGTON, UP) — Senators^
George (D-Ga) and Millikin (R
Colo) said today they will favor
tax reduction next year if the
Eisenhower Administration ap
proaches a balanced budget in.the
fiscal year ending next July 1.
Secretary of the Treasury Hum
phrey said yesterday that “bar
ring some unforeseen develop
ment, we think that we should
and that we can balance the
budget this (fiscal year).” But
Humphrey said it was “entirely
too easy” for him to talk about
tax cuts.
George, former chairman and a
veteran member of the Senate
Finance Committee, said in a tel
ephone interview from his home
at Vienna, Ga., that he thinks it
“entirely possible” the budget will
be balanced.
Millikin, also a former chair
man and top Republican member
of the committee, said that he will
favor tax cuts when the budget is
within “approximate” balance.
George said any tax cuts should
be limited to individual income
levies, possibly attained through
an increase in personal tax exem
tions and some adjustment in
rates.
“I do not believe Congress can
consider reducing general busi
ness taxes and corporation rates,”
George said. “We won’t have a
great deal of latitude for tax re
ductions but I think we will be
able to make some next year.”
Agreement Reached on
No-Strike Pact Between
Marine Cooks and ASC
SAN FRANCISCO, WP)—Agree
ment was reached Wednesday on
the first long-term contract for
the West Coast maritime industry
—a three-year, no-strike pact be
tween the AFL marine cooks and
stewards and the Alaska Steam
ship Company.
The agreement is subject to
membership ratification Sept. 1.
The long-term contract will
permit the employers to set costs
and be assured of continuous op
eration.
The pact calls for a general
wage increase retroactive to June
1 and an adjustment in base pay
to compensate for the elimination
of penalty pay in certain jobs.
The agreement provides for ar
bitration of any disputes under an
annual wage review.
Delinquent Youth
In Alaska To Be
Subject of Inquiry
WASHINGTON, LB—A Senate
subcommittee inquiry into juven
ile delinquency in Alaska prob
ably will include hearings at An
chorage and Fairbanks as well as
Juneau.
Sen. Kefauver (D-Tenn), sub
committee chairman, announced
last week hearings would be held
in the Alaska capital and at least
two other cities between Sept. 15
and Sept. 22.
A subcommittee aide said today
no definite decision has been
reached as to what cities will be
visited. It was reliably reported,
however, the subcommittee now
expects to concentrate on the
three largest Alaska communities.
Sen. Langer (R-Ind), who will
preside at all sessions, probably
will be the only member in at
tendance. With the exception of
Sen. Wiley, aides said other mem
bers either are traveling abroad
or will have other hearing com
mitments.
Kefauver said it is hoped the
hearings “will enable us to estab
lish Alaska’s most pressing needs
in the youth field, and to propose
proper remedial measures on a
federal level.”
Possibility Grows for Year Round
Water and Sewerage Service Here
As Specialists Study Problems
Sultan's Decision
Upsets French Plans
For Moroccan Settlement
AIX LES BAINS, France, UP—
Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay
Arafa dropped a bombshell into
the French-Moroccan conference
here today with a statement that
he does not intend to quit his
throne.
The Sultan’s refusal to leave
the throne gravely complicates
efforts of French Premier Edgar
Faure to settle the Moroccan chi
sis in a deal with Moroccan na
tionalists who have been demand
ing Ben Arafa’s removal.
An agreement under which
Ben Arafa would leave the throne
had been reported by high French
officials as all but set.
Hurricane Edith Getting
Bigger and Stronger
MIAMI, Fla., UP—Hurricane
Edith, fifth of the year and third
this month, churned far out in the
Atlantic today and weathermen
predicted it would grow in size
and intensity.
Still small as hurricanes go,
Edith had winds of 75 miles an
hour (hurricane force) or more
over a small area near the center
after two days of whirling in the
open sea.
It was approximately 1,100
miles due east of Miami and the
same distance east-southeast of
Cape Hatteras, N.C.
Simplified Forms for
Postal Money Orders
To Be in Use Soon
To curb the raising of postal
money orders, the Post Office De
partment has redesigned the mon
ey-order form to be used initially
at first- and second-class post
offices, including stations and
branches.
The new form will be placed in
use not later than Oct. 1, but may
be sold prior to that date.
The purchaser’s application will
be discontinued at first- and sec
ond class offices whem the new
money-order form is placed in
use.
In issuing the new form, the
amount requested by the purchas
er will be written in the money
blocks on the order, the purchas
er’s receipt and the post office
stub, and then a rubber stamp
impression will be inserted in the
proper space to indicate the next
higher amount in multiples of $10.
Telephone Assn. Meets
VALDEZ, UP)—Completing the
job of planning a program of ac
tivities for the next year, 90 dele
gates to the territorial convention
of Southern Baptist churches
wound up a three-day convention
here yesterday.
Delegates represented churches
ranging from Ketchikan to Kobuk
in the far north.
The possibility of having year
round water and sewerage service
for the community has been given
serious consideration during the
past month as the Council and the
School Board have met with
members of the Department of
Health and also with the engineer
of APW.
The informal meetings revealed
several interesting facts—mainly
that Nome can have running wat
er and sewerage.
Amos Alter, territorial sanita
tion officer, stated clearly that it
is feasible both economically and
physically for the community to
provide water supply under pres
sure and sewerage service here,
for the school and most populated
areas of Nome, with the cost for
the services being borne entirely
by revenues for service rendered.
Alter stated that the amount
being paid by residents for their
monthly water and scavenger
would provide sufficient funds to
provide water and sewerage for
Nome, to be paid over a 20-year
period.
The system recommended would
be that of constant circulating
water such as Fairbanks has used
successfully for the past two
years.
He recommended an engineer
ing consultant experienced in sub
arctic and arctic water supply to
make a thorough survey on water
supply and place for sewerage
disposal and stated that sewer
and water lines may be kept sta
ble even under the most difficult
soil conditions with a special per
mafrost “anchorage technique”
and flexible long-joint type pipes.
Costs of the project will be
roughly estimated by the APW
engineer Monday evening.
'GUILTY-SCARED-BROKE'
ATLANTA, (&—Alex Lane, 21
year-old Negro, was in traffic
court yesterday charged with
driving 60 miles an hour in a
50-mile zone.
Judge Charles Wofford asked
Lane how he pleaded.
“Guilty, scared, broke—and I
got four children,” answered
Lane.
Judge Wofford ordered Lane to
attend the court’s driver training
school in lieu of paying a fine.
Reclamation Chief Will
Speak at Dedication of
Eklutna Hydro Project
WASHINGTON, (*>—Reclama
tion Commissioner W. A. Dex
heimer announced today he will
spend next week in Alaska, main
ly to speak at the Monday dedica
tion of the Eklutna reclamation
project.
The bureau’s first major devel
opment in Alaska, the Eklutna
hydroelectric plant supplies pow
er to the greater Anchorage area
and Matanuska Valley. It was
completed this year.
Dexheimer also will inspect
.bureau operations and surveys of
potential projects in the territory.