2 THE NOME NUGGET Wednesday, June 30, 1954
THE NOME NUGGET
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SPEAKING OF ECLIPSES —
ENTER: THE “FLYING SAUCER” SEASON
Air Force officials pointed out a few days ago that
the “Flying Saucer Season” is now approaching. The
meteor showers which are easily seen in the heavens
in the summer, especially in July and August, always
bring about a flurry of reports of “Flying Saucer”
sightings.
Air Force officials say reports from citizens claim
ing to have seen “Flying Saucers” have fallen off heav
ily since 1952. They believe better public education
about flying machines, and better scientific investi
gations, have reduced the reports.
It is reported that so far in 1954, 87 sightings
have been reported. Over 1700 such sightings were
reported in 1952 alone. By 1953, the number had drop
ped to something over 400, and if the current rate
continues, the number of sightings this year will drop
to around 200.
Air Force officials admit they cannot explain some
ten per cent of the sighting and deny that they are dis
interested in such reports. On the contrary, Air Force
officials say the air service appreciates reports about
unidentified flying objects and welcomes such “in
formation.”
In case you see a “Flying Saucer” or any strange
object in the sky and wish to report it to the Air Force,
the proper contact is: Air Technical Intelligence Cen
ter, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.
WHO GETS INDUSTRY’S PROFITS?
A report, based on Department of Commerce data,
reveals that during the seven-and-a-half years ending
last June 30th, American corporations earned a total
profit of $261,000,000,000. What happened to the
money will come as a surprise to many.
First of all, close to half of it—$120,000,000,000—
went for taxes. Expansion of facilities took $33,000,
000,000, and replacement of worn-out facilities ac
counted for $49,000,000,000. This left $59,000,000,000,
less than one-quarter of the profits, which went to
shareholders — the people whose savings made the
existence of industry possible. And much of that also
wound up in the tax collectors’ hands, via the personal
income tax route.
All of us have a big personal take in policies that
help to maintain prosperous, progressive enterprise—
and government has the biggest stake of all.
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Warning From Rep. Pelly—
Alaska Towns Faced With Isolation
As Result of Steamship Company’s
Indecision on Passenger Service
Top FHA Official
Refuses to Answer
In Scandal Probe
WASHINGTON, Ml—Clyde L.
Powell, ousted former top official
of the FHA, Tuesday refused to
answer questions by senators in
vestigating million-dollar “wind
fall” profits for builders of gov
ernment-backed apartment proj
ects.
It was the second time Powell
refused to testify before the Sen
ate Banking Committee, He based
both his refusals on “my Constitu
tional protection against being
compelled to be a witness against
myself.”
Powell, who was fired from the
Federal Housing Agency in April,
is reported under investigation by
the Justice Department.
Sen. Byrd (D-Va) has described
Powell as a “key official” in re
ports of gambling losses by for
mer top housing officials.
In a letter to Atty. Gen. Brown
ell April 27, Byrd said Powell
was “the key official with respect
to over-evaluation of properties
. . . resulting in windfalls of 100
million dollars or more.” And,
Byrd said, “It was Mr. Powell
whose losses in gambling first
attracted the attention of the
FBI.”
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Continued cloudy with inter
mittent light drizzle and fog. Little
change in temperature. Winds
from the SE 20-30 mph tonight.
Lowest temperature expected
tonight 42, highest Thursday 47.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: High temperature
45, low 40. Max. wind 9 mph
from the SE. Sunrise 1:27 a.m.,
sunset 10:42 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 57, low 38. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 76 in 1921,
low 32 in 1924.
Other Stations, 7 a.m. Today
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 47 Part cloudy
Kotzebue 51 Clear
Wales 42 Fo‘g
Nome ' 44 Fog
Unalakleet 54 Part cloudy
Bethel 47 Cloudy
McGrath 51 Rain
Anchorage 56 Cloudy
Fairbanks 63 Part cloudy
Whitehorse 54 Cloudy
Edmonton 67 Part cloudy
Juneau 55 Cloudy
Ketchikan 53 Drizzle
Seattle 56 Cloudy
San Francisco 57 Cloudy
Fine Job Printing at the Nugget
WASHINGTON, UP—Rep. Pelly
(R-Wash) said Monday every city
and town in Alaska is again faced
with partial or complete isolation
as a result of the indecision by
Alaska Steamship Co. as to winter
operation of passenger service to
Alaska.
In a speech to the House, Pelly
said the company announced last
year it would suspend its winter
passenger operations but changed
its plans after the Military Sea
Transport Service “found it feas
ible to farm out the transportation
of some of our service personnel
and their families for four
months.”
He added, however, that “un
fortunately this proved to be only
a temporary solution” and the
company is again considering
abandonment of its passenger op
erations.
“This threatens bankruptcy to
the stores and small businesses to
whom the tourist trade means the
difference between profit and
loss,” Pelly said.
“If there is only water freight
service to Alaska, there will soon
be no need for other than seasonal
freight service. In time then, since
out-of-season layup costs absorb
any profit made during the active
months, almost every Alaskan
community * except those near :
large defense installations would
lose all water service.”
“One solution,” he said, “might
be the operation of Army troop
transports by a private company,
on a charter or general agency
basis, to haul not only troops and
their dependents, but also com
mercial passengers and tourists.
“Secondly, a reduction in MSTS
service, letting private enterprise
contract for the amount eliminat
ed thereby, may be an answer.
“A last resort, it seems to me, is
government operations.”
Mansion of Alaska’s
Governor Officially
Open and Occupied
JUNEAU, —The mansion on
the hill, the official residence of
the governor, is officially open
an,d occupied again.
Kenovations and redecorating of
the mansion were done under a
$15,000 appropriation by the 1953
legislature and $10,000 from fed
eral funds. Two important new
items, unseen by the many guests
who attended the weekend official
open house by Governor Heintzle
man, were a new heating plant
and a new roof.
The bachelor governor moved
into the 20-room mansion earlier
this month from the hotel apart
ment which long has been his
residence.
COMMUNICATION
To the Editor:
When I attended the Alaska
Chamber of Commerce annual
meeting at (McKinley Park last
March, I again talked with Mr.
Lowell M. Puckett, Regional Ad
ministrator, Bureau of Land Man
agement, about reopening the
Federal Land Office in Nome. He *•
informed me that people of Nome
and of this Second Division,
would have the opportunity of
presenting this matter to a group
of Land Management officials
who were touring Alaska this
summer to hold conferences with
Alaskans, interested in Federal
land problems.
Arriving in Anchorage last
Thursday were Mr. Edward Wooz
ley, Director, Bureau of Land
Management, Mr. Earl G. Har
rington, Chief of the Division of
Cadestral Engineering, Mr. Lewis
E. Hoffman, Chief of the Division
of Minerals. These officials plan .
to remain in Alaska for two
weeks. It is suggested that those
Nomeites who believe that there
be a Federal Land Office in Nome,
prepare factual statements for the
above-named officials to consider
when they are in Nome.
Yours very truly,
George R. Goshaw.
Alaska Democrats Reach
Complete Accord at
Anchorage Sessions
FAIRBANKS, UPV—Alex Miller,
chairman of the Territorial Dem
ocratic Central Committee, said
Monday weekend sessions of the
group in Anchorage resulted in
complete accord being reached on
Democratic organization policies
in Alaska.
Miller said every action taken
by the committee was the result
of an unanimous vote. He said
results of the top echelon Demo
cratic meeting will be reported to *
division committees.
He also said the central commit
tee has scheduled its next meeting
in Juneau, before the opening of
the legislature.
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