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SEWERS ATTENTION — FRESH SINEW
LT. COL. WM. GRIBBLE
NEW 7TH DISTRICT ENGINEER
Lt. Col. William C. Gribble, Jr.,
has assumed his new post as the
seventh District Engineer for the
U. S. Army Engineer District,
Alaska, effective July 3.
As District Engineer he is re
sponsible for supervision of multi
million dollar construction for the
Army and the Air Force, and the
extensive civil works program
Col. Gribble succeeds Col. P. V.
Kiefferv Jr., who has been as
signed to the Department of De
fense in Washington, D.C.
WHY WORRY?
CALL U§
and RELAX!
Residence: Main 52
Office: Black 76
— Automatic Service —
ARCTIC OIL
DELIVERY
Alaska Statehood
Helps Push Stock
Market To ’58 High
NEW YORK, LD — The stock
market plugged ahead doggedly
last week to make another new
high for 1958.
Prices completed a consoli
dation phase since achieving the
previous peak on June 17. Their
upward progress last week w^
an irregular affair.
Approval by Congress of Alas
kan statehood stimulated the few
Alaska-related stocks on the ex
change to new highs for the year.
Alaska Juneau’s gain of 1% was
a large percentage rise for this
low-priced stock and ‘ intense
speculative interest pushed it in
to position as the third most ac
tive stock of the week. On the
American Stock Exchange, Alas
ka Airlines and Pacific Northern
Airlines, which serves Alaska,
gained more modestly.
WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy with little change
in temperature. High today 74.
Low tonight 60, high tomorrow
67.
Temperatures a year ago to
day: high 45, low 43. Extremes
this date since 1907: highest 74
in 1925, lowest 35 in 1936.
Anyone knowing the where
abouts of Ray or Ramond Gayle
is requested to contact his serious
ly ill mother, Mrs. Adela Bro
berg, 2519 E. 104th St., Tacoma,
Washington.
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Fireworks Explosion
Kills One, Injures 22
At Portland, Oregon
I PORTLAND, Ore., UP) — A fire
I works factory exploded witt the
fury of a bomb on the outskirts
of. Portland early Saturday.
One child was killed, more than
120 were injured and five homes
were wrecked by the blast. The
cause was not known.
The charred body of Mary
Beth Howe, Wz, was found in the
.wreckage of a house just behind
the big storage plant. Her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Howe
suffered cuts and bruises in the
blast and Howe was treated for
flash burns of the eyes.
Of the 22 hospitalized, eight—
including the Howes—were held
for treatment. The others were
given first aid and then released.
The Signal Fireworks storage
plant—two buildings 1.00 feet
long—blew up with a thundrous
roar that awakened most of the
city at 1:45 a.m.
The explosion smashed doors
and windows of a nearby motel
and lifted off part of the roof.
Debris from the wrecked plant
and houses covered the streets
l around them.
The heaviest damage was con
's fined to a two-block area around
j the fireworks plant. But smashed
windows were reported 30 blocks
away.
Fire Marshall Dale Gilman said
j there was no way of knowing
j immediately what caused the
I explosion. Howard Grohs, Port
j land, owner of the plant, could
not be reached immediately.
The explosion heard more than
10 miles away aroused the city
and brought people by the thou
sands. Police and firemen had
lines set up as far as four blocks
away holding back the curious
while they fought the fire and
1 searched through the ruins.
The blast damaged 289 dwell
ings, the Red Cross Disaster Sur
vey Committee said in a prelim
inary report.
Of these, five were destroyed,
112 had major dammage and the
rest had minor damage.
Twenty business establishments
—one was destroyed, 13 had
major damage and six had minor
damage.
The Red Cross tentatively es
timated the loss at $340,000 for
dwellings and $94,000 for busi
ness.
NOME SANITARY
SERVICE
Phone Main 1
P.O. Box 558
i Nome Directory
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Jerry Manning, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Milared Harwood
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbar
Now In Recess
| ANVIL LODGE
J. A. von der Heydt, W.M.
Norv»n v- Lewis, Sec.
Meet? 1st and 3rd Thursday each month
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Jim Blanning
President
Bob Grant
Secretary
1 Wednesday Luncheon