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VOL. LX No. 98 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1958 * Per Copy—151
Money For Nome
Armory Released
WASHINGTON, UP> — The Na
tional Guard bureau advised
Delegate Bartlett today that
$480,000 has been released for
construction of an armory and
motor vehicle storage building at
Nome.
CAA Provides
$1,112,500 For
Airport Here
WASHINGTON, UP) — The Civil
Aeronautics Administration an
nounced Thursday a 175-million
dollar program—largest in its
history—for new air navigation
and traffic control facilities.
The vast program for the cur
rent fiscal year which began July
1 heavily emphasizes the appli
cation of various types of radar
to air traffic control.
It also includes such facilities
as high intensity approach light
systems for 73 airports—includ
ing two such systems for six air
ports—and new sequence flash
ing lights for the approach light
systems of seven other airports.
The CAA program also pro
vides for a $1,112,500 airport re
habilitation program at Nome,
Alaska.
Reds Say Nautilus
Voyage Was In
Preparing for War
LONDON, (ff) — The Soviet
Ai?ny newspaper Red Star
charged today that the United
States sent the atomic submarine
under the Arctic ice as part of
its war preparations against the
Soviet Union.
In an article broadcast by Mos
cow radio, Red Star referred to
“the big propaganda hullabaloo
set up by the U.S. press in its
attempts to depict the trip of the
Nautilus as America’s answer to
the satellite.”
The paper questioned official
American statements that the aim
of the transpolar voyage was to
open up a sea route fpr nuclear
powered freight submarines be
tween the world’s two main
oceans.
“No, the U.S.A. was not in
terested in scientific problems or
a peaceful study of the Arctic,”
Red Star declared.
“The nuclear-powered, rocket
armed submarines are meant for
war against the U.S.S.R.”
17-year-old Maryland Boy
Wins National Road-E-0
WASHINGTON, Uft — A 17
year-old Maryland boy last night
was named the champion teen
age automobile driver of the
United States.
He is Edward Meade Smith of
Silver Spring, who won a $2,000
college scholarship by scoring
905 points out of a possible 1,000
in 4 days of stiff competition
with 50 other teen-age drivers.
A representative of each state,
Alaska, Hawaii and the District
of Columbia, competed in the
seventh annual National Teen
Age Driver Road-e-o conducted
by the U.S. Chamber of Com
merce.
In addition to the three top
winners, others included;
David W. Lindstrom, 18, Ju
neau, eighth, 787 points.
Statehood Will
Bring New Era
For Alaska Natives
“The advent of Statehood will
usher in a new era for the Native
people of Alaska, as it will for. all
Alaskans,” Mr. James E. Haw
kins, Area Director of the Alas
ka Native Service, announced.
“Humors have been circulating
throughout Alaska concerning the
adverse treatment of Natives af
ter Statehood is achieved. An
especially vicious rumor is that
the Native people will be re
quired to leave their homes to
live on reservations. Nothing
could be farther from the truth.
The Alaskan Native will be a full
citizen of the State of Alaska and
will enjoy the same rights, privi
leges and responsibilities that
any other citizen enjoys. Indeed,
the Native Alaskan will enjoy a
freedom and voice which was im
possible under Territorial status,”
Mr. Hawkins said.
“The very nature of the Alas
ka Constitution guarantees the
Native people a voice in the
■State Legislature unknown before
this time. Legislators will be
lected from Bristol Bay, the Low
er Yukon, the Aleutians, and
other outlying regions which
have never before been repre
sented in our Legislature. A
goodly number of these legis
lators probably will be Natives
serving proudly beside their fel
low citizens from other parts of
Alaska.
“Section 4 of the Statehood
Act passed by Congress guaran
tees and protects the rights*and
interests to any lands or other
property (including fishing rights)
which may be held by any Native,
or which is held by the United
States in trust for any Native.
“The services rendered by the
Alaska Native Service will be
unchanged by Statehood,” Mr.
Hawkins added. “All of the pro
grams now administered by the
service will continue, with closer
ties being sought - with the new
state government. Indeed, the
teamwork of the Native Service
and the state government can
bring a new era of progress and
prosperity to the Native people
of Alaska,” Hawkins concluded.
Abandon Search
For Survivors Of
KLM Plane Crash
SHANNON, Ireland, UP) — All
hope was given up today of find
ing any survivors among the 99
persons aboard the giant Dutch
Airliner that crashed in the At
lantic off Ireland’s west coast.
A Canadian destroyer an
nounced the search was being
abandoned after a scouring of the
area of the crash failed to show
any sign of life.
By midafternoon, 35 bodies had
been recovered.
Evidence piled up that - the
Super Constellation either ex
ploded or hit the sea with ter
rific force.
Pieces of wreckage were found
scattered over an area of four
j^iiles. Life jackets had been
ripped to bits.
The plane, en route to New
York, had climbed into a violent
storm. A KLM official said
whatever occurred came sudden
ly, possibly an explosion. An
undertaker said the condition of
the first bodies brought ashore
indicated an explosion.
Bartlett Arrives
To Boost Big
Statehood Vote
Bob Bartlett, who arrived here
this morning with Alaska Air
lines from Anchorage, was given
a warm welcome by a group of
friends from many walks of life.
Wherever he goes in the terri
tory he is like a visiting hero be
cause everyone, sourdough and
Bob Bartlett
cheechako alike recognize him as
the fellow who for fourteen years
was a non-voting delegate to Con
gress and all those fourteen years
worked for Statehood.
As a candidate to the U.S. Sen
ate, he is hoping to be able to cast
his vote along with the repre
sentatives of the other 48 states.
This trip, he stated, is more in
the interest of Statehood than a
political tour, however.
“Actually,” . Bartlett said, “this
trip is being made solely in the
interests of doing my best to as
sist in rolling up a big vote for
statehood at the August 26 refer
endum. The general election
will provide opportunity for can
didates of both parties to present
partisan viewpoints. Now those
of us who . believe in statehood,
Democrats and Republicans alike,
have a mission to perform in ex
plaining statehood and correct
ing erroneous statements which
have been made. I am con
vinced that statehood will be ap
proved on Tuesday of the week
after next by a mighty flood of
votes.”
Delegate Bartlett leaves tomor
row morning on the “49th State
Express” a non-political flight
originating here, going to Unala
kleet, Kotzebue, Barrow, Gam
bell and possibly McGrath al
ready scheduled to take advan
tage of this marvelous opportun
ity to see all the high points in
Northwestern Alaska are: Bob
Bartlett, Hugh Wade, Olaf Hal
verson, Dr. and Nlrs. W. Wood
cock, Mike Walsh, Clinton Gray,
Lester Bronson, Bob Blodgett,
Opal Catlin, Art Johnson to be
picked up, and John McNees.
There are still a few seats avail
able and anyone wishing to join
the party on the all-expenses paid
trip should contact John McNees
North Star Hotel immediately.
The flight will return Sunday
night.
1st Graders Must Present
Proof of Their Age
JUNEAU — Kindergartners,
first graders and other pupils
entering Alaska schools for the
first time this fall will be re
quired to present proof of age,
Francis E. Kester, Director of the
Bureau, of Vital Statistics in Ju
neau, reminded parents this week.
Ike Brands Surrender Talk ‘Nonsense’
WASHINGTON, UP) — Presi
dent Eisenhower today described
as ridiculous nonsense" any
thought that the United States
might surrender to an enemy in
the event of atomic war.
Reacting to published reports
of such a study, Eisenhower
authorized his press secretary.
James C. Hagerty, to say:
“As far as the President is
concerned all this talk about
surrender is nonsense.”
The whole subject was heated
ly debated in the Senate last
night, with chairman Richard
Russell (D-Ga) of the Armed
Services Committee leading a
fight against voting any funds
for possible surrender study
purposes. —
Hagerty said Eisenhower, after
approving the prepared state
ment, authorized him to say in
addition;
“Even if he (Eisenhower) were
given money for this purpose it
would not be spent. The whole
matter is too ridiculous for any
further comment.”
But even as (the furore raged in
Congress there was no solid con
firmation that the Pentagon was
undertaking any special sur
render study. A spokesman
would only say that it was stand
ard military practice to consider
all eventualities, even those un
likely to arise.
The__ rumors apparently traced
back "to a study by the Rand
Corp., an independent, nonprofit
organization which engages in
national security research. Rand,
which has a contract with the
Air Force, analyzed the ways in
which other countries have sur
rendered in the past.
The study, completed last year,
was recently published in book
form with the title “Strategic
Surrender, The Politics of Vic
tory and Defeat.”
But Rand denied that the study
dealt with any possible American
setback.
Federal Reserve
Board Tightens
Interest Rate
WASHINGTON, UP) — The Fed
eral Reserve Board, showing deep
ening concern over the threat of
inflation, has reversed its re
cession policy and moved toward
tightening the money supply.
The change in direction—the
first since last November—came
with the announcement that ef
fective today the discount rate at
the San Francisco Reserve Bank
would go up from 1% per cent
to 2 per cent.
The discount rate represents
the interest charged Federal Re
serve member banks borrowing
money from the reserve system.
A boost in discount rates nor
mally goes hand in hand with a
general increase in interest
charges.
Thus, the reserve board action
yesterday held broad implica
tions for anyone planning to go
into debt to buy a factory, an
automobile or a living room rug.
The general feeling in finan
cial circles was that only a
worsening of the economic pic
ture could make it cheaper to
borrow money.
Approves Resolution to
Postpone States-Alaska
Airlines Investigation
WASHINGTON, UR — The
Senate has approved a Magnuson
Monroney resolution asking the
Civil Aeronautics Board to post
pone indefinitely its investigation
of the States-Alaska airline sit
uation.
Adoption came after Sen. Mag
nuson said Alaska statehood made
improved air service imperative.
A continued investigation by the
CAB, looking toward a merger
of two of the present four air
lines serving Alaska, could crip
ple northwest development, said
the senator.
He added that Congress had
spoken on the subject when it
approved permanent certifica
tion of States-Alaska air car
riers last year.
THURSDAY BALL SCORES
National League
Los Angeles 7, Chicago 3
San Francisco 4, St. Louis 3
Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 0
American League
Cleveland 10, Detroit 8
New York 8, Boston 2
Chicago 5, Kansas City 2
Pacific Coast League
Vancouver 3, Phoenix 1
Portland 6, Salt Lake City 4
Sacramento 3, Spokane 2
Alaska Statehood Not Altering Plans
Of The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, P.R., Ml — State-,
hood for Alaska is not altering
the plans or aspirations of Gov.
Luis Munoz Marin for Puerto
Rico.
“We’re not on that road at all,”
Munoz says. “In our status of
Commonwealth, we are a unique
creation within the American
system.
“The people here, by their
voting, prefer this. Our common
wealth can be improved. Noth
ing is perfect. But our position
is not a way station toward
statehood or independence.”
Interviewed in his office in
historic La Fortaleza, oldest
executive mansion the western
hemisphere, Munoz spoke opti
mistically of the future of his
island homeland.
He has seen Puerto Rico trans
formed from an “unsolvable”
economic problem—as Congres
sional investigators once des
cribed it—to an expanding in
dustrial economy with ever ris
ing per capita income.
Munoz admits the current re
cession has been felt in Puerto
Rico, but “not as much as on.
the United States mainland.”
Having lured much light in
dustry to the sunny island in
recent years, Munoz said the
tendency now is toward heavier
industry to provide more jobs to
balance the economy and fight
the poverty of bygone years.
Does Puerto Rico, with its
exemption from the federal in
come tax and its tax exemptions
for industry, steal industry from
the mainland?
The governor contends it does
not. Islanders pay a common
wealth income tax.
As for plants deserting the
United States and moving to
Puerto Rico, he says:
“We have 'a deliberate policy
that no tax exemption will be
granted to a plant moving out
of another location.”