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VOL. LVIII No. 142 _ NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1956__Per Copy—15#
Heintzleman Doesn’t Want 2nd Term;
May Quit Before Term Expires
JUNEAU, UPI—Gov. B. Frank
Heintzleman declined to comment
last night on the Anchorage re
port that he might resign and that
he does not want a second term.
He reportedly has advised In
terior Department officials that
he does not want to serve again
and has expressed a willingness
to retire as governor before his
four-year term expires next April,
according to the Washington cor
responded for Anchorage Times
and the Fairbanks News-Miner.
■Both expressions were conveyed
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Churchill Is 83;
Mind Is Quick,
Step Is Slow
LONDON, UP!—Sir Winston
Churchill celebrated his 82nd
birthday today, more feeble phys
ically than 12 months ago but still
possessed of a bright and magnif
cent mind.
A friend emphasized that Sir
Winston was physically very fee
ble and that he walked slowly and
only with difficulty.
“He hates to talk about his
health or his advancing years,”
said the friend. The wartime
Prime Minister posed with Lady
Churchill for his official birthday
photograph yesterday.
“Sir Winston,” called out a pho
tographer as he clicked his lens,
“I hope to take your picture on
your 100th birthday.”
Turning slowly, Churchill stared
at the photographer for fully 30
seconds and then replied in the
tone that has withered many an
adversary:
“I see no reason why you
shouldn’t, young man—you look
hale and hearty enough.”
to Interior officials recently while
Heintzleman was in Washington
conferring with them on territor
ial problems.
High Interior officials had been
taking the attitude of "We’ll let
Frank decide what he wants to
do” about a second term before
making any recommendations to
the White House about the ques
tion, the Times said.
Heintzleman’s willingness to step
down before April was pegged to
his belief that it would be more
desirable to have the governor’s
term start earlier in the year,
possibly in January, so that he
would enter office in time to pre
sent a legislative program to the
territorial legislature when it con
venes in January.
This major political develop
ment is expected now to give the
expected visit of Seaton to Alaska
added significance, for the pulling
and hauling for the governor’s job
among top ranking Republicans
should be in full force by the time
Seaton arrives in Alaska.
STREET LIGHTS OUT
WHILE POWER CO.
SEEKS LINE BREAK
The Nome Light and Power Co.
has been working for the past two
days to locate a break in the line
which has kept part of the com
munity without street lights for
the past two nights.
The management stated they
expected to locate the trouble
today.
The new 600-watt unit of the
power plant is rapidly nearing
completion and it is estimated that
it will be another week before it
will be tried out for the first time.
Community Christmas Tree Program
To Be Held On Friday, December 21
Wednesday evening a meeting
was held at the City Hall to make
plans for the Community Christ
mas Tree as is traditional in
Nome.
Members of the Aurora Circle
are decorating jars for the collec
tion of contributions to the Com
munity Christmas Tree fund and
the Girl Scouts have volunteered
to distribute them in the business
houses.
Funds raised in this manner are
used each year for a variety of
Christmas activities. Baskets for
needy families are prepared from
a list compiled by the churches,
the health nurse and the Terri
torial Welfare Dept. Businessmen
as well as individuals knowing
of anyone in need, are encouraged
to submit the names so that the
money is spread as far as possible
by the C.C.T. Committee. The
committee is headed this year by
Mary Andersen and Fred Cavota.
Santa Claus is scheduled to ar
rive at the school auditorium on
Saturday, Dec. 22 at a convenient
hour to be announced later, to
greet all children up to and in
cluding the 4th grade. He will
have a surprise for all of the
children up to this grade level.
The Community Christmas Tree
program is directed by the staff
of Nome School and will be held
on Friday, Dec. 21 at the school
auditorium.
The big Christmas tree itself
is being brought in toy Wien Air
lines as they have done for many
years. An additional tree is being
brought in by the Volunteer Fire
Dept., whose members will set
the tree up on Front Street. They
are also planning street lighting
for the holidays.
The Community Christmas
Tree with its gifts for children,
Santa Claus, and good cheer for
the needy, originated in Nome
in the 1920’s when Nome was a
closed and isolated community in
the winter. Everyone contributed
generously of their time and do
nations, making this a highlight
of the holiday season.
As the population has changed
and school enrollment increased,
the program has changed to meet
conditions but the spirit of Christ
mas continues to unify the com
1 munity on this day.
Air Force Asks
2,700 Acres On
Seward Peninsula
WASHINGTON, 'The Bu
reau of Land Management today
announced a request by the Air
Force for withdrawal of 2,700
acres in the Cape Prince of Wales
area of the Seward Peninsula.
The land is to be used for
“classified military purposes.”
Air Force Says
Refueling Here
To End Dec. 15
FAIRBANKS Wt—Brig. Gen. Alan
Bennett, commander of the 11th
Air Division, announced today all
Air Force refueling and storage
facilities at Nome Field will be
closed by Dec. 15.
Bennet said all Air Force per
sonnell will be removed from
Nome with the exception of per
sonnel of the Armed Forces Radio
Service and the Indian Mountain
relay station.
Detachment 2 of the 5003rd Air
Base Squadron, which has been
based in Nome since 1952, will be
transferred to Galena, where re
fueling of aircraft supplies to re
mote sites will continue.
AFRS and relay station person
nel will be fed in Nome at civilian
restaurants under government
contracts.
The change in Air Force status
at Nome Field does not affect
commercial use of the field.
Russians Using
Tanks and Mines
To Stop Refugees
VIENNA, W*—-The' Russians to
day were reported using tanks in
their fight to stop the flow of ref
ugees from revolt-tom Hungary,
but the total number of fugitives
to reach free Austria passed the
100,000 mark.
There was no fanfare for the
100,000th. He—or she—was not
identified in the human stream
that slipped across frozen fields
or through wintry forests.
Austrian security officials re
ported that Russian tanks came
within one mile of the frontier
during the night in the area west
of Sopron, Hungary. Shortly after,
the Austrian' guards reported,
groups of refugees were fired on.
It was believed to be the first
time the Russians had used their
tanks against the refugees. Soviet
troops also continued to mine the
border area, and refugees who
made it over reported some of
their friends had to be left behind
after they stepped on mines and
were injured.
Frontier police said they also
heard heavy machinegun fire
which they believed turned back
many refugees.
But despite the shooting and
mines, another 4,700 refugees re
portedly made it to safety be
tween 8 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m.
Friday.
48th Pioneer Roof Garden Promises
To Be Bigger and Better Than Ever
The Pioneers Roof Garden,
which takes a whole year of plan
ning, is well under way for its
48th year.
Actually, the Roof Garden has
been held annually since the gold
rush days but had to suspend its
big extravaganzas during the war
years.
Mrs. G. R. Jackson is directing
the program again this year, and
much planning has gone into
making this year’s program one
which will be outstanding.
Clever, well trained, beautiful
ly costumed acts will make “Pio
neer Memories” one long to be re
membered. Past President Bob
Scott says, “Along with comedy to
keep you laughing, there are some
real tear-jerkers, too.”
President Pearse Walsh has
named Frpnk Morris as executive
chairman with the following com
mittee heads:
Pearce Walsh, program and ad
vertising; Emily Boucher, public
ity; George Gemalis, Sourdough
Roadhouse; Christie Waldheim,
cakes and prospectors cakes with
real nuggets; Stan Morgan, fi
nance; Mike Walsh, nugget raffle;
Tom Martin, dance; Bull Ull
rich, Bingo; Mary Honsberger,
Fish Pond; Axel Edman, Well of
Fortune; James Walsh, door and
U. OF ALASKA GETS
MT. WRANGELL SITE FOR
COSMIC RAY RESEARCH
WASHINGTON, WV-The De
partment of the Interior has set
aside for the University of Alaska
a 640-acre tract atop Mt. Wran
gell. The site will be used by the
university as a cosmic ray re
search station.
! admissions; Nels Swanberg Jr.,
| floor committee, and Don Hun
I gerford, program chairman.
Committee members will be
announced early next week. A
beautiful souvenir program is in
the making.
Mike Walsh states that the real
gold nugget which is being given
away is the biggest, most beauti
ful nugget that the Pioneers have
ever had. It will be displayed in
a local store next week.
Don Hungerford, director of the
amateur show, says rehearsals
are well attended and a fine
spirit of cooperation is evident.
A dress rehearsal is scheduled
over the weekend or as soon as
the costumes arrived from the
States.
Don also intimated there are
some exciting surprises in store
which cannot be divulged now.
When questioned as to the
authenticity of a rumor that one
or more professionals might ap
pear on the stage, Don was eva
sive, but would not deny that
such a matter was under consid
eration. He qualified his remarks
by saying “stateside transporta
tion is but a matter of hours
these days.”
The school auditorium will be
beautifully illuminated with spe
cial lighting arrangements and
the decorations will be in keeping
with the occasion.
The orchestra, which is prepar
ing special music for the dance,
is going to be ready to render the
latest in modem selections as well
the good old square dance music
for those who wish to indulge.
It’s your choice they say—just
tell them what you desire.
U.S. Starts Emergency Program to
Supply Western Europe With Oil
WASHINGTON, WV-The gov
ernment today ordered into effect
its emergency program to supply
western Europe with up to 1,100,
j00 barrels of oil daily.
Mobilization Director Arthur S.
Fleming asked Secretary of Inter
ior Seaton to activate the indus
try’s Middle East emergency com
mittee.
This committee, representing 15
oil companies, has standby plans
to pool production, distribution
and tanker facilities for an effort
to ease the European petroleum
crisis resulting from blockage of
the Suez Canal.
Most European countries al
ready have gone under voluntary
or compulsory gasoline rationing
while this government withheld
action—thereby exerting pressure
on Britain and France to with
draw their troops from Egypt.
Flemming’s action implied, but
did not state, that the United
States has obtained what it con
siders sufficient assurances from
the French and British govern
ments that their forces will be
withdrawn, leaving the United
Nations a free hand .to stabilize
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conditions in Egypt.
Even with the U.S. effort, there
still will be a petroleum deficit
of about 20 percent in western
Europe this winter, officials said,
unless the canal and disrupted
pipelines to the Mediterranean
are restored in good time.
In spite of the heavy drain on
Western Hemisphere oil supplies,
ODM officials have said there
will be no necessity for rationing
in this country.
Flemming paid the problem is
not one of supplies but is "essen
tially a transportation problem.”
“The number of tankers avail
able to carry oil is not sufficient
to permit maintaining oil con
sumption at normal levels every
where in the world,” Fleming’s
statement said.
Fleming said he acted after con
sultation with Secretary of State
Dulles and Acting Secretary of
State Herbert Hoover Jr. “and
with the approval of the Presi
dent.”
Government sanction was re
quired for a coordinated effort by
the 15 U.S. companies if they
were not to run afoul of the anti
trust laws.