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An interesting meeting was
held Tuesday noon by the Cham
ber of Commerce. Phillip Holds
worth, head of the Territorial De
partment of Mines, explained how
four diamond drills, four Geiger
counters and four mineral lights
are now available to prospectors
from the local assay office on a
rental basis. These will be a great
’ help to mining men in the area
and it is expected they will be in
constant use.
Holdsworth will be here two
weeks during the absence of the
local engineer, Pete Sandvik, who
is attending special classes in
geachemistry at the University of
Alaska.
Dick Benson, chairman of the
AVA committee, reported consid
erable interest and progress, with
several business houses taking
memberships in the organization.
Guests were Mrs. Stanley Mor
gan, Rev. R. Amundsen, Karl
Dewey, Phillip Holdsworth.
An interesting paper, prepared
by William Angell, superinten
dent of the school, was read in
connection with the building of
facilities for boarding students to
Nome High School. It will be pre
sented in Friday’s paper.
NATO Hopes For
End Hostilities
In Formosa Area
PARIS, UP)—The North Atlan
tic Alliance expressed formal
hope today for an end to hostil
ities and no further resort to force
in the Formosa area.
A communique ending and sum
ming up the current session of
the NATO council of foreign min
isters declared:
“The council expressed the hope
that there would be a cessation
of hostilities in the Far East and
no further resort to force, since
this would clearly endanger the
peace of the world.”
While Formosa was not men
tioned specifically, the only war
ring armies in the Far East pres
ently are the Chinese Reds and
Chinese Nationalists who face
each other in the Formosa area.
Canadian Foreign Secretary
Lester Pearson hinted to a news
conference later that most NATO
members felt the best solution for
the Chinese dispute is the sur
render of Quemoy and Matsu, off
shore islands held by the Nation
alists, in return for a collective
security pledge to Chiang Kai
Shek’s Formosa regime.
“We have responsibilities to
Formosa as a member of the
■United Nations,” said Pearson. He
declined to say whether Britain
shared this view.
The NATO council formally en
dorsed the Western Big Three
proposals for a top level meet
ing with Soviet Premier Nikolai
Bulganin.
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Eisenhower Agrees
To Top Level Big
F our Conference
WASHINGTON, wi— President
Eisenhower said today he agreed
to a top level Big Four conference
in the hope of clarifying the in
ternational atmosphere and to
test Russia’s sincerity.
The President emphasized at a
news conference there still is
nothing definite as to whether
there will be a meeting at the
summit — that is of Eisenhower,
Prime Minister Eden of Britain,
Premier Faure of France, and
Marshal Bulganin of Russia.
A reporter noted that in the
past Eisenhower had indicated he
would prefer a meeting of the
foreign ministers in advance of
any conference of the chiefs of
state.
Asked why he had changed his"
mind on that and agreed to an “at
the summit” conference first, the
President replied there now ap
pear to be some cogent reasons
for a top level meeting.
A bit later, the President said
such a conference also would be
a means of finding out whether
Russia is sincere about wanting
to relieve world tensions.
Eisenhower repeated what he
has said before—that he is willing
to go anywhere, anytime, if any
good would come from the jour
ney so far as world peace is con
cerned.
The President also dealt with
these other topics:
Salk Vaccine—Eisenhower said
he believes that within a reason
able time the vaccine will elim
inate polio in the United States.
He said U.S. Surgeon General
Leonard Scheele — and no other
official — made the decision to
bring the inoculation program to
at least a temporary standstill.
It was a decision that only doc
tors and the experts in the field
were qualified to make, Eisen
hower added.
Politics—The President said he
thanks Sen. Margaret Chase
Smith (R-Maine) for her state
ment that she hopes with all her
heart he will seek re - election
next year. But he added with a
smile and a shrug of the shoulders
that he had no idea where Mrs.
Smith got what she called an im
pression that the President will
not run again.
New York Girl Missing
On Kodiak Bear Hunt
KODIAK, OP — A search was
being made today for' an Alle
ghany, N.Y., girl after the body
of her fiance, with whom she had
last been seen in a small skiff,
was found on rocks off the shore
of Kodiak Island.
The girl is Elpen Grey, 23,
daughter of Sheldon Grey of Al
leghany. She and Tom Johnson,
son of Mrs. Milton Bold of Kodiak
left in a skiff Monday afternoon
for Uyak Bay on the north side
of the island on a bear hunt.
An hour and 15 minutes later
Johnson's body was found with
their empty skiff floating nearby.
There was no sign of the girl.
Nome Clean-Up
Week Is Set For
May 23 To June 4
Local groups aroused by the un
sightly condition of the commun
ity as the snow leaves the win
ter debris exposed, have demand
ed more than the usual activity
for clean-up week.
Mayor Andersen announced the
date at the Council meeting Mon
day. The Rotary Club, Home A.rts
Club and Chamber of Commerce
i
have all pledged cooperation in
setting up a program that prom
ises to result in a real job.
Councilman Stan Morgan,
chairman for the city, has an
nounced a meeting of organi
zation representatives and other
individuals interested in the
cleanup campaign, for Thurs
day, 8 p.m., at the CLy Hall. He
urges everyone who can parti
cipate to come.
Committee reports for the city
included one false alarm and no
fires in April; 25 arrest,s and
$166.50 collected in fines, and one
traffic violation.
Eight dogs were impounded and
eight were disposed of in April.
The health department report
ed three cases of chicken pox and
one case of German measles.
Councilman Morgan submitted
a form to be used by all food
handlers, which has the approval
of the local health officer.
The committee appointed to
study the possibility of condemn
ing an alley for the use of the
construction of a Lutheran church
expansion, reported unfavorably.
The group will be helped to find
other property for the necessary
expansion.
The CAA was granted permis
sion to use lots 2-6 in block 64
for rental set at $225 a year.
A committee headed by Clara J
Salisbury and Mrs. Wm. Brown;
from the Home Arts Club, pre
sented several ways of cleaning
up the community and also sug
gested trash cans as permanent
fixtures to keep the town clean
after clean-up week. Keeping the
community alert to a clean town
by posters, etc., was also sug
gested.
Two applications were received
for utility man: Harry Johnson,
and Ben Oksoktaruk; two applica
tions for fire chief: W. W. Laws,
and Ben Oksoktaruk; two applica
tions for chief of police: Herb
Jenks, and Ben Oksoktaruk.
Keith Hedreen, chairman of the
Street Committee, reported that
he had never seen the sidewalks
in worse condition due to the
carelessness of tractors and heavy
trucks driving over them. He re
commended that necessary mater
ials be purchased for sidewalk re
pairs.
Alaska-Hawaii Statehood Hopes
Blasted As House Votes 218-17(1
To Turn Down Combined Bill
10 2nd Division Candidates
File For Delegates To The
Constitutional Convention
For the Constitutional Conven
tion the following have filed ap
plications:
Cape Nome, Wade Hampton,
District No. 7—Paul O’Connor of
St. Marys, James von der Heydt,
W. W. Laws and Arthur Johnson
of Unalakleet.
Noatak, Kobuk and Fairhaven
District No. 8—John M. Cross and
Fred Crane, both of Kotzebue.
Second Division at large, Dis
trict No. 9—Frank Degnan and
Maynard Londborg, Unalakleet;
Pete Reader and John McNees.
Election will be held Sept. 13.
The convention convenes Nov. 8
at the University of Alaska.
Soviets Declare
They Want End
To The Cold War
By COLIN FROST
(Editor’s note — The writer, a
member of the Associated Press
staff in London, is one of a small
group of western correspondents
visaed to Poland for the meeting
of officials from the Soviet Union
and its European satellites. Po
land does not permit Western
correspondents to enter the coun
try on a continuing basis).
WARSAW, Poland, — The
Soviet Union declared today it
want! an end to the cold war, and
will give careful study to the
Western proposal for talks among
the chiefs of government of the
four powers.
A Soviet spokesman said So
viet Premier Nikolai Bulganin
made these points in address to
the eight-nation Eastern Security
Conference that opened today.
Russia and its associates are meet
ing to put their armed forces
under joint command.
The spokesman told a news con
ference that Bulganin emphasized
in his address that Western Ger
many’s emergence as a NATO
power has created a new situation
in Europe.
Nonetheless, he said the Soviet
Union is ready to support any
acceptable proposal that might
lead to German reunification.
To that end, Bulganin suggested
the occupying powers — United
States, Britain, France and Rus
sia—should withdraw the greater
part of the troops from Germany,
leaving only skeleton forces there
until Germany could become a
united and independent nation.
He said:
“The Soviet Union is ready to
do everything for the unification
of Germany on acceptable condi
tions. The Soviet government is
firmly convinced that with good
will it should be possible to settle
this question. But now there is
no goodwill.”
' By FRANK W. VAILLE
- WASHINGTON, Im — Alaska
and Hawaii — their statehood
dream blasted, ironically, by 48
votes—grasped the bottom rung
of the ladder again today.
In the wake of the 218-170 vote
tally by which the House yester
day sent the joint Alaska-Hawaii
bill back to committee, support
ers were uncertain of their future
course.
Chairman Engle (D-Calif) of
the House Insular Affairs Com
mittee said the margin of defeat
made problematical consideration ,
of separate legislation for either
or both territories.
“I’m not going to fight a wind
mill,” he said.
Both Engle and Rep. Saylor
(R-Pa), another leading statehood
backer, attributed defeat to oppo
sition by the leadership in both
parties.
Saylor said he would recom
mend the committee come back
with separate bills for each terri
tory, but he conceded there might
be difficulty determining priority.
On this score, Delegate Bartlett
said Hawaii should be considered
first to “put the administration to
the test.”
Bartlett was referring to Presi
dent Eisenhower’s repeated re
commendations that statehood be
conferred on Hawaii. Eisenhower
has made no such recommenda
tion for Alaska.
Delegate Farrington (R-Hawaii)
said she was “encouraged” by the
outcome, adding that Hawaii’s
best chance for statehood rests in
the eventual passage of a separ
ate bill.
Particularly discouraging to
statehood supporters was the fact
that yesterday was the first time
the House ever rejected Alaska or
Hawaii statehood legislation.
In rejecting the joint bill, House •
party lines splintered. Democrats
split almost even with j.05 of them
voting to return the bill to com- .
mittee and 107 opposed to the
move. The Republicans divided
113-63 in favor of recommitting
the bill.
Lucky Guesser Doesn’t
Know How Many
Partners. He Has
FAIRBANKS, (if) — The most
nervous lucky guesser on the
Nenana ice breakup guessing con
test probably was J.C. Rasor of
Fairbanks.
He couldn’t remember Tuesday
how many people were with him
on his-lucky ticket. Rasor thought
it was only two.
But Rasor wasn’t sure and con
test bookkeepers couldn’t supply
the information until work on
the files is completed.
* Meantime it developed that the
Military Personnel Poolj one of
the 20 winning groups, consisted
of 47 soldiers of the 4th Infantry
at Ladd Field here.