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VOL. LV No. 36NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1953Per Copy—15^
Waterfront Tieups,
Alaska Non-Skeds
To be Investigated
WASHINGTON, UP) — An im
mediate congressional investiga
tion into waterfront tieups at
Seattle and Puget Sound ports
was ordered Tuesday by the
House Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee.
Chairman Wolverton said a sub
committee headed by Rep. Dolli
ver will open a three-day hearing
in Seattle April 8.
Announcing the hearing, Wol
verton said “Interruptions in the
free flow of commerce have ad
versely affected interstate and
foreign commerce impairing the
defense effort and indirectly caus
ing great inconvenience and econ
omic loss not only to the people
of the Pacific Northwest but also
to the people of Alaska.”
In addition to labor troubles,
the subcommittee will look into
non - scheduled air transportation
between the Pacific Northwest
and Alaska.
Wolverton said one cause of in
terruption in the flow of com
merce was “the policy of the
Civil Aeronautics Administration
to eliminate non-scheduled car
riers serving Alaska.” He added:
“It appears that little or no
consideration has been given to
the needs of the people in small
communities and to small business
generally in the Pacific Northwest
and Alaska areas.”
Queen Mary of Britain
Dies at Age of 85 Years
LONDON, (JP>—Queen Elizabeth
II Wednesday decreed a month’s
mourning for Queen Mary, thus
carrying out her grandmother’s
wish that nothing interfere with
Elizabeth’s coronation in June.
Queen Mary died peacefully in
her sleep Tuesday night at the
age of 85.
The period of mourning after a
month will allow plenty of time
for pre - coronation arrangements
and activities.
Elizabeth, accompanied by the
Duke of Edinburgh, was among
the descendants of Queen Mary
who drove slowly up to Marlbor
ough House ioday. All were at
tired in deep mourning. Their
faces were heavy with grief and
they bowed their heads as they
walked into Queen Mary’s home
to discuss funeral arrangements.
The Duke of Windsor—Mary’s
favorite son who renounced the
throne in 1936 to marry Wallis
Warfield Simpson, an American
divorcee, drove up alone. In New
York, the Duchess said she was
greatly distressed by the news of
the Queen’s death and had can
celled all social arrangements. The
Duchess had never been received
by her mother-in-law.
The funeral probably will not
be held at Westminister Abbey
because of the coronation build
ing work in progress there.
Months ago the stern-willed old
grandmother, in speaking to
friends about the coronation, said,
t “Nothing must interfere with it,
nothing.”
Goshaw Returns From
Tour of States, Tells of
Urging Road to Wales
George Goshaw, formerly of
Shishmaref and now a resident of
Nome, returned 'yesterday from
an extended visit in the states.
He left here in October and at
tended the inauguration of Presi
dent Eisenhower at Washington
and visited former Alaskan
friends all over the United States.
He brought back greetings from
many former Nomeites including
Ed Fleming, pioneer of the early
days.
Mr. Goshaw stated that as he
and his wife travelled from coast
to coast their main theme to peo
ple was discussing and urging the
building of the road from Fair
banks to Nome and Wales in the
interest of travel as well as na
tional defense.
A national publication, in its
March issue, carries a full front
page story by Goshaw, on the
need for the building of this road
and a copy has been sent to every
congressman, every governor,
every Chamber^of Commerce, etc.,
to help educate the public to the
needs of the Second Division as
well as to the mineral wealth
that is here.
Goshaw states that he has no
political aspirations although his
name had been suggested for gov
ernor, down the line.
Mrs. Goshaw remained in Cali
fornia where she is visiting with
members of her family.
Administration Cancels
1,400 Examinations For
Postmaster Posts
WASHINGTON, (£1—The Eisen
hower administration has cancel
led out more than 1,400 examina
tions for jobs as postmasters, most
of them reported to have been
won by Democrats.
The avowed aim of the action,
announced Tuesday night, is to
“establish higher standards of
eligibility.”
Postmaster General Summer
field and Chairman Philip Young
of the Civil Service Commission,
in a joint statement, said new
tests to be held will require a
higher passing grade and will put
some emphasis on business ex
perience “or comparable training.”
An administration source who
predicted the move two weeks ago
had commented that most of the
examinations were won by Demo
crats. Those who qualified have
not actually been appointed post
masters, except in a few cases on
a temporary basis.
CHRYSLER CUTS PRICES
DETROIT, UP) — Chrysler Corp.
cut the prices on all its cars and
trucks today.
Chrysler’s cuts on its several
passenger car models average
$100 a car, the company said.
Price Freeze in Emergency
WASHINGTON, Iff)—'The Eisen
hower administration said today
the President would “accept” au
thority to clamp a 90-day freeze
on prices and wages in an emer
gency but wants no detailed stand
by economic control law.
House Passes
$23 Million General
Appropriation
By JIM HUTCHESON
JUNEAU, (A^—The House pass
ed the 23 million dollar general
appropriation bill Tuesday after
noon as the Republican majority
stood firm against a series of
Democratic attempts to amend it.
The only major change made dur
ing the nearly two hours of floor
action was to halve the proposed
$200,000 for the Civil Defense Ad
ministration.
The appropriations bill carries
salary increases for territorial of
ficials and nearly ten and a half
million for support of schools, not
including any new buildings.
It includes only $400,000 for
rural school construction and
none for cities. The Senate action
to raise those figures is a cer
tainty because the Senate already
voted for a million and a half
for construction in school districts
with an agreement the appropria
tion would include $700,000 for
outlying schools.
The Senate sounded the death
knell for any government reor
ganization legislation in this ses
sion. The bill to create an office
of controller and a board of bud
get failed to reach a final vote.
The Senate completed legisla
tive action on the House bill to
create a new board of commis
sioners, headed by the highway
engineer and with one member
appointed from each division. It
removes the governor and treas
urer from the board.
Other House action included ap
proval of an $800-a-year pay raise
for school teachers. The proposal
passed 18-6. The bill now returns
to the Senate which had voted
only a $600 raise. The teachers
have requested $800.
Govt. Advances Money
For Development Chrome
Mine on Kenai Peninsula
WASHINGTON, UP)—The gov
ernment announced yesterday the
development of the Red Mountain
chromite deposit on the Kenai
Peninsula is to be undertaken
under a contract with the Kenai
Chrome Co. of Anchorage.
Howard I. Young, deputy ad
ministrator of the Defense Mater
ials Procurement Agency saicf the
contract calls for production of
13,000 long tons of chromite from
a deposit about 12 miles inland
from Kasitsna Bay.
Young said DMPA agreed to ad
vance the company up to $310,000
for opening the mine, building a
dock, and for working capital. The
advances are to be repaid with
interest as production proceeds.
The government agreed to pay
a base price of $97 a ton for 48
per cent ore with a chrome-to
iron ratio of three to one.
Young said the United States is
almost wholly dependent upon
foreign sources for chrome re
quirements, which totalled 1,082,
300 long tons *in 1951. Principal
foreign sources are now Turkey,
South Africa and Southern Rho
desia.
Legislature Overrides Three
Vetoes by Governor Gruening
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Terri. Police, Raise
For Teachers, and
Liquor1 Get Action
By JIM HUTCHESON
JUNEAU* — Both houses of
the Alaska Legislature whipped
through bills in rapid fire tempo
Tuesday night as the Thursday
adjournment date neared.
A bill to create a territorial
police force won approval while
the House was okaying a 23-mil
lion dollar general appropriations
bill and an $800 yearly salary in
crease for teachers.
The police bill previously ap
proved by the House returns there
because of Senate amendments.
The teacher pay bill goes back to
the Senate because the House
boosted the raise from $600.
' Both houses took action on sep
arate liquor bills.
The Senate completed legisla
tive action on a bill to eliminate
petition peddler nuisance in re
newals of liquor licenses outside
of cities. The measure, sponsored
by Rep. John Coghill, makes it
tougher to get licenses originally
by requiring approval of two
thirds of residents within a mile
instead of a majority within two
miles. Petitions would not have
to be circulated annually if dis
pensary avoids any infraction of
regulations.
The House approved the bill
sponsored by Sens. Paul Robison
and Gerrit Snider requiring new
liquor dispensers to be one-quar
ter mile from school or church
outside cities and 200 feet from
grounds in cities.
Other House bills passed by the
Senate included: providing $20 per
diem allowance for members of
boards and commissions during
meetings; providing aeronautics
training and education for eligible
veterans; and boosting aid to di
visional fairs from $2,000 to $3,000
Chinese Break Up U.S.
Attack on Old Baldy
Hill In Deadly Fighting
SEOUL, UP—Fighting in a rain
of American fire, Chinese Reds
broke up a two-pointed U.S. at
tack Wednesday in the bloody
trenches of Old Baldy.
At nightfall the Americans
were back where they started,
about 125 yards down the bare,
windswept western front hill.
The fighting, now in its third
day, was vicious and deadly.
The Reds were reported taking
heavy casualties but so were Am
erican and Colombian units of the
Seventh Division.
A stream of wounded moved to
the rear. Helicopters shuttled from
front to hospitals and back again.
U.S. B-26 light bombers started
radar-directed strikes this morn
ing, one every 20 minutes.
Fifteen B-29 Superforts from
Okinawa and Japan plastered
three Red troop and supply cen
ters and frontline positions.
Weather cut down other air
action. Sabre jets sweeping north
ward reported no MIG engage
ments.
’ JUNEAU, (tf)—Governor Ernest
Gruening clashed head on with
the Alaska Legislature Thursday
with vetoes of three of the Repub
lican majority’s major bills.
The House immediately fired
back with a 20 to. 4 vote on
straight party lines to override
them all.
The Senate, at a night session,
also voted 14 to 2 to override his
veto of the Stringer investigating
committee bill but left the other
two to its Judiciary Committee
for further study.
The two senators who support
ed Gruening were William Egan
and William Beltz.
The Governor also vetoed the
bill for a bounty on wolverines.
Both houses overrode the veto
on that one—the House by 21-3
vote. It was introduced by the
Senate President Charles Jones
and is his pet bill of the session.
The Governor said the Employ
ment Commission bill is “what is
known as ‘ripper legislation,’
namely legislation designed to un
seat the legally appointed and con
firmed incumbent.”
He said it was pointed only at
removing the commission chair
man, Ralph Rivers.
Gruening declared such action
was unnecessary because there
are two openings on the commis
sion which the Republican gov
ernor will be able to fill as he
chooses.
The governor said that unseat
ing Rivers might not be sufficient
reason for the veto but, he said,
reconstituting the board with only
two labor and two management
members and no public members
opens the way to deadlock and
paralysis with neglect of the pub
lic interests.
The governor cited three main
legal questions in vetoing the in
vestigating committee bill. He
questioned the provision for up
to $35 a day allowance for six
members of the committee, refer
ring in turn to the Organic Act
which prohibits any legislator
from holding any office which
was created or for which the sal
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Russia Rejects U.S. Protest
Over Firing On Plane
Near Siberian Coast
MOSCOW, OR—Russia has re
jected a U.S. protest against a
shooting scrape involving an Am
erican plane in the Par East. A
Kremlin note said the American
craft made two “premeditated”
violations of Siberian territory and
fired first.
The Soviet rejection, printed in
Russian newspapers Tuesday,
counterdemanded that the U. S.
government take steps to prevent
future violations of Soviet borders
by American planes.
(In Washington, State Depart
ment press officer Michael Mc
Dermott said the Russian note had
been received. He had no com
ment except to say the Soviet ver
sion was “contrary” to the facts
as stated in the American protest.
There was no immediate com
ment from the U.S. Air Force.)