Court Rules Government Liable
For Damages Resulting From Its
Wartime Closing of Gold Mines
Geodetic Survey Officials
Could Act as Notaries
WASHINGTON, UP)—Coast and
Geodetic Survey officers would be
authorized to act as notaries in
Alaska and other U.S. territories
and possessions under a bill of
fered Tuesday.
Chairman Magnuson of the
Senate Commerce Committee said
his measure was designed to avoid
delays of as much as six months
in handling certain papers and in
taking depositions in places where
notary service is not available.
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Will Buy U.S. Built
Jet Transports
MONTREAL, OP)—President G.
R. McGregor of Trans-Canada Air
Lines announced he will recom
mend to directors in April that
the airline buy jet transport
planes for long range service.
McGregor also announced that
TCA has placed a new $12,000,000
order for 11 more Vickers Vis
count turbo-prop aircraft.
The Viscount machines, used on
domestic service and to the United
States, will bring to 36 the TCA’s
turbo - prop fleet when delivery
is completed.
McGi'egor said that the jet
transports being considered for
TCA are the American Boeing 707
and the Douglas DC8.
Rev. Fick, Composer and
Piano Artist, To Be Heard
At Assembly of God Tonite
Rev. Ralph Fick, composer and
artist at the piano, as well as
being an evangelist who is at the
Assembly of God Church this
week, has appeared in concerts
and recitals throughout the
States.
Rev. Fick was head of the music
department of the Southeastern
Bible Institute at Lakeland, Fla.,
for several years before starting
on his evangelist travels through
both large and small communi
ties, “ministering at the piano
as well as with the Word.”
Sixteen Missionaries In
Six Small Planes Lost and
Found In The Caribbean
MIAMI, Fla., — The Coast
Guard said today six light planes
which disappeared yesterday
after taking off from Cuba for
Jamaica had been found at Ni
quero, Cuba, and the 16 mission
aries aboard were all safe.
Nine planes carrying the mis
sionaries on a goodwill tour of the
Caribbean islands took off yester
day from Camaguey, Cuba, bound
for Kingston, Jamaica. Only three
of the planes reached Kingston.
SAFER IN HIS TRUCK
MAYWOOD, Calif., UP)—1Truck
driver Lou Burdock raised up in
his hospital bed yesterday and re
ceived an award—for 10 years ot
safe driving.
Murdock, 34, who wheeled his
truck .over 750,000 miles without
an accident, had broken his leg
while carrying firewood up a
flight of stairs at his home.
^ WASHINGTON, UP—'The Court
of Claims ruled Monday the gov
I ernment is liable for damages as
I a result of the wartime closing of
| the country’s gold mines.
The court referred to a commis
j sioner the determination of the
amounts of damage due Home
stake Mining Co., Idaho Maryland
Mines Corp., Central Eureka Min
ing Co., Alaska-Pacific Consoli
dated Mining Co., Bald Mountain
Mining Co., and Ermont Mines,
Inc.
The court found that an order
issued by the War Production
Board Oct. 8, 1942, amounted to a
temporary taking of property by
the government for which just
compensation must be paid under
the Fifth Amendment to the Con
stitution.
The court held that, three min
ing companies were not entitled
to damages. It dismissed claims of
Oro Fino Consolidated Mines, Al
abama-California Gold Mines Co.,
and Consolidated Chollar Gold Si
Salvage Mining Co.
The order at issue required cer
tain non-essential mines to cease
all mining operations. It was de
signed to conserve critical mining
equipment and divert manpower
from the gold mines to the mining
of copper and other es-ential ma
terials.
The gold mine operators, in fil
ing their claims, contended the
industry was the only segment of
U.S. economy by direct govern
ment order to cease operations.
In some instances, they contend
ed, mines idled by the order were
destroyed or made useless by
flooding and other deterioration.
Alaska-Pacific operated mining
properties in Alaska and in Octo
ber 1942 had a crew of 101 men.
First Round Elimination
In Pool Tourament Now
Under Way At Polar Bar
The first round in the pool
tournament at the Polar Bar is
now being played. The elimina
tion stage of the play will con
sist of the bset two out of three
games. The final round will be
the best three out of five games.
Prizes offered are: 1st, $25; 2nd,
$17, and 3rd, $12. Brunswick
rules will govern all play.
Eighteen playeas have entered
the contest and nine will be el
iminated in the first round. The
first games will be between: J.
Dixter and J. Reader; O. Davis
and J. Baldwin; J .Kost and N.
Atuk; C .Moon and K. Hedreen;
G. Kordie and G. Koonuk; P.
agona and D. Grinsell; M. Vivi
eros and B. Dinkin; S. Black and
C. Trigg; and F. Bolt and Sam
Mogg.
Anyone interested in seeing the
games are invited and there is
no charge for spectators.
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Young Doctor Killed
By Former Patient
CHICAGO, OP)—A former pa
• tient, enraged because he could
not get a pain-easing medicine,
stabbed an interne to death at the
County Hospital yesterday.
Police said Jim Go, 76-year-old
Chinese pensioner, related that he
bought two large butcher knives
and went to the hospital with the
intention of killing Dr. Bruno Ep
stein, 25.
Dr. Epstein, who came to the
U.S. with his parents from Vienna
in 1939, died within a few min
utes of the attack. He was stabbed
in the chest and abdomen before
other hospital staff members were
able to intervene.
Police said Go was a patient at
the hospital for a month and was
released Feb. 9 after receiving
treatment for a hernia and under
going an operation.
Admiral Gets Dunking
When ’Copter Crashes
OPPAMA, Japan, OP)—Rear Adm
Fitzhugh Lee, commander of Am- j
erica’s fleet air arm in the west- |
ern Pacific, was dunked in Tokyo |
Bay and slightly injured yester
day in a helicopter crash.
The Navy said the helicopter in
which the admiral was riding hit
the water 75 yards offshore, mo
ments after taking off from the
U.S. Navy air facility here on the
southern edge of the bay.
The Navy said the aircraft suf
fered a “mechanical failure.”
Man Witnesses Crash
Fatal to His Father
LUDLOW, Ky., OP)—Anthony
Eades stopped his car when he
saw another automobile fail to
make a turn and hit a utility pole.
He found his 62-year-old father
dead inside the wrecked car, his
body pinned against the steering
wheel.
Lawrence Amarok
Graduated From Marine's
i Radio Operator School
j SAN DIEGO—Marine Pvt. Law
rence D. Amarok, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Amarok of Nome, Alas
ka, was graduated Feb. 20 from
j the Radio - Telegraph Operator
j Course at the Marine Corps Re
| cruit Depot, San Diego, Calif.
The course included reception
; and sending of International
Morse Code, radio telegraph pro
cedure, typing and map reading.
Graduates of the course are as
signed to Marine Corps units in
the United States and overseas.
Lawrence’s father is proprietor
j of the Nome Laundry here.
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