Robert Service
Writes Poem for
Sourdough
<Alaska-Yukon Sourdough News)
Robert W. Service, whose early
poetry told of deeds of men of the
far north in Yukon and Alaska
settings, saluted the Vancouver
Yukoner Association Reunion with
this verse:
Whate’er your band of hooch
may be,
Mumm's extra dry or barley bree,
Or vulgar beer;
Sourdoughs, across the sea tonight
To you, I raise a beaker bright,
Of joy and cheer.
Far in my sunny southern home
I stare across the fairy foam
In pensive mood;
In spirit, at the very least,
I’m with you at your merry feast
Of brotherhood.
And here, in seven years from
now,
o I’ll still be one of you, I vow,
A wise old guy;
I’ll prove that Yukon hearts are
stout;
With you at ninety and not out.
Age I’ll defy.
Old-timers, I don’t want to boast,
But let me offer you this toast:
May never dawn
Find you faint-hearted on the
trail,
The guns God gave you never fail,
Sourdoughs, mush on !
MOTHER DIES OF FEAR
WHEN BABIES ESCAPE CAGE
NEW YORK UP)—Two squalling
baby bears squeezed thru the bars
of their cage at Brooklyn’s Pros
pect Park Zoo Monday for a look
at the outside world.
Policemen swiftly lassoed the
two “amble-aw'ays” while mama
bear watched nervously.
The excitement finally proved
too much for the 300-pound moth
er. She collapsed and died of a
heart attack.
Beck Will Get $50,000
Yearly, Ousted or Not
WASHINGTON UP)—Dave Beck,
when and if ousted as Teamsters
Union president, probably still
will draw his $50,000 annual sal
ary.
John F. English, Teamsters
general secretary-treasurer now
seeking Beck’s ouster, said Beck
is entitled to continue receiving
that amount as a pension “and
nothing can change that.”
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i Eisenhower Proclaims
Memorial Day as One of
Prayer for Peace
WASHINGTON, (TP)—President
Eisenhower Tuesday proclaimed
Memorial Day, May 30, “as a day
of prayer for permanent peace.”
“I oaH upon all the people of
the nation,” the proclamation
said, ‘to dedicate that day to
prayer; and I designate the hour
beginning in each locality at 11
o'clock in the morning os a period
I in which all of us, wherever we
may be, may lift up our voices in
thanksgiving for the courage of
our fallen, in supplication for
God’s aid in averting war and in
dedication to unceasing work for
the attainment of a peaceful
world.”
REA APPROVES LOAN
FOR HOMER ELECTRIC
WASHINGTON, (TP)—The Rural
Electrical Administration yester
day approved an $846,500 loan to
the Homer Electric Assn, of Ho
mer. Delegate Bartlett said he
was advised the funds will be
used to build a 53-mile distribu
tion line to serve 199 new rural
customers.
New Japanese
Ambassador Wants
More China Trade
SEATTLE (jP—Japan’s new am
bassador to the United States ex
pressed the belief here today that
the wav should be opened for
more ti'ade with Red China.
Koiehiro Asakai voiced the
opinion before taking off for San
Francisco on the continuation of
his flight to his new post in Wash
ington, D.C. He, his family and
official party stopped here over
night after a flight over the
northerly great circle route across
the Pacific.
He emphasized that Japan’s
“fundamental policy” is coopera
tion with the U.S. and other pow
ers of the free world, but added:
“It is within that framework
that we should like to promote
our trade with Red China.”
Asakai said the question of rec
ognition of the Communist Chi
nese government can be kept sep
arate from trade relations.
The ambassador noted that
China was one of Japan’s main
sources of trade before World
War II. He said there is some
trade now between the two na
tions but that it could be in
J creased greatly, with benefit to
;Japan.
Asakai emphasized, however,
that the United States is a “most
important market for Japan,” al
tho the volume has not reached
the pre-war level.
During his overnight stop here,
the ambassador visited the Inter
national Trade Fair, at which
Japanese exhibits are among the
! most extensive of any of the “Pa
I cific rim” nations. The fair is a
! mammoth bazaar for the promo
I tion of international sales.
Butrovich Says
Gov. Stepovich To
Visit Nome Soon
At Rotary noon luncheon today
guests were: Don Cantola of An
chorage; Marcel Stern, Candle
mining man; Mr. Hallock of the
U.S. Coast Guard; Herb Gould,
insurance man of Seattle; and
Territorial Senator John Butro
vich of Fairbanks.
Sen. Butrovich told of the re
cent welcome accorded Governor
Mike Stepovich on his return to
Fairbanks from Washington.
He said that the new governor
will be sworn into office on June
8 and never before has Alaska’s
future looked so bright, with an
Alaskan governor and with a
new friendly atmosphere in
Washington with President Ei
senhower and Interior Secretary
Seaton contributing to this new
atmosphere.
Sen. Butrovich said he looks for
great accomplishments in the
territory in the next few years
not the least of which will be
great strides in road work, for
which $13 million is available for
I new construction in addition to
j between $4Vi and $5 million in
territorial funds for access roads.
He said Gov. Stepovich will
| probably visit Nome in the next
j six weeks.
Rotary welcomed back Willard
Mecklenburg, who had made a
trip to Anchorage to attend a
Methodist Church conference. He
said that the Methodist College
there is planned to open in two
years.
Rev. Mecklenburg told of his
impressions of two interesting in
stitutions he visited in Anchor
age. They were the Public Health
Hospital and the Anchorage Pri
son Farm. Of the hospital he
said it was an impressive insti
tution, costing $10 million and
requiring a $1 million payroll
| annually.
i
CLEAN-UP NOTICE
May 26 to June 8 has been des
j ignated by the Health Committee
as Clean-Up Weeks. Property
1 owners are requested to clean up
| their premises during this period ]
I and pile debris in small contain- j
ers that can be easily handled i
such as boxes and sacks (not in
metal drums) and place near the
curb for truck disposal at City
expense.
The Health Committee and the
j Chief of Police will make a tour
of inspection and report viola
tions which will be prosecuted
under Ordinance 355.
The Health Committee is asking
for full cooperation from everv
i one io make Nome a more pre
; senfable and sanitary community
to live in.
CITY OF NOME i
By Robert F. Scoit j
City Clerk
! Publ. May. 15, 17, 20, 22, 24.
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Small Family Plane
Has Inflatable Wings
LONDON, UP)—A tiny new fam
ily plane with an inflatable wing
—just blow it up and fly away—
was demonstrated here yesterday.
The plane itself is just like a
large-size motorcycle sidecar. It
is mounted on three wheels and
: can be towed behind a car to a
j suitable takeoff point.
Then you just pull out the rub
I her wing, blow it up and take off.
; The plane needs only 90 yards
of runway and travels at 58 miles
an hour. After the flight, you de
flate the wing and tow the plane
back into your garage.
The plane, which seats the pilot
and one passenger, was designed
by the ML Aircraft Co. as a cheap
vehicle for everyman’s use.
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8:15—Morning Devotions
8:30—Breakfast Club
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11:15—Swinging thru Dixie
11:30—Make Up Your Mind
11:45—Masters of Melody
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2:30—Music a la Carte
4:00—News
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