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VQL~LVI No. 97 ~~ NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST T8~i95~4 Per Copy—15^
Emergency March
OS' Dimes Gels
Under Way Here
The emergency March of Dimes
campaign gets under way today
as the familiar donation posters
are placed in business houses for
voluntary contributions.
Due to the latest reports the
number of cases reported so far
this year are running about 24
per cent above the average for
the last five years.
The National Foundation is
asking for an additional donation
from the nation of $20,000,000 to
meet its needs.
Anchorage and Seward have
been badly hit with 75 cases re
ported in that area with eight
deaths. Last January our school
children were among the two
million who were fortunate
enough to get doses of gamma
globuli.n
Give—that others may receive
the same service and preventative.
Girl Scouts are assisting in the
campaign by distributing cards
which may be turned in to the
City Clerk or mailed at the Post
Office with the contribution.
South Korean Assembly
Upset Over Rumor U.S.
Will Withdraw Troops
SEOUL, Iff)—The chairman of
the South Korean national assem
bly said last night the United
States plans to withdraw three of
Its six divisions from Korea by
the end of 1954.
The report, given in an extra
ordinary night emergency session
of the assembly, provoked an im
mediate outcry.
The assembly declared unani
mously that such a withdrawal
without a new buildup of South
Korea troop strength "will leave
the United States solely respon
sible foT whatever may happen in
the Korean phase of the Commun
ist drive toward Asian and world
power.”
South Korea has 20 divisions
trained and equipped by the
United States. It has sought three
new divisions for each Allied div
ision which may be withdrawn.
In Washington, a Pentagon
spokesman said “the Army has no
konwledge o'f an early withdraw
al of troops from Korea.” But
diplomatic sources said the United
States was considering withdraw
al of three divisions. They said no
firm decision had been reached.
Soviet Citizens Urged To
Stop Smoking, Drinking,
Cursing and Brawling
MOSCOW, (ff)—Soviet residents,
who have been urged for months
to cut down their drinking, were
advised today to stop smoking.
They were told it’s a harmful
habit that causes stomach ulcers,
leaves particles on the lungs, con
tracts the blood vessels and makes
a person mentally dopey.
Komsomol Pravdo, organ of the
Communist Youth League, car
ried a two column article “on the
harm of smoking,” by medical ex
pert A. Ostrovsky. The article was
another in the Soviet press cam
paign telling the Soviet people
they should quit using alcohol,
stop cursing and brawling and
also avoid religion.
Herbert Hoover Jr. Will
Succeed Walter Bedell
Smith in State Dept.
WASHINGTON, l/Pl — Herbert
Hoover Jr. won unanimous con
firmation today as Undersecre
tary of State.
His name was brought up short
ly after the Senate met and was
approved without debate by voice
vote.
Hoover will succeed Walter
Bedell Smith as right-hand man
to Secretary of State Dulles.
Smith is retiring at 58 from the
military - diplomatic career on
which he embarked 43 years ago.
Smith is due to leave his State
Dept, post about Oct. 1. He is
taking an executive job in private
industry.
Smith, in a letter to Dulles,
said of his reasons for resigning:
“ . . . I am more overextended
physically and financially than I
had realized, and I cannot afford
to give up the employment con
tract which I have been offered.”
2 Senators Agree
83rd Congress Was
Not “Do-Nothing”
WASHINGTON, UPI — Two vet
eran legislators, Republican Sen.
Millikin of Colorado and Sen.
Mansfield of Montana, a Demo
crat, said today there is no doubt
about it — the 83rd Congress has
been anything but “do-nothing.”
But they split sharply as to
whether new legislation Congress
is sending to the White House is
good or bad for the people.
Millikin, chairman of the GOP
conference, said in an interview:
“There’s no question about it,
we’ve put through an amazing
amount of legislation. And don’t
think the people won’t be aware
of it when they start comparing
the campaign promises of General
Eisenhower with the performance
of this Republican Congress.”
Mansfield, questioned separate
ly, said:
“No, this certainly has been no
do-nothing Congress.” But much
of the work accomplished, he said,
has “not been in the interests of
the people.”
Millikin and Mansfield spoke
out after both houses of Congress,
with an eye to going home by the
end of the week, put on another
demonstration yesterday of how
they can speed through legisla
tion when they want to.
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Rep. Paul Shafer Dies,
Is 14th Congressman to
Die During This Session
WASHINGTON, WV-Senior Re
publican Paul W. Shafer of Mich
igan is dead of a liver ailment.
Shafer’s death Tuesday at the
age of 61 came four days after he
underwent surgery at the Army’s
Walter Reed hospital. His wife
died earlier this summer.
Shafer was the eighth House
member to die during this Con
gress. Six senators also have died.
The party lineup in the House
now stands at 218 Republicans
and 213 Democrats. A lone In
dependent also serves there, and
there are three vacancies.
Partition Will Not
Be Issue In The
General Election
JUNEAU, UP!—Gov. B. Frank
Heintzleman said here yesterday
recent congressional proposals to
partition Alaska will not be an
issue in the territory’s forthcom
ing general election campaign.
Heintzleman said the reaction
in Alaska was largely in opposi
tion to the proposal and as far
as he is concerned that ends it.
Heintzleman’s comments were
in reply to questions from a re
porter in connection with a re
cent Anchorage newspaper edi
torial which suggested three Third
Division campaign issues were*
statehood, commonwealth and
partition.
“The proposal I made in Wash
ington last spring is dead,” Heint
zleman declared. “Actually, it
was made by me as an alternative
in an attempt to get action on the
Alaska statehood bill.”
He said the proposal to confine
the grant of immediate statehood
to more populous and developed
sections of Alaska seemed to be
in line with the thinking of Presi
dent Eisenhower.
He said he does not know whe
ther statehood vs. commonwealth
will be a major issue in the Al
aska campaign this year but that
apparently much interest has
been stirred up by the common
wealth proposal.
Articles of incorporation for
Commonwealth for Alaska, Inc.,
have been filed with the Territor
ial Auditor Saturday.
Directors of the non-profit or
ganization are listed as John E.
Manders, Harold Sogn, Thomas T.
Walker, F. L. Heastan and V. L.
Knutson, all of Anchorage.
Supporters of the common
wealth move have stressed that
it would give Alaska a status
similar to Puerto Rico’s, free of
federal income taxes.
Organization of the group was
announced recently at Anchorage,
with a plan to send out 25,000
pamphlets setting forth the case
for commonwealth status instead
of statehood.
Hickel Advised He Will
Not Be Seated At GOP
Nat. Committee Meeting
ANCHORAGE, Uf1—Speculation
as to whether Walter Hickel of
Anchorage will be recognized as
Republican National Committee
man for Alaska was ended yes
terday.
Hickel said he received a let
ter from Leonard Hall, National
Republican party chairman, ad
vising he would not be seated
when the National Committee
convenes in Cincinnati next week.
“But I intend to go there any
way, and put up a fight,” Hickel
said.
“Hall said in his letter that the
committee didn’t recognize Mc
Kenna’s resignation as official,”
Hickel said. •
There was no indication here as
to what constitutes an “official”
resignation or whether the GOP
government body would make its
own appointment should the Mc
l Kenna resignation be accepted.
Engineer Corps Report
Record Pace In Alaska
Military Construction
ANCHORAGE, \B — A record
pace in Alaskan military con
struction during the current sea
son is reported by the Corps of
Engineers.'
A review released by the Dis
trict Office says “the heaviest
concentration . of defense con
struction to be completed in a
six-month period since the start
of the multi-million dollar pro
gram in Alaska should be realized
between July and December.
Contractors are expected to'
turn over 81 completed projects
to the Army and Air Force, repre
senting a total cost of about 86
million dollars. Fifty of the proj
ects were started in 1953. Some
were started as far back as 1952.
More than two-thirds o'f them
are at the territory’s four major
bases — Ft. Richardson and El
mendorf, Ladd and Eielson Air
Force bases. Others are at Big
Delta, Whittier, Kenai, Naknek,
Takotna, Galena and Wales.
U.S. Considers
Demanding Recall
Soviet Ambassador
WASHINGTON, UP)—'The State
Department has considered, but
rejected the idea of demanding
the recall of Russian ambassador
Georgi N. Zarubin on grounds he
“insulted” the United States.
The action was considered, it
was learned today, as a result of
Zarubin’s refusal to call at the
State Department last Friday de
spite two requests that he do so'.
Acting Secretary of State Wal
ter B. Smith wanted to inform
him during the call that the long
missing former Russian spy, Yuri
A. Rastvorov, was in American
hands and would be granted asy
lum in the United States.
Zarubin refused to show up,
pleading “illness.” He also de
clined to send anyone in his place
—an action virtually unheard of
in diplomatic relations.
Top department officials are
convinced his “illness” was dip
lomatic rather than real, because
only 48 hours earlier he had
agreed to meet with deputy Un
dersecretary Robert Murphy.
Court Warns Brawling
Anchorage Barbers
Cut It Out—Or Else
ANCHORAGE, UPI — Barbers
drew a court warning here Mon
day in the battle over price-cut
ting in his city of $2.50 haircuts.
City i Magistrate George Mc
Laughlin warned both sides in
the bitter dispute that “any fur
ther disturbance” at the shop that
is offering trims for $1.50 will re
sult in jail sentences.
He issued the admonition after
suspending a $300 fine and 30
day jail sentence against Wayne
Currie, one of the operators of
the union-picketed cut-rate shop.
The case was the second one
brought into the city court in the
haircut hassle. Last month, the
Barber’s Union president, James
Porter, was convicted of assault
on Jack Ellis, a partner in the
cut-rate shop.
$619,000 Approved
For New Nome
School Addilion
JUNEAU, UP) — A $9,419,000
allotment for 18 Alaska Public
Works projects from the 1955
budget recently approved by Con
gress was jointly announced yes
terday by Gov. Heintzleman and
James W. Huston, Alaska Public
Works Director.
Included in the appropriation
was $619,000 for the city and
school district at Nome.
ft # *
Mayor Andersen was notified
yesterday by Mr. Huston o'f the
approval of $619,000 for the Nome
school addition, Project No. 189,
and in addition a previous allot
ment of $21,000 for the advance
planning. .
Mr. Huston stated that it is an
ticipated that a contract for the
work will be awarded prior to
the start of the 1955 construction
season.
August Nachant Elected
Sourdough President
VANCOUVER, B.C., (ff)—August
Nachant of San Diego, Calif., was
elected president of the Interna
tional Sourdough Assn., yester
day. He succeeds Thomas Lamb
of Vancouver, B.C.
Acting Mayor Bert Showier
told the 500 visitors: “Have a
good time and if you run into any
problems, call me ahd I’ll fix
them up.”
The Association expects 1,000
tonight for the grand banquet,
high spot in the four days of re
union and yarn-swapping.
Portugese Troops Regain
Goan Fortress From
Pro-Indian Demonstrators
NEW DELHI, India, W—Portu
gese troops were reported in full
possession Tuesday of Goa’s Tira
col (Terekhol) fortress after a
show of force dislodged the band
of pro-Indian demonstrators who
occupied the bastion Sunday.
Reports published in New Del
hi newspapers made no' mention
of any casualties in the recapture
of the fort Monday, but a report
receive din Bombay said one of
the demonstrators was killed and
another wounded.
The band of Goan nationalists
had occupied the fort on Goa’s
northern frontier early Sunday
after eight Portugese police gar
risoning it fled. Capture of Tira
col was the nationalists’ only suc
cess in their widely publicized
“liberation march” which fizzled
down to only a token invasion of
the Portugese-Indian territories
claimed by India.
TUESDAY BALL SCORES
American League
Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
New York 11, Philadelphia 1
Chicago 2-3, Baltimore 0-1
Boston 4, Washington 3
National League
New York 8, Philadelphia 3
Pitsburgh 4, Brooklyn 2
Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 1
Chicago 5-6, Cincinnati 0-1
Pacific Coast League
Seattle 5-10, Los Angeles 4-7
Portland 3-10, Oakland 0-3
Sacramento 5, Hollywood 1
San Diego 4, San Francisco 3