THE NOME NUGGET
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National Canned Salmon Week
Observance of National Canned Salmon Week,
starting February 23, has brought expressions of inter
est and approval from Douglas McKay, Secretary of
the Interior, the governors of Washington, Oregon and
Alaska, and other important officials in government,
according to E. B. McGovern, Seattle, chairman of
National Canned Calmon Week.
Governor of Alaska B. Frank Heintzleman pointed
out that ♦
“Alaska’s first salmon cannery was established in
1878. and since that date the catch and processing of
this fine seafood has been in the front ranks of our
northern industries. Salmon canneries, scattered along
several thousands of miles of our coast.f have been
among our largest employers of labor and one of our
most important sources of Territorial tax revenues for
several decades.
“Many of our Alaskan communities depend almost
entirely upon the salmon business for their existence
and in Alaska the fluctuations of the salmon catch
and of the world market price for the final product
are watched as closely as the Midwest farmer watches
the wheat market. «
“Canned salmon provides Alaska’s greatest export,
both in volume and in value. This export averages
some 200 million pounds annually of solid, high-protein
food. With proper methods of conservation, the salmon
canning industry of Alaska and the Pacific Coast will
continue to produce this substantial food supply to the
American public and the world markets in perpetuity.”
McGovern stated that official statements on the
importance of the Pacific Northwest’s canned salmon
industry and the value of canned salmon as a food were
being carried in nationwide news stories.
The National Canned Salmon Week committee
chairman also quoted from a message from Douglas
McKay, secretary of the interior, as reflecting the
spirit of the entire industry behind this program.
Secretary McKay stated:
“In my part of the country, the Pacific Northwest,
we are keenly aware of the tremendous importance of
canned salmon, both as an industry and as a food. The
cooperative project this year to publicize canned sal
mon will be welcomed by all those who know the rich
food values provided .by this delicious harvest from
the sea.”
Defense Dept. To
Seek Equalize Rail
Rates To Alaska
WASHINGTON, UPI—The De
fense Department has decided to
support an action designed to
equalize continental rail freight
rates on goods shipped to Alaska
with those moving to Hawaii and
other transpacific ports.
Sen. Magnuson (D-Wash) said
today he has been advised the de
partment will furnish both a wit
ness and statistical data to back'
a complaint the General Services
Administration (GSA) plans to
bring against the railroads before
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. The senator requested
such action in a letter to Secre
tary Wilson several weeks ago.
Magnuson has urged equaliz
ing of Alaska freight rates for
more than a year, contending the
present railroad tariffs on freight
destined for Alaska in some cases
Carrier Joins Fleet
SINGAPORE, UP—'The U.S. air
; craft carrier Midway passed by
; Singapore early yesterday report
I edlv enroute to join the 7th Fleet
| in Formosan waters. A courtesy
1 visit here by the Midway was
I cancelled.
ARTICLE BY BACHELDER
[ IN CHRISTIAN LIFE MAG
Featured in the December issue
l of Christian Life magazine is a
| feature article by Everett Bachel
j der entitled “Bridging the Bering
i with the Gospel.”
It is well illustrated with pic
tures of Bachelder and his dogs
and tells of his trips with the
natives and contacts with the Si
berian Eskimos.
; exceed those for similar ship
! to Pacific ports by nearly 100
per cent.
„ As the government’s largest
shipper of goods to Alaska, the
Defense Department statistics are
considered by GSA to be an es
sential part of its case.
Four Major Bills
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the Fairbanks-Nenana Highway,
if federal funds become available,
as proposed in President Eisen
hower’s budget message, the ter
ritorial money would be marked
for the Fairbanks-Chena Hot
Springs Highway.
Boat Harbors and Harbors (in
troduced by Rep. Burke Riley
D-Haines)—with the flow of fed
eral money into Alaska diverted
to military projects, the surplus
in the territory’s treasury should
be considered as a source of funds.
Such funds should be supple
mented by Alaska public works
matching money and by local
matching money, where available.
Any one project would be limited
to $100,000.
Military Code Bill (by Rep. Ver
non Metcalfe, Juneau Democrat)
—both a National Guard and un
organized militia would be set up.
They would be under an adju
tant general, with an Army briga
dier general’s salary.
Virtually all able-bodied men
would be included in the unor
ganized militia, which would be
subject to emergency call if the
national guard is taken over for
regular Army duty. The militia
would be subject to call by the
governor in an emergency.
Special Legislative Districts <by
Reps. Wendell Kay, Harry Palmer
and Irene Ryan, all Anchorage
Democrats >—Each section of a
judicial division should have a
member in the House, instead of
all, or almost all, the House mem
bers from a division coming from
cities like Anchorage and Fair
banks.
fn the Second Division, it would
provide for representatives on
this basis:
Noatak-Kobuk-Fairhaven Re
cording Districts; one generally
from the north part of Cape Nome
Recording District; one from the
south part of the Cape Nome Re
cording District, with the 64th
Latitude as dividing line.
Other Bills
Other bills introduced during
the afternoon covered a wide
range of subjects.
One by Reps. Robert McNealy
• D-Fairbanks) and Ken Johnson
'D-Anchorage> would extend the
public morals laws by outlawing
prostitution in any form. The
present law is aimed primarily
against operation of a bawdy
house.
Four legislators joined in the
second bill of the session to pro
vide for transportation of paro
chial school pupils as well as
those of public schools.
It would provide for transpor
tation by the territory of all pu
pils not within reasonable walk
ing distance of schools.
Rep. McNealy introduced three
bills aimed at removing nonprofit
public utility corporations from
the regulations provided in the
law for city councils in their deal
ings on utilities franchises.
First We Showed
"FIVE FINGERS"
Then We Showed
"THE DESERT FOX"
And Now We Bring You
The story of the battle for Tobruk
In the North African Campaign
During World War II.
At The Theater
i February 8, 9 and 10
s3,179,528 Contract to
Morrison-Knudsen for
Naknek Air Installation
SEATTLE, UP)—A $3,179,328 con
tract has been awarded the Mor
rison-Knudsen Co,, Inc., of Seattle
and Boise, for a large new Air
Force installation at Naknek, Al
aska.
The Alaska district office of
Army engineers, announcing the
award, said several buildings
have been withdrawn from the
original plans.
To be constructed are barge
unloading terminals, an alert
hangar, crash station, airmen’s
dormitories, storage tanks, pump
houses, warehouses and utilities.
The project is located at an ex
isting Civil Aeronautics Admin
istration airfield on the Naknek
River in the northwestern part
of the Alaska peninsula. It will be
known as the King Salmon Air
port.
The new installation is to be
completed and ready for use by
October 30 of next year.
COLLIE BECOMES "BULLDOG"
ROHRERSVILLE, Md., UP)—Bo
zo, a three-year-old collie owned
by Frank L. Beard, has earned
the name of “bulldog.”
The collie rushed to the defense
of his 57-year-old master when
the farmer was attacked by a bull.
Yesterday the bull had thrown
Beard down and was pawing him
when Bozo, nipping at the bull’s
legs and head, distracted the
beast long enough for Bearn to
crawl to safety.
Beard was treated for a leg in
jury, cuts, and multiple bruises.
Bozo was unhurt.
Seamen Demand Bonus
For Sailing Near Formosa
SAN FRANCISCO, (iTL-The AFL
Sailors Union of the Pacific out
lined to the Pacific Maritime As
sociation yesterday its demands
that all seamen entering Formo
san waters be paid a 100 percent
war duty bonus and that Ameri
can merchant vessels in the area
be armed.
Harry Lundeberg, union secre-*
tary, said the action is based “on
the talk in the papers on the war
situation.”
Problems Block Further
Meetings of Nome Youth
In Activities at USO Club
The Youth Activities meeting,
supervised by Mrs. Larry Galvin,
Mrs. Myrtle Chambers and Mrs.
Harold Yerger, was held at the
U.S.O. Monday with 112 children
present. They were all enthusi
astic for having square dancing
as a project.
It was* pointed out that in order
to use the U.S.O. room to any
advantage, the children would
have to be divided into small
groups. One suggestion was for
the group to be divided by school
grade.
Mrs. Galvin felt that although a
large number of the children
would probably drop out, the ini
tial interest shown by these chil
dren, ages 9 through 14, should be
an indication to the people of
Nome that, although a good deal
in the way of Scout activites and
so forth is now being offered, the
children themselves are still eager
to participate in other supervised
instructive activities.
To accomplish anything at all,
Mrs. Galvin stated, some parents
of children participating would
be required to supervise and help
instruct. Two parents and an in
structor per group was felt to be
the minimum requirement.
The sponsors of Monday’s meet
ing also expressed the opinion
that a sponsoring organization,
such as the PTA, is essential to
serve as a guilding hand to to
keep the group active.
The sponsors decided that until
something is worked out to solve
these last two problems there will
be no further meetings of this
group.
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