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VOL. LIX NO. 43 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1957 Per Copy—15^
20% Bonus
Questioned
For Hawaii
WASHINGTON UP)—Two mem
bers of the House Appropriations
Committee have raised questions
about the 20 percent cost of living
bonus paid to federal employes in
Hawaii.
The matter came up during a
recent hearing on the budget of
the U.S. Information Agency. The
transcript of the closed hearing
was made public today.
Rep. Bow (R-Ohio) was told by
the agency’s budget officer, Ben
Posner, that the cost of living al
lowance is authorized by law and
the Civil Service Commission
fixes the percentage for each on
the territories.
Rep. Clevenger (R-Ohio) said
he was “intrigued somewhat by
Hawaii being rated a hardship
post, or one where you have dif
ferential costs.”
“Hawaii perhaps has the most
even weather conditions of any
spot in the world,” Clevenger con
tinued. “Most of the service peo
ple I know would regard that as
a preferred post at which to serve
... it is no hardship to live there.”
“I can understand that in Alas
ka,” said Clevenger, “but prices
are not high in Hawaii, neither |
food, clothing, or anything else.” '
Eight Become
U.S. Citizens in
Court Ceremony
The U.S. Courtroom was filled
to capacity yesterday with friends
of eight residents who became
citizens in a special ceremony.
Preliminary remarks were made
toy Judge Walter H. Hodge, who
told the new citizens about their
responsibilities as well as their
privileges.
Mr. G. D. Martin, designated
naturalization examiner of the
U.S. Immigration and Naturaliza
tion Service, presented the peti
tions, after which the Oath of Al
legiance was given by Clerk of
the Court Joe Kroninger.
American Legion Post No. 19
presented the colors and led in
the Pledge of Allegiance.
An address toy James von der
Heydt was followed toy presenta
tion of certificates toy Judge
Hodge.
New citizens include pioneers
Eino Myntti (Mynttinen) of Fin
land, John Kostas (Kost), Angelo
Buffas and John Carametrous of
Greece.
Carl Oman of Sweden, Mrs.
Kay Handeland and Mrs. Waiter
son (Valtyrson) of Norway, and
Mrs. Everett Bacheldor of Canada.
Honest and Fair Criticism Is
Good, Says President Eisenhower
By Marvin L. Arrowsmiih
« WASHINGTON, UP)—President
Eisenhower said today he admires
Great Britain’s courage and nerve
in deciding to put its military
program on a streamlined basis.
Eisenhower was asked at his
news conference to comment on
such British decisions as the con
clusion that the home islands can
not be adequately defended
againstatomic attack.
Asked about the impact of those
decisions on other North Atlantic
Treaty countries, Eisenhower re
plied there is no question that
Britain’s new program has dis
turbed some NATO nations.
But he went on to say that Brit
ain has had a hard time in recent
years, has had an heroic row to
hoe in trying to keep its economic
nose above water.
Eisenhower said Britain’s in
tentions to streamline its military
forces were thoroughly discussed
with him when he met with Prime
Minister MacMillan in Bermuda
last month.
Personal Criticism
A newsman said there had been
reports the White House staff
tries to protect Eisenhower from
personal criticism on the ground
that such criticism is a menace
to his health.
With a grin, Eisenhower replied
it’s a puzzle to him how such no
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
NEW HAVEN, Conn., UP)—A
restaurant here gave job-hunters
food for thought this morning.
This advertisement appeared in
a paper:
“Wanted—combination bus-boy
and waitress.”
tions get abroad.
The reporter said the President
had been criticized recently with
respect to White House acquisi
tion of helicopters for his use, and
for what the newsman termed
speeding on the highways.
In his opinion, the President
said, honest and fair criticism
never hurt anyone. And criticism
of public figures, he said, is a
good thing.
Eisenhower said, too, that he is
old enough to separate the per
sonal from other types of criti
cism. He can ignore the personal
and respects the other kind, he
said.
Canadian Envoy
Eisenhower said it always is
unfortunate when any incident
tends to break down United States
relations with Canada.
He made that statement, then
asked whether he thought it prop
er for the Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee to have made pub
lic charges linking Canadian Dip
lomat Herbert Norman with Com
munists after Norman’s own gov
ernment had cleared him.
Norman, Canada’s ambassador
to Egypt, committed suicide in
Cairo last week and the Canadian
government has been critical of
the Senate subcommittee for pub
licizing charges against him.
The President said he believes
everyone is fairly well acquainted
with the fact that the U.S. govern
ment is made up of three distinct
branches—executive, legislative,
and judiciary. He said he believes
also that for that reason people
do not hold such matters as the
Norman episode against us too
much.
Entrees for
Dog Races
Start Arriving
The first two out-of-town en
tlees for the dog race scheduled
for April 14th arrived, from Teller
Monday and another today.
The teams belong to Carl and
Chester Topkok and Isaac Okle
asuk. all well known for their ex
cellent teams.
Local entrees are asked to reg
ister as soon as possible with Bob
Carpenter or forms may be ob
tained at the North Star Restau
rant, for local ’or out-of-town
teams.
TWO BIG TANKERS
ENTER SUEZ CANAL
CAIRO, LP)—The two biggest
tankers to use the Suez Canal
since it was blocked last Novem
ber entered the waterway at Port
Said Tuesday—the first day the
cleared channel was opened to
ships of up to 20,000 tons.
One was the 18,418-ton Belgian
tanker Elovbieth, the other the
20.776-ton Italian Fina Canada.
They were bound for Middle
East ports to pick up oil. Four
other smaller sliips were in the
southbound convoy.
Silent Movie Star
Dorothy Sebastian Dies
HOLLYWOOD UPV—Dorothy Se
bastian, 51, a star of the silent
movies and the former wife of
William (Hopalong Cassidy) Boyd,
died Monday after a long illness.
Miss Sebastian, whose acting
career extended into the early
days of the talkies, was married
to Boyd from 1930 to 1936. She
was married to aircraft technician
Herman Shipiro at the time of
her death in the motion picture
country home.
New York Couple
Plead Guiltv on
Espionage Charge
NEW YORK, UPt—A New York
couple arrested on spy charges
today pleaded guilty to a count
carrying a maximum prison term
of 10 years. They thus apparently
sought to escape prosecution on
a greater charge carrying a possi
ble death penalty.
The couple, Jack Soble and his
wife Myra, pleaded guilty to a
charge of conspiring with Russian
nationals to obtain documents and
other material relating to U.S.
defense.
They also had been indicted on
a charge of conspiring to transmit
to the Soviet Union secret infor
mation vital to U.S. defense. Con
viction on this charge could bring
a death sentence.
“The motivating factor was the
long arm of Russia,” said the at
torney, who added that indica
tions were that the Sobles “were
unwilling tools of the Soviets,
forced to do their bidding.”
Their attorney also indicated
the couple would be “cooperative”
in the government’s continuing
investigation of espionage.
The Sobles’ sentencing was set
for May 3 on the charge to which
they pleaded guilty.
Phone Rates, Fire Code and Airport
Terminal Discussed at Council
Many interested citizens ’at
tended the regular meeting of the
Nome Council Monday evening
et which time the mayor opened
the subject of the boost in tele
phone rates announced recently,
stating that no petition was re
ceived by the Council to justify
the increase.
The manager, Luther Dunbar,
explained that in the absence of
the city attorney he was advised
it was not necessary; however,
he stated, the rise was due to the
fact that maintenance, which for
merly was combined with the
Light & Power Co., now has a
separate crew, making it more
expensive to operate. He also
stated that the company plans to
Portland D.A.’s
$2 Million Suit
Dismissed
PORTLAND, Oregon, Dist.
Atty. William Langley had a busy
day in court yesterday. He was in
volved in four legal actions, all
stemming from grand jury inves
tigations of vice and corruption
in Portland.
Langley started off the day as
a witness in a hearing before U.S.
District Judge William G. East in
the federal wiretap case against
Portland gambler Big Jim Elkins
and his henchman, Raymond
Clark.
Then his attorneys appeared
before Judge East to hear the
judge dismiss Langley’s $2 million
suit against the Oregonian Pub
lishing Co. and others.
Then Langley made his first ap
pearance at the criminal trial in
which he is charged with failing
to enforce gambling laws.
And finally, he was served with
two more indictments by the vice
probing grand jury, charging him
with perjury and malicious issu
ance of a search warrant.
The federal case, against Elkins
and Clark is based upon a set of
tape recordings seized by Langley
last year in a raid on the Clark
home. The raid was later declared
illegal and the tapes turned over
to state officials. Subsequently,
the tapes were seized from the
state by the FBI and used as evi
dence by a federal grand jury
summoned to investigate charges
of illegal tapping of telephone
lines.
Attorneys for Elkins and Clark
contend that since the original
raid has been declared illegal, the
tape should not be used as evi
dence against their clients.
DOCK WORKERS
ASK HIGHER WAGES
SAN FRANCISCO, Dock
workers of the International
Longshoremen’s and Warehouse
men’s Union plan to ask wage in
creases of seven cents an hour on
June 15 and another 10 cents an
hour on Oct. 1.
The present basic wage is $2.45
an hour.
These negotiating goals were
set yesterday by the ILWU’s cau
cus committee.
install modern cable this summer
for better service.
The matter ,is being taken up
with the city attorney.
Police Report '
The Police Report showed 53
arrests for the month and a total
of $272 in fines.
Twenty dogs were destroyed;
39 complaints answered or inves
tigated, and 6 ambulance calls
made.
The report of the Public Health
Nurse showed many cases of in
fluenza requiring medical aid.
Airport Building
The committee on the possible
construction of a suitable airport
building reported that letters had
been sent to A. Hulen, head of the
C.A.A. concerning the local air
terminal and that they had inter
viewed local organizations using
the airport and found them all to
be very interested in this devel
opment.
Mr. Barber of the C.A.A. stated,
“Nome is higher than Juneau in
air traffic in the territory.”
Juneau built its airport termi
nal about five years ago and the
investment is reported to have
made money for the community.
The committee was composed
of Wilbur Arnold and Jim Walsh.
Electric Code
“Mac” McKenny, electrician for
the Nome Power & Light Utili
ties, alerted the City Council to
the fact that it should begin to
make plans to educate the com
munity on the new fire code
which the territory adopted re
cently which includes an electri
cal code which people should un
derstand. He explained the need
of three-phase wiring and the im
provement it would make in the
services to everyone and the ne
cessity of metal-shielded meter
boxes and other musts in the fire
code. The matter was referred to
the new Council for action.
Sourdough Parakeet
Flies to California After
Much Alaska Experience
SEATTLE, (tf)—A note attached
to the cage of a parakeet being
sent by air from Fairbanks to
Oakland, Calif., caught the eyes
of Pan American World Airways
cargo personnel here the other
day. The note read:
“This tiny bird is a true sour
dough. She spent two years in a
remote gold-mining camp within
the Arctic Circle, where she
brought much companionship and
happiness to a 12-year-old child.
“She traveled many miles by
‘bush’ planes, jeep, truck and die
sel ‘Cat’ trains. She once was
snowbound 12 hours on Eagle
Summit and rescued by the Alas
ka Road Commission. . . .
“It is with sadness that I am
forced to send this friendly, little
creature out to civilization, but I
know she will be happy with Su
san.”
The airway bill indicated the
bird was being shipped from De
lores Spaid at Dadd air base to
Susan Spaid in Oakland.