“Blazing Alaska’s Trails”
Title of New Book By
The Late Dr. A. H. Brooks
“Blazing Alaska’s Trails” will
be the title of the new book on
Alaska by the late Dr. Alfred H.
Brooks which is being published
jointly ;by the University of Alas
ka and the Arctic Institute of
North America, according to an
nouncement just made by Uni
versity officials.
The work of editing Dr. Brooks’
manuscript and the preparation of
maps and the selection of photo
graphs to illustrate the book have
begun and much has already been
accomplished. It is hoped that the
finished book will be ready for
distribution about the time of the
University’s annual commence
ment in May.
Dr. Burton L. Fryxell, profes
sor of English is editing the 700
pages of the generation-old manu
script. He has gone Outside to
complete the task of preparing it
for printing selecting photographs
to be used for illustrations, and
seeing the book through the press.
The manuscript for the book
was written by Dr. Brooks over
30 years ago, but it was not found
until 1950. The University of
Alaska and the Arctic Institute,
feeling that it was still worthy of
publicatibn in book form, agreed
to act as joint sponsors in a pub
lishing project. Dr. Brooks, fam
ous as an Alaskan historian,
scientist and explorer was con
sidered the most eminent author
ity on the Territory at the time
of his death in 1924.
Navy Secty. Moves
For Admiralship
For Atomic Expert
WASHINGTON, UP) — Congres
sional supporters of Capt. Hyman
G. Rickcrver, the Navy’s atomic
propulsion expert, were jubilant
today over the Secretary of' the
Navy’s move to give him another
try at an admiralship.
Sen. Jackson (D-Wash) termed
yesterday’s announcement by Sec
retary Anderson “the most encou
raging thing that has happened”
in the pase.
The Secretary yesterday wrote
chairman Saltonstall of the Senate
Armed Services Committee that
he was taking at once two steps
in the Rickover case.
1. Clearing the way for the cap
tain to remain on active duty for
another year after his presently
scheduled retirement date of
June 30, 1953.
2. Preparing instructions for
the Navy promotion board which
will meet in July, 1953, to require
that one engineering captain ex
perienced in the field of atomic
propulsion be promoted to rear
admiral. Anderson made it plain
he would use the Navy’s own sys
tem to give Rickover another pro
i motion opportunity under condi
ions “as favorable to him as the
law permits.”
Rickover has won prominence
as project manager for the devel
opment of the two atomic - pro
pelled submarines now under con
struction.
He was passed over twice by
secret selection boards for promo
tion to admiral. Under law, this
forced his retirement on June 30
.his year without specific action
to keep him on duty.
Navy officials in testifying
before Saltonstall’s committee on
the Rickover case have * praised
him but have insisted the Navy
has other officers just as well
qualified in the field of atomic
energy.
But Jackson said this was not
so.
“There was no one else to re
place him,” he declared.
Arctic Sanitary Service
Phone RED 181
Shamrocks Direct From
Ireland For Catholic
Ladies’ St. Patrick’s Party
Jim Walsh has received a dis
patch from Pan American Air
ways office at Shannon, Ireland,
advising that shamrocks will ar
rive by air express at Nome for
the St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
These shamrocks are grown on
P.A.A. lawns adjacent to the ter
minal at Shannon Airport, and
are shipped to many parts of the
world, Nome having the distinc
tion of being the farthest north
west outpost of all P.A.A. stations.
A postscript to the above dis
patch indicated the agent might
include a chip off the “Blarney
Stone” with the shamrock ship
ment. Won’t this be something!
Of course, the ladies who are
sponsoring the party would, no
doubt, claim first right to this
gem, and grow eloquent as a re
sult.
It is evident that great efforts
are being put forth by the Cath
olic Ladies to make this St. Pat
rick’s celebration a memorable
one. In addition to the whist
games and the handsome prizes
for the winners, there will be
other attractions—dancing to the
strains of Irish music, vocal and
instrumental selections, refresh
ments a la Dublin served on ap
propriately decorated tables, in
cluding a variety of delicious
home-made cakes, etc.
You just can’t afford to miss
this popular event. Save the date
—Tuesday, March 17.
It is believed that older mothers
are more likely to have twins than
younger mothers.
Nome Directory
Eisenhower’s Housing
Head Has Record of
Opposition Public Housing
WASHINGTON, (A — Former
Rep. Albert M. Cole of Kansas
won 64-18 Senate confirmation
Monday as the government’s top
housing man despite a record of
■strong opposition to public hous
ing.
Fifteen Democrats, two Repub
licans and one Independent join
ted in voting against the Kansas
Republican — the biggest total
rolled up so far against any of
President Eisenhower’s appoin
tees.
The GOP leader Sen. Taft, said
frankly he would have preferred
someone for the job who was not
on record publicly in the contro
versy over public housing.
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Bering Sea Fishermen Sue
Alaska Salmon Industry
For Wages Lost Last Year
SEATTLE, OP)—1The Bering Sea
Fishermen’s Union filed suit in
Federal Court Tuesday to get
wages from the Alaska Salmon
Industry that the union claims
were lost last year when they
agreed to drop the “run money”
principle from the contract.
Run money was originally a flat
sum the cannery paid the fisher
men for running their boats to
Alaska and back. Now that most
cannery crews and fishermen fly,
the unions have insisted on retain
ing the run money clause.
Attorney for Bering Sea Fisher
men’s Union John Geisness con
tends his union agreed to set aside
the run money clause and accept
a flat $400 a month base wage
with the stipulation that they not
be paid less than the workers of
any other union.
Geisness contends the industry
paid the Alaska Fishermen’s
Union workers the run money,
and gave AFU workers the most
work.
His suit is asking compensation
from the industry for B.S.F.U.
members to bring their wages up
to that paid the A.F.U.
Pan American Airways
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service and dependability also remain unchanged.
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The War in Korea
Tuesday
SEOUL, UP\ — Allied infantry
men hurled two smashing raids
at Chinese Reds today and other
U.N. troops beat back Communist
probing attacks all across the
155-mile battle front.
Monday night, 12 B-29 Super
forts bombed Red Korean supply
dumps and B-26 Invaders pound
ed Communist road traffic. The
Invader pilots reported 109 Red
trucks destroyed.
Six raiders from the U.S. car
rier Valley Forge were hit by
Communist gunfire in sweeps over
North Korea Monday but all six
returned to their ship, the Navy
said. Warplanes from the Valley
Forge and the carrier Oriskany
stung Red targets from the east
coast.
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ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
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Dorothy Young
Worthy Matron
Rosa B. Hagen
Secretary
Meets the third Monday of each month.
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Boyd C. Harwood. W.M.
Karl F. Dewey, Sec.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday each month
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets
EVERY TUESDAY NOON
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
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Nome, Alaska
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