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_ |N THE MIDDLE AGAIN
Canadian Army Builds
Temporary Bridges
Along Alaska Highway
WHITEHORSE, Y. T., UP) —
Scores of American tourists
stranded several days in this Yu
kon town by washouts on the
Canadian section of the Alaska
Highway are expected to be able
to continue north today to Fair
banks and Anchorage.
Almost a week of continuous
rain was reported to have washed
out more than 90 miles of road
north of here. Bridge trestles were
washed out by rampaging streams.
One report indicated a Canadian
army maintenance crew had built
temporary “Bailey” bridges
Thursday to allow a minimum of
light traffic.
Communists Release
Seven U.S. Soldiers
Held Since July 4
WAIDHAUS, Germany, UP) —
Seven American soldiers, held in
Communist Czechoslovakia since
American Independence Day,
crossed the border to freedom yes
terday after 12 days in captivity.
The seven, six enlisted men and
a captain, were turned over at
this West German - Czech boTder
point where Associated Press cor
respondent William Oatis was
freed more than a year ago.
They were met by a detachment
from the U.S. 2nd Armored Cav
alry, which is stationed along the
East-West frontier.
An Army spokesman said that
“after a routine interrogation, a
news conference will be held,”
probably Saturday.
U.S. Army authorities said the
men appeared to be in “good
condition” and that they reported
“the food was good.”
"Why, Grandma, what wonder
ful cookies you make."
"Yee, my dear, and the U. S.
MERCANTILE has a lovely va
riety fresh off the boat."
Territory Taking Over
Neglected Bank Deposits
JUNEAU—Having recently com
pleted escheat proceedings under
which the territory collected $2100
in old, neglected bank deposits in
the First National Bank of Sitka,
the territorial attorney general
this week began a similar action
against deposits in the First Na
tional Bank at Ketchikan.
District Judge George W. Folta
signed an order summoning 19
individuals and one John Doe to
show cause prior to September 15
why bank deposits ranging from
$1.50 to $75.49 should not escheat
to the territory.
The law permits actions of this
kind against deposits which have
not been added to or subtracted
from in seven years.
The territory intends to cover
all banks in Alaska systematically
to claim for the territory such idle
deposits, Atty. Gen. J. Gerald
Williams said.
Help Needed To Remove
Skids From USO Building
Half o'f the new USO clubhouse
is sitting on skids behind Kelly’s
Lunch, waiting to be taken off the
skids so that the other half of the
building may be moved in and
made ready for occupancy.
Major K. D. Swisher, who is in
charge of the moving operation,
states that manpower is the de
laying problem just now. If suffi
cient labor could be recruited to
get the building on the ground,
real progress would follow while
the weather is good.
WEATHER FORECAST
Continued cloudy with inter
mittent light rain and north east
erly winds 5 to 10 mph. Low tem
perature expected tonight 50, high
tomorrow 60.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7:00 a.m. today: high temperature
58, low 48. Max. wind 13 mph
from the east. Sunrise at 2:15
a.m., sunset at 10:01 p.m. /
Pulp Mill Hailed
As Marking New
Era in Territory
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, UPI—Al
aska’s first pulp mill, representing
the largest single industrial in
dustrial investment ever made in
the territory, was dedicated on
Wednesday, July 14, amid official
predictions that it marks a new
era in northland development.
Gov. B. Frank Heintzleman
spoke at ceremonies at which the
United States and Alaskan flags
were raised over the 50 million
dollar Ketchikan Pulp Co. plant
at Ward Cove, six miles northwest
of Ketchikan.
“This plant represents a turn
ing point for Alaska,” the govern
or said.
“In the industrial history of
America, each new development
has usually brought others and
this is almost sure to happen in
Alaska.
“Interest and attention which
is focused for the moment on this
new pulp mill will turn to other
potentials, such as timber, miner
als, water power and other natur
al rescources.”
R. E. McArdle, chief of the U.S.
Forest Service, described the oc
casion as “entering a new era.”
Alaska Congressional Delegate E.
L. Bartlett joined in the forecast
of additional industrial develop
ment.
The Puget Sound Pulp and
Timber Co. and American Viscose
Corp., which teamed to form the
firm which built and is operating
the plant, brought a delegation of
business, government and finan
cial leaders here from the States
by plane for the dedication.
The plant is now turning out
300 tons of chemical cellulose
daily for U.S. and world markets,
and expects to increase its output.
It has the most modern equipment
and has been described as a “push
button” plant.
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Alaska Public Works
Program Extended Four
Years Until June 30, 1959
WASHINGTON, UP) — President
Eisenhower yesterday signed leg
islation extending the Alaska
Public Works program until June
30, 1959.
The program, which was to
have expired next June, is t6 per
mit development of community
facilities and public works in the
territory. When the program was
enacted in 1949 Congress approv
ed an authorization of 70 million
dollars but so far has appropMat
ed only slightly more than 41
million dollars.
The additional four years now
provided for the program is de
signed to give Congress time to
appropriate additional funds
should it so decide.
SENATOR THANKS NEWSBOY
Want ads get results. A prom
inent Republican senator beamed
yesterday when he claimed his
diamond stickpin at the Nugget
office. The pin was found toy an
honest newsboy who, in turn, was
happy with a reward.
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Joe Amarok, Proprietor
’54 Salmon Catch Shows
Less Reds, More Chums
SEATTLE, UP)—The total pack
of Alaska red salmon is 200,000
cases less than that of last year,
McGovern & McGovern, Seattle
seafood brokers, reported Wed
nesday.
The total pack of chums in
Alaska, however, is 184,000 above
that of last year, according to
word received by E. B. McGovern.
“The extra chums are needed
this year,” McGovern said. “There
will be no Puget Sound pink sal
mon this year. This is an off
cycle year for Puget Sound pinks.
Last year, Puget Sound produced
447,394 cases of pinks.”
This year’s Alaska pack, as of
July 10, totaled 43,955 kings,
401,829 reds, 38,663 pinks, 298,677
chums, and 1,326 cohoes.
The total pack this year was
784,450 cases, McGovern said. The
total last year was 797,394 cases.
Kotzebue Military Station
Voted $182,000 by House
For Construction Project
WASHINGTON, UP)—’The House
by voice vote sent to' President
Eisenhower Thursday a bill au
thorizing $837,369,600 of military
construction projects in the United
States and overseas. It includes
more than eight million dollars
worth of projects for Alaska.
The bill was a compromise o'f
measures passed previously by
the House and the Senate. An
actual appropriation to pay for
the work is subject to later action.
Among the Alaska projects au
thorized were: $185,000 for a
Bethel station, and $182,000 for a
Kotzebue station.
NOW YOU CAN OWN
LOT ON NORTH POLE
Do you want to own North Pole
property? Now is your chance.
One-inch lots of Santa Claus,
North Pole Sub-division, North
Pole, Alaska, are being offered at
Polet’s Store. An elaborate war
ranty deed accompanies the pur
chase, which makes a wonderful
souvenir for visitors or to send to
friends in the States.
Dawson City on
Mainline Again as
Floods Hit Alcan
DAWSON CITY, Y. T„ Canada,
Iff) —Dawson City, which boomed
in the gold rush days of ’98 and
has been slowly dying since,
found itself on the mainline today.
Scores of impatient motorists
were using the road leading from
White Horse to bypass the washed
out section which recent rains
and flash floods had made im
passable on the Alaska Highway.
Three bridges and 14 bridge
approaches were washed out on
a 100-mile section of the Alaska
Highway around Kluane Lake,
between the 1050 and 1150 mile
points, on July 10.
Truck and auto traffic piled up
on both sides of the washed out
area. Cars began trickling into
Tok Junction and reported they
had traveled north around the
washouts via good old Dawson
City.
The Canadian government re
cently completed a road linking
Dawson with White Horse and
last year the Alaska Road Com
mission opened the Taylor High
way with connects with Dawson.
Motorists utilizing these two
new roads are reported to be pass
ing through Dawson in a steady
stream. Townspeople there are
reported pleased with the new
trade transients are bringing.
At Whitehorse, scores of Ameri
can tourists still were waiting for
the opening of the regular road,
however, filling that northern
outpost’s hotels and motels and
some were sleeping in private
hSmes and in cars parked on
city streets.
Meanwhile, it was reported that
many employes of the Fairbanks
Haines pipeline project are help
infi Canadian crews reopen the
highway. Work virtually has
ceased on the pipeline in some
sections because floods cut off the
camps from the project.
Snow often disappears at tem
peratures below freezing, being
converted directly into vapor.
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