2 Alaska Solons
Object to Praise
Given Justice Dept.
JUNEAU, t/P)—A couple of Al
aska legislators took exception in
the territorial House of Repre
sentatives Monday to a United
States senator’s pat on the back
for the Department of Justice for
the indictment of the former Al
aska Railroad manager, John P.
Johnson, and an assistant.
Rep. Hubert Gilbert (D-Fair
banks> noted a press report from
Washington which quoted Sen.
Williams, Delaware Republican,
as commending “the present De
partment of Justice” for its work
on the case.
Gilbert said he wanted to set
the record straight; that the work
on the case was done while Sea
born Buckalew, now a Democratic
member of the House, was the
U.S. attorney at Anchorage, and
that it was Buckalew’s office, not
the present Department of Justice
officials, which worked up the
case.
After Gilbert’s remarks, Bucka
lew told the House it was his for
mer assistant, David Arthur Tal
bott, who did most of the work
on the case, and the ex-district
attorney added:
“I don’t like to have the im
pression left that the Republicans
are the only ones who move in
such cases.”
The two railroad officials were
indicted on charges the railroad
did business with a coal mining
company in which they had stock.
Johnson now is in South America.
Army Secretary Stevens
Leaves for Hong Kong,
Says War Not Imminent
TAIPEH, Formosa, UR — U.S.
Army Secretary Robt. T. Stevens
left for Hong Kong Tuesday after
a two-day visit during which he
was given the latest intelligence
briefing on the Red buildup near
the offshore islands opposite For
mosa.
• He told reporters he personally
did not think a shooting war was
imminent but “that’s only an im
pression and I can’t document it.”
Stevens said he saw no need
for American ground forces to de
fend Formosa or outlying islands
but that an increase in the size
of the American Military Aid Ad
visory Group by possibly one
third is under consideration.
The feeling that war is near is
stronger in the United States than!
on Formosa, he said.
Home Arts Club Meets
With Mildred Hermann
And Shirley Barger
The Home Arts Club, Women’s
Federation Club of Nome, met
last evening with Mrs. Eisgrau of
CAA with Mildred Hermann of
Juneau and Shirley Barger of the
C.A.A. in Galena as guests.
An interesting talk was given
by Clara Salisbury of the Nome
Welfare Office on the 38 villages
she has visited in the Second Di
vision. She gave a brief survey of
the educational and economic con
ditions as she saw them and par
ticularly deplored the lack of edu
cational facilities for the people
of the Kuskokwim area. She stat
ed that the health and economic
conditions cannot improve until
the people are educated sufficeint
ly to understand and try to im
prove their economical status.
She stressed the importance of
more high schools in the division,
which has only one at the present
time, here in Nome, so that the
young people of the villages do
not have to go so far from home
for their education and thereby
not be able to fit themselves into
their natural surroundings when
they return.
A discussion was held on the
importance of cleaning up the
community this spring and back
ing up the other civic organiza
tions which have already an
nounced they would spearhead
the drive in cooperation with the
city.
The club contributed to the Al
aska Federation Scholarship Fund
for nurses’ training which spon
sors one girl every year. Last year
Maureen Hudert, formerly of
Nome, was awarded the scholar
ship.
The group was served delicious
refreshments by the hostess, who
was assisted by Mrs. John Mc
Nees.
Unique Circumstance
Finds Montana Town
Snowbound Without Snow
MARINSDALE, Mont., UB —
This central Montana community
was snowbound without snow to
day.
Officials reported no snow on
the ground within 10 miles of the
community.
About it, however, whirled the
state’s worst snow storm in years
that has piled up drifts as high
as 12 feet and dropped more than
I two feet of snow in 'the last 48
hours.
All roads leading to Martins
dale are drifted with snow.
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Reds Say Alaska
Is Bridgehead
For U.S. Attack
LONDON, UP> — Russia’s armed
forces newspaper accused the
United States of turning Alaska
into a bridgehead for a coming
war against the Soviet Union.
The blast in Red Star was
broadcast by Moscow radio. It
asserted:
“Alaska is regarded by the Am
erican authorities as the extreme
northwestern outpost of their ag
gressive armed forces. One billion
dollars have already been spent
for military construction in Alas
ka and on the Aleutian Islands
and these expenditures are grow
ing all the time.”
The broadcast concluded:
“These and other facts show
that the United States is turning
Alaska into a bridgehead for ag
gressive plans against the Soviet
Union.”
Many a true word is spoken
in guess.
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