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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LIX No. 76 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1957 Per Copy—15*
Eisenhower Warns of Inflation
Unless Labor and Management
Apply Statesmanship to Decisions
WASHINGTON W>>—President
Eisenhower said today there is
real danger of inflation unless
industry and labor apply states
manship to their wage demands
and price decisions.
In view of yesterday’s announce
ment that the cost of living had
reached a new peak in May, for
the ninth successive month, a re
porter asked Eisenhower whether
he still believes an appeal for
voluntary wage-price restraint
will curb inflation.
The President told his news
conference he presumes the alter
native would be drastic controls
which would violate the princi
ples on which this country has
grown great.
Even the use of all the govern
ment’s powers cannot make it
certain that the dollar’s purchas
ing power can be stabilized, the
President said, adding there must
•be statesmanlike actions by in
dustry and labor.
The boards of directors of cor
porations should give most seri
ous considerations, Eisenhower
said, to any thought of a price
increase at this time and should
approve a markup only if it is
absolutely necessary for the pur
pose of supporting industrial ex
pansion.
Similarly, he went on, unions
should hold wage demands to
those limits which conform to in
creases in the productivity of in
dividual workers.
The only exceptions in the case
of labor Eisenhower went on,
should be those instances in
which adjustments are necessary
to relieve demonstrable injustices,
tices.
The President recalled there
were four years of relative stabil
ity before the price index took off
on its long, almost uninterrupted
upsweep 10 months ago. Part of
the reason for the climb, he said,
was the support of farm prices;
another part was the increase in
government spending.
But some of the up-surge is j
undoubtedly attributable to the J
wage and price spiral and, Eisen- j
hower said, it is very difficult to
say whether management or labor
is mostly responsible.
Farm Wife and
Pilot Die as Jet
Crashes in Yard
DERMOTT, Ark., UP)—A young
pilot and a farm wife were killed
when a flaming Air Force jet
training plane crashed near here
yesterday, damaging a farm house
and setting it afire.
The victims were 1st Lt. Donald
G. Biedenbach, 25, of New Baden,
111., and Mrs. Slater C. Jones,
about 70.
Mrs. Jones was feeding chick
ens in her back yard. Her hus
band was inside the house and
was not injured.
The body of the pilot, his partly
opened parachute still strapped
on, was found about half a mile
from the scene of the crash.
A neighbor said he saw the
plane circling the scattered farm
ing community at about treetop
level. He said the jet struck a
utility pole and burst into flames.
The blazing plane burned a
path thru the treetops, and then
crashed into the rear of the four
room ^ouse.
Impartial Policeman
Gives Son Speeding Ticket
FARMINGTON, N.M., UR—City
Police Chief Joe Carboneau yesr
terday pursued a speeder for
several blocks along a city street
here and then discovered that the
offender was his son, Bill.
“He’s no different from any
body else, and if he does it again,
he’ll lose his motorcycle.” Car
boneau said after issuing his son
a ticket.
, The boy must appear before a
juvenile officer for operating his
motorcycle at a speed of 40-50
miles an hour on a city street.
Waitresses Get Surprise
Award for Boosting Milk
GEORGETOWN, Ky., Iff)—Two
waitresses asked a customer if he
wanted a glass of milk with his
lunch. He answered by handing
them $5 each.
The customer, Lt. Gov. Harry
Lee Waterfield, had won the $5
first prize in a milking contest to
promote June as Dairy Month
last week. He was told to give the
money to the first waitress who
asked him to have milk.
Nancy Schwerdtfeger and Wan
da Turpin didn’t know about the
promotion. They were just trying
to sell milk.
Church Groups
Combine Under
Dual Leadership
CLEVELAND, —A dual ad
ministration today began taking
over leadership of the new “Unit
ed Church of Christ,” born out of
a wedding of two historic Ameri
can denominations.
As it began its joint life, the
general synod of the new church
named as co-moderators a leader
from each of the merged bodies—•
the Congregational Christian
Churches and the Evangelical and
Reformed Church.
“In this union of two great his
torical religious heritages, we are
now witnessing an emerging one
ness of the spiritual community,
said George B. Gastings, an at
torney from Grant, Neb., and one
of the new co-moderators.
“Like a mighty ground swell
we will now move toward a new
dimension, not of uniformity but
of unity.”
Lt. Gen. Armstrong
Will Share Honors With
Governor Here on July 4
Lt. Gen. F r a,n k Armstrong
commander in chief of armed
forces in Alaska, has accepted an
invitation to participate in the
Fourth of July celebration in
Nome, sharing honors with Gov.
M. Stepovich, who will give the
address of the day.
In addition to these two dis
tinguished guests, Nome will have
a band from Ladd Air Force Base
for the occasion.
Mayor Steve Andersen received
a telegram from Gov. Stepovich
today saying the governor would
be arriving here July 3 and leav
ing July 5. He expects to be trav
eling alone.
The Chamber of Commerce is
meeting this evening to plan an
honoring dinner for Stepovich on
the evening of his arrival.
$1.4 Billion for Military
Public Works Approved
By House Committee
WASHINGTON, UPt—1The House
Armed Services Committee gave
approval to a $1,416,573,000 mili
tary public works authorization
bill. It provides for construction
here and abroad in the year be
ginning July 1.
Under the bill the Army is
authorized to spend $197,714,000,
the Navy $391,095,000, and the
Air Force $727,764,000.
For all practical purposes, the
bill was approved by the commit
tee on June 19 but it delayed for
mal approval until Tuesday to
take care of last minute changes.
DR. LANGSAM ANNOUNCES HE
WILL LEAVE NOME ON JULY 1
Miller Represents
Life Insurance
Firm in Nome
The First Alaskan Investment
Co. is proud to announce that the
Life Insurance Co. of Alaska has
been formed and approved by the
Insurance Commissioner of Alas
ka.
Nome representative for the in
surance company will be Dick
Miller. He has sold life insurance
for the past several years and
they feel he is well qualified to
handle insurance problems that
may come to his attention.
Miller is station manager for
Wien Alaska Airlines at Nome,
and will be available for insur
ance work in the evenings or on
days off.
“The applications have arrived
at Nome and our first offer by
official resolution of the board of
directors will be only 10,000 units
of the “Cornerstone” plan will be
sold in Alaska, with first priority
being given to stockholders of the
First Alaskan Investment Co.,”
stated Miller.
“A very attractive child policy
is also available for parents who
are planning a future for your
child. Other policies will be com
ing your way as soon as arrange
ments are complete,” said Miller.
Mr. Miller is also a stockholder
with the First Alaskan Invest
ment Co.
President Still Hopeful for Plan
To Suspend Nuclear Tests, Even
With Production of ‘Clean’ Bomb
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
WASHINGTON (tfW-President
Eisenhower said today scientists
tell him continued H-bomb tests
would increase knowledge of
peaceful atomic uses and—in four
or five years—produce a truly
clean bomb. But he said he still
hopes for agreement with Russia
on suspending tests.
Eisenhower said it is because
of what he called the fears of the
world and psychological factors
that the United States is standing
by its offer to suspend atomic
tests as part of a first-stage dis
armament agreement.
The President said he has no
intention of pulling back his offer
for one minute.
His news conference discussion
disclosed some of the pulling and
hauling that has gone on within
the administration over the whole
atomic tests question.
On Monday, Chairman Lewis L.
Strauss of the Atomic Energy
Commission and three scientists
had a long talk with Eisenhower
at the White House.
The scientists were physicists
from the University of California
—Drs. Ernest O. Lawrence, Mark
M. Mills, and Edward Teller. It
was Teller’s research that made
the H-bomb possible.
After their White House call,
the scientists told reporters nu
clear weapons 95 percent free of
radioactive fallout could now be
produced.
Eisenhower said today develop
ment of a clean bomb would make
the weapon a completely military
one. He expressed hope Russia
would make and learn to use the
clean bomb—if it ever came
about.
As Secretary of State Dulles
did yesterday, Eisenhower said
the American disarmament offer
also contemplates an agreement
to halt production of atomic
weapons out of newly produced
fissionable materials.
SELF-HATCHING EGG
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., (JV-W.
B. Saxon says a chicken hatched
all by itself in his yard.
He explained he placed an egg
in a nest back of his house to lure
his hens to use it.
The hens refused and the egg
lay there for several weeks, get
ting the hot sun almost daily.
Late yesterday, he found a
freshly hatched chick in the nest.
» By RUTH McLEAN
At the regular weekly meeting
of the Northwest Alaska Chamber
of Commerce, Dr. Fred M. Lang
sam announced personnel changes
that will soon take place at the
MMM Hospital.
Dr. Langsam stated that he will
be leaving the hospital on or
about July 1st and that Miss Han
son and Mrs. Lancaster are re
signing effective June 30th.
Mrs. Opal Catlin of Illinois will
supervise the hospital.
Dr. Langsam also stated that
Dr. Harvey Anderson of Fair
banks plans to open private prac
tice in Nome about July 15th.
The location of his office has not
been announced.
Dr. Langsam said he is endeav
oring to arrange for a temporary
replacement for the period be
tween his departure and Dr. An
derson’s arrival.
Boyd Harwood and President
Walsh expressed the appreciation
of the Chamber to Dr. Langsam
for his valuable constributions to
the community as the only doctor
in the Nome area and also as past
president of the NWA Chamber
of Commerce.
The Chamber members were
advised that Allen D. Hulen, CAA
regional administrator, is in the
Nome area at this time. An effort
will be made to talk with him
about the proposed new air termi
nal building and also a possible
site for a housing project.
The present status of the sewer
and water system was questioned.
The Chamber will encourage the
City Council to expedite the nec
essary steps to realize the instal
lation of the system. It was men
tioned that the engineering sur
vey is the next step and should
be arranged for this season.
As a member of the Fourth of
July Committee for the city cele
bration on that holiday, Wilbur
Arnold asked for volunteers to
help repair the reviewing stand,
which will be moved in from the
airfield in a day or two.
Rev. Thomas A. Knudson in
troduced his guests for the lunch
eon meeting—Gordon Dufseth,
contractor for Our Savior’s Lu
theran Church, and Andrew A.
Dufseth and Marvin Sandberg,
two of the seven or eight employ
ees who will start the construc
tion of the new church.
CAA Employe Killed
In Light Plane Crash
ANCHORAGE, U!)—An Anchor
age Civil Aeronautics Adminis
tration employe, Mike C. Muffly,
was killed Monday afternoon
when the light plane in which he
was riding overshot the field and
crashed at Big Creek landing
strip.
The pilot, Jesse P. Malone, also
of Anchorage, was critically in
jured and taken to Fairbanks by
the CAP search and rescue team.
Muffly is survived by his wife
and two married daughters.
The two men were on a month
vacation to do some prospecting.