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VOL. LVI No. 102 ~~ ~NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1954 Per Copy—15?
Peace Through
Strength Keynote
Legion Convention
WASHINGTON, UP) — President
Eisenhower told cheering, shirt
sleeved American Legionnaires
today that an American foreign
policy pursuing peace must not be
“sidetracked” into the “dead
ends” of isolationism or deliber
ately choosing “the road to war.”
Eisenhower addressed the op
ening session of the American Le
gion’s 3(ith annual convention.
The gathering of war veterans
from all over the country and
from foreign lands hit a keynote
from the outset that peace is a
product of strength and war a
product of weakness.
Gov. John Lodge of Connecti
cut put it that way in the main
welcoming speech and added that
“appeasement merely multiplies
the hazards of war.”
And a past national command
er of the Legion, Lewis K. Gough
of Pasadena, Calif., told the con
vention:
“The more the free world sur
rends to Communism the more we
risk a third world war.”
On the same note of peace thru
strength, ^senhower told the
thousands 'Crammed into the
steaming National Armory, that
neither “wishful thinking” nor
“political timidity” can be per
mitted to bar any longer the
building and maintenance of a
strong, ready military reserve “so
absolutely essential to our de
fense.”
The chief executive flew back
to Washington from a Colorado
vacation to make his third ap
pearance at a Legion convention
since World War II ended.
The President was introduced
toy the Legion’s national com
mander, Arthur J. Connell, as a
fellow Legionnaire who has had
“in my humble judgment, a con
tinuing interest in the veterans”
o'f the nation. This appeared to be
something of a slap at the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, who criti
cized administration handling of
veterans problems at their recent
national convention.
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New Atomic Energy Bill
Will Speed Time When It
Will Be Devoted To Pepce
WASHINGTON, Wl — President
Eisenhower today signed the new
atomic energy legislation and de
clared it will speed the time when
the atom “will he wholly de
voted” to peaceful purposes.
The bill, which ignited one of
the hottest congressional fights of
the year, overhauls the 1946
Atomic Energy Act. One of the
changes permits the government,
under certain security safeguards,
to give nuclear information to
America’s allies.
The new legislation also, for the
first time, opens the door for
development of a private atomic
power industry within the United
States.
Southern Teen-Age High
School Students Attack
“Yankee” Air Force Men
MONTGOMERY, Ala., UP) — A
brutally-beaten airman remained
in serious condition today as Air
Force and city officials prepared
to take drastic action to halt a
series of attacks here by teen
agers on military personnel.
Commanders of Maxwell and
Gunter Air Force bases scheduled
a meeting with city officials.
The meeting was spurred by an
attack Saturday morning on Hu
bert B. Ward of Montgomery, 21
year-old Maxwell airman. Ward
suffered a brain concussion, prob
able brain hemorrhage, and pos
sible fractures of the skull and
face bones.
Ned Jones, 17, and Butch Wil
liams, 14, were held without bond
on charges of robbing and as
saulting Ward. Jones was one of
five teen-agers fined $100 each
10 days ago for attacking an
other airman.
Several high school students
have been arrested in a series of
recent incidents in which “Yan
kee” airmen reported they had
been attacked for dating local
girls. One airman said he had
been tortured with lighted cig
arets by a pack of teen-agers.
Second B-36 Cracks
Up Within 24 Hours
EL PASO, Tex., UR — The Air
Force has sent crack investigating
teams from flight safety head
quarters to help probe crashes of
two giant B-36 bombers within
24 hours that left 25 dead and 18
injured.
The dollar value of the B-36—
world’s largest bomber—is esti
mated by the Air Force at 31^
million dollars.
One of the 10-engine planes,
trying to land but crippled by
apparent power failure, smacked
into an open patch near a big
housing project on the El Paso
outskirts shortly before Saturday
midnight. It disintegrated into a
fiery, exploding heap. One crew
man was killed and 15 injured.
The night before, 24 crewmen
died and three were critically
hurt when another B-36 crashed
at Rapid City, S.D., while ap
proaching Ellsworth Air Force
Base for a landing in “perfect
weather.” This was the worst
crackup in the history of the
globe-girdling Air Force giants.
B-36 crews last year Jset the
lowest accident rate of any in the
Strategic Air Command. For the
first six months of this year, the
Air Force said, the B-36 accident
rate was nine per 100,000 flying
hours compared with an average
of 14 for all types of SAC air
craft.
GEORGE A. HORMEL DIES
AUSTIN, Minn., (41 •— Jay C.
Hormel, 61, head of the George
A. Hormel meat packing firm,
died early today following a long
illness.
Hormel, son of the founder of
the firm, had suffered more than
a year with a heart condition.
Welfare Board
Starts 3-Day Meet
In Nome Today
Mr. Henry A. Harmon, director,
Department of Public Welfare,
arrived Friday to attend the
Board of Public Welfare meeting
here.
The Board o'f Public Welfare
meets today, tomorrow and Wed
nesday.
Board members are the Rev. G.
E. Gallant from Skagway, repre
senting the First Division; Mrs.
Omie McCarthy of Nome, repre
senting the Second Division; Mrs.
Evangeline Atwood of Anchorage,
representing the Third Division;
and Dr. Ivar Skarland of Fair
banks, representing the Fourth
Division.
The director will present a re
view of all programs administer
ed by the Department of Public
Welfare and a study of the fin
ancial conditions of the programs.
The Board will take under consid
eration the proposed Department
of Public Welfare Budget for the
1955-57 biennium prior to' sub
mitting it to the Bureau of the
Budget. Other important issues
which will come before the Board
are proposed changes in legisla
tion, including revisions of the
Juvenile Code law.
Consideration will be given to
the subject of legal aid in Alaska,
the effects of the Uniform Recip
rocal Enforcement of Support Act,
the possible transfer of the Alaska
Native Service general assistance
program to the Department of
Public Welfare, and the effects
which the proposed extension of
hospital care for tuberculosis pa
tients will have on the welfare
programs, especially the Aid to
Dependent Children program.
The Board also will discuss its
responsibility in the area of Civil
Defense, the distribution of Don
ated Commodities to schools and
institutions, and the licensing of
child caring institutions and fos
ter homes.
On Tuesday evening, August 31
a public hearing is scheduled, at
which time the public is invited
to- sit in with the Board and dis
cuss the welfare programs as they
pertain to the local situation.
Ike Signs Temporary
Legislation Allowing
6 Billion Hike In Debt
DENVER, Iff)—President Eisen
hower Saturday signed legislation
authorizing a temporary 6 billion
dollar increase in the present 275
billion dollar national debt ceil
ing, and declared the hike “may
prove inadequate.”
In approving the increase legis
lation at the summer White House
the President noted in a statement
that it permits a temporary in
crease of up to 6 billiop dollars
in the national debt outstanding
before the close of the fiscal year
which started July 1.
The administration had asked
Congress for a 10 billion dollar
increase.
McCarthy Hopes For
Quick Windup Of Probe
Into His Conduct
WASHINGTON, M — Sen. Mc
Carthy said today he will call no
defense witnesses in the Senate’s
new investigation of his conduct
which will start here tomorrow.
Flying in from Los Angeles for
the new inquiry, and to learn the
verdict seven fellow senators have
reached in the McCarthy - Army
hearings, McCarthy said he is
ready to testify in his own behalf
in the new inquiry, if he is re
quested to do so.
But he indicated no desire to
do so.
His hope, he told a reporter, is
for a quick windup of the in
quiry, which he termed “a great
waste o'f time.”
' “I will cooperate to get this
thing out of the way as quickly
as possible,” McCarthy said in an
interview. “It holds up my plans
for an active Republican cam
paign speaking tour, and for in
vestigations — I can’t plan any
thing.”
Ike “Highly Pleased”
With Re-Election Of
Democrat Gov. Shivers
DALLAS, Tex., UPi — President
Eisenhower is “highly pleased”
at the re-election o'f Texas Gov.
Allan Shivers — a conservative
Democrat who supported Repub
lican Eisenhower in the 1952
presidential election.
Democratic National Chair
man Stephen Mitchell says he
does not consider Shivers’ victory
any indication of any national
trend or of “anything about Ei
senhower.”
Shivers rode a record Texas
primary vote Saturday to victory
over Austin atty. Ralph Yarbor
ough, backed by liberal Texas
Democrats.
It was a runoff election in
which Shivers won an unprece
dented—in Texas—third elective
two-year term and Yarborough
failed a second straight time to
unseat him.
Seattle Waterfront Strike
Settled Soon After Start
SEATTLE, (At — An agreement
ending a strike on the Seattle
waterfront was reached early
Sunday, just a few hours after it
was called.
The “quickie” strike by cargo
checkers and supercargoes tied up
16 piers and halted cargo work
an eight ships. The pickets had
been ordered out by the Checkers,
Supercargoes and Supervisors’
Assn, of Washington (ind). They
were withdraw early Sunday.
The union sought to back up
demands for elimination of a con
tract provision permitting fore
men of another union to also
handle supercargo and cargo
check work on offshore and for
eign vessels.
The employers represented by
the Waterfront Employers Assn,
of Washington, agreed after the
union said it would exempt Alas
ka and Hawaiian ships.
Repeal of Land
Registration Act
Is Recommended
ANCHORAGE, UPI — Repeal of
the 1953 Alaska Land Registra
tion Act, either in whole or in
part, was recommended to the
Alaska Legislative Council Sat
urday by W.A. Chipperfield, Ter
ritorial Land Commissioner.
Chipperfield told the Council if
the law is allowed to stand the
legislature must appropriate
$125,000 to enforce its provisions.
As passed by the 1953 Legis
lature, the law requires all pro
perty owners in Alaska to' be
registered by July 1, 1954. Pro
perty of those who failed to Jile
could be sold by the territory to
satisfy a loan.
Primary purpose of the law was
to establish a master file on Al
aska land in private ownership.
However, residents whose lands
already were on the tax roll of
municipalities or special districts
were required to register along
with those outside the districts.
Chipperfield said that regard
less of whether the law is repeal
ed or rigidly enforced some $6,500
in penalties should be refunded
to persons who failed to make
the deadline.
If the law remains in whole or
in part, he said, the deadline for
filing should be extended until
Dec. 31, 1955.
Three New Polio
Cases Reported
At Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Ml —Three new
polio cases were reported Sat
urday, boosting the total for the
Anchorage area since the first of
the year to 89.
A boy, 7, and a girl, 6, were
admitted to the Anchorage hos
pital. Both cases were diagnosed
as non-paralytic. A 2-year-old boy
with paralytic - type polio was
taken to the Air Force hospital.
Total number of cases for the
last four months in the Anchor
age area were: May, 1; June, 6;
July, 32; August, to date, 33.
Several cases occurred during the
early part of the year.
Ten of the victims died.
They Picked On
The Wrong Guy
NEW YORK, Ml —t During his
first week in this country the
Rev. Gerald Butterly, 28, proved
he knows how to handle Brooklyn
thugs when they try to get tough.
Two men offered Father But
terly a ride Saturday night and
when he got into their car they
tried to hold him up.
The priest, who arrived here
from Ireland just five days be
fore, jumped out off the car,
dragging one of the thugs with
him. When the second man joined
the sidewalk scuffle, the priest
punched him too and both men
then climbed into the car and
fled.
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