THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943 at the
postoffice at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879
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; For Roads in Second Division
Northwestern Alaska has received many setbacks
in recent years which has retarded its growth and
development in comparison to the growth of other
parts of the territory.
Insecurity and uncertainty of its status, even in
the defense program has made it difficult for investors
and settlers to plan for permanancy of any kind.
One of the outstanding problems is its remoteness
caused by lack of roads connecting it to the rest of the
North American continent.
Governor B. Frank Heintzleman expressed his
opinion recently on the projected Fairbanks-Nome road
and we are sure that he will enlighten the proper com
mittees of Congress to this great need whenever the
opportunity is given him.
Heintzleman stated:
“I want you to know that I will give all possible
support to such a project. I know of nothing more
important to the development of a new country than
adequate roads, and as I have told you, and said in
talks I made last summer in Nome, I believe there is
no section of Alaska in greater need of more roads for
economic development than the Seward Peninsula.
We know it is a heavily mineralized area, also that
it is impossible properly to explore, prospect and bring
these minerals into production without good transpor
tation, which in this case means roads.”
Chisholm, Minn., Free Press: “Suppose a half
dozen of us are seated around the walls of a very dark
room. We are told that somewhere in the open middle
space is a chair. Who would find it? Not those of us
who sat still and philosophized about where chairs are
placed in rooms. The fellow who would locate it is
the one who’d get up, then walk and stumble around
until he discovered it. Nobody ever found anything
while sitting down.”
Wakefield, Mass., Daily Item: “The Taft-Hartley
Law will remain as is, for this year at least. The vote
in Congress recently kept the law from being altered
. . . Despite the cries against it . . . when the chips are
down it seems to be acting very much to the advantage
of the laboring man.”
Rescued People
Didn’t Get Chance
To Thank Krch
FAIRBANKS, UP)—I don’t think
we ever could have gotten out if
it wasn’t for him.”
Joseph Peton, 35-year-old con
struction worker, spoke quietly
and gratefully of the heroic ac
tion of truck driver Francis Krch
in rescuing Peton, his wife and
two small children from their
overturned car in the frigid water
below the Chistochina River
bridge.
They would like to have a
chance to really express their
thanks to Krch. Peton said they
didn’t get much of a chance at
the scene because Krch changed
into' dry clothes immediately after
the rescue and hurried on up the
Richardson Highway with his load
of pipe.
Peton confirmed the whole
story of the incident.
The family was trapped in the
upset car after it skidded from
the bridge in heavy rain. The
water luckily was shallow enough
so that the Petons could stand
in the upside down car and hold
the children’s heads above water,
next to' the floorboards.
Mrs. Peton said she was sitting
in the front seat with an infant
daughter in her arms. After the
car landed in the water, she
found herself in the back seat,
standing up and holding the baby
above the chin-deep water.
“I don’t remember how I got
into the back seat,” she remarked.
The accident occurred while the
Petons were driving from An
chorage to Fairbanks on July 5.
Terry’s Night Club
Dress Causes Mild
Las V egasSensation
LAS VEGAS, Nev., UP)—Shapely
Terry Moore’s revealing night
club dress that caused a mild sen
sation during her Las Vegas Cas
ino act went into retirement to
day — after a spokesman for her
church voiced objections.
The $3,500 low cut gown, trans
parent from the waist up—ex
cept for clusters of beads here
and there—joined the white er
mine bathing suit as apparel items
Miss Moore wore with tempes
tuous results.
Unexplained objections — not
from the soldier audience—forced
the actress to pack away the er
mine suit she wore at camp shows
in Korea last Christmas time.
Thursday night came the black
beaded dress and criticism from a
spokesman for the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
in which her brother does mis
sionary work.
Said Terry, sometimes describ
ed as her own best press agent:
“I guess I wore it against my
better judgment.”
Bartlett Returning to
Alaska Tomorrow
WASHINGTON, UPt— Delegate
Bartlett (D-Alaska) said today he
plans to leave tomorrow for the
territory.
He plans to attend formal dedi
cation ceremonies at Ketchikan
Wednesday for a recently opened
pulp mill, and later will accom
pany Adlai Stevenson, 1952 Dem
ocratic Presidential candidate, on
his trip through Alaska.
Relatively fresh water flows
out of the Baltic in a stream and
can toe traced along the coasts of
Norway as far as North Cgpe.
Army Considering
Loaded RR. Cars
On Ships to Alaska
WASHINGTON, UP)—1The Army
disclosed today that a New York
firm has made a study for it on
a proposal for carrying loaded
railroad cars aboard ships, with
Alaska especially in mind.
Nature of the report was not
disclosed pending its evaluation
by Army officials. The study was
made by William Wyer & Co.,
traffic specialists.
An Army relations officer said
the report dealt with shipments
between the United States and
Alaska, but said the idea was
not new. The cars would be
rolled directly onto the railroad
tracks from the ships.
“The roll-on-roll-off method
was used with success in the
North African invasion during
World War II,” the officer said.
He added the Army for several
years has discussed the possibility
of such methods with civilian
firms in the hope that they could
undertake construction without
expense to the taxpayers.
Chairman Tollefson (R-Wash)
of the House Merchant Marine
Committee said he understood the
Alaska Steamship Co. is interes
ted in the plan. He said he had
asked the Army to provide him
with details of the study but has
received no reply as yet.
Fisherman Hooks
37-Foot 10-Ton
Shark off Florida
MIAMI, Fla., Ml—Catch of a 10
ton whale shark that practically
surrendered without a struggle
was reported today from Bimini,
a tiny island fishing resort 60
miles east of here.
Alan Corson, fishing editor for
'the Miami Herald, reported the
catch of the 37-foot shark but
said it died after living 18 hours
in captivity.
The sea giant, estimated to
weigh 20,000 pounds was sighted
during the Bimini Marlin Tour
nament about noon Thursday.
Marlin were slow so fishermen
on some 22 boats turned their
attention to the big fellow.
Three tries to hook it failed.
Then Oapt. Johnny Cass, skip
per of the 45-foot Alberta, moved
in. He used a grapple on a chain
to hook the great fish. It proved
fairly docile and Cass got two
lines around its tail. It was towed
to Bimini.
A 25-ton crane working at a
harbor project lifted the monster
ashore where scientists will work
on it before decay requires tow
ing it offshore for disposal.
A similar catch was made off
St. Petersburg on July 4 but
after it towed a fishing boat 18
miles during a six-hour fight,
that one escaped.
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