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VOITlYI No. 105 NOME, ALASKAT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER~~8, 1954 Per Copy—15^
New Polio Vaccine
May Give Long
Term Ininnmitv
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ROME, (/Pt—Dr. Jones E. Salk,
whose polio vaccine is undergoing
one of medical history’s most
closely watched tests, reported to
day that man eventually may gain
longterm immunity against polio
from as little as two injections.
The young bacteriologist from
the University of Pittsburgh sub
mitted his eagerly awaited report
to physicians and scientists of 49
nations, gathered in Rome for the
International Poliomyelitis Con
gress.
Salk developed the vaccine
which has been given to' 425,000
children in the United States in
a massive trial supported by the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis.
Its effectiveness will not be
known definitely until next
March, when the field test re
sults are evaluated and announ
ced by Dr. Thomas Francis Jr.,
of the University of Michigan,
Salk’s former mentor and also a
delegate at the Congress.
But Salk reported there already
is evidence that the vaccine gen
erates antibodies — virus-fighting
particles—in the blood streams of
vaccinated persons. He said they
are equal to antibodies found in
the blood of persons who have re
covered from the disease.
“The injections are that such
can be accomplished with as few
as two injections,” he reported,
“provided the potency of the vac
cine and the interval (between
shots) are both adequate.’
It is still not certain how long
the effect of the vaccine will last,
Salk said.
Air Force Sergeant With
Anchorage CAP, Killed
In Light Plane Crash
ANCHORAGE, UP) — T/Sgt.
Robert Baskin, 30, was found
dead Monday in the wreckage of
a float plane near the Glenn
Highway at Mile 131.
Search parties were out Tues
day attempting to locate Ben Sal
zewell of Mountain View, co
owner of the plane, whom Baskin
had flown to an unknown camp
site Sunday.
Baskin was an Air Force ser
geant assigned to the Anchorage
Civil Air Patrol. It was believed
he crashed shortly after taking off
from Eureka in a heavy fog. He
leaves a widow, Mildred, and two
small children in Anchorage.
INTERIOR DEPT. APPOINTS
REGIONAL SOLICITORS FOR
LEGAL REORGANIZATION
WASHINGTON, W) — Appoint
ment of six Interior Department
regional solicitors in a reorganiza
tion of the department’s legal ac
tivities was announced today.
The six regions each will have
field offices headed toy field sol
icitors but these have not been
announced.
The regional Setup includes:
Juneau—regional solicitor Chas.
M. Soller. Alaska headquarters
will be at Anchorage temporarily,
then will be moved to Juneau.
Field office at Anchorage.
Eisenhower Says “No” To
Demand That U.S. Sever
Relations With Russia
DENVER, (>P)—President Eisen
hower today replied to Senator
Knowland on the California Re
publican’s demand the United
States sever diplomatic relations
wi$rt Russia. The summer White
House indicated the reply was
“No.”
James C. Hagerty, presidential
press secretary, told newsmen
Eisenhower had dispatched a let
ter to Knowland, the Senate ma
jority leader, but he repeated that
the text would not be made public
here.
In response to questions, how
ever, Hagerty said he was “not
taking back” what he said Sun
day night—that so far as he
knows the President still is op
posed to breaking off diplomatic
relations with the Soviet Union.
Shortage of ‘Copenhagen’
Endangers Salmon Catch
PETERSBURG, (tfl—Arrival of
an air shipment of snuff averted
a minor crisis that might have
delayed departure of fishermen
for the salmon grounds, the
Petersburg Press reported yester
day.
An adequate supply of snuff,
the newspaper explained, is con
sidered as important as bait or
ice for boats preparing to go to
the fishing grounds. It’s handier
than smoking for fishermen with
wet gear and heavy gloves, and
is encouraged by boat owners be
cause there’s no fire hazard.
The shortage developed when
one store failed to anticipate the
heavy demand and another failed
to receive a shipment ordered. A
request to Ketchikan brought the
reply the stores there had no
excess. But a supply came in by
air from a Juneau wholesaler be
fore the stocks ran out.
POLIO CLAIMS FATHER
YESTERDAY, SON TODAY
MEMPHIS, UP) — Six-year-old
John Wright died of polio yester
day. His father, 33-year-old Ed
ward Wright, died of the same
dreaded disease last night.
THE STANDINGS
National League
W L Pet. GB
New York 86 50 .632
Milwaukee 81 54 .600
Brooklyn 81 56 .591
Philadelphia 65 71 .478 21
Cincinnatti 65 72 .474 2\Vz
St. Louis 62 74 .456 24
Chicago 58 80 .420 29
Pittsburgh 48 89 .350 38Vfe
American League
Cleveland 98 40 .710
New York 93 44 • .679 4V6
Chicago 76 52 .626 1 lVz
Boston , 61 75 .449 36
Detroit 61 76 .445 36VS
Washington 59 78 .431 38Vfe
Philadelphia 46 92 .333 52
Baltimore 45 93 .326 53
Pacific Coast League
Hollywood 99 63 .611
San Diego 97 65 .599 2
Oakland 82 79 .509 16V4
San Francisco 80 81 .497 18Vfe
Seattle 74 82 .474 22
Los Angeles 71 88 .447 26Vis
Sacramento 70 91 . .435 28Vfe
Portland 67 91 .424 30
Eight Nations Sign
Southeast Asia
Security Pact
MANILA. (A*)—-Eight nations of
the East and West today signed a
collective security pact which in
effect warned the Communists
against any further aggression in
southeast Asia.
It took just three days for the
United States, France, Great Brit
ain, Australia, New Zealand, Pak
istand, Thailand and the Philip
pines to reach complete accord.
The treaty hangs a big “no
trespassing” sign on small na
tions in the area. It binds the
eight nations militarily and econ
omically, and declares each party
will' meet the “common danger”
of armed attack in the treaty area
or against any member” in ac
cordance with its constitutional
processes.”
Temporarily the new defense
organization will be known as the
Southeast Asia Collective Defense
Treaty. A permanent nafhe will
be adopted later.
The “hands off” warning to the
Communists defined the treaty
area as “the general area of S.E.
Asia, including also the entire ter
ritories of the Asian parties, and
the general area of the southwest
Pacific, not including the Pacific
area north of 21 degrees 30 min
utes north latitude.”
The last definition would ex
tend the treaty just north of the
northern tip of the Philippines,
but short of Chinese Nationalist
Formosa.
Marciano Hoping Charles
Will Be Overconfident
GROSSINGER, N.Y., UP)—Man
ager A1 Weill was talking about
his favorite subject, Ro'cky Mar
ciano, while the heavyweight
champion stretched out on ■ his
bed.
“Rocky will be beaten by the
guy who trades punches and
trusts in luck,” said Weill.
Maybe he was hoping that part
of his discourse would reach the
ears of Ezzard Charles who will
try again on Sept. 15 to beat the
champion in Yankee stadium.
For only minutes earlier, when
asked if he thought Charles would
be more confident because he had
gone 15 rounds with Rocky, Weill
said:
“Charles will take liberties
now. He went 15 rounds with
Rocky and wasn’t knocked down.
Maybe he thinks Rocky can’t
punch and will take chances.”
“Rocky wasn’t satisfied with
that first fight,” added Monsieur
Weill. “He didn’t get a clear shot
at Charles, didya Rock?”
“No,” politely replied Marciano.
“I thought I had him several
times although I never got in. a
good clean punch. It should make
him more confident. He probably
thinks I don’t punch as hard as
they say.”
FORMER NAVY SECRETARY.
CURTIS WILBUR. DIES AT 87
PALO ALTO, Calif., UP) — Dr.
Curtis D. Wilbur, 87, secretary of
the navy under President Calvin
Coolidge, died today after a long
illness.
Yankees Head Into Indian
Territory Trailing 4%
Games Behind Cleveland
(By the Associated Press!
The world champion New York
Yankees go west today. Barring
miracles they will be ex-champs
by the time they get home.
Not since the last century has
a band of Yankees headed into
Indian territory with such a faint
chance of survival.
The Yankees play 11 of their
remaining 17 games on this tour
of Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland,
Detroit and Philadelphia. They
now trail Cleveland by 4V£
lengths.
While the Yankees covered
wagon grinds around the circuit
for the last time, the Indians will
be happily ensconced in their
wigwam o'n the banks of the sky
blue waters, clipping off their
foes one by one.
The big battle, which might go
down in history as Casey’s last
stand, is set for Sunday when the
Yankee caravan reaches Cleve
land for a doubleheader. They
can’t be eliminated positiyely un
til after that engagement.
NOT USED TO THE HEAT
LYNCHBURG, Va„ UP)—Lynch
burg’s 100-degree heat felled one
citizen yesterday—an employe of
a local air conditioning firm.
Nationalist Planes
And Ships Attack
China Mainland
TAIPEH, Formosa, (Ml—Chinese
Nationalist warships and planes—
including U. S. - supplied F - 84
Thunderjets—teamed up again to
day to pound possible Communist
invasion bases on the mainland,
the defense ministry announced.
It was the first time National
ist jets have been in action against
the Reds.
The ministry said bombs and
shells rained for the third day on
Communist batteries which have
shelled Quemoy, Nationalist is
land just off the coast opposite
Formosa, and on bases where the
Reds may have been massing
junks for an invasion.
A special communique describ
ed today’s attacks as the heaviest
so far. Targets included concen
trations of junks, artillery posi
tions, barracks and other military
installations.
Air Force pilots made dive
bombing and low level strafing
attacks on Red targets from
which enemy reacition was much
weaker, the ministry said.
British shipping companies in
Hong Kong warned their ship cap
tains to stay clear of Amoy after
a freighter was attacked by
planes in Amoy harbor yesterday.
Bartlett Starts Campaign in Second
Division With Blast at Republican
Record; Predicts Big Demo Vote
Delegate Bob Bartlett started ‘
off his political campaign in the!
territory in" Second Division at
Kotzebue Friday and at Nome
Saturday evening.
Bartlett, who is seeking his
sixth term of office, opened his j
remarks at the meeting held in
the City Hall with a statement
that he would like to criticize the
policies of the Republican Party
but can’t find that they have any
policies.
He deplored the fact that Alas
kan papers are filled with com
plaints by Republicans because
their party has failed to fulfill
promises. “The nation wanted a
new team but it has been a period
of failure and lack of work on
behalf of Alaska.”
Bartlett was full of confidence
that Democrats will need little
campaigning because “Secretary
of Interior Douglas McKay has
conceded the election on his re
cent tour.”
He prophecied that the 1955
Territorial Legislature is going to
be overwhelmingly Democratic.
Bartlett compared Alaskan ap
propriations under the Democrats
and Republicans, showing how
the Alaskan monies had been de
creased substantially, especially
the road-building funds.
In reference to mining he can
didly stated that neither Republi
cans nor Democrats had anything
to be proud of in their accom
plishments.
In his remarks on partition he
quoted Adlai Stevenson: “To give
aid and comfort by severing the
head from the body.”
Bartlett gave his opinion on
the commonwealth idea, stating
that an effort is being made to
combine Hawaiian and Alaskan
forces for this movement. He ex
plained how the status of Puerto
Rico is unlike that of these two
territories and caution should be
used in accepting the idea as there
is nothing written anywhere to
indicate that taxes would be elim
inated as people are made to be
lieve.
Hugh Wade, candidate for Ter
ritorial Treasurer, was also a
speaker at the meeting and warm
ly endorsed by the delegate. He
opened his election campaign also
in Nome and reviewed his work
in the territory for the past 20
years, serving in several territor
ial offices.
Jack Blattler, president of the
Democratic Club, conducted the
meeting, assisted by Sen. Howard
Lyng.
Three Men Drown When
Boat Capsizes In Tanana
FAIRBANKS, iffi — Three men
are missing and presumed drown
ed after their fishing boat cap
sized on the Tanana River near
here.
Four others reached safety by
swimming to shore. All seven
were employes of Joint Ventures,
Inc., a concern working on the
Haines-Fairbanks pipeline.
The men were identified as Doc
Kellum, Clyde Jifenne and Sam
Beloski, all of Big Delta.