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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Friday, March 7, 1952 1
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CITIZENS ARE WAKING UP
By George S. Benson, president Harding College, Searcy, Ark.
The population of the United States may be on
the verge of becoming politically active in a big way.
Such a development is forecast in the flood of mail
that has come in as a result of my suggestion in a re
cent column that on all election days in 1952—local,
state and national—each eligible voter who actually
votes be given a little red-white-and-blue tag to wear
in his lapel. The idea received nationwide publicity,
and people in every section of the country are writing.
The League of Women Voters, of Yardley-Morris
ville, Pa., report that they have tried out the “Tag
Day” idea and have found it to be excellent stimula
tion for potential voters. The tags were used in a
local election in Mountain Home, Ark.; and in two
parishes when Louisiana Democrats held a primary;
and letters on my desk report that in both instances
the tags, and attendant publicity, helped boost the
percentage of eligible voters who went to the polls.
The little tags bears the challenge: “I have Voted!
Have You?”
THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY
Americans and Canadians have been attempting
to work out plans for a St. Lawrence seaway, a system
of locks and canals that would permit ships to pass!
between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
President Truman has urged Congress to accept
the 1941 agreement with Canada, pointing out that the
question is not now whether the St. Lawrence seaway
should be built but rather whether the United States
shall participate in its construction and maintain joint
control over its development and operation.
There is some question as to whether the Cana
dians could build the seaway by themselves. It is argued
that American cooperation is necessary to build dams
which are needed if there is to be enough water in the
canal locks. Others indicate that cooperation from the
State of New York, instead of the United States, is all
that is needed.
It should be pointed out, however, that New York
will have to obtain permission from the Federal Power
Commission to participate in the St. Lawrence seaway
project. If Congress does not accept the United States
Canadian agreement of 1941, the concensus of opinion
is that New York can win FPC approval.
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Radar-Guided Jets
Guard Alaska
And Japan
WASHINGTON, <JP) — Two
possible “Pearl Harbors”—Japan
and Alaska—are being guarded
by new radar—guided jet fighters
that fly through night and storm
to seek out and destroy armed
aerial invaders
Lockheed Aircraft Corp., maker
of the F-94 interceptor jets, an
nounced this Tuesday night, with
permission of the Air Force.
The announcement said F-94*s
are now operating under the Al
askan Air Command in the 57th
Fighter - Interceptor Group. In
reply to queries the Air Force
said the equivalent of a group—
normally 36 planes—of the all
weather jets is now based in
Japan as part of the 13th Air
Force.
Their mission: In Japan, to pro
tect American installations from
any suddent attack by Red forces,
either those of China or the Soviet
Union. In Alaska, to guard against
any Russian bombing strike or
airborne seizure of Alaskan air
fields and to intercept any long
range invasion along the polar
path from Russia to the United
States.
The F-94 is a two-seater, carry
ing a pilot and a radar observer.
On his radarscope in the plane,
the observer locates an enemy
craft and guides the pilot to a
point where his radar - pointed
guns can make the kill.
The ' Lockheed announcement,
emphasizing the state of alertness
of air defense in the strategic
north, which looks out upon the
polar paths along which Russian
aerial invaders might come, says
the F-94’s are spotted 24 hours a
day on runways, ready for in
stant takeoff.
Up to now the alarms have been
only for an airliner straying off
its previously announced course
or an Alaskan bush pilot taking
off before the time had an
nounced.
Nevertheless, the radar warning
system takes no chances. The in
terceptors scream into the air and,
directed in the preliminary ap
proach by the radar ground sys
tem, which determines the di
rection, distance and speed of the
unidentified plane, cut through
storm and night until they locate
the plane and find out if it is
friendly and harmless.
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University President
Routed by Delegates’ Yells
In Fund-Raising Attempt
ANNAPOLIS, Md., (£>)—Wrath
ful delegates yelled the University
of Maryland’s president out of
their chamber early yesterday in
a tumultuous outburst of resent
ment against his last-minute ef
fort to get more building money.
Dr. H. C. Byrd, the curly, white
haired president, was put to rout
in an uprising finish to the 30
day legislature that probably was
unmatched in Maryland history.
The storming delegates accused
the president of “political chican
ery, dirty work in the last hours”
for asking for $578,000 in bonds
just before adjournment.
When he was spotted whisper
ing to one of them they fairly
shook the 180-year-old state house
with a deafening chorus:
“Get out! Get out!”
The university president took
to his heels, off the floor and up
into the spectators* gallery.
He heard the delegates vote
against his extra money, 67-32.
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Rotary Club Mourns
Passing of Emil Fisher
With the whole community, Ro
tary mourns the loss of their fel
low citizen, Emil Fisher, who died
in line of duty, performing his
task in a manner that can only
bring high honor to the service
and country he represented.
At Thursday’s luncheon the Ro
tary Club bowed for a minute of
silence in recognition of the man
who in so short a time won the i
hearts of all who knew him.
Two new members were ad
mitted to the club: Everett Adams,
under the classification of Gro
cery Retail (U. S. Merc), spon
sored by Larry Galvin; and Rus
sell Arnett, U. S. Commissioner,
sponsored by Jim von der Heydt.
Both were warmly welcomed by
President Bill Cameron, with the
last new member, Oliver Boe, as
signed to pin their badge of dis
tinction at the next meeting.
John McNees, representing the
Toastmasters’ Club, spoke of the j
goals of this new Nome club —
^peaking experience, fellowship, |
community projects and ideas.
Professor Don Hendershot re
viewed for the club his recent
lectur.es in atomic energy. This
complex subject caught the club
members at a time when they are
still groggy from a visit to the
various taxation collection agen
cies also a study of no little
interest.
Professor Don said that urani
um 238 will decay in time to lead,
but under explosion circumstan
ces, the process comes off some
what more rapidly. Maybe there
is some sort of a parallel.
Guests of the club were Don
Church wood, Alaska .Airlines;
Ray B. Davis, Bureau of Public
Roads; and John Prouty, account
ing.
FUNERAL NOTICE
Funeral of Stella Joule will be
. from the Catholic Church Sat
urday morning at 9:00 a.m.
Funeral of Reggie Joule will be
held from the Covenant Church
on Saturday afternoon at 2 pm,
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NOTICE
Aurora Circle
meets Tuesday, March 11 at
the Community Center, 7:30 p.m.
Job Hunters Told
To Stay Away
From Alaska
SAN FRANCISCO, (JP) — Job
hunters have been warned to stay
away from Alaska.
The warning came Wednesday
from George Davis, president of
the Fairbanks AFL central labor
council, and Margaret Gordon,
secretary-treasurer, who are at
tending a rent conference here.
They declared there may be as
many as 2,000 persons seeking
jobs in Alaska at the same time,
with no employment available.
Davis said “A majority of job
seekers arriving in Alaska drive
there over the Alcan Highway,
but find no jobs and are forced
to sell their autos to get transpor
tation home.”
Miss Gordon warned against
confidence men “selling jobs” and
urged dependence upon authentic
sources of information, such as
unions and the U. S. Employment
Service.
They also said that Alaska’s
reported high wages were not
really high when compared with
the exceptionally high cost of liv
ing there.
Govt. Eases Controls
On Building Projects
WASHINGTON, (£>)—'The gov
ernment eased building controls
Thursday on housing, commercial,
highway and school projects.
The Natl. Production Authority,
dropping an earlier plan to limit
the size of dwellings and restrict
new homes to lVfe bathrooms each,
issued:
1. A new, one-package housing
order increasing by 500 pounds
the steel which a home-builder
may use without applying to NPA.
2. An order combining all other
construction controls into a single
document. It increases the ton
nage of steel automatically al
lowed for commercial, school, and
other smaller non-residential pro
jects, as well as roads and high
ways.
The threads of a spider's web
are really cables made up of many
fibers each of which may be only
about one-seventy five thou
sandth of an inch in diameter.