Government Agency
Loses The Right To
Discharge Own Employees
WASHINGTON, (/P) — The
Civil Service Commission Tues
day took away from the National
Production Authority the right to
fire its own workers because of
irregularities in selecting em
ployes last year.
It called for “corrective ac
tion”—meaning dismissal or new
assignments — for possibly more
•than 100 NPA employes. In some
cases, the commission said, vet
erans’ preference in hiring was
ignored.
The commission ruled that all
future hiring must be referred for
prior approval to the Department
of Commerce, the parent organ
ization of the Emergency Produc
tion agency. *
Commerce Department and
NPA officials questioned on the
charges, said they will carry out
the commission’s orders com
pletely nnd will cooperate fully in
matters of hiring.
They did not deny that abuses
had occurred, but said they were
in 1951 when NPA was striving
to build a staff quickly to deal
with a mushrooming load of work
in administering priority and al
location controls.
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Night Clerk Saves
Lives In Pioneer Fire
FAIRBANKS, (/P)—Calm action
by night clerk David Littlefield
was credited with helping hold
down the casualties in the Pioneer
Hotel fire early Monday.
When he discovered the flames
at the top of the staircase, he ran
to the switchboard and pressed
down all the buzzers that were
connected to rooms on the second
and third floors.
Then he ran down the first!
floor corridor, kicking and pound
ing at doors. Then he ran up the
rear stair to the second floor to
continue awakening guests. He
reached the third floor before
being driven back by flames and
smoke.
The structure was a mass of
flames when he finally left it.
Two persons in the hospital
credited the buzzer with awafc
ening them.
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INVITATION TO BID
AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION
Sealed Bids, in single copy, will be
received until 10:00 a.m., July 25. 1952,
then publicly opened for furnishing all
labor and materials and performing all
work for the construction of a public
airport located at Circle Hot Springs,
Alaska.
Plans, specifications and project docu
ments may be obtained from the Direc
tor of Aviation, Department of Aviation.
Territory of Alaska, Glover Building, or
Box 2215, Anchorage. Alaska, where
copies of plans are requested. A de
posit of $25 will be required to insure
their return. Plans may be reviewed at
the offices of Frank A. Metcalf. Terri
torial Highway Engineer. Juneau, Al
aska: the Associated General Contrac
tors, Seattle and Anchorage, or the
office of the Department of Aviation,
above address.
TONY SCHWAMM,
Director of Aviation,
Territory of Alaska.
Publish June 25. July 2. 9, 18, 1952.
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SS United States
Sets New East-West
Atlantic Record
NEW YORK, The super
liner United States, new queen at
the seas, came home today to a
roaring reception with another
jewel in her crown.
Droning planes zoomed over
head and vessels in the harbor
sent up a thunderous chorus of
welcoming whistles as the big
ship docked at the end of her
double speed conquest of the At
lantic.
In marine annals, it was a his
toric homecoming. Twice, on her
maiden voyage, the sleek, 53,000
ton liner had far outstripped past
ocean-crossing records, both east
bound and westbound.
In setting the new east-west
record, the trim, black - hulled
United States had covered the
3,000 miles in three days, 12
hours and 12 minutes—nine hours
and 36 minutes quicker than ever
before..
The fast voyage brought the
mythical blue ribbon for Atlanic
crossings to this country for the
first time in a century. Britain’s
Queen Mary held it since 1938.
The United States beat both the
east and west records of the
British Cunard liner Queen Mary,
bettering the Queen Mary’s east
ward record by 10 hours and two
minutes.
An average of 34.51 knots was
maintained by the United States
on her homeward trip.
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By Mary Lee Council
Secretary to E. L. (Bob) Bartlett
Delegate in Congress from Alaska
TRANSFER OF FISHERIES
The Bartlett bill to transfer
administrative control of the Al
aska fishery from the federal to
the territorial government failed
to win approval of the House In
terior and Insular Affairs Com
mittee. Previously it had been un
animously endorsed by the sub
committee before which hearings
were held. Instead, a motion was
adopted that further considera
tion should be postponed until
“adequate hearings” have been
held. The vote was strictly on
party lines.
There was a solid Republican
vote against postponement and a
solid Democratic vote to put the
bill over. Rumors were heard that
strong political pressures had
been exerted. In a statement
made before the committee, Dele
gate Bartlett charged the Depart
ment of the Interior with “betray
ing the people of Alaska.” He
pointed out he had introduced the
bill only after being assured by
Secretary Chapman of a favorable
report.
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WITHHOLDING TAXES
Congressional action was com
pleted on a bill providing a pro
cedure for withholding taxes by
the federal government and ter
ritorial government of state and
territorial income taxes from the
salaries of federal employees
where the laws impose upon em
ployers generally the duty of
withholding taxes from the com
pensation of employees.
The bill was enacted after a
decision was made that a volun
tary plan long urged by officials
of Alaska, Hawaii, Vermont and
Oregon, where territorial and
state withholding laws are in
force, would not be feasible.
The act provides that the Sec
retary of the Treasury would be
authorized and directed to enter
into an agreement for withhold
ing with the states and territories
within 120 days of requests for
agreements from proper officials
of the states and territories.
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ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
• » Meets First and
Third Thursday
each month
WILL M. GILLIS, W. M.
NORVIN W. LEWIS, Secy.
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets
EVERY TUESDAY NOON
Larry Galvin, President
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Nome Toastmasters Club
Thursdays—6:30 pan.
B O T—FireUte Room
Dinner Meeting
(Reservations for other than member*
must be made before Wednesday noon.)
ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME
Thursday Luncheon
W. H. Cameron, Pres.
Dewey Goodrich, Secy.