Alaska, the Glass Chin?
(Continued from Page Three)
aska is the Alcan Highway—now
Operated by Canada—which has
deteriorated noticeably since the
war. It never could handle much
traffic or very heavy traffic. It
is unpaved. During the winter
months it frequently is impass
able.
Cheap at Any Price? If the Army
built up Alaska’s defenses it would
need to bring in about 300,000
barrels of petroleum a month. It
is already planning to reopen the
Canol pipeline, which will give
it a maximum of 30,000 barrels
a month.
To send the combat teams in
to Alaska, therefore, would require
better ports, better railroads, bet
ter pipelines. To build them would
•take years, since only a limited
number of men and a limited am
ount of materials could be brought
in with existing facilities. They
would cost about three times as j
much as similar facilities in the.
United States—about $2.500,000,-,
000, the Alaskan Command estim
ates.
The inaccessibility of Alaska
makes everything cost more. A
converted chicken coop in Anch
STEWART WILL MINE
IN DEERING AREA
It is reported by Einar Ulnck
son that Don Stewart, operator of
the Casa de Paga Mining Co., took
over the Cordovado interests in
Deering last year and will also
operate the dredge of the Dry
Creek Mining Co. at Deering.
Joe Bellevue, who has operated
there for several seasons will not
be north this summer, it is under
stood.
orage will rent for $90 a month. A
bottle of whiskey costs $8.50, a
haircut $2, a hamburger 50 cents.'
But no matter what the cost of
making Alaska secure, the men
of the Alaska Command insist that
it would be money well spent.
Losing Alaska, they maintain,!
would be far more costly. And
they make no secret of their con
cern. Rear Admiral A. E. Mont
gomery, who commands the Nav-,
al forces, declared last week.
“There’s always the possibility
that Russia will stop pushing.
That’s what I keep praying for.
The way things are now if they
don’t stop, we won’t have a prayer i
left.” <News-week, April 12, 1948V
LOVELESS FAMILY WILL
VISIT STATES. CANADA
Rev. and Mrs. George H. Love
less and daughters Katherine and
Helen Ruth left via Alaska Air
lines for Anchorage for an ex
tensive visit in the States and
Canada. It has been five years
since they were outside last, hav
ing been at Nenana one year, and
at Nome four years.
They plan on returning to Nome
after several months. Mr. and Mrs.
Vern Rimling, who have been as
sisting in the work of the Alaska
Evangelization Society at White
horse, Yukon Territory, have ar
rived in Nome with their 2-year
old daughter, to look after the
work of the Nome Gospel Mission
w’hile the Loveless family is away.
CHARLES WEST HERE ON
QUICK BUSINESS TRIP
Charles (Chuck) West of the Al
aska Travel Service with head
quarters in Fairbanks, arrived last
evening on a quick business trip.
LT. and Mrs. ROGER STEWART
ARE PARENTS OF SON
Lt. and Mrs. Roger P. Stewart
are the parents of a son born on
Sunday April 11 at 4:25 p.m. The
young man weighed in at five,
pounds and fourteen ounces.
Labor Unions
Plan ‘Tea Parly’
•
For Statehood
JUNEAU, —(/P)—Labor Unions
holding a tea party?
That’s right. But this one is dif
ferent than the kind where a fra
gile cup is held between the pink
lies (fingers, that is*.
Members of all local AFL un
ions planned to stop work today
between 11 a.m. <PST> and noon
for a “Statehood Tea Party,”
sponsored by the Alaska Federa
tion of Labor.
The idea is to bring national at
tention to the territory’s bid for
statehood.
During thet hour-long work stop
page, marchers will head toward
the governor’s mansion where a
special flag with 50 stars (one for
Alaska and one for Hawaii) will
be raised by acting gov. Lew Wil
liams.
CONNORS SEND GREETINGS
TO MANY NOME RIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Connors send
greetings to their many friends
from Brighton, Mass., where they
are now stationed with the U. S.
Army.
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BEN F. GILLETTE
REPUBLICAN
For Senator
48 Years an Alaskan
“I will do my duty”
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