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VOL. Lin No. 80 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1951 * " Per Copy—157
Emissaries Meet
To Arrange Cease
Fire Talks Tuesday
(By the Associated Press*
Communist commanders gave
final approval today to arrange
ments for preliminary cease-fire
talks — five hours before their
emissaries were scheduled to leave
for Kaesong.
In a midnight message, the top
Red generals acknowledged the
United Nations guarantee of safe
conduct for their emissaries.
U. N. warplanes were ordered
to keep away from the highway
down which Communist negotia
|, tors will travel today for cease
fire preliminary talks in Kaesong.
The Communist convoy will fly
white flags as it travels down the
bomb-pocked Pyongyang-Sariwon
Namchong highway to Kaesong,
three miles south of parallel 38.
The tyvo delegations meet Mon
day to arrange for a cease-fire
session scheduled to start in Kae
song Tuesday.
The shooting will continue until
k an agreement is reached at the
second meeting, and approved.
Indian Wins $1000
Mt. Marathon Race
At Seward on 4th
SEWARD, </P)—In exchange for
$1,000 cash, Donald Stickman
gave up 56 minutes and 38 sec
onds of his spare time Independ
ence Day. He earned the money.
Stcikman, an Athabasca Indian,
was one of the contestants in the
aptly-named Mt. Marathon Race,
held each Fourth of July. They
v ran a mile, climbed a 3,022-foot
mountain, scooted down its side,
and ran another mile.
Stickman’s elapsed time of 56
minutes, 38 seconds, was 14 sec
onds short of the record set 15
years ago, but he was 1 minute,
55 seconds ahead of Ralph Hatch,
whd had won the previous five
races.
AEC Sets Up Ore
Sampling Lab At
University Alaska
WASHINGTON, (/P) — The
Atomic Energy Commission and
the National Geological Survey
are looking to Alaska as a pos
sible important source of uranium
ores.
Announcing today that it has
set up an ore-sampling labora
tory at the University of Alaska;
the survey said it and AEC were
^“sending reconnaissance parties on
a summertime search for “signifi
cant quantities” of uranium metals
in Alaska. The announcement said
prospectors for uranium could get
their ore samples tested free at
the laboratory near Fairbanks
WASHINGTON, (/P)— An
nounced U. S. battle casualties in
Korea reached 78,110 today, an in
crease of 1.261 since last week.
^ The Defense Department week
r ly summary based on notifica
tions to families through last Fri
day reported: 11,564 killed in ac
tion; 54,302 wounded and 12,244
missing.
Nome Citizens Ignore
Bad Weather, Celebrate
Fourth In The Bain
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The people of Nome ignored the
weather on the Fourth of July
and went ahead with their plan
ned celebration regardless of wind
and rain.
Many plane loads of passengers
were able to land for the celebra
tion including four U. S. Air
Force planes, Pan American, three
flights from Anchorage by Alaska
Airlines and the regular tourist
flight of Wien’s from Fairbanks.
Unfortunately, it wns too rough
at sea for those planning to come
in from five ships in the harbor.
Those who did brave the storm
in the evening were unable to re
turn to the ships Wednesday eve
ning as the storm increased.
A very fine address was given
by Capt. S. J. Lemmon of MAFB
who stated that although he had
only been in Nome since June 18
he already felt pleased with the
fine cooperative spirit that exists
between the Air Base and the
civilians of Nome. He stated that
he was looking forward to spend
ing the winter in this area.
It was through his efforts that
the Fourth of July parade' was
led by two flights of soldiers from
MFAB, for the first time since
the Base was established during
World War II.
Following are the winners of
the special events and contests:
Best Independence Day Cos
tume, Helen Reader
Cutest Costume, Elizabeth Ann
Tveter.
Best Native Costume, Pauline
Beltz and Robert Fagerstrom
Best Decorated Float, Nome
Motors.
Best Decorated Bicycle, Philip
Carlson.
Best Decorated Building, N. C.
Co.
Children's Sports
60-yd. dash (13-16) Robert Her
man, Robert Summers, Jackie
Miller.
30-yd. dash (8-12) Henry Ahga
puk, George Kost, Aaron Bell.
25-yd. dash (5-9) Ralph Ahga
puk, Peter Johnson, Gerald Beltz.
50-yd. dash (13-16), Lois Joe,
Donna Lyle, Lucy Ann Fagter
strom.
25-yd. dash (8-12), Elva Ahma
sick, Arlene Muller, Annie Billi
ken.
20-yd. dash (5-7), Mary Jean
Longley, Dorothy Russell, Karen
Carlson.
20-yd. dash, Frankie Johnson,
Barbara Mclver, Michael Cannon.
25-yd. sack race (13-16), Jackie
Muller, Junior Nershak, Donald
Miller.
25-yd. sack race (under 12),
George Kost, Chuckie Fagerstrom,
Billie Muller.
25-yd. sack race (13-16), Lucy
Ann Fagerstrom, Reba Tungwe
nuk, Nancy Cabinboy.
25-yd sack race (under 12), Ar
lene Miller, Elva Ahmasuk, Freda
Johnson.
25-yd. 3-legged race (13-16),
Robt. Herman and Junior Ner
shak, Robt. Summers and Don
Miller, David and Jack Muller.
25-yd. 3-legged race (under 12),
Leo Kost and Henry Ahgupuk,
Chas. Johnson and Roy O’Connor,
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Bristol Bay
e
Ended Today
DILLINGHAM, Alaska, (tP) —
Bristol Bay’s $20,000,000 salmon
operations were set ter start full
blast today.
An agreement was announced
yesterday to end the strikes of
the Bering Sea Fishermen’s Union
and Local 46 of the Resident Can
nery Workers’ Union. The strikes
were reported to involve about
2,300 workers.
Most canneries have been oper
ating despite the strike, but on a
restricted basis with outside work
ers being flown in.
The agreement with the Alaska
Salmon Industry, Inc., provides
for payment of 40 cents a fish for
the rich red salmon catch. It was
32 cents last year.
The union had demanded 60
cents. The Industry agreed, how
ever, to create a welfare fund for
the benefit of needy and ill work
ers. It will be built by payments
of 20 cents a case by the can
neries. Parties -to the agreement
estimated it will reach $100,000
this season.
The walkout lasted through 8
days of the month-long season.
W. C. Arnold, managing director
of ASI, estimated workers lost
from $200,000 to $300,000 in
wages.
Jim Downey, chairman off the
Bering Sea Union, commented:
“We didn’t get the 60 cents, but
we kept our organization intact
and we had the unwavering back
ing of the residents.
Recommends $8
Million Increase
For Alaska
WASHINGTON, (£>)—The Sen
ate Appropriations Committee has
recommended increases of more
than $8,000,000 in Alaska items in
the Interior appropriations bill.
The biggest increase over the
House-approved bill is $1,500,000
reinstated for public works, bring
ing the total to $8,500,000.
The Senate committee also in
creased the item for operation and
maintenance of roads to $2,900,000
This was an increase erf $300,000
over the House figure and is to
be used, the committee said, for
“major roads.”
(By the Associated Press)
THURSDAY RESULTS
National League
St. Louis 10—Chicago 2
Cincinnati 4—‘Pittsburgh 6
Brooklyn 8—New York 4
American League
Detroit 8—Chicago 0
New York 8—Washington 2
Boston 8—Philadelphia 3
Cleveland at St. Louis rained
• out.
Pacific Coast League
Seattle 9—Oakland 7
San Francisco 4—San Diego 1
Hollywood 4—Sacramento 3
Los Angeles 12—'Portland 10
Accidental Death Toll
Over Fourth is 178
(By the Associated Press)
The nation’s July 4th traffic
death toll was below the National
Safety Council’s estimated 130 and
one-of the lowest for the holiday
in several years.
Cool, rainy and cloudy weather
on the mid week holiday cut high
way travel in many parts of the
country.
The accidental death toll, with
traffic leading with 91, was 178.
Other accidental fatalities include
48 drownings and 36 from miscel
laneous causes. At least 15 suf
fered injuries at a fireworks dis
play in Cheviot, O., a Cincinnati
suburb, when an aerial bomb ex
ploded among 10,000 spectators.
Congressman Tells
Of Money Offers
WASHINGTON, <;P)—Rep. Ben
nett (D-Fla) told a Senate subcom
mittee today “I have been offered
substantial sums of money” to
help defense seekers meet “the
r i g h t” people in government
agencies.
He gave few details in his testi
mony at Senate Labor subcommit
tee hearings on a bill proposing
creation of a commission on ethics
in the government.
He did not name the persons he
said made the offers, and the sub
committee members asked him no
questions about it.
Bennett told the group he be
lieves an official statement of
principles of good conduct “might
be -the life line for some of our
weaker brothers.”
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Alaska RR Worker |
Gels $10,130 Back
Overtime Pay
WASHINGTON, {IP) — The Jus
tice Department said Tuesday it
does not consider the Poggas
case, involving overtime pay for
non-operating employes of the
Alaska Railroad, as a pilot case
for all of the pending claims for
overtime by the railroad’s em
ployes.
Ray Murdock, counsel for the
employes, said he had received
notice from the^ department that
it would not appeal a Circuit
Court judgment in favor of Geo
rge D. Poggas, a section fore
man. It awarded him $10,130 for
overtime work between March 28,
1934 and July 1, 1945.
Kimball Barnes, Justice De
partment attorney who took over
the Poggas case while it was in
progress, said he did not recall
any stipulation that the decision
would automatically settle all
other cases. He noted that there
are about 700 such claims on file,
many involving different circum
stances and said that only the
Poggas case had been heard by
the Court of Claims.
Murdock said the decision paves
the way for payment of between
$5,000,000 and $6,000,000 in over
time pay to some 850 non-operat
ing employes.
Dewey Cautions
Against Peace
By Surrender
TOKYO, (/P)—Thomas E. Dewey
said today the United States is
dedicated to making world peace
inevitable but cautioned the free
nations against “peace” by sur
render or appeasement.”
The New York Republican gov
ernor made no direct reference to
•the Korean cease-fire talks sched
uled to begin Sunday.
He spoke before the America
Japan Society, composed of prom
inent Americans in Japan and
Japanese business and govern
ment leaders. The speech was
broadcast in the U. S.
The United States, he said, is
not afraid of internal and exter
nal Communist aggression and has
not the slightest doubt of the final
outcome.
“We do not believe war is in
evitable. We are dedicated to the
high purpose of making peace in
evitable,” he declared.
It was his first speech on a six
weeks, 29,000-mile tour of nine
countries of the Far East.
Ship Carrying 120
Children Explodes
In East Berlin
BERLIN, (/P)—A ship carrying
at least 120 children, exploded in
the Spree River behind East Ber
lin’s iron curtain. Many may have
been killed and injured, but Com
munist "people’s police” pushed
aside all inquiries about cas
ualties.
Rumors reaching West Berlin
said dozens of the children were
killed. Residents of the area, near
the scene of the explosion, said
at least 60 children were given
treatment for cuts and bums.
The ship blew up at 10:30 ajn.
at a point not far from the So
viet Memorial Park in Treptow
From the Treptow bridge, po
lice launches eould be seen plying
the area, but it did not look like
a rescue operation.
M’Kinlev Climbers
Ask Cold Drinks
ANCHORAGE, July 5 — What
would eight men on a snow-cov
ered Alaskan mountainside — at
constantly sub-freezing tempera
tures—ask for? Cold drinks, if
the Mt. McKinley expedition is
an example. Monday, a plane of
the Tenth Air Rescue Squadron,
based at Elmendorf Air Force
Base, made a second supply para
drop to the scientific group now
working their way up the west
buttress of the mountain. By radio
the men had asked, first, for a
case of frozen orange juice and
various cold drink preparations.
According to word from the ex
pedition, the eight men are now
together, the geological party hav
ing met tHe mapping party on
Saturday. The two groups had
been conducting individual- re
search.