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Nome, Alaska, Monday, July 23, 1951
IT MAY CURE THE HEADACHE, BUT
"iWEAN
DEWEY S SOUTH PACIFIC TRIP
Thomas E. Dewey, titular head of the Republican
Party, and Chief Executive of the State of New York,
is now on a 45-day trip to the Far East and the Austra
lasia regions.
Mr. Dewey recognizes the “tremendous import-;
ance” of the area and wants to view, at first hand, the
region he regards as of prime importance to the secur- j
ity of the free world. The trip is being made at his own!
expense and with the approval of the President and
the cooperation of the Department of State.
While the New York Governor will travel a great
deal, see a great deal and hear a great deal, we doubt1
if he will learn much more about the regions that he
visits than he could have learned at home in the same
time. Perhaps, the main benefit that he will receive
will be found in the contacts that he makes with the
leaders of the various nations that he visits.
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COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Dillon S. Myer, Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
sailed from Seattle on July 27 aboard the Baranof on
a visit to Alaska. The Interior Department official
plans to spend two weeks or longer in the Territory.
“I was greatly gratified to learn that Commis
sioner Myer had decided to go to Alaska,” said Dele
gate Bartlett. “This signifies a new and welcome
interest in the affairs of our Indian, Eskimo and Aleut
people. I don’t know whether a Commissioner has
ever been in the Territory, but I can’t recall such a
trip ever having been made. Mr. Myer recently started
his second year in office. I consider him an outstand
ing Commissioner.”
Kenai Ex-Commissioner, ..
Wanted for Embezzlement,
Taken Into Custody
ANCHORAGE, (;P)—The U. S.
Marshal's office said it was in
formed Saturday that the miss
ing Paul Wise, former U. S. Com
missioner at Kenai, has been
taken into custody at Seward.
Wise is charged with embezzl
ing public funds.
A bench warrant with bail set
at $10,000 was issued Wednesday
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by Judge George Falta after Wise
failed to appear in Third District
Court.
Seward officials quoted Wise as
saying, his attorney had not in
formed him of the trial date.
Officials here said Wise prob
ably would remain in jail at Sew
ard until a new time is set for
trial.
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The production of motion pic-!
tures requires 276 trades, crafts!
and professions. I
Alaska Needs
New Industries,
Says Goodman
A. Polet, Second Division rep
resentative of the Alaska Devel
opment Board, returned Saturday
from u meeting of that group in
Juneau and reports that Dan
Goodman of Anchorage was elect
ed chairman of'the Board.
The program for the organiza
tion outlined and discussed in
cluded national defense produc
tion and activities, industrial pro
motion, mining industries and as
sistance, fisheries and assistance,
transportation by highway, water
and air, river and harbor projects,
agriculture, trade and commerce,
Alaska Visitor Association, com
munity surveys.
Mr. Polet quoted the new chair
man, Don Goodman, was follows:
“Alaska must develop its hid
den resources.”
He said that government spend
ing in Alaska would end eventual
ly and that new industries would
“have to be developed” to take
up the slack.
“While some parts of Alaska are
left out of the Federal spending
program directly, they benefit in
directly because much lumber
from Juneau and Ketchikan is
shipped to Western Alaska for the
construction in progress there,”
Goodman said.
“The Development Board is try
ing to attract new industries but
it needs the help and support of
everyone to accomplish its goals.
However, if the board is instru
mental in creating one new in
dustry a year it will be doing a
good job.
“I have been amazed at the
amount of work that has been
done by George Sundborg, con
sultant for the board, and Ralph
Brorwne, general manager. We in
tend to let the people know what
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the board is doing.” he said.
700 Gillnetters
Assault Salmon
In Cook Inlet
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ANCHORAGE, (/P) — Whole
sale salmon “fish hog” violations
by the largest fleet of ships ever
to fish Alaskan waters may force
closure of Cook Inlet to commer
cial fishing.
Clarence Rhode, Regional Di
rector of the Fish and Wildlife
Service, estimated that 500,000 to
750,000 red salmon, valued at
$1.10 per fish, were taken by 700
gillnetters in a seven-mile area
between Kalgin Island and Kenai
in a two-day period last week.
Despite the freeing of a major
ity of 134k’ fishermen arrested
earlier last week near Kalgin Is
land for fishing too close together,
fishing during closed periods and
using illegal nets, Rhode said ar
rests will continue to be made
where F.W.S. agents find viola
tions.
Rhode said fishermen freed by
the Kenai Commissioner declared
they could not control their nets
or were ignorant of regulations.
Rhode declared he never had
seen such an assault on salmon
like that staged near Kalgin Is
land.
“They’re supposed to stay 600
feet apart, but the boats were run
ning bow to bow as they stayed
atop the school. Poles were used
to steer the fish into the nets. The
race to catch salmon was so fu
rious that boats fishing illegal
ly ignored enforcement agents
until they were on top of them,”
the agent recounted.
Largest Military
Program Since
World War II
WASHINGTON, (JP) — The
House Armed Services Commit
tee today approved a $5,767,000,
000 military construction program
aimed at shoring up defenses at
home and abroad against any
Soviet aggression.
The Air Force gets the biggest
share — around $3,480,000,000 in
cluding about $l,000,000i000 to
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build a chain of overseas secret
bases girdling Russia.
Approximately $1,368,000,000 is
earmarked for the Army and
$786,267,000 for the Navy and
Marines, mostly -for work on
camps and other installations in
this country. Secret projects are
also included in their programs.
In submitting the program to
Congress a month ago, Secretary
of Defense Marshall said the work
is “urgently needed” and called
for fast action.
He also warned it will be neces
sary to ask approval later of
still more projects. As it stands
now, the construction program is
the biggest since World War II.
The committee’s action simply
authorizes the work. The actual
money will have to be provided
later.
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Plan $335 Million
Military Program
For Alaska
WASHINGTON, (JP>—An Alas
ka military construction program
totaling more than $335,000,000 is
included in the defense plans ap
proved Saturday by the House
Armed Services Committee.
It includes big expenditures at
the air bases in the Anchorage
and Fairbanks areas, work on
bases in the Aleutian chain, im
provement of the naval station at
Kodiak and varied other defense
projects.
A $61,223,800 item was listed
pnder “Alaska, general” and in
ludes troop housing, tactical sup
porting facilities, petroleum pipe
line, ammunition dock and util
ities.
Delegate Bartlett of Alaska said
the pipeline project would be a
six or eight inch line from Haines
to Eielson Air Force Base, tor carry
gasoline and jet fuel. He said
there also are plans for recondi
tioning the existing Canol, line.
Like other projects in the mili
tary construction bill, the Alaska
work is merely authorized by the
committee action. The actual
money would be provided later.
Vugget Ads Bring Quick Results
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Navy Asks Bids
Salvage War Scrap
In Aleutian Islands
WASHINGTON, <£>)—'The Navy
has asked commercial firms to
submit bids for the salvage of
about 40,000 tons of iron and
steel scrap abandoned in Alaska
and the Aleutian Islands by the
Japanese and Americans in World
War II.
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Bidders are asked to contact the
commandant of the 17th Naval
District care the Postmaster in
Seattle, Wash.
A representative of this com
mand, which covers the Alaskan
area, will be at the Public Works
Office of the 13th Naval District
of Seattle during the week end
ing July 28 to interview interested
parties.
Information may also be ob
tained from the Office of Naval
Materiel in Washington.
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