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VOL, mi. No. 32_NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1951
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Lifting The Lid
At Juneau
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By Jim Hutcheson
Thursday* March 15* 1951
JXJNEAU, (A5)—A bill removing
the governor from the Board of
Road Commissioners died in the
Senatte last night on an 618 vote.
It was the second in a series of
removal bills, recommended by
Governor Gruening, which were
defeated in the Senate after pass
ing the House.
The Senate also killed on an
8-8 vote a small loans act propo
sal by the Alaska Bankers’ Asso
ciation. The act provided for '3%
interest per month on loans under
$400.
Sen. W. L. (Dan) Lhamon (R
Fairbanks) speaking for the meas
ure, called it a bill which would
“eliminate loan sharks.” Sen.
Frank Barr (D-Fairbanks) coun
tered that it would “make loan
sharks out of banks,” and Sen.
Howard Lyng (D-Nome) said it
“smacks of usury.”
Marshall Crutcher, Kodiak!
banker and legislative chairman
of the Bankers’ Association, told
the Senators the small loans pact
was based on standard state stat
utes and said most banks were
unwilling to make small loans for
a short time because it was too
much trouble and expense for a
smail return.
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Would Legalize AdYance Interest!
The Senate passed 14-1 a com-1
panion banking bill to legalize
interest collections in advance on
such contracts as car purchases
where the interest for the year
figured into monthly payments.
The bill goes to the governor.
Barr led off the debate on the
bill—by Rep. Mike Stepovich (R
Fairbanks) for removal of the
governor from the Board of Road
Commissioners with the conten
tion it “won’t improve the Board
to put the attorney general on. We
should leave the governor there.”
Sen. Steve McCutcheon <D-An
chorage) suggested the Board
might handle some federal funds
in which case the governor should
remain.
Lyng denied any federal funds
would be involved but suggested
replacing the gov ernor on some
boards with the Secretary of Alas
ka. “I read in the papers he was
out of the Territory for 6 months
last year,” Lyng said. “Why keep
the governor on the boards if he
is gone so much? He asked to get
off. Why not put in the Secretary
of Alaska who serves anyhow
when the governor is gone?”
Sen. John Butrovich (R-Pair
banks), who said he was voting
for the bill and did, argued “it is
only a stop-gap. The real solution
is eliminating the hodge-podge of
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THE BALKENS AREA—One of the world’s sore spots.
NAZARENE CHURCH
CONCLUDES CONTEST
This Sunday at the Church of
the Nazarene will be the last Sun
day in the ‘Teacher-of-the-Week”
contest which has been in pro
gress since February 4. The con
test, based on the percentage of
attendance in relation to enroll
ment, has excited much interest
among the pupils of the various
classes, who have been busy bring
ing in new visitors so that their
teacher might win the contest.
Announcement of the award
for the champion “Teacher-of-the
Week” will be made Easter Sun
day, March 25, at which time a
lovely corsage will be awarded if
the winner is a lady, or a similar
gift if the winner is a gentleman.
An Easter Pageant, “As It Be
gan to Dawn,” will be presented
by the Sunday School, with the
help of a verse-speaking choir.
Colorful costumes and unique
lighting effects will be included
in the pageant.
SWEDISH BAKED GOODS
FEATURED AT N.C. SATURDAY
Tomorrow the young people of
the Covenant Church are having
a food sale. The committee in
charge of the sale are Clara
Brown, Lola Ost, Lucille Dahl
and Laura May Johnson.
They are featuring as a speci
alty Swedish food and such mouth
watering things as Swedish coffee
ring, Spritz cookies, Swedish rye
bread, fattignan, Finnska kakor
and 'peparkakor.
Anyone wishing to contribute
to the sale or to have their offer
ings picked up are asked to call
Mrs. Paul Carlson.
The sale starts at 10 o’clock at
the N. C. Store.
UNION SUNRISE SERVICE
ON EASTER DAY
The first choir rehearsal for the
Union Easter Sunrise Service was
held Wednesday night at the As
sembly of God Church. The choir,
under the direction of Mrs. Ed
H-awkinson, is made up of singers
from the Assembly of Gcfd
Church, the Church of the Naza
rene, the Community Methodist
Church, and the Evangelical Mis
sion Covenant Church.
The Easter Sunrise Service,
traditional with the Nome Minis
terial Association, will be held at
6:30 a.m., Easter morning, in the
auditorium of the Territorial
Schools, in addition ta the Union
Choir, there will be special music
by Misses Opal Peterson and
Erma Jean Loomis, and by a
group of native singers. The spec
ial speaker for the occasion is
Rev. Alvin E. Capener, pastor of
the Assembly of God Church.
SCHOOL NEWS
Work has started on the* school
play called “Quit Your Kidding” ,
which is a humorous play and j
has all the evidence of being a
very good one.
The general science class has
completed the study of electri
city and is now studying a unit
on health. Recently a new ship
ment of frogs were added to the
terrarium.
Boys in the physical education
classes are receiving instructions
in boxing. The-major time is de
voted, however, to: their favorite
sport—basketball.-' ;
The ecliptic limit for 'an eclipse
extends 18° * on each - side Of the
moon*s nodes, hence** a-range of ;
36°. Because the sun-moves only
30.6° during a lunar month, it is
possible to have4Wb eclipses dur
ing the eclipse season*
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Father Too ’ Cunningham Rescued
From Iceberg Air Force Base
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Anchorage Wins
Alaska Basketball
Championship
ANCHORAGE, (/P)-^Juneau de
feated Anchorage 67-66 In over
time last night for the Crimson
Bears’ only victory in the three
game series for the All-Alaska
high school basketball champion
ship. *
Anchorage won the first two
games 77-57 and 59-58.
Last night’s game—a “bonus”
contest since Anchorage sewed up
the title the previous night, was
tied 64-64 at the end of the regu
lation period.
Ralph Treffers sank the win
ning basket, the only scoring he
did in the entire game, with one
mintue and 5 seconds left of the
overtime.
Elton Engstrom topped the win
ners with 21 points. Fred Fultz led
the Eagles with 16.
Korean Situation
At A Glance -
• Friday, March 16, 1951
By the Associated Press
American troops overwhelmed
desperate Reds in a roaring artil
lery duel on the Korean warfront
today and then crashed ahead for
new gains. ' . ^
The Reds threw their heaviest
artillery fire of thewar.
Americans answered with a
barrage that out-thundered the
Reds, 50 shells to one.
The drive carried an American
division onto high ground north
of Hongchon, an important road
hub 20 miles south of Parallel 38.
PIONEERS WELCOME WHIST
WITH WARMER WEATHER;
WILL REWARD WINNERS
The Pioneer Card Games Series
held another whist tournament
last evening with the f o 1
lowing now leading for trophy
prizes: Enid Duffield, Agnes Gal
vin, Bob Baldwin and Joe Wal
lace.
Winners for the evening games
were Karen Baldwin, Esther Wal
lace, Lillie Lewis, Tolbert Scott,
Fred Kubon and John Kanari..
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RED CROSS COMMITTEE
OF CIVILIAN DEFENSE
GETS UNDER WfAY y
The Red Cross Committee, head-:
ed by its new chairman, Robert
Treat, met this week for the first
time, with Mike ,Walsh represen t
ihg First Aid; \Iohri McNees, Ddsr
aster; Karen Baldwin, junior Red
Cross; Daisy Ke&ne,f 1 Red Cross
for the villages;- and . Mrs. ,Marc
Anderson, Secretary. - -
ANCHORfCjTC, (/P)— Six Air
Force men were snatched to safe
ty from "their floating camp site
130 miles north of the tip of Al
aska in the Arctic ocean Monday,
the Alaskan Air Command dis
closed today.
A big grinding iceberg which
looked like its nickname—cathe
dral—was blamed.
The huge floe on which the ex
perimental air rescue station had
been established on Feb. 20 was
thr eatened as the iceberg started
breaking away ice at the rate of
3 foot an hour.
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Some of the James way huts used
as homes on the floating island
had been damaged before $ $ki
and wheel equipped C-47 trahs- ,
port plane of Flight D, Tenth Res- j
cue Squadron, Ladd A^r Force
Base, picked up the men and tools .
them to Barter island, on thp*
north Alaska coast, thence heref
Evacuation details were told
here today by Capt. M. F. Brine
gar, commander of the experi
mental station.
He said Sunday the icepack and
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the iceberg began to overlap, with
huge chunks being groken off.
The men belonged to the 2107th
Weather Group and the 1807th
AACS Squadron.
Two of the eight stationed there
had been flown odt earlier on a
re-supply mission. Personnel sta
tioned at the “Polar Ait* Force
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Base included Chaplain Captain
Father Tom Cunningham, Little
Diomede Island,'Alaska/
BEACOM-MILLER NUPTIALS
HELD IN SITKA
Linda Musgrave, nurse of the
MMM Hospital, returned from
Sitka where she was a member
of the bridal party at the Beacom
Miller nuptials.
The wedding was held at the St.
Peter-by-the-Sea Church in Sitka
with Rev. Chapman performing
the ceremony.
The bride, Edna Miller, wore a
beautiful slipper satin gown with
a sweetheart neckline and flow
ing train and carried a lovely bou
quet of red roses. She was given
in marriage by Duke Metrovitch,
formerly of Nome. She was ac
companied by Linda Musgrave
who wore delphinium : blue and
carried pinks.; ’carnations.
The groom,. George Beacom, had
as his best man Benjarjjin Bilbo.
, The candlelit church; was filled
#rth baskets of white Stalks and
iris. Music on the orgSii was by
Mrs. Murlin Day.
Following the ceremojny, a love
-l^^receptiottwas hefld aj the home
of the groom’s parents, 'Mr. and
Sfes: Duke Mitrovitch, iiffter which
L the young couple lefjtj - for the
•States’on an extended honeymoon.
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CAP Cadet Benefit Game BILLIKENS vg. 633rd RADAR
At Nooe High School Gym CAP CADETS vg. CAP SENIORS
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