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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS *
VOL~LIII No. 83 ' NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1951 Per Copy—15^
United Nations
Break Off Cease
Fire Talks
By JIM BECKER
MUNSAN, Korea, (/P) — The
United Nations broke off cease
fire negotiations Wednesday over
the question of press representa
tion at Kaesong after Red guards
challenged part of a U. N. convoy.
The Allied command put the
next move up to the Communists.
Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, chief
U. N. delegate, said there would
be no more cease-fire talks until
the Reds agreed that “my convoy,
y bearing the personnel of my
choosing, including such press
representation as I consider neces
sary, will be cleared to the con
ference site.”
Joy ordered the entire 17-ve
hicle convoy to turn back from
the Red check point where the
newsmen were halted.
The U. N. commander, Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgway, said it was
“,all or nothing.”
>■' General Ridgway informed the
Communists Wednesday that the
“presence of a selected number of
* newsmen at a conference of such
major importance is considered
an inherent right by members of
the United Nations.
Thursday morning the Com
munists replied that they would
like to have press representatives
—but not yet. The convoy, includ
ing newsmen, already was on its
way.
The general impression here
was that the break was tempor
ary.
The opinion among many mili
^tary men and some correspond
entts was that the whole situation
was the result of a Communist
misunderstanding, although dele
gates have been arguing over
press representation since talks
started Tuesday.
There was a feeling that talks
might be resumed later in the
week.
Admiral Joy’s message to Gen
eral Nam made it clear the U. N.
\ is ready to go on with the cease
fire talks, but insists on deciding
** for itself who shall be in the
Allied part.
Major Forest Fires
Rage Through
Wash. Forests
k (By the Associated Press)
Firefighters labored under a
blistering sun to control' a major
fire raging through southwest
Washington timberland south of
Randle on the Cowlitz River.
As temperatures soared toward
the 100-degree mark for the sec
ond day in a i*>w, state forestry
officials called for additional help
in battling the blaze.
4 C. S. Cowan, manager of the
Washington State Fire Association
office at Seattle, said logging
camps in the area were sending
x every available logger to the area.
1 ^He estimated 500 to 600 men
would be in the firelines today.
Lewis County Sheriff Frank
Thayer said Governor Langlie
was preparing to ask Fort Lewis
for 200 soldiers to help fight the
fire.
Two Anchorage Men
Die In Small Plane Crash
ANCHORAGE, (/P) — Two An
chorage men died Monday in the
burning wreckage of their small
plane on the side of Mount Su
sitna.
The victims of the crash about
40 miles northwest of Anchorage,
were Hcrmer Mosely, Jr., 25, and
Dale Neunier, 25.
The wreckage was spotted by
another local flier after the
Mosely family became alarmed
when the pair failed to return in
| time for work Monday. They were
! on a fishing trip.
Airmen said the plane appar
ently crashed on a takeoff from
a small strip near the mountain.
Korean Peace
Will Not Slow
Defense Program
! SEATTLE, (A*) — Whatever the
| outcome of peace negotiations in
Korea, the government will not
slow down its vast defense pro
gram in Alaska, a Seattle banker
predicts.
Walter E. Mitchell, head of the
Alaska department of the Na
tional Bank of Commerce, said the
$500 million defense expansion
program in Alaska will continue
in full swing.
Mitchell recently returned from
a 2Vz month tour of Alaska, dur
ing which he inspected defense
work, toured through many
Alaska communities and consulted
with business leaders.
“What the Alaska Hoad Com
mission is doing in blacktopping
Alaska roads is astounding,” he
said. “Forty per cent of the road
between Fairbanks and Anchorage
already is blacktopped.
“Everywhere I went in Alaska
I was amazed at the Air Force and
Army installations that are being
built. Ninety cents of every dollar
spent in Alaska is government
money. There are huge civilian
apartment projects going up,
along with the actual military in
stallations.”
Mitchell said he found Alaska
businessmen optimistic over the
future. No one expects the defense
program to collapse because of a
Korean peace.
Alaska will also grow as a
tourist attraction for Pacific
Northwest people after completion
of the John Hart Highway, which
will cut more than 900 miles off
the driving distance from Seattle
to Dawson Creek, Mitchell said.
Faulty Shell Explodes,
Killing Two Trainees
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., (JP)
—A faulty mortar shell, exploding
prematurely, killed two Marine
trainees and injured 17 Wednes
day.
Marine Corps officers said all
normal precautions had been
taken before the 18 mm shell w*as
fired in mortar practice. Maj. K.
A. Angell said the shell was
faulty.
Some 50 trainees were on the
gunnhry range of this vast training
base when the round exploded.
It sprayed fragments for a 30
J yard radius.
City Council Holds
Special Meeting
A special meeting of the Nome
City Council was held last eve
ning to conduct regular business,
as there wasn’t a quorum last
Monday evening.
Water Rates To Go Up—
The Council voted a 50 % in
crease in price to the Moonlight
Water Co., for rates on water ser
vice due to the fact that the com
pany has had increased costs in
maintenance and considerable re
pairs both to the mains and side
lines.
School Steampipes to be Covered
The exposed steampipes from
the Nome Territorial School to the
new addition, are to be covered
by a ramp so that the road may
be kept open between the school
and the addititon for winter ser
vice, the school committee an
nounced.
City Now Covered by Insurance
The city is now covered with
liability insurance of $25,000 to
$50,000 and has another policy for
property damage up to $5,000,
caused ;by motorized equipment of
the city.
ACS Area To Have Firebreak
The City Fire Committee met
with Captain Tousley of the ACS
in connection with the recent fire
at the east end of town and con
sidered various suggestions to
protect the city against similar
fires. Th^ ACS offered to bull
doze a firebreak in the area as a
protection.
Action To Be Taken Soon
On Burned-out Buildings
Owners of the burned-out area
of the North Pole Bakery and
Scotty’s have announced that the
premises will be cleaned up in
the very near future, it was stated
at the Council meeting.
City To Gravel Side Streets
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Warren Avenue is to be gra
veled for about 20 feet and Kings
Way, in the area between Mettler
and Moore will also be graveled.
AFL President
Backs Truman’s
Controls Program
WASHINGTON, {JP) — AFL
President William Green told
Democratic congressional leaders
that labor unions “will not and
cannot” submit -to wage ceilings
without effective price control.
Green attended a Capitol ifill
conference of House members
backing the Truman administra
tion’s request for strong anti-in
flation controls.
James Carey, CIO secretary
treasurer, said the “whole labor
movement” was behind Green’s
declaration.
The session was in the nature
of a strategy meeting on how to
save the administration’s wage
price controls program from
threatened total defeat.
The session was the second
labor union leaders have had with
Congress members backing strong
anti-inflation controls.
Meantime, for the moment, Mr.
Truman’s lieutenants in the House
were playing for time in the hope
an aroused public opinion would
swing some votes to their side in
the controversy over controls.
Navy Jet Pilot and Family
Bum To Death In Car
BRIDGEPORT, N. J., </P) — A
car, crushed between two trailer
trucks, burst into flames Wednes
day night burning tp death a
naval jet plane pilot, his wife
and two children.
A fifth victim, 15-year-old June
McBride of Hopkinton, Mass., died
today.
The dead: Lieut. Albert Karch,
29, of East Greenwich, R. I.; his
wife, Evelyn, and their children,
Susanne, 5, and Deborah, 2Vz.
Classes In Textile
Painting To Be
Held During Fair
A special feature of the North
western Alaska Fair in August
will be a demonstration from the
Extension Service of the Univer
sity of Alaska. Mrs. Zarda Bell is
scheduled to arrive for the Fair
and conduct classes in textile
painting and glove making under
the sponsorship of the Home Arts
Club.
These classes are a free service
of the University to outlying dis
tricts and charges will be made
only for the materials.
Chairman Mrs. Pearse Walsh
stated, however, that it is neces
sary that she be advised before
July 20 so that arrangements can
be made to accommodate the num
ber of women wishing to take the
course or either of the courses if
they desire.
Anyone interested is asked to
call Mrs. Pearse Walsh or make
reservations at the Nugget office.
Asks 7 Per Cent
Increase for Civil
Service Workers
WASHINGTON, (^—President
Truman asked Congress yester
day to vote a seven per cent “ac
ross the board” pay increase for
the government’s postal and civil
service workers.
Mr. Truman said the present
emergency “demands prompt and
adequate adjustment of federal
compensation levels as a practical
matter so that the government
may continue to attract and re
tain skilled employes of the high
est competence.”
He added: “I urge most strong
ly that any increase enacted be
on an across-the-board percent
age basis rather than on a uni
form dollar or sliding scale basis,
so that disproportionately lower
adjustments for the middle and
upper grades may be avoided.”
(By the Associated Press)
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Wednesday Results
Seattle 5—San Francisco 2
San Diego 2—Oakland 0
Portland 3—Hollywood 2
Sacramento 2—Los Angeles 0
No major league games played
on Wednesday.
U. §. and Britain
Unveil Peace
Treaty for Japan
WASHINGTON, (/P) — The
United States and Britain as co
sponsors formally unveiled today
a “peace of reconciliation” with
Japan, they expect to be signed
by some i50 nations.
Ambassador John Foster Dulles,
in charge of negotiations for the
U. S., said it was still harped
Soviet Russia would join in the
settlement. But he gave notice the
other nations otherwise will make
peace without Moscow.
The treaty, which Dulles termed
“unique” in history, is due to be
signed at San Francisco the week
of Sept. 3. It strips Japan of its
pre-World War II erverseas hold
ings, but permits the Japanese to
re-arm and in other major re
spects restores the former de
feated empire to the status of a
sovereign equal in the free world.
The signing is to be followed by
a U.S.-Japanese paot permitting
the U. S. to retain troops and mili
tary bases in and near Japan,
pending the future creaticm of a
system of collective security for
•the Pacific. A three-way security
pact among the U. S., Australia,
and New Zealand and a separate
commercial treaty between this
country and Japan are parts of
the general settlement.
Rebekah President
To Visit Here
Next Week
Ethel Smith, of Salt Lake City,
president off the Rebekah Assem
bly, is scheduled to arrive in Nome
on Tuesday, July 17, as part of a
tour in which she plans to visit
all the Rebekah lodges in the
Territory.
Her itinerary includes Cordova,
Seward, Anchorage, Fairbanks and
Nome.
Plans have been made by mem
bers and officers of the local
group, Midnight Sun Rebekahs,
to make her two-day visit a most
enjoyable and memorable one.
Luncheons, dinners and drives
are being planned by the members
under the direction of the Noble
Grand, Mrs. H. Jonish.
Mrs. Smith will be the house
guest of Mrs. Wm. McDonald
while in Nome.
I Air Force Reveals
Use 7 Air Fields
In North Africa
WASHINGTON, (IP) — The Air
Force announced yesterday it will
have the use of seven air fields in
French Morocco, at the northwest
comer of North Africa.
Three bases are now under con
struction and preliminary work is
under way at two others.
In addition a temporary base
for strategic bombers will be set
up at one coastal city and interim
use of another base is provided.
Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg, who re
turned from an inspection trip,
said construction work cm the
North African bases is being
rushed.
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