$11,500,000 More
Secured For FHA
Alaska Housing
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first deadline, Staples pointed out,
virtually all states and territories
anxiously sought to get under the
wire by urging commitment of
their pending Title 608 applica
tions. Because applications in pro
cess exceeded the available insur
ance authorization by almost four
to one, disappointment was inevi
table for many. “Alaska, in re
ceiving one hundred percent com
mitment of all applications, real
ized more favorable treatment
than perhaps any other jurisdic
tion,” Staples stated.
Mr. Staples paid tribute to the
effective assistance of Governor
Gruening and Delegate E. L. Bart
lett in bringing the matter to a
successful conclusion. He express
ed appreciation as well for the ef
forts of Raymond M. Foley, ad
ministrator of housing and home
finance, Franklin D. Richards,
commissioner of federal housing,
and M. J. Cassidy, zone commis
sioner for Alaska. “But for their
recognition of Alaska’s problem,
as voiced repeatedly by Delegate
Bartlett and Governor Greuning,
we coulc^ not have received one
hundred per cent commitment of
our applications in so competitive
a situation,” Mr. Staples declared.
With respect to prospective ap
plicants who were unable to file
applications under Title 608, Mr.
Staples noted that section 207 of
the National Housing Act is now
in process of amendment to re
place 608. While it is unlikely that
action in this respect will accur
in time for utilization in 1950,
there seems every assurance FHA
insurance provisions comparable
to 608 will be available to private
builders against next year.
(Jiief “Stumper’’"
May Try To Save
Fair Deal Program
(By Ernest B. Vaccaro)
WASHINGTON, (/P)—President
Truman may try to rescue his
i “Fair Deal” program by a pre-ad
journment. stumping tonr aimed
at bringing voter pressure on Con
gress.
The President himself gave im
petus to such speculation by dis
closing that he is considering a
spring trip to the northwest com
plete with “whistle stops” going
and coming back.
The trip under consideration
would have for its avowed pur
j pose participation in the dedica
i tion of the Grand Coulee Dam in
| Washington State.
The President told his news
conference that he had been in
vited and was considering mak
ing the trip. If he went, he said,
j there probably would be some
whistle stops going and coming.
In view of his previously an
! nounced decision to stay out of
j Democratic primaries except in
his own state of Missouri, the
President likely would concen
1 trate on opponents of his legisla
tive program, especially Republi
cans, but leave enough implica
i tions to whip some Democratic re
calcitrants in line.
Republicans generally viewed
the spring tour as a part of a Tru
man campaign to get his sort of
! Democrat elected to Congress.
Presidents Wilson and Franklin
D. Roosevelt both made some ef
forts in that direction, and Sena
tor Brewster (R.-Me.) said he did
not believe Mr. Truman could
succeed where those two failed.
j
Americans produced an estim
ated 300 million pounds of rope
and twine in 1947.
ALASKA’S GREATEST CONTEST
Alaskagrams are being played all over the Territory.
Old-timers, new-comers—all are testing their knowl
edge of Alaska. Heard on the street, “My wife and I
have learned more about Alaska since this Alaskagram
Contest started than we ever hoped to know. And do we
enjoy it!” You, too, can have fun, while your polish
your Alaska geography.
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ARCTIC CLUB ELECTS
NEW BOARD MEMBERS
The annual meeting of the Arc
tic Club was held Saturday eve
ning with a good attendance. Re
tiring members of the board were
Elmo Miller, Ben Young, Gordon
Osborne, Kirk Jackson and Ruth
McLean.
New’ members elected were Wil
son Russell, Mrs. Clem Boucher,
Nels Swanberg, Jr., and re-elected
were Ben Young and Ruth Mc
Lean.
The club announced that is is
going to sponsor the annual queen
contest at their carnival in May.
The contest, however, will be
handled in a different manner
this year, being strictly a popu-:
larity contest and not judged by
the number of tickets each girl
sells.
The club is also planning to
give away at their Carnival on
May 6th a new Chevrolet DeLuxe
Sedan.
Presentation of beautiful little
gold basketballs will be made by {
the club to the members of the!
Nome High Basketball team.
Election of officers will be held :
tonight at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Duffield.
GOP Happy Over
British Selection
i
WASHINGTON, (JP) — Republi
1 cans saw their party’s stock rising
^ Saturday on the strength of con
servative party gains in the Bri
| tish elections. Administra t i o n
Democrats called the rise imagin
ary.
Republicans generally felt that
the narrow margin of the British
Labor party’s victory reflects a
swing to the right in the western
world that may help elect GOP;
| candidates for the Senate and the
j House in November.
Rep. Ilalleck fR.-Indd was the
most optimistic. He predicted that
the Republicans will again regain
control of Congress this year.
“The awakening of the British
people to the dangers of socialism
is being accompanied by a similar
awakening in this country,” Hal
lack declared.
Senator Taft (R.-Ohio> said he
has no doubt that the British re-1
I suits will be reflected in this
country’s voting.
Rep. Arends <R.-Illd agreed,!
calling the comeback of British
Conservatism “a forerunner of
what’s going to happen here.”
But administration leaders in i
Congress said the British results
don’t mean anything so far as
American politics is concerned. ‘
I_I
Census Bureau
Seeks \\ orkers
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks
bureau of the census divisional
office is now open and are accept
ing applications for crew leaders
and enumerators for the Second
Division. Two crew leaders and
approximately twenty-four enum
erators will be hired for the Sec
ond Division.
All applicants for both posi
tions should obtain and complete
Form Pers 42 application for field
employment and mail to the Fair
banks divisional office. All appli
cants for both positions must be
over 21 and under 65; must have
a high school education or the
equivalent and must be able to
travel continually.
There will be a paid training
period of five days for crew lead
ers and two days for enumerators.
Forms will be available at the
Nugget office and the U. S. Post
Office.
MacArthur lias
l nified Power If
Emer«*em*y Airses
WASHINGTON, (&)—'The mili
tary high command has announc
ed it has given Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur authority to assume con
trol of American naval forces in
Japanese waters in event of
emergency.
This unification move was made
known as a news conference held
by the joint chiefs of staff when
they returned from a 10-day tour
of inspection of Pacific bases.
It was also announced that they •
have submitted a “top secret pa
per” to President Truman on the
effects on American security of
the communist advance in Asia.
Gen. Omar Bradley, chairman,
of the joint chiefs, was asked j
whether communism could be
stopped at the borders of China
with American aid. He replied
this was primarily a state depart
ment decision and then volunteer
ed the statement that the top se
cret report has been submitted.
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman,
the chief of naval operations, said
there is no evidence that Russia
since the war has increased the
percentage of its total naval forces
which is maintained in the Pacif
ic.
“It is our plan to keep the Pa
cific fleet as strong as we can
within the total forces we have,”
Sherman said. “As you know, we
have made minor adjustments in
that direction.”
In response to questions, Sher
man also said he believes that
American naval forces in the
western Pacific are equipped and
deployed to cope with any threat
from Soviet Russian submarine
strength.
The joint chiefs of staff said
Alaska Charts Big
Increase In Travel
JUNEAU—The increase in trav
H volume to Alaska in 1949 wa
greater than that to 47 of th
States and wras exceeded on th
domestic travel scene only b;
travel to Puerto Rico, according t<
a survey reported to the Alask.
Development Board by tho Amer
ican Society of Travel Agents.
Alaska showed a gain in trave
volume of 25 per cent over 1943
whiel Puerto Rico headed the lis
of all the States and Territorie,
with a gain of 27.9 per cent. Nortl
Carolina reported a 25 per cen
gain, tying with Alaska for sec
ond place under the Americar
flag.
The survey showed that during
1949 3G states gained in trave
volume from 1.2 to 20 per cent
and of these 13 showed gains ex
ceeding 10 per cent. The state;
showing increases of greater thar
10 per cent included Connecticut
I 1 1 inois, Maryyand, Michigan
Minnesota, New Jersey, Ne\s
York, Oregon, Oklahoma, Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, Virginic
and Washington.
The association reported tha
whiel per capita spending wa;
lower than in 1948, this trend wa;
offset by the increased number ol
travelers.
Alaska transportation, hotel
resort and travel people are pre
paring for an even greater esason
in 1950.
their on-the-spot decisions in
cluded the transfer of the Mili
tary Air Transport Service ter
minal on Guam to the naval air
station there. The army was or
dered to pet out of Adak in the
Aleutians. The navy will take
over.
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