Might Consider
Splitting Alaska
Into Two States
(Continued from Page One)
al security, particularly the en
larged western section apart from
the Panhandle,” he continued, “Its
development and use will there
fore have to be largely dictated by
those charged with our security.”
Butler said the Territory needs
improvement in all types of trans
portation, water, railroad, air and
roads.
He urged that the army, which
needs concrete roads for trans
porting equipment and material,
construct them and that the cost
be charged to national defense.
Other roads in the Territory, he
said, should be of gravel to get the
greatst mileage with the money
available.
He recommended:
(1) Means be found for cheaper
marine transportation.
(2) Canadian ships be permit
ted to carry passengers and freight
Truman Will Visit
West Indies
WASHINGTON, (P)—President
Truman plans to visit Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands and Cuba this
month.
The White House announced to
day the President will fly from
Washington on the islands tour
Feb. 20. He is to address the Jef
ferson-Jackson dinner here the
night before.
He will spend the night of Feb.
20 at the submarine base at Key
West, Fla., and fly the next day
to San Juan.
between Alaskan ports and to
them.
(3) Settle the aboriginal rights
question to clear the title to land.
(4) Stimulate the tourist indus
try.
(5> Construct as many roads as
possible with the limited funds
available but co-ordinate it with
the army’s roads.
(6) Revise the land laws and re
vise the Territory’s tax structure.
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Sweden Top In
Winter Olympics
(By Bill Macklin)
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland, UP)
The fifth winter Olympic games
were ended. But the discord of an
unprecedented ice hockey row lin
gered on today as the athletes
headed for their homes in 28 na
tions.
Sweden won the majority of
honors during the 10 days of com
petition. The United States fin-'
ished third in total points.
The United States provided an,
unexpected heroine in Mrs. Gret- j
chen Fraser, winner of the wo- j
men’s special ski slolam and sec
ond in the Alpine combination ski
event.
France’s Henri Oreiller was the
star individual performer, win
ning two first places in downhill
skiing and the Alpine combined.
But long after these perform-!
ances are forgotten, the tug-of
war over which of two United
States hockey teams should repre- j
sent the U. S. A. will be remem
bered.
The U. S. Olympic committee
hockey team came, saw, and re- j
mained just tourists in this pic-|
turesque Alpine resort, where tat
tered bunting flaps lazily over
worn and dirty snow.
Its rivel, the amateur hockey as
sociation of America, was accept
ed as the U. S. entry by the Swiss
Olympic committee. The A. H. A.
team played in the nine-team
tournament, and finished a good
fourth behind Canada, Czechoslo
vakia and Switzerland. This1
fourth place, however, will never
show in Olympic records.
For the International Olympic
committee ruled out the A.H.A.
Average Brundage, Ame rican
I.O.V. member, said the A.H.A.
represents commercial interests in
ice hockey.
- The I.O.V. also decreed that the
international ice hockey federa
tion, of which the A.H.A. is a
member, shall no longer be the
governing body of amateur icei
hockey throughout the world.
Tha^ was the windup after two :
weeks of torrid debate. Tempers J
flared, names were called. Noth- j
ing like it had been known in the
history of the modern Olympic
games, founded in 1896 to pro-,
mote peace among nations.
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
TO CONTINUE
The special evangelistic services
being conducted at the Assembly
of God Church by evangelist
Homer F. Rugwell of Everett,
Washington, will continue another
week.
We are happy to let the many.
interested friends of Nome know
they will have another week to
enjoy the blessing and presence of
the Lord with us each night at
7:30, with the exception of Satur
day. We have felt impressed of the
Lord to continue to minister His
Great Eternal word to the many
s'ncere and hungry hearts that are
attending the services from night
to night.
Some of our friends have ex
pressed a desire to attend the
services but due to other engage
ments have not been able to do so.
This will be your opportunity to
enjoy the services with us. Come
and bring a friend.
We will endeavor to sing that
favorite song of yours if you like
to sing, and if you are interested
in the word of God, and what the
future holds for you, join us each
night this week in the services.
We will look to the Lord for His
help and guidance for your spirit
ual benefit. t \
Market Digs In For
Last-Ditch Stand
• By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, (/p)—Grain prices
moved wildly Saturday to show
some evidence the market was
digging in for a last-ditch stand
after a three-day tumble.
Grain contracts for nearby de
livery again hammered down but
later deliveries at times managed
sizable gains. Corn was more vul
nerable to rapid-fire selling than
wheat.
The resistance in grains spread
elsewhere. Cotton advanced at
New York and the stock market
feebly edged ahead.
The week’s heavy losses in
grains and other commodities
have already spread to Uhe retail
food counter.
Announcements of lower prices
for lard and flour were wide
spread and pork products were
Italy Makes Progress
Repairing Railroads
ROME (iff*)—Italian industry has
constructed 8,124 railway freight
cars and repaired some 16,000 pas
senger coaches, freight and bag
gage cars since the war, statistics
show.
Available rolling stock now
comprises 67,000 freight cars, 2,250
steam locomotives, 1,000 electric
locomotives and 235 electric- and
gasoline-powered coaches.
Considerable progress has also
been made in repairing and' im
proving tracks, the report said,
and it is expected by the end of
the year to have the Milan-Flor
ence-Rome, Rome-Naples-Battipa
glia, Rome-Gencm-Turin and Mi
lan-Turin routes completely dou
ble-tracked.
cut here and there. The declines
were linked directly with action of
grains.
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