Democratic Party
Leaders Come Out
For Statehood
SEATTLE, I/P)—Strong support
for the Alaska statehood move
ment was expressed in Seattle this
week by Democratic party leaders,
concerned over Congressional de
lay in granting home rule to the
Territory.
“Alaskans and Hawaiians too,
have a right to their own govern
ment,” said Dr. J. R. Binyon,
prominent optometrist and Demo
cratic national committeeman.
“Alaskans and Hawaiians are
entitled to statehood,” Dr. Binyou
continued, “Senator Warren G.
Magnuson has gone into the mat
ter thoroughly. He is working for
the best interests of Alaska and
the United States as a whole in
urging the granting of statahood.”
Dr. Binyon is convinced that
Alaskan statehood will strengthen I
I America’s defense against a possi- !
ble trans-polar invasion.
“We are vitally in need ol a j
j strong Alaskan defense. I think
Statehood will help it.” Dr. Bin
* yon said. “Those people up there
will go to bat. They want to be
protected.
“Alaska is just an open front
now where Russia can come in."
George Ryan, veteran president
of the King County Democratic
club, joined Dr. Binyon in the
pro-statehood declaration.
“I am in thorough sympathy
i with Senator Magnuson nad Con
gressmen Mitchell and Jackson in
advocating Alaskan statehood,”
Ryan said, >T feel that Democrats
generally assume the same atti
tude.”
Jerry Martin, President of the
King County Young Democrats,
likewise voiced approval of the
proposal for Alaskan state
hood.
JACK LENCER
Watchmaker
Box 625 Nome, Alaska
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Order Reserving
Public Lands For
Highway Purposes
PUBLIC LAND ORDER
ALASKA
Reserving Public Lands For
Highway Purposes
By virtue of the authority vest
ed in the President and pursuant
to Executive Order No. 9337 of
April 24, 1943, it is ordered as fol
lows:
Subject to valid existing rights
and to existing surveys and with
drawals for other than highway
purposes, the public lands in Alas
ka lying within 300 feet on each
side of the center line of the Alas
ka Highway, 150 feet on each side
of the center line of all other
through roads, 100 feet on each
side of the center line of all feed
er roads, and 50 feet on each side
of the center line of all local roads,
in accordance with the following
Classifications, are hereby with
drawn from all forms of appropri
ation under the public land laws,
including the mining and mineral
leasing laws, and reserved for
highway purposes.
Through Roads
Alaska Highway
Richardson Highway
Glenn Highway
Haines Highway
Tok Cuf-Off
Feeder Roads
Steese Highway
Elliott Highway
McKinley Park Road
Anchorage^Potter-Indian Road
Edgerton Cut-Off
Tok Eagle Road *
Ruby-Long-Poorman Road
Nome-Solomon Road
Kenai Lake-Homer Road
Fairbanks-College Road
Anchorage-Lake Spenard Road
Circle Hot Springs Road
Local Roads
All roads not classified above as
Through Roads or Feeder Roads,
established or maintained under
the jurisdiction of the secretary of
the interior.
With respect to the lands re
leased by the revocations made by
this order and not re-withdrawn
by it this order shall become effec
tive at 10:00 a.m. on the 35th day
after the date hereof. At that time,
such released lands, all of which
are unsurveyed, shall, subject to
valid existing rights, be opened to
settlement under the homestead
laws and the homesite act of May
26, 1934, 48 Stat. 809 <48 USC 461)
only, and to that form of appro
priation only by qualified veter
ans of World War II and other
qualified persons entitled to pre
ference under the act of Septem
ber 27, 1944 58 Stat. 747, • as
amended <43 U.S.C. 279-284).Com
mencing at 10:00 a.m. on the 126th
day after the date of this order,
any of such lands not settled upon
by veterans shall become subject
to settlement and other forms of
appropriation by the public gen
erally in accordance with the ap
propriate laws and regulations.
OSCAR L. CHAPMAN,
Under Secretary of the Interior
August 10, 1949.
Notice for Filing Objections to the
Following Entitled Order Pub
lished Simultaneously Herewith:
RESERVING PUBLIC LANDS
FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES
For a period of 60 days from the
date of publication of the above
entitled order, persons having
cause to object to the terms there
of may present their objections to
the Secretary of the Interior. Such
objections should be in writing,
should be addressed to the Secre
tary of the Interior, and should be
Descends 4,500
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SMUGGLER’S C6VE, Calif. f/P.
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feet under the sea and filled with
weird and wondrous creatures,
has got its first glimpse of man.
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Vine explorer, who in his new div
ing bell, the Benthoscope, set a
new deep sea diving record Wed
nesday. He descended to 4.500
feet, bettering his own record of
3028 feet, achieved in 1934 off
filed in duplicate in the Depart-1
ment of the Interior, Washington
25, D. C. In case any objection is .
filed and the nature of the opposi
tion is such as to warrant it, a
public hearing will be held at a
convenient time and place, which
will be announced, where oppon
ents to the order may state their
views and where the proponents
' of the order can explain its ptir
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I Bermuda with naturalist William
Beebe.
Barton returned to the surface
without incident, and announced
he would not attempt any further
dives for some time. Originally he
had planned to descend to 6,000
feet.
He made the 4500 foot drop in
55 minutes and hung there seven
minutes.
After climbing out of the five
foot, hollow steel ball, Barton
said: “There’s a peculiarly lighted
fish that looks like satan. And
there’s an amazing display of
magic lanterns.”
pose, intent and extent. Should
any objection be filed, whether or
not a hearing is held, notice of the
determination by the Secretary as
to whether the order should be re
scinded, modified or let stand will
be given to all interested parties
of record and the general public.
OSCAR L. CHAMPAN,
Under Secretary of the Interior
August 10, 1949.
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