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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, January 24, 1951
NO TIME TO BE FLIGHTY
(Seattle Daily Times)
Soldiers have a saying that the first enemy gunfire
separates the men from the boys. Similarly the first
definite steps toward civilian defense promise to draw
the line between normal individuals and neurotics.
There are varied opinions as to whether Pacific
Northwest cities and military and industrial installa
tions might be targets in the event of war. Those who
argue that such attacks would be likely and those who
say “unlikely” can agree that the possibility exists. On'
this basis planning fori civilian defense is a must.
It is at this point that the over-wrought or flighty in
dividual is likely to make his presence felt. Philip B.
Batson, Washington’s State director of civilian defense
warns against any manifestation of the “take-to-the-hills
mentality.” As he points out, any mass evacuation of
American cities would mean losing a war before one
started. Small children, their mothers, expectant moth
ers, the aged and infirm will be evacuated whenever
danger threatens. Any citizen outside of these catefor
ies who takes to the hills obviously brands himself as a
nervous Nellie.
SAYS CHINESE AND RUSSIA AT ODDS
The theory that there ard differences between China
and Soviet Russia and that the two nations will not be
able to get along in the future receives some support
from Arnold J. Toynbee, eminent British historian.
Professor Toynbee points out that a major difference
exists between the two countries on account of Man
churia, on which both have designs. He thinks that the
Russians have viewed “with mixed feelings” the Chi
nese victories in Korea. \
This view, representing a personal opinion, is no proof j
that such differences may mar the relationship between j
Soviet Russia and Communist China but it is based upon;
a study of the history of the two countries, including the j
steady effort of Russia to acquire control of territories |
which the Chinese consider a part of their nation. \
Another interesting observation by the British profes
sor is his belief that the large stockpile of atom bombs,
in the possessoin of the United States, deters Russia
from starting a war with the United States at this time.
Taxation is the proper way to pay the bulk of the costs1
of rearmament; it may hurt but the pain is not as bad as
that experienced by those who get shot.
HOPAIONG PLACIDLY ]
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•ritorial Legislature entered the
third day of its 20th Session.
A proposal to create a standing
committee on statehood and) de
fense precipitated debate in the
House yesterday, while Senators
agaixi postponed a showdown vote
for Senate president*
In the hitter undercover lug-of
war over1 the presidency—a battle
that has split party lines wide
open—Senators voted to adjorum
to 3 p.m. today, awaiting the ar
rival of Sen. John Butrovich (R.
Fairbanks) from Seattle.
Sen. Gunnard Engebreth (R.
Anchorage) asked unanimous con
sent to continue “fair play” iby de
laying a vote on the presidency
until Butrovich arrives.
Sen. Howard iLyng (D.-Nome), a
leading candidate for (President,
admonished Senators to “'think
this over carefully before delaying
the vote again, but failed to get
support from the floor.
Engebreth also is a candidate
for Senate president, as is Demo
crat Steve 'McCutcheon, of An
chorage.
Behind-the-scenes jocKeying ior
the presidency is dominating the
Legislature’s first days. Sbme Sen
ators think the complicated situ
ation may end with a Republican
decision to have Butrovich seek
the presidency.
Whether the Senate is organized
or not, Gov. Gruening’s message
to the legislature will be delivered
at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow.
The House had its first flurry
of debate over a proposal by Rep.
Jack Scavenius, (D.-Ancohrage),
to create a committee on State
hood and defense. On motion of
Rep. Glen Franklin (D.-Boundary)
the proposal was put over until 10
a,m. today.
Scavenius said the proposed
committee was desirable because
national and Territorial defense
is of paramount importance, and
statehood is of utmost importance
to defense.
Rep. Doris Barnes (R.-Wrangell)
argued that the statehood com
mittee created by the 1949 legis- i
lature meets the need.
Rep. Wendell P, Kay (D.-An- j
chorage) argued that defense and
Statehood are linked closely. He
declared that materials for the
proposed Skagway aluminum
plan were refused because it was
“not in a defensible area.”
Kay said the project planned by
the Aluminum Company of Can
ada in northern British Columbia
was “less feasible than Skagway,
and said if Alaska had two Sena
tors there is no question that the ,
Board of Priorities would have
granted priorities and Alaska
would'be on the way to acquiring
a major industry.
The first two bills were intro
duced in the House yesterday.!
Number one, by Hep; George Gas
ser (R-HCollegeV Would appropri
ate $4j690 for a soil* conservation
board: Number two, by Rep/Kay,'
proposes regulation and’ licensing
of Alaska real estate brokers.-Kay j
said* it was introduced1 at- the re- I
quest of the Anchorage real estate
board.
Major House committees elected
the following chairman:
Agriculture, C. A. Pollard (D.
Palmer); Labor, C. Chester Carl
son (D.-Cordova); Ways and
Means, Glen Franklin (D.-Boun
dary); Fisheries, Carlson; Munici
pal Affairs, Mike Stepovich (R.
Faiibanks); Mining and Manufac
turing, George Miscovich, <R.
Flat); Territorial Institutions, W.
Aluminum Indus
-
try For Alaska '
im iiiut*. ** ige «>n*»
•try would help increase Canada’s
aluminum production.
The Taiya1 hydroelectric project
wouljl cost about $$00,000,000,
produce 750,000,000 pounds of
aluminum annually and ’support a
community of possibly 40,000 per
sons, officials have said.
It involves tapping the headwa
ters of the Yukon RiVer by means
of two tunnels, bored through the
Coast Range of mountains to emp
ty into the Taiya Valley in South
east Alaska, . where the plant
would be established.
The Alaska development board,
in a letter to the two Congress
men, said the project’s possibili
ties have been under consideration
by the Aluminum Company of
America since 1947.
The board said it has learned
that Alcoa is prepared to under
take the project “if granted gov
ernment assistance comparable to
that which is suggested would be
given the Aluminum Company of
Canada,” in connection with its
proposed development at Kitimat,
British Columbia.
“We are advised,” wrote George
Sundborg, board consultant, “that
the only thing that makes possible
the construction of Kitimat devel
opment is a contract reportedly
negotiated between C. D. Howe,
Canadian minister of trade and
commerce and Charles Sawyer, U.
S. secretary of commerce, for the
future purchase by our govern
ment of around one billion pounds
of aluminum.”
Pointing out that one hitch in
the Taiya deevlopment is the ne
cessity of getting Canadian per
mission to divert a portion of the
Yukon River waters from the Yu
kon Territory and northern Bri
tish Columbia, Sundborg said any
agreement for the purchase of Ca
nadian aluminum should be pre
ceded by an agreement guarantee
ing the necessary water rights to
make the Taiya project possible.
NEWS OF FORMER
NOMEITES
A newsy letter from Mrs.
Charles Lewis brings word that
Scotty and Charlotte Patterson
are busy at their acreage at Belle
vue where they are constructing
apartments near their home.
Eddie Gross, at a nursing home
in Oregon, is improving but im
patient to be well again.
She reports that Mr. and Mrs.
McConaghy have a lovely trout
farm near Kent.
Mrs. Anntte Kitzmill^r is work
ing in Portland, Ore., where she is
teaching nursing.
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Nylen, for
merly of Solomon, have purchased
the Morrison Hotel on 3rd Ave. in
Seattle, and are doing well.
Fred Ayers, who is now 75 years
old is employed at the Port of
Embarkation.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, through
Rube Cremer, to whom the letter
was addressed, send greetings to
all their many Nome friends.
FILM INCOME CHECKED
HOME, (A3^—A movie in Italy
can yield anything from $100,000
to $400,000 in the first year it is
shown in Italy, an analysis hy the
authors* society of Italy disclosed.
American movies, the report said,
had a longer average life than
those from other nations.
W. Laws (R.-Nome); and Public
Health, Amelia Gundersen, (D.
Ketchikan).
ARC District
Engineer Killed
Ih Auto Accident
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1 ANCHORAGE, </P)—Thor I. Hi
venes, 43, district engineer here
for the Alaska Hoad Commission,
was killed outright late Saturday
when an automobile plunged down
• an embankment and overturned in
20 below zero weather.
Three other occupants of the
car were unhurt.
'Rivenes, who worked on airport
construction in the Aleutian Is
lands during the war, formerly
was a member of the Montana
State Highway Commission.
A teen-age •daughter, Jere Lee
Rivenes, lives at Scobey, Mont.
The accident occurred on the ,
Richardson Highway near Thomp
son Pass. Col. John R. Noyes, head
of the Alaska Road Commission,
was driving die car, and the o'Jher
passengers were William P. Cam
eron, assistant engineer of the
Valdez district, and Richard T.
Irby, chief of the road commis
sion’s personnel branch. '
Noyes said snow and ice and
failure of breaks to release caused
the accident. He said the car slid
from the road as .it was moving
slowly around a curve. It rolled
over twice and stopped against
trees 25 feet below. Rivenes was
pinned underneath.
Noyes walked four and a half «
miles to a trapper’s cabin to tele
phone for help.
How Did “GI”
Originate?
(The Adak Daily Sun)<
(AFRS)—Who first called a serv
ice man a “GI,” a term originally
mean ing “government issue?”
William M. Cory in a recent ar
ticle in Word Study magazine, says *
he was there.
Back in the summer of 1938 at
Randolph Field, San Antonio, Tex
as, Cory, 11 years old and the son
of technical sergeant at the field,
was building a shed for a pet calf.
He and a friend, Walter Renn,
would ride on their bikes to the
Field to get old orange crates and
boxes from kitchens to use for
lumber.
Most of the sentries were friend
ly, although one day a new sentry
stopped them.
“Where you going with those *
boxes?” he asked. The boys ex
plained their project. When he ac
cused them of stealing government
issued property, they/replied: “No
body wants this stuff, besides it’s
not GI property.
“Yes it is,’*! he said. “Everything
on this field is GI. property.”
“Everything, even the trees and
the grass?” they asked.
“Right,” the*.sentry; said. “Any
thing you want* to move!”
“How about the soldiers, are*
they GI too?” the boys questioned.
“Sure they*are,” the-sentry said.
“Then yoh'WOI yomtiS," Wal
ter said.
This brought laughs from the
other sentry*'on duty and, the. two
young men were aUowe& tou pass.
From them on whenever the two
builders- would! pass this sentry
they would caH out, "How’s every
thing going,* <SrI?"
ly asked, “Walter, have you seen
time to time,, soldiers would jok
ingly be heard calling one another
GL Mr. Croy adds that the term
was made famous by the stories of
Ernie Pyle. *
Russia’s population is estmiated
at 192,756,000.