TVtimah Again » *'•"
Calls For Some
Price Reductions
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WASHINGTON, (A>)—President
Truman said today the nation has
surged to a pinnacle of “unpre
cedented prosperity” but must
strengthen its defenses against in
flation.
In a special mid-year economic
report to Congress, the chief ex
ecutive declared that production
now is running at a rate of $225,
000,000,000 a year, far surpassing
, anything in history, and added:
“We can place the high produc
tion and the high employment
that we have today on a firm
foundation of enduring prosperity
and peace.”
But threatened through the 30,
000 document were four C’s—
corn, coal, construction and com
merce overseas—named by Mr.
Truman as developments which
mean that “inflationary problems
may become stronger.”
Terming price reductions still
necessary in many areas, the Pres
ident said they must not be
swamped in a wave of speculation
caused by the forecast of a short
corn crop or by a wave of new
wage and price boosts pegged to
John L. Lewis’ coal contract set
tlement.
5 Burmese Govt.
Ministers Killed
LONDON. </P) — The British
government’s Burma oflice an
nounced that five ministers of the
Burmese government were killed
today in “a murderous attack” on
a meeting of the executive coun
cil in Rangoon.
* “A murderous attack was made
this morning on members of the
[Committee Okays
[Universal Military
Training Bill "■
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WASHINGTON, (/P)—A House
I armed services sub-committee Sat
; urday approved a universal mili
tary training bill following close
ly the plan advocated by President
Truman’s special commission.
The committee is headed by
j Rep. Towe <R.-N. J.). Its action is
J subject to review by the full
! armed services committee at a
meeting tomorrow.
Sub-committee members report
ed the vote as seven for the bill,
' one against it, one not voting and
i one absent.
The full 33-member committee
reportedly is top-heavy in favor of
i the bill, although House Republi
can leaders said it will not be
acted on by this session of Con
gress.
The bill approved by the sub
j committee calls for six months of
i basic training for qualified male
j youths between their 18th and
! 20th birthdays, followed by six
I months of membership in an
IROTC, national guard, or other
, reserve component. A youth
would be allowed to have his in
duction deferred until he becomes
20 or completes his high school
! education.
The bill provides for dependen
cy allowances of $50 monthly for
one dependent and $65 for two or
more.
; Burma government at a meeting
of the executive council in Ran
goon,” a spokesman of the office
: said.
“Five Burmese ministers are re
i ported to have been killed.
“Details are awaited, and fur
ther information will be made
available as soon as possible.”
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Senate Turning
Against Paper
And Pulp Bill
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Alaska’s
potential multi-million dollar pulp
paper industry faced today, what
i Delegate Bartlett has termed
“growing Senate opposition.”
Bartlett said Friday large news
i print companies are prepared to
erect five $30,000,000 paper mills
in the Territory if the Senate pass
es a House-approved measure au
thorizing the sale of Tongass Na
tional forest pulp timber.
! In Seattle, it was announced
Friday by E. L. Skeel, president of
the chamber of commerce, that a
I sixth $15,000,000 mill will be built
| in the Tongass forest near Ketch
i ikan by a Bellingham, Wash., con
I cern if the bill is passed by Con
: gress.
The Bellfrigham company al
ready has made extensive sur
veys, Skeel said.
But, Bartlett declared, Senate
opposition is mounting rather
than diminishing and the news
, print concerns have said they will
I cancel negotiations unless the leg
islation is approved.
With the outcome in the bal
1 ance, two prominent Ketchikan
■ businessmen were en route to
Washington Saturday to lend their
support to the bill, which was
i passed over twice in the Senate
I this week on objection of individ
! ual Senators.
Robert L. Jernberg, president
of the Ketchikan Chamber of
; Commerce, and William Bates,
president of the Ketchikan Min
I ers’ and Merchants’ bank, confer
red with Seattle civic leaders on
their way to the national capital
to urge passage of the measure.
Bartlett said objections by Alas
kan Indian leaders had impeded
the bill’s progress in the Senate
and made it impossible for him to
frame a compromise with the
help of the interior and agricul
ture departments.
He said he would continue to
press for passage of the measure
as approved by the House, with a
provision that funds received from
sale of the timber be held in the
Treasury until claims of the Indi- j
ans to 10 per cent have been set
tled. ;
Bartlett added that he had been I
told by Senators Cain <R.-Wash.)i
and Magnuson (D.-Wash.) it had
been agreed by Senator Taft <R.
Ohio>, the bill should be given
priority for consideration before
Congress adjourns.
JOHN BACKLAND. JR.. HERE
FRIDAY WITH NAVY PARTY
With official party from Point
Barrow Friday, composed of
prominent navy personnel was
Capt. John Backland, Jr., son of
the well known skipper John
Backland, who for many years
came north with his four-masted i
schooner the “Holmes” and went
into the Arctic to Point Barrow.
Capt. Backland regretted that
he could not be in Nome longer to
visit former friends. •
The party which came to Nome
with Wien Airlines were guests
of Mrs. Richard Webb for lunch
eon before departing for Anchor
age, Kodiak and then Seattle.
VI'S CHANGES NAME
AND ADDS MEN'S WEAR
Vi’s Dress Shop now has a new
name of Vi’s Apparel Shop and,
effective August 1st, will carry a
complete line of. men’s wear, in
addition to the stock of women’s
wear, under., the management of
George Beacom.
I
Minutes of The Nome
Cemetery Committee
The “called” meeting of the
Nome Cemetery committee was
called to order by Chairman Polet
in the City Hall. The representa
tives of the city Odd Fellows,
Masons, Pioneers and the Arctic
Native Brotherhood were present
as well as a number of other mem
bers of the respective committees.
Mrs. Travis of the “Ways and
Means Committee” reported that
her committee had prepared 321
letters which were mailed. She,
recommended that as soon as the
committee on “Survey and Plans”
makes a report that a letter be
prepared and mailed to all the
relatives of the deceased buried in J
the cemetery. She also reports that!
Mrs. McLain, City Clerk, has j
agreed to receive all of the con
tributions as requested in the let- i
ter. She also reports that the Pio-.
neers of Alaska fyave made avail
able $50.00 as their contribution.
Steve Anderson, chairman of!
the “Committee on Organization”
reported that this organization
j should proceed and that a letter
should be sent to the American
j Legion, Father Anable, the Nome
j Rotary Club and to Colonel Bodle
I of the Army inviting them to se
lect a site which can be placed on
i the map and to appoint one mem
ber who will represent them in
I the Association which is to be
formed at our next meeting.
Bob Baldwin, chairman of the
; “Committee on Survey and Plans”
reported that the survey of the
plot is now under way as the U. S.
S. R. Si Mining Company are sur
veying their ground which is
around the cemetery plot and will
endeavor to set-up and map the
Nome Cemetery plot.
Bob Strak. being present, offer
ed his services as caretaker, man
ager, or whatever title will be des
ignated when the organization
takes effect.
On motion, the metting ad
journed until next Friday eve
ning, July 25, at the City Hall.
Boston Woman
Convicted Of
Slavery Charges
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. l/P)—Con
victed of slavery charges in a case
rare in the nation’s modern an
nals, Boston-bom Mrs. Alfred
Wesley Ingalls was held a federal
prisoner in the county jail today
awaiting sentence July 29.
A federal court jury Saturday
night convicted the 62-year-old
Mrs. Ingalls, a descendant of
Massachusetts colonial governor
Bradford, of enslaving her Negro
maid, Dora Jones.
The maid had testified that she
was threatened with jail “and
hell” for nearly 40 years because
of an affair with Mrs. Ingalls’
first husband in Washington, D.
C., which resulted in pregnancy.
Mrs. Ingalls’ second husband,
Alfred W. Ingalls, 64, was at lib
erty on bail of $2,500 after the
jury was unable to agree on con
viction or acquitaal on a similar
slavery charge.
The four-week trial was de
scribed as the first outright slav
ery case under the 13th amend
ment of the United States Consti
tution since 1880.
Maximum penalty for the of
fense of which Mrs. Ingalls was
convicted is five years imprison
ment of $5,000 fine, or both.
Defense counsel announced an
appeal would be taken. They said
also they would seek to have Mrs.
Ingalls removed from jail to a
hospital.
MISS LEONE JONISH IN
ALASKA AIRLINES OFFICE
Ted Duffield, local manager of
the Alaska Airlines, today an
nounced that Miss Leone Jonish
will be the new office girl. Miss
Jonish is taking over the posi
tion formerly held by Mrs. Lois
Travis.
Mask-making is one of the most
ancient of arts.
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