_OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS_
VOL. T.TTI No. 81 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 9, 1951 _Per Copy—15^
Senate Committee
Urges CAB To j
Reassess Approach;
To Air Transport
Insinuates Board Is
Subservient To Big
Certified Airlines
WASHINGTON, {JP) — A con
gressional committee urged in a
report disclosed Saturday that the
Civil Aeronautics Board reassess
its entire approach to air trans
port. It insinuated the board is
[> subservient to the big, certified
air lines.
The report compiled by the Sen
ate Small Business Committee,
said the CAB might also 'study the
use of subsidies for the big lines
which have provided only an “al
most luxury-type service.”
The findings are a result of a
CAB order last March 2, limiting
the 250-odd «non-scheduled lines
to three flights a month over
. major traffic segments and eight
flights between all other points.
The non-scheduled lines said
that order would drive most of
them out of passenger business.
But any more regularized flights
would put the nanskeds into fly
ing regular routes, contrary to
CAB law, the CAB argued.
The committee said it believed
the proposed ruling would be a
death sentence for irregular air
carriers, which, it added, had
made a major contribution to air
transport and “have managed to
survive since 1948 in spite of con
stant harassment.”
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’resident Truman
Asks Congress
End State of War
With Germany
WASHINGTON, (/P)—President
Truman asked Congress today to
end the state of war between the
United States and Germany. He
said that unfortunately Russia had
y.- made a final peace settlement im
possible at this time.
Mr. Truman’s action was part
of a coordinated move by the
Western Allies. The French cab
inet approved a decree to the
same end although it was not
clear whether it was effective
immediately or must await the
► formation of a new cabinet in the
next few days.
Foreign Secretary Herbert Mor
rison announced to the House of
Commons that Britain’s state of
war with Germany was ended as
from today.
The move was of major import
ance in the East-West battle for
the minds and support of the Ger
man people.
| It also has some practical ad
vantages for the Germans al
though it will not end the occu
pation by the Western powers.
The President’s request was
^nade in identical letters to the
presiding officers of the Senate
and House.
The communication hit repeat
edly at Russia, thus emphasizing
the psychological importance of
the move.
! Capt. Tousley To Go To
Advanced Officers School
Capt. Pershing Tousley, ACS
head who recently replaced Capt.
Morgan in charge of the Nome
area, has received word that he is
being sent immediately by the De
partment of the Army to advanced
officers school at Fort Monmouth,
New Jersey.
It is with regret that we see
Capt. Tousley transferred as he
has, in the short time he has been
here, shown a most cooperative
spirit with the people in the com
munity and sincere interest in his
assignment.
Armistice Talks
Start Tomorrow
At Kaesong
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*By the Associated Press*
Gen. Matthew Ridgway warned
that there was no real guarantee
that peace in Korea will come
from the armistice negotiations
opening tomorrow in Kaesong.
With the start of cease-fire talks
only hours away, Ridgway said:
“Whether there is to be good
faith or not is only to be judged
! by performance, and we haven’t
! come to the performance stage. . .
; Agreement on an armistice must
I precede a cessation of hostilities.”
He disclosed that he personally
selected the five United Nations
peace envoys and that he reserved
; the right “to change the delegates
i at any time.”
The Allied representatives are:
Vice. Adm. Turner Joy, Maj. Gen.
L. C. Craigie, U. S. Air Force;
| Maj. Gen. Henry I. Hodes, U. S.
Eighth Army; Rear Adm. Arleigh
A. (31 knots) Burke, U. S. Navy;
and Gen. Paik Sun Yap, Republic
of Korea Army.
United Nations military leaders
took no chances along the front.
They reasoned that until a defin
ite agreement is reached to stop
the shooting, the best course is
to keep hitting away at the
enemy.
At Eighth Army headquarters,
everyone went about business as
usual, but there was a feeling of
elation and hope.
1st Air Force Unit
Sent Eisenhower’s
N. Atlantic F orce
WASHINGTON, (A>)—The first
Air Force unit to be sent to Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower's North At
lantic force in Europe will soon
be on its way.
Announcing this yesterday, the
Air Force identified the unit as
the 433rd Troop • Carrier Wing,
composed of former Air Reserve
squadrons from northern Ohio. It
would include about 48 planes at
full strength.
There are about 7,500 men in
the wing, which is equipped with
C-119 troop oarrier aircraft.
This is the second air reserve
troop unit -to be sent overseas.
The Air Force announced last
Tuesday it is sending the 116th
Fighter-Bomber Wing, equipped
with F-84 jets—to Japan in the
near future.
The wing took part in “Opera
tion Firestep” in Alaska last April.
Crusade Against
Cancer Gets Under
Way At None
The Cancer Crusade gets under
way today under the sponsorship
of the Nome Nurses.
According to Alaska’s chairman,
Mildred Herman of Juneau, 60 per
cent of all funds raised in Alaska
stay in Alaska to help fight the
battle against cancer.
Twenty-five per cent goes to
the National Research fund and
is allocated toy the National Of
fice to research centers. The bal
ance goes to administrative and
material costs for both profes
sional and lay education pro
grams.
The local drive which will be
in the form of canvassing by the
nurses will toe both in Nome and
at Marks Air Force Base.
Anyone not contacted and wish
ing to contribute may do so by
notifying Mrs. Ben Mozee, local
chairman, or by mailing the con
tribution to her.
Winter In Australia
SYDNEY, {ff) — Southeastern
Australia had its coldest day of
the winter today. Snow fell in the
highlands • and icy winds swept
! Sydney. Temperature in the snow
country fell to —5 degrees. It was
; 45 in Sydney.
NEW YORK, f/P)—The 45-year
old daughter of Edward Grant
Barrow, former president of the
New York Yankees baseball team,
plunged 11 stories to her death
early today, police said.
Authorities said Mrs. Audrey
Barrow Shafer fell or jumped
from her apartment in Manhat
tan’s new Sutton Terrace apart
ments.
(By the Associated Press)
National League
Sunday Results
Brooklyn 6—Philadelphia 4?
Boston 6—New York 5
Pittsburgh 6-8—St. Louis 2-9
Saturday Results
New York 7—Boston 6
Pittsburgh 5—St. Louis 1
Cincinnati 8—Chicago 6
Brooklyn 6—Philadelphia 2
American League
Sunday Results
Boston 6—New York 3
Chicago 5—St. Louis 4
Cleveland 8-10—Detroit 3-2
Saturday Results
Boston 10—New York 4
Detroit 13—-Cleveland 3
Philadelphia 4—Washington 3
Chicago 5—St. Louis 3
Pacific Coast
Sunday Results
Seattle 11-2—San Francisco 8-3
San Diego 6-6—Oakland 3-2
Portland 5-0—Hollywood 2-1
Los Angeles 7-7—Sacramento
3-4
Saturday Results
Hollywood 7—Portland 4
Oakland 14—San Diego 8
Sacramento 7—Los Angeles 3
Seattle 8—San Francisco 3
Dewey Tours Front
Lines in Korea
A -FRONTLINE COMMAND
POST, Korea, <{JP) — Thomas E.
Dewey toured the front lines of
Korea today.
Wearing army khaki, combat
boots and a green field cap, the
New York governor hopped be
tween command posts and ad
vance positions on the west, cen
tral and east-central fronts.
At some points Dewey was
north of the 38th parallel, old
political boundary between North
and South Korea.
Offers Harriman
To Help Settle
Oil Dispute
WASHINGTON, ’(/P)^President
Truman offered today to send
Averell Harriman to Iran to help
try for a settlement of that coun
try’s oil dispute with the British
government.
Mr. Truman said -the conflict
threatens “a collapse of oil op
erations” which would be “a dis
aster.” He declared that “the time
available is running out.”
Mr. Truman made his offer in
a message to Iranian Prime Min
ister Mohammed Mossadegh, ^he
Iranian chief wrote him two
weeks ago asking American sup
port for Iran’s nationalization of
its oil resources!
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“Cheaper Dollar”
If Economic
Controls Scrapped
Eric Johnston Says
Worth Perhaps 30 to
40 Cents In Ten Years
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Eric
Johnston told the nation today to
look for “a much cheaper dollar”
worth perhaps 30 to 40 cents in
1939 terms—if economic controls
are scrapped.
Declaring that the dollar is now
worth about 53 to 54 cents in
1939 value, Johnston said “my
guess is that it might be worth
between 30 and 40 cents in 1939
purchasing power, in ten years, if
you don’t do something about in
flation.
Johnston, in a copyrighted in
terview with the magazine U. S.
News and World Report, predicted
a government deficit this year of
from $35 to $37 billions.
Of the deficit he predicted for
fiscal 1951, Johnston added:
“Now that isn’t too great. Prob
ably we can live with it, provided
Congress gives us adequate con
trols—stronger, not weaker con
I trols.”
President Truman has asked
for increased powers over the na
tion’s economy to speed the de
; fense effort and check inflation.
During the past years records of high water at Knik River Bridge
on the Anchorage-Palmer highway have been kept by the Road
Commission and the Alaska Railroad. The dates for the past few
years have been:
1950 . August 2—11:00 pan.
1949 . August 16—..4:00 a.m*
1948 . August 9— 6:00 aon.
1947 . August 1— 9:00 pan*
1946 . July 28— 3:00 pan*
1945 . August 3— 7:00 pan.
This year this famous Lake is going to work for the Alaska Crip
pled Children's Association, and as the high water at the Knik
Bridge trips the clock in the watchtower, some lucky person or
persons will become eligible for an award at the Lake George
Break-up BalL The Alaska Crippled Children's Association will
receive an equivalent amount.