Predict Cement
Plant For Alaska
ANCHORAGE, <£*) — A predic
t tion that Alaska will have its own
cement plant on the railbelt with
in a year was made Friday by
Green Salisbury of the Alaska
railroad development department.
Salisbury returned from a pro
longed visit to the States and
Washington, D. C. He said the
bureau of mines is launching fur
* ther drilling operations at McKin
ley Park. It will compile a com
plete report of the extent of lime
stone deposits.
Progress has been slow on vari
ous development projects slated
for the railbelt, Salisbury said, as
government agencies have exer
cised caution in connection with
their commitments.
He expressed optimism of pros- j
pects of construction of a synthet
ic fuel plant at Healy and devel-,
opment of an iron ore deposit in'
the northeast corner of McKinley
Park.
He said student engineers are
being assigned to various railroad
. projects for the summer.
“We advertised for 54 students
for summer work and had 17,400
# -applications,” he said. "Last year
we had only eight applications un
der the same conditions. This re
flects a change in conditions in
the States.”
Salisbury said an effort is being
made to have the university of
Alaska become the chief stock
holder in the cement plant so that
^ profits of the establishment can
become a permanent endowment,
to the institution.
“It appears,” he said, “that such
Scouts Gather At
Fairbanks For
Encampment
FAIRBANKS, (A>) — The third
annual Alaska air Scout encamp
ment is drawing 150 boys from 13
Alaska towns to Ladd Field.
Over the week-end the air force
flew Scout s| from Anchorage, Cor
dova, Fort Yukon, Juneau, Ketcn
lkan, Nome, Palmer, Petersburg,
Barrow, Sitka. Skagway, Wasilla
and Wrangell.
During a full week of varied
training activities, the Scouts will
simulate the routine of aviation
cadets. A mock rescue mission
over the tundra is scheduled for
explorer Scouts. Fifty sea Scouts
will cruise on the Chena River.
The encampment is under the
supervision of Russell Apple of
Fairbanks; Doremus Scudd e r .
Ketchikan, and Maurice Powers,
Juneau.
Nome Air Scout Patrol of Troop I
fi66 left Saturday for Fairbanks)
for the annual Air Scout Encamp- j
ment which will last a full week.
The boys who made the trip are i
as follows:
David Bowen, John Hudert, Ar
thur Johnson, Norman Atuk, Ver
non Olsen. Alfred Sahlin, Cecil
Elingnak, Frances Sheldon, Arthur
Out water, Bill Lee, Clarence Wil
loya, Lawrence Okpealuk, Louis
Kost, Howard Ahmasuk, Jr., Herb
Kagoona.
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have the general approval of all
Alaskans and would be of mate
rial benefit to the University."
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Five Die When
Fish Boat Upsets
At False Pass
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the navy’s search and rescue area
Four, with headquarters at Adak.
beamed a stream of radio instruc
tions to the cannery on how to
care for the men until the doctor
arrives.
The cause of the Sunset’s cap
sizing is not known. Only moder
ately heavy seas were running and
the wind was light.
Nor has the vessel’s home port
been definitely ascertained. It is
believed to be out of Seattle, but
there are five fishing boats of the
same name registered on the West
Coast—three from California and
two from Seattle. A radio check
with the cannery is being made. I
Names of the nine crewmen
were withheld at the request of
the survivors, pending notifica
tion of next of kin.
The fishing fleet put out in the
North Pacific only a few days ago
with the opening of the salmon
season.
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EVERETT, </P) — The fishing
boat Sunset, on which five of the
nine crew members were reported
lost Friday night in Alaska wa
ters, was identified Saturday as
an Everett boa; with five mem
bers of a prominent family
aboard.
The boat was skippered by Nick
Mardesich of Everett. Four of his
sons also were aboard and a
nephew, Tony Mardesich of San
Pedro. Calif.
One of the four sons was State
Rep. Tony P. Mardesich, member
of the 1949 Washington State Leg
islature and Snohomish county
chairman of the Democratic party.
Mrs. Nick Mardesich, the only
member of the family left at their i
home here, received a wire Satur
day morning advising her of the
tragedy.
A family friend said she was ad
vised that her husband was be
lieved lost, along with either her
son, Tony, or the nephew, Tony.
The other family members of
the salmon fishing craft when it
left Everett May 19, were August,
Nick, Jr., and Joseph.
August was a 1949 Univerity oi
Washington graduate. Young Nick
and Joseph attended Seattle Uni
versity. They had taken special
examinations at school to allow
, them to leave for the north before
the end of the school year.
Mrs. Mardesich was informed
previously that the boat reached
False Pass May 29.
Tne identities of the other three
persons reported aboard were not
known. The family friend said
they fished for Nick Bez, who op
erates large Pacific Northwest
and Alaska fishing interests.
I -
ANCHORAGE. (/P)—Five of a
t crew of nine perished Saturday
1 when the fishing vessel Sunset
capsized in False Pass, in the
Aleutian chain.
I Four others were rescued by
the fishing boat Johnny B.
The survivors were flown in a
10th rescue squadron B-17 to An
chorage, then by Northwest Air
lines plane to Seattle.
Rescued were three of Marde
sich’s other sons: August, 29, Jo
seph, 25, and Nick. Jr., 24, the
skippers nephew, Antone Marde
sich, 20, of San Pedro, Calif.
(Arriving in Seattle, the surviv
ors, reticent about details of the
i accident, said it happened so sud
I denly they were unable to account
[ for it. “Without warning,” said I
August Mardesich, “it just turned
1 over.”)
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Coplon Trial
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secret police managed to obtain
data at one time from two war de
partment aides.
The FBI reports have been
making headlines like this, entire
ly unrelated to the Coplon girl,
ever since defense attorney Arch
bald Palmer began reading them
despite protests disclosure might
involve national security.
But late Friday Palmer sudden
ly and unexpectedly announce
that he would read no more of
them. He said he figured he had
proved the documents weren't as
hot as the government had con
tended. He also indicated he might
reach an agreement with the pro - i
ecutors as to the typewriter used 1
in making out the reports.
In New York, U. S. prosecutors
expect to call handwriting and
typewriting experts to the stand
next week in the perjury trial of
former state department official
Alger Hiss.
The communist conspiracy trial,
also in New York, found judge
Hand Friday refusing bail to two
of the 11 Red leaders. Their ap
peals, and one by John Gates, edi
tor of the Communist Daily Work
er. were set for today, when the
trial is resumed.
Stan Bartlett, who has been in
charge of operations here for the
Pan American Airways left Sun
day for Fairbanks where he will
be stationed for a few weeks on
relief after which he expects to be
permanently located with Pan
American at Annette Island.
Capt. A. Castcl and family left
on the Vicki C for the first trip
of the season down the coast.
They plan to stop at Unalakleet,
Shaktoolik and other points along
the way reluming Tuesday or
Wednesday.
Truman Carries
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hopes and plans of the Western
European nations. It would be a
great gain for communism.”
Speaking at dedication ceremo
nies for the World War Memorial
Park, the President sharply chal
lenged economy advocates “who
try to convince us that we cannot
afford to pay the price of peace.”
"These,” he said, “are the same
voices that misled us in the 1920’s.
Demands for a cut in ECA
funds come from members of both
parties in the Senate, where the
appropriations committee is now
considering a bill to finance Eu
ropean relief during the coming
months.
“I am confident we shall not
make this mistake,” Mr. Truman
declared.
He also disclosed that he will
soon send Congress legislation to
launch his program of American
help to the world’s underdevel
oped regions,” declaring that it of
fers “enormous potential benefits
in a growing world economy.”
Hope of world recovery, he
said, depends largely on American
prosperity, while economic fail
ure here would plunge other na
tions "into chaos and despair.”
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Engstrom
and family left Saturday for their
mine at Mile 16 where they will
spend the summer.
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