“Alaska Must
Be Fortified”
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(By Charles Haslet)
WASHINGTON, (>P), The United
States should fortify Alaska an„
maintain highway, airport and
communications facilities there “so
we can remain strong in that
area," Rep. Glen D. Johnson (D.
Okla.> said today.
The Oklahoman told a reporter:
“Alaska commands a strategic
I»osition should we become in
volved at any time in the future
with a European nation. It also is
in a strategic position in connec
tion with our mandated islands in
the Pacific.
“As long as we have a tense sit
uation in China, Korea, and with
present unsettled conditions in Eu
rope, we should keep Alaska im
pregnable.”
Congress should provide any ap
propriations necessary to keep
open radio, telegraph and other
communication facilities with
Alaska and to maintain any air
port facilities needed there by the
military, he continued.
In addition, he said, the United
States and Canada should keep
open the Alcan highway between
Washington State and Alaska as
“a vital lifeline.”
Johnson said some suggestions
had been made that some displaced
persons and refugees should be
settled in Alaska.
■ Expressing his opposition to
such a plan, he said:
FOURTH CARD GAME IN
PIONEER SERIES
lm-t evening the Pioneers held
me fourth party of their series of
curd games with Carrie McLain
m l S. David Mazen leading for
m.* trophy prizes. Winners for the
evening were Mrs. Herk Edwards,
Mrs. A. Rydeen, Mrs. E. Mahan,
and Olga Hay for the women and
Capt. Gammon, Bob Collins and
W. Neilly for the men.
| Curtis Jacobs, Jr., was the win
ner of the door prize.
As a special surprise a birthday
gift was presented to Bob Ledger
wood with a beautiful birthday
cake in honor of his birthday next
Monday, St. Patrick’s Day, when
he will celebate his 93rd birthday.
Delicious ice cream, donated by
the Glue Pot, was served by the
committee.
PUPILS GET UNEXPECTED
HALF HOLIDAY
Members of the 4th, 5th, 7th and
8th grades enjoyed a half holiday
yesterday as there was not suffi
cient heat in their school rooms to
hold classes.
Received today via Alaska Air
lines, Cucumbers. Bananas, To
matoes, Celery, Lettuce and
Onions. POLETS.
“If anyone is going to settle in
Alaska it should be the veterans o.
World War ft.”
Rep. Peden (D.-Okla.) has intro
duced legislation providing for the
homesteading of part of Alaska by
world war veterans.
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Sunday Mass—9:00 a.m.
Weekday Mass—7:30 a.m.
Thursday Evening—7:45 p.m. Re-j
ligion discussion group.
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Pastor - H. R. Amundsen
Deaconess - Dorothy M. Russell
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Wednesday - 3:30 p.m. - Child
ren’s Miracle Book Club.
Thursday - 7:30 p.m. - Prayer
Meeting.
Sunday:
11:00 a.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Evening Service.
8:45 p.m. Young People’s Situ
FEDERATED CHURCH
Murlin W. Day* Minister
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' Church School, 10 a.m.
Worship 7:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Choir rehearsal, 8 p.m.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Corner of Third and Division
| Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins. Pastor
“Laws cannot be broken; we
merely break ourselves against
them.”
lu:00 a.m. Singspiration and Sun
I day School Classes.
I 11:00 a.m. Morning Message.
7:30 p.m. Singspiration and1
special music.
8:00 p.m. Evening Message
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Melody and
Prayer.
Come and bring your Bible.
You are ever welcome to attend
these services.
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NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelization Society
Corner Front and Steadman
Geo. H. Loveless, Pastor
Sunday:
2:00 p.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Gospel Service.
Thursday:
3:30 p.m. “Vit-Em-In Childrens’
Bible Club.”
Friday:
7:30 p.m. “Know Your Bible
Class” Bible study in the book
of Exodus.
You are invited — Everyone is
welcome.
PENTACOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF
GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor A. E. Cepener
Sunday
Sunday School.10:30 a.m.
Evening service .7:45 p.m.
Tuesday
Bible Study .7:45 p.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME
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FAIR NOTES
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Everybody loves a parade, and
there will be one at the Fair if
old man weather permits. By April
17th Nome should be favored with
“spring weather” and if so, a col
l orful parade will be held on Front
I street with an array of partici
pants ranging from reindeer and
sleds to children on bicycles.
Thanks to the City of Nome,
' Front Street has been kept clear
i these past months and should be
1 fairly navigable for a parade in
April—which will be another of
the many colorful events planned
| to make the forthcoming Fair un
surpassed for what it takes to
I make such an event enjoyable to
all.
Congress Will Line
Up For Aid To
Greece and Turkey
WASHINGTON, (^—President
Truman’s bid for American help
for Greece and Turkey gained such
momentum in Congress today that
opposition seemed likely to be con
fined to only a rear guard action
aimed at narrowing the terms.
Senator Aiken cR.-Vt.) who has
yet to make up his mind on pitting
direct financial aid limited mili
tary assistance against Communist
pressures in the Mediterranean
area, summed up the situation to
a reporter this way:
“It looks like there isn’t much
Congress can do but go along with
the President in this crisis.”
Similarly, Senator Connully, top
Democrat on the foreign relations
committee, predicted that Mr. Tru-j
man’s proposal “will pass both;
H juses by a large majority.”
As Senate Republicans gathered;
11 a party conference to hear Sen
ator Vandenberg (R.-Mi^h.), chair
man of the foreign relations com
mittee, report on President Tru
man’s personal appeal to Congres;
Wednesday, there was evidence
that the Aiken and Connally views
were shared by some Republican
leaders.
One of these, who asked not to
be quoted by name, noted that the
President has wide latitude in the
field of foreign relations and that
his publicity announced commit
ment to go into Greece and Turkey
could be reversed by Congress
only if it chose to withhold funds.
CHRIS NEIBER
RECUPERATING IN TOWN
Chris Neiber, well known old
timer and one of the few prospec
tors who remained on their claims
during the war, was brought to
towm a few days ago by Ed Rohn.
It is his custom to ski to town dur
ing the winter for supplies al
though he is now over eighty years
old. Since he had not been to
towm for several months, friends
began to worry about him and for
tunately for him. made the trip to
investigate. He had been ill and
was found in a very weakened
condition. He is now recuperating
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Yaeger.
Puget Sound
Ferries Stop
SEATTLE, (JP)—Upwards of ten
thousand Puget Sound commuters
were shut off from regular trans
portation facilities today as the
marine engineers benefit associa
tion (CIO) carried out its threat to
halt all Sound ferry operations in
its dispute with the Puget Sound
Navigation company.
Officially the strike began at
12:01 a.m. today. Actually, many
vessels were tied up for the strike’s
duration at 10:30 p.m. last night
when they finished their night’s
run.
Federal conciliators Harry H.
Lewis and Albin L. Peterson said
they would continue their efforts
for a settlement today.
CHAS. CODES VISIT DAUGH
TER IN CALIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Code, own
ers of the Dream Theater are vis
iting with Mrs. Sayster, their
daughter-in-law at Paconia, Cal
ifornia, where they may make
their home for the benefit of Mr.
Code’s health.
Their grandson, Richard Corn
wall was recently married in Seat
tle.
PETER BAHR RECOVERING
FROM OPERATION
Peter Bahr of Unalakleet was
operated on yesterday and is re
ported getting along nicely at the
hospital.
Rental Hardship
Adjustments Revised
According to recent information
received by the Alaska Area Rent
Office from Washington, D. C.,
specific consideration has been
given to the landlord regarding
the substantial hardship incurred
by the steady increase in property
taxes and operational costs of
rental property. By an amendment
to the Rent Regulation for Hous
ing, the basis for relief has been
broadened to make it possible for
additional landlords to obtain com
pensating rent adjustments, if they
establish that the earnings of their
property had been specifically re
duced by rising taxes or operating
costs.
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