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Nome, Alaska, Monday, April 23, 1951
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THE ALASKA WEEKLY
It is encouraging to note in the biennial report of
the Commissioner of Mines that there was a “steady
increase over the previous biennium in the total value
of all minerals produced.” This was largely due to coal
and platinum rather than gold and the report makes
the following flat statement:
“As long as there is no change in the U. S. Trea
sury price of gold or change of policy to permit selling
gold in the open market of the world, there cannot be
any improvemert in the gold mining industry under
present adverse conditions.”
' Commissioner Saarela, in his discussion of the fu
ture and needs of the industry offers a suggestion
which merits immediate consideration. Said Saarela:
“The Federal government through its Defense Min
erals Administration, created in 1950 to expand the
base and critical metal industry during the period of
emergency, should commence a mineral buying pro
gram in the Territory. There are in Alaska many small
deposits of antimony, mercury, tungsten, tin, etc, where
a few tons of easily minabl ore could be extracted; but
since there is at present no market, no effort is made to
mine such deposits. A buying program along the lines
worked out by Metals Reserve Company during World
War II, and carried out by the Territorial Department
of Mines, would tend to activate the base-metal mining
industry.”
But then the Commissioner joins the bewildered
chorus with the following wail: “Provisions of the De
fense Minerals Act will have to be greatly liberalized
to afford benefit to the small mine operator, who most
needs assistance. Experience in the past with similar
agencies proved that complexities of rules and regula
tions governing grants or loans or other assistance
were far beyond the average small mine operator to
understand unless he was also a lawyer or accountant.
So there we have it . . . the government has dis
couraged gold mining and prospecting ... it wants and
■must have base metals and minerals classed as stra
tegic and critical, but of the $10,000,000 appropriated
for aid to such mining and prospecting it has spent to
date nothing in the field and has its somewhat mythical
program so hedged about with double talk and general
gobblygook that the fellow who most needs the help
and who in the aggregate could do the most good can’t
tell what it’s all about.
THREE BILLION DOLLARS SURPLUS
The idea that present inflationary trends are due
to deficit financing on the part of the government must
be abandoned in the light of the statement that the fed
eral treasury will show a three billion dollar surplus
for the fiscal year ending June 30th.
This is due, in the words of John M. Snyder, Sec
retary of the Treasury, to the increased collection of
taxes, largely income and corporation levies, and a
slower tempo of spending for defense. Moreover, Mr.
Snyder thinks that, if Congress provides another ten
billion dollar tax-bite, there will be a surplus for the
1952 fiscal year which ends on June 30th, 1952.
"AGGRESSOR" IS REPULSED
LADD-EIELSON AREA
LADD AIR FORCE BASE,
Alaska, April 20—The “aggressor”
threw what are believed to be
the remains of his air force at the
Ladd-Eielson area in exercise
“Firestep,” it was announced at
Brig. Gen. David H. Baker's head
quarters at Ladd Air Force Base.
Paratroopers in large numbers
| struck at both bases. After having
• been repulsed from the Kodiak
j and Elmendorf areas, the “aggres
sor” is believed to be making an
•all-out effort to gain a strong
strategic striking points in interior
Alaska.
The troops at Ladd it appears,
refuse to be caught napping as
the closing chapters of exercise
“Firestep” are about to be written.
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“Vacation In Alaska”
Theme AEA Student
Poster Contest
“Vacation in Alaska” has been
chosen as the theme of the Alaska
Education Association’s student
poster contest which is approach
ing its May 8 dead line.
Young artists from Nome to
Ketchikan have been busy for
weeks transferring impressions of
their scenic homeland to paper
and great variety is expected.
After local eliminations best en
i tries from each school will be sent
to the AEA headquarters in Ju
neau where Miss Avis Aamot of
the Juneau school staff heads a
committee which will arrange for
competent judges to pick the win
| ners in both elementary and high
school divisions.
The twenty posters selected will
form an Alaskan exhibit at the
July convention of the National
Education Association in San
Francisco.
Prizes are being furnished by
the Alaska Visitors Association.
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Food Riots In India
Result In Six Death
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CALCUTTA* India, (/P) — Food
riots in the northeastern part of
famine-threatened India resulted
in six deaths and injuries to
scores of persons over the week
end. 2
A tense situation still prevailed
in the troop-patrolled city of
Cooch Behar, capital of the form
er princely state of the same name
and scene of the disorders.
You'd Never Guess
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Why is a lazy dog like a news
: paper?
Answer: A lazy dog is a slow
pup.
i A slope up is an inclined plane.
And an ink-lined plane is a
newspaper. 1
NOME'S CUBS HAVE
PACK MEETING
With Field Executive Duane
Force as special guest, Nome Cub
Pack 363 held a called meeting
last Saturday evening with an
excellent turn - out and many
badges presented. Will Russell,
Advancement Chairman for the
pack presented through the boy's
mothers the wolf badges to Don
Clark Paul Tveter, and Wayne
Russell. The Wolf bodge/ repre
sents 10 achievements in Cubbing
for an 8-vear-old boy. He pre
sented bear badges for 10 achieve
ments in Cubbing for 9-year-oli
boys, to Robert Russell and
Eugene Newman.
Nome s Cub Pock is a new amt,
now only a little more than a
year old, and so many of the boys
were not in the organization long
enough to qualify, but the follow
ing boys reecived their golden star
for one year of successful cubbing:
Robert Russell, Paul Tveter,
Wayne Russell, Eugene Newman,
Peter Madsen and Donnie Munz.
Mr. Force presented the First
Award in the Strengthen the Arm
of Liberty program of cubbing,
for having doubled the size o*f the
pack, to the Nome Cub Pack and
said that Nome was one of' only
15 of the units in Alaska to receive
this award.
Den Chiefs Tony Fults and John
Hurlbert reecived their shoulder
cords and Den Chief warrants
through their respective Den
mothers, Mrs. Earl Clark and Mrs.
Carl Oman. Den 2, had a display
o*f Australia’s two most noted ani
mals at the meeting: a large sized
stuffed kangaroo with a baby kan
garoo, and a sheep—part of the
Cubbing Around the World theme
for last month.
Following the meeting, Field
Executive Duane Force held a
training session for the leaders
and parents, with newly appointed
Assistant Cubmaster Clarence
John Foster Dulles Says
He Doubts That Rulers
Of Russia Want War
TOKYO, (/P) — John Foster
Dulles said today there is some
risk of general war but he doubts
the rulers of Russia want war
now.
Dulles came here to assure
Japanese that Gen. MacArthur’s
dismissal would have no effect on
plans for an early Japanese peace
treaty.
He left Tokyo by plane for
Washington to report to President
Truman. He was due at Anchorage
about 3 p.m. Anchorage time, to
day.
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Killing Frosts In Pacific
' NW Heavily Damage
Fruit Crops There
UNDATED, (/P) — Warmer wea
l ther has moved into the Pacific
Northwest, ending the killing
frosts which caused heavy losses
among fruit growers. It also
brought relief to fruit belt resi
dents from the smoke pall of
smudge pots, which blackened
their nostrils ruined clothes left
out on lines overnight, and turned
white dogs a brown color.
There was no relief, however,
from the record April dry spell
and the forest fire danger. Wea
ther forecaster said no rain is in
sight and the humidity will con
tinue to be low.
The freeze caused heavy dam
age to peach, apricot, cherry and
pear crops in the Wenatchee
Okanogan area. The apple crop
also was hit.
Thompson learing the ropes along
with the rest.
The Pack expressed its appre
ciation to Roy Limberg who has
worked with the Pack as assistant
durin gthe past year.