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2 THE NOME NUGGET Friday, July 20, 1951
THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
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NOME, ALASKA
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Friday, July 20, 1951
NOME LAND OFFICE CLOSES
The Bureau of Land Management observed its
fifth anniversary in Alaska on July 13 and released
statistics at the same time for the year.
In the Nome Land District, there were 25 entries
pending June 30, 1951, of homesites, headquarters sites,
trade and manufacturing sites, mission sites, airport
sites and lease, coal prospecting permits, air naviga
tion site withdrawals. In addition there are three active
coal prospecting permits of 2,560 acres each, five free
mining of coal permits, one declaration of intention to
mine below mean high tide, and eight rights of way for
mining ditches. The free cutting and purchase of tim
ber applications of the Nome Land District are counted
with the Fairbanks returns.
The Land Office is closing at Nome, and moving
to Fairbanks. Our bureaucratic system of handling af
fairs in Alaska continues to hamper and 'handicap the
people it serves.
People in the Second Division are forced to make
costly trips by air from now oh if they have business
with the Land Office.
Cost-of-Living Allowances
To Employes in Territories
Set for Consideration Soon
By FRANK W. VAILLE
<AP Special Washington Service)
WASHINGTON, (JP) — A pro
posal to trim the government’s
*cost-df-living allowances to its
employes in the territories and
Puerto Rico will be brought be
fore Congress within the next few
weeks, Rep. Whitten fD-Miss) said
today.
He said, however, it will not be
as drastic as originally believed
by territorial delegates from Al
aska and Hawaii.
When Whitten, a member of the
House Appropriations Committee,
first raised the question he said
he would ask that all such pay
ments be banned to government
employes who are hired within
the territories. He said his pro
posal would not affect payments
to persons recruited in this coun
try for government employ in the
territories.
“My present thinking on the
matter,” he said “would be to con
tinue payments only in such areas
where the cost-of-living is reflect
ed in local government or munici
pal salaries.”
The Mississippi congressman
said he has “no desire to hurt
anyone” and merely wants to
overcome what he described as
“administrative shortcomings.”
One Killed, Three Injured
In Highway Accident
FAIRBANKS, (#)— A sergeant
attached to Eielson Air Force Base
was killed and three other service
men injured when a car plunged
from the Richardson Highway and
overturned.
Investigators said the car was
traveling at a high rate of speed
and rolled 140 feet end over end
after leaving the road.
The name of the dead man was
withheld. Hurt were Pvt. Donald
C. Newton, Sgt. Robert Stephens
and Sgt. Cecil Lee Madison, all
of the Air Police detachment at
the base.
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Julian Guy Rivers, Old
Timer of Fairbanks, Dies
FAIRBANKS, <^P) — Word was
received here yesterday of the
death at Homer, Alaska, of Julian
Guy Rivers, long time Fairbanks
attorney and business man.
Rivers, 75, came north in 1915
to Whitehorse and Dawson, Y.T.
In 1923, he moved to Fairbanks
where he practiced law and be
came • city magistrate and secre
tary of the Chamber of Com
merce.
Survivors include his widow, I
Florence M., of Fairbanks, and I
eight children and 11 grandchil- j
dren, most of them in Alaska.
The sons include Ralph Rivers,!
Fairbanks attorney, and Victor C.
Rivers, architect and engineer of
Anchorage.
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B.C. Sells Half of Salmon
Pack to Great Britain
VANCOUVER, B. C., </P)—Sale
of almost half of British Colum-1
;bia’s 1951 estimated salmon pack
;was assured today with the Lon
! don announcement that Britain
will buy $6,000,000 worth.
The deal was concluded be- i
I tween the British food ministry
and representatives of Salmon
Canners Operating Committee of
Vancouver.
Last year B. C. exported 980,000
cases of canned salmon to 40
countries, of which 427,000 went
to Britain.
Ethel Smith, Rebekah Head,
Presented Alaskan Souvenirs
Ethel Smith, head of the Re
bekah Assembly, who has been
honored for the past two days
by the members of the Midnight
Sun Rebekah Lodge, was given a
dinner at the Bering Sea Club on
Wednesday evening at which time
she was presented with a beauti
ful ivory necklace and bracelet by
the organization. She also re
ceived a bottle of real gold nug
gets, a gift from her hostess, Mrs.
William McDonald.
Miss Smith left Tuesday for An
| chorage with Alaska Airlines.
United States
Changes Attitude
Toward Spain For
Military Reasons
WASHINGTON, (/P)-^President
Truman said yesterday that, for
military reasons, the United States
is changing its attitude toward
Franco Spain—to some extent.
In recent years, the official
American attitude has been one
of distaste in varying degrees for
the Franco regime* Mr, Truman
gave no indication of how far
this attitude might be modified.
But he backed up Secretary of
State Acheson’s statement Wed
nesday that this country is seek
ing to bring Spain into “the com
mon defense against possible ag
gression” despite British and
French objections.
This is being done, Mr. Truman
told a news conference, on the ad
vice of the Department of De
fense.
He added that the Madrid dis
cussions carried on by Adm. For
rest P. Sherman are only prelim
inary, although news dispatches
from Madrid say a basic agree
ment has been reached on Ameri
can use of Spanish air and naval
bases.
Seismographs Record
’Quake In Aleutians
NEW YORK, (JP) — Fordham
University today reported a “fair
ly severe” earthquake was re
corded on its seismograph yester
day.
The first shock was registered
at 1:52:14 p.m. PDT and the dis
tance at 4,500 miles from New
York.
In Cleveland, however, Father
Henry F. Birkenhauer of John
Carroll University said he be
lieved the tremor was in the gen
eral area of the Aleutian Islands.
HOLLYWOOD, </P) — Gild a
Gray, shimmy-shaking star of the
Ziegfield Follies in the roaring
twenties, is talking to a movie
producer about a picture of her
life.
“I want to make some more
money. I’m only 48 but I still
weigh only 122 pounds. I’m mak
ing plans for a 10-week night
club tour of the Pacific Northwest.
“The public wants action to
day—and action I can give them,”
she said.
ALASKA AIRLINES
Passengers to Anchorage: Miss
Ethel Smith, John Neal, Richard
Lee, Lt. Col. G. O. Jacobs, Herb
Nickelson, L. B. Kennebeck, Ira
Hamerich.
From Anchorage: Jim Faster,
Richard Foster, Willie Foster, T.
Knox, Ned Newton, David Mel
drum, Walt Erickson, C. Check
owski, Otto Locken, Ed Glennen,
L. E. Anderson, Robert Paul, Mr.
Schneider, Don Schneider, I. J.
Schneider;
Burney Threadgil, A. P. Valen
tinette, Mr. Hurdely, Mr. Alex
ander, Mrs. A. Dufresne, Jack Du
fresne, Jerry Dufresne, Vernon
Dizelbins, John Swope, R. A. War
den.
To Unalakleet: R. W. Hamilton
and L. C. Ferguson.
To Unalakleet: Edward Kay
oukluk.
To Moses Point: Arthur John
son.
WIEN AIRLINES
Passenegers to Fairbanks: Bert
Newman, Frank Marshall, Eliza
beth Averill, Eileen Hughes, Dick
Bullis, Ed Dandles. 1
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SATURDAY, July 21
Whitey’s Three - Piece Orchestra
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Fourth Anniversary For
Northwest Airlines’
Great Circle Route
SEATTLE, OP)—It’s the fourth
anniversary of continuous air
service over the Great Circle route
from Seattle to Alaska and the
Orient, by Northwest Airlines.
Since planes first began moving
over the route on July 15, 1947,
they have flown a total of 284,
787,178 revenue passenger miles
and 54,302,047 revenue ton miles,
the company said today.
! STILL TIME TO APPLY FOR
U OF A EXTENSION COURSE
In response to the request of
the Home Arts Club for those
wishing to take an extension
course from the University of Al
aska in August on textile paint
I ing and glove making, Mrs. Pearse
i Walsh reports that quite a few
women have registered. Anyone
interested and who did not call
her, may still do so today, she
stated this morning, as there is
still room for more participants.
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