feel that they can openly supply
the Greek rebels with arms. This
has been done surreptitiously for
months.
The Soviet satellite states may
go further. They may conclude i
treaties of alliance with the so
called "Free Greek” government
and on the basis of such pacts
send in military forces to “pro
tect” the guerrilla area against
“invasion by troops of the Athens
government.
The problem posed by action of
the Greek Communists is one for
%
the United Nations. But as events
have proved, the United Nations is
helpless to take action in the face
of Russia’s veto.
More immediately, the Greek
problem is one which calls for ac
tion by the United States. The aid
we have thus far vouchsafed the
Greek government did buy the lat
ter time. But that time is now
running out and the danger to
Greece of being overrun and over
whelmed by the Soviet tide is
again great. This circumstance we
cannot ignore without peril to our
international position.
Warn Red Army
Against U. S. Spies
MOSCOW, (/P)—Red Star, Sov
iet army newspaper, warned Rus
sian soldiers Saturday to be on
the watch for American spies.
“The Bolshevik party warns the
Soviet people it has enemies striv
ing to deprive it of freedom and
independence,” Col. V. Miskovski
wrote in the army publication.
The article warned against Rus
sians “infected with a feeling of
slave-lige imitation of bourgeois
culture.” Miskovski said United
States and British agents make
use of such citizens.
New Commander
Tries Out A. C. S.
SEATTLE (/P)—Maj. Gen. Stan
ley L. Scott, new commanding
gentral of U. S. army forces in
Alaska, arrived here Friday en
route to his new post and spent
the afternoon visiting Alaska
Fish Trap License
Not To Be Acted
Upon At Present
WASHINGTON, (/P)—The inte
rior department’s controversial
bill to license fish traps in Alaska
will not be acted upon at this ses
sion of Congress, Senator Magnu
sonson <D.-Wash.> said today.
He said he and Senator Moore
<R.-Okla.>, chairman of the joint
House-Senate committee which
recently held hearings on the leg
islation, had reached an agree
ment to that effect.
“Senator Moore and I agree
that after giving all interested per
sons ample time to file additional
statements or ask for an oral hear
ing we will make a preliminary
report to the Senate,” Magnuson
said in a statement.
“We do not intend to close the
hearings even then but will leave
them open to give all Alaskans an
opportunity of presenting their
views.
“I understand that some of the
House members of the committee
feel they should hold hearings in
Alaska before reaching a final de
cision. I understand they want to
do this during the recess of Con
gress next summer.”
The bill proposes the licensing
of the traps for 15 years, after
which they would be auctioned off
to the highest bidder.
Alaskans testified against the
fish traps and asked that they be
abolished or that the problem be
left for settlement by the Terri
tory. Salmon packers supported
the bill but suggested amend
ments.
Communications System facilities.
He tried out the facilities by
calling his new headquarters at
Fort Richardson, Anchorage, at
the invitation of Col. T. J. Tulley,
i
commanding officer of the Alaska
Communication System.
General Scott will stay at Fort
Lawton until his departure for
Alaska. He has been on duty in
Washington, D. C., with the army
general staff, in the procurement
and distribution service.
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Fish Will Relieve
Food Shortages
i
' Fish may again prove an im
portant buffer in the national food
situation, according to a report
from the U. S. fish and wildlife
service.
With stocks of frozen fishery
products above average for this
time of the year and with substan
tial supplies available through im
ports and increases in fishing ac
tivities, the service reported that
fishery products can provide an
important source of relief for
shortages in other protein foods.
Holdings of frozen fish and
shellfish in public freezers in the
United States and Alaska totaled
134 million pounds on January 1.
1948. Although this was 13 per
-cent below the record quantity
held on January 1, 1947, it was
12 per cent above the five-year
average for this date.
Among the items held in great
est quantity were 30 million
pounds of fillets, 18 million pounds
of shrimp, 14 millions pounds of
halibut, 13 million pounds of sal
mon, 11 million pounds of round
and dressed whiting. 8 million
pounds of round mackerel, and
about 2 million pounds each of
scallops, whitefish, and lake herr
ing. Shrimp, mackerel, and whit
ing were held in considerably
larger quantities than a year ago
while fillets, salmon, and lake
herring were substantially below
a year ago.
Fish and Wildlife service offi
cials pointed out that the fishing
industry is one of the few import-1
ant elements in the food field cap
able of expanding its production
at the present time. Because of
improved facilities and equip
ment, the potential productive ca
pacity of the United States fish
eries is greater than ever before.
Nearly 1300 vessels have been
added to the fleet during the past
year. This was about 4 times as
many as were added in an average
pre-war year.
The volume of production dur
ing 1947, which was approximate
ly 4.4 billion pounds, the pre-war
average, was affected by the fail
ure of some markets to absorb a
larger supply. The service predict
ed that a more favorable market
in 1948 would spur fishermen to
increased activity and with usual
operating conditions, a record
catch could be expected.
Imports, too, provide a source
of fish for domestic use if in
creased quantities become neces
sary. Fillets from Newfoundland,,
Iceland, and Canada, which in
1946 totaled 49 million pounds, |
declined to 33.7 million pounds in
1947 as a result of less favorable
market conditions. Production fa
cilities in these countries were ex
panded during the war and their
maximum capacity is far from be
ing utilized.
G.l. Students Get
I Increased Benefits
j
WASHINGTON. i/P)—President
Truman Saturday signed legisla
tion increasing benefits of 2,000,
000 veterans attending school un
der the G. I. Bill.
It raises the monthly subsist
ence allowance for veterans with
out dependents from $65 to $75,
those with one dependent from $90
to $105, and those with two or
more dependents from $90 to $120.
The new schedules go into ef
fect April 1.
The veterans administration has
estimated the increases will cost
the government approximately
$217,000,000 a year. i
Rockefeller Heir
Took Bride
• i
For Valentine
"
(By Wilbur Jennings)
PALM BEACH, Fla.. f/P)—Win
throp Rockefeller, heir to a fabu
lous fortune, was married in the
first minutes of this St. Valen
tine’s Day to Mrs Barbara Sears,
daughter of Lithuanian immi
grants.
The 35-year-old Rockefeller,
one of the heirs to the millions of
his grandfather. John D. Rocke
feller, and his pretty blonde bride,
31, were married at 12:14 a.m.
A reception before the wedding
was attended by 50 guests who
ranked among society’s most noted
figures and included the Duke and
Duchess of Windsor.
The bride wore a simple pink
linen dress with matching shoe
which she bought a week ago and
called “something old:.’ for “some
thing borrowed” she carried a
handkerchief loaned by Mrs.
Guest.
In contrast with the wealth and
social position the new Mrs. Rock
efeller commands by virtue of her
marriage, she was born the daugh
ter of humble Lithuanian immi
grants in Pennsylvania. The fam
ily later moved to Chicago, where
they lived back of the stockyards,
and then Indiana where she at
tended high school. It is her sec
ond marriage.
Many spices were used as med
icine in ancient times.
GAMBELL NEWS
Jan. 26—The Rev. and Mrs. El
mer Parker, Presbyterian mission
aries to Gambell, returned today
via Wien from an extender! trip to
the West Coast. Leaving last fall
! >r Denver for medical treatment,
the Parkers spent several weeks
just prior to their return visiting
friends and relatives.
Jan. 26—New resident at Gam
bell is Mrs. Daniel Banks, wife of
the CAA mechanic, who arrived
today from California. Also on the
CAA plane were Abe Baily, of
CAB.
Jan. 29—Two reindeer were
killed this week by Roy Iworigan.
These were the first of the rein
lew to be slaughtered this season
after two futile attempts bv mem
bers of the Reindeer Co. last fall.
The herd has become exceptional
ly wild and is grazing on an iso
lated portion of St. Lawrence Is
land.
Feb. 5—Wien Airlines made a
mail flight today taking out Miss
Sarah Slowooko, en route to
Nome. With the Savoonga field
closed this year mail is delivered
from Gambell to Savoonga by dog
team.
Feb. 11—After a two months
stay John Dawes of Moose Pass,
Alaska and Frank Frey, of Laguna
Beach. Calif., left today for the
mainland. Also departing were
Mr. and Mrs. George Bernstein,
who will report for duty with the
weather bureau at McGrath, their
replacements are Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald Coons, formerly of Wales.
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