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Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, May 31, 1950
EUROPEAN PEOPLES FAVOR UNION
Seeking to discover the attitude of the peoples of the
various European countries in regard to a proposed
European union, a fact-finding organization recently
questioned a selected sample of people in much the
same manner that the Gallup Poll works in this country.
It was discovered that a majority of those questioned
in Norway, Holland, Germany, Italy and France fa
vored union. No poll was taken in Great Britain or Bel
gium because, at the time, they were involved in nation
al elections which tended toward confusion.
It is worth noting that the highest percentage of those
thinking the union would be bad were in France, with
twelve per cent. There were, in the countries ques
tioned, from twenty-five to forty-three per cent of the
population undecided.
A union of the free nations of Europe has long been
advocated by Winston Churchill. He sees in such a fed
oration the opportunity for developing free trade in an
area with a population that, in time, might rival the
economic growth of the United States. If this can be
brought about, it goes without saying that the ability
of the people involved to defend themselves against ag
gression will be immeasurable enhanced.
TERROR WEAPONS WON’T END WAR
One runs into many opinions in a general reding of
the newspapers of the land. The other day, we came
across the idea, expressed by William L. Laurence,
science reporter of the New York Times, that the atom
ic and hydrogen bombs would “serve as the greatest
instruments, first, for deterring war and, ultimately, to
abolish it altogether.”
The idea in Mr. Laurence’s mind is that the horror of
such war-making will make war “unthinkable.” Be
cause of the widespread destruction that the bombs can
accomplish, it is his belief that no nation will be willing
to go to war.
This is not borne out by any of the facts of history.
The truth of the matter is that the Russians, if they
thought they possessed weapons sufficient to conquer
the world, would not hesitate from such an enterprise
because of the horror of the weapons to be used. It has
been so throughout the ages and it will be so in the
future.
Just as long as there exists national leaders ready to
expand and acquire by war, there will be those willing
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necessary to accomplish the purpose.
BORROWING AT A HIGH RATE
Business experts know that the lending of money
goes on at a record-breaking pace, with the Govern
ment, commercial banks and other credit agencies fall
ing over themselves to provide funds to consumers.
A financial writed suggests that there are some perils
in connection with a large private debt, especially in
view of the large volume of installment loans outstand
1949 was 9.7 per cent of disposable income. This com
.ing. Nevertheless, figures show that credit advanced in
•pares with eleven per cent in 1939 and 9.2 per cent in
1929.
Apparently, this is about a normal rate but there has
been some expansion of credit since the end of last year.
One phase of the commercial credit policy revolves
around home building. Veterans are allowed to buy
•with no down payment and the public generally gets
low interest rates and long periods in which to pay. The
fear is that a down-turn in business could throw much
of this property on the market but, in view of the popu
lation increase of 19,000,000 people in the last ten years,
•this seems unlikely.
Sen. Lyng of Nome
Reports on
Statehood Bill
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land from the vacant and unre
served public lands, either sur
veyed or unsurveyed.
The State of Alaska shall re
ceive (immediately) 200,000 acres
from the National Forest Reserve
—and from the vacant unappro
priated public domain another
200,000 acres of land adjacent to
established communities for the
purpose of furthering the devel
opment and expansion of those
communities, and to provide for
community centers and recrea
tional areas. These lands shall
also be selected by the State of
Alaska.
The Secretary of the Treasury
shall pay each year to the State
of Alaska 12V£ % of all money re
ceived from sales of timber, leas
es of small or large areas of tim
ber tracts (to pulp mills, for in
' stance) or in any other way se
cured from the national forests.
The Secretary of the Treasury
shall at the end of each fiscal
l year pay to the State of Alaska
of the net proceeds of sales
of fur seal and sea otter skins—
estimated annual sale from the
Pribilof Islands fur seal herds is
in excess of $1,500,000.
Fifty percent of proceeds of
sales of public lands lying in the
State of Alaska, which shall be
sold by the United States subse
quent to the admission of Alaska
into the Union, shall be paid to
the State Alaska for the support
of the common schools.
The following grants of vacant
unreserved public land are made
to the State of Alaska for internal
improvements:
For legislative, executive, and
judicial public buildings hereto
fore erected in the Territory or
to be hereafter erected in the pro
posed State of Alaska, 300,000
acres of land; for insane asylums,
100,000 acres; for penitentiaries,
100,000 acres; for schools, and as
ylums for the deaf, dumb, and
the blind, 100,000 acres; for nor
mal schools, 200,000 acres;
For state charitable, penal, and
reformatory institutions, 100,000
acres; for homes for pioneer resi
dents, 100,000 acres. This gives to
the State of Alaska an additional
one million acres of land, the in
come from which goes to assist in
defraying the cost of constructing
and maintaining the various State
institutions.
In addition to the foregoing,
Block 32, and the structures and
improvements thereon in the city
of Juneau, are given to the State
of Alaska to use for a dwelling
for the Governor, for a State mu
seum, and for park and recrea
tional purposes. The Federal
Building (5 story and basement
occupying one square block) to
gether with the Federal Jail (sep
arate building), both at Juneau,
are conveyed to the State of Alas
ka. (To be continued)
Rose Imnan, King Island native
woman who has been in poor
health for the last year, passed
away over the weekend and was
buried this morning from the
Catholic Church.
She is survived by her husband
and three children who have been
living in Nome for the past two
years.
The original lighthouse on Cape
Hatteras, N. C., was damaged in
the Civil War and torn down
when the present one was built
! farther inland.
Latest “Scientific”
Fishing Boat Soon
To Locate Fish
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land, about half way along the
Aleutian Islands chain. The in
dustry, Whiteleather said, is base
| ed at Seattle. (
“Before the war, production of
crab in that region was practic
This time the commercial fish
ally nothing,” he said,
eries branch is going to be hunt
, ing for albacore tuna. Up to two
| years ago, Whiteleather said, lit
tle tuna was found north of the
dians located some off the west
| Columbia river. Then the Cana
I coast of British Columbia.. Fish
eries experts think there may be
1 more tuna farther north. They
end of this summer.
| should have a good idea by the
lookout for deep-sea scallops and
The “Cobb” will also be on the
! other “bottom fish.”
“The big commercial fishing
companies can’t afford the time
or the money to search for new
fishing grounds,” Whiteleather
said. “It is much too uncertain an
operation.”
Two other exploratory boats
are now working out of Honolulu
in a separate operation to locate
new tuna grounds. A third is
working the Gulf of Mexico, look
ing for tuna, red snapper and
menhaden.
“The oceans hold a tremendous
food potential,” Whiteleather
said. “Food shortages during and
after the war had a lot to do with
the present exploratory program.”
The “Cobb” is equipped to
freeze and hold up to 50,000
pounds, but Whiteleather said it
rarely is necessary to put up that
much fish.
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Mrs. Herb Engstrom and son
Ronny arrived from their home in
Seattle yesterday and left today
for Basin Qjreek to join Mr. Eng
strom for the summer mining
season. Mrs. Engstrom stated that
her daughter JoAnne, who atten
ded Nome High School, will take
a tourist trip by boat to Seward
when school is out and then fly
in from Anchorage.
Western Powers
To Give Arms
To Middle East
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the forces recently engaged in bit
ter fighting over the partition of
Palestine.
Mr. Truman said the United
States believes the action “will
stimulate, in the Arab states and
Israel, increased confidence in
future security, thus accelerating
the progress now being made ir
the near east and contributing to
ward the well-being of peoples
there.”
He added:
“The participation of the Uni
ted States government in the de
claration emphasizes this coun
try’s desire to promote the main
tainance of peace in the near
east.”
Although there was no refer
, ence to the importance of the
middle east in the east-west cold
war, officials here were of the
opinion the big-three foreign min
isters had this strongly in mind
Their joint statement said the
three governments recognized
i that the Arab states and Israel
I “need to maintain a certain level
I of armed forces for the purpose of
! insuring their internal security,
their self defense and to permit
| them to play their due part in the
defense of the whole area.”
Observers said this means Is
rael will get the tanks, artillery
and jet planes she wan\- from the
; United States although north At
lantic pact nations have the first
priority. Westerp military leaders
said they are more concerned at
the weakened state of Arab forces
in countries adjacent to Soviet
Russia.
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REP. LEMKE DIES AT 71
FARGO, N. D., (/P)—Rep. Wil
liam A. Lemke, veteran member
of Congress and a leader in the
farm bloc, died last night. He was
71.
Lemke collapsed in the lobby
of a hotel. He died in an ambu
lance before reaching a hospital
Death was ascribed to heart dis
ease.
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