Strike Averted
On Pan American
WASHINGTON, (/P)—A threat
ened strike by some 3,000 ground
crew workers of Pan American
Airways was averted yesterday by
agreement on a new contract,
chairman Francis A, O’Neill, Jr.,
of the national mediation board |
announced.
O’Neill said the parties had
agreed in principle, but that de
tails of the contract remain to be
worked out.
The mediation board, which ad
ministers the Bailway Labor Act,
also handles airline labor-man
agement problems.
The dispute of 3,000 mechanics,
maintenance and field service
men in New York, Miami, Seat
tle, and San Francisco arose over |
terms of a new contract.
WATCHERS ON DUTY
AT NENANA
NENANA—There is more water
reported on the ice at Nenana
than there was last year at this
time, indicating an earlier break
up than last year. Watchers are to
be put on duty this week, stated
F. W. Avery of Nenana.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Helmerick
are the parents of a daughter
Constance Jean weighing 9 Vz
pounds, born on Easter Sunday in
Tuscon. Arizona. The Helmericks
are the authors of three books on
Alaska, “We Live In Alaska,” “We
Live in The Arctic.”
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Bartlett Urges
Statehood As
Defense Measure
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opposition come about0
“Partly because of fear of high
er taxes under Statehood.
“But I submit the chief objec
' tion of those principally concern
ed with taking Alaska’s salmon
is that they fear the people of
Alaska with Statehood would
promptly act to remove the fish
traps from Alaskan waters.
“In that fear they are undoubt
edly correct. The people of Ore
gon and Washington have already
done that. The people of Alaska,
under the present system, are
powerless to act.’’
George Sundborg, consultant to
the Alaska Development Board,
testifying in favor to Statehood,
: looked around the committee
room as he concluded his testi
mony and said.
“I see that the opponents of
Statehood are those who live off
Alaska instead of in Alaska.Those
i
who live in Alaska are over
whelmingly in favor of State
i hood."
Sundborg testified that if state
hood is granted there is no inten
tion of increasing the tax on sal
1 mon.
Bartlett urged approval of the •
legislation as a defense move.
He reviewed troubles facing
business men in the Territory
who must come to Washington to
get decisions from government
departments and asserted that ev
ery argument now being advanced
against Statehood for Alaska was
made against Statehood for other
I Territories now States.
“We are ready for Statehood,’’
THE CHILDREN
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AT THE ARCTIC CLUB
CARNIVAL
SAT., APRIL 29. 8:15 P.M.
he said. “We can support our
selves. We seek no special lavish
favors.
“So we ask you to report this
bill favorably. Statehood is Alas
ka’s right and destiny.
“The time for this committee
and for the Senate to act affirma
tively with respect to Alaska
Statehood is now.”
The question of giving Alaska
more than the four sections of
land in each township, as provid
ed in the bill, came up briefly
during the testimony of the Re
publican president of the Territo
rial Senate
Looking at Senator Butler (R.
Neb.> the witness, Gunnard Enge
breth, said ‘‘proposals to amend
this bill to give us all the land we
want is sabotage.”
Butler has introduced an
amendment to give the new State
every other section of land.
Filial Notice
Anil Rules (If
Oueen Contest
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vote will be disqualified is she
docs not meet all the require
ments. You can vote any time
during the evening up to 12:00
midnight.
The following is a list of the
most eligible girls in Nome, how
ever, we are sure there are others.
If you will let us know their
names we will add them to the
list at the Carnival.
Pauline Ailak, Carmer Kowun
na, Jennie Bourdon, Edna Aukon,
Mary Ellen Pierce, Elma Lee,
Martha Kalerak, Fannie Iokinne,
Lois Swanberg, Marian Wilkalkia,
Margaret Paul, Ellen Waldheim,
Florence Bell, Clara Seiffcrt, June
Jorgensen, Clara Brown, Mary
Alice Reed, Clara Jorgensen,
Kathervn Bjornstad, Joan Long
ley, Juanita Fagerstrom (Bunny i,
Alice Miller, Thelma Cobb, Irene
(Sugar' Grey, Olga Hay.
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