Sinclair Lewis
Passes On
ROME, (/P) — Sinclair Lewis,
America’s most controversial nov
elist of the 20th century, died to
day in the Italy he loved. The au
thor of “Main Street,” who wrote
“Babbit” into the English language
and ran up a total of 22 books,
succumbed at 65 after an attack
of bronchial pneumonia.
The famed red-haired novelist
had been a patient at Villa Electra
Clinic since Dec. 31. Hospital at
tendants said he suffered also
from inflammation of the heart.
He would have been 66 Feb. 7.
Lewis’ main novels were biting
in portraying the United States of
the 20’s and 30’s. He was the first
American novelist to win a Nobel
prize. He accepted the award in
1930 for ‘Babbit,” written in 1922.
The lanky native son of Sauk
Center, Minn., had many best sell
ers to his credit.
Future Wien Pilot
Crashes Whaley’s
(News-Miner)
A future Wien pilot arrived via
the stork line last Friday at St.
Joseph’s hospital, when a 10 lb. 4
oz son was born at 2:10 a.m. to
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Whaley.
Better known as Jack, Whaley is
vice president and traffic mana
ger of Wien’s and also a well
known bush pilot.
Before coming to Fairbanks two
years ago, he was stationed at
Kotzebue and Nome- Mrs. Whaley
is on temporary leave of absence
from radio station KFAR, where
she is Tundra Topics editor. Other
children in the family are daugh
ters Lynette, Corinne and Jackie
D.
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Alaska Statehood
Committee Okays
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ped. It proposed to limit the sale
of State lands to tracts of 640
acres ad limit the authority of the
State to collect more than 12Vfe%
of the minerals taken from State
lands. The committee was told
that gold miners favored retention
of this clause.
Congressional Delegate E.
Bartlett, a member of the state
hood committee, predicted the
proposals would draw little, if
any, opposition in Congress.
In connection with its request
for release of “frozen” funds, the
committee planned to distribute
information to counteract what it
described as erroneous statements
of Senators during the recent fili
buster which blocked a Senate
vote on Statehood.
Additional information, includ-1
ing an annual report to the Legis
lature, would be made available
in Alaska.
A research program on a State
Constitution would be initiated,
i with efforts made to have the
University of Alaska participate.
The committee voted to urge
Bartlett to concentrate on State
hood efforts and to ignore what it
referred to as attempts of oppon
ents to sabotage the measure by
presenting other bills for the pop
ular election of the Governor.
Sen. Frank Peratrovich, a mem
ber of the Statehood committee
and an executive committeeman
of the Alaska Native Brotherhood,
expressed a belief the natives of
Alaska will be solidly behind the
new Statehood measure.
“The new .bill eliminates the
clause which would forbid estab
i
lishment of reservations while
' Statehood is pending,” Peratro
! vich declared. “This provision was
written into last year’s bill as an
amendment at the request of Sen
ator Butler of Nebraska.”
He said the amendment was a
“joker” to stir up opposition to
the bill, not to help Alaska.”
“The new bill eliminates the
| provision but does not mean there
would be more reservations,” Per
atrovich added.
“All it means is that if the sec
1950, Worst Forest
Fire Year in Alaska
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WASHINGTON, (IP) — Alaska
had its worst forest fire season in
many years in 1950, the interior
department’s bureau of land man
agement said this week.
The year’s 248 fires blackened
more than 2,225,000 acres. Eight of
the fires, extending over 13,243
acres, occurred after the normal
fire season, which customarily
ends in October.
Before the Territory inaugura*
ted fire control work in 1939, an
nual losses of 3,000,000 or 4,000,
000 were common.
The losses in recent years: 1949,
17,900 acres; 1948, 33,675; 1947,
1,429,900; 1946, 1,436,000; 1945,
116,600.
“Considering th,at the bureau
has fire-control responsibilities for
80 per cent of Alaska and that it
receives fcrr this work less than
one mill an acre, it is amazing that
fire losses have been held as low
as they have,” bureau director
Marion Clawson said in a pre
pared statement *
“About 40,000,000 acres of com
mercial timber, largely spruce, re
main
“These stands, if protected, are
large enough to supply local needs
until young timber has grown to
maturity.
“However the increasing popu
lation of Alaska, plus greater em
phasis on the Territory by the
military, and prospects for early
development of a birch industry
to supply products for export,
make it mandatory to conserve the
remaining forests.”
retary of interior wishes he canj
have natives vote on reesrvations!
proposals, deciding in a demo-1
cratic way whether they want
them. Past elections have shown
some natives want them, others do
not. But if Butler had his way
the Statehood hill would dead-!
lock the matter It could remain |
deadlocked for years.” 1
Peratrovich said that after the
amendment was added to the old
bill the natives made efforts to
have it removed.
“They opposed the amendment
but still were strong for State
hood,” he declared.
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SALLY CARRIGHAR SPEAKS
TO HOME ARTS CLUB
Sally Carrighar, writer for the
Saturday Evening Post was guest
speaker at the monthly meeting of
the local Women’s Federation
Club, Home Arts Club, wrich was
held last evening at the home of
Mrs H. Ullrich.
Miss Carrighar gave an informal
talk on her study of lemmings,
their habits and peculiarities and
invited questions from her inter- .
ested audience. She also announc
ed that she has another article
ready for the Post, this time a
story about a seal. In answer to
the queries about the story of
Nome she stated that it will prob
ably be published sometime in the
next two months.
Following the program the
hostess served refreshments.
Prospect of World
Peace Brightest In
3 Years”—Stassen
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Red army itself, if it begins an ag
gressive war.”
Third, “America and other
peace-desiring nations are rearm
ing and thereby filling the vacuum
spots of weakness all around the
world.”
Stassen, away five weeks, ar
rived by plane from London yes
terday. He was met at the airport
by Mrs. Stassen. They left for
their home in Chestnut Hill, out
side Philadelphia.
After leaving Alaska, his first
stop was in Tokyo, where he con
ferred with Gen. Douglas MacAr
thur. From there he visited Prime
Ministers in Japan, Thailand, In
donesia, India, Pakistan, Israel
and South Africa. He also confer
red with U. S. ambassadors in
those countries.
Stassen said his “most inspiring
conference” was with Dr. Albert
Schweitzer, South African philos
opher, the most informative with
Gen. MacArthur, and the most en
couraging with Prime Minister
Nehru in India
He declined to discuss the Rus
sian war potential.
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