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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, Wednesday, June 18, 1952
SETBACKS TO NORTHWESTERN ALASKA
The importance of water transportation to the peo
ple of Northwestern Alaska has been broadcast far and
wide by the merchants of the Second Division, who
know the dwindling condition of supplies, by the Cham
ber of Commerce and a citizens’ committee.
Their wires to the officials controlling the mari
time strike now in its 23rd day have been most eloquent
with appeal from Americans to Americans, but still
there is no assurance of a supply ship.
No other place under the American flag has had
more man-made crises in its history of economic devel
opment than Northwestern Alaska in the past 50 years.
Its growth has been stunted by a series of set
backs. During the past twenty years, strikes of this
type have occurred at this time of year, but its position
heretofore has been acknowledged and aid given.
Due to the geographical position our shipping sea
son is limited to a few months. May to October; our
mining season is limited; our fishing season is limited.
Many people in this area live the year around on
their earnings of the summer months. Therefore, every
day lost to the laboring man due to lack of building,
mining, or other needed supplies means that much less
to eat next winter.
The small mining man-,as well as the big operator
has not had a chance to catch up from the law which
closed down all gold mines during World War II for
a period of three years. During this time their machin
ery and equipment deteriorated and much of it was
lost, and the economy was disrupted on a large scale.
The price of gold has not kept pace with the wage
and material price advance; there is no road connecting
this part of Alaska with the rest of North America to
date.
Merchants in this area carry the extra burden of
trying each fall to see seven months . ahead in order to
purchase sufficient supplies to last through the winter,
for not only this community, but for those villages
surrounding it. The only hospital in the area orders
its supplies after the same pattern.
Handicapping the people of Northwestern Alaska
will not settle the differences of the shipowners and of
the several unions which serve it. Each is entitled to
its rights—but not at the cost of those who are pioneer
ing this far northern territory and are responsible in
no way for the trouble.
Wildlife Service Biologist
To Help Japanese Collect
North Pacific Fish Data
WASHINGTON, (/P)—Secretary
of the Interior Chapman an
nounced Tuesday that Francis M.
FukuLara, a biologist with the
Fish and Wildlife Service, is to
accompany a Japanese salmon
fishing expedition to the Bering
Sea at the invitation of the Jap
anese government.
Fukahara, a native of Seattle
and a veteran who served with
the U.S. occupation forces in Jap
an, is now in his final year in
the school of fisheries at the Uni
versity of Washington.
He was taken by a Coast Guard
vessel to join the Japanese fishing
fleet on May 30. He will remain
with the Japanese until about
July 20.
Chapman said he was working
with the Japanese in collection
of scientific data on the composi
tion and distribution of the sal
mon populations of the North
Pacific Ocean. This study will
be of great importance in the con
INVITATION TO BIDDERS
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The Nome School Board will
receive bids for the following:
1. Repair and/or replace dam
aged timbers, floor joists, and
skirting under the north wall of
the school building, and place
i vents in skirting.
2. Install a central drainage
system under the school building.
3. Move partitions, install flou
rescent lights and install air cir
culator in the school annex—this
work to be completed by Sept.
1, 1952.
For further information contact
Clement G. Boucher at phone
Main 54 after 6 p.m.
Bids will be received until July
8, 1952.
Nome School Board,
By Robert F. Baldwin, Clerk
Publish June 16, 18, 20, 1952.
servation of American salmon re
sources, Chapman said, and is a
first step toward an investigation
contemplated under the recently
negotiated North Pacific fisheries
convention. The United States,
Canada and Japan are signatories.
Alaska Shortages
Mostly In Building
Materials, Tourists
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Reports from numerous Alaska
communities told Tuesday of im
minent shortages as a result of
the strike against the Alaska
Steamship Co.
Generally, the shortages hurt
ing the most appeared to be in
building materials and cash-car
rying tourists.
The reports are based on sur
veys in half a dozen towns and
cities, mostly in southeastern Al
aska by the local newspapers.
The worst food situation was
reported in Sitka. However, some
relief appeared in sight for the
Baranof Island town. The Sitka
Cold Storage Co. is loading the
power barge Seldovia in Seattle.
It is due to sail northward Wed
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nesday with about 200 tons of
cargo.
It was pointed out in Sitka,
however, that shipping costs will
be much higher by charter boat.
Here are some of the latest re
ports from some Alaska towns:
JUNEAU—Although food holds
the center of public interest, the
construction materials aboard the
Coastal Monarch, that arrived
last week in southeast Alaska
ports, were of greater need.
SITKA— Meats up 20 percent
in cost as result of air freight
charge. The main supply now is
canned hams. The last freighter
with general supplies arrived on
May 13. There has been only
one vessel with meat and perish
ables for Sitka.
Non-food stores report sharp
fall-off in business. Some mer
chants are caught in a financial
squeeze because they have paid
for the cargoes that are tied up
on the docks in Seattle. Now they
are faced with the problem of
paying for additional cargoes.
MT. EDGECUMBE — Medical
center and school report enough
staple foods for two months, al
though they are without perish
ables.
KETCHIKAN — Construction
supplies in greatest shortage.
FAIRBANKS—There are short
ages of many foodstuffs. Fresh
produce supplies are running low.
A shortage of construction mater
ials also is reported. One firm
said it has had to arrange to bring
seven tons of steel by truck and
air.
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There were 1200 carpenters at
work here a year ago, and only
about 700 now. One air flight
service reported $3,000 in can
cellations by tourists in the first
week of the ship strike. Stores
report a business slump.
PETERSBURG— Supplies on
the Coastal Monarch staved off
any immediate food shortage
threat. Good stocks of staples
are on hand and some green stuff
can come by charter boat or by
Canadian vessels.
WRANGELL— Business slow
ing to a snail’s pace. Two shrimp
canneries, employing about 90
persons, would be forced to close
in a week to 10 days unless their
product could be moved and more
cans obtained. The Mill Creek
Lumber Co. closing because it
can’t move its lumber, which is
destined for military projects in
westward Alaska.
ANCHORAGE — Businessmen
have protested that continuance
of the shipping strike is threat
ening to hamper the defense con
struction program.
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Union Dispute Ties Up
Orient-Pound President
Liner at San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, (IP)—Sched
uled departure of the Orient
bound passenger liner President
Cleveland was postponed last
(midnight because of a dispute
over working conditions. It was
reset for 1 p.m. today in hopes
of a settlement, American Presi
dent Lines announced.
While some 400 passengers,
many of them dependents of mili
tary personnel, anxiously waited,
representatives of the APL and
the union of Marine Cooks and
Stewards huddled in an effort to
settle the dispute.
The company agreed to union
demands that new ventilating ■
equipment and an additional sink
be installed in the ship’s laundry.
The only remaining issue in
volves a messman who transfer
red from the independent Marine
Cooks and Stewards union to an
AFL union.
The Cleveland’s departure was
okayed by the striking AFL Sail
ors Union of the Pacific after two
•army wives appealed directly to
Harry Lundeberg, secretary -
treasurer.
Don Bell of Bellingham is tak
ing over the position of Ted Duf
field with the Gaasland Construc
tion Co., according to reports.
Duffield stated he was leaving the
company to take another position
but would remain in the area.
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European Coal
And Steel Alliance
Near Completion
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. ROME, (JP)—The Schuman plan
to unite western Europe’s coal
and steel production under in
ternational control cleared its
final hurdle here last night.
In a 265-98 vote, the Italian
Chamber of Deputies ratified the
50-year treaty pooling the key
industrial output of five west Eu
ropean nations. Only the signa
ture of President Luigi Einaudi—
expected within a few days —
was neeed to complete endorse
ment.
The other nations — France,
and the economically-allied Saar
land, West Germany, Belgium,
the Netherlands and Luxembourg
—already have ratified the treaty,
which their foreign ministers
signed in Paris on April 18, 1951,
16 month ago.
The six nations linked by the
treaty produce about 38 million
metric tons (of 2,000 pounds each)
of steel a year, just under the
estimated 41 million tons turned
out by Russia and her satellites.
The Schuman nations mine 225
million tons of coral annually but
hope to make up present short
ages, now filled from the U.S.
Under the plan, the six nations
will work together for more out
put, reduction of trade barriers,
lower pricey, and more efficient
operations.
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