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VOL. Lil. No. 121 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1950_ Per Copy—15c
NEWS IN BRIEF
SPOKANE, {/?)—'Vice President
Alben Barkley said last night he
is “confident” Alaska and Ha
waii will be granted statehood
when Congress goes back to work
next month.
He gave that opinion at a press
conference shortly after he ar
rived in Spokane on a poliitcal
tour of the region.
The vice-president said there is
strong opposiiton to be overcome
on statehood bills for the two
Territories. He added that he is
personalll confident action will
come on them quickly after Con
gres goes into session and approv
al will be given.
ANCHORAGE, (JP) — A con
struction foreman was buried be
neath gravel on a pipe-laying job
yesterday. But it didn’t hurt him.
Ed Larson was dug out by sev
eral workmen of the Lewis Con
struction Co., at the government
r hill housing project. He was still
conscious. Rushed to a hospital,
he was found to be uninjured.
A companion, Wesley Hall, was
partly buried whtn the ten-foot
ditch collapsed, but he too es
caped injury.
STONEHAM Mass. (/P), Friends
of Mrs. Robert Conklin surprised
her with a baby shower last night
—then she surprised them.
They had just presented their
pretty gifts when Mrs. Conklin
whispered to her husband: “Get a
taxi, Robert, quick.”
Within half an hour a baby boy
was born to Mrs. Conklin at New
England Sanitarium and hospital
—earlier than expected.
(By The Associated Press)
Three prominent Alaska may
ors ran up a .666 batting average
in their attempts to win seats in
% the Legislature.
Two had leads which apparent
ly assured their election to the
House of Representatives: Mayor
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Standings Of
Candidates In
General Election
(By The Associated Press)
(119 out of 233 Alaska precincts)
Delegate to Congress .
Bartlett D., 10.735.
Peterson R., 4,036.
Treasurer
Roden D., 11,796.
Labor Commissioner
Benson R., 8,004.
Kimball D., 6,153.
First Division Legislative
(37 of 58 precincts—estimated 90
per cent of Division vote).
■ Senate—(2 to be elected).
; Nolan D., 3.538; Engstrom R.,
3,414; Peratrovich D., 2,594.
House—(8 to be elected).
Doris Barnes R., 3,495; Hen
drickson R.,2,842; Locken R.,
2,776; Mackinnon R., 2,707; John
son R., 2,643; Macspaddcm R.,
2,581; Metcalfe D., 2,594; Jensen
D., 2,549; Amelia Gundersen D.,
2,484; Hope D., 2,454; Stewart D.,
2,390; Bartholomew R., 2,303; Pe
terson R., 2,254; Smith D., 2,182;
Coughlin D., 2,012; Harris D.,
1,849.
Second Division Legislative
(7 of 35 precincts). «
Senate—(2 to be elected).
O’Leary D., 405; Jones R., 360;
Ipalook R., 342; Beltz D., 296.
House—(4 to be elected).
Laws R., 427; Madson D., 398;
Swanberg R., 359; Reader R.t 355;
Wells D., 318; Bronson R., 295;
Degnan D., 282; Edman D., 268.
Third Division Legislative
(50 of 70 precincts)
Senate—(2 to be elected).
Engebreth R., 3,288; Snider R.f
3,271; Rivers D., 2,562; Loussac
D., 2,068.
House—(7 to be elected)
Scavenius D., 3,128; Stan Mc
Cutcheon D., 3,117; Egan D., 3,102;
Conright D., 3,078; Kay D., 3,0^6;
Carlson D., 2,789; Pollard D., 2,743.
The trailing seven (all Republi
cans): Gill 2,658; Gorsuck 2,589;
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I Truman-M’Arthur
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Meeting Place
| Remains Mystery
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WASHINGTON, (^—Specula
tion arose in the capital yesterday
that President Truman’s historic
meeting with Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur this week-end might take
place aboard a ship.
This belief was based largely
on reports that Mr. Truman and
MacArthur are headed for Wake
Island, a desolate strip 2,000 miles
west of Hawaii and scene of bit
ter fighting early in World War
II.
Persons familiar with the island
say it is ill-equipped to accommo
date the 100 or so persons who
will be in the Truman-MacArthur
parties. Only a few quonset huts,
they say, are on Wake.
On the other hand, a ship would
provide not only adequate accom
modations but good communica
tions as well.
Two noted warships—the 45,000
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Dr. Duckering
Buried Yesterday
SEATTLE, (JP)—Funeral serv
ices for Dr. William Elmhirst
Duckering, for 17 years Dean of
the University of Alaska school
of engineering, and Dean of Fac
ulties, was held here yesterday
afternoon.
Dr. Dwight Cart, minister of
the Plymouth Congregatio n a 1
Church, conducted the services.
Pall bearers were Ray M. War
dall, a Seattle attorney; Tom
Campbell, former University of
Alaska professor, now at the Uni
versity of Washington; Prof. Rich
ard G. Tyler of the University of
Washington; Dale Bumstead, Seat
tle engineer; John White, Pan
American Airlines, and Dr.
Charles E. Bunnell, president of
the University of Alaska for 26
years.
Truman Hopes To
Evolve Plan For
i
Peace In World
ST. LOIUS i/P)—President Tru
man held out hope yesterday that
he and General Douglas MacAr
thur may find a way to counter
the explosive threat of commun
ism in the Far East.
He contended that the free na
t.ons are “making progress” tow
ard peace “ in spite of conditions
which are prevailing in the Far
East.”
Out of his week-end conference
in the Pacific, the president pre
dicted, may come “some contribu
tion to the peace of the world.”
Mr. Truman’s talk Wednesday
night, to a meeting of the Missouri
Order of the Eastern Star, high
lighted his stopover here en route
to the spectacular rendezvous
with MacArthur, 6,500 mile away.
Although some 12,000 persons
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Fairbanks Schools
May Re-open
FAIRBANKS {/P)—Barring any
new outbreaks of poliomyelitis,
Fairbanks schools will reopen
Monday. They've been closed
since Sept. 29 when polio began
to spread here.
The announcement of the re
opening was made last night by
Dr. Robert P. Gorman, city health
officer.
Another Fairbanks child with
a confirmed case of polio was ad
mitted to a hospital Wednesday
night, but Dr. Gorman said the
case was completely isolated and
no threat to the community.
The four-year-old youngster is
a brother of a child described as
“believed to be recovered from
polio but not confirmed.''
Both children were “baby sat'*
by a 12-year-old girl two days be
fore the baby sitter was stricken
with polio about two weeks ago.
She still is in an iron lung.
'Korean Situation
l
| At A Glance —
Thursday, October 12, 1950
(By The Associated Press)
. North Korea: The battleship
| Missouri leads heavy United Na
tions sea assault on Chongin, 49
I miles from Soviet Siberia, 34
, miles from Red China.
Allied troops press ahead on
three fronts north of Parallel 38,
! on roads leading to Red capital at
; Pyongyang, against staggering
Reds.
i
Moscow: Stalin sends wishes
for success to government of
I North Korea, gets North Korean’s
expressions of grati t u d e for
“friendly support.”
Lake Success: West answers
Soviet “peace plan,” says Russian
proposal for Big Five action with
ing Security Council already has
been balked five years by Soviet
I veto.
^*
| Friday, October 13, 1950
Sea-air war: United Nations
I
fleet of 37 yarships, led by U. S.
battleship Missouri, shell North
Korean ports on east coast for
second day, hitting supply lines
along 130-mile front. Attack
raises speculation new landing is
near. Planes aid in battering Red
targets.
North Korean battlefront: U. S.
spearheads within 65 miles of
Yyongyang, Red capital, meet
savage resistance. Allied troops
drive to snap pincers on 20,000
Reds in Kumchon area. South Ko
reans advance north of Wonsan
against light resistance.
KIRKLAND, Wash., </P)—Bert
Ona, 59-year-old Kirkland fish
erman, was found dead aboard his
troller, Ida, Wednesday in Queen
Charlotte Sound, off the British
Columbia coast.
Death apparently resulted from
a heart attack almost a week ear
lier, the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police notified Ona’s family.
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