Strange Flash Fire
Destroys Pearl
Harbor Dock
PEARL HARBOR, (/P) — The
navy sought to find the cause to
day of a flash fire which swept a
hu.-io Pearl Haroor dock, sent 25
firefighters to the hospital and
laid a smoke pall over the giant
base.
Damage was expected to run in
to hundreds of thousands ol dol
lars, and it might have mounted
far higher but for 500 navy and
marine fire-fighters who confined
yesterday’s blaze to a quarter
mile-long wooden dock.
At the height of the roaring fire,
civilian workers moved more than
5 000 tons of supplies to a place of
safety when the flames licked
close to the adjacent warehouse
area.
Fire broke out without warning
k in the oil-slick waters between the
dock and the supply ship Oberon
at 10:45 a.m. and within a few
minutes had raced the length of
the dock on the submarine side of
the yard.
Crews of the Oberon and the
nearby destroyer tender Sierra got
their ships under way quickly out
into the safe channel as the flames
spread along the oily waters, send
ing black smoke clouds billowing.
Four firefighter tugs and a
dozen smaller craft equipped with
hose moved in and shot water into
the mass of flames, while shoreside
firefighters poured on water and
NORMA BOWLES
PASSES ON
Norma Bowles passed away yes
terday at the home of Mrs. Helen
Bochman, where she has been
| staying since her arrival from
| Council several weeks ago.
Mrs. Bowles first came to Nome
j in 1920 and was on the staff of
j the Nome high school for two
; years. She later married George
Bowles of Nome and moveo to the
States. They returned to make
their home in Nome in 1934. Mr.
Bowles died here in 1938 and since
I then Mrs. Bowles returned to
teaching and has taught in Coun
cil, Igloo, Solomon, Noatak, Golo
vin and Haycock. She was on her
second year at Council when ill
health caused her to resign. She
is survived by two sisters in Mil-j
waukee, Was.
The funeral will be held tomor-'
row afternoon at the Federated
Church at 2 o’clock.
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chemicals.
Twenty-five of the firefighters
weer overcome by smoke and were
taken to naval hospital, some pro
testing that they could stay and
fight the flames. None was be
lieved in serious condition.
Navy authorities estimated that
j
100 others were treated for miner
burns, and many others, overcome
temporarily, were revived on the
dock and returned to their sta
tions.
It was appoximately four hours
after the flames broke out that the
fire was brought under control.
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Britain Wants U. S.
To Take Her Greek
Commitments
(By Alex H. Singleton)
WASHINGTON, </P) — Britain,
her domestic economy near the
breaking point, was reported in
Congressional and diplom a t i c
quarters today to have proposed
that the United States take over
her commitments in Greece on a
large scale.
Although there was no White
House confirmation, this was un
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derstood to have been the subject
—at least in part—of a highly se
secretive White House conference
yesterday among President Tru
man, his diplomatic advisers, and
key legislators.
One source said that the United
States would issue a statement
soon on what part, if any, it would
assume in helping bolster the
shaky Greek government.
(In London, a foreign office
spokesman said British and United
States discussions were under way
in Washington on the problem of
continuing the economic and mili
tary obligations in strife-torn
Greece now being borne by Brit
ain.
•The spokesman implied one as
pect of the talks was the con
tinued provision of foreign cur
rency with which Greece could
purchase arms and military equip
ment.
(The discussions, he added,
arose out of the ending March 31,
of Britain’s commitment to main
tain the Greek armed forces. The
same spokesman said he saw no
prospects of U. S. military forces
being sent to the country alter
Britain’s forces get out.
'Other government sources said
foreign secretary Ernest Bevin was
planning to withdraw Britain’s re
maining 10,000 troops from Greece
within the next three months.”
It was learned from diplomats
in Washington that the whole
problem of Greece, together with
a report on Britain’s waning re
sources, was laid before secretary
of state Marshall by Lord Inver
chapel, British ambassador to this
country, at a recent conference.
Should the United States decide
to take over a large share of Brit
ish commitments in Greece, and
perhaps elsewhere, to help restore
Europe’s stability, it could well
force a complete redrafting of this
nation’s plans for foreign relief
expenditures.
This in turn might force an up
ward revision of both President
Truman’s budget estimates, a prob
lem which in turn would affect the
current congressional drive for
trimming his $37,500,000,000 fig
ure, tax cuts and debt reduction.
THIRD IN SERIES OF PIONEER
GAMES BIG SUCCESS
The Pioneers of Alaska held
their third party last evening with
a full house of card players. Win
ners for the evening’s games were
Mrs. Ralph Bingham, Mrs. E. Ma
han, Mrs. Fred Rohn, and Mrs.
Tillie Siangroom. The lucky men
were Ron Brouseau, Fred Rohn
Harry Nelson and Sam Huxley.
Anna Kaason, who also served
on the committee with Mrs. Ole
Hay, was the winner of the door
prize.
GODSBE SUCCEEDS CROSS
ON VETERANS BOARD
The executive council of the
American Legion of Nome has an-,
nounced the appointment of C. J.
Godsbe to the Veterans Board of
Alaska, replacing John Cross, or
iginally appointed.
LIFTING THE LID
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area.
A memorial by Hep. Ost asking
shelter cabins in the Second Divi
s on be repaired and trail markers
maintained and trails and roads
be cleared and repaired.
The House bill permitting Ter
ritorial officials to travel Outside;
also appropriating $675 for the
Northern Light & Power Company
of Nome be paid in taxes for oil
last in storm passed.
Memorial for construction of a
float at Ketchikan, also memorial
asking for more funds for forest
roads.
Rep. F. G. Johnson *lst> and
Hep. L. F. Joy introduce memorial
asking that Dr. Bensin be retained
as agronomist at the experimental
station, University, Alaska.
The House barn bill which the
Senate passed Wednesday was re
considered Thursday and defeated.
Sen. G. M. Engebreth <R.-3rd>
introduces a memorial asking Con
gress to broaden the authority of
the Rural Electrification Adminis
tration to participate with muni
cipalities.
A bill by Sen. Frank Peratro
vitch 'D.-lst> to include wild deer
and birds among animals protected
from molestation by dogs.
By Sen. N. R. Walker <D.-lst>
to provide admittance of veterans
to practice pharmacy.
The Senate passes a joint memo
rial asking a revision of the Jones
Act to eliminate discriminating
against Alaska, but failed to pass
the bill asking for grants of 160
acres of public lands for Alaska
World War II veterans, and indef
initely postponed opening loan
benefits to Alaska War II veter
ans to non-Alaskan veterans.
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ment, and based his entire plea on
that premise. This resolution will
undoubtedly be quoted in favor of
the administrator general bill
when it comes up for vote. The
resolution of the Grand Igloo was
general and did not apply to any
specific bills, but will undoubtedly
be used to further this legislation.
The bill providing for the aboli
tion of the Alaska Development
Board is on the House calendar to
day in second reading. So far no
endorsements of the board have
been put into the House record. If
received, they have not been re
ferred to the House. McCutcheon
launched an inquiry for the pur
pose of bringing them out how
ever.
Coffey’s bill introduced by re
quest to change the penalties for
violations of laws relating to sale
of liquor was defeated in the Sen
ate today after a slashing attack
made on it by Cochran as making
the penalties lighter for violations.
Cochran reviewed the history of
the passage of the cocktail bill
which he had opposed and said
the bond forfeiture on first viola
tion was written in as a conces
sion to get the bill through.
The bill introduced by Coffey
would substitute a graduated scale
of penalties for violations. Would
close store for three weeks on first
violation, for six weeks on second
and for six months on third viola
tion. Cochran said the bill was
constantly violated in Nome with
hordes of drunken natives on the
streets, but no bond forfeiture had
ever been made.
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