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VOL. L. No. 52. . NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY. APRIL 30, 1948 PER .COPY —15c
U.N. Fails To Get
Arab, Jews Agree
Proposed Truce
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.,—(/P)—A
proposed truce for the walled i
city of Jerusalem appeared to
have fallen through today when
Jewish and Arab representatives
failed to agree on terms.
Moshe Shertok, Jewish agency,
representative, told the United
Nations Trusteeship council his
people would agree to a truce on'
condition that they would have!
free entry and exit through the
gates of the walled city.
Jamal Hussini, vice chairman
of the Arab higher committee
for Palestine, replied that these
conditions had “blown up the
whole scheme” for a cease-fire.
This development came as the
United Nations began its third
week of debate on the Palestine
crisis.
Congress to Inquire
In Meat Strike
WASHINGTON, —t/P)—Senator
Edwin C. Johnson (D-Colo) said
today he plans to ask for a Con
gressional inquiry into the 46-day
old meat strike.
Johnson told a reporter he in
tends to introduce a resolution,
possibly today, to provide for an
“examination of all the facts” and
arbitration of the wage dispute.
“The strike has gone on too
long,” he said. “It is disrupting
marketing and injuring both con
sumers and farmers.”
The strike of CIO Packinghouse
Workers began March 16. The un
ion demanded a wage increase of
29 cents an hour. The “big four”
meat packers — Swift, Cudahy,
Wilson and Armour—offered nine
cents an hour. That was rejected i
by the union.
Railroad Strike
Settlement Still
Set For May 11
CHICAGO. — (A*) — Mediator
Frank Douglass said today that
if the threatened railroad strike
is averted, only direct negotia
tions between management and
labor will do it.
“There doesn’t seem to be any
feeling for arbitration of the dis
puted issues,” the chairman of the
National -^Railway)- Mediation
Board said as he went into his
first conference with management
spokesmen.
“If this strike is to be settled,”
he stated, “it must be by direct
negotiation by the parties.”
Douglass and Francis A. O’
Neill, Jr. a board member, met
twice yesterday with leaders of
three brotherhoods who have set
May 11 for a paralyzing, nation
wide walkout. Today they heard
the railroads’ side of the dispute
from the carriers conference com
mittee.
D. B. Robertson, head of the
firemen and engineers, said in
Cleveland “they (the railroads) will
have to come through with more
money or the strike will start
I. as set on May 11.”
Lewis’ Mine Work
ers Ask For New
Contract Today
j
SEATLE, — UP)—U. S. Senator
Warren G. Magnuson said yes
terday that a rail road to Alaska
is only in the “talk” stage.
He said he does not expect
any governmental action on it
in the near future. He said he knew
of no bills about to be introduced
into Congress authorizing federal
funds for the building of such
a line.
Magnuson was commenting on
statements made by Willis Batch
eller, Seattle civil engineer who is
promoting a railroad project.
Batcheller, in a recent news
paper interview confidentially
forecast that the defense depart
ment in Washington would pres
ently have introduced a bill ap
propriating large funds for a rail
road to be built north of Prince
George, B. C., to Alaska.
Magnuson said he thought the
engineer was completely mistak
en.
“This is all I know about Batch
eller,” Magnuson said. “I think
he got in touch with "Homer Jones
in Washington, and Jones called
the whole delegation together. As
I remember the conferenc—it took
place two months ago--Batcheller
told us he had received some in
dication from the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, representatiing the two
countries, that they would like to
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Helicopter Crew
In Daring Rescue
Or Fighter Pilot
ANCHORAGE, — (/P) — The
crew of an Air Force helicopter
braved a hail of machine gun
bullets Wednesday to rescue an
injured fighter pilot after he crash
landed his ship on mud flats. ,
The P-51, from the 66th fighter
squadron gased at Elmendorf field
exploded ’ and burst into flames
shortly after pilot Lt. Ralph Van
Kerhove of Qhicago scrambled
from it.
The helicopter crew intercepted
a distress signal over the radio
and went to the rescue. They
found the pilot, suffering from
shock and superficial cuts, lying
on the ground 300 feet from the
plane. With exploding .50 caliger
ammunition popping all around,
they landed and took the pilot
aboard.
Kerhove was in the 183rd hos
pital at Fort Richardson here in
less than 30 minutes. The acci
dent occurred 20 miles west of
here. Kerhove had to crash land
the ship when his engine quit
as he made a bombing run on a
target ship.
The helicopter crew was identi
fied by the Alaska Air Command
as Lt. William A. Weed, of .Gree
ley, Colo.; Lt. Leon S. Orser, Jor
dan, N.Y.; and Cpl. George M.
Cunhs of Pawtuckett. R.I.
The crash was the third for
P-51s from the 66th squadron in
three weeks. One pilot was killed
and one is missing in the earlier
crashes.
Holy Land Battle
Still Holds World
Spotlight Today
UNDATED INTERNATIONAL
By the Associated Press—Jews
captured the tough Arab village
af Salama in a night attack and
almost isolated Jaffa, truce-stilled
Arab city of bloodshed. Salama
lies 10 miles east of Jaffa.
Jaffa itself was quiet under a
temporary cease fire order. Brit
ish planes whirled overhead while
the Arabs, Jews and British talked
truce.
Salama was the strongest Arab
point in the outer ring defenses
! of Jaffa. Its fall cut the road from
Jaffa to Lydda. Only the precar
ious main road to Ramie, which
passes through a Jewish gunpost
! belt, remained open.
The Jews said their Haganah
j also captured a number of strong
holds on the southern outskirts
of Jerusalem. Rifles, machineguns
mortars and mines echoed through
the Palestine capital during most
i of the night and morning.
Official Arab sources in Trans
Jordan said the Arab nations will
send at least 30,000 regular troops
to ‘‘rescue Palestine before May
15,” when Great Britain gives up
her mandate. Maximum Jewish
strength has been estimated at
77,000.
The United Nations wearily be
gan its third week of debate over
: Palestine.
Defense ministers of Britain,
i France and the low countries
j met in London to begin a pool of
, their military resources under the
I Brussels Alliance. They appeared
hopeful the U.S. would ship them
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Chrysler Auto
Workers Call Strike
For May 12.
DTROIT, —The CIO Uni
ted Auto Workers today set May
12 for a strike of 75,000 employees
I in 13 plants of the Chrysler Corp.
The union’s top policy committee
approved this ctyte for the strike
on recommendation of Norman
Mathews, its national Chrysler
director.
The UAW-CIO and Chrysler be
gan negotiations Feb. 27 with the
union asking a straight wage boost
of 30 cents an hour. The current
wage averages about $1.50.
The union also asked “fringe” j
concessions such as better vaca
tions, pensions and the like to
talling about five additional cents.
Chrysler’s only offer to date
came a few days ago and was
for six cents an hour. The UAW
CIO promptly rejected it and the
corporation then withdrew it.
All legal barriers to a strike
previously have been removed.
FIRE DESTROYS HOME ON
FIRST AVENUE TODAY
A fire gutted the home of W.
O. Tate this morning on First
Ave. The U.S. Army fire truck
cooperated with the local fire
department in extinguishing the
blaze which destroyed the roof
and upstairs of the dwelling.
Magnuson Says,
Railroad lo Alaska j
“In Talk Stage”
WASHINGTON, — (/P)—John L.
Lewis today asked soft coal oper
ators to meet with him May 18 fb
negotiate a new contract.
The United Mine Workers’ pres
ent contract expires June 30.
Lewis said in letters to all coal
companies and associations which
had signed the current agreement
last July that he is ready to
start negotiations in the Shorham
Hotel, Washington, May 18 at 10
a.m.
He said the meeting would be
“for the purpose of negotiating
a successor contract” to the pres
ent one.
The UMW chief pointed out
that the present contract pledges
the parties to attend tiny confer
ences under terms of the agree
ment.
• The letter was labeled “Notice”
and was dated April 30. The Taft
Hartlev Act requires that either
party to a labor agreement, desir
ing to end that agreement, must
give notice 60 days before ending
i the contract.
Lewis apparently was observing
that provision, since his contract
with the operators expired June
| 30.
There was no advance indica
tion directly from Lewis on the na
ture of the demands he would
make of the operators for the new
contract.
Rotary Club Is
Entertained By
Four Girl Scouts
The Rotary Club of Nome, yes
terday, held their regular meeting
but something more had been ad
ded. There were four lovely Girl
Scouts to grace the head table.
The Girl Scouts, Bunny Fager
strom, Alice Miller, Lois Swan
berg, and June Dunbar, were both
entertained and entertaining. The
girls enjoyed the luncheon and
meeting, and for entertainment
sang a group of songs “for the
men.” They were very well re
ceived and appreciated by “the
men.”
During the busines portion of
the meting. Karl Dewey, chair
man of the hospital committee
made his report, saying that he
had received a letter from Mrs.
Stewart of the Mision Board, in
which she said the hospital pro
ject was a sure thing. The letter
also requested the Rotary Club
to make sure the options on the
property on which the hospital
would be built would not run out
and that the Rotary Club could
make the property available as
a gift to the hospital, and same
would be greatly appreciated, as
funds were a problem. It was said
that the hospital as planned would
require more funds than at pres
ent were available. The ground
on the proposed site is being test
ed, and according to psesent re
ports the proporty is acceptable
for the hospital construction.
Walter Taylor, who had recent
ly returned from the outside, was
a guest.
Election Returns
From All Divisions
Show Record Vote
With 17 precincts now account
ed for there stands the following
totals:
Second Division:
For Territorial Senators:- Repub
licans:- C. D. Anderson 243, and
Ben Gillette 194. Democrats: Ed
ward Anderson 373. Howard Lyng
338.
For Territorial Representatives:
Democrats:- William E. Beltz 412,
Frank A. Degnan 312, George P.
Madsen 342, Aimer Rydeen 495.
Republicans:- Percy Ipalook 364,
Frank L. Johnson 315, W. W. Laws
303, Chester Milligan 293.
FAIRBANKS, —Complete ret
i urns from fifteen precincts of the
! Fourth Division including Fair
banks. This represents one-fourth
1 of all precincts in the division
and about one-third of the pot
; ential vote of the division,
t Results follow:
i Bartlett 1637; Stock 308; Peter
son 844; Williams 891; Boyle 1090;
Goetz 429; Deland 308; MacDon
ald 1356; Metcalf 367; Farnsworth
214.
In the Senate race the leaders
are- Republicans John Butrovitch
1171; Clarence Woofter 472. Dem
j ocrats Frank Barr 401; Jesse Lan
| der 394.
! In the House contest the leaders
! are Republicans- Joe Coble 651;
■ Walter Calhoun 492; George Mis
! covich 465; Alden Wilbur 453;
j Lawrence Meath 370. Democrats
I Warren Taylor 548; Essie Dale
1527; Frank Angerman 503; Glen
j Franklin 442; Robert Hoopes 427.
I JUNEAU,—With the only two
contests for Territorial office ap
parently settled, election inter
est narrowed today for the races
in all divisions for nomination to
Senate and House posts.
Frank Metcalf, Juneau, appear
ed assured, by early returns, of
the Democratic nomination as
Highway Engineer over Donald
MacDonald of Fairbanks. Frank
Boyle, incumbent Auditor, ap
parently has topped his demo
cratic rival. Harry DeLand, also
of Juneau, for that office.
Republicans Ira Farnsworth of
Fairbanks and Albert Goetz had
no opposition in their campaign
for Highway Engineer and Aud
itor respectively.
Neither was there a contest on
either side for Territorial Dele
gate or Attorney General.
Early leaders in legislative con
tests include:
First Division:- (32 of 56 pre
cincts): House—Republicans- Dorsi
Barnes, Wrangell: J. S. McKinnon,
Juneau: Ed Locken. Petersburg;
Frank Johnson. Kake; Frank Shel
ton, Ketchikan; J. P. Montpaister,
Kasaan; William Feero Jr., Skag
w-ay; William Will, Juneau.
Democrats- Andrew Hope, Sit
ka; G. E. Almquist, Juneau; James
Nolan, Wrangell; Marcus Jensen,
Douglas; Amelia Gunderson, Ket
chikan; Able Anderson, Robert
Coughlin, Eugene Lockridge, all
of Juneau.
For the Senate—
Democrats- Dr. R. M. MacKenzie,
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