House Members
Say U. S. Musi I
Retain Islands
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WASHINGTON (/P>—'The House
members, just returned from a
tour of Pacific bases, told Con
gress today the islands seized by
American forces in their advance
on Japan—could if used in re
verse — become stepping stones
onto our continental shores.”
Consequently they said, Ameri
can occupation and control must
be maintained ‘‘in order to insure
that control does not pass to a po
tential enemy nation, or into the
hands of any other nation whereby
out strategic position in the cen
tral Pacific is weakened.”
The statements were made in a
report by a House naval subcom
mittee consisting of Reps. Izac (D.
Calif.), Biemiller <D.-Wis.), and
Bishop CR.-IIO.
The House members sadi:
“If another war is to be fought
in the Pacific, the bases which will
be available to us in support of
our military operations at its out
break will be the same bases
which we hold at the conclusion of
Kadaring Through Space
When and if rocket ships cruise
through space, rauar win oe one
of their navigation instruments. It
was not just a stunt when the U. S.
Army Signal Corps “shot the
moon” by radar last January; it
was a successful experiment show
ing that radio waves in the very
high frequency band can pene
trate the celestial void. Already
astronomers are considering using
it to follow meteors traveling in
the outer darkness. To get training
in this newest sc ence, many new
ly enlisted volunteers in the peace
time Regular Army are selecting
the Signal Corps as their service.
the . . . peace conference.”
At another point they said:
“We have built air strips at
great cost in blood, lives and
money on these islands in the Pa
cific. We should not desert these
islands, thus allowing them in a
very short time to revert to jungle.
“With very small cost, these air
strips can be kept in repair and
readiness for use at any time. In
our opinions, the cost of mainten
ance, using natives supervised by
military personnel, would be ex
ceedingly small.”
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Canol Refinery
To Be Junked
WASHINGTON, (^—Secretary
of State Byrnes disclosed today
that Canada has agreed to let the
United States junk and sell piece
meal part of a $133,000,000 war
time white elephant—the Canol
oil refrinery and pipe line project.
Under a pact reached last Fri
day, the United States may sell
all or part of Canol project No. 1
to the Canadian government of
other buyers, remove what it can’t
sel, or merely abandon it.
The agreement, Byrnes said in
a report to Congress, covers a pipe
line running from Norman Wells,
Northwest Territory, to White
horse, Yukon Territory, a refinery
at Whitehose, and related facilities.
It does not cove Canol project
Nos. 2, 3 and 4—systems set up to
distibute the refinery’s finished
products—because the army has
not declared these surplus.
Byrnes reported an investigation
disclosed it is doubtful that “any
governmental or private agency
will desire to acquire the pipeline
and refinery for use in place.”
The Canol project was intended
by the joint chiefs of staff to de
velop an oil field in northern Can
ada to supply fuel for an Alaskan
aerial offensive against, Japan. |
The offensive never materialized.
The Senate war investigating
committee denounced the enter
prise in a report last fall as a
“flaming waste”. The committee
said the action of Admiral Ernest
J. King and General Brehon Som -
ervell of the joint staff in persist-;
ing with the project was a “blot
on the record of two otherwise
able officers.”
The report said sales will be
know'*®"
Custodian of confidence.,
born of a thorough knowledge
of the Territory
RlflSKfl RIRLII1ES...
NOME, ALASKA
Senate To Hold
Consolidated Lal>or
Problems Hearing
WASHINGTON, </P)—Chairman
' Taft <R.-Ohio> announced today
that the Senate labor committee
will open a “consoldiated hearing’’
on all pending labor proposals on
January 23. The goal is to have
some legislation ready about
March 1, he said.
Taft said this program was
unanimously agreed upon at an or
] ganization meeting of the Senate
I labor committee.
The Ohio Senator told reporters
the hearing will first touch upon
the comprehensive labor bill of-1
fered jointly by Senators Taft,.
Ball (R.-Minn.) and Smith <R.-N.
J.' and a proposal by Senator
Murray <D.-Mont.» and eight other
Democrats for an overall study of
labor problems by a commission
composed of Congressmen and
public representatives named by
the President.
Then, Taft continued, the hear
ing will consider "all other bills
and resolutions having the object
of reducing industrial strife in the
United States.”
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The record underwater dive is
50 feet, made in an experimental
laboratory.
made by sealed bids which will be
oponed March 20.
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PIONEERS NOTICE
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Pioneers will meet Wednesday
evening at Pioneer Hall at eight
o'clock. Bob Baldwin, Secy.
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HIGHWAY pATROL
ANNOUNCES DEADLINE
The Territorial Highway Patrol
announces that March 15, 1947 has
been set as the deadline date to j
secure 1947 automobile license
plates.
Territorial driver’s licenses are
due January 1, 1947. This license
is for two years or until December j
31, 1948.
Receipts of driver’s license are
turned over to the Territorial
Board of Road Commissioner’s by
the Bureau of Taxation for use in
road construction and operation of
the Highway Patrol.
W. LEONARD SMITH,
Territorial Highway Engineei
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