A Bombs Being
Produced On
Industrial Basis
(By Frank Carey)
WASHIN GTON, (/P> — The
atomic energy commission an
nounced today its new and more
effective atomic bombs—proof
tested at Eniwetok—are being
produced “on an industrial basis.”
It also said uranium and pluto
nium for bombs and other atomic
energy uses are being produced
“in greater quantities than ever
before.”
Relating “advances in all phases
of the national atomic energy pro
gram.” the AEC in its sixth semi
annual report to Congress also
listed progress on the medical
front, including indications that
relatively inexpensive radioactive
cobalt may eventually prove to be
a better cancer treatment than la
dium.
At the same time the AEC dis
closed it had found ace-in-the-hole
resources of uranium in this coun
try that could be used at some fu
ture time for military applications
—in case the uranium we now get
'at home and abroad should cease
to be available.
This country now gets most of
its uranium from the Belgian
Congo and Canada which have
ores of a high uranium content.
Some of the precious stuff also
comes from low-grade carnotite
ore of the Colorado plateau — an
ore relatively low in uranium con
tent.
This involved “comprehensive
examination of virtually every
rock formation in this country,
and of mine and smelter products,
gas and oil wells, -and other places
where uranium might occur,” the
AEC said, adding:
The 202-page report made no
reference to current discussions
concerning American-British-Ca
nadian relations in the atomic en
erv field.
CRAIG TO RECEIVE
S745 REFUND
WASHINGTON </-P)—The House
has approved a bill to pay to
*Vraig, Alaska. $745 paid by mis
take into the Alaska fund by a
clerk of the district court in Alas
ka. The mqney was paid into the
court by a fishing company as the
tax on salmon packed within the
limits of the town. The clerk, un
derstanding the salmon was pack
ed outside the town, paid the
money into the Alaska fund. It
required Congressional action to
turn it over to the town.
The bill now goes to the Senate.
Two Killed In Riot
In Mexican Prison
MORELIA, Mexico, <>P)— Most
of the 72 prisoners battling police
in a mass jail break surrendered
early today after an all-night
siege.
At least two persons were killed.
The bodies of a prison guard and
u prisoner were recovered. Earlier
reports that six prisoners were
killed could not be verified.
The escaped prisoners, armed
with rifles, sidearms and other
weapons from the jail, were sur
rounded on a small hill outside
the city. Police dug in around the
hill for an all-night battle.
The prisoners broke out of jail
shortly before nightfall. They
made a concerted rush on guards
and overwhelmed them.
Thev ransacked the jail for!
weapons before fleeing, and were ;
believed to have at least eight j
rifles and quantities of ammuni- ]
tion. Six of the prisoners were
listed as dangerous convicts.”
Police, reinforced by troops]
from the local garrison, overtook i
the band of jail breakers at the,
city’s outskirts and forced them to
take up a defense position on the
hill.
Top Navy Brass
To Witness Barex
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (/P) — Four
admirals, accompanied by their
staffs, were to leave here today
for Alaska to observe the navy’s
annual Pt. Barrow re-supply ex
pedition.
The expedition is in Alaskan
waters now on the way to Pt. Bar
row, northernmost point of Alas
ka, where more than 40.000 tons
of cargo will be unloaded for gov- i
ernment outposts in the remote
Arctic area.
They were to include Rear Adm.
B. J. Rodgers, commander am
phibious force. Pacific fleet; Vice
Adm F. G. Bogan, commander
first task fleet; Rear Adm. C. A.
Trexel, director of Pacific and
Alaskan divisions of bureau of
yards and docks, and Rear Adm.
J. M. Moskins, chief of staff, com
mander air force. Pacific fleet.
They will stop at Seattle, Kodi
ak. Anchorage and Nome, arriv- j
ing at Fairbanks, Sunday, where j
they will transer to a smaller!
plane to fly to Pt. Barrow and
Barter Island.
Percy Ipolook. of the Territorial
House of Representatives, is in
town for a few days from his
home in Wales, Alaska.
WALLACE LIQUOR STORE
Phone Ma. 55 - For Finest Liquors
PIONEER WATER DELIVERY
SAND and GRAVEL
GENERAL HAULING
BOX 17 MAIN 91 or MAIN 70
ARCTIC OIL DELIVERY
Phone—Shop: Black 76 — Residence: Main 52
WE CHECK YOUR TANK REGULARLY
Ben Young
To Renovate
White House
WASHINGTON (/P) .The White
House is going to be renovated in
stead of replaced.
Senator McKcllar <D. Tenn.),
chairman of an official commis
sion on the project, made the an
nouncement following a session in
the White House today.
Congress has appropriated $5,
400,000 to do the work.
In one report to Congress, Pres
ident Truman conceded that it
might be cheaper to rebuild than
to try to repair the ancient struc
ture on Pennsylvania Avenue.
However, he said that the Ameri
can people would like to preserve
the present building insofar as
possible for sentimental and his
toric reasons.
The commission decided to re
tain the mansion in its present
form rather than build an en
tirely new structure as had been
advocated by some Congressmen
and others.
The commission, which McKel
lar heads as chairman of the Sen
ate appropriations committee, is
the final authority in the contro
versy.
ALASKAN TRAVEL TRAILS
ON SALE IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, </P)—Aimed at pro
moting the tourist trade in Alaska,
the Alaskan Travel Trails, an 88
page booklet, is on sale at Seattle
bookstands.
The booklet deals with the
scenic and commercial attractions
of the northern country. It will be
published annually by the Alaska
Weekly.
Earle W. Knight, a member of
the Alaska bureau of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce and pub
lisher of the Alaska Weekly, gath
ered the material for Traveltrails.
Elmer, The Bill,
Mourned In Death
SWOOPE, Va. Folks in this
northern Virginia commu n i t y
were downcast today. Elmer the
bull is dead.
For a week they had rooted lor
Elmer in his fight for recovery
from the exposure he suffered
when he was trapped for 21 days
j in a railroad culvert pipe.
For those 21 days Elmer stood
up to his shanks in water. Rail
road workers came along last
week and pulled him out. The
black Angus had shrunk to a mere
shadow of himself. Those three
weeks had sloughed off 660
pounds.
Elmer died last night after a
hearty meal of all the things that
were supposed to make h:m well.
ALASKAN BASED PLANES TO
SCOUT ICE FOR BAREX
Patrol squadrons based at the
Naval Operating base, Kodiak.
Alaska, will operate from air
i .olds at Nome and Point Barrow
. to provide ice reconnaissance for
BAREX, which is the official
name for the Point Barrow Resup
ply Expedition made by ‘he Navy
each year.
The mission of providing ice in
formation and navigational guid
ance for the ships has been as
signed to Patrol Squadron 6. com
manded by Commander W. F.
Dawson, USN, which operates
from the Naval Operating Base,
Kodiak.
During the early part of the ex
pedition weekly reports will be
given to the expedition. As the re
supply ships move into the ice
pack areas, daily and constant air
reconnaissance will be made.
For Good Printing Call Main 125
Mr. M. B. Martin and Jerry
Beiehrad arrived from their An
chorage headquarters yesterday,
representing the Mutual Benefit
Health and Accident Assn, of
Omaha Nebraska.
Mr. Martin, who is manager for
the company for the whole of the
Territory, has been with the com
pany for the past twenty-seven
years and states that his company
which is the biggest insurance
company in the world, is the only
insurance company which has a
claim paying office in Alaska.
These, insurance men are located
at the Polaris Hotel and are glad
to contact anyone who has insur
ance problems.
WASHINGTON, (/P»—'The agri
culture department -allotted SH2.
025.000 yesterday among the
States. The District of Columbia
and American Territories for the
national school lunch program for
the school year ahead.
Tiie department said more than
1.100.000.000 school meals were
served las: year to approximately
one-fourth of the nation's school
children.
ANS DIRECTOR AT NUNIVAK
FOR DEER SLAUGHTER
Dave Belcher, assistant direc
tor of native resources of the ANS
left Juneau July 27th for Nunivak
Island 10 supervise the annual
: slaughter of reindeer.
It was understood that the kill
may be postponel due to the fact
| that the animals are reported in
a very thin condition due to the
i lateness of the season.
It was also reported that the
slaughtering may he cancelled al
| together due to the fact that the
herd was depleted considerably
last winter as hundreds of deer
died of starvation caused by the
heavy crust of ice on the grazing
areas, as well as sickness which
penetrated the herd.
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