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VOL. XLIX, No. 80NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1947 PER COPY — 15c
NEWS IN BRIEF
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WASHINGTON, (/P)—The new
Republican-backed bill to cut in
come taxes $4,000,000,000 annual
ly was approved 18 to 6 today by
the House ways and means com
mittee.
SEATTLE, (/P)—The sailing of
the Baranof tomorrow will mark
the end of Friday passenger boat
sailings to southeastern and south
wester Alaska ports,»the Alaska
Steamship Co. said today. Hence
forth, they will be on Saturday,
with the Aleutian the first one, on
the 12th.
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WASHINGTON, </P) — An in
crease of nearly $600,000,000 over
House allowances for the war de
partment’s operating fund was ap
proved today by a Senate appro
priations sub-committee.
SHANGHAI, UP)—Eight Japan
ese warships manned by Japanese
crews sailed into Shanghai harbor
today to be handed over to China
as a reparations installment.
Largest of the vessels was a
2,500-ton destroyer, but they con
stituted a valuable addition to
China’s small fleet.
ANCHORAGE, (/P) — Virtually
all agencies and business houses
here will observe July 5 as a holi
day under' proclamation of the
Governor. Exceptions are the
Alaska Railroad, road commission
and post office.
PARIS, (TP)—A lion walked into
the food and coal rationing office
of the town of Epinal yesterday,
causing citizens waiting for ra
tion coupons to leave hastily
throught the windows. Some
fainted. Gendarmes and firemen
captured the beast, an escapee
from a nearby circus. He didn’t
get any coupons.
EAST PEORIA, 111. (£>)—Police
here are looking for a stolen
house.
Earl A. Allen, a railroad brake
man, told police that when he re
turned from his run a two-story
pre-fabricated home he was build
ing had disappeared:
Allen said neighbors told they
saw a man piling parts of 'the
house into a truck but they be
lieved that Allen had decided to
change the location of the house.
The house was completely built
except for a roof.
NEW YORK, (JP)—'The Ubangis
of Africa have given up the prac
tice of putting those discs in their
lips.
So says Howard Berry, opera
tive for Ringling Brothers and
Barnum & Bailey Circus, who re
turned from Africa recently. He
said the circus has invited some
Ubangis to join the show this au
tumn.
DERBY, Conn. (/P) — Several
Derby housewives were startled
yesterday when their gas stoves
became water fountains. Investi
gation disclosed that heavy road
building machinery had cracked
water and gas mains.
“Agree With U. S.
Or Tear Up U. N.
Charter”
LAKE SUCCESS. (/P) — Britain
told the United Nations today that
they might as well “tear up the
charter—and pack up” if they
could not settle the Balkans trou
ble as recommended by the United
States.
Sir Alexander Cadogan, British
delegate, lining up solidly with
the United States proposal for a
commission to watch the Balkans
indefinitely, said in a statement
to the security council:
“If we cannot apply proposals
such as those submitted by the
commission (the Balkan investiga
tion commission) and now in the
United States resolution, we had
better tear up the charter—and
pack up.”
Cadogan referred to the recom
mendations by the investigating
group and the United States pro
posal for the security council to
set up a commission to remain in
definitely in the Balkans and try
to smooth the differences in that
unsettled zone.
“It seems to me that here we
have a danger point,” Cadogan
continued. “It is just such a case
as the United Nations was design
ed to meet. We have practical pro
posals, which can perhaps be per
fected and elaborated. We must
try them.
Seize Razors In
Military Prison
GUAM, '(£*)—Acting after a sec
ond Japanese witness committed
suicide here yesterday with a
straight-edge razor, U. S. Marine
guards seized 11 razors from men
waiting to testify in the Truk
atrocity trial.
American prosecutors expressed
fear other Japanese witnesses
would try to kill themselves so
they would not have to testify
against countrymen accused of
slaying 10 American war prison
ers on Truk atoll in 1944. A third
Japanese witness took his life in
Tokyo before the trial began.
In court today, petty officer
second class Goro Kikuchi pointed
out eight defendants he said he
was absolutely positive partici
pated in the fatal stabbing of two
American captives with bayonets
and bamboo spears to determine
which was the better weapon.
Only two of the accused had been
linked to this atrocity by previous
testimony.
Kikuohi said defendants Lieut.
Shunpei Asamura and Ensign
Kensaburo Yoshizawa tried to de
capitate the two victims with their
swords but they were so inexpert
they failed and the bodies were
buried.
McIVORS TO COUNCIL
FOR MINING SEASON
Mrs. Wallace Mclvor and fam
ily left today for Council where
Mr. MclvJr is mining. Mrs. Mc
lvor will also visit her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ost, who live
in Council.
Bartlett Urges
Quick Action On
Sale Of Timber
(By Charles D. Watkins)
<(/P) Special Washington Service*
. WASHINGTON, (/P) — Delegate
Bartlett of Alaska urged today
that quick action be taken on the
question of sale of timber in the
Tongass national forest of Alaska
to paper mill companies.
He said in a statement that de
lay might lose to the Territory the
chance to get the industry estab
lished.
Bartlett said Indian leaders
from Alaska, their counsel and
officials of the forest service and
the interior department are trying
to reach an agreement concerning
; the Indian claims that they own
1 much of the land involved.
Legislation permitting the forest
service to sell stumpage rights to
approximately 16,000,000 acres of
land to paper companies to estab
lish five paper mills costing $30,
000,000 each now is pending be
fore Congress.
It provides that the receipts
from the timber sales be held in
i the treasury until the rights of
the Indians have been determined.
, The counsel for the Indians op
posed the legislation on the
grounds that it would take the
property of the Indians without
I their consent, he said it constitut
ed condemnation of the land for
use by a private company, which
he asserted is prohibited by law.
He urged that the Indians be
| given patents to areas the interi
or department has found rightful
| ly theirs and be permitted to sell
l the timber to the paper compan
ies.
I Forest service officials contend
, this would create an impossible
| administrative situation and that
the paper companies will drop all
negotiations if they have to deal
with the Indians.
Bartlett said it had become ap
parent that any bill aimed at
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Coal Miners Get
Big Increase
WASHINGTON, (/P) — John L.
Lewis was reported today to have
won from major soft coal produc
ers the biggest concessions in mine
union history for his workers.
The agreement, which now is
being put into contract form for
ratification by northern commer
cial bituminous operators and
steel company interests, was re
ported to include:
1. A 44Vfc cents an hour increase
j in the basic pay rate;
2. A ten-cent-a-ton royalty levy
for his union welfare fund—dou
ble the amount provided in his
contract during government oper
ation of the mines which ended
! Monday,
Soft coal operators of the mid
| west, far west and south are
studying terms of the agreement.
Whether the nation’s mines will
return to full scale production
I next Tuesday apparently depends
upon their acceptance of the pro
visions. The mines are now out
on a 10-day vacation.
The united mine workers 200
man policy committee will meet
j here Saturday to pass on the pro
posed contract with the northern
operators and big steel companies,
! which operate by the mines feed
J ing coal directly to their plants.
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GOP To Consider
Unification Plan
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WASHINGTON, (/P) — Senate
Republican leaders agreed today
to give top priority to legislation
for unification of the armed forces
j and tax reduction.
Chairman Taft (Ohio) of the
Senate Republican policy commit
tee said this was agreed upon at
a closed-door strategy session.
I “We’ll take up unification and
taxes next, he told reporters.
“That should keep us busy all
next week.”
Program For July 4th Celebration
Program begins at 1:00 P.M. Sharp
PROGRAM CHAIRMAN .. Howard Lyng
FINANCE COMMITEE .Lester Bronson. Steve Anderson
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES
INVOCATION .Chaplain Albert W. Darling
ADDRESS OF WELCOME..Mayor Luther Dunbar
"DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE".Miss Julia Silverman
ADDRESS OF THE DAY.Colonel John E. Bodle
BENEDICTION .Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins
KIDDIES PARADE
Director .Mr*. Helen McShan
ATHLETIC EVENTS
Direction of American Legion, Nome Post No. 19
Committee—S. David Maxen, Maurice Kelliher, Dan Jones
Prises
1st 2nd 3rd
BICYCLE RACE—Boys 13 to 16 . 5.00 2.50 1.00
BICYCLE RACE—Girls, 13 to 16. 5.00 2.50 1.00
BICYCLE RACE—Boys, 12 and under. 3.00 2.00 1.00
BICYCLE RACE—Girls, 12 and under. 3.00 2.00 1.00
100-YARD DASH—Men—Free for all . 5.00 3.00 2.00
100-YARD DASH—Boys, 13 to 16 . 4.00 2.00 1.00
50-YARD DASH—Women—Free for all . 5.00 3.00 2.00
50-YARD DASH—Girls. 13 to 16. 4.00 2.00 1.00
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Congress Will
; Investigate Alaska
Shipping Rates
WASHINGTON, (/P)—Chairman
Weichel (R.-Ohio) of the House
merchant marine fisheries com
mittee announced today he has
appointed a special committee to
investigate the maritime commis
sion’s handling the the Alaskan
shipping situation and shipping
relief requested by Alaskans.
Weichel included in his Con
gressional record announcement
an attack on the recent interim
agreement between the commis
sion and three Seattle shipping
firms providing for 15-month
steamship service to Alaska with
the government furnishing the
necessary ships at nominal charter
hire.
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This statement, a review of the
situation prepared by Alaskans,
said the recent rate increase
granted the Alaskan lines would
increase charges on freight 66 per
cent and for passengers 22 per
cent.
I “The maritime commission, ad
1 vised by make-believe experts, is
the classical example of mishand
ling government money,” Weichel
said. “As disclosed by the appro
priations committee and the comp
troller general in the past few
days the maritime commission
again demonstrated what not to
do with Alaskans, according to a
; statement from the good people of
Alaska.”
Weichel named on the investi
: gating committee Reps. Allen <R
Calif.), Bradley (R.-Calif.l, Tol
lefson (R.-Wash.), Jackso.i <D.
; Wash.l, and Havenner <D.-Calif.>,
with Allen as chairman.
France Invites 22
Nations To Meet
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1 PARIS, UPl — The French for
j eign office announced today that
22 nations will be invited to a
I meeting in Paris July 12 to dis
cuss European economic coopera
; tion as outlined in the Marshall
proposal.
The countries invited will in
! elude Austria, Turkey, Albania,
; Ireland and all former enemy
! states except Germany, it was an
| nounced. A foreign office spokes
| man said the invitations would be
i sent to Paris embassies tonight.
| The French foreign ministry
announced earlier a British-French
decision to invite all European
states, “with the provisional ex
ception of Spain,” to take part in
drafting a reply to the proposal
advanced by U. S. secretary of
state Marshall for European eco
| nomic recovery.
ARRAIOLLOS, Portugal, (;P>—
Locomotive No. 1,166 of the Evora
line has been retired—by popular
request.
Peasants and villagers along the
line finally got tired of lining the
tracks, armed with brooms and
pails of water, to put out flames
in buildings, fields and woods reg
ularly set by the spark-tossing
smoke-belching engine.