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VOL. LIII No. 73 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1951_ Per Copy—15^
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Asserts Foreign
Policy Based On
Fear of Russia
WASHINGTON, (/P)—Maj. Gen.
Patrick J. Hurley, former am
bassador to China, today accused
the State Department of surren
dering the principles for which
World War II was fought.
Ever since the 1945 Yalta agree
ment, he declared, U. S. foreign
policy has been bised on “con
cessions to Communism and fear
of Russia.”
Hurley also called for an end
to what he called a “policy of
•appeasement.” He was testifying
before Senate committees investi
gating the ouster of Gen. MacAr
•thur.
When Hurley took the witness
chair, the committee made public
a letter from MacArthur contend
ing that President Truman’s or
ders “silencing pertinent wit
nesses” had denied the inquiry
group the “full facts” about his
recall from his Pacific commands.
In his letter, MacArthur de
clined an invitation to return for
further testimony before the com
mittees.
Hurley, a Republican, was the
eleventh witness at the inquiry.
He said: “We should quit sup
porting ideologies abroad which if
successful will destroy the Ameri
can system of liberty.”
Prior to today’s session, Senator
Byrd CD-Va) said he didn’t think
MacArthur was kept sufficiently
informed of policy decisions be
fore he was relieved of his Pa
cific commands.
COLUMBUS, O., (/P)—Ohio fun
eral directors holding their annual
convention here report the av
erage cost of a U. S. funeral now
is $513—more than $100 greater
than it was 10 years ago.
SEATTLE, (£>)—'The 28-foot tug
Marilyn of Portland capsized
while attempting to cross the har
bor at Nehalem, Ore., the Coast
Guard reported today. One mem
ber of the crew was drowned.
Coast Guardsmen from the
Tillamook Bay lifeboat station re
covered the body of Allen Ame
son, of Portland.
Quadruplets Born To
New Jersey Housewife
BAYONNE, N. J., </P) — Quad
ruplets were born today to a
Lyndhurst, N. J., housewife, but
one was born dead.
Three girls and a boy were de
livered to Mrs. Selma Kronen
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berg at Bayonne hospital. The
last, a girl, was stillborn.
Hospital authorities said the
three others and the mother were
“doing fine.”
The father, Irving Kronenberg,
operates a variety store here. The
couple have one other child.
Truman Signs
New Draft Law
Effective To 1955
WASHINGTON, (A1)—President
Truman Tuesday signed the new
draft law.
The measure lowers the draft
■age, extends the selective service
system for years and lays the
foundation for universal military
training.
Mr. Truman signed a bill in a
White House ceremony.
The new law keeps the draft in
operation until July 1, 1955, and
permits the induction of 18Vfe
year-olds for military service if
local draft boards exhaust their
supply of older eligible men. It
i makes no change in the present
maximum draft age of 25.
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The present law, which would
have expired on July 9, pro
hibited the induction of anyone
under 19.
The period erf service under the
law is 24 months instead of 21
under the expiring law.
Although the minimum induc
tion age under the new law is
18V£ years, men still must register
when they become 18.
Investigating Committee
Threatens Florida Gov.
WASHINGTON, (/P)—1The Sen
ate Crime Committee today, for
the third time, asked Gov. Fuller
Warren of Florida to appear be
fore it in Miami. It threatened
“further action” unless he accepts
or gives “satisfactory response”
before noon tomorrow. '
Alaska Housing and Rent Conditions
Are Worse Than Any Place In U. S.*
Asserts Federal Housing Expediter
SEATTLE, (>P) — “Housing and<
rent conditions in Alaska prob
ably are worse than any place in
the United States,” Federal Hous
ing Expediter Tighe Woods said
Monday in Seattle on a stopover
enroute to Alaska.
Woods flew to Alaska to in
vestigate reports of outrageous
rent-gouging near military instal
lations there. He will confer with
Gov. Ernest H. Gruening and with
military and housing authorities
in Juneau, Anchorage and Fair
banks on charges of conditions he
described as “so bad I want to
see for myself before I talk about
them.”
On his flying four-day tour in
Alaska, Woods will check espec
ially on rent charges around An
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chorage’s Elmendorf and Fair
banks’ Ladd Fields. He also will
inquire about Ketchikan, where
the Governor recently asked for
a new rent office.
“The whole Territory is under
rent control,” Woods said.
Loopholes in the law leave him
powerless, he explained, to con
trol rents on housing built or con
verting after February, 1947, as
well as on motels and some other
units.
Such loopholes have handcuffed
him in cleaning up rent profiteer
ing around many military instal
lations in the south, he declared,
but he will spur his Alaskan rep
resentatives to take any action
they can.
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19 Ships on Pacific
Coast Tied Up By
Radiomen’s Strike
SAN FRANCISCO, (JP) — CIO
radio operators and shipowners
recessed an all-night negotiating
session at dawn today withorut
ending a five-day-old strike. The
walkout has crippled non-military
shipping on the Pacific coast.
Federal Conciliator Omar Hos
kins said the two factions will
meet again at noon. He refused to
indicate whether a settlement was
near.
The strikers, members of the
CIO American Radio' Association,
have tied up 19 ships in Pacific
coast ports. They demand $415 a
month, a $63 increase that would
put them on a par with second
mates.
The Pacific Maritime Associa
tion rejected that and asked for ra
15 to 30-day extension of the con
tract while negotiations continue.
Only American passenger lines
and flag freighters are affected.
Meanwhile, there were reports
of unrest among three other mari
time unions supporting the strike.
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Alaska Steam Lays Off
Non-Striking Crew Men
SEATTLE, (JP) — Steamship
companies affected by the strike
of the American Radio Associa
tion paid off non-strking crew
; members yesterday as picketing
continued at major terminals.
The Alaska Steamship Company
laid off deck, engine and steward
department personnel of two ves
sels.
The striking radiomen mean
while had idled at least five ships
here and two more at Tacoma.
Pickets appeared for the first
time at Pier 69 where the freight
er Square Sinnet was loading cans
for Alaska salmon canneries.
Alaska Steam Cancels
Sailing Of SS Denali
SEATTLE, (j*P) — The Alaska
Steamship Co. has cancelled to
morrow’s sailing of the passenger
ship Denali for Alaska because of
the American Radio Association
strike.
The firm’s piers were being
picketed for the second straight
day. Picketing was suspended for
a time Monday to allow emer
gency handling of cold storage
cargo at a dock.
The Denali cancellation hit as
the tourist traffic is nearing full
bloom. It was booked to virtual
capacity with 150 or more passen
gers.
Korean Situation
(By the Associated Press)
Ten Red planes were shot down
or damaged today in the Korean
war’s first double-deck dog-fight.
Both jet and propeller driven
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planes—98 of them—took part in
the fourth consecutive day of air
war over northwest Korea.
On the ground, North Koreans
suddenly abandoned Punchbowl
Valley, which they had fought
for so viciously. United Nations
guns now dominate the former
Red build-up area on the eastern
front.
Anchorage Voters Reject
One Percent Sales Tax
ANCHORAGE, (/P)—A proposed
one percent sales tax to repair
the streets was voted down by
one-third of Anchorage’s 3,000
registered voters Monday.
The tax would have been levied
on all sales and services, with pro
ceeds going for street improve
ments, retirement of street bonds
and refunds to residents who paid
street assessments during the past
three years.
The proposal also callfd for an
additional one percent levy for
school buildings if and when the
school board imposes a tax in a
school district outside the city
limits.
21 U.S. Commies
Indicted Today
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Twenty
one members of the Communist
party’s secondary command were
indicted today on charges of plot
ting violent overthrow of the
United States government.
Seventeen of those indicted by
a federal grand jury in New York
were seized in an early morning
roundup by FBI agents. The four
others were 'being sought.
The government moved against
the lesser lights in the wake of
this month’s Supreme Court de
cision upholding the conviction of
the party’s 11 top leaders.
Attorney General McGrath and
FBI director J. Edgar Hoover said
in a statement:
“Some of the individuals ar-!
rested are members of the alter-,
nate National Committee, recently
formed by the Communist party
to serve as the top policy making
body in the absence of the present
national committee members, now
i convicted.”
Each erf those seized today was
described by Hoover as “a prom
inent, active functionary of the
Communist party, U.S.A.”
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FIRST GIRL BORN IN 22 YEARS
FAIR ISLE, The Orkneys, (/P)—
After 22 years of nothing but boy
babies in Fair Isle (pop. 127), the
girls have started to arrive.
Mrs. Douglas Stout gave birth
to the girl yesterday. This broke a
run of 15 boys on the island, in
cluding two for Mrs. Stout.
Iranians Ordered
Take Over Oil
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Operations Today
TEHRAN. Iran, OP) — Premier
Mohammed Mossadegh ordered
his government to take full au
thority over Anglo-Iranian oil op
erations today, and Britain called
home its peace mission.
Mossadegh promised to keep oil
flowing from nationalised instal
lations of the company, in which
the British government holds a
controlling interest. He acted after
a five-hour cabinet meeting. De
puty Premier Hussein Fatimi said
Iran would not carry out threats
of extreme nationalists tor “shut
the valves” of the Abadan refin
ery, the world’s largest.
Foreign Secretary Herbert Mor
rison conferred with military lead
ers and said Britain will protect
its nationals in Iran if the gov
ernment there fails to do so.
The Iranian cabinet acted after
considering an appeal from the
United States ter restudy the lat
est British offer of payments.
Iran’s rejection of that offer
brought the breakup of negotia
tions last night.
Senate Committee
Votes Ban On
Further Rollbacks
WASHINGTON, </P)—'The Sen
ate Banking Committee voted
Tuesday for a ban on further
price rollbacks—including beef—
below average price levels be
tween Jan. 24 and Feb. 24, 1951.
The committee, completing a re
vision of the economic controls
bill, also amended the measure to
provide more liberal installment
credit terms for the purchase of
automobile only.
Senator Maybank (D-SC), the
committee chairman, said he
thought the committee would ap
prove the drastically revised mea
sure and “enact a real price
freeze.”
The price control amendment
would retain the existing beef roll
back but — unless Price Director
Michael V. DiSalle acts between
now and the time the measure be
comes law — it would forestall
two companion rollbacks in Au
gust and October.
Bakery and Restaurant To Open
Soon In Renovated Nome Grill
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The Nome Grill is being com-<
pletely renovated, preparatory to
opening very soon, into a modem
restaurant and bakery.
Ernie Gustafson, baker for the
North Pole last -year until the
fire, who kept Nome supplied
with 'bread and a fine line of
pastries, will be in charge of the
new business and his partner is
Bob Renshaw of the Quianna
Club.
On the Coastal Rambler, they
stated, is complete new bake shop
equipment, including a large mod
ern oven that will be able to keep
the town in bread, wrapping and
slicing machines, special mixers.
This modern new shop expects to
be able to furnish not only Nome
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but surrounding towns and vil
lages with sufficient bread at
lower prices than that being ship
ped in by air from Fairbanks and
Anchorage.
Mr. Gustafson and Mr. Ren
shaw stated that Lee Matterson,
who is well known here, will ar
rive to handle the cooking, and
that only the best of materials
will be used to serve the Nome
people.
A fine line of fresh meats for
the restaurant has already been
arranged for and other merchan
dise is on the Coastal Rambler.
The new restaurant plans to
open as soon as the new equip
ment can be installed.