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VOL. L. No. 61. NOME. ALASKA. FRIDAY. MAY ~2i71948 _15. Per COPY
Two Republican
Groups Will Bid
At Philadelphia
SITKA, —(/P>—Both the regu
lar and “rump” conventions of
Alaska Republicans adjourned
sessions Wednesday night after
naming separate sets of delegates
to bid for recognition at the par
ty’s National Convention in Phila
delphia.
The regular convention dele
gation, uninstructed, includes Hen
ry Benson, Juneau; J. C. Morris,
Anchorage; and Mrs. Jane Dorsh,
m Fairbanks. Alternates are J. L.
Johnstone, Skagway; Mildred En
gebrelh. Anchorage; and W. W.
Laws, Nome.
Elton Engstrom was reelected
Territorial Chairman with Mrs.
Helen Orosius as treasurer. Div
ision committeemen are: First
Howard Stabler; Second-Ludwig
E. Ost; Third-J. C. Morris; Fourth
Mrs. Jane Dorsh.
A resolution was appoved urg
ing Congress to settle the abor
iginal claims of indians by pay
ing them cash.
The “rump” session went on
m record urging a change in the
organization procedure of the Re
publican Party in Alaska.
Delegates named to represent
the group at Philadelphia con
vention include Jack Clawson,
Anchorage; and Cash Cole and R.
E. Robertson, both of Juneau;
John Manders of Anchoage. Mau
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* Dinioml Nominat’n
Judge 3rd Div. For
Another Term
WASHINGTON, </P) —Sen
ator Langer (R-ND) said today
he expects early action by the
Senate Judiciary Committee on
the nomination of federal judge
Anthony J. Dimond of Alaska for
another term.
Action on the nomination has
been held up at Langer’s request
since it was sent to the Senate
by President Truman.
, No wittness appeared in oppos
ition at a hearing conducted by
a subcommittee. Delegate Bart
lett of Alaska testified that both
Republicans and Democrats in the
Territory supported Dimond.
Langer has said only that he!
felt that a thorough investigation
4 was necessary. He denied that the
nomination was being held up in
hope a Republican president
would be elected next fall ad
a Republican nominated to suc
ceed Dimond.
Langer asserted “politics has no
part in the case a’t all.”
Senator Magnuson (D-Wash)
has urged that the nomination be
reported to the Senate fo con
firmation.
“I expect that final action on1
Mr. Dimond’s nomination will be
* taken shortly,” Langer told a re
porter today. “He is entitled to
know one way or the other what
the committee is going to do and
we will decide. Mr. Dimond. is
a friend of mine and I like him
and I want to make our invest
igation a thorough one.”
BOEING PLANT IS FILLING UP WITH B-29'S BEING ALTERED
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Superfortresses, flowing in for modernization, fill the east bay of
the huge final assembly area at Boeing Airplane Company's Plant II
as reactivation program gets underway at wichita, Kassas. Three weeks
earlier the plant was empty except for a small space used to store gov
ernment surplus equipment. Plant is being brought back to day and
night shifts because of long-range security program. (AP Wirephoto)
Labor Dept. To
Develop Program
WASHINGTON, — (IP) —Leon
ard Evans, U.S. Labor Depart
ment representative in Alaska,
said yesterday arrangements are
being made to develop a labor
apprentice program in the terri
toy.
Evans, who came here for dis
cussions on labor problems with
his superiors, said that technical
experts of the Federal Apprentice
Service will visit Alaska this sum
mer to help the territorial labor
office with this work.
“There is great need for this
pogram in our territory” he told
a news conference.
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Rotary Internat’n’l
Elects Australian !
New President
RIO de JANEIRO, Brazil,—At the
39th annual convention of Rotary
International, which winds up its
five-day sesion here today, dele
gates representing 6,500 Rotary
Clubs with a membership of 315,
000 business and professional ex
ecutives in 80 different countries,
elected Angus S. Mitchell of Mel
bourne, Austalia, as the r Presi-,
dent for 1948-49.
Mitchell is a director of sev
eral manufacturing concerns in
Australia. Born in Shanghai,
China, he attended Scotch Col
lege in Melbourne. A founder of
the Melbourne Corn Exchange,
he is director of the Melbourne
Y.M.C.A., Chairman 'of the Port
Melboune Youth Center, Honor
ary Treasurer of the Victorian
Boy Scouts, and Vice President
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Bill On Extending
Steamship Service
Up For Discussion
WASHINGTON, — UP) —Gil
bert W. Skinner, president of the
Alaska Steamship Company, told
a House committee yesterday that
the government in furnishing free
steamships to companies serving
Alaska provides subsidies for the
Territory but not for the opera
tors.
The plan was started a year ago
when Congress authorized the
Maritime Commission to furnish
ships at $1 a year to three Seattle
companies serving Alaska.
The law expires June 30 and
the House Marine subcommittee
is considering two proposals to
extend the service, one until Dec.
31, 1949, and the other until
Dec. 31, 1953.
Skinner testified that the econ-1
omy of Alaska cannot support
rates that would compensate the
steamship companies adequately
if they purchase new vessels and
have to add their cost to the
rate base.
Ending of the present plan on
July 1. Skinner said, would mean
rate increases of 37 to 42 per cent.
"It is the purpose of the pres
ent law and proposed extension
to avoid capital charges c\n vessel
investment and the costs of hull
insurance and thus keep rates
at a level within the ab’lity ofj
the Territory to pay,” Skinner
said.
He said the operators had agreed
to a resolution by Representative
Tollefson (R-Wash) extend'Pg the
service until Dec. 31, 1949, but i
oppose a resolution by Delegate
Bartlett of Alaska to extend Ji
until Dec. 31, 1953. Bartlett’s
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Ernest Lincoln Is
Drowned at Base
MARKS AIR FORCE BASE—
Ernest Lincoln, aged 20, War De
partment employee was accident
ally drowned early this morning,
about 12:30 a.m. on the Air Base,
it was reported here today.
The announcement stated that
the truck which Lincoln was driv
ing plunged into the Shake River
after striking a telephone jx)le.
well-known family of Whiteshr
Ernest is the son of Abraham
Lincoln, well-known store-keeper
of White Mountain.
Two witnesses saw Corporal
Egbert Willema make two un
successful attempts to get the boy
out of the truck.
It is reported that Abraham
Lincoln, the boy’s father, lost two
other sons by drowning when they
were small children.
First Aid Course
Given Fishermen
SEATTLE, — <>P) —A little first
aid comes in mighty handy when
somebody is ill or injured aboard
a fishing vessel at sea.
With this thought in mind,
seasoned members of the Alaska
Herring Skippers’ Association have
been soaking up the technique of
A1 Beal, Red Cross first-aid in
structor.
The skippers put in their final
session with Beal Wednesday
night at the I.O.O.F. Hall in Bal
lard. Twenty-four of them, all
old-time Alaska fishermen, com
pleted the course which Beal
tailored to fit the usual hazards
of the industry.
Among the veteran fishermen
of the group were Sig Hovland,
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0
Graduating Class
Receive Diplomas
The graduation exercises of the
Nome High School were held last
night in the school auditorium,
which had been beautifully dec
orated with the class colors of
blue and white. The platform had
a background of class numerals,
“1948” and a lattice foreground.
After the processional played
by Juanita Fagerstrom on the pi
ano, Arthur McLain welcomed the
guests and expressed appreciation
j to everyone for making their edu
cation possible.
Valedictorian, Loretta Snyder,
used “Tolerance” as her theme,
pointing out that the world today
is in a state of upheaval due
to lack of tolerance and only by
tolerance can these international
as well as domestic troubles be
settled.
The graduation address was
given by Rev. M. Day, who was
introduced by Superintendent
Wm. Angell, who expressed ap
preciation for the interest snown
by Rev. Day for the young peo
ple of the community while here.
The theme of the address was
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Cutter To Break
lee For lee-hound
Square Knot
SEATTLE, —(/P)—Coast Guard
headquarters reported today that
the Cutter Bittersweet was break
I ing through floating ice of Bris
tol Bay to reach the ice-encircled
freighter Suare Knot.
The Coast Guard said that ad
vices from the north indicated
; the ice floes were about three
feet thick. The area is north of
| the Alaska Peninsula.
The freighter called for Coast
Guard assistance to get it through
! the ice Tuesday night. The Bit
, tersweet reported at 5 a.m. yes
terday that it had the Square
Knot on its radarscope but was
not yet in visual range.
The Square Knot, of the Alaska
Steamship Company, was taking
: supplies to fish canneries in Bris
; tol Bay.
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One Soldier Dead,
One Critical Cond.
In Plane Crash
FAIRBANKS, —(TP)—One en
listed man was fatally injured
1 and another was in a critical con
dition today as a result of the
crash of a rented light plane in
marshlands, the Ladd Field Pub
lic Information office reported.
The crash occurred Tuesday
; night along the Tanana River 10
miles south of here.
The 10th Rescue Squadron flew
the two men to the 206th Station
Hospital in a helicopter after they
were pulled from the wreckage
and given blood plasma at the
scene by a medical officer.
One soldier died yesterday.
Names of the two men were
withheld until next of kin are
notified.