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VOL. L. No. 67. NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, JUNE 4. 1948 151 Per COPY
Forest Fires Rage
In Ontario North
land Spreading
TORONTO, Ont., — {JP)—Winds
died down today, slowing slightly
the spread of some of the biggest
forest fires in the history of the
Ontario northland.
A few thundershowers were re
ported over the 50,000,000 acres
of burning or threatened timber
land, but. fire fighters said only
a soaking rain would quench the
blazes. The latest forecast was
for a “hot and dry” weather, with
the temperature up to 90.
Report U.S. Plane
Bombed US. Sub
50 Of Crew Hurt
WASHINGTON,—(/P)—A chor
us of official denials today met
a report that an Air Force plane
had mistakenly bombed the U.S.
submarine Carp off the Califor
nia coast.
Rep. Hugh D. Scott, Jr., R-Pa)
told the House yesterday he un
derstood the incident occurred
about two months ago and that
50 of the submarine’s crew had
been hospitalized as a result.
But the Navy quickly denied
the story.
“This is absolutely not so,” said
vice admiral Arthur W. Radford,
vice chief of Naval operations.
Air Force officials joined in the
denial. They said their planes do
not even carry out anti-submarine
patrols, because that task was as
signed to the Navy after the armed
forces unification.
Scott, told the Navy had denied
the story, said, “If it didn’t hap
pen I’ll be delighted to know it.”
The Pensylvanian told the House
yesterday he got the information
from a newspaper editor who said
he had received a signed statement
from ’a sailor claiming he was
one of the 50 hospitalized crew
men.
Lewis Is Ordered
To Bargain With
Southern Ass’ns
WASHINGTON, — UP) —John
L. Lewis was ordered today to
bargain with the Southern Coal
Producers’ Association or pos
sibly face another fine for con
tempt of court.
Federal Judge J. Alan Golds-,
borough, who twice has fined
Lewis and his United Mine work
ers for contempt, issued the order.
Robert N. Denham, general
counsel for the National Labor
Relations Board, had asked that
Lewis be directed to enter con
tract talks with the association,
headed by Joseph E. Moody.
The judge said it was apparent
from the record that Lewis did
not want to bargain with the
southern association because he j
wanted to “destroy” it.
Ae suggested that the United
Mine Workers’ chief might desire
to bring about the destruction of
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WAR PLANT FLOODED AT PORTLAND AS NORTHWEST SUFFERS
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Flood waters surround Henry Kaisers Oregon Shipbuilding corpora
tion in North Portland, Ore., as rampaging rivers in other sections of
the Northwest crippled railroad traffic and early estimates of loss in
the Columbia River Basin alone, set at $30,000,000, have now been far
exceeded. The shipyards have not been used since the war. (AP Wire
photo)
Nome’s ‘First Boat’
Left Seattle 3rd.
- SEATTLE, —(/P)—The Jumper
Hitch—the first vessel of the sea
son to head for Nome,—left Puget
Sound yesterday afternoon.
It is loaded to capacity with
general cargo, army supplies and
equipment.
Fowler Is Assistant
In Dept, of Mines
JUNEAU, —Howard M. Fowler,
mining engineer, who during the
past year has been in charge of
development work at the Lucky
Nell property near Hollis, Prince
of Wales Island, in the Ketchikan
mining district, has accepted an
appintment as associate mining
engiener with the Territorial De
partment of Mines, according to
an announcement made by B.
D. Stewart, Commissioner of
Mines.
He succeeds J. C. Roehm, who
has been granted indefinite leave
of absence and who will remain
in Arkansas during the coming
year because of illness in his fam
ily.
Mr. Fowler left Juneau recently
enroute to Petersburg where he
will initiate in Southeastern Al
aska for the Department of Mines
the season’s program of field ex
aminations of mineral properties,
the survey of mining develop
ment and rendering when re
quested technical assistance to
prospectors and small mining op
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Alaska Airlines Bid
On Navy Contract
Is Accepted
SEATTLE, — (JP) —The Navy
announced today award of a $680-,
330 contract to Alaska Airlines
Inc., for flying government sup
plies and personnel into northern
Alaska in the search for arctic
oil.
The contract figure, based on
an estimated 10,000 flight hours,
may vary according to actual air
time used, said Lt. A. R. Lee,
purchesing officer at the Navy
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House Ok’s
Seawall Bill
Bill Goes To
White-House
WASHINGTON — (/P)—A bill
to authorise construction of a
seawall at Nome, Alaska, was
passed by the House yesterday.
It went to the White House for
the President's signature.
Rep. Dondero (R-Mich) told the
House the wall will costlbpproxi
mately $1,875,000, and will be
about 3,350 feet long.
The appropriation is now the
only obstacle, following the sign
ing of the measure by the Presi
dent.
Navy Appropria’ns
Bill To Senate
WASHINGTON, — </P) — The
House approved a $208,482,903
Navy public works bill yesterday,
including a $12,000,000 airport
at Annapolis Naval Academy to
train cadets.
The Senate has passed the bill,
but because of House changes it
will go back to the Senate.
Approval was on a voice vote
after more than an hour’s de
bate, centered around the contro
versial air field appropriation.
The bill also includes $84,000,
000 for installations at the Navy’s
giant base on Guam, including a
$25,000,000 hospital to be used
jointly by all the services.
It carries $16,191,000 for a new
base at Adak, Alaska, and $6,
718,700 for installations at Hawaii.
The expenditures will include:
Naval operating base, Adak,
ship repair facilities, cold storage
building, ice cream plant and milk
facilities, two store-houses .dis
pensary, utility distributing sys
tems, roads, walks and drainage,
$11,296,000.
iMavai supplementary raaio ac
tivity, Adak, operations building,
$2,500,000.
Naval radio station, Adak, con
solidated communications facili
ties, $2,395,000.
Naval Air station, Kodiak, facili
ties for fixed operation of mobile
ground control approach unit, $16,
500.
Naval Radio Station, Kodiak,
consolidated communication facili
ties, including buildings and ac
cessories, $2,225,000.
New Threats To
Northwest’s Flood
Damaged Areas
PORTLAND, —(/PV—Unbridled
waters churned today through
newly punched-out dikes on the
Pacific Northwest’s far flung
flood front. More strained levees
were crumbling and a new crest
was rolling down.
The Fraser River in Canada
smashed the barriers—at Barns
ton at Hatzic Islands in British
Columbia. The Canadian Navy
said all of 360 men, women and
children on Barnston who fled
for their lives ahead of the foam
ing water wall had reached safe
ty. Most of them were taken off
in ships to nearby Port Kells,
the Navy said.
Reinforcements rushed to soggy
dikes along the lower Columbia
River’s shores in Oregon and
I Washington as the massive flow
of the big river threatened to
widen its most destructive 1,200
, mile surge to the Pacific.
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,280,000 Times
Around the Globe
i Airlines’ Record
I
CHICAGO, — (JP) — Two hun
dred and eighty thousand times
around the globe without a fatal
accident.
That, in effect, is the combined
| safety record compiled by 23 air
! lines through last year, figures
released by the National Safety
Council Show. The lines com
pleted more than seven billion
passenger miles withoue a sing
le fatality to a passenger or crew
member.
A 24th airline—Pan American
Airways, Inc.,—was honored for
completing 1,443,699,000 passen
ger miles between Aug. 3, 1945
i and June 19, 1947, without a fa
tality.
Northwest Airlines traveled five
years and 1,228,604,000 passenger
miles since its last fatal accident
May 12, 1942.
HOSPITAL NEWS
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EMERGENCY HOSPITAL FUND
NOW TOPS $9,500 MARK
The Emergency Hospital Com
mittee reported today that the
building is now ready and wait
ing for supplies and equipment
which is scheduled in on the first
boat, and will arrive about the
middle of June.
The Pioneer Women, who volun
teered their services to Dr. Tucker
some time ago, will work at \he
hospital next Monday evening,
preparing rooms, the kitchen, and
, etc.
Other organized groups who
volunteered help will assist in
other projects as designated by
Dr. Tucker.
Donations received to date in
clude,
Frank Cowdin $ 5.00
Virgil Warnke 19 no
The Total $9,505.70