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I EDITORIAL I
Father Of Alaska Agriculture...
Alaskans everywhere mourn the death of George Gas
ser, an eminent agriculturist respected and loved by every
one who knew him.
He was a quiet, gentle man who nevertheless had a
forceful personality behind his smiling countenance. He
knew farming as only one who loves the soil and what
it will produce can know it.
He knew Alaska farming, its problems and its poten
tialities. George Gasser was almost universally acclaimed
as the father of Alaska agriculture.
Engaged in Experiment Station work in Alaska since
1907, he demonstrated the produce that could be grown
in Alaska. At the University of Alaska and at the Experi
ment Stations, he was an agricultural expert, but he wore
the humility of a dirt farmer.
One did not need to be a farmer to know Gasser. He
taught night classes in gardening for the University Exten
sion Service for many years . . . classes that were attended
at some time or another by nearly everyone in Fairbanks
,who had a bit of ground on which to grow vegetables or
plowers.
* When he retired from teaching, Gasser served as Ter
ritorial Commissioner of Agriculture for a term. Upon his
retirement as Commissioner at the age of 76, he was
elected to the Alaska House of Representatives.
For many years he was the moving spirit behind the
Tanana Valley Fair Association and was a member of the
Board of Directors. His interests were not confined to farm
ing, but included a wide variety of civic projects and or
ganizations.
Other and younger men are now filling the positions
that he held, but the qualities that made George Gasser fa
mous are pioneer qualities that are passing with time.
An Outstanding Attorney . . .
It was with deep regret that the many friends and
acquaintances of Julien Hurley learned of his death. Hurley
possessed one of the outstanding legal minds in Alaska
history.
He served with distinction as a United States Attorney
and later in the private practice of law. As a fitting climax
to his career, Hurley was elected to the Alaska House of
Representatives in 1952.
In the 1953 Session of the Legislature, Hurley dis
played all of the qualities that had made him a great Alas
kan. His mind was always open to both sides of the issues
at hand.
No student of conformity, he voted his convictions
on every question. In some cases, he was the lone mem
ber of his party to vote with the minority.
But in the broad questions of political philosophy,
Hurley was a natural leader. When he spoke, people
listened.
And so it was throughout his lifetime. Julien Hurley
... a brilliant lawyer... a man of outstanding intelligence
and wisdom ... a great Alaskan.
~~~—'—-— I
Caught In
The Sluicebox i;
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been probin away at the avia- '
tion department. So far they has
proved one thing . . . two heads
is apparently better’n one.
Oh, these investigations is
shore good things. They really 1
puts good sandwiches in yer
lunchpail. There is nothin more
tasty at mealtime then a good
juicy headline. (Unless you hap
pens to be lucky enuff to afford
salami.)
Ydssiree, these investigations
is jist as good as the ones the
Massachnsetts legislaters used to
hav back in the really good ole
day. Before long we might even
ketch a few wimmiiu wearin
black shawls and flyin around
on broomsticks ... if we is
lucky, that is .. .
FLASH, FLASH FLASH:
Teddy Bear Steven’s big fund
party back in Washington has
shot up like a lead balloon. In
vitations to the fund raisin git
together wuz aimed chiefly at
folks in the oil industry.
MORE FLASHES: What it is
that Teddy Bear wants to run
for is Ernie Greenings chair in
the senute ... He will hav to
wrassle with state senuter How
ard Pollock, one of the famous
“cry baby” twins down in Ju
neau, for the honor of gittin beat
by senuter Greening.
TOP SECRUT: ‘(We is full
of it this week). Lowell Thom
as junier is gonna run agin
Ralph rivers for the Congress
man chair back in Washington.
(Maybe Ralph kin grow a great
big mustache so he wil look like
Lowell’s father.)
Boy, with all the firin an re
signin what has bin goin on in
the City an State, there will
soon be more canned bureau
crats tip here them there is
Salmon.
Meanwhile, them sneaky folks
down in Palmer is gonna try an
grab off the State Fair, an for
keeps too. Back in the days when
bob Geirsdorf wuz in the Legis
lature, Fairbanks got to be the
State Fair oncet. (That wuz be
fore Smilin really come into
style in runnin for office.)
Things is really boilin down
in Juneau. Haruld Hansun and
Bob Dittman sez there phone is
bein tapped. (Somebody must
hav found out they is spies for
the Democratic Party what has
infiltrated the legislature.)
Wal, its that time of year
when everybody is passin out
awards for who did the best in
1961. The BUCKWHEAT PAR
TY don’t take a back seat to
nobody, so . . . we is happy to
announce ...
THE BUCKWHEAT AWARDS
FOR 1961: Our first award is
for “Building Confidence In A
Growing Fairbanks”. It goes to
the news-miner for there inspir
ing story which reported that
Fairbanks had run out of coal
while it was 62 below.
Our second award is for “Al
aska’s Outstanding Republicun”
an goes to house minority lead
er Bruce Kendall for preparing
his press release on governer
egun’s budget speech several
months before the speech was
written.
To be fair, we is also giving
an award to “Alaska’s out
standing Democrat”. Its a land
slide for the party fiscal ex
fert, Wendil “Axe the Tax”
Kay.
The “Alaska Man of the Year”
award goes to David Newton
Boyer for leading the fight to
liberate Cuba, and failing this,
filing for the office of Gover
ner of Alaska. (Next year we is
gonna add a special “Joe Mc
Carthy Memorial Award”. So
far Bob McNealy has it in the
bag.)
PASSIN PRADE: Boss Miller
is back in town after advisin
Jack in Washington an Bill in
Juneau . . .
cHw Washington
(Merry-Go-Round
•y DREW PEARSON
ii iulxi j m isawwi
New CIA Chief John McCone grilled by Senate Com
mittee on huge oil company holdings; Bartlett asks pointed
Questions: McCone cool under fire.
WASHINGTON — Senators who*
questioned John McCone, new Cen
tral Intelligence Chief, last week,
seemed most concerned about his
position as one of the biggest stock
holders in Standard Oil of Cali
fornia. In the back of their minds
was the influence this might have
on McCone's CIA recommendations
regarding Arabian oil, Israel, and
one of the world's key trouble spots
—the Near East.
Senators who listened to Mc
Cone’s cool, quiet denials that his
$1,000,000 personal investment in
Standard of California would influ
ence his decisions, did not know
that only one night before he had
had dinner with Ted Peterson, long
time head of Standard of California.
Peterson had come to Washington
for the express purpose of using his
personal influence and charm on
any Senators who might be opposed
to McCone's confirmation, and con
ferred with McCone on the eve of
the Senate hearing.
This in itself would indicate how
important the oil company con
siders McCone’s appointment to the
key post of Central Intelligence.
Chairman Dick Russell of Georgia
also confirmed its importance by
declaring solemnly that McCone's
job was “second only to the presi
dency in its importance.”
But Russell showed his annoyance !
when Senators wanted to question !
McCone by pointedly reading his 1
personal mail during the critical
questioning. Then he studied a coat
of-arms design and tried to interest
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith in it.
The lady from Maine, however,
was not to be deterred. She brought
out that McCone owned $1,000,000
worth of stock in Standard Oil of
California, one of the four founders
of the Arabian-American Oil Com
pany.
Won’t Sell His Stock
“It is clear,” she pressed, “that the
Central Intelligence Agency must
make some evaluations, recommen
dations, and reports to the Presi
dent regarding the Middle East. Do
you see any possibility of conflict
of interest on these matters as CIA
director when you have such large
holdings in these oil companies?”
“The amount of my holding in
Standard Oil of California that you
mentioned is approximately cor
rect,” McCone admitted. “It might
be a little larger than the figure you
mentioned. But quite aside, my
opinion is that the holding of stock
in an oil companl or in several oil
companies would have no effect
| whatsoever on my activities as di
rector of Central Intelligence.”
Sen. Russell had said that it
would not be necessary for McCone
i to sell his oil stock or his shipping
company stock.
Later Sen. Francis Case, South
! Dakota Republican, came back to
; the subject.
“Do you know,” he asked, “where
the principal oil reserves of Stand
ard Oil of California are?”
“I know they have extensive re
serves in Arabia and in the off
shore island in the Persian Gulf of
Bahrein,” replied McCone.
“Would the fact that you are a
stockholder in Standard of Cali
fornia or that some of the ships in
your shipping enterprises are en
gaged in carrying oil for Standard
of California, prejudice any deci
sion you might be called upon to
make as the emphasis of CIA oper
ations?” demanded the dogged South
Dakotan.
“None whatsoever in my opinion,”
claimed McCone.
When Sen. Bartlett of Alaska
brought up the subject, Massachu
setts blueblood Sen. Levertt Sal
tonstall fidgeted with irritation.
Earlier in the hearing, he had tried
unsuccessfuly to head off the critical
cross-examination. Now he leaned
toward Chairman Russell’s ear. I
“Mrs. Smith has already asked
that one„” Saftonstall whispered
fussily. “She has already asked
those questions."
ARAMCO’s Record
But Ba.'tlett considerately poured
McCone another glass of water and
went on with his questioning.
“Do you know,” he inquired soft
ly, “if Standard Oil of California
is a member of the Arabian-Ameri
can Oil Company?
“Yes, it is,” acknowledged the
CIA nominee.
“And, of course, all of us have heard
that this company, operating in the
Middle East, has at various times
intervened or participated or inter
fered in the operations of govern
ments in those areas,” observed
Bartlett. “Would you have any
comment to make upon that?”
“In my trips to the Middle East,"
McCone replied cooly, “I have ob
served that the Aramco people han
dled their relationship with the gov
ernments of Arabia and Bahrein
island in a very satisfactory way,
and so reported to me. I don’t know
of any interference.”
The senators, perhaps in deference
to Russell’s scowls and Saltonstall’s
fidgeting, did not press McCone fur
ther. But in the files of the Senate
investigating committee and the
State Department is an amazing rec
ord of oil-company intervention on
the side of the Arab states. It in
cludes:
1. An advance of $200,000,000 in
oil royalties to King Saud to finance
the 1956 arms build-up against Is
rael.
2. A Senate report that the $4,000,
000 U.S. base in Saudi Arabia was
built without congressional authori
zation in order to help out the Ara
bian-American Oil Company in its
relations with King Saud.
3. A Senate investigating commit
tee report that Aramco overcharged
the U.S. Navy $67,000,000 on wartime
oil in order to help Saudi Arabia.
I This report, signed by the late
I Senator Brewster of Maine, states:
“To induce the grant of aid to the
Saudi Arabian government, the Ar
abian-American Oil Company of
fered to sell to the United States at
prices based on fuel oil at 40 cents
a barrel.
When the United States needed
oil because of its war demands, not
withstanding these prior proposals,
the companies offered the Navy fu
el oil at $1.05 a barrel on a take-it
or-leave-it basis. The Navy was
forced to buy the oil on these terms.
The “oil companies,” concludes
the Senate report, “exploited the
government by axacting high prices,
despite the assistance granted Saudi
Arabia at the companies’ request to
protect and preserve the companies’
concessions.”
These are official reports which
show a long pattern of American
Oil Company intervention in the
Near East always on the side of the
Arab states and sometimes at the
expense of the United States.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
In the Matter of the Estate >
of Ll
VICTOR M. HOLMQUIST, 1
Deceased. )
No. 61-28P
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
undersigned, Mary A. Holmquist. was
on the 8th day of March, 1961, by an
order of the above-entitled Court ap
pointed Administratrix of the Estate of
Victor M. Holmquist, deceased: and that
she thereupon qualified as such Adminis
tratrix in the manner required by law.
and all creditors of, and persons having
claims against said estate are hereby re
quired to present their claims, with the
necessary vouchers, within six months
from the date of this posting, to the
undersigned Administratrix at P. O. Box
200, Fairbanks, Alaska, which office the
undersigned does hereby designate as
her place of business in all matters con
nected with the said estate.
DATED at Fairbanks, Alaska, this 31st
day of January. 1962.
MARY A. HOLMQUIST
First Pub.: Jan. 31,- 1962
Last Pub.: Feb. 21, 1962