and The ARROWHEAD PRESS
Member of The Associated Press
Tuesday, (September 13, 1955
iOcaCopy
VOLUME XVI
NUMBER 193
Russia agrees to return men
captured in World War II
Normal diplomatic
relations restored
by agreement
'MOSCOW (/P) In a surprise
finish to hard bargaining, West
Germany agreed tonight to set
uip diplomatic relations with
the Soviet Union. The (pact was
made in return ior a Soviet
promise of early release of
Germans still held prisoner in
Russia. •
The accord was announced
in a communique signed by
West German chancellor Aden
auer tanid Soviet prime minister
Nikolai Bulganin.
The communique was issuea
after the close of four days of
talks here ibetween Adenauer
and Soviet leaders.
“Today is a big day in the
lives of the Soviet people as it
is in the lives of the German1
.people.” a Soviet spokesman
declared.
The decision ends the estran
gement between Bonn and Mos
cow that has existed since
World War II.
The communique was agreed
iuipon after a 7J/2 hour final
meeting of the German and
Soviet delegations.
This was the fourth full ses
sion of the negotiations conduc
ted in Moscow on the invita
tion of the Russian govern
ment. ’
The communique was read
to separate German and Soviet
news conferences.
The German press officer,
Bonn’s U. N. lambassador Felix
VonEokardt, told correspon
dents that in addition to the
communique there was an ex
change of letters ibetween Ad
enauer and [Bulganin.
In one of his letters, Aden
auer made what the Germans
called “judicial reservations”
on two major issues. These
were:
1. That the final fixing of Ger
many’s frontiers mukt, in the
opinion of the German Federal
Republic, be done only in a fi
nal peace treaty.
V eatchcombing
• 'We said there would be a
complete report of the FWS
hearing and we really, really
meant it. — Tomorrow we will
try and get caught up with the
rest of the news.
—I—I
• There are kids in the up
per grades in school who can t
remember when these POWs
the Russian are releasing were
captured. What strong minds
those Germans must have to
refuse to be good communists.
• You’ll still have tiime to
vote before you go to the show
or a meeting. Polls close at 8
n m. this election.
P -l-l
• A hundred less than usual
had voted by 2:45 today in
g^a _ that should make fox
faster counting of the ballots
in this “eledtlpn.”
2. That Che German Federal
Nepublic claims to speak for
tall Germany.
The communique made no
mention of the nuimlber of Ger
mans in the Soviet Union to 'be
released. The figure has long
been a point of dispute ibetween
Bonn and Moscow.
However, ambassador Von'
Eckardt said the release of ]
prisoners would aiflfect “hun-1
dreds of thousands of families
in Germany.” 1
Baseball today
NEW YORK </P> Freddie
HatfieM’ls error on Hank Bett
er's fourth inning grounder to
day set the stage for a four
run uprising and allowed the
New York Yankees to defeat
Detroit, 6-4. By winning, the
Yankees temporarily clipped
a half-game from Cleveland’s
league lead.
BOSTON UP) Vic Power’s
12th inning single scored Joe:
Astroth from second base today !
for Kansas City’s 6-5 victory
over the Boston Red Sox in the
first game of a doufoleheader.
CHICAGO (/P) The Philadel
phia Phillies pounded five Chi
cago pitchers for 15 hits as they ,
•outed the Cubs, 10-0
■' ' ■ 1
Cooperation and respect
keynote of FWS hearing ;
tAsk only 10,000
fbarreis of herring
be taken in area
*
An atmosphere of coopera
tion and respect for tihe views
of long-time fishermen and oth
ers connected with the fshing
industry — as contrasted with
the meeting on herring here in
June — was the keynote for
the annual Fish & Wildlife
Service hearing here Saturday
On hand to conduct the ses
sion were Donald McKernan,
administrator of commercial
fisheries for Alaska; Bernard
Skud, fisheries research biolo
gist; Gamer Hilsinger. district
agent at Juneau, and Larry
Knapp, 'fisheries management
assstant biologist.
1 Mr. McKernan opened with
the statement its purpose was
to inform the people of the sta
tus of the fisheries and what
She FWS was doing to protect
them, as well as to consider re
gulations for 1955. Under the
new administrative set-up, he
said, Alaskan fisheries are hand
led in the territory with the
Washington office as more of
an advisor, and his aim is to
formulate a policy of maximum
use consistent with proper con
. servation measures.
Salmon was the first topic
of discussion. He reported a
‘“dismal season’ at Bristol Bay;
a poor one at Naknek and a de
cline of pink salmon along the
Alaskan Peninsula. The Chig
nik lake system showed a good
run, while at Cook Inlet the
red salmon catch was down
but the pink salmon run good.
At Kodiak, the red salmon run
continued to be very poor,
while the pink salmon run was
good. Prince William Sound
had been closed for two years
but only a moderate improve
ment in escapement was noted
this year. Stririgent regulations
will be continued there, Mr.
McJernan said.
In Southeast Alaska a gener
al improvement was noted in
the situation of pink salmon,
altho the dog salmon run fail
ed to materialize, he stated,
Two years ago, he outlined, the
: effectiveness of traps and
j gear was reduced! about 50 U
; The trend has started up agair
| and “with your help, we hope
i to get it back up again.” Mr
j McKernan said. Gains have
been made in the Icy Straits,
district in spawning, he report
ed. In the Western district
gains on escapement were made
in 1953-1955 and in Eastern
some improvement was noted.
Improvement also was report
ed at Anan Creek, and in the
Ketchikan area, except for Wil
son River. In South Prince of
Wales he noted a general im
provement and in the Sitka
area, a ■ comfortable increase
over 1953 was observed on
escapement in late spawning
streams. Early streams in 1954
showed very little increase ov
er 1952, he pointed out. but re
turns in 1954 showed an excel
lent increase over 1952.
“We look for not too much
improvement in the early
streams in 1956,’’ Mr. McKer
nan forecast, “however, in the
late streams we expect a sub
stantial increase in the run
next year. We think the rigid
regulations have paid off and
with favorable natural condi
tions that our runs are going to
come back. We want to contin
ue the present program for an
other two year cycle and will
allow no increase in effort on
any type of gear fishing pink \
salmon in Southeast Alaska.”
I At that point the audience
was invited to comment. And
rew Hope, 40 years a fisherman
pointed out need for measures
: against predators who destroy
! salmon eggs, finigerlings and
! spawning fish. He suggested
' good salmon streams be planted
i with eggs. Mr. McKernan re
plied that While fur seals did
(eat some salmon, their major
food was a herring-like fish,
\ tom cod, etc.
Mark Jacobs, Sr., fisherman
for 44 years told of planting in
1942 Halibut Point Creek and
eight years later the fish return
ed. He also related how he had
made dog salmon enter a creek
at Chatham. Mr. Jacobs stress
ed that no one can “regulate
nature, but we can help it,” in
appealing for a program of
stocking streams now empty of
9almon.
Harry Bartels, fisherman,
said When the FWS open the
season there is no fish; when
the fish show uip. they close it.
He urged abolishment of fish
traps. He recommended when
all streams have been seeded,
the season be opened for com
mercial fishing. He charged pol
(continued on page four)
Alaskans go to polls today to
pick men to write constiution
More candidates
out than in regular
territorial election
by ,The Associated Press
This is constitutional conven
tion election day in Alaska, and
many of the contests for dele
gates’ seats have drown more
candidates tthan a regular terri
torial election.
The prospect of ihe honor
and opportunity of joining in
the drafting of the constitution
has drawn particularly large
Longshore strike'
spreads along East
Coast today
iby The Associated Press
The costly and crippling
strike by some 30,000 longshore
men in New York spread along 1
the East coast today as the
striking union ordered an addi j
tional 70,000 members in East:
and Gulf coast ports to leave
their job.
The order by the Internation 1
al longshoremen’s Assn, was to •
longshoremen in 35 of the coun !
try’s busiest ports. It was made
n an attempt to bring federal
intervention in the week-old
New York strike.
Longshoremen in some ports
joined immediately in sympa
thy walkouts but in others un
ion leaders delayed action pend
ng approval of the locals in
volved. Strikes called during
the night were in Philadelphia
Wilmington. Boston & Jack
sonville, Fla. Reports by ob
servers indicated that most of
the sympathy walkouts that
wrill develop will last only a
day or two.
The week-old strike, cost
ing New York business an esti
mated one million dollars a day
is directed against the New
York-New Jersey waterfront
commission. The union accuses
the commission of harsh and
discriiminaaory practices and
wants it abolished.
Meanwhile, negotiators plan
ned andther meeting in an ef
fort to end another major la
bor dispute, the strike of 43.000
CIO workers at 27 Westinlg
house Electric Corp. plants in
nine states.
In other labor developments
A 10 day strike of imore than
9,000 010 United Auto Work
ers at the Studebaker auto fac
tory in South Bend, Ind., envi
ed — on orders from the un
ion’s internatonal headquart
ers in Detroit.^
The issues involved in the
walkout had not been disclos
ed.
But in Detroit, CIO-UAW of
ficials, local 100, called 'a strike
vote for Wednesday and Thurs
day among the local’s 11,000
members at three Detroit area
Packard plants. The union is
seeking the same benefits grant
ed by other auto makers, in
cluding layaff pay.
A strike also threatened by
some 11,000 employes of the
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Co. in Nebraska, Minnesota
and the Dakotas,
fields Of candidates for the at
large seats for the territory as
a whole and iri three of the (four
divisions.
The 1955 legislative act un
der iwhich the election is being
held calls for the 55 delegates
— the same number that draft
ed the U. S. Constitution — to
assemble at the University of
Alaska Nov. 8. in a session that
may run as long as 75 days. The
act provides travel expenses
for the delegates, $15 a day pay
and $20 a day for living ex
penses.
The legislature provided $300
000 for the cost of the conven
tion and the election.
Six candidates are assured fo
election. They are unopposed.
They are John- M. Cross of
Kotzebue, John H. Rosswog of
Cordova and the four candi
dates for the four 2nd division
Nome seats at-large — Sen Ho
ward Lyng, Maynard D. Long
borg, John A. McNees and Pet
er L. Reader.
The scramble which drew the
biggest field of candidates is
for 12 at-large seats in the 3rd
division. There are 44 candid
ates, mostly af Anchorage.
There are 23 candidates for
7 territory-at-large seats. 21 for
7 at-large seats in the first di
vision (Southeast) and 34 for
the 4th division’s 8 at-large. Of
the latter, 31 are of Fairbanks
and 3 of College. In addition to
various at-larige seats, one de
legate is to elected in 17 specif
ic districts.
House group will
snake look-see trip
to Alaska soon
WASHINGTON (/P) (Members
of the house commerce commit
tee will fly to Alaska later this
month to look into problems of
nesprint, 'aviation and pet
roleum.
The week-long trip is strict
ly for inspection and confer
ence. No public hearings are
planned.
“The comlmittee has not been
to Alaska since 1948,” said Kurt
Borchardt, a staff member. “It
just wants to see what’s wihat
on matters which come under
I its jurisdiction.”
The committee will leave
Seattle Sept. 28 for Ketchikan
where it will inspect the pulp
mill. It will look over the site
at SITKA the next day for a
mill proposed by the Japanese
owned Alaska Pulp Co. and
later view the site near Juneau
of the Georgia-Pacific Co.’s pro
posed plup and newsprint op
eration.
Members now planning to
make the trip, he said, include
Reps. McDonald (D-Mass),
Beamer fR-Ind) and Hayworth
(D-Mich).
Marine forecast from Tues
day to Wednesday.
Outside waters Dixon En
trance to Yakutat variable
winds 5 to 15 mph.
I Cloudy.