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VOL. .38. No. 109 NOME. ALASKA. TUESDAY. May 1 1, 1937. Per Copy lOcts
Sect’ylckes Goes To Bat For Alaska
WITNESSES TESTIFY ON DIRIGIBLE DEBACLE
Chena River Ice At F air banks Goes Out Today
Breakup Is On Pictures Of
< HENA RIVER ICE AT
FAIRBANKS GOES OCT
► Latest advices received by the
Nugget, through the courtesy of
the local weather bureau, state
that the Chena River ice at Fair
banks went out with a bang at
11:31 a.nt. today. Earlier in the
lay a huge ice jam gave rise to
some uneasiness. The report al- i
so states that the Nenana ice, on
which the eyes of the territory
are centered, was still solid at 8
a.m. today.
Ickes Pleads For
Development of
Alaska Resources
—
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 11
—Secretary of the Interior De
partment Ickes told the House
appropriations sub-com.mi 11 e e
■,hat front the testimony publish
ed today, it should give careful
consideration to the long range
development program for Alaska i
—•“it’s our last frontier, and the
•development of Alaska through [
a carefully planned program, is,
our hope and objective.”
He also told the committee that
while discussing the Interior De- j
pa-rtment appropriations bill for;
rhe fiscal year starting next Julyi
1st, the Secretary said: despite
“some unfavorable and some un
deserved publicity”, Matanuska
valley will be successful, and “A1 •
-.aka will be the great region j
where opportunity awaits the
coming of the pioneer,” he assert
ed. and added that he believed j
by proper development of Alas
ka’s transportation facilities, a
natural trend of colonists to Al
^ aska may be furthered’; and above
all else, Alaska needs airfields,
with its vast expanse of territory,
aviation is the ideal method of
communication. In addition roads
are needed to open new areas to
settlement.”
* He further suggested “that Con
gress look into the possibility of
developing the tourist trade to
the territory—it is an integral
part of this Administration’s pro
gram to see as large a share as
possible of American tourist dol
lars that leave our mainland be
expended under the American
flag.”
Of the Territory’s natural re
sources, he said: “that only a be
ginning has been made, their de
velopment and Alaska, waits an
intelligently planned program.”
“God Save Ickes," every Alaskan
f should sing.
Coronation to l*e
Flown to U. S.
\
f By The Associated Press»
LONDON, May 11—Dick Merr
ill and Jack Lainbie, American
trans-Atlantic fliers, landed at
North Weald Royal Airforce Air
drome at 9:10 A. M. PST. yester
day, and took off almost immedi
ately for Croyden Airdrome, their
objective.
CROYDEN AIRDROME, Eng-.
land.May 11—Merrill and Lambic
who just flew the Atlantic ocean
in twenty hours fifty-nine minu
tes, have been granted permission
to fly anywhere in England. They
are awaiting to take Coronation
pictures back to the United States
Thursday.
Press Is Seen
Turning Daily
To Pictures
Nation’s Leading Editors
Say Newspapers Are Daily
Facing Change.
—
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C„ May—;
The newspapers of tomorrow, in
the opinion of the men who make
them, will be more individual
istic, interpretive, self-contained,
less admonitory, and have more!
and better pictures, diagrams &
charts to tell the news. The use
of color will spread, too, accord-!
ing to a symposium taken at the
convention of American Society
of Newspaper Editors.
The survey showed that the
majority of the editors believe
that the press is in a state of evo
lutionary flux. The convention
is to follow up the picture mat
service for the public.
The nation’s editors said that
that public wants greater intel
lectual leadership. It wants the
news columns not only to tell
what happened, but to give the
background. Much of the news
of today is like a serial story, but
it is presented too often without
a synopsis. The editors agreed
that SO per cent of the news space
should be devoted to pictures.
That would mean that the
front page, which is devoted to
sensational news today, may be
replaced by sensational news pic
tures tomorrow.
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BRITISH KING AND QUEEN
i-1
Thla la the firat official portrait of the new King of England and hie
Queen alnce their acceaeion to the throne after the abdication of
Edward VIII. (Aeeoclated Preea Photo)
George’s Busv
Day Is 1 clily
Of Ceremonies
Ritual Tomorrow. May 12th Will
Begin the Minute the King
Leaves His Bed.
LONDON, May 11—King George
VI and Queen Elizabeth will be
gin the m-'St arduous day cf their
lives when at dawn on May 12th
guns thunder from Hyde Park
and the Tower cf London to an
nounce Coronation Day.
High officials will solemnly pre
sent to the king his underwear,
shirt, socks and other raiment.
At 10:30 the procession will
leave Buckingham Palace for
Westminister Abbey.
The monarchs will ride in the
state coach, drawn by eight cream
colored horses, they will be at
tended by colorfully-garbed yeo
men of the guard and a sover
eign’s escort of the life guards.
In separate processions preceding
them will be foreign representa
tives and royal guests, princes &
princesses of the blood royal.
Two Million to Watch
Along the route will be an esti
mated two million spectators, giv
iag London police one of the
worst traffic and transportation
problems they have ever faced.
Steel crush barriers will bo erect
ed and hundreds of extra mount
ed police will be on duty.
The king will enter the Abbey
and a cap of state. The quee
\v. 1 be attired in purple robe
i’d a circlet of gold.
The lengthy coronation cere
niony is expected to start abot
1! a.m. when the royal coupl
advances to the “coronation the
ire.'' a raised p’atform in fror
of the high altar, and kneels o
faldstools set before the chairs c
state on the right of the alt3r.
After various rituals the Arch
Bishop of Canterbury adminif
tr-rs tiie coronation oath to th
king who kneels at the altar wit
his hand on the Bible.
Archbishop Anoints Him
Arising, he is divested of hi
crimson robe and cap of stat<
and goes to sit in King Edward'
chair in the middle of the theatri
There the archbishop annoinl
iiim in the form of a cross on th
head, breast and palms of bot
hands while four knights of th
garter hold a rich siliken pall ax
erhead.
After the annotating the kin
is girdled with the sword of stat
in a purple velvet scabbard. H
removes it, after a prayer ha
been said, and carries it to th
altar. It is redeemed with mone
and carried naked before th
monarch during the rest of th
ceremony.
Guns Salute Crowning
Next the king is invested wit
the stole and imperial mantle i
returning to St. Edward’s chai
receives the orb, a ruby ring, an
' his scepter.
The archbishop consecrates S
(Continued From Pege Three)
King George Vi
Played Host at
Gay Banquet
■ By The Associated Press'
LONDON, Eng. May 11—Huge
crowds estimated at more than
a million persons swept at full
tide to the gay, dazzling pre-coro
nation celebrations, while King
George played host at a brilliant
banquet in Buckingham Palace.
Film Actors And
Movie Firms Reach
An Agreement
(Bv The Associated Press)
HOLLYWOOD, May 10—The
ominous threat of film actors to
strike gave way to a working
agreement between the producers
i and Screen Actors Guild when
six of the nine major studios
granted the primary demands of
' the Guild for a Guild shop, im
£
proved working condition and
1
better pay for extras.
S The heads of ItKO, Paramount,
MGM., Universal, Columbia, 20th
Century and Fox, all promised
to bring others into line at a
Q
Guild meeting in the Hollywood
Legion fight stadium. After hear
ing the concessions a mighty
1 shout of approval came from four
i thousand throats, and the meet
! ing accepted the committees pro
posal to continue negotiations 8c
invested its representatives with
tile power to call a walkout again
1 st the different studios unless
they fall into line quickly.
Motion picture craftsmen are
s
still picketing.
s'
;j Baseball Scores
e (By The Associated Press)
i -
e National League
_ ] Pittsburgh 4 Boston 1
Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 10
^ St. Louis 2 Brooklyn 8
J Chicago 4 New York 3
e American League
s! New York 7 Chicago 0
e; Philadelphia 9 Detroit 5
y | Washington 3 St. Louis 6
e1 Boston 5 Ceveland 6
e 1
(By The Associated Press)
TOURES, France, May 11th—
h Within a month Mrs. Wallis Sim
pson will be married under her
r, maiden name Willis Warfield, Mr.
d Rogers, her spokesman, said, the
London courts having granted
t. her pile request that it be Mrs.
' Warfield, not Miss, however.
Str ong Light Seen
Fin of Dirigible
Before Disaster
(By The Associated Press)
LAKEHURST, New Jersey, May
II—A very strong light in the
: “huge upper fin of the dirigible
Hindenburg preceded the appear
ance of the raging fire which de
stroyed her, the United States in
vestigation board was told in the
testimony which came from Win
von Messter, executive vice-pres
ident of the American-ZeppMn
Transport Company, U. S. Agent,
for the German operating firm,
as he watched the airship crash
in flames with a loss of 35 lives."
Von Messter also testified “that
he observed some landing difficul
ties developed, just before disas
ter struck. There was trouble at.
the bow line. I noticed, during
the approach of the ship. They
valved water ballast from the
stern three times, indicating she
was heavy in the stern I was
interested if she would have to
valve more water as the ship was
settling to a landing. It was then
1 observed a light in the upper
fin, and then burst into flames.
The port side and whole stern
was then ablaze and the ship
started to sink."
Commander Charles RosendahJ
Navy dirigible expert and com
madant of the air station, previ
ously told the Beard that the first
sign of disaster was a ‘‘sma'.i
burst of flame in the after part
of the airliner on top."
After hearing testimony the
Board went to the skeleton dirig
ible before adjourning until Wed
nesday.
Boards Organizing
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, May 10—An organiz
ation meeting of the Unemploy
ment Compensation Commission
was held Monday with Chairman
Bob Bartlett presiding, with all
; members present, being R. A.
j Brag aw of Anchorage and R. E.
Hardcastle of Ketchikan Among
their initial acts will be to name
an executive director Tuesday.
Two applicants, are Walter P.
Sharpe now in the treasurer’s of
fice; and John Pegues. present
head of the FHA
The Board of Welfare members
also arrived and meetings will
start Wednesday. Members are
J. G. Rivers, Fairbanks; John
palmer, Juneau; Mrs. Margaret
j Monkman, Anchorage; and Rus
isell Maynard, Nome.