OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN AI.ASKA
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
63rd Year No. 33
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1962
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OPERA IS COMING
TO TOWN ON APRIL 7
The opera is coming to town on
April 7, a real musical treat for
the community, through coopera
tion of the University of Alaska and
several local organizations.
“Down in the Valley,” is a folk
opera. It takes its name from the
well known American folksong
with which the chorus begins and
ends the action. Other folksongs
used are “Lonesome Dove,”
and “There’s a Little Black Train.”
Fourteen students selected from
the University Community Chorus
have been selected by audition for
the Alaska Madrigal Group for this
program and includes Harry John
son Jr. of Nome, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Johnsen.
Altogether a group of 23 persons
will be in Nome overnight for this
musical event and housing is being
asked for the group. Anyone wish
ing to volunteer to take students
or teachers may call Mrs. Jim
Blanning at 2592.
Ticket sale will be announced
soon.
SENATE ASKS THAT
ST. PAUL ISLAND
DOCTOR BE TRANSFERRED
JUNEAU Iff* —The Senate urged
today that the Public Health Ser
vice doctor stationed on St. Paul
Island be transferred out of Al
aska because of comments he made
about the Aleuts on the island.
The doctor, Hugh Walker, sub
mitted a letter to the Daily Em
pire at Juneau which was printed
yesterday. The letter said in part:
“The Aleuts as a people are
morally, spiritually and culturally
degenerate. Their culture, overrun
by that of the technically superior
white man, has been destroyed and
nothing has replaced it except the
superficialities of our civilization.
“Much the same thing has hap
pened to other American natives
all over the world. The govern
ment has had a policy toward the
seal but for years none toward the
Aleut.”
St. Paul island, in the Pribilofs,
is a fur seal sanctuary administer
ed, under international - agreement,
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service. I
Sen. Brad Phillips read the let
ter written by Walker and then
asked that the Senate request
Walker to make a public apology
to the Aleuts and retract his state
ment.
Phillips later amended the mo
tion and asked that Howard Baltzo,
regional director of the FWS at
Seattle be requested to transfer 1
Walker out of the state of Alaska.
Walker has been assigned to the
PHS hospital at St. Paul Island
since last July 1.
Aged In The Harbor . . .
STOCKHOLM <51,—Swedish sal
vage experts sampled a 334-year
old bottle raised from a ship that
sank in Stockholm harbor in 1628.
They praised the aroma but had
some difficulty identifying the
taste. Finally, they settled on
“schnapps,” a kind of gin, but far
milder than today’s brews.
A NEW SYSTEM . . .
MEMPHIS, Tenn. W — Memphis
Public Library officials are trying
out a new system of collecting
overdue books.
Western Union messengers are
sent to pick up books more than
six weeks overdue. They also col
lect the two cents a day fine and
a 76 cent service charge.
A No one can be forced to pay the
ant or service charge but those
lK»o refuse lose library card pri
18 Students
To Participate
In Spelling Bee
Eighteen students from the 6th,
7th and 8th grades will compete
tomorrow night in the Nome Spell
ing Bee. The champion will travel
to Anchorage for the April 26 State
Bee. Travel expenses and $5.00
spending money is being provided
for the state contestant by the
Nome PTA. In addition, the PTA
has purchased two trophies for the
winner and the runner-up. The
runner-up will serve as an alter
nate entrant for the state contest.
Mr. and Mrs. Boy Conklin have
volunteered to host the Nome win
ner in their home during contest
time. It will be remembered that
Marcia Conklin placed 9th in the
State Bee two years ago.
Mrs. Martha Craft, president of
the Home Arts Club, and Mr. Herb
Jenks, president of the Rotary Club
will preside as judges. Mrs. Charles
Richmond will lead the program
as the pronouncer. Mr. Ralph Fon
dell representing the PTA will pre
sent the two trophies to the
winners.
The state winner will travel to
Washington, D.C., for the national
contest which will be held in June.
This is an all-expense trip spon
sored by the Anchorage Daily
Times.
Nome has been well-represented
in the past state contests. Last year
Corrine Pauwok competed against
more than 60 other pupils to place
13th.
The contest begins promptly at
7:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room
of the school.
Contestants are: Patsy Longley,
Mike Blanning, Floyd Pauwok, Cary
Avessuk, Linda Trulin, Cathy
Walsh, Pat Adams, Harris Ameda
lootuk, Rosy Atuk, Nancy Mogg,
Annie Pederson, Dolores Johanson,
Emma Attatayuk, Bernice Sock
pick, Aloysius Mayac, James Kelli
tier, Max Johnson and Johanna
Kokuluk.
\funz Airlines’
Cullwing Crashes
At King Island
State Policeman Joe Rychetnik
ind Ray Decker, pilot for Munz
Airways, arrived home yesterday
ifter a three day stay at King
[sland following an accident which
iemoiished the Munz Gullwing
when it turned over while landing
it King Island on Wednesday,
The accident which was in full
y-iew of the 30 residents of King
island was quickly reported by
ANG radio as Bernard Katexac,
Gruardsman, happened to be at the
radio at the time. The news of
the accident was not announced
here until the men returned yester
day with pilot Ray Lewis of Wien
Airlines.
While the pilot, Decker and Ry
chetnik were salvaging as much of
the plane as possible the ice sepa
rated and the two men with the
villagers who were assisting had to
return to King Island by skin boat
where they waited until a rescue
plane could reach them. The last
seen of the Munz plane it was
(leading in the direction of Siberia.
The two men ware housed in the
dosed BIA School and were over
whelmed with the hospitality of the
tillage, who provided them with
they needed during
day wait until another
If be laid out on the
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LICENSING OF DOGS
OUTSIDE CITY LIMTS
PASSED BY HOUSE
JUNEAU IP — A bill requiring
the licensing of dogs outside of
municipalities passed the House to
day 30-5 and was sent to the Sen
ate.
The measure was amended to
exempt working sled dogs, and also
to grant control of dogs within
small villages to the village coun
cils.
The measure would place the li
censing and regulation of dogs out
side of municipalities under the
jurisdiction of the Department of
Public Safety.
Licenses were fixed at 50 cents
for male dogs and $1 for females.
One of the authors of the meas
ure, Rep. Edgar Baggen said that
the present law gives authority for
the control of dogs within a 15
mile radius of municipalities only
to the city police. For the most
part, he added, the city police have
been reluctant to act outside of
municipal boundaries.
“Ownerless dogs running loose
have brought death or serious injury
to children,” said Rep. Warren
Taylor and co-sponsor of the bill.
“Some regulation is necessary for
the protection of these children.”
Soviets are Ready '
To Negotiate on
Test Ban Treaty
GENEVA <Jf> — The Soviet Union
announced today it was ready to
negotiate with the United States
and Britain on a nuclear test ban
treaty. But it stood firm against
allowing international inspection
teams on its soil.
The action opened new prospects
of East-West talks on the dead
locked issue, although it did not
resolve any of the differences block
ing a treaty. If agreement can be
reached on a test ban pact, Presi
dent Kennedy has announced he
will cancel next month’s scheduled
start of a new series of U.S. atmo
spheric tests.
The Russian announcement was
made by Deputy Soviet Foreign
Minister Valerian Zorin at a news
conference. His statement coin- 1
cided with information from West
ern delegations that the United
States and Britain have finally
agreed on concessions to offer
Russia in an effort to meet Soviet
objections to international inspec- 1
tion.
The offer probably will be made
Tuesday. It is understood the West
ern powers would reduce the num
ber of inspection trips which teams
of international inspectors could
make around the Soviet Union.
Much Soviet territory also would
be eliminated from any inspection
at all.
The United States obviously is
coming under heavy pressure too
avoid another nuclear test series
at almost any cost.
Today Prime Minister Nehru of
India appealed to the United States
not to hold nuclear tests during the
conference. If the United States
goes ahead, Russia will start again
and the negotiations in Geneva
will lose all significance, Nehru
said in New Delhi.
Rusk and his aides were reported
to have told neutrals in weekend
conferences the United States is
bent on resuming the atmosphere
tests in April unless the Soviet
Union changes its policy toward a
test ban. They urged the neutral
*M§tO persuade t^e Russians to
a treaty with controls to pre
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Suspect That jj
Missing Plane ,
Was Sabotaged
MANILA lift — A report of a '
mysterious flash of light in the l
sky increased suspicion today that ^
the American chartered military <
transport plane which vanished “
five nights ago blew up and was f
possibly sabotaged.
U.S. officials said a “bright light £
strong enough to light” a ship’s *
leek was sighted by a Liberian t
tanker in the western Pacific along
the scheduled route of the missing ,
Flying Tiger Super Constellation '
sound for South Viet Nam with \
107 persons aboard.
A spokesman at rescue head- I
quarters in Guam said, “with the
search in its fourth day, more cre
dence is given to the possibility that
the tanker may have seen the miss- ,
ing plane explode in flight.”
An official of the Flying Tiger ■
line, wheih operated the plane, said ^
if investigation reveals the plane
blew up, it would strengthen pre
vious suspicions of sabotage.
Frank Lynoff, executive vice
president in charge of operations,
said experts consider it impossible
for a violent explosion to occur
aboard its Super Constellation
under normal conditions.
I The tanker T. L. Linzen said it'
sighted the bright light in the sky
early Friday morning — about 90
minutes after the plane made its
last report.
The Super Constellation was last
heard from about 10:30 p.m. Thurs
day, 270 miles west of Guam, and
gave no hint of anything amiss.
DOUBT FLYING TIGERS’
PLANE CRASH AT ADAK
WAS SABOTAGED
BURBANK, Calif. US) — Au
thorities now are inclined to doubt
there was sabotage in the crash
Thursday of a Flying Tiger lines
plane at Adak, Alaska, a company
spokesman said Saturday.
He said company experts believe
the crash was accidental, although
cause of the mishap still is un
determined and under investigation.
The Super Constellation crashed
and burned while making too low 1
an approach under ground control 1
on instruments.
Earlier, noting similarities in the 1
ill-fated flights of that plane and 1
an identical Flying Tiger plane s
which vanished over the Pacific '
Ocean with 107 persons aboard, i
company officials said they con- s
sidered one possibility was that one <
or both ships had been sabotage. i
One man was killed in the crash 1
at Adak. The plane carried military
cargo bound for South Viet Nam. )
The missing craft, also bound for i
South Viet Nam by another route, 1
carried jungle troops. 1
THREE CANDIDATES FILE
FOR CITY ELECTION APRIL 3 :
The first candidates to file for 1
office in the City Election, which i
will be held on April 3 are Roscoe
Wilke, incumbent, and Don Hoover,
the manager of the M & M Bank,
for mayor, and Fred Cavota, pro
minent business man, for the City
Council.
WEATHER OUTLOOK
Continued fair. Little change in
temperature. In the last 24 hours:
High of 18, low of -8. Max. wind j
15 mph from NE. Sunrise at 6:03 i
am., sunset at 6:14 p.m. Temps, a 1
year ago today: High of 8, low of
-8. Extremes on this date since
1907: High of 35 in 1941, low of
-29 in 1911.
In Nenana it was clear and the
temperature was 9 above.
PERONIST CANDIDATES
WIN LANDSLIDE VICTORY
[N ARGENTINE ELECTION
BUENOS AIRES UPl — Argentine
nilitary commander s met today to
ihrow up political roadblocks
against a return to power by
Peronists, landslide victors in
Sunday’s election.
Under pressure from the armed
•orces, President Arturo Frondizi
studied details of a decree for fed
jral intervention in all provinces
vhere followers of exiled ex-dicta
or Juan Peron won governorships.
The Peronists, jubilant in victory,
ire bitter foes of Frondizi’s ad
ministration and of the U.S. $20
million Alliance For Progress pro
gram, which is intended to combat
Communism and Castroism and
raise the economic levels of Latin
America.
Government house sources an
nounced this morning Frondizi had
ordered, federal controls in all
Peronist-won provinces, which
would enable him to appoint civilian
or military leaders to head the
governments.
The election returns were a stun
ning blow to prestige of Frondizi,
a gaunt, intellectual lawyer, and a'
threat to President Kennedy’s pro
gram for an economic buildup of
i Latin America, in which Argen
S tina is a king pin, to combat Com
\munism and Castroism.
Says U*S. Cannot
Afford Reduction
(In Tax Income
WASHINGTON UPt — Secretary
of the Treasury Douglas Dillon
said today the United States can
not afford “a fully significant re
duction in the total amount of our
tax bill” in the immediate future.
Dillon argued that the tax bur
den which inspires many complaints
really isn’t as burdensome as many
claim; that five of the country’s
faster-growing allies bear even
heavier burdens.
In a speech prepared for the
annual meeting of the Tax Execu
tes Institute, Dillon said that al
hough tax rates can be cut, total
ax payments cannot be reduced.
Discussing the broad tax reform
vhich President Kennedy will send
he Congress later this year, with.
l view to enactment in 1963, Dillon
;aid; “Our aim it to reduce tax
ates for all by eliminating the
pecial tax privileges of some—all
it the same time maintaining the
■evenues needed to fulfill our na
ional commitments.”
The administration wants to
ower basic tax rates, perhaps by
is much as one-fourth, by closing
oopholes and repealing special
jenefits which apply only to a
ninority of taxpayers.
Dillon said that those who urge
nstead massive cuts in rates with
>ut provision for offsetting revenue
?ains, “are simply refusing to
recognize that such a course would
leave us no alternative but with
drawal from our world commit
ments and neglect of our pressing
needs at home.”
CANNERY AT GOLOVIN WILL
OPERATE THIS SUMMER
According to information re
ceived by Mrs. Thomas Johnson, a
floating cannery owned by Martin
Hegeberg will operate at Golovin
Bay this summer definitely. Local
people will be hired in the can
nery, she has been informed, and
about 20 people are anticipated to
be needed during the canning sea
son which starts some time in
rune.