Better Treatment
Asked for Gold
Sen. Ernest Gruening last week
urged in Senate remarks that the
gold mining industry be afforded
by our government consideration
matching that which has been
shown sliver. Noting that the In
terior Department has added gold
to the list of minerals for which
minerals exploration loans may be
obtained, the senator said:
“This is wholly inadequate. What
is the use of assistance loans in
view of the rigid price and market
ing controls? These loans will not
permit a single gold mine or gold
dredge to resume operations or to
continue operations. Is it not about
time the Interior Department
viewed gold in the same way as it
does silver by stressing the in
dustrial aspects rather than the
monetary. . . I think it is high
time that the Treasury and the
Interior Department got together,
noted the plight of this industry,
as well as our dwindling gold sup
ply, and in cooperation with Con
gress seek an equitable solution
for our gold mining industry’s dis
tress.”
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\ State Fish, the King
Salmon, Is In the Offing
JUNEAU UP — Rep. C. M. Bink
ey, (R-Fbks.), got a letter from
me of his constituents a week ago
and, because of it, Alaska might get
a state fish.
The letter was from Robert T.
Haynes of the Redwood Motel in
College. It said:
“Dear Mr. Binkley,
“I am in the second grade at
University Park School. In my
room I saw a map of Alaska. It
said (at the top): state bird— Wil
low Ptarmigan. State flower —
Forget Me Not. State fish—none.
State tree—none. (Actually, the
legislature designated the Sitka
Spruce as the state tree last year.
“I’d like to give Alaska a ‘state
fish.’ I think the fish should be a
king salmon because people catch
them and smoke them and eat
them. Would you tell the legisla
ture about this letter?
“Thank you. Robert T. Haynes.”
Binkley told the legislature
about it Friday with a bill, HB97,
designating the king salmon as the
official fish of the state.
He even threw in the scientific
name, oncorhyncus tshawytscha,
which should make it official
enough for anyone—even Robert.
The world’s most famous tilt is
the Leaning Tower of Pisa in
Italy. It is now 16V£ feet out of
line and sinks a fraction of an
inch more each year.
Says Cats Eat Better Than
Inmates of British Prisons I
LONDON LP — An indignant
British peer says his pet cat eats
better than the 30,00 inmates of
the nation’s jails and prisons.
Laborite Lord Stonham, 59, told
the House of Lords $2.10 a week is
spent on prisoners and $1.54 of
that goes for food.
He asked his wife what $1.54 a
week for food meant and she “told
me she spent that much on shop
bought food for our cat,” Stonham
declared. “The cat also eats some
of ours.”
“Our prisoners have the lowest
standard of living in Europe — a
hotentot standard,” he said.
“If you treat people as sub
humans, that is what they are
likely to become.”
Lord Dilhorne, spokesman for
the Conservative government, said
the diet scales are fully adequate
for health, and great improvements
have been made in recent years in
the preparation and service of
meals.
AUGUSTA, Ga. UP> — Hobson R.
Reynolds, Grand Exalted Ruler of
the Improved Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks, says there
“are more Negroes in Harlem
driving automobiles than all the
cars in Russia put together.”
Interviewed here, Reynolds also
said he has traveled in many
countries but “the United States
is the only country where minority
groups can work for rights with
the hope of attaining them.”
Lake Superior Nearly
Froze Over for First Time
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich W—
So far as man knows Lake Su
perior never has frozen over, end
to end and side to side. But it is
close to that now, and it shortly
may close what little gaps of open
water that remains.
U.S. meteorologist Arthur Myers
said Saturday a Trans-Canada Air
lines pilot flying over the 400-mile
long, 1,002 mile-wide lake reported
Friday the only open water visible
was in scattered patches not more
than one to two acres in size.
Myers said extremely cold
weather, which skidded thermo
meters here to 21 below zero Fri
day and 8 below Saturday, is like
ly to continue for a week and con
ceivably might last two weeks.
This has been one of Michigan’s
coldest winters in years.
“We could have a complete
freeze-over,” Myers said. “It has
been ice-making weather every day
for the last week.”
Myers is asking the Air Force
to take pictures this week from an
altitude high enough to cover the
whole lake — and show it for cer
tain if a complete freeze-over
develops.
CANBERRA, Australia W) — De
fense Minister Athol Townley said
about 60 cadets from the US.
Air Force Academy at Colorado
Springs, Colo., will visit Australia
in June. Their tour will include
the Woomera Guided Weapons
Testing Range.
Finis for “Kissometer”
MIAMI, Fla. UP) — The Uni
versity of Miami clamped down
Friday on the Kissometer, a gad
get designed by electrical engineer
ing students to measure the power
of a kiss.
There will be no kissing on the
campus, officials ruled, and stu
dents may test the machirie only
with handshakes.
Three students — Tatiana Pri
lutchi, 18, a bouncy brunette; John
Woods, 21, and Don Barachak, 21,—
made the machine.
The Kissometer is rigged with
flashing lights and ringing bells.
The lowest quality kiss flashes a
sign that says, “Dead Fish.” A
better smooch will register “Wow”
and the hottest smacker brings a
“Woweee” and rings a bell.
“It all depends on what’s in
side,” said Tatiana. “If you feel
all tingly inside, your kiss will
show it.”
The man and woman inside the
booth hold an electronically
charged probe in their hands. It
sends a minute amount of current
through their bodies. When their
lips meet, the circuit is completed.
An assistant professor, Gerald
Berman, said the three students
learned more about electrical en
gineering from the project than
they would have learned from
hours of lectures.
RURAL POSTAL STATION
On March 30 a rural postal sta
tion will start operating at Golo
vin, Sen. E. L. Bartlett was ad
vised last week by the Post Office
Department following representa
tions he made for postal service
to the Alaska community.
“A recent survey shows,” De
puty Asst. Postmaster Gen. Hahn
wrote Sen. Bartlett, “that although
we cannot justify establishing an
independent post office at Golovin,
there is sufficient mail volume and
patrons to warrant a rural station
in the community. This will pro
vide a stationary postal facility at
a convenient location benefiting
a population of between 80 to 100,
three businesses and a school. Full
postal service, comparable to that
available at small independent post
offices, will be provided.”
Nome Directory
BERING SEA LIONS CLUB
Sven Larsen, Pres.
Tom Balone, Secty.
Meets Every Tuesday
at 7:00 p.m.
at the North Star or Polaris
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Frank Couch, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Verna Mickelsoa
Worthy Matron
Bev Morgan
Secretary
Meets First and Third Mondays
Anvil Lodge
No. 140
Werner E. Bohrer, W. If.
Norvin W. Lewis, See.
Meets First and Third Thursdays
Of Each Month
Nome Rotary Club
Roy Snyder
Passldent
Marc Beauchaxap
Secretary
Wednesday
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets Last Tuesday of Every
Month at School
Trank Couch, President
Harriet Amundsen, Secretary
— VISITORS WELCOME —
Pioneer Igloo No. 1
Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
Don Lyle, Pres.
Chas. D. Jones, Secty.