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The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
1,2OO Western Democrats Pay $10O Apiece To Hear Adlai Stevenson

LOS ANGELES, R - Adlai E. Stevenson admonished some 1,2OO Democratic austerity diners last night, ''Let us never SOW division when it is so important to harvest unity"
 They applauded this plea and his statements that "while we may be a defeated party, we are not a beaten party" and
 T for one hope and pray that we shall be spared the spectacle of Democratic orators taking a leaf from recent history an d mouthing nonsense about 'Eisen- hower's war Rather we stay out of office forever than win it back that way"
 This was an apparent reference to Republican cries of 'Truman's war" in the last campaign.
 Adherents of the defeated Dem ocratic presidential candidate fill ed the Biltmore Hotel Bowl for a Western States austerity dinner" !" The $100-a-plate menu included split pea soup, corned beef and cabage, boiled new potatoes, apple pie with cheese, and coffee.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
Secretary Dulles Will Cooperate Congressional Probes of State Dept.

WASHINGTON, R- Secretary of State Dulles said Friday the State Department needs remedial action from the Republican ad- ministration. He added that con- gressional Investigations may help in this respect.
 In a formal statement at his news conference Dulles said it will take months to reorganize the department and get the personnel situation ''in satisfactory shape"
 Meanwhile, he said, congress sional inquiries will be going on and he made clear that he intends to cooperate with them.
 He laid down this policy about defending the department and it's people, which he took over little more than a month ago from the Truman administration:
 q am prepared to defend what 1 know to be sound and defens- ible. I am not prepared blindly to defend a situation which was created under my predecessors and which 1 have taken office with a mandate to change"
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
Deck Officers Assert
 Owners Injunction Will Not Stop Their Strike

SAN FRANCISCO, lR - West Coast ship owners Thursday night obtained a temporary court order to stop a scheduled strike of deck officers, but the union maintains it will make no difference.
 ''No one can force us to work for sub standard wages" a spokesman for the A L Masters, Mates and Pilots Union said.
 Capt. c. F. May, vice president of the union, said he didn't see how a court order could prevent individual officers from not sign ing up for work. If the shipown- CTS think they can establish an unheard-of precedent by mak- ing a master and mate of a ship sail for less money than the men for whom he is responsible, they will be responsible for whatever consequences result" he said.
 May earlier said union mem bers were ordered "as of now" not to sign on West Coast ships, except tn SC carrying military cargo and those of firms which might grant the unions wage de- mands.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
New President Of U. of A. Will Be Chosen In May

JUNEAU, LR - Chairman An drew Nerland of the University of Alaska board of regents said Friday no president of the Uni versity will be chosen until the May meeting.
 Nerland said they had been dis cussing applications for the presi- dency which are now close to 35 and that others were still arriv- ing. There has not been one from Governor Gruening.
 The governor has said he would not apply for the position, but some of his legislative critics have expressed concern that he might.
 The list of applicants, Nerland said, includes ones from Alaska and most parts of the United States. The regents have voted a maximum salary of $16,000, he added. Dr. Ferris Moore, retiring president, has been getting $12,5OO.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
INCOME TAX EXEMPTION ASKED FOR NEW INDUSTRIES TO DEVELOP RESOURCES

JUNEAU, R-The Senate com- pleted legislative approval Thurs day on a memorial to Congress for a special federal income tax exemption for new industries en- tering the territory for develop ment of natural resources.
 The memorial introduced by Rep. Fred Eastbaugh R-JuneaW asks. a three and one-half year exemption after the e industry starts production.
 The memorial cites new private industries as the main hope for territorial development and says tax incentives are the best way to attract new business.
 The House had previously ap- proved the memorial.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
Rep. Saylor Seeks More Hearings on Alaska Statehood

WASHINGTON, R- Rep. Say Tor R-Pa) still plans to seek a White House endorsement of statehood hearings for Alaska de- spite President Eisenhower's state mentWednesday that the northern territory has not yet proved it is ready to come into the Union.
 The President told his weekly news conference he was not pre- pared to recommend early Con- gressional action on Alaskan state hood.
 He said he believed the Repub- lican platform said that the Alas kan situation would be studied to determine whether statehood should be recommended. He said he did not feel that the Alaskan case has been proven, and de- scribed the territory as more de- pendent than self-supporting.
 Advised of the Presidents state ment, Saylor-head of the House Territories Subcommittee now holding hearings on Hawaiin state hood-said he still will seek an appointment with the President.
 'I don't plan to ask that he rec ommend statehood" the Pennsy1- vanian said, 'fbut I would like his recommendation that hearings on Alaska be held to see what kind of case can be made. I think they've got a good one"
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
Van Fleet Insists
 JUN. Gould Break Korean Stalernate

SAN FRANCISCO, R - Gen. James A. Van Fleet insists-and emphatically - that the powerful United Nations army could break the military stalemate in Korea, if unleaShed.
 The retiring US. Eighth Army commander, arriving to a hero's welcome after g months in Kor- ca, declared:
 My Eighth Army can always advance another step and fire an- other shot"
 The 6O-year-old Van Fleet was given a ticker tape greeting as he rode through Market Street in downtown San Francisco after a 17-gun harbor salute.
 He was feted at a civic lunch con and reception in which he was presented a gold crested sword by the city.
 Van Fleet told the 1000 guests Korea is the front line of free dom battlefield which, if lost, loses far more than Korea. If Korea is lost, Japan and the rest of Asia would soon follow suit, and the Pacific Ocean would be a Communist Highway"
 He indicated he had no particu- lar plans after his retirement, but expected to ''root around the world for while" and do some big game hunting in Africa and Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
ALASKA LABOR FEDERATION ENDORSES LARRY MOORE
 FOR ALASKA R.R. MANAGER

JUNEAU, R - T e Alaska Territorial Federation of Labor yesterday announced endorse ment of Larry Moore, of Anchor age, for general manager of the Alaska Railroad.
 Moore, formerly assistant to the railroad manager, also has the backing of the Alaska Republican Central Committee. He is the gen. eral manager of the Alaska Gen. eral Contractors and handles labor negotiations for that group.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
LIVING COSTS DROP

WASHINGTON, R-The gov ernment reported Friday that liv- ing costs dropped two-tenths of one per cent between mid-Decem- Der and mid-January.
 The decline, mainly due to low CT retail prices for food and cloth ing, was reflecting in a new con- sumer price index put out for the first time Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
Major Turnover of Democratic D.A.'S
 Reported In Making

WASHINGTON, R-A major turnover in the 94 US. district attorneys who served under the Democratic administration was reported in the making Friday.
 An announcement by Attorney General Herbert Brownell said that 'Persons nominated as US. attorneys will be required to give up all outside law practice i'm mediately upon taking their new positions"
 It added:
 ''The prohibition against out side practice also will apply to all assistant United States attor- neys. appointed in the future.
 Each new United States attor- ney also will be requested to ap- ply the restriction as soon as prac- ticable to any present assistant United States attorneys retained in office"
 Brownell's use of the phrase "any retained in office" broadly hinted that a great many may not be. His use of the words leach new" US. attorney also was obviously significant.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
DONALD M. DAFOE NAMED EDUCATION COMMISSIONER

JUNEAU, LR - The territorial Board of Education announced Thursday the selection of Donald M. Dafoe, assistant Anchorage school superintendent, as Alaska Commissioner of Education.
 He succeeds Everett Erickson who resigned to enter private business in Portland, Ore.
 The commissioners salary is $12,000 yearly but the board has made an urgent request to the legislature to raise it to $15,00O.
 Dafoe has been in Anchorage since sept. 1851.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
JUNK DEALER NABBED FOR BUYING STOLEN GOVT WIRE

SAN FRANCISCO, R-A 55- year-old junk dealer wanted in Alaska on charges of purchasing stolen US. government property, was arrested here Thursday by the FBI.
 Donald K. Brown, FBI chief here, identified the man as Robt. B. Patterson.
 Indicted in Anchorage, three months ago on charges of pur- chasing $500 worth of stolen gov. ernment power cables, the junk dealer told the FBI today he never knew he had been indicted.
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
Fairbanks Unions Caution Workers Coming To
 Alaska To Look For Work

FAIRBANKS, R - Fairbanks labor and trade unions have is sued word of caution to workers who plan to come to Alaska this year during the construction sea- son.
 At present, one union reported, half of it's members are out of work, and others have from 20 to 40 per cent on the bench.
 When jobs are available, local men are hired first, the union said. In addition to the surplus of, men, the construction season is expected to get off to a late start due to a freeze recently placed on military construction.
 Before coming to the territory, workers were urged to contact their trade unions, as all construc- tion jobs are handled through the organizations. This includes ser vice trades, culinary and laundry workers,
The Nome nugget., 1953-02-27
Some Criticism
 Voiced on Choice Of HeintZleman
By JIM HUTCHINSON

JUNEAU, R-One of the big questions among Alaska's legisla- tors as an eventful political week near an end is:
 Will governor designate B. Frank Heintzleman suggest any specific legislation if he comes to Juneau before the present session ends?
 CHeintzleman said at Washing ton Thursday that should his nomination by President Eisen- hover be confirmed by the Senate next week he plans to return to Alaska around March 10 to con- fer with the legislators, if they are still in session..
 Among legislators polled for opinions immediately after the recommendations by Secretary of Interior Mckay for governor and Juneau mayor Waino Hendrick- son for secretary, most praised the choices.
 However, as the week pro- gressed, divergent opinions ap- peared. Now there is far from unanimity in the praise, although Heintzleman is generally recog- nized as the least controversial among the factional choices.
 What criticism is being voiced in corridors and hotel Hobbies seemed to boil down to these three main categories:
 l. Some of the regular party organization people feel that the party organization has been let down through recommendation of a candidate with a non political record.
 2. Some critics feel that Heint- zleman didn't merit the appoint ment because he has been basic ally a government bureau man during his long career in Alaska.
 3. Many legislators from other divisions feel that the most pop ulous areas of the territory have been sighted by the appointment of two Juneau men to top terri torial appointive positions, and that neither is widely familiar with problems outside southeast ern Alaska.
 But one Democrat commented:
 ''The appointment looks good to me-too good. They may make it tougher for us Democrats two years from now"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30
DEMOCRATIC LEADER PLEADS
FOR FOREIGN POLICY UNITY

lites "crumbling," this was no time
for the U. S. to retrench on its
foreign aid program.
johnson said he and Sen. Taft OF
Ohio, the Republican leader, had
agreed to co-sponsor an amend
ment aimed at wiping out a House
approved provision which automat.
ically would withhold about one
billion in aid funds until Western
European countries ratify treaties
for q unified army.
The Texas senator said the
amendment would leave any such
action up to the discretion of the
President.
Wiley said he was thinking OF
an amendment which would give
the President authority to trans.
fer up to so per cent of the funds
earmarked by Congress from one
area of the world to another. He
said conditions are changing SO
fast such presidential authority
might be required.
The foreign relations group
agreed in a closed meeting yester-
day to accept an amendment pro-
posed by the armed services com.
mittee requiring the MSA to give
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30
Urges No Politics
At This Time;
Says Dulles Plays
Santa Claus Part
BY JACK BELL

WASHINGTON Up - Democratic
Leader Lyndon B. johnson of Tex
as pleaded for foreign policy unity
today in the face of a clustering
attack by Sen. LANCER (R.-ND) on
the administrations $5,31S, 900 900
foreign aid bill.
johnson said in an interview he
knows of no gripping amend
mentS to be offered by Democrats
to the measure to continue the Mu-
tual Security Administration pro-
gram, and he added:
1.-THE less partiSanship we dis
play at this critical time, the bet
ter it viii be for the country. If
we ever needed unity on foreign
policy, we need it now"
The Senate today enters its Sec
ond day of debate on the bill-al-
ready approved by the House at
a 81, 99S, 600, 600 level.
LANCER told the Senate yesterday
the measure is "a fraud on the
credulity of the American people,
because he said U. S. allies self
ishly recognize fright and duty
only to themselves"
LANCER declared Secretary of
State Dulles has played the part
of a big, bluff Santa Claus on a
tour of Europe. he commended the
U. S. has been put in the position
of supporting European colonial
policy in Asia and thus has caused
some Asiatic areas to regard the
Russians as their iberators from
such policies.
LANCER traditionaI,y has opposed
what he calls giveaway programs.
Senate leaders were confident the
measure will be approved by a
substantial majority.
Chairman Wiley (R-Wis) of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit.
tee argued yesterday that with
Russian control of European satel-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30

Marathon independence Day,
will have double significance to
members of the Marathon Volun-
teer Fire Department. They will
be celebrating their own indepen-
dence. And, on July Fourth night,
IN cooperation with American Le-
gion Post 154, they will offer the
public the most elaborate two-hour
fireworks display in Marathon's
history.
The Marathon Volunteer Fire
Department is now an independent
civic organization. Title to the
Headquarters building was turned
over to the organization by Fred
Center, Chamber of Commerce
President, Thursday evening, June
Is. Title to the building was for
merly held by the Chamber of
Commerce.
Volunteer Fire Dept. President,
AT DdhCIy dHu hC OIl4NA N' W
Bushea announced that contribu-
lions made by Marathon residents
has enabled the Dept. to purchase
100 nine, twelve and fifteen inch
mortar bombs. Each she'll, when
detonated, will rise $50 to 200 feet
in the air. 1t will spread multi-hued
Representations, and illuminate the
sky so as to be visible within a
radius of nine miles. 1t is estimat-
ed that the extreme area of visi-
bility will be between Pigeon Key
on the Seven Mile Bridge, and
Grassy Key.
A Gordon of Legionnaires and
Boy Scouts will be thrown around
an area $50 feet from the firing
line. Spectators will not be permit
ted to enter the firing area. The
mortar tubes, three quarters of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30

| rector, she visited the Sue M.
Moore School, where the Principal,
Gerald Guthrie is a member of the
groups board of directors and his
wife Beryl Guthrie is Marathon
Little Theatre Groups President.
It seems that Mr.. Guthrie agreed
that the school couldn't have been
a better selection to store the
makeup kits. He, apparently, was
quite busy at the time of the visit.
Nevertheless, it seems, he dashed
out of his office, called to two boys
standing nearby, to help Edythe
get the corrugated box out of her
car, and that was it. Edythe and
Mrs. Goggin, when the box was
removed, went their respective
ways. Nothing more was said, un-
til recently when discussing a pro-
posed play at a meeting, someone
asked about the makeup. To date
there has been no answer. Neither
Mr.. Guthrie, nor anyone else seem
ed to know who the boys in ques-
ton were.
Vice President, Georgella letter
over, who is pinch hitting for Mrs.
Guthrie, while the groups presi.
dent and her husband are away
at Florida State University, where
Mr.. Guthrie is completing work
towards his masters degree in ed
ucation, has helped every person
who might have some idea on the
matter, retrace their footsteps.
But, all clues seem to lead up
to, and stop, on the patio of the
Sue M. Moore School Building. AS
far as can be determined, the two
helpful boys, followed their Prin-
cipal's instructions. They helped
Edythe Combs remove the box OF
makeup from her car. They set the
box on the school patio. Then, the
unidentified youngsters must have
gone on their merry way, while
the unmarked receptacle for the
trical trappings remained where il
was placed. perhaps for several
days.
There are those who seem to
have quite realistic solution to
the battling mystery. In true Sher.
lock Holmes fashion they have In
spected and studded the area
where the theatrical makeup box
was last seen. They have watched
the flow of traffic around the area,
The climax seems to be as start.
ing as the thought is horrifying,
Being an unmarked box in a ra.
Their frayed condition, it seemed to
be an open invitation for removal
by a gentleman who, periodically
looks for just such items when he
makes his appointed rounds in that
school area.
For lack of a more adequate rea'
son to believe otherwise, the de
duction seems to be that the con
tainer of items that bespeak Of thu
very glory of the theatre went t.
Its untimely end surrounded anC
perhaps buried under a pile Of re
fuse and rubble. carried away il
the open van Of the towns gar
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30

up in direct appropriations an
amount equal to any foreign, cur
rencies or credits it uses abroad.
Wiley said the Z. S. has about
74S millions in such credits from
the sale of war SURPRISES. The
armed services group said the
MSA planned to use about IS mil
lions of this amount.
The foreign relations committee
also approved an amendmet under
which 400 million dollars in aid
for Indochina would go back into
the Treasury if the war with the
Communists in that country is
ended.
The pending Dill is only an au-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30
MOONLIGHT CHAIN REACTION

DALLAS. TEX. (R) - The diff
ference between Laughter" and
slaughter" a speaker told junior
of commerce members at a lun.
cheon here, is the letter "S'' =.
which, he added, Stands for sci.
fishness. Louis E. Throgmort,
vice-president of Republic Nation.
al Life Insurance Company, was
the speaker.
He described America as "a ma
ton built on moonbeams volun-
tary desires to create and not
bound by chains of force.
"Break a chain and there's
nothing left, but cut a moonbeam
and it still remains" he said.
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bage collector ana entombed in the
local garbage dump.
Some are still holding out a
faint glimmer of home that the
missing kit may be in the posses
sion of member who has not at
tended meetings of the Marathon
Little Theatre Group lately. Should
the stuff be found, it viii make
for a logica, last act curtain scene
:. where the principles in the cast
will kiss. and makup.
Marathon Sixteen year old Lou
is Russell, Jr., is the first High
School student in the history of
Marathon to be selected to repre-
sent the Marathon area at the
American Legion Boys State, cur
renHy in session at Florida Univer-
Sity, Tallahassee.
Louis, son Oh Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Russell, ST., was selected for Boys
State on the basis of recommend
atoms by Edward o. Schweitzer,
Principal of Key West High School,
where the youth viii be entering
his senior year this fall, and Ger
aid Guthrie, Principal of Mara
thon'S Sue M. Moore School. He
was selected for outstanding scho.
lastic and leadership qualifications.
Marathon American Legion Post
154 is sponsoring the Florida Boys
State representative. Louis, whose
nickname is "Bunky" was provid-
ed with a round trip bus ticket,
spending money and tuition pay.
ment by the Legion Post. He is
the eldest of three children, and
has a sister Judy. age IA, and a
younger brother, Charles, age 10.
One of 20 Marathon teen-agers
who travel 100 miles each school
day to attend Key West High
School, Louis has written his class
mates that upon his return he will
conduct a seminar to recount his
experiences in the "49th State" as
Florida Boys State is popularity
known. He viii also be guest
speaker at meeting of American
Legion Post 154. Dan O'Connell is
Post Commander, and John Castell
is Adjutant.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-30

Marathon 1t is nc often that
local Little Theatre Group is af-
forded the opportunity to draw on
its own experiences for the plot of
a play. But, such may be the for
tunate circumstances for the Ma
rathon Little Theatre Group, bas-
ed on what, to date, seems to be
a rather battling situation.
The most appropriate title for
the dilemma of Marathon'S theS-
plans could be, 'The Case of Miss
ing Makeup" a real life who
dunit. The story goes back to last
February, when Marathon's Little
Theatre Group gave three success
full performances of Everybody
Works bat Father. One of the
stars of the show, who doubled as
director of makeup for the anna
teur actors, was Edythe Combs.
In keeping with her surname, Edy-
the Combs is Marathon's leading
Hairdresser and Beautician. She
has the unique distinction of main
tanning her beauty establishment
in a trailer, adjacent to her home.
Following the show, Edythe took
charge of the extensive amount of
makeup, estimated to be worth be-
tween $40 and $50. 1t was packed
in corrugated box about three
feet high and Edythe carted it a.
round in her car for quite a few
weeks.
Although a firm believer in the
slogan, ''the show must go on, +"
Edythe could see no useful pur.
pose being served by the case oi
makeup kits resposing in the back
of her car. One day, accompanied
by Mrs. John p. Goggin, wife oi
| the Theatre Groups Dramatic Di
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Marathon News
By JACK nj. LEVINE

each buried in the ground, sur
rounded by sand-bags, will face
the Gulf Side. Boats must remain
200 feet offShore. The fire engine
and equipment will stand by for
any emergency.
The 10 man firing squad viii be
under command of william Macon.
Each firing crew will consist of
three men, on a rotating basis. A
loader-caller, a mortar shell car
rier and fire operator will COM
prise each crew. In addition to
Macon, the squad will include:
Art Baker, Dick Fitch, R. G. Bu-
shea, Hans Schmall, Don Fox, As
siStant Fire Chief, Karl Loesch,
Harry Graver, Al Koonitz and An
thony Ardolino.
Macon is also Vice President of
the Fire Volunteers. Dick Fitch is
Secretary and Don Fox is Urea
Surer.