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The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
Truck COnvOys
With UN Prisoners
Near Panmunjom

MUNSAN, R--Allied planes to-
day spotted two truck conveys
highballing sick and wounded
U.N. war prisoners toward the
gate to freedom at Panmunjom.
There was no report of a third
convoy the Reds said also is NOV
ing south through North Korea.
The three conveys are carrying
part of 600 disabled U.N. troops to-
be traded for $500 Red sick and
injured beginning Monday.
Meanwhile, the U.N. Command
said $50 Chinese prisoners are
being readied for exchange - 230
more than the 700 the Allies told
the Red liaison officers at Pan
munjom would be returned as sick
and wounded.
There was no immediate expla-
nation for the higher figure.
Even as the announcement came
almost $50 Chinese Reds on the
first leg toward home rebelled
briefly against the UN.
They refused for 212 hours to
leave landing ship that took
them from Cheju Island to the
South Korean mainland, but they
finally filed off after armed Allied
guards wearing gas masks came
aboard.
The Chinese all had asked for
return to their homeland.
There was no report here on
any further action toward revival
of the full scale armistice talks.
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
Dept. of Defense
Not Supporting
Alaska Statehood

WASHINGTON, Up - The IN
dersecretary Of Air said Tuesday
the Defense Department is not
supporting statehood for Alaska.
James H. Douglas told House
Interior subcommittee the Defense
Department feels that while state
hood might have a long range adj
vantage to the military it would
have no immediate benefit.
Douglas was the first witness as
the subcommittee opened a hear
ing on legislation to admit Alaska
to the Union.
"The Defense Department real
izes," Douglas testified, chat over
a period of years, statehood may
provide more sound political
and economic form of government,
and that this would be of benefit
to the armed forces by providing
better communications and addi-
tional interior security forces.
However, the immediate i'm
pact from a national security
standpoint would be Of no great
import because the military re-
sponsibility remains the same"
Douglas testified only briefly,
discussing only the military eff
fects Of statehood.
Asked if the Defense Depart
ment's position on Alaska differed
from its view on Hawaii statehood
Douglas said he did not know.
The House recently passed bill
to make Hawaii a state. This bill
is now before the Senate Interior
Committee.
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
CAB TO HOLD HEARINGS ON
AIRLINE APPLICATION TO
OPERATE FROM ANCHORAGE

WASHINGTON, Up The Civil
Aeronautics Board decided yester-
day to hold a hearing on the ap-
LEGATION of Sea Airmotive, Inc, for
authority to fly persons and pro-
perty within a radius of 200 miles
of Anchorage, on non-scheduled
or charter basis, and to transport
mail and freight.
Two airlines-Northern Consol-
idated and Cordova-objected that
the proposal would result in 'sun-
necessary and uneconomic dupli-
cation of services" in their areas.
The board decided the issues
raised should be resolved only
after public hearing at time
and place to be announced later.
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
IL Million Dollar Public
Works Program Proposed
For Alaska This Year

WASHINGTON, R-A 17-proj-
ect, IL million dollar Alaska pub
lie works program is proposed by
the Department Of Interior for the
II months beginning this July.
Details Of the program, which
reflect revisions made in the Is
million dollar request contained
in the budget sent to Congress by
former President Truman, were
disclosed today in testimony made
public by a House appropriation
committee.
The revision deleted four pre-
viously proposed projects and
scaled down requests for advance
planning and administrative funds.
Deleted projects, according to
statement given the committee by
the Office Of Territories, were
territorial requests for schools at
Ruby and Fort Yukon, a school
proposed by the Fairbanks indie
pendent School District, and street
Improvements sought by Juneau.
The remaining II PROBE IS
would cost a total of $12,175,-
600. All, the subcommittee was
told, have completed the neces-
sary preliminaries which prompt
ed the House to slash similar fund
requests last year.
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
BIDS OPEN ON BIG DELTA
ARMY TRAINING PROJECT

SEATTLE, R-Arny engineers
opened bids yesterday on the new
Big Delta Army training project,
which may prove the largest mill
tary construction job in Alaska.
1t calls for an eventual expendi-
ture Of about $2O,OOO,OOO.
Peter Kiewit Sons Of Omaha
and the Fred J. Early, Jr., Co., Of
San Francisco, in a joint venture
offer Of $1O,521,749 were apparent
low bidders. The Army fair cost
estimate was $11,85O,8O2.
The project is a new Arctic
training and indoctrination cen
ter, about $50 miles southeast of
Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
ANCHORAGE ROAD WORK
STARTS ON BYPASS TO CITY

ANCHORAGE, Up i First road
work undertaken this spring in
the Anchorage area was started
this week by the Alaska Road
Commission. Crews resumed oper-
alton on the bypass which will
route traffic from the military
reservation to the city and sub
urbs without congesting the post
roads.
The project was started last fall
and is expected to be completed
by mid-July.
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
SUBJECT OF EISENHOWER
SPEECH: CHANCE FOR PEACE

AUGUSTA, Ga, B- President
Eisenhower's speech in Washing
ton tomorrow will deal with "the
chances for peace" for "all the
peoples of the world in 1858"
James c. Hagerty, Eisenhower's
press secretary, announced the
theme at the Presidents vacation
headquarters here. The address at
a luncheon meeting Of the Ameri-
can Society of Newspaper Editors
will be televised and broadcast by
radio on all national networks.
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
Stubbs Will Fly
To Point Barrow;
Will Walk Back

FAIRBANKS, R-Jesse Stubs,
71-year-old boyhood friend of Will
Rogers, left for Point Barrow yes
terday to erect a shrine to the
comedian-but he will no longer
be travelling on foot.
Friends finally persuaded him
to abandon his plans to trek near
ly 800 miles over some of the
toughest and little-mapped terrain
on the continent and he will ride
in a Wien-Alaska Airlines plane,
on ticket paid for him. He re-
Gently arrived on foot from An
chorage, accompanied by his dog,
Quacco.
But Stubs said he was deter
mined to walk back to Fairbanks
after he visits the spot where
Rogers and Wiley Post crashed to
their deaths in a plane. He expects
to build a cement vault at the
scene.
Mrs. Edith Clark, middle-aged
out-of-doors enthusiast, an An
chorage engineers office employee,
gave up her plans to accompany
Stubs to Point Barrow when he
said he would fly there.
From Point Barrow, Stubs
must hike 36 miles to the crash
scene. He will take his dog with
him on the plane.
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
Union Criticizes Military
Sea Transport Service for
Decimating Free Shipping

SAN FRANCISCO, R-Exten-
sion of the Pacific Coast long
shore agreement beyond its ex-
piration date of June is, 1854, is
under consideration.
A coastwide caucus of longshore,
ships clerk and walking boss To-
calls of the International and
Warehousemen's Union empow-
cred its negotiating committee to
consider extension.
The contract was negotiated in
1851. A union spokesman said the
''main framework" of the agree
ment might be extended if there
were increased wages and social
gains.
I The caucus severely criticized
the Military Sea Transport Ser
vice "for decimating both free en-
terpriSe and the maritime unions"
''Our government uses a short
sighted policy when it increases
the tonnage capacity that sails
under MSTS," the report said.
Both free enterprise and the
maritime unions are being deci-
mated by the United States gov
eminent remaining in the shipping
business.
SIN the interests of our country,
this work should revert to pri-
vate American operators"
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
l9 MiraculOuslv
Rescued From
Crash i'm Cascades

SEATTLE, R-Saved by a mir
acle of fate, pluck and courage,
10 persons were rescued in a day.
long struggle against nature yes
terday after their air liner crash
ed into the Cascade Mountains,
killing the other six persons
aboard
The slow and painful job of
bringing the injured out began
Immediately after the planes
plucky stewardess, Mrs. Adra
Long Of Berkeley, Calf, was spot
ted hobbling down the mountain
side, leaving a trail of blood in
the deep snow.
She was six miles from the
place where the plane, chartered
by the Army to fly servicemen
from Scranton, Pa, and Washing
ton, DC, to Seattle, plunged into
snow covered trees when one Of
its two engines failed and ice
formed on its wings.
The trees broke the fall but
tore the wings from the craft.
The fuselage broke into two parts,
the forward section badly smashed
and the rear half virtually I'M
touched.
The pilot, copilot and four of
the servicemen were fatally in
jured. Mrs. Long said she awoke
after the crash.
Il was still sitting in my chair, 7
she told rescuers. Il had been
thrown clear Of the plane" This
was approximately 2:30 am, the
position 40 miles southeast Of
Seattle at the 5000 foot level.
Snow was five feet deep.
One of the survivors who spent
the day awaiting rescue was Pvt.
Howard Wormuth, 81, of Carbon
dale, Pa, who said the plane had
had engine trouble out of Chicago
and had to return there for servic-
ing.
"This rescue operation was a
darn good job. When they carried
men out by stretcher from the
wreckage to the truck, the going
was really hazardous.
Il never saw such a steep
mountain in all my life"
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
2 INCHES SNOW POSTPONES
RED SOX - SENATORS GAME

BOSTON, R- Wet ground-ac-
tually a couple Of inches of snow
forced postponement Of the Bos-
ton Red Sox' baseball season open
er yesterday with the Washington
Senators.
The Red Sox management also
postponed today's game when it
became evident the grounds could
not be put in shape in time.
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
ADMINISTRATION TAKES
STAND AGAINST HOUSE
MOVE TO END RENT CONTROL

WASHINGTON, R-The Eisen-
hover administration took a stand
today against hurry-up move in
the House to kill almost all re-
naming federal rent controls on
April 80.
Defense Mobilization Director
Arthur S. Fleming urged the
House Banking Committee to con-
tinue general rent controls over
some 5,55O,OOO housing units in 80
states until Oct. l.
Fleming said this additional
time is needed to carry out re-
quest in President Eisenhower's
state of the union message. He
quoted from the message that be-
fore controls are removed, each
state legislature should have full
opportunity to take over respon-
sibility for this function"
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
AIR MAIL STAMP WILL
HONOR so YEARS OF FLIGHT

WASHINGTON, R- The Post
Office Departments new airmail
stamp, to commemorate the 5Oth
anniversary of flight, will 60 on
sale for the first time at Dayton,
Ohio, next May 20.
Dayton was the home of the
Wright brothers.
The Nome nugget., 1953-04-15
Wade of ANS Tells
Chamber Deer Will
Be Available Here

be Available Here
Hugh Wade, Alaskan head of
the Alaska Native Service from
Juneau, was speaker at the Cham
Der of Commerce luncheon yes
terday and gave most interest
ing talk covering many Of the
functions of the service which he
represents.
Mr.. Wade gave resume Of the
background of the establishment
Of the White Mountain School,
showing how it served its purpose
before the establishment of the
Mt. Edgecumbe School. 1t is now
found to be too expensive to OPP
crate in comparison with the larg-
er and more accessible school.
He explained that the day
schools in the villages Of the Sec
ond Division would have increased
teaching service to make it pos
sible for students to stay at home
until they completed the eighth
grade and then get their high
school education at Nome or Mt.
Edgecumbe.
Alaska Steam Not Interested
Mr. Wade discussed the critic
ism of the ANS being in the ship
ping business and stated that they
had negotiated with the Alaska
Steamship Co. He indicated that
Alaska Steam was not interested
in calling at the small out-of-
way villages where standby time
sometimes runs into many days.
He claimed that the MS North
Star saved the taxpayers money.
He stated the ASC wanted only
the cream.
Referring to the native coopera-
tive stores, he stated that he could
see no reason why the natives
should not borrow from RFC, in
asmuch as loans were made to de-
velop the tin mine at Lost River
as well as many buildings and
apartment houses in Fairbanks,
Ketchikan, Juneau and Anchorage
10000 lbs. Deer Meat Next Fall
Wade announced that the North
Star will bring 10000 pounds of
reindeer from Edgecumbe, where
it has been in cold storage since
last fall and sell it here at As
cents per pound, boatside price,
and that 10000 pounds would be
available this fall from Nunivak
Island, as the herd is being re-
duced. The reindeer will be avail
able not only at Nome but at the
various villages on the North
Stars itinerary north of Nome.
Consider Liquor Problem Grave
Disseminating his remarks as an
ANS official and speaking as an
individual, Wade stated that he
considered the liquor question in
this area Of grave Importance and
unless something was done to curb
Continued on Page Two
Evening star., 1953-02-23
Pontiac Adopts New Design Increases WheeIbose Power

Sweeping design changes. the
first major revisions in four
years, and engineering advances
mark the 1853 Pontiac.
Called the Dual Streak, the
new line is mounted on a longer
wheelbase chassis and comes in
II body styles in three series
the Special. Deluxe and the Gus
tom. Each series is available
with either an eight or six-cyl-
inder power plant.
The SKIS horsepower has been
raised from 102 to 118. with a
compression ratio of TIL. This
was accomplished by using du-
plex carburetion with new in
take manifold, new camshaft
and more compact combustion
chambers with electroplated
pistons.
The new Pontiac bodies are
diStinguishable from previous
models by these major changes:
Large. one-piece wrap-around
rear windows. one-piece wind
shields, high deck contour, mod
ern rear-fin fender design and
completely revised styling of
sheet metal and trim as well as
new interiors.
The familiar chrome strips on
hood and rear decks are there,
with reviSions.
Other new items are optional
power steering, modified curve
Evening star., 1953-02-23

stallment credit was provided for
new and used cars. Most of this
credit, $3.50. 200, ,O00, was ar
ranged through dealers. includ-
ing finance companies which
work with them. The remaining
81 .880, 100000 was handled by
commercial banks. The COM
mercial banks share in this
credit business has risen since
1941. Then it was divided So, ,797,- :
600. 900 for dealers and only $573
million for commercial banks.
How to Avoid the "Gyp."
Although there are few COM
plants about "gyp" car deals
nowadays, the American Auto
mobile Association thinks buyers
should know what to look for
and how to get financial help.
Here is how:
First. go to reputable dealer.
preferably one long established
in town.
Second. if you can't pay cash.
Evening star., 1953-02-23

get the following information In
black and white before closing
the deal: Cash delivered price OF
the car and specified extras. ex-
act amount allowed on the We
hicle traded in. the total finance
charge, the cost of insurance and
the type of coverage provided.
Third. read the contract-all
OF it-including the fine print.
If the dealers financing is not
satisfactory, consult a bank.
Banks terms for lending money
should be about the same as rep
utable dealers. If the bank
gives you a much cheaper loan
than the dealer offered. you are
justified in suspecting the
dealer.
The same word to the wise
goes for those who get loans on
their cars, or buy automobile
accessories on time:
Read those contracts carefully.
Evening star., 1953-02-23
Finance
Continued From Page s-1.)

raise enough cash to get the
car out of hook, Company q
took over the auto. Company B,
in turn, sold it to Company C,
Before long, the original buyer
didn't know which company he
was dealing with. He fell farther
behind in his payments until,
finally, he lost the car.
Three brothers developed a re-
finement of this "kiting' that is
still reeounted with a chuckle
throughout the auto industry
One of the brothers was a car
dealer, another ran a finance
company and a third had a
rent-a-car business.
Automobiles shuttled around
their triangular course with dol
lar jackpots at every corner. The
dealer sold cars to unwary Gus
toners under hoaked-up finance
deals. The finance company
part of the coalition repossessed
as many cars as possible. Then
the rent-a-car dealer picked up
these repossessed cars for ex-
tremely nomial sums to swell his
feet of cars for rent.
More than once the triangle
was closed completely, when the
rent-a-car man sent the vehicles
back to his brothers used-car
lot.
Work to Stamp Out Evils.
The AAA and BIB worked to
stamp out these evils in the pre-
war years. And they are still
working in the same direction.
They have helped persuade Is
States to pass laws which would
catch the sharks" Maryland
was one of the pioneers in pass
ing such legislation. Virginia
also has laws to protect the car
buyer to an extent.
But the law that cannot be
circumvented by a clever con-
tract is hard to write. The AAA
and BIB still hope for more
public awareness as we'll as more
State action, especially in the
50 states which have no laws at
all against such practices.
Enough people are financing
cars to make it a Federal con-
Germ. In 1851, for instance,
81 1866, 100000 of consumer in
Evening star., 1953-02-23
Junk Behind Seat Is Dunoerous

In making some tests on how
persons are injured in car acci-
dents engineers and physicians
have come UP with a practical
suggestion.
Finding that many people
have been severely injured
through having loose objects in
the car hit them in the back of
the head, the observers warn
against the popular habit of al
Evening star., 1953-02-23

lowing a lot of miscellany to
collect in the area around the
back of the rear seat.
A recent check showed that
in one car there was an umbrella,
a very heavy emergency flare, a
screwdriver and metal box
containing facial tissues. Many
tourists add various extra items
which may be hazardous if sud-
denly tossed into the air.
Evening star., 1953-02-23

equipment to team with the
new front-end changes.
AS a result of the longer
wheelbase, the two and four
door sedanS have approximately
two inches greater rear COM
partment knee room. Also deep
er rear seat cushions and great
er hip room and head room have
been provided.
BY repositioning the acceler-
ator pedal, engineers have even
produced more leg room for the
driver,
Evening star., 1953-02-23

control front suspension, ig-
milton key starting, electronic
headlight DINNERS, improved
dual range hydra-matic trans
mission.
The gasoline tank capacity
has been upped to 20 gallons, the
oil pump capacity Is increased to
3.3 gallons per minute and new
hood-latching mechanism is in
troduced.
Changes run the length of the
longer wheelbase. New bumper
Evening star., 1953-02-23

styling, redesigned radiator
grille. crank-operated front ven-
tipane. newly clustered instru-
ment panel, new location Of the
windshield wiper motor and an
emergency brake warning light.
One of Pontiac's fayorite
talking points is the curve con-
troll front suspension. This re-
duces the Gambler change due to
the outward thrust of the car
when negotiating a curve.
Power steering is optional
Evening star., 1953-02-23

Some contracts have been known
to allow accessory stores to re-
possess the whole car if ac-
ceSsory payments fall behind.
Evening star., 1953-02-23


Willow
Styled
Fibgla
the standards of thrills
for mot
Be the entire Kaiser foy Of fine headed by the
luxurious styled "tordtop" Dragon.
IT At THE WAsHENCTON AUTO SHOW
Evening star., 1953-11-22
Husband Wins AIimonY
After 11-Year Marriage
By the Assoeiatsd Pres,

PASADENA, Calf, Nov. 21.-
A man who says his wealthy wife
encouraged him during their H.
year marriage to spend his time
painting pictures rather than
earning a living has been granted
$400 a month temporary ali
mony.
Jirayr Zorthian, 40, told SUI
perior court he has been too busy
painting to learn how to make
money He said his wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth William Zorthian, "a,
has a $685. fortune.
Judge Kurtz Kaufman took
cognizance of Mr.. Zorthian's as
sertion that only about 2 per
cent of those who paint pictures
can make a living at it. He also
granted him $4,000 in attorneys
fees and $3.50 court costs.
The alimony will remain in
effect until a divorce action is
heard, probably six to eight
months.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c. - A-33
",

expected. for the question of
the use of animals in medical
research long has been hotly
contested question.
Now Under Police.
Until the recent reorganiza-
tion of the District Government,
District Poundmaster Frank B.
Marks, a veteran anti-vivisec-
zionist, had under law the COM
plete discretion as to how un-
claimed animals were disposed
of. But under reorganization,
the pound was transferred to
the Police Department bringing
it under the control Of the
Commissioners. Local dog S
have never been available to
District doctors.
The Commissioners, in draw
ing up the proposal. acted on
the request of local medical
schools and research authorities.
DR.. Charles F. Morgan, chair
man Of the department of ply
siology at Georgetown Medical
School, said the plan has worked
successfully in New York and
Baltimore, as well as other
cities. Doctors there are receiv-
ing the animals free and have
found the animals to be in bet
ter condition than those pur-
chased from dog dealers.
The District pound destroys
on the average about 1000 dogs
each year. Figures supplied by
the Office of the secretary to
the Commissioners show that
20,547 dogs were destroyed be-
tween 1948 and 1852 and exclud-
ing 1949.
Dogs Plentiful Elsewhere.
Mr.. Marks said these dogs
were either sick. injured or Just
born"-and not of use to re-
searchers. But DR.. Morgan says
this is not the case in New York
Evening star., 1953-11-22
Lots of Medical Research
Here Hinges on q Dog Dealer

and before research Of any kind
has been started.
Doctors deal with Mr.. Anthony
because they are sure he's buying
and not stealing the dogs he
sells. AS a veterinarian at the
National Institutes of Health
said, Hes (Anthony) not poach-
ing dogs from the countryside. -
Suspicion that local medical
centers and dog dealers" steal
the dogs is ever present among
dog societies and clubs. A spokes-
man for the local Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
says he believes dog dealers from
other States empty their trucks
here, then steal a number OF dogs
locally for sale elsewhere.
No Local Purchases.
Local research men will not
buy dogs from local persons, they
say, because they can't be sure
the animal was not stolen. They
refuse to buy stolen dogs and
therefore, have carried on tran
sactions with Mr.. Anthony.
That the ends to which modern
medicine must go to obtain ami
mails for valuable research is
costly and an unnecessary head
ache, local research men
thoroughly agree. They are back
ing the proposal, now being con-
sidered by the Commissioners,
which would order impounded
animals available for local re-
search centers, hospitals and
medical schools.
Even Mr.. Anthony says the
proposal "is good idea," though
it could mean his business.
A public hearing on the Com
missioner's proposal will be held
December 4. Fireworks can be