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The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-11-10
Incoming Chairman Senate lnsular
Affairs Committee Believes Prospects
Good For Alaska and Hawaii Statehood
BY Frank w. Vaille

WASHINGTON, R-Sen. Muir
ray D-Mont)-incoming chairman
of the Senate Interior and Insular
Affairs Committee-said today he
believes prospects are good" for
Alaskan and Hawaiian statehood
legislation in the coming session
of Congress-.
He said he plans to introduce
again a bill to admit Alaska, pro-
badly patterned after that ap-
proved by the Senate last spring,
and added:
"They Hawaii backers) know I
support Hawaii too
81 would favor statehood for
Alaska even though it is not
granted to Hawaii" he declared,
'but my present inclination would
not be to grant statehood to Ha-
wall if it isn't accorded to Alaska"
Reminded of President Eisen-
hoWer's opposition to Alaska
statehood, Murray said he didn't
feel the President would veto such
a proposal if it were passed by
a substantial margin.
Murray said he felt statehood
would be a good thing" for AL
aska and that ''98 per cent of Al
askans want it and are willing to
assume its obligations and costs"
Murray's support of statehood
for both territories conceded with
that expressed last week by Rep.
Engle D-Calif) who will head the
House Interior Committee in the
new Congress.
Engle told a neWsman then the
two statehood bills would come
from his committee so quickly
they'll smoke from the friction"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-11-10
Thursday Is
Veterans Day

JUNEAU - Governor B. Frank
Heintzleman Tuesday called at
tention to the proclamation of
President Eisenhower which calls
upon all citizens to observe Thurs
day, November II, 1854 as Vet
GRAMS Day. "On that day let us
solemnly remember the sacrifices
of all those who fought so valiant
ly on the sea in the air and on
foreign shores to preserve our
heritage of freedom and let us
reconsecrate ourselves to the task
of promoting an enduring peace
so that their efforts shall not have
been in vain," the President said
in his proclamation.
The President also directed gov
eminent official to arrange for the
display of the flag of the United
States on all public buildings on
Veterans Day.
November II, formerly known
as Armistice Day was made a ma
tional holiday by act of Congress
in 1888. Congress this year chang
ed the name of the holiday to
Veterans Day.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-11-10
Former Foreign Minister
Fatemi of Iran Executed
By Firing Squad Today

TEHRAN, up - One of the
strongest spokesman for Trans
naturalization of its oil industry,
former foreign minister Hossein
Fatemi, was executed before a
firing squad today for trying to
overthrow the Shah.
Fatemi, who served under Mo-
manned Mossadegh, had been
convicted by a military court just
one month ago, and had appealed.
But the Shah confirmed the death
sentence.
Mossadegh is serving a Swear
term in solitary confinement for
his part in the plot against the
Shah.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-11-10
Downed BIO Was Flying
Over "Safe" Territory So
Escort Was Not Provided

TOKYO, R-A high American
military source said today it had
been considered unnecessary to
provide fighter escort for the us.
photo-mapping plane shot down
by Russian jets off Hokkaido
Sunday.
eve did not consider it neces-
sary to escort this particular plane
since it was flying well inside
friendly territory" the source
said.
"After all, if your aircraft
aren't safe inside their own terri
tory, where are they safe?"
The 10 survivors of the B-29s
11-man crew said they were never
closer than Is miles from the
Soviet frontier-and farther than
that when the shooting started.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-11-10
TEMPERATURE SINKS TO g
IN UPPER NEW YORK STATE

ALBANY, NY, R-The tenn
perature sank to as low as de-
grees in New York State today.
Saranac Lake in the Adiron-
dack Mountains reported 8 above.
Oneonta, in the southeastern Sec
ton, reported IL above. The wea-
Their bureau said the states high
est overnight reading was Buff
falo's 33. New York City recorded
80.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-11-10

Although Veterans Day (Arm-
istice Day. tomorrow is a legal
holiday. its observance as such
will be partial. Federal and
territorial offices will be closed.
Some stores have announced
their closing and others will re-
main open. The Post Office will
be closed.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-11-10
Pete Larsen and Two Sons Depart For
Selawik To Start 4OO-Mile Drive OF
900 Deer To Sinrock Grazing Range
BY Senator Howard Lying

Pete Larsen, we'll known Nome
tie and native leader, who has re-
Gently successfully concluded a
deal with the Alaska Native Ser
vice for the seed stock of a REIN
deer herd, departed for Selawik,
north of the Arctic Circle, to
select his 600 head of starting
deer. These deer will be taken
from the government herd of
approximately $500 that ranges
in the Selawik Lake area.
Pete was accompanied by two
of his sons, James and Peter Jr.,
who will assist in the long trek
back to the Nome district which
will be the herds permanent
range - Sinrok, 80 miles north
west of Nome, and Solomon, 80
miles to the southeast.
Dale Belcher, assistant director
of Natural Resources, Alaska Ma
tive Service, and who is directly
concerned with all reindeer in
Alaska, also made the trip to
supervise the selection and de-
parture of the herd, and expects
to remain in the Arctic until Dec.
IS inspecting the half dozen rein
deer herds ranging in that section.
Loaded aboard the Wien Alaska
Airlines Norseman plane, in adj
dition to Pete Sr. and Mr.. Belcher,
we're ten sled dogs, tents, Yukon
type stove, sleeping bags, guns,
axes, dog feed, and other gear
necessary for the long reindeer
drive. Unable to load Pete's 12-
foot sled aboard the Norseman,
it, James and Peter Jr., were
taken to Kotzebue on Wien's
DEB. This made it necessary also
for the Norseman to terminate its
flight at Kotzebue rather than at
Selawik. From Kotzebue the dog
team and drivers, make the 100
miles overland trip and rejoins
the main party at Selawik.
Upon assembling the herd Pete
and his sons begin the 400 mile
drive to the future home range,
the first leg of which is south to
Candle via the auckland, dis
lance of 100 miles. From Candle
the route is southWesterly 140
miles to Taylor in the upper Kou
garok. Here Wien Airlines will
have a cache of supplies awaiting
the travellers.
The last leg of this rather I'm
usual journey-circa 1954-takes
the herd 1875 miles to Sinrock, on
the shores of Boring Sea, and
headquarters camp of Pete Larson
and Sons. Estimated time for the
overland transfer of this 600 head
herd is from six weeks to two
months, depending of course on
weather.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1954-11-10
ELEPHANT TUSKS SALVAGED
FROM SHIP SUNK IN 1881

DARTMOUTH, England, UP =
Officials of British salvage firm
said last night that divers have
brought up SO elephant tusks
from a richly laden ship that
sank in the English Channel 70
years ago. f-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11
l3-Year-Old
Boy Found"
In County Jail
Conflicting Reports
On Responsibility
Given By Officials

A 13-year-old boy, who
spent Is days in the county
jail before his parents were
notified, was back in jail to-
day for the same offense -
stealing a motor scooter.
The boy was picked up by city
police Sept. "a and sent to the
county jail.
His parents were not notified OF
his whereabouts until Saturday
night after The Citizen published a
story at his mothers request, say
ing the boy was missing.
Deputy Sees Story
The deputy who notified the par
ents said the parents stated it was
the first news they had that their
son was in Jail. He notified the
parents after reading The Citizen
story.
The boy was released to his mo-
Their Sunday afternoon.
Sunday night city police picked
up the boy for allegedly stealing
another motor scooter.
Mrs. Eva Warner Gibson, ju-
venile judge, said that when the
boy was jailed Sept. "a, city po-
lice failed to notify the parents.
She also said that the sheriffs
department did not notify her that
the boy was in the county Jail.
Shsriffs Dept Denies
This was denied by a spokesman
at the sheriffs department.
He said:
"Mrs. Gibson was notified with.
in a half hour of the time the boy
was admitted to the county Jail.
eve also talked with Mrs. Flem-
ing" he added. "They knew the
boy was in jail"
Mrs. Isabel Fleming, of Judge
Gibson's office, said, 1--WE thought
the police had notified the par
ents."
Mrs. Gibson also said she had
committed the boy to Mariana,
state boys school.
However, she added, since then
the parents had made arrange
ments to send the boy to a mill
tary school in North Carolina and
that his parents would take him
there tomorrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11

mere.
"This has been happening at
night" he added. "and armed
guards on the piers and on the
tenders have orders to shoot"
The restricted areas, 1t. Hayes
said, are the three piers on the
Naval Annex, the channel between
Fleming Key and the Annex, and
the two tenders - Gilmore and
Bushnell.
100 Foot Limit
He asked crawfishermen not to set
their traps in these areas and that
they stay at least 100 feet off the
piers and tenders.
THE Nays patience is just
about exhausted" 1t. Hayes said.
Il am afraid there may be a shoot
ing incident"
The Coast Guard commander al
so pointed out that many night fish
ermen in the channel between the
south end of the Mole and in the
channel between Fleming Key and
the Annex are violating Coast
Guard regulations in not carrying
lights.
He said regulations specify that
the boat carry a white light aft
and a combined lantern forward
and lower than the white light. The
combined lantern, he added, must
show a red light to port and
green to starboard from dead a
head to two points abaft the beam
on the respective sides.
Fine For Violation
Violators can be fined and the
boat held by the Coast Guard until
the fine is paid, 1t. Hayes said.
"This regulation" he added,
"covers motorboats under rs feet
in length and includes cupboard
powered boats"
1t. Hayes said skiffs without
power should carry a flashlight for
their own safety.
"They should show light if any
vessel approaches" he said.
1t. Hayes also said that some
boats are violating the registration
regulations.
Boats longer than 16 feet with
power = inboard or cupboard -
must be registered with the Coast
Guard" he said, "and any boat,
regardless of length, with a per-
manently installed motor must be
registered"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11
Bartender, Three
Minors Charged

A bartender and three minors
were arrested Saturday night and
charged with violating the state
beverage laws, the sheriff's depart
ment reported today.
Herbert Roman Cruz. AZ. bar
tender at Ell Chico on Big Coppitt
Key. was charged with selling
alcoholic beverages to minors. He
is free in 500 bond.
The three minors, all sailors OF
the USS Sea Cat were Gerald A.
White, 20, Richard NJ. Fortier, 10.
and Michael L. Irwin, IL.
They were released to the Shore
Patrol in $25 bond each.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11
Ferry Trip MoUed
Because Of Hazel

Hurricane Hazel has caused
postponmsnt in fhe scheduled
Tuesday sailing Of "The City OF
Key West"
Company officials said today
that The ship will remain in Nj
ami for further improvements
and repairs and arrive in Key
West Wednesday evening.
Weather permitting, fhe ferry
will sail Thursday. Reservations
for 81 cars and 70 passengers
have already been receives for
Thursday, company officials sdd-
ed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11
ILLS Advisory
Shows Hurricane
Moving Northward

MIAMI 4R-This advisory on
hurricane Hazel was issued by the
Miami Weather Bureau at Ills
am. (EST):
Hurricane Hazel continues 10
move slowly about s miles per hour
towards the north-northeast and ct
II am. centered at latitude 1877
north longitude $50 west or 23O
miles southwest of Port au Prince,
Haiti. Highest winds lis miles per
hour over small area near center
and gales extend outward lbs miles
north and east and 80 miles to
south and west of center.
Winds are. increasing over west
ern Hispanola and eastern Cuba
and should reach hurricane force
over western Haiti this afternoon
and tonight. Extremely heavy
rains are expected in Haiti and
al. precautions should be taken
against destructive winds, abnor-
mally high tides and torrential
rains.
Winds will continue to increase
over extreme eastern Cuba and in
the southeastern Bahamas as the
storm progresses northward and
precautions should be taken in
these areas for possible gale to
hurricane warnings tonight or
Tuesday.
Continued north northeast move
ment at about the same speed is
indicat edfor the next IL to Is
hours.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11
SRD Attorney Says He'll Fife Suit
10 Regain Toll Rd. Lands For Stat
City Commission
To Meet Tonight

The city commission will
meet tonight at 3 o'clock 10
negotiate for The purchase ef
land at Angela and Simenfon
SIS. for use as an off.street
parking lot.
The land has been offered 10
them by IFS owners. Brown
Properties. for $100, 900. But ap-
praisals on The land have rang
ed from 80 TO 70 thousand dol.
lars. The city is expected to
decide on an offer tonight.
Also TO be considered at To-
nights meeting are the widen.
ing Of Truman Ave. and .
change in the sewer contract Of
Powell Brothers Construction
Co.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11
Shulenberger
ToSpeak At
Kickoff
Annual United
Community Chest
Launching Friday

Dutch Shulenberger, Mi
ami insurance adjuster, will
be guest speaker at the
"Kick-Off"' breakfast to of.
ficially open the 1854 Unit
ed Community Chest Red
Cross Appeal on Friday, Oc-
tober Is.
Schulenberger, one of the most
popular MICS in Miami, is no
stranger to Key West, having been
the principal speaker at the Jay
Gees installation and at Kiwanis
Ladies' Night.
He also M the floor show
at the JayCees March of Dimes
Ball in 1853.
Reservations Needed
The dutch treat breakfast will
be held at the La Concha Hotel
at 800 a. m. Friday. Reservations
must be made at Campaign head
quarters at the La Concha by
Wednesday, October ID.
The phone number at the head
quarters is 2-8824.
All campaign workers, Communi-
ty Chest and Red Cross board
members and board members of
the Community Chest agencies are
urged to attend the Kickoff break
fast.
6riefing Session
In addition to Schulenberger's
talk, workers and board members
will be briefed on campaign pro-
cedures and given final instruc-
tons for the 1954-1955 appeal.
Sam Collins, Community Chest
campaign chairman, has suggested
that all those who attend the break
fast, bring their own contributions
to the united appeal and get the
campaign off to a flying start.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11
Hazel Sweeps
Toward Haiti;
Warnings Up
Massive Storm
To Buffet Cuba
with Wind, Rain

MIAMI R-Hurricane warnings
were hoisted over Haiti and the
Dominican Republic as far east
as Ciudad Trujillo today as hur-
ricane Hazel approached with lis
mile winds.
Storm warnings were raised over
the eastern part Of the Dominican
Republic and the Mona Passage.
the water gap between the Domini-
can Republic and Puerto Rico.
Besides the winds, Haiti was
warned against torrential rains
which posed a threat of floods,
and abnormally high tides.
The massive hurricane was ex-
pected TO buffet eastern Cuba with
wind and rain but without the
main force striking that island
south Of Florida.
w. L. Davis, storm forecaster
in the Miami Weather Bureau,
said ii appeared from present in
dications that the center of the
storm would move through the
Windward Passage, the body Of
water between Haiti and Cuba, or
over the western portion Of Haiti.
May Hit Bahamas
From there it would pass into
the southeastern Bahamas.
"After that we will just have to
wait and see," said Davis. There
is a good possibility that the storm
will 60 on out to sea toward the
northeast, but we can't be sure of
il yet. It is moving too slowly and
pressure patterns are changing"
At IL am. the hurricane was $50
miles southwest of Port au Prince,
the capital Of Haiti, and $50 miles
southeast of Miami.
The storm was in a position
which the Weather Bureau termed
"critical" for q wide area.
Hurricane winds should be felt
In Haiti during the day unless the
storm again comes to a malt or
changes course" said Leonard
Pardue, meteoroligist in the Mi
ami Weather Bureau.
Flood Danger
more important to Haiti is the
probability that torrential rains in
its mountains will cause serious
floods. Most of Haiti's cities and
towns are in valleys protected from
the wind but wide open to flood
waters rushing down out Of the
hills"
A slight change in course, and
this is possible with the storm NOV
ing so slowly, would carry the
wind-and-water threat to eastern
Cuba, where the biggest city is
Santiago de Cuba and, farther
east, the u. S. Navy has a great
base at Guantanamo Bay.
The northeaSterly course would
place Florida and the western Ba-
hamas in the clear if it is con.
tinued. A more northerly course
would carry the threat to the Gen.
trail Bahamas, and swing back
to its old northwesterly course
would bring a storm alert to Flor.
Ida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11
Veterans Day
New Title For
Nov. Ii Event
Local Organizations
Plan Parade, Other
Special Activities

Plans have been formulat-
ed for the observance of
Americas first Veterans Day
on November II by the vari-
Gus veterans organizations
of the City.
Highlighting the celebration will
be a colorful parade on the eve
ming of November 18th.
BY actionof the 83rd Congress
and at the request of the veterans
organizations of the country, Nov
ember II of each year has been set
aside officially as Veterans Day.
1t was formerly observed as Ar
mistice Day.
Honors All Veterans
In re-designating November II as
Veterand Day, the Congress urged
that it be made an annual occasion
throughout America for the honor
ing of the veterans of all Ameri-
can Wars.
President Eisenhower promptly
signed the bill and urged that the
first observance of Veterans Day
be made memorable event
throughout the land.
Vance c., Stirrup has been sell
ected as general chairman for the
observance by the veterans organi-
cations in the CITY,.
Local Units Help
Organizations cooperating to
make the day a success are We
terans of Foreign Wars Post 3911;
Disabled American Veterans Chap
ter 80; william Weech Post 1887
WV Post 6021; and Arthur Saw
yer Post No. %, American Legion.
The loca Navy command has in
Dictated full cooperation to make
the observance outstanding. 1t. w.
P. Winslow has been appointed to
meet with the committee in plan
ming the program for the days &C
tivities.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11
MAN INJURED In
AUTO CRASH TODAY

Robert Turnbull, 50, of Little
Torch Key, was injured this morn
ing in an auto crash near Sugar
Loaf Shores, the sheriff's depart
ment reported.
The extent of Turnbull's injuries
were not known at The Citizens
press time. He still was in X-ray
at Monroe General Hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11

County legal advisory to tell Wilde
to have the architect hold up work
on plans for airport improve.
ments."
Harold Wilde is county airport
consultant. The commissioners re.
Gently okayed the drawing of plans
for the improvements, including a
paved and extended east west
runway, lights for the field, and q
terminal.
Allen said that when the county
bought the airport, the Navy had
endorsed the move,
Nov the Navy objects to the
field" he said. at is beyond me. -
1851 Comment
A story in The Key West Citizen
on March 20, 1851, quoted Capt.
r. 5. Quackenbush, then COM
mander Of Boca Chica, as saying:
I'VE have never had any occas-
ion to criticise or object to the OPP
GRAFTON Of the Key West airport at
Meachann. Meacham Airport is like
an old neighbor. It is not a per-
feet situation from the Navy point
Of view, but we would never OBJ
ject to our old neighbor."
Capt. QuackenbuSh's remarks
were made in connection with a
proposal to build new county field
on Rockland Key.
The Navy objected to Rockland
Key, saying it would be TOO close
to Boca Chica.
At present the fields are ~
miles apart At the nearest points.
II Meacham is expanded 500 feet
and Boca Chica 1000. the fields
viii be about IL miles apart.
Experts Expected
The Civil Aeronautics Authority
probably will send safety experts
here to make a survey Of the flight
patterns. sss
Allen also said he wanted to cor
rect false reports that were cir
culating about the airport.
One report, he said, Is that the
county is charging National Air
lines SO a day rent for the build
ing the line occupies at the field.
Before Jan. L." Allen said, INA
tional was charged a $40 per day
landing fee. The line paid no rent
for the building. Just SO . day
for landing fees.
"Since Jan. l." he went on,
NAL has been billed at $35 per
month for the building"
NAL owes the county $5,1A from
Jan. l to Aug. 30. Part of that is
the SIS per month building rent.
The remainder is based on so cents
for each passenger landing or TAX
ing off at the field.
National has refused to pay on
the basis of 50-cents per passen-
ger.
The county has threatened legal
action to collect the bill.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11
Prisoners Work
In City Cemetery

Prisoners in the city jail have
been pressed into service to clean
up the city cemetery, i was an.
nounced today by Police Chief
Bienvenido Perez. ;.
In addition, Chief Perez said, pri-
soners are at work in the south
end Of the city cleaning up fallen
palm trees and debris which might
Great dangerous situation in the
event Of a storm.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-10-11
Private Rites
For Norton

MIAMI R-Private funeral serv-
ices were planned today for Grady
Norton, the famous weatherman
who earned the gratitude of coast
al residents all over the Western
Hemisphere with his 24-hour pre-
dictions on the courses of hurri-
canes.
The last rites were conducted
privately to avoid the huge crowds
that may have attended. His wild
ow, Ruth, said he had always told
her he wanted a small funeral.
The 60-year-old forecaster suf-
fered a stroke Saturday morning.
He died that night at 7:20 pm.
His death came as the eighth
hurricane of the season roamed
the Caribbean Sea. He had spent
all day Friday helping keep track
of il.
Accurate Forscaster
Norton, a native of Choctaw
County, Ala, became head of the
hurricane forecasting service in
the Southeastern United States in
1895. At that time, the Red Cross
said, hurricanes striking the main
land caused an average of 500
deaths each. Today the average
has sunk to five.
He had three well-trained assist
ants who are continuing the hurri-
cane warning service,
w. r. Davis, his chief assistant,
assumed charge Of the office, at
least temporarily. Other storm
forecasters here are Cecil Gentry
and Paul L. Moore.