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The Nome nugget., 1955-03-07
Bullock Casts Lone Vote Against Constitutional
 Convention In November

JUNEAU - A bill calling for an Alaska statehood constitution al convention in November won approval in the House of Repre- sentatives on 23 to vote Friday morning.
 It sailed through despite a move by two leading Democrats to delay final action until after noon, to provide time for further conferences on possible revision of the delegate apportionment, and over the objections of a lone Republican, Mrs. Edith Bullock of Kotzebue, that the expense is not justified at the present time.
 Her vote was the only one against the bill on the final roll- call
The Nome nugget., 1955-03-07
Nome to Play Valdez Again Tonight
 In Class B Championship Playoff

ANCHORAGE, R-Anchorag and Palmer and Nome and Valdez will take curtain calls tonight in the Class A and Class B, respec- lively, championship games of the Western Alaska High School Basketball tournament.
 The tourney, originally planned for five days, was thrown into an extra day Saturday night when both Palmer and Valdez suffered their first defeats. Anchorage top pied the Palmer Moose 55-50 while the Nome Nanooks defeated the Valdez Buccaneers 67-53 be- fore record crowd of 2,2OO fans.
 Both Anchorage and the Nan ooks had suffered early-round Set-backS. Anchorage is the de- lending Class A titlist, while both Nome and Valdez are pre- tourney long shots. Nome has won the Class B crown twice previous ly but Valdez has never been in the finals since the tournament was begun back in 1946.
 Nome won it first in 1949 and then came back to annex the laurels again in 1851. Palmer lost to Anchorage in the 1947 series 34-32 and has not gained the finals again until this year.
 Neme's victory Saturday night was highlighted by Milton Will oya's second 32-point performance of the competition. Bob Herman was runnerup for scoring honors with 19 points. Nome led at half time 42-2O. Douglas Latta was high for Valdez with 19 points.
 Anchorage led at halftine against Palmer 25-23 but the score was tied twice in the final quarter and the lead changed hands four times before Anchor age pulled ahead to victory-its sixth game in eight days. Jack Worlerge, Palmer forward, scored 12 points
 The winner of the Class A crown will host the southeastern district champion in a best-of- three game series for the All Alaska Championships or it's own floor, starting March IT. Last year, Anchorage travelled to Sitka and Sitka won the all-Alaska title.
The Nome nugget., 1955-03-07
Delegation Asks Pay Increases for Alaska Teachers

JUNEAU, R-A delegation of Anchorage teachers flew here Saturday to testify in behalf of bills before the legislature for teachers pay increase, for new teachers retirement act and for a bill to put restrictions on dismiss alS or demotion of teachers unless for cause.
 The delegation of about two dozen appeared in the House chamber for a hearing before the members of the House and Senate Education Committees. They rep resent the American Federation of Teachers (AFL.
 The chief spokesman at the hearing was Charles Solomon, the groups regular representative in Juneau during the session. Speak ing primarily for the flair dis missal" act, he said it was drawn not only to prevent abuses of teachers tenure provisions but to safeguard against any discharges without justification, which he said are prevalent in some school systems outside Alaska
 "The teachers do not want to protect incompetents," he told the legislators, "but they want to make sure good teachers are not busted"
 He said it is based on a year by-year contract basis so that it does not propose long term freezing" of teachers in their jobs.
 The teachers also expressed op- position to a bill which proposes to provide for a two-year teacher training plan
 Solomon said experience has shown that lowering standards to meet a teacher shortage acts in reverse by driving out the good teachers"
 An Anchorage school teacher, Mrs. Elladean Bittner, was called to the stand at a legislators re- quest. She spoke in support of the Senate bill to increase the School Tax to S10 a person, from the present S5. She expressed the opinion most people are willing to pay more"
The Nome nugget., 1955-03-07
Biggest Atomic Blast in 1855 Series
 Dazzles Observers in Several States

LAS VEGAS, Nev., R-The largest atomic device tested in the 1855 nuclear series exploded to- day with a predawn brilliance that dazzled observers in several western states.
 The blinding flash of the bigger than average A-weapon startled observers on mountain peak 55 miles away and lit up skies brief ly like an early sunrise over southern California, 250 miles away.
 The detonation from a 500-foot tower, highest ever used in a Nevada test, packed wallop considerably greater than the standard A-bomb, but it's shock apparently bounced on uninhab- tied areas. Las Vegas, 75 miles from the Yucca Flat test site, did not feel the blast
 The 2O-second fireball atteSted to the size of the device. The pre- vious three explosions in this ser ies failed to produce fireballs of more than six or seven seconds duration.
 The flash was reported seen as
The Nome nugget., 1955-03-07
$50 Million to Boost
 College Teachers Pay

NEW YORK, R-The Ford Foundation has set aside 50 mil lion dollars to help private col leges and universities raise their faculty salaries.
 The project was announced yes terday by Henry Ford IT.
 Ford said the schools twill be asked to match the gift with funds raised from other sources, with varying ratios of matchings. :"
The Nome nugget., 1955-03-07
Prospect Likely for New Taxes
 To Bolster Alaska General Fund
By JIM HUTCHINSON

JUNEAU, R-The unhappy duty of imposing new tax burdens to replenish Alaska's General Fund loomed larger and larger before Alaska's lawmakers today, with only IT days of the session remaining.
 But what taxes-that's the big problem.
 A general property tax measure has passed the House but it ap- pears dim prospect. Sponsors ad- init it seems unlikely it would bring in more than half million dollars during the biennium above the cost of collection in the vast areas outside cities and taxing districts, where it could not be levied.
 Suggestions of some form of territorial sales tax have also been made but it would certainly face strong opposition as it would be pyramided atop the city sales taxes which now are two percent in some communities.
 Chairman Ken Johnson D-An- charage) of the House Ways and Means Committee predicted flatly an additional three to four million dollars may be needed in the Gen eral Fund to balance the budget the coming biennium.
 Sen. John Butrovich R-Fair- banks), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, told the As sociated Press Alaskans had bet ter start "bracing" themselves at the prospect of more taxes.
 The additional revenues would be on top of anything extra raised through gasoline or tobacco taxes. Those levies are earmarked for special purposes and do not go into the General Fund where they would be available for legislative appropriations.
 AS an example of needs, Sena- tor Butrovich said the territorial school budget, a multi-million- dollar affair, was one difficult to trim without impairing school functions. The Department of Ed ucation and public schools re- queSted budget runs around Is million dollars, about three mil lion dollars over the appropria- ton two years ago.
 A gap of about 12 million dol lars existed between the budget request of the many offices and departments and estimated rev. enue when the legislature con- vened, and Johnson said commit tee interviews with department heads has failed to show any great excess of what the legislators call
 Continued on Page Three)
The Nome nugget., 1955-03-07
Welterweight Champ To Defend Title April 1

STON, R-Welterweight champion Johnny Saxton Satur- day. signed to defend his boxing title against Boston's Tony de Marco in 15-round match at Boston Garden April l.
 Promoter Sam Silverman, an independent operator, said the fight will be neither broadcast nor televised.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-19

rate citizens and a part of the Union.
 COngresswornan Green pointed out that her state was a non contiguous territory at the time it was admitted to the Union, SO Alaska would not be the first.
 Ralph Lomen gave his views on commonwealth status, stress ing the importance of lighter tax ation and more incentive for de- velopment, however legal advisor George Abbott called attention to the fact that the taxation would still rest with Congress and it would take a Supreme Court de- cision to allow Alaska to step down from from it's territorial status, even if it wanted to be- come a commonwealth.
 The committee questioned MT. Lomen on whether Alaskans would consider an omnibus bill as a stepping stone, and he an swered in the affirmative.
 Boyd Harwood gave a clear picture on the transportation problem, urging that Congress give special heed to the isolation of Northwestern Alaska and it's dependency on suitable airport, stressing that unless immediate action is taken, not even DC-4'S will be able to land here next spring.
 Harwood said: ''We know we are expendable and have been told by military leaders that we are outside the perimeter of de- fenSe and we do not complain,
 Continued on Page Five)
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-19
Sen. Howard Lyng Seriously Injured In Fall In Seattle

SEATTLE, lRATerritorial Sen. Howard LYng of Nome was in jured gravelY al 5:45 am. today in fall from his fifth floor room in a Seattle hospital.
 The 64-year-old legislator fell to the roof of the hospitals first floor wing He had been alone in his room at the time. The fall was discovered by a nurse who heard Lyng strike the roof.
 Hospital officials said Lyng suf- fered head cuts and other in juries. He had entered the hos pital Thursday evening, suffer- ing from what was described as Apprehension. He was undergoing diagnosis.
 Lyng's physician described his condition in mid-morning as too critical to allow immediate sur gerry for his severe head injury. The doctor said it was hoped that minstrations to Lyng will get him into condition that would allow brain surgery.
 The doctor said Lyng had seemed fine" yesterday and that his nurse reported seeing him in his room, only five or 10 minutes before he fell.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-19
British Foreign Office Admits Two Vanished Diplomats Were Spies

LONDON, R - The Foreign Office said today it must be pre- stunned that two missing British diplomats-Guy Burgess and Don aid Mclean - stole secret docu- ments and turned them over to the Russians.
 A spokesman told news con ference government White Paper will be issued on the case which had been kept hush-hush since the diplomats vanished four years ago.
 Breaking a long silence after the British press stirred up a furore, the Foreign Office admit ted last night i've believe" Bur gess and MacLean were Soviet spies for years before their de- lection.
 The admission came after Vlad- imir Petrov, head of the Soviet espionage ring in Australia who defected to the West, wrote in the newspaper The People that Bur ges and MacLean had been spies all the time they were in govern ment service and skipped when they found out they were under investigation.
 The Foreign Office spokesman did not elaborate on the nature of the documents they took with them.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-19
Pair of Oldsters 70, and 85, Rescued After Being Lost
 On Uranium Hunting Trip

VANCOUVER, Wash, H - A couple of perky oldsters who de fled the wilderness for a week on a can of beans, a bit of jelly and a small packet of powdered milk are alive today and recovering from exhaustion and hunger in a Vancouver hospital.
 Charles Allger, 85, of Tacoma, Wash, and Charles Dickens, 70, of San Diego, Calif., generally had been given up for dead when they became lost while prospect ing for uranium in the rumpled, growth tangled foothills of Mt. St. HelenS.
 But they were found Saturday night by three woodsmen and brought back to civilization yes terday by a stretcher party which hacked four miles through the forest growth and waded waist deep in icy water to complete the mission of mercy.
 Attendants said the two men were in pretty good" condition and content to just recline and rest in the hospital. But when the stretcher party reached them yesterday, Allger refused at first to ride. He tried a few stagger- ing steps, however, and gave in.
 we couldn't have made 1t through another night" Dickens told the trio that found them. He and Alger were grimy, bearded and brush-whipped when located by the woodsmen.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-19
Two White Men On Trial
 For Murder of Negro Who Whistled at White Woman

SUMNER, Miss, R-The sen sational trial of two white men accused of murdering a Chicago Negro boy began today.
 Deputy sheriffs searched spec tators for weapons as they walked single-file in to the courtroom.
 Sheriff H. C. Strider said he has received more than 15O threatening letters telling me l wouldn't live through this trial"
 They're not soaring me-" he declared.
 Dist. Atty. Gerald Chatham said he would not question prospective jurors on their opinions of death as a penalty for murder.
 That apparently means the state will not ask for a death sentence for Roy Bryant, 24, and his 35-year-old half brother, J. w. Milan.
 Bryant and Milan are accused of murdering Emmett Louis Till, a husky Negro lad who suffered and allegedly sounded - wolf whistle at Mrs. Bryant, wife of the grocery operator in near by Money.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-19
US. Congressman Gets Punched For Interceding In Family Quarrel

CHICAGO, R - A US. Con- gressman got punched three times last night when he tried to break up an argument over hot dogs be- tween an ex-convict and his wife.
 Rep. Charles A. Boyle D-IlD, a first term congressman, told po- lice he was assaulted as he tried to break up the argument. He signed an assault complaint against Thoren R. Gentry, 35. Po- lice later captured Gentry in his apartment.
 Boyle, 48, said he noticed Gen try and his wife, Dora, 28, argu- ing as he alighted from his car near his home. When he attempt ed to intercede, Boyle said, Gentry told him to ''get out ot here or I'll kill you.'
 Gentry later told police he and his wife were arguing about hot dogs. Gentry said he wanted to buy her one but that she didn't want one.
 The congressman related that Gentry punched him in the chest three times and then dragged Mrs, Gentry into their nearby apart ment after throwing a rock at him. Boyle said he fled the scene and called police.
 Mrs. Gentry said it was 'sjust a family spat."
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-19
House Subcommittee On Territories And InsuIar Affairs Takes Testimony Here On Variety of Alaskan Problems

The subcommittee of the House Committee on Territories and In sular Affairs arrived unexpected ly on Sunday instead of today and were honored with dinner last evening which h a d originally been scheduled for this evening.
 The committee by-passed Kot- zebue due to an epidemic of con- tagious hepatitis reported in that area.
 Tn the party were: Rep. Leo w. O'Brien D-NY) chairman; Dele gate Bob Bartlett, Rep. William Dawson R-Utah), Rep. Edith Green D-Ore), Rep. James B. Utt R-Calif), s. Mcfarland and J. L. Taylor consultants. Also legal ad- visor George Abott, John Reid of the Geological Survey from Washington, DC, Max Penrod of the ANS, and Phillip Holdsworth, Territorial Commissioner of Mines.
 Mrs. Green is the first congress woman to visit Nome
 Mrs. Oracle Pfost D Idaho) arrived during the hearing this morning with her husband.
 At the dinner Sunday evening, Ralph Lomen was master of cere- monies and directed the informal talks during the evening with all the congressman and their assist ants, praising Alaska Delegate Bob Bartlett for the wonderful work he is doing in Washington and the high regard and respect that all congressman have for him.
 Rep. O'Brien suggested that AL askans seriously consider accept ing an omnibus bill for statehood as a forerunner to full rights as citizens of the United States.
 All representatives present spoke in favor of statehood.
 This morning the public hear ing started at g o'clock in the Court Room of the Federal Build ing. John McNees spoke on state hood and eloquently expressed the desires of AlaskanS to be first
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-19
Rebels Refuse To Negotiate Unless Peron Resigns
By ROMAN JIMINEz

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, R- President Juan D. Peron offered today to negotiate with the Ar genuine rebels, but they refused to talk unless he submits his un- conditional resignation.
 A broadcast from Buenos Aires said the decision to seek negoti- ations was taken because of in surgent threats to lombard Bue- ons Aires and the city of Eva Peron, capital of Buenos Aires province. The rebel naval forces have announced the lombard ment of Mar Del Plata, a seaside resort town 400 miles southwest of Buenos Aires.
 Claim and counterclaim from each side continued to cloud the exact situation of the revolt which began Friday. A broadcast seek Ing negOLlatlOnS, was repeated regularly every few seconds. With the announced purpose of avert ing bloodshed, it asked that fight ing cease at the present lines.
 There was no immediate reac- tion from the rebel fleet in the River Plate.
 Telephone communication with Argentina was disrupted yester- day afternoon and correspondents in Buenos Aires were permitted to send out only government com muniques and other official in formation.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-19
Rejected Board Members Must Return Funds.

JUNEAU, R - The Attorney Generals Office has declared that members of territorial boards who were rejected by the last legislature are not eligible to re- ceive travel pay while serving out their terms until new mem- bers are appointed.
 Tn a letter to Territorial Treas urer Hugh Wade, who had ques- toned the payment of travel and per diem expenses to rejected board appointees, the Attorney Generals Office ruled that all funds paid out to rejected board appointees must be returned to the territory.
 The opinion specifically men tionS six board members reap pointed by Gov. Heintzleman but rejected by the legislature. All of them have participated in board activities since their rejection. They are Maurice Johnson of Fairbanks, Harold Strandberg of Anchorage and Ben Young of Nome, members of the Territor- ial Board of Road Commissioners, and William Healy of Anchorage, US. MacKinnon Sr., of Juneau and E. B. Collins of Fairbanks, members of the Territorial Police Commission.
 Travel pay for the six men named in the opinion since their rejection amounts to about $2,375, for trips from their homes to board meetings.
 Previously, the Attorney Gen. eral had ruled that board mem bers appointed by the governor and not acted upon by the legis- lature may not legally serve, ar guing that failure by the legis- lature to act on an appointment by the gvoernor amounted to a rejection.
 Gov. Heintzleman, however, has held that until these board members are replaced, they are qualified to serve.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-19
Hurricane lone Heads Up
 Atlantic Seaboard, Moving Inland Over N. Carolina V

HATTERAS, NC, R- Hurri- cane lone whipped inland over North Carolina today, and, sweep ing northward, sent an appre- hensive chill up the North At lantic Seaboard.
 Ione's gusts were clocked at TOT miles an hour as she swept past the Marine Air Station at Cherry Point, NC.
 ''This is the strongest and larg- est hurricane to pass northward through the middle Atlantic states in recent years, and except for slower movement, may be com pared with Hurricane Hazel of last October" the Weather Bu- reau said. "No great loss of in- tensity is expected during today and tonight. The indicated move ment will bring the center to near the Washington area around mid night and into central Pennsyl- vania Tuesday morning"
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-19

Russia and Finland Sign TreafY Returning Naval Base To Films
 MOSCOW, R - The Soviet Union and Finland today signed agreements returning the Pork kala Naval Base near HelSinki to Finland and extending their treaty of friendship and coopera- tion for 20 years.
 The Porkkala agreement in- cluded promise by the Russians to withdraw their forces from the base within three months of its ratification.
The Nome nugget., 1955-09-19
US. Jet Crash. Killing 4 Japanese

TOKYO, R IT A US. Shooting Star jet crashed into several Jap anese houses today near Hachioji, 50 miles west of Tokyo, killing four Japanese and the pilot.
 An investigation is under way.
 The pilots name was withheld.
Milford chronicle., 1955-10-07

aud Alrs. Mae Sipple Of town at
tended the birthday dinner on sun
day OF Willis Walls at Milford.
other guests beside Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Walls we're Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Wallis of Milford, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Hammond Of Dover.
TEufsday evening guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Carlisle were Mr..
and mrs. Dan Roe, Jp., and son Of
Lynch Heights. Their Sunday
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. David
Roe, Sr., Of Houston, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stuart Moul and children of New
Freedom, Pa. and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Roe Of Milford.
The Saturday guest Of Mrs. Ralph
Jester was MS. Mary Boone Of
Dover. Weekend guests were her
daughter, Mrs. Burton Robinson
and son Of Centerville, Nd. Sunday
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Grier of Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs John Wilson spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson in New Jersey.
Mrs. Homer Hopkins entertain
ed the bone demonstration club
on Tuesday evening.
Milford chronicle., 1955-10-07
FREDERICK
BY Mrs. Emma HOTey
Phone Frederica 5-5479
Trinity Methodist Church

Trinity Methodist Church
Rev. Richard s. Gibson, Pastor
Rally Day is next Sunday. The
program will take the place OF sun
day School and regular worship
service. We will meet at 1O:45 in
stead of 1000 when the roll is
checked. The program will begin
at II a. m.
Choir practice Thursday evening
at z o'clock at the parsonage.
The WSCS will meet Friday eve
ming at s o'clock at the home OF
Mrs. Edith Melvin. All members
please be present.
The adult class Of our Sunday
School has set a goal of 90 in at
tendance by Thanksgiving Last
Sunday we had 3d. If you, and you'
and you would start next Sunday
then we would, need only. II more.
Seriously though, we would like
to have you come if you do not al
ready. We will be looking for you.
Laymen's Day will be one week
from Sunday, October 16. This is
the one day in the year when the
laymen have an opportunity to take
charge of the service. The speak
er will be announced in next
weeks paper.
Mrs. Annie Hunter of Philadel-
phia was a guest the past week OF
her sister, Mrs. Bessie Martin and
her brother, T. A. Hall, Of neal
town. She also visited other rel
atives and friends.
One of our dear elderly ladies Of
town, Mrs. Hettie Palmer, 'celebrat-
ed her 94th birthday or Friday
September go. She received many
4 gifts and over a hundred eftr5s. Tht
highIight among them was th'
birthday card from President BIS
| enhower from the White House
This was thrill for her. Grand
nom" was guest at dinner will
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Matlack ant
family. other guests were Mr.. ant