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VOL. LIII No. 129 ==NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1951 Per Copy—15c
Reds Offer Buffer
Zone Along Their
Version Of Front
MUNSAN, Korea, </P) — Red
truce negotiators offered today to
create a buffer zone along their
version of the present battle line
in Korea.
They called it their “last and
best proposal.”
The surprise Red offer ap
proached demands of the United
Nations command. It brought the
two sides closer together than
they ever have been on the ques
tion.
Hopes soared in this truce
camp, but a U. N. command
spokesman said there were two
important differences between
the new Red offer and the Allied
proposal:
1. The Reds want to keep Kae
song, former truce talks site. The
Allies want to take it over.
2. The communist version of
the battle line is two or three
miles south of where the Allies
place it.
These differences were pointed
out by Col. Andrew J. Kinney,
chief U.N. liaison officer. Three
times, Kinney said, the Red dele
gates said this was “their last and
best proposal.”
“This makes us very suspi
cious,” Kinney said.
Would Pinpoint Front
Lines With Chinese Signs
EAST CENTRAL FRONT, Ko
rea, (iP)—Maj. Gen. Blackshear
M. Bryan a division commander,
said tonight he is willing to paint
signs in Chinese on his sector so
the communists can find out ex
actly where the front line is.
The question of the pinpoint
location of the line is one of the
issues before the cease-fire nego
tiators at Panmunjom.
Both forces are in new posi
tions now that the October phase
of the limited Allied offensive has
ended. Much no-man’s-land still
separates the two forces since the
Chinese retreated. Both sides are
probing to test the other’s de
fenses.
“He isn’t coming down here to
find out,” Bryan said. “But he’s
welcome any time.”
On the cease - fire talks them
selves, Allied soldiers resting
under a bright autumn sun in
dicated varying degrees of opti
mism and pessimism.
Search Underway In SE
Alaska For Missing Vessel
JUNEAU, (/P)—An air and sea
search was underway today off
southeastern Alaska for the motor
vessel Beachcomber, missing
since Oct. 14 with two men
aboard.
The vessel disappeared on a
trip from Yakutat to Juneau.
The two men aboard were
identified as Ronald Davis and
Floyd Brown. Both are believed
to be from Sitka.
The Beachcomber was under
charter to Clyde Franks, Sitka,
for moving oil tanks for the
Standard Oil Co.
The Coast Guard Cutter Storis
began a sea search for the vessel,
while a plane from Annette car
ried on the hunt by air.
M. S. KOTZEBUE
MISSING BETWEEN
ST. LAWRENCE, NOME
The M.S. Kotzebue which is
overdue from St. Lawrence Is
land, was still reported missing,
according to latest information
today.
The Kotzebue, owned by
Archie Ferguson and under char
ter to the B and R Lighterage Co.
of Kotzebue, is reported to have
left St. Lawrence Island on Sat
urday with barges in tow, en
route for Nome. They are also re
ported to have rescued two men
from an Army tug before it went
aground near the M-K Co. proj
ect on the island.
A U. S. Coast Guard plane
searched for the missing boat yes
terday and is reported to be con
tinuing the search today.
Three Evan Brothers of
Shaktoolik Missing Since
Oct. 22 In Open Boat
Mr. L. C. Ferguson, manager of
the Traeger Trading Post at Una
lakleet, arrived here yesterday,
bringing the news that three men
are missing in his area.
He reports that Stanley, Law
rence and Henry Evan left Shak
toolik, enroute to Unalakleet for
supplies, and were last seen at
Egavik on Oct. 22, where they
stopped to repair their outboard
motor. The oldest brother is about
24 years old, it is reported.
Harold Charles of Egavik and
his wife report seeing lights that
night on the bay, but they didn’t
immediately connect the lights as
being that of the Evan boys’ boat,
as they supposed that the boys
were safely on their way to Una
lakleet.
Last Sunday evening, Nick
Evan, father of the three boys,
wrote to Frank Ryan of Unala
kleet, asking if the boys had been
there, as they were overdue on
their return trip home.
Mr. Ferguson stated that there
is a possibility that the three
brothers may be at Besboro Is
land. He conferred with Capt.
Lemmon of MAFB last evening,
asking for a search to be made,
if possible.
Tug, Barge, Freighter
Collision Claims 7 Dead
BUFFALO, N.Y., (/P)—At least
seven men were dead and five
missing Tuesday after the flam
ing collision of three vessels in
Buffalo Harbor.
A charred mass of bodies was
found yesterday morning in the
cabin of the tug Dauntless. Three
bodies had been recovered earlier.
The Great Lakes freighter Pen
obscot rammed the loaded oil
barge Morania shortly after 9 p.m.
Monday night, and the barge ex
ploded. Its 800,000 gallons of gas
oline showered the freighter and
the tug, which was pushing the
barge.
The 45-foot freighter was one
of the largest on the Great Lakes.
The cause of the accident was
not determined. The harbor was
dark, but the night was clear.
The Penobscot, which had un
loaded a grain cargo Sunday, was
leaving the harbor for Detroit
and Duluth. The barge was in
bound.
Predicts Millionth
Traffic Death In
Third Week of Dec.
%
CHICAGO, (/P)—'Traffic deaths
on the nation’s highways are
mounting as expected, toward the
one million mark, the National
Safety Council said today.
The Council announced the to
tal number of deaths for the first
nine months of this year—26,630
—which pushed the grand total
since the advent of the automo
bile “well past 990,000.”
That leaves less than 10,000 to
go before the millionth traffic
death is recorded. The council
said its earlier estimate that the
millionth fatality would occur
during the third week of Decem
ber was unchanged by the latest
figures.
September alone accounted for
3,650 persons killed in traffic ac
cidents. A factor in this total—
the highest for any month since
September, 1941—was the highest
Labor Day traffic death toll on
record.
The nine-month total of 26,630
was eight per cent higher than
for the same period in 1950.
Two Bull Moose
Horns’ Lock In
Fight Over Cows
FAIRBANKS, (/P) - Two huge
bull moose locked in mortal com
bat before an audience of hungry
wolves were the object of an in
tensive air-rescue operation by
agents of the U. S. Fish and Wild
life Service today.
The two bull moose were locked
horn-to-horn in a remote -area
near the banks of the Tanana
i
River 20 miles south of here.
Agents said they apparently en
gaged in a battle for supremacy
of a herd of cow elk, their horns
locked and they were unable to
pull free.
Wildlife Agent Charles Gray
discovered the animals Monday
while flying game patrol. He said
one was lying on the ground and
appeared to be either seriously
injured or dead; the other was
standing and making desperate
efforts to pull free.
Gray said a wolf was lurking
in the brush nearby and the area
around the two animals was cov
ered with wolf tracks. The death
battle had also attracted large
flights of black ravens which
were'waiting in trees for the ani
mals to die, ana one huge griz
ly bear which he saw approach
ing from three miles away.
The agents planned to saw off
the horns of one of the moose
and free them. They said the
moose that is still standing ap
peared to be driven wild by the
scent of the wolves, so the job is
expected to be dangerous.
The herd of cows have wan
dered several miles away. “The
bulls were fighting for those
ladies but when they got in
♦rouble the fickle women walked
ri*M off and left them,” Gray
s id.
Indianapolis Banker Slated
For Post Chairman of
Democratic Nat. Comm.
WASHINGTON, (/P) — The
Democratic party organization,
with Truman administration
forces firmly in control, gathered
here today to elect a new chair
man and get some “new ideas” in
campaigning.
As talk of another Truman
Barkley ticket continued, despite
rumblings of southern revolt, the
party’s national committee gath
ered to ratify President Truman’s
choice of Frank E. McKinney, an
Indianapolis banker, to succeed
the resigning William M. Boyle,
Jr. The job pays $35,000 a year.
Except for his presidency of the
Fidelity Trust Co., of Indianapolis
and his radio interests, McKinney
is giving up his other business
connections to avoid any possible
charge that he might influence
any relations these concerns
might have with the government.
One of these is the U.S. Pipeline
Co., which has an application
pending for 100,000 tons of steel
to build a pipeline from Texas
to the east.
Penny Post Card
Doomed In New
Post Increase Bill
WASHINGTON, (JP)—President
Truman yesterday signed the
Postal Rate Increase Bill which
dooms the penny postcard as a
part of a $117,000,000 annual
boost in postal charges.
The new two-cent rate on post
cards goes into effect next Feb. 1.
In addition, there will be a 10
percent boost in mailing charges
for newspapers and magazines
April 1 of next year. Two other
10 percent increases on this type
of mail will take effect April 1,
1953, and April 1, 1954, making
a 30 percent hike in all.
An increase in the charge for
third class mail—largely circulars
and advertising—will take place
July 1, 1952. This is achieved by
hiking the minimum bulk rate
from one cent to one and one-half
cents a piece.
Charges for most postoffice
special services—such as insured
mail, special delivery, registered
mail and COD deliveries—will go
up next Feb. 1.
Korea Casualties 95,592
WASHINGTON, (/P)—Announ
ced U.S. battle casualties in Korea
reached 95,592 today, an increase
of 2,595 since last week.
Last New
Week Total
Killed in action.13,985 14,393
Wounded .66,535 68,641
Missing .12,477 12,558
Total .92,997 95,592
U.S.'s 'SOUP BOWL' ABOUNDS
WITH BUMPER CROP OF PEAS
SPOKANE, </P)— The nation’s
“soup bowl” runneth over.
The “soup bowl” is a handful
of counties in eastern Washing
ton and northern Idaho which
produce 85 to 90 percent of the
nation’s supply of split peas.
And the area this season has
turned out twice as many peas
as the nation normally laps up in
its soups in an average year.
Gamblers Must
Register and Pay
Ten Per Cent Tax
WASHINGTON, (jP) — Times
were never so tough in the house
Lady Luck operates just beyond
the law.
Tomorrow all her chancy sons
have a rendezvous to keep with
their Uncle Sam’s tax collector,
and the very thought of it was
hurting, bad.
They had built their lives on a
plush two-to-one proposition—of
the two great certainties, death
and taxes, only one bothered
gamblers.
Effective tomorrow, the gov
ernment has added taxes.
It almost looked like a plain
tax could do what the law of
averages never did — turn the
odds against the gamblers.
The law makes two calls on all
professional gamblers:
1. They must register and buy
a $50 occupation stamp, which
must be posted prominently in
their place of business. Gamblers
whose hat is their office can carry
their stamp there.
2. They must pay a ten per
cent tax on their gross take. That
means ten per cent, win or lose,
of all money bet with them.
Penalties range up to a year in
prison, plus a $10,000 fine.
Atom Workers Return
From Seven-Day Strike
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., {IP)—AFL
construction workers flocked back
to work on three atomic plant
jobs Tuesday to end a seven-day
strike.
The end of the walkout was
heralded Monday when leaders
of Plumbers Local 102 withdrew
pickets from the projects. The
plumbers had walked out last
Tuesday in a jurisdictional dis
pute with members of AFL Car
penters Local 50.
‘Lady Godiva’ In Tights
Rides At Horseshow
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (/P) —
Now we have “Lady Godiva” do
ing her stuff—in pink tights—at
a horse show.
The stunt, with the traditional
knee-length blonde wig and spiel
against high taxes, featured Mrs.
Thelma “Shug” Cobum, riding
side-saddle at the show staged
here Monday by the Sacramento
County Horsemen’s Association.
“Lady Godiva’s” appearance
followed her husband’s comment
last week that it would bring peo
ple out to the horse show. Jerry
Coburn is a member of the Horse
men’s Association.
Fall In Washbowl Gives
Hot Seat To One-Year-Old
SEATTLE, (jP) — One-year-old
Barbara Alton got the hotseat
from a tube of toothpaste yester
day.
The child’s mother, Mrs. La
Verne Alton, explained why Bar
bara needed hospitalization this
afternoon. Barbara climbed up in
the bathroom to get the tooth
paste and fell stem first into the
wash bowl. At the same time she
struck the hot water faucet and
hot water poured into the bowl.