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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LIII Vo. 94 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1951 »_Per Copy—15^
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“There Is Only
Minimum Hope”
U.S. Can Avert War
WASHINGTON, (/P) — A Con
gressional military expert told the
House today “there is only a
minimum hope” that the United
States can avert an all-out war
that might last 10 years.
Opening debate on a $56,000,
000,000 military appropriation
bill, Rep. Mahon (D-Tex) cau
tioned against “complacency” and
sounded this warning:
“In my judgment, there is only
a minimum hope that our diffi
cuties with Russia can and will
be resolved short of war. Trends
from cold to hot war, from little
wars to big wars, do not have a
tendency to reverse themselves
short of an all-out explosion.” .
“It is true,” he said, that the
United States becomes stronger
“with every passing day,” but the
same probably is true of Russia.
“Who is so foolish,” he asked,
“as to assume that the communists
are standing still?”
SEATTLE, f/P) — Eight Califor
nians and an aviation technician
from West Virginia were aboard
a Navy patrol plane that crashed
Monday near the mouth of Puget
Sound.
Two bodies were recovered
within an hour of the crash. The
other six men are listed by the
Navy as missing. There was no
hope for survivors as the air and
sea search of the area continued
Tuesday.
Red Radios Mum On U.N.
Demands For Neutrality
Guarantees at Kaesong
TOKYO, (/P) — Red radios re
mained silent tonight on the U.N.
demand foT fresh guarantees of
neutrality at the site of Korean
armistice talks.
Allied negotiators returned to
Korea during the day, ready to
resume cease-fire talks if and
when communist commanders
pledge the Kaesong neutral zone
will be kept inviolable.
But neither the Peiping nor
Pyongyang radios mentioned to
night the new demand of Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgway.
The U.N. commander broke off
talks after a company of armed
Reds marched through the neutral
zone. Top Red commanders said
it was an accident.
First Flight Cachets From
Alaska Airlines New Run
Will Be Available Aug. 12
SEATTLE, (It) — First flight
cachets from the inaugural flight
of Alaska Airlines’ new certified
schedule August 12 will be avail
able to stamp collectors, Roy
Backman, the company’s general
manager for traffic and sales, said
today.
Arrangements have been filed
for unofficial cachets from Seattle,
Portland and Fairbanks, he said.
The flight, inaugurating certi
j fied scheduled service on the line,
will leave Portland airport at 8
a.m. (PST), Seattle-Tacoma Inter
national Airport at 9:50 a.m. and
from Fairbanks at 10:30 p.m.
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Official Program
11th Northwestern Alaska Fair
August 8, 9,10,11, 1951
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Wednesday, Aug. 8
NATIVE POTLATCH—King Island Village
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Thursday, Aug. 9
OPENING OF FAIR — SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Afternoon 1 to 5 p.m. — Exhibits open to public
Evening 7:30 p.m. — Exhibits open to public
8 p.m. — Style Show
Friday, Aug. 10
Afternoon 1 to 5 p.m. — Exhibits open to public
2 p.m. — Childrens Pet Show
Evening 7:30 p.m. — Awarding of Prizes
Fc; i Sale
8 p.m. — Native Dances and Entertainment
Saturday, Aug. 11
Evening 8 p.m. — Concert
Estaleah Baker, Spinto Soprano
Dancing
Son Expresses
Optimism For
Missing Plane
JUNEAU, (/P) — Searchers for
two airplanes missing along the
rugged Alaska coast looked hope
fully for a break in the weather
today.
Poor visibility kept most of the
planes grounded yesterday. Air
Force officers expressed hope the
end of a three-day weather cycle
might bring clearing skies.
The missing planes are a Can
adian Korea airlift plane with 38
persons aboard and a Norseman
with an Alaska pilot and the wife
and daughter of a wealthy New
Jersey scientist.
The latter plane carried pilot
Maurice King, Mrs. Walter A.
Wood of Far Hills, N. J., and her
daughter, Valerie.
The missing 50-year-old pilot’s
son, Dick King, expressed op
timism at Fairbanks last night.
“My dad has been flying in
Alaskn for 17 years and he’s been
lost more than a dozen times,” the
son, also a flier, said. “Once he
was missing a week. He’s always
turned up safe and sound. Just
wait until those clouds lift off
the peaks and they’ll see him
sitting there with his passengers,
waiting for rescue.”
TUESDAY RESULTS
American League
Chicago 2—Detroit 1
Cleveland 5—St. Louis 1
Philadelphia 7—Boston 4
<Only games scheduled^
National League
Chicago 4—Cincinnati 1
Philadelphia 3-1—Boston 1-0
St. Louis 16—Pittsburgh 7
New York at Brooklyn, rain
Pacific Coast League
Hollywood 10—San Francisco 2
Portland 5—Seattle 0
Chamber of Commerce
Protests Change In
P.A.A. Schedules
Business men attending the
Chamber luncheon voiced a strong
protest against the announced
change in schedule of the PAA.
On the new schedule, planes
would leave Seattle at 9:30 in the
morning, arriving here at 10
o’clock at night.
This would mean, stated Presi
dent Galvin that merchandisers
handling food supplies would have
to make their deliveries to the
airport in Seattle the night before
the flight, and when delivered
here at night, would have to re
main in the PAA office until
morning. This would mean that in
the winter, “if it is kept outside,
perishables will freeze, if put in
side, ice cream will melt, the milk
will sour and the vegetables
spoil.”
The present schedule is very
satisfactory as it brings merchan
dise in at noon and directly to
the customer, while in its best
condition.
This change would also be un
favorable for round trip passen
gers who are on tour, as the
shops would all be closed, at the
time they arrive.
A protest has been sent to the
Pan American headquarters.
Six-Month-Old Bear Cub,
Destined For Washington
Zoo Loose Anchorage Area
ANCHORAGE, (A>) — A wide
search is being conducted here
for a bear not in rug form.
The 60 pound, six-month-old
cub was supposed to leave here
Tuesday by airplane on the first
leg of -a trip that would have put
him (or her) in the National Zoo
at Washington, D. C. But Fri
day the husky cub bent the bars
of its temporary home in the out
skirts of Anchorage and squeezed
its way to freedom.
The local office of the Fish and
Wildlife Service has posted a
“wanted alive” sign, giving a des
perado’s description. Besides list
ing the height and weight, the
I sign describes the jail-breaking
cub as not too friendly, strong
for its age, and reminds would
be captors that he is a junior
member of a family that produces
the biggest meat-eaters in the
world.
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FAIR NOTES
By The Fair Reporter
The Fair Reporter is fairly
dizzy trying to cover all the
events scheduled fcrr the next
four days. . .
For the first time in the history
of the Fair, the King Islanders
are going to be hosts to the other
natives in the community at the
Potlatch. This affair is limited
strictly for the native people and
is not intended as part of a show.
All Eskimos in the town are in
! vited to attend the potlatch with
j the King Islanders on Wednesday.
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Starting on Tuesday volunteer
workers have been on duty at the
Fair building to receive and enter
exhibits for the various depart
ments. One of the first exhibits
from out of town was received
from Holy Cross Mission. Another
arrived from Shishmaref school.
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Thursday evening local talent
under the sponsorship of the Beta
Sigma Phi are really putting on
•a show! Over fifty people are
taking part in the show and it
should be a must on the list of
things to? see during the Fair.
Fair president Terry Jackson is
directing the show.
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All the kids are polishing up
their dogs, cats, birds, bunnies,
turtles, gold fish, etc., for the
pet show which is an afternoon
event on Friday.
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We understand that not only
the ladies will have food in the
Home Econcrmics department, but
several men are going to compete
for cake and bread prizes! The
nice part about this department
this year is the fact that after
the exhibition, the food entries
will be sold for the benefit of the
playfield!
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Estaleah Baker, the beautiful
soprano with the gorgeous voice
will arrive with her accompanist
on Thursday to prepare for her
concert on Saturday evening. This
extra special treat was saved as
the grand finale to a womderful
Fair!
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American Rocket
Soars 135 Miles
Straight Up
WHITE SANDS, N. M., UP) —
Jubilant rocket experts, flushed
with yesterday’s soaring success,
talked today of new assaults on
the rocket altitude record.
They sent the seventh American
Viking rocket ever fired swoosh
ing 135 miles up into a hazy New
Mexico sky yesterday for a new
world record.
Capt. A. E. Uehlinger, Navy
skipper at White Sands, summed
up their feelings.
“Hot damn!” he said as he hur
ried into the dugout near the
launching platform from the van
tage point point some three miles
distant where he had been with
Army Secretary Frank Pace, Jr.
The flight, almost straight up,
was breathtaking to watch, but
no more so than the figures on
what the rocket did:
It reached a top speed of 4,100
miles an hour—more than a mile
a second.
It took only four minutes, 23
seconds to set the record. You
could get to the moon in less
than 60 hours at that speed.
Announce 351 Casualties
In Korea Last Week
WASHINGTON, iJP) — Announ
ced U. S. battle casualties in
Korea reached 80,430 today, an
increase of 351 since last week.
This is the smallest rise since
the first weekly summary last
August.
Killed in action .11,954
Wounded .56,215
Missing .12,261
Casualties by services:
Army .65,727
Navy . 942
Air Force . 705 .
Marine Corps .13,066
OLYMPIA, </P) — Thorough in
vestigation of “numerous” fires
and explosions at defense plants
has been urged by the U. S. At
torney General in a warning
against the danger erf enemy sab
otage.
J. Howard McGrath told the
National Association of Attorneys
General yesterday:
“When an enemy is ready to
strike, he probably will have
enough agents throughout your
various states to be a grave dan
ger.”
He called upon local law en
forcement officials to probe all
accidents that slow down the na
tion’s defense effort to see if sub
versive activities are involved.
Notice To Fair Exhibitors
SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8
Between the Hours of
10 to 12 A.M. and 1 to 4 P.M.
Please bring in Exhibits
During these hours.
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Building will be open in evening
For convenience of those business
People having concessions.
Admissions: Afternoons
Adults 50c — Children 25c
Evenings:
Adults $1.00 — Children 25c