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2 THE NOME NUGGET Wednesday, December 13, 1950
THE NOME NUGGET
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Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, December 13, 1950
WHAT THE BRITISH PAPERS ARE SAYING
On The Military Situation in Korea—
The DAILY GRAPHIC—“The United Nations have
vast reserves of strength: the gigantic power of America
is beinb mobilized, the British Commonwealth has its
own vast resources, and these are the things that count
in the long run.”
The NEW CHRONICLE—“The phase of the first re
treat is just ending; the time for a stand is only now be
ginning, and it is still quite on the cards that we can hold
ground of our own choosing.”
The DAILY TELEGRAPH expects the strain of the
next few weeks upon the Britsh and American people ■
to be severe: “But they will take it coolly together. The
enemy’s only big victory would be if he would exploit
any tendency of theirs to abandon resistance and start
abusing each other.”
The DAILY MAIL—“Mr. Attlee went to Washington'
and pledged continued British friendship in language
well worthy of a British Prime Minister. Even more, his
words will have a steadying effect upon this nation, be
cause there has been serious danger of a split in public
opinion about America’s friendship.”
The paper recalls the controversy over some Anglo
American differences on Far East policy and then adds:
“In view of the Korean crisis arguments should be given
a rest. The Anglo-Saxon democracies have got to stick
together and fight together with their friends.”
It particularly hopes there will be no further criticism
of General MacArthur until the Korean question is set
tled. It maintains that those who say he should never
have gone beyond the 38th Parallel are only being wise
after the event.
OUR “FOURTH BLOODIEST” WAR
Casualties suffered in the Korean war, up to Nov.
17th, make this struggle the fourth bloodiest in the his
tory of the United States.
With a totl of 29,996 the fighting in Korea tops the
lossses of the Spanish-American and the Mexican wars
combined. It equals the losses of the Revolutionary war
and the War of 1812, with 10,000 to spare.
Of course, the casualties nowhere approach the 250,
000 of World War I or the 1,130,000 of World War II,
but, with the struggle still going ,on, many young Amer
icans will pay dearly for serving their country.
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS
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Korean Situation
At A Glance - - -
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Seoul. The main reason is terrain
and the fact the Eighth Army does
not have the manpower to throw
up defenses on the right flank all
%
across the peninsula.
“The Chinese know this and
have massed their power in cen
tral Korea where they are in a po
sition to hit on this right flank if
the army should make a fighting
stand for Seoul.”
i/P) correspondent O. H. P. King
said talk of compromise with the
Chfnese communists was general
in Seoul. He said President Syng
man Rhee of the South Korean
Republic was adamant in refusing
to yield. King added that there
are “strong undercurrents of
doubt and disappointment” be
neath a carefully maintained show
of Allied harmony in Seoul.
The Moscow press reported
North Korean president Kim II
Sung had ordered his forces and
the Chinese fighting with them to
push American armies into the
sea.
The climoctic point of collapse
ip the campaign sponsored by 53
non-communist nations to smash
Red Korean aggression and unify
the divided country was accom
panied by near-panic among Ko
rean civilians.
Hordes of non-military Koreans
—and probably some fifth col
umnists—were swarming south
ward across the frozen country
side. They crowded into every
available vehicle or tru d g e d
through the snow and long roads
and trails. Whole villages were on
the move in queues of desperation
—or opportunity in the case of
disguised Reds.
Anxiety was apparent in South
Korea’s capital of Seoul. Lines of
refugees streamed south ward
from the city as crowds entered
from the north with their feeling
of insecurity unabated.
Wednesday, December 13, 1950
Chinese Reds, wearing Ameri
can uniforms, attack U. N. forces
withdrawing from Hung n a m ,
northeast Korea. Attack repulsed.
Allied officers speed up evacua
tion of 60,000 troops fearing mass
assault by 80,000 Chinese in area.
Withdrawal means abandonment
of last big U. N. port of North Ko
rea. Destination of withdrawing
troops is unknown. Eighth army
reports only patrol action in west,
north of Seoul.
The Soviet Union is expected to
support the cease-fire plan in the
United Nations only if Red China
is given a seat on the commission
and all Far Eastern problems are
arbitrated.
Stop Marshall Plan
Aid To Britain
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January First
(Continued from Page One)
to the British House of Commons,
Foster said:
“The suspension of aid under
the European Recovery program
does not mean tha tthe recovery
of the British economy is com
plete or that financial resources of
the sterling area are adequate.”
The United States action, Foster
said, does not mean a permanent
end of Marshall Plan aid. If Bri
tain's economic position worsens,
theer can be “reconsideration, if
necessary,” of the cut-off order,
he added.
By LUCRECE HUDGINS
AlNiwsUatures
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CHAPTER 13
LONESOME BOY SHOOTS
The black hole was the entrance
to a mammoth cave filled with (
the roar of the sera.
Bucky and the Jindian crept
clowly in and peered about.
Strange bluish lights flickered
from the walls. Jagged rocks jut
ting from the ceiling threw enor
omus eerie shadows on the sides
of the cave. Was Herman the
Wozzle hiding here?
For a long while the two hunt
ers listened for a sound to tell
them where the creature was. But
the se*a pounding on the rocks out
side made such noise they could
hear no other sound.
i
Cautiously they searched the I
cave — their bows and arrows
i
; ready in their hands. They found
a tunnel that seemed to lead into
another cave. The tunnel glowed j
j with blue light. It was plain to see j
j that nothing was hiding there, j
i The two boys crept through it and j
entered the. second cave. Here it
was quiet. They could scarcely
! hear the far away sea.
It was a smaller cave than the
t {
1 fire but it too was empty. They
noticed three doors leading out of
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the cave. They knew that the
Wozzle was behind one of those
doors.
Bucky finally found his voice.
“Which one shall we try?” he
whispered. Lonesome Bog shrug
ged his shoulders. He, too, seemed
unable to move.
Bucky raised a finger, “Eenie,
meenie, miney, mere,” he whis
pered. When he finished, he tip
toed to the door that was pointed
out. Softly he opened it and peer
I ed in.
It was a kitchen! But the strang- j
esf kitchen you ever saw! In the
center was a stove made of rocks
with a glowing fire of seaweed
and drift wood. Across the top of
the stove was a small whale. It
was being cooked for someone’s
dinner!
Quickly Bucky shut the door.
Lonesome Boy went to the second
door. He opened it. Here was a
bedroom with a circular bed that
wound round and round the room.
“I guess he needs all that for his
tail!” thought Bucky. He was glad
the bed was empty.
Only'one door remained. To
gether the boys pushed it open a
tiny crack. They never made a
sound. But it would not have mat
tered if they had for in the room
itself there was a most extraor
dinery noise.
Someone was humming a song.
But what a humming! Like pots
and pans hanging in a kitchen or
children skating on an attic floor.
Suddenly they saw someone. It
was Herman the Wozzle!
The hideous creature, standing
on his bird legs and balancing
himself with his snake tail, was
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looking in a mirror while he shav
ed his lion face and hummed his
dreadful croaking tune.
Bucky overcome with fright,
backed away from the door.
“I can’t help it” he thought mis
erably. “I’m going to run away.”
He started off—the scaredest lit
tle cowboy that ever was.
But Lonesome Boy drew back
on his bow and took careful aim
with his arrow through the crack
in the bathroom door.' Suddenly
Herman the Wozzle moved away
from the mirror.
Zing! the arrow left the bow
and straightway shattered the mir
ror to pieces.
Herman the Wozzle roared. He
snatched wide open the door, and
fixed the terrified Jindian with an
awful glare.
A: the roar, Bucky turned back
to see what was happening.
“Who comes to my cave must
die:“ screamed the Wozzle and he
leached for the Jindian.
Lonesome Boy let go with an
other arrow—aimed straight and
true at the Wozzle’s heart. But
Herman reached out, :aught the
arrow as if it had been a rubber
ball, and broke it in two. Again
adn again Lonesome Boy shot ar
rows. Herman laughed and caught
them all and broke them to pieces.
Finally no arrows were left.
Then Herman the Wozzle stopped
laugh;ng -and prepared 17 pounc*.
on the Jindian boy. Bucky the
cowboy stood quaking in the tun
nel door.
(Next: The Woz*le Is Captured)
Flatterers say things to your
face they wouldn’t say behind
your back.
Flung across tfie stove uias a small whale. It uias
being oooked for someone’s dinner!