"STORMY" WOULD LIKE TO
BE BACK IN NOME AGAIN
A. D. Stormfeltz, retired Alaska
Road Commission worker of this
Division writes from his home in
Eugene, Oregon, that he is wait
ing for spring to start planting all
kinds of melons. He states he had
a wonderful crop last year.
According to his letter Mr. and
Mrs. David Mazen have built a
large home on the land they pur
chased in Eugene, and Fred Hyde
is operating his own repair shop
in Powers, Ore.
“Stormy" deplores the lack of
fishing and hunting in that area
and states that he would enjoy be
ing back in Nome again and sends
greetings to his many friends.
Red Spy Will Sail
From U. S. Monday
NEW CORK, (£>) — Convicted
spy Valentin A. Gubitchev today
notified federal judge Sylvester J.
Ryan that he will sail for Russia
on Monday.
Gubitchev’s attorney, Abraham
L. Pomerantz, informed Judge
Ryan of the jailed Russian engin
eer’s decision.
Pomerantz’ statement was a re
versal of his action yesterday
when he refused to drop the ap
peal from Gubitchev’s convictioit.
U. S. Attorney Irving H. Say
pol had insisted that Gubitchev
waive all right of appeal of a 15
year prison sentence which was
to be suspended on the condition
Gubitchev go back to Russia
“never to return.”
Poland \\ ithdraws
From World Hank
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Poland
withdrew from the World Bank
today with an angry charge that
the 48-nation institution is under
the thumb of the United States
and “its imperialistic policy.”
It also pulled out of the inter
national monetary fund.
In a communication to the bank,
the communist-dominated Polish
government cited the refusal of
the bank to grant it a $200,000,
000 loan. It said the reason was
Poland’s rejection of the “so
called Marshall Plan which had as
its aim the subordination of Eu
rope to the United States and the
rebuilding of the war potential of
Germany.”
Camille Gutt, managing direc- j
tor of the International Monetatry
Fund, announced Poland’s with
drawal from membership in it.
The bank announced the Polish
letter had been referred to its
board of directors and that a re
ply would be made “in due
i course.” It made no further com
ment.
Poland’s withdrawal from the
two institutions marked the end
of one more of the formal ties be
tween western nations and the
countries behind the Soviet “iron
curtain.”
A spokesman for the Czech em
bassy indicated his government
might follow Poland’s example
and resign also.
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I CHAMBER OF
'COMMERCE
This week's question—"Would
you like to see an additional phy
sician in Nome and do you think
the town could support another
physician?"
The Chamber of Commerce met
yesterday noon at the Polaris
Grill and introduced as guests Lt.
Col. Alexander, commanding offi
cer of the Alaska National Guard
and Major Jelsma of the same or
ganization.
George Beacom reported on the
Barn Dance, stating that it was
well attended and a full report
would soon be available.
Ted Duffield was appointed
chairman of the membership com
mittee.
In relation to the fire preven
tion ordinances, building codes,
etc., for the city, a special sub
committee was appointed to the
planning committee. They are in
turn divided as follows: building
code, Bill Gillis, Bill Major, Ben
Hyndman; electrical code, Wes
Welch, Jime McAlee and Paul
Galloway.
Bud Harper urged that the re
port be ready and pushed through
for the election on April 4th as in
surance policies are being can
celled by the Board of Underwrit
ers because the city has not com
plied with the underwriters regu
lations. He also suggested that
Sam Huxley be contacted on the
subject.
In reference to roads Donald
Lyle reported that the airport
road is being kept open by the
Road Commission which is being
re-imbursed through the Terri
torial Aeronautics Communication
Commission, of which Willie Fos
ter is a member.
Guest speaker was Col. Alexan
der, who gave a resume of activ
ities of the Guard since it was ac
tivated last July. He stated that
the Guard is the “eyes, ears and
feelers of the military force,” and
important to this Division, which
has no real defense.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Harwood,
of the Nome Drug Store, left Mon
day for Fairbanks, via Anchorage,
on a combined pleasure and busi
ness trip and plan to be gone for
a week or so. Miss Ilene Harwood
is in charge of the Drug Store
during their absence.
News of the \\ or Id
At A Glance —
(Continued from Page One)
from the throne, which is a gov
ernment statement of policy writ
ten by the cabinet and read by the
King to the House of Lords.
Before the Tory motion attack
ing the government’s spending
policies was put to the House yes
terday, Sir Stafford Cripps, chan
cellor of the exchequer, promised
a halt would be called to the ex
pansion of the national health
service. He ordered all govern
ment departments to cut costs and
live within their budgets.
There was a surprising quiet in j
| the French National Assembly j
yesterday as communists verbally
attacked France’s military alii-,
ance with the United States. Ob-1
servers remembering the fist- j
fights between communist and
non-communist deputies last week
said it might be only the lull be
[ fore the storm. Extra guards were
| readied for any emergency.
The communist moved to halt
discussion of American arms aid
until the national assembly con
sidered proposals to ban arma
ments and atomic weapons. The
motion was lost 404 to 179.
Pro-communist deputy Pierre
[ Cot charged France is a satellite
! of the United States in accepting
nearly $500,000,000 in arms aid.
j In any future war, Cot said, the
i U. S. intends to let France do all
! the fighting.
Two small American navy ships
are enroute to Shanghai to help
I evacuate 1,600 Americans and
: other foreigners from that com
munist-held port. Yokohama re
J ported two LST’s (landing ship,
i tanks) will ferry the evacuees
down the Whangpa and Yangtze
j rivers from Shanghai to the liner
1 Gen. W. H. Gordon. Because of
the danger of mines said to have
i been laid by Nationalist Chinese
in the approaches to Shanghai,
the liner will remain in interna
j tional waters. The Gordon is due
; in the area about March 20.
Moscow released official figures
in the final count in the Soviet
Union elections last Sunday show
ing that 99.28 per cent of Russia’s
registered voters cast ballots for
deputies in the two Houses of the
Supreme Soviet (Parliament). The
vote approved a single bloc list of
communist party and non-party
candidates.
SCORCHY SMITH ACE OF THE AIR STRIPS
fHE INCREDIBLE BARON
RRULL IS OUT TO GET
SUDA/R'S FRANCHISE
bv ’Getting"their
BEST PLANE/
TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF THE BARON'S
OVER - CONFIDENCE,
SCORCHV OUT-MANEUVERS
HIM IN THE HEAW
CRAFT^UPTO NOW/
l
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POIXS BACK THERE ? IT WON'T BE LONG ^
NOW, CHATTY.'NICE
KNOWING YOU, ^
. CHICK .' .' ■
OH, DIANAI THE MISS THAT’S A HIT
THE DOCTOR SA\D A""^ GOOD/
DIANA \S MUCH POOR KiD
BETTER NOW, DAD. SHE'S BEEN
SHE CAN GET OUT LAID UP W\TH
OF BED \F SHE f/ THAT COLD
feels up to rr for almost
—m irrrt - A
^HELLO, PET. NAOKA
JUST TOLD N\E
THAT THE DOCTOR L—,
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...BUT X RATHER LIKE ALL
THE ATTENTION, THE GIFTS,
AND DENNIS' DAILY VISITS.
I'W NO FOOL... IF X
GET UF» GO GOON, HE
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| CITY COUNCIL
The Nome City Council met in
regular session last Monday for a
short meeting.
Routine reports were given by
council members followed by a re
port from the Planning Commis
sion by John McNees.
Several phases of the Fire Un
derwriters recommendations for
fire prevention were discussed
and plans reviewed to make the
necessary improvements to meet
the requirements and thereby de
crease the rates for fire insurance.
The plans of the Planning Com
mission were endorsed by the
Council as far as they have gone
and it was reported they should
be completed soon.
Two R.A.F. Planes
Crash Within Hour
LONDON, (#*)—Two Royal Air
Force four-engined bombers
crashed within an hour early to
day, killing at least 11 men.
The planes were Lincoln bomb
ers, modernized version of the
wartime Lancasters and now the
standard R.A.F. bombing ships.
The first crash occurred when
a plane returning from a training
flight overshot the runway at
Ilemswell R.A.F. station. Five
crewmen were killed and the
sixth was injured.
The second crash came almost
an hour later as another Lincoln
Bomber struck a Welsh mountain
side in the darkness. The plane
crashed about 2,000 feet up on the
slopes of Carnedd Llewelyn, 3,484
foot peak near Snodwon, Wales.
All six men aboard were killed.
MUSIC STUDIO
Tillie Stan groom
Teacher of Piano
Call MAIN 108
BRONSON
WATER
DELIVERY
Phone Main 19
Nome Directory
ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME
Thursday Luncheon
Stanley R. Morgan, Pres.
Ron Brousseau, Secy.
ANVIL LODGE
NO. 140
Meets First and
Third Thursday
each month
STANLEY R. MORGAN, W. M.
NORVIN W. LEWIS, Secy.
ORDER OF THE
WALRUS
NOME, ALASKA
WES WELCH, Pres.
A. L. WALKER, Secy.
MEETS EVERY THURSDAY
HAGEN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Main 40
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