Oslo Prepares For
1952 Olympics
(Continued from Page One)
Oslo, and the other is at Hamar,
75 miles from here but easily
reached by train or auto.
A first class ice hockey rink is
now underway at Jordal Stadium
in the eastern part of Oslo.
Downhill and giant slalom ski
ing has been transferred to Noref
jell, some 85 miles from Oslo. The
slalom competition will take place
at Rodkleiva, seven miles from
Oslo. It has ideal facilities for
thousands of spectators.
Cross-country ski races * will
take place in the hills around
Holmenkollen. Holmenkollen Hill
will take care of the ski jumpers.
Beneath the take-off there is a
three-story building which will
house a ski museum on the ground
floor and first floor and a restau
rant on the second floor where
spectators may sit and drink while
watching the jumpers make a j
flight of 71 meters.
A permanent housing shortage
represents a bottleneck in the
preparations. However, the ques
tion of accommodations for some
1,000 competitors and an equal
number of officials, plus the
press, radio and photographers, is
nearing a solution.
B. W. Neilly, deputy marshal of
Kotzebue, has been a visitor in
town over the week-end.
* Spokane is an Indian name for
the sun.
Haul Snow For
Fur Rendezvous
Dog Races
ANCHORAGE, <iP) — An over
night chinook on the eve of this
city’s top winter event—the $6,000
All-Alaska 100-mile dog sled race
—bared Anchorage streets and
snow had to be hauled yesterday j
to get the even under way.
The temperature rose to 42 de
grees above zero (it was 42 below
not so long ago) and the record
field of 23 entries found the trail
slushy, watery and hard on the
dogs. They run their best in much
colder weather.
Howard Luke, veteran Fair
banks’ musher, won the first 25
mile heat. He covered the rough
course in one hour, 57 minutes,
2Vi seconds, just 26Vfe seconds
ahead of Joe Carter of Kotzebue.
Other leaders were Raymond
Paul, Galena, third, Gareth
Wright, Fairbanks, last year’s win
ner, fourth, 2:00.8; Dan Synder,
Noorvik, fifth, 2:02.20, and Earl
Norris, Anchorage, sixth, 2:04.32.
The dog sled race, feature
event of the annual Fur Rendez
vous, will continue daily through
Sunday. The best total elapsed
time for the four days will deter
mine the winner.
TEEN-AGE DANCE
Saturday Evening—Nine O'clock
American Legion Hall
Sponsored by Parents
Admission 25c
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Nome Cops
Class B Title
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Clarence Willoya, Larry Okpeal
uk, (or Vincent Ahkolik, Nome;
Larry Anderson, Dick Skinner,
Alfred Anderson, Kodiak City;
Rod Cotie, Wasilla; Marion Hud
son; Kodiak NOB; Dean Thatcher,
Valdez.
Anchorage was voted the class
A sportsmanship trophy. Valdez
whose entire boy’s enrollment of
six was on the basketball squad,
received the Class B trophy.
Nome later challenged Anchor
age for the Western Alaska Cham
pionship and the right to meet the
Southeastern Alaska titlists in an
all-Alaska playoff.
Such a challenge would not be
permitted, however, in future
years. A new constitution adopted
by the Western Alaska High
School Activities Association last
week-end eliminates the right of j
Class B champions from chal
lenging the Class A winners.
The Association will be headed
in the coming year by Carl R.
Carlson, Seward. William Zahrad
1 I
nicek was elected executive secre- j
tary. I
ANCHORAGE, (I?)—Anchorage
and Nome, Class A and B titlists,'
respectively, of the Fur Rendez
vous High School basketball tour- j
nament, clash tonight in the open
ing game of a two-out-of-three se
ries to determine the Western
Alaska champion.
The winner will represent West
ern Alaska in an all-Alaska series
with the Southeastern champion.
Nome and. Anchorage won their
titles here Wednesday night.
Nome was unbeaten in the B tour
i
ney. Anchorage lost once to Sew
ard in a competition. Double elim
ination rules were used for berth
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events. \
When it was ascertained Thurs
Try To Plant Red
Herring In RFC
Loan Hearings
Continued froip Page One)
ence an RFC loan. Fulbright add
ed:
“This inquiry indicates quite'
clearly that an attempt is being
made to embarrass me and;
through me to discredit the^ work
of this sub-committee.”
Fulbright did not name the
“well known and highly reputable
radio commentator” he said had
called him.
He challenged RFC directors in
the room to prove that he or any
other member of the sub-commit
tee had exercised “improper in
fluence” on loans.
The sub-committee’s investiga-'
tion is aimed at determining whe
ther there has ben influence and
favoritism in the making of RFC ,
loans.
Its first two days of hearings
brought frequent mention of Wil
liam M. Boyle, Jr., chairman of
the Democratic National Commit
tee, but no testimony linking
Boyle directly with any efforts on
behalf of RFC borrowers.
day morning that the Nome Bas
ketball team were champions of
the B Tournament and had chal
lenged the winners of the A tourn
ament, the Rotary Club put up the
necessary funds to finance the
fare of one of the substitutes who
could not be included when the
team went down to the Rendez
vous last week. The hat was pass
ed on Front Street *and in a short
time sufficient funds were raised
to send down another substitute
so that they may help out in to
night’s game if necessary.
The hoys going down today
with Alaska Airlines are Peter
Larsen and George Bell.
House Cool To
Canada Aluminum
WASHINGTON (JP), The House
monopoly committee was reported
today to be cool toward a plan to
help boost Canadian aluminum
production as a means of relieving
a shortage in this country.
Committee sources, who asked
not to be named, old newsmen a
report now being drafted gives
onyl “last resort” approvel to a
proposal by the Aluminum Com
pany of Canada (Alcan) to con
struct a half-billion dollar plant in
British Columbia with U. S. un
derwriting.
'Dependence should be put on
the Alcan project for aluminum
supplies, the committee was re
ported to feel, only (1) if American
producers can not get into produc
tion within three years, and (2) if
the United States is assured prior
ity on a substantial portion of the
Canadian aluminum output.
ANVIL LODGE ENTERTAINED
EASTERN STARS
The members of Anvil Lodge F.
and A.M., No. 140, entertained
last evening with their annual
ft p o re« Washington Birthday
Party with the members of the
0f Eastern Stars as their
special guests.
A very impressive address was
made by Rev. R. Treat on the life
of George Washingotn, and al
though only 12 minutes long was
eloquently expressed.
After the showing of a movie,
courtesy of Pan American, the
group enjoyed playing bingo.
Delicious refreshments of cher
ry pie and ice cream were served
by the committee composed of
Carl Dewey, Gus Carlson, Sgt. L.
Lawrence and John Fults.
Vugget Ads Bring Quick Results
FUR RENDEZVOUS EXCURSIONS
NOME TO ANCHORAGE
Round Trip $80.00 p1"’ T“
NOME TO FAIRBANKS via Anchorage
Round Trip $122.50 pl“* T“
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