VOL. LIII No. 45__NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1951 _Per Copy—15^
North Carolina Planes To
Aid “Alaska Defenders”
ANCHORAGE, (/P)—Defending
forces in “Operation Firestep,”
Alaska war maneuvers, were
strengthened yesterday by the ar
rival of the First Battalion Com
bat Team, Tenth Regiment, 82nd
Airborne Division, from Pope
Field, North Carolina.
The combat team arrived at El
mendorf Air Force Base in 24
V-119 Fairchild Packets and 6
C-54 Transports.
Tank and infantry reserves of
the defenders, aided by jet planes,
forced the aggressor to pull back.
Defenders used tear-gas while
forcing the “enemy” back. A re
porter, caught at an aggressor
command post during this opera
tion, messaged: “I had to cry my
way out.”
Anchorage underwent its sec
ond blackout in as many nights
Saturday.
“A Laugh in Every Line”
At Nome High Play
This Thursday
With a laugh in every line and
the prospect of money in every
pocket, Nome High School will
present the hilarious comedy
‘•Quit Your Kidding,” on Thurs
day, April 19, in the auditorium
at 8 p.m.
The play cast will include:
Mrs. Mary Buford . Lois
Swanberg
Evelyn Buford . Katherine
Bjornstad
Winston Buford . John Hudert
Binnie Buford . Juanita
Fagerstrom
Jim Travis . Frank J. Dowd
Jean Owen . Geraldine
Fagerstrom
Betty Anderson . Clara
Jorgensen
Dr. Shannon .... Vincent Ahkolik
Thomas Patton . Billy Boucher
“Spike” Whitten . Laurance
Okpealuk
Miss Sophronia Buford .... Betty
Hurlbert
Camilla Dusenberry . Maureen
Hudert
The play is centered around the
pretty mess that wealthy but ec
centric Aunt Sophronia steps into
the Buford home. The Bufords
have had a hard time since the
death of Mr. Buford, with little
money and many bills. Evelyn,
who is twenty, works in an office
and helps as much as possible but
the fifteen-year-old twins, Winnie
and Binnie have to be provided
for. Mrs. Buford happens to think
of her husband’s rich old-maid
aunt who lives in California.
Aunt Sophronia arrives and the
fun begins. Complications occur
which they hadn’t foreseen which
makes for riotous fun and laugh
ter.
Mrs. Edward Hawkinson is di
rector of the play, with manager
John Bell assisted by Clarence
Willoya, and George Bell.
U. S. CASUALTIES
IN KOREA
Killed in Action 8.941
Wounded 39.500
Misting 10.955
Total 59.396
Fat Girl Walks Miles
To Test Rubber Boots
AP Newsfeatures
HOT DOGS ! And how ! Mildred McMahon, 21, and weighing 204
pounds, got herself a job walking 13 miles a day to test waterproof
footwear (for the Hood Rubber Co.) in Watertown, Mass. Hereis
Mildred at the end of a work day in her favorite position for relaxa
tion. But tomorrow she'll be on the job again and in the next 12
months she expects to walk as far as from Boston to Los Angeles
without leaving her local route. She uses her weight and her energy
to wear down the heel and soles of boots, galoshes and rubbers. If
they stand the test they are good enough for the market. You'de
think Mildred would be down to a wisp, but she says: "All it does
is stimulate my appetite."
Jennie Thompson, well known
pioneer of the Teller district was
laid to rest this morning from the
Catholic Church with many
friends mourning her passing.
Mrs. Thompson will long be re
membered for her many acts of
kindness to the people she served
so cheerfully as she was nurse
and mid-wife in Teller for many
years and mothered many chil
dren who affectionately called
her “grandma.”
Expect. Early
Nenana Breakup
With the unusual wet weather
the past few days speculation as
to the moving of the Yukon River
ice especially at Nenana has
caused predictions for an early
break-up, according to reports.
Phil Lancaster stated that he
has been busy helping people who
are interested in the subject as
break-up time draws near.
Jim Gaffney, former Nomeite,
has announced that he is “now
in the clothing business again.”
He is associated with Littlers
Store in downtown Seattle and
is looking forward to meeting
many of his Alaskan friends when
they go to the States.
Mt. Rainier Dare-Devil
Escapes Mountain But
Faces Disciplinary Action
McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE,
Wash., (^P)—Double trouble ap
peared in the offing today for the
first flier to land atop 14,408 foot
Mt. Rainier and take off again.
Lt. John Hodgkin, the 42-year
old aerial daredevil from Selma,
Calif., faced possible disciplinary
action from two quarters — the
Air Force and the National Park
Service.
Meanwhile, McCord Field au
thorities described his status as
“restricted to his quarters.”
Hodgkins landed his ski-equip
ped light plane on the grass at
nearby Spanaway, Saturday after
noon — and airmen were almost
as surprised that he didn’t crack
up on that one, as they were to
hear that he had pushed his pow
erless Cub, glider-like, from the
top of Rainier.
NOME RED CROSS
RAISES $500
The Red Cross committee,
headed by Robert Treat have an
nounced that though voluntary
contributions last week over $500
was raised for Nome’s share in
the annual drive for fmids.
»
Ridgway Assumes
Command inTokyo
TOKYO, <£>)—Lt. Gen. Matthew
B. Ridgway flew here tonight to
take over his new duties as Su
preme Allied Commander.
Ridgway said he would press
for an early Japanese peace treaty
and “work toward the completion
of the masterly task already large
ly accomplished under the con
summate leadership and guidance
of General MacArthur.”
In a statement issued after his
arrival, Ridgway added:
“It is a source of great satis
faction to me that I am able to
secure in person from Ambassa
dor Dulles, almost at the moment
of assuming my new duties, the
great benefits of his rich experi
ence and of his wise counsel and
guidance.”
Dulles was scheduled to arrive
Sunday night from Washington.
Ridgway, wearing his ^battle
fatigue uniform but without the
famous hand grenade taped to his
shoulder, was whisked off the field
in a limousine.
.
It was his second trip from
Korea to Tokyo in three days. On
the previous trip, he talked with
MacArthur.
Placer Tin To Be
Mined at Tin City
By Nevada Firm
Deposits of tin in the Seward
Peninsula are now coming in for
attention and the Zenda Gold
Mining Company of Las Vegas,
Nevada, is preparing to engage in
placer tin production in the Cape
Prince of Wales region. Tin City
will be the focal point for the pro
posed operations, according to
Norman Stines, general manager
of Zenda, who obtained options
and leases on the properties in
which the company is interested.
Tin deposits have been proved
by the work of the U. S. Bureau
of Mines in the cassiterite-bear
ing gravels of Cape, First Chance,
and other Creeks in the Tin City
area.
A dredge will be brought from
a Canadian subsidiary of Zenda
and other equipment is on Nome
Creek, between Fairbanks and
Circle, just off the Steese High
way. The latter plant will be dis
mantled and shipped to the
Yukon River where it will be
loaded on barges, taken down the
River and across the Bering Sea
to Tin City, Stine said. This oper
ation will get under way as sooh
as river navigation opens, in
order that* operations may begin
at the start of the 1952 season.
NOME-TELLER ROAD
ENDORSED BY CHAMBER
. The Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce went on record by un
animous action as endorsing the
Nome-Teller road and urging its
construction this coming season.
Since the announcement that
work will start immediately on
a mill for the U. S. Tin Mines
with government aid amounting
to $375,000,000 the road becomes
all the more important in the
transportation of this needed ma
terial.
M’Arthur Arrives
In Honolulu
Will Appear Before
US Congress Joint Session
HONOLULU, (JP)—Gen. Doug
las MacArthur, stripped of his
top military commands, arrived
early today from Tokyo on his
way to the mainland for a hero’s
welcome and a political battle
over American policy in Asia.
His big transport plane glided
onto Hicham Field’s runway at
12:28 a.m. .(Honolulu time). Seven
minutes later he stepped on Am
erican soil for the first time since
his 1950 Wake Island conference
with President Truman.
A near riot erupted near the
ramp of his plane when U.S.
Air Force police manhandled at
least a dozen news photographers
trying to record the historic event.
MacArthur, making his first trip
to the United States in 14 years,
remained aloof to the melee.
A dozen hours before, between
500,000 and 1,000,000 Japanese
jammed the streets of Tokyo ter
say goodbye to their conqueror. It
was the greatest acclaim the Jap
anese have ever shown a foreign
er and MacArthur was plainly
moved. The Allied forces gave
him a 19-gun salute. Emperor Hir
ohito paid him a 45-minute fare
well visit.
Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway,
successor to MacArthur, moved
into the plain headquarters office
from which MacArthur had ruled
Japan for five years and seven
months.
MacArthur will stay in Hawaii
for 24 hours, then go on to San
Francisco and Washington. His
wife and 13-year-old son, Arthur,
aides and staff members are ac
companying him.
MacArthur will appear before a
joint session of the House and
Senate in Washington on Thurs
day.
Capacity Crowd At Final
Pioneer Whist Series;
Enid Duffield Awarded
The final whist game of the
Pioneer Series was held last Sat
urday evening with a capacity
crowd present for the finale.
Enid Duffield, who has led the
women for the entire series was
awarded a beautiful hand-made
butterfly of qjiggets for which
Harry Hagen is famous. A smaller .
butterfly went to Bertha Fiscua
who won second prize and the
third prize was awarded to Mrs.
John Kanari.
Andy Nordlind took the honors
for the men and was awarded a
handsome tie clasp with several
large nuggets on it. Fred Kubon,
second, received nugget cuff links
and Tolbert Scott won the third
prize.
Winners for the evening’s
games were Emily Boucher, Mrs.
Dick Roell and Agnes Galvin;
Eric Hay, G. A. Morin and Mr.
Walls. Door prize went to Mrs.
Ceola.
Charles O’lLeary, junior past
president of the organization, who
has just returned from the States,
was presented with a past offi
cer’s pin by Mike Walsh.