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VOL.Tm.' No. 2 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 195T Per Copy—15c
NEWS IN BRIEF
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (IP) — Fire
swept by a stiff wind roared
through eight buildings in the cen- j
ter of the business district early
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yesterday.
The chief made his damage es- j
timate soon after the fire was
brought under control. He ex
* plained that it had swept through
some of the largest buildings in
the down town area and had de
stroyed some expensive merchan
dise.
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INCHON, Korea, (IP) — United
Nations forces protecting this sup
ply port west of Seoul withdrew
bv sea last night while naval guns
shelled the path of the approach
ing Reds.
NEW YORK, (P) — Pacific
American Fisheries yesterday de
clared a dividend of $1 a share
on the common stock payable Jan.
31 to stock of record Jan. 15. This
brings dividends for the current
fiscal year to $1.50 against $1.00
paid in the preceding 12 months.
SEATTLE, (.P)—Bill Hammers
ley, veteran Alaska Peninsula
fishing and hunting guide, is on
his first trip “Outside” since he
went north 25 years ago.
But he is having trouble with
his sleep.
“Can’t hardly sleep a doggone
wink in this town,” Hammersley
> complained. “Too darn noisy. My
nearest neighbor up home is
Shorty Wilson and he lives 30
miles away. Well, maybe only 25
miles. Anyway it’s quiet enough |
so a man can get his sleep.”
FAIRBANKS (P)—Ted McRoto
erts of Bethel took office this week |
as U. S. marshal pending appoint- j
ment of Frank Barr. i
McRcfoerts is temorarily relac
ing Stanley Nichols, whose resig
nation became effective Jan. 1. |
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ANCHORAGE, (£>)—Col. Bernt
Balchen, veteran Arctic expert,
leaves about Jan. 10 for reassign
ment with Air Force Headquar
ters in Washington, D. C.
Balchen has been serving as
special advisor to the commanding;
general of the Alaska Air Corn- j
mand since July of last year. For ;
two years prior to that he was j
commanding officer of the Tenth
Air Rescue Squadron.
In September, 1949, he and Gen.
Frank A. Armstrong, Jr., pioneer
ed a non-stop flight from Alaska
to New York via Norway.
Balchen’s wife Engelbrethsen
will accompany him to Washing
ton.
SEATTLE, (/P) — Frederick R.
Comeau, 75, owner of an Alaskan
salmon packing company, died
Thursday.
Masonic services will be held to
morrow with burial in Lake View
cemetery.
Born at Bathurst, New Bruns
wick, Comeau came to this coun
try and to Seattle in 1913. He
owned the Hidden Inlet Canning
Co., with plants at Hidden Inlet
and Hood Bay.
He was a member of George
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Truman Sets Up
Powerful Defense
Production Adi i’n
WASHINGTON, resident
Truman yesterday set up a new
“Defense Production Administra
tion” tying together the govern
ment’s scattered emergency pro
duction agencies.
The powerful new DPA is to be
headed by William H. Harrison,
now chief of the National iProduc
tion Authority.
Under Mr. Truman’s executive
order, Harrison will have author-1
ity over industrial outppt, trans
porta tion, fuel, minerals and!
power. Some of these powers are
now scattered through various
government departments.
Harrison will report to—-and be
subject to the direction and con
trol of—Charles E. Wilson, direc
tor of defense mobilization, who
recommended the new agency and
suggested Harrison as its chief.
Wilson is known to favor faster
defense contracting, and has con
sulted with the new munitions
board chairman John D. Small, on
the possibility of bringing execu
tives from private industry into
the board.
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U.N. Must Sanction
Bombing Of China
WASHINGTON, (/P)—President
Truman said yesterday that
United States forces will notj
bomb China without United Na
tions sanction.
He made this clear at a news
conference in which he again ex
pressed hope that a third world
war can be avoided this year.
He also said, in response to
questions as to what point would
have to be reached before he
would have to consult Congress
on a declaration of war, that if the
proper time arrived, the proper
action would be taken.
He hopes the time will never
come when he would have to ask
for a declaration of war, he said,
adding that the time has not come
yet.
He said the action in Korea is
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Salmon Eggs
Flown To Alaska
SEATTLE (iP)—Thirty thousand
moss-packed Chinook salmon eggs
have been flown from Seattle to
Juneau in an effort to create a
fall run of Chinooks.
The eggs, supplied by the Wash
ington State department of fisher
ies, were transplanted the same
day of shipment in Montana Creek
near Juneau.
Biologist Walter Kirkness erf the
Alaska Fisheries staff played
nursemail to the unborn salmon on
their 1,062-mile flight aboard a
Pan American Airways plane. It
was the longest distance the de
partment had ever attempted an
egg shipment.
The 45-day-old eggs were pack
ed in wooden moss-fill,ed boxes
and covered with cracked ice to
keep them cool and moist.
Army Will Call
80,000 In March
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WASHINGTON, (/P)—The army
last week issued a draft call for
80.000 men in March.
This will bring the total of army
requests for draftees to 450,000
since the outbreak of the Korean
War.
The 80,000 asked for March is
the same quota requested in Janu
ary and February.
The defense department an
nouncement said the navy, air
force and marines “do not plan to
place calls upon the selective serv
ice system in March.”
Only the army has , used the
draft up to now.
The original quotas for Janu
ary and February were boosted on
Dec. 12 to provide 80,000 draftees
in each of the two months. The
first call for January was only
40.000 and the original call for
February was 50,000.
The draft calls are part of a
build-up to give the army a com
bat force equal to 24 divisions
when it reaches its current expan
sion go$! next July 1.
Although the figure used by the
defense department involves only
18 divisions, an army official told
a reporter that the fighting force
will be augmented by the so-called
regimental combat teams to equal
the strength of 24 full divisions.
HARPER MORGAN & CO.,
NEW NOME CORPORATION
A new business corporation
makes its 'bow in Nome 'this Week
with the announcement that the
Harper, Morgan and Company are
the agents for the well-known
Willys-Overiand Co., and^re fran
chise dealers for the world-famous
Willys jeep.
Cars, station wagons and trucks
are now available through the
new agency, according to H. F.
Harper, who made the announce
ment.
A nylon rope a half-inch in di
ameter can lift a load of three tons.
Price, Wage Con
trols To Be Used
When Necessary
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WASHINGTON, (/P)—President:
Truman said yesterday across-the
board price and wage controls are
going to be put on whenever
necessary and possibly as soon as
it can Ibe done.
He told a news conference the
administration is working with
that in view.
Mr. Truman noted that it would
require legislation to clamp con
trols on food, but said that as soon
as it is physically possible wage
rice controls will be set wherever
it is legally possible.
Asked if he would seek to
amend a 1950 law which restricts
controls on food prices, Mr. Tru
man replied by suggesting that re
porters wait for his “State of the
Union” message next Monday.
Mr. Truman will deliver this
message in person to a joint ses
sion of the Senate and ‘House.
It is customary for the State of
the Union message to sketch in
broad outlines what the President
wants from Congress.
The 1950 defense production
law, which gave Mr. Truman
wage and price control powers,
stipulates that price ceilings on
farm products must not be lower
than (1) the highest prices in the
month before the war in Korea or
(b) “parity” prices — whichever
were higher. Parity is a standard
set by federal farm laws and de
clared to be fair to both farmers
and consumers. The parity price
rises and falls with changes in the
prices of things farmers buy.
Some labor unions have con
tended the restrictions on ceilings
for farm prices make it impossible
to have effective control of food
prices.
Mr. Truman remarked during
his discussion that rising costs of
food had contributed to the rising
cost of living.
The President was pressed by
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AULD LANG SYNE
News of the World
At A Glance —
(By The Associated Press)
Thursday, January 4, 1951
Communists seize abandoned
Seoul and push west in giant pin
cers movement aimed at shoving
U. N. forces into the sea at Inchon.
Allied fleet stands off the west
coast ready for evacuation if
necessary. General MacArthur
says 180,000 communists are driv
ing toward Wonju in central Ko
rea in an attempt to trap U. N.
forces west and north.
U. N. delegations at Lake Suc
cess debate future steps in Ko
rean crisis but there is little pros
pect for any speedy U. N. action
against Red China. The political
committee meets again tomorrow.
U. S., Britain and France are
planning a second note to Russia
on suggestions for a four-power
conference.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower con
fers in Washington with U. S. Sec
retary of State Acheson on prob
lems concerning the organization
of a Western European army.
The heads of British nations
open vital talks in London on
means of stemming Red aggres
sion.
Friday, January 5, 1951
A communist army of possibly
210,000 men is reported moving
toward Wonju, vital central Ko
rean communications hub. The en
emy aims at smashing U. N. de
fenses at Wonju and then spear
ing westward to trap the U. S. 8th
Army retreating southwards from
burning Seoul. Airmen report the
greatset build-up by the enemy
yet seen north of Wonju. Field in
telligence officers say Reds are al
ready nearly parallel to Wonju on
one flank.
At Lake Success the U. S. dele
gation continues its efforts to Ob
tain condemnation of Red China
as an aggressor. Asian and Arab
bloc favors making another plea
to the Chinese before discussing
stronger measures.
Indian Prime Minister Jawahar
lal Nehru is reported ready to
urge the Commonwealth to back
Red China’s entry into the United
Nations as a key to settling the
Korean War. A London conference
surveys the Asian situation.
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Retirement Does
Not Last Long
SEATTLE (/P)—The new career
which iM/Sgt. Thomas F. Rudolph
figured on carving for himself
during 1951 was shortlived.
Rudolph retired Dec. 31 after 22
years with the Alaskan Communi
cation System. He flew from Jun
eau with his family to get his pa
pers.
On New Year’s Day he was or
dered to active duty—with the
Alaska Communications System.
Army regulations, explained
Rudolph, provided that personnel
retiring before the completion of
30 years service are placed on the
reserve list and subject to recalL
“Some are called quicker than
others,” he added philosophically.
“Just call me Rudolph, the red
faced civilian.” .