U. S. and Canada
Work Out Joint
Defense Plans
WASHINGTON. ^/P)—Canadian
and United States ground and air
units will work out fighting tech
niques this winter for combined
defense of the critical Arctic fron
tier.
The army announced yesterday
that “Exercise Cross-Index,"—in
volving comparatively small units
of the armies of the two nations,
supported by the U. S. and Royal
Canadian Air Forces—will Go c in
ducted in the Yukon and Alaska
areas near Whitehorse, Y. T., dur
ing January and February.
Each army will provide a "one
battalion combat team including
infantry—some of which w'il be
employed in a parachute role—ar
tillery, engineers, signals and other
supporting army and services,’
the formal announcement said.
Army officials declined to speci
fy the total number of men in
volved, pointing out that the size
of a combat team varies widely
depending on its mission.
The two air forces will provide
fighter cover for troops and bomb
er, reconnaissance and transport
planes.
“In addition to existing com
munications, mobile RC'AF and
USAF signals equipment will be
used,” the army said. “Mobile air
force radar and control centers
will also be employed.”
Canada and the United States
are undertaking to build a perm
anent chain of radar aircraft de
tection stations across the north
ern rim of the continent to warn
of the approach of hostile craft
across the polar cap.
The overall commander of the
Arctic exercise will be named by
the United States, as well as the
army commander, while Canada
will appoint the allied air forces
commander. Most of the troops
will be flown into the Whitehorse
area, with the rest moving in over
the Alaska highway. In some in
stances, troops will travel as much
as 3.000 miles.
”The objectives of the exercise
are to develop procedures, doc
trines and techniques for the em
ployment of the combined Cana
dian-United States army and air
forces operating in the Far North,”
the army announcement said.
The exercises apparently will be
in the western command of the
Canadian army. That command,
with headquarters at Edmonton.
Alberta, includes British Colum
bia and Alberta, the Northwest
INFORMATION AND EDUCA
TION OFFICIALS VISIT NOME
Capt. Helena C. Hendrickson,
Information and Education officer
of the Alaska Air Command, Fort
Richardson; and Mr. Arnold Ol
sen, Area Education Supervisor of
the Alaska Air Command at Fort
Richardson, spent the week-end at
Marks Air Force Base and visited
in town.
Paul Robeson
Burned In Effigy
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. </P>—Paul
Robeson, the Negro singer, was
burned in effigy Wednesday night
by a small group of robed but
unmasked Klansmen.
It was the first public demon
stration by the Klan in the Bir
mingham district since 18 men
were indicted on flogging and re
lated charges here several weeks
ago.
A dummy bearing a placard,
‘•Welcome Paul Robeson,” was
strung from one arm of a 20-foot
cross. Another dummy with a
large question mark pinned on it
was hung from the other arm.
Territories and the Yukon.
The Canadian defense of the
Arctic rests with two commands,
the western and the Quebec com
mands. The area of the latter
stretches up through Baffin Land
toward Greenland.
The Canadian theory of defense
for the vast and uninhabited north
land is to man strongpoints and
patrol the other strategic zones,
wacthing for the presence of any
strangers in the remote Arctic
land.
The defense collaboration be
tween the two nations, started be
fore the war and carried on since,
includes an interchange of infor
mation and temporary exchange
of officers both at headquarters
and in the field.
As part of the beginning of a
general standardization program,
the two nations have adopted com
mon communication systems and
battle orders.
Moreover, the Canadian govern
ment has announced that it de
sires to standardize weapons "as
far as practicable.” Canadian de
fense minister Claxton disclosed
recently that "we have a list in
Canada of all weapons we are pre
pared to standardize to American
designs."
As an example of the progress
in this program, he pointed out
that Canada will build the F-86
jet, the newest type of fighter in
operation by the USAF.
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Fish Trap Tax
Case Drags On
JUNEAU (£>)—As the case drag
ged through its third day in fed
eral court, the testimony and legal
arguments over Alaska’s quadru
pled fish trap taxes promised Sat
urday to extend well into this
week.
The case is a challenge of the
law’s legality. Trap operators con
tend it is a burden on interstate
commerce and illegally discrimin
atory.
William Fronk, a certified pub
lic accountant, was on the stand
most of Friday in the case of P. E.
Harris company against tax com
missioner M. P. Mullanev. The
i firm seeks to restrain him from
collection of the tax and asks a
permanent injunction against col
lection.
Fronk testified us to the opera
tion expenses of the Harris con
cern. It has canneries at False
Pass. Hawk Inlet, Kake.
Territorial attorney general J.
Gerald Williams sought to show
that the company will make a good
profit even .with the increased
trap taxes.
W. C. Arnold, managing director
of the Alaska Salmon Industry,
Inc., took the witness stand late
in the afternoon. He described the
methods and costs of trap opera
i tions.
He was expected to hold the
j stand most of the day; he also is
i expected to argue later on the
merits of the case.
A mass of voluminous exhibits
are being examined in the case.
Rescue Three from
Sunken (bruiser
NANTUCKET ISLAND. Mass.,
</P», Three of 11 persons who float
ed in life jackets all night in chop
py seas after a cabin cruiser sank
1 were rescued by coast guards Sat
urday.
A fourth, Russell Palmer, 24
year-old skipper of the 38-foot
pleasure craft, waded ashore here.
The coast guard reported two
bodies were picked up.
Palmer was carried to the home
of Mrs, Stanley C. H. Fitch after
he was found exhausted on the
beach.
Mrs. Fitch quoted Palmer as
saying he started the long swim to
Nantucket after banding together
i other members of the party float
ing in lifejackets.
The yacht skipper was barely
able to speak. Mrs. Fitch said, but
mumbled something about 11 per
sons—three of them children—
struggling in the water. He also
placed the time of the sinking at
about five o’clock Friday night.
As the rescue continued the seas
were reported smoothing with
winds dropping to 10 miles per
hour. A blow Friday night brought
gusts up to 35 miles per hour.
Several bodies were reported
sighted by the coast guard.
The victims of the sinking, in
cluding a Protestant minister and
his family, were dumped into the
sea during a blow after a day
cruise from Falmouth.
PIONEER WOMEN MET
FRIDAY EVENING
The Pioneer Women of Alaska
met Friday evening for a short
meeting and an enjoyable social
hour at the Pioneer Hall with Mrs.
M. J. Walsh, Mrs. Joe Walsh, and
Mrs. James Walsh as hostesses.
Prize winners for the card games
were Mrs. Charles Pennycook,
Helen Bockman, and Mrs. Norvin
Lewis, and all members present
were surprised with prizes from a
“grab bag.”
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