“Eager Beaver”
Tests Ordinary
Men, Equipment
OTTAWA, {JP) — A six-month
test of the abilities of average sol
diers and machines to work in
the frozen northland is nearing a
successful end.
Exercise Eager Beaver, in
which Canadian and United
States soldiers last January began
building two airstrips near the
Alaska Highway, has been termed
a success, Canada’s national de
fense headquarters announced
Tuesday.
The exercise was designed to
test men and standard military
equipment in country where tem
peratures drop to 65 below zero
at times. It also sized up the
chances of utilizing the Arctic
snow cap for potential military
bases.
About 150 Canadians and buu
U.S. soldiers from engineering
units went to work last January
at Kluane Lake, about 125 air
miles west of White Horse, .Y.T.
The Canadians were assigned
the job of building an airstrip on j
the frozen surface of the lake, j
The U.S. troops had a tougher
task — building a runway over
muskeg on the lake shore. Both
runways are large enough to
handle four-engined aircraft.
One lesson learned was that
summer thaws can buckle and
heave the strip on muskeg until
it is useless for heavy aircraft.
Troops with no specialist train
ing were used. They were given
standard military equipment —
adapted but not designed for
Arctic use.
It was found that men with low j
blood pressure, foot trouble or j
poor eyesight requiring glasses 1
had trouble working for any long
period.
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Truman Vetoes,
Censures Proposed
Immigration Code
WASHINGTON, (/P)—President
Truman vetoed Wednesday a
measure overhauling the nation’s
immigration code. He said the
bill is infamous.
The measure was one of the
most hotly debated of the 82nd
Congress, now drawing to a close.
Its defenders said it clarified
laws that date back to 1798 and
safeguarded the American way of
life. Its foes said it was immoral
and followed the Nazi line of
racial superiority.
The measure runs 302 pages
and was co - sponsored by Sen.
McCarran fD-Nev) and Rep. Wal
ter (D-Pa).
The President, in a seven-page
veto message, said the bill came
before him “imbedded in a mass
of legislation which would per
petuate injustices of long stand
ing against many other nations of
the world, hamper the efforts we
are making to rally the men of
East and West alike to the cause
of freedom, and intensify the re
pressive and inhumane aspects of
our immigration procedures.”
SITKA BAKERY OVEN BURNS
SITKA, (/P) — Pete Meland’s
worries about shortages of flour
and other supplies for his Pio
neer Bakery, because of the ship
ping strike, went up in smoke
today—literally.
He was knocked out of business
by a fire and explosion that de
molished the top of his oven.
Damage was estimated at several
thousand dollars.
It left Sitka without a source
of commercially-baked bread un
less a small supply can be flown
from Juneau, but supplies are re
ported low there, too, because of
the shipping strike.
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NOTICE
Resident and Non-Resident ‘‘SPORTS FISH
ING Licenses issued by tbe Territory of Alaska
under Chapter 93, SLA 1951 expire at the close of
the 30th day of June, 1952, and must be renewed
annually.
Application blanks and license stamps ($1.00
for the resident license, and $3.00 for the non-resi
dent license) are available at the Nome Branch
Office of the Department of Taxation.
License stamps so obtained are not transfer
able and must be carried on the person while fish
ing in Territorial waters.
All resident Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts are
exempt from the provisions of this Act.
DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION
Territory of Alaska
Publ. June 4, 18, 25, 1952.
Army Rationing
Some Ammunition
In Korea
WASHINGTON, </P)—The De
, fense Department says it has been
forced to ration some types of
ammunition in Korea.
But the department said such
rationing is not an unusual mili
tary situation and does not mean
soldiers are without shells.
A statement issued Monday
night said shortages have devel
oped in some types of ammuni
tion because artillery units were
authorized to fire at a faster rate
than in World War II.
The statement came in answer
to a complaint by Rep. Clarence
Brown (R-Ohio). He read the
House a letter from 35 U.S. sol
diers in Korea saying that be
cause of ammunition rationing
Chinese Communists who could
be wiped out easily were un
molested.
“Somebody ought to be im
peached, or somebody ought to
go to jail, or s'rmebody ought to
be courtmartialed,” Brown said.
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