“Hying Saucers
Come From
Another Planet”
NEW YORK, UP)—A sensation
al claim that so-called “flying
saucers” are space vehicles from
another planet kindled new con
troversy on the subject yesterday.
The air force promptly dis
counted the claim. A spokesman
said:
“Air force studies of ‘flying
saucers’ lend no support to the
view that they come from another
planet."
The '• Assertion that the flying
discs are real and that they are
used by visitors from another
planet was made by True Maga
zine in an article it calls the ‘most
important true story we have ever
published.”
It was written for the January
issue by Donqald E. Keyhoe, a
former information chief for the
aeronautics branch of the U. S.
commerce department.
The magazine, saying its conclu
l sions were based on an ei&ht
J months investigation, stated:
“For the past 175 years, the
planet earth has been under sys
tematic close-range examination
by living intelligent observers
from another planet
“The intensity of this observa
tion, and the frequency of the vis
its to the earth’s atmosphere, by
which it is being conducted, have
increased markedly in the past
two years.”
The flying discs, Keyhoe writes,
vary “in no important particular
from well-developed American
plans for the exploration of space
expected to come to fruition with
in the next 50 years. There is rea
son to believe, however, that some
other race of thinking beings is a
matter of two and a quarter cen
turies ahead of us.”
The article says that “Project
Saucer,” operated by U. S. army
air force investigators and charg
ed with solving the mystery, “are
receiving and evaluating” reports
of sighted fying discs at the rate
of 12 a month.
HOT SCOOTER
ANACONDA, Mont. (/P)—Quip
ped a fireman: “That’s a new ver
sion of a hot rod.” He had just
helped to put out a blaze in Leroy
Fitzgerald’s motor scooter. Fitz
gerald, 16, jumped clear without
getting hurt.
Fungi Causes
Cancer Growth
NEW YORK, WP)—Discovery of
fungi, tiny invisible plants, grow
ing in cancers was announced to
the American association for the
advancement of science today.
The discovery is one of the
most startling of this century.
The cancer fungi are the same
that grow all around us. in soil,
food, plants and trees.
They have been found in every
cancer tested. The tests embrace
20 human cancers, including four
different kinds, and 100 mice can
cers,
The fungi never have been
found in any healthy tissue, with
one exception. They show in
breasts of those species on female
mice which are susceptible to
breast cancer.
The discovery was reported by
Dr. Irene Corey Diller of the in
stitute of cancer research. Phila
delphia. She is one of the major
research contributors to the Amer
ican Cancer Society.
Dr. Diller showed enlarged pic
tures of the fungi. One is a black
fungus, common in soil and milk
products, named altenaria. An
other is grey, common in the
tropics, known as syncephalastrum
racemosum. Dr. Diller said that
how this tropical form got into
Philedalphia cancers in a mystery.
Theer are also some common
yeast fungi not yet identified.
Df. Diller cautioned against ac
cepting results so far as proof that
fungi cause cancer.
"A great deal more work must
be done.” she said.
Inventory blanks at Nome Nugget.
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS
TREE WELL ATTENDED
Last Friday evening the audi
torium of the Nome School was
filled to capacity with young and
old, an estimated thousand people,
to enjoy the program prepared by
the teachers of the school for the
annual, traditional Community
Tree celebration.
A fifteen foot tree, beautifully
decorated under the supervision
of Olaf Halverson stood in the hall
to the left of the stage and a
smaller tree to the right.
The children of the upper
grades sang a group of Christmas
songs, showing fine training under
the direction of Mrs. Luther Dun
bar.
The singing of Silent Night and
Joy to the World in the native
tongue by a group of native wo
men was especially well done and
has become, through repetition
each year a traditional part of this
Christmas festivity.
The lower grades participated
in a play which was directed by
the grade teachers, Ann Walsh,
Ome McCarthy, Lennie May Ner
land, Margaret Steinbeck. Mrs.
Urick and Mrs. H. Gallagher.
Following the community sing
ing, Santa Claus and his helpers
of the High School distributed
over 800 socks and gift packages
to children of al lages. Chief Laws,
states that in addition to socks of
candy, nuts and fruit, 28 Good
! Cheer baskets were distributed on
' Christmas Eve.
The Community Christmas tree
| is to be placed on the Nome Mo
' tors building from where it will
be visible all over town.
In 1941 each American on the
average smoked 1,550 cigarettes.
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C.A.P. GOES TO RESCUE OF
"SWEDE" BLANCHARD
The C. A. P., which was acti
vated here this fall performed
their first rescue mission early
this morning when Major Bronson
accompanied by Lt. Woodbury
Abbey as observer, took off at
dawn to locate and bring back the
I pilot of a missing Alaska Airlines
plane.
‘‘Swede” Blanchard, who was
flying in from the north yesterday
with the Alaska Airlines Stinson
plane reported at 2:15 in the af
ternoon that he was over Salmon
j Lake. When he failed to arrive on
■ schedule an Army C-47 went out
■ to look for him and located the
plane 7 miles east of Salmon
Lake.
|
As soon as possible the C. A. P.1
went to his assistance this morn
ing in Lester Bronson’s plane as !
the C. A. P .plane is not available
as yet.
Pilot Blanchard was found un
I injured, although thoroughly cold
as the temperature dropped last
night to lower than ten degrees
j below zero, it was reported. He is !
i reported to have been forced down
due to the fact that he was out of
gas. The plane was not damaged
according to reports.
Doesn’t Think ’Ike*
Will lie Candidate
WASHINGTON. UP)— President
Truman’s statement that he does
not expect General Dwight D.
Eisenhower to run for President
brought this reaction yesterday
from Senator Humphrey <D
Minn.):
Mr. Truman could win another
Presidential election right now—
whoever his Republican opponent
might be.
Humphrey voiced his views to
reporters after Mr. Truman tokl a
news conference Thu^day that he
and Eisenhower are friends and
are going to remain friends, even
if the General runs for President.
Mr. Truman said he doesn’t
think the wartime Allied com
mander in Europe is seeking a
Presidential nomination, adding
that he is taking Eisenhower ot
his word. The General’s word has
always been good, the President
observed.
Eisenhower, who heads Colum
bia University, said recently that
he has no political angle and he
is not going to let talk by others
make him a Presidential candi
date.
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HEART AS YOU MEET
EACH SUCCEEDING DAY
OF THE NEW YEAR.
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