Five Millions Reds
Want Third Party
WASHINGTON, (jF>—An esti
mate that there are about 5,000,
000 communists or sympathizers
in the United States—all pushing
for a "major third party”—has
given the given the House com
mittee on un-American activities
today by Walter S. Steele of
Washington.
Steele was the first of 14 wit
nesses scheduled as the commit
tee begai\ a week of public hear
ings on communist activities. He
> testified as chairman of the na
tional security committee of the
American coalition of patriotic,
civic and fraternal societies. The
coalition is an organization of 84
societies promoting patriotism,
Steele said.
He gave this break-down of
communists and their sympathiz
ers in this country:
1. Upwards of 100,000 card
carrying members of the commun
ist party.
2. Another 100,000 candidates
for party membership.
3. A p p r.o ximately 4,800,000
members of communist front or
ganizations.
As for their political activity,
Steele asserted:
“They are now pushing for a
coalition of leftists with the ex
pectation of forming a major third
party.” i
SPORTS
ROUNDUP
(By Hugh Fullerton, Jr.)
NEW YORK. UP) — The Cubs’
Charley Grimm (definitely not
jolly despite his occasional antics
on the coaching lines* manages a
chuckle when he thinks of what
the National League pennant race
will be about Sept. 15. . . . “By
that time it will be a heck of a
race among four or five clubs,”
says Grimm. “We’ll be in there,
too—maybe not winning anything
but in there swinging.” . . . Lis
tening to him, you get the idea
that Cljarley relishes the idea of
causing consternation among the
pennant-seekers almost as much
as he would like shooting for the
championship himself. . . . Grimm,
incidentally, has a simple explana
tion for the Cubs’ slump: “When
we get some good pitching, we
ain’t getting no good hitting.” . . .
And. of course, vice versa.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
ALEXANDRIA, La. Army Air
Field, UP)—Pvt. Ransom Jones,
who operates the movie projector
at the post theater, received
unique training for the job.
Jones worked nine years for
screen actress Joan Crawford at
her Hollywood estate; aside from
serving as bodyguard for the ac
tress, he projected her elaborate
home movies.
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NORTHERN CROSS, Inc.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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I am now working with Northern Ci*oss and willo
cover the same area as before, also will arrange
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for trips using wheels or floats in the Kotzebue
and Kobuk districts.
WIU,IF, FOSTER
Fop information call Nome Cab C6.
South Sea Youths
Want Alaska
Pen Pals '
April 30, 1947.
The Editor,
Nome Newspaper,
Nome, Alaska.
! Dear Sir,
I We are three girls interested in
acquiring pen friends in your
country.
We were wondering if you
could publish our request in your
newspaper stating our desire.
We are eighteen years of age
and are interested in sport, music
and general subjects. Either sex
would be suitable.
Hoping you can oblige,
We remain,
Yours hopefully,
Miss Rae Rosha ,
162 Grosvenor Rd.,
North Perth, West Australia.
Miss Faye Bradshaw,
40 Claverton St.,
North Perth, West Australia.
Miss Jean Lesley,
26 Wade Street,
Perth, West Australia.
“Fricourt” Clarence Road,
Indooroopilly, Brisbane,
16th March, 1947.
, The Editor,
Daily Newspaper,
! Nome, Alaska.
Dear Sir,
j Would you please forward my
| letter on to someone who is inter
ested in stamp collecting, and who
• would be willing to correspond
[ and exchange stamps with me. I
can supply quite a few of the
early issues.
I hope you can help.
Thanking you, I am,
Yours faithfully,
Joan Hodgson.
“Sujatha” Edmonton Road,
Kirillapone, Nugegoda,
Ceylon.
23rd March, 1947.
! The Editor,
1 A Prominent Newspaper,
Nome, Alaska.
Dear Sir,
As I very much wish to have a
| pen-pal in Alaska, could you
; through your valuable journal, or
personally introduce me to a girl
of about 16 or 17 years of age.
My first name is Harry and I
am 18 years of age. my interests
are science, cinema, travel, and
pen-pals.
Thanking you and hoping I
have not asked you much in re
questing you to do me this favour,
I am,
Yours truly,
H. V. Ratnapala.
P.S. Please request her to write
immediately to the above address,
as I am anxiously awaiting a re
ply. Thanks.
j, * •
• 1 1 Jt , '
22, 17th Lane,
Bambalapituja,
Colombo, Ceylon.
9th, April, 1947.
Dear Sir,
I am a French-Dutch girl in
Ceylon interested in correspond
ence. I shall be grateful if you
could help me in it by finding
pen-friends either boys or girls
between the ages of 14 and 20
years in Alaska. I am 15 years
old myself and I have already 23
countries on my list of pen
friends.
My hobbies and interests are
swimming, stamps, view cards,
music, cycling, reading, drawing,
geography and pen-friends which
I have had for over 2 years'. It is
my only desire to have A few pen
pals in Alaska. % * .
I sincerely hope you would be
Executives Inspect
Alaska Railroad
ANCHORAGE, </P>—Four rail
road advisory consultants headed
by Maj. Gen. Carl R. Gray, Jr.,
vice president of the Chicago
Northwestern Railway system,
have arrived here for a week’s in
spection of the federal govern
ment’s Alaska rail line at the re
quest of Secretary of Interior
Krug.
Krug had been asked by Col.
J. P. Johnson, general manager of
the Alaska road, to have leading
railroad officials check his reha
bilitation program.
The consultants will visit Mc
Kinley Park, Fairbanks, Curry,
the Suntrana coal mines and the
Nenana marine ways before their
departure next Friday.
able to help me in this hobby, i
shall not leave any letter unans
wered. I’ll close now hoping tc
have many pen friends in Nome
; <Alaska>. Thanking you.
4 Yours sincerely,
Au revoir,
Rosemary Tousaint.
I _
Central School,
Hastings, New Zealand,
6th May, 19+7.
The Mayor,
City Council Chambers,
Nome, Alaska.
Dear Sir,
Our class. Form 2 Boys, is
I studying your great country, this
year. Apart from this, the very
j fine reputation that your Service
i men gained while here, has made
us particularly keen to know
something about your nation.
I would esteem it favour if you
would forward me information,
booklets, etc., that you think will
be useful to us.
These, of course, will be used
throughout the senior classes of
our school. Ours is the biggest in
Hastings, the roll being 150.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Yours sincerely,
N. Barr.
Shemya Under
“Invasion*’ Bv
Commercial Line
ANCHORAGE, iff*) — Sheyma.
the wartime mystery isle which
was known only by a code num
ber while it prepared to resist an
invasion of the Aleutians by Jap
anese air-born troops is now un
dergoing aerial invasion—but it
| isn’t putting up any fight at all.
In fact, it’s welcoming the invad
ers.
The latest descent upon Shemya
is being made by skilled workers
flown from Anchorage, to the is
land to set up various accommo
dations for Northwest Airlines’
operation to the Orient which be
gan July 15. Accompanying the
carpenters, plumbers and other
skilled workers are loads of ma
terials.
Construction will include a staff
house and permanent quarters for
i the company personnel, as well as
; facilities for passengers, and a res
taurant. In addition to the sup
plies flown from Anchorage, work
is being speeded with Army sur
plus materials bought in that
area.
A L.-47 airplane, or the type
used by the army during the war
in flying men and cargo around
the world, is being used for the
Shemya project. This assignment
I of flying stuff to the Aleutians is
; nothing new in the experience of
| Northwest Airlines, for during
j the war its ships under contract
j with the Army, flew some 21,000.
I 000 miles with rflilitary personnel
and cargo. Last winter it flew pre
fabricated houses from the Twin
Cities and Seattle to Anchorage, to
relieve a housing shortage among
its employees; and more recently
it has flown or shipped nearly
1,000 tons of materials to the Or
ient for use in its Far Eastern
service.
Shemya, objective of the latest
1 cargo flights, is located some 38
miles from Attu, site of a Japan
ese attack during World War II.
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