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Mrs. Michael J. Walsh Chosen
“Alaska Mother Of 1951”
Mrs. M. J. Walsh, whose name<
was submitted to the American
Mothers' Committee of the Alas
ka Federation of Women's Clubs
l>y the Home Arts Club of Nome
as a candidate for the 1951 Alaska
Mother, has been awarded that
honor.
The committee making the
choice was composed of repre
sentatives of the American Legion
Auxiliary in Anchorage, the Sor
> optomist Club, Alaska Women’s
Club, and the Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club of An
chorage. The committee has
named Mrs. Clara Rust, of Fair
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banks, for second choice.
Mrs. Walsh’s name has been
submitted to the American Mother
Committee of the Golden Rule
Foundation as a candidate for the
American Mother of 1951.
The American Mothers’ Com
mittee came into existence in 1933
under the leadership of Mrs. Sar
ah Delano Roosevelt, who served
as Honorary Chairman for many
years. The first American Mother
was selected in 1935 and presen
ted to the nation over a national
radio network by Mrs. Roosevelt.
• The idea met with an enthusiastic
popular response. An American
Mother has been selected each
successive year. Several years ago
it became necessary to decentral
ize the work of the committee for
the purpose of reviewing nomina
tions. The American Mother is
chosen from among the forty
eight State Mothers.
It was with pride and confi
dence that the local group of club
women nominated Mrs. Walsh, as
all her children were Nome-born,
Nome-raised, and all have been
successful in their careers.
Her many activities during a
half century, of residence in the
community where she has served
on many civic proqects as well
as being an active member of her
church, further endowed her with
qualifications required to become
Alaska’s Mother of 1951.
BULLETIN
WASHINGTON, (/P), The Comp
comptroller of the currency today
issued a call for a statement of
the condition of all national banks
at the close of business April 9.
RED CROSS
'chamber of
COMMERCE
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An interesting report was given
by Richard Lee at the nocm lunch
eon of the Chamber as he has re
turned from a trip to Anchorage
and Fairbanks where many hous
ing projects were under way.
He brought back the pledge of
support to 2nd Division from the
president of the Chamber in An
chorage in its plea for more road
building which they also consider
of great importance to the growth
of the entire Territory.
A. Polet reported on his trip to
Fairbanks where he was busy
with a meeting of the Wien Air
lines.
He announced the new package
tour cff that company with its
new interchangeable tickets for
tourists, including a special ten
day lay-over in Nome if the tour
ists desire. He stressed the point
that it was up to the Chamber
and other groups to make the
tourists’ visit interesting enough
to stay the full time allowed.
Dewey Goodrich urged a “paint
up” program to improve the ap
pearance of the city for the many
visitors expected this summer.
New Restaurant
For Nome
Mrs. Herb Jenks has announced
the purchase of Vi’s Shop, which
is being moved tod-ay to the loca
tion between the Nugget and the
Alaska Airlines.
The building will be remodled
into a modern restaurant with
home-baked pastries and cakes
as a specialty.
Mrs. Jenk’s ability for good
cooking is well known to her
many friends who feel sure that
her new venture will not only be,
successful but fill a need in the
community.
C-54 CRASH KILLS 8
IN FAIRBANKS
FAIRBANKS, (IP)— A routine
attempt to pick up a glider at
Ladd Air Force Base ended in the
fiery crash of a low-flying four
motored C-54 transport plane with
a cost of eight lives yesterday.
The Air Force transport plane
exploded and burst into flames
after striking a runway. Black
smoke from the crashed plane
could be seen five miles away.
Witnesses said flames swallowed
the crashed plane from tail to en
gines inside a minute after it hit
the ground with its eight - man
crew.
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M’Arthur Agrees to
Appear at Congress
WASHINGTON, ,(/P) — ' Senator
Wherry (R-Neb.) said today Gen.
Douglas 'MacArthur agreed in a
telephone conversation with him
today to appear at a joint session
of Congress and discuss his dis
missal by President Truman.
Wherry said he would introduce
a resolution today asking a joint
session of the Senate and House to
hear MacArthur.
Such a move would require
support of at least some of the
Democrats who now control both
Senate and House.
Wherry quoted MacArthur as
saying he would be “delighted
and honored” to return here to
appear before Congress.
Ouster Could
Please Russians
A former chief of staff of the
German Army, Heinz Guderian,
said the ouster could make the
Russians happy. There was no im
mediate comment from So
viet Russia, but western diplomats
in Moscow expressed belief the
chances for a Korean peace set
tlement was increased.
And in Formosa, Chiang Kai
Shek’s stronghold, officials saw
the action as a stunning blow.
MacArthurthur was their leading
i advocate erf U.S. aid for striking
! back against Red China.
>
At the United Nations head
quarters, South Korean spokes
men made no public comment,
but left no doubt in private con
versations that they were unhap
py. Most of the official reaction
at the U.N. was that this was a
United States matter, since the
leadership of the unified com
mand in Korea had been left to
Washington. Nonetheless, some of
the U.N. delegations could not
disguise their satisfaction at the
action taken.
There was similar reaction from
India, which has sought to be a
go-between in negotiations with
Peiping. Officials at New Delhi
expressed belief the way now was
open to a renewal of diplomatic
efforts to endthe war, despite the
fact the Red Chinese have de
buffed U.N. efforts.
Total Enemy Srength
In Korea 695,000
WASHINGTON, (JP)— Eighteen
new Chinese Communist Divi
sions have been identified in Kor
ea, bringing the total enemy
strength there to 695,000, the
Army reported today.
The overall enemy strength was
shown as being made up of
212.000 North Korean Regulars,
470.000 Chinese Communist troops
and 13,000 guerrillas.
U.N. Forces
Continue Drive
Outwardly Unstirred
By Command Shift
.
By the Associated Press
United Nations forces continued
their drive into Red Kerrey today
outwardly unstirred by the mo
mentous supreme command shake
up under which President Tru
man fired Gen. Douglas MacAr
thur.
Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgeway,
named to replace MacArthur as
U.N. Commander in Chief, and to
carry on all MacArthur’s four
fold duties as U.S. Commander in
Chief in the Far East, was trav
eling near the front when the
news broke. He made ncr comment.
Many of the fighting men in the
battle lines did not know at a late
hour Wednesday that Truman had
fired M-acArthur.
At the time of the great shift in
top command this was the mili
tary situation in Korea!
South Korea was virtually free
Mining Industries
To Be Aided
By Defense Act
Exploration Assistance,
Loans for Expansion and
Road Funds Provided
WASHINGTON, (&)— The De
fense Minerals Administration lists
13 types of assistance -available to
-mining and minerals industries
under the Defense Production Act
of 1950.
The possibilites include finan
cial assistance for exploration;
government guarantees of private
loans for plant expansion and
working capital; direct govern
ment loans; government purchase
contracts; guarantees of floor pri
ces for future production; accel
erated amortization of capital in
vestment for tax purposes; ad
vances against future production,
and construction of access roads
with government funds..
Financial assistance for explor
ation, the only program adminis
tered directly !by DMA, is expec
ted to get under way shortly.
Within a $10 million limitation,
the government will make indi
vidual contracts to pay 50 to 90%
of the cost of prospecting for new
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By the Associated Press
General MacArthur was fired
today from his Tokyo command.
President Truman took the dras
tic action on the ground that the
71-year-old hero of World War II
had demonstrated inability to give
wholeheared support to United
Nations objectives in the Far East.
TTie ouster brought angry criti
cism from MacArthur’s support
ers. “This action can bring great
tragedy to our country.” former
president Hoover said. “It does
not solve the primary question of
how to end our war with Commu
nist China without advantage to
Soviet Russia. A strong pillar in
our Asian defense has been re
moved.”
Republican leaders in Congress
were trying to reach General Mac
Arthur by telephone. Senator
Bridges (R-N.H.) said “we are
discussing everything from im
peachment on down.”
On the other hand, there were
expressions of relief from some
leading Democrats and from Brit
ish and other officials abroad.
These officials expressed belief
the way was open norw for new
efforts to end the war in Korea.
At London Foreign Secretary
Herbert Morrison said Britain is
now ready to negotiate a cease
fire in Korea but the “other side”
so far had shown no desire to
stop the hostilities.
The White House announcement
came at 1 a.m., (EST). That was
erarly afternoon in Tokyo, and
Mac Arthur was at luncheon in
his home. He received the news
“without turning a hair,” an aide
said.
MacArthur had wanted to ex
pand the war to include direct
attacks on Red China. He sought
to use the Formosa troops ofChi
ang Kai-Shek to open a second
front. Both these stands ran coun
ter to administration policy. Presi
dent Truman’s action, in effect,
affirmed this policy — to try to
keep the war limited to Korea
and to treat Europe, instead of
Asia as MacArthur wanted, as the
expected area of decision against
Soviet Communism.
Lt. Gen. Matthew iB. {Ridgway
will take over the four-fold com
mand MacArthur held at Tokyo
— Supreme Allied Occupation
Commander in Japan, U.N. Com
mander in Chief for Korea, UjS.
Commander in Chief for the Far
East, and Sommanding General
of the U.S. Army in the Far East.
• Ridgway has been commanding
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