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VOL. Lin. No. 30 ‘ • NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1951 _Per Copy—15c
Senator Lyng
Urges Review
Of Tin Mining
March 6— Juneau Empire—Re
jection by the Defense Minerals
Administration of a proposal to
greatly increase tin production in
'Alaska has been protested by Ter
ritorial Senator Howard Lyng.
The U.S. Tin Ccrrp. recently
filed an application with the De
fense Minerals Administration to
expand its operation in the Sew
ard peninsula tin field, Sen. Lyng
said here today.
r The application, Lyng said, had
the highest recommendation o f
the officials of the U.S. Bureau of
Mines and the Geographical Sur
vey, who supervise the DMA pro
gram in Alaska. The application
was rejected, Sen. Lyng has been
informed.
In a letter to Charles E. Wilson,
\ director of the Office of Defense
Mobilization, Sen. Lyng said:
“The Second Division of Alaska,
where I have lived most of my
• life, has within it the only signifi
cant deposits of tin in North Am
erica. That these deposits, estima
ted to total six million tons of ore,
are commercial in quality is
proved by the fact that there has
been a small production from
them annually in recent years.
“As the senior member of the
Territorial Legislature and as one
who knows a great deal about the
mining business, although I am
not interested personally in any
tin property, I would like to urge
that the application of the U.S.
Tin Corp. be reviewed immediate
ly and that favorable action be
taken on it if, as I am confident
you will discover, it possesses
merit.
“There is, it seems to me, every
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Nome Skin Sewers
Hold open meeting
Friday afternoon a meeting was
called for the native people of this
area by the Nome Skin Sewers.
„ About fifty native people re
sponded to the call, stated Mrs.
Emma Willoya, leader of the Skin
Sewers. They discussed the rights
of the native people in relation to
land now used by them for fishing
and hunting grounds.
Mrs. Willoya stated this morn
ing: “The native people have just
as much right as the white people
to stake ground they have used
for generations, but they do not
know how to go about staking
this land. This meeting was held
to help them understand how to
go to the Land Office and find out
more about it.”
Another meeting is scheduled
for Tuesday to further discuss the
natives’ problems.
Mrs. L. Levers, of the Arts and
( Crafts Division of ANS and who*
works with the Skin Sewers, sta
ted emphatically this morning that
t these discussions originated with
the native people and were not
instigated by her department, as
is popularly believed.
SURVIVAL RIFLE DESIGNED
TO SAVE STRANDED FLYERS
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By Odell Hanson
OMAHA, (AP)— 4 light-weight “survival rifle” is
the latest aid for aviators who fiind themselves forced
down away from civilization.
The weapon, so small when disassembled that it’ll flit
into the pocket of a flying suit, is being mass-produced
for use in survival kits issued to bomber crews of the
Strategic Air Command.
Bombers of SAC, the advance striking arm of the U.S.
Air Force, range day and night over much om the world
on long distance training flights. Survival kits are is
sued to help keep the fliers alive should they crash land
or parachute in wild areas and have to fend for them
selves while awaiting rescue.
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Lifting The Lid
At Juneau •
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Saturday, March 10, 1951
JUNEAU, (/P)—The Senate ap
proved a memorial asking the
Territory to relieve Nome of a
$2,500 annual payment toward
federal dredging of the harbor. It
was jointly introduced by Sens.
Howard Lyng and Ed Anderson,
Nome Democrats.
A Lyng memorial to the federal
government for funds for a road
from Nome to the Kougarok min
ing area also was approved. The
Bureau of Budget has eliminated
such an expenditure.
j Si. PAT'S PARTY
BY HOLY NAMES SOCIETY
The Holy Names Society * has
announced plans for a St. Pat
rick’s Da^ party at the Arctic
Club. It is traditional in the com
munity for a Catholic organiza
tion to sponsor a party on this
date.
The committee headed by John
Hudert, Clem Boucher and Bill
Ullrich states that there will be
cards and dancing and, of course,
lots of good food.
Proceeds from the party will
go towards defraying the expense
of bringing nuns from Holy Cross
next summer to hold catechism
classes.
Western Powers
Revise Proposals
[ The western powers submitted
today a revised and broadened
proposal for relieving east-west
tension to the deputy foreign min
isters’ meeting. Russia said it
would reserve any decision on
whether it could accept the pro
posal for the agenda of a Rig Four
foreign ministers* conference.
This was the new proposal for
the Big Four agenda which the
western delegates submitted:
“Determination of the causes of
present international tensions in
Europe and of the means to se
cure a real and lasting improve
ment in the relations between the
U.S.S.R., the United States, the
United Kingdom and France, such
as:
“Measures to eliminate the fear
of aggression, fulfillment of pres
ent treaty obligations, and exam
ination^ of the existing level of
armaments and questions con
cerning Germany in this sphere.”
Russia’s Andrei Gromyko said
he would reserve any decision on
whether to accept it. -
The details *were ironed out at
another.... meeting last; night . at
which the western delegates —
Parodi, U.S. Ambassador-at-^Large
Philip C. Jessup, and Britain’s
Ernest Davces—reached complete
agreement.
A western spokesman, summing
up difference* at pEcacnt between
the East and West on drafting a
Big Four agenda, said:
“We feel the western agenda
tries to take no advantage erf the
Russian position, whereas the
Russian agenda does just the op
posite.” He added that the Soviet
agenda, by Gromyko’s own ad
mission,” reflects the Soviet posi
tion and the Soviet view.”
The spokesman said the west
cannot possibly accept the Rus
sian agenda as it is new worded.
18-Year-Olds
To Be Drafted ,
WASHINGTON (/P}—The Sen
ate approved yesterday a perman
ent program for building up the
nation’s fighting strength through
universal military training and
the draft of 18-year-olds. The vote
was 79 to 5.
A similar measure is pending
i n the House Armed Services
Committee.
Members said today they hope
to begin voting early, next week
on proposed amendments. Some
House leaders predicted the meas
ure would be ready for final
House action before the Easter
vacation.
The top-heavy Senate approval
came after weeks of hearings and
arguments. Only five Republican
Senators opposed passage: Dirksen
of Illinois, Jenner of Indiana,
Danger of North Dakota, Schoep
pel of Kansas and Welker, Idaho.
Some of the hardest fought pro
visions of the measure are not ex
pec ted to apply immediately
should they be enacted into law
through House approval and sign
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Red Losses Mount
As Allies Advance
On 37 - Mile Front
Saturday# March 10# 1951
TOKYO, <>P)—Allied troops to
day drove Chinese Reds into slow
retreat along a 37-mile front in
west central Korea. Enemy losses,
exceeding 24,000 in three days, :
were mounting.
A dispatch from US. 8th Army »
headquarters said the Commu- ;
nists were withdrawing from the
mountainous center of Korea north
of Allied-held Hoengsong west
ward for 37 miles.
East of Hoengsong, Allied
troops swung bac£ to the attack
against fiercely resisting North
Koreans after suffering two set
backs. Last night the Reds drove
U.S. 7th Division troops off a
3,000-foot peak. A two-hour en
emy attack before dawn today
deepened a dent in the South
Korean lines.
The Allies inflicted 6,849 enemy
casualties Friday in furious fight
ing which gained up to four miles.
The 8th Army announced the new
casualty figures.
Haycock News
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By Irene Cornue
February 10, Mr. and Mrs. Rue
ben Punipchuk, missionaries from
Koyuk, came to Haycock via dog
team. The Punipchucks stayed
with Sophie Rylander. Church
services were held in the school
house Saturday and Sunday. We
greatly enjoyed the visitation of
the* missionaries.
Gabriel Okitkon and son of
Koyuk spent a night at Swan
sons and then went to Peace River
ter cut wood. They cut for one
week for Sophie Rylander.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Porter and
Louise were with the Art John
son family at Unalakleet from
Feb. 17 until March 5, when Rev.
Amundsen flew them to Haycock.
| Ptarmigan are quite plentiful in
Haycock. Victor Karmun has shot
two from the school house doors.
Sophie Rylander has snared 15
and is graciously entertaining her
friends with boiled ptarmigan and
seal oil, ptarmigan pot roast or
fried ptarmigan. Wallace Porter
hunted avidly one day and we all
observed the chase from our van
tage point—the school on the hill.
Freida Leonard, our great hunter,
is out of shells, but she’s learning
to use a “22” , la
Haycock has never been so low on
wood—a quotation from Johnny
Beltz, well-known wood cutter.
| But -the situation is beginning to
right itself? Dave Escholt,^ John
j Winder and -Johnny Belli spent
two nights at the Haycocks and no
doubt chips flew very fast.
Vernon Swanson’s thirteenth
birthday was celebrated at the
school March 2. Johnny Beltz was
invited to defend the adult cham
pionship in a 10-pin game. He de
feated Vernon and Ferdie Swan
son, who promise to stage a come
back at the next party; Johnny
made ice cream, which was a
special treat for the party. After
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