Alaska Volcano
Gets Ready To
Blow Its Top
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1912,” he said then. “Aniakchak
blew its top about 20 years later
in 1931. Over 18 years have pass
ed since them, and I believe an
other big eruption is due before
long.”
Under the auspices of the gov
ernment, teams of experts have
been sent into the area to observe
the smoking peaks this year.
Equipped with seismographs to
detect the initial rumblings deep
in the earth, gravity meters, and
other sensitive machines, they
will attempt to predict the next
big eruption.
Fair Warning Expected
One group with the geological
survey visits various remote vol
canic islands by boat from Dutch
Harbor. Two of the world’s fore
most volcanologists, Dr. Thomas
A. Jagger, and Dr. Howard Wil
liams, have concerned themselves
with the Aleutian volcanoes. They
believe the cones in the north sel
dom erupt without warning. Usu
ally the explosive upheaval is pre
ceded by smoking and rumbling
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deep within the mountain.
This is the first time such pro
nounced activity has been noted
since July 23, 1945, when Mount
Tulik, Alaska’s largest active vol
cano, threw the Umnak Island
Army Base into an uproar. Al
though the base was 60 miles from
the crater. Detailed evacuation
plans were made when the vol
cano peak disintegrated with a
; roar.
It Was Quite A Scare
Fortunately the 'Army base was
not harmed by the waves of lava
that boiled down from the cone.
While it was still active a crew
headed by Lt. Ray E. Wilcox, for
mer geology professor of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, conducted a
close up study and advised that
the lava flow presented no imme
diate danger. Today the cone still
smokes, serving as a landmark
for aircraft.
Other landmarks which may
yet become portals to the molten
core of the earth include stately
Mount Shishaldin, 9387 feet above
the shores of Unimak Island, ris
ing in a perfect cone and still ac
! tive.
The heart of the system appar
ently lies in the 3,000,000-acre
Katmai National Monument. To-j
day it is studded with active vol
canoes such as Knife Mountain,
Mount Mageik, Novarupta Volcano
and Martin Volcano. But its name
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sake, Mount Katmai, seems for
ever stilled. In its vast crater is a
green lake eight miles in diame
ter. Yet it was the scene of the
world’s greatest eruption.
Natives' Cabins Buried
When Katmai erupted in 1912
the natives of the village of Sa
vonski, forewarned by rumblings
in the earth, fled to Naknek. To
day their cabins are buried in
pumice and ash, only the roofs
are visible from a plane. The
eruption had clouded the entire pe
ninsula, depositing foot-deep lay
ers of ash on ships at sea, smoth
ering birds and wildlife and cre
ating the famous Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes. Recent trips to
the valley found fumaroles no
longer steaming and breaches in
the surrounding cones are now
dormant. But other peaks in the
area are acting up once again.
Although they believe the erup
tions of Alaska’s volcanic pres
sure belt looms in the near future,
the experts see no cause for alarm.
Following his survey, Collins
said, “The Katmai area is the fin
est single place in the world for
academic research. There is a tre
mendous variety of activity. But
there is no special danger in al
lowing the public to see a'volcano
at work. In fact this year the|
monument area has been opened j
to the public for the first time.”
Pavlof Is Watched
Attention is now focused on
Pavlof. Twice before it has sig
nalled eruptions. Villagers at Un
ga, over 60 miles away, were
were startled in 1922 when the
night sky was split by flames j
shooting from Pavlof’s cone. In
1937 again, it blew ash into the
Aleutian winds. Since then like
mnay dozens of peaks in the belt,
it has been quiescent. Occasional
rings of smoke and steam rise
over the snowy slopes.
But this month experts are
waching the mysterious peaks j
with renewed interest — wonder
ing which will break from its
murmuring crater with a new;
eruption. Instead of rushing away, j
as in Hawaii and more populous!
places adjacent to large volcanoes, j
i the field crews in Alaska hope j
| they can rush toward the eruption
i in time to record it sactivity. Al-!
' though Katmai was the world’s
| greatest blast, they recall, not a
single person witnesses the erup
tion. 1
Government/
Seizes Railroads;
Army Will Run
WASHINGTON (JP)—The army
drew up its plans Saturday for
running the nation’s railroads un
til the owners and two disputing
unions can agree on operating
terms.
President Truman directed Sec
retary of the Army Pace to take
over the 131 major railroads criss
crossing the continent at 4 p.m.
EST, yesterday. This led the train
men and conductors unions to call
off plane for a nationwide walk
out today of their 300,000 mem
bers. \
So the President’s seizure order
restored peace for the time being,
and assured that the trains will
keep running. The unions said
their members would “gladly”
work for the government.
But the justice department was
ready with the necessary legal
papers to rush in for a court, in
junction today in case there is any
hitch in the announced decision to
work.
Pace was expected to turn the
job of operating the lines over to
two generals, Maj. Gen. Frank A.
Heilman, chief of army transpor
tation, and Brig. Gen. Andrew F.
Mclntypre, Philadelphia, a reserve
officer on leave from the Penn
sylvania Railroad. Assistant army
secretary Karl R. Bendetsen was
designated as the overall super
visor.
Both sides in the 18-month dis
put suggested that their differ
ences might now be allowed to
simmer for a while. The unions
called the seizure order a “tre
mendous victory” because they
had been urging such action since
August 4.
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Filipino Rebels
Riot Against Aid
To South Korea
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j MANILA, (/P) — Five thousand
l rebels shouting opposition to the
Philippines entry into the Korean
war looted, burned and killed Fri
day night and Saturday in terror
raids on 11 central Luzon towns. O
They left 167 dead and scores
wounded.
Heavy police guards were
thrown around Manila, the cap
ital.
A national defense headquarters
spokesman said the Hukbalahap
raids would not change plans to
send a Filipino combat team to 1
Korea as soon as transportation is
available.
The Hukabalahaps, pea s a n t
guerrillas who fought the Japan
ese throughout World War II,
stormed out of canebrakes and
foothills in their worst rampage.
In their bloodiest foray, they
killed 100 persons at Tarlac. 70
miles north of Manila. Many were
civilians. Philippines army tanks
were rushed to Tarlac.
Mr. and Mrs. Thorulf Lehmann,
Jr., formerly of Nome, have an
nounced the marriage of their t
daughter Nancy to George B. Vu
kich.
The young couple will make
their home in Montesano where
the Lehmann’s seide.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT
SECOND DIVISION
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE OF JULIUS PATTER
SON, Deceased.
No. 657
Notice of Final Hearing on Admin
istrators' Reports and Accounts
And Determination of Heirs
Notice is hereby given that V.
G. Seiffert, administrator de bonis
non of the foregoing estate, has
filed in the above-named Court
his final report and account in this
estate matter and that a hearing
on the administrators’ reports and
accounts will be held at the office
of the above-named Court in
Nome, Alaska, on the 12th day of
Ocober, 1950, at the hour of 10:00 f
A. M.:
Also at such time and place the
Court will hear proof as to heir
ship:
All objections to the reports,
and accounts of the administrators
and proof as to the heirs of this
estate will be heard at such time
and place.
Dated this 12th day of August,
1950.
V. G. SEIFFERT,
Administrator de bonis non.
Pub. Aug. 14, 21, 28, Sept. 4, 1950.
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