%
claim to California tidelands oil
stirred up quite a stink. Now Pau
ley is under fire again. On Oct. 5,
President Truman deplored “the
greed of speculators who gamble
on what may lie ahead in our
commodities market.” And it de-:
veloped that Pauley who became
special assistant to the secretary
of the army on Sept. 3, has been |
“playing” the grain market.
After the President has lambast
ed grain speculators, the disclosure '
that he h-as one of this tribe in his j
official family must be embarrass
ing. Pauley admitted to a Senate
committee that he held “something
less than a million dollars” of com
modities when he took the army
office. While he claimed he is
$100,000 “worse off” because he
started selling out, he testified he
“did rather well" on his trading
this year.
Seward Sanatorium
Not To Close
The Seward sanatorium for tu
bercular patients will not be
forced to close as Delegate Bari
lett’s proposal for an appropri i
tion of $176,000 was finally ap
proved by Congress .iust before
it recessed the special session.
The House, upon Delegate B. t
lett’s request, amended the appro
priation bill carrying funds for the
interim aid program, to give the
Alaska Native Service the amount
for hospitalization of tubercular
Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts at
the sanatorium operated by the
Woman’s Division for Christian
Services of the Methodist church.
Greek Army Needs
More Strength To
Fight Guerrillas*
ATHENS UP)—Fighting between
the Greek army and Communist
guerrilla units continued in the
Konitsa-Ioannina region of north
western Greece Saturday as the
government reportedly rus h e .!
plans for outlawing the Commun
ist party.
Greek troops, fighting up fir
main highway from Ioannin:\
made contact with guerrillas h d
ing the vital Bourozani brie!in
the Konitsa area, key to the rr. .in
communication line from Ioannina.
Guerrilla forces meanwhile,
were reported employing artillery
and mortars extensively in an ef
fort to prevent any reinforcements
of the Konitsa garrison which al
ready has been attacked throe
times an is in a state of semi-- iege.
In Athens, the government, re
acting to the proclamation of a
Greek Communist .state, was said
to be preparing to pass a law out
lawing the Communist party and
certain other leftist groups. The
new law reportedly would be
based on a similar one enacted un
der the late Premier Eleutherios
Venizelos, but with more severe
penalties. The old law has not
bc'-'n enforced in recent years.
Premier Themistokles Sophou
iis informed United States charge
d’affaires Karl Rankin Friday
night that the Greek army needed
strengthening. Auth o r i t a t i v e
sources had reported that the
army’s artillery fire povve- had
been greatly exceeded by that of
guerilla units.
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Army Indoctrina
tion School
In Operation
PART V
On the morning of December
19th, the students of the Alaskan
Air Command’s Arctic Indoctrina
tion School emerged from their
snow hu‘s for the last time. This
m ruing marked the lust they
would spend in the field. Time
was short and the instructors hur
ried the lagging. Finally all were
accounted for but two men—tnen
from under a blanket of snow
first one and then the other emer
ged, covered with snow which fel
low students hastily brushed off.
This is one rule they have been
careful to follow. Allow no snovr
to cling to the outer garments. Ac
cording to the two students, the
snow overnight had drifted ovei
their entrance, necessitating dig
ging out.
Again, as during the previous
day, some of the students cooked
their meals inside the shelters and
o hers preferred an open fire on,
the outside. As soon as the meal
was over the instructors, followed
by the students, made a tour of
the shelters picking out the flaws
in the construction. This one was
too high causing lower tempera
tures than one with a lower ceil
ing; the next had a square ceiling
rather than one built with a gothic
arch; the students who had to dig
their way out were informed that
h dr shelter had the entrance t )•>
close to the main room. The proper
ay. it developed, was to ' xtend
the entrance—this way 4hve was
no danger of a cave-in.
The final two hours of the
morning weer spent in the con
truction of an ice house. The stu
dents gi^uped around the instruc
tors as they proceeded to cut cokes
or blocks of hard snow from near
by drifts. A rough circle was
drawn and a stake placed ir the
center—then as each block was
placed in position, it was proper
ly beveled with a saw, the wielder
pointing the saw towards the cen
ter stake for propar angle. As the
work progressed the students
pitched in helping cut the blocks,
taking turns using the special
saws. Each block carefully sved
and pushed into position, with the
circle gradually spiralling around
and up. Finally there remained
but ont> block, known as the key
stone block at the top of the ‘bel
ter. It derives this name, because
it is the one block that hold-: the
others in place, and without it, die
whole structure would come tum
bling down on the heads of the oc
cupants. Snow was packed in ;hc
cracks on the outside and a fire
lighted in the center. This soon
j caused a coating of ice which fur
ther strengthened the ice house.
The students indulged in a little
i horseplay, cutting two entrances
in the shelter, one in the front and
i one in the back. Then, while stu
dents with moving picture cam
eras stood before one entrance, the
rest formed a line out of sight of
the cameras in the rear of the
shelter and one by one came
(crawling out the front entrance.
From all appearances, a good two
dozen men emerged from a shelter
approximately six feet in diam
eter.
Finally, the field exercises were
over and the men assembled for
the trek back to Nome Air Base.
Strengthened by the thought of
warm food and soft sacks, they
pushed on in rapid fashion, estab
lishing a new record for forced
marching. Tomorrow, they will
have a final assembly and a
thorough critique on what they
have learned. During the critique
Bombs And Riots
In Palestine
JERUSALEM, </P» — The splut
tering war of hatred in Palestine
brought* death Saturday to four
Jews and six Arabs, raising to 379
the number of fatalities since par
tition was announced a month ago.
Throughout the Middle East, 500
lives have been lost since Nov 29.
Police said the Jewish under
ground force, Hagana, made a re
prisal raid on the Arab village of
Silwan on the slope of the Mount
of Olives. One Arab was killed and
two were wounded. Five houses
were destroyed.
JERUSALEM. CP)—Ai least 12
I
Arabs, tv/o British constables and
one Jew were killed in a clash at
Jerusalem's historic Dama s c u s
Gate today after Jews had hurled
grenades and sprayed an Arab bus
with machinegun bullets.
Police at the scene said the •me
lee started when the occupants of
a Jewish taxi heaved a grenade
into a crowded street rear the
massive clone gate and machine
gunned an Arab bus preparing to
leave for the all-Arab town of
Nablus.
MRS. ALLEN DOYLE AND
CHILDREN RETURN TO NOME
Mrs. Allen Doyle and three chil
dren returned to Nome Friday
from Council.
the instructors listen carefully, for
in this way they may learn of use
ful ideas—ways to improve the
course and make it or more value
' to future classes.
_ _ ._
•dan camp in hospital
AT SAN DIEGO. CALIF.
Dudley Warner, formerly with
the Lomen Commercial Co., who
now is sales manager for the
French, Hermes and Thomas, Inc.,
in San Diego, Calif., writes that
Dan Camp is in the U. S. Naval
hospital there and recovering from
a bad case of dermititis on his
legs.
In Siam the white elephant is
believed to contain the soul of a
dead person, perhaps a Buddha.
The animal is baptized and feted,
and, at its death, mourned like a
human being.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Commissioner’s Court for
me Wade Hampton Precinct,
Second Division, Territory of
Alaska, In Probate.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE OF PETE J. PALSSON,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed
by the above entitled Court, Ad
ministrator of the estate of Pete J.
Palsson, deceased. All persons
having claims against the said es
tate are hereby required to present
the same with proper voucners at
tached to the unersigned at For
tuna Ledge, Alaska, as by Law re
quired, within six months from
the date hereof. Also any person
or persons knowing themselves to
be indebted to the deceased will
communicate with Louis H. Keir,
Administrator of the Estate of
Pete J. Palsson, deceased at For
tuna Ledge. Alaska.
Dated at Fortuna Ledge, Alaska,
November 25th, 1947.
LOUIS H. KElPt,
Administrator of Fatale of
Pete J. Palsson, deceased.
Publish Dec. 15, 22. 29. Jan. 5.
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