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Nome, Alaska, Monday, November 13, 1950
Northwest Passage
May Some Day
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Become Reality
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achievement would be of great
importance to Alaska from an
economic standpoint, and conceiv
ably, he added, it would be of
military significance in any need
for the defense of Alaska.
In an interview at a meeting of
American and Canadian scientists
duscussing various phases of Alas
kan research, Allen gave this ac
count of the sea ice research:
Much of the passage becomes
open in the summertime, and it is
then possible to inspect the “mar
ginal zone’’ of ice fields still clut
tering the westerly sector toward
Alaska. This sector contains a lot
of ice even in summer because of j
the influence of certain Arctic
i
current.
The condition of ice in the mar- |
ginal zone, he explained, may well :
provide a tip-off as to whether the ;
ice in the heart of the field would ;
be impregnable to ice breakers.
Another possibility of forecast
ing, he said, lies in airplane ob
servation of “puddling”on the ice
in the passage. “Puddling” means
the formation of water at partic
ular spots where dust clouds cause
concentration of sun rays. If pud- i
i
dling is extensive, he said, it
might well mean that the coming |
summer will be good for naviga- j
tion.
Dr. A. F. Spilhaus, Arctic re
searcher of the University of
"Minnesota said Friday that the
discovery of huge “floating ice is
lands” far out in the Arctic ocean
opens up the possibility of estab
lishing permanent weather sta
tions nearer than ever to the
North Pole.
Spilhaus said two such islands
spotted by a plane in a single
flight in the far north were lev£I
enough to be used as landing
fields and large enough for “whole
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
START AT NAZARENE CHURCH
Eight days of evangelistic serv
ices began yesterday morning at
the Church of the Nazarene, with
the evangelist, Rev. M. R. Korody
of Anchorage, taking as his text,
the miracle of the feeding of the
4,000 by Jesus. In the course of
his remarks Mr. Korody brought
out that as Christ took the seven
loaves and few fishes and fed the
multitude, so Christians could be
a blessing to those about them if
they were fed on the Word of God.
The special meetings, an annual
feature of the spiritual program o'f
the local Church of the Nazarene.
will continue throughout the
week, concluding on Sunday, Nov
vember 19. With him Mr Korody
has brought from Anchorage col
ored movies erf the progress of
that city toward the title of “Alas
kan Boom Town.” These movies
will be shown during the week,
prior to the regular services which
begin at 7:30 each night.
Music for each service is being
furnished by local talent, under
the direction of the pastors of the
Church of the Nazarene, Rev. and
Mrs. Clark Lewis.
Everyone is invited to attend
these services and enjoy the spir
itual blessings which will flow
forth from them.
Hospital News
Cecil Elingnak, Fred Duroscher,
of Council, Della Ahnangnatoguk
and Dan Nassuk were discharged
from the hospital.
Robert Robinson and Marie
O’Leary have been, admitted to
the hospital.
The superstition that a broken
mirror brings bad luck came from
the fast that a shadow or reflec
tion once was considered part of
the soul.
townships” of scientists seeking
I
weather data.
NO TIME FOR A GLASS JAW
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Korean Situation
At A Glance —
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ning representatives. The resolu
tion assures the Peiping govern
ment the Manchurian border will
be respected by U. N. forces and
thees forces will be withdrawn
from Korea as soon as possible.
Monday, November 13, 1950
United Nations forces opened
up a limited offensive against
Chinese and Korean communist
troops today under wintry condi
tions in mountainous North Korea.
U. S. parka-clad marines push
ed 5Yz miles forward through icy
hills in a cautious approach tow
ards the Chang jin reservoir on
the control front. They reached
within four miles of their goal. It
was a mystery why the Chinese
did not put up stiffer resistance
since defense of this resorvoir
was thought to be one of the rea
sons the Chinese belatedly enter
ed the war.
The newly arrived U. S. Third
Division linked up witTi the South
Korean Eighth Division to form a
solid defense phalanx across the
peninsula at its narrowest point.
Fighting flared to both the north
east and northwest.
While the United Nations high
command emphasized the present
action was a limited offensive,
there was stepped up diplomatic
activity in an attempt to convince
communist Chinese leaders that
U. N. forces had no designs on
their territory.
While the U. N. military com
mand treaded gingerly, the basic
strategy was to reassure the Chi
nese that their supply of electric
power from North Korean dams
and stations would not be inter
fered with and that U. N. forces
would withdraw from Korea as
soon as an independent, free and
democratic government was func
tioning.
This assurance would give com
munist Chinese forces an oppor
tunity to withdraw and save face.
Australia’s James Plimsoll, a
member of the seven-ation Ko
rean commission flew to Korea to
eb available with other commis
sion members, should Peiping de
sire to negotiate a border settle
ment.
At Lake Success security coun
cil members shaped their strategy
to meet a Red Chinese delega
tion expected to arrive New
York at the end of the week.
On the Korean east coast, North
Koreans guarding the approaches
to the Soviet Siberian border at
tacked and threatened to outflank
a South Korean regiment in a
blinding snowstorm.. The Reds in
force pushed across the Orang
chon river using tanks and self
propelled guns.
On the west Coast, heavy com
munist resistance stopped U. S.
First Cavalry elements near Won,
eight miles southeast of Pongbyon.
Other cavalry units advanced a
mile and a half to reach Ydng
byon, but did not enter it.
Five miles south of Won. an es
timated three regiments of Chi
nese Reds smashed a two-mile
dent in the lines of the South Ko
rean Sixth Division. The Seventh
South Korean regiment moved up
to bolster the Sixth. Allied fighter
bombers stopped the Red attack,
killing about 1,000 of the enemy.
The Allied air attack along the
entire north front continued.
Fleets of B-29’s again hit at Siuiju
an other Red bases and supply
points near the borderline Yalu
River.
The French have begun remov
GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS
HAVE CLOSE GAME
Friday night was a big night for
the High School girls. They play
ed their first basketball game of
this year.
Some were excited and nervous,
but they soon overcame their ner
vousness after playing for awhile.
During the entire game the two
teams were very close. The game
ended with a tie, so another two
minutes were played by The Polar
Cubs and the Ovlooat (Stars). The
Polar Cubs won the game with a
score of 25-23.
Lois Swanberg, Juanita Fager
strom, and Kitty Bjornstad were
for wards. Orpha Ablo'ogalook,
Ruth Nershak, and Betty Hurl
bert were guards, and Kay Coul
thard was substitute. These girls
I were dubbed the Polar Cubs.
Thelma Cobb, Clara Jorgenson,
I and Clara Brown were forwards,
j Dorothea Hudert, Joan Longley,
! and Jeri Fagerstrom were guards
I and Maureen Hudert was substi
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tute. The name of this team was
Ovlooat (Stars*.
• Kitty Bjornstad and Lois Swan
berg were high scorers for the
Polar Cubs, and Thelma Cobb,
Clara Jorgenson and Clara Brown
: were high for the Ovlooat.
Tess Bronson was time keeper
and Ruth Fagerstrom was score
keeper, and Mrs. Hawkinson ref
ereed the game.
The game was followed by an
! other game in the series between
the High School boys and the Bil
likens with the high school win
ning the game.
NATIONAL GUARD
OBSERVED ARMISTICE DAY
The National Guard observed
Armistice Day Saturday when the
Headquarters Group and Com
pany A of the 1st Alaska Scout
j Battalion paid tribute to those
| who gave their lives in World War
I and World War II, with a short
flag ceremony and the blowing of
taps in front of the Federal Bldg.
They paraded down Front
Street following the ceremony,
which was at eleven o’clock Sat
urday morning.
ing civilians by sea from Moncay,
important east coast anchor of the
North Indo-China defense line.
This may be the prelude of aban
donment of the port in the face of
increasing pressure from com
munist-led Vietminh forces. The
town is under mortar fire from
the rebel forces.
A Tibetan delegation in India
was reported to have formally
called on communist China to
withdraw her invading troops
from Tibet. There were rumors
from Kalimpong, border listening
post, that the invading Chinese
have mysteriously slowed down
their drive on Tibet’s capital,
1 Lhasa.
In Nepal Congress party insur
gents have proclaimed ^their own
government and are reported to
have seized Birganj, second larg
est city of Nepal. The tiny king
dom north of India is afalme with
revolt following a dispute be
tween its exiled democraticlally
inclined king an dhis strong-man
prime minister. The Congress par
ty is supporting the king.
In London Atlantic Pact depu
ties called for a definite decision
by Christmas on how Western
Germany is to be brought into the
Western European defense sys
tem. The French plan calls for or
ganization of a suprenational Eu
| ropean defense council to control
the combined armies and the use
of German troops only in small
units. The United States and Bri
i
! tain oppose this plan, claiming it
will delay mobilization.
NEWS IN BRIEF
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of Germany is “unacceptable.”
Bevin hinted strongly that Bri
tain will therefore reject a Rus
sian bid for a Big Four meeting
to discuss the removal of troops
and the unification of Germany
under a single government as pro
posed at Prague recently by Rus
sia and her East European satel
lites.
| FAIRBANKS, (/P) — A Fair
j banks night club owner was con
j victed with his wife Saturday of
the illegal possession of narcotics,
his second conviction of a federal
crime in a week.
Raymond Wright, the club
i owner, had been convicted earlier
of inducing and procuring females
for prostitution. He faces a maxi
mum of 25 years in the peniten
| tiary and $5,000 fines on the two
counts. His wife, Bernestine, could
be sentenced to five years in
prison and $5,000 fine on the nar
cotics charge.
Wright was released on $15,000
bond and his wife on $7,500, pend
ing imposition of sentence this
week.
WASHINGTON. </P) — The
White House said today President
Truman still has not decided whe
ther to ask that Congress meet
: earlier than the Nov. 27 date it
set far reconvening.
Charles G. Ross, the President’s
press secretary, told newsmen he
i does not expect a decision today.
; He said Mr. Truman probably will
| hold further long distance tele
| phone talks with Congressional
leaders before making up his
mind.
‘The matter is just where it was
! the last time I talked to you.”
Ross said. “Up in the air?” a re
porter asked.
j “Yes,” Ross replied.
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NEW YORK, (/P) — Julia Mar
I lcrwe, one of the greatest Shakes
pearian actresses of all time, died
yesterday at the age of 85.
With her husband, the late E.
H. Sothern, she made up one of
the most famous acting partner
j ships in the history of the Ameri
can stage. Sothern died in 1933
at the age of 73.
Miss Marlowe died after a
brief illness at the Plaza Hotel on
Central Park, her home in New
j York for the last 30 years.
Both she and her husband re
j tired in 1924.
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! GREENVILLE, S. C. (£>)—An
l air force C-82 transport plane
crashed into the side of a moun
tain late Saturday mght, carrying
! the four men aboard to a fiery
death.
Deputy sheriff Waddy Brezeale
oof nearby Pickens County said
| “If it had flown 150 feet higher
j it would have gotte nover” the
peak.
An investigation of the crash is
underway.
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BOY SCOUT EXECUTIVES
HERE FOR CONFERENCE
; Maurice Powers, Scout execu
tive of the Alaska Boy Scouts, ac
companied by Duane Force, field
j executive of the Midnight Sun
| District (replacing Russ Apple*
, arrived yesterday with Pan Amer
t ican to confer with Scout leaders
and Scout committees in Nome.
A meeting is planned for this
evening at 7:00 at the school for
Scout leaders with Mr. Powers
and another meeting is scheduled
for tomorrow evening at the Fed
erated Methodist Church for Cub
Scout leaders at 8:00.