Britain Denounces
Attacks On Ships
LONDON, (i*P) — Britain’s first
lord of the admirality today de
nounced the Chinese communist
shelling of British warships in the
Yangtze river as “an unprovoked
attack deliberately carried out for
what purpose we have yet to
learn.”
The first sea lord, Viscount
Hall, addressed an audience at
Cardiff, Wales. He said Britain
has kept a naval vessel in the
Yangtze at Nanking for some time
“for the purpose of giving some
security to British people and for
the purpose of communication.”
Viscount Hall said he had no in
formation on the shelling of the
British ships beyond what already
had been made public.
The conservative Evening
Standard denounced the attack
and said heavy reparations should
I Harry Again Asks
For Compulsory
Health Insurance
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lie health activities.”
Mr. Truman sent a 3,000-word
message to Capitol Hill. His pro
posals because of past advocacy,
; had been anticipated and lines al
j ready were forming for a battle
j over the recommendations.
Some administration backers
| say they see practically no chance
that the program will be enacted
in this session of Congrecs.
I •
i The American medical associa
tion has already begun a campaign
i against it. Labor organizations
! have accused the AMA of setting
up a $3,500,000 fund to fight the
program.
be demanded from the commun
ists.
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! SCHOOL NOTES
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FIRST GRADE
Mrs. McCarthy is still absent
: but is reported to be convalescing
' nicely. Mrs. A» H. Nerland is now
substitute teacher in her room.
For Easter are work the chil
dren made cotton bunnies. On
Monday after Easter they found
candy eggs in each rabbit basket.!
Those with perfect attendance!
for the fifth six weeks are Mary ,
A n d e r son, Christine Baldwin,
Margie Blatchford, Angelo Buffas.
Hannah Greene, Mary Ellen Hall,
Mina Herman, Ellen Iutok, Mary
Kay Johnson, Franklin Okleasik,
I Mildred Pauwak, Roy Piscoya, Al
' fred Evan, James Savok, Fred
Kungesuk, Jean Anderson and
Eleanor Herman.
I Two were dropped from the roll
Richard Webb and Regner Cape
ner—because their parents moved, j
jJoe and Charles Blatchford of |
i Golovin enrolled when their par-1
ents moved to Nome, keeping the
enrollment at twenty-eight.
Mrs. Paulson’s first grade made
Easter baskets for art work.
! Both first grade classes arc
! starting a new text “Down Our
| Street.”
SEVENTH & EIGHTH GRADES
Donna Miller and Maurine Hu
dert were neither tardy nor ab
sent during the past six weeks.
Hilda Green, eighth grade,
• transferred to Fairbanks, and Re
becca .Ogsoktarub, seventh grade,
returned to White Mountain.
! We have completed our Alaska
history and will spend some time
reviewing and making maps.
| Alice Reed has been absent for
the past few weeks on account of
illness.
HIGH SCHOOL
William Shakespeare was born
April 23, 1564, at Stratford-on
Avon in England. His ryother,.
Mary Arden, came ol a iamilv of
some distinction and his father
was one of the leading citizens of
the market town called Stratford.
He received his early education at
the free grammar school in Strat
ford. At thirteen, he probably had
to leave school to help support the
home. He married Anne Hatha
way at the age of eighteen. His
speeches in Hamlet Ad Macbeth
put him in first rank.
Joan Engstrom has been award
ed a typing pin for meeting tlie
standard of forty words a minute.
Report cards came out Wednes
day and the following made the
honor roll: John Bell. Ralph Bing
ham, Katherine Bjornstad, Mar
garet Bjornstad, David Bowen.
June Dunbar, Juanita Fagerstrom,
Olga Hay. John Hudert, Gary
Longley, Lois Overbaugh, and
Clara Seiffert.
Students who made perfect at
tendance records during the last
six weeks are: Katherine Bjorn
stad, June Dunbar, Juanita Fager
strom, Olga Hay, John Hudert,
Clara Jorgensen, Alice Miller,
Raymond Miller, Robert Peterson,
and Clarence Willoya.
A beautiful Easter card was sent
to the high school students from
Jack Dowd, who is in training at
Fort Warren, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Marilyn Dowd who attends high
school in Seattle did not know
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about the earthquake until it was
all over. Many buildings were
ruined. Her school was dismissed
ten minutes before the quake for
Easter vacation.
When the moon comes almost
between us and the sun; she cuts
off only a part of the solar light,
and a partial eclipse takes place.
This happens when the sun is
some distance removed from the
lunar orbit. When there is a par
tial eclipse, it is only the moon’s
penumbra which strikes the earth
CAA Lists 33
Needed Airports
In Alaska
<(/P) Special Washington Service*
WASHINGTON. (/Pi—'The civil
aeronautics administration has
listed 33 locations in Alaska where
it said airports should be con
structed or improved on the basis
of existing and anticipated de
mands for air service. .
The Alaska listings are con
tained in the 1949 national airport
program, an annual report pre
pared by the CAA in accordance
with the federal airport act.
The plan does not represent an
allocation of funds.
However, the estimated cost of
the construction and development
for Alaska outlined in the plan
would be $28,662,000.
Alaska, unlike the States, does
not have authority to accept fed
eral aid. The latter, in virtually
all States, approximates one-half
of the estimated costs.
Locations recommended for new
or improved airports:
Anchorage. 'Anchorage interna
tional', Bethel, Canyon, Curry,
Dillingham, Fairbanks 'Fairbanks
Airport), Flat, Fort Yukon 'Wil
liams Field', Haines, Hober, Ke
nai, Kodiak 'Kodiak airport*. Kot
zebue. McGrath, Matanuska <Ma
tanuska Glacier', Naknek Village,
N i n i 1 chik, Palmer, Platinum.
Ruby. Seldovia, Seward, Tanalian
Point, Valdez.
Sites suggested for new or im
proved seaplane bases:
Anchorage, Craig, Klawok, Dil
lingham, Fairbanks, Ketchikan,
Kodiak, Petersburg. Tana 1 i a n
Point, Wrangell.
U.S. Commissioner's Court
Nancy Ollanna, young native
girl, was committed to the Depart
ment of Public Welfare.
The U. S. Immigration and Nat
uralization Service is authorized
•to remove to other countries aliens
who have fallen into distress from
causes arising after their entry.
and therefore the partial eclipse
will be visible from a large area
of the earth’s surface.
There will be a partial eclipse of
the sun on Thursday, April 28,
which will be visible in Europe.
Western Russia, the North Atlan
tic Ocean and the Arctic. It is
doubtful if any part will be visi
ble at Uome. Because the moon is
north of the equator at this par
ticular time, the eclipse falls in
the northern hemisphere.
,Sen. Morse Calls
For Investigation
Of CAB Rulings
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WASHINGTON. </P> — Senator
Morse (R.-Ore.) called today i<a
an explanation of a civil aeronau .
i tics board action cancelling priv
j ileges for larger irregular air cot
( riers effective May 20.
The committee is inquiring into
, airline finances. Chairman Edwin
! C. Johnson <D.-Colo.> has said h*
j wants to know why some airline*
| are operating in the red during .*
| properous era.
“It is noteworthy that while the
I committee is considering the pooT
financial condition of scheduled
| airlines, the CAB is about to pul
out of business by regulation and
: individual proceedings the only
profitable segment of the ad
: transportation system—the nori
! scheduled carriers,” Morse said.
Generally speaking, non-sched
j uled or irregular carriers are pas
i senger carrying lines operating in
termittently and without air mad
| pay or the responsibility for main
! taining regular schedules.
James Fischgrund. chairman of
! the national independent air cat
i riers, charged the CAB ruling is a
; "death sentence” for non-sched
uled operators.
Under the CAB ruling, some 60
j non-scheduled operators will be
| licensed to fly only on the basis of
I individual conditions which will
i
be inquired into closely. During
the examination period, the carri
ers may continue to operate, pend
ing CAB action on their case.
Fischgrund said it is physically
impossible for a non-scheduled
! airline to comply with the board’s
conception of flight frequency.
SUMMARY OF WEATHER
FOR FEBRUARY
February was unusually cloudy
and colder than normal with
slightly more precipitation than
can usually be expected. The
mean temperature for the month
' was nearly three degrees colder
than normal. Most of the precip -
tation occurred during the first
| part of the month and the fact
that we had no temperatures above
freezing during the month adder
nearly ten inches to the already
existing accumulation on the
ground. A total of 67 inches ol
snow and ice accumulation on the
ground existed on the last day of
the month. • * »
There was only 31 per cent of
thd total possible sunshine record
ed for the month which is consid
i erably under the normal of 47 per
1 cent.
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