THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Monday, December 24, 1951
Four U.S. Fliers
Tried As Spies
(By the Associated Press)
The iron curtain shuttered the
lights of Christmas joy in the
homes of four American airmen.
Communist Hungary, obedient
to the public hopes of Soviet
Foreign Minister Andrei Vishin
sky, announced it is going to try
the four flier on the ground they
deliberately flew into Hungary
“with the criminal intention of
dropping spies.”
The four fliers are Capt. Dave
Henderson of Shawnee, Okla.,
Capt. John J. Swift, of Glenn
Falls, N.Y., Sgt. James A. Elam
of Kingsland, Ark., and Tech. Sgt.
Jess A. Duff of Spokane, Wash.
At least two of the merf—Swift
and Duff — had been expected
home for Christmas by their fam
ilies until their twin-engine C-47
cargo plane was forced down in
Hungary by Sovet fighter planes
Nov. 19..
News they will be tried struck
their families like a blow in the
face. The kingolk — and the U.S.
State Department — had hoped
the men would be released soon.
The State Department waited
for official word of the Hun
garian note, delivered to the Am
erican legation in Budapest, be
fore commenting.
Bodies of Ten Persons
Recovered From Burned
Out Danish Steamship
ASTORIA, Ore., (/P) — The
bodies o*f 10 persons, missing
since Thursday when fire flashed
through the Danish ship Erria,
were recovered yesterday.
The lifeless body of Elizabeth
Brunlees, 6, was still seated on
the lap of her dead mother. Five
other bodies were found seated in
lounge chairs. Another was
sprawled on the floor.
Coroner Raymond O. Luce said
all apparently died of suffocation
and that death had come quickly.
The ships crew reported that
the fire started early Thursday
morning from sparks from a
shorted cable. It spread rapidly,
trapping eight passengers and
three crew members.
INTERESTING PROGRAM
AT METHODIST CHURCH
PRESENTED TONIGHT
An interesting program is
scheduled for this evening at 7:30
at the Community Methodist
Church sponsored by the LWY
Community Center.
Louis Tungwenuk and Blanche
Weyanna will lead the prayers;
Juanita Fagerstrom will present
special music, and Christmas
slides with carols will be shown.
An original play will feature
Madeline Piscoya, Nancy Cabin
boy, Lorena Larson, Douglas
Cabinboy and Olaf Piscoya.
After the program there will
be gifts for everyone.
Harold Bell surprised his fam
ily by arriving home on furlough
to spend the holiday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bell.
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Millionth Traffic
Fatality Saturday
(By the Associated Press)
The nation’s traffic death toll
since the advent of the automobile
reached the 1,000,000 mark Sat
urday.
The total reached the 1,000,000
mark on the Associated Press
tally sheet with the report of the
death of Miss Elmo Wischmeier,
52. She died in a Cleveland, Ohio,
hospital at 7:20 p.m. Friday.
The National Safety Council
had predicted that the millionth
fatality would occur by noon on
Saturday, Dec. 22.
The prediction was based on
statistics and conclusions drawn
from records of all traffic fatal
ities since the first traffic death
in 1899.
Steelworkers Union
Policy Makers To Meet
PITTSBURGH, (/P) — President
Philip Murray of the CIO United
Steelworkers today called his
union’s top policy makers into’
session here Thursday but de
clined to say the purpose of the
meeting.
The USW executive board will
meet, followed by a session of
the wage policy committee—the
ratifying body.
The summons was the only pub
lic answer to a nation awaiting
his response to President Tru
man’s appeal to the union and the
steel industry to continue produc
tion of vitally needed steel past
the midnight Dec. 31 strike dead
line.
The steel industry has accepted
the President’s request but Mur
ray has given no indication of his
future plans.
Dick Mickelson Receives
i
Commendation For Work
As Reporter In Korea
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mickelson
are in receipt of information that
Dick Mickelson, who is a special
war correspondent at the Korean
front with the 24th Division, has
received a commendation medal
for exceptionally fine work.
Dick, who is now a corporal,
carries a wire recording outfit
with him all over the front, and
makes factual records of what is
going on.
A late picture shows him letting
a small Korean refugee boy hear
his own voice on a recording.
Dick has about finished his tour
of duty and expects to return to
the States some time after the
first of the year, states his
father.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving late Friday were Mrs.
Desportes, Juanita Fagerstrom,
Kathleen Fisher, Alma Fitch, Mrs.
B. Mozee, Capt. Tracey, Judge J.
Kehoe, Hilky Robinson, Holgar
Jorgenson, Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Roust, Harold Bell, Donna Miller,
Martin Olson, and Kay T. Keay.
Departing were Alfred Apo
druk, Robert Rotzler, Pete Olson,
Mrs. H. Cherry, John Vlaar, Don
Ford, Sig Hale, Albert Lade, Bar
ney Crosby, and “Red” Snyder.
32nd Detachment Wins
First Half Championship
By Herb Williams
The Nome Polar Bears were de
feated by the 32nd Detachment
from the base 37 to 30 in last
night’s play for the first half
championship before a good
crowd of local rooters.
The game was tied 7-all before j
the high school team grabbed a
lead and held it throughout the
first half. It was 7 to 5 at the end
of the first quarter and 17 to 10 at
half-time.
In the second half, however, the
Detachment quintet got hot and
went ahead 25 to 23 to tie the
game at 30-all. The army team
took a new lead and were never
headed, although the Polar Bears
got within one point on several
occasions. It was 23 to 1 in favor
o*f the high school at the end of
the third quarter when the De
tachment five got hot.
Gilgow of the base was high
point man for the game with ten
points followed by Fhgshert and
Honsberger with eight points each
Clarence “Chug” Willoya led the
high school with nine points, fol
lowed by Larsen with seven,
Ozenna six, Sahlin five, Bell two,
and Milt Willoya one.
All games this week will be
played at the base gym starting
Wednesday when there are three
tilts scheduled, the first starting
at 6:30 as the Methodist Church
goes against the 142nd; at 7:30
AACS meets the Blue Devils; the
final game will pit the high school
against the CAP. This holiday
tournament will run for three
days with the championship game
on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Norvin Lewis are
expecting two of their sons home
for Christmas. Their youngest
son, Robert, who is stationed in
Fairbanks will be here on fur
lough and Charles, who is with
Wien Airlines in Fairbanks, will
also come home for the holiday.
NOTICE
/ Everyone is invited to attend
the annual New Year Potlatch on
January 1 at the Lavinia Wallace
Young Community Center, start
ing at 5:30 p.m. Anyone wishing
to donate food, please bring it to
the dinner. 154
NOTICE
Public show of appreciation is
due all the teachers, pupils, and
civic groups and individuals who
cooperated so well to make the
Christmas Tree program a suc
cess.
O. G. Boe, Supt.
Nome Public School
NOTICE
All recreational activities at the
Lavinia Wallace Young Commun
ity Center will be closed until
January 7, 1952. 153
NOTICE
There will be a rummage sale
at the Lavinia Wallace Young
Community Center Thursday, De
cember 27. Sale hours 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. 153
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FOR SALE—Old newspapers, by
the big bundle, 25 cents.
ALASKA AIRLINES
Passengers from Anchorage:
Aloysius Ellana, Sam Jackson, O.
D. Davis, H. Ashley, Chris Sun
den, Elsie Ball, John Tahl, Ed
ward Kato. Major F. K. Terry,
Henry Drier, C. H. Rogers, Klaus
Hole, Robert Hall.
To Kotzebue: Fred Crane, Mr.
Dufresne, Irving Smith, Joe Fin
nell, Mr. and Mrs. D.‘MacDonald,
Sam Jackson, Edward Kato, Maj.
Terry.
To Anchorage: Rita Tatoowi,
Eric Booshu, Fred Oquilluk, Ruth
Gumbinsky, Miss L. Thompson,
Captain Higgins, B. H. Reiten.
To McGrath: Irene Cornue
PIONEERS GET $100
The Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo
No. 1, have announced that they
are sending Christmas cheer to
the Pioneer Home at Sitka in the
amount of one hundred dollars,
which will be added to by the
other pioneer groups in the Terri
tory. The money will be divided
among the pioneers at the home.
___________________
Gary Longley is home with his
mother and family for the holi
days. Gary is in the Air Force
and is on furlough.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by U.S. Dept, of Commerce,
Weather Bureau
Mostly clear and cold tonight
and Tues. Light variable winds
Lowest temperature expected to
night -14, high tomorrow -5.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a:m: today: Temperatures: high
14, low -8. Maximum wind 10
mph. from the W. Sunrise at 10:03
ajn., sunset at 1:54 pjn.
Data for other selected station!
as of 7 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow -12 Cloudy
Pt. Hope 14 Cloudy
Kotzebue 13 Light snow
Wales 7 Light snow
Gambell 11 Cloudy
Nome 18 Cloudy
Unalakleet 34 Cloudy
Bethel 31 Cloudy
McGrath Snow
Anchorage -3 Cloudy
Fairbanks -3 Clear
Whitehorse 9 Cloudy
Edmonton 22 Cloudy
Juneau -2 Clear
Ketchikan 7 Light snow
Seattle 25 Cloudy
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