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VOL. LII. No. 152 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1950 Per Copy—15c
NEWS IN BRIEF
SAN FRANCISCO, (/P) — The
coroner’s office yesterday listed
tha death of retired Rear. Adm.
George W. Bauer, U.S.N.R., as
probable suicide.
Bauer, 74, was found hanged in
his bedroom Sunday. A necktie
formed the noose. A sister, Mrs.
Caroline Bauer Wores, with whom
he had lived, said he had been ill
for months.
v* He was president of Bauer &
Schweitzer, a hop and malt com- j
panv. He was credited with being
one of the founders o fthe Naval
Reserve.
W A S H I NGTON, (JP) — The
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American Legion starts collecting ■
a “tide of toys” today for Europe’s |
needy children.
Last year American Legion
posts wrapped up 3,000,000 play
things.
Particularly wanted are sturdy
toys that will stand up under a
long sea journey.
Not wanted are electrically
powered toys and war toys.
POTTSVILLE, Pa., (/P)—A long |
time ago Dr. J. Harry Close—
whose birthday is Dec. 25—prom
ised that if he ever were called
upon to deliver a Christmas baby,
he’d accept no fee for his services.
Now, after 15 years’ practice,
the doctor has had his chance to
keep that promise. His long-delay
ed ’‘present” was an eight-pound
girl born to Mrs. William Savage,
of nearby Minersville, in Good Sa
maritan hospital here.
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Civilians
working in the executive branch
of the federal government num- j
bered 2,160,000 on Dec. 1.
The civil service commission re-1
ported Monday that the 31,500 in
crease over Nov. 1 was mostly due j
to hiring by the defense depart-;
ment.
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TOKYO, (/P) — Private services j
were conducted yesterday for Lt.
Gen. Walton H. Walker, U. S. 8th ,
Army commander killed in a jeep
accident in Korea Saturday.
Members of the family and a
few intimate friends attended the!
rites at the Chapel Center in Yo
kohama, where Walker resided.
t The body will be sent to the
United States Dec. 30 for burial in
Arlington National Cemetery.
LOS ANGELES. <#)—.An alco
holic haze crver Los Angeles clear
ed yesterday, the morning after
three days of Christmas celebrat
ing.
Veteran police officials said
they had never seen anything like
* the holiday binge in the metro
politan area. It occurred despite
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Fire Destroys
Reader Garage
The Reader Garage was destroy
ed by a fire of unknown origin
Saturday afternoon.
It is reported that there had
been no one in the building for
two days and no one living in the
building for two months and there
were no fires in the stoves in the
building.
The building which is on Stead
man Ave., and is completely cov
ered with galvanized iron, dates I
back a good many years, having
been a warehouse for the U. S.,
Mercantile Co., and used by the
former owner, Ira Rank for many!
years. It had been completely re- [
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Thief Steals
Coronation Stone
LONDON, (/P) — Border road
blocks divided England and Scot
land yesterday as Scotland Yard
and police pressed a nationwide
search for Britain’s priceless Stone
of Scone—stolen from Westmin
ster Abbey Christmas Day.
Working on the theory that ex- ;
treme Scottish nationalists were
behind the theft of the flat, rectan
gular stone on which British and
Scottish kings have been crowned
since the days of the Celts, police
in England’s northern counties
searched automobiles hea ding
north.
The historic royal symbol was
sneaked out of the musty old Ab
bey in the darkness of early morn
ing. The thieves broke a large
splinter off one leg of the ancient
wooden coronation throne, itself a
prceless national possession, when
they dragged the 336-pound slab
from its shelf under the seat
Carl Glavinovich
U. S. S. M. Manager
Carl S. Glavinovich, who has
been acting manager of the U. S.
Smelting Co., here since the death
of A. M. Hartford, will become
manager of the Nome department
of the company as of January,
1951, according to information
from Hoy Earling, vice president
and general manager of Alaska j
operations.
Mr. Glavinovich, who has been
with the company here since 1925,
is well qualified for the position,
having worked in the several
branches of the work here and is
acquainted with the various prob
lems peculiar to the area. He has
also taken an active interest in
the affairs of the community and
with his family have a host of
friends here who know he will
prove a most efficient manager.
Jack Bullock
Missing Near
Pilgrim River
i
Jack Bullock, well known min
ing man of Fox Bar, is being
searched for since his “cat” was!
seen from the air on Sunday, in
the Pilgrim River, about three
quarters of a mile downstream
from Slate Creek by Bill Major
of Munz Airways.
According to Bill Major, the cat
appeared to be partially in the
water with the seat and front part
of the machine out of water.
According to reports Jack was
on his way to Nome from Fox Bar
where he has his dredge and is
believed to have left Bunker Hill
on Decembear 18th.
Cat tracks were seen near Shar
ret Creek on Friday, believed to
be his.
Since the cat was sighted, the
bush pilots in the area have been
unable to fly due to bad weather
although planes of all the com
mercial lines as well as C.A.P.,
and the Air Force have been
standing by to search for him. The
Air Force sent over a sea-air res
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Call For Mass New
Years Eve Prayer
(By Associated Press)
A call for mass prayer on the j
eve of a new half century spread
yesterday across a troubled
United States.
With the nation caught in the
eightening coils of world conflict,
hundreds of tho*usaids of Ameri
cans planned to begin the New
Year with an invocation rather
than revelry.
To them, Dec. 31, 1950, will be
a day of prayer.
The National Council of
Churches of Christ of America,
representing more than 31,000,000
members in 29 Orthodox and Pro
testant denominations, said Mon
day that its call for the special
prayer day has brought nationwide
response.
“At the same time,” said the Rt.
Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, Coun
cil president, “spontaneous move
' ments for daily prayer are devel
oping in all parts of the country
and reflect a recognition of the
/ieed of mankind for God’s guid
ance.
History Of Alaska Being Written
A new history of Alaska is toeing bom on the University of
Alaska campus. Author is Miss Elizabeth Winn of Juneau, Alaska,
now in residence at Harriet Hess Hall at the University to carry,
out research work for a text for high school students.
This book, which will fill a much-needed gap in school texts
of the Territory, is being written under advisorship of Territorial
Commission of Education, Dr. James Ryan, who intends to use it
in Alaskan schools.
The University of Alaska was instrumental in obtaining a
grant from the Carnegie Foundation for Miss Winn’s work, which
she expects will take a year or two to complete. Assisting Miss
Winn in locating source material is John Mehler, University li
brarian.
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Korean Situation
At A Glance —
Tuesday, December 26, 1950
<By The Associated Press)
Communist forces were report
ed to day to be developing their
long expected massive offensive
against United Nations troops
holding the line north of Seoul.
Republic erf Korea military
headquarters said enemy contact
all along the front lines was being
intensified. The communist Chi
nese were said to be concentrating
near Yon chon, 40 miles north of
the South Korean capital.
The U. S. Eighth Army was re
grouped for action just south of
the 38th parallel and defense
lines were holding firmly, reports
said.
Gen. MacArthur had said ear
lier a massive communist offen
sive was expected. The U. N.
commander stated the enemy had
massed troops, supplies and artil
lery awaiting only a signal for a
big push. He announced the U. S.
i 10 th Corps, evacuated from Hung
name has been placed under a sin
gle unified command of the 8th
Army. This reshuffling reportedly
affects a revitalized 10th Corps of
105,000 men.
Chu Teh, commander in chief of
Red China’s army, said in a
broadcast that the Chinese and
Korean Reds were “driving south
ward in pursuit of the American
invaders.” He demanded that “all
foreign troops” pull out of Korea
and that “U. S. aggressive forces’*
leave Formosa.
MacArthur, in a special com
munique, declared the withdrawal
of the U. S. 10th Corps from the
Hungnam beachhead completed a
reshuffling of U. N. farces as re
quired by Red China’s entry into
the Korean war.
The Corps commander, Maj.
Gen. Edward M. Almond, dis
closed his troops had landed in
the Pusan-Pohang area of south
east Korea. The skilflul withdraw
al from the blazing Hungnam
beachhead was completed Sunday.
The troops were saved from possi
ble total destruction by an over
whelmingly large force of Chinese
Reds and are now ready to fight
again.
The 10th Corps, which formerly
was virtually a separate army,
has now been added to the Eighth
army under a new commander,
lit. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway,
World War II Airborne Division
commander. He has replaced Lt.
Gen. Walton H. Walker who was
killed in a jeep accident near the
front lines Saturday. The Eighth
Army, fighting south of Seoul
now has three corps—the First,
Ninth and Tenth.
MacArthur said the 10th Corps
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Formal Dance New Year’s Eve
Sunday, Dec. 31 BERING SEA CLUB