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VIII. No. 42
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10, 1951
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nese Troops Run
n American Tanks
-leartbreak Ridge
. 8th Army Headquarters,
i i/Pi—Fifty American tanks
lousands of U.S. infantry
on a surprise attack today
mashed eight miles through
se lines in Eastern Korea.
1. James A. Van Fleet, in a
ise visit to the front, ex
id hope the raid “will be
id of the Heartbreak Ridge
ng.”
; raiders sent the Chinese
ling in all directions.”
the air American jet pilots
ted they probably shot
two Russian-type Mig-15
i a clash between 32 Thun
;s and 25 Reds,
o American planes were
n other actions. An F-4-U
r was shot down by ground
V Shooting Star jet crashed
;trafing run.
the ground Americans
t fierce 1,UU0 man Red
erattacks and hacked out
gains oi their own in two
-s. One U.S. unit was
d bacK slightly in tne east,
lis is very good medicine
;lcome them to the front,”
5en. Jaujes A-. Van Flett,
ground commander.
» tanks rumbled up a river
•ail prepared in advance by
icon engineers. A full regi
of infantrymen — about
men and officers-—ilanked
inks.
; U.N. Command also an
:ed U.3. First Division cav
ien beat back a 1,000-man
counterattack northwest oi'
ion and scored small gains
nr own.
ov Gen. Mark
rk Wounded
tern Front. Korea (delayed
nsors) (.■Pi — Capt. William
ark, 26, son of Gen. Mark
, was wounded seriously
west of Heartbreak Ridge
tmmunist mortar fire,
rk. operations officer of a
ion in the U S. Ninth In
r Regiment, was hit in the
and chest. His unit was
;ing a Red hill at the en
; to the Mundung Valley,
was taken to a mobile
hospital unit. A doctor
ais condition was serious
ot critical.
itain Clark was wounded
oefore in Korea,
rk's father is chief of Army
forces with headquarters
rt Monroe, Va.
i. Matthew B. Ridgway,
al Clark's classmate at
Point, presented the cap
vith a Silver Star a week
BULLETIN
f the Associated Press)
New York Yankees won
151 World Series today by
ing the New York Giants
o three.
victory gave the Yankees
tries, four to two for the
straight worlds champion
\ ninth inning Giant rally
tort.
Christopher Columbus
Discovered America
Ahead of Time
New York lift — Christopher
Columbus discovered America
today, two days ahead of time.
The history books say he got
here on Oct. 12.
But the modern Columbus, a
26 year old Spanish duke and
naval lieutenant, beat the tra
ditional landing date.
A direct descendant and name
sake of the man who first sailed
to this country in 1492, he's on
his way to Washington to be
guest of the Spanish Embassy
at its celebration Friday of the
discovery of America.
It was his first trip here, and
some Indians (from Arizona)
were out to offer him tobacco
(tailormades), just like they did
his ancestor.
The plane flight from Madrid
took 21 hours, which is probably
what helped put him ahead of
the schedule of the original
Columbus, who made it in ?u
days on the ship Santa Maria.
And this time, there were no
mutinies by the crew.
Creates Hew
Judgeship for Alaska
Washington <1* — The Senate
voted yesterday to create two
additional circuit court of ap
peals judgeships for the western
slaus anu a new district court
judge for Alaska.
The two circuit court judge
ships are among three voted for
the nation.
The new judgeship for Alaska
is one of 16 such permanent
posts approved by ihe Senate.
(It is expected to go to the
third Division—(Anchorage;—
where the big increase in popu
lation has resulted in crowded
court calendars.)
The measure now returns to
the House which previously had
passed a similar bill.
FAIRBANKS LIQUOR MEN
PLEAD 'NOLO CONTENDERE'
Fairbanks td»> — Nine Fair
banks liquor dealers pleaded
"nolo contendere'’ in district
court yesterday to charges o£
conspiring to fix prices in vio
lation of the Sherman Anti-Trust
Act.
This plea, while not admitting
guilt, throws the defendants
op.n to a finding of guilty but
does not preclude them denying
guilt in separate statements.
The defendants, indicted by
a grand jury here last July,
were fined $200 each by Judge
Harry E. Pratt.
The dealers told the court
they decided to make the plea
to save time and expense after
the government agreed to rec
ommend fines not exceeding
$200 providing they did not fight
the charges.
Those who paid the fines im
mediately were Earl Hausman,
Ruddell Hill, Thomas E. Foster,
Si Perkins, Rilla Morgan, C. L.
Lindberg, and R. K. Lavery.
CANNON IS FOUND!
Successful cannon huniers to
day found the missing Seward
cannon at lhe bottom of a pile of
rubbish in the yards of the Alas
ka Transfer Company.
Condition of the relic could
not be learned at press lime as
if has not been entirely exhumed.
Aviation Safety
Discussions
D. M. Grelzer
for
The Office of Aviation Safely
Steering Trouble
A series of accidents in the
new four place type of light air
planes shows a definite gap in
pilot training. The accidents
are due to loss of directional
control during take-off. It ap
pears that the student pilots
learn to fly them light, when
the performance is amazing,
compared with older planes. The
tail gets well up in the air, and
the airplane is off the ground
almost before the pilot knows
it.
But the accidents are occur
ring with full loads. This is un
fair to the passengers who are
Pcing used for ballast. Appar
ently the pilots force the tail
up too soon and then lose di
rectional control before the air
plane has enough air speed for
effective rudder control.
These airplanes are equipped
with steerable tail wheels. The
taii wheel should be left on the
speed is reached. When this is
done, tnere will be no gap be
tween positive ground control
oi direction through the tail
wheel, and positive air control
oi direction through the rudder.
Flight instructors are urged
to add ballast to the seats dur
ing tne training period so that
the student will be familiar with
the full load performance of the
airplane.
We are passing the word along
to all flight examiners to re
quire airplanes to be loaded to
max.mum gross weights when
ever flight tests are given.
Pilot Limilaiions
A newly certificated commer
cial pilot should be just as safe
a pilot as a 5,000 hour veteran,
but he is not as useful. He is
safe so long as he flies under
conditions appropriate to his ex
perience level and knows his
limitations.
Now and then we receive
reports of bad crashes out in the
wide-open tundra. If there is a
survivor to tell the tale, the
answer is always the same, the
pilot was circling a moose or a
wolf at a low altitude and lost
control of the airplane. They
never repeat this perfrmance,
the lesson either kills them
cures them. But why learn the
hard way? It has been demon
strated over and over again that
low turns near the ground, for
one reason or another cause the
pilot to fly at his worst. A bad
accident is the expected, not
the unexpected. September took
its toll in this type of accident.
The deadline for airman iden
tification cards has been extend
ed to Dec. 15. 1951.
Anti-Foreign Riots
Backed by Reds
In Cairo, Egypt
Cairo. Egypt (M — A wild
crowd armed with stones and
clubs, surged through the down
town streets of Cairo today, at
tacking Western business houses
in a frenzy of anti-foreign riot
ing.
The outbreak sprang from
Prime Minister Mustapha el hio
has Pasha’s denunciation of the
Anglo-Egyptian treaty and his
bid to chase all British troops
off Egyptian soil.
The Red of the Arab world
meanwhile joined Egypt in full
support behind his plans to drive
Britain out of its Suez Canal
encampments and the Anglo
Egyptian Sudan.
A British and a French firm
and the trucks of Coca Cola and
Pepsi-Cola distributors were
first targets for attack by shout
ing mobs.
They also stoned and attempt
ed to storm the big Immobilia
buildings in the heart of Cairo.
The two buildings, constructed
around an open court, house a
number of American and British
business offices.
“Down with Britain, up with
Egypt," the rioters shouted.
Police reinforcements rushed
to the scene of the riots and had
some difficulty dispersing the
crowds. The mobs broke up into
small groups and went off shout
ing for cancellation of the
Anglo-Egyptian alliance.
Steel helmeted police, wield
ing clubs, patrolled the main
Cairo streets. Shopkeepers hur
riedly lowered their shutters.
POST OFFICE CALLS FOR
BIDS ON TRANSPORTING
LOCAL MAIL
Clarence Larsen, Seward post
master announced today that
bids are open for hauling mail
between the post office and Sew
ard dock Notices are posted in
the Federal Building.
Anyone wishing further in
formation may contact Mr. Lar
sen.
The postmaster also calls at
tention to the fact that there
are not many boats before
Christmas. Persons wishing to
mail packages Outside are urged
to get them in early.
SCHOOL BOARD TERMS
DECIDED BY DRAWING
Two new members were ad
ded to the school board this year
in compliance with a new regu
lation by the Legislature. They
were to draw lots for term of
office.
Of those elected Mrs. .Beryl
Wagner was selected for the five
year term; Rev. Kent Spaulding,
4 years; and Tom Howell, 3
years.
The board elected Mrs. Wag
ner president, Leon Lewis clerk,
and Mr. Howell treasurer.
The fifth place on the board,
left vacant by the resignation of
Dr. J. H. Shelton, will be filled
by appointment of the City
Council.
More than usual interest in
Red Cross activities in Seward
was evinced last night by the
record number of persons pres
ent at the annual Chapter meet
ing. Rev. Charles Malin, pastor
Seward Memorial Church, was
elected to guide the work
through the next three years.
New by-laws were passed and
will be issued in booklet form
lor public information.
A board of directors of nine
members was set up with Rev.
Malin as chairman. The board
members will hold office for one,
two and three year terms. Those
elected to the one-year term
were Mrs. Nancy Junemann,
Mrs. G. C. Iriglis, and Mrs. Wil
liam Bauer.
Two year terms are held by
Jay Stauter, Mildred Kirkpat
rick, and Mrs. Victor Mahan.
Wayne Gillies, Rev. Kent E.
Spaulding and Rev. Malin each
has a three year term on the
board.
Officers elected by the board
of directors lor the coming year
will constitute the executive
board. They are Rev. Malin,
Chapter chairman: Mrs. Mahan,
vice-chairman; Mrs. Bauer, sec
retary, and Wayne Gillies, trea
surer.
Mi s. Charles L.*m fn ~ * was
made an honorary member of
the board of directors in appre
ciation of tne “outstanding serv
ice' she rendered during tne past
year in spite of illness. This was
done by unanimous vote of the
membership.
v»reai empnasis was placed on
the necessity oi a strong Disas
ter Preparedness Service in the
coming months. Mr. Clarence
Keating was appointed to carry
on this work. Red Cross Pacific
Headquarters has emphasized
the disaster preparedness to
work in conjunction with Civil
Defense, or. in the absence of the
Civil Defense set-up, to wrork in
dependently. This committee is
always called upon in case of
natural emergencies.
Mrs. Ray Lee was appointed
chairman of the Home Service
Committee. Mrs. Katheryn Ling
will head Junior Red Cross ac
tivities. First aid, including
water safety, will be under the
guidance of Lt. Junemann, USN.
Home nursing chairman is Mrs.
Alice Clapp. Volunteer services,
including Gray Ladies, will be
Mrs. Ray James.
Some of these appointments
were made without the consent
of the appointees, but the board
expressed the hope that all the
appointed chairmen will consent
to accept responsibility.
A Fund Campaign chairman
was also appointed but the name
is withheld for the pr£sent.
GROCERY STORES TO BE
CLOSED FRIDAY
All grocery stores in Seward
will observe Columbus Day, Fri
day. October 12, by closing for
the day. Columbus Day is a bank
holiday.
The stores are closing on the
proclamation of Mayor Lanier,
made March 27. 1951. naming
the holidays to be observed in
Seward throughout the year.
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