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The Nome nugget., 1950-08-07
l7 Die In Crash Of BOmb-Laden B-29
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Continued from Page One) CT of the Ninth Heavy Bomber Wing here and hero of World War II He was riding behind the pilot.
 Both the plane commander and the pilot were among eight of the men aboard who escaped alive. They had made an emergency belly landing. The fire and explo- sion came several minutes later.
 The two missing men were crew members.
 The other dead included three members of the base fire depart ment and a volunteer fire fighter. Three other dead were unidenti- fled.
 The planes 2,OOO gallons of high test gasoline spilled and fires be- gan.
 The bomber carried 10 to 12 five hundred pound demolition bombs. Eye-witnesses said the bombs be- gan to explode in 10 to 20 min utes. Sgt. R. H. Lewis, Clay, Ky, said one dazed man came from the planes soon after it hit, and "I could hear men shout Let's get out of here. There are bombs in there"
 The blast was felt 30 miles away. Persons 65 miles distant said they saw the giant cloud of flame
 But the tragedy could have been incalculably greater. If the plane had been 100 feet to the north it would have smashed into a houS- ing area containing 100 families.
 If it had been a few hundred feet to the south it would have plowed into the enlisted mems barracks where several hundreds slept.
The Nome nugget., 1950-08-07
Abbie Hanson, OES Grand MatrOn Visiting Nome

Abbie Hanson, Most Worthy Grand Matron of the Order of Eastern Star, accompanied by her husband, Jacob Hanson, arrived yesterday with the P.A.A. for a four-day official visit.
 A full program has been plan ned for her stay. Mrs. H. E. liar per, general chairman, has ar ranged for luncheons and dinners and other social events during the visit.
 This evening degrees will be conferred on candidates at the Masonic Temple. Tomorrow eve ming a school of instruction will be held and Wednesday banquet is scheduled for all Eastern Stars and MaSonS.
 Mrs. Hanson, who serves three-year term of office, was elected in Toronto in 1929. Her jurisdiction includes 46 States, Canada, Alaska, Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Mexico, Philippine Islands, Cuba, Guam, and several chapters in China.
 MT. and Mrs. Hanson, whose home is at Hammond, Ind, are guests at the Wallace Hotel.
The Nome nugget., 1950-08-07
ALASKA NATIVE SERVICE ABANDONED PROPERTY

WASHINGTON. - The Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Com mittee has favorably reported Del egate Bartlett's House-approved bill directing the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to local school officials in the Territory federally owned land and buildings no longer required by the Alaska Ma tive Service to be used for school or other public purposes.
 The measure, which was passed by the House in June of 1949, would be effective in at least 14 places in Alaska where the local authorities desire the use of fed eral buildings. The bill would benefit such localities as Bethel, Haines, Hoonah, Rake, Klawock, Ketchikan, Juneau, Nome, Sitka. Yakutat, Valdez and Douglas.
The Nome nugget., 1950-08-07
Seward Cement Plant Makes First Bulk Shipment

SEWARD, P-The new Sew ard plant of the Superior Portland Cement Go. was ready for it's first barge load of bulk cement today.
 The first cargo of 16,OO0 barrels is for Fort Richardson. The Alas ka Railroad has 30 specially pre- pare freight cars to rush the ship ment.
 The installation at the Seward Fish and Cold Storage company raised the value of the property to an estimated half million dol lars. An 800-foot spur track to the end of the dock permits year. around unloading direct from ships holds. It will be pumped through pipelines into storage bins and railroad cars. A deep water dock will permit continuous serv- ice, even on minus tides.
 The installation does not inter- fere with the regular operations of the fish and cold storage com pany.
 The entire dock change-over was rushed through in five weeks. Local sawmills put on extra crews of loggers and mill workers to produce the needed lumber.
The Nome nugget., 1950-08-07
Ask Grand Jury Investigation Of Palmer Airport

FAIRBANKS, R) = A grand jury investigation to decide legal ity of $15O,OOO land transaction between the Territory and the Palmer Airport Assn, was de- manded Saturday by Marcus Jen- sen.
 Jensen from Douglas near Jun eau, is an Investigating committee member of the Alaska House of Representatives.
 He said the transaction involv- ed payment of $150,0OO by the Territory to the Airport Associa- tion for 127,94 acres of land at Palmer for a new Palmer airport, and repayment of $145,OOO to the Territory by the association.
 The price per acre paid by the Territory for the land was SLIP. Official records of the Civil Aero nautics Administration show the land last year was valued at $43 per acre.
 Jensen said his demand for grand jury action was based on reports that the inflated value of the land was paid by the Territory to obtain federal matching funds under the federal airport aid act, in order to offset Territorial ex- penditures made on the Palmer airport prior to the effective date of the act.
 Meanwhile, Alaska's auditor Frank A. Boyle has asked Terri torial Atty. Gen. J. Gerald Will Hams for an opinion as to the le- gality of the entire Palmer trans action.
 Boyle cited what he said were six specific points of question.
 Palmer is in the Matanuska Valley farming area.
The Nome nugget., 1950-08-07
Anchorage Bar Assn. Here On Good Will Tour

The Anchorage Bar Association made a good will tour of Nome over the weekend, arriving Sat- urday with the Alaska Airlines. George Grigsby, former Nome District Attorney, who is now president of the organization was in the party and visited with many of his former friends.
 The purpose of the trip, they stated was to try and establish a Territorial Bas Association as is done in most States.
 Also in the party was Amer J. Peterson, candidate for Delegate to Congress on the Republican ticket.
 The group was met at the field by business men, under the spon- sorship of the Tourist Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, and later conducted on a tour to the dredges and other points of inter est.
The Nome nugget., 1950-08-07

Binks Seiffert. who has been working at Port Heiden, returned home for few days. He plans to leave again tomorrow.
The Nome nugget., 1950-08-07
Dorothy Thompson. who

Dorothy Thompson. who is spending the summer in Nome studying the Eskimo life under a grant from the Arctic Institute, was called to the States suddenly yesterday due to the serious ill., ness of her mother. She plans to return as soon as possible.
The Nome nugget., 1950-08-07

No one who keeps kicking you in the pants can ever get ahead of you.
The Nome nugget., 1950-08-07
MT. and Mrs. Chas. PennYcook

MT. and Mrs. Chas. PennYcook have purchased a home in Sitka and state that they are already in love with the picturesque little town with it's paved side walks and general cleanliness. They state they enjoyed visit to the Pioneer home and saw many for mer Nomeites including Gus Ku- nelis and Max Rappe, who both look well and are happy there.
 Dr. I. o. on one program asked a woman to name five countries beginning with the letter ''I."
 The contentant could only name Iran, Iraq, India and Italy-then her time was up.
 "Your name, please?" the an- nouncer asked.
 She said-"MrS. Iceland"
The Nome nugget., 1950-08-07

Boa constructors and pythons are not poisonous.
The Nome nugget., 1950-08-07

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Evening star., 1950-10-11
Nevius Tract Offered
To Defense Agencies
Under Disposal Plan

The so-called Nevius tract ir
Arlington County, originally &C.
quired by the Government as a
site for Veterans Administration
hospital, has been offered to de-
fense agencies, 1t was said today
The tract of land, consisting o1
Is acres, lies next to Arlington
Cemetery. It was selected for 9
hospital by Gen. Omar Bradley
chairman of the Joint Chiefs o1
Staff, while he was Veterans Ad.
ministrator, shortly after the enc
of the last war.
1t was abandoned finally as 9
hospital site in favor of the Sol.
diers' Home grounds.
The Nevius tract then was
turned over to the General Ser.
vices Administration as custodian
This organization included it ir
a list of scores of properties
throughout the country which
have been sent to the Munitions
Board to ascertain whether any
of them are needed for defense
purposes. Those not selected viii
be. disposed Of, it was said.
There were some indication!
the Army Department might pu1
in claim for the land to expand
Arlington Cemetery.
Representative Smith. Demo.
crat, of Virginia. has pending 6
bill to force the Government tx
sell the tract to private corpora.
ton or an individual. This woule
put it back on the tax rolls O.
Arlington County.
Evening star., 1950-10-11
Communists Dig Pits
And Gops in Road
To Block Advance
By Kenneth Likes
A.soeiossd Press Foreign Correspondent.

Associoted Press Foreign Correspondent
HANOI, Indo- China, Oct. IL
The French Army is feverishly
pushing work on web of perma-
nent Notifications to hold 500
square miles of newly conquered
territory north of Hanoi.
In a 12-day offensive just
ended, six battalions-about 4.200
men-cut a swath through a tri-
angular region of fiat ricelands
40 miles north of this chief city
of North Indo-C China. =
This action was south of the
Caobang- -Thatkhe border region
where five French battalions were
almost completely wiped out
during the week end by Com
munist-led guerrillas.
Wet Mini forces dug pits and
wide gaps in the road to block
the French advance. They sue
ceeded in making the route i'm
passable for rolling equipment.
AS rocks from the road were
strewn through the rice paddles,
the French had to make long
hauls to replace the filler material.
Villagers Help.
Automatic weapons and 40-mm
guns were used to protect the
construction gangs About 1000
villagers voluntarily helped. haul
ing dirt in straw baskets to fill the
holes in the road.
Army construction units have
started to build 30 medieval-type
brick fortresses in the new ter
ritory. Five of the main positions
are along the roadside. The others
are. 4 and S miles back from the
road, located to cover each flank
The big anchor fortification will
be at Thai Nguyen. Several posi-
tions already have been ringed
with thick fences of sharpened
bamboo sticks. Workers huddle
each night in slit trenches behind
these fences.
Peasants Return.
Peasants who fled and hid in
the face of advancing French
columns last week have now
started to return to villages and
are reappearing in the fields.
What appeared to be deserted
countryside week ago has sud-
denly come to life in the last two
days. There is no cheering for
the French. No French flags are
shown. There is no display OF
emotion one way or another by
the Wet NameSe.
Evening star., 1950-10-11
President Orders 7-Sfafe
Natural Resources Study
BY the As.oeiuied Press

President Truman has directed
Government agencies to start q
prompt. comprehensive survey
and recommend plans for de-
velopment Of natural resources OF
New England and New York State
The White House made public
letters Mr.. Truman sent to six
agencies directing them to set ur
a temporary committee to make
a start. The President also wrote
to the Governors of the seven
States to be covered asking each
to designate an official repre-
sentative to serve as liaison with
the group.
Mr.. Truman called for re-
port not later than July /, 1852
The Presidents letter went to
the Interior, Army, Agriculture
and Commerce Departments and
to the Federal Security Agency
and the Federal Power Commits
sion.
Evening star., 1950-10-11
By the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11.-Five
relatives now are contesting the
will of Lady Elsie de Wolfe Mendl,
who died in her French chateau
last July IL at the age of 80.
In an action filed in Superior
Court yesterday. two grandnieces
and a grandnephew claim she was
of unsound mind and under the
domination of others November
81, 1947. when she made her will
which disposes of an estate re-
ported to be worth $2.5 million.
They are Mrs. Elaine de Wolfe
Muthig, Mrs. Marie de Wolfe
Hawthorne and John r. de Wolfe,
children of the late Francis Ce-
Gil de Wolfe. a son Of Harold de
Wolfe. who was Lady Mendls
brother. Previously a brother Of
Lady Mendl, Edgar de Wolfe, 10,
Evening star., 1950-10-11
French Building Forts to Hold
Newly Seized Indo-Chinu Area
Delivery Scheduled
On All Equipment
Requested From U. S.
BY the Associated Press

SAIGON. Indo-C China. Oct. IL
American Army officials said to-
day that with only a few excep-
tions all military equipment re-
quested from the United States
has been scheduled for delivery to
Indo-C China.
Brig. Gen. Francis G. Brink,
newly appointed chief of the
United States military assistance
advisory group to Indo- China, said
American aid was designed "to
meet the practical needs of the
present situation. and is not of
long range type"
Col. Francis j. Gillespie, head of
the advisory groups Army section,
said new French requests are ex-
pected over and above that al
ready scheduled for the next seven
or eight months.
Another Ship Due Soon.
An American Embassy spokes-
man said another aid ship, the
United States freighter Steel Age
is scheduled to dock at Saigon
soon. 1t will be followed by the
French aircraft carrier Dixmude
bringing American supplied He'll.
cat-type fighter planes.
Gen. Brink, who arrived here
yesterday. told a news conference
that he plans to visit the Indo-
China battle zone and has already
conferred with Gen. Marcel Car.
pentier. commander of French
forces in the Far East, and French
High Commissioner Leon Pignon
Veteran of, Air Service.
Gen. Brink is 57-year-old vet.
eran of Asia service who is re.
garded as an expert on guerrilla
warfare. He said giving tactica,
advice to the French army ir
Indo-China is outside the scope Of
his mission. He noted: "As far as
we know the French army here
does not need advice on tactical
matters"
Evening star., 1950-10-11
u. S. and British Oil Tanks
SheIIed by Red GuerriIIos

SAIGON, Indo- China, Oct. II
R.-Communist-led Wet Mimi
guerrillas last night opened fire
with mortars on British and
American oil installations at
Nhabe, 7 miles southeast of Sal
gon.
Several shells landed within a
section of installations operated
by the British-owned Shell Oil Co.
of Indo-C China. One phoSpl1o
shell hit within 100 feet of a tank
Of high octane gasoline. but there
was no serious damage.
One Senegalese sentry was
wounded.
Evening star., 1950-10-11
Five Relatives File Contests OF Lady Mendrs Will

and nephew. Jacques de Wolfe
filed a contest of her will.
The will left $3.50, 900 and Jew
elry valued at 81 million to Lady
Mendl's companion secretary, Mrs
Hilda West Douglas. Most of the
remainder was placed in trust to
provide an income for her huS-
band. Sir Charles Mendl, 70.
Evening star., 1950-10-11
Animal Preserve
Has Long Fence

EDMONTON. Alberta.-The Elk
Island National Park in Alberta is
the largest fenced wild-animal
preserve in Canada.
The park covers an area of rs
square miles. It contains more
than 1000 plains buffalo. They
share the range with many other
big-game species, such as elk. mule
deer, and moose.
Evening star., 1950-10-11
MudriIIon Civic MEETING

The Madrillon Citizens AS
sociation will meet at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the Dunn Loring
(Va) f1rehouse. Aspects of the
county manager system will be
discussed,
Evening star., 1950-10-11
Anucostiu Lions to Meet

The Anacostia Lions Club will
meet at $3.50 o'clock tonight in
the Bradbury Heights Methodist
Church, Alabama avenue and
Bowen road Sc.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-22
Plan Xmas Party For AllC. I.'s In Nome Area

When it was learned in town that no special program was plan ned at the MAE. B. for the Christ mas holidays a group of veterans and their wives started the plan of G.I. Christmas Tree party for all the boys at the Post.
 American Legion Nome Post l9 volunteered the use of their hall and the Pioneers of Alaska the use of their dishes.
 The idea met with a wonderful response from all contacted, with Nomeites voluntarily offering a liberal quantity of homemade mise of differences remains to be approved by both chambers be- fore they can go to the White House.
 House leaders, handicapped by inability to get a working major ity on the floor, worked outagree- ments to act on conference re- ports completed today. There was some hope that the profits tax would go to MT. Truman by last
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The Nome nugget., 1950-12-22
Civilian Defense
 Committee Meets

More than fifty citizens met last Wednesday evening to work on plans for Civilian Defense with Director H. F. Harper presiding.
 The highlight of the meeting was a splendid report by Public Health Nurse Marie Grant, who was complimented by all depart ment heads for the splendid way in which she had conducted the survey delegated to her in the field of the women's share of the program. Her report gave details of clothing, and food supplies for families. Quoting Deputy Direc- tor Glavinovich: Miss Grants re- port is of so much importance that. all Directors will have to
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The Nome nugget., 1950-12-22
NEWS IN BRIEF

MISSION, B.C., (R1-An auto mobile overturned in a water-filled ditch Wednesday night after car eening off the highway, killing three members of an Indian fam fly.
 John Victor Mack, 38, the fath- CT, escaped with shaking up.
 The victims, when the car sank in 10 feet of water, were: his sons, James Victor, II, Gerald Victor, s, and his 38-year-old wife, Margar- garet.
 The family was returning from Blaine, Wash, to their home on the Chehalis Indian reserve near Harrison, B.C.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-22
 Pope Announces Tomb of St. Peter Has Been Found

ROME, (P)-Pope Plus XII an- nounced today that the tomb of St. Peter, prince of the apostles, and revered by Roman Catholics also as the first Pope, has been found in the subterranean grottos of the Vatican.
 The Pontiff reported in his an- nual Christmas message, broad cast from the Vatican, that a sci entific study of discoveries made during excavations beneath St. Peters Basilica has been com pleted during the 1850 Holy Year.
 These findings, Pope Plus de- clared, were disclosed to be of the highest importance and will be published soon.
 'Has the tomb (of St. Peter) been truly found?" the Pope asked and then gave the answer, 'sYes."
 Bones had been found near the sepulchre, he declared, but it was not possible to determine whether "these were those of St. Peter"
 The Vatican reported last March that 10 years of digging in the long-hidden underground cham bers below St. Peters church yielded archaeological evide n e supporting the Catholic belief that the Prince of the Apostles was buried on that site.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-22
Hoover Urges Terrifying America Like Gibraltar

NEW YORK, (P)-Former pres ident Herbert Hoover urged the nation last night to concentrate on fortifying the western hemisphere as Gibraltar
 He called on his fellow country men to "arm to the teeth" to hold the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, with the island outposts of Brit ain, Japan, Formosa and the Phil ippines.
 MT. Hoover, speaking on radio and television, said it would be "sheer folly" to engage in land war with communist hordes in Asia or the continent of Europe.
 He urged the United States to "arm our air and naval forces to the teeth" to defend the frontier he laid out.
 MT. Hoover said the communists could never break through Amer ican sea and air power to invade the western hemisphere. "They
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The Nome nugget., 1950-12-22

SALT LAKE CITY, (P)- If the COW could only talk, Joe Johnson would be a happy man.
 Johnson took advantage of the balmy winter weather yesterday to play a round of golf at Forest Dale.
 Then he reported to profession al Jerry Hendershot that "I got a hole in one on number eight"
 Henderson asked the usual ques- tions-what club, who were the witnesses?
 "That's just the trouble," said Johnson, "The only one to see the shot was an old COW back of the green
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-22
Xmas HOme-COing Halts Passage Of Truman's Bills

WASHINGTON, F-Caught in a home-for-C Christmas exodus, a major portion of President Tru- mans emergency mobilizat o n legislation appeared stranded to- day until at least Jan. 1.
 The holiday jam of absenteeism caused House leaders to sidetrack action on bills to CD give the Pres ident wider powers to speed the mobilization effort and @ to au- thorize union shop agreements by railway labor.
 And unless Senate-House con- ferees can reach agreements by night fall final Congressional ac- ton may be delayed on the $3,- 200, O,OO0,0O0 excess profits tax and .the $2O, ,0oO, 100000 arms bill. :. Both bills have been passed by House and Senate, but a compro- night.
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The Nome nugget., 1950-12-22

WASHINGTON, (F1 - Repre- sentative Brehm R-OhiO pleaded innocent to seven counts of re- ceiving illegal campaign contribu- tionS.
 Brehm was arraigned before federal judge Edward A. Tamm, who set March l2 as the date for trial
 The Ohio congressman was re- leased in $1,0O0 bond.
 Brehm was accompanied to dis trict court by his wife and son.
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-22
Christmas Message To The People Of Alaska

From Lt. Gen. w. E. Kepner. Com mander in Chief. Alaskan Com mand.
 When the first Christmas dawn ed the world held out new hope for peace on earth. This Christ mas, almost two thousand years later, men of good will every where are hoping, working and dying for the same ideal.
 To most of the children of the world, this part of the globe is closely identified with the Christ mas season. A jolly old man named Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, or Father Christmas, lives at the North Pole. The realms of snow are his home, the reindeer are his means of bringing joy to everyone.
 Surely the, spirit that brought this happy Yuletide fable into be- ing is precious to adults and chil- dren alike. It is the same spirit that we, as Americans, feel from the bottom of our hearts-the spir- it of love and friendship, of: 1iber- ty and tolerance, of goodwill" that is not merely a word in our language. =. .'.. .>>
 On behalf of myself and the members of my Command, l wish to extend to all the people of Alas ka my heartiest wishes fora very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ....
The Nome nugget., 1950-12-22

CZECHOSLOVAKIA, (P) - 3 Prague papers published Wednes- day last-minute reminder to the public not to send many Christ mas cards.
 They carried brief item of the
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