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The Nome nugget., 1953-03-06
THE PLIGHT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The New York Times recently made it's annual survey on the public school situation in the United States. After much research, interviews and other investigation the newspaper found that the schools suffering from intense growing pains unexpectedly large enrolment increases and shortage of qualified teachers-in addition to other things.
 It discovered that, in September million more school children enrolled than in the preceding Septe- ber Moreover this rate of increase is expected for another years The survey found that schools not being built fast enough, not being expanded adequately and in cases, not being maintained properly
 An insufficient amount of funds partly caused by the inflatonary spiral of recent years, has brought acute financial problems to many school districts The rearrnament boom has taken many teachers from the schools and nfation caused by the rearmament pro- gram has reduced the buying power of school teachers salaries.
 Citizens in this community must keep in mind that education costs big money and that the number of children enrolling each September is growing yearly Huge outlays will have to be made if the educational standards to be met and these outays will naturally involve some sacrifice.
 All pubc-spirited citizens must rally to the urgent needs of 1853 in the public school system The alter native is lowering of teacher morale and this less efficient teachers subsandard facilities and poorer citizens.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-06
Barrow or Bust" Stubbs May Get Lady Companion

ANCHORAGE, RAElderly Jes- SC c'Barrow or Bust'D Stubbs may have a woman companion to ac- company him. on his trek to Point Barrow to erect monument hon. bring his boyhood friend, Will Rogers.
 Mrs. Edith Huddleston Clarke, who is 52, quit her job with the Alaska district engineers yester- day. She said she planned to Joe in Fairbanks when Stubbs ar rives on his mushing trip from Anchorage, and join him there.
 Stubbs, who is now believed to be in the vicinity of Tok Junction, halfway to Fairbanks, with his dog sled, has notified friends here he has no objection.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-06
Memorial O.K.'d to Let
 Japan Cut Alaska Timber

Continued from Page One)
 The House also passed a bill by Rep. Wendell Kay D-Anchorage) for aeronautical education and training aid for eligible veterans.
 Another bill to increase the present Alaska school tax on en- ployed adults, doubling it to $1O, appeared in the House Thursday under sponsorship of Rep. Doro- thy Prior, Anchorage Republican. An earlier bill proposed tripling the present tax.
 Other bills introduced were:
 By Reps. Richard Greuel, Fair banks and Theodore Duffield, Nome, both Democrats, to require an employer to provide transpor- tation from the territory of any worker brought north.
 By Reps. Herald Stringer, An chorage; Fred Eastaugh, Juneau; and Alden Wilbur, Fairbanks, all Republicans, for the licensing and regulating of real estate operators.
 Among three memorials intro duced was one by Reps. Prior and Edith Bul lock, R-Kotzebue) asking the Interior Department to make psychiatric facilities at the new Native Service hospital at An chorage available for temporary care for both native and white mental cases because no other fac ilities in Alaska are available.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-06
RUSSIA'S WAR ON JEWS

Representatives of Arab nations have recently in- formed American officials that the Soviet Unions Jews is winning the Reds friends in the Middle East Because the between Arab nations and Palestine is still fresh in the memories of Arabs and because future trouble between Palestine and these countries is freely predicted by many the Russians attacks Jews have been popular in some Arab nations.
 Recent reports indicate the Russians are gaining influence rapidly in Middle East countries These reports come at time when the British are urging the United States to back them strongly in the Middle East and when both Britain and France are having serious difficulties in their Middle East posses sions and protectorates. The State Department has already stubbed its toe on this problem several occasions, the most recent being when US delegates to the LIN refused to join Arab nations in asking LIN. investigation of FrenchArab disputes in Morocco and Tunisia
 It seems apparent that US. policy in the Middle East must be only carefully directed but carefully carried out This country cannot afford to side against Britain France and with Middle Eastern Arab country if the Communists ready to take over as soon the British French grant sovereignty for Middle East countries.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-06
West Gets Red Jet As Polish Refugee
 Lands in Denmark

ROENNE, Denmark, R - The first Soviet jet fighter plane to come into western hands undam- aged was brought to a breath taking landing by a daring young Polish refugee Thursday on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm.
 A Polish legation spokesman in Copenhagen declared angrily his government would "of course" de- mand return of the jet-believed to be Mig 15-as soon as possi- ble High Danish air force officers flew here immediately to examine the aircraft.
 The plane, which carried Polish air force markings, circled low over Roenne, administrative cen- ter for Bornholm, before the pilot decided to risk a landing at the nearby airport.
 While airport personnel looked on in horror, the jet screeched down safely on the 1,380-yard- long runway-about a third the length normally required for planes of that type.
 The pilot, curly-haired blond youth of B, asked immediately for asylum in Denmark, saying he couldnot stand conditions in his Moscow controlled homeland.
 Danish sources said the refugee would be given political asylum, but disposition of the plane re- mained uncertain.
 As he climbed shakily out to ask for political asylum, the Pole kept repeating three German words: ''Kommunismus kapott- asyl." c'Communism is finished asylum.'D
 The star Sirius gives 28 times as much light as the sun.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-06
BOY SCOUT NEWS

Troop 666 opened their We'd nesday night meeting with the recitation, led by Allen Russell, of the Scout oath and the Scout Laws.
 The new patrol under David Bill has chosen the name, Hawk Patrol.
 A variety of games were played during the recreation period.
 Several scouts are working on units required for advancement in First Aid, the Scout Laws, and marching drills.
 Felix Oscarson led the troop in singing familiar scout songs.
 The scribe reported that there are now 35 boys in Troop 666.
 Four Scouts were chosen to work with the Cub Scout groups. They are: Red Enix, Paul Gla- vinovich, Charles Fagerstrom and Larry Oscarson.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-06
Wm. c. Strand Mentioned As Top Candidate for Head Of Division of Territories

SEATTLE, R - The Seattle Times Washington, D.C., cores pendent reported yesterday that William C. Strand, former Alaska newspaperman, is "considered the leading candidate" for the direc- torship of the Interior Depart ment's Division of Territories.
 Secretary of Interior Douglas Mckay recently announced that he was considering Strand for an important position" but did not identify the post.
 Strand, a former member of the Washington Chicago Tribune Bu- reau, is former managing editor of the Fairbanks NeWs-M Miner and returned to Washington to become city editor of the Washington Times-Herald.
 He opposed immediate state hood for Alaska, the Times Wash ington dispatch said. In Alaska, he wrote vigorous editorials crit icizing policies of the Interior De- partment and Governor Gruening.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-06

Thule" is the ancient Greek and Roman name for what was then believed to be the most northerly land in the world.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-06

Although kangaroos can grow to be 2 feet tall, they are less than an inch long at birth.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-06
VIEWS AND REVIEWS

Paint must be good preservative judging by how outlasting the
 man is as good as he has to be, and woman as bad as she dares.-Elbert Hubbard
 Vice, virtue and time three things that never stand stll-C c. Colton
 Our generation brought up on the wrong side of the tax-The Toledo Blade.
The Nome nugget., 1953-03-06

The star Sirius gives 28 times as much light as the sun.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
PET Lovers Urged 10 Fight
Vivisecfion Measure

The Animal Protective Asso-
citation, 322 E street NE. yester-
day issued a rallying cry to all
animal lovers to save the stray
pets impounded by the District
government from seizure for vivi-
section.
AS result, officers and friends
Of the association will attend a
hearing in the District Building
Board Room at 10 am, Decem-
Der 4, to register protests against
the proposal to use animals for
medical research.
rs it legal to use the peoples
tax money for this purpose?"
the association demanded in a
statement issued by Mrs. H. H.
Albin, its secretary-treasurer. "Is
it not the object of the pound
to rescue from suffering?"
Evening star., 1953-11-22
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Nov. 21.-The Food
and Agriculture Organization
said today that falling prices
and mounting stocks of unSold
food, particularly in North
America, threaten to widen the
gap between the worlds few
well fed and the many hungry.
On the eve of a three-week
conference of the 68-nation
United Nation organization, it
disclosed that it's latest surveys
show a trend back to "the di-
lemma of the '30s, with excess
food co-existing with hunger. +"
Its experts urged that "a more
selective approach. to agricul-
tural expansion" quickly replace
the present policy of mere over
all increasing of food output.
Sessions of the seventh world
conference of FAC begin here
Monday
The delegates will take UP for
study one of the most optimistic
sets of figures yet published by
FAC.
More to Eat Per Capita.
They show that, for the first
time since the war, world total
food production has slightly
passed the worlds increase in
population-meaning that, per
capita, there is little more to
eat.
Forecasts through 1867 in
dicate this gradual increase will
continue at reduced rate.
But FAC says that:
l. The past years gains are
net distributed to meet the needs
of the hungriest.
2. The forecasts are not based
on FAC figures, but on national
program estimates, in many
cases unlikely to be achieved.
The figures show this:
Evening star., 1953-11-22
Hoover Picks Group
For Surplus Survey

Former President Hoover yes
terday announced appointment
Of eight members of a Hoover
Commission task force" to sur
vey and make recommendations
on the use and disposal of Fed
eral surplus property.
1t is estimated that the Gov
eminent at the end of 1852
had surplus and obsolete prop
erty which cost $25 billion.
Russell Forbes, deputy ad-
ministrator of General Services
Administration, was named chief
conSultant to the task force.
Other members are:
Harry Erlicher, special ASST
tant Secretary of the Army in
charge of procurement and pro-
duction; Leroy D. Greene, who
has handled scrap problems for
the Bethlehem Steel Co.; Carl
A. Llgenfritz, United States Steel
Evening star., 1953-11-22

Corp. vice president; Thomas
D. Jolly, vice president, Alumi-
mum Co. of America.
Also James D. Mooney, man
agement and industrial consul
tant of New York; George A.
Renard of New York, executive
Secretary-treasurer of the Ma
tional Association of Purchasing
Agents, and Walter w. Tango
man, vice president, Cincinnati
Milling Machine Co.
Appointment of Brig. Gen.
Robert E. Wood, chairman of
the board of Sears, Roebuck g.
Co., as head of this group was
announced earlier.
Mr.. Hoover also announced
that DR.. Dwight L. Wilbur of
San Francisco will serve on the
Medical Services task force,
completing that group.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
'U.N. Groupto Attack Dilemma
OF World Hunger and Plenty

Two years ago the nations
were given the goal of increaS-
ing food production by a mini
mum of / to 2 per cent more
than the increase in population.
Population increase has aver
aged 1.5 per cent annually.
Production Up but Unbalanced.
Food production increase in
1928 over 1948-50 has been
raised to 2.3 per cent a year.
But progress was unbalanced
between commodities and be-
tween regions" the FAC said.
This means that the produc-
ton increases did not come from
parts of the world where hunger
is the greatest. snor in proper
ton to rapid increases in popula-
ton in some sections.
The already well fed produced
more than they could eat, but
it was not distributed to meet
needs elsewhere.
Most of FAO's figures on pop
ulation increases and predicted
food production gains excluded
Soviet Russia, Red China and
Communist Eastern Europe, "for
lack of official statistics"
1t said, however. that on the
basis of such unofficial informa-
ton as is known, no significant
change in overall world sta
tistics would be caused by in
Guiding them.
Russian Gains Disappointing.
OF Russia's elaborate 5-year
plan for agricultural increase,
FAC reported:
Recent official statements
show that progress to date has
been disappointing.
Much the same is true in
Eastern Europe"
Evening star., 1953-11-22
More Paratroopers
Tighten French Grin
On Wet Mini Base
BY the Associated Press

DIEM BIEN PHU, Indo-C China,
Nov. 21.-The French dropped
a thousand more parachute
troopers on the broad plain about
this newly captured Wet Mini
stronghold today and dug in
to hold it indefinitely.
French and Vietnamese troop
ers billowed from American
supplied DakotaS to the rice
paddles and grazing land around
Diem Bien Phu, 180 miles west
of Hanoi.
They reinforced the thousands
of others-"many batallions" as
the French Said-who captured
the town yesterday. The plains,
five miles long and two miles
wide with the largely mountain
Gus Thai tribal territory, was
dotted by the parachutes as the
soldiers cast them off and
formed up against possible coun-
terattackS from the Communist
led rebels.
Peasants Pleased.
The peasants gathering rice or
tending their herds were smiling.
The arrival of the French Union
forces meant an end to Wet
Mimi control of their town. made
up of clusters of straw-thatched
clay huts, that was established
when the rebels overran most of
the pro-French Thai country a
year ago.
Gen. Rene Cogny, the French
commander in North Indo-
China, said he intended to use
as many troops as necessary to
hold Diem Bien Phu until such
time as he found it no longer
profitable. This reversed the re-
cent French strategy of striking,
wrecking rebel bases and with
drawing quickly.
This is a point from which
we can extend offensives as we
see fit. along with aid from par
tisans," Gen. Cogny said.
Armed tribeSmen were already
rallying to the French.
Attack Less Likely.
The 100000 Thai long have
feared the Wet Mimi would try
to complete the conquest of their
region by taking the palm lined
regional capital of Lai Chau, on
the upper Black River so miles
north of Dien Bien Phu.
The French move lessons that
possibility. 1t also takes from
the rebels one of the spring.
boards used for the brief Wet
Mimi strike last spring into the
Kingdom of Laos, whose from
tier runs only 10 miles south of
this town.
| French pilots flying United
States built B-26 bombers
wrecked the key Wet Mimi for
tress here and forced most of the
garrison, estimated up to 5000
men. to head for the hills before
the first parachute troopers were
dropped yesterday.
Small detachments of the
rebels, disguised in parachute
troopers uniforms, stayed be-
hind to fight. Eighty of them
were killed. The French and
Vietnamese losses were described
as light.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
Britain Rejects Plea
For Pact on Keeping
Troops in Europe
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Nov. 21.-Britain
has turned down French re-
quest for a binding agreement
that would commit British di-
visions to remain on the Euro
pean continent indefinitely, in
formed sources said today.
These British informants said
Britain has assured France
there is no present intention
in the face of the Russian threat
to cut down on her continental
garrison. But Britain has in
sisted on reserving the right to
determine alone what the size
of the garrison should be and
how long it should remain there.
The French request repeatedly
was made during the negotia-
t1ons now going on in Paris for
an overall agreement associat-
ing Britain with the projected
slx-nation European Defense
Community.
Wants Freedom for Shifts.
Britain was said to have told
France that she wants to be
free in the future to be able to
Shift troops quickly from the
continent should some other part
OF the commonwealth be seri-
ously threatened. There are
now about AZ British divisions
on the continent in addition to
air forces.
A Foreign Office spokesman
refused comment on these re-
ports. but noted: THE British
Government does not envisage
the reduction of her forces on
the continent in the foresee-
able future"
France has pressed for an as
surance that British divisions will
stay on the continent inde-
definitely both for protection
against Russia and as a safe
guard against a rearmed Ger
many. EDO, which France has
yet to ratify. calls for the rails
ing of a 500, ,000-man strong
West German contingent as
part of the >one-uniform Euro
pean army.
Aid Already Pledged.
Britain already has pledged
aid during the 50-year period
OF the EDO treaty should there
be an attack on any of the
members-France, West Ger
many, Belgium, the Netherlands
Italy and Luxembourg.
French Foreign Minister
Georges Bidault indicated yes
terday during his policy state
ment before the National AS
sembly that France would try
again at the Bermuda meeting
OF President Eisenhower, Prime
Minister Churchill and French
Premier Laniel. December 4 to
8. to get further British COM
mitment.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
Curdozo High Yearbook
Wins Columbia Award

Cardozo High Schools 1858
yearbook. The Purple Wave, has
been awarded a medalist certifi-
cate by the Columbia Scholastic
Press Association. 1t is the as
Sociation's highest award and
commends the yearbook for its
ideas and layout.
The editor-in-chief of the
Wave was James Evans, now a
student at Catholic University
The assistant editors were Gwen
dolyn Corbett, Claudette Scott
and Barbara Ashby. The year.
books faculty advisor was Mrs
Lucille L. johnson.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
'VPI Bid Authorized

RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 81 [P).
Gov. Battle has authorized
Virginia Tech to accept a low
bid of $1,156,600 for the Carol
M. Newman Library building,
which will be the largest struc-
ture on the VPI campus. The
successful bidder, Graham Bros.
OF Richmond. has set a compile
ton date of June 80, 1855.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
Italy Puts Condition,
On Her Acceptance
Of Trieste Farley
By the Assoeioted Press

ROME, Nov. 21.-Italy gave q
conditioned assent today to
Western plans for a five-power
conference aimed at settling the
future of Trieste once and for
all.
The next move apparently is
up to Yugoslavia, which is ex-
pected to approve such a con-
ference with qualifications of
her own.
/ Diplomatic irlformants, though
pleased by today's progress,
cautioned that desires of Italy
and Yugoslavia must be recon-
ciled before representatives of
those nations. the United States,
Britain and France can sit down
together to discuss the issues
of the free territory.
| The qualifications with which
Italy surrounded her reply were
not disclosed.
The turbulent port Of Trieste
center of the dispute. was the
scene Of demonstrations by
jobless workers today for the
third straight day. Shouting
hunger, hunger" they stormed
/ Trieste city hall to demand more
relief work.
Communists Blamed.
/ Police said Communist or pro-
Yugoslav troublemakers insti-
gated the outbreak.
Today's big development was
in Rome. Premier Giuseppe Pei
la separately advised ambassa-
dors of the United States, Brit
ain and France that Italy takes
"a positive and constructive at
titude" toward their November
l3 suggestion for a five-power
conference.
Diplomats said more informal
soundings must take place before
things firm up. The major points
on which compromise is neces-
Sary:
l. Italy's demand for parity
before sitting down at a confer
ence with Yugoslavia-that is,
Yugoslav withdrawal from Zone
B OF the disputed territory or
Italian occupation of Zone A,
which Britain and the United
States decided October 8 to turn
over to Italy.
z. YugoSlavia's insistance that
the conference be undertaken be-
fore any changes are made in
the status quo.
SmOldering For Years.
The dispute between Italy and
Yugoslavia over Trieste free ter
ritory has been smoldering since
World War II. At that time the
territory, at the head of the Ad-
Ratio. was divided. Yugoslavia
was given administration of
Zone B, largely rocky farmland
and vineyards. making up about
two-thirdS of the territory. Brit
ain and the United States &C.
cupied the rest, including the
city of Trieste.
Yugoslavia has threatened
military action if Italian troops
enter Zone A. Pro- Italian riots,
in which six persons were killed
by British controlled police,
f1ared in Trieste. ti-British
riots followed throughout Italy.
In the wake of these out
breaks, the United States, Brit
ain and France sounded out both
Italy and YugoSlavia on the pos
sibility of the five countries set
tling the dispute at a conference,
Mr.. Pella's statement to the
Big Three Western ambassadors
today was the first Italian re-
sponSe.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
CIV Dean Named to Post

DR.. Martin A. Mason, dean of
the George Washington Univer-
s1ty School of Engineering, has
been appointed by the American
Society of Civil Engineers to its
co-ordinating committee on re-
search.
Evening star., 1953-11-22
West Virginia Coal Fields

WHEELING.-West Virginia S
coal fields cover about 1920
square miles and contain deposits
estimated at more than so bill
| lion tons.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-05-14
You
Know?

That the United States suffers
the highest per capita fire loss,
peacetime, of any country in the
world.
That defective chimneys and
heating apparatus together are
leading causes of home fires.
That rubbish is a double fire
hazard because it may either
ignite spontaneously or serve as
quick fuel for stray spark.
That a spark as tiny as that
made by rubbing a cats back is
all that is needed to set off an ex-
plosion of gasoline vapor or the
fumes from certain types of clean
ing fluids.
That if your clothing catches
fire you should lie down and roll
yourself up in blanket or rug.
That about 1000 persons are
burned to death, and about twice
that number are injured, every
year in home fires.
1t is good fire safety to have
a plan of evacuation in case of a
fire.
1t is a safe and wise idea to
know or have your Fire Depart
ment's phone number.
The person who is fire conscious
today will be conscious tomorrow
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1953-05-14

The major purpose Of the
Schools and Colleges Division is to
educate young people regarding the
Community Chest and the 122 Red
Feather agencies in order to help
them develop attitudes and habits
of supporting worthwhile civic
enterprises.
The Educational Materials Com
mittee is responsible for the prep
aration and selection of all ma
terials for use in connection with
the Community Chest schools
campaign. These include films,
skits, radio programs, student
journalism activities, classroom in
struction and the annual All-School
Rally.
1t is estimated that one in three
adults employed in Cleveland in
dustry today first learned Of the
Community Chest through the
Schools and Colleges Division. In
addition, many of the more than
$4,000 chest volunteers who served
during the 1852 campaign received
their initial training in the same
way.