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EDITORIAL I
TIME TO GUARD ALASKA
(Seattle Post-Intelligeneer)
The vigorous stand taken in
■Seattle by Governor Ernest
Gruening of Alaska in behalf of
the proposed army air base at
Anchorage properly emphasizes
the importance that responsable
authorities are giving to this pro
ject.
Several weeks ago, when the
Hou-e appropriations committee
recommended the elimination of
this base. The Post Intelligencer
remarked upon the evident lack
of knowledge of conditions in the
North Pacific displayed by this
group.
Every development since that
date argues for the strongest pos
sible defenses in Alaska.
It is common knowledge that
the Soviet Union has fortified two
islands of the Komandorski (Com
anodore) group. These fortifica
tions lie only 26 miles northwest
erly from Attu Island in the Aleu
tians.
What is less well known is that
during several months a large
group of German submarine com
inlanders, other German naval ex
perts and technicians have been
dividing their time betceen Vlad
ivostock, where the Russians are
reputed to have a large flotila of
submarine, and at the Koman
dorski fortifications.
Japan is reported to be build
ing from five to eight capital
ships, which may place its battle
fleet above that of the United
States, and larger type submar
ines, with a cruising radius of
from 12.000 to 15,000 miles.
The British decision to prevent
supplies from reaching Germany
via Vladivostock apparently hast
ens the day when Pacific war
will break into the open.
It is impossible to tell wrhether
Japan and the Soviet Union will
be aligned as allies or as enem-;
ies. In either case to keep Alaska
ur defended when war is being
w ged in the North Pacific would
be to tempt fate.
Aiaska must be neither a Fin
la d nor a Norway. The Navy
will remain its first line of de
fence and the air patrol bases at
<Sitka and Kodiak will be vital in
this connection. But if the United
States fleet were engaged else
where a defensless Alaska, with
its islands much nearer to Jap
anese and Russian fortified posi
tions than to any American de
fenses, would be too tempting a
morsel. The best safeguard again- j
ert involvement in any internation
al dispute in the Pacific is to pro
tect Alaska adequately.
That is the purpose of the An
dh : ^ge air base.
•TROJAN HORSE” SCHEME
TO DEVELOP ALASKA, IS
CHARGE OF SEN. REYNOLDS
WASHINGTON —Charges that
legislation recommended by the
Interior Department to develop
Alaska was a scheme to bring in
aliens and constituted a “Trojan
Horse” were made before Senate
Territories subc mmittte by Sen
ator Robert R. Reynolds, Demo
crat from North Carolina, who
told the committee the bill is
"just a smoke screen to bring
thousands of aliens into the Unit
ed States through Alaska.”
Colonel John T. Taylor of the
American Legion said the bill
was a “Trojan horse of enemies
to our Democracy.”
He added that under the "guise
of refugees” this has been the fa
vorite wray of secret agents and
dictators to have found their way
into England, France and other
Eurpean countries.
“Instead of opening doors in A1
aska to the hordes of aliens who
will pour into that country from
Russia, Germany and other Eu
x'opean countries and invest it
with a population entirely for
eign to the Unted States and our
national welfare, our best efforts
should be directed toward form
ulation of a constructive program
designed to protect Alaska by
prohibiting the population of that
Territory by aliens,” he said.
Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Di
mond agreed with Senator Rey
nolds.
SOVIET BASES SPUR
EFFORT TO ARM ALASKA
(WASHINGTON —Reports that
Russia has established naval and
air bases near the Aleutians, con
gressional sources said are be
hind the intensified efforts of the
United States army to strengthen
the defenses of Alaska.
Informed legislators said they
understand that the army has de
finitely confirmed reports that
Russia constructed bases on the
Siberian coast, less than 100 mil
es from American-owned islands
in the Aleutians which extends
southwestward from the Alaskan
mainland.
They indicated that General
George C. Marshall chief of staff,
will be questioned on this point
when he testifies before a senate
committee on the army’s request
for more than twelve million dol
lars for a strategic air base at
Anchorage.
Senators Schwellenbach of j
Washington, Johnson of Califor-,
nia. Hill of Alabama, and Rey
nolds of North Carolina already (
have publicly announced their |
full support for the Anchorage
base. I
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Germans Claim
Encirclement Of
Allied Forces
UNDATED. May 25 <#) — The
Allied armies in northern France
and Belgium, of half a million to
a million men, were trapped the
German high command declared,!
by Nazi forces driving through
Flanders. It was said they com
pleted the encirclement yester- i
day and captured the important
English channel port of Boulogne
the Belgian cities of Ghent and
Courtai and crossed the Lys riv
er. The British admitted the Al- j
lied outlook was growing dark
er.
The French, who say they re
duced the Peronne Bapaume gap
from between 30 and 35 miles to
about 20 miles wide, admitted
Nazi bitzkreig units were still
pouring through to the coastal
plain, but that the Nazi advance
in the St. Omer region was check
ed. The French military spokes
man.asserted the whole front was
“w ithout change" and called the
situation at Boulogne uncertain.
A German gain means that the
Allied forces are isolated. The
Germans stretched an unbroken!
line in front of them, and the Eng
lish, with the channel at their
backs, unless the corridor is brok
en through to them, appears must!
surrender or die, or try to escape
by- w’ater and puts the Germans
another step closer to a position
to invade England.
CANADIAN PLANES
WILL SPEED TRAVEL ’
EDMONTON, Canada — The
speeding up of air travel be
tween Alaska and the United
States will result in the doubl
ing of the service operated by
the Yukon Southern Air Trans
port, Ltd., between Whitehorse
in the Yukon, Edmonton, Alberta
and Vancouver, B.C.
The new schedule became ef-!
.fective 'May 15, but because of,
i the in-between season, passen
1 gers will not be carried until
! May 30. Planes will leave both
! Edmonton and Vancouver for
Whitehorse each Wednesday and
Saturday, reaching Whitehorse
the same day and returning on
Thursdays and Sundays. Mail, ex
press and passengers will be car |
ried on all trips, with the excep- j
tion of the period mentioned
above.
The Yukon Southern planes
will connect with Pacific Alaska
Airways planes from Nome and
Fairbanks at Whitehorse and
with planes for all principal cit
ies in the United States at Ed
monton and Vancouver.
It is expected that hundreds of
tourists will toe brought to Al
aska during the summer by this
fast, direct service, as many Am
ericans, unable to travel to Eu
rope because of the war, have
already inquired regarding tour
ist facilities in Alaska.
Twin-motored, all-metal, Am
erican-made Barkley-Grow air
liners, which have proved so pop
ular on the Yukon service during
the past year, wiLl be used on
all trips, Mr. MeConachie, pres
dent of Yukon Southern Air
Transport, announces.
Earl March, chief clerk of the
Railway Mail service says there
will be no air mail service be
tween Fairbanks or other Alas
ka points and Canadian cities by
way of the Yukon Southern Air
Transport, Ltd.
Construction Public Tennis Court
To Start After Arrival 1st Boat
The Arctic Club has contract
ed to build for the city of Nome
a public tennis court. The site
of the court will be on Front
Street directly across from the
Federal Building. The title to the
property remains with the gov
ernment, but the City of Nome
has been given the right to use
the property for public recrea
tional purposes. The City in turn
has delegated this right to the
Arctic Club by giving it permis
sion to construct a tennis court
on the site.
The Arctic Club is now raising
funds to construct the court
which will be built early this sea
son. In the near future the court
will be staked; out* the fence
posts erected and the site level
ed. Shortly after the arrival of
the first boat the fence will be
completed, the playing surface
will be finished and the court will
be ready for use.
The court will be completely
fenced in. The fence will be twel
ve feet high on .the sides and six
teen feet high on the ends. The
playing surface will be construct
ed of laminated two by four tim
bers surfaced and painted, laid
on edge on four by six stringers.
This type of construction has
been chosen as being most suit
able for conditions found in
Nome. Other surfaces were care
fully considered and rejected for!
various reasons such as excessive
maintenance co£t difficulty of re
pair and liability to irreparable
damage. While the type of court1
chosen is one of the most expen- j
sive to construct, it will give j
Nome a fast, durable court of j
regulation size.
While the court is being con- i
structed by the Arctic Club and j
will be maintained by the Arctic j
Club, it will be open to the use j
of the general public. Any rules!
established to protect the court,
& permit its greatest general usei
will apply to all persons using \
it. It is hoped that the court will
furnish enjoyment to many per
sons in Nome for a long time to
come.
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similarly, diving at their prey, releasing their destructive bombs
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Council Air Field Celebration
Mr. L. E. Ost of Council, a very i
civic minded and enterprising
man, has constructed an air field
a quarter of a mile from Coun
cil. The first landing on the field
was made yesterday by a Mirow
Air Service plane. In celebration
of the event all the dredges in
the Council section closed dowm
for the day. The old field is sit
uated several miles from town,
on top of Melsing Hill and was
considered somewhat inaccessible.
POSITION WANTED
Colored woman wants work as
cook on the creeks. Inpuire Nug
get Office.
FOR SALE
Residence and restaurant build
ing fully equipped. Inquire John
White or Nugget Office.
FOR SALE
Family size Apex Refrigerator
in good condition. Inquire George
P. Madsen.
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Dredge Shift Reports
* Non-Liability Notices
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THE NOME NUGGET
Department of Apiculture Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Continued cloudy with occasional light rain ending Tuesday about
noon. Little change in temperature.
Bata Far 24 Honrs Ending 1:40 pm Today
Highest temp — 50 Lowest temp — 39 Precipitation — T
Total precip this month 0.34 Total since Jan. 1 1940, 2.28
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight ..-.- —•• 42 70 NNE-10 Clear
8am ..-. 48 69 ENE-13 Raining
12:30 p m _ -.- •• 45 87 SE-17 Raining
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp — 46 Lowest temp — 34 Precipitation — 0
Tomorrow: Sunrise 1:57 a. m. Sunset 9:58 p. m.
The Peninsula: Temp. Wind ..Weather
Deering ..-.— - 34 W-5 Cldy-Lt fog
Council __-.— —.— 50 S-5 Cloudy
Golovin _ ..— - —- 49 SE-13 Cloudy
Kotzebue ....... .. 33 W-5 Cloudy
Solomon - - - E-14 Rain
Teller____ - 40 E’10 Clear
Wales... ...- — 33 NE-25 Clear
Weather Elsewhere: 1:00 am Nome Time ’
Temp. Wind Weather Precip.
Anchorage —-- *
Bethel ...».-... 42 s'10 €lear 0
Cordova .—— - ——- 3^ NE-5 Pt Cldy 0.36
Dutch Harbor. .— - 40 s'5 pt Cldy 0,01
Fairbanks ..-. 36 NE‘5 Clear 0
Juneau.....- - 43 S‘5 cloudy °-05
Pt. Barrow .... 25 NE-15 Cloudy 0
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