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THE NOME NUGGET
VOL. 43. No. 20. NOME. ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEB. 14, 1941. _Prk* t*r copy iu
British Parachutists Land In Italy
Senate To Start Monday Debate British Aid Bill
Canada To Build System Airbases Leading Alaska
BRITISH ATTEMPT LAND
PARACHUTE TROOPS IN
SOUTHERN ITALY FAILS
UNDATED. Feb. 14 (JP) — The
war in the air, highlighted by a
reported British attempt to land
parachutists in Italy, burst into
intense activity as Britain watch
ed sparks of threatening conflict
in the Orient and in the Balkans.
The parachute descent of a
heavily armed British detail, on
the soil of southern Italy, was
frustrated on a dynamiting mis
sion, under cover of darkness,
Monday night, the Italian com
mand reported.
Bombs of the combined air
forces of Italy and Germany rain
ed overnight on Britain’s posi
tions from Scotland to Africa and
on her ships at sea.
Britain’s own bombers, fight
ing two wars swept in daylight
raids to German-held ports on
the French coast and were said
to have carried out the “heaviest
! and most successful bombing in
the Albania campaign,” yester
day.
RAF headquart:rs in Athens
1 said Albania’s capital, Tirana,
j and the chief Italian-held Alban
ian port of Durazzo as well as
.Tepelini were the immediate ob
jectives of the bombings.
PREMIER AND FOREIGN MIN
ISTER YUGOSLAVIA ARE IN
GERMANY CONFER HITLER
UNDATED, Feb. 13 KfP) — The
Premier and Foreign Minister of
Yugoslavia were reported, to
have reached Germany by plane
for a conference tonight with Hit
lor, completing, presumably a pat
tern of Axis power and politics
which spells peril to Britain at
both ends of the Mediterranean,
as Balkan diplomats reported in
Munich that General Franco of
Spain was taxiing to leave for
talks with Petain after two days
talks which he also had in Italian
audience with Mussolini.
Yugoslav Premier Dragisa Cvet
kovik and Foreign Minister Cin
car Markovic hurried to the
Reich und’-T circumstances sug
gesting that Hitler may be plan
ning to pressure their Balkan
country into passage of German
troops southward.
Reputed First
Mayor of Nome
Dies In Okla.
TULSA, Oklahoma, Feb. 13 {JP)
Eugene McElwaine, aged 83, said
to have been the first Mayor of
Nome died here today. He went
to Alaska n 1898 and a few years
later' became interested! in oil
operating in his native Pennsyl
vania and in Kansas and Okla
homa.
Widow Of
Chamberlain's
Brother Dies
LONDON. Feb. 13 </P) — Lady
Chamberlain, widow of Sir Aus
ten Chamberlain, half brother of
the late Prime Minister, died
here today,
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LINE’S BUSY —Even Mrs. Arthur Dean's clothesline had to
deter to nation's defense program. Living in makeshift colony at
Indiana's boom city. Charlestown, she uses a fence. Her husband
is helping build new powder factory at Charlestown.
CANADA TO CONSTRUCT
STRING OF SEVEN AIR
BASES LEADING TO ALASKA
OTTAWA, Feb. 13 (JP) — Air
Minister C. G. Powers announc
ed that a system of airports
through Alberta and British Col
umbia leading to Alaska are be
ing established by the Canadian
government as a cost of approxi
mately nin_ billion dollars.
Minister Powers said the an
nouncement is the first official
word regarding the undertaking.
Previously it was said by reliable
sources to be under consideration
The announe ment failed to in
clude any details.
Well informed sources said it
was understood that seven bases
would be constructed to handle
the largest airplanes and provide
a route via Edmonton and White
Horse. One official said they
will be completed in time to go
into operation this coming sum
mer.
WAR HAS REACHED STAGE
OF UTMOST GRAVITY FOR
AUSTRALIA IN THE PACIFIC
SIDNEY, Australia, Feb. 13 (fP)
— A. W. Fadden, Deputy Prime
Minister of Australia declared
that the war had reached a new
stage of utmost gravity for
Australia, and indicated that
“grave advices” concerning the
situation in the Pacific were re
ceived. Information on the sit
uation was received during a ses
sion of the war advisory council
which dramatically adjourned
pending the appearance of the
service chiefs in a meeting of the
war cabinet.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert
Brooke Popham, commander of
the British force in the far east,
with headquarters at Singapore
was invited to attend tomorrow.
the urgent me ting. He is on a
visit here while Prime Minister
Robert Menzies is in Africa in
specting Australian troops.
Australians Show
Some Optimism
UNDATED, Feb. 14 iJP)— Some
optimism was reflected among
cabinet ministers and military
leaders in. Australian as the sit
uation which acting Prime Min
ister Faddon yesterday called of
the “utmost .gravity” showed no
further deterioration.
U. S. PLANES TO
PROTECT BRITISH SHIPS
LONDON, Feb. — British Ship
ping Minister Ronald Cross dis
closed that Great Britain will
get patrol planes from the Unit
ed States for convoying her mer
chant fleet.
Cross, addressing the British
Empire, spoke of “a very valu
able acquisition” of the 50 United
States destroyers and then added
“Long distance aircraft which we
are to receive from the United
ant part in protecting our ships.”
States will also play in import
STATION KGEI TO MORE
THAN DOUBLE POWER
Stepping up of radio station
KGEI’s power from 20,000 to
50,000 watts has been approved
by the Federal Communications
Commission and the non-commer
cial station expects to begin
broadcasting at the new power
and from a new site about May 1.
KGEI. heard more consistenly
in Alaska than any other radio
station, has been located on Trea
sure Island in San Francsico Bay.
Site of the new and more power
ful transmitter will be at Bel
mont, California, on General El
ectric property.
The new transmitter will car
ry programs daily to Alaska, La
tin America, Asia, the Antipodes
and South Africa.
Offices and studios of the new
station will be in the Fairmont
Hotel on Nob Hill in San Fran
cisco.
KGEI broadcasts on short wave
a total of 12*,i» hours a day from
4 to 9:15 a.m. The station sends
programs in English on a direc
tional beam to Alaska, Hawaii,
the Philippines, China, Japan,
Netherlands East Indies. French
Indo China, Australia, New Zea
land and South Africa. From 4
to 9 p.m. the station broadcasts
in Spanish and English on a dir
ectional beam to Latin America,
but reception during these hours
is usua’ly good in Alaska as well.
HOME’S WHERE THE TRAILER I S—Scarcity of living quarters coupf?d with the tre
mendous boom that construction of a new government powder factory has created makes trailer
cities, like this one, an everyday sight in Charlestown. Ind. Charlestown's normal population is about
1.000: now 14,000 persons are building the factory, working on three eight-hour shifts.
HEADLINERS IN HOUS E—As the '7th congress got
under way for what appears to be a critical session, Rep. Joseph
Martin (R-Mass.), minority leader, passed along his good wishes
to Rep. Sam Rayburn (right), House sneaker and Texas Democrat.
SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS
COMMITTEE PASSES BRITISH
AID BILL--DEBATE MONDAY
WASHINGTON, Fob. 13 (>P) — j
The Senate Foreign Relation?!
Committee approved by a vote of j
15 to 8 the administration’s aid ,
to Britain bill. The legislation
was approved substantially in the
form voted by the House and
now goes to the Senate floor for
debate, to start Monday. Leaders
hop? to restrict the debate to two
weeks.
The committee acted aiter re*
jecting the proposal by Senators
Johnson and Ellender to restrict
the President’s authority to send
American armed forces out of
the western hemisphere.
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ASCAP CASE GOES
INTO COURT NOW
MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Feb.—The
Federal Government formally
charged the ASCAP, (Am' rican
Society of Composers, Authors
; and Publishers), 19 corporations
and 2fi individuals, with violation
of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
! The charges are contained in a
bill, criminal informaton, filed in
the United States District Court.
Federal Judge DulTy a:t ar
raignment for March 5.
The charges include conspir-1
acy to pool and control illegally
the most desirable copyright mus
ic available for commercial use
of the public, the purpose being
to monopolize the supply.
NEW AIR OFFENSIVE
PLANNED, DENMARK
COPENHAGEN, Feb. — Deiw
mark is preparing for a new kind
of war, and already has fixed
next spring for its outbreak.
Sparrows are the enemy. Some
30 million will survive the win
ter and be ready to damage
crops, reports say, unless they are
exterminated.
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