CHAPLA \
NAMED
FOR GUARD
The regular meeting of the
Nome unit of the Alaska Terri
torial Guard was held in the ;
Nome high school on Tuesday *
evening, November 16.
With the close of navigation
and the consequent shorter work- j
ing days, the attendance has been
greatly increased, many of the
members who have been unable
to attend the meetings druing the
summer months are now back and
the company has the appearance
of a new lease on life.
This meeting, as usual, was
conducted in the customary man
ner: Fall in, inspection arms, pre
sentation of the colors and order
of the day. Many interesting sub
jects were discussed: social ac
tivities such as indoor baseball
and a get-together dance for the
members. Great enthusiasm was
shown regarding all proposed
guard programs.
A ball team was organized and
the members of the Alaska Ter
ritorial Guard have confidence
■in being able to play and beat
any and all teams that care to
compete for the honor.
The usual excellent selection
of military motion pictures was
shown and enjoyed by all. but
the one outstanding feature of
this particular meeting as com
pared to those in the past, was
the enrollment of a new member,
a man who stands for a great deal
in the everyday life of the peo
ple of the community.
Father Anabel signed the roll
and was administered the oath
of office as chaplain of the Norm
unit of the Alaska Territorial
Guard.
On being requested to address
the company, Chaplain Anabel
complied with the following re
marks which we believe were
good and well worthy of special
note:
“The history of the world has
always been a history of fights
and disagreements, because men
have been human beings and be
cause nations have been made up
of men. wars and strifes have
been the constant lot of human
ity.
“And to aid in these wars, men
have made deadly weapons to
enforce their wills on other peo
ple, by the killing of those who
have dared to oppose them.
“We are gathered here to learn
how to use these weapons of
destruction, not because the na
tion of which we are ctiizens has
designs on any other people, or
because our country has any de
sire for the lands or possessions
of others. We are learning how
to use these rifles and bayonets
in order to defend ourselves and
our homes from those who would
force us to their will, those who
would endanger our country.
“And as we take up these arms,
we can and do thank God that
our country has been a splen
did example to other nations. We
can thank God that more than
any other country, our United
States has been satisfied with
what it has, and unlike many
others has not desired to war
wars of conquest against other
nations and countries weaker and
smaller than ourselves.
“And may God grant that, as
we learn how to handle these
weapons, it may be only with the
desire of protecting ourselves.
We take these weapons not out
of any motive of fear or revenge,
we seek only to live in peace and
friendship with any and all the
other people of the world. But
we are resolved that if peace and
friendship are not enough for
others, if they will be satisfied
only with our lands, and our
possessions, then to get those
. lands, to occupy our country, they
* must first take our weapons.
“And with the help of Al
mighty God we will use these
weapons and will fight any
enemy and will shed our blood
to defend this country we call
with pride—OURS.’*
ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF WIFE-BEATING
Steve Peterson, a local native
is in the city jail pending charges
of mistreating and beating hs
wife. This is not the first offense
it seems according to records.
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VOL. 46.—No. 96. NOME. ALASKA, NOVEMBER 19, 1943. ’PER COPY—15q
ALLIED NAVAL j
FORMATIONS
IN FORCE
_________________________ 1
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC,
Nov. 19.—(Yates MdDanikflfcl h-^
Japan will probably hold the
remnanats of the bulk of her bat
tered though still formidable
navy in reserve until allied naval
formations, venture in force with
in the 1,500-mile stretch between |
her island lifelines.
One formation runs through
Honshu, the main Japanese Is
land, and Bonin in the Marianas
and Truck through Rabaul. An
other is Kyushu, Ryuku, Formosa ;
and the Philippines and Dutch
New Guinea.
Inside these lines Allied sea
craft are liable almost at any time
to meet Japanese submarines and
land-based planes which could
somewhat restore her fleet to
balance.
The Allies list four more ships
sunk or damaged today, bringing
the total to 200, mote than the
Japanese had at the time of Pearl
Harbor.
LI8ERT0RS
BOMB PLANE
REPAIR PLANT
LONDON, Nov. 19.—American
Liberators unescorted in a North
Sea, below-zero attadk, smash
ed Germany’s biggest Norwegian
airplane repair depot outside of
Oslo today. Nine of our planes
failed to complete the arduous
1200 mile trip. Three of the nine
landed safely on territory in neu
tral Sweden. Liberator gunners
Ishot down eight German fight
ers.
Stockholm radio said that Oslo
was under a 90-minute air raid
alarm, though no aircraft were
i seen there.
EASTERN STAR
MEETS
Alaska Chapter No. 1, Order of
| Eastern Star, held its regular
meeting last Monday with a large
attendance. The meeting was
i followed by cards and a nice
luncheon was served by the com
mittee. The winners of the card
game were: first prize: Mrs. Nels
Strand and Mrs. Jenks; consola
■ tion: Loretta Jones and Mrs.
' Ralph Kitzmiller.
ENTERS HOSPITAL
FOR TREATMENT
Tolbert Scott was taken to
the hospital last evening to have
a fluid drained from his lungs.
One of the new nurses says he
is doing well and is a very nice
patient.
MRS. LUELLA GRANT
RECOVERING
Mrs. Luella Grant has been
confined to her home with illness
but will soon be about again.
During her illness Mrs. C. F.
Yenney has substituted as cook
at the federal jail.
NOTICE*
The Nevada Cocktail Lounge
has been reserved for the eve
ning of Saturday, Nov. 20th
by the Arctic Club.
Application for a marriage li
cense was made yesterday by
Richard David Escholt and Grace
Kungesuk.
Missing Leqatee Sought
Here By Relatives
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 19—The
kind of money that talks, some
$7,000, is calling albng the da)fh
old gold rush trails of the Yu
kon for Mary Cronin, one-time
dance hall girl who was also
known as Molly or her chil
dren, if any.
Mary, who in 1897, followed
the stampede in the north coun
try in answer to the lorelei of
mining camp riches, and who
her share of an estate. If she is
wanted to claim the money as
her shera of an estate. If she is
dead, her descendants legally
succeed her to the inheritance
That she or her children are
b in-g sought throughout Alaska
and the Dawson area, to clarm
the tidy sum, was revealed today
when alter C. Cox, probate gen
ealogist here, took over the- di
rection of the search at the r»e
quest of attorneys.
Mr. Cox, who specializes in
tracing family trees and wnissing !
relative^ to settle estates, said
that the hunt is confused by the
fact that Mary was never heard |
from by friends or relaives after
leaving the states “for the Klon
dike’’ and literally disappeared
“into the unknown”
“What is known about hex,” j
women who followed the Alas
kan gold rush. Mary was born
in a western state in about 1870,
the daughter of Daniel Cronin
and Ellen Roche who came from
Ireland. What became of her fa
ther is unknown, but her mother
was a domestic ar i devout
church member
'Mary grew up, blonde slim
.and blue-eyed, and found her
first yobs in cafes and dance
halls where she began using the
name of Molly. Then at the be
hest of her mother, she left the
dance halls and became a house
girl for a family of a man named
von Guelpen, a music teacher.
“At about this time, according
to the people who knew her fam
ily, she quarreled bitterly with
her mother and the two never
made up. She went to live with
the von Guelpen family, work
ing as a domestic by day and as
a dancmg girl at night.
“We are informed by no less
than a dozen persons who re
member her, that she soon after
wards, when about 27 years old,
‘left for the Klondike with a man
of German and Jewish descent’
to dance in a place which he in
tended to open. She was not
heard from again insofar as we
can learn
“If she didn’t ‘strike it rich’
and is still alive her ‘poke’ is
waiting fir her here.”
NEW SUBSIDY
PROCAM IS
ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19 —
(AP) — Stabilization Director
Byrnes today announced a new
subsidy program costing us more
than $9,000,000 per month to hold
bread prices to present levels
while permitting millers to
as high as parity prices for wheat
should the market reach that lev
el, because no flat subsidy fig
ure per bushel was mentioned
and because of carrying applica
tions for different regions.
The democratic-republican coal
ition in the meantime was going
ahead with its campaign to kill
all subsidies after January 1,
1944.
RECEIVES BOND AS
BIRTHDAY GIFT
Boatswains Mate 2r.i Class
Mm Tarasoff of the local unit
of the U S. Coast Guard,
was the happy recipient o a
war bond on his birthday, No
vember 18th The present was
given him by his shipmate Ken
Coulson, Machinist Mate 2nd
Class.
MRS. CANTILLON ARRIVES
FOR NOME OPA
A new arrival in Nome is Mrs.
Betty Cantillon from the Office
of Price Administration in Ju
neau, and is here to take over
the duties of the OPA office,
which is being vacated by the
resignation of Mrs. Robert Bald
win.
If you donh get your paper
each evening telephone Main 125
WHEELER
HOME SCENE
OF BLAZE
j
Fire in the Archie Wheeler
home at 2:0*) o'clock this morn
ing, completely burned the bed
upon which John Grant, who is
employed by the Alaska Star
Airlines, was sleeping, having
imbibed quite freely the evening
before, set fire to the bed with
his lighted cigarette. John woke
up choking with the smoke and
made for the nearest window,
and ran to Sam Mogg’s house.
Sam in turn, called the fire de
partment. The bed was away from
the wall which did not catch fire.
It was a total loss.
THE WORLD S HIS FAMILY
Roosevelt, Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Stalin, Joe Congressman
and Joe Doaks—ail parade from Hank Barrow's brilliant pen,
delighting millions, highlighting the big news everywhere. You
can follow this great cartoonist of the Associated Press Feature
Service in this paper.
ARE NEAR
ISLAND ^
OF BUKA ’
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC.
Nov. 19.—(AP)—Admiral Hal
sey’s American warships ventur
ed to within 200 miles of the Jap
anese fortress at Rabaul, for th*
second time this month, to shell
the enemy bases at Buka on the
north end of Bougainville island,
while warding off damaging
blows from continuously harass
ing Japanese planes.
The navy vessels poured sheila
into Buka for 45 minutes befbre
dawn yesterday.
American troops extended theiy
beachheads on Empress of Aug
usta Bay, increasing the Jap dead
to 800. since the November 1st
invasion of the island.
CRAFT GETS
LEGION MERIT
MERIT AWARD
HEADQUARTERS. .ALASKAN
DEPARTMENT — Major Roy D.
Craft, who organized the nation
ally-famed Kodiak Bear, soldier
newspaper published at Fort
Greely, Alaska, has been award
ed the Legion of Merit.
Major Craft, of Beaverton,
Ore. was cited in an order from,
Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buck
ner, Jr.’s AD headquarters “for
exceptionally meritorious con
duct in the performance of out
standing service.”
“By his unusual energy and
marked ability, he successfully
organized and developed the Ko
diak Bear’, a soldier newspaper
that achieved international rec
ognition and acclaim, thereby
greatly contributing to the main
tenance of high morale and esprit
de corps of the troops at his sta
tion,’’ the citation said.
“As special service officer of
an amphibian training force, he
devoted long hours and unselfish
effort to the welfare of the or
ganization, assisting greatly in
the welding of groups of men
who had come together for the
first time into a unit with a com
mon purpose and an eagerness to
encounter the enemy."
A newspaperman in civilian
life, Major Craft was formerly
connected with the Fot$ Ord,
Calif. Panorama, another Army
publication which has gained
wide recognition. Prior to coming
into the Army, he worked for
the San Francisco Efaminer and
several newspapers in Washing
ton. from which state he entered
the service.
Major Craft has for some time
been an aide de camp to Maj.
Gen. Charles ,H. Cbrlett, com
mander of forces which landed
*
on Kiska who also directed con
struction of Fort Greely.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA 1
MEET WEDNESWAY
Last Wednesday the Pioneers
of Alaska held their regular
meeting at the Odd Fellow’s Hall
at which time they voted to give
$50 toward the gift for the cruis
er Alaska. After the meeting ia
freshments were served and a
good time had by all present.