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so fast at i’^nauia Lit:-, I.;-., &ii: r a mnu’h froiii \ nit <»&.* *.t* . l,,n » niii.'i .Y»a r.ox, 4.
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NEW TRICK UP ARMY’S SLEEV E—Over the Smoky Hill river near Fort Riley, Has.,
swings a seven-ton army truck going for a ride on a new type cable bridge devised by Lieut. Col,
K. B. Lord The truck is supported by rope baskets, and power Is supplied by a winch mounted on a
truck on the bank. “Ferrying" service starts three hours after bridge construction begins.
BASEBALL MUST RUN IN THEIR FAMILY—From left to right you'll find the
Gotwols brothers who represent one-third of a team at Temple university In Philadelphia. They're
Warming up for chances on the baseball squad. The umpire is George Gotwols, the catcher is Harold
Gotwols and the batter is Earl Gotwols. Wonder how the “ump" will get along.
Ailing Miner
Hauled Three
Days On Sled
—
!
Nick Nsgengast is a miner. He’s
in bis la‘o fifties, probably, but
big and tough, hardened by years
at the rigorous physical tasks of
the mining game in Alaska.
That str ngth is proving to bo
his saviour.
For today, Nick Nagengost in
lying in the St. Josehp’s hospital,
| resting easily after three days
of gritting his teeth against the
j pain o,f a shattered hip bone,
broken in a fall from a hydraulic
pipe line at the Gold King Mine
| in th Bonnifield country.
The Real Test
It wasn’t the fall so much that
clamped his jaws against crying
out—a broken bone can sometim
cs l»c clean, and sharp, and al
most painless. Nick’s real test
came after he was loaded onto a
big double-ender sled to be haul
ed cross country behind a heavy,
slow footed horse.
Two days and two nights Nick
lay stiff and prostrate on that
sled while Tom Jones of the
Gold King Mine prodded the
horse over the rough tra 1 from
I Grub-take toward Nenana. Th-.
morning of the third day Nick
got a transfer. He was hoisted
■ from the jouncing sled to the
bed of a truck, driven into Ne
nana by George Hupprich.
Worst 40 Minutes
Then came the worst 40 min
ute's Nick Nag-'ngast ever knew.
| biting down, half-hysterical,
while, Pilot Bob Ausley, Hup
I prioh, Jones, and two or three
j others eased his body, inch by
j inch, into a reclining position in
: the cabin of an awaiting Stinson.
It wasn’t until Nick arrived on
I the Fairbanks airport and once
more began the process of r1
’ moving him from the cramped
■quarters that he almost broke.
Then, it was, that nearly mad
j with agony, he muttered, “Don’t
put me back on that sled! I don’t
! want to go back on the sled!”
But, it wasn’t a sled this timr.
It was the white de le Vergne
Memorial Ambulance which rush
ed him on the last leg of his
three-day journey to medical
care —a journey which proved,
if nothing lse .that Nick can
"take it."
BRITISH SNIPERS
ALERT FOR SIGNALS
LONDON, April — Snipers are
to be posted at lofty points thru
out Britain to fire at torchlight
. signals which fifth columnists are
making to Nazi planes, says the
Evening Standard.
Thes1. enemy agents shine a
• orclt at a safe distance from
among trees in a thick wood
while the raider is circling.
The bomb aimer drops a stick
of bombs in accordance with
their directions.
ALASKA IS GOING
TO BE STUDIED
WASHINGTON, April — Sec
retary of Interior Harold L. Ick
es has appointed Dr. Ruth Grub
er as Field Representative of the
Interior Department, to go. to A1
aska to make a social and econ
omic study.
Dr. Gruber has been a lectur
er and corresuondent. She was
born in Brooklyn.
—
U. S. WILL PROTECT
HER SHIPS
—
WASHINGTON, April — Presi
dent Roosevelt said the United
States will protect its merchant
ships wherever they go, so long
as they do not enter any combat
; zones proclaimed under the Neu
itrality Act.
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ARMY TANKS BETTER
THAN OTHER LANDS
WASHINGTON, April— Under
secretary of War Robert Patter
son told Senators the Army’s
light and medium tanks are “su
perior in speed, armor and wea
pons than those of any other
army,’’ and its bombing planes
and pursuit planes are better
than Europe’s best.
Patterson gave this informa
tion before the Senate Defense
Investigating Committee.
I
Dimond Lauds
Works of Alaska
Song Writer
r
A tribute to Mrs. Cay Hufman
of Fairbanks for her contribution
to the popular songs of the dav
comes from Anthony J. Dimond.
delegate for Alaska. Writing
from Washington, D. C. Mr Di
mond says:
“May I recommend to your at
u nt; n four songs written by our
Alaska composer and musician,
Mrs. Cay Hufman of Fairbanks,
whose present address is 79
Baum Street, Ashland, Oregon.
They ar “Denali,” “Song of an
Old Sourdough,” “Will We Re
member,” and “Land of the Mid
night Sun.”
“While I am not myself an ex
pert musician, I am told that
these compositions are of high
order musically I know that they
have real attraction for I have
listened to th'm with much plea
sure.
“The called “Sor.g of an
Old S uidough” i-\ in my judge
ment, truly excelelnt ! ugh'
to be popular in Alaska. The .- ng
called “Denali” is unique and of
particuar interest to Alaskans be
cause is it the story of a moun
tain — one mountain — and that
one in Alaska.
“I am wondering if anything
can be done to give these Al
askan songs wider publicity in
Alaska than would be otherwise
possible. It seems that they ought
to be much played and sung in
Alaska. Of course, Mrs. Hufman
can supply copies. The songs ar
published by Kay-Marshnll, Mt d
ford, Oregon.”
NAZI LEADER IS TO
INSPECT KI SS BORDER
BERLIN, April 16 — G -rman
Minister of Munitions Fritz Todt.
who built the G rman Siegfried
Line, has gone to Poland with
three of Iris closest collaborators
on an extensive inspection of Ger
many's eastern fortifieadons, ac
cording to official sources here.
The trip will take Todt along
the G rman - Russia frontier
where thousands of German
workers have bean digging a
great East Wall ever since the
new border between Germany
and Russia was agr ed upon.
Number Pilots
Doubled, Aircraft
Up 35% In ’49
Figures made public by Donald
H. Connolly, Administrator of
C vil Aeronautics, sharply reflect
the growth of privat flying dur
ing the year 1940.
On January 1 of this year, pilot
certificates were held by 63,113
individuals in the United States
s against 31,264 a year ago, a
gain of 101.9 percent. While the
Civilian Pilot Training Pro-gram
accounted for approximately
21,000 of this number, the re
maining 10,000 represent even
more than the normal increase in
pilots recorded year-by-year be
fore the inception of the pro
gram. At the b ginning of 1939
there were 22,983 certificated pi
lots, while at the beginning cl
1938 the total was 17,681.
The stumulus of airplane mar.u
faciure brought about by increas
d flying activity is indicated in
the number of additional aircraft
lie nsed during the year. On Jan
uary 1. 1941, 17,351 aircraft were
certificated, a 35.2 percent in
crease over the 12,829 registered
on January 1, 194(1. These figures
r’o not represent military plan s
of any type.
Alaska in 1941 had 149 certific
ated aircraft as compared to 91
in 1940 and 184 certificated pile
in 1941 compared to 125 in 19-1 .
TWO OCEAN FLEET
SOON TO BE READY
WASHINGTON, April 17 — A;
s rting that “practically every
ship under construction is ahead
ef -ehedule,” Secretary of Navy
fense Investigating Committee
Frank Knox told tin ■ Senate D •
the Navy will have a two-ocean
fleet ready at the “earliest p> --
.ible moment.”
Secretary Knox said the Navy
has contract d in the current fis
cal year construction of 629 shi. •>
and many of these craft are b -
ing delivered months ahead of
schedule.
The Navy Secretary said ti e
I fatal value of vessel contrac 5
ind orders pl.ic d since last Ju'y
; is $14,476,000,000 and at the san e
line he snd the Navy has i t
contracts for 6,00 planes duri: g
the current year.
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C.O.P. TRIUMVIRAT E—Congratulations were bandied
around when these three got together at Washington. 1). C., where
they were chosen for G.O.P. posts at the Republican national com
mittee meeting. Left to right: William F. Knowland. Oakland.
Cal. new’ executive chairman: Rep. Joseph W. Martin, re-elected
national chairman; Sinclair Weeks, Boston, new treasurer.
Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Fair and slightly colder tonight with continued moderate to fresh
northeasterly winds. Thursday: slowly decreasing winds and
warmer in the afternoon with highest temp rature about 36 deg.
Data for 24 Hours Ending 1:00 p. m. Today
Highest temp — 31 Lowest temp — 22 Precipitation — 0
Total precip this month — 0.15 Total since Jan. 1, 1941—1.42
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight...... 24 58 NNE 25 Clear
Bam _ ___...—_ - . 27 60 NE 17 Clear
12:30 p m .... 30 52 N 18 Clear
Tomorrow: Sunrise 3:58 p. m. Sunset 8:04 p. m.
One Year Ago Today
piighest temp — 57 Lowest te mp — 40 Precipitation — T
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