Farm Boy Disillusioned
In Search for ‘Peace’
In Communist China
By WARD T. SIMS
SEATTLE, OR—An Illinois farm
boy who refused repatriation af
ter his capture by the Reds during
the Korean War said Wednesday
night he was disillusioned in his
3V£-year search for “peace” in
Communist China.
But Arley Pate, 26, of Carbon
dale, 111., declined to give his
definition of “peace.” He said
there was as much “peace” in the
United States as in Red China.
The talkative Pate, dressed in
a shabby, blue, Chinese-tailored
suit, arrived here from Tokyo in
■the company of a taciturn Aaron
Wilson, 21, of Urania, La., an
other POW who decided to cast
his lot with China when prisoners
were exchanged in 1943.
Wilson remained in the back
ground and declined to answer
questions. He dogged Pate’s foot
steps whenever the latter moved.
Pate said he decided to return
because of the illness of his fath
er, the recent death of his brother
in a swimming accident and for
“other reasons.” He said all he
wanted to do was return to Car
bondale and work on his father’s
farm.
Asked if he considered himself
a traitor, Pate replied:
“No, sir,” I never have thought
of myself as a traitor.”
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Thanks Pioneers
For Invitation
In response to an invitation is
sued to the President and Mrs.
Eisenhower to attend the Roof
Garden, the following letter was
received by Pearse Walsh yester
day:
"Dear Mr. Walsh:
* "This is to acknowledge your
telegram of November 27th to
the President and to thank you
and the members of Pioneer
Igloo No. I for youy cordial in
vilailon to him and Mrs. Eisen
hower to attend the 48th An
nual Pioneer Roof Garden on
December 8th.
"Although it will not be possi
ble for the President and Mrs.
Eisenhower to be with you on
this occasion, they want all of
you to know that they are most
appreciative of your friendly
thought of them.
"With best wishes.
(Signed! .."Bernard Stanley
"Secretary to the President"
President Eisenhower is an hon
orary member of Pioneer Igloo
No. 1 of Nome, having been duly
initiated in 1947 while on a tour
of inspection of the armed forces
at Nome Air Base. After the inia
tion he was presented with the
artistic Pioneer pin, emblematic
of the organization, which he
cherishes.
From the lonely prospector in
his isolated cabin beyond the Arc
tic Circle to the President of the
greatest nation on earth come
greetings and good wishes for the
success of the Roof Garden.
NOME PTA MEETING
NEXT WEDNESDAY
A meeting of the Nome P.T.A.
has been called by the executive
committee at the request of Wil
lard Mecklenburg, acting chair
man and vice president of the
Nome P.T.A.
Meeting time will be December
12, 8:00 p.m., at the Nome School.
Business planned: the filling of
the vacancy caused by the resig
nation of the president and the
choosing of a program chairman.
There also will be discussion of
plans for a membership drive.
Refreshments will be served.
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U.S. Coach Enters
Protest Against
OIv ^ic Scoring
MELBOURNE, Wl—Karl Mi
chaels, coach of America’s Olym
pic divers, entered a formal pro
test against the Olympic judging
system last night after America
had lost the Olympic high diving
championship for the first time
since 1912.
Joaquin Capilla of Mexico won
the title, beating Gary Tobian of
Los Angeles by three one hun
dredths df a point for the title.
Michaels said he wasn’t protest
ing Capilla’s victory because he is
a “fine guy and a fine diver. I
don’t want to impugn his victory
in any way.”
But he objected strenuously to
what he called the practice of
Hungarian and Russian judges of
systematically marking down the
American divers in their scoring.
Bob Muir, head coach of the
American team, said, “We are not
questioning the judges honesty,
only their lack of experience in
judging platform diving."
Michaels said he had noted a
reluctance by the judges to put
up their cards, or else a tendency
to put them up ahead of time.
Other spectators noted that one
Russian woman judge consistently
delayed putting up her score until
she had looked across the pool to
see the score put up by another
judge.
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Delegates Shocked
At Barring of
Hammarsk j old
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., MV—
U. N. delegates voiced shocked
surprise yesterday over Hungary’s
refusal to admit Secretary Gen
eral Dag Hammarskjold Dec. 16.
Some claimed it justified the
growing demands to throw out
the Budapest delegation if it con
tinues to flout U.N. authority.
“An affront to the secretary
general and to the whole civilized
world,” declared U.S. Chief Dele
gate Henry Cabot Lorge Jr. when
told that Budapest radio had an
nounced the turndown by pro
Soviet Premier^. Janos Kadar.
Hammarskjold had offered to
go to Budapest to set up U.N.
relief activities.
Some diplomats expressed puz
zlement over Budapest’s claims it
had received no official request
for Hammarskjold’s visit. Hun
garian Foreign Minister Imre
Norvath himself had suggested
the date after consulting at length
with Hammarskjold.
Told about the broadcast, Nor
vath merely shrugged and said:
“Apparently my government
did not agree with me.”
High Costs Kill
Seatrain Plans for
Seattle-Whittier
SEATTLE, Iff)—High building
costs apparently have knoc ed
out Alaska Steamship Co. plans
for the sort of seatrains it pro
posed to operate between Seattle
and Whittier, Alaska, the line has
indicated. '
When the company turned do wn
all seven bids on the two ships
last month. President D. E. Skin
ner would not comment on the
reasons.
However. Alaska Steam’s house
magazine reported this week:
“The construction costs indi
cated were such that to have gone
ahead would have required a
greater risk than judicious man
agement would countenance.”
The world building boom ap
parently rocketed costs originally
estimated at somewhat more than
$20 million.
Alaska Steam’s magazine went
on to say:
“Although this specific train
ship program has now definitely
been counted out, the company
is continuing its research toward
developing a non-break bulk type
of service that will more precisely
meet the requirements of the
trade.”
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