LAMENT OF A WINNER
I hurried to the river bank with a lazy haste,
To gaze upon the snow and icy waste. N
The tripod stood there so bright and (tlear,
The crowd had gathered for another year.
The watchmen and guards surrounded the clock,
So that none could be near on the final tick tock.
I stood back and gazed at the familiar scene,
The black and white tripod and flags of green.
I dreamt of the spot on the Southeast coast,
To several I had made that wonderful boast,
Of the wonderful days that I was going to spend,
Scotches and sodas, and maybe a blend.
There was a yell in the distance that we all did hear,
That the ice was moving and for all to gather near.
I looked at the clock, made a hasty note,
Three minutes to go, was my final quote.
The tripod was moving, the wire drawing tight,
There were shouts and moans and screams of delight,
Tension was mounting, things came to a hush,
All that was heard was the crunching of the slush,
The wire parted, there was the swish of the knife,
This was the thing that was to start my new life.
I hesitantly turned and took a slow look,
My heart skipped a beat and my hands they shook,
For the time on that face was one I well knew,
For I had figured that time so tried and so true.
I took off my hat with a nonchalant air,
I was the man of the hour, the man of the fair.
I reached for my kerchief, my brow was damp,
Something fluttered to my feet, dropped on the ramp.
I reached, I stopped, for there looking up at me
Was the time on the clock, I won you see,
For there was the ticket of the new man,
t Who had failed to drop it in the can.
D. F. TUCKER, Nenana.
Scandinavian Airlines
Adds Third Weekly Flight
To Tokyo Via Anchorage
SEATTLE, UP — The Scandina
vian Airlines System will add a
third weekly flight to its Tokyo
Anchoragen - Copenhagen service
May 15, Jack Ballard, the line’s
district sales manager here, an
nounced Saturday.
The line offers combination
class service on DC-7C transports
on the Asia-Europe run. He said
many Pacific Northwest travelers
are utilizing the service, combin
ing visits to Alaska with Euro
pean tours.
Alaska - B. C. Land Swap
Plan May be Offered By
Provincial Officials
VICTORIA, B. C., UP — The
British Columbia government may
soon establish a commission to
meet Alaskan government officials
on the question of corridors for
the Province through the Alaska
panhandle to the sea.
A government official, Herbert
Bruch suggested somewhat jocu
larly during the recent legislature
session that B. C. trade a remote
“panhandle” of B. C. territory
which juts down into Alaska in
the northwest corner of the prov
ince. He said in an interview Fri
day that the proposal now is ap
parently being taken seriously.
The B. C. territory includes Mount
Fairweather, highest peak in the
Province.
Stratosphere Plane Will
Be Tested In Glide Flight
LAS VEGAS, Nev., UP* — The
first aircraft designed to fly in
the uppermost reaches of the
earth’s atmosphere will make its
first gliding flights — without
fuel or power — within one to two
weeks.
This was disclosed by pilots of
the North American XI5 rocket
plane at the World Congress of
flight Friday.
After the plane proves its abili
ty to glide satisfactorily, the XI5
will make its first powered flight.
The XI5 already has been aloft as
a passenger beneath a B52 mother
ship.
Latin Americans Get
Relief From Wind, Floods
BUENOS AIRES, Argenina, UP)
— Good weather and subsidng
winds brought hope on the week
end to some 75,000 homeles flood
victims in Argentina, Uruguay and
Brazil.
Governments of'the three coun
tries and private agencies rushed
food and medical supplies to the
stricken areas.
Five days of rain in the upper
Uruguay and Parana Rivers
brought the floods which were
worsened by strong winds along
the Plata River. At least 12 per
sons were killed, and property
losses are expected to total sev
eral million dollars.
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Montana Prison
Riot Quelled By
Nat. Guard Charge
DEER LODGE, Mont., UP —
Heavily armed National Guards
men stormed the Montana State
Prison early Saturday and res
cued 16 guards held hostage for
36 hours by die-hard rioting con
victs.
In a surprise attack, the 50
Guardsmen moved in under cover
of bazooka, machine gun and rifle
fire. Two were wounded, neither
seriously.
Two riot leaders, hopelessly
cornered in the prison’s northwest
tower, committed suicide b y
placing the muzzles of their rifles
to their heads and pulling the
triggers.
One was Jerry Myles, 44, a bur
glar with a long criminal record
who earlier had “incitement to
mutiny” attached to his record in
prisons at Birmingham, Ala., and
Leavenworth, Kan. The other, Lee
Smart, 19, murdered a Colorado
salesman.
Five inmates held hostage by
the rebellious convicts as “stool
pigeons” also were rescued by the
guardsmen.
Three tough convicts conceded
to be riot leaders along with Myles
and Smart, surrendered meekly as
the Guardsmen surged into the
compound.
One of the die-hards, George
Alton, serving 15 years for bur
glary, and an old hand at com
mitting crimes, said Montana’s
parole system was the major reas
on for the riot which cost Deputy
Warden Theodore Roth, 40, his
life at the outset.
Alton contended there was an
“injustice in granting paroles.” A
succession of prisoners told news
men that “We want paroles for
the man, not the crime.” They as
serted that sex offenders get Mon
tana paroles more easily than rob
bers and burglars.
The storming of the riot area
followed hours of planning super
vised toy Col. William C. Benson
of the Montana National Guard.
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Nome-U-Wash
WASHERS & DRYERS
To Use Yourself — or
Well Do It For You!
— Phone Black 1 —
Nome Directory
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
-Jarry Manning, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
OrdeT of Eastern Star
Doris Wilke
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbar
Secretary
Meets First and Third Mondays
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
HERB JENKS, W.M.
Norvin W. Lewis, Sue.
Meets First and Third Thursday
of Each Month
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Jim Blanning
President
Bob Grant
Secretary
Wednesday Lundaaaa
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets last Tuesday of every
month at School.
ROSCOE WILKIE, President
MARY DIEDE, Secretary.
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