Sabres Down 11 '
Migs As War Hits
Stepped-up Pace
SEOUL, LP)—Allied Sabre jets
blasted at least 11 Communist
MIGs from the North Korean sky
and damaged six others Saturday
in one of their greatest victories
over the swept-wing Red jets.
The record was set last July 4
when Allied pilots shot down 13
MIGs, probably destroyed one
and damaged seven.
The suddenly stepped-up tempo
of the aerial war was matched
on the ground where thousands ol
Chinese slammed into Allied lines
in central Korea and were driven
pff by tough South Korean in
fantrymen.
In bitter hand-to-hand fighting,
Allied troops backed by thun
derous artillery fire, cut up a
force of some 4,000 Chinese.
In the Panmunjom sector, near
where deadlocked truce negotia
tors recessed peace talks for three
days, a woman’s voice crooned to
Allied troops by loudspeaker:
“Come on over, we’re having a
big dance tonight.”
The U.S. Fifth Air Force said
that between May 9 and 15 its
fighter pilots destroyed 11'Com
munist MIGs, probably destroyed
two others and damaged seven.
The Air Force added that it had
lost no planes in aerial fights or
to Communist ground fire during
that period, but a Thunderjet and
a Corsair were lost to “other
causes.”
Legal Blanks at The Nome Nugget
Nome Has “Perfect” Armed
Forces Day Celebration
With perfect weather and the'
thermometer reaching over 70
on Front Street, Nome enjoyed a
gala Armed Forces Day with
about 70 out of town guests par
ticipating.
Marshal of the Day, Lt. Tom
Prendergast of USAF, who for the
past week had been laying the
ground work in preparation for
Armed Forces Day in Nome, is to
be congratulated for a well-plan
ned program executed flawlessly
with good showmanship through
the various phases of the enter
tainment.
Front Street was cleared of
parked cars and a reviewing stand
set up in front of the N.C. Store.
Flags were displayed on the busi
ness houses. One flag in front of
the City Hall drew a lot of atten
tion as it is almost as oid as
Nome and was taken from the
archives for this special occasion.
This flag, now the property of
Fire Chief W. W. Laws, has only
46 stars and was used in Nome
40 years ago before the last two
stars were added.
On the reviewing stand were:
the honorable J. Earl Cooper,
judge of the District Court; Stef
fen Andersen, mayor of Nome;
Capt. Fulton, commanding officer
of Nome Field; Lt. T. M. Pren
dergast, USAF, Marshal of the
Day; Lt. Col. Charles D. Parker,
4th RCT training director at Ladd
AFB representing Carl Lundquist,
4th RCT commander; Rev. Reeves
Havens, minister, Community
Methodist Church; Capt. Hart,
company commander 4th RCT;
Major Adeline Franzel, USAF,
adjutant at Ladd AFB; Lieut.
Ruth Shew, USAF; Major John
Cooley, Alaska National Guard;
Robert Scott, American Legion
commander; Phil Lancaster, VFW
commander; Clarence Ausley,
Spanish-American War veteran;
Pfc. George Moto, Purple Heart
veteran of the Korean war; A.
Polet, veteran busines man of
Nome; Clint Gray, president of
Arctic Native Brotherhood; Emily
Boucher, representing the press;
and Maj. Lester Bronson, C.AP.
Lt. Prendergast opened the pro
gram by extending greetings from
Brig. Gen. Donald B. Smith, com
manding general of the Fairbanks
area who made possible the cele
bration in Nome. After introduc
ing the guests on the reviewing
stand and invocation by Rev. R.
Havens, the honorable Steffen An
dersen, mayor of Nome, expressed
appreciation for the people of
Nome, stating that we are deep
ly indebted to Gen. Smith for his
thoughfulness to the Americans
on this far northern coast.
The address of the day was made
by Col. Charles Parker, who, in
well chosen words used the slo
gan Armed Forces Day “Power
for Peace” and cautioned that the
peace can only be kept through
power maintained on land, sea
and air. Only through the coordin
ation of the armed forces and its
many branches can the peace be
kept. He stressed the point that
the armed forces cannot do the
job alone but needs the assistance
of every American everywhere,
and in every way. He pointed out
that these are crucial days and
we must not relax at this point.
Maj. Adeline Franzer, speaking
for the women in the service,
spoke briefly on what had been
accomplished in the short time
women have been a part of the
Air Force and the importance they
play in the overall plan of the
armed forces today.
The big parade marched down
Front Street, starting at the Wal
lace Hotel and was headed by
the 774th USAF Band led by
C.W.O. L. H. Meyers and fol
lowed by the colorful R & I
platoon of the 4th Regimental
Combat Team, led by Lt. Helmick.
Next in line was the color guard
of the American Legion and a unit
of the USAF from Nome Field.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
had a color guard followed by the
Alaska National Guard.
The Civil Air Patrol Cadets
were well represented, followed
by the Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts,
Girl Scouts and Brownies.
An unofficial part of the parade
was Prince, Nome’s pet horse;
Following the parade there was
a display of ordnance including:
.30 cal. machine gun, .50 cal. ma
chine gun, M-l rifles, carbines,
a “grease gun” machine pistol, 3.5
“bazooka” rocket launcher, 35 mm
recoiless rifle, two open-air jeeps
and an army tent.
The USAF’s largest cargo plane
the C-124 was opened to inspec
tion at Nome Field.
The Band concert was held in
front of the Federal building at
4 until 6 o’clock with the band
generously playing a wide var
iety of popular, semi-classical and
military music which was enjoyed
by everyone. Special instruments
were featured which was of*spe
cial interest to the children to
whom the concert was a rare
treat.
Retreat was held at 6:00 with
the R & I platoon of the 4th
RCT, the National Guard, CAP,
American Legion and Veterans of
Foreign Wars participating.
At nine o’clock taps was played
at the cemetery and three volleys
were fired by a squad of soldiers
in memory of their fallen com
rades.
In the evening, the band gave
generously of their time and tal
ent at the Junior-Senior prom un
til midnight. The crowd enjoyed
the barbershop quartet of the
group who recently won a prize
in the territory and are going
stateside to compete in a national
contest.
The musicians generously played
at various night spots until closing
time, and returned to Fairbanks
| Sunday morning.
New Law Raises
Alaska Employers’
Insurance Rates
Alaskan employers can expect
to pay more for insurance carried
on their employes as the result
of new workmen’s compensation
law passed by the last legisla
ture.
This was the word from H. M.
Gould, Jr., of the underwriting
managers firm Gould and Gould,
Seattle, who was in Anchorage
last week on business.
Gould said preliminary study of
Alaskan claim files points toward
a one-third boost in rates after
June 23 when the law takes ef
fect.
He explained that the legisla
tion broadens benefits to em
ployes and it is up to the insur
ance industry to try to establish
a rate to carry the load.
Among the biggest changes in
the law are provisions that dou
ble most indemnity to employes
totally or partially disabled.
For example, if, in the past, a
certain type of injury brought
$1,000 compensation, under the
new law it would bring $2,000.
Another change affecting the
insurance rate structure is the
requirement that employers with
one or more workers be covered
for claims that may arise. In
surance coverage previously was
required where there were three
or more employes.
Gould said it has been estab
lished over the years that small
risks produce an unfavorable ex
perience for insurers.
While there have been some
modifications in the new law,
such as setting the maximum
compensation at $75 a week,
rather than the old rule of 65 per
cent of the salary, Gould said
these would not be sufficient to
offset other benefits that were
broadened.
All Alaskan employes, with the
exception of those in domestic
service, agriculture, dairying or
railroad operations must be cov
ered under the territorial work
man’s compensation laws.
Employes working on defense
construction are not affected by
the territorial law.
U. S. Returns Czech Airliner
FRANKFURT, Germany, OP—A
Czech airliner in which a group
of anti-CoTnn}unist.s fled from
their Red homeland last March
will be returned to Czechoslo
vakia today, a U.S. High Commis
sion spokesman announced.
The action quickly followed the
release last Saturday of Associ
ated Press correspondent William
N. Oatis from the Czech jail in
which he had served 25 months of
a 10-year sentence for “espion
age.”
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NOTICE
Junior Police Patrol will hold
its regular meeting Saturday af
ternoon at 3:00 p.m. at the City
Hall. The meeting regularly sche
duled for May 16 was cancelled
due to Armed Forces Day. '
—Police Chief Clyde Glass
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;YE CARRY A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
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Out-of-Town Orders Carefully Handled
There it is—right next to soups,
meats and desserts.
Yes, Coke with meals is growing fast
—it really makes good food taste better.
Coke is on the menu!
Its so good with meals
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