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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. LV NO. 57 • NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1953 Per Copy—15^
Observations tat ion
Planned For 14,006
Foot Mt. Wrangell
FAIRBANKS, UP — New York
University and the University of
Alaska will cooperate this sum
mer in a joint venture to estab
lish a scientific observation sta
tion on the summit of 14,006-foot
Mount Wrangell.
An announcement made by the
University of Alaska said the
work will be carried out under
the direction of Dr. Serge Korff,
professor of physics at NYU, with
Dr. Terris Moore, retiring presi
dent of the University of Alaska,
serving as Korff’s administrative
assistant.
The purpose of the operation
will be to determine the feas
ibility of installing a scientific
observing station on Mount Wran
gell, to install shelters and equip
ment and to make cosmic ray
observations.
Mount Wrangell, located some
230 miles southeast of here and
42 miles east of Copper Center,
is a dormant volcano which oc
casionally still emits steam. It is
considered to be the highest
mountain which has a summit
that is readily accessible to climb
ers.
It is planned to have ground
crews climb the mountain in
» June and Dr. Moore will make
experimental landings in his light
plane.
Experiments will be carried out
to see if volcanic steam can be
harnessed to heat the camp at
the summit of the peak.
It is planned to supply the camp
by air drop under details yet to
be worked out.
Congress Will Be Asked
For Higher Second And
Third Class Postage Rates
WASHINGTON, (tf)—A request
to Congress for higher postage
rates on newspapers, magazines
and advertising material appeared
to be in the offing today.
Postmaster General Summer
field, without saying so flatly, in
dicated to' a House Appropria
tions subcommittee that studies
now being made pointed towards
a recommendation for higher
rates on second and third class
matter, “for a temporary period
of at most two years.”
Summerfield also indicated, in
testimony made public yesterday,
he would not be adverse to an ar
rangement under which the Post
master General, rather than Con
gress, would fix rates.
TUESDAY SCORES
(By the Associated Press)
American League
New York 7—Cleveland 0
Chicago 9—Boston 7
St. Louis 7—Philadelphia 3
Washington . 10—Detroit 1
National League
Chicago 6—Brooklyn 4
Philadelphia 6—St. Louis 5
Milwaukee 8—New York 1
Coast League
Seattle 7—Hollywood 1
San Francisco 2—Portland 1
San Diego 4—Los Angeles 2
Sacramento 6—Oakland 4
British Statements
Bring Angry
Congress Reaction
WASHINGTON, Ufc—Rep. Short
(R-Mo) said today Congress is
tired of taking “dictation from
our so-called allies.”
He made the remark in joining
angry congressional reaction to
statements in the British House
of Commons yesterday that some
Americans do not want to settle
the Korean war.
Clement Attlee, former prime
minister and new leader of the
opposition labor party, also raised
the question whether President
Eisenhower or Sen. McCarthy is
running American foreign policy.
McCarthy himself said that
when he heard of Attlee making
such statements, he recalled “the
picture of him in Spain review
ing the Communist troops and
giving the clenched fist salute.”
He had an aide bring out a pic
ture of a group standing with
raised fists, and said it showed
Attlee and Spanish Communist
leaders at a review during the
civil war.
Rep. Lawrence Smith (R-Wis)
said in a separate interview he
had returned from Europe con
vinced the Europeans “would ncrt
defend themselves” against a
Russian attack. He said the entire
American - supported military
buildup is a “questionable ven
ture.’*
Flight of Skilled Workers
From East to West Brings
New Purges In Red Zone
BERLIN, UP)—A new Commun
ist purge of scapegoats in East
Germany was reported in full
swing Wednesday as a direct re
sult of the flight of refugees.
West Berlin Socialists who
maintain contacts in the Soviet
Zone said the purge has hit Red
party circles in various big cities.
The reason is the steady loss
of skilled workers who have fled
westward by the thousands this
spring. The party leadership on
the county and district level is
being blamed for failing to con
vince skilled workers the Com
munist way of life is good.
The refugee flow to West Ber
lin is averaging 1,000 a day.
U.S. Jets Attack Red
Supply Center Only 60
Miles From MIG Base
SEOUL, UP) —Nearly 200 U.S.
Sabre jets and Thunderjet fight
er - bombers roared deep into
Northwest Korea Wednesday and
smashed a Communist troop and
supply center near Sinanju on
the Yellow Sea.
Earlier, American Sabres de
stroyed two MIGs and damaged
a third in aerial battles over
North Korea.
Fighter-bombers flying in waves
only five to seven seconds apart
dive bombed the troop center only
60 miles from a big Red MIG-15
base at Antung, Manchuria. But
none of the Russian - made jets
came out to challenge the raid.
On the ground, counterattack
ing South Koreans won back two
small hills near Outpost Texas in
L a brief early morning fight.
Arrangements Set
For Armed Forces
Day Celebration
Lt. Thomas Prendergast, project
officer in charge of Armed Forces
Day in Nome, returned yesterday
from Ladd Field to make final
arrangements for the celebration
next Saturday.
He said there will be more than
200 taking part in the parade
which will start in front of the
Wallace Hotel at 2:00 p.m. Sat
urday afternoon. Included will
be a 30-piece band headed by
Chief Warrant Officer Lester
Meyers, of the 774th Air Force
Band.
The address of the day will be
delivered by Col. Charles Park,
4th Regimental Combat Team
training director. Also participat
ing will be Capt. Walter E. Hart,
commanding officer of Hqs. Co.
4th RCT, and two women, Major
Adeline Frazel, base adjutant of
Ladd Field and Lt. Ruth Shew
of communications.
Displays will include two 4x4
J/4-ton military trucks; two 50
cal. M2 4H machine guns; one
30 cal. LMG; one 57 mm recoil
less rifle; one 3.5 rocket launcher;
one 60mm mortar; two of the
latest walkie-talkies and a com
pletely equipped 4-6 man tent,
as well as a rucksack completely
packed.
All these items will be demon
strated and explained by specially
trained men under the direction
of Lt. Floyd Helmick, assistant
project officer.
The displays will be set up on
the south side of Front Street
near the N.C. Store according to
present plans and Lt. Prendergast
declared that rain will not hinder
the show as tents will be on hand
if needed.
The full program will be an
nounced in Friday’s issue of the
Nugget.
Undersecretary of Interior
Will Make Flying Visit
To Alaska Next Week
WASHINGTON, LD—Undersec
retary of the Interior Ralph Tu
dor will make his first official
visit to Alaska next week.
He said he will leave by plane
Friday for San Francisco, spend
Saturday there, leave for Seattle
Sunday and and arrive at Anchor
age after midnight Sunday night.
His itinerary includes: Monday
—inspect the Eklutna power proj
ect being built by the Reclamation
Bureau 35 miles northeast* of An
chorage.
Tuesday—Visit Seward and re
turn to Anchorage.
Thursday—Visit Fairbanks.
Friday—yisit Juneau, remain
ing there until he returns to Seat
tle May 24.
Patrick Beaver of Kotzebue
In Bellingham Hospital
BELLINGHAM, Wash., UP) —
Patrick Beaver, 9, Eskimo Boy
from Kotzebue, Alaska, entered
a hospital here this week.
He is suffering from tubercul
osis affecting the bones.
He is the latest to arrive for
treatment here under the pro
gram managed by the Alaska
Health Department.
Tornado Threat
Expires as Waco
Counts 88 Dead
WACO, Texas, UP) — Rains and
wind clashed off over weather
weary Texas today. The death
count from two giant tornadoes
Monday climbed to 97 but pos
sibility of more twisters now “ex
pired.” Rain - swollen streams
threatened some flooding.
Search parties working through
the night by floodlight extricated
ten more bodies from rubble
heaps in downtown Waco. This
brought the toll here to 83. Nine
were killed by the Monday tor
nado at San Angelo, 200 miles to
the west.
The swollen Brazos River did
not reach a predicted near-flood
stage Wednesday and was rapidly
subsiding.
Rainfall at Waco from the time
the tornado struck at the five
o’clock rush hour Monday until
7:30 a.m. today totaled 7.31 inches.
This brought the 1953 total there
to 15.59, above the normal to date
of 13.05.
The tornado damage estimate at
San Angelo was more than three
million dollars. More than 300
were injured at Waco, close to 100
at San Angelo.
On this third day since the tor
nado, rescue workers went on at
a resigned and discouraged pace.
They had little hope of finding
any other living persons in the
remaining rubble.
7,105,000 Persons On
Federal, State and Local
Payrolls In The U.S.
WASHINGTON, UP) —The cen
sus bureau says some 7,105,000
persons were on federal, state or
local government payrolls when
it took a survey in October—that
is, one out of every 22 persons
in the United States.
The largest number of govern
ment employes was the group
working for local governments,
including cities, counties, school
districts, ' townships and special
districts. That total here was
3.418.000.
Next came the federal govern
ment civilian payroll totalling
2.583.000. The state employed
1.103.000. These included part
time employes.
BRITAIN GETS DEADLINE
FOR EVACUATION OF SUEZ
CAIRO, Egypt, UP)-Lt. Col.
Gamel Abdel Nasser, chief of staff
to Premier Naguib, said today that
unless Britain evacuates the Suez
Canal Zone within two or three
months the temper of the people
would not even allow the exist
ence of the base.
This is the first time Egypt has
given any hint of a deadline for
evacuation.
Spending and Income May
Be Balanced by July 1, 1954
WASHINGTON, UP) — Secretary
of the Treasury Humphrey was
quoted by congressional leaders as
telling a White House conference
on the government’s financial sit
uation that he believes spending
and income may be just about in
balance by July 1, 1954.
Alaska and Hawaii
Statehood Bills
Are Consolidated
WASHINGTON, UPt—1The Sen
ate Interior Committee voted yes
terday to consolidate Alaskan and
Hawaiian statehood bills and to
hold hearings on the combined
measure.
The decision was a sharp set
back to Hawaii’s hopes for early
final congressional enactment of
legislation to make the islands the
49th state. A Hawaiian statehood
bill already has passed the House.
The motion to consolidate the
bill with one to give Alaska state
hood was made in the Senate
committee by Sen. Anderson (D
NM). It carried 8 to 7.
The vote followed party lines,
with Republicans voting against
the motion and Democrats for it,
except that Sen. Malone (R-Nev)
joined Democrats in voting for
the combined hearings.
Delegate Farrington (R-Hawaii)
termed the action an “extremely
serious setback.”
“It is part of a plan to defeat
statehood for both Hawaii and
Alaska and will undoubtedly re
sult in such a defeat if they pro
ceed along those lines,” Farring
ton said.
The Eisenhower administration
is supporting statehood for Ha
waii but has been cg*>1 to giving
Alaska statehood at this time.
Its argument runs that Hawaii
is much further developed econ
omically than is Alaska.
Some Republicans contend that
political motives lie behind the
insistence by some Democrats that
Alaska should have statehood if
Hawaii is to have it. Alaska usual
ly votes Democratic while Hawaii
usually votes Republican.
Unexplained Explosion
In High-Flying B-50
Destroys X-2" Rocket Plane
TRENTON, Ont., UP)—1The Royal
Canadian Air Force reported
sighting wreckage and an oil
slick on Lake Ontario today in the
search for two airmen missing
after an unexplained explosion
that caused the loss of the Bell
X-2, an experimental rocket-pow
ered craft.
There was no sign of the two
men—one of them the chief test
pilot for Bell Aircraft Corp. at
Niagara Falls, N.Y. The men fell,
jumped or were blasted test night
from the bomb bay of a B-50
bomber, a mother ship to which
the X-2 was attached.
The experimental Bell X-2 is
reported capable of flying at
speeds well over 1,000 mile an
hour.
A Bell spokesman said the ex
plosion was aboard the mother
ship. But he explained that the
X-2 was damaged and that the
complicated mechanisms of carry
ing a “parasite” plane made it
difficult to be certain the X-2
itself did not explode.
He said the firm had been un
able to determine the cause of the
explosion.
The Bell X-2 is believed to be
capable of flying much faster than
the speed of sound. Sound travels
at about 780 miles an hour at sea
level.