Marine Air Commander
Defends Officer Who
‘Confessed’ Germ Warfare
WASHINGTON, UP) — The for
mer Marine air commander in
Korea today described Col. Frank
H. Schwable, who made a false
confession of germ warfare, as
one of the most “conscientious
and brave” officers he has ever
known.
Maj. Gen. Clayton C. Jerome,
now aircraft commander of the
Atlantic Fleet Marine Force, gave
this testimony in the second day
of the court of inquiry convened
to decide whether Schwable will
be disciplined for the confession
which he later repudiated.
Jerome said Schwable was his
chief of staff at the time he was
shot dowm on a flight in July,
1952, and captured by the Com
munists. Aside from praising
Schwable’s bravery, Jerome also
said he was one of the brightest
officers he had ever known.
The court—made up of three
Marine generals and a Navy ad
miral—will report its findings to
the- Marine Corps, which then
will decide whether to court mar
tial Schwable for the confession
he made while a Red prisoner in
Korea.
Schwable renounced that con
fession after he was freed last
year. He said then the Reds in
duced him to sign after “extreme
torment.”
Boys Stuck In Asphalt
Rescued By Fire Dept.
TAMPA, Fla., W — Two boys
av! (■ tried to see Avhich one could
stand longest in a waste asphalt
pit had a terrifying experience
Monday night. They were waist
deep Avhen firemen arrived and
had been stuck 15 to 20 minutes
then.
The fire department rescue
team A\rhieh pulled Allen Perry,
14, and Roger Giarraputo, 9, loose
after 22 minutes of hard work,
said they would not have lasted
much longer.
NOTICE
The Department of Territorial
Police is now accepting bids for
twenty (2G) automobiles suitable
for police use. Bids will be opened
a+ 10*00 A.M., February 26, 1954,
in the office of the Department of
Territorial Police, Room 505, Al
aska Office Building, Juneau, Al
aska.
Lisiings of delivery points,
sp- diicaiions, and trade-ins may
be had by writing the Department
of Territorial Police. P.O. Box
2791, Juneau, Alaska.
Pabi. Feb. 17, 22, 24, 1954.
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House Group OK's
$3,333,000,000 For
Treasury And P.O.
WASHINGTON, UP)—The House
Appropriations Commitee made a
barely perceptible scratch Tues
day in President Eisenhower’s re
quest for $3,338,783,000 to operate
the Treasury and Post Office De
i partments for the fiscal year 1955.
l It sent to the House floor for
debate starting Wednesday a bill
recommending for the two agen
cies $3,333,241,600 for the 12
months starting next July 1.
This is $5,541,400 or less than
two-tenths of 1 per cent, below
what the President requested. It
is $50,491,150 less than the two
agencies received for the present
year.
For the Treasury’s general op
erations, the committee approved
$57,855,600, a reduction of $927,
400 from the Eisenhower request.
For the Post Office,. it recom
mended $2,755,386,000, cut of
$4,614,000 from the budget re
quest.
The Internal Revenue Bureau
I received all but $83,000 of the
, $266,000,000 it requested, the new
1 funds contemplating the employ
ment of 650 additional revenue
‘agents. The committee said the
| additional revenue to be obtained
as a result will be far in excess
I of the cost of the additional per
sonnel.”
New Purge Sweeps
E. German Trade Unions
1 BERLIN, WV—East Germany’s
Communist trade unions disclosed
Tuesday a new purge has swept
seven top leaders into disgrace.
The action—the second in e ,ht
months—indicated continued op
position among the membership
to Red rule.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
| Continued clear tonight and to
j morrow with little^change in tem
! perature. Surface winds light and
variable. Lowest temperature ex
pected tonight -15, highest Thurs
day 8.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: High temperature
14, low -18. Max. wind 26 mph
from the north. Sunrise 7:52 a.m.,
sunset 4:41 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 12, low -8. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 3G in 1947,
low -31 in 1915.
Olher Stations. 7 a.m. Today
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow -16 Clear
Kotzebue -15 Clear
Wales -9 Clear
Nome -15 Clear
Unalakleet -24 Clear
Bethel -20 Clear
McGrath -40 Fog
Anchorage -18 Clear
; Fairbanks -41 Fog
| Whitehorse -23 Part cloudy
j Edmonton 1 Cloudy
! Juneau 13 Snow
I Ketchikan 39 Showers
; Seattle 47 Rain
; San Francisco 54 Rain
Dead Seals On Beaches
Held Part Of Bit; Herd
Northbound To Pribilofs
ABERDEEN, Wash., UP! — Dead
fur seals found on Grays Harbor
beaches recently were probably
part of the herd of a million and
a half northbound to the Pribilof
Island breeding grounds, a Fish
and Wildlife Service spokesman
reports.
The long swim from California
waters usually takes a toll of the
weaker animals, usually pups, be
cause of disease or their inability
to get food, Carl Hoverson, ad
ministrative officer of the serv
ice’s fur seal division, at Seattle
said.
The herd is also hard hit by
storms since the rough weather
makes food fish difficult to find,
he explained. During one severe
storm in January, 1950, several
hundred carcases washed up on
Washington beaches.
The seals travel in small groups
and straggle out for hundreds of
miles to avoid overconcentration
on food supplies. Holverson re
ported. The younger animals
swim closest to shore and I some
even enter harbors along the
coast. Mature seals can swim at
a speed of 30 miles an hour for
short distances. They usually tra
vel 100 to 400 miles off shore.
NOTICE
The Poll Book is now open in
the City Clerk's Office for the
registration of voters for the
forth-coming Municipal and
School Board election, to be held
April 6, 1954. Qualified electors
must have resided one year in the
Territory and 30 days in the pre
cinct.
Carrie M. McLain, City Clerk
Publish Feb. 17, 19 and 26, 1954
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
CAPE NOME PRECINCT. SECOND
DIVISION. TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
NELS A. LARSEN, deceased.
No. 979
Notice to Creditors
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Les
ter D. Bronson, of Nome. Alaska, has
been duly appointed the Administrator
of the Estate of Nels A. Larsen, deceased.
All persons having claims against said
estate shall present them, with proper
vouchers attached, to the said Adminis
trator at Nome. Alaska, within six (6)
months of the date of this notice.
DATED this 15th day of February. 1954.
LESTER D. BRONSON.
ADMINISTRATOR.
Publ. Feb. 17, 24,-Mar. 3, 10, 1954.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
TERRITORY OF ALASKA, SECOND
DIVISION, CAPE NOME PRECINCT.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
ARVID PANDING, Deceased.
No. 901
Noiice of Hearing of Final
Account, Report and Petition
For Distribution and Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that Arvo
Saario. administrator of the estate of
Arvid Panding, deceased, has this day
filed in the court his Final Account and
Report and Petition for Final Distribution
and Dis* barge in the above entitled es
tate. and that the court has designated
Monday, the 29th day of March, 1954, at
the hour of 2 o’clock in the afternoon of
said day, as the time, and the office of
the United States Commissioner, Ex
Officio Probate Judge, of the Cape Nome
Precinct, Second Division, Territory of
Alaska, at Nome, Alaska, as the place,
when and where said Report, Account
and Petition will be heard; and all per
sons interested in said estate are hereby
required to file their objections to the
said report, account and petition, if any
they have, in writing on or before the
said day, in the court, and to appear at
the time and place aforesaid and present
their objections; and at the said hearing,
the court will determine what persons
are to take the estate under the intestate
laws of he Territory.
Dated' at Nome, Alaska, this 27th day
of January, 1954.
(SEALi Helen M. Boekman
Probate Judge
Pub!. Jan. 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 1954.
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE'
CAPE NOME PRECINCT. SECOND
DIVISION. TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
MARY TUKPUK,
ALSO KNOWN AS MARY TUCKPOK,
deceased.
No. S73
Noiice io Crediiors
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Fred
J. Larson, of Nome. Alaska, has been
duly appointed Administrator of the Es
tate of Mary Tukpak. also known as
Mary Tuckpok, deceased.
All persons having claims against said
estate should present them, with proper
vouchers attached, to the said Adminis- j
tra r at Nome. Alaska, within six (6) j
months of the date of this notice.
Dated this 8th day of February, 1954. i
FRED J. LARSON,
ADMINISTRATOR
Publish Feb. 10, 17, 24, Mar. 3, 1954. 1
Three Arrested For
Possessing Pure Gold
In Reserve Act Violation
INDIO, Calif., MP>—Three Ore
gon men arrested Saturday with
350 ounces of pure gold in their
car were to be arraigned Tues
day in Riverside before a U. S.
commissioner.
The men were identified by
Los Angeles Secret Service agents
Monday as William Mays, 44, of
Freewater; Herbert Marcellus Ho
gan, 46, of Oakland and Peter
Gourley, 46, of Roseburg. They
will be charged with violation of
the gold reserve act.
Indio police said they found the
gold in coffee cans in the trunk
of their car when they arrested
the men Saturday.
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