Red Bombers Reopen
Vest Pocket War
» TAIPEH, Formosa, W(—Chinese
Communist bombers reopened the
vest pocket war Thursday with a
raid on Pei Yu island north of
the Tachen group, the National
ist Defense Ministry announced.
The ministry said four bomb
ers, escorted by six fighter planes
dropped more than 20 bombs on
the Nationalist outpost, inflicting
several casualties.
The communique said Nation
alist anti-aircraft batteries drove
off the Reds with intense fire, apd
quoted an eyewitness as saying
one of the attacking planes was
probably hit.
Pei (North) Yu is some 235
miles north of Formosa and 175
miles south of Shanghai.
AT ROTARY LUNCHEON
At Rotary luncheon Thursday,
an Air Force film was shown on
America’s responsibility for world
peace.
Guests included James McGif
fen, San Francisco; Jim Carey,
Harry Anderson, Jim Neely, Bob
Walters, and Harris Denny of An
chorage.
TOKYO, (A*)-—This city moved
today to restore skill to Pachinko,
the national pinball craze. It ban
ned “machinegun” types that fire
four or five balls at once in favor
of the old “single shot” style.
Police say there is one machine
for every 40 inhabitants. Winners
get merchandise prizes which can
be sold.
ISAAC EBEN j
★ SAW FILING ★
Sharpening Tools
7 to 8 a.m. — 5 to 6 p.m.
Corner 1st Ave. & Division St.
..... -*
m, m.•,
CHRISTMAS IDEA for used
flashbulbs—decorate them for
tree ornaments.
Students of population believe
the number of people in Tibet
has been decreasing because of
the large number of celibate
monks and the practice of poly
andry—a system under which two
or more brothers have one wife.
❖^•^♦❖^❖^❖^♦>*>*5»*>*J*«'>»5»*>*!**5**>*->*2»*i»«i‘«l"i*«5**2**5**5**J442‘*J**J**2‘*2»*2»*l*«J»*,J4*M‘**5**2»*f»*2**,t*****5*
FOR THE MOST AMAZING, FASCINATING
TIME OF YOUR LIFE, SEE
TIL D E N — Magician Extraordinary
NOVEMBER 20 — 11:00 P.M.
IN PERSON. AT THE
BERING SEA CLUB
i „ •
»
SAS Plane Takes Off
On First Flight To Europe
With 21 Paying Passengers
LOS ANGELES, W!—A celeb
rity-studded crowd was still cele
brating successful inauguration of
trans-polar flight service when
the first planeload of paying pas
sengers took off for Copenhagen
Thursday.
The Scandinavian Airlines Sys
tem DC-6B left at 12:53 a.m.
carrying 21 passengers.
Among them were Carl Rei
singer, St. Louis, board chairman
of Anheuser Busch; William A.
Lightheart, 80, of Vancouver, B.C.
who bought ticket No. 1 to be
come SAS’ first paying passenger
from America.
i 1 ■
Heavy Rains Cause B.C. Damage
PORT ALBERNI, B.C., W) — A
moisture - laden Pacific storm
dumped up to two inches of rain
along the British Columbia coast
Thursday, wiping out a small log
ging camp on Vancouver Island
and flooding hundreds of base
ments on the mainland.
One man was drowned and two
others injured when a debris
blocked stream burst through the
barrier after nightfall and wiped
out the small floating logging
camp of J. W. Arden on Alberni
Canal.
Letter-Size File Folders For
Sale At The Nome Nugget Office.
Borden, Son of Adlai •
Stevenson, Inducted
CHICAGO, lK)—Borden Steven
son, 22, son of Adlai Stevenson,
1952 Democratic presidential
nominee, left Wednesday for
Camp Chaffee, Ark., after his in
duction into the Army.
Borden, one pt Stevenon’s three
sons, expects to return to Har
vard University for his senior
year after two years in the Army.
He lost his draft deferment be
cause he was not in the upper half
of his class in his junior year.
California has half a million
acres of vineyards.
Flowers for Thanksgiving—
CHRYSANTHEMUMS — CARNATITIONS — POMPONS — ROSES
—Will Arrive Tuesday
Thanksgiving
ICE} Dinner
HERE ARE SOME OF THE SPECIAL ITEMS
WE WILL HAVE AVAILABLE FOR THIS
TRADITIONAL AMERICAN DINNER
Tender, Young, Oven-Ready Turkeys, 6 to 20 lbs.
Roasting Chicken -- Grain Fattened, Young Steer Beef,
Tantalizing. Premium Hams, -- Alaska Reindeer
FRESH AIRBORNE
AVOCADOS RADISHES FRESH MILK
BRUSSEL SPROUTS GRAPES EGGS
BANANAS GRAPEFRUIT SPECIAL ICE CREAM
CHESTNUTS LETTUCE
cranberries melons Cut Flowers
CAULIFLOWER PEARS CARNATIONS
CARROTS PARSLEY CHRYSANTHEMUMS
CABBAGE TOMATOES POMPOMS
CORN ON COB SWEET POTATOES ROSES
GREEN ONIONS YAMS „ . , „ , .
squash Special Pastries
REGULAR MERCHANDISE
APPLES JELLIES
ORANGES TABLE BEVERAGES
ONIONS FILMS AND FLASHBULBS
POTATOES for your DINNER PICTURES
A FULL LINE OF FROZEN PARTY AND AFTERNOON
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DRESSES
CANNED FRUITS wi,h a" ,he accessories
NC COMPANY tljni
Alaska's Pioneer Merchants I
_ - ~ ; ■—*