Army Trying Out
Ice Subways for
Greenland Bases
WASHINGTON, UIV-The Army
is experimenting with subways
dug into the ice as a means of
travel across Greenland’s eternal
arctic icecap.
If the experiment is a success,
presumably there would be a
network of subways through the
700,000 square miles of ice, doz
ens of feet deep.
Experimental tunnels and cor
ridors have been maintained by
the Army for several years. One
goes down to a depth of more
than 150 feet.
An advance party of 240 men
left Ft. Belvoir, Va., recently to
conduct additional tests and ex
periments to see if subway net
works would allow defense forces
on strategic Greenland to move
about under the icecap instead of
trying to overcome virtually im
possible arctic surface conditions.
First a trench will be plowed
25 feet deep and 12 feet wide.
This will be covered with frozen
blocks of snow to make a subway.
One objective of the expedition
will be to chart paths for the sub
way system and to build experi
mental roads and airfields on the
snow surface at various points.
The engineers will also con
struct experimental undersnow
storage areas, warehouses, gar
ages and aircraft hangers.
FOUR SWEDISH JETS
IN CLOSE FORMATION
CRASH INTO LAKE
STOCKHOLM, (jP—Four miss
ing Swedish jet fighter planes
wore discovered yesterday to
| have crashed in close formation
through the melting ice of Lake
Golttern.
An Air Force officer said “the
four planes all fell in a line about
20 yards long.”
The Swedish built aircraft dis
appeared Monday soon after their
takeoff from a base at Norkoping,
14 miles south of the lake. Each
carried only its pilot.
The Air Force could not ex
plain the accident. The formation
had just received and acknowl
edged permission to pass through
clouds that should have sent them
upward.
The wreckage on the lake ice
showed the planes were in the
water below. Divers found more
wreckage on the bottom. The
lake is in a rugged area of steep
mountains and dense woods.
WIEN AIRLINES
From Fairbanks: Ed Maloney,
T. Kugzruk, B. Ahgnuk, Phillip
Ahgnuk, Paul Toole, Shirl But
ler, G. B. Utz, Forbe Bright, Ed
McGinnis, George Beltz, Chaplain
Leo Pesek.
To Fairbanks: Mrs. Dick Roell,
Paul Mandeville, D. McKechnie,
Merril Ford, John Wheeler, Gus
Schneidau, Harry Anderson.
To Kotzebue: Eunice Logan, K.
Warner, James McKinsie, Shevin
Schwartz, Don Coates, Leo Pesik.
From Kotzebue: Capt. Ruth
Shew, Marge Hanscom.
The word Bolshevik in Russian
means a member of the majority.
Portland Chain
Latest Target of
Bomb Threat
PORTLAND, Oregon, (A**—Fred
Meyer, Inc., Portland’s largest in
dependent chain of supermarkets,
was the target of a $10,000 extor
tion threat yesterday.
Police Chief James Purcell de
clined to say whether any money
was paid. However, a package
which was ordered placed at a
contact point in the northeast
Portland suburbs was missing.
Two high school students, age
17 and 18, were captured speed
ing from the contact area. Police
withheld their names, Purcell
said, after questioning them for
several hours, he didn’t know if
they had any connection with the
extortion.
The threat was that one of
Feyer’s huge grocery and variety
stores would be bombed.
Meyer and his wife are touring
Europe.
The threat was the latest in a
series that has plagued this city
since April 15, when a bomb was
exploded in a large Portland de
partment store in an extortion
attempt.
Since then, schools, business
establishments and householders
have been threatened.
FISH CAUGHT IN BUCKET
DAYTON, Ohio, UPKjFifteen
year-old Allan Herman has a new
method of fishing. He uses a
bucket—and successfully. -
Herman caught a four-pound,
19-inch largemouth bass Monday
--practically in his own backyard.
A construction company is fill
ing in a nearby gravel pit. Figur
ing there were some pretty good
sized fish in the pit, Herman
grabbed his bucket and bided his
time.
It finally came. Herman spotted
the big bass, waded into foot-deep
water and scooped the fish out.
President Briefs
! Congressmen on
World Situation
WASHINGTON, —President
Eisenhower talked over the world
situation yesterday with congres
sional leaders of both parties,
giving what one characterized as
a “helpful and hopeful” report.
Senate Democratic Leader Lyn
don Johnson of Texas said there
was nothing “alarming” in the
rundown on world affairs by Eis
enhower and Secretary of State
Dulles.
Johnson added he personally
feels the outlook for peace is to
day “more hopeful and optimis
tic” than in certain periods of the
past.
The hour and 40-minute ses
sion at the White House was in
tended to bring the congressional
leaders up to date on foreign de
velopments and give background
for the administration’s request
for 3Vz billion dollars for foreign
aid.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee began hearings today
on the foreign aid bill. Its chair
man, Sen. George (D-Ga), told
reporters: “There is no question
but that it will get through—in
what form, I don’t kno,w.”
Johnson said that under admin
istration plans the largest slice of
military aid—452 million dollars
—would go to Korea. Indochina,
including free Viet Nam, would
get 417V£ millions and the Repub
lic of China on Formosa 99 mil
lion dollars.
Home Arts Club Honor
Nome’s Mothers of Year
At a meeting of the Home
Arts Club, member of the Feder
ation of Women’s Clubs, Mrs.
Roy Synder, Nome mother of the
year, was presented with a lovely
bone china cup and saucer by
president Mrs. Bob Emmons.
Nome mothers of past years were
also guests and -included Mrs. W.
B. McCarthy and Mrs. M. J.
Walsh.
This active group discussed
plans for the annual plant sale
held annually for the playfield
equipment fund the first Satur
day in June. Some of the plants
which will be available include
tomatoes, cabbage, celery, broc
coli, calendulas, snapdragons,
pansies, ivy and many others as
well as potted varieties.
The need of having an all-out
clean - up week was thoroughly
discussed and the lack of civic
pride in the appearance of the
community was stressed. Not
only the outside of buildings but
interiors of public buildings was
discussed. How to go about assist
ing in the education of the public
as to their part in keeping a
town clear was presented.
Stephen Foster wrote more
than 200 songs.
i
Nome Duty for i
Army Personnel j
Upped to 2 Years
Changes in length of tours of
duty for Army personnel in Alas
ka became effective for those ar
riving at the port on or after
May 1.
Two-year minimum tours of
duty are prescribed for personnel
at Nome, on the Alaska Peninsula
and for various islands on the Al
eutian chain, unless such person
nel are unaccompanied by depen
dents, in which case a year’s min
imum service is required.
The former two-year tour has
been lengthened to three years at
Fort Richardson, Ladd, and Eiel
son Air Force Bases and in the
vicinities of Anchorage and Fair
banks for military personnel ac
companied by dependents, or who
have no dependents. Two years
will be required time for those
unaccompanied by dependents.
Extension of tours of duty to a
total of 48 months for enlisted
men and 42 months for officers
will be granted in most circum
stances if requested.
Heinz Co. Official
Decries Annual Wage as
“Wrong Tool for Job”
WASHINGTON, tr^Frank B.
Cliffe, vice president of the H. J.
Heinz Co. of Pittsburgh, said yes
terday the guaranteed annual
wage being demanded by some
unions may endanger expansion
of programs of some businesses
and bankrupt others.
Cliffe said in a speech prepared
for the 43rd annual meeting of
the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
that many firms have found it
possible to regularize production
and pay checks “with varying
degrees of success.”
But the risks are great, Cliffe
continued, for companies subject
to seasonal fluctuations in sales
or sensitive to the ups and downs
of the business cycle.
“While I am in strong sympathy
with the desire for steady work
and correspondingly steady pay,
the demand for a guaranteed an
nual wage seems to be using the
wrong tool for the job,” Cliffe
said.
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EVERY DAY
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to the music of our new pianist
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Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Tractors, Pumps
Belt Drives, Electrical Equipment
Baker Manufacturing Co. .... Dozers and Plows
DeLaval Steam Turbine Co. Pumps
Detroit Diesel Engine Die. Diesel Engines
Gar Wood Industries . ’Dozers
Gates Rubber Company . Belts
Hobart Manufacturing Company . Welders
Hydraulic Supply Mfg. Company . Pipe
Jaeger Pumps, Compressors, Concrete Mixers
I A. Leschen & Sons Rope Co. Wire Rope
I
Lincoln Engineering Co. Greasing Equipment
Mallory . Blocks
Onan ... Light Plants
Owaionna Tool Co. Hand Tools
Power Machinery Co. Power Saws
S K F Industries . Bearings
Smith Welding Equip. Corp. Welding Tools
Thew - Lorain Shovel Co.Cranes & Shovels
Thor . Pneumatic Tools, Electric Saws
Timken Roller Bearing Co. . Bearings
Willard Batteries . Batteries
Wisconsin Motors . Motors
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