Bridges Denies
Ever Joining
Communist Party
('Continued from Page One'
“how we were going to get steady
work, how we were going to stop
the racketeering, the kickbacks,
and so forth.”
'The idealistic, revolutionary
program” of the communists, he
said, could not correct the things
the longshoremen felt were wrong
on the waterfront.
Bridges conceded he had been
solicited to join the communist
party,, “but my attitude was well
known. I didn’t see any need for
my joining, and I had enough
sense to know that as an alien it
. ' • •
would subject me to the risk of
i•* 'til • •
deportation.”
He Vecalled he had been
through two previous deportation
hearings and an administrative
hearing;1 and expressed the opin
ion the current charges “are old
stuff—it's just hogwash, a smoke
screen, and a way of attacking the
Union.”
Referring to testimony of gov
ernment witness John Schomaker,
former longshoreman, that he and
longshoreman B. B. Jones recruit
er Bridges into the communist
parry late in 1933, Bridges said
flatly: ”the incident never hap
pened.”
Other witnesses have testified
they heard Bridges say at a 1938
meeting in a private home that he
Was a communist and he urged
others to join.
•: ‘‘There have been many, many
tjimes when I and others have
been accused of being a, commun
ist," Bridges said. ‘‘And some
times we’d say, *Look here, here
is what we stand for, this is our
program, this is what we’re try
ing to do, and if these things are
communist, then we’re commun
ists’.”
Mrs. Clarence Richter decided
to do a little very early spring
housecleaning and started out by
cleaning out the drawers in her
kitchen. Imagine her surprise to
find that she had almost thrown
away the merchandise ticket from
the Nome Hardware Co., which
was for the down payment of
$250.00 on a new Dodge car!
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PIONEER HOLD FIRST GAME
OF CARD SERIES
Last evening the Pioneers of
Alaska held the first of their an
nual series of card parties with a
capacity crowd in attendance. Old
timers who attended the party ob
served many new faces among
those t-njoyi ‘he start of the
tournament.
General chairman, Pearse Walsh
anncunced that anyone who was
unable to oe at last night’s party
\v„3 still able to take part in the
sones by being at the ne.vi paity
when a minimum score would bo
given them f*r the first pa • f
Delicious home made cakes
were served with ice cream by
the committee in charge.
Winners of the games were
Mrs. Ole Hay, Mrs. Helen Bock
man and Mrs. Robert Baldwin.
Men winning prizes were Ben
Gillette, Maurice Kelliher and
Kirk Jackson.
Episcopal Confer
ence At Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS, (/P)—'The first
conference of Episcopal clergy
men since the Missionary District
of Alaska was organized in 1885
will be held here Feb. 14-16.
The Right Rev. William J. Gor
don, Jr., Episcopal Bishop of
Alaska, announced dates of the
three-day meeting Tuesday.
He estimated that priests from
Southeastern Alaska nad various
missionary outposts will travel
14,620 miles to Fairbanks and re
turn to attend the conference.
The Bishop said the sessions
are to discuss district policies and
“bring the clergy together for fel
lowship and spirtual deepening.”
John Sargent Martin, who has
been serving at St. James Mis
sion, Tanana, will be ordained to
the Order of Deacons.
The Episcopal district includes
18 missions and 30 outstations.
TOADS FOR LONDON
SYDNEY, Australia, (/P) — An
export license recently granted
will allow an air-freight consign
ment of gian 7-inch toads to a
medical research center in Eng
land. Scientists consider the toad
of great value for research into
the activity of the nervous sys
tem.
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WXLN
Friday, February 10, 1950
5:00 p.m.—News—Short Wave
5:15—Music of The Masters
6:00—Proudly We Hail
6:30—From Bookshelf of World
7:00—Number Please
8:00—Family Theater
8:30—Sports I Q
9:00—Henry Aldrich
9:30—The Big Story
10:00—One Night Stand
10:30—G.I. Jive
10:45—Words with Music
11:00 pjn.—Sign Off *
Saturday, February 11, 1950
7:00 a an.—Morning Melodies
7:15—Morning Devotions
7:30—Sunrise Serenade
8:00—Let’s Pretend
8:30—Not So Quiet, Please
9:00—WXLN Ranch House
9:15—Redd Harper
9:30—Mid-Morning Madness
10:00—Remem ber
10:15—Bob Carlton
10:30—Platter Previews
11:00—Lucky Grab Bag
11:15—Solitary Singer
11:30—I. & E. Special
Noon—Album Music
12 15—Passing Parade
12:30—WXLN News
12:45—Serenade
1:00—Around World In History
1:15—Lanny Ross
1:30—Fairy Tale Time
2:00—Pioneers In Music
3:00—Name It For A Song
3:30—Music In Contrast
I 4:00—Album Music
4:15—Second Hand Juke Box
4:30—Stars In Song
5:00—Songs of Long Ago
I 5:30—Hymns From Home
6:00—Nelson Eddy
6:30—Science Magazine of Air
6:45—Album Music
7:00—The Cisco Kid
j 7:30—Hit Parade
I 8:00—Grand Ol’ Opre
8:30—Our Miss Brooks
9:00—Noah Webster Says
9:30—Richard Diamond
10:00—Mail Call
10:30—Rex Maupin Orchestra
10:45—Words with Music
11:00—After Hours Stuff
Midnight—Sign Off
Sunday, February 12, 1950
10:00—Sunday Morn. Coffee Shop
10:30—Chapel Call
11:00—Mrs. Housewife
11:30—Piano Play House
Noon—Dick Jergens
12:15—Passing Parade
12:30—Enchanted Hour
1:00—Angelus
1:30—Concert Hall
2:00—Broadway Playhouse
3:00—Fellowship Hour
3:30—Show Time
4:00—Hollywood Bowl
6:00—Jill's Juke Box
6:30—Greatest Story Ever Told
7:00—Curt Massey
7:30—This Is Broadway
8:00—Fred Allen
8:30—Command Performance
9:00—Phil Harris
9:30—Theatre U. S. A.
10:00—Jane Pickens
10:30—Magic Rhythm
11:00—Dragnet
11:30—Take A Chorus
12:00—Sing Off
Monday, February 13. 1950
7:00 a.m.—Morning Melodies
7:15—Morning Devotions
7:30—Sunrise Serenade
8:00—Fred Waring
8:30—Not So Quiet, Please
9:00—Zeke Manners
9:15—Melody Roundup
9:30—To be announced
10:00—Jack Berch
10:15—Chiquita
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THEATER
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2 Show, Friday, 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
"BAD MEN OF MISSOURI"
Dennis Morgan Jane Wyman
Wayne Morris - Arthur Kennedy
1 Show, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
"THE SAINTED SISTERS"
Veronica Lake • Barry Fitsgerald
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2 Shows, Sun., 7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
"SPORT OF KINGS"
Paul Campbell Gloria Henery
SCOUT NEWS
The meeting was opened by
the Senior Patrol leader with the
Scout Oath at 7:30. The patrols
| then formed in their respective
corners. Troop project for that
j night was to teach the future ten
derfeet how to tie knots.
At 8:15 we all filed down to the
gym and played some games, one
game using the knowledge we
had gained in the knot tying ex
hibition. At 9:00 we again filed
back to the Scout room where
some announcements were made.
After this the meeting was closed
with out usual closing ceremony.
At 9:15 a Greenbar meeting
was held where plans were made
for the next meeting. It was de
cided tljat all Scouts would meet
there Sunday morning at 10:15
and go to the Base Chapel to
gether.
Ralph Bingham, Scrfbe.
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10:30—Platter Previews
11:00—Personal Album
11:15—Strike Up The Band
11:30—I. & E. Special
Noon—Luncheon Turntable
12:30—WXLN News
! 2:45—At Ease
1:00—Around World In History
1:15—Jack Smith
1:30—Yesterday’s Best
~:00—Matinee Melodies
3:00—Name It For A Song
3:30—Music In Contrast
3:45—Album Music
4:00—Supper Club
4-15—Second Hand Juke Box
4:30—To Be Announced
5:00—News—Short Wave
WXLN will broadcast News
Casts every day at 8:00 a.mM 10:00
a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12:30 punM 7:00
p.m., 8:00 p.m„ 10\00 p.m., sind
11:00 p.m., only if the programs
received and scheduled at these
spots are 25 minute programs.
Work To Rescue
C-47 Crash Victims
From Mountain
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feet up the mountain, was an
other 12-man rescue crew coming
overland from Pon Lake, 15 miles
away. It was to have reached the
scene after nightfall last night.
The overland party, dogged by
hard luck, had only one of its or
iginal four snow weasels at last
reports. Three had lost their
tracks in tough going along the
bottom of Aishihik Creek, which
winds through a canyon to the
base of the mountain.
Plans called for the combined
group to start the descent of the
mountain early today.
A helicopter was held at Pon
Lake to evacuate the crash vic
tims.
Meanwhile, search offic 1 a 1 s
planned to send more planes into
the area southwest of Watson
Lake in an effort to check a series
of s-o-s signals reported by a
“ham” radio operator in South
Dakota. The operator, Bob Wag
ner of Lead, S. D., said the sig
nals were received Wednesday
and gave the position at 130 W
and 60 N, followed by the letters
“no fo . .’’then the signal faded,
but Wagner said he thought the
last word was food.”
Search officials treated the re
port with caution and emphasized
that the Watson Lake area had
been searched repeatedly since
the C-54 disappeared Jan. 26.
Father Murphy of St. Joseph’s
[Church returned yesterday from
' a trip to Igloo where he has been
for a few days.
Father Carroll of Kotzebue is
visiting here for a couple of
weeks.
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