Take Glacial Ice
And Yukon Water
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.ce from Juneau and a bucket of
water from the Yukon river were
brought along.
The glacial ice will be mixed
with Hawaiian pineapple juice in
the office of Hawaiian Delegate
Farrington to concoct a “49-50”
cocktail for a toast to the new
States expected to be created by
Congress this year, party spokes
man said.
The Yukon River water will be
K>ured into the Potomac to extend
a portion of the sourdough privi
lege to citizens of America who
shortly will be joined in seatehood
by Alaskans. No one can become a j
sourdough who has not seen the
.ce go out and spit in the Yukon
River.
The group expects to invite
President Truman to be chairman
»f the Alaska state constitutional
convention which probably will
be held at Sitka later in the year
md allow Alaskans to give him
the “once over” before their first
vote for President.
Order 2 Canadian
“Peace Parley”
Members To Leave
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in the grand ballroom of the Hotel
Waldorf-Astoria, which was the
meeting’s first function. After
questioning federal agents said
John Goss and Mrs. Margaret
Fairley were allowed to return
voluntarily to Canada, with Goss
flying to Vancouver, B. C., and
Mrs. Fairley taking a train.
Goss was identified as an actor
and theater director. He sat on the
diaz at the banquet and was intro
duced as an honored guest. Con
ference officials said he was the
only one of the three who was a
delegate.
Mrs. Fairley was described as a
member of the Canadian Labor
Progressive (Communist^ party.
The third Canadian picked up
was Barker Fairley, Mrs. Fair
ley’s husband, named as vice
president of the Canadian Council
of American-Soviet Friendship.
The government said he was al
lowed to remain since he is a vis
iting professor at Columbia Uni
versity.
ARCTIC CLUB DANCE
BIG SUCCESS
The Arctic Club’s Hardtime
dues dance was a big success last
Saturday with a big crowd in at
tendance. Part of the evening the
crowd enjoyed dancing to the mu
sic of the Hillbillies from Marks
Field.
Winning hardtime costumes
were those of Clyde Godsbe and
Enid Turner who were each re
mitted their year’s dues.
Committee in charge of refresh
ments were Mrs. A1 Walker and
Mrs. Jim McLain, Mrs. Ernie
Kling and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Godsbe.
Costumes were judged by Carl
Rhodes and Mrs. Levers.
LEGISLATORS RETURN
FROM JUNEAU
In on the Pan American plane
today from Juneau were legisla
tors from the Second Division,
Frank Johnson, Edward Ander
son and Percy Ipalook. Ipalook,
an Eskimo missionary, is on his
way home to Wainwright, one of
Alaska’s northernmost villages.
Ipalook stated that the present
session was a busy one and did ac
complish a few things. However,
he said much was not done that
he would have liked to have seen
accomplished for the Territory.
"IKE" RECUPERATING
FROM ILLNESS
i VV A S H I N GTON, |/P> — Gen.
Dwight D. Elsenhower left today
for Key West, Fla., to recuperate
from an illness that has kept him
in bed for a week.
Eisenhower, temporary chair
man of the joint chiefs of staff,
has been suffering from an infla
mation of the stomach.
He left in President Truman’s
personal plane for the naval sta
tion at Key West.
The general appeared a little
pale and shaky as he climbed
aboard the plane.
CAPT. FRICKE. NEW CHAP
LAIN AT MARKS AIR BASE
Capt. R. W. Fricke, arrived at
Marks Field as Chaplain for this
post, replacing Chaplain A. Darl
ing, who left recently.
He arrived from Ladd Field
where he has been stationed since
last October.
His wife and two children plan
to join him here in June from
their home in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Teen-Agers had a big party
Saturday evening at the American
Legion Hall and made plans for
a big Easter Party on April 16th,
according to the president Ellen
Waldheim.
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Tornadoes Injure
Many; Do Much
Damage In States
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top and killed in El Paso, Tex.,
which was hit by one of its worst
sandstorms. Winds reached a ve
locity of 65 miles per hour. Trees
were uprooted and power lines
broken.
Eighteen persons were injured
when a tornado ripped through
Desdemona, a small community
60 miles southwest of Fort Worth.
Some streets in Fort Worth were
flooded.
Rainfall measured 3.40 inches
at Jackson, Miss.; 2.89 at Vicks
burg and 2.20 inches at Fort
Worth, the U. S. weather bureau
said.
Early spring snowfalls con
tinued in northern Minnesota and
extreme northern North Dakota.
Snow also fell in the area near
Denver.
Some rain fell in eastern New
York and eastern Pennsylvania.
Skies weer clear in most other sec
tions of the country. Generally,
temperatures were around normal
Saturday, with no extreme cold
spots. The highest reading Friday
was 91 at Tampa, Fla.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. ^—Tor
nadoes and lesser windstorms ap
parently had subsided in the south
today after leaving a 48-hour trail
of death injury and destruction
in eight states.
Twenty-eight persons were kill
ed, about 200 were injured, and
scores were made homeless. Prop
erty damage was heavy.
The storms struck mainly in
sparsely populated rural areas.
They ranged from Texas on the
southwest to Kentucky on the
northeast. In fury they varied
from Arkansas, where 17 persons
died and 98 were injured, to Lou
isiana, where one person was hurt.
Next to Arkaisas, the chief suf
ferer was Mississippi, where eight
were killed and 48 injured.
In Washington the Red Cross
made a preliminary allocation of
$100,000 for the storm-stricken
area. From reports of 15 disaster
workers in the field, the agency
estimated that at least 300 homes
had been wrecked or damaged.
URBAN PLUMBING
COMPLETES CONTRACT
FOR NOME HOSPITAL
Floyd Danner and Joe Wall, two
plumbers of the Urban plumbing
company of Tacoma, Wash., left
today on the PAA for home. They
were the last of a crew of plumb
ers working on the new big hospi
tal for Nome. The job completed
they are now going home for a
well, deserved rest.
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
For Good Printing Call Main 125
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Ron Bronssean, Sea.
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Meets First and
Third Thursday
each month
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