NEWS IN BRIEF |
LONDON, Dec. 28 — 30 Ameri-!
can troops were severely injured
aboard the French liner Athos, j
which was damaged by a hurri-1
cane in mid-Atlantic last Sunday,<
while the liner was enroute to New
York with 3000 GIs, the ship re
ported. The ship is heading for
the Azores at reduced speed due to
engine trouble.
PARIS, Dec. 28 — The Bretton
Woods monetary stabilizat i o n
agreement and a five hundred fifty
million dollar loan by the Ameri
can Export Import bank, were ap
proved unanimously by the French
Constituent Assembly Thursday.
The assembly also approved in ef
fect the government’s devaluation
of the franc by a cut of more than
half from its previously pegged
level of fifty to the dollar.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 — A
new decoration, the “A#my Com
mendation Ribbon,” has been au
thorized by the War Department.
It may be worn by members of
the Armed Forces on recommen
dation of senior officers, for meri
torious service or specific accom
plishment since December 7, 1941.
The ribbon is 1% inches wide with
white stripes and myrtle green
hands.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 28 — Maj.
Gen. Thomas Terry, commander
of the Burma India theater said
today the scheduled sale of five
hundred million dollars worth of
surplus U. S. property to the In
dian government would not ma
terially affect the evacuation pro
gram for some time—“certainly
not for two months.”
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 —The
Coast Guard, which played an im
portant war role as part of the
Navy, will be returned next month
to its peacetime position as a
branch of the treasury depart
ment.
Jap Prisoners
Not Superseding
Yank Soldiers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 — War
►Secretary Robert P. Patterson, de
clared that the War Department
fs transporting Japanese prisoners
from the Philippines to Japan
only in vessels unsuitable for the
return of American veterans.
In a letter replying to criticism
that Japs had transportation home
while U. S. servicemen did not,
Patterson defended the army’s en
tire demobilization program. He
said original schedules “have been
far outstripped by our accom
plishments,” in a reply to Senator
Scott Lucas, Illinois Democrat.
Patterson emphasized that ships
used to carry Japs home sailed to
the theater carrying cargo and
are not equipped to carry troops
for long distances. He added that
they had only rude sanitation fa
cilities and lifesaving equipment,
and were “not suitable for return
ing personnel to United States.
Secretary Patterson pointed out
that more than four million sol
diers have been returned to the
United tSates since V-E Day.
Tomatoes And Peas
Are Favored Vegetables
SAN FRANCISCO— (^—Toma
toes rank first in favor among
canned vegetables with Ameri
cans, who ate 6.5 pounds per capi
ta, canned weight, in the last nor
mal crop year before the war,
1940-41, according to a study of
canned vegetable consumption re
cently completed by the American
Can Company.
Green peas, with a per capita
consumption of 5.8 pounds, canned
weight, ranked second and corn,
with a per capita average of 4.0
pounds was third.
The study revealed that the per
capita consumption of all canned
vegetables during 1940-41 was
25.43 pounds as against 20.94 for
1930-31.
Pan American
World Airwave 9
System ef i&e^^yiny Clippers
'D K E A M
THEATRE
NOME. ALASKA
2 Shows, Dec. 28, 7:15 and 9 P.M.
FRIDAY
“MOUNTAIN RHYTHM”
WEAVER BROTHERS & ELVIRY
LYNN MERRICK
And "JUNGLE GIRL." No. 6
1 Show, Dec. 29, 7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY
“PRIDE OF THE
YANKEES”
GARY COOPER.
TERESA WRIGHT
And "TOUCHDOWN TARS"
2 Shows, Dec. 30, 7:15 and 9 P.M.
SUNDAY
“MINESWEEPER”
RICHARD ARLEN.
JEAN PARKER
I Also 'POPULAR SCIENCE. No. 1'
1 Show, Dec. 31, Jan. 1, 7:30 P.M.
MONDAY and TUESDAY
“I DOOD IT”
RED SKELTON.
ELEANOR POWELL
Also "THROUGH THE
COLORADO ROCKIES"
1 Show, Jan. 2 and 3, 7:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
“THE GREAT MOMENT”
JOEL McCREA. BETTY FIELD
Also 'UNUSUAL OCCUPATIONS'
ANNIVERSAR Y—Father
Mark Moeslein (above), cele
brates his 75th year as a Pas
sionist this month. At the age of
16 he entered the order in the
Passionist monastery Chapel of
St. Paul in Pittsburgh, Pa. Fath
er Mark is the oldest Passionist
in the world.
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOUND—Pair Field Glasses in
Case. Call Buzz Walters, ACS
Telegraph Office. 156-lt
NEW ROYAL TYPEWRITERS
Your ROYAL agent will make
his first trip to Nome about the
first week in January, with com
plete information about your NEW
ROYAL TYPEWRITER and earli
est delivery date.
Anyone interested in the pur
chase of the new postwar ROYAL
or servicing of their old typewrit
ers arrange now to see Don Wiggen
at Wien Alaska Airline’s Office in
Nome, or write Don Wiggen, Box
1568, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Japs Dismayed
At Big Three
Decision
TOKYO, Dec. 28— i/P) —The
Japs viewed with surprise and dis
may the Big Three decision on the
establishment of a four power oc
cupation council for Japan. Most
observers regarded it as a Russian
victory in international bargain
ing. The typical Jap comment
seemed to be “aren’t things going
all right now. What is the need of
an occupation council.”
General MacArthur studied the
joint communique outlining the
creation of the eleven nation Far
Eastern policy making commis
sion and Allied control council,
but made no comment immediate
ly.
Army Cuts Purchases Of
Meats And Daily Products
Headquarters Alaskan Depart
ment—The War Department had
good news for the public recently
—the Army has made big cuts in
purchases of meats and dairy
products, thus increasing the sup
ply of those products to civilians.
September purchases of perish
able subsistence items came to
513,000,000 pounds valued at $70,
000,000, as compared with 993,
000,000 pounds valued at $182,
000,000 in June, the peak month
of 1945, a decrease of 62 per cent
in value and 43 percent in volume.
BIG HIGH SCHOOL D CE
SATURDAY NIGHT
The Student Body of s Nome
High School is giving a ice Sat
urday evening for the pu pose of
raising funds for their* Student
Body expenses.
* Elaborate decorations ija re being
made in the gym, and Jae Party
is expected to be a huge success.
MRS. FRED BOURDON LEAVES
FOR ANCHORAGE
Mrs. Fred Bourdon lef. for An
chorage to visit with her son„and
family, Fred Bourdon, Jr. She
plans to be away a couple of
months.
JOE WALSH TRANSFERRED
TO ANCHORAGE
Joe Walsh, of the C.A.A., has
been transferred to Anchorage.
Joe and Mrs. Walsh, who was sec
retary to Judge Kehoe, have left
to make their home there.
MRS. BARNEY VOGAN
VISITING IN NOME
Mrs. Barney Vogan and daugh
ter, of Teller, Alaska, are visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hagen
for a few days. The Vogans are
here for dental work.
Harry—What’s Jones so excited
about?
Larry—Oh, his two aunts wore
his trousers to work.
Harry—I see, — Aunts in his
pants.
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