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VOL. XLVIII. No. 144* NcTmE T A L A SK A . MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1946 ~ PER COPY — 15c
NEWS IN BRIEF
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PUANCISCO, (/P) — All
military areas in the eight western
states comprising the Sixth Army
Command—with the exception of
the Hanford military area in
Washington state—cease to exist
at midnight tonight, the Sixth
Army said today. Explaining the
Hanford exception, Maj. Gen.
George P. Hays, commanding gen
eral of the Sixth Army, said “de
spite the cessation of hostilities a
state of war still exists which re
qj^res a continued safeguarding
or important national defense ma
terials, premises and utilities by
the Army.”
COLVILLE, Wash. (JP) — His
hunting privileges suspended for
life, Kenneth W. Kolman, Ukiah,
Ore., was free today on four-years
prcbation after pleading guilty to
a charge of manslaughter growing
out of the hunting accident death
of his friend, Harley Phipps. Su
perior Judge W. Lon Johnson
placed Kollman on probation after
Phipps’ widow and father-in-law
requested leniency because of
Kollman’s and Phipps’ lifelong
friendship.
#OS ANGELES l/P)—The U. C.
L. A. Bruins took a well earned
rest today, their first perfect grid
season behind and their engage
ment with Illinois in the Rose
Bowl ahead, as comment varied
over their 18-0 win over Nebras
ka Saturday. Head coach Ray Eliot
of Illini, who scouted the game,
galled the Uclans “a well balanced
team, string in every department,”
but Coach Bernie Masterson of the
Qprnhuskers, while offering
praise, frankly said they were the
third strongest outfit his men had
played this year — behind Okla
homa and Indiana.
CHICAGO, (/P)—Federal Judge
Walter J. LaBuy today dismissed
government charges of violating
the Lea act filed against James C.
Utrillo, holding that the act is un
constitutional.
SAN FRANCISCO (/P)—1The San
Francisco Chronicle said today the
war department was willing to re
linquish the Presidio, historic
army post on the Golden Gate,
and that the site was “certain” to
be the first recommendation of the
United Nations’ subcommittee as
aOiomc for the world organization.
A recommendation might be de
livered to the site commission to
day at Lake Success, N. Y.
SEATTLE, (/P)—Advances to fi
nance preparations of drawings
and specifications for public works
in Idaho, Washington and Alaska
announced by federal works ad
in inistartor Maj. Gen. Philip B.
Fleming, include—Ketchikan, con
struction of and improvement of
existing streets, including crushed
rock surfacing and sidewalks, es
timated cast $35,090, advance
$7,500.
Never a Dull Moment for These Army Regulars
.i£&i&. - • •im^m-iii KPB MA-ftOS
There is always a lively sports program for the athletically inclined soldier at all Regular Army posts.
I* beautiful Hawaii, these Guardians of Peace are competing in a swimming meet. Life in the Rcgulor
Army offers travel, adventure, recreation, and comradeship, as well as a career and security, to young men
between 18 and 34 years of age, inclusive.
Convoy Continues
Trek To Alaska
EDMONTON, Alta. (/P)—A con
voy of 18 trucks loaded wtih win
ter supplies for the Alaska Rail
1 road was rolling over northern
Alberta roads today headed for
i the Alaska Highway and Fair
banks, Alaska.
Officials of the Alaska Highway
i control (Canadian* said the
j trucks left Edmonton early Sunday
on the 470 mile trip northwest to
Dawson Creek, southern terminus
of the Alaska Highway.
The convoy, made up of former
United States army vehicles, left
Seattle, Wash., last week, manned
by 29 railway employees flown
from Alaska for the journey.
Control office officials also re
ported that three trucks loaded
with food supplies for Alaska left
Edmonton Saturday for Dawson
Creek and the 1,700 mile trip up
the highway to Fairbanks. The
trucks were part of an eight to 12
vehicle convoy that left Great
Falls, Mont., last week. Several
vehicles were delayed by mechan
ical trouble after crossing the
British Columbia-Idaho border at
Kingstgate. They are expected to
pass through Edmonton en route |
north this week.
Expensive Meal
SAND LAKE, Mich. f/P)—Mel
vin R. Ogg’s goat had a meal
worth $100 Sunday but it cost him
his life.
Farmer Ogg hid the money in a
wallet in his barn. It disappeared
but Ogg found the goat standing
innocently near a badly chewed
wallet and a $20 bill.
So Ogg butchered the goat, and,
from within, recovered the half di
gested $100. He said he would pre
sent the bill to the bank and see
how much goat-minted money is
worth.
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE DINNER
ANNOUNCEMENT
1 The Mayor, City Council and
others interested in Nome's future
have been invited to attend an
evening dinner at the Nevada
Lounge, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday.
Mr. George Sundborg, manager
of the Alaska Development Board
will be the honor guest.
All wishing to attend the dinner
must notify Mrs. Helen Bockman,
Main 112, before noon Tuesday.
The regular noon luncheon on
Tuesday is hereby cancelled.
George Sundborg, general man
ager for the Alaska Development
Board, who arrived here Friday
afternoon from Unalakleet where
he spent Thanksgiving with
Charles Traeger has been busy in
terviewing Nome citizens about
the possibilities and probabilities!
of storm protection from Bering
Sea.
He was also taken to Satellite
Field to view the site being con
sidered by some people as a new
site for Nome.
Mr. Sundborg has studied Alas
ka as a whole very thoroughly be
fore his appointment as general
manager of the Development
Board and has written a carefully
prepared book which was publish- j
ed last year called “Opportunities
in Alaska.”
His headquarters while in Nome
are at the City Clerk’s office
where anyone is free to meet him
and discuss Nome’s big problem as
well as other problems for the de
velopment of Northwestern Alas
ka.
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS
A meeting of the citizens of
Nome is called for Tuesday eve
ning in the City Hall at 8:00 p.m..
for the purpose of the 1948 Com
munity program.
President John Fults
“Shoo l-T o-Kill”
Order In Shanghai
(By Spencer Moosa)
•SHANGHAI, (/I1) — Some shop
keepers hesitatingly reopened lor
business tody as police with shoot
io-knl orders guarded against any
resumption of the week-end riot
ing which resulted in at least 100
injuries and unofficial reports, de
nied by city off.cials, of five to 12
deaths.
At mid-morning a city spokes
man said “we think wc have the
situation under control.” He reit
erated that nobody had been killed,
by official count.
Many stores remained closed,
their owners fearful of further
trouble. Numerous shops had been
damaged in the demonstration.
Rioting began Saturday after
municipal authorities sought to
clear the streets of the thousands
of unlicensed sidewalk peddlers.
Mayor K. C. Wu later eased the
order by restricting the vendors to
certain sections of the city, but
the rioting continued.
The mayor told foreign corre
spendonts he blamed the Commu
nists for the outbreak.
He told newsmen the “purpose
behind” the riots was to create
“disastrous bloodshed and trag
edy” as a prelude to a general
strike, but that the agitators had
“failed in their effort to paralyze
Shanghai.”
Wu announced by radio he had
ordered police to shoot to kill any
one disturbing the peace or carry
ing unauthorized firearms.
An (/P) protographer, China
born Don Carlos Roque, found a
howling crowd menacing the
Whangpoo police station in the
former French concession in mid
afternoon Saturday. He saw two
bodies under blankets in the sta
tion compound but was chased
away by a policeman with drawn
bayonet when he sought to take a |
ltd ief Preparations
Under Wav At
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Portland
PORTLAND. Ore. bp)—Prepa
rations to ship Alaskan relief cargo
from here were rushed today as
maritime negotiations continued in
Seattle in an effort to reach a set
tlement that would get ships to the
Territory.
A four hour conference at Seat
tle yesterday between waterfront
employers and AFL union agents
failed to end the 64-day-old Puget
Sound tie-up.
Lt. Cmdr. E. P. Chester, who
came here Saturday to arrange
transfer of the Alaskan trade to
Portland, said he has been ad
vised the meeting there today
would continue until a settlement
is reached.
Prior to the end of yesterday’s
meeting at Seattle, Capt. D j. Mc
Gar'ty, director of the port here,
announced “if the unions and em
ployers get together, the loading
program will go back to Seattle.
... It would be quicker to load
from there if immedaite agree
ment is reached.”
Meanwhile Chester was to meet
today with maritime commissi; n
officials and shippers to work out
arrangements here that would
have ships at the loading berths by
tomorrow and begin loading by
Thursday.
JUNEAU—The following tele
gram has been received at the gov
ernor’s office here:
“Arrangements started todav to
clear relief ships through Portland
Oregon port. Lt. Comdr. Chester
in charge of arangement.-> suggests
Alaska merchants place orders for
vital supplies required in Port
land area through Portland Cham
ber of Commerce and instruct
their Seattle suppliers to place
Alaska orders in Portland mar
ket.”
W oman Becomes
Wheat ^King**
NELSON. B. C. (/Pt—‘The influ
ence of the woman enterea a new
field today—much to the chagrin
of sponsors of the Chicago Inter
national hay and grain show.
Judges at the 47th annual expo
sition yesterday designated A. Kel
sey, of Ericksen, B. C., the “wheat
king” of the North American con
tinent for a sample of hard red
spring type wheat with a test
weight of 66.5 pounds to the
bushel.
But A. Kelsey is Amy Kelsey,
wife of Charles Kelsey, of Erick
son, a little railway settlement
about 50 miles southeast of here
near the international border. A
“queen” has never ruled over a
grain division in the exposition’s
history.
picture.
Roque said police fired point
blank to break up the crowd.