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♦ NEWS IN BRIEF
SEATTLE, (/P)—A 10-cent hour
ly wage increase, retroactive to
Nov. 1, has been granted to 2,600
members of the flour and cereal
workers’ union by 14 i large and
small milling plants in Washing
ton, Oregon and northern Idaho,
^ L. H. Paque, president of the AFL
union’s northwest district council,
said today. The increase bring the
minimum pay in flouring mills
and seed plants to $1.17V2 an hour.
OKANOGAN, (JP)—A twentieth
century version of the old west’s
“sky-pilot” was being held in the
county pail here today. Sheriff
Letser H. Moss said a charge of
grand larceny has been placed
• against Charles Thackwell, 33,
who the sheiff said, confessed to
stealing an airplane in Tacoma
Nov. 17 becaues he was in a hurry
to get to Spokane to preach a ser
mon.
The sheriff said Thackwell iden
tified himself as an assistant pas
tor of the Church by the Side of
k the Road in Spokane.
SEATTLE, (/P)—'The Boeing Air
4 craft company’s first postwar
transport rolled out of Plant 2
here yesterday following a pre
Christmas employee rally during
which company and union officers
called for greater cooperation to
speed future deliveries. The
plane, a YV-97 stratofreighter, is
the first of an army air force con
tract for 10 of the double-decked
troop carrier and cargo transports.
^ It is the first production-line model
of the strata-freighter-stratocrus
ier series.
WASHINGTON, (^)—The fed
eral works agency has approved
the folowing appropriations for
project planning: The University
of Alaska, $26,300 for building at
College, Alaska, and new agricul
tural experiment stations at Fair
f banks, Matanuska and Petersburg.
Estimated cost of project is $795
000. The grants are exclusively
for planning and must be repaid
when construction is started.
The world—except for isolated
sections—was in a festive mood
today, the eve of the second Christ
mas since the end of World War II.
Bethlehem greeted one of the
> largest throngs in its history for
the celebration of Christendom’s
joyous feast and the traditional
* procession from the historic Jaffa
fcate, site in Jerusalem to the little
town of the Nativity. An air of
festivity prevailed in Jerusalem
and the political situation remain
ed calm.
Roof Garden
Draws Bi^ Crowd
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Despite inclement weather,
Nome residents turned out en
masse to the school gymnasium
Saturday night and participated in
the celebration of the 38th Annual
I “Roof Garden” held under the
J auspices of Igloo No. 1 Pioneers of
Alaska and the Ladies Auxiliary
I of that organization,
i The “Troupe of Hollywood
i Stars” personated by local talent,
! was very well presented and gave
many a laugh.
Dancing was enjoyed all eve
ning by young and old, and the*
various games of chance did a I
| thriving business.
At midnight the drawings for i
the prizes took place with the fol
| lowing results: First prize was
1 won by ticket No. 142, held by
; Edith Thompson, who selected the
| silver fox scarf. Second prize tic
ket, No. 174, the owner of which
did not appear, and a third ticket
No. 32. held by Mrs. Wm. Munz,
was drawn. In the event the sec
ond number is not presented with->
in one week, the gold nugget will I
be awarded to Mrs. Munz.
The adult door prize of $10 was
drawn on ticket No. 475, and has
not yet been claimed. No. 651 was'
drawn second, and if the first!
number is not presented within a i
week it will claim the door prize. |
The children’s door prize of $5
was won by Jerry Drake on ticket
No. 91.
PIN-UP MADONNA
Copyrighted by Holy Ghost Fathers
Tacked up on the barrack waits of more than 24,500 servicemen
is this painting of the Blessed Virgin entitled "Mary Immaculate.
Queen of Peace." It was executed by Robert L. Heim, a semin
arian, in response to a request of Capt. Paul J. Lipperi, member
of the Holy Ghost Fathers serving overseas as an Army chaplain
who sought a pinup picture with a religious theme. Mr. Heim
produced the peinting from his own imagination.
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V^HRISTMAS is tiny people, lying awake in the night, hearing the
hoofbeats of Santa’s reindeer.
Christmas is two people, kissing beneath the mistletoe.
Christmas is old people, sitting by the fire-remembering the warmth
of youth.
Christmas is solemn people, bending their heads in reverent prayer.
Christmas is merry people, lustily singing carols in the frosty night.
Christmas is your people, family and friends, gathering in the parlor
to exchange their Christmas greetings.
Christmas is all people—those in our town, our land, and throughout
the world—who believe in . . . who live . . . and who hold
sacred the Christmas spirit.
Many Hurt In
Rail Wreck
WAUBAY, S. D. l/P) — A fast
freight overshot a siding and
rammed into the Milwaukee Rail
road's Olympian last night, injur
ing fil of its 450 Christmas holi
day travelers. Twenty were hos
pitalized.
The head-on collision occurred
a mile east of Waubay, where *he
passenger train, eastbound for
Chicago from Tacoma, Wash., had
come to a virtual stop while wait
ing for a clear track. The freight
was scheduled to enter a siding at
that point but failed and rumbled
on down the main line.
Both locomotives were derailed.
A baggage car and four freight
cars were overturned. The baggage
car was crumpled and Dr. Faris
Pfister, of Webster, S. D., said the
fact that it absorbed most of the
shock probably averted more seri
ous casualties among the Olym
pian’s passengers.
Dr. Pfister with two other phy
sicians who answered calls for
doctors and ambulances treated 50
passengers at the scene. Many were
soldiers enroute home on Christ
mas furlough from army posts in
Washington. Injuries consisted of
sprains, cuts and bruises. Nine of
the 20 requiring hospital treatment
were members of the dining car
crew. Some were cut by flying
glass and china. Several others
were burned when the impact
threw them against stoves.
AMNESTY GRANTED
GREEK GUERRILLAS
ATHENS, (IP)—Greek military
authorities announced today that
93 guerrillas had surrendered in
Macedonia and 175 more in central
Greece under an extended amnes
ty offer, which expires Dec. 31.
The announcement estimated
more than 100 guerrillas had been
killed in fighting during the past
24 hours. Casualties among gov
ernment troops were placed at 10
killed or wounded.
LEWIS BOYS ARRIVE
HOME FOR XMAS
Harry and Charlie Lewis, sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Norvin W. Lewis,
arrived Monday from Fairbanks
where they are employed by the
Alaska Airlines. The boys are
home for the holidays.
AGED SISTER NOW
LIVING NEAR SEATTLE
Sister Mary Conrad, founder of
the Holy Cross Hospital here in
the early days, now resides at Mt.
St. Vincent near Seattle. Si ter
Mary is now 90 years old.