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Wage-Hour
Committee
Ends Session
SEATTLE, June 28, — f/P>—'The
Wage-Hour Committee of the
World Maritime Conference fin
ished work early this morning on
the International Convention, cal
ling for a minimum wage of $64
per month for seamen and an 8
hour day on distant trade ships
with a modified 8 hour day on
“ near trade ships.
Nome Undergoing
Many Changes
The downtown district has been
undergoing changes and im
provements during the past few
weeks.
Ground is being broken for a
building on the Ben Gillette pro
«rty on the corner of Front and
eadman.
The basement is being dug on
the new site of the U. S. Mercan
tile Co. in the same block, and
where the present buildings of the
U. S. Mercantile will be moved
in the near future.
The Gus Kunelis Barber Shop
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w hich was purchased by W. J.;
Thompson, has had a large build
ing added to the rear of the
former building. What Mr. Thom
son plans to do with the build
ing is not known.
Sommers Construction Com
pany are starting on the new
bulkhead for the M & M Bank,
and several other south side pro
perties on the waterfront.
Howard Green has nearly com
pleted his shop on B Street.
* The Richter Photo Shop is al
most finished, and reuires only
finishing of the display windows
which will arrive on the next
boat. This will be the first
stucco-front building in Nome.
Paul Mandeville’s new building
is looming up against the skyline
on the corner of Lane’s Way and
First Avenue.
John Hudert’s residence on 3rd.
^ Avenue and Steadman is near
ing completion.
The B. G. Baker home on the
corner of King Place and Sted
man is nearly ready for occupan
cy.
O. A. Margraf and Ignace Kow
alski have purchased the Stedman
Avenue lot across from the Cath
olic church from H. Greenberg,
and have moved an army build
• ing onto the property.
Kirk Jackson has added a build
ing to his property of Moore’s
Way and First Avenue.
STANDS OVER RUBBL E—The bronze equestrian statue of Kaiser Wil
helm I stands intact in Egidlen Place, Nuernberg, Germany, which the allies bombed heavily.
FINAL VOTE COUNT
FOR SECOND DIVISION
Official returns from Shungnak
were received yesterday, as fol
lows:
Bartlett 30, Olson 30, Johnson
29, Sharp 1, Cross 29, Lyng 28,
Whaley 2, Anderson 30, Madsen
6, McDonald 29, Porter 27, Wal
lace 28.
There were no Republican votes
cast.
Although returns from all pre
cincts are in, Akulerak returns
have not yet been officially con
firmed.
The complete return totals are
as follows:
Democratic
E, L. Bartlett 806, Oscar G. Ol
son 743, K. C. Johnson 398, Wal
ter Sharpe 329, Bess Cross 579,
Howard Lyng 668, Frank Whaley
314, Edward Anderson 669, Geo.
Madsen 528, Wm. McDonald 608,
Wallace Porter 667, Esther Wal
lace 361.
Republican
George Grigsby 167, Aimer Pet
erson 216, Cash Cole 258, Leon
ard Soholt 172, Henry Benson 331,
Chas. D. Jones 282, M. S. Mitro
vitch 189, Wm. Munz 313, C.
Dewey Anderson 320, W.W. Laws
366, Chester Milligan 294, L. E.
Ost 367.
Suh Sinks After
Hits Destroyer
MADRID, June 28, — (/P)—'The
Spanish submarine C-4 sank yes
etrday near the Balearic Islands
with 46 men after it struck the
destroyer LEPANTO the navy
said.
JULY FOURTH PLANS
NEAR COMPLETION
Plans are being completed for
a big Fourth of July celebration.
The following committee is re
sponsible for the day’s events:
John McNees, Chairman; Carrie
McLain, Finance; Andy Ander
son, Publicity; Sgt. Roger John
son, Program; Joe Amarok, Luth
er Dunbar, Hank Miller, Sports;
Bud Harper, representing Chamb
er of Commerce for Community
Dance.
The business houses as well as
the army are competing for
best decorated floats. It is un
derstood that there will be sev
eral private floats as well.
Music has been promised by
the Army and there will be oth
er entertainment to be announced
later.
A special feature will be the
Tug-o-war between the Coast
Guard and the Nome Air Base
Enrico DeNicola
Italian President
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ROME, June, 28, —<A*i— Enrico
De Nicola, 68, veteran Neapolitan
statesman was elected as Presi- j
dent of the new Italian republic!
by the constituent assembly. He
received 396 of the 504 votes cast.,
The election was asured when
Christian democrats, socialists, and
communists agreed he was ac-!
ceptable as a compromise.
New Officers Eor
Reg, Army Named
WASHINGTON, June 28, — (/P)—
President Truman today nomin
ated 9800 “top cream” veterans
of World War II as permanent
officers in the regular army.
They were selected by the War
Department from a list of 108,000
applicants all of whom held tem
porary commissions in the war
time citizens’ army.
Nominations went to the Sen
ate to bring the Officers’ Corp of
the regular army to its authorized
strength of 25,000.
in the afternoon.
The grand finale will be a big
dance sponsored by the Chamber
of Commerce in the evening.
WASHINGTON, June 28, — i/P)—.
Tiie Senate passed and sent the
controversial Price Control Bill to
President Truman to sign.
The Senate vote was 47 to 23.
Democratic leaders said that if
the President does not sign the
measure before midnight Sunday,
the OPA will die.
Mrs. A. Polet, 64,
Died Today In
Seattle Hospital
SEATTLE, June 28, —(/Py—Mrs.
Antonio Polet, 64, of Nome, died
in the Swedish Hospital here to
day, of complications following an
operation last Monday. She had
been progressing favorably until
lire <pec1ed complications devel
oper. Thursday.
Antonio Polet, her husband, the
well-known businessman of Nome,
was with her when she died.
Mrs. Polet is survived by her
husband, a son, Alvin Polet in
Fairbanks, and a daughter, Mrs.
Her sisters and other relatives
are living in Seattle and else
W. A. Boucher, Nome,
where in the State of Washington.
Funeral arrangements will l>e
announced later.
Atomic Research
Brings Forth
Cancer Treatment
SAN FRANCISCO, June — (/?)—
The successful treatment of two
types of skin cancer, atomic re
search by-products, have been re
ported by Dr. Bertram Lowbeer,
University of California radiolo
gist, to the North American Ra
dium Society.
This is presumably the first
practical application of radio el
ements such as will come from at
omic ovens.
BOY SCOUT DIRECTORS
HOLD BUSINESS MEETING
A meeting of the directors of
the Boy Scouts was held last ev
ening to formulate a more com
plete program for the boys.
It is planned to open the camp
at Dexter in July.
Plans are also under way for
the moving of the three quonset
huts which were obtained from
the army for permanent quar
ters.
Chairman of the board, B. G.
Baker stated that Father Anabel
and Rev. M. Day will act as as
sistant scoutmasters and that a
new scoutmaster will be named
soon.