Govt. Comes Up
With New Formula
For Rent Ceilings
WASHINGTON, (/P)—'The gov
ernment came up yesterday with
♦ new formula for figuring fair
cent ceilings—but it provided no
immediate answer on how much it
will increase rents.
The new formula will be ap
plied to the 14,000,000 dwellings
still under federal rent control. It
was worked out under orders
from Congress to provide the land
lord with a “fair net operating in
come.”
Housing expediter Tighe Woods
Monday night announced details
of the new “yardstick,” designed
to provide1 property owners a net
o Derating income of 24 to 30 per
:ent on rental units.
That percentage is on the
s mount of rent from the property
—not the amount of investment.
For instance, say a house rented
for $100 a month. That is $1,200
0 year.
If the landlord was entitled to
1 30 per cent “fair net operating
.ncome,” that would be $360 a
year — meaning the amount he
snould have left after payment of
">xes, maintenance, and making
) reasonable deduction for depre
ciation.
If he had $10,000 invested in the
property, his net operating return
>n investment would be 3.6 per
*.^n‘. Actually, the formula takes
i account of investment except
’.directly through the factor of
depreciation.
A Hooked Rug, made by Mrs.
V7m. McDonald, was won by Jack
Kelly, cook at the North Pole
oakery. The lucky ticket was
oulled out of the box by Linda
Clifford, one of the tiny-mites run
ning for Junior Queen in the Arc
tic Club contest. The drawing
>ok place at Seifferts, Saturday,
Aoril 30
The Home Arts Club met Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Kenneth Rank, president and
made plans for their annual plant
sale to be held next month.
Mrs. Rank gave a very interest
tig paper on Eskimo art, explain
ig in detail the ceremonial masks
md drums.
Navies Didn’t Run
Out On Shanghai
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the Shanghai waterfront past the
Woosung garrison. The Wilson
tied up at a bund pier and evacu
ated 300 persons after an over
night stay.
It was learned the nationalists
were eyeing closely all ships in the
Woosung area to prevent any scut
tling attempt.
The spokesman said the navy
had not left the Shanghai area. He
said at present three destroyers
and an LCI (Landing Craft Infan
try) were anchored near Woosung,
12 miles from here. An LST
(Landing Ship Tanks) was due to
morrow. He said the LCI was
making a daily shuttle run be
tween Shanghai and Woosung.
The spokesman, at a news con
ference, pledged the navy would
keep ships here as long as there
was any possibility of an emer
gency evacuation. He said the
present group of ships can accom
modate the 1,650 Americans still
in Shanghai.
NOTHING TO "BEAR
DOGGING" SAYS WILLIAMS
MARSHALL, Alaska' (fP)—'What
is so tough about “bear-dogging?”
Pete Williams told residents of
this Yukon River town this story:
While hunting a few miles up
river with friends, William poked
with a stick into the bear’s winter
hideout and routed a second bear.
Williams was too far from his
gun this time so he jumped on its
back and struck it several times
with his hunting knife.
“He fell over dead,” said Wil
liams. The animal weighed about
250 pounds
FATHER OF DI MAGGIO
BOYS PASSES ON
SAN FRANCISCO, (.<P)—Joseph
di Maggio, 69, father of Joe, Dom
inic and Vince di Maggio of major
league baseball fame, died at a
hospital here early today.
His death followed a lengthy
illness.
Of his famous sons, Vince is the
only one not still in the majors. He
now is manager of the Pittsburg
club of the Far West league. Joe
is with the New York Yankees
and Dominic is with the Boston,
Red Sox.
Truman May Carry
Labor Bill Fight
To Citizens
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; about the setback and what — if
i anything—he might do about the
j 71 Democrats who voted with Re
; publicans for the Wood bill.
Reporters questioned Charles G.
I Ross, the President’s secretary.
They got this reply:
j ‘‘I don’t care to add anything
j to what has been said.”
For the 71 Democrats who voted
with 146 Republicans for the
Wood bill it represented a break
with the President which may eas
ily be reflected in opposition to
other measures on his program.
The coalition thus triumphed in
the biggest political test yet in the
81st Congress.
This raised the immediate ques
tion on Capitol Hill whether the
President might return to his Feb
ruary frame of mind — when he
spoke openly of touring the coun
try if Congress failed to act an
his proposals.
Commenting on this speculation
Senator Pepper (D.-Fla.) said
there would be ‘‘time enough next
year” for the President to tour the
country if other votes go against
his program.
Another important part of that
program—the administration plan
for a new farm aid system—is not
making much headway in Con
gress. I
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Bus, Auto Collide;
Three Killed j
i
—
HERMISTON, Ore. </P) — Three |
men were mangled to death in !
their automobile and 15 bus pas
sengers and the driver were in
jured yesterday in a collision on
highway 30 near here.
The three victims were identi
fied hours after the accident as
member of the Umatilla and Nez
Perce Indian tribes. None of the
bus passengers was injured critic
ally, although six riders and the
driver were held overnight at a
hospital.
State police reported the bus
driver, Oliver Taylor, Beaverton,
Ore., had to be cut from his seat
with a gas torch. He suffered frac
tures of both legs.
Ex-Nomeite Wins
Pulitzer Prize
In Cartooning
MAPLEWOOD, N. J. (£>)— Lute
Pease, Newark Evening News car
toonist, has been trying for 35
years, on and off, to win a Pulit
; zer prize. Monday he made it.
Now eighty years old. the one
time reporter, rancher, farmer,
gold miner, U. S. commissioner
and magazine editor, was listed as
i the oldest winner ever selected in
the Pulitzer prize cartoon class.
“I learned to drjjw just by
drawing,” Pease said. Elated by
the award, he said he’d been send
ing copies of his cartoons to the
Pulitzer committee for considera
tion for almost 35 years.
The winning cartoon, entitled:
“Who, Me?” was published in the
Newark News April 6, 1948. It
shows a judge pointing a finger at
John L. Lewis, head of the mine
workers union, who is standing
like a small boy before a broken
window labelled “U. S. Economy.”
The jagged hole is labelled “Coal
Strike.”
Pease began his career as a
rancher in Shasta Barbara County,
Calif., in 1887. Next he tried his
luck for five years at prospecting
in Alaska. “I never found enough
gold to constitute what would be
called wages,” he said.
He was Yukon-Nome correspon
dent for the Seattle Post-Intelli
gencer from 1897 to 1901, and
served as a Ui S. commissioner in
a remote section of Alaska from
1901-1902.
In 1912 Pease came east and
started a cartoon syndicate in
Washington, D. C.
Sally Carrigher, scientist, who
has spent the winter in Unalakleet
doing special research work is up
and about again. She has been in
our new hospital for the past
week.
Miss Carrigher has been study
ing the lemming or Arctic mouse
and its reaction to weather and
climate and state that she has
compiled some very interesting
facts about Arctic animal life
heretofore unknown to science.
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
what makes your garden grow?
"Why PLANTABS from the
Nome Hardware Store," she said.
OH, DIANA! THE MISS THAT’S A HIT
OH-H, 0/A/VA. VOU’LL DRIVE ME TO
THE MADHOUSE VET. VOU INVITE
SLURP TO DINNER AND THEN AT
THE LAST MINUTE HE TELLS VDU
HE'S BRINGING TWO PRIENDS f?
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EE, MOM. X-X
DIDN'T KNOVM
TO TELL HIM
HERE. YOU'LL HAVE TO
HURRY. RUSH DOWN TO
THE GROCER'S AND
ETC-ETc — j
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ON/ THAT MUST
SLURP AND HIS
ThRlENDS NOVO' JEEPERS
X HOPE THEY'RE CUTE.
HI. PIGEON! SURPRISE!/ FLIP TH'GRtP
WITH REX AM* TEX-THE SCHOOL TEAIA'S
MEW MASCOTS/ CUTE, EH? WHEN DO
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SCORCHY SMITH ACE OF THE AIR STRIPS
%N ACCORDANCE WITH
SCORCHVS SCHEME, ABU
REMINDS THE BLOODTHIRSTY
MUTINEERS THAT THE
APPEARANCE OF A GODDESS ON
A FLVRtO ELEPHANT WILL
END THE REION OFALIKASZH,
SELF-MADE MOGUL EMPEROR.
AS THE REBELS CHARGE.
HATTER IN THE HEAVY
helicopter overhead lets
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Chinese Reds
Capture Kwangteh
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would try to destroy nationalists
south and west of Shanghai before
striking at the big coastal cities.
The two, Maj. Harold Gelwicks
of New York City and Capt. Dan
iel George of Widber, Pa., watched
the communists cross the Yangtze
at Wuhu. George is military at
tache of the U. S. embassy. Both
expressed the opinion the com
munists had considerable l'prces
south of the river now. One said
upwards of 200,000 Reds may now
have crossed the Yangtze.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT
TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
SECOND DIVISION
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE of THORE OELSON,
Deceased.
No. 809
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that, by order of the Judge of
the Probate Court aforesaid, Ray
mond H. Tveter of Nome, Alaska,
has been duly appointed adminis
trator of the estate of Thore Oel
son, deceased. ^
All persons having claims
against said estate should present
them, with proper vouchers at
tached, to the said administrator
within six (6> months from the
date of this notice.
DATED at Nome, Alaska, the
2nd day of May, 1949.
RAYMOND H. TVETER,
Administrator.
Publish May 4, 11, 18. 25, 1949.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT
SECOND DIVISION,
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE of OTIS E, RANK, De
ceased.
No. 788
NOTICE OF HEARING ON AD
MINISTRATOR’S FINAL RE
PORT AND ACCOUNT AND THE
DETERMINATION OF HEIRS
AND/OR BENEFICIARIES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Kenneth M. Rank, adminis
trator with will annexed, of the
foregoing estate, has filed in the
above-named Court his Final Re
port and Account and that on the
14th day of June, 1949, at the
hour of 10:00 A. M., in the office
of the above-named Court, a hear
ing will be had for the purpose of
settling said Report and Account
and determining the heirs and/or
beneficiaries of the said estate.
All objections, if any, to the
said Report and Account and proof
of heirship will be heard at such
time.
DATED this 12th day of April,
1949.
Kenneth M. Rank,
Administrator
with will annexed.
Pub. Apr. 13, 20, 27, May 4, 1949.
Nome Directory
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ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME
Thursday Luncheon
Karl F. Dewey. Pres.
Ron BrottMMMf Re*
ANVIL LODGE
NO. 140
Meets First and
Third Thursday
each month
EARL COULTHARD. W. M.
NORVIN W. LEWIS. Secy.
ORDER OF THE
WALRUS
NOME, ALASKA
WES WELCH, Pres.
A. L. WALKER, Secy.
MEETS EVERY THURSDAY
HAGEN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Mein 40