U. S. Population
Now 150,697,361
WASHINGTON, (£>)—Final, of
ficial figures yesterday put the
1950 United States population at
150, 97,361.
This census tally, taken every 10
years reflects a shift in the popu
lation that will cause seven states
to gain and nine to lose seats in
the 435-member House of Repre
sentatives scheduled to be elect
ed two years from now.
The total population figure, an
nounced at the White House, was
calculated as of April 1. It show
ed an increase o*f 19,028,086 since
the 1940 census—the greatest gain
for a 10-year period in the na
tion’s history. The increase was
14.5 per cent.
House seat gains will be seven
for California, two for Florida,
adn one each for Maryland, Mich
igan, Texas, Virginia and Wash
ington. Losses will be three for
Pennsylvania, two. each for Miss
ouri, New York and Oklahoma,
and one each for Arkansas, Illin
ois, Kentucky. Mississippi and
Tennessee.
The census bureau’s calcula
tions on the reapportionment of
seats were the mathematical ans
wer to what changes will be made
in the 1953 House membership to
tal remains 435, as at present.
Congress conceivably could
make a different matter of it by
voting to enlarge the size o*f the
House. Some enlargement is cer
tain if Congress admits Alaska
and Hawaii to the Union, a ques
tion to be taken up at the session
to convene November 27 or ear
lier.
Death ray—The withering look
a wife gives her husband when
she finds him eyeing another wo
man.
Bernard Shaw,
Noted Writer, 94,
Passes On
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(By The Associated Press)
AYOT ST. LAWRENCE, Eng.,
| (/P)—George Bernard Shaw, the
| century’s most famous play wright,
; died yesterday at the age erf 94.
The life of the frail oldlrish
j born wit who massed a fortune by
poking fun at the shortcomings of
I this civilized age, flicked out at
last at 4:58 a.m.
A tumble in his garden on Sept.
10 while pruning a tree proved
the undoing of the self-styled Na
poleon of drama. He broke his
left thigh bone and was taken to
Luton hospital to have the bones
pinned together. A bladder ail
; ment complicated his condition.
He suffered a relapse Sunday.
The author of 55 plays, five
novels and countless essays—the
best of which were turned out af
ter he was 40—Shaw was credited
by many critics with reviving
British drama after its golden age
of Goldsmith and Sheridan.
As a political propagandist he
espoused the cause of the Fabian
Socialists and helped lay the
foundation of the present Labor
Party.
POLLY GETS THE
SAFE CRACKERS
MILAN, (/PI—A pet talking par
rot is credited with frustrating an
attempt to loot the Banca Popo
laire of Milan and saving the in
stitution a possible loss of $16,000.
Bank employees said burglars
broke into the safe but fled with
out taking any money. They be
lieve the bank’s pet parrot, caged
in the room, may have scared off
the safe crackers.
Nugget Ads Bring Quick Results
GRUENING CHAIRMAN
1951 MARCH OF DIMES
NEW YORK — Governor Er
nest Gruening again has accepted
! the chairmanship of the March of j
I Dimes in Alaska, Basil O’Connor,
! president of the National Founda
i tion for Infantile Paralysis, dis- J
closed today As chairman of the
1051 March of Dimes, Gov Gruen
ing will head the National Foun
dation’s fund-raising appeal in
the Alaska Territory for the 10th
consecutive year
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At the same time, Mr O’Connor
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I made known that Alaska’s Health
; Commissioner, Dr. C. Earl Al
| brecht,, has accepted the post of
Territorial representative of the
1951 March of Dimes.
Gov. Gruening and Dr. Albrecht
will coordinate all fund-raising
activities for the March of Dimes ]
throughout the Alaska area.
This fall, polio incidence rose,
in Alaska among families of Arm-1
ed Forces personnel as well as
among the civilian pouplation at i
Anchorage, Fairbanks and Ketch
ikan. Through the cooperation of
the Military Air Transport Serv
ice, the National Foundation in
[ October rushed eight iron lungs
; to trouble spots in the Territory.
The 1951 March of Dimes takes
place January 15-31. Through vol
untary contributions to the fund
raising drive, the National Foun
dation is enabled to carry on its
three-pronged fight against infan
tile paralysis.
LION AND WOMAN
ESCAPE WILD DOGS
WAU, Sudan, (/P) — A pack of
wild dogs chased a lion into a na
tive hut but were scared away by
the shouts of an old woman.
The lion, authorities reported,
sauntered out after the dogs had
fled, uninterested in the howling
woman.
GEN. MacARTHUR
MAY GET SALT
SINGAPORE (£>)—An 8,500-ton
cargo of salt afloat in Singapore
harbor may soon be cm its way to
General MacArthur, for whom it
was originally intended. The salt,
from Caro de Gata, in Spain, is in
the barnacle-covered Chinese Na
tionalist merchantship, Hai Hsuan
which ran up the Communist flag
six months ago here. The U. S.
Consul-General in Singapore de
manded delivery of the vessel at
the time on grounds the National
ists had not completed payment
for it, but failed in the proceed
ings.
Negotiations are going on to
tranship the cargo from the for
mer Liberty ship, one of 30 sold
to Nationalist China, to another
vessel.
Rip Van Winkle couldn’t have
slept for 20 years nowadays. Some
body would have been waking
him up every few hours tor pay his
taxes.
NAZARENE CHURCH
RE-DECORATED
In preparation for the annual
series of evangelistic services at
the Church of the Nazarene, the
sanctuary and annex of the
church recently have been re-dec
orated. Pew-benches gleam with
new coats of paint applied entire
ly by the young people, Sunday
school tables have received bright
new finishes, and the choir section
a new set of curtains.
All the work was dome by mem
bers and friends of the church,
with materials furnished by busi
ness firms of Nome It represents
another forward step by the
church that is growing with Nome:
“The Friendly Church With The
Singing Tower”
In colonial America bowls,
mugs and pitchers were blown .
from blue, amber, brown or green
glass. Replicas of these famous
pitchers are still being made in
American glasshouses today.
WE CARRY LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
FINE LIQUORS, BEER AND WINE
Out-of-Town Orders Carefully Handled
THE NOME LIQUOR STORE
ARCTIC OIL DELIVERY
Phone—Shop: Black 76 — Residence: Main 52
WE CHECK YOUR TANK REGULARLY
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