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VOL- XL1X, No. 52. NOME~~ ALASKA',"WEDNESDAY,'‘APRIlI^ 1947 PER COPY — 15c
NEWS IN BRIEF
BERKELEY, Calif. i/P»—Fire of
a mysterious origin, which appar
ently started beneath the street,
caused damage estimated at $290,
* 000 in mid-town Berkeley Monday
night. Fire chief William Meinheit,
who provided the e?tima*e of loss,
said the four-alarm blaze com
pletely burned out the Santa Fe
Railway Ticket office, quarters of
a fur company, florist, and barber
shop, and the Berkeley office of
the Oakland Tribund.
LONDON, (/P)—Capt. Jaime Sto
rey began a irans-Atlantic flight
Tuesday in a single-engined Brit
ish Spitfire fighter plane, en route
to Buenos Aires where he intends
to use the machine for commercial
aerial photography. The plane was
equipped with extra gasoline tanks.
WASHINGTON, (/P)—The U. S.
Fish and Wildlife service announc
ed Tuesday the appointment
Seton H. Thompson as chief of the
division of Alaska fisheries, with
headquarters at Chicago. Thomp
son, assistant chief of the division
since 1931, succeeds Ward T. Bow
er, who resigned recently. He has
studied Alaskan fish and shellfish
since 1926. He attended the Uni
versity of Washingtqp and Stan
ford.
WASHINGTON, (/P>—President
Truman today signed legislation
renaming Boulder dam Hoover
dam.
Mr. Truman used four pens in
signing the resolution and sent
them to Lawrence Ritchie, secre
tary to former President Herbet
Hoover, with the view to HooveV’s
distributing the pens as he pleases.
CHICAGO, </P)— The Fairteen
club, an organization of high school
girls, has issued this “directive”
for the benefit of all present and
future baby sitters among its mem
bers:
Do—homework, read a book,
check the baby every half hour,
knit or sew.
Don’t—Dress sloppily, turn ra
dio on loud, invite boy-friend in to
jittrbug, raid ice box or make a
lot of ’phone calls, hold the baby
over the gas stove to dry its dia
pers.
BUENOS, AIRES, UP)—An Ar
gentine deputy said today on the
floor of the Chamber that Presi
dent Higinio Moringo of revolt
troubled Paraguay, had taken ref
uge in the Spanish embassy in
Asuncion.
LONDON, (/PI—Sir Almroth Ed
ward Wright, the introducer of
anti-typhoid -innoculation, died
here today. He was 85 years old.
He also did much valuable work
in the preparation of other vac
cines, such as those for tuberculo
sis and pneumonia.
MOSCOW, (IP)—'The Soviet cap
ital was decked out in holiday re
galia today in readiness for tomor
row’s May day celebration—ex
pected to be the biggest since the
war.
Prime Minister Stalin, who was
away on vacation during last
year’s May day celebration, is ex
Great Damage hi
States Tornado
TTH, Mo. i/P> — Tornadic
winds whipped through small
towns in Arkansas. Missouri
low a. leaving at least 20 dead
today, injuring more than "0 and
c using thousands of dollars in
property damage.
Hardest hit was this northwest
Missouri town, with a population
of 232 Thirteen persons were kill
ed and approximately 45 injured.
Only half a dozen buildings in the
town were left standing.
■TAl 1CUM >CVCU Wf 1 MU
eri in Arkansas where Y’icious
winds last night lashed the small
community of Bright Water and
swept close to Gavfeld, not far
from the Missouri line.
A to-nado also struck Clio, a
town of about 200 population,'in
southwestern Iowa, causing ex
tensive property damage. No loss
of life was reported, however.
The tornado that hit Worth
swept through the center of the
town wiping out the entire busi
ness district. Two of the town’s
fhree churches and its brick
schcolhouse were among the build
ings demolished. Practically every
tree in town was clipped off.
A1 Dopking, CP) reporter who
also covered the recent Texas City,
Tex., explosion disaster, described
the devastation here as greater
nroportionately than that at the
Texas town.
N. A. Combs, a Worth mail car
rier, said he doubted if the com
munity would be rebuilt.
ROTARY SCOUT PROGRAM
PROGRESSING NICELY
The Rotary Club Scout commit
tee report that their program is
progressing on schedule. Jack Hu
dert, chairman, states that the three
qucnsets have been delivered to
the site selected on Nome River,
across from the Road House on a
bluff overlooking the river. All
who took part in the project now
wear a sunburn and a smile of sat-(
isfaction.
John McNees, chairman of the
Ways and Means committee states
that the budget for the year will
be about $3,000.00. This will in
clude expenses for summer camp,
I remodeling and reconditioning th^
; town club house, furniture and
fixtures. Several prominent citi
zens have already been contacted
for support and have pledged
themselves willingly.
Stanley Morgan and Bill Gillis,
who are working on the town club
report that the wiring and recon
struction jobs are well under way.
NEW PAN AMERICAN DC-4
WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT
Pan American Airways an
nounces the first arrival of their
new DC-4 planes tonight at about
10:00. p.m. The Clipper Northwind
will make the inaugural flight and
will be christened upon arrival
here with Bering Sea water.
The public is cordially invited
to inspect the new aircraft upon
j its arrival here.
pected to be on hand in Red Square
j to review the parade from the tri
bunal atop Lenin’s tomb.
U. S. INot l o Await
Soviet ‘Exhaustion*
(Bv Edward E. Sonar)
WASHINGTON >P>. The United
States served no'ice or. Russia yes
terday that this country will d ive
ahead with steps to help speed Eu
rope’s recovery without awaiting
the big-p >wer “compromise of ex
haustion” forseen by Premier Sta
lin.
Secretary of State Marshall dis
clo ed the Soviet leader’s sugges
tion and the American reply in a
plain-spo1 c n report to the nation
Monday night on the dissention
torn Moscow foreign ministers con
ference.
Stalin lold him at their secret
Kremlin meeting two weeks ago.
Marshall said, that the big-four
powers might be able to compro
mise all <heir major differences,
"after they had exhausted them
selves in dispute.”
In his delayed retort, the cabinet
officer put the blame squarely on
Russia for the failure of the for
eign minifies to agree on a peace
treaty for Austria and the rough
outlines of one for Germany, and
declared:
“The patient is sinking while the
doctors deliberate.”
“I believe that action cannot
await comoromise through exhaus
tion,” Marshall went on, “what
ever action is possible to meet
these pressing problems must be
taken without delay.” The secre
tary did not elaborate on the point.
Telephone Strike
At A Glance
'By The Associated Press)
Some telephone workers in New
York City and Pennsylavnia ended
their strike today.
In New York City, four inde
pendent unions with 37,000 mem
bers settled with the New York
Telephone Co., for $4 weekly wage
increase, but five unions with
some 19,000 members affiliated
with the national federation of
telephone workers remained on
strike.
In Pennsylvania, 0.000 mainten
ance workers ended their strike
against the Bell Telephone com
pany of Pennsylvania with a con
tract providing wage increase of
$3 and $4 weekly. Workers were
trickling back to their jobs in Phil
adelphia and Pittsbugh.
Until today no A.T.&T. company
had made a wage offer except the
Northwestern Bell company, cov
ering Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa,
North Dakota and South Dakota.
It offered an increase of $2.50 a
week. Employees turned it down.
Four sets of wage talks are un
derway in the cross-country strike.
CHARLES O'LEARY MARRIED
IN MONTANA
Mrs. J. J. O’Leary received word
from her son Charles O’Leary, this
morning announcing his marriage
to Margaret Clark of Forsythe,
Mont., on April 29. The young cou
ple plan to be in Nome in the very
near future and will spend the
summer at Teller where they are
mining.
hr ia Reopens
IVJestim*
NEW YORK. (/?. — In.'
opened 4he Pales4;* o d ?b*'• .*ro
to lay v/it 1 a pie t to • • the Je\
a v >it ° in the pr cedh . 1' the
«
n wial assembly of the United Na
tions. The s'^erin* com mil nc
heard the soo’ esmen of five Arab
.‘dates present their views yester
day. and I l*i delegate Asaf Ali
nsked:
“Whe”'' '' ‘ue representatives
of the Jf" ~ oeoole who will be
affected*’ ' '* * o is Palestine?”
He then ' ! ' he committee as it
re. umed ' a'a this morning: “We
are play; ~Tam!et without the
Prince of Denmark.”
• Ali eP" demanded representa
tion for t' ^r.abs of Palestine.
“I want t * hear the Arabs of
Palestine” he said. “Where are
they? I r •'ot ’ now if my friends
have pul forward their viewpoint.”
Both the British and American
delegation wvc reported opposed
to Jewish pa ticipation *with a
vote-less vo ce in the special as
sembly of setting up an inquiry
committee.
Hon ° 7scv3
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WASHINGTON f/P)—The House
passed a $200 000,000 foreign relief
bill today after cutting$150,000,000
f'ff the sum a ked by the adminis
tration and clamping tight condi
tions on aid going to countries un
der Russian domination.
The measure now goes to the
Senate where the foreign relations
committee already has approved
the full $350,000,000 figure.
Final passage came after the
House shouted down a motion by
Rep. O’Konski <R.-Wis.) to return
the bill to committee. The House
already had voted to trim the
i funds and fix distribution stand
ards where Moscow minght be in
; volved.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HELD NOON MEETING’
I
Highlights of the Chamber of
Commerce meeting held yesterday
noon include a report of the Ko>
garok mining problems by Frank
Whaley. He suggested t^v
Chamber take action to have rail
road services re-established at
lower costs or otherwise the vol
ume of freight will go by Teller to
Davidson Landing. The $30 per ton
rate now in force is excessive, he
stated. Rehabilitating the railroad
from Dry Creek is urgently needed
to cut down costs. Bud Harper also
commented on the subject, collab
orating Mr. Khaleys statements.
A. Polet, acting secretary sug
gested that an effort be made to
organize a Divisional Development
Board, and perfect an organization
including the outlying districts, as
only by education can we hope to
bring about a permanent develop
ment which is so badly needed
here.
Guests were Mrs. Ordway, pho
tographer from Juneau, who states
she enjoyed the Fair and compli
mented the people of Nome for it.
Paul Stockard, of Tacoma, was
also a guest .
Canadian Plane
People
A
Ahorad ! )is appears
B. C. r», __ a
nada Airlines plane with
i.sins aboard disappeared
'■"lay on a flight from Leth
Al‘a., to Vancouver. There
■ ° absolutely no clues as to its
- . hereabouts, although the plane—
i ( -56 transport—checked in by
adi a only three minutes before it
was scheduled to land here last
. night.
At that time, the Northwestern
sir command said, the plane re
>rto i it was on the west leg of the
Vancouver radio range and was
nreparing to come in from 7,000
feet altitude for a landing. The
olane has not been heard from
since. There were no Americans
aboard.
Eleven planes took off from Van
comer and Nanaimo airports at
daybreak to search for the twin
engined Lodestar. Four of them
were R.C.A.F. craft.
It was feared the plane may
plunged into the Straits of
Georgia.
“I heard a sound like thunder,”
• lid Mrs. A. Newberry, a Nanaimo
resident. “Then there was silence.”
Other residents repofed hearing
the plane, just off the coast. Bob
Vewart. president of the Nanaimo
vreo Press, heard it. “It was flying
'ow, and its engines were making
a peculiar noi e. They were loud,
and then they faded.”
VANCOUVER, B. C., VP) — A
“bright object” spotted on one of
the lower levels of 5,000-foot Mt.
Morkirity, 20 miles west of Nana
imo on Vancouver Island, provided
searchers with their only clue to
mv to a Trans-Canada Airlines
transport, which di.sapnea red early
yesterday near the end of a Leth
b ; igc, Alta., to Vancouver flight.
Royal Canadian Air Force
planes, grounded last night by ceil
ings almost zero, stood ready to
search the rugged east side of the
island for the missing craft as soon
‘hr y get a brea£ in the weather.
Ground forces were prepairing
'o nved’gate the “object” spotted
yesterday by an RCAF flier, who
reported visibility was too poor to
identify it as a plane or its wreck
age.
The mountain is approximately
rr) airline miles west of Vancou
ver’s sea island airport, the plane’s
destination, it is about 20 miles
west of Nanaimo, island coastal
♦own just 40 miles across the Strait
of r*leorgia from Vancouver.
JIM ROBBINS FERRIED
PLANE INTO NOME
Jim Robbins arrived Monday,
having ferried in a plane for the
Munz Air Service. He will leave
fo- Candle in the near future.
PETER X. PETERSON
RETURNS FROM STATES
Peter X. Peterson, well known
old-timer who went out last fall
due to failing vision, returned
Monday night feeling fine and
wearing new glasses. While in
Seattle he stayed at the Savoy
where he saw many Nomeites.