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VOL. XLIX. No. 62_NOMEr ALASKA, FRIDAy7 MAY~23, 1947 PER COPY — 15c
NEWS IN BRIEF
NEW YORK, (TP) — Present
Larry MacPhail of the New York
Yankees has slapped fines rang
ing from $100 to $25 on a half
dozen of his players, including
Joe Dimaggio, for their refusal to
participate in promotional activi
ties.
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Dimaggio drew the heaviest
fine, $100, for refusing to have his
picture taken during the recent
series against Cleveland here.
KANSAS CITY, (TP)—President
Trumdn announced Thursday he
is appointing former Democratic
Representative Emmet O’Neal of
Kentucky as Ambassador to the
Philippines. O’Neal’s nomination
to succeed Paul V. McNutt, first
Ambassador to the new Republic,
probably will go to the Senate to
morrow. McNutt is returning to
the practice of law.
NEW YORK, (TP)—Albert Fim
bel, Hotel Pennsylvania employee,
has two “anything-you-want”
meals coming to him. They’re his
reward for catching a pigeon that
was loosed in the hotel lobby Sat
urday night. Fembel used popcorn,
peanuts and water to entice the
elusive bird into a cage-like trap
yesterday. j
KANSAS CITY, (yP)—A field of j
32 qualifiers for the Missouri ^
golf association’s state amateur;
championship teed off this mom-!
ing to determine the 1947 titlist. ]
But not a stroke was fired in
Missouri.
Missouri Hills country club,
site of the tourney, has its club
house in Missouri, but the course
is across the street in Kansas.
CHICAGO, (IP) — The baseball
game at Wrigley Field between
the Chicago Cubs and Philadel
phia Phils Wednesday was close
and the nearly 8,000 fans made
lots of noise.
But Paul Ream. 49, of suburban
Wheaton, fell asleep during the
game and he didn’t wake up until
last night. He telephoned police
for help in getting him out of the
dark Park.
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After detective William Nolan
and Dell Brust released him and
put him ort a train for home,
Ream asked the policemen: “Say,
who won the game?”
(The Cubs won, 2 to 1).
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. (/P)—A
compromise settlement of the
week-long non-delivery strike by
150 Spring Salmon gillnet fisher
men at Skeena River was an
nounced Wednesday.
The agreement calls for pay
ment of 17.6 cents a pound for
dressed fish, as contrasted with
the cannery offer of 16V& cents
and fishermen’s demands for re
tention of the 1946 price of 21
cents.
-WASHINGTON, (JF)—Mrs. Ros
coe G. O’Byrne of Brookville, Ind.,
was elected president'general of
the Daughter of the American
Revolution early today.
She succeeds' Mrs. Julius Y.
Talmadge, of Athens, Ga., ahd
will serve for three years. •
1947 Graduating Clas3, Nome High School
m traditional cap and gown the 1947 Nome High School Senior Graduating Class: deft to right
front row) Phyllis Roell, Julia Silverman, Elinor Dowd, Mary Ann Amarok, Roberta Snyder, and
Charlotte Jane Scott; (second row, left to right) Tom Tuckpr, James Edwards, Walter McCarthy and
Elliot Mozee (not shown in picture).
WILL CONDUCT
DAILY VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL
Genevieve White of Juneau,
arrived last night to conduct a
daily vacation Bible School at the
Pentecostal Assembly of Gojl
Church every morning from 9:30
a.m. to 12 noon, starting Monday,
May 26 through Friday, June 6.
She will be assisted in the school
by Rev. and Mrs. Alvin Capener.
GENEVIEVE WHITE
Miss White is a graduate of the
Northwest Bible Institute, and
has had great success in conduct
ing these schools in various parts
of the country.
The children enjoy these Bible
school sessions very much; as they
consist, besides Bible study, of
games, singing, fun, true stories
and making things. All children
of Nome are urgently requested
to attend these daily vacation
Bible school classes.
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Balkan Report Due
For Bad Weather
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LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. (/P> —
The United Nations Balkans in
vestigation commission report
signed today in Geneva is headed
for rough sailing in the United
Nations security council. There is
a definite prospect that Soviet
Russia might veto any condemna
tion of her Balkan allies.
Battle lines on the report al
ready have been drawn in the
council, where Russia and Poland
stand against any moves to con
demn Yugoslavia, Albania and
Bulgaria in the Balkan border dis
pute.
The commission is expected to
arrive with its mass of documents
early in June and the fight will
open formally shortly after its ar
rival.
A preliminary squabble ended
last night in a council refusal to
accept a Russian proposal limiting
i the power of a sub-commission
! left to watch the border while the
council acts on the full report was
taken up in the council.
The U. N. charter gives the se
curity council full and complete
authority to decide what is a
threat to peace and just what to
do abotit it.
Check (Health Of
Bikini Test Men
WASHINGTON, OP)—'The navy
announced yesterday that a com
plete blood count has been order
ed for all men still in Service who
took part in the Bikini atom bomb
tests last year.
The order was described by a
bureau of medicine officer as a
“routine followup.”
Secretary Forrestal directed that
Administrator For
Aid Sought
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WASHINGTON, bP)—President
Truman’s difficulty in finding a
top-notch man to run the new
American aid program in Greece
threatens some delay in getting
the operation underway.
The State Dpartment already is
reported to be acquiring a $100,- (
000,000 RFC loan to finance* the
start of the $400,000,000 undertak
ing to buttress Greece and Turkey
against any extension of Soviet
power over those countries.
But officials made clear that de
spite the availability of money i
and the authority granted by Con
gress in the bill which Mr. Tru
man signed yesterday, nothing
very substantial can be accom-;
plished until an administrator is
appointed and takes over his du
ties.
Diplomatic officials were hope
ful this might be done today. But
they were uncertain whether it
could be. At least five men have
been considered but for a variety
of reasons eadh has proved un
available. Inside speculation at
the moment centers around Paul
Hoffman, president of the Stude
baker Corp.
the checkup be made in an order
to all ships and stations dated May
19 and made public today.
Between 35,000 and 40,000 navy
men were in the vicinity when
two atom bombs were exploded
July 1 and 25 in the Pacific last
year. Most of them were due for
discharge at that time and the
navy does not know how many
still are in service.
An official said no ill effects
from the atom bomb tests have
been found and declared there is
no cause for alarm.
Largest Class In
Years Receive
Diplomas
The largest group of graduates
'vi>; ■ the Nome High School since
'.DM received their diplomas last
cv n:ng ,'n the school auditorium,
which was decorated with lovely
ho^scplants in bloom.
After the invocation by Rev. M.
Day, Walter McCarthy, salutatori
an, welcomed parents and friends
with well chosen remarks.
Col. J. Bodle, commanding of
ficer of the Nome Base, who was
speaker of the evening, chose as
his subiect, “Leadership.” He
pointed out to the young people
that leaders are made and not
born, as long as they have ability
and the determination to go
ahead. He also pointed out that a
“must” in leadership is a thor
ough knowledge of what you are
leading and self confidence that
you know it better than the other
fellow.
Col. Bodle’s address was well
received by both graduating
classes, as well as by the invited
guests.
Awards were made by the
superintendent, W. Angell, who
announced the following high
school students had been neither
absent nor tardy during the school
year:
Walter McCarthy, Elinor Dowd,
Jack Dowd, Olga Hay, Roberta
Snyder
Charlotte Jane Scott, was
awarded the honor of having her
name placed on the Polet Plaque
as the most outstanding graduat
ing student in all around activities.
Valedictorian for the class of
1947 was Julia Silverman, who
gave a splendid talk appropriate
to the occasion.
The Girls Chorus under the di
rection of Mrs. M. Beberman,
sang several numbers during the
program.
Diplomas were presented to the
graduates by the president of the
• School Board, Jack Dowd. He also
presented certificates to the grad
uating students of the eighth grade
who were: Juanita Fagerstrom,
Lois Swanberg, Alice Miller, Bet
ty Blakesley, Marilyn Dowd, Glen
Mazen, Ralph Bingham, Vincent
Akaluc, Johnnie Bell, Joe Felder,
Charles Wheeler.
Mrs. M. Beberman, music direc
tor for the school played the pro
cessional and the postlude.
THREE TEACHERS RESIGN
FROM SCHOOL
'J’oday marks the close of an
other school year. Mr. W. Angell
reports that most of the teachers
will be returning next year.
Mrs. M. Beberman and Mrs.
W. Gillis, who married during the
school year have resigned.
Mr. Frank Jones resigned to
take over the school at Valdez as
superintendent, and plans to leave
immediately.
CHANGE IN MASSES
AT CATHOLIC CHURCH
Father Anable announces that
until further notice masses will
be said as follows:
Sunday Mass—7:30 and 8:45 am.
At Base—10:10 am.
Weekday Mass—7:30 am.