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VQL. L. No. 151_NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1948 PER COPY 1.7c
NEWS IN BRIEF
WASHINGTON, (/P)—President
Truman was asked today about
his plans to visit Alaska and he
sadi he does not have any.
The question was put to him at
his news conference. A reporter
sadi there have been stories from
Alaska that Mr. Truman plans to
^ visit there. The questioner want
ed to know whether the President
could say anything about that.
He replied he has no j^lans of
that sort.
SEATTLE, </P)—Due to heavy
cargo offerings, the SS. Alaska of
Alaska Steamship company will
call at two additional ports—
Wrangell and Petersburg — this
voyage, the company said yester
day. The ship is scheduled to sail
at 11N a.m. today from Pier 42 for
Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Val
dez, Seward and the two added
ports.
TOKYO, <7P) — A 32-year-old
Alabama soldier was hanged to
day for the hammer slayihg of four
Japanese.
It was the first hanging of a
member of the American army of
occupation in Japan. The man,
Pvt. Stratman Armistead, a Negro
of Thomasville, Ala., was convict
ed of bludgeoning a Japanese
father and two sons and a girl to
death near Yokohama Oct. 26,
1947.
Doctor Tucker says: There is
nothing as conducive to health as
an evening of relaxation and en
tertainment such as can be had in
a small community. The doctor is
taking in the Roof Garden.
SEATTLE, (JP)—Christmas Day
will be a double celebration for a
pioneer Washington couple. It’s
their 50th wedding anniversary.
The two, Mr. and Mrs. William
Prather, were married on Christ
mas Day, 1898, at Yakima. Their
wedding trip was to Alaska where
Prater, representing packing com
panies, furnished much of the
meat for the gold rush camps. He
numbered among his customers
Skagway’s famed bad man, Soapy
Smith. /
TOKYO, —Japan’s govern
ment lost its temper today and cut
off striking seamen’s pay because
the sailors voted to keep on strik
ing. ...
Sounds crazy for an employer to
pay..strikers,,doesn’t it? Not in
: Japan. The practice is to keep on
. paying workers during a strike.'
The ^seamen work for the govern
ment, which has been following
•Ahe.eusjQqri, - . *
LONDON, • (/P) — Princess Eliza
beth left Buckingham Palaqe to
day for her first outing since the
birth of^her Son, Prince Charles, a
month ago.
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PARIS, (/P) premier H en r i I
Queuille was shaken up last night'
whep he . fell on the stairs of the j
Council of the Republic — upper
house of Parliament.
The premier, 64, said^he. was not1
badly hurt* and was al his office j
today as usual. •
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Chamber Dinner- i
Forum Well
Attended
Wednesday evening the Cham
ber of Commerce held their last
meeting of 1948 at the Pioneer
Hall with a large group in attend
ance for the special affair given to
^discuss the economic survey held
recently for the Second Division
by the Alaska Development Board.
George Sundborg, consultant of
the Board was in attendance.
President Bud Harper as toast-,
master, called the attention of the
assembled group to the time and
earnest endeavor the various com- :
mittees of the Chamber had given !
to working out the many problems |
confronting this Division. The |
most prominent committee heads
present being George Beacom, en- j
tertainment; Paul Mandeville,
Health and Sanitation; Ted Duf
field, housnig; A. Polet, tourist;
Don Lyle Roads. He later called
attention to the stupendous task of
the breakwater committee, heal
ed by Carl Lomen, now enroute to
Washington to carry through the
program and get the needed ap- j
propriation.
Mr. Sundborg was introduced, I
complimented the Chamber for
its activity and called attention to j
the big responsibility placed in its
hands.
He complimented Ed Anderson,'
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Roof Garden
Saturday Night
At 8 p.m. tomorrow evening the
school gymnasium doors will be
opened to admit the onrush of
pleasure seekers who will avail
themselves of the opportunity to
indulge in an evening of social en
tertainment; meet their lrinds and
in a general way relax from the
cares and worries incident to all
of us.
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The program will start prompt
ly at 9 p.m., and thereafter, until
the small hours of Sunday morn
ing, it will be one continuous en
tertainment.
After witnessing a very success
ful dress rehearsal last evening,
much could be said about the pro
gram, cast, costumes, special fea
tures, etc., but the committee has
advised that those participating
would prefer to surprise the audi
ence, as for instance: when some
of the professionals who are now
incognito in our midst, will be in
troduced at the footlights. Suffice
is to say, the program has been
well and carefully planned, no ef
fort or expense being spared to
give to the people of Nome a much
needed, long overdue treat which
you will undoubtedly appreciate.
The committee members on
amusements and games have gone
all out to reproduce in effect at
least, what was witnessed in Nome
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Community Christmas Program
December 17, 1948 — 8:00 P.M.
GROUP I
; RHYTHM BAND—First and Second Grade Boys
1. Our Rhythm Band
2. ABC—German Folk Song
3. Matches—Alsatian Folk Tune
CHRISTMAS DRILL—With Swedish Folk Dance
First and Second Grade Girls
CHORUS—Merry Christmas—Third Grade
(Directors: Mrs. McCarthy, Miss Steinbreck, Mrs. Paulsen, Miss Walsh)
i NATIVE TRANSLATER CHOIR
1. NEE-shuee—suivak Oun-nuwak
(Silent) (Night)
2. Kuyah-thlee Sella
(Joy to) (The World)
GROUP II
PLAY—A Visit to Santa Claus—Fourth and Fifth Grades
Characters:
Bettina .... Helen Sahlin
Mother ... Carolyn Hyndman
Clown . Joseph Norbert
Santa ......:.. Billy Nelson
Mother Goose.:..,. Mary Jean Boucher
Humpty Dumpty .. .. Milton Willoya
Lucy Locket .•....,..Anna Ailak
The Cat .:..'...-...-..-..Star Hunt
Miss Muffet'.*.............:.Arlene Muller
Bo-Peejj....:...*...a.. Sadie Bell
The Red Ball ...Edith Morton
The Dog !..'.....v..Paul^Glavinovich
Mouse • .Tonnie Futtz
Carolers* Fourth and .Fifth Graders (Behind Scenes)
“Silent fright,” <rO'Come, All Ye Faithful!”: • • •••*-•
(Directors: Mrs. Mohn, Mrs. Peabody)*
group Hi ’ * ’.V. :•:%
CHRISTMAS CAROLS—Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Grades
. ; * ' •* (Three-part Songs)
1. O Holy Night....:*..-..Adam, arr/ by Alfred Judsoh
2. Christmas Voices ..-,..v.. Clarence Kohman
3. Redeemer Divine ..;.Hawthorne, arr. by Alfred Judson
, '„4. Morning Bells-....;... Arthur Adams
' School Program Chairman—MISS REEDY
(Director: Mrs. -Dunbar)
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* COMING OF SANTA GLAUS
COMMUNITY.RINGING -V
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Internationl News
At A Glance —
Thursday. December 16. 7948
'Bv The Associated Press*
The French blew up today the
towers of Russia's Berlin radio,
which has been broadcasting long
tirades against the Western Allies.
The towers were in the French
sector. The French said they noti
fied the station managers Nov. 20
the towers would have to come
down because they endangered
airlift planes.
The Russians have another
tower outlet 20 miles east of the
city but it is vastly inferior to that
the French destroyed. Radio Ber
lin, the Russians’ most effective
propaganda outlet, remained off
the air since the Reds apparently
were unable immediately to set up
alternative towers.
The Russians said nothing for
the moment.
Chinese communists swarmed
through the suburbs of Peiping,
| the ancient capital and great city
of the north. The old walls of the
city were encircled and rifle fire
could be heard within. The news
that the government commander
in North China, Gen. Fu Tso-Yi,
has allowed the communists to
reach Peiping’s walls, stunned
the Chiang Kai-Shek regime in
shaky Nanking.
Nearly everyone believed Fu
had some sort of understanding
with the communists. Fighting
i around Peiping still was small
scale and Red forces engaged were
small.
The communist squeeze on Nan
king became tighter when the
Reds cut the railroad to Pengu
in 20 places about 70 miles from
Nanking. The encirclement of
350,000 government troops appear
ed to be tighter and tougher.
The U. S. asked its supreme
court not to “tamper” with the in
ternational tribunal verdict which
; doomed Japan’s wartime premier
! Tojo and six others to the gallows.
| Russia meted out stiff prison
| term to a dozen factory managers
I and engineers for turning out de
j fective goods. Hungary, one of the I
I iron curtain countries which cow- i
| ered in defeat with Germany three
| years ago, told the U. S. to “mind
I its own business” and rejected a 1
I protest against the seizure of!
American-owned oil properties.
An American spokesman said
the U. S. probably will call on the
United Nations security council to
morrow to tackle the. Indonesian
problem. Open wa rthreatens to
resume between the Dutch and In
donesians.
- The British said Israel was be
lieved to have shot down an RAF
plane missing over Palestine since
No. 20. The British navy also in
vestigated what looked like sabo
tage aboard its carrier Terrible.
The Costa Ricans said two pri
soners seized in the north declared
Gen. Anastasia Somoza, the Nica
raguan boss, pledged full support
to the current invasion of Costa
Rica. Other Western Hemisphere
nations are beginning an inquiry.
Five youthful men took over El
Salivador, where the fifth Latin
American government of the year
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Phil. Marlin Pleads
C#uiltv to Seeond
Decree Murder
Philip Martin, who was indicted
by the Grand Jury for the murder
of Luella Grant in the first degree,
and who had pleaded not guilty,,
changed his plea yesterday in the
U. S. District Court to a plea of
guilty of murder in the second de
gree. His attorneys were Allen
Orton and C. C. Tanner. No date
was announced in court for pass
ng sentence.
('hiiaiinu Will
Leave For Nome
SEATTLE (/P)—Quianna, which
is one way of spelling the Eskimo
word for “thank you" is the name
; Hollywood hung on Mrs. Wilma
Bernhard Munz of Teller and
Nome.
* I can't remember my own Es«
k:m name," the beautiful half
! Eskimo girl admitted in Seattle
Wednesday. “When I can remem
ber it, I can’t pronounce it.”
Quianna is the daughter of a
•Continued on Page Ten)
Many Dead In
Brazil Floods
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, bp)—
More than 300 are known dead,
hundreds are missing and thou
sands are homeless in two states
of Brazil today in the wake of
heavy rains which sent torrential
floods over wide areas.
The rains had beat down with
deadly monotony for 15 days on
the states of Rio de Janeiro and
Minas Gerais, topped off by a
cloud b urst two days ago. Au
thorities of both states said hun
dreds were injured.
Communications and transport
still were disrupted today and of
ficials of the two states were un
able to assess the full toll of dam
age and casualties.
SANTA PAYS EARLY VISIT
TO NOME
Santa Claus put in his first ap
pearance on his busy schedule at
noon today when he arrived at the
Nome School with a dog team and
looked over the children who will
be participating in the program
tonight when he brings them each
a bag of good things to eat.
He is also scheduled to arrive
at the Nome Hardware Store at
2:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon, and
manager Larry Galvin says there
will be a. surprise package at the
store for all children wh<~* visit
Santa there at that time.
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