Larry Galvin returned home to-;
day with Pan American after a
very brief business trip to Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearse Walsh are
the parents of a son, born this
morning at the hospital. The new
est member of the well known
Walsh family of Nome has been
named William Micheal.
John Howard Payne, author of
“Home, Sweet Home,” was prob
ably the first American actor to
appear on the British stage.
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Award Gen. Clay
Oak Leaf Cluster
For Service
WASHINGTON, (A>) — Gen. Lu
cius D. Clay, retiring American
military commander in Germany,
returned home yesterday and re
ceived from President Truman a
decoration lor services “of su
preme value to his country and to
humanity.”
At a White House ceremony,
Mr. Truman awarded Clay a sec
ond oak leaf cluster in liew of a
third distinguished service medal.
The citation read by the Presi
dent said that Clrfy, as U. S. mili
tary governor in Germany, “added
new and imperishable luster to his
record.”
Clay, the citation went on,
“proved himself not only a soldier
in the finest tradition of our
American arms,” but also “a
statesman of the highest order—
firm, courageous, dedicated to the
cause of peace.”
On the other side of the Capitol,
the Senate had before it President
Truman’s recommendation that
Clay wind up his 31-year army ca
reer with his temporary rank of
full general made permanent.
The 52-year old officer cli
maxed his long army service with
the successful Berlin airlift, which
brought the necessities of life to
the Russian-blockaded German
sectors of Berlin solely by air for
more than 10 months.
He stepped down from his post
wifh the expressed wish to “go
back to Marietta, Ga., and go cat
fishing.”
TELEPHONE CO. REPLACING
DAMAGED CABLE
The Alaska Telephone and Tele
graph company has been having
difficulty with its telephone cable
to the Federal building, which is
□ buried cable. It is reported that
it has a leak someplace and has
become water soaked so the com
pany is busy putting in a new
overhead cable during which time
all phones to the federal building
are out of order.
According to manager, Luther
Dunbar, the new cable will be in
soon.
Catches Head In
Railroad Trestle;
Ties Up Traffic
(Continued from Page One)
his head in, Jimmy pulled it out.
His ears were swollen. There were
tears on his face. There was lard
on his head. And in his heart was
a solemn vow never to go under
another bridge unless he had his
mother along.
A playmate immediately ran to
the Clifton Albright home when
it became apparent Jimmy’s head
was stuck for fair. Albright came
running with the lard-bucket and
they greased the boy’s head till it
was slick as a peeled egg. No go.
That little noggin was stuck in the
bridge like a stopper in a crock.
Albright called the police. Police
and ffremen may have been du
bious about the message: “There’s
a boy out at Ballard with his head
stuck in a railroad bridge.” But
they came on the run anyway.
Up the tracks the mail train
was barrelling for Seattle. An off
duty Northern Pacific switchman,
J. A. France, flagged down the
train and probably saved the boy’s
life. Officials said the weight of
the rattler probably would have
crushed the youngster’s head.
But the bridge fit as snug as
ever over Jimmy’s head. Some one
came up with an idea—cut him
loose.
A doctor administered a seda
tive to keep Jimmy quiet, compar
atively, and workers wrapped
towels, asbestos and sheet metal
around him and a man came up
with the cutting torch.
It was warm, but Jimmy’s
mother told him to be a man and
sit still, which he did, and pretty
soon the workman had cut a hunk
right out of the girder and Jimmy
was free.
The doctor looked at him and
said he was o.k., but needed a
bath. So he rushed home and had
one. And Mr. and Mrs. Albright
declared they never even both
ered to tell Jimmy “don’t ever do
that again.’’
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The praying mantis can turn its |
head like a man.
F.D.R., Jr., Wins
Seat In Congress
In Hot Election
‘Continued from Page One)
day’s 20th Congressional district
special election.
Roosevelt collected 41,146 votes,
31,037 on the Liberal party ticket
and 10,109 under the Four Free
doms party banner.
His three opponents got 39,726
distributed this way: municipal
court justice Benjamin Shalleck,
Democrat, 24,352; William M. Mc
Intyre, Republican, 10,026; Dr.
Annette T. Rubenstein ALP, 5,348.
Sources close to Roosevelt said
he would leave by plane tomorrow
for abroad, going to Paris and Pal
estine. It was not known how long
he planned to remain abroad. He
was not immediately available for
comment on his plans.
His jubilant supporters, toast
ing him at rallies throughout the
district last night, chanted “Next
stop, Albany — the governor’s
mansion” and “the next governor
of New York.” His father was gov
ernor two terms, vaulting from
there to the White House.
Will Use Helicopter
To Survey Road
w.
ANCHORAGE, bP)—A helicop
ter will be used to survey a
branch road into Mount McKinley
Park from the Richardson High
way, which would make the area
accessible to motorists.
First ground surveys were made
last year. If money is obtained for
its construction road work will
start next year, John Noyes, Alas
ka commissioner of roads, ex
plained today. Work will start
from Paxson, on the Richardson
highway.
The helicopter will be leased
from Alaska Airlines May 20. The
park has hitherto been accessible
only by the Alaska Railway or a
small airfield.
The largest road work program
in Alaska history is now getting
under way, despite the late spring.
Southwest China
Still Likes Coin
i _
KUNMING, (JP) — Southw e s t
j China is a coin collector’s para
' dise. There are more than 20
j kinds of gold, silver and tin corns
in circulation. Many long have
been out of circulation .n their
own countries.
There are U. S. $5 gold p.eces,
French Indochina silver piastres,
and Mexican gold dollars. Rupees
from India and Burma come m
over the Burma road.
Most common is the Yunnan
province half dollar, probably the
only half dollar in circulation in
all China. It originally was coined
as a dollar, but for years it has
been worth only a half dollar be
cause of its high tin content.
This tin dollar is worth next to
nothing beyond Yunnan’s borders,
but tradesmen prefer it here over
the inflated Chinese paper money.
Hoarded for years, it came back
into circulation after the war.
In fact, merchants don’t like any
kind of paper money—even the
' American dollars so precious in
most countries of the world. The
! traveler bringing American dol
J lars to this remote corner of China
may have them discounted as
, much as 50 per cent by wary deoi
| ers.
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SEAMEN RESCUED FROM
FIRE-GUTTED FREIGHTER
HALIFAX, N. S.,(JP)—The e ght
crewmen of the fire-gutted vessel
Uronick were reported rescued
yesterday off Newfoundland's east
coast by the cable ship Lord Kel
vin.
An air and water search con
tinued for about 20 Danish crew
men who took to lifeboats Mon
day when the 120-ton motor
schooner Ebba sank in storm-toss
ed seas. The men managed to send
out a distress call before the Ebba
went down.
The Uronick caught fire Mon
i day. Her skipper warned o'her
| ships not to approach the burning
vessel.
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