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VOL. L. No. 38NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1948PER COPY — 15c
NEWS IN BRIEF
HARTFORD, Conn., (/P) — The
Hartford internal revenue office
notified a woman that the amount
withheld from her pay equalled
exactly her 1947 income tax.
Therefore, she was advised, she
owed the government nothing.
Right back came a check from
the woman, On the line reserved
for the amount was written
“None.”
HAMBURG, Germany, (P)—50
paintings recovered from the loot
of Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi
foreign minister, will be returned
to France next month. A British
military officer said most of the
works came from the Rothschild
collection. They include paintings
by Corot, Courbet and Monet.
MOSCOW, (P)—Red Fleet said
today America’s shift on partition
of Palestine proves the United
States is “on the road of violation
of its international obligations.”
It claimed the U. S. change of
heart was motivated by American
oil interests.
MOSCOW, (P) —Red Star, the
Soviet Army newspaper, said to
day the Soviet education ministry
will abolish military training of
women in higher educational in
stitutions April 1.
Some exceptions will be made,
Red Star said. These will include
students in dentistry, pharmacy
and telegraphy, at institutions
where defense training continues.
SEATTLE, <P) — A temporary
appointment to the King County
superior court bench has been ac
cepted by Allan Pomeray, who two
weeks ago lost out in the race for
Seattle mayor by less than 2500
votes.
He will serve for Judge William
J. Wilkins, now presiding at war
crimes trials in Germany.
SHANGHAI, (P)—Bad weather
Saturday delayed the takeoff of
the Reynolds exploration plane on
its quest to find a peak loftier
than Mt. Everest, earth’s highest,
known mountain.
PARIS, (P)—“Terror reigns in
America,” said the banner head
line in the Communist newspaper
Ce Soir Saturday.
In smaller type, just below:
“Wallace Proclaims.”
NEW YORK, (/P)—Secret files
of the New York office of the
atomic energy commission were
moved to new quarters last night
under armed guard.
The entire moving operation
from the Empire State building to!
the new headquarters was com-;
pleted under cover of darkness,
manager Wilbur E. Kelley said.
ANCHORAGE, (/P) — Twelve
newspapermen and radio men
from various parts of the nation
arrived in Anchorage this week
end on a tour of the Aleska Terri
tory’s defenses. Under auspices of
the Air Force, inspections will also
be made of Adak, Nome,' Ladd1
Field and Eielson Air base. Thej
visitors will return to the States I
April 3. i
Dems. Want Ike
For* Candidate
(By Jack Bell)
W A S H I N GTON, (JP) — Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was being
pushed into a new political corner
Saturday by anti-Truman Demo
crats who want him as their par
ty’s Presidential candidate.
The general, who froze a GOP
draft-ike drive last January, is re
ported to have told friends in the
last few days he is no more avail
able for the Democratic nomina
tion than he was for the Republi
can post.
But this may not be enough to
head off a new movement that had
all the signs of an organized drive
If it isn’t, Eisenhower’s friends
predict the retired army chief of
staff will make another statem^ i.
The general didn’t leave n.^ch
room for doubt about his position
in January. He said the “decision
to remove myself completely from
the political scene is definite and
positive.”
When he said he “could not ac
cept” a nomination, he did not spe
cify party, it was pointed out.
I There are some indications that
Eisenhower’s view about the Dem
ocratic nomination may have been
passed along the President Tru
man.
It was directly against the Pres
ident that the latest converts to the
draft-ike movement aimed their
arrows. These came from two sons
of the late President Roosevelt,
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International News
On Atomic Bomb
UNDATED, (International) (/P)
—Great Britain, France, Canada
and China demanded in the Unit
ed Nations today an end of talk
on Russia’s scheme to prohibit
atom bombs.
They denounced Russia’s pro
posals as inadequate and unreal
istic, capable of helping an aggres
sor nation gain overwhelming
military supremacy and lulling
peoples into a sense of false sec
urity.
The United States, through Ber
nard M. Baruch, proposed atom
bomb control nearly two years
ago. The Baruch proposal would
dispose of existing atom bombs
and set up an effective world
control system, divorced from the
U. N. veto. The Russians count
ered with a scheme for outlawing
the bomb immediately, with con
trols to be worked out later. The
fruitless talk has gone on since.
Baruch today urged congress to
enact promptly universal military
training and selective service leg
islation to achieve stability and
lasting peace. He called also for
an “economic mobilization plan.”
“The time for decision has come
there is no reason for panic or
even. fright,” the elder statesman
told the Senate armed services
committee. “The resources, ec
onomic, military and spiritual,
which the free peoples of the world
hold are vastly superior to those
which the totalitarians can com
mand.” •
B-36s May Now Be
Based In Alaska
DENVER, (/P) — An Alaskan
base is now equipped to accomo
date the army air forces’ giant
B-36 bomber, the Denver Post
said in a story published last night.
The hitherto highly-secret base
known as “Mile 26” has been
named Eielson Field, and is, ac
cording to th.e Post, so located as
to serve for launching air attacks
on any spot in the Northern Hemi-j
sphere.
Only three fields in the contin
ental United States, aside from
Eielson, have been previously an
nounced as capable of handling
flights of B-36’s on a regular bas
is. These are located at Fort
Worth, Texas, Elgin Field, Fla.,
and Wright Field, Ohio.
The story said announcement
of Eielson Field’s existence was
approved only today by proper
official sources. Prior to this
time, its existence had been
screened behind a cloak of official
silence, and even now its exact
location—other than that it isa
bout 26 miles southeast of Fair
banks is guarded information.
Significant of the announcement
was the statement earlier this
week by air secretary Stuart Sym
ington in Washington that our
B-29’s based in Alaska and Lab
rador, could make bomb runs over
any portion of the Soviet Union.
The air forces have announced
that the B-36 could carry an at
omic bomb to any inhabited re
gion in the world and return home
without refueling.
The plane is designed for a nor
mal range of 10,000 miles with
10,000 pounds, without extra fuel
tanks. The airforces have 100
of the giant six-engined bombers
on order.
Edgar Tweet, 48,
Passes Away Here
TWEET
Edgar Tweet, 48, pioneer resid
ent of Teller, Alaska, died in the
army hospital here this morning
from an appendectomy.
Mr. Tweet is the oldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Nick B. Tweet, who
came to Alaska in 1903 and have
since been mining in the Teller
area and operating the North Star
Mercantile Company with his four
sons.
With him at the time of his
death were his ' wife, daughter
Phyllis and son Glen. Two other
children are in Teller.
Mrs. Edgar Tweet is expected
to arrive on the first available
plane from Teller.
Announcements for funeral ar
rangements will be made Wed
nesday in the Nome Nugget.
>_
MOSCOW, (JP) — Pravda de
manded today that something ,be
done about Russian fathers who
abandon their children without
support.
The paper, organ of the com
munist party said mothers in such
cases sometimes had great diffi
culty in getting action, occasion
ally encountering “bureaucracy”
which caused them great expense
in pursuit of their delinquent
spouses.
Czechs To Ignore
U. S. Demands
LAKE SUCCESS, (/P) — The
Czechoslovak Communist govern
ment will ignore a United States
demand for an explanation of its
rise to complete power a spokes
man said today.
He said the new regime takes
the position that the coup last
month was an internal affair and
the United Nations has no busi
ness investigating. The spokesman
for Delegate Vladimir Houdek
added that the American demand
that Prague and Moscow lay their
cards on the security council table
does not alter the situation. Hou
dek has refused to take part in the
debate.
Neither were there any indica
tions here that Soviet delegate
Andrei A. Gromyko would be
prodded into doing any explain
ing. Instead Gromyko is expected
to keep countercharging that the
U. S. is interfering in Italy and
Greece.
These developments put the
next move up to the western pow
ers. Council debate resumes Wed
nesday.
Booby Trap Kills
21 Filipino Soldiers
MANILA, (/P) — “Booby trap
ped” ammunition exploded in the
depths of the rock island fortress
of Corregidor, killing 21 Filipinos,
and the Philippine army today
blamed Japanese troops for rigg
ing the devices during the war.
Fifteen Philippine soldiers and
six civilian laborers were killed
none of whom had been authorized
to enter the sealed tunnel in which
the Saturday blasts occurred, Gen.
Calixito Duque announced. One
injured soldier was rescued. The
tunnel, used as a shelter by U. S.
naval personnel in early days of
the war, was sealed after Ameri
cans recaptured Corregidor in
1945.
BLAKESLEYS LEAVE NOME
FOR HOME IN OAKLAND
Mrs. William Blakesley and her
daughters left for Oakland, Cali
fornia, where they will make their
home. Mr. Blakesley and daugh
ter Marion plan to leave soon.
EWING SCOTT. PHOTOG.
HERE TO SHOOT 'SHORTS'
Ewing Scott, photographer who
will be remembered in connection
with filming of the “Eskimo” and
other Alaskan movies, arrived last
night on the Pan American.
Hospital News
Up To Date
A message was received by
Russel G. Maynard, who is in
Nome on the hospital survey, from
Gov. Ernest Gruening at Juneau,
as follows:
Juneau, Alaska, Mar.27, 1948
Following received from Mrs.
Minnie Stewart “Womens Division
definitely plan reconstruction must
have location with water supply
no frost could start soon if surplus
material present on base could be
secured. Suggest temporary quar
ters also a fire hazard. Cash on
hand $175,000 plus MacDougall
and federal funds. Will appreciate
your assistance securing materials
funds.” My information is that
the 35-bed hospital contemplated
by Methodists including 10 beds
for tubercular cases. Whine in
Nome suggest you ascertain sit
uation re surplus materials on
base.
Another telegram on the hospital
question was received by Ted Duf
field, local Red Cross chairman,
from Miss Helen Cass, Red Cross
representative, at Fort Richard
son:
Military advise most supplies
needed for fifteen bed temporary
hospital can be made available
for Nome such as beds, mattresses,
pillows and other equipment. They
strongly urge Dr. Tucker come
to Fort Richardson in order to
pick out instruments and other
technical equipment for which
there may be a nominal charge.
Since patients gowns, surgical
gowns and dressings will be ob
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Hospital Benefit
Basketball Games
Draw Good Crowd
With a good crowd in attend
ance the Benefit Basketball games
were played off last Friday ev
ening at the hi-school gym.
The seventh and eighth grades
played off a good game with a
score of 32-22 in favor of the
eighth graders. Louis Kost was
high scor man for the seventh
grade with 11 baskets and Law
rence Okpealuk high man for the
eighth grade with 7 baskets.
The main game played between
the High School and the U. S.
Mercantile teams was exception
allygood with a final score of 58-54
in favor of the High School team.
Harold Bell scored high for 4he
school five with 26 and Henry
Ulrich for the Merc team with 20.
The entire proceeds went for
the Hospital Benefit Fund.
PUBLIC MEETING TONIGHT 8 P.M.
IN TERRITORIAL HIGH SCHOOL
Representatives of the Territorial Board if Health
and Director of the Alaska Welfare Board will be
present to give the public first-hand information rel
ative to the activities of their respective departments
and answer all questions in connection with the con
templated construction of a parmanent hospital for the
City of Nome.
All the people of the community are urged to at
tend. Monday 8:00 P.M.