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VOL. 38. No. 123. NOME, ALASKA, Thursday, May 27, 1937. Per Copy lOcts
Nakat Cannery Destroyed By Fire
HEAVY RAINS DRENCH 5STATE DUST BOWL
British Press Severely Criticises Church Of England
CIO Organizing Committee Gears
Strike Against Three Independents
(Bv The Associated Press)
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May 27—The steel workers
jrganizing committee, climaxing the John Lewis year
old drive to unionize the five billion dollar steel indus
try. geared the strike machinery against three leading
independent producers, which may throw nearly seven
ty thousand workers out of work. 32,000 mill workers
are idle in the Mahoning Valley district; 23,000 in the
Chicago area, 8,000 at Canton and 7.000 at Cleveland,
as the militant SWOC came to grips with the Republic
Steel and the Steel Youngstown Sheet Tube Corpora
tion, in an effort to enforce their demands for a union
contract.
Heavy Rain Storms Hit Five-State
Dust Bowl Causing Damage to Wheat
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, May 27—One of the heaviest rain
storms in five years, drenched a five thousand square
mile area in the heart of the five-state Dustbowl. Dal
hart, Texas, received 2.64 inches of rain, sending crop
prospects soaring. Snow fell in the Sanbernardio
Mountains for the first time in May and was the first
snowfall since 1920, and the latest period in the mem
ory of residents. Rain and hail storms were general,
virtually throughout the southernhalfof Kansas, no es
timate of the hail damage to fallen wheat is available.
Dust storms which were reducing visibility for one
block were ushered out by heavy rain at Eldora, Kansas
100,000 Persons Started Out, Walk Across Golden Gate
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 27—One hundred
thousand persons started out to walk across the new
Golden Gate bridge as the new thirty-five million dollar
bridge was turned over to the public. For the first
time (today) the bridge will be open to automobile
traffic.
CHARGED WITH GIRL’S DEATH
Mrs. Della Moore, elderly midwife charged with murder in the
death of Miss Merl Williams, 21, of Clinton, Okla., following an
alleged illegal operation, is shown with her farmer-husband, John,
after they pleaded Innocent to joint murder charges in Watonga.
Okla. County Attorney Nelson Crow said several other deaths were
, being investigated.
Flood Waters Chena River Menaces
Fairbanks Again as Hanks Overflow
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(By The Associated Press}
FAIRBANKS, May 27—The waters of the Chena
river have been rising steadily for the past few days
and arc now within three feet below the maximum high
point of the night of May 13th. The river banks are full
for most stretches, but are only overflowing into the
!scattered residence streets, in the north and south end
of town. Noon temperatures have been averaging 49
degrees the past few days, but it is believed that much
of the present water is coming through the sloughs from
the Tanana river to the Chena river, where flood con
trol projects have been advised.
Pontoon planes are now landing and taking off from
! the waterfront, while many operating on regular sched
ules via wheels are delayed.
Fort Yukon advices said that the Hood did some dam
|age to stocks, but two feet more of water would have
wiped out the town completely. Apparently there are
no other river towns which have suffered from flood
conditions, since no reports have been received, althou
jNulato radio reports suspended yesterday due to high
water.
Hidden Inlet Cannery Burned Down
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(By The Associated Press)
KETCHIKAN, May 26—Unofficial reports state that
the principal buildings of the Hidden Inlet Cannery of
the Nakat Packing Company, were destroyed by fire,
with a probable loss of one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. One man, whose name is unidentified, is report
ed as injured. Pilot Munter flew to the scene with Dr.
R. V. Ellis. About fifty men were engaged at the cann
ery, preparing for summer operations. Word came on
the tender Petrel that the main cannery building, ware
house, oil house and dock, were reported gone up in
smoke. The company hud just about completed exten
sive improvements.
SEATTLE, May 27—H. B. Friele of the Nakat Pack
ing Corporation, says it is too late to rebuild and oper
ate this year the Hidden Inlet cannery, but will prob
ably rebuild this summer and fall. The company will
operate the fishing equipment there, however, doing the
canning at Union Bay and Waterfall canneries.
LONDON BUS STRIKE SETTLED
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, May 27—A settlement of the strike of
twenty-five thousand bus drivers and conductors, which
tied up five thousand buses since May first, was an
nounced here yesterday, but the terms were not re
vealed.
Dark Blue Hair For Mrs. Warfield
(By The Associated Press)
MONTS, France, May 27—Spokesman Rogers, de
nied the announcement that “Pierre” the celebrated
Paris coiffeur, had been asked to the Chateau, Monday,
to tint Wallis Warfield’s hair dark blue. In Paris, how-1
ever, “Pierre” insisted that the date still stood. The
acknowledged publication, it is feared, might cause a
cancellation.
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Search For Reported "Wild" Man
Reveals Old Time Shipwrecked Miner
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU. May 27—The search for a reported “wild”
man near Point Retreat, ended when U. S. marshals re
turned here Wednesday with Albert M. Niles, an old
time prospector who was shipwrecked two weeks ago.
It was first though that it might be the missing trapper,
Bud Mays.
Albert Niles first came to Alaska in 1897; he was
found wondering on the beach, partly out of his mind,
from hunger and exposure when he was shipwrecked.
He managed to save some food and other supplies from
the boat and established a makeshift camp under a tree,
but three days ago. fire destroyed the camp and all food
including matches. He hung onto his rifle, however,
and managed to shoot ducks which ho was forced to eat
raw. Niles is reported to have left Tenakce for Fresh
Water Bay on a prospecting trip last March. He is ex
pected to be fully recovered from his ordeal in a couple
of days.
ENGLISH PRESS CRUIZED CHURCH ENGLAND
(By The Associated Press'
LONDON, May 27—The powerful Beaverbrook
Press sharply eritized the Church of England for what
it termed, too harsh treatment of the Duke and Wallis,
atid rallying to the defense of the former monarch, the
Daily Express flatly blamed church leaders for inspir
ing a virtual governmental ostracism of the Duke’s
wedding.
TWO MEN MEET DEATH IN FIREY CRASH
(By The Associated Press.)
SANTA MARIA. Calif., May 27—A chartered mon
oplane. faltering on its takeoff, carried two men to their
death in a firey crash in an alfalfa field near the airport
here last night. Their bodies were burned beyond re
cognition. Eyewitnesses said that the high wing cabin
Lockheed stalled about one hundred feet in the air and
the airplane burst into flames and exploded when it
hit the ground.
BABIES FOUND IN AIMEE’S CHURCH
Aimes betnple McPherson and her son, Rolf, are shown holding two
babies she said were found abandoned in a balcony of her Angelus
Temple in Los Angeles. Both are boys, one about a year old and the
other about four months old. (Associated Press Photo)