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The Nome nugget., 1940-11-04

Sgt. John Hannah is shown after receiving the Victoria Cross for most conspicuous bravery. Han nah, radio operator on a bomber attacking barges at Antwerp, was badly burned about the face by white-hOt metal when the plane was fised by, incendiasy bullets. With the rear gunner bailed out, he fou Int the rear fire and then crawled forward to find the navigator had also left the plane. Hannah then under took the navigator's duties and assisted the pilot in bringing the badly damaged plane successful ly to base.
The Nome nugget., 1940-11-04

After being razzed by the New Deal, Senator Hiram Johnson has decided to support Willkie. His action is a bolt from the boo.
The Nome nugget., 1940-11-04
S52,15O IS PAID TO SAKOW

Payment of a $52, 150.98 judg ment was made by the Riley h. vestment Company of Flat, H. P. Sheppard and Harry Donnelley to Walter A. SakoW, according to announcement of Judge Cecil H. Clegg, attorney for SakoW.
 The payment ends litigation that was started in the United States district court in Fairbanks in December, 1884, by Sakow, plaintiff against the Investment Company, Sheppard and Donnel- ley, defendants for the unauthor jed dredging of gold from min ing ground owned by Sakow near Flat.
 Case Tried Four Times
 The case was tried four times in the district court.
 The first two trials resulted in jury disagreements.
 The third trial resulted in a verdict of S22,5OO for the plain tiff. From this verdict, the de- fendants appealed to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals sitting at San Francisco.
 The verdict was reversed by the circuit court and new trial ordered.
 The fourth trial, which took place in 1889, resulted in a yer dict of $45,0OO all the plaintiff sued for and cost of the suit.
 Taken to Supreme Court
 From this judgement the de- fendants appealed to the Circuit Court of Appeals. The judgement was affirmed by the Circuit Court, and then the defendants appealed to the United States Supreme Court.
 The Supreme Court refused to entertain the appeal and Clerk John B. Hall of the District Court received from the Su- preme Court mandate directing the d fendants to pay the judge ment.
 The $45,000 judgement, togeth- CT with interest from February, 1889 and costs totaled $52, 15098
 Save S200 hV having in ad.
The Nome nugget., 1940-11-04

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Dated August 30. 1940.
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In the Unlted States Land or flee for the Nome Land District Nome, Alaska.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
Six Crowns Dress Up


The Six Crowns held their meet
ing at the home of Miss Regina
Twaites. Each member was pre-
scented with a new white sweater
with the six crown emblem on the
point in the club colors, white and
wine. This is the second club
sweater within the past six
months which has been presented
by the club.
Since it's organization, they
have replaced but two of the men,
bers. The original four are the
Misses May Yarbra, Alma Wilson,
Regina Twaites and Mrs. Mary
Tanner. Miss Dorothy McCleary
and Mrs. Roberty Ray Collins, two
young Seattle socialites, replaced
the other two members.
The Six Crowns are planning
bigger and better things for the
younger set of boys and girls in
the northwest.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
Spokane Sends
Talented Delegates

Mr.. Robert johnson and Mr..
William Williamson, State Baptist
Convention delegates from Spo-
kane, were Seattle visitors last
week, and were guest artists on
the young peoples musical con-
cert, Sunday evening, at First A.
NJ. E. church. Mr.. Johnson is the
possessor of a splendid tenor voice
and sang several well received So
los during the day at First church.
Mr.. Williamson, a reader of COW
eted note, gave popular readings
that won the hearts of all those
present.
Both Mr.. Williamson and Mr..
johnson subscribed for the North
west Enterprise while in the city.
The Editor and associate editor of
the Enterprise wish these talented
young men Godspeed and choicest
blessings during their college
terms, and pray for their every
success down the path of life in
their chosen fields of endeavor.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16

has finished paying for the gar
denia muff she wore at the Fitz-
gerald dance?
Hank w. thinks he likes the
impossible Miss???
Mari. D. 3. reading Lou B. and
how.
Juanita V. in love with Port
land.
Susan Stewart can't make up
her mind at all-why gorgeous
There are a gang of sister rats
here, so don't ask me who. One
of the principals got high and con-
fessed. One told about it in a res
taurant but didn't know the lis
tener hadn't heard. Was the party's
face red?
Folks say a foreigner is break
ing up swell young couple
hope 1t isn't true.
A young married couple went
on an excursion and sat at the
bar the whole trip.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
Gay Musical
Comedy At
Palomar

One of the gayest musical COM
edies in years, MY Love Came
Back" co-starring Olivia DELAY
Hand and Jeffrey Lynn, is now
playing at the Palomar theatre.
This is Miss DeHavilland's first
screen appearance since her MEM
orable role of Melanie in "Gone
With the Wind" Also included In
the cast of musical cheerer-uppers
are Eddie Albert, Jane lyman,
Charlie Winninger and Spring By
ington. Continental flavor is added
to the attraction by Kurt Bern
hardt, director.
The story deals with a young
violin student, played by Miss De-
Havilland. who is as broke as she
is talented. The girl must rely on
the benefits of a scholarship "do-
mated" by an elderly admirer so
that she may further her promising
career as a concert violinist. Jeff
ry Lynn, is seen as rising young
business executive, in the elderly
admirers firm, who is saddened
when he believes the worst about
the May and December affair
between his employr and the girl
he loves.
Eddie Albert, hit of many
Broadway musical comedy, organ
ICES a swing band that has no re-
spect for the classical numbers.
Eddie removes all the lace and
ruffles from such classics as Men,
delssohn's ION Wings of Song"
Chopin's "Nocturne," Schuberts
Unfinished Symphony" and List
Second Hungarian Rhapsody" 1t
is sweet music that the band gives
out. for the arrangers of these
classics into the modern tempo
we're Max Rabinowitch, formerly
Chaliapins accompanist and con-
cert pianist in his own right, and
Raj Heindorf, who was recruited
direct from a swing band at the
Cocoanut Grove.
Now appearing on the stage are
five headline acts of vaudeville
which include: Rollo Clark, direct
from Robert Ripley's Believe it
or Not" show at the New York
Worlds Fair--Clark eats Razor
blades, glass, tacks, fish hooks, or
anything but gold fish; Eddie
Stanley and company, Stanley be-
ing the comedian who held down
Eddie Cantor's radio show for six
teen weeks while Cantor was a.
way on vacation; Ray Rogers, hi
larious comic who finds the world
laughing affair and who does
not mind eating gold fish; Charles
and Kitty Keane, comic dancers;
and the three Ambassadorettes,
three pretty girls who give oomph
and glamour to tumbling.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16

Douglas Apartments, Seattle's
best known home for particular
people should not be overlooked
when in need of living quarters.
1t is homelike, rates are reason
able, steam heat, hot and cold wa
ter at all times with telephone and
laundry room See Ad.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
Social Notes

Miss Winifred Ingram home on
a visit from the east had as her
luncheon guests at the University
of Washington campus Miss Juani-
ia Valley, Miss Joyce Cooper and
Miss Jeanne McIver.
The Misses Mile Squires, Joyce
Cooper, Jeanne McIver and Juanita
Valley were co-hostesses at a thea
ter party given in honor of Miss
Betty Marlborough of Idaho and
Miss Anita Beverly of California
Saturday Aug. 10.
Ruth and Betty McHenry were
also theater party guests of the
girls.
Mrs. A. Curry (Babe Alonzo)
who has been confined in Marine
Hospital account of illness is con-
valescing and now returning to her
home. Mrs. Curry is pleased to an
nounce that after diagnosing her
ills no operation was necessary.
Mrs. Anna Strong of Spokane,
Washington past president of the
State B. Y. P. u, was the house
guest of Miss Margie Pitter during
the last three days of the Baptist
convention.
While here she visited Mrs. Ida
Chappell at her home, 1921 Gilman
Ave, mother of her fiancee, Custer
B. Chappell.
Mr.. Eugene Mozee, popular gas
station operator returned to Seat
tie after a months vacation tour
ing the United States and Canada.
Mozee visited both Worlds Fairs
and several cities in Mexico. He
also states several of the cities
looked good to him; but none as
good and interesting as dear old
Seattle and the great Northwest.
1T am very glad to be back says
Mr.. Mozee.
Mrs. Lucille Bushnell was hos
tess to the Semper Fidelis club
at her home, GIG 21st, on July the
goth.
Mrs. Maud Leonard of Juneau
Alaska, formerly Maud Curtis of
Seattle, stopped enroute to Cali
fornia and Nebraska to renew
old acquaintance in Seattle after
an absence of IA years. She was
house guest of Mrs. Jennie Vroo-
man, 14745-21st.
Mrs. Maxine Chandler was hos
tess to the Semper Fidelis club at
her home, ia 21st, Aug. End.
Guests were Mrs. Clarica Russell
and Mrs. Christy Redmond.
Mrs. Juanita Wilkins was hostess
to the Semper Fidelis club at her
home, 2022 goth and King St., Aug.
9th. Plans were made for back to
school dance to be given at Chand-
lers Hall, Aug. 31st by the club.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
Joseph Barrow
Laid To Rest

The funeral of Joseph Barrow
was held Wednesday afternoon,
August 7. Rev. e. B. Reed of Spo-
kane, Wash, had charge of the
service and musical selections
were by Miss Pauline White, Mrs.
Bessie Radcliffe and Mr.. Arthur
Hayes.
Mr.. Barrow is a member of a
pioneer Spokane family and
leaves a widow three brothers and
sister of Spokane and one brother,
Mr.. Ben H. Barrow of Seattle.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
Miss Barnetta Johnson
Honored At New Dawn


Mr.. James Johnston entertained
with dinner party August II at
Smiths Cafe in honor of his sis
ter's eighteenth birthday.
The table was beautifully decor
ated with gladiolus and a lace
cloth. The young ladies were pre-
sented with gardenia corsages,
while Miss Johnston wore an or
child corsage, the gift of her par
ents.
Enjoying Mr.. Johnston's hospi-
tality were Miss Anita Beverly
and Miss Betty Marlborough of Los
Angeles and Mr. Robert Johnson
of Spokane, Wash, Miss Mimi
Deering and the guest of honor.
Miss Barnetta Johnston.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
so HELP ME
By Joe Station


Luella Gate wood is up and a.
round again. Congrats.
Mr.. C. r. dough popped his wife
(the Cleo Brown of Seattle and
her face looked like 1t had three
lips.
Old man booze made the boys
think they were Armstrong; and
Louises, so the marathon was
stopped by the law hear.
wouldn't If l.. Y. will be
man and keep his promise to his
buddies.
He said, "I'm better drinker
than a boxer-so I'll stick to
drinking"
What wife is so jealous of her
husband that she pays young men
to keep an eye on him2
Thelma Y. sings TITS a Lone
some Old Town"
Folks want to know II Josie A.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
New Photographer

III. Won Upton, 310K 14th Ave.
So. We call at your home and
make photos of you or your ia
mily. Also weddings and social
affairs. Special prices on sin
gle photos for the Northwest
Enterprise Who's Who Column,
25c. All work guaranteed. For
appointment call East 1906 of
Ca. 9779.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
Family Reunion

After having been separated
for 90 years, Mr.. William Frank
johnson was again united with his
mother, Mrs. Julia Price, and his
sister Mrs. Leon Lee. Mrs. Lee
made hurried trip from Yakima
to greet her brother.
Mrs. Prices home was the
scene of the happy reunion with
her son, daughter, grand daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bea Porter and great
grand daughter Mrs. Mary (Por-
teri Tanner this week.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
To the Northwest Enterprise:

The Community Scholarship
Fund announces that applications
for scholarships to High School
and University students, will be
received by the Fund from August
10Th to September End inclusive.
Awards will be made on a basis
of:
Character, Dependdbility, Schol-
astic record, and Need. Applica-
ton forms are available at Fund
Headquarters 326 Railway Ex-
change Building. For information,
phone Main 9290.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-08-16
BARGAIN

FOR SALE-2 Groom houses and
one 4-room house on large cor
ner lot, good district, close in.
ALL FOR $3,250
Geneva B. Miller, Broker, 1921
E. Madison, Phone Pr. 1850.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-11
Raj BOMB MILES
OF FRENCH COAST
Continued from Page One)

munitions factory in Essen-and
with the word, too, that n of their
bombers had been cheerfully and
openly saluted b ythe people in Ger
man-held Holland.
In a statement issued by the air
ministry the pilot thus described
his strange trip over he conquered
Netherlands:
I'VE were low enough for them
to distinguish our British mark
ings, and low enough to see them
waving.
"A couple TO men chatting in a
country road apparently started
this popular movement, and for so
miles as we flew GRO the fields
men and women stopped working
to wave their handkerchiefs."
1t was one of the longest attacks
yet made by the British-carried
on through yesterday, last night
and early today over hundreds
of miles of hostile airlanes, and
these were among the results as an
nounced by the air ministry.
The channel ports-hit by British
navy Incorporating with the coast
al command; more than three tons
of heavy bombs dropped on Bou-
logne naloe; storehouses and quays
left afame near Port De Maree;
1.-TWO black masses that appeared
to be Nazi barges hit with a salvo
of bombs; destroyers hit in Brest,
but the precise results not known;
LIE Harve shipping attacked.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-11
liberalization OF Episcopal
Marriage Canon Is Indicated

KANSAS CITY. Oct. l0.-R-
Willingness to liberalize a Protest
ant Episcopal church marriage
and divorce canon which one bish-
op said has been termed in some
respects the most merciless in
Christendom" was indicated unof-
ficially today by the house of bish-
ops of the church's triennial con-
vention.
Late in the day, however, the
bishops referred the proposal back
to a sponsoring commission, thus
d~eferring a formal vote at least
until tomorrow.
Convention spokesman conceded
the measure might pass the bish-
ops but said strong opposition was
likely in the larger house of cleri-
cal and lay deputies. Both houses
must give two-thirds approval to
adopt the new canon.
The bishops. in votes W h c h
merely expressed opinions, ap-
proved that part of the proposal
which eliminates the exception
now made for adultery. It also
approved substituting mental de-
ficiency'' for insanity as an i'm
pediment to marriage.
Church canon now frowns on re-
marriage of divorced persons ex-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-11
ROOSEVELT BEGINS
INSPECTION TOUR
Continued from Page One)


Early said he thought it was the
rst time the President had ever
announced his intention of speak
ing to. the entire hemisphere.
Broadcasting companies not only
will send the usual Spanish trans
lations to South America, Early
said, but also will broadcast the
voice of the President to that part
of the world.
The route of the trip from Wash
ington is through Johnstown, Pa,
Pittsburgh, Youngstown, Ohio,
Newton Falls, Ohio, Akron and Co.
lumbus to Dayton.
Early said Mr.. Roosevelt would
make nc inspection at Johnstown.
He is to be Joined there, however,
by Senator Guffey and other Penn
sylvania democratic leaders. AT
Pittsburgh, Early said, the Presi-
dent will visit the Carnegie-Ill-
|inois Armor Plate plant, the Mes
ia Machine company plant and
other industrial units working on
defense products, and a project Of
the United States Housing Author
ity, where he will dedicate the
100, O00th dwelling completed in the
nation under that program.
At Youngstown tomorrow after
noon, the President intends to visit
the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
plant and other industries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-11
DUALA WELCOMES
GEN. DE GAULLE
Continued from Page One)

Weygand, commissioned to keep
African colonies in line for the
Petain government at Vichy, was
reported today to have arrived in
Algiers, enroute to Dakar.)
It was like a homecoming for
de Gaule. He kissed Governor
General Colonel Leclerc on both
cheeks and an officer Of the Duala
garrison shouted, here you are
at home and there's plenty Of pi.
nard! (Pinard is the common red
wine traditional to French poilus.)
When the Commandant D u b o C
touched the pier three rows of ma
tive troops and French soldiers Of
the garrison snapped :, attention.
The governor-general and his staff
we're grouped in front IF them.
There was a moment of silence
and then the crowds surging on
the pier broke into wild clamor.
De Gaule drove with Leclerc
through the packed, fl~ag-draped
streets to the governors palace,
where Leclerc presented him to
local officials and native chieftains
with these words:
II have not promised the people
of CAMERON an easy life but rath-
er one of sacrifice. There are no
weak hearts here. We are men of
firm resolution. CAMERON is ready
for al eventualities." l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-11
Evidence Of Irregularities
In Raleigh Vote Disclosed

RALEIGH, Oct. 10 R New
evidence of Irregularities in Ra.
leigh's recent referendum on the
question Of adopting a city manag.
er form Of government was dis
closed in Wake superior court to.
day when three negroes who were
ineligible to vote testified they had
cast ballots.
One negro, who said he had
served a prison term for murder,
was ineligible because his citizen,
ship had not been restored fol.
lowing his conviction of the crime.
Another was Ineligible because he
could neither read nor write. A
Another was ineligible because he
had lost his citizenship following
several criminal convictions, and
because he would neither read nor
write.
A series of sensational disclos.
ures of voting irregularities in the
referendum, which was won by
opponents of the city manager
plan, was brought to light when
the presiding superior court judge,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-11
CITY WATER MEET
SCHEDULED TODAY
Continued from Page One)

a session Of the board wednesday
that he has been studying the pos
sibilities of an underground supply
of fresh water
Meanwhile. the water in the ~city's
mains-too salty to drink for 9 a
week nowhere less III salt content
Yesterday than at any time since 1t
became undrinkable.
Wednesday morning the self con-
tent of the water was 720 parts per
million. Yesterday the salt content
dropped to 500 parts per million.
Though the salt is still tasted in
the water in the city mains, the
water is now potable though not
pleasant. A continuing drop in the
level Of the current high tides and
recent rains on the Cape Fe a r
watershed are expected to return
the city's water supply to normal
freshness in the not distant future.
At no time since the curren'
drought and seasonal high tides
combined to make the water sup
ply brackish has there been any
shortage Of water. There has been
more than a normal supply Of Wa
ter pumped from Toomers Creek,
the city's reservoir, daily, but the
water has been unfit Tor drinking
and cooking purposes while still fit
for sanitation purposes and for the
use of industrial pants. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-11
IL DUCE REVIEWS
10000 SOLDIERS
Continued from Page One)

with a morning spent in watching
his young soldiers march. ride and
fight a sham battle.
All this performance served as a
tacit pep talk to the nation In the
face of British jeers of Italian stay
ing power, made at the outset of a
war which now seems likely to drag
on through the winter.
Through the length and breadth
of Italy and the fascist empire loud
speakers carried to Italians cheers,
songs and the sound of stamping feet
as the youthful army goose.stepped
past the Duce's podium.
The feeling that other peoples
were with them in the struggle was
increased for the italian masses by
the presence at Padua of 900 Ger.
man, Spanish, Hungarian, Rumanian
and Bulgarian youths who marched
past the premier and chanted his
name like good fascists. Not repre-
sented among the Balkan countries,
however, were Greece and Turkey
and this left observers to wonder
whether Greece or Turkey, or both,
would not be next to feel; the impact
of an axis blow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-11

R. Hunt Parker, ordered =,
vestigation of registration N
in a drive against persons 'U u%
had not listed their taxes. VINO
The registration books
checked against the tax rec" were
and all persons who Were rests
ed, but had not listed their Isva'
are being questioned by the cn" es
After the three negroes ann Nu'N
ed today, Judge Parker commm.
ed: E
Gentlemen of the jury, it's .,
intolerable situation when an e' ~
convict and a criminal who c,S,
read or write is voting to dec,s'
who will be the public oficisI'
in the county which has the canits'
city of North Carolina"
One of the negroes was Sent T.,
Jail for six months, and anotbs'
for four months, both on cbarass
of failing to list taxes. The thi,i
was not sentenced.
Solicitor William Y. Bicko,
made no announcement as Nv
whether he would prosecute ths
trio for violating lection laws ,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-11
WITHDRAWAL OF U. S.
CITIZENS FROM THE
ORIENT UNDER WAY
Continued From Page One)

conflict with Japan because of the
China incident or otherwise"
The average American in Tokyo
today was questioned necessarily
by his Japanese friends and as
sociates as to possible reaons for
the withdrawal.
The Japanese-owned Japan
Times and Mai, which often speaks
for the japanese foreign office,
said:.
If America is nervous for its
nationals, the reason mu~t lie in
it's own contemplated acts and not
in any measures in this country
toward America"
United States Ambassador Jose.
phi c. Grew has been seeing For
eign Minister Matsuok and Vice
Minister Chuichi Ohashi almost
daily. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-11
Tar Heels Drill Against
TIC. Passing Attack

WAKE FOREST, Oct. 10-R-
Wake Forest worried principally on
pass offense and defense today, in
the final home drill for a game
with the Clemson Tigers in Glenn
son Saturday afternoon.
L. v. Pruitt. a football sopho-
more who has been holding down
the quarterback assignment on the
first team, connected frequently
with his losses against the fresh
men. Joe Duncavage, another
quarterback, also had fairly good
success with his passes. P a ]
Waivers, first-string end, and Jim
Dowdy and Freddie WEIGH, second
string backs, were outstanding as
receivers.
Tony Rubi, regular right tackle.
suffered a cut on his forehead
during a linesmen's drill, and took
things easy for the remainder OF
the day, He is expected to be in
shape to start against the Tigers,
however.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-11
Brick Lining Inuentor
Arrives For Visit Here

E. j. Turner, inventor of the hop
top brick lining used in steel fur
naces, arrived in Wilmington yes
terday afternoon from Pittsburgh,
Pa.
He is alsd president of the Mac
Lean Fire Brick company, which
supplies the United States and Can.
ada with about 80 per cent of the
fire. brick and clay used by the steel
industry.
Mr.. Turner, his wife, and Mrs.
Emma Warme will be the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Wolfe,
S04 South Second street.