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The Nome nugget., 1945-07-06
Cov.Cruening Says "Alaskans Tired Of COlonialisn''
Especial to The Nugget


 WRANGELL, Alaska, July B. Declaring that "Alaskans are get ting sick and tired of this colonial ism," Governor Ernest Gruening, here over the Fourth, said he was making a vigorous protest to the War and Navy departments against the ruling denying civilian employees, hired after June 30, the twenty-five per cent differen- tial unless hired in the forty-eight States or the District of Columbia.
 Tt is difficult to conceive more direct and fragrant discrimination against Alaskans." Governor Gruening said "all federal govern ment employees stationed in Alas ka receive twenty-five per cent differential because of conspicu- ously high living costs in Alaska, and the same policy should apply to Alaska workers"
 The War and Navy Departments ruled effective the first of July only employees hired in the United States are entitled to the differential."
 Coming on top of the War De- partment's refusal to give Alas kans credit for overseas service and the attitude of the War Ship ping Administration in refusing to be concerned about Alaska trans portation, I want to say that Alaskans are getting sick and tired of this colonialism," the Governor said.
The Nome nugget., 1945-07-06
Nome Celebrates "The Glorious Fourth"

The morning part of the pro- gram took place near the city Hall, when hundreds of children of all ages crowded in for free ice cream.
 The literary program at 100 pm, began with an invocation by Rev. Lewis Hudgins.
 Mayor Edward Seidenverg made a few fitting opening remarks, and introduced the speaker of the day, Col. James Potter, Nome Base Commander.
 Colonel Potter gave a short but pointed talk, reminding the peo- pie that although the war in Eur ope was over for our boys in uni form, the war in the Pacific was far from won, and that the sup port of the homefront was still needed 100 per cent, in order to bring the peace as soon as possi- ble.
 Immediately following the liter ary program, or~-.- ----.-r mainly for children, were held. The winning list, as long as your arm, included over 100 prize win ners of the events. Prizes ranged from $1.o0 to s4O.0o, for events including foot racing, bicycle rac- ing, sack races, three-legged races, pie-eating contests, and spe- cial Eskimo sports, high-kicking. blanket tossing, and an Oomiak (skin boaD race.
 The beautifully clear day was a boon to the shutter hounds who were all over the place.
The Nome nugget., 1945-07-06
United States Navy Permits Japanese Hospital Ship To Evacuate Wake Sick

and is a virtual admission that the American forces could take Wake any time they wish.
 The United States destroyer Murray intercepted, stopped and searched the Jap hospital ship, Takasago Maru, about three hun dred miles north of Wake Tues day. The Murray's commander re- ported that the boarding party searched the Takasago with the full cooperation of the Jap com mander, who said his vessel was on the way to Wake to evacuate the garrison's sick and wounded. The American commander per mitted the ship to continue on it's voyage. Murray intercepted the Takasago again yesterday, and again the boarding party searched the ship and found the patients.
The Nome nugget., 1945-07-06
War Veterans May Work In Shops And Not Join Unions

WASHINGTON, July 6-dP)-
 The House Veterans Committee approved legislation permitting honorably discharged war veter- ans to work in closed or union shops without joining the union.
 SOMEWHERE IN THE PACI- FIC-(P)-Sniper fire, night, and riding assault boats to shore Gin that order) are causes of greatest battle strain answers to a ques- cate.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
Americans Guard
Nazi Officials
Turned Pro.A!lv

AACHEN Germany, March 80.
CUP)-American authorities assign
ed guards to every burgomeister be-
hind First and Ninth Army lines as
a result Of the parachute" assass-
ination of Franz Oppenhof, mayor of
Aachen.
Oppenhof's murder by three Ger
man paratroopers Sunday night was
the first direct Nazi reprisal against
German Nationals actively cooper
ating with the Allies. 1t fulfilled
threat voiced against him over the
German radio.
The area occupied by the two
armies west of the Rhine, with a
sparse population of about 250,000
is a proving ground for the larger
and more thickly populated area
east of the Rhine.
That may be one of the reasons
for by-passing the populous Ruhr
which to all intents and purposes
no longer is a military objective
The problem of dealing with civil
ians there will be tremendous.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
Russ Army Hits
Near viennd:
Danzig Captured

LONDON, March 30. (UP)
The Red Army Friday was
reported driving on Vienna
along five highways south of the
Danube and was only 80 miles from
the Austrian capital at Sopron,
which was reported besieged.
The German high command ad-
mitted the fall of Danzig and Gdy-
mia.
The Germans, however, claimed
the Soviet drive into Austria had
teen halted.
At Sopron the Russians were only
l8 miles from the huge Austrian
manufacturing and war center of
Wiener Neustadt, often a target for
American heavy bombers, and the
rail lines linking Austria with the
south.
The rail lines are also vital to
the supply of the German forces
still holding out in northern Yugo-
slavia.
The Germans were reported mass
ing troops along the Lelte river
liue just a few miles in advance of
Soviet spearheads for a lost stand
to save Vienna.
One Soviet column threatened to
flank Vienna from the south.
Still another column clearing the
western tip of Hungary was within
five miles of the Austrian border
and 40 miles southeast of Vienna.
Far to the north, the great Baltic
port of Danzig fel Into Soviet hands,
German army newspaper dispatch
recorded by the FEC in the United
States said.
A Soviet communique last night
reported only the capture of the
center of the city and the greater
part of its port area.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30

lace H. White, (R0, Maine, de-
nounced it and opposed extra votes
for the United States ac much as
for other countries.
YALTA AGREEMENT
If the deal agreed to at Yalta
is approved, Russia and the United
States will get three votes each in
the assembly. The British empire
will have six through the United
Kingdom, the four dominions and
India. All the other nations will
have one each.
The first proposal for more than
one seat on the assembly was made
by Premier Josef Stain who,
year ago, granted a degree of au-
tonomy in foreign affairs to his 16
Soviet republics. Stain now wants
separate representation in the world
organization for the Ukrainian and
White Russian Soviet republics.
At the Crimea conference, Presi-
-dent Roosevelt agreed to support
Stain provided the United States
also should have three seats. No
explanation of Stalins proposal was
given, but it was assumed that he
wanted the other two powers to
come closer to matching the b
ish empires strength.
FUTURE PROBLEM
One Of the more explosive ques-
tions behind the entire agreement
is what attitude Russia will take if
the San Francisco conference turns
down its request Few are so cpti-
mistic as to think a new League Of
Nations could work without Russia.
All immediate reaction to the deal
-made at Yalta early in February
and kept secret until now-Was un-
favorable
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
Roundup Queen
Contestants
Await Decree"

Nine beautiful young women, the
pick of as many cities of the I'M
perial Valley Saturday will COM
pete for honors of being queen of
the rodeo to reign over the Imperial
Valley Roundup at the Imperial
county fairgrounds, April 20, 81, and
90 The contest will be held at the
Ell Centro stadium at 3 p. m. Adj
mission will be free.
The following cities will be repre-
sen ed in the contest: Ell Centro,
Calipatria, Westmorland, Calexico,
Holtville, Imperial INLAND, Brawley,
and Mexicali. Two of the the three
judges have been named and the
third will be chosen Saturday. The
two already selected are Lieut.. Col
Hugh c. Brewster and B. A. Harri-
gan.
All contestants will be mounted
and will wear costumes. They will
be judged on personal appearance
and horsemanship The runners-up
will constitute the queens court
during the three-day program.
Emulating FL Centre, all valley
cities with a queen contestant en-
tered will decorate their main streets
in honor of the roundup. Some
cities, too, are considering having
parades on the opening day Of the
rodeo
With one exception all of the con-
testants are unmarried. The young
est is Miss Elva Wake, ID, of Ell Gen.
tro.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
EI Centre Captain
Wounded at Two

Captain George (Cotton) Gilli-
land of the marines was wounded
in the invasion of Two Jima Feb
ruary 10, relatives in Ell Centro were
informed Friday.
EIe wrote that he expects to be
back with his men soon, leading his
family to believe that his wounds
were not critical. He was shot in the
leg.
Captain Gilliland attended high
school in Holtville and Junior COL
lege in Ell Centro, later finishing at
San Diego State college. He entered
the service soon after finishing COL
lege. His father is Jack c. Gilli-
land, now living in Ell Reno, and
his brother is Jack E. Gilliland of
Ell Centre. Captain Gilliland's wife
is the former Cora Underhill, Braw-
ley school teacher, now living in
San Clemente.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
WLB Calls Coal
Operators and
Miners To Task

WASHINGTON, March 80. up
The War Labor Board Friday called
the United Mine Workers and soft
coal mine operators to a public
hearing at 10:30 a. m. Saturday to
explain their refusal to continue
working under an extension of their
existing contract. 1t expires at mid
night Saturday.
The boards order for the hearing
technically called on the UNIV and
the operators to show cause why
they should not extend their pres
ent contract until they agree on a
new one.
1t also called on them to show
cause-if any-why they should not
agree on a retroactive date from
which any benefits finally agreed
to would be effective. Presumably
that date would be April l..
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
B.2qs Hit Anew
At Naqoya

WASHINGTON, March 80. CUP)
A small force of Superfortresses
Friday attacked an industrial target
in Nagcya, Japanese aircraft pro-
duction center.
The city previously had been
twice subjected to heavy fire-bomb-
ing by B-29's.
A goth Air Force announcement
said:
"A small force of Superfortresses
of the goth Air Force Friday March
&c. Japanese time), attacked an in
dustrial target in Nagoya, Japanese
aircraft production center. The mis-
sion was flown by B-29's from Maj.
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay's 21st Bomber
Command based in the Marianas,
an was announced by the command
ing general Of the Goth Air Force,
General of the Army H. H. Arnold,
at his headquarters in Washington. "
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
kLRB Rule Irks
Film Strikers

HOLLYWOOD, March 80. (UP)-
Angered by the national labor re-
lations boards reversal of previous
decision, strike leader Herbert Sor-
rell Friday threatened to prolong
a walkout of $500 craftsmen in the
movie industry until he has won
bargaining rights for 78 set deco
ratorS.
The strike picture was complicated
by the NLRB Thursday when it re-
versed itself in the screen actors
guild-screen players union case by
giving the SAG exclusive jurisdiction
over players doing bits, stunts and
parts, leaving SPU the right to rep
resent only extras. The NLRB pre-
viously had given SPU the right to
bargain for extras doing bits or
stunts.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
Wounded Yankee
FIiers Freed
In German City

WITH THIRD U. S. ARMY,
March 30. CUP)-Fifth infantry di-
vision troops have released So
wounded Allied fliers, most of them
American, from a German hospital
near Frankfurt, it was learned Fri
day.
A German medical officer slipped
through the lines two days ago with
a report that the Americans were
there.
When the Americans came rolling
up to the hospital door the fliers,
many of them on crutches, came
hobbling up to meet them.
The entire German medical staff
had remained with the patients.
The fliers said they had received
good treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30

commentator for the German high
command, conceded that the Rcich's
present plight confronted the Ger
man soldier with the question, what
is the sense in continuing the
fight"
1.-THE enemy's intention TO annihi-
late the entire German nation fur
nishes us with the only possible an-
swer," he said. "As long as we are
faced with such prospects, a fight
to the last is the only alternative
1--WE must not quit. no matter
whether we fight on the Rhine or 10
the east OF 1t. ANY time gained
counts in these days"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30

Hessian capital of Kassel. Kassel.
keystone of the Germans Weser
river line, was being outflanked from
the southwest and southeast. Its
fall would break the enemy's last
major water lire short of the Elbe
and Berlin.
The Allied Luxembourg
radio said one of the greatest mass
surrenders in history was under way
all along the western front and that
revolt against the Nazi regime was
imminent.
VanguardS of the First Army were
reported in and perhaps beyond the
communications center of Pader-
born, gateway to the north German
plain, and moving fast toward de-
cisive juncture with Field Mar
shall Sir Bernard l.. Montgomery's
Continued on Page 8, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
NA IS AR|V| S FALL APAR !
Cities Postwar
Bill Gets 0keh
OF Senate Group
Voted Over Protests
That Passage
Would End Tax Bans

SACRAMENTO, March 80
A bill earmarking $1O0,0OO,-
900 in state funds for city
and county public works received
senate committee approval Friday
and it's sponsors confidently claimed
enough votes for its passage in the
senate.
Senator Ben Hulse (RD Ell Cen
tro, chief author of the bill, said
he expected to ask for a senate
vote on it the latter part of next
week. He was confident there are
votes to spare to pass the measure
and predicted assembly passage also.
An earlier senate vote on the con-
nected tax reduction and subsidy
questions favored the subsidy group.
Gov. Earl Warren has asked that
the issue of whether tax rates will
be maintained at present lowered
levels be decided ahead of any sub
sidy plan. The senate, however,
delayed the tax bills until April 13.
WARREN STANDS FIRM
Warren renewed his objections to
the local works subsidy at press
conference Thursday.
The senate government efficiency
committee recommended the $780,
100000 subsidy bill by an 8 to 8
vote over objections that it's passage
would mean state tax reductions
could not be maintained.
At the same time, assembly Demo-
Gratis declared they could hold the
line against Republican attempt
to kill a $57,000,000 subsidy plan
Continued ON Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30

In the MuenSter area, the BRITISH
were less than 40 miles from
juncture with U. S. First Army
tanks, last reported at Paderborn,
100 miles southwest of the German
capital. The Yanks we're ranging
out almost unopposed to the north
and east CT that road center after
a sensational 100-mile thanking
sweep from the Giessen area.
On the First Armys right flank,
the American Third Army's plung-
ing tank columns were plowing
northeast and east from Giessen at
a mile-an-hour clip, striking along
the main Frankfurt Berlin super
highway.
ADMIT ADVANCE
The German high command said
Third Army forces were at Bad
Wildungen, 1856 miles southwest of
Berlin and 19 miles southwest Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
Last Rites Held
For Lloyd Georqe

CRIRRIET'H, Wales, March 80.
CUP)-Earl Lloyd George, Britain S
victory premier in World War One,
was buried Friday at his boyhood
home alongside the Dwydor river.
Thousands of persons lined the
river banks to watch the funeral of
the 82-year old statesman who died
Monday night after lingering ILL
ness.
His four grandsons walked as pail
bearers beside the farm wagon that
carried his coffin to the grave.
His widow, the Countess of Dwy-
for, his son, Major Gwilym Lloyd
George, and his two daughters, Lady
Megan Lloyd George and Lady Oh
wen Carey-Evans, were among the
mourners,
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
BY UNITED PRESS

Japans new totalitarian political
party, the Political Association CT
Great Japan, was inaugurated Fri
day with an admission that "our
very homeland already ic battle
ground" the Tokyo Domei agency
said in a radio dispatch heard by
the United Press in New York.
The party took over at meeting
in the diet Immediately after formal
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30

Ultter Ilght between the Dig and Ilt-
tie nations at the San Francisco
conference.
It Is certain to stir up violent
controversy among the American
public and to split the U. S. delega-
ton on the eve of the conference to
create a world organization for
keeping the peace.
Immediate unofficial reaction was
disillusionment. Senator Joseph H.
Ball, (R), Minnesota, characterized
1t as "gratuitous slap at the small
nations" Senators Arthur H. VAN
denberg, (R0, Michigan, and Wal
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
j. S. Hits Ndzi
II Qvu Bases

German naval facilities and U-boat
fleet bases.
The heavy bombers dropped loads
of at least 5000 tens of bombs on
the three target areas.
The targets included submarine
building yards, naval vessels, oil
storage and port facilities.
The attacks followed up raids
Thursday night by British armadas
on Berlin and other targets in
northwest Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30

LONDON, March go. (UP)-More
than 2300 U. S. Eighth Air Force
planes pounded Bremen, Hamburg
and Wilhelmshaven Friday in the
biggest American aerial attack ever
made against German naval install
lations.
The huge assault by more than
1400 Fortresses and Liberators, es-
corted by 900 fighter planes, appar-
emily was bid to cripple finally the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
koiso Critics
Win in japan

dissolution of the Imperial Rule
Assistance society, Japans sole po-
litical party during the past three
years.
The new party, headed by Gen.
Jiro Minami, was viewed as the an
ewer to demands from parliament
tary critics of Premier Gen. Kuniaki
Koisos policies for "sure-victory"
party that would win popular sup
port.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30

Tanega island, only 25 miles off the
coast of Japan itself.
A penetration to Tanega would
be the closest approach to Japan
by Allied warships of the war and
would represent ringing challenge
to the remnants of the Japanese
fleet to come out and fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30

A carefully-buried item in Osser-
vatore Romano, official organ of
the Vatican, revealed that Mgr. Ces-
are Orsenigo, apostolic nuncio to
the German government, held a
special celebration at Eichstaff We'd
nesday in observance of the ami
versary of the Pope's coronation.
Vatican household sources pointed
out to the United Press in Rome
that Orsenigo recently expressed
his intention of leaving Berlin to
follow the Hitler government to its
new temporary capital.
The dispatch thus constituted the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
I4,4oO EGGS STOLEN

POMONA, Cal, March 30 (UP)-
Even thieves are getting ready for
Easter.
One hundred cases of eggs-con-
tanning 1890 choice eggs-were
stolen from boxcar on the Pomo-
ma Poultry Cooperative Association
siding Thursday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30

straight day Friday in preparation
for an invasion of Okinawa island
in the Ryukyus.
japanese estimates of the task
forces which the enemy said have
been hitting installations all the
way from Japan proper to the
Sakishimas, 600 miles to the south-
west, ranged from $50 surface ships
to 1000, including transports and
landing craft.
One Tokyo broadcast said almost
the entire American Pacific fleet"
was mobilized for the assault.
Though the assault was CENTER
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
DENIED HEARING

SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.
(UP)-Nelson B. Cramer of San Di-
ego, who was inducted in the army
in December, 1943, over his protests
that he was essential to agricultural
production has been denied a hear
ing by the Ninth circuit court of
appeals.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30

ing on Okinawa, naval and air base
island 800 miles southwest of Japan,
Tokyo said one task force appeared
Thursday night and Friday around"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30

most authoritative indication yet
that Adolf Hitler has written off
Berlin as capital of Germany for
a last stand in the Bavarian and
Austrian Alps surrounding his
mountain-top home at Berchtes-
gaden.
The disclosure came while Nazi
propagandists were attempting to
whip up German morale in the face
of admittedly disastrous Allied break
-throughs in the west.
1t. Gen. Kurt Dittmar, official
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
Pretty Fowl

Pretty Fowl
James Marable and Tom Finrey
were daring each other to contests
of various kinds.
I'll beat you at snooker," Finney
I challenged.
z Nothing doing" Marable object
ed, but I'll bet I can eat more raw
oysters than you can
They secreted themselves in an
eatery of some kind and started
gulping tie bi-valves. Finney ate
seven 90 dozen and Marable only
a measley five CD dozen. (Thcir
figures probably were as exagger-
ated as these numbersD
I'm sorry to be such a sissy"
apologized Finney. But I just ate
a heavy dinner otherwise I would
have eaten the shells"
We don't believe it either.
CONTINUED on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
Voting Powers
At s. F. Meet
Stir Disputes
.Russia's Demand for Equal Rights
With Britain Meets Objections;
~. S. Would Make Similar Approach

WASHINGTON, March 80. (UP)-The Big Three's
secret for Russia and the United
States in the world assembly pointed clearly Friday to
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
Rome Reports Say Hitler
Moves Capt. al to Alps

LONDON, March 30. (UP)-A Vatican City dispatch
said Friday that the German has begun func
tonng at Echstadt, small town in the Bavarian Alps
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
Five u. S. Navy Task Units
Hammer at jap Homeland

GUAM March 80. (UP)-Tokyo said at least five AL
lied task forces including 18 battleshps blasting
away at Japans southern approaches for the eighth
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
Left! Right!

Left! Right!
We hear that Uncle Sam has
cooked commanding finger in the
direction of Wayne Lewis of the
sheriff's office and Will Lee Tackett
of the highway patrol squad.
II don't mind going SO much"
Wayne said, IF Will Lee goes with
me. His conversation and COM
ments will keep me from getting
bcred. He can make me laugh even
If I hurt" p
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30
IR BOMBERS ORDERED TO HOLD FIRE

The advance going rapidly that at point
dramatic Hold yourfire order flashed to Raj fers
swarmng out to pound the Germans fleeing road columns
British tank forces close the heels of the
treating enemy that the air attacks had to be called off for
a time to avoid hitting Allied troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-03-30

PARIS, March 30 (UP)-Whoesae surrenders were
reported spreading through the German ranks in the west
Friday two American tank armies careened within 80
odd miles of Berlin in twin drive to enveop the Ruhr
and outflank the Weser river line in central Germany
Unconfirmed reports broadcast by the London radio
said beaten dsprted Germans surrendering at the
rate of 1000 hour Friday
Coupled with the capture of more than $4,000 Nazis
by the u S. First and Third armies alone Thursday that
indicated bag of perhaps 10000 troops by all AL
lied armies in 48 hours-and the breakup of Germanys
armies in the west
GREATEST AK-THROUGH RIPS NAZI LINES
Virtually all the western front under military
security backou but field dispatches filtered through the
censorship made clear that the greatest of
the western tearing the German lines apart.
The American First Army was loose wide front
east of the Ruhr valley and racing north toward mm
nent juncture with British Second Army forces the
Westphalan plain.
Vanguards of the British force reported in the
Westphaan capital of Muenster, 227 miles from Berlin
and tanning out to the northwest toward Bremen and
Hanover.