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The Nome nugget., 1946-04-03
485 Stranded As Union Dispute Cancels Sailing

SEATTLE, Apr 3,-Saturday's scheduled sailing of the SS. Aleu- tian, with 485 passengers for Alas ka, was cancelled by Alaska Steamship Company after a dis pute with the Sailors Union of the Pacific.
 Cargo was discharged at Pier 50 and the vessel will be laid up in Lake Union with the SS. Alaska and SS. Northland, also strike bound, company spokeSmen said.
 Charging that the Alcutian's chief mate ''unjustifiably fired" nine deck crew men, the union de- manded his removal before sign ing on for the next trip North Lengthy port committee hearings failed to bring agreement.
 L. w. Baker, vice president and general manager of the company, declared the mate would not be replaced.
 Tn other words" he said. I've refuse 10 allow the union 10 select his successor" Orders for the lay up came from the War Shipping Administration he said.
 Meanwhile, the passengers, chiefly cannery workers, were mo- tified of the cancellation. Unless other transportation can be ar ranged next week, clam cannery crews may have to be flown to Alaska, an industry spokesman said.
 Next northbound sailings for the three Seattle companies serv- ing Alaska, won't be until April 12, and all vessels are booked full, with long waiting lists," passen- ger agents reported yesterday.
 The SS. Alaska and SS. North land were tied up after controver- sies over crew quarters.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-03
Luther Dunbar Elected Mayor
 ln Quiet Election

Luther Dunbar, manager of the Alaska Telephone and Telegraph Company, and the Northern Light and Power Company, won the election for mayor of the City of Nome, which was held yesterday, April 2.
 Dunbar held fair lead over his two opponents, Garnet Martin and H. C.. Hank) Miller; ending in a score of Dunbar 119, Martin 1O6, and Miller 68.
 In the race for City Council Ben Young topped the list with 249 votes, Paul Vaudeville with 174, and Richard Webb with 163. George Madsen was a close con- tender with l42 and John Olsen trailed with 93
 Ben Young, an ex-serviceman, owns his delivery oil business, and is doing remarkably well. Paul Vaudeville, an eX-Serviceman, owns and operates the Modern Cleaners. Both Young and Mande- vile entered the service from Nome.
 Richard Webb, local manager of the Wien Alaska Airlines, has been in Nome and surrounding area for several years, and is ac- tive in all civic affairs.
 For City Clerk, Carrie McLain received 260 votes; for City At torney, C. C. Tanner received 252; and for City Treasurer, H. c. Ga brielSon received 25l.
 For member of the School Board, Frank Love edged out Dor othy Bender by a small margin, 159 to 12O.
 On the Ordinance, which was submitted for ratification, Or dinance No. 31l-Entitled: An Or dinance vacating that portion of Lanes Way, south of Front Street, as a street" there were 163 votes for ratification and 70 against rat ification. The property will be converted into a city lot.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-03

legislature adjourned Tues d y night, the House at 9:45 pm, and the Senate at $50 p.m., after pass ing forty bills, six memorials and five resolutions
 The House, by a vote of g to 1, Gill dissenting, accepts the free conference report on the veterans measure. The House by a vote of l6 to 2, passes the resolution laud- ing Governor Gruening; voting against the measure were Hoopes, Johnson, Linck, Peterson, Shat tuck, Vukovitch, and Walsh.
 The shipping bill died in the Senate. The House bill increasing weekly unemployment compensa- tion benefits from S16 to $25, and extending the payoff period from l6 to 25 weeks finally was passed by the Senate, which also passed the bill authorizing Territorial as- say offices to assay Alaska origin ating ores free of charge for non resident prospectors; also provid- ing potato grading rules.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-03
MANY DIE IN PACIFIC
EXTRA SESSION HIGHLICHTS

JUNEAU, April 2-At Monday night session the Senate adopted, by vote of l4 to ?, diSSenters be- ing Cochran and Rogge, the free conference report on the veterans bill, leaving the fate of the meas ure in the lap of the House, which must either reject or accept it on Tuesday, the last day of the spe cial session. Adoption carries a gross sales tax for raising reven- ue, the House having excluded all provisions for raising the fund. The conference agreement sets the fund at three quarters of a mil lion. Other provisions include in terim appointments to the veter- ans board to be made by the Gov ernor with the consent of the board of administration subject to confirmation by the next succeed ing legislature.
 At a joint session the student or personal loan was set at $2,500 ceiling on home and farm loans; business loans at $10,000. All loans F to bear four percent. Veterans re- ceiving bonus may receive loan by returning bonus, which was set at ten dollars for each month in serv- ice.
 The Senate for the third time slapped down the proposal for the southern branch University of Alaska by refusing to accept House Bill 69.
 Basic Science bill of the House passed the Senate by vote of Is to 1, Cochran sole dissenter.
 Among the important bills passed by the House: appropriat ing S20,O00 for Alaska Aeronau- tics; to provide housing for World War II vets enrolled in ed ucational institutions, but killed the S50,0O0 appropriation for small boat harbor at Seldovia, also S100,000 for a road between Nak- .nek and Hot Creek airport. The Senate in the late afternoon let down the bars and received Senate measure to create an Alas ka Transportation authority, as sought in the letter from the Gov ernor. In event a shipping crisis develops it would empower au- thorities to issue bonds up to fif- teen million dollars to purchase ships and dock facilities bill in- troduced by Coffey at the request Of Gruening was written by the Department of Interior, perhaps never to be used.
 The Senate passed the motor fuel tax bill.. Others important at night session: prescribing the Qualifications of police officers in cities of first class. Killed appro- priation for $125,O0O for public welfare. Passed raising the pay of pleeislators from SIS to $22 a day.
 JUNEAU, April 4-The extra ordinary session of the seventeenth
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-03
TACOMA DRUG MAN HERE

Paul Stockard, pharmaceutical representative of the Tacoma Drug Co.,, arrived from Fairbanks on his first official visit to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-03
Seaquakes And Tidal Waves Cause Much Damage

HONOLULU, April 3, CP)-The multimilliOn dollar debris of Seis- mic wave ravaged Hilo yielded ' more bodies as weary volunteers, spurred by the threat of cOntagiOn continued an unceaSing search. The earthquake born disturbance, now SubSided, took possibly l76 lives as it pounded shores from the Aleutians to Hawaii, CalifOr- mia, Peru and Chile.
 The Territorial toll is 79 dead and and 85 missing, add to these is the 10 presumed deaths in the AleutianS, one each in California and Peru. An estimated 4O00 Ha- Waiians are homeless. The Terri tOrial government of these hardest hit islands is pushing roundup of 5000 fresh diapers and huge stocks of food for deSOlated Hilo, eliCted the pledge of U. s. priori- ties in the vast rebuilding task ahead.
 The damage rose into millions of dollars, but most of the insur- anCe policies didn't cover wave destruction.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-03

At least 220 distinct languages are spoken in India, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-03

KODIAK, April 3, (P)-Folks here are able to joke about such things as the matron who fled to the hills with an armload of can ned goods and no can opener, but they all admitted they spent a jit- tery night awaiting the tidal wave that never came.
 One false alarm emptied the city in ten minutes, but there was no panic. Several families did spend the night in the woody hills, in a night club located on high ground, on pews in the Baptist Church.
 The bay was calm all night, and the tide was normal. About eight a.m., Capt. R. R. Lyons, Com mander of the Naval operations base here, announced all danger from the tidal wave which wreak- ed havoc elsewhere in the Pacific was past for Kodiak.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-03

WASHINGTON, April 3, CP1- The Department of Commerce de- clared it's coast geodetic survey is not properly equipped to obtain immediately" locations of earth quakes in certain distant Pacific areas. This includes the "troughs' south of the Aleutian islands. The statement said seaquakes caused Mondays disastrous Pacific tidal waves which centered south of the Aleutians.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
IRIS GRACE

Funeral services for Mrs. Grace
Boyland, so. Rocky Point who dice
in James Walker Memorial hospita,
Monday morning. will be held from
the chaoel of the Yopp Funeral
home, Thursday afternoon at
o'clock.
The Rev. Walter B. Freed will
officiate and burial will be IN
Oakdale cemetery.
Surviving Mrs. Boyland is her
husband. James M; one son, Sgt.
John j. Stevenson, a daughter Mrs,
Madelin Truitt, Crawford, Neb.,
her mothers, Mrs. Lena Murphy,
and three brothers, Joe, Albert and
Lawrence Murphy, Omaha, Neb'
Active pallbearers will be: M-Sgt.
G. F. Burris, Capt. J.. F. Lucas,
M-Sgt. A. G. Festimer, M-Sgt. A.
H. Merton. E. o. Hurham and T.
S. Jacobs.
Honorary: Major W. A. Jacobs,
Roy Blizzard, Earl Davis and
Floyd Chadwick.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
LIGHTING SYSTEM
HIT BY VANDALS
City Seeking Photographic
Proof Of Rain Flood
Damages

The .ity's street lighting exten'
sion has been threatened by an out
burst of vandalism in Sunset Park
which Yesterday saw the Tide Wa
'er power Company replace % light
ing fixtures broken during the pre-
vious night, City Manager j. r.
Benson said.
Benson appealed last night to me
parents of Sunset Park juveniles
to be On the watch for future IN
stances of vandalism, which he
said would destroy critical ma
terials whose shortages is already
delaying the street lighting ex'
tension"
Police patrols have been ordered
to maintain a sharp watch for
perpetrators of the brakage.
Benson also revealed that the
CITY administration is seeking
Photographs of results Of last fairs
high waters here for submission to
the National Housing Adminlstra-
ton as proof that the city needs
another drag-line to forestall repe-
tition of such floods in the future:
He asked that Photographs OF
inundated areas be forwarded 10
him as soon as possible.
Eve wat pictures Of any area
that drains ito Burt Mill creek,
which would include Winter Park,
Benson said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
CITY TABULATINC
BIDS ON PROJECT
Continued From Page One

good chance of acceptance with
the solitary exception of the pro-
jected million-gallon water storage
tank, offers on which appeared at
first glance to be somewhat in ex-
cess of the cay's allotment for
that project
So far, the Towles-C Cline company
appears to ,e the low bidder on the
street paving of the contract.
z A. Sneeden Sons is low bidder
on the installation of water lines
and the N E. Brewer company,
Of Winston-Salem is low bidder or
the sewer section.
Neither Benson or any other
city official yesterday would com
NIT himself on any section OF the
bids, but they were plainly enthusl
astic over the sharp drop in con
tractors offers since two months
ago. when the lowest bid for in
stalling a water line in Sunse'
Park was far above city estimate
of costs of the project.
An hour or so after it opened
bids on the extension work yester
day. the city council heard a sug'
gestion from Harriss Newman, one
of its number, that the city con
slider entering the street-pavins
business with it's own forces with
asphalt supplied by the existing
municipal plant.
Newman made his suggestion
after Councilman R. S. Burnett
had cited the condition of unpaveo
streets in his own Sunset Park
district
The council authorized Benson
and Louglin to confer with Bur
nett and take the steps necessary
to ease the situation near Sunset
Park school, where Burnett declar-
ed that streets are muddy during
the rainy season because OF lack
of paving and sufficient drainage.
Benson told council members.
however, that the city has enough
paving and drainage projects on
hand to last six months. and said
that the present budget wouio
hardly allow for further commit
ments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19

ton and who several former
bers of the Seminole crew s.S a'
the real father of the ship. ''' Is
BREAKS JINX Wilmino+u
ians can boast at least o1a nas
who is not superstitious. Fe's Hon
Stone, of RID No. 3, Box "a l n.au
really experienced a FRIDAY WV ,bo
Thirteenth. ~e
A carpenter by trade. h. 49,.
leaving the construction iob VS.
was engaged in on the evenjTo ne ns
that fateful day when One If W.
workers on the third floor ~ tno
new building missed catching "s
brick tossed to him.
The brick in falling towards ~.
ground hit the carpenter o. ~
head. But glad to say. it was Nc
glancing blow. The blow howevsr
caused him to lose his balence and
in falling he suffered some severe
scratches about his face.
Doctors at the local HOSPITAL
were amazed to find that Stone
suffered no serious head injuries
from the falling brick.
And as for Stone he most proba.
bly, laughs when you tell him Fri.
day the Thirteenth is an unluckv
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
OBITUARIES

the Rev. Richard L. Sturgis as
pastor in charge.
His remains are expected to ar
rive here by rail early this morn
ing. They will remain a. Andrews
Mortuary until the funeral service.
He was a veteran of World War
II, and has been confined to the
hospital since his release from
the Army.
Surviving are his father, John
G.. hawthorne of Wilmington, three
brothers. George hawthorne, John
hawthorne. and Robert hawthorne
all of Wilmington; three sisters
Mrs. C. A. Jacobs of New York
City, Mrs. Leo Justice of Rich
mond, Virginia, and Mrs. c.. C.
Smith of Wilmington, and Mrs. W.
J. Cavenaugh, Brunswick county.
Pallbearers will be c. S. Everette
L. w. Kelly. Fender Durham,
James Todd, Roy Hinson and Le-
land Garner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
INTERESTS
EYE ice HEARING
Continued From Page One

Or not coastwise shipping is re-
Yesterday HERS conferred with
E. Boyd, manager Of the
Wilmington Port Traffic associa
lion, on what possible action they
recommend to local ship
pers on the investigation. The lCC
is slated to hold a pre-hearing
conference on January Is.
HERS and Boyd think the inquiry
important because they believe it
may result in an ICC order raising
existing rail rates between the ma
TONS ports and thus making pos.
sible renewed competition between
water and rail shippers.
Yesterday they cited a number
of examples of existing rail freight
rates, on shipments between such
ports as Norfolk and Boston which
are so close to the water freight
rate as to make it difficult for the
slower steamships to meet loco
motive competition.
Under existing conditions, the
Maritime Commission is losing
what government experts estimate
as $40, 900 per ship per voyage
For that reason, the commission ha:
found it impossible to interest pri
vate shippers in taking over opera
ton of the domestic fleet now If
its custody.
HERS pointed out yesterday tina
general cargo traffic through the
port of Wilmington is far from it!
pre-war level. In 194l, traffic
through the port hit an all-time
high of 2,819, 088 tons. In 1884, tina
figure had dipped as low as 4O4,
673 tons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
LESLIE A.

Funeral services for Leslie A.
Marshburn, Of 216 Walnut street,
who di I'd Tuesday morning, were
held yesterday from the chapel
Of the Yopp funeral home by the
Rev. Edgar B. Fisher. Interment
followed in Oakdale cemetery.
He was a member, of the Loyal
Order of Moose, st. Johns Lodge
No. l A. F. & A. M, and the Shrine.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Lila Brown Marshburn, of Wi
mington; three sisters, Mrs. ]. A.
Raynor, Of Wilmington, Mrs. How
ard R. Krinbill. of Rutherford, N.
j., and Mrs. Robert E. Lee, Jr.
of Washington, D. c., and several
nieces and nephews.
Active pallbearers were ". P.
Troutman. Paul Sammons, L. o.
Goodyear, George F. Potter. c. c.
johnson and I. G. Clemmons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
TRUMAN STATES
CHINESE POLICY
Continued From Page One

to the United Nations or some
big-power tribunal.
He elaborated On the statement
later at his press conference, ex-
planning that it was issued to tell
the American people what our
policy is in China and why we are
~persisting in it in the face of harsh
criticism at home and abroad.
Mr.. Truman said that policy is
exactly what it was a year ago
when Gen. George C.. Marshall
was sent to China a a special
mediator between the warning
Chinese Communists and National
lists: strict neutrality in the civil
war, but a determined effort to
help the Chinese establish a uni
fled, democratic and economically
sound nation.
He said China itself has a re-
sponsibiiity to the United Nations
to set its house in order. In that
connection, he said it is the con-
tinuing position of this country that
Gene-alissimo Chang Kai-shek
should include some Communists in
whatever government finally is
formed.
Asked whether the present situa-
ton in China endangers the $780,
900, 600 credit offered by the United
States ME. Truman said he hoped
not.
The President said Gen. Mar
shall will remain at his post in
China and continue doing every
thing necessary to complete his
assignment. despite rumors that he
was preparing to return here.
Avoids Criticism
Mr.. Humans policy statement
avoided the criticism leveled
against the State departments
China experts by the American
China Policy association. The as
ISOLATION has challenged the actions
of John Carter Vincent, head of
the departments Far Eastern af-
fairs division. and has urged re-
organization Of the entire division.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
MRS. MARY E. HARGROvE

ACME. Dec. 10 - Funeral
services for Mrs. Mary E. Har-
grove will be conducted at her
home near Acme at 2:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon by the Rev.
C. w. Freeman. Interment will fol-
low in the family cemetery.
She is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Ann c. Campbell; two
daughters, Mrs. Quincy A. Long
and Mrs. Jesse Simpson; one son,
Cecil Hargrove; two sisters, Mrs.
Anne Nye and Miss Ideal Camp.
bell; one brother, A. Campbell and
one grandchild, Lois Ann Simpson,
all of Acme.
Active paAbearers will be: Mike
Rawls, Jr., E. B. Simpson, Jimmy
Peurifay, Gordon Bollinger, STAN
Gil Lennon and Benunie Simpson.
Honorary pallbearers will be: ]
W. Lashley, c. L. Heath, George
Wooten. j. w. Bordeaux, Luther
Rich, Nash Long, T. w. Groom,
Ellis Dean, Mike Rawls, Sr., DR..
Dawson and David Long.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
R MOLLY DUNN

LUMBERTON. Dec. 10. Mrs.
Molly Dunn, 81, wife of the late
John Dunn of Charlotte, died Tues
day at / p. m. at the home of her
son, j. D. Dunn, with whom she
had lived in recent months in Lum-
berton. She had been an invalid
for six years.
Surviving are three sons and one
daughter, Alton Of Fayetteville,
Gordon Of Charlotte, j. D. and
Miss Grace Dunn of Lumberton
and one sister, Mrs. Ida Davis of
Charlotte.
Funeral services were held
from Hay Street Methodist church
in. Fayetteville Wednesday at 4
p. m. with interment in a Fayette-
vile cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
OVERSEAS ARMIES
AT Low STRENGTH
Continued From Page One

8. To procure a revision in law
to provide for Regular Army en-
listments of two, three or five
years, ending the present short
term option.
Troop ALLEGATION
Discussing the ALLEGATION of
troops under the Lotto, 000-man
army contemplated by next July l.
the department spokesman SAID
the ALLEGATION of strength by COM
bat units, aside from srvice troops
would include:
Europe = One division, two regi-
mental combat teams, ten constab-
ulary regiments, eleven air groups.
tAn ali group is normally the
equivalent of a regiment of in
fantry.)
Japan - Six divisions, six air
groups.
Alaska - Two infantry battalions,
two air groups.
Pacific area - One and % divi-
16 air groups.
The United States domestic force
of effective troops next July l is
due to include four divisions and
81 air groups. Currently it con-
sists, however, of n air borne
division on the East coast, an in
division on the West coast
and part of an armored division
in Texas.
Scaled Force
The Regular Army force would
be scaled down further to 875, 600
with the end of the overseas occu-
patton.
But, il was emphasized, in this
atomic age the nation must con-
slider the possibility Of sudden and
total war and must be entirely
prepared to put a big force into
action quickly. A mobilization tar
get of $500, 900 men within IL
months is aimed at.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19

marking facilities for from 1000
to 1,50O persans through use OF
vacant lots and the possible e-ec-
ton of indoor parking garages.
The council also:
% Held in allegiance for six
months a request by F. w. Spencer
that his newly established Whining
ton-Castle Hayne bus line be al
lowed to establish a stop at Front
and Walnut street.
Councilman James E. L. Wade
has moved that Spencer be given
immediate permission to set up the
stop after hearing from a delega-
ton of residents of the area serv-
ed by the new line who said that
it's establishment was. in Wade's
words, "a matter of convenience
to them"
Councilman Harriss Newman Of
fe-ed the finally-successful motion
that consid Nration of the matter
be delayed until Spencer has op-
Grated leg enough to know the
needs of his business.
co Granted permission to the
B and K. Butane gas company to
erect and install a IS, 000-gallon gas
distributing plant near the North
Carolina Shipbuilding company.
90 Agreed to set up a commit
tee to discuss with leaders OF
the American Legion the partial
payment of taxes due on the Lee
gion's Third and Dock street home
George Avant and W. K. Stewart.
Jr., representing Legion Post 10,
at the meeting to request
appointment of a city committee
to meet with a similar group from
the county board and agree on a
plan for payment OF some $4,000
taxes on the home.
"a Prohibited parking on Water
street between Grace and Chest
nut.
% Declared December rs a hoi-
day for city employees.
(6) Passed an ordinance to make
i. mandatory for taxicab operators
to stay within 10 feet of their We
1icles while soliciting fares.
Cd Set January 2 as the date
for its next meeting.
49, Accepted a bid of 81, 700 less
800 trade-in value from the SUIT
ton Pontiac Company for a new
our door sedan for the police
department.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
REV. LACY LEGRAND LITTLE

Funeral services for the Rev.
Lacy LeGrand Little, rs, who died
at his home in Greensboro Mon
day night following a lengthy ILL
ness, were held there yesterday.
The Rev. Mr.. Little was born at
the family home in Richmond coun-
ty and received his education at
the old Bingham Military academy
and the University of North Caro-
lima. He was a missionary of the
Southern Presbyterian church in
China for As years, returning tc
this country in 1910.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Miss Nell Sprunt. of
Charleston, S. c., and one sister,
Mrs. Alexander McAlister, OF
Greensboro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
C LOOP PLANNED

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 18-P)-
The Mexican baseball league an
nounced Wednesday that it was
considering establishment of a sec
ond circuit, and sports observers
here saw this as an indication of
renewed raids On Major League
talent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
CORRECTION

The Dec. 18th issue of the
Star carried the statement that
because Of tight budget condi-
tions, City Manager J. r. Ben
son had held up purchase or
ders previously approved by
Purchasing Agent Gilbert F.
Morton.
Actually Morton has no power
to approve an order without
previous approval by Benson.
The Star regrets the error.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-19
MRS. A. d.

Funeral services for Mrs. A. D.
Robertson, 88, were held yester-
day at Oakdale cemetery. The
Rev. Alexander Miller, assisted by
Rev. Harvey W. Glazier officiated.
Mrs. Robertson is survived by a
daughter, Miss Anna Louise Rob
ertson of Kinston, who VIII be re-
membered in Wilmington as
a parish worker with the Church
Of the Good Shepherd.