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The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
To Settle Phone Strikes Locally

WAS-7rNGTON. lf'p - Unions
 Njca called the cross-country telephone strike last April ' have abandoned efforts to negotiate their demands with the Bell sys- tenn on a nationwide basis.
 This decision to shift the em- uhasis to local bargaining was hailed today by Bell officials as well as union leaders as a move likely to hasten the end of the 3l- day-old tieup.
 Officials of the Bell system and is parent concern, the A. T. & T., had consistently refused to yield to union insistence on nationwide bargaining, contending negotia- tiCns should be on a local basis because of local factors involved.
 The 49-member policy commit zee of the national federation of telephone workers, which had been in almost daily session since March 24, was adjourned indefin- itely and its members returned home to help bargain out settle ments in their own areas.
 NFTW president Joseph A. Beirne said the policy commit tees decision to strive separately for new wage agreements with the more than 20 Bell companies was not 9 step backward but would intensity negotiations
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
Bright New Comet Discovered

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (4D - A new comet so bright that it may be seen with ordinary field glasses when it swings closest to the earth on May 20 was reported today by the Harvard college observatory.
 Known as the comet Rondani- ma-Bester," it was discovered early this year by M. J. Bester of the Harvard station in Bloemfon- tein, South Africa, and a Czecho- slovakian astronomer.
 Harvard astronomers said the comet was in the eastern sky near the sun and would be brightest just before sunrise May 20.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
Urge Aid Program To United Nations

w A s H NGTON, (H) - The sharpest attack on administration foreign policy since Pearl Harbor imperiled the $4OO,OOO,OOO Creek Turkish aid bill today.
 Opposition forces in the House were throwing their full weight behind a move to shunt the whole issue to the United Nations. And the outcome was in doubt.
 A similar effort in the Senate failed. But passage there had been aforegOne conclusion for days be- fore the 67 to 23 vote on April g.
 In the House Republican ranks were split wide open as the cham Der program called together for the second day of general debate on a program tened by friend and foe alike as one seldom par alleled importance in the rela- tions between this nation and the world.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
Publishers Rene By Union Rules

WASHINGTON, (Ao) - Wood ruff Randolph, president of the international topographic union. declared today that the unions rules "are a positive benefit" to publishers.
 He said in a statement prepare for the Senate neWsprint comm tee that union rules constitute fair practices act which employe "are quite happy to enjoy wht local unions or members take ir- regular or irresponsible action"
 Randolph was called by the committee to reply to testimony from previous witnesses that union practices, required by ITU rules, placed an unusual cost bur den on small newspapers.
 Of earlier criticism of the ITU, Randolph said:
 'If the union regulations were so oppressive and so inefficient as described by the witnesses before
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
May Broadcast Voice of America

WASHINGTON, CP) "A col promise that would give the st; department S1O,O0O,OOO for "VCiCe of America" broadcasts Russia and other European cOun- tries was in the wind today.
 IL grew out of a meeting attend ed by Secretary of State Marshall, chairman Taber R.-N. " of the House appropriations committee and other Congressional leaders. Marshall called the session after the refusal of Taber's committee to approve a single penny of the S31 1881, ,220 the department asked for its cultural relations program.
 While neither Taber nor others who attended Mondays meeting would discuss what, if any, agree mentS were reached, there were reliable reports that a $10,000,00O appropriation for foreign broad casting has been agreed upon ten tatively.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
Communists
 Ousted In France

PARIS (P)-France's Socialist party today ratified Premier Paul Ramadiers decision busting Com munists from his coalition cabi- net, thus ending a French govern ment crisis.
 A hastily summoned national council of the party voted 2,529 to 2,l25 to approve the break with the extreme left, an action which may have political reperCusSions throughout western Europe.
 Ramadier, pleading for the councils endorsement in the hot l2-hour debate which preceded the vote, declared he would feel like a "grave-digger of the Repub- co # l. ere forced to resign.
 Supporting RamadIer, Leon 3lum, former Premier and an elder statesman of the party, de- clarcd that resignation of the government would be tantamount 10 denial of the parliamentary re- gime.'
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
PORTLAND, Ore. (P)-Ralph

PORTLAND, Ore. (P)-Ralph J. Rivers, attorney general of Alaska, was enroute to Washing ton, D. C., from here Tuesday af- ter inspecting Portland's port fla cilities and expressing hope the Maritime commission would per init a Portland-to-Alaska steam ship service The Territorial off cial said the existing Seattle mo- nopoly of Alaska shipping was detrimental to the public welfare and that Alaska businessmen were anxious to develop trade with Portland
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07

BENTON, Wash. LP) - Robert T. Graham, 77, died Sunday of a heart ailment. MT. Graham had lived in Ketchikan the past 50 years. He came here two weeks ago for treatment
 Son of missionary parents, he was born off the coast of Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. He went to Alaska in 1897 and worked as a miner, fisherman, was in the fur niture business, and recently re- tired from the undertaking busi- ness. His body will be taken to Ketchikan Monday.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
Senate Siashes
 Labor, Security Appropriations

WASHINGTON, CP)-Economy advocates rode firmly in the Ser ate saddle Tuesday with a preCe- dent breaking vote to slash l9bor department, federal curlty agency funds bobbing along them.
 For the first time in moro than a decade, the Senate voted Mon day to cut deeper than the House in approving a $l,676, .93.OOO ap- propriations measure for the two bureaus.
 The figure was $8,388,000 less than the lawmakers across the capitol had allowed and $1OO,00O,- 900 below President Truman'5 budget estimate. Usually in the past the House has voted smaller sums and the Senate has boosted them.
 Senator Byrd oD.-VaD, who has been preaching economy for years, told a reporter he was gratified
 It's the first time in IA years that the Senate has shown any disposition to cut government spending," he declared. "I think it means that we are going to have some real economy in this Con- gress."
 Byrd said no one can guess yet whether the Republican goal of trimming from S4,50O,0O0,000 to S6,OOO, 100000 off President Tru- mans $37, O,OOO,OOO budget for the year beginning July l will be reached. He said the final tally will depend on what, if any, re- auctions are voted for the armed services.
 With the $163,OOO,OOO cut recommended Monday by the House appropriations committee for the State, Commerce and Jus tice departments and the federal courts, the budget trimming now stands at about S1,14O, 100000.
 Army, navy and veterans ad- miniStration supply bills are yet to be written.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07

PHILADELPHIA. (P)-An out break of infant diarrnea in east ern Pennsylvania and New Jersey claimed it's 27th victim Tuesday with the death of a lO-day-old child. Many Ann Pleva, of Elm maus, Pa, died in the Allentown. Pa, general hospital which re- ported five other children ill of gastroenteritis still being treated there.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07

WASHINGTON, (P-President Truman today nominated William E. Warne of California to be as- sistant secretary of the interior, succeeding Warner w. Gardner.
 Presidential secretary Charles C.. Ross said Gardner is resigning effective June 30.
 Warne, who is 41, has been as- sistant commissioner of reclama- ton in the interior department since July 1943.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
WASHINGTON, (P)-'

WASHINGTON, (P)-Expenses of the 44-nation world bank top ped it's income by S680,176 during the nine months ended March 3l, the bank reported today.
 Outlays amounted to S1,278, 151 while income totaled S559,975, made up entirely of interest on U. s. government securities which the bank has bought.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
NEWS IN BRIEF

WASHINGTON, LRD-Soft coal mine operators and union leaders met yesterday for another try at an agreement that would open the way for the return of government seized mines to private operation WithOus @ strike.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
SEATTLE, tP)-F. l.. Grindle

SEATTLE, tP)-F. L. Grindle, Naknak, Alaska, visiting here, and Carl A. Line, Seattle, reported Tuesday four robbers held them up in the south end shortly after midnight Grindle lost S20 and his watch and Line $65 and his watch. The two said the four invited them to a party and suddenly threatened them with a knife.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
WEATHER DELAYS TRAINING FLIGHT HERE

Eight P-5l's on a navigational training flight from the Fairbanks field were detained here for a few days due to unfanrable flying weather. They returned to their base this morning.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07

WASHINGTON, (R9 - Legisla- ton to apply the mineral leasing laws to all acquire public lands was approved today by public lands subcommittee headed by Senator Robertson R.-WyoD
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07
SCHENECTADY, N. Y. (P)-A

large scale expansion program, expected to cost approximately S300,000,00O is being carried on by the General Electric company.
 When completed, GE's pre-War manufacturing space and number of employees will be doubled, the company said.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07

this committee, non-union opera ton would have taken over the printing and publishing business of this nation"
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-07

,l", Speci ! Washington Service,
Evening star., 1947-08-28
dan River Mills Finds
Process 10 Reduce
Wrinkles in Goods
BY the Associoted Press

/ NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-George A,
Harris, president of Dan River Mills
has announced the development OF
new chemical process that makes
cotton goods wrinkle resistant" and
says the first garments treated with
the new finish will be on the market
by November or December.
The process renders cotton fabrics
equally wrinkle resistant with wor-
sted and woolen goods and is the
result of four years intensive re-
search in collaboration witt! Mon
santo Chemical Co.
At a news conference at which
tested and untested fabrics were
exhibited, Mr. Harris said the
process was based on Monsanto's
"Resloom c." a secret synthetic
resin formula which previously hao
been applied successfully to wooler
fabrics so as to make them wash
able.
After 10 washing tests, standard
test for sanforizing goods, the
wrinkle resistant qualities OF the
treated cotton fabrics appeared
stronger, Mr.. Harris declared. He
added that these qualities increased
rather than diminished With age
and use.
This is the most important de.
yelopment in the cotton industry
since the adption of shrinkage con.
troll and vat dying processes more
than Is years ago." spokesman
said,
Treated and untreated fabrics
were wadded into tight balls for the
benefit of newspaper and trades pa
per reporters. The untreated mate.
rial remained mass of wrinkles
The treated material unfolded into
smooth, wrfnkleless pattern.
The finish gives it a residence
Cloth treated with the formula
snaps into its former condition BY
rest or hanging up,' the spokesman
said.
The, formula will not be licensed
and is not patented. The spokes.
man did not give reason In either
case.
DR.. D. H. Powers of Monsantt
Chemical Co. declared his company
alone knew how to make the for.
mula and that only Dan River knew
how to apply it.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Aug 2s tg 1UJSslDA2;m-.
and generally so to rs cents hisher; top
$500 paid freely; bulk good and choice;
10000 pounds. 27,25-2s.00: good and
soo.s3o pounds, aS.0o-as. 90: weights;
over $40 pounds scarce: good and choice
sows under $50 pounds. %. 3.50-25. 90:
,5c-4OO pounds, 220O-23.75; 400-450
pounds. 81 .O0-22 so: few heavier weight
sows down To around 1900 for $50
pound averages: good clearance.
Salable cattle, $500. total 300: SAL
able calves 500, total 900; fed steers
and heifers steady; some strength on
choice offerings: good GRADES uneven at
~. .0O-30 90; clearance broad: top, "a so;
paid for l,261 pound averages: next high
est price. 34.25; long yearlings, $3.50:
most average good TO choice steers and
ysa,lings: 2s .o9:a4 sSs aood to Io.;
steers and heifers to 32.25: cows steady
to % cents higher; cutters, 400 down:
most St beef beet COW: l5oo;lsoo s,;,;o q good to
heavy sausage of1erinas to 1886; veaieri;
steady at 24.50. mostly 24.O0 down: stock
cattle scarce and firm
Salable sheep, 1000; total, 1890:
opened slow; early sales slaughter lambs
and yearlings around steady; few small
lots native spring lambs. 90 .65; common
to medium throwout natives. 16.00-19 90:
two loads medium to good yearlings
around 95 pounds. 1880: several loads
yearlinss uRsold with bids lower: no
early action Non slaughter ewes: asking
500 and better for good and choice
kinds
Evening star., 1947-08-28
| Stock Market Uneven,
Some Issues Score
Small Advances
By Victor Eubonk
Associated Press Financial Write

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-Stocks
generally nibbled at recovery in
today's market although exceptions
were plentiful and dealings slow.
A little short covering for protec-
ton over the coming long week end,
in addition to timid Investment
nibbling. propped favorites. Ac-
counts also were trimmed here and
there in preparation for the holi-
day. Caution still was the watch
word pending more light on foreign
affairs and domestic business. The
flow of pleasing dividends aided a
few issues but failed to stimulate
most stocks concerned.
Volume was negligible after a
fairly active start. The first hour's
aggregate of 95 800 shares was a low
for the period since April 10, 1945.
Advances of fractions to point or
more were well distributed near the
fourth hour but numerous minus
marks persisted.
A raised quarterly and extra
lifted American Agricultural Chem
ical 3 points or so to years high.
Ahead most of the day were Macy,
Celanese (also at a 1947 peak
United States Steel, Boeing, Amer
ican Telephone, American Smelling,
international Nickel, Union Carbide,
Johns -Manville, New York Central,
Southern Pacific, Phillips Petroleum
and Commercial Solvents.
Intermittent stumblers were Wool
worth. American Can, Dow Chemi-
cal, Santa Fe, Anaconda and Owens
Illinois. New York & Harlem Rail-
road was down IL points at 253 on
the first sale since July l.
Pacific Telephone, which suffered
IA sharp spill early in the week on
word directors would be asked to
omit the common dividend for the
first time in 20 years, enjoyed a
comeback in the wake of an interim
rate boost amounting to about S.
100000 annually. On the side Of
communications also was the re-
sumption of quarterly disbursements
by the Illinois Bell Co. after passing
the June Dayment.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Business Briefs
Bank CIearings in "a

Bank CIearings in "a leading cities
declined to $11,872, $4,000 in the
week ended August 81, drop of
>1.3 per cent from the preceding
week, but remained To per cent
above the like 1s46 week.-Dun &
Bradstreet.
Commercial. Industrial and Farm
Loans of member banks in 101 lead
ing cities rose to $12,301 900 900 on
August 20, gain of 5000, 900 from
week earlier and s2,958, 600, 900
above a year earlier-Federal Re-
serve Board.
Freight LoadingS in the week end
ed August % totaled 900,895 cars, a
drop CT 06Tc from the preceding
week, but 1877 above year ago.
Association of American Railroads.
Automobile Production in the
United States this week will total
59.186 passenger cars and 21,105
trucks VS.. 58,053 cars and 2o,376
trucks last week.-Automotive News.
Markets will Be Closed in the
United States and Canada Monday
in observance of Labor Day. The
Minneapolis cash grain market, the
only exception, will remain open to
help speed the movement of cash
grain from country elevators.
Texas Electric Service Co. regis
tered with the SEC $1,000, 600 of first
mortgage bonds to be sold at COM
petitive bidding to finance new con-
struction.
Standard Thompson Corp. regis
tered with the SEC $1,750,000 of
20-year So sinking fund bonds to
be offered publicly through a group
headed by Lee Higginson Corp.
Federal Motor Truck Co. declared
an extra dividend of Is cents and
a regular quarterly of 10 cents, both
payable September 30. An extra of
10 cents was paid in June.
R. Fl. Macy g. Co. declared an
extra dividend of so cents and a
regular of so cents, both payable
october l. The firm paid 40 cents in
previous quarters.
Wesson Oil g. Snowdrift Co. de-
clared. a dividend of so cents a
common share, payable October l.
Previous quarterly payments were Is
cents plus extras.
American Smelling e. Refining
Co. earned $40. 1876, ,033 or So. IA share
in the first half of l947 VS.. 81 .867,77
or cents year earlier when
strikes cut production drastically.
Pepperell Mfg. Co. profit for IL
months ended June 80 set a record
of s7,240,680 or $l448 a share VS.
$2.304, ,006 or $3.50 in the preceding
fiscal period.
Duquesne Light Co. earned $4,978,-
1853 or $1.9s in the first half of 1s47
VS.. s5,2s4,9l1 or s214 year earlier
First National Stores net income
for three months ended June % was
$1.54I417 or s1.89 VS.. $1,444, 1895 or
Sits in the same 1916 period
Neisner Bros, Inc, earned $575, ,793
or 81 cents in the first half of 1s47
VS.. 1869 800 or $1o1 a year earlier.
E. L. Bruce Co. net for IL months
ended June 80 was $1,34l ,296 OF
$9.76<vs. $311,002 or Sl.78 in the pre-
ceding fiscal period.
Warren Foundry & Pipe Co
earned $379, $50 or 1928 in the first
nalf VS.. a loss of s122,l78 year
earlier.
Ainsworth Mfg. Co. profit for the
first half was $367,03 or SO cents
VS.. sl85, ,425 or As cents in the same
I946 period.
National Airlines, Inc, earned
1872 .697 in IL months ended June 80
VS.. s226,539 in the previous year
when $207 $40 of homecoming items
were included.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Rx d staH corrsspondsnt

NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-It might
be lack of experience, but young war
veterans can't hold a candle to their
dads when 1t comes to noise and
horseplay.
American Legionnaires of World
War vintage provided weird noises,
laughter, women's screams and con-
fusion, while the groups Goth annual
convention got under way here. And
they went about it with zeal that
boasts they won't stop until the con-
vention does.
Most Of the "funmakers." as they
call themselves belong to the 40
and 8, the Legion's chief noise
making group. The convention has
/ it's serious side. but not for the
Forty and Fighters.
Some of the younger World War II
veterans took part but mostly they
were relegated to the crowds OF
onlookers on nearly every street
corner, who stood six deep to watch
the older members at play.
Until you get too close for comfort
| it's hard to tell what goes on in the
center of one of the street crowds
Sometimes 1t turns out to be a
friendly but noisy contest with the
galloping dominoes. But more often
it turns out to be Legionnaires
spraying women,s legs with water
pistols or giving the "shocker" treat
ment.
Pedestrians Are Wary.
The "shocker" is the most fiendish
of the convention gadgets. 1t has
many forms. The most popular is
a cane, connected by wires to bat
teries so as to give considerable
electric jolt when contacted with a
person. The wags' victims nearly
always are women-who are usually
touched with the cane as they un-
suspectingly walk away.
After the initial shock, most ped
estrians take the sport with laugh,
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Young Veterans Are Amateurs
Compared to Funmokinq Dads

But tney are beginning, whenever
they spot legion cap on the street,
to walk a little more warily.
The Hotel Pennsylvania, head
quarters for the convention, also
warily has removed nearly all the
furnishings from It's usually lavish
lobby. Other hotels have removed
phone books, which make excellent
confetti, from rooms.
They also have cut corners out
of the large paper laundry bags
distributed to rooms-so they won't
hold water any more. There have
been few cases, so far, of the visitors
dropping bags full of water from
hotel rooms. Parades are the, best
time for that, one old timer said.
Locomotives" Slow Traffic.
After sundown-and lasting until
nearly sunup-convention sections
of the city become a nightmare of
cannon cracker explosions, sirens.
loud horns, off-key singing and band
playing. The bands favorite trick
is to gather in hotel Hobbies, where
the music, If not better, sounds
much louder.
Cruising at snaiCs pace through
the streets-to the distress of New
York's hack drivers-are number
Of bell-ringing. siren-screaming 10
comotives," traditional vehicle of
the forty and eight. French troop
trains during the World War gave
the group its name. In each boxcar,
members say, was room for 40 men
and eight mules.
Fearful of too much horseplay, the
Legion has organized its own con-
vention police force to travel in
Paris, through the streets and ho-
tells, they are supposed to calm
things down if they get too rough.
Their main job. however, Is to be
on the lookout for comrades who
leave bars, with one, two, or several
drinks too many under their belts.
Alcoholics to Escape Ciink.
New York police are cooperating
with the Legion by agreeing not to
toss any alcoholic visitors into the
clink. an official said. Under the
arrangement, the police have agreed
to turn the stray delegates over to
their friends or notify the Legion
where they can be picked up. The
police also have been ordered strictly
to observe courtesy" in any deal
ings with the veterans.
The Forty and Fighters most dis
tinctive costume is an ungainly
blue frock. which hangs loosely from
their shoulders to their knees.
The group expects to hit its peak
tonight, when hundreds of them vii
stage their annual parade.
1t will be fine night to tightly
lock the hotel door and go ito bed.
Evening star., 1947-08-28
Wholesale Food Index
Rises Close to Peak
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-Dun &
Bradstreet's wholesale food price
index, representing the sum total of
the price per pound of 81 foods in
general use, moved ahead 7 cents
on August 26 to 1854, only IL per
cent under the peak Of $6.77 estab-
lished on March 4.
1t represents an increase of 22.5
per cent over $5.42 on the CORES
ponding date year ago.
Individual commodities advancing
were wheat, corn, rye, oats, beef,
lard, butter, coffee, cottonseed oil.
peanuts and hogs. Cocoa and lambs
were the only commodities for which
declines were listed.