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The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03
ARCTIC CLUB HELD DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT

The members of the Arctic Club held the first of their l947 series of dances at the Pioneer Igloo last Saturday to the music of a poppy five-piece orchestra from the Nome Air Base.
 Those attending said that the music was inspiring to dancing and everyone enjoyed the evening. Chairman Jane Calvin assisted by Don Wright served a buffet lunch following the dancing.
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03

covery It could not fail to increase pressure for resrc tive labor controls.
 Nothing can stop the movement toward rectification of the nations labor code But labor its leaders are wise help channel this movement along ways which will insure preservation of the workers just rights. La Dor will miss this chance if it maintains flatfooted re- sstance to any limitation it's organized strength John L. Lewis attitude that of being above the law This is in line with aborS oenaSSerted claim that there may be curtailment of the right to refuse to work But the coal strike has powerfully shown the difference between freedom of the individual and that of the ganized group The nation, for it's safety cannot welfare of the whole people, Congress must act to strict such monopostic power for evil, just it re- strained similar power in the hands of business.
 At least two unions leaders recently have candidy admitted abuse of power by labor. Daniel J. Tobn, president of the teamsters union broke the Oakland general strike with sharp reprmand to local union leaders, He said NO general strike has yet brought to the labor movement. On the contrary, the only result IS to persecute and inconvenience the public and seriously nure the thousands of fair ployers with whom we have contracts"
 Even pertinent the advice of Clinton S. Col den, assistant to CIO President Philip Murray Golden warned labor leaders to 'use their heads He frankly conceded that labor has the whip hand in industrial relations. "A lot of people have into power" he remarked "They not management and they are not using their power as judciousy management
 Tobn and Golden meet the question of labor's unre- strained power with openness. Would they be equally frank in facing the solution? Answered it must be- La bors share in this solution should for it's sake be than it's habual opposition Labor and should make positive contribution to this needed balance of power
The Nome nugget., 1947-02-03

late President Roosevelt, in effect, indorsed the stand that Coolidge had taken. In a letter to the head of the National Federation of Fed eral Employees, Aug. 16, 1887, President Roosevelt said:
 Particularly, want to empha- size my conviction that militant tactics have no place in the func- tions of any organization of gov ernment employees. Upon employ ees in the federal service rests the obligation to serve the whole peo- pie, whose interests and welfare require orderliness and continuity in the conduct of government ac- ', tivities. This obligation is para mount. Since their own services have to do with the functioning of the government, a strike of public employees manifeStS nothing less than an intent on their part to prevent or obstruct the operations of government until their demands are satisfied. Such action, looking toward the paralysis of govern ment by those who have sworn to support it, is unthinkable and in tolerable."
 What President Roosevelt said against strikes by federal employ ees is just as applicable to state and municipal employees. And the philosophy of it is equally applic- able to public utility employees. Public utilities, even though pri- vately owned, are in a class with government itself because they are regulated by the government. In this New Jersey strike, the strikers automatically became state em- ployeeS when the state took over the plants. The strikers, in walk ing out, did not resign their jobs. They merely refused to work un- til their demands were granted.
 Alcohol is useful as an antifreeze in the radiator of an automobile. It can be blended with gasoline for use as a motor fuel. But in a person at the steering wheel of a car it is deadly poison. An anal ysis of traffic fatalities for the first nine months of l946 shows, according to Clarence Werthan of the A. A. A. Automobile Club, that in approximately third of these the driver or pedestrian in- VolVed "had been drinking" Drunken walking can be just as fatal as drunken driving.
 In a recent study of the Tax Foundation, which was published in the November Tax Review, Harley L. Lutz, professor of pub lie finance at Princeton university reported that flor any given year considerable section of business is operating at loss or with a sub-standard profit return" His analysis of corporate business dur ing the prewar years l935-l939 in elusive showed that throughout that period corporate business was done in the red'" In 1885, for example, when l64,231 corpora tions, with total gross income of nearly 77 and one-half billion dol lars, had net incomes or profits, there were 3l2,882 with gross in come of nearly 36 and one-half billions which reported no net in come. In every one of those five
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
City Council Transacts Important Business

The City Council met last Mon day evening in regular session and discussed many important issues confronting the city at this time.
 The City agreed to pay George Hite $10,0O0.00 to remove the Thornton building, which he has purchased from Ben Gillette, from its present site in the middle of the street on Steadman Ave. He was given thirty days to complete the work.
 The matter of torn up sidewalks was referred to the Street Com mittee to see that the law was en- forced and that property owners replace any city sidewalks which have been torn up.
 It was called to the attention of the present council that petition from property owners had been presented two year sago to lift the sidewalk on First Avenue between B and D streets and put in gutters. This was also referred to the street committee.
 It was reported that the Boy Scouts have already started num- bering the houses as they agreed to do.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
Exclusive Rights; Increased Rates
 Allowed to Alaska

CAP Special Washington Servicel
 WASHINGTON, P)-The mar itime commission announced to- day that it has approved contracts with four Seattle steamship lines for exclusive rights in the Alaska shipping service despite protests from San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland, Ore, chambers of commerce.
 At the same time, the commits sion denied a petition by Alaska's Governor Gruening to suspend freight rates and passenger fares filed by three of the four com panies.
 This means these rates and fares, which Alaska officials con- tend are too high, will become eff fective May 2l.
 The commission said public hearings on the rates will be held lat the earliest practicable date"
 The Seattle concerns whose ex- elusive rights were confirmed are The Alaska Steamship Co.,, North land Transportation Co.,, Alaska Transportation Co.,, and Santa Ana Steamship Go.
 The contracts will run until June 30, 1928, a one-year period after the government ceases oper- ating ships in the Alaska trade
 The commission said the con- tracts with the four lines were made in accordance with special legislation by Congress to provide for temporary operation of Alas ka service until consideration can be given to permanent operations.
 The commission is to return to the four companies all vessels that were taken over for war service It will charter to the companies governmentAoWned ships las needed for the trade including military requirements"
 The contracts, the commission said, will insure maintenance of about 30 vessels in cargo and pas senger operation.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
Vets To Challenge Reynolds Record

NEW ORLEANS, (H) - The Times-Picayune said in a copy right story today that a pair of former Army bomber pilots plan ned to challenge Milton Reynolds world flight record in converted P-38 purchased as surplus for $500.
 The newspaper said the fliers planned to take off from here early in August on an earth-cir- cling course of 26,OOO miles which they hoped to negotiate in 60 hours.
 The airmen are William V. Flowers, 32, native of Big Spring, Tex, and former Tulane football player; and Adolph Brocato, 26, native of Mangham, La. Both are instructors at the Chapman air school here.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
Grant Jackson
 Returns To Nome

Grant Jackson, president of the Miners and Merchants Bank re- turned home Monday evening from business trip to the States.
 MT. Jackson spent a week in Washington. D. C., during which time he accomplished a tremen- dous amount of work in such a short time, getting a bill to Con- gress for the construction of a breakwater for Nome, as an emergency measure.
 MT. Jackson states that he is positive that the breakwater will not be built this year, but he feels certain that it will be constructed next year.
 MT. Jackson modestly directs all the credit to Carl Lomen, as, he states, the success of the venture was due to MT. Lomen's knowl- edge of the intricate ways of get ting things done in Washington.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
Truman Signs Law Banning Portal Pay Suits

WASHINGTON CPD-President Truman signed into law today legislation banning portal pay suits and sent Congress fresh re- quest that it raise the minimum wage to 65 cents an hour.
 In message to the legislators, the President:
 l. Emphasized that he was sign ing the portal bill because ne be- lieVed it in 'the interest of eco homie stability" that both business and the government be relieved of the potential liability for billions of dollars. But he said there were defects in the measure and asked Congress to remedy them.
 ?. Asked again that Congress raise the statutory minimum wage from 40 to 65 cents an hour
 3. In effect, prodded business to reach wage agreements with workers and reduce prices.
 MT. Truman said that with un- certainty over the portal claims removed current wage negotia- tions can proceed more readily to a satisfactory conclusion and buSi- nessmen will be able to plan with assurance for full production and price reductions"
 "This," he added twill be of real value to labor and manage ment in the maintenance of a con- tinued high level of employment" !"
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
CHRIS NEIBUHR. CLDTIMER. PASSES ON

Chris Neibuhr who was brought to town several weeks ago from his claim on Rock Creek by Ed Rohn, who made the trip there with his dogs when Chris failed to make his usual visit to town for supplies, died Thursday at the M. C. hospital.
 When brought to town he was taken to the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles Yaeger and was then in very weakened condition.
 He came to Nome from Wis consin, having come to the States from Germany when he was five years old. He came to Alaska in 1896 and was among the first miners to locate at Circle City on the Yukon. Later he joined the stampede to Dawson in. the Klon- dyke rush and in 1900 walked to Nome. He has spent the remainder of his life prospecting and mining in this vicinity, always making friends through his honest, gen. erous and cheerful nature.
 He died at the age of 79 years, and never despaired because he failed to hit the pay streak, and was buried by the Pioneers of Alaska on Monday afternoon.
 He is survived by a sister, Mrs A. H. Bach, in Kansas City, Mo, and nephew in Wisconsin.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
Russia Starting
 Strikes in US. S.ZOne

FRANKFURT, Germany, R)- Gen. LuciuS D. Clay declared to- day that agitators would be jailed if they attempted to capitalize pa l.tically on the desperate German food crisis.
 He said he had heard reports that the Communist party was at tempting to develop strikes in the United States occupation zone.
 The U. s. military governor said he had no definite confirmation of the reports, but he told a news conference that Eff any political agitator attempts to capitalize up on the serious food situation, and if he is caught, he will be put be- hind bars"
 Clay'S warning came as official American investigators reported that the wintertime resignation of the German people to food short ages has given way to "an ugly mood of bitter resentment" tow ard the United States.
 The military governor said he expected some strikes in the U. s. zone but hoped there would be no demonstrations on the scale of the recent ones in the British zone. He said he hoped it would not be necessary to use force in the event of demonstrations or to collect food reserves hoarded by German farmers.
 'I hope it won't be necessary to use troops" he said. That is the last thing I want to do. I don't even like to talk of using force."
 Clay said measures would be taken to alleviate the food situa- ton within a few weeks. He ex- pressed hope the crisis would be eased by a speedup in the ship ment of grain from the United States, by large-scale program of providing dried milk at an early date to supplement grains, and by collections from the hoards of re- luctant farmers.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
Far West Phone Strike Ended

SAN FRANCISCO, CPy - The national federation of telephone workers strike in the Far West virtually was ended today. Agree r2ent on settlement of the 37-day S@rike against the Pacific Tele- pIole and Telegraph Company was reached last night.
 This concludes, subject to the members ratification, the whole NFTW strike in the far west" said U. s. conciliator Omar F. HOskins in announcing the agreement.
 Picket lines were withdrawn in San Francisco last night. A com pany spokesman said he believed picketS remained only at some Western Electric company plants.
 Hoskins said the agreement, which affects the three Pacific Coast states, Nevada, and part of Idaho, provided for wage increas- es of S4 a week in metropolitan areas and S3 in other areaS-the same as those accepted by other unions earlier.
 The non-discrimination clause, which had delayed agreement, was revised, Hoskins said, to provide that no former employee will be denied reinstatement or be subject to any ther punitive action be- cause of his participation in the strike
 Ratification of the agreement must be completed and the en- pioyeeS must be back to work not later than May 19, HoskinS said. He said, however, many locals probably would ratify and return to work earlier than that. Com pany spokesmen said they ex- pected most California workers to return today.
 Two leaders of striking Wash lngton-ldahO telephone workers expressed doubt today whether the agreement announced in San Francisco last night would be rati- fled in the Washington area.
 Arne Craven, field representa- tive of the NFTW, said a show of hands at a Seattle meeting last night indicated opposition to terms of the agreement which require that they return to work by next Monday.
 "It would mean they might have 10 cross picket lines of other un- ions still out on strike next Mon day." he explained.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14

SEATTLE, (P) Cook Inlet fishermen have asked for an AFL charter in the seafarer's interna- tional union, according to Alaska officials of the united fishermen of Cook Inlet in Seattle yesterday.
 The fishermen voted "100 per cent" to withdraw from the CIO Alaska fishermen's union and af- filiate with the AFL.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14

WASHINGTON, (P-President Truman will send a message to Congress today on the portal-to- portal pay bill.
 President Secretary Charles E. Ross, telling reporters this yester- day, declined to forecast whether MT. Truman will veto or sign the measure.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14

Dick McLain was appointed utility man mad A. l.. Montgom- cry assistant chief of police.
 The school budget was submit ted and acted upon with the city's share being $16,945, approximately one-fifth of the total budget.
 Councilman Keith Hedreen was instructed to look into the matter of some kind of protection for the city's property as the bulkhead was destroyed last fall.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
WASHINGTON, R- Colin G

WASHINGTON, R- Colin c. Lennox of Hawaii urged Congress to order federal investigation of commercial fishing possibilities in the central Pacific. Because of the limited area of American com mercial tuna fishing at present, Lennox said, the government through the fish and wildlife serv- ice, should undertake studies that may open new areas.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
SHAWNEEE-ON-DELAWARE,

Pa, (P)-Longer skirts this fall will make obsolete 80 per cent of the wardrobe of American wo- men, says Mack Gordon, president of the Linder Coy women's spe- cialty store of Cleveland. Gordon spoke before 100 textile manufac- turers, executive administrators and technologiSts.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
NEWS TN BRIEF

DETROIT, (P) A Fred A. Bar aky, 33-year-old minor police character and once-convicted gambler, was shot down in the street Tuesday in a staying rem iniscent of Detroit's roaring rum running era of the l920's.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14

NEW YORK, (P) Robert P. Boylan, an independent floor broker, has been elected chairman of the board of governors of the New York Stock Exchange to suc- ceed John Coleman who has held the position for the past four years.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
REGIONAL DIRECTOR VET OFFICE IS IN NOME

Harry Palmer, Regional Direc- tor of the Territorial Veterans Of- flee will be at the Wallace Hotel approximately three weeks to re- view all loans and bonus applica- tions in the Nome area.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14
KETCHIKAN. (P) - Akutan

KETCHIKAN. (P) - Akutan peak on Akutan island. a 4.l00- foot peak in the eastern Aleutians. is again in eruption throwing light ash and smoke into the air ali i'm tervals of about three minutes. the Coast Guard cutter Citrus ra- dioed today. The peak has long been an active volcano. one of nu- merous ones in the Aleutian chain. The island is northeast of Unalas- ka.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14

FINDLAY. O. (P-A tornado that ripped through the eastern endge of this city and wrecked a trailer camp left at least 26 per sons injured today. Police and vol unteer workers were combing the debris 10 ascretain if there were any more casualties.
The Nome nugget., 1947-05-14

NEW YORK, (H) - Ri h r d Rowland, who as early as 1910 had become a millionaire in the film industry, died yesterday at the age of 66.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-06-19
KEEPING UD
WITH THE OWLS
BY Doug Stewart

score runs six, seven and eight.
Bernie Jenis led off with a single
TO center, Yeash sacrificed him
along. Humphrey then grounded to
Mclean at short, who tried TO tag
Jenis but he slid back TO second
safely and Humphrey reached first
on the fielder's choice. Williams
then walked, filling the bases.
Daddario then beat out a bunt along
the first base line, scoring Jenis and
leaving the bases still full. Dresser
then went down swinging for the
second out. Crumling was next up
and he grounded to short, but Nc
Lean booted the ball, with both
Humphrey and Williams scoring on
the error and Daddario stopping at
second. Poffenberger ended the
innings by grounding out,pitcher to
first.
3R. I'll. lie. 2 left
Then came the big ninth.
Williams was the first man up and
he popped to Boniface at second.
Daddario then laid down a bunt
and beat ii out for a hit. Dresser
up next and he singled to center,
Daddario going to third. Crumling
then singled to left, scoring Daddario,
with Dresser stopping at second.
Poffenberger followed with a dou-
BILE to left, scoring Dresser and
Crumling. Martin up next and he
singled to center, with Boots stopp-
ing at third. Jenis then drove Poi
fenberger home with a single to
center, with Martin going to third
Then, with Yeash at bat, Garbee
uncorked a wild pitch and Martin
scored, with Jenis taking second.
Eddie Yeash then got his fourth hit,
a single to center, scoring Jenis
with the Owls sixth run of the inn
ing. At this point Garbee took him
self out and called in Gehret, who
promptly famed Humphrey for the
second out. With Williams at bat
for the second time in the inning,
Yeash kept the rally going by steal
ing second, but Gehert then struck
out Williams also, to end the inning.
CIR. III. OE. l left.
While all this was going on, Boots
Poffenberger had the Red Birds eat
ing out of his hand. He srtuck out
eight, gave up three walks and kept
his six hits well scattered, except in
the second inning, when the first
two batters to face him, singled.
Both the Allentown runs were
unearned and here's what happened.
In the third inning, after Garbee
had struck out, Boniface grounded
to Dresser, who booted the ball and
Boniface reached first on the error.
Halkard drove him home when he
tripled to center, but Halkard died
on third when Smith struck out and
Heclinger grounded to Jenis, who
threw to Poffenberger, covering
first for the putout.
Coming right back in the fourth,
Mclean opened the inning with a
single to left and Ryder followed
with single to right, with Mclean
stopping at second. Boots really bore
down then and struck out Edwards
and Diering Manager Garbee was up
next and he grounded to Martin,
but Bobbie, charging in to field the
ball and retire the side, let the ball
60 through him for an error and Nc
Lean scored with Allentown's sec
ond and final run. Boniface ended
the inning by tapping to Poffen-
berger, who threw him out at first.
Final Summary: Hagerstown, a.
1872; Allentown, 2-6-1.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-06-19
INTERSTATE
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Through Tuesday Night

Bunny used three pinch hitters in
Tuesday nights game against Lam
caster, and here's what they did:
In the seventh, with one out and
Gene Crumling on first, Owcar bat
ted for Bumstead and hit into a
double play.
In the eighth, with two out, Yeash
on second and Humphrey on first,
Joselane batted for Williams and
flied out to center to end the inning
In the ninth, with two out and
Dresser on first, Halvonic batted for
Schultz and singled to left, with
Dresser going to third But Severa
called that much disputed third
strike on Martin to end the game.
Now let's check up on last weeks
games.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-06-19

out Match and Rocco.
OR. OIL OE. None Left.
Fifth Inning
Hagerstown: Martin got his sec
ond straight hit, a single TO left.
Jenis up next and he walked. Then,
with Yeash at bat, Greece called
for a pitchout and Martin was
trapped off second and run down,
the play going catcher to second to
third to short to third. While the
run down was going on, Jenis
moved toward second, but finally
beat il back TO first. Yeash then
ended the inning by hitting into a
double play, Rooms to Pajonas to
Rocco.
OR. III. OE. None left.
Sunbury: Greece singled to right
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