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The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26
Truman Has Large Choice of Running Mates to Pick From

WASHINGTON, (R-President Truman may wait until after the Republicans choose their Presiden- tial candidate next summer before he picks his running mate on the 1948 Democratic ticket.
 Democratic politicians in a posi- ton to know what is being dis cussed at the White House told this reporter that MT. Truman is looking over large field but will not make his views on the No. man known until he sizes up the COP nominee.
 At that point, Democrats are dis cussing a round dozen possible candidates.
 These include a scattering of Senators, at least one representa- tive, a couple of cabinet ministers, a Supreme Court justice and just about everybody who has raised his head among the common level of the Democratic party in the last few years.
 The House member, Rep. John Mccormack of Massachuse t | S stands out in early speculation largely because most Democrats think that the Republicans will go East, possibly to Gov. Thomas F.. Dewey of New York, or House speaker Joe Martin of Massachu- setts, for a Presidential nominee.
 The theory among those who have voice in Democratic party affairs is that MT. Truman will try to match with his vice presi- dential nominee the Republicans choice of top man.
 Thus, they argue, if the COP
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26
Indian Fires House In Drunken Rage

GARDNERVILLE, New, (P)- A drunken Indians raging reac- tion to his fathers rebuke was blamed today for the fiery deaths of 10 Indians and the critical burn ing of seven others-tragic ending to a Christmas party.
 Sheriff James Farrell said Gree ley Jim, enraged because his fath- CT, Willie Jim, rebuked him for intoxication, kicked over a stove and tossed gallon jug of gasoline into it.
 The resulting explosion and fire trapped the celebrants in 30 foot square shack, operated as a gam bling hall by Greeley Jim, "A, paratroop veteran. The Indians, terrorized, yanked off the door knob trying to escape. Some smashed windows and got out.
 Greeley Jim, his wife, his moth CT, his brother and two sisters were among the victims. His fath- CT escaped.
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26
Retired Officers To Be Questioned
tBY Howard Dobson)

WASHINGTON, (R-Question- naires are on the way today to 2,835 army and navy officers ask ing details about the disabilities for which they were retired with tax-free incomes.
 A House armed services sub- committee Investigating disability retirements started its first mail ing to a list of former officers re- tired with the ran of colonel-or its naval equivale t of captain and above.
 Chairman Elston R.-Ohio) has told reporters the present retire ment system 'is manifestly un- fair" and that his committees study twill find out all we can about the inequities of the regula- tions."
 Officers retired for disability receive three-quarters of the pay for the rank at which they retired. The money is income tax exempt.
 A committee clerk said the army and navy have furnished the com mittee a duplicate of the list of retired officers sent to President Truman. It was requested by the White House after a Senate inves- tigating committee dug up the story of Ma. Gen. Bennett E.
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26
Seven Die In Texas Hotel Fire

ORANGE, Tex. (P)-Seven per- sons perished in the flame-swept halls and rooms of a small hotel here last midnight while six other guests jumped from windows to safety.
 Only five of the seven dead had been identified early this morning. Nineteen persons were registerd but only l3 were in the hotel when the blaze broke out.
 Three of the bodies were found in halls and four in rooms. All were in sleeping garments.
 Assistant fire chief E. L. Bar ker, president of the Orange Vol unteer fire company, said one of the seven was found alive by fire men but died on the way to hos pital. He estimated damage to the building and furnishings was $50,- 900.
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26

TOKYO, tP)-General MacAr- thur today ordered the Japanese government to see that sufficient labor is provided for work on local housing project for depend ents of occupation personnel.
 He said in a directive that the labor shortage was the result of insufficient distribution of food and clothing rations, lack of trans portation, and financial difficult ties of contractors due to delay in payments by the Japanese govern ment."
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26

picks Senator Taft R.-Ohio) for its standard-bearer, the President might well decide that Senator Lu- cas D.-IllD would be the proper man to help him make the 1948 campaign.
 On the other hand, if the Re publicans cast their lot with a mil itary hero-and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gen. Douglas Macarthur are mentioned in this connection-the Democrats might go for Adm. Chester Nimitz or somebody in the same mold for their second man.
 Gov. Mon Wallgren of Washing ton, a fishing companion of the President, already has said he is in a receptive mood but the party leaders here pretty we'll rule him out unless MT. Truman puts his decision on a wholly personal ba-
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26
NOTICE ARCTIC CLUB

Informal Housewarming on New Years Eve af new Arctic Club at nine o'clock.
 Party scheduled for last Satur- day of every month for January. Febduary. March and April.
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26
CPL. ANTHONY J. REED VISITING PARENTS HERE

Cpl. Anthony J. Reed who is with the Marine Corps, Stationed at Kodiak, arrived fin Nome via the Alaska Airlines to spend 20- day holiday furlough with his par ents MT. and Mrs. Jack Reed.
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26

It is estimated that it requires about twice as much power to crank a gasoline engine at 10 de- grees fahrenheit as at 80 degrees.
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26
NOTICE
 TO REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY HOLDERS

The tax rate on Real and Per sonal Property of the City of Nome has been sci al lN cents L0l2s) by the Board of Equaliza- tion. One-half of inc property fax shall be paid by Jan. 3l. ls4s and the remaining half by June 90. ls48. Taxes become delinquent af- ter the time set in each case. with penalty charge of five per cent tS%o) and interest at six per cent t6eo).
 Board of Equalization. By Carrie M. CcLain
 City Clerk. Publish Dec. 24, 26, l947.
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26

Meyers, who was retired for dis ability.
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26

Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
The Nome nugget., 1947-12-26
Classified Ads

Nugget Ads Bring Quick Results
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Stock Market Uneven;
Selected Rails and
lndustriaIs Gain
By Victor Eubonk
Associated Press FinoneiuI Writer


NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-Selected
rails and industrials shifted into
the recovery column of today's stock
market although many leaders did
little or nothing.
Dealings, relatively active at the
start, slowed later. Fractional ad-
yances predominated near the
fourth hour with isolated issues up
a point or So.
Buying was credited roainly to
professionals who apparently were
inspired by the thought the list
was due for a technical revival In
view Of the fact that the averages
recently had touched a low since
last June. A certain amount of tax
selling persisted as restraint.
Numerous customers stood aside to
await congressional anti-infiation
moves and more light on disturbing
foreign situations.
Ahead most of the time were
Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Great
Northern Railway, New Haven pre-
ferred, United States Steel, Bethle-
hem Steel, Youngstown Sheet. Fol-
lansbee Steel. Chrysler, General
Motors, Du Pont, Union Bag g.
Paper, Standard Oil of New Jersey,
j. I. Case. Deere. Boeing, Anaconda
and Phelps Dodge.
Occasional losers were j. C..
Penney (Which halved the year end
extra paid in 1946), Allied Chemical,
Cerro de Pasco, Glenn Martin,
Goodrich and Philip Morris.
Bonds were narrow.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
Chicago Livestock

Chicago, Dec. 8 tg. lusDA)-salable
hogs, 10000; total, $4,000; fairly active:
general trade. $3.50 lower on ali weiehts
1psud16s nanS sSWs NEST soss snd ehoiss
s6.25; tor. 26,35 sparingly; few GOOD and
choice 16O-1SO pound butchers 25.75-
e s6d 90: most good and choice sows around
800 pounds, $500; good clearance
:. sslable ssI cattle; ,dds:ooo; total; 10000
active: fed steer and heifer market closed
ft nrm to 90 cents hirher; cows and bulls
better he fer run; good and choice steers, 2s. 90.
pound averages; next highest price 1878;
most mo- 60 good and choice heifers, 26,50-31 90:
beef Be do cows: l4.59.15 so; good cows, 1886
snlls By Eo to 20 1000: good wsIFhty beef bulls:
choice head, 27.50; stock cattle very
salable sheep, 5000: total, $500; SLOW;
good and choice slaughter lambs opened
sisa, sifeaGy; ,,S nothing done early on compara-
lambs, 24.00; load good and choice fed
wooled westerns held above 2425.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
LOANS
REAL ESTATE
vafious plans. including lonE-term
monthly payments. at favorable rate.
FIRST DEED OF TRUST ONLY
RENTALS-SALES-INSURANCE
GEORGE |. BORGER
643 Indiana Ave NV.
MA. 0350
NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF TWENTY
YEAR so INCOME oEBENTuRE
BONDS OF CHANDLER -WASHlkG-
TON, INC, DATED JULY I, 1889
643 Indiana Ave. NV.
MA. 0350

Chandler Washington, Inc, by
due resolution of its Board of Di-
Iectors has elected to pay in adj
vance of maturity the total sum OF
$25,53o upon the principal amount
of the outstanding Twenty-Year
go Income Debentures of the
Company, under the provisions Of
Article II of the Indenture.
Said sum of $25,530 has been de-
posted by the Company with the
undersigned Trustee and will be
paid pro rata among the registered
holders of the Debenture Bonds
during the usual business hours on
January /, 1948, at the Office of the
Trustee, National Savings and
Trust Company. 18th Street and
New York Avenue NV. Washing
ton. D. c.
The sum of SIS will be paid on
account of each $50 principal
amount of the outstanding De-
benture Bonds.
Payment will be made upon pres
entation to the Trustee of the
Debenture Bonds for endorsement
thereon Of the partial payment.
From and after January /. 194S,
no further interest shall accrue
upon said Debenture Bonds with
respect to the amount thereof pro-
viced to be prepaid in this Notice.
and the voting power Of the De-
benture Bonds shall thereupon be
reduced accordingly.
ATIONAL SAVINGS AND TRUST COM
ANY, TRUSTEE UNDER THE TWENTY
EAR Sss INCOME DERENTURES OF
HANDLER-WAsHING GToNs INC.
fseaD BY BRUCE BAIRD,
President.
Attest:
NELSON ]. FOSTER
Secretary.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
New York Cotton

NEW YORK Dec. 3 R9-cotton futures
rallied to gains Of better than 50 a bale
early today on mill buying and short COW
eIing: anticipating lower Government
When the Department of Agriculture
issued Its report placing the 1917 cotton
srop at il :694.000 bales. an increase OF
lSa, 900 bales over the November report.
the market broke about SO bale on SELL
ing by traders who had anticipated q de-
cline Of about 100000 bales in the crop
figure.
The higher crop reflected largely again
In Texas production. Losses In futures
extended to about 81 bale, but the mar
ket later recovered partially in quiet deal
tnss rejecting sentiment among traders
that the largsr indicated supply will not
materially ease the tight situation ex-
pected in cotton later In the season
Washington advices said that the CCC
VIII probably purchase $4,000 bales cot
Late afternoon prices were 40 cents a
bale higher to IS cents lower than the
previous close. December, 1881; March,
1918, and Nav. 35.40
Evening star., 1947-12-08
New York Dealers Increase
Commercial Paper Rates
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 8. - Leading
dealers increased interest rates on
commercial paper by "a of one per
cent today, charging ~ per cent for
prime paper which heretofore had
been commanding Ia per cent. On
lesser known names the interest
rate was reported at 11a per cent.
The increase followed a generally
hardening trend in interest rates in
evidence within recent months.
Commercial paper is the term
used to designate unsecured loans
made to business firms usually on a
four to six months maturity basis.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. C***A-19
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Armour Clears Way
For Common Dividend
BY The Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, Dee. 8.--Armour &
Co., meat packers and food process
sors, said today the elimination Of
arrearages on its preferred stock
would permit payment January IA
Of the first dividend on the common
stick since 1887.
The company said the last of the
preferred dividend back payments
was made October l. The new COM
mon dividend will amount to 30
cents share and will go to share
holders Of record December 10.
Evening star., 1947-12-08

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Evening star., 1947-12-08
Business Briefs
New Construction in the United
tates approximated $3,662 ,000, 900

New Construction in the United
States approximated 1862 900 900
in the third quarter, jump of 269o
from the preceding three months
Commerce Department. Nearly all
sections showed increases from
year earlier.
Crude Oil Prices were raised so
cents a barrel by Humble Oil &
Refining Co., and Shell Oil Co.,
effective today. Texas Co. and Gulf
Oil now are the only major pro-
ducers who have not followed the
5O-cent advance which started 10
days ago.
General Motors Corp. announced
its production of motor vehicles in
II months of 1947 tota,ed 1,731 ,381
units VS.. 1,011 ,568 year earlier and
2241,063 in the same l941 period.
November output was 174,034 units
VS.. 1874 688 in the preceding month
and 174,181 in November, 1916.
Chesapeake g. Ohio Railroad has
discontinued its contribution to the
advertising budget of the Eastern
Railroad Presidents Conference, but
will remain a member of the group
Chairman Young charged advertis-
ing of the conference had injured
abor-management relations
Safeway Stores, Inc, sales in four
weeks ended November % totaled
s92,067 1865. jump of 209eo from a
year earlier: in 48 weeks ended the
same date, ST ,023 ,038 ,065, an increase
of 1857.
F. w. Woolworth Co. sales in
November totaled S55 ,9S7,757, a rise
of $50 from year earlier; in II
months, s491 683177, a gain of 5.4%o.
A. S. Beck Shoe Co. sales for
November totaled S3,665.83 gain
Of 02G from a year earlier; for
II months, s38,786,456, a rise of
1857.
J. J. Newberry Co. sales in Novem-
ber totaled $10371 ,916, a gain of 4es
from year earlier; in II months,
$96,252,020, an increase of 26T.
Bond Stores Co. sales for Novem-
ber totaled $9,886,169, a rise of
1857 from year earlier; for II
months, s72 2,553 ,261, gain of 10.4fo
J. c. Penney Co. declared an extra
dividend Of so cents and regular
quarterly of so cents, both payable
January 2, lifting Iy47 declarations
to $3.50 VS.. $2.70 in 1916.
Carnation Co. declared an extra
dividend of 81, payable December
1e. raising 1947 dividends to 50.
Dividends in 1948 will be on a 50
basis with so cents to be paid quar-
terly, the company announced.
Universal Leaf Tobacco Co. de-
clared an initial quarterly dividend
of IS cents on new common stock
payable February 2 This will be
equal to 81 on old common stock
American Airlines reported all
freight in October totaled 1905 554
ton-miles and in ten months $685.
281, both new records. Freight now
rates second only to passengers as
a major source of income.
Gibson Refrigerator Co. has pur-
chased the Belding, Mich, plant and
Wal ciiouoCo VI murray corp. Oh
America.
Industrial Rayon Corp. will in
crease its annual production y OF
rayon tire cord by around 6,000.00(
pounds by the end of next year, said
President Hiram S. Rivitz.
Kennedy's, Inc, earned 1854, 70:
or $212 in nine months ended Oc.
tober 81 VS.. s571 ,058 or s3.4 a yeal
earlier.
Bastian Blessing Co. declared 8
dividend of rs cents a common
share, payable January q. The ratt
was raised from 40 cents to 60 cent,
July and to 81 october l. A year.
end payment OF 90 cents was mad.
Ia November.
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Evening star., 1947-12-08
Bank Loans Register
Further Expansion
In Fifth District
By Edward c. Stone

The Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond's monthly review, out to-
day, says that on October Is mem
ber banks in this territory had loans
amounting to $759, 9,416, 900, an in
crease of $23,545, 900 from a month
earlier and $130,756, 900 above the
same date year ago.
Business and agricultural loans
were up $12,2ls,0o0 from a month
earlier; real estate loans gained
s5,36o,000 and all other loans stepped
up S5,966,000. Assets gained $9N635.-
600 over the preceding month but
were S43 ,79l 900 below October. 1916.
Demand deposits on October l6
totaled $619, I'll 900, gain in the
four weeks of sS,72o,OoO but s43,-
79l 900 lower than year ago. Time
deposits increased $685. during
the month and were $40, 400, 900
ahead of October, 1946
Retail furniture sales in Wash
ington at the end of September
were II per cent above the same
month last year but were down
per cent in the nine months. Sales
in the Fifth District were up 8 per
cent on September 30 and per cent
in the longer period. The review says
completion of residences is giving
strong support to the market.
The review stated that building
permits in the 5th district in
the first nine months of the year
totaled $163, ,828,841, against $751;
921,271 a year ago
Linotype Earns S1,3O5,613.
Net profit of the Mergenthaler
Linotype Co. for the year ended
September 30 from all sources after
provision for s358,557 for deprecia-
ton and s640,000 for Federal income
taxes, amounted to $1,305,613 ac-
cording to the annual report dis
tributed today.
The net sales value of Linotype
products reached the all-time peace
time high of S16,992 $780, Other net
communicating income amount
ed to $270,732. Dividends paid
eyualed per cent of net sales.
d. c. Convention Bid Made.
The District Life Underwriters
Association has invited the National
Association of Life Underwriters to
hold the 1949 annual convention in
Washington. The invitation will be
acted on in the next few days. The
big convention draws $500 delegates.
1t will be held next year In st. Louis.
Capital Transit sold at 14a4 on the
Washington Stock Exchange today,
a new 1947 low. Potomac Electric
Power common moved at 13st and
the when distributed" issue at 1914
Standard & Poor's weekly survey
predicts that total retail sales for
1947 will show an increase of about
13 per cent over the previous peak
established in 1916. Sales are esti-
mated at s109 .000, 100000. Further
year-to-year improvement is fore
cast for the first half of 1948.
Heard in Financial District.
The Women's Committee of
Washington Chapter, American In
stitute of Banking, and the Enter
tainment Committee are sponsoring
a Gay Nineties dancing party at
the Chevy Chase Women's Club,
tomorrow evening. The program
will include talent from the banks
and professionals, Miss Helen Dwyer
chairman, annoupnced.
Joseph r. Roth has opened new
publicity Offices in the woodward
Building, and will represent New
York as well as Washington firms.
Evening star., 1947-12-08
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Evening star., 1947-12-08
Dividends Announced
Odd-Lot Dealings

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 8 R.-The se-
curities and Exchange Commission re-
ported today these transactions by Gus
toners with odd-lot dealers or specialists
on the New York Stock EXCHANGE for De-
cember g.: $3.50 purchases involving
163,104 shares: 4,78S sales involving
141, ,166 shares. including 21 short sales
involving sos shares.
For December 8: 2.0S4 purchases In
yoiving l6.SaS shares; 1907 sales In
volvins 49.377 shares, including 17eshort
sales involving $50 shares.
Evening star., 1947-12-08

Heuriy Sales en- the Eaehanss Teday:
II 100 am.. 200 600 900 noon SEQ 600
1900 Dn. $50 600 quo p.u. go 900
funit Of srsdins, 10 snaresl sIn sank.
ruptcy or receiversnip. Of being roorxani1ed
under the Bankruptey Act Of securities
asIumed by such companiea. Rates of
disbursements based on the last auorteriy
7r semiannual declaration Unless other.
wise noted. sDectsl or extra dividends srs
AIso extra. or ext1aL b Plus stock diy1-
dend. 4 Cash or stock. Paid last year
Tar this year Declared 81 raid sftss
stock dividend Or stock split-up { Accun
ulated diyidends Daid Or dselarel this rear.