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The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27
Proclaim 3-Day
 July 4th Holiday

JUNEAU, (P)-The following is a proclamation issued by Cover nor Gruening on June 25:
 Whereas the Fourth of July, 1947, marks the one hundred and seventy-second anniversary of our national Independence Day and will be observed with fitting cele- brations throughout the Territory of Alaska;
 And whereas it falls upon a Fri day and the following day, Satur- day, July the fifth is by Territori- al act half work day, when Ter ritorial as well as many private offices and establishments are normally closed in the afternoon;
 Whereas the cessation of all business on that day will afford opportunity to our citizens to rest from their labors and fully par ticipate in the celebrations which herald again that we are a free people and that we strive toward peace and freedom for all peoples;
 Now therefore I, Ernest Gruen- ing, Governor of Alaska, by the authority vested in me by Sec tion 176l compiled laws of Alaska 1893, do hereby declare Saturday, July the fifth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, a public holiday in the Territory of Alaska, and urge that normal business activi- ties be discontinued on that day so all the people may participate in the week end observance of our national Independence Day"
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27
COngresmen
 Must Cut Speeches

WASHINGTON, (P-If the pa per shortage doesn't ease up soon, Congress members may find it ad- visable to cut down on their speech-making.
 The appropriations committee informed the House of this dire prospect yesterday.
 It said the government printing office reports it is getting just barely enough newsprint paper to print the Congressional Record and sees no chance for increased supplies. The record prints the speeches and proceedings in Con- gress.
 A special session of Congress, printing office officials said, might lead to a "great difficulty" in printing the record.
 Fewer speeches would save money.
 The officials told the committee it costs an average of $71 page to print the record.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27
JULY 4TH CELEBRATION COMMITTEE NAMED

At the regular meeting of the Nome City Council Monday, June g, Mayor Dunbar appointed Councilmen Bronson and Ander- son to handle the July Fourth celebrations. This committee is al- ready underway making prepara- tions for "rootin' an tootin' celebration" and asks the public to cooperate in participating and subscribing towards this annual event.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27
Truman VetOes Another Major Legislative Bill

WASHINGTON, R-President Truman yesterday vetoed the wool price support bill because he said it would have "an adverse effect on our international relations"
 The veto was sent to the Senate, where the bill originated. Senator Aiken R.-VtO asked that it be re- ferred to the agriculture commit tee, which arranged a meeting for yesterday afternoon to consider what action will be taken.
 Senate Democratic leader Bark ley Ky told reporters there is no chance that the legislation can be enacted over the veto. A two- thirds vote in Senate and House is necessary to override the Presi- dential rejection. Barkley specu- lated that the bill may be allowed to die in the committee.
 The measure would have con- tinued government prices on wool at present levels and authorized the President to boost tariffs or re- strict imports if foreign wool or wool products pushed down do- mestic prices.
 'The enactment of a law pro- viding for additional barriers to the importation of wool at the very moment when this govern ment is taking the leading part in a United Nations conference at Geneva" to reduce trade barriers would be a tragic mistake" MT. Truman said.
 He added in message to Con- gress:
 Tt would be blow to our lead ership in world affairs.
 Tt would be interpreted around the world as first step on that same road to economic isolation ism down which we and other countries travelled after the first world war with such disastrous consequences.
 "I cannot approve such an ac- tion."
 The veto was the third major one this Congressional session.
 He previously had vetoed tax reduction bill and the Taft-Hart- ley labor bill.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27
Congress ToCut Own Budget

WASHINGTON (P)-The House appropriations committee recom- mended yesterday that the legis- lative establishment do some cut ting on its own budget for the fis- cal year 1948.
 It sent to the House floor a $55,057,5 ,5O5 appropriation bill to finance the legislative establish ment for the year beginning July 1. The total is $2l ,245,572, or 27.7 per cent, below budget estimates and $7,373,690, or 11.6 per cent, under current fiscal year funds.
 The cut is larger than the com mittee has recommended for some other federal agencies, although not the largest to date
 The cut in funds for actual op- eration of the Senate and House major component parts of the leg islative establishment-is less than three per cent below budget es- inmates.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27

NEW YORK, (P)-The general federation of Women's clubs de- feated resolution yesterday which strongly urged continu- ance by the United States Of an equitable rent control program"
 The resolution was supported by Mrs. William A. Smith of the Alaska federation who said trent control has been a great help to a lot of veterans"
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27

PEARL HARBOR, (P) The brilliant orange-hued battleship Nevada, target for the first Bikini atom bomb, was scheduled to ar rive here today for intensive ra- biological study.
 The navy tugs Chickasaw and Serrano have been towing the 29,000-ton old dreadnaught for the past Is days on the 2120-mile trip from Kwajalein.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27

WASHINGTON, (P) - Comdr N. H. Leslie, who now heads the 17th coast guard district of Ketch- ikan, will be transferred to com: mand of the 7th district with headquarters at Miami, Fla, coast guard headquarters announced Wednesday.
 At Miami, he will succeed Comdr. J. E. Whitbeck, transfer red to command the 5th district at Norfolk, Va. The 17th district is being consolidated with the 18th, with headquarters at Seattle.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27
LOS ANGELES, (P)-"Alaskans

LOS ANGELES, (R-"Alaskans are not to be worried about polar air attacks" Robert Ellis, Ketchi- kan mayor and president of the Ellis Airlines, said here yesterday. He is helping convert a surplus navy amphibian into a transport for his company.
 "We had such scare when the Japs appeared on the Aleutians we'd have to see enemy rockets to be frightened now," he said.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27

ANCHORAGE, (R) - Seward has been chosen as a staging area for transient shipping by Birch, Johnson and Lytle, construction company with several contracts in the Interior.
 The company has leased 26 acres and will convert empty buildings into warehouses.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27

JUNEAU, (P) - A legislative salary cut from $12.000 to $6,600 annually prompted the resigna- tion Wednesday of George Sund- borg, general manager of the Alaska Development Board.
 Cathryn Mack, who has been in the boards office, was named act ing secretary.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27

WASHINGTON, (P- The fed eral works agency advanced $63,- 300 to the City of Fairbanks, to- day to work out plans for an in- tegrated municipally-owned util- ities system estimated to cost $3,5OO,OOO.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27
FAIRBANKS. (Rl-Robert

FAIRBANKS, (P)-Robert Err nest Mills, 19, whose mother, Mrs. Mildred Hills, resides in Spring field, Ore, was killed Monday when caught in a bank cavein at the U. s. Smelling, Refining and Mining Co.'s Ester camp near here. The body will be flown to Springfield.
The Nome nugget., 1947-06-27
NEWS IN BRIEF

MOSCOW (P)-A Tass dispatch from New York about the new Hartley-Taft labor law in the United States was printed here yesterday under the headline: Step towards Fascism."
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up in the Tokyo press was dis
carded. however, by official army
agents.
International News Service
learned that the army now be-
lieves the girl, Kiyoko Takada,
IS, administered poison to the
air corps lieutenante. Robert Will
son. %, of Plymouth, Mass, and
then drank a lethal potion her.
self.
The murder-suicide theory re-
ceived support from relatives and
the flyers fiancee in the United
States who said he had made
difinite plans to return home.
Army investigators said they
learned the Takada girl often had
told Wilson's friends she would
never let him return to the
United States because she loved
him so much"
Investigators said they also had
learned that Miss Takada was
very impressed by a suicide pact
recently carried out by a Japa-
nese girl and an American Negro
soldier.
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STAGE STAR, COLLEGE PRESIDENT
ENDORSE NEGRO FREEDOM RALLY

making democracy work at home.
1t is our only excuse for being.
pledge my support to Negro
Freedom Rally" was the message
received from Frank L. Stanley,
publisher of the Louisville Defen-
der and president of the Negro
Publishers Association.
Some of the sponsors are: E
Warrington Rhodes, publisher OF
The Philadelphia Tribune; Mrs
d. Buyabuye Mdodana. president:
Baptist Ministers Wives of Great
er New York; DIR. Asapansa John
son, president, INSTRUMENTATION
al Ministers Alliance; George S.
Schuyler. brilliant columnist and
New York Editor of The Pitts
burgh Courier. and DR.. Walter
S. Pinn, president, Baptist Min
listers Conference.
Using as its theme Democracy
on Trial" the speakers at the
Madison Garden rally will emphas-
ize that an intelligent home de-
Tense of vigorous American citi-
zenship is needed to aid in the
survival and advancement of our
Democracy.
The program will feature pro-
minent national speakers and mus
ical program headed by Radio,
Stage and Screen stars.
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policies of this Association are
determined at the annual conven-
ton of the Association by vote of
the delegates representing 1907
branches and bi-racial membership
of $4,000.
mo political party whether it
be Communist. Republican, Demo-
cratic or any other, has ever been
permitted or ever will be permit
ted to influence policies of the
Association.
your inclusion of this Associa-
ton among alleged communist
front organizations II taken SER
iously by any American unfamiliar
with the facts, can do serious
harm to the cause for which Am
orleans devoted to the democratic
ideals have given themselves I'M
selfishly and in accordance with
the American form of government.
We are therefore requesting i'm
mediate and full public retraction
of your statement"
Campaign to Smear NAAcP On
That groups hostile to the pro-
gram of the National Association
for the Advancement ( Colored
People would attempt to discredit
the organization was indicated in
the deep South only recently when
white students of the University
of Texas campus, who organized
an NAACP Youth Chapter in open
defiance of University officials at
the height of the battle to force
the University to admit Negro
to the Law School. asked the Ma
tional NAACP office for a state
ment of policy and political affili-
alton.
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NEW YORK Negro Freedom
Rally is rapidly gaining national
support for its Democracy on
Trial. mass meeting to be held
at Madison Square Garden on
June 16. Leading the list of en-
dorsments received the past week
1t Miss Tallulah Bankhead, fam
Gus stage and screen actress who
is currently starring in the Broad
way hit production 1.-The Eagle
Has Two Heads"
81 am very happy to become
one of the sponsors for Negro
Freedom Rally" declared the
Broadway star. Miss Bankhead,
daughter of the late Representa-
We Bankhead of Alabama, who
served as Speaker of the House,
is a known liberal and on many
occasion has championed race
causes.
Other endorsements have been
received from College Presidents
newspaper publishers and religi
Gus leaders.
81 am very pleased to join
in this fine work of calling at
tention to the weaknesses of our
Democracy" stated DR.. Charles H.
Wesley, president of Wilberforce
University.
"The Negro Press is actively
engaged in the herculean task of
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of each of these finalists, the
Scholarship Board selected the
1925 winners throughout the
United States and territories.
At least two scholarships were
awarded In each of the forty-eight
states and In the District of CO.
lumbia. and one each in Alaska,
Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Twenty
three additional scholarships were
given to Negro students In those
states which have separate edu-
cational systems for the colored.
To the runners-up for each
scholarship. the Board gave fifty
dollar certificates of merit to help
defray initial college expenses.
There were $40 of these awards
this year.
Described bly, Professor Reeves
as the largest scholarship project
outside of that sponsored by the
government under the G. I. Bill,
the Pepsi-Cola scholarship pro-
gram is the only commercially fl
nanced scholarship plan which is
completely controlled and admin
istered by educators themselves.
The Pepsi-Cola Scholarship Board
is an incorporated non-profit
group composed of prominent
school administrators. collie g e
presidents, and university deans
and professors. The active d.
rector of the program and the
B o IDS secretary-treasurer is
John M. Stalnaker, dean of stu
dents at Stanford University. The
administrative offices are in Palo
Alto. California.
In addition to Professor Reeves
and Dean Stalnaker, the Board
members are Herman l.. Donovan,
president, University of Ken
lucky; Milton s. Eisenhower,
president, Kansas State College;
Paul E. Flicker, executive secre-
tar, National Association of Sec
onardy School Principals; Alvin
G. Zurich. vice president, STAN
ford University; Henry T. Head,
president, Illinois Institute of
Technology; Mordecai w. John
son, president, Howard Univer-
sity; Walter S. Mack. Jr., presi-
dent, Pepsi-Cola Company; Mar
jorie H. Nicolson, professor of
English, Columbia University, and
Paul A. Rehmus, superintendent
of schools. Lakewood, Ohio.
This Is the third consecutive
year the Pepsi-Cola awards have
been made.
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ATTENTION
VET Err A N S.!

All Foreign War Vets who are
members of Lewis Ford Post No.
2S9 are reminded to be present
Friday April 10 at 8 P. M. Come
on time and bring your wives or
other feminine members of your
family or another comrade who Is
eligible for membership in the
post. This meeting is an open
house and we expect to have an
enjoyable evening, playing games
and getting acquainted. Refresh
ments will be served.
On the following night, Saturday
April 18th at pm. there will
be joint Installation of Officers
of all the posts and auxiliaries
of this district held at the New
Armory, Bird and Harrison SITS.
This will also be an eventful eve
ming to meet comrades and auxil-
iaries of the posts of this district.
Let us pause at this point to
remind every veteran of World
War II to apply for your Terminal
leave pay att once. August is the
dead line and no terminal leave
pay will be given under the prev
ailing terms. This is one of the
benefits made possible by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States. Join now and meet
us each LIST and Bird Friday each
week at 8 pm. in our regular
meetings at 425h 21st Ave at
21st and East Jefferson st.
All veterans who have served
in time of war with our Armmed
Forces outside the continental
United States on land or sea are
eligible to membership. Bring your
Honorable Discharge and unite
with us in our efforts to maintain
the freedom that we fought to
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SPORT SHORTS
COMING EVENTS
Bill Peterson vs..
Elmer Violet Ray, Apr. 70
BY J. A. tJaek) JOHNSON

~ - - N~1@N(
The boxing card at the Civic
Auditorium April 8, resulted in
victories for every Negro boxer on
the card except Buddy Hoffman.
Hoffman lost close decision to
Emmett Murphy of Great Falls,
Montana which easily could have
been called a draw. In the first
bout, Aaron Hamilton, of Tacoma
won four round bout from Wacky
Semik of Vancouver, B. G. Buford
Ransome in about two or three
punches flattened Gordon McCrin-
die of Vancouver, B. c. in the
first round.
Jack Flood, 1913 pound heavy
weight from Tacoma, with an
eleven pound weight advantage
easily K. O'd Johnny McNutt of
Portland in the first round, and
Johnny Duke of Seattle fighting
his first main event won from
fighting Dick Wagner of Portland
in a hard fought ten round deci-
sion.
Matchmaker Ron Warnock an
nounced that the next card will
be held April 20 when Bill Peter
son, 202 pound heavyweight of Sc
attic, will meet a nationally known
heavyweight, Elmer Violent Ray
who recently fought Jersey Joe
Walcot: If it is possible to get
Ray for the bout.
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OBITUARY
PAUL w. JONES

Mr.. Paul w. Jones born Decem-
Der "a. 1882, departed from this
life April 4. 1947 at 1890 am,
from fatal injury by an automo-
bile six miles east of the floating
bridge.
Last rites were held Wednesday,
April 8, at l p. m. at the Angelus
Mortuary with the Rev. Jack Mel
son officiating. Interment was at
Greenwood Cemetery, at Renton,
Washington.
Those left to mourn his loss
are. Julia Jones, wife, Genevieve
Dunn, daughter, Pauline Dunn, a
granddaughter. T. M. Dunn, SON
in-law, all of Seattle, and Mrs.
Amanda Payne, aunt, Chicago, III.
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MORE ABOUT
N AACP
CONTINUED from page u

NConunued from page ID
has unremittingly worked as a
non-political organization for en-
forcement of the United States
Constitution irrespective of race
or color. Its board of directors
and officers include such distin-
guished Americans as U. S. Sen
ator Arthur Capper, Governor
Herbert H. Lehman, Governor VIII
liam H. HASTE, Eric Johnston,
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Mayor
Fiorello H. LaGuardia, Philip Muir
ray. Godfrey L. Cabot. Judge Ira
Jayne, Russell Davenport, DR..
Claiming H. Tobias and Arthur
B. Spingarn. Your predecessor.
Honorable Frank Murphy, was a
long time member of the board
until he was elevated to the U.
S. Supreme Court The national
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YANK, JAP GIRL Die
IN BUTTERFLY CASE

TOKYO - U. S. army inves-
tigators. probing the deaths of an
American air corps lieutenant and
a Japanese girl, expressed belief
that the girl killed the flyer and
then committed suicide.
Initial theories voiced after the
bodies were found in a drab, off
limits hotel March IA, leaned to
the belief that the couple carried
out a suicide pact.
This belief which was played
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MORE ABOUT
PEPSI COLA
CONTINUED from page y


have their full tuition and other
required fees paid for four years
at any accredited college they
wish to attend. In addition, they
will receive $25 month during
the four college years and travel
ing expenses at the rate of three
cents a mile for one round trip
from home to college each year.
The winners of the scholarships
may select any course of study
which leads to an A. B. or B.
S. degree, and to hold the scholar
ships they need only remain in
good standing in their colleges
and progress normally from year
to year.
Any student who does unusual
ly distinguished undergraduate
work may also be awarded one of
the three or four-year fellowships
OF $500 year which will be
granted annually.
The winners for 1947, who
were first elected by their senior
classmates as ''the ones most
likely to make an important con-
tribution to human progress,
took a scholastic aptitude test
prepared and scored by the Col
lege Entrance Examination Board
in February. On the basis of the
scores made in this test, six final
lists were selected for each schol-
arship to be awarded (more Il
there was tie); and following a
review of the school record, lead
ership ability. and financial nssd
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Card of Thanks

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to the many friends for
their expressions of sympathy in
our recent bereavement. We are
deeply grateful to Mrs. L. E.
Jones of Victoria, B. c., Mrs. H.
c. Bell Sr., MIS-. Cora Lewis,
Brother Jack Nelson and the solo
list he provided.
Gratefully,
Mrs. Paul Jones and family.