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The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
Native Brother hood Will Wage Fight For Rights

KETCHIKAN, (P) Leaders of the Alaska Native Brotherhood, which ended it's convention at Fly daburg Saturday, announced plans for a last ditch fight for aboriginal or posSeSsory rights to a large DOT ton of the l6,075, ,864-acre Tongass National Forest.
 The ANB reversed a resolution adopted three years ago against establishment of reservations in the Territory, despite an anti-res ervation address by Lew Williams, secretary of Alaska.
 In New York Friday an attorney for the Timber Development Cor poration said it planned to go ahead with its contract to pur- chase $2O,OOO,O0O worth of timber from two Alaska Indian villages.
 Discussing the Kake-Kasaan timber sale, attorney James Curry of Washington, D. C., told the Ketchikan Chronicle the forest service didn't find any buyers, and we have"
 Meantime a Washington cOrre- spondent of the Chronicle reported that results of an Arizona Indian land claims case are expected to have bearing on claims filed re- gently by Alaska Indians. The Arizona Hualapai Indians, the dis patch said, finally won in the Su- preme Court their claim to lands ceded to the Santa Fe Railway more than 80 years ago by an act of Congress, with the court up holding Indian rights of occu- pancy.
 (Continued on Page Eight
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
Mccarthy Testifies In Gen. Meyers
 Activities Hearing

WASHINGTON, (P) - Neil R. Mccarthy, Los Angeles attorney, told Senators Saturday that Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers tried to obtain both a job and a loan from Howard Hughes while Meyers was a wartime air force procurement officer.
 Mccarthy, a former vice presi- dent of Hughes aircraft opera tions, repeated on the stand most of the testimony he had previously given the Senate war investigating subcommittee in closed session.
 The ruddy-faced, gray-haire1 attorney delayed opening of Sat urday's session for nearly an hour after he had arrived here by train from Los Angeles.
 Under questions of Chairman Ferguson R.-MichD Mccarthy ex- plained- that he had used the time ito glance" over his previous teStl- mony and talk with MT. Hughes. '' Hughes has testified that Mey- CTS sought jobs both during the war and for the postwar period and also asked $2OO,OOO loan to finance a government bond pur- chase deal.
 Meyers, now retired on a pen sion, has denied that he sought a job during the war or loan. In stead he said Hughes offered him S250,000 for the bond deal through Mccarthy.
 The Senate inquiry turned back
 Continued on Page Six)
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
Communication From Commanding Office r Nome Army Air Base.

November 13, 1947
 Contrary to information previ- ously released on the accidental death of Army Sgt. Artist L. Ken dall of Nome Air Base, the follow ing official information is released by the Public Information Office, Nome Air Base.
 The Base Hospital received a telephone call from Mrs. Ida Ken dall, wife of the deceased at 11:25 Friday evening, that Sgt. Kendall was dying. The hospital notified Captain Mays, the Medica- Offil cer, who contacted the Provost Marshal at the Officers Club. They proceeded immediately to the Kendall residence, followed by the ambulance. Upon arrival, the Medical officer examined Kendall and had him removed to the base hospital, but upon arrival at the hospital, Kendall was pronounced dead. Previously, Mrs. Kendall was brought to the hospital by the Provost Marshal. The civil and federal authorities were notified and Military police were posted at the residence to prevent Vnauthor- ized visitors. No evidence was moved either by the Provost Mar shal or Military Police. except for 38 caliber revolver, which was lying on the floor near Kendall. This was removed by the Provost Marshal upon his initial arrival at the scene and held as evidence. Later, after midnight, the Provost Marshal, the Provost Sergeant and the Army Photographer returned to the Kendall residence to aid the civil and Federal authorities in their investigation of the case.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
World Cirdlers At WhitehOrse

NORTH WAY, Alaska, (H) - Dogged by poor weather, George Truman and Cliff Evans hoped to- day for clear skies so they could move their slow-moving round- the-world flight to Edmonton, Alta.
 The two fliers jumped from here to Whitehorse, Y. T., Saturday in a three-hour twenty minute flight from this field near the Alaska Yukon boundary, but weather con- ditions forestalled Sunday hop to Edmonton.
 Present plans call for by-passing the Pacific northwest and hopping direct to Los Angeles from an airport near the Canadian border.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
Jews Say l$5 Immigrants Got By British Patrols

JERUSALEM, {P) - Jewl h sources said today that 1855 Jewish immigrants who got by British naval patrols yesterday and waded ashore after bleaching thelr Seton launch Aliyah near Nahariya "are probably already dressed as work CTS and housewives and are out in the fields beside Palestinian Jews"
 Officials who found the vessel abandoned on the beachs of the fashionable resort, a few miles south of the Lebanese-Palestine border, admitted that the Jews probably had scattered into Pales- tines interior under cover of early morning darkness.
 Meanwhile 794 other Jews inter- cepted yesterday aboard the 250- ton schooner Kadimah by British boarding party, were sent to Cy- prus detention camps. Four wo- men and child were taken from the Kadimah to a Haifa hospital and eight of their relatives were allowed to remain in Palestine with them.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
Vishinsky Says U. $. FavOrs War With Russia

NEW YORK, (P) - Andrei Y. VishinSky says he has observed 'freizied" upsurge of opinion fla, Voring war with Russia, and that American policies in Germany ap- parently are aimed at preserving the remnants of faSciSm" so that Germany "can be directed against Russia"
 The Soviet deputy foreign min ister and chief Russian delegate to the United Nations, addressing a dinner given by the national coun- cil of Soviet-American Friendship last night, renewed his "war-mon- gering" charges, and declared:
 ''I have been here for two and a half months and I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears that there is a frenzied ideo- logical upsurge of public opinion in favor of war with the Soviet Union."
 Under such conditions and ac- tivities, the work of the council of American-Soviet friendship be- comes even more significant"
 Discussing his charge that American policy seems to be di- rected toward biting Germany against Russia, Vishinsky said John Foster Dulles, U. S. delegate to the U. N. assembly, was refer ring to this when he told the as- sembly that. the United States would not retreat to Potsdam."
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17

SEATTLE, (P)-Hans Floe, 6l widely known in the fishing in- dustry both here and in Alaska, died yesterday morning in a hos pital after a short illness.
 Floe, who was born in Aales- und, Norway, came to the United States in 1905. Since 1911 he had been an associate of the P. E. Har- ris and company in the Alaska sal man industry, and was a director of that company at the time of his death. He was general superinten- dent of the Hawk Inlet salmon cannery since 1917, and also was interested in the herring and tuna fishing industries.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17

AMARILLO. Tex. (P)-Harold Stassen. candidate for Republican nomination for President. today called for a sa.ooo.ooo.ooo cut in federal taxes and advocated a S6.000. 100000 aid program for Eu- rope in l948.
 Tn a prepared statement here. the former governor said last night that a high national income and rate of production would allow the tax cuts and European aid and still leave a surplus.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17

LONDON, (P)-Deputy foreign ministers of the United States. Russia, Great Britain and France agreed today on four items for the agenda of the big four conference opening Nov. 25 to write German and Austrian peace treaties.
 The items are Austria; the form and scope of provisional political organization for Germany. econo- mic principles; and the procedure for preparing a peace treaty.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (P)-Wil.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (P)-Wil- lian "Sult" Kinney, who with six other miners was trapped in a mine in 1879 and remained alive for six days by eating mule, died yesterday at the age of 88.
 Kinney and his companions were at work in the lowest gang way of the Charles Paris Coal Co.,, at Sugar Notch when they were trapped by a fall of rocks. Mules were used extensively in 1879 to pull the coal mine carts.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
Violence Spreads; General Strike Looms In Italy
tBY John P. Mcknight

ROME, (F) - A general strike threatened Rome Saturday as vIO- lence which racked scores of Ital- ian towns and cities last week spread to the capital on wings Of concerted leftist assault against the Christian Democratic govern ment of Premier Alcide de Gas peri.
 Rome's chamber of labor dis cusSed calling the strike to protest the arrest of a street car cOndUc~ tor, identified by police as Con- munist, in leftist raid on an anti communist meeting of wa" vete~- ans. The street car and omnibus workers union already had their members out in a flash protest strike.
 The leftist-controlled a b r press, in a pattern similar to that followed elsewhere in riot-tOrn communities, struck out at the right wing press. Printers refuesd to put out Saturdays edition of the Liberal (conservative) party news paper Risorgimento Liberale be- cause it's director refused to pub fish resolution of the typographi- cal union attacking what it called the capitalist and neo-fascist' press.
 Giulio de Marzio, director of the independent Il Momento, resigned rather than publish the. statement, and the newspaper appeared under another publishers name.
 While leftist followers wrecked offices of the Uomo Qualunque Common man and Italian socialist movements in Palmero and VerO- na and of the conservative Liberal party at San Cevero near Bari, leftist leaders in Rome attempted to work out a new front against Premier Alcide de Gasperi's mid dle-of- -the-road Christian Demo- crat government.
 Tn the constituent assembly, spokesmen for the rightists ac- cused the government of Hack of energy in dealing with the situa- ton since the rioting began in Mi Ian Wednesday.
 On the other hand leftist speak CTS called upon the government for action against rightist parties as breeders of fascism and main tained that the anti-rightist dem onstrations were the result of gov ernment inaction against the neo- fascists.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17

ported tavern shakedowns for a possible clue to identity of the gunmen.
 Stanley Rzepa, 31, who resigned as the village police head under a court order, and Mrs. Rzepa, 31, were shot from ambush as they ar rived home about 5:30 a.m., from their own tavern in Posen.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17

HINTON, w. Va, (P)-James Lilly, of Ballengee, w. Va, told authorities his dog had shot him during a hunting trip.
 Lilly said a bullet entered his foot as he stopped to pick up a quail he had bagged. The dog had stepped on the trigger of Lilly's automatic shotgun.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON. (P)-B. H. La Mare. president of Aviation Elec- tric Company. testified today that although his salary in l94l was carried on the company books ali about S3l.oo0. approximately $28.000 of this sum was peid 10 Mai. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17
NEWS TN BRIEF

LONDON, (P)-King Mihai of Romania flew here from Geneva Saturday to attend Princess Eliza beth'S wedding. Queen Mother Helen accompanied him.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-17

Chicago, R)-The shotgun slay- ings of former police chief of suburban Posen and his wife early yesterday have sent the homicide squad into an investigation of re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02

Hauls a big 750-lb. load evenly,
easily Roomy AZ x 48-inch
body. New tire and tube. Tim
ken bearings. See it today!
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02

gold weighing at least two or three
pounds"
Follow Up Discovery
PETER said that shortly before
ne came south, the four men char.
tered a plane at Aklavik, 300 miles
north Of the Arctic Circle. to fly
supplies back into the area and
follow up tneL earlier success.
He said they believed they had
found the source of the gold, tuck
ed securely by nature under the
gla ciers. PETER said individual
prospectors had been able to
make a good days wage" pan.
ming gold during the midsummer
months when the river broke up.
But he said their success was al
ways short : lived because OF the
early freeze-up. None of them had
been able to discover where the
gol6 came from.
1t is probable that the foursome
were working for some syn
dictate" with sufficient money to
develop the area, PETER said
PETER maintained that it would
take big money to move heavy
equipment into the area to clear
away the glaciers and get down
to the source of what is believed
to be untold wealth.
Big Business Involved
mining up there is big bust
ness" he said, mot within the
financial scope of the individual
prospector or the small company"
PETER said the four prospect
ors h d indicated that the for
nation they discovered last winter
was much the same as at Vel
lowknife, Northwest Territory
where a gold mining boom stirred
the continent during the early
years of the war.
He believed the four prospect.
ors would stake a good part of the
are: for the "syndicate" they rep
resent during their summer opera
tons. The possibilities of a major
strike, he said, were not being
advertised" by the men, and
probably would not until they have
completed their mission.
PETER said he expected to see
a large-scale rush of miners into
the territory when the word gets
out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02

E. Yopp, Great Sadem of North
Carolina. 1t was urged that a
eood delegation from Wilmington
be present at the council meeting.
and detailed discussion of the
Ashevflle conference is due to take
place at the session next Thurs
day.
Officiating at last nights SEES
sion were j. j. Mohn, Sachem: w.
j. Mallard, Senior Sag; F. w.
Spencer, Junior Sag James Mel
ton, prophet; H. D. E%asterling.
chief of record; D. E. Murray,
collector of Wampum; Martin Won
Olsen, keeper of Wampum; and w.
j. Bennett, guard of forest.
Harold Sternberger was elected
publicity chairman at last nights
session.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02
Gold Discovery
May Bring Large Boom

the vast "empire'' above the Goth
parallel.
PETER, who arrived in Edmon-
100 TO dispose of part of mis- hold
ings IN the distant north, said tour
prospectors, probe bly, WORKING
Tor some syndicate" last fall ven.
eured to the Firth River. which
flows into the Arctic Ocean west
OF h e mouth of the Mackenzie
River.
The trader said the men inves-
tleated what was believed to be
the source of a large hidden
supply OF gold under glaciers
which remain along the river the
year round. They returned with
nigh grade gold. One, he related
was carrying a rice sack full Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02

An American seed house pur-
chased. sight unseen and for a
lars sum, a trunk il which the
late Luther Burbank, famed hor-
ticulturist, Itored patches of
seeds. The trunk yielded only one
new variety: a giant zinnia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02
LOCAL CLUB HOLDS.
REGULAR MEETINC|
Improved Order of the Red
Men Lay Plans For State
Council

A regular meeting of the local
chapter of the Improved Order of
the Red Men held its regular
meeting in the Junior Order hall
OF the Tide Water building last
night at eight o'clock with plans
being laid for the council meeting
in Asheville, May 10Th.
Speaker at the meeting was w
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02
DR.. GLENN TO PREACH
lat CAROLINA REVIVAL
Special To The Star

CAROLINA BEACH, May /. =
DR.. John C. Glenn, Wilmington
Methodist district superintendent
will be guest preacher at a five
day series Of revival services
scheduled to start Sunday, it was
announced today.
The revival services. will offer
two sermons daily, one in the
mornings at 10 O'Clock, the other
beginning at 7:30 o'clock each eve
ming.
For his Sunday morning sermon
DR.. Glenn will preach on the Life
Hereafter Immortality" theme
for the series.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02
nv GEORGE DOBIE

nd Press Staff Correspondent
%%nNONTON, Alberta W.R - The
~ country may experience a
0 ~ cold boom. based on the be-
hat large deposits are hidden
'.oatb glaciers along one OF the
.,r1er Arctic rivers. The pros.
''+ vas disclosed by Stan PETER.
.,l+bv independent fur trader of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-02
NEGRO BEING HELD
HERE ON RECKLESS
DRIVING CHARGE

Edward L. Bennerman. Wrights-
vile sound Negro, was being held
in the New Hanover county Jail
under $500 bond last night fol-
lowing his arrest here yesterday
on a charge of reckless driving,
police reported.
Bennerman is alleged to have
been driving down Chestnut street
at a high rate of speed and when
another cal in the street blocked
his path he jumped from the car
and ran. Police, who attempted
to arrest him, gave chase and
Bennerman was taken into custody
several minutes later.
The century's most spectacular
meteor shower occurred Oct. 9,
1916, when the earth plowed
through debris left by the Gia-
cobini-Zinner comet. On the U. S.
west coast 1000 shooting stars
yer counted during one hour. In
the eastern part of the country
clouds yelled the spectacle, which,
however, was recorded BY radar.
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Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-07
Marble Contest Today

"Mibs" experts will compete Tor the area marbles champion ships at the Community Center this morning. Competition IS ,ponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the winner of the boys grade school tourna- nent will be eligible to represent Kodiak at the territorial meet. Winner of first place among Eade school boys, grade school grls, junior high school girls and boys will each receive a free ride h Bob Halls seaplane. Other wards await the runners up
 The tournament is open to all boys and girls from the lst thru 'he 9th grade. An entry fee of D sents is the only formality.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-07
|4th Tickets
 Go On Sale

Rafle tickets for the grand having to be held in connection Ivitb Kodiak's big 4th of July |slcbration went on sale this eek, Ray Martin, chairman, lnnounced.
 The first prize. a 1947 Deluxe Ford Sedan, arrived on the Den k, has been washed and shined, Ind placed in storage to be dis played later.
 Ticket holders not only will have a chance on the Ford but Will also have an opportunity to win 5 other more than worth while prizes. On display at the Island fountain, they include a beautiful electric range; a useful electric mangle; an outboard motor for the sports-minded; a pleasurable electric photograph adlo table model console; and 8 thrifty $z5 U. S Savings Bond, the latter donated by the Bank of Kodiak.
 The rafie, sponsored by the Rotary club, is now an annual event, and lunds will be used on playground development.
 A marathon race, with prizes of $50, $25, $l5 and $l0, and a big free dance the night of the Ah have also been announced as tbe first of many features being planned for the celebration.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-07
New Flights Scheduled

Two flights a week from Se- attle to Kodiak and return, with 8 one way fare of SL15 including tax, was announced this week by G. W. Bubendorf, who will act as agent for the new airlines.
 Using DC3's with airline seats, freight will also be hauled at 21 cents a pound from Seattle, with a minimum of 100 pounds. De- tails and name of the company will be announced later.
 First of the new scheduled flights is to be made tomorrow, MT. Bubendorf said.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-07
Employees File Civil Suit

Eight employees of Fred Miller & Sons, operators of the Victory cafe and base cafeteria, filed a civil suit May 29 asking for over $900 for salaries allegedly due on an implied contract. Other em- ployes are rep esented on assign ment to plaintiffs named, who included Clarence and Gertrude Rlnehart, Bernard Rinehart, Betty Wilson, Myrtle Eaton, Will am Gratz Willie Kalmakoff and Richard Koch.
 The suit names F ed Miller Al Miller and Howard Miller as the defendants.
 U s. Commissioner G w. Bubendorf has set the case for next Tuesday at 2 pm. The com plaint runs to 30 pages and names 27 causes Of action.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-07

Two new champions were crowned in the Kodiak ping-pong championship at the Center this month. Bea Malutin won the women's title by defeating Aileen Wade, defending champion, in straight games in the finals. Al- Ian Cheruoff upset the defending junlor champion, Laurence And erson, in 3 out of 4 games. Kay Wade retained his senion title and Norton won the boys cham pionship.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-07

Outdoor volleyball, basketball and badminton will be soon be added to the roster of activities at the Kodiak Community Cent CT, it was announced by Director Ken Wade A temporary vollsy- ball court has been ins alIed and the VFW have promised to in- stall permanent basketball stan dards and volleyball net posts within the next few days.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-07
Local Cafe Robbed

About $2O0 was stolen from the Polar Bear cafe between 3 and 6 am Tuesday, and about $50 has been recovered, deputy U. s Marshal Paul Herring re- ported today.
 The robbery was effected by someone who entered via 8 lad der and roof through a broken window in a restroom at the rear of the ca'e building. A cigar box, containing tax money, and S6O in a file cabinet was taken A jar with $I20 from an undeliv- e-ed ice pool take was overlook ed under a counter.
 The robber broke a toilet seat off and threw it out the window and broke a lavatory in two and coins were spilled in the rest room.
 On Thursday Bud Metzgar and Lynn Markham noticed co ns on the ground by ware house behind Wodlinger's drug store, and search inside an open. ing under the building disclosed a cigar box, and scattered about and roughly covered with dirt was more of the stolen money. Sitting the dirt recovered about $50.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-07
Body Shipped

William L. Wilson, chief phar- maclst's mate, who lost hls life as the result of asphyxiation sui fered in the Austerman house fire last Thursday, is survived hy his widow, Mrs. Mary Ann Will son of 2 South avenue, Yakima, Wash. His body was shipped back to the next of kin via MATS
Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-07
Sisters Together After Long Separation

After a separation of over "A years two sisters meeting when the Denali arrived Saturday did not recognize each other, They were Mrs Bernard Roddy, of Washington, D. O., and Mrs. Una Hansen, of thls city.
 Mrs. Roddy arrived to spend the summer with her sister, after stopping over in Anacortes to to visit their mother.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-06-07
Lot Auction, Prices Set

(SpeciaD-Sale of 130 unoccu- pied lots of the East Addition of the Kodiak townsite has been set for Kodiak at 10 am Wednes- day, June IS, it was announced by Lowell M. Puckett. regional administrator of the Bureau of Land Management.
 Lots are to be sold to the high est bidders above the set ap- praised prices with no limit to the number of lots one person may buy.
 A plat is to be posted in the post office.
 The sale will continue until all the lots have been offered and time payments may be arranged. Prices run from $500 for the larg- est lots Cover 5000 square feet) to S1O0 for the 5000 square foot sIze.
 Announcement of where the sale will be held will be made next week.