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The Nome nugget., 1947-10-01
RR. Brotherhood Demands Thirty Pct. Wage Hike

CHICAGO, (P)-A formal de- mand for a 30 per cent wage in crease for more than 350,OOO members of five operating Ral,~ road Brotherhoods has been made by the unions on the nations car- rierS.
 The notices for the hike in wages, with a minimum boost Of S3 a day, set in motion the ma chinery of the national railway la Dor act under which disputes in the industry and handled.
 Rejection of the wage demand by the individual railroads was expected and would result in ar engagements for negotiations on a nationwide basis. The carriers wage conference committee, rep resenting the country's railr2ads, said granting the wage boost would add $4OO,OOO,OOO to rail transportation costs annually.
 In addition to the pay raise de- mand, the operating brotherhoods representing the engineers, fire men, conductors, trainmen and switchmen, also have made de- mands for changes in A working rules. Approval of the changes. railroad spokesmen said, would add one billion dollars annually to operating costs.
 Negotiations between the bro- therhoods and carrier representa- lives on the rule changes, the issue that precipitated the nationwide rail strike in May, l946, are to open here next Tuesday. Union Spokesmen said the wage demand will be dealt with aggressively' when negotiations on the rule changes open.
 The wage increase, union SpokeSmen said, was compulsory due to the sky-rocketing living costs They said their last pay boost was in May, l946. Their new wage demand calls for the 30 per cent boost to become effective Nov. 1. Carrier spokesmen said the weekly earnings of operating employees average $76 now com pared with S48 in 1889.
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-01
LOW WATER STOPS SOLOMON FERRIES

Transportation from the Solo, man area has been temporarily suspended as the water to so low that the ferries are unable to op- crate, states Allan Lee of the Lee Dredging Co.,, who is here repair ing the Lee Brothers airplane.
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-01
w. Leonard Smith Dies In Seattle

SEATTLE, L4') - w. Leonard Smith, 53, Territorial aviation and highway engineer for Alaska, died here last night.
 Smith, whose work of superVis- ing all Territorial airfields and highways required him to fly thousands of miles a year, became ill on an inspection tour in Au- gust. He was flown to Juneau, spending two weeks in a hospital there, and then flown here three weeks ago.
 He was also chairman of the Territorial board of road commis- sioners and head of the Alaska highway patrol.
 Born here, he served in the navy in the first world war and upon his discharge went to Nome. He was engineer in charge of opera tions for the Hammond Consoli- dated Mining Go. many years. He was elected to the Territorial en- gineering post two years ago.
 His widow, Barbara, who came here last week, two sons, William, Juneau, and James, Student at Washington State College, and a daughter, Mrs. Jane Workman, Juneau, survive him.
The Nome nugget., 1947-10-01

JUNEAU - Governor Greuning says "the death of Leonard Smith is a great loss to the Territory. He has been conspicuously able and devoted public servant; first in the Legislature where he represented the Second Division, and later as a member of the Territorial Board of Education; then for the last two years as Territorial highway en- gineer.
 His service has been marked by high degree of conscientious ness, technical competence and full understanding of the problems involved
 MT Smith will be missed by his many friends, but he leaves a permanent place in the history of the Territory, to the advancement of which he contributed notably. He could leave no finer legacy to his family"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-23

THE STORY: On the opening
day OF college Camellia Austin,
daughter OF the Dean, is amazed
to tlnd Joel conroy among the
returning students. Joel, whom
Cam auored Wnen she was SLlIl
IN high school, mad been too poor
to finish college four years ago.
Now ne is back as a veter an.
Cam, who had had too many
flrtIations during the war years
and had been taken seriously Dy
at neast one boy when sne dldn t
mean to be - Gary MaroWe,
whose insurance came to her on
his DEATHS now romance shy.
she warns Joel she is no longer
In love with him. To her sur
prise, Joel says ne is glad. A
wife doesn't fit into his plans to
finish school on his subsistence
allowance. Maur inc BaiIr,
daughter of a wealthy senator
and Cams cousin, is a freshman
and living in the Deans House
hold. She is out to fasclnate Joel.
Cam can't understand her own
feeling of jealousy.
CHAPTER X
AS Cam passed the little tele.
phone booth at the foot of the
stairs, the bell of t h e squatty
black instrument which rested
on it began to clamor. Cam
veered around mechanically, tc
lift the receiver off its hook.
''Hello?"
"Cam?" 1t was Herbert Pow
ell. "I've been calling the house
all afternoon, but you were new
er there - as usual. Did your
cousin give you my message?"
"Maurine? She-she forgot to
mention it, I'm afraid, Herbert.
She seems to have quite good
deal on her mind, right now"
but this was important. I've
been trying to ask you to go to
tA Welcome Dance with me.
That's tonight, you know, at the
baseball cage. I didn't mean it
to be a last-minute invitation,
but"
Cam scarcely was listening.
The Welcome Dance! A year
ago, her day would have been
built around it. This year she
had forgotten there was to be a
dance.
"Will you?" Herbert sounded
Ike a child nagging for candy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-23
Dr.. Crowe Continues
Sermon Series At First
Presbyterian Church

"When Jesus Comes to Our
Church, will be the subject of
the sermon of DR.. William
Grove, Jr., at the First Presby.
terian church this morning at
Ills o'clock.
1t will be the fifth in a series
on the theme, "When Jesus
Comes," it was said.
The musical program will fea-
ture a contralto solo, "Thanks
Be To God," by Linn DuRant ano
Rachmaninoff's "Triumph
Thanksgiving, " "by' the Chance
choir.
The Young dult Forum, which
meets each Sunday evening, has
announced program of specia,
interest this evening at O'Clock
with Rabbi Samuel A. Fried.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-23
New Hanover County
Plans To Acquire
More School Buses

Inc New Hanover county fleet
OF school buses is expected to be
augmented by two new ones
rom the state board of education
IN the near future, according to
Supe. H. M. Roland.
The county received two addi-
tlonal buses during the summer
which were placed in use this
fall, but at that time still needed
three requirements and three for
additional lines, Roland said yes.
terday.
The two which are to be de.
llvered this winter are for re-
placement use.
man invited to conduct forum
m tho <hnyo GsHIa Droco~&
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-23
Must Have Chamber
Of Commerce Minded
Newspaper Edito,

DENVER, Nov. % R-The
3,,tte Daily Post, Butte, Mont.
,,,here the temperature shidded
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-23

to % degrees below zero last
night, sent this reply when the
Associated Prss askd for a pic
tur illustrating the weather.
We usually don't take pictures
up here until it really gets cold,
out we'll explore possibilities. :"
Ri,J oor, T.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-23

man invited to conduct a forum
on the theme "The Present Stu
alton in PALESTINE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-23

Dial 2-3S11 for Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-23

(To Be Continued
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-25
Floating Cannery Being Investigated

GAP Special Washington Service)
 WASHINGTON, CP) A House subcommittee called witnesses to- day to tell of the operations of the Pacific Exploration company's floating cannery, which was built with government funds.
 Rep. TollefSon R.-Wash.) chair man of the Sub-group on the mer- chant marine and fisheries com mittee, said testimony was wanted on charges that the boat, the Paci- fife Explorer, was engaged in com mercial tuna fishing in South Pa cific water in violation of an agree ment 10 engage only in exploration work.
 The boat was constructed by the company with funds advanced by the reconstruction finance cor pOration and Tollefson said the fish and wild life service of the in teriOr department, the state depart ment and the agriculture depart ment had participated in the pre- liminary arrangements for the fi- nancing.
 Nick Bez of Seattle, president of the company, representatives of Southern California canners, tuna fishing interests, the REC and the fish and Wildlife service were called as witnesses.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-25
DeauthOrize Flood Control Projects
(BY John Chadwick

GAP Special Washington Service)
 WASHINGTON, (P)-Chairman Dondero R.-MichD, of the House public works committee has start ed what he says is an unprecedent- ed move to de-authorize many flood control and navigation pro- jects.
 His first step was the introduc- tion of a bill to recall authority given by Congress for 8l survey projects by army engineers. They all involve rivers and harbors inn provements.
 Legislation to de-aurhOcjze ad- ditional projects will De offered later, Dondero today told a re- porter.
 ne objective, he said, is to clamp down on unjustified re- quests for army engineers to sur Vey and report on proposed flood control and navigation projects.
 Army engineers have advised the committee, that about two- thirds of these surveys turn out negative" Dondero said. but the cost of making them amounts to about $4,00O,OOO a year.
 The projects listed in Dondero's s bill include:
 Harbor at Hydaburg, harbor at Angoon, channel to connect Oliver Inlet and Seymour canal. Tenakee harbor, harbor at Pelican, harbor at GuStaVus.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-25
Government Seeks Telephone Peace

WASHINGTON, (H) - The gov ernment today went after a new formula for settling the l8-day-Old telephone strike amid reports that long distance lines have been sabo- tagged in at least II states.
 The striking national federation of telephone workers quickly ac- cepted an invitation from Edgar L. Warren, federal conciliatiOn direc- tor, to renewed bargaining talks with three strategic units in the Bell system.
 The only immediate acceptance by the other side came from the Southwestern Bell Telephone Go.
 The government hoped to bring peace through the new negotia- tions by establishing a settlement wage pattern which might be ac- ceptable for the entire chain of 29 Bell units.
 But even officials of Southwest ern Bell, in agreeing to be repre- sented in the new barley, said we are going with the explicit under standing that no cash offer will be made"
 Joseph Beirne, president of the NFTW, has said repeatedly that it will take a pay increase to get the union members back on the job.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-25
Huge Flight Starts For Tokyo

FORT WORTH, Tex. (P)-Eight B-29 and four C-54 transports roared off Fort Worth army air field Thursday on the first leg of a flight that will take the largest formation of very heavy bombers to Tokyo since wartime.
 The squadron will undergo training in Japan and will operats under simulated combat condi- tons, including long flights over the Japanese home islands and the Pacific to perfect radar, electron- ics, bombing and navigational techniques.
 The B-29S are from the 436th squadron of the 7th group, 9th air force, headquarters here, and the C-54S are from the lst air trans port unit at Roswell, N. M.
 It. Col Joseph D. White, squad ron commanding officer, is in corr mand of the B-29s. Capt. CharIes w. Slaughter of Roswell is com manding the transport planes. Col. William s. Rader, deputy com manding officer at Fort Worth army air field, is in overall tacti- cal command.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-25
Communication

UNITED STATES SENATE
 April IF, 1947 MT. Murlin w. Day, Secretary Northwestern Alaska Chamber of Commerce Nome, Alaska. Dear MT. Day: Thank you for your letter of
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-25

April II in connection with FIR 2865, which provides for the con- styuction of a breakWater at Nome. I have discussed this with MT. Bartlett and with the members of the subcommittee who have it un- der consideration and have assured them of my cooperation. Hearings have been held before the subcommittee and l am in formed the bill will be reported to the full committee within the next few days.
 Best wishes.
 Sincerely,
 Warren G. Magnuson,
 U. s. s.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-25
U. N. Police Report To Be Published

NEW YORK, (P)-The United States delegation to the United Ma tiOns announced Thursday that it favored a full and open discussion of the forthcoming report of the highly secret military staff com mittee, charged with setting up a
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-25

global police force.
 The American delegation issued an official statement to deny that the United States had joined with the Soviet Union in efforts to block publication of the long-awaited re- port and bar public discussions on it in the security council.
 The military committee, com posed of the chiefs of staff of Rus sia, the United States, Britain, France, and China, met Thursday to complete drafting of the report, due to reach the council April 30.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-25
CALL FOR BIDS


 The following items of equip ment are offered for sale by the Alaska Department of Public Vel fare at Nome and sealed bids. in duplicate. will be received al the office of Miss Frances Schoenig. District Worker. Federal Building. Nome. Alaska. until ll:00 "A. M. Monday. April 28. ls47. and then publicly opened:
 EXECUTIVE DESK AND
 CHAIR (STEEL)
 STENOGRAPHER'S DESK
 AND CHAIR (STEEL)
 l FILE CABINET.
 4-DRAWER (STEEL)
 l 2-DRAWER METAL CARD
 FILE
 SIMPLER
 l PENCIL SHARPENER
 2-HOLE PUNCH
 l WOODEN CABINET: g. high.
 6 wide. 10" deep. with adjust
 able shelves and constructed
 of A" frame and masonite. Award of the purchase of the equipment 10 the successful bidder will be made by the Office of the Director at Juneau. Alaska.
 Said awards will be made on the basis of the highest bid and may be for the entire lot or individual item.
 The equipment must be removed by the successful bidder not later than Noon. April 30. ls47. from its present location.
 Within "A hours following the award of the bid. the successful bidder shall deposit with the Dis trict Worker of the Department of Public Welfare al Nome. Postal Money Order or Certified Cashiers Check in the amount of the bid. Inspection of the equipment may be arranged for contacting Miss Frances Schoenig. Federal Build ing. Nome. Alaska. RUSSEL c. MAYNARD. Director
 Alaska Department of Public 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 Welfare
Evening star., 1947-11-13
Nine GET Nursing Diplomas
In Ceremony at Emergency

Five graduates Of Washington area
high schools were among nine young
women who received nurses diplomas
after graduation ceremonies last
night at Emergency Hospital. Two
of them won scholarship prizes.
William J. F1ather, jr., chairman
of Emergency Hospitals Nursing
School Committee, spoke at the
ceremonies in the assembly room of
the hospital nurses home at iii
New York avenue NV. L. Corrin
Strong, first vice president of the
hospital Executive Board. presented
the diplomas and Mrs. Ruth r..
Woods, director of nurses, pinned
school emblems on the graduates.
A reception and dance followed the
ceremony.
Miss Frances Loughran of Airing
ton, Va, a graduate of Mckinley
High School, was recognized for
holding the highest general grade
average for the three-year course.
Miss Patricia Murphy, 1918 Ninth
street NE, graduate of st. Rose
Technical School, was honored for
Evening star., 1947-11-13
By George Beveridee

John L. Golob, national COM
mander of the Disabled American
Veterans, said today that mentally
ill veteran is being kept at penal
institution in "a nearby community
because a bed is not available in a
Veterans Administration hospital.
Speaking to reporters at his first
press conference, Mr.. Golob refused
to identify the man, the community
or the institution.
In answer to questions, he said
the DAV learned the veteran has
been approved by VA for admittance
to its hospital at Perry Point, Md.
but that bed there was not avail
able. Another DAV official said the
veteran had been at the penal in
stitution -four or five days"
DR.. Robert H. Lowry, chief medi-
cal officer at the VA Washington
regional Office, said he did not know
of the case. But it could have
happened if the veteran is the type
of case that needs restraint immedi-
ately," he added.
The VA official said already
crowded psychiatric facilities in this
region have been made worse be-
cause the agency is moving mental
patients out of st. Elizabeths Hos
pital. Most, he said, are going tc
veterans hospitals at Richmond
and Martinsburg, w. Va. DR.. Lowry
Evening star., 1947-11-13
Litt|ejohn 10 Resign Soon,
WAA Officials Believe
BY the Associoied Press

Officials of the War Assets Ad-
ministration said today they expect
Administrator Robert M. Littlejohn
to resign shortly-"certainly" by the
end of the year.
The reports were unofficial, al
though Senator Brewster, Republi-
can, of Maine, last week told a re-
porter the resignation is planned
Senator Brewster said Jesse Larson,
WAA general counsel, is slated to
succeed Mr.. Littlejohn, who de-
cined to state his plans.
Prsident Truman nominated Mr..
Larson as associate administrator
last week. He now is functioning in
this No.2 job, although the appoint
ment will require Senate confirma-
ton.
Mr.. Larson is a former mayor of
Chickasha, Okla, and a law grad
uate of the University of Oklahoma
He commanded a battalion of field
artillery in the 45th Division with
the rank of colonel and, after the
war, worked with the general staff
on reorganization of the National
Guard.
Aides of Mr.. Littlejohn said he
hopes to enter private business.
Evening star., 1947-11-13
House Member Plans
Study Of Other Cities
Day-Care Problems

A study Of child day-care centers
In other cities will be made soon by
Chairman Miller of the House Dis
trict Subcommittee on Health, Edu-
cation and Recreation, preliminary
to deciding whether to extend
Washington day-care service fol
working mothers.
Representative Miller. Republican
of Nebraska said replies already
have been received from several
cities in response to compre-
hensive QUESTIONABLE.
He plans to prepare a report for
the House District Committee later
when further reports are In anG
findings can be analyzed.
Decision for Congress.
The controversial issue of whether
Washington should continue OF
abandon day-care nurseries will
come up again for decision by Con-
gress. Money for the program was
curtailed this year, and will come
to an end June 80 next unless ex-
tended by Congress.
The QUESTIONABLE used by Rep
resentative Miller, who is physi-
clan, asks just who administers
such day-care centers and how the
funds for them are derived
whether from taxes or from pri-
vate sources.
Questions Outlined.
The QUESTIONABLE also asks how
much parents pay toward the costs
of these centers, what children are
eligible, who controls the nurseries
and other questions.
The program was extended by
Congress last session over the pro.
test of the District Commissioner!
and with the reluctant consent O.
the Board of Public Welfare
Spokesman for these agencies con
tended that. with the District 81
short of funds, other more urgen
needs should be met first.
Champions of the childrens' cen
ters. however, strongly urged thu
extension, and Congress finally con
tinued the centers for one year will
the understanding that a careful
study be made of administrator
elsewhere and report submitted t.
Congress.
Evening star., 1947-11-13

The mercury plunged to a sea-
sonal low of 30 degrees in the Dis
trict early today and temperatures
in suburban areas were as low as
"a, the Weather Bureau said. 70
morrow, the forecast added, will be
about two degrees colder.
The city low of 80 was reached at
$40 am. Reports from outlying
sections told of heavy frosts and
registered temperatures OF "a de-
grees in Bethesda; Is in Annandale,
Va, and 26 in Arlington.
Today will be sunny, with highest
in middle or upper SOS in the after
noon. It will be clear tonight, with
Temperatures expected to reach 80
degrees in the District and "a de-
grees In the suburbs by early morn
ing.
Automobile repair shops said they
had no cases of frozen radiators
today, but service stations reported
the heaviest run of the year on
antifreeze solutions.
The chill weather was partially
responsible for one injury, yester-
day, police said, when HPreston
Campbell. 30, Of 3l3 stxt street
Evening star., 1947-11-13
House Group 10 Start
on Security
Curbs by Agencies

Chairman Hoffman of the House
Executive Expenditures Committee
announced today that his committee
will investigate Government regula-
tions which permit Federal agencies
to keep confidential so-called vital
information.
Mr.. Hoffman said subcommittee
hearings will begin at 2 pm. tomor-
row "to learn just how far the ex-
ecutive departments intend to go in
denying to the people and to their
representatives in Congress vital
information"
A governmental security code has
been drawn up and submitted to
President Truman and is expected to
be issued as an executive order.
There has been considerable crit
icism from newspapers as well as
members of Congress regarding the
proposals. which would permit all
departments and agencies to classify
certain material as confidential.
Leads to Distortion.
The criticism was not directed at
information which is of a vital mill
| tary nature, but at material and
documents which have nothing to
do with national security.
| In his announcement today, Mr..
Hoffman declared, ''It would seen. to
be far better to make information.
which is not vital to the Nations
security. available to the press and
to the people and their congressional
representative rather than to have
distorted versions of what Is hap
pening. guesses by imaginative COR
respondents, served up in the press
day after day."
IF this is Government by the
people and for the people" Mr..
Hoffman continued. "is there any
reason why the people should not
know what those who are pre-
sumed to be their servants, who are
being paid by the taxpayers dollars,
are doing and propose 10 do?"
Sees Rule bv Bureaucrats.
Mr.. Hoffman said that if the
regulations are put into effect,
soon we will have not only Gov
ernment exclusively by bureaucrats
but the people will have no idea
of what is to come-of who is re-
sponsible."
In scheduling the hearings. Mr..
Hoffman followed the suggestion Of
Representative Bender, Republican,
of Ohio, who urged that Congress
| take some action.
Evening star., 1947-11-13
Population Study TO Help
PLANNING in Montgomery

An analysis of population trends
in Montgomery County, which will
be undertaken by a five-member
committee, is intended to answer
perplexing long-range problems on
school, road. zoning and tax mat
ters, the county commissioners said
today.
The committee proposal was ad-
vanced by Commissioner Wesley I.
Sauter of Bethesda, who declared
that without long-range planning,
I'VE are cropping in the dark" He
and Commissioner Oliver w. Young
blood submitted recommendations
for appointees to the full board.
The committeeman selected are j.
Wilson Dodd. Takoma Park town
clerk; Ralph Boyd of the Allied Civic
Group of Silver Spring. John Nc
Donald, Rockville town engineer;
Albert E. Conradis, county public
utilities agent, and Gene Fry, Be-
thesda real estate man.
The commissioners also announced
salary increases from 81 300 to S2,-
400 for three trial magistrate clerks,
Samuel A. Carr. Bethesda; c. Clyde
Harris, Rockville, and Edwin B. Collie,
Silver Spring.