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The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
POPE ISSUES SORROWFUL CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

VATICAN CITY, (A1 - Pope Plus XII-draWing a sorrowful Ja..ace for l943-declared Satur- day that once again the world is menaced by war.
 The Pontiff said in Christmas message to the world that the past year, which at first had appeared to be the start of surge toward true peace, today seems instead opening upon the edge of pre- cipice"
 The forces of the world, he said, are moving toward two opposed poles, both desiring peace but "both placing it in danger" The Pope did not mention communism by name, nor allude directly to east-weSt differences.
 It was the 10th time the present Pontiff has given a Christmas to the world.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
Alaska Buys
 'AlaskaPrOspectOr'

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 Gross to purchase from her fath- CTS estate this statue in its present form. Half of the money was taken from the Territory's Sourdough memorial fund and the other half was raised for the purpose of a statue for the Pioneer Home by w. D. Gross, who along with the late Filler Hansen, superintendent of the Pioneer Home until his death, Earl Knight, published of the Alaska Weekly, Bob Wahl for mer editor and published of the Sitka Sentinel, the late Governor John w. Troy, and a few others, whose names we do not know, worked diligently over period of years, trying to find means to give 10 our Alaskan Pioneers this everlasting tribute.
 MT. Gross started this fund in 194O in conjunction with his year ly Pioneers Christmas Fund and has never given up hope that one day this shrine would be unveiled.
 Everyone in Southeastern Alas ka and other parts of Alaska who has reached unflinchingly into his or her pocket each year so the old boys might have a happier Christ
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
BROTHER OF ALMER RYDEEN PASSES ON IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, (P)-Robert Rydeen. v, early resident of Seattle and a Pioneer of Alaska gold rush days, died Saturday following a long illness.
 Born in Stockholm, Sweden, he came to the United States in 1892 and to Seattle in 1893. He mined the Peace River country in British Columbia in 1897, went into Daw- son, Y. T., over the Chilkoot Pass in 1898 and mined for gold in Nome, in 1900.
 He was one of the founders of Candle, in 1901.
 Surviving are two sons, Henry and Elmer D. Rydeen, with whom he lived near Seattle and a bro- ther, Amer, of Nome, a member of the Alaska legislature.
 Services will be held in the But terWorth Chapel at l pm. Tues day, with burial in Evergreen Me morial Park.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
CIVILIAN WORKERS WILL GET PAY DETRIMENTAL

TOKYO (P)-American civilian employees of the army will get ex- tra allowances and free rent on overseas jobs in the western Pa cific in lieu of the abolished 25 per cent overseas pay, Gen. Doug las MacArthur's headquarters an nounced today.
 Pay differentials range from 10 per cent in Tokyo to 25 per cent at Guam. On Okinawa a 20 per cent differential will be allowed, Korea Is per cent and in the Phil ippineS from 10 to 25 per cent.
 Many civilians had threatened to return home when the 25 per cent overseas pay allowance was abolished some weeks ago.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
TO TRY GoERING'S BROTHER. IN-LAW FOR HIGH TREASON

VIENNA, (PD - Herman Goer- ing's brother-in-law will go on trial tomorrow on charges of high treason.
 Dr. Franz Hueber, 54, was Aus trian minister of justice in l930 when he married Goering's sister. After the 1888 anschluss he was under secretary of justice in the German cabinet in Berlin. In l943 he was promoted to chief of the German administration court.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
MRS. THEA LYMM. PIONEER, DIES IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, (P) - Mrs. Thea Lymm, 70, a pioneer resident of Alaska, died here suddenly Fri day while on a visit at the home of daughter, Mrs. Edith Monsen.
 Mrs. Lymm was a resident of Fairbanks. With her husband she had operated the Dawson City Ho- tel at Dawson, Yukon Territory, from 1901 until 1906.
 She was a native of Norway, and went to Canada in 1901. She was member of the Women Pio- neerS of Alaska at Fairbanks.
 Surviving besides her daughter, Mrs. Monsen, is her husband, Charles, Fairbanks; another daughter, Mrs. Bruce Thomas, Fairbanks, and a son, Harold T. estland, Seattle.
 Christian Science services will be held at the Butterworth company Wednesday; at pm. Cremation will follow. >..
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27

Robert Lewis. youngest son of MT. and Mrs. Norvin Lewis, who has been in training at Fort Mon mouth, N. J., is home on a holiday furlough.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27

MT. and Mrs. Robert Baldwin and family left with Pan Ameri- can for Fairbanks and Seattle, where their daughter, Karen Christine will receive medical at tention on her eyes.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

don't know whether they're the
highest in history"
Refuses Comment on Resigning.
Asked about recurrent rumors that
he is going to leave the cabinet, the
Secretary refused comment.
The same attitude was taken by
White House Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross when questioned about a
rumor that Nathaniel Dyke, Little
Rock banker, was in line for the
cabinet portfolio.
II wasn't aware that there was a
vacancy in that Office, Mr.. Ross re-
sponded tartly.
Steel, Auto Output Cited.
The Federal Reserve credited the
record October upswing mainly te
new production marks in the steel
and automobile industries.
The board noted, however, that
department store sales were not
making their usual seasonal rise
and that prices of foods and some
other products declined
These price drops, while cheering
to housewives, have been worrying
some economists who think they
may be the forerunners of break
similar to the postwar collapse OF
1920-21.
But Evan Clague. commissioner
of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
said no such collapse is in prospect
He told the Eastern Association oi
College and University Business OF.
f1cers here yesterday that falling
prices at period like this can be 9
good thing-so long as these de.
clines are confined to individual
commodities"
Evening star., 1948-11-30
New Book Fair Will Open
AT Arts Club on Sunday

The New Book Fair Of the Art.
Club of Washington will open Sun,
day and continue through the fol-
lowing Sunday, it was announced
yesterday. The exhibition will b,
in the gallery of the clubs head
quarters, 2017 I street NV.
Seven authors will appear during
the show which will be open from
to 6 pm. and to 10 pm. daily
except for the evening hours or
Saturday.
Rebecca H: Reyher, author o1
zulu Woman" will speak at pm
on the first day. e..
Catherine burlington, author oi
Three to Make Ready" will appear
at pm. Monday; Ann Barley, au.
thor of Patrick Calls Me Mother,
will speak at pm. Tuesday, ano
Virgil Darlington Jones. author OF
The Hatfields and McCoys," at s
pm. "Wednesday.
At 8:15 pm. Thursday, David c.
Mearns, editor of "The Lincoln Pa
Ipers" will speak. Bascom Timmons
author of Garner of Texas" will
speak at 4 pm. Friday, and Francis
Coleman Rosenberger. editor of ''The
Virginia Reader" will speak an hou,
later. Children's stories will be told
by Paul Sorel between ! and 3 pm
on Saturday.
The Arts Club will present a spe-
cial award to the publisher of the
new book in which the most interest
lis shown, it was said.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
World Food Council Maps
Activities for 1949

The 18-nation World Food Council
meets today in the Shoreham Hotel
to map plans for its program of ac-
ton for 1949 following the windur
yesterday of the fourth annual con-
ference of the parent body, the
United Nations Food and Agricui-
ture Organization.
An FAC spokesman said the coun-
Gil meeting would be more of an
|organizational nature with the heavy
work to come later. Viscount STAN
ley Bruce of Melbourne will preside
The council serves as the working
body for the larger FAC which is
made up of So countries.
The council faces further study
on the place of FAO's permanent
headquarters, a possible change in
the contribution of member nations
to FAO's budget. how soon inter-
national ALLEGATION of scarce foods
should end and the problem of food
Istockpiling against hard times.
Left unanswered by the two weeks
deliberations we're Cd what form of
financing for needy areas will take
the place of the European Recovery
Program and (2) what the world is
to do about aiding other backward
areas, particularly in the Far East.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Spencer Calls Umbrella
Closest Weather Control

Although men have been trying
to control the weather for thou
sands of years, the closest they
have come to it is the construction
of the umbrella.
This Is the opinion of Col. Nor
man c. Spencer, Air Force staff
weather officer, who spoke yester-
day before the American Military
Engineers at the Burlington Hotel.
He said too much publicity has
been given lately to experiments in
rain-making by sowing clouds with
dry ice from aircraft. Such ex-
periments, still in their infancy, are
not applicable for military or agri-
cultural purposes, he said.
A much more vital problem which
faces the Air Weather Service Is
the extension of forecasts beyond
the present limit of about 36 hours,
he declared.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

during the Inauguration celebration
January 20. Commissioner Young
said if they would be assigned to
duty at such a time he could see
no reason for their carrying arms.
We're not going to let them keep
guns until they are actually called
out into service" he said. This
was in response to question
whether they would be furnished
pistols even before then for the
purpose of firing practice.
Il think the citizens ought to be
happy we are going to train some
pretty fine men," he said.
Outlines Organization.
How the Reserve Corps came into
being was outlined by Commission
er Young yesterday as follows:
"The first idea came from the
Pentagon. The police were talking
about this long time before We
knew about it. They brought it
to U.S."
Inspectors Walter T. Storm and
Lloyd E. Kelly, Mr.. Young said, had
been in tough with the Office of De-
fense Planning. That office, headed
by Mr.. Hopley has been set up by
Defense Secretary F'orrestal.
Commissioner Young said the de-
fense organization asked the District
to organize the police reserves and,
If they want it, certainly We will
go along"
That was when he said the request
might have been made by Mr.. Hop
ley in letter.
Study of Report Asked.
Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young, En-
gineer Commissioner, has been asked
to study the Hopley report and
make recommendations, but Com
missioner John Russell Young
seemed pretty clear that the only
request from Mr.. Hopley was for
a police organization.
Gen. Young said he believes it
that he will recommend
to the Commissioners the forma-
ton of any groups beyond the pres
ent police reserves.
Under present conditions" he
said, Il think I would not recon-
mend more than paper setups.'
This, he said, would result in varl-
GUS persons considering the prob
lens brought up in the Hopley re-
port.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Dennis Files Appeal
In Contempt Conviction

The issue of constitutionality OF
the House Committee on Un-Amer-
.ican Activities was before the
Supreme Court again today in ar
appeal filed by Eugene Dennis, sec
retary of the Communist Party in
the United States, from District
Court conviction.
Dennis was found guilty of con-
tempt of Congress in District Court
in July, 1947. and sentenced to a
year in Jail and fined $1,000. The
contempt charge grew out OF his
failure to obey subpoena of the
House committee in April, 1947. The
United States Court of Appeals here
last month upheld the conviction.
Dennis has been free under $1,000
bond.
In his petition late yesterday for
Supreme Court review Dennis con-
tended that the committee was in
validly constituted He also said the
District Court trial had been un-
fair.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
U. 5. Court'Tests Right
To Fire Film Writer
Accused Of Contempt
Ry the A,seeiafed Press

LOS ANGELES, No. 30.-The first
test of a movie studios right to fire
an employe because of his political
beliefs opens today in Federal Court.
The plaintiff is Lester Cole. film
writer, who wants back his 81, ,350-a-
week Job at Metro Goldwyn-Mayer.
Cole was one of 10 film figures
charged with contempt of Congress
and suspended from studio work for
refusing to answer, on constitutional
grounds, the question: "Are you or
have you ever been member OF
the Communist Party?"
Eight Awaiting Decision.
Two of the 10, Dalton Trumbo
and John Howard Lawson, also
writers, were convicted of contempt
of the House Committee on I'm
American Activities. Cases Of the
other eight are awaiting appeals OF
Trumbo and Lawson in Washington.
Cole contends, in his suit for re-
tnstatement, that his suspension was
not warranted under the morals
clause" Of his contract. His attor-
ney, Robert w. Kenny, yesterday
filed a motion to render decision
on the pleadings and documents on
file in the case. United States Dis
trict Judge Leon r. Yankwich is
expected to rule on the motion when
the case is called today.
If Mr. Kenney is overruled, the
case will go to trial. The attorney
commented only that he was asking
the decision on "a point of law"
Sued for SCI, ,000, 900.
Cole. a former president Of the
Screen Writers Guild, wrote or COL
laborated on None Shall Escape"
and collective Burma" both Acad-
emy Award nominees: Blood on the
Sum-" House of Seven Gables" and
other pictures.
Cole and his nine associates have
suits aggregating $61 100000 for loss
of wages and damages on file
against the Motion Picture Produc-
ers' Association and various studios
in Superior Court. None has yet
been called.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Rites for W. B. TreakIe
IWilI Be Tomorrow

Walter B. Treakle, 70, a retired as
siStant supervisor at St. Elizabeths
Hospital and a District resident for
49 years, died in Casualty Hospital
yesterday after a long illness. He
lived at 1904 Thirteenth street Sc.
A native of Maple Grove, Va, Mr..
Treakle had been connected with
the hospital since coming to Wash
ington and had trained there as a
registered nurse. He retired in 1885
because of i'll health.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Margaret Rawlings Treakle; four
brothers, Fred w. Treakle, 304 F
street NV, and William H., Henry
d. and Ernest T. Treakle Of Maple
Grove, and three sisters, Miss Eta
Treakle, Maple Grove; Mrs. Blanche
McKenpey, so Seaton place NV,
and Mrs. Rosie McClannahan, Te-
totum, Va.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. tomorrow In the Cham
bers funeral home, SIT Eleventh
street Sc. Burial will be in Wash
ington National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-11-30

Sunday night near Sardis, Miss,
the Associated Press reported.
Mr. Allen, who had not been in good
health for some time, was en- route
from a New orleans convention to
the Chicago Office c. the associa-
tion, a river transportation group.
Mr.. Allen lived at 120 c street
NE. His Office here said he hao
been a Washington resident about
five years. A native of Missouri,
he had been with the association
for more than Is years.
In addition to his widow, Mrs.
Demma Allen. he is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. William Goldberg
of New York and Mrs. Blase Sibella
of Montana,
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Police Reserves
Continued From First Page.

and Is Of interest to so many gov
ernmental agencies must be sub
jected to the more careful scrutiny
and review before it can finally be
approved
Mr.. Forrestal Is soliciting the
views of all other interested Fed
eral agencies and of all major COM
ponents of the National Military
Establishment, and he would, I am
sure. welcome any recommendations
which you yourself might wish to
make.
when all these comments have
been received and considered, the
report in its present form, or as
modified as a result of such con-
sideration, will be referred to the
President for approval and Subse-
quent submission to rthe Congress.
I'm arranging for the distribution
Of the report within your own State,
would be grateful if you would call
the foregoing facts to the attention
of those to whom it is sent. It is
important. I think, that the exact
status of this report be clearly un-
derstood by every one and that the
public should know that it will re-
ceive the most thorough examination
before final recommendations on
this subject are forwarded to the
Congress"
Though maybe not so clear on
where the idea of police reserves
started, Mr.. Young was sure the
force is for civilian defense only.
He said also that the reserve po-
lice will carry arms only when called
into active service in a time of
emergency.
In such an event, he said, their
powers will be those of regular po-
lice privates as provided in an act
of 1878.
They are not going to patrol the
streets as special policemen" he
said, referring to the special police
commissioned as watchmen and
for similar duties.
He said the reserve corps mem
bers would be trained but would be
sworn in "by name" and would have
police powers ''only on the occasion
of an emergency" He cited the
language OF the 1878 act which au-
thorized such police for service in
case of pestilence, riot, invasion, in
surrection and on days of election,
ceremony or celebration.
When Police Chief Robert J. Bar
rett wrote the Commissioners sug-
gesting a reserve corps he pointed up
q shortage of manpower in the de-
partment and the difficulty of find
ing requirements. There was no
indication that Maj. Barrett was
espousing plan of civilian defense
alone.
"The Metropolitan Police Depart
ment at this time is faced with an
acute shortage of personnel, despite
all our efforts and those of the
United States Civil Service Com
mission to recruit personnel up to
the full authorized strength" Maj.
Barrett wrote.
He suggested the corps might
serve during the presidential inaugu-
ration January 20. He said that in
view of "the many increasing de-
mands for police service it was
highly desirable" to form trained
reserve of special police privates to
serve as an integral part of the de-
partment without pay.
Incidentally Maj Barretts letter
was written October 27. Mr. Hop
ley's letter to Commissioner Young
was dated November 4.
Maj. Barrett has said the reserves
probably will not be ready for duty
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Basing Point Method
In Pricing Approved
|By Armed Services
BY The Assoeioted Press

The Army and Navy gave quail
fed approval yesterday to a pricing
system which permits businessmen
to include all or part of delivery
costs In the prices they quote to
customers.
Spokesman for the two services
in cautiously worded statements be-
fore a Senate Commerce Subcom.
mittee said they prefer to continue
their present methods of buying
which gives manufacturers the right
to include freight charges in their
prices.
The Federal Trade Commission
meanwhile, agreed to work with the
Senate group headed by Senator
Capehart, Republican, of Indiana to
try to resolve uncertainty about
legality of the system, know as the
basing point method.
The committee, which reopened
hearings yesterday, also heard testi-
mony from a Chicago investment
banker that the uncertainty result
ing from a recent Supreme Court
decision endangers billions of dollars
worth of investments.
The court upheld a Trade Com
mission finding that the American
Cement Institute and individual
cement producers conspired to en-
ploy the basing point system to
achieve uniform prices in restraint
of competition.
Many businessmen, saying the de-
'cision apparently outlawed the pric-
ing system, have asked the commit
tee to press for legislation which
would make 1t clearly legal.
The testimony of the armed serv-
ice officers gave indirect support
to their position.
Senator Capehart, who suggested
several days ago that the FTC work
with his committee on the problem
said ETC Chairman Robert E. Freer
has written him that commission
members are willing to comply to
the best of our ability with what
ever procedure your committee con-
Siders satisfactory"
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Economic
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members working with Dr. Edwin
G. Nourse on an anti-inf1ation pro-
gram, said he talked over the "in-
hatilon thing with Mr.. Truman
today.
He told of current efforts to ex-
tend the voluntary ALLEGATIONS sys-
tenn beyond February l, but refused
comment when asked If he thought
the voluntary plan was working so
we'll that some compulsory meas
ures might not be needed within
the next year.
Mr.. Sawyer pointed out that the
whole voluntary program would end
the last of February unless the law
is extended Asked if he thought
that corporation profits were at their
highest point in history, MIR. Sawyer
said:
They're high-very high-but ]
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Gun-Toter Sentenced d
To l8Q- -Day Jail Term

With the warning that people
are not going to carry loaded guns
around this town without permits, u
Municipal Court Judge Thomas D.
Quinn yesterday sentenced a gun
toter to 80 days In Jail.
Sentence was imposed on Willie
Williams, 80, colored, of the 1900
block of F street NE, who was
charged over the week end with
carrying a loaded % caliber pistol.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Synthetic Citric Wins

Citric acid made from natural
lime citrate no longer can compete
in the world market with the syn
thetic product, Palermo reports, and
two firms in Sicily have abandoned
it's manufacture, while others have
closed down entirely.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
430 jap Ships Tied Up,
Miners IdIed by Strikes
BY the Associofed Press

TOKYO, Nov. 3O.-A wave of
strikes tied up 430 Japanese ships
and idled 100000 coal miners today.
The government is at least indi-
rectly involved in all the strikes.
More strikes were threatened a
few hours after the japanese House
of Representatives approved bill
outlawing strikes or collective bar
gaining by government workers.
The House of Councillors is ex-
pected to adopt the measure soon
after it Is called into session.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
Dayton Lost Major City
To Give Up Nickel Fare
BY the Associated Press

DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 30.-Dayton,
possibly the last city where you can
ride anywhere for a nickel, is Civ
ing in.
The City Commission last night
gave the City Railway Co. permis-
sion to raise its present scent fare
to 71/7 cents, or seven tokens for
half dollar, January 7.
The action comes shortly after
New York's subway fare went up to
eliminate the only other city in the
country from the scent class.
Budapest, Hungary, now has only
about $4,000 motor vehicles.
Evening star., 1948-11-30
IWiIIiom Allen, ia, Dies
Aboard Truin in South

William Allen, "A, Washington
manager of the Mississippi Valley
Association and chairman of its
Foreign Trade Committee, died
aboard an illinois Central train