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The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
Coast Guard Finds Wrecked Mail Boat

SEATTLE, (P)-A coast guard cutter found heavily loaded Alaska mail boat Saturday after it had been unreported A hours, with a hole in it's hull.
 The boat was the Dart, with 450 sacks of mail for small coastal set dement's of Southeastern Alaska. An all-day search was fruitless Friday after it hit a rock off He cate Island.
 The cutter Cahoone found 1t and planned to patch and tow it to Ketchikan no miles to the north east.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27

a representative stationed full time in Alaska. Much of this ex- pense fell on this bureau and the detail was discontinued because the results did not justify the fi- nancial outlay. However, as l have indicated the department in tends to re-establish an officer in Alaska in the near future"
 VISITORS
 Don C. Foster, of Juneau, is in Washington on official business in connection with his position as general superintendent of the Alaska Native Service.
 Colonel J. P. Johnson, general manager of the Alaska Railroad, is in Washingtno from Anchorage to confer with Interior Department officials.
 Kenneth J. KadoW is spending some time in Washington for meetings with interior department officials. MT. KadoW, whose head quarters at Juneau, is director of Alaska field staff of the depart ment of the interior in Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA RESIGNS

MOSCOW, (P)- Informed for eign sources said today that Sir Maurice Peteson, British ambassa- dor to the Soviet Union, probably will retire early in the new year.
 This would mean two new west ern power envoys to the U.S.S.R. as Gen. Walter Bedell Smith gen. orally is not expected to return from his present trip to Washing ton.
 Peterson, who is 59 years old, was appointed ambassador to the Soviet Union May 17, 1946.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
SOLDIER PLAYS PRIVATE CHRISTMAS JOKE

SEATTLE, (F)-Pvt. Gerald E. Roberts went home for Christmas after all. The story that he was being shipped to Alaska was onyl the private's private joks, he said
 It was Roberts chance remark some time back about chartering a plane home for Christmas which set off an airlift that carried 700 soldiers home for Yule in char tered planes.
 Roberts explained that the story that the army was sending him to Alaska on the eve of his departure home was just gag to throw the home folk off the track.
 'I wanted to walk in and sur prise them," he said. He and 50 other Fort Lewis CTS landed at Peoria, IT., Friday.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27
MT. and Mrs. Duke Mitrovitch

who have been visiting with their son George Beacon for about a week, returned to 26 Mile yester- day with Pan American. Duke says the work is about done there and it may be possible that he will return to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27

mer residents of Anchorage, were to depart from New York enroute to Cyprus on the first sailing of a vessel following settlement of the recent strike.
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-27

Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
Phony new voting bloc
in American Legion exposed

why Green's getting the job was
important.
But even more important was
the fact that he was the law
partner of Robert Webb, the
man he succeeded. The key post
was kept lin the family" so to
speak.
This is the same James Green
who is being boosted in the ma
tons press as leader of a new
voting bloc" within the Legion.
The only thing new Jim Green
will bring to the Legion, if he is
elected national commander, is
the fact that he is a World War
II veteran. Heretofore, only
World War l men have been
considered by the Legion brass
for the national commanders
job-even tt ough over two
thirds of the Legion's member
ship is composed of veterans of
the last war.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
Continued from Page l

A number of other Ordower
supporters were struck by
stones.
The hecklers were traced to
nearby st. MePs High School,
where all or most of them are
students. Brother Vasil, princi-
pal of the school, told The
Standard that he could not be-
lieve that his pupils were in
vOlved, however.
Although the violence con-
tinued for an hour and half,
no uniformed police arrived to
quiet the hoodlums.
Two detectives in plainclotheS
were present, but they failed to
make any arrests, or to admon-
ish the hecklers. The detectives
are John Fitzmaurice, who wears
badge number 6014, and Ber-
nard Daily, badge 656.
One of the letters received by
Stevenson threatened him with
reprisals for his critical remarks
about William John Granata,
murdered West Side Republican,
and his brother, Peter c. Ora
nata.
The other warned him that he
was booked for an awful ride. "
1t added that his home might
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
Continued from Page 1

course for its future leaders.
And the Legion brass hand
picked the student body. James
Green was a student at this first
session of the American Legion
College
| knew James pretty well dur
ing these days for l was one of
Jim's teachers at this school.
Jim was a bright student. He
picked up iedas quickly. He had
lots of imagination. He gradu-
ated near the top of the class.
The next time I saw James
Green was at the national con-
vention in San Francisco at the
end of 1916. Jim Green was ap-
pointed by the national COM
mander to the very important
job of chairman of the National
Americanism Commission. Jim
replaced an old-timer named
Robert Webb.
The Americanism chairman
ship bears the same relation to
the national commander job as
the governorship of New York,
say, does to the US. presidency.
1t doesn't guarantee the job, but
it doesn't hinder, either. That's
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
CHA tenants organize
council: hit evictions
Continued from Page l

Vennie, worked for a while
until about a month ago-on the
assembly line at Western Elec-
trio. Her pay upped their in
come. But Vennie is no longer
working. "She can't work any
more" Jessie told The Standard,
Cd cause the job hurt her
health. She lost a lot of weight
She's nervous and upset"
If the Glanton's are evicted,
There's no place we could turn
to" says Jessie. My $40 wages
are worth about $25 now. We
used up all our savings during
the war years.
The tenants Co : ordinating
Council held its first meeting
Oct. 3 at the Bridgeport project.
All CHA projects-With the ex-
ception of Lawndale and Went
worth-were represented there.
Four lawyers were hir d to
handle legal problems of ten
ants; officers were elected.
Lawyers are: Alvin Hirsch,
E liner GertZ, who is Public
Housing Assn. chairman; Maui
rice Lee, and Ulysses S. Keys,
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
African trades
unions threatened
JOHANNESBURG

JOHANNESBURG = CALM
The near-fascist government
of Premier Daniel F. Malan has
issued financial protection of
natives" proclamation w h C h
threatens to smash all organiza-
tons collecting m oney from
non-white South Africans. The
measure can make it impossible
for African labor unions, polltl-
cal organizations, churches and
non government schools to func-
ton. Such bodies are already
Jimcrowed by legislation which
forbids any kind of joint associ-
alton of whites and Negroes on
pain of fines and Jail sentences.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
Violence death threat
mark election campaign

be bombed.
The attacks on Progressives
and the threats against Steven
son were the latest incidents in
the clear pattern of violence,
which first became marked by
assaults on Henry Wallace and
his supporters.
Encouraged by Republicans
and D m is, hoodlums
slugge Wallace's campaign
manager in Evansville, Ind,
last spring, and set off chain
reaction which later caused vio-
lence against Wallace in the
South.
The anti-Wallace outbreaks
apparently set a precedent for
other attacks, which later led to
the throwing of tomatoes at
President Truman and Governor
Dewey, and the stOnins of Curtis
d. MacDOugaIl, Progressive
candidate for U. S. senator.
The threats against Stevenson,
and the attacks on Truman and
Dewey, prove that no one is
safe in an atmosphere of vio-
lence-not even those who en-
couraged it in the first place,
political observers pointed out.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
BIG g. is TOPS
NEW YORK-One of the mos

successful Wallace labor COM
mittees in the country is COM
posed of more thai. 700 mem
bers of New York's big Six"
Gocal No. g. of the Init. Typo
graphical Union (AFL). The
committee is growing by leaps
and bounds. The NY. Times
chapel passed by an 89-11 vote
a resolution praising Henry
Wallace as the only candidate
who really opposes the Taft
Hartley law.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
Saturday. Oct. 3oih

FOR REAL HALLOWEEN FUN - Bob the
Apple, Pin the EIephonkey. Mosks if you
need one. At the home of Cloro Porter,
3ol5 West Polk ST. Saturday. Oct. 3oth.
81 Donation. free meal. Sponsored by
18th Word Progressive Poriy.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23

Progressive candidate for NUM-
cipal Court judge.
Officers af the Co-ordinating
Council are co-chairmen Mich
ael Funo of the Jane Adams
project and Robert Kendrick of
Altgeld.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-10-23
Wednesday,, Oct. 18th
Friday Oct. 2sih

SWEDISH EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE - First
lecture FoIi-winter Series in 32nd yeor).
Friday. October 29th, 8 pm. Curtis Moe
Doueo sPeoks on political issues of 1913.
Also Swedish color sound film Wings 10
Viking lond." IO.GP HolI. lo41 W.
Newport (34oo Morrill, block West Of
CIork)
Evening star., 1948-03-09
Totum Gives ITO Terp. Hefties
Touqh Deal in First Grid Drill

which will not turn out until late in
the summer. Upper class veterans
of the 1947 team didn't have to dress
in full football gear yesterday, but
everybody else donned armor and
they'll be scrimmaging before long.
Present as mere spectators were
Halfback Lu (Twinkletoes) Gam
bino, leading scorer among the
county's big colleges last year, and
Center Gene Kinney, both ALL
Leemans said he was good friend
Southern Conference choices. They
were excused from practice for yes
terday only, having donated a pint
of blood each to the father OF a
school employe.
Another old hand on the scene, but
not as a candidate, was End George
Simler. He Is an Army major and
expects to be transferred before fall.
Meanwhile he has donned base
ball cap and is working as an as
sistant football coach.
Catholic Universitys football team
was scheduled to start it's spring
practice today. Nothing more than
meeting and issue of equipment
was planned by Football Coach Gene
Augusterfer. As baseball coach,
Augusterfer held his first diamond
drill yesterday. He'll be busy man
from now on.
George Washington plans to hold
spring football practice, starting next
Monday, while Georgetown Coach
-~t5 - ~-rtH hes et TO set a date
Evening star., 1948-03-09
Name Teams in Nab
Find Tourney Loaded
With Booby-Traps
BY fhe Assoeicfed Press

KANSAS CITY Mar. s-The
name" teams in the National In
tercollegiate (NAIB) basket ball
tournament today had fair warning
that the six-day championship
stretch is loaded with booby-traps.
The sixteen teams scheduled to
complete the first round today, had
only to look back a day to see what
happened to Northeast Mo0 State
Teachers of Kirksville and what al
most happened to Champion Brig
ham Young of the Skyline Six.
Kirksville. whipped only once in
30 regular season games, blew a
couple of leads and was eliminated
by Arizona State College Of Tempe
68-66.
Brigham Young's Cougars remain
in the running through the hospital
ity of unheralded Delta State Teach
ers College Of Cleveland, Miss.
The Cougars beat the boys from
the deep Delta, 6s-61, in overtime
after capitalizing on an enemy error
to tie the game, $3.50, with -four
seconds of play remaining.
Evening star., 1948-03-09

Only 1913 more days until the OPEN
ing game and Football Coach Jim
Tatum of the University of Mary
land is wasting no time in getting
his team ready.
The ITO candidates who turned out
Yesterday for spring football practice
expecting a soft opening schedule
of roll call and equipment issue were
fooled. They had those all right,
but also plenty of tough work and
groaning muscles right away. In
no time at all they were led through
some fast calisthenics. Then they
were divided into various groups,
ends, tackles and such. for spe-
cialized work, none of it's easy or
soft.
And it wasn't long before Big Jim
again had them all together alb
sorbing some of the finer points
of his split-T formation as used
against a six-man line and other
technical stuff. It's a safe predic-
ton that there won't be any 1lC
candidates left when the six weeks
of spring training are over, but
those left will be in shape for some
good football.
There's lot of beef there ano
plenty of candidates who resemble
football players anyway.
On hand were practically all o.
last years very successful team, plu.
the jayvees. and others in schoo
who thought they could play foot.
ball. All are eligible for play thi.
fall as this isn't the fre7l--,on ~rc-'-
Evening star., 1948-03-09
|CoNopses in Ring
After Boiling Off
Extra Pounds
By the Assoeiotsd Press

HOLYOKE, Mass, Mar. g.
Thompson Harmon, New York
Negro boxer who boiled off about
pounds to fight a featherweight, COL
lapsed in the ring last night and
was under treatment for shock and
conclusion today at Holyoke Hos
pital.
Harmon, weighing 1874 when his
normal ringweight is 1885, 1873 pounds
was on the verge of a knockout at
the hands of Featherweight Title
Contender Sandy Sadler when the
bout was stopped in the eighth
round.
Harmon, who hadn't been knocked
down, was escorted by the referee
to his corner, where he collapsed
Revived, he collapsed again. Ar
ambulance was called and he was
hospitalized.
His name was not placed on the
danger list.
Evening star., 1948-03-09
Vines, FurgoI Battling
Ferrier, MiddIecoff
By the Associafed Press

MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 9.-The $4,000
Miami International Four-ball golf
tournament hits the finish line
today.
Jim Ferrier of San Francisco, the
IPGA champion. and Cary Middle
coff of Memphis, Tenn, face Ellis
worth Vines of Los Angeles and Ed
Furgol of Pontiac, Mich, in the So
hole final.
Both teams were surprise finalists.
All four seeded teams which included
the Hogans, Demarets, Sneads,
Lockes and others in a picked field
of 80 players from the United States,
South Africa and Argentina were
knocked off in early rounds.
It was Middlecoff's first four ball
tournament He thinks it Is a big
"grind"-36 holes a day-but he has
the steadying influence of Ferrier.
Ferrier and Middleton were dead
locked with Herman Keiser Of Akron,
Ohio, and Johnny Palmer of Badin,
N. c., on the 31st hole of their semi
finals match yesterday when Jim
made the greatest shot of the tour
nament,
Evening star., 1948-03-09

down physically in attempting to
correct his deficiencies. He re-
ported to Griff1th Stadium for night
games at o'clock to get in addi-
tional practice and when Ossie
Bluege, then managing the Mats,
saw Yost's consuming ambition was
harming Eddie physically Ossie
called a halt. - ..-.-.-.
Yost is the youngster whose first
year fielding was labeled "phenom-
email" by Bluege, who was master
full third baseman. About Eddie's
fielding the Mats bosses have no
qualms, but due to his light hitting
he finds his job threatened.
Blames Lack of Weight.
IT think the reason I tapered of
at the plate was because was worn
out" said Eddie. 81 finished the
season weighing 165 pounds and
everything hit was going into right
field. I Just didn't have the strength
to get around on the ball and sock
it into left field.
"One reason for that was that I
had played a lot of basket ball in
the winter of 1861. Then, too, I
never had played more than four or
five baseball games a week. Playing
every day, being in the lineup regu-
larly, was new to me, and I'm afraid
didn't pace myself very well.
well, I only played four or five
basket ball games this winter, and
my weight is up to 1873 pounds. ]
won't kill myself in practice this
year and I think the additional
weight will give me added strength.
Il was going along pretty vel
with my hitting for a while last
season." continued Yost. Il hit ir
about Is straight games and got my
average up to about 800. Then ]
missed getting hits in a couple Of
games and changed my stance try
ing to improve. That was mistake
because it threw me of stride more;
but you learn those things with ex-
perience."
Got Job Unexpectedly.
Still a physical education student
at New York University-he has
three semesters to 60 for degree
Eddie responded wonderfully to
Bluege's fielding instructions. He is
one OF the smoothest fielders in the
Evening star., 1948-03-09
New York U.,Favorife,
Seeded 2,WesternK Ky.
Top for Cage Meet
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, Mar. e.-The hill
toppers Of Western Kentucky are
top-seeded, but the short odds ride
with the city slickers from New
York University in the fast National
Invitation Basket Ball Tournament,
opening at Madison Square Garden
Thursday.
The Kentuckians, awarded the
No. / spot on the basis of their 26-1
record, will meet La Sale of Phila-
delphia Q9-3) in the opening game
N. Y. u, with 20 wins in 81 starts,
was seeded second, but was estab-
lished the unofficial tourney favorite
at odds of 3-to-1. North Carolina
States Southern Conference cham
pions (29-O were seeded third, with
st. Louis (21-3 fourth.
Pairings for Start.
First round schedule:
Western Kentucky VS.. La Sale, 8
pm. Thursday.
St. Louis VS.. Bowling Green, Ohio
(27-5), GAS pm. Thursday.
N. Y. U. VS.. Texas Q9-4, 8 pm.
Saturday.
NC. State VS.. De Paul (21,s), s:45
pm. Saturday.
The odds makers have rated
Western Kentucky and st. Louis
behind, N. Y U. at Al. De Paul Is
conceded a 5-1 chance to win, with
N. G. State 81, Bowling Green and
Texas 10-l and La Sale the long
shot at 20-l.
Semifnals will be staged March
IS, the championship game, March II
The draw also was announced
yesterday for the Eastern NCAA
eliminations, opening at the Gar
den March 10.
Columbia, which clinched the
Ivy League crown with a 1858
triumph over Cornell last night, will
meet Kentucky's Southeastern Con-
ference champions In the curtain
raiser.
Columbia has record Of 20 wins
and / defeat. Kentucky won 80 and
lost 2.
Michigan, Holy Cross Clash.
The second game of the NCAA
Eastern playoffs will throw Michi-
gan's Big Nine titlists, boasting q
1875 record, against defending NCAA
champion Holy Cross (22-3. The
final is set for March 20.
The Western half of the NCAA
eliminations, to be staged In Kansas
City, awaits settlement Of issues ir
all four districts-No. S, Oklahoms
A. & M. VS.. Kansas State: No. 6
Baylor VS.. Arizona; No. 7, Wyoming
VS.. Utah: No. 8. Washington VS.. Ore
gon State for the right to meet Cali
fornia.
Playoffs are scheduled in every
district except the seventh where
wyoming announced last night it
would not be able to play decisive
game with Utah.
These tournaments will decide
representatives for the Olympic try
outs in New York later this month
Evening star., 1948-03-09

home, but apparently the Yanks
aren't worrying about him.
BRADENTON, Fla. Eddie
Stanky, newly purchased Boston
Braves second baseman who has
been confined to hospital in the
Dominican Republic, will be dis
charged today and join his new
club Saturday.
CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Dominican
Republic-Various minor ailment!
are disrupting the activities of the
Brooklyn Dodgers. Pitcher RALPH
Branca has a pulled muscle in hi!
left thigh and won't work for" few
days. Hurler Rex Barney has 6
touch of grippe. Outfielder Duke
Snider has an intestinal disturbance
while Flychaser Al Gionfriddo i!
recovering from being beaned.
Gionfriddo was conked by Rookie
Johnny Van Cuyk yesterday ane
although his condition was regarded
as good, the little ballhawk will takt
things easy for a while.
1t was not a happy birthda,
present for Al, who was 26 yesterday
Evening star., 1948-03-09
Yost Heavier, Says He Can Hit
|Wuy to Nat Third-Buse Job

industry at scooping up q topped
ball or a bunt with his bare hand
and mailing runners with crisp, ac-
curate throws.
Yost was major Lacquer last year,
despite an earlier desire to play in
the minors. The Mats were forced
to hang on to him until June due to
the GI Bill of Rights, but Eddie saw
his path blocked by Cecil Travis and
wrote Commissioner Happy Chan
dler, requesting permission for Prexy
Clark Griffith to farm him out.
Chandler refused and Eddie ap-
parently was destined to decorate
the dugout instead Of playing reg
ularly with Chattanooga. Travis
legs buckled early, however, and Yost
suddenly discovered he was the Mats
regular third baseman in a twist of
fate which rushed his status as a
major league player.
Intrasquad Tilt Slated.
Manager Joe Kuhel has decided to
play a six-inning intrasquad game
here tomorrow in order to get q
glimpse of his squad In action before
the Mats launch their exhibition
slate in a three-game series with
the Philadelphia Athletics at West
Palm Beach Friday.
Named to perform for Coach Clyde
Milan's team have been Johnny Sui
livan, S.; Al Kozar, 2b: Gil Coan,
IT,; Mickey Vernon, 1b.; Tom Nc
Bride, cf; Sherry Robertson, rf.;
Yost, 3d.; AL Evans and Ken Nc
Creight, catchers, and Milo Candini,
Vernon Curtis and Earl Davis,
pitchers.
Playing for Coach Rick Ferrell will
be Earl Wooten, CT; Eddie Lyons, 2b.:
Jay Difani, 3b.; Dean Stafford, IT,;
Mark Christman. 1b; Larry Drake.
rf.; AL Clerk, S.; Len Okrie and
Mike Cudemo, catchers, and Sid
Hudson, Chick Pieretti and Joe
Murray pitchers.
Outflelder Leon Culberson Is the
only Nat who hasn't arrived in
training camp. He has been de-
tanned by illness in his family, but
informed Griffith he would appear
here today.
Evening star., 1948-03-09

ouCCo 4dSu cCd-
son In his first
full season in
the majors. II
got tired and I
ex r. ! mented
too much" ex-
planned Yost ,
"but I al SO
learned a few
t h i n gs in the
process"
Eddie's chief
crime last year, ,
he believes, was
that he was too
ca ger to learn,
He wore himself
Evening star., 1948-03-09
Bach Fired BY Lions

DETROIT, Mar. 9 (P.-Joe Bach
veteran line coach of the Detroit
Lions, was dismissed today by Be
McMillin, new head coach of the
National League team. Bach, former
Notre Dame lineman, had been with
the Lions for five years and had
coached the Pittsburgh Steelers for
two years.