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The Nome nugget., 1948-03-03

Mrs. Charles Calkins is spend ing the winter in New York with her daughter Virginia and writes that the winter has been so severe that she would really enojy being back in Nome for a real nice Alas kan winter.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-03

The Order of Eastern Star con- ferred degrees last Monday eve- ming on Mrs. Darwin Swanson and Mrs. Robert Knowles, both of whom are from the Nome Air Base. The meeting was followed by refreshments.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-03
Word has been received from

the attorney generals office in Juneau that the name of James Adams, Republican, which has been contested on the grounds of lack of residence, may be included among those appearing on the of ficial primary ballot in the forth coming election.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-03
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. $. Dept. oi Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Wednesday, March 3, l948


 Forecast Nome: Clear and con- tinued cold tonight with increas- ing cloudiness and warmer Thurs day. Lowest temperature tonight -25, highest temperature Thurs day 10.
 Nome data as of 7:30 am. today: Precipitation last A hours, trace. Total precipitation this month, trace.
 Temperatures last A hours: highest A, lowest -26. Sunrise at 6:59 am, sunset at 5:3O pm.
 Comparative data: Tempera lures one year ago today: highest 23, lowest 8.
 Extreme temperatures on this day since 1907: lowest -31 in 1929, highes 34 in 1928.
 Data for other selected stations as of 7:30 am. today:
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-03
MARGARET OLEARY IS NEW ARcTRIc CLUB DIRECTOR

At a meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Arctic Club of Nome Mrs. Charles CMargareD O'Leary was elected to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of George Bea- com.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-03
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL

Clark Andresen, Angelic Si- mole, w. H. Hanson, Walter Smith, Anchorage. Frank Daugherty, GOlovin. MT. and Mrs. George w. Ray, Nome Air Base.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-03

In the last issue of the Nugget a bed was offered for sale in our classified section. We have been informed that fifteen minutes af- ter the paper was on the street the bed not only was sold but deliv- cred!
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-03

Frank DaughertY. teacher and missionary at Golovin returned from a business trip to the States last evening.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
|United Nations
Ball to Be Held

Attorney General Tom Clark will
be honorary chairman this year OF
the United Nations Club ball from
which 10 per cent Of the proceeds
will go toward sending CARE pack
ages to needy Europeans. The re-
naming 90 per cent will 60 to the
lclub.
This years party will be held on
Friday, December 3, at $3.50 O'Clock
in the Presidential and Congress
sional Rooms Of the Statler Hotel
As in former years there will be a
pageant and crowning of Miss
United Nations of 1949. The United
States Army Air Force Band, under
the direction Of Maj. George How
ard, will furnish the music for the
pageant.
Mr.. John Reilley is treasurer OF
the benefit, Mr.. Thomas P. Morgan,
ljr, is executive chairman, Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty is patron chair
man and Rear Admiral Neill Phil
lips is chairman Of the Floor Com
mittee. Mrs. Roy st. Lewis with
the assistance of Mrs. Thad Brown
ir., will be in charge Of tickets. Mr.
Carter Barron is heading the Com
mittee on Arrangements and tech
nical details and publicity chairman
Is Mrs. Harold B. Hinton.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
'1uuiOrs tODance

The Fort Myer Woman's Club an
nounces the second dance Of the
season for service juniors, to be held
in Hop Hall, Fort Myer, from $3.50
until 1880 o'clock Friday evening
Music will be furnished by the
Cavaliers and admission is 81 per
person. Outside dates are welcomed
and dress Is semiformal. For fur
ther information, call Mrs. Schuyler
at Chestnut 5000, extension 3l48.
Evening star., 1948-11-14

Miss Margaret Elizabeth Merry
man, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph p. Merryman Of Bladensburg
became the bride yesterday of Mr..
Joseph G. Bayly. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph E. Bayly Of Richmond
Hill, Long Island. The Rev. E. AL
bert Hughes officiated at the cere-
mony in st. Jerome's Catholic
Church in Hyattsville
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and attended by Miss
Mildred Watson as maid of honor
and by Miss Edith Hendrickson,
Miss Bea Bonner and Mrs. Virginia
Stallings. Beverly Stallings was
flower girl.
Mr.. Robert w. Bayly served as
best man for his brother and the
wedding guests were seated by the
Messrs. Leo Fenwick, Don Boyer and
Kenneth Bayly.
Following a wedding trip to Mon
treal and Quebec. the couple will
live in Hyattsville.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Steinberg an
nounce the engagement of thei,
daughter Goldie to Mr.. Herbert /
Shapiro, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Shapiro. The wedding will take
place the latter part Of May.
MIR. Shapiro was graduated from
Evening star., 1948-11-14
February Wedding

The engagement of Miss Annell
Koslow to Mr.. Morris Rosen, son Of
Mrs. Jacob Rosen, is announced by
the bride-elect's mother, Mrs. Harry
II. Koslow Of Buffalo, N. Y. The
wedding will take place the first
week In February,
Evening star., 1948-11-14

ming which her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Korn-
icker Of New York, will give for her.
Earlier, Mrs. Kahn will be at home
in her apartment in the Shoreham.
receiving from 8 to 6 O'Clock to cele.
brate her 80th birthday anniversary.
l.ao 4 a,,,,s,l., iu i,anaeaa ri,ax
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Engagement

Miss Mary Kusack and Mr.. Arthur
William Donaldson will be married
Saturday in st. Martins Church,
the Rev. william Kelly officiating.
Evening star., 1948-11-14

George Washington University
where he now is studying for his
masters degree.
Evening star., 1948-11-14

Birthday Fete
Mrs. Nathan Kahn will be the
guest of honor at dinner this eve
Evening star., 1948-11-14

Frances bread supply is increasing.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Hearing on Phoebus
To Resume This Week

Engineer Commissioner Gordon
r. Young will resume hearings early
this week on the case of William M.
Phoebus, District building inspec-
tor accused of submitting false re-
ports on inspections he never made.
Brig. Gen. Young said last night
he plans to notify John B. Diamond,
III, attorney for the employe, that
the closed hearing will be resumed.
1t was recessed after a day-long
session September % at which Phoe-
bus was given an opportunity to ex-
plain his side of the situation. Gen.
Young also heard testimony from
other employees of the Building In
spection Department.
Mr.. Phoebus told Gen. Young he
went to the movies when he sup
posedly was on the street conduct
ing inspections because he was in
i'll health and needed to rest. Mr..
Phoebus, who lives at Gaithersburg
Md, is veteran of World War
and has been in the District service
for more than 20 years.
He is on annual leave pending
outcome of the charges against him.
The Commissioners, a District off,
cial explains, are not required to
discharge Mr.. Phoebus, even If he
lis held guilty of submitting the false
reports. They have the option of
continuing him in service if they SO
desire.
Evening star., 1948-10-10

AS starter, Government employees
are receiving tickets to hockey and
wrestling events at Uline Arena
throughout the fall and winter
seasons.
And that's only a starter. Mr..
Zuch hopes to get all agencies to
set up their own recreation clubs
some bureaus already have theirs
under way-and plan their own pro-
grams in cooperation with the
board.
Mr.. Zuch has in mind such prof.
ects as bowling, basketball and
baseball tournaments, dances, read
ing projects for elderly employees,
amateur theatrical productions and
glee clubs.
Mr.. Zuch says there are indi-
cations that Government officials
and rank-and-file Federal workers
are at last showing some interest in
the program. Operating on the
theory that happy employees are the
most efficient ones, Mr.. Zuch says
that not only will the employees
benefit from the program, but the
Government as well.
4 X X
OFFER-The Civil Service Com
mission has just published a book
let which explains in asy-to-under-
stand language everything that one
has to know about veterans prefer
ence in Government service.
The booklet is invaluable to vet
Grams seeking Federal employment
as we'll as to veterans who now hold
Government jobs. In question and
answer form, it gives complete in
formation on veterans rights in
obtaining Federal employment and
In keeping their jobs.
This booklet also should be of
interest to nonveteran Government
employees and would-be employees,
because it outlines just what rules
they must abide by in any Govern
ment observation-disclosures program or
IN seeking Federal employment.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Candy Traffic Awards
To Be Given SATURDAY.

The Junior Board of Commerce
will give away boxes of candy Sat-
urday to Washington motorists and
pedestrians as rewards for safe and
courteous conduct in traffic.
The board, in cooperation with
candy manufacturers, will be OBJ.
serving National Sweetest Day..
Candy will be distributed from
10 automobiles and a hearse which
will cruise the city looking for acts
of courtesy by drivers and walkers.
The hearse will carry a sign calling
attention to itself as the vehicle in
which a person might be riding II
he should not obey traffic rules.
The candy car" will leave the
Peace Monument, Second street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, at 10
am. and will cruise the city until
2 pm.
1t was reported inadvertently in
The Star Friday that the distribu-
ton was to have been made yester-
day.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
By ChorIes J. Yorbroueh

Miss Carter Dawson of The Star
may forsake the news reporting
business some day, but she'll bet her
Bantam convertible that it won't
be for truck driving.
Miss Dawson acquired a deep
sympathy for truck drivers yesterday
after wheeling a 40,000-pound semi
trailer through the competitive
course of the American Trucking
Associations Roadeo course on Fiji
teenth street NV.
She has 10000 miles experience
on the Bantam, which is about the
same length as the semitraller's cab
and hood, but she was a zero-time
truck Jockey.
Used Two Hands to Shift.
Parking the Bantam in the
shadow Of a fireplug, she romped
into the truck cab with all the swag-
ger of a test driver for the Ball Of
Fire Express Company.
The gear shift diagram on the
dash looked like a topographer's
map of Pennsylvania and I had to
use both hands to change gears"
she said.
But the judges jotted her down
for 191 points out of a possible 275.
AL Schofield, Bell, Calf, driver,
put Miss Dawson through cab
and-gadget checkout' and then the
big truck rumbled toward the first
obstacle-a trap the profession
terms an offset alley"
This" the public address system
announcer told the crowd, sis an
unofficial run by Miss Dawson Miss
Dawson drives Bantam ordinarily"
/ Spectators Back Away.
II could see spectators backing
away from the ropes, but those
truck driver contestants didn't move
toe Miss Dawson reported.
Men usually think I'm a lousy
driver" she said. Rockville usually
clears for shelter when I come down
the street"
Motorcycle Patrolnnn r. L. Fort.
on duty at the course, wasn't so
sure. He had no complaints about
the way she handled the truck, but
he expressed some interest in her
chauffeur's license No such permit
is required for Bantam.
Parallel parking, which involves
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Atlantic Fleet 10 Start
Wholesale Anti-Sub
Maneuvers Oct. 70
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 9.-Large
scale submarine and antisubmarine
training exercises will be held from
the Bahama Islands to the Norfolk
area October 2o-30, Atlantic Fleet
Headquarters announced today.
This training" the announce
ment said, will constitute gradua-
ton exercises for several Atlantic
Fleet units of ships and aircraft
that have been independently par
ticipating in a game Of hide and
seek against our submarines during
the months of August and Sep
tember."
About 40 ships and several squad
rons of land-based aircraft will
take part in the exercise. 1t will
be based on the movement of a
convoy from the Bahamas off the
Florida coast, to the Norfolk area
The convoy will be opposed by a
large number of submarines and
will be supported by a group of
hunter-killer ships and by land
based aircraft.
Admiral w. H. P. Blandy, COM
mander -in-chief Of the Atlantic
fleet, will be in overall command
Of antisubmarine operations.
Rear Admiral James Fife, jr.,
commander of the Atlantic Fleet
Submarine Force, will be in control
of all submarines. Rear Admiral
T. H. Robbins, commander of Car
rier Division II. will control hunter
killer operations.
Rear Admiral r. r. Hickey, COM
mander of Fleet Air Wings, Atlantic
Fleet, will command the air recon-
naissance group. Capt. Hunter
Wood, jr., commander of Destroyer
Squadron 10, will direct the escort
and convoy group.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
parties il they choose.

"Do agencies have the authority 70
assess whatever penalties they want
to against employees that are habi.
tually tardy?"
Yes, Government departments
and agencies are given wide latitude.
What is the address of the Civil
Service Commissions second region.
al Office for New York and New Jer.
sey?"
Federal Building, Christopher
street, New York, IA, N. Y.
"Are women placed on separate
empty yOment registers by the Civil
Service Commission in certifying
persons for Government jobs?"~
No.
"WhO would become chairman Of
the Senate Civil Service Committee
il the Democrats win control Of the
Senator"
1t probably would be Senator
Johnston, Democrat, of South, Caro-
lima.
BE sure to listen at 1115 an.
today oDer WMAL, The Star sta
ton, for Joseph Young's Federal
Spotlight broadcast, featuring
additional neWs and Diews OF
Government affairs and person.
dLitieS.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
East-West Mediation
By Vatican Suggested
BY the Assoeiofed Press

ROME, Oct. 9-The Italian news
agency Ansa tonight quoted un-
identified Vatican sources as sug-
gesting that the Holy See might
mediate between Russia and the
West.
1t also said some circles were talk
ing about the probability of dip
lomatic relations between the Vati-
can and Moscow.
Ansa further quoted the Vatican
sources as denying the Italian Com
munist Party's recent charge that
the Holy See has become a public
crier of a new anti-Soviet crusade. "
On the contrary, the sources
were quoted as saying, the Vatican
is disposed to do everything it can
to avert all danger of new compli-
cations"
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Evacuation Plan Ready
For Cities in Case Of
Attack, Truckers Told

A blueprint has been prepared for
evacuation of American cities in
event Of attack, Russell J. Hopley,
director of civil defense planning,
said yesterday at luncheon of the
American Trucking Association con-
vention at the Hotel Statler.
Mr.. Hopley. who Is on leave from
the presidency of telephone COM
pany at Omaha, Nebr., said the link
Is not yet dry" on comprehensive
civilian defense plan which has been
submitted to Defense Secretary For
restal.
He said he would not be able to
discuss contents Of the plan fully
because 1t is not complete as yet.
The plan will be made public in a
few days, he added.
Failed to Keep Pace with Attacks.
Civil defense has been thought of
as development that grew in oppo-
.sition to air attack on civilian popu-
lations. Mr.. Hopley said. But. he
asserted civil defense failed to keep
pace with the development of air
oIloSh III NJlCol IldAly
and Japan, particularly the last.
He reminded the truckers that
there are enough automobiles and
trucks to give the entire population
a ride at the same time, but pointed
out the dislocations following an at
tack would complicate the problem
OF evacuating civilians.
The city Of Cologne. he said,
evacuated 100000 civilians only un-
der conditions of abject confusion
following air bombardment in 1943,
"We have prepared blueprint for
guidance Of the localities in organ
izing for the possibility of emergency
movement of their people, and the
transportation of large quantities of
relief supplies" Mr.. Hopley said.
He told his listeners that modern
warfare with the use of atomic or
other unconventional weapons is
something new and horrible"
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Reporter Wheels 2O-Ton Truck
Throuoh 'Roudeo' Course Here

nudging the trailer end of the big
truck into an open space at the
curb, was difficult because I
couldn't hear If I hit anything"
Squashes Tennis Balls.
The serpentine course involved
winding the equipment around
brightly painted oil drums-a truck
slalom, If you wish. She received 27
dement's because too-polite off,
cial had to move one of the drums
to keep the truck from backing
into it. H.
The trouble with backing one of
those things" she complained to the
penalizer, lis that you have to turn
the wheel the wrong way to- make
the trailer 60 the right way.
Get me that Bantam-IlI show
you"
They waived the alley-dock park
ing problem for her and sent the
big red REQ down a straight line
course, which meant lining up the
front wheels between two rows of
tennis balls so the double-tired rear
wheels wouldn't touch them. Five
squashed; 20 dement's.
To Name Champion Tonight.
The finish line loomed at the end
of the diminishing clearance prob
lem-starting with a four-inch
clearance at the opening and end
ing with one-inch clearance be-
tween truck and flags. One flag
wobbled-27 dement's.
Miss Dawson will not be among
the flnalists at the Armory tonight
when the association names its
champion driver and gives him $50
a month for year.
Champion truck drivers from 20
States put straight trucks and the
mighty semi-trailers through the
difficult course in semi final compe-
titlon yesterday. Six will compete
in the finals at 8 pm. tonight.
The champions are chosen by
similar competition throughout the
country sponsored by the Trucking
Association units in the various
States.
The Roadeo was originated in
Louisville, KY. II years ago, the
association said, Ito give the
progressional truck driver an op-
portunity to demonstrate the driv-
ing skill that he uses in his every
day drivinon
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Invasion of Wild Rats
PeriIs Assam Tribes
By the Associofed Press

CALCUTTA, India, Oct. 9-Forty
thousand Assamese tribesmen are
facing a near famine by an invasion
of wild rats.
The rodents are destroying stand
ing crops and overrunning granaries
in the area along the northwestern
border of Burma.
The invasion was caused by the
Towering of bamboo trees, which
occurs every Is years. These flowers
are a delicacy for rats.
Evening star., 1948-10-10

llAtIee Is IIldklIlg announcer aCCempC
r Government employees.
been mildly successful, with the
.ous Federal agency officials.
For copies of this booklet, send a
postcard to this column at The
Star. I'll see that you receive your
booklet promptly.
CAPITAL ITEMS - The Hoover
Commission has received a report
from one of its task forces urging
greater Capitalization here of the
Governments procurement activi-
ties. Republican insiders are
predicting a top Government job for
Ray Sawyer, former attorney at the
Federal Communications Commits
sion and former national command
ed of AMVETS, if Gov. Dewey is
elected. Mr.. Sawyer has just become
director Of special activities at
Republican campaign headquarters.
The Government Employees
Council and the American Fedora
ton of Government Employees are
asking that the next vacancy on
the Civil Service Commission be
filled by an AFL man. President
Harry Mitchell of the commission is
resigning at the end of the year
John P. Kottcamp, former vice
president of the Johns -Manville
Products Co., will head the forest
products division in the National
Security Resources Board John D
Mylrea, treasurer and a director OF
the Mosinee Paper Mills Co. OF
Mosinee, Wis, will head the board S
forest products division Law.
renee Attley, a member of the
Atomic Energy Commission per-
sonnel advisory council, will ad-
dress the Federal Council of Train
ing Officers at 1890 pm. tomorrow
at the Jefferson Auditorium in the
South Agriculture Building.
The Interagency Records Admins.
tration Conference will hold it
october meeting at 10:30 am. Fri.
day in the Archives Auditorium
The chairman will be DR.. Philip c
Brooks, record officer for the Ma.
tional Security Resources Beard.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A part of every Sunday column will
be devoted to answering questions
sent in by readers regarding the
Federal service. Please keep your
questions as brief as possible.
"When will the Civil Service Com
mission hold an examination for ad-
acknowledgements officer posi-
tions in the CAF-7 to CAF-12
grades?"
The commission says that no date
has been set, but it believes that an
announcement for the examination
will be made sometime next month.
II recently contributed SIS to one
Of the political parties. Is that =
violation of the Hatch Act?"
No 1t isn't. Federal employees may
cash contributions to political
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Gunman Takes $1,000
Al La Guardia Field
By the Assoeiofed Press .

NEW YORK, Oct. "a gunman
held up a cashier in the Pan aAmeri-
can World Airways Office at La
Guardia Field today and escaped
with about $4,000 police reported.
Passengers at the international
terminal, about so yards away, were
unaware of the holdup.
1t occurred on the second floor Of
the nearby hangar building. The
gunman bound and gagged the CASH
ier, Carl F. Nelson, who said the
robber overlooked several thousand
dollars in a safe compartment.
Evening star., 1948-10-10
Parents and Students
To Meet Leland Faculty

Parents and students will meet
with faculty members at Leland
Junior High School, Chevy Chase,
this week as part of the schools
annual "back-to-school" program.
Those whose children attend the
seventh grade will meet at 8 pm.
Tuesday. Parents of eighth and
ninth grade students will meet at 8
pm. Thursday.
Evening star., 1948-10-10

m Or e interest
than they have
in the past and
something may
come of the cur
rent effort.
G gorge L.
Zuch, a Civil
A e ron a u t / S
Board official, is
chairman of the
Recreation Com
mittee. He and
his colleagues on
the committee
We already
started the pro-
gram rolling