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The Nome nugget., 1948-06-18
AMERICAS PROBLEM
IT MAY SEEM UNGRACIOUS, even

' MAY SEEM UN(1hAClOUS. even lmpertinent for
 National Newsletter to offer advice of wdrnng character to our American readers, but honesty makes it necessary. The warning l must give them is thot ul the help moral and moteriol which they are now so generously extending to Europe. would fdil to mdteridlize if the Americans were to fall into the whirlpool of an infldtiondrY crisis
 There are signs thot many Americans believe that they simultaneously do three thinqs which ure (d) send ERP aid to Europe (b) build up their armed forces (c) have permanent domestic boom accompanied by progressive decrease of toxotion
 These three objectives are not ottoinuble at one and the time and it is before the situation gets out of hund. that measures against infldtion should be put into force. If Americans meun busi ness in this struggle to help Western Europe resist Russiu and Communism they must be prepared for higher tdxdtion and possibly some measure of rutionng of food and rdw mdterios.-
 Nor should my American friends imagine thdt they cun put themselves in military position of de- cisive influence in world uffdirs (ds Great Brdin in the 18th century, by concentrating on ldrge cr force There is school of thought in the Stutes which also to be found in Greet Brituin between 1880 1889. which thought could be won ex- clusvelY by large air forces. This is not In the event Gmprobdbe us believe it to bel thdt Western Europe had to prevent the Russians from reaching the Atdntic coast. then job would be to try to hold the line of the Rhine until the American divi sons arrived To do this in time and with sufficient weight, the Americans should have dvdildble ut least 30 divisions of highly mechunzed trdined troops. of which perhaps ten should be in Europe The Western Powers should be able to dispose of 30 divisions in the first stage of resistance.
 It is. however. not enough to think in terms of men. Those divisions have to be equipped. and thot medns steel which is in short supply ull over the world
 say in conclusion to my American membership that without the efforts you are moking Western civilization in general and Great Britain in pdrtic- uldr would be doomed It is therefore important thut you should not make q hdlf-effort which would re- s,1t in VOLT nokinU considerable sacrifices for no pormonent benefit to us and yourselves. and our common cause of freedom. It must be on oll-out effort the quicker shdll get results and be able 10 relieve you of the great load you sustaining.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-18
FEDERATED CHURCH

Sunday
 No morning services at the Fed erated Church, except the Sunday School as usual at 10:OO am.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-18
BRITISH CARS FILL BILL
Views of q British Motorist
(Pdrt TWo)

(Purt Two)
 AUTOMOBILES - BRITISH ENGINES - The British car is powered by smul fdst-revving motor of the highest efficiency. The shortness of the engine makes for extreme rigiditY and because of the high finish and careful bdlunce of the recprocdtng parts little vibration is transmitted to the chassis and hence to the occupants. The engine is generally mounted in substantial and low-built frome. and the weight is arranged so ds to give the lowest center ot gravity necessary for good road-hoding The transmission is arranged similar lines to the American cor. Great play hos been made recently in the US about the introduction of fluid drive to new models and it is interesting to note thut this refinement hos been standard on certoin British COTS for the past twenty years.
 STREAMLINING Externally America hos pumped for stredmlinng, nonfunctionul arrangement of curves and bulges which pursts in both count ries regard phoneY. It is interesting here to ob serve how design is conditioned by the requirements of the customer There is tradition of ownermech- unic in Brtdin. which means thdt many drivers service and repair their for the interest and enjoyment which this work gives them. The dc possibility of ol componens is therefore regarded przed virtue. and totally enclosed wheels and huge, wings which prevent the owner-mechonic from getting ut the interior are not much liked. It lis much easier. in uddition to knock dents in these lover prominent features of American automobiles. THE SPORTS CAR So for we have considered the orthodox car but there is type produced in Brituin which has no counterpart in America This is the sports car. machine bred from the expert ence of rucing the roads of Europe under oll conditions which hos been developed and i'm proved until it is thoroughly reliable for normo use Low and fast. the handling and general perform once have been revelation to Americans (nclud- ing monY G.Ls here during the wdr. who had not driven them. and for sheer pleasure of driving they cannot be beaten. The steering is fingerlight. the brukes positive and efficient. the engine hedrty and immediately responsive to the throttle. The Igeor-box allows extremely rapid changes and the sense of control is altogether delightful It is thor oughbred car. cor for the enthusiast and like oll thoroughbreds is expensive thdn the stock var ietY. But it gives many years of hard wear. and the appearance. owing to the strictly functional design. does not date.
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-18

PENTACOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF
 GOD
 Third Avenue West Pastor "A. E. Capener
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-18
NOME GOSPEL MISSION

Alaska Evangelization Society Rev. Vern Rimling. Pastor
The Nome nugget., 1948-06-18
CHURCHES l

CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday 1:30 pm. Catechism
 Class.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-05-19
FAST BARGE LINE TRIP

Making round trip of 13 days between Seattle and Seward. in cluding aone day stop at Sew ard, Captain Earl McWhinney skippering the seagoing tug Mac loufay arrived in Seattle at , am. last Friday morning with Steel Barge 168 in tow for Alaska Freight Express.
 Capt. McWhiney took Steei Barge 897 north for the Alaska Freight Express making fast at Seward at 1 am, May ', after northbound trip of 6 days 6 hours. He brought back to Seat tle the SIS which had arrived April 24 at the Alaskan port on an earlier trip for the barge line The SIS carried southbound car go from Alaska for Puget Sound and U. s. destinations.
 Meantime the barge line is ac- ceptlng cargo fo rthe May 24th sailing to Seward of Steel Barge 730. Friday. May 2l, is the last day cargo is received at Pier 30 for this coming Mondays depart
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-05-19
INCORPORATED ALASKAN TOWNS PROPERTY ASSESSED AT NEARLY 90 MILLION

JUNEAU Property within the incorporated towns of Alaska is assessed currently at approxi mately S9O.0OO,OOO, the Alaska Development Board reported to- day on the completion of a study of assessment and tax practices in the various municipalities of the Territory.
 A total of S88,455, ,858.l8 was re ported by 22 incorporated towns. This does not include property at Cordova. Hydaburg. klawock, and Port Alexander or Yakutat from hWich towns no information was forthcoming.
 ketchikan rates as the second largest town in the Territory from the standpoint of total as seSSed valuation. exceeding both Fairbanks and Juneau in this respect the study diScloSeS. The $l5,222,235 assessed valuation of property in the First City places it right behind Anchorage with S25,503142 Fairbanks reported a valuation of Sl3,086,O35 and Jun
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-05-19
The Most Loveable Person In Seward

Seward has had many drawings n the past year.
 But now the Junior Women are being quite different. They are looking for a Special guest of Honor for their Banquet June 7th.
 And for that Special guest we want a real Alaskan "The Most LoVeable Person in Seward"
 Who is it?
 That is why We are asking for
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-05-19

your help.
 Write and tell us who it is and why you think they are so love- able.
 There will be a prize for the let ter chosen.
 The Judges will not know the name you send in or the sender until they have chosen the best letter
 Let us hear from you. Contest closes June 2nd. Send letters to Mrs. John PenroSe, Seward
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-05-19

You have two chances, One driving with care And one not. If you don't drive with care You have two chances, One of having an accident And one not. If you do have an accident You have two chances, One of eing killed And one not. If you get killed, Well, you still have two chances
 -"The Aegis,', Oakland, Cali
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-05-19
eau $12,317,790.

eau $12,31779O
 With few exceptions, all the major communities of Alaska are taxing at the full 20 mill maxi mum rate permitted under the Organic Act, the Development Board found. The exceptions are WrangelI with rate of IF mills. Seldovia with 13 mills, Nome with 12'=. and Seward with 12 on real property, although person. al property is taxed at 20 mills.
 Tax rates in the smaller com munitieS are generally lower. Ne mana ha arate of Is mills, Peli- can City 14, Eagle 10, and Kla- wock 5 The last taxes real prop erty only. Hoonah, with a rate of 10 mills, taxes improvements only making no levy on land. Netlakt- la levies no taxes whatsoever but supports the town on proceeds from the community-owned can nery and other similar sources.
 The full list of towns from which reports were received by the Alaska Development Board and assessed value of real and personal property therein, is as
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-05-19
MRS. ROTH'S KINDERGARTEN GRADUATES

The following is a list of the pupils of Mrs. Roth's kindergart- en class who received their di- plomas, May IA, 1948 at the High School Auditorium.
 Bobby Atterbury, Jimmy Beiss- ner, Virginia Blue, Billy Bland Donna Douglas, Joe Doshen, Vir- ginia Davis, Patty Elhard, Lanny Emmerson, Pat Estes. Richard Geardina, David Gibbons.
 Carol Hay, Diane Ingram ,Kathy Heating, Gaye Ling, Judy Moore, Ranger Nelson. Janet Roth, Glenn Small, Katie Shelton, Larry Sef- rovich, Yvonne Walker, Linda Watsjold.
 Class Colors The Rainbow Colors Class Motto-"Only our best is good enough
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-05-19

Minnesota, California and Iowa combine to reduce onc-fourth of the nations honey.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-05-19

Wed. May 19, 1948 Seward. Alaska
Evening star., 1948-05-09
NEW YORK.

NEW 1OfLh.
On Broadway, it's rare for q man
to tell stories about himself which
might indicate he was something
less than an omnipotent genius.
That's only one Of the reasons
why Irving Berlin is rare. Another
is his 40-year career in which he
wrote more than 1000 songs, pub
lished about 800 and accounted for
dozens of the Nations biggest mel
ody hits.
Interviewed on the approach Of
his Goth birthday this coming Tues
day, the dapper composer tried to
dispel any ivory tower mystery that
might surround the creation OF
song. Tunes might have become
great, enduring symbols Of a mass
feeling or an era, but as far as
Irving Berlin is concerned they were
written only for a specific situation
"a first-act curtain or a movie
production shot or recruiting
campaign.
Not Much Suffering.
1.-The public does something with
the tunes after that" he said. II
wrote oh, How I Hate to Get Up
in the Morning just to amuse some
guys in my barracks during World
War y. Look what happened to 1t.
"'White Christmas is better ex-
ample. The public read things into
it I never intended. OF course, I'm
thankful they did"
Shortly before the war Berlin had
planned musical revue about holi-
DAYS. For the Christmas scene he
envisioned a group of sophisticates
sitting around a Hollywood SWIM
ming pool, with cocktails and long
cigaret holders. white Christina"
was written with that in mind.
Here, I'll show you," he said, sit
tins. down at his famous trick piano
it has a special lever which moves
the whole keyboard into any key.
Left to his own DEVICES, Berlin
could play only in F sharp.
In a piping voice, he played and
sang the verse to white Christ
mas"-about somebody who was
tired Of sunny Los Angeles and the
swimming and the warm weather IN
December and who was dreaming OF
spending the holiday midst snow.
That was the extent Of the mans
suffering. No foxholes.
Evening star., 1948-05-09

Iget thinner and healthier and try for
something else. His exercise sched-
ule included-and still does-diving
for abalone off the Pacific coast
every week end, riding racing BIZ
cycle and a lot of horseback riding.
Came his reward-the lead in
THE Wrangler,' in which Sonny
plays a hard-riding cowboy. THE
Wrangler" is such healthy picture
he asserts. The central character
is a great Brahma bull called Shan
agan. I had to be in good shape
before taking him on. I also have
to fight three men who are more
than feet tall apiece-they had
to be big or the fighting would look
phoney. There's also plenty OF
rough riding for me on big black
stallion.
Prom now on" says Sonny, II
want to do only open-air pictures.
Westerns always make money and
they're so good for you. always hav-
ing to work in the open air" Son.
ny takes big breath of the warm
restaurant air and grins. ~.
Former night club pals of Sonny's
in his old city days in New York
would be surprised to see him now,
country gentleman, on his six-acre
ranch in Hidden Valley.
Sonny and his Spanish ooking
wife, Barbara, have 10 poodles and
sell the puppies for as high as $3.50
apiece. I'm addition, we have 120
fruit trees-everything you can
think of-grapefruit, oranges, tan
gerines, lemons and lines"
Sonny is Yale man although his
family founded Tufts College in
Boston.
His movie career began at the
beginning Of 1943 when sportsman
Lex Thompson met him at the pool
in the Beverly Hills Hotel and said
/, Come along TO- Paramount" They
signed him right away and gave
him the part of Kansas in sc
, Proudly We Hail"
1--WE been looking for a part that
!, good ever SINCE" says Sonny. He is
now free e-lancing, with the exception
! OF three-pictures deal with Harry
Joe Brown. He explains, I've turnet
Evening star., 1948-05-09

peting stars and featured per-
formers. -.-. .-"--'17~- 1888
THE Killers" fiared forth with
Burt Lancaster. Naked City" de-
veloped Donald Taylor, now play
ing opposite, Deanna Durbin In
Washington Girl" Richard Wild
mark. was a nobody when he did
Kiss of Death" Lee j. Cobb made
a comeback recently in Boom
erang," and now is in great de-
mand.
Bryan Foy. Eagle-Lion producer
is so sold on this type of picture
that he has stepped away from the
job of supervising all of his COM
pany's product in order personally
to make four semi mi-documentaries q
year.
Here to Stay.
They're here to stay" he says
"The public always has liked this
kind of screen story telling. We're
all to blame for not having made
more of them.
Unknown actors with real talent
get opportunities they wouldn't re-
ceive otherwise in these factual
stories, because they're picked for
type rather than popularity, OF
some particular mugging ability
Chances to hit the top ordinarily
would not come their way. This
bringing of new faces to the mo-
ton picture is healthy thing fol
the box Office and the morale OF
the entire industry"
tReIeased By North American Newspapei
Evening star., 1948-05-09
The Stars Are Falling
Top Players Old Secure Position Attacked
by the emi.Documentaries
Rv HoroId Heffenon
By HoroId Heffernon

Don't get the idea that Clark
Gable is reduced to cutting his own
lawn or that Hedy Lamar is doing
baby-sitting to meet her weekly
budget. Such players, and dozens of
others, are doing mighty well. Lana
Turner. for example. draws more
than $1,000 a week Humphrey Bo-
CART gets about $500 and Dennis
Morgan bases his income tax on a
wage of $350,O00 or more each year.
The big brass certainly wants to
hang on to these ladies and gentle
men.
Studio chieftains wouldn't be so
frisky about slashing high salaries
if they suddenly hadn't come upon a
picture producing style making it
virtually unnecessary to cast big
names. During the past couple Of
years some Hollywood producers
convinced themselves they can make
smash hits by procuring factual or
true-life stories and putting all the
roles in the hands Of comparative
unknowns.
Eyes Were Opened.
"T-Men" was Just the eye-opener
that the colony needed. This modest
little film was made by Edward
Small for Eagle-Lion at a cost OF
less than S5O0,00O At last reports,
it was headed toward a $4,000, 900
profit goal. The average feature
now carries budget Of around
81 100000. and if it cleans up quar-
ter of million the boys feel lucky.
In "T-Men," the cast was composed
Of little-known people. Best mar
quee name was that of Dennis
OKeefe, shunted around by the
bigger lots for years.
Only name" in Naked City,
last picture made by Mark Hellinger
before his death, is that of Barry
Fitzgerald. Even though Barry is
a great actor and never will be
forgotten for his memorable per-
formance in Going My Way" he
definitely is not box-office draw.
Naked City" has crossed more than
half a million in New York City
alone. and it's still going strong. In
this instance. it is probable that the
whole cost of production will be re-
turned by receipts from single
metropolitan center!
The frightening thing about the
semi i-documentaries, from the view
point of the big-name players who
aren't even considered for roles in
them, is that these same films are
producing a fresh batch Of COM
Evening star., 1948-05-09
BY the Asseeioted Press


Here's a new argument for males
who don't like today's leg-conceal-
ing feminine fashions: Movie Dress
Designer Jean Louis says these
long skirts presage a depres-
sion.
1T nearly always happens after
a war;" he declared. Skirts and
the faces of bankers grow longer to-
gether."
The situation isn't entirely hope
less, however Styles can change
overnight. Before he went to Paris
two months ago to check on new
designs, Louis forecast a relatively
short life for the new look. Among
! average women, that is; not the
ultra elite. Now he's back, firmly
convinced his prediction is correct.
"For active women like those IN
America, such skirts simply aren't
practical. One of the things ]
wanted to see in Paris was the new
look getting out Of the taxicab on
an untidy street. Well, I found
that skirts aren't as long as they
are here. Only few women live
lives adaptable to the new look car
ried to extremes. Extremes are
never praetical-and never in the
best of taste"
Louis, who designs costumes fol-
Rita Hayworth, Evelyn Keyes and
other stars at Columbia Studio, Is
an advocate of simple lines. He
thinks the yards and yards OF ma
terial in today's skirts is a direct
reaction to wartime shortages.
Paris-born Louis thinks Paris will
remain the seat of high fashion
although Hollywood may dictate
styles in sports clothing. His ad-
Evening star., 1948-05-09
Coming Attractions

NATTONAI-"There Goes the
Bride" with Ilka Chase,
starting tomorrow night.
AMBASSADOR-"The Woman
in White" with Alexis Smith.
starting Thursday.
CAPITOL-"The Iron Curtain"
with Dana Andrews, starting
Thursday.
COLUMBIA-"The Mark of
Zorro" with Tyrone Power,
starting Thursday.
DUPONT-"Min on the Floss"
with James Mason.
KEITH'S-"Fort Apache" with
John Wayne. -
L1TTLE-"Die Fledermaus," a
German film.
METROPOLITAN-"Valley of
the Giants" with Wayne
Morris, starting tomorrow.
PALACE-"Unconquered," with
Gary Cooper.
PIx-"Diary Of a Chamber
maid," with Paulette God
dard, starting Friday.
PLAYHOUSE - THE PEARL"
with Pedro Armendariz.
WARNER-"The Woman in
White" with Alexis Smith,
tie Starting Thursday.
Evening star., 1948-05-09
Today's Schedules

CATHOLIC UNIV ERSITY-
ALLEY Moon: $50 pm.
AMBASSADOR-"Winter Meet
ing: /, $3.50, $40, 7:25 and
$40 pm.
CAPITOL-''B. F.'s Daughter:
lbs, AIS, 7:05 and 9:55 pm.
Stage shows: 3:25. 6:15 and
$40 pm.
COLUMBIA-"The Big Clock:
l:3o, 1885. $40, 7:45 and 9:4o
pm.
DUPONT Jenny Lamour"::
1:2O, 3:25, $50, 7::35 and Gas
H1pPoDRoME-"The Adven-
lures of Don juan: 2:25,
AIS. sos, 7:55 and Gas pm.
KEITH'S-"The Miracle Of the
Bells: 12:45, $50, $40, 7:25
and GAS pm.
LITTLE-"Holiday Camp; l:20,
3:25, $50. TAO and 9:45 pm.
METROPOLITAN -" "Pitts-
burgh": 1:25, $3.50, $50, 7::35
and 9:45 pm.
PALACE-"State of the Un-
ion":: 1890. 2:45, sos, 7:20
and 9:40 pm.
PIX-"The Ghost OF Franken-
stein: 2::25, $40, TAO and
10:15 pm.
PLAYHOUSE-"The Search:
1:20, 800, 5:25, 7:30 and 9:55
pm.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
Continuous from pm.
WARNER-"Winter Meeting:
LOS, 800, 5:25, 7:30 and 9:45
pm.
Evening star., 1948-05-09
By SheiIoh Grohom
HOLLYWOOD.

I1oLb1 L "ooD'
They laughed when Sonny Tufts
refused a drink. They thought he
was kidding. And they laughed
even louder when Sonny explained
do you realize how many calories
are in one cocktail. or in one old
fashioned? One hundred and fifty,
without the sugar"
Now they don't laugh any more.
But Sonny does. He's fooled us all
by proving he can give up liquor,
night clubs, overeating and hav-
ing an overly good time-all for the
sake of his career. The result is
On almost new Sonny Tufts.
Z II got a big kick" Sonny tells me
fiuring a lunch Of scrambled eggs
dhe had no breakfast at alb when
Glenn Ford passed me the other
day. Glenn had a beard for his
picture, Carmen He came back
took another look at me and said
Sonny. I didn't recognize you at
first Me neither I told him"
He's already lost about 40 pounds
and is beginning to look like two
profiles stuck together-and much
younger. "An insurance man who
said he was an expert on guessing
ages said I was d." says Sonny
with q satisfaction that is some
reward for all his recent gruelline
abstinence.
Tufts decided on his all-out re.
form when his career crumblee
into little pieces after he starred
for the late Mark Hellinger II
"Swell Guy" He played an all-ou
heel who kicked his mother, hi
sweetheart and every one h
brushed against good and hard il
the teeth.
But Sonny is too much of real
ust to blame his sudden unpopular
sity with producers on one role. H
honestly couldn't after looking q
himself in the mirror. He was ia
Sin figure, bloated in face, and yer
slow mentally.
Sonny tells me he was offered tn
Babe Ruth role in the curren
screen biography. He plays goo
game Of baseball. but decided he
Evening star., 1948-05-09
No Self-Appointed Genius
Irving Berlin Says He Just Writes Songs,
Public Makes Them Hits
By Saul Petit

"You can see what that would
have done to the songs future" the
composer said. every night I
thank Heaven nobody remembers
that verse"
The musical was shelved but the
song eventually wound up in a
movie. With the help of Bing
Crosby it became a National sym
Dol of GI longing for home and
peace.
No Prima Donna.
As in the days when he played in
Bowery saloons and wrote his first
tune, Marie From Sunny Italy"
Berlin still can't read or write music.
He plays by ear and q longtime
assistant sets down the music.
Since the composer spends lot of
time in Hollywood or travelling in
Mexico, he frequently telephones a
new song to New York, playing or
singing it while the assistant records
the notes.
He is no prima donna about
working conditions. In Hollywood,
it's mostly day work. Elsewhere,
Berlin prefers to write lyrics at
night but he doesn't need certain
kind of place to compose best.
II work in a cab or on the street
or In an Office" he said. II find you
take your atmosphere with you"
Song writer's, he. feels, work In
patterns.
I've always said that I've got
only seven or eight really different
tunes in my system. The rest are
variations. You know, it's amazing
how often you can use the same
tune over again with few different
twists. It's like reassembling furni-
ture. You work with the. same ele-