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The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18
USED. Contracts For S55,OOO,OOO
 Alaska Program

WASHINGTON, (P)-The army engineers said today virtually all contracts for the $55,O0O,0OO mili- tary construction program on the Alaskan mainland have been let.
 The program is designed to en- large air bases and improve army facilities, including housing and storage, and military installations unchanged since the wartime con- struction days.
 Contracts totaling $l5, 5,249, $40 for l3 construction projects have been approved recently, Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, chief of engineers, announced. He added that, except for few minor projects, this completes contract awards for the current Alaskan construction pro- gram.
 The projects and the low bids approved include:
 Fort hardson-TWelve fam fly quarters S351,43O Gothbery Construction Co.,, Anchorage Ad- dition to central power plant, ST. 331,225; outside utilities, Sl,588,- 584; Peter Kievit Sons Co.,, and MOrrisOn-Knudsen Co.,, Seattle.
 Ladd Air Force Base, outside utilities, two contracts, $2,260,5 and S1,718,500, B. & M Construc- ton Co.,, Oklahoma City, Okla. Power and heating plant, $3,O9O,- GOO, Peter Kiewit Sons Co.,, motor pool warm storage, S259,643, Sla- ter and Jacobsen, Fairbanks.
 Eielson Air Force Base - Air field lighting, S703,O0O, Reed and Maritime, Fairbanks. Outside utili- ties, S662,400, Fred Wagar, Au- burn, Wash. Outside utili ties S497, ,448, Selid Construction O., Fairbanks. Enlisted mems bar racks, supply and day rooms,
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Chamber appointed a committee to look into the matter and check availability of funds, both federal and Territorial to assist the Wo- men in their project. Following q report on the subject to the Wo- mems Board in New York, the matter rested for a few years.
 In 1947 the Nome Rotary Club took up the matter and carried the project forward in close coopera- ton with Mrs. Stewart and took up options on likely property in the north end of Nome. Plans were being drawn up on a modern hospital for Nome.
 Then came the tragic fire, March II, 1948. It struck at night and completely wiped out the only hospital in the city of Nome. For tunately, all the patients were car ried out of the building, and no in- juries were sustained. Patients were cared for in the residence of Dr. J. B. Tucker and the auditori- um of the Nome Federated Church, temporarily. Later they were taken to the army hospital at the base.
 While the fire was still smoking, on the morning of March 12, 1948,
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The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18
Endurance Pliers Confident Of At Least 10 More Days

FULLERTON, Calf. (P) - The new endurance flying champions were confident Saturday they can stay aloft at least 10 more days.
 Dick Riedel and Bill Barris, of Fullerton, have passed the three quarter mark on the their goal of 1000 hours. From now on it's up to the Sunkist Lady. The little plane carried the two fliers past the 10-year record of 726 hours set by Wes Carroll and Clyde Schlieper. That was at 6:44 pm. Thursday.
 Barris and Riedel say their planes motor still sounds mighty sweet.
 The quarters are cramped, the pilots confess, but otherwise they have almost all the comforts of home.
 They eat roast chicken, steak eggs, milk and everything but sugar. Barris and Riedel eliminat- ed all sugar from their diet be- cause they are unable to work off the excess energy.
 The plane is refueled at ire quent intervals from a jeep rac- ing along the ground.
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18
CZechs Release Miss VIasta Vraz

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, (P)- Miss Vlasta Vraz, an American relief worker, was released from Czechoslovak prison Saturday.
 She told an American consul, earlier last week, after being held incommunicado three days, that she thought she was being detain- ed for an investigation of the pOli- tical activities of others.
 The American embassy had de- manded her early release and had asked to be informed of the "spe- cific charges, if any against Miss Vraz, of BerWyn, H., who headed the Prague office of American re- lief for CzechOslOvakia.
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18
Maynard-McDougall Memorial
 Hospital Now Being Occupied

The S750,000 hospital building which was begun less than a year ago is practically completed. The contracting company, Carson Con struction Company of Montana, is finished with work until the sum- mer season permits working on the outside of the building to fin ish paint and other minor details of their contract.
 The building Twas financed through several channels with funds from federal Territorial, mission board and the McDougall Memorial Fund in the amount of $70,500, from the city treasury.
 A brief history of the project was obtained from the records of the VIVA Chamber of Commerce and the Nome Rotary Club.
 Several years ago, Mrs. Minnie Stewart, head of the Hospital Di- vision of the Woman's Division of Christian Service of the Board of Missions and Church Extension of the Methodist Church, came to Nome. She paid a visit to the Nome Chamber of Commerce and told the group her board was planning to build a modern hospi- tai in Nome to replace the anti quated building then in use. The
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18
Fairbanks Petitions
 For Removal Of City Manager

FAIRBANKS, (P) - A petition urging a referendum for repeal of Fairbanks city manager form of government was in circulation Saturday, presumably prompted by resignation of police chief George Norton.
 Norton's resignation, effective April 70, was accepted by the city council more than a week ago.
 Norton said Saturday he is not involved in promoting the petition and that he disapproves of the move.
 The petition states in part:
 "We. the people of Fairbanks, believe our present form of gov ernment has proved a failure and it is our earnest desire to return to our former system. The loss of our chief of police is caused by the city manager system. We the peo- pie know there will be an influx of the lawlesS in the near future and it is our most earnest desire to
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lnternation'l News
 At A Glance ---
Saturday. April IS. l949
CBy The Associated Press


 Chinese communists today de- manded the right of a peaceful crossing" of the Yangtze river from the Ranking government.
 The communists, laying down peace terms to the nationalistS at Peiping, have demanded unop- posed occupation of the south banks of the Yangtze in order to force their eight-point peace pro- gram, nationalist circles in Nan king reported.
 Once established on the south bank of the great river, commun- ist bridgeheadS could be expanded rapidly in an offensive against South China. should the national ists not carry out the communist dictated peace program.
 There was no immediate word as to whether the nationalistS would permit the unOpposed river crossing Military observers said the Reds, with superior forces, could fight their way across if need be.
 Elsewhere in the world:
 Western speculation continued on the reasons for the visit of Bull garia's premier, Georgi Dimitrov, to Russia. In Sofia, it was cOnsid- cred likely his place would be taken, for a time at least: by his close friend, foreign minister Vas silly KolarOv.
 The government said DimitrOv is ill and went to the Soviet Union for medical treatment Speculation in Western Europe was that he al- ready had given up control of Bull garia. Another observer said Mos cow was displeased at the recent purge in Bulgaria and had called DimitroV to the Kremlin to eX-
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FRANKFURT, Germany, q

Mrs. Wilma Yzarbo, freed hus- band slayer, took off in an Ameri- can army passenger plane Satur- day for the United States.
 She was scheduled to reach Westover Field, Mass, yesterday.
 Sentenced to five years impris- onment for killing her husband. The sentence was vacated Friday night by Gen. Luciuc D. Clay, U. s. military governor in Germany.
 She will remain in army custody until she reaches the United States.
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18
NEWS IN BRIEF

WASHINGTON, (P)-The l949 fund raising drive of the American Red Cross went over the top.
 E. Roland Hartman, chairman of the national drive, reported last night $62, 100000 has ben sub scribed. The goal was $6O,OOO,O00.
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18

NEW YORK, (P-Gen. Walter Bedell Smith says he believes Rus sian premier Joseph Stalin twill live for a long time" The former U. s. ambassador to Moscow was questioned about Stalin's health during a meet the press inter view over the Mutual Broadcast ing system.
 II don't think Stalin is a very sick man." he said. He is rugged. He looks well. Georgians are mo- toriously long-lived."
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18

SEATTLE, (P) - Two men es- capped with $1,0O0 from a south end cafe early Sunday after hiding in the building until closing time and binding the cafe owner, Glenn w. Dumett, with ropes. Dumett told police one of the men struck him in the face when he attempt ed to look at their faces.
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18

LOS ANGELES, (P)-No circus ape is going to make a monkey out of Mrs. Mayme D. Roza.
 That was the essence of a $l0,- 900 damage suit she filed Friday against the Clyde Beatty circus. Mrs. Roza said in her complaint she was visiting the circus when an announcer told the audience an ape had escaped from it's cage.
 Shortly thereafter, Mrs. Roza said, she found herself in the arms of a man dressed as a gorilla. She tainted in terror, she said. She thought it was the genuine article
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18
SAN FRANCISCO, (P) -

SAN FRANCISCO, (P) - Elm ployers from all parts of the west and from Hawaii and Alaska will gather here Tuesday for the 2lst Pacific Coast management confer ence.
 The conference, which will run two days, will consider current problems pertaining to employee relations.
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18

stray dog wandering around down town. He bagged the dog and brought it back to the pound.
 The dog was Wright's. It'll cost the dog catcher the usual S2 to re- deem the pooch.
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18

TOKYO, (P)-It's spring at last in Tokyo, as anyone can tell by the cherry blossoms. But on the northern half of Honshu island snow blanketed the west coast Saturday. It was the latest spring snowfall there since 1928.
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18
LONG BEACH, Calif. (P) -

was dog pound employee William Gilbert's last chance.
 Dog catcher Lisle Wright got sick yesterday. He asked Gilbert to take over.
 Soon, Gilbert got a report on a
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18
Earthquake Side-Lights
(By Leonard Anderson)

SEATTLE, (4o) - T h i S wasn't earthquake country at 11:54 am. Wednesday, but a minute later, it was.
 And today the signs of the tre- nor are in scores of Washington cities and towns.
 It is not just the No. 1 topic of conversation. It is almost the only topic of conversation. Men meet ing on the streets of Seattle don't say Hello" anymore. Instead they ask "Where were you when it hit?"
 Tn the wake of the quake-here are some of the stories being passed around:
 In the southwest. Washington city of Aberdeen, the shock sent all occupants of a downtown tav- ern bowling into the street-all but two men playing the pinball machine. They stayed on. When the others began to filter back in, the two were still standing at the machine. They were arguing warmly over which of them made it register "Tilt."
The Nome nugget., 1949-04-18

State Senator Allan Carson was addressing the Oregon State Leg islature in Salem, Ore, "This," he
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Evening star., 1949-12-18
Northwestern Victor
Over Irish, m 10 S.
By the Associoted Press

CHICAGO. Dec. ia pair Of
sharpshooting guards led North
western to a $3.50 triumph over
Notre Dame in the opener Of
basketball doubleheader witnessed
by $4,000 at the Chicago Stadium
tonight.
De Paul. defeated Loyola. 1888,
in the second game.
Guard Bob Hughes dropped in
eight baskets, five coming in the
last half, and his backcourt rum
ming mate. Jim Barr scored six
baskets, all in the first half to
get Northwestern off to good
start.
Northwestern Center Don Bla-
sius also matched Hughes l6
points to share scoring honers, but
it was the deadly shooting of the
two guards that demoralized the
Irish.
The Irish, suffering their Sec
ond defeat in three starts this
season, were led by Don Strasser.
sophomore guard, and Dan Bag
ley with 13 points each.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Quontico
continued from Page B-1.)

a five-yard touchdown pass from
Rudy Flores for Quantico's first
tally, and Ha1fback George Greco
accounted for the other with a
two-yard plunge. Bill Eysenbach
booted both extra points for the
Fasteners.
The game was marked by stout
defensive work OF the two lines,
Once Quantico drove 76 yards,
only to be stopped on the four.
Again Pendleton held On the three
and threw Quantico back.
Quantico gained a total Of 121
yards running and passing and
Pendleton 1903: Quantico's 1dn-
ming game netted 81 yards to
|Pendleton's IS. Neither team got
very far passing, Pendleton gain
ing SO and Quantico 20 through
the air.
oUANTICo.
III sss ss.nsfie@Ass.sa snAiss ASTshans' % fRs,eews1i
Left .suard-stephanson. Steele Eysen.
center-Jesse, Parsons, Boyd. vsvrek:,
Right Guard - Norem' Hunt santhio
RiEht tackle-prather. Jones. Gigli, Law.
Risht end-smith, Kaasmann. McGinty.
on:Itsrback-Flores, Russell Long XII
Left haifback-King, Greco. johnson. Bott
Right halfbsck - Moore, Romankowski
Fuliback - Ambrogi Merricks. Maiden
PENDLETON.
Left end-McPherson, Bell. Miller. Ellery
| Left tackle - Almes, Meisner Farrell
| Left guard-spahn, Ford, Butler.
| Center-Cox. Stephanson, Atkins, Samp-
Right guard-Young, Jacobsen, Gallagher
Right taekle-Hunemiller, Fierke, Har-
Rtsht end-specht,' Carson
| OuarterbaCk-Hodal, Cook, Quinlan.
| Left haNback--Bartos, De Corpo, Sanders
RiKht halfback-Henry, Cook.
Fullback-Moore, Gentry
sssas!ss ssndlsssn ----..- 9 g : Il!
ouantico SCORING. Teuchdowns-Kass.
mann, Mann. Gsses, s Points after toucndoWns-
Pendeitpn scoring: Touchdowns-Bar.
tos. Hodaf. Point after touchdown-5ar'
| tos (pass from HodaD.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Canisius 0uAasts
California, S 10 s.
By the Associoted Press

BUFFALO, N. Y. Dec. IT.
Once -beaten Canisius outlasted
California, 55-53. for its fifth bas-
ketball victory tonight in Memo
rial Auditorium. Washington
State overcame the University Of
Buffalo, 56-44, in the first game Of
the doubleheader.
The Bears stayed in the game
through the tremendous shooting
of Bill Hasler. who racked up Is
points. They were In arrears by
seven points with less than four
minutes to go when they staged a
rally that had the 6,983 fans on
their feet and which fett short by
two points.
Dave Nichols, Bill Thompson
and Bob Walker of California left
on fouls in the last two minutes
as Canisius strove to hold posses
sion.
Hagler was the games high
scorer with Is points. Eight of the
nine Canisius players scored. De-
luca setting the pace with 10.
Washington States win was its
fifth ~ the SeaSon
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Terps Trail by a Point
At Half; Braw|ey's
rs Leads Scorers
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. H.
Nays basketball squad continued
undefeated today. dropping Mary
land, rs to 81, for it's fourth
straight win Of the season.
/ But the Middies were hard
pressed in the first half. The lead
changed repeatedly and the
period ended with Navy having
only a 2S-to-27 edge.
In the second half the Midship-
men began hitting the target and
slowly extended the margin.
Center Willie Wilson. who sank
only two of Is tries in the first
half, made it six out Of six in the
second to pace the Navy attack.
He was high man for the Mid
dies with 18 points. The games
high scorer, however, was Mary
lands Lee Brawley. who netted
26.
Other top basketeers for Navy
were Capt. Dave Mullaney with Is
and Joe Fitzpatrick and Pat Cor
rigan, each with 13. Bernie Smith
banged in II for Maryland.
The defeat was Maryland's
sixth against one win.
Coach Ben Carnevale's Middies
will be idle until December 30
when they meet Southern Meth
odist in a round robin Cotton Bowl
tournament at Dallas. Tex. Other
participants will be Baylor and
st. Louis.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
.Kessing, A-AC Head,
Promises Big News
At Leagues S Meeting
BY the Assoeiassd Press

HOUSTON, Tex. Dec. Tx
O. Kessing. commissioner Of the
All-America Conference said to.
night that big news" will de-
velop at the leagues New York
City meeting next month. --
You'll have plenty to write
about then" he told a reporter.
When asked why the A-AC Is
holding its meeting prior to the
January 1s meeting of the new
ional-American League. Kess-
ing said "all the big news will
come out of our meeting"
He refused to give date for the
A-AC get-together.
Yesterday Kessing had said the
conference still is In existence and
that its future will be determined
in New York City.
Today he said:
There's still life In us and as
long as there is life there is still
an All-America Conference.
I'm not able to say anything
more at this time" he added. "All
the news will come from New
York"
Kessing only laughed when
asked for comment on a report
that various AAC club officials de-
sired to dissolve the conference in
1850 in order to obtain tax re-
ductions on capital investments.
II don't know anything about
that" he said. when you speak
in financial terms it puzzles a poor
man like me-
He added quickly:
But one thing is sure-we're
not dead yet"
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Purdue Beats Bradley,
Fie|dhouse Dedicated
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PEORIA, ILL.,. Dec. 17.-Purdue
marred Bradley's dedication Of a
=, new $500, 900 fieldhouse tonight by
fknocking the powerful Braves
from 'basketball's unbeaten ranks
Ties.
Purdue, posting its third win in
four starts, hit % baskets in Sc
shots. Sixty-three personal fouls
were called in the slambang game
Purdue dropped Is out of 81 free
throw tries while Bradley made 25
out of 33.
In losing its first game after
four wins, Bradley disappointed 9
capacity throng Of $500 fans.
Dick Axness with 18 points
Andy Butchko with Is and Howie
williams with IA paced Purdue''
well-balanced offense. Unruh witt
10 and Mann with 1S topped
Bradley.
Evening star., 1949-12-18

years leave of Frank j. Murray
absence "to gain a much-needed
rest" Cobeen added that it is
hoped Murray will return to Mar
quette as member of the teach
ing faculty after his leave.
Blackburn, so. in accepting the
appointment as head coach for a
one-year tenure, said he might
wait until the approach of spring
practice in choosing his assistants.
II have always been a great
admirer Of Coach Murray and am
looking forward to receiving his
continued advice and counsel
relative to coaching and other
problems" the new coach de-
clared.
Murray is a native Of Maynard,
Mass, a graduate of Tufts Col
lege, q former graduate student
at Harvard and Chicago and a
one-time newspaperman. He came
to Marquette from the faculty Of
West Division High School in 1920
and became head coach two years
later after being an assistant. He
remained until the 1886 season,
when his team won the bid for
the first Cotton Bowl game at
Dallas. He then spent nine sea-
sons as head coach Of the Uni
versity of Virginia. but resigned
to return to Marquette in 1916.
During his total Of 19 years as
Marquette's mentor. Murray COL
lected 104 victories. SIS defeats
and six ties. He also was head
basketball coach at Marquette
from 1890 to 1929.
Blackbourn's previous career
has been mostly in high school
coaching. He coached football at
Washington High School here for
"a years after an undergraduate
athletic career at Lawrence COL
lege. His success with his prep
squad won him berth as assis-
tant coach at the University of
Wisconsin under Harry Stuhldre-
her in 1948. When Stuhldreher
stepped down as Wisconsin's
coach, Blackburn was mentioned
prominently for the position last
winter. His son. Lisle, jr., starred
In the Badgers backfield the last
three years.
Blackburn Joined the Mar
quette staff as line coach last
spring. His new salary was not |
announced.
The Hilltoppers won four and
lost five games last season.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Driski|| May Continue
AS Coach Of Colts;
|Watner Heads Club
By the Asseeiafsd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. l7.-Abra-
ham Watner, president Of Bal
timore cemetery Arm. was elected
president Of the Baltimore Colts
professional football club today.
He succeeds Walter S. Driskill,
who will continue as general man
ager and possibly as coach. Be-
fore today's election, Driskill held
all three jobs.
The board Of directors. headed
by Charles p. Mccormick. con-
tinues to serve. The board con-
sists of 18 businessmen who each
put up $4,000 last year when the
clubs organization was revamped.
The board. in q statement. said
it was because of its desire to
further the success Of the club
and field q winning team in the
future that the board voted to
obtain an active businessman to
head the club for the 1850 season. :"
The Colts had dismal l949
season-the worst In the ALL
America Conference. The club
won one and lost II.
!. Watner's election started specu-
lation that Driskill might retain
the coaching job he took as a
fill-in last season.
Driskill took over the coaching
duties from Cecil Isbell after the
Colts lost their first four games of
the season. He succeeded r. c..
(Jake) Embry as president last
year after Emhry resigned to be-
come vice-chairman of the
board.
Driskill said when he took over
the coaching role that he would
relinquish 1t at the end Of the
season.
Watner. . former secretary Of
the Naval Academy Athletic As
ISOLATION. is q close friend of
George Marshall. president Of the
Washington Redskins. Watner
headed q group In 1899. for which
Marshall tried to get q National
Football League franchise, but
the proposition fell through.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Norfolk NovoI Bose
SIops V. M. l., 1856
BY ihe Associated presa

LEXINGTON, Dec. 17.-Donald
Lange, the Norfolk Naval Bases
lanky center, tossed in 80 points
tonight to pace his team to an
1856 victory over Virginia Mill
tary Institute.
The Keydets held the lead only
once, that in the first two minutes
of play when Bill Lleck dropped
In a two-pointer. But George Hall
and Fred Inhoff quickly coun-
tered with field goals for the
Sailors and v. M. I. was never able
to overtake the Navy.
The visitors were ahead 36-29
at halftime,
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Pirates Buy Papish.

PITTSBURGH. Dec. II R.-
The Pittsburgh Pirates today
bought Frank Papish, southpav
pitcher, from the Cleveland In
dians. A Pirates spokesman said
the club paid a little more than
the $4,000 waiver price," Nc
other players were involved.
Papish, 80, spent four years OF
his major league career with the
Chicago White Sox. With the
Indians last year. he hurled only
one complete contest. His record
was one win and no losses al
though he pitched 81 innings.
To make room for the veteran
the Bucs released Fred Strobe, a
Highlander. to their Indianapolis
farm club.
Evening star., 1949-12-18
Arnnory
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there was no reason to believe the
margin would not be greater.
After running up its 1927 ad-
vantage. the Hoyas started to fade
Harvard's 6-foot-5 Ed Smith
scored three of his four baskets
in succession as the Crimson made
eight straight points.
Freess Ball Near End.
Harvard cut the margin to eight
at 50-42. the closest it, had beer
since the opening minutes. Here
the Hoyas widened the margin as
Italo Ablondi drove in for a layur
and John Mazziotta scored on q
tap-in and foul.
Harvard. playing better defen-
sive ball, fought right back. but
by this time it was obvious the
Crimson rally was going to run out
Of time. Mike Vitale. q Hoya sub,
scored his teams last basket and
after Quenton Stiles scored twice
for the Crimson. the Hoyas froze
the ball.
O'Keefe Gets Only 10.
Tommy O'Keefe. after missing
q number of early shots, made
few tries for the basket in the last
half and posted only 10 points for
the night. his lowest OF the season.
John Brown was high for the
Hoyas with l3.
Smith. working one side of the
double pivot for Harvard. topped
the Crimson with 10 points. Most
of his scoring was under the bas-
ket. Harvard. which had won
three out of four. had number
of players Of about equal ability
and didn't put too much depend
ence on any one man.