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Treasury Department agent, was
making startling revelations
naming prominent names and or
ganizations in public and business
affairs"
Reports "Confession."
Mr.. Hogan later said Jones had
made a statement, adding Il guess
you'd call it, confession"
He said Jones probably would
not be booked until after the
grand jury meets.
Earlier Mayor O'Dwyer SAID
that Kenneth Ryan admitted he
was hired by an attorney to make
the wiretaps on the telephones OF
the Mayor and about 75' other
officials.
There were indications the in
vestigation might spread to other
parts of the country.
The Mayor said the wire tap:
also were to be placed on lines ol
officials in Chicago and Detroit.
Kenneth Ryan made his break
from City Hall about 7 am. A halt
hour later he was reported te
have been seen several miles north
on West 10th street in Manhat-
tan boarding,a taXicab which took
him across the George Washing
ton Bridge to New Jersey.
/ Watch on Home Asked.
New York police quickly asked
New Jersey authorities to watch
the home of Clendenin Ryan.
"It is believed that Kenneth
Ryan headed for the home o1
Clendenin Ryan to seek fnancia
aid" City Hall spokesman said
But Clendenin Ryan declared
he did not know the former de-
tective and added: Hes moi
here"
Clendenin Ryan is a grandson
OF Thomas Fortune Ryan, the
wealthy financier. The younger
Ryan announced Thursday estab.
lishment Of the Good Government
Foundation to EXPOSE corruption
in public Office everywhere"
He said it would function
strongly in New York City anc
eventually would operate through
out the country. He said he was
underwriting it for $500,000.
Clendenin Ryan also has been
leader in a budding campaign te
defeat Mayor O'Dwyer for a sec.
ond term this fall The mayor
has not announced officially ht
will run again but Is expected tt
do so.
On Wednesday Clendenin Ryar
went to City Hall with series Of
questions in a letter designed tt
embarrass the mayor. One askec
if Frank Costello. gambling fig.
ure, is the real boss of New Yorl
City,
The mayor did not see his callel
and commented only. Another
crackpot.'
Yesterday Mr.. Ryan went back
to City Hall, this time to nail or
a door copy of a 1945 grand jur.
presentment which criticized May
or O'Dwyer's actions as Brooklyn
district attorney.
The mayor, who won fame ir
Evening star., 1949-03-13
Stounton Pastor Named
To Baltimore Post
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. 12.-The
Rev. Clifton C. Thomas, Staun-
ton pastor, will start his work as
general secretary of the Mary
land Mission Board on April /.
Mr.. Thomas was appointed to
succeed the Rev. Dr. Joseph T.
Watts who retired January /.
A native of Richmond, Mr..
Thomas has been pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Staunton
since December, 1945. He is dis
trict chairman of Evangelism in
Virginia.
Evening star., 1949-03-13
Car Hits Electric Pole
Euirfax Power Cut Off

Electricity in the Fairfax area
was cut off for about an hour last
night when a car struck an electric
pole on Route 657 between Chan
tilly and Herndon.
: Fairfax County police said the
car was unoccupied when they ar
rived.
Evening star., 1949-03-13

Jamaica will send Britain a..
cigars this year.
Evening star., 1949-03-13

a subpoena at his Fifth avenue Of
flee Monday.
Mr.. Ryan said he had asked Mr..
Broadly Ito get all the information
possible on the city," but added Il
have no idea what he did"
He said he had dined with Mr.
and Mrs. Broadly last night at the
Park avenue home of John Jacob
Aston
Evening star., 1949-03-13
America Ready to Soil

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Mar. IL
P.-The S. S. America. which has
been undergoing her annual over
haul at the Newport News Ship
building & Dry Dock Co., is sched-
uled to sail at 10 am. tomorrow
for New York.
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15
News of the World
At A Glance $50
Tuesday. June IA. ls49

The foreign ministers confer
ence in Paris was reported today
to be working out a truce on Ber-
lin and setting up machinery for
east-West trade in divided Ger
many.
The conference is expected to
wind up this week, probably
Thursday. 1t has been unable to
agree on any plan for the reuni-
ficatiOn of Germany.
According to Well-informed cir
Giles the foreign ministers are at
tempting to salvage some concrete
results from the session, marked
by sharp and apparently insur-
mountable differences between
Russia and the west.
There is expectancy the dele
gates will reach agreement on an
Austrian peace treaty. They also
hope to work out a limited COM
mercial accord for Germany. 1t
fixes an exchange rate for the west
Continued on Page Three)
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15
Report FBI Edgar
Hoover Resigned

WASHINGTON, (P Attorney
general Clark today blasted as
ridiculous" reports that J. Edgar
Hoover had resigned as FBI chief
in a row over use of secret files
in the Judith Coplon espionage
trial.
To flat question as to whether
Hoover "has resigned, offered to
resign or indicated he might re-
sign" Clark snapped:
Hell, no." .....
A spokesman for Hoover re-
sponded to all inquiries "No COM
ment."
The resignation reports were
published today in copyrighted
story in the Washington Times
Herald which began:
"FBI director j. Edgar Hoover
yesterday was reported to have
submitted his resignation to attor-
ney general Clark during a heated
showdown on top-level justice de-
partment policy"
The story mentioned a "rumor"
of the resignation and told of eau
thoritative" reports of the position
Hoover had taken.
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15
Germans Vote To
Continue Strike

BERLIN, up - Western Berlin
railway workers voted six to one
yesterday to continue their strike
rather than knuckIe under to a
communist threat of reprisals.
Only a three-fourth majority
was needed to assure continuation
of the 24-day-old strike which has
become in effect a 'little block
ade" of Berlin.
The striking union announced
the results Of day-long balIoting
on a compromise proposal as fol-
lows:
For continuation of the strike.
1886.
Against continuation, 2,O85.
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15
Senate Will Trim
ECA Funds Despite
Truman's Speech

WASHINGTON, (P)-State de-
partment officials say the Euro
pean recovery program is now en-
tering a critical stage of develop
ment, with its ultimate success at
stake.
Thess authorities noted the pro-
gram must meet heavy strains
not only in Congress, where it is
caught up in the battle of govern
ment costs, but also in Europe
where extremely difficult econo-
mic problems are shaping up.
President Truman brought the
Washington side of the situation
sharply into national attention
last Saturday with his Little Rock
war memorial speech. He de-
nounced as false economy" any
reduction by Congress of funds
which the economic cooperation
administration ECA) is asking
for the second full year of the
Marshall plan.
After emphasizing that he re-
CARDS European recovery as a key
element in his anti-communist
foreign policy, Mr.. Truman said
that a slash in funds now would
Continued on Page Eight
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15
ike" Speaks Out
Against Federal
Aid To Education

w A S H NGTON. up - Gen.
Dwight d. Eisenhower appeared
yesterday to have gone long way
toward torpedoing one of Presi-
dent Truman's must" bills before
Congress - federal aid to educa-
ton.
A critical letter by the general,
now president of Columbia uni
versity and acting chairman of the
military chiefs of staff plunged
school aid advocates into gloom.
It started talk among some law
makers about possibility that Eli
SenhoWer intends to make his po-
litical weight felt.
In a letter to Rep. GWinn R.-
N. y, Eisenhower opposed feder-
al school aid grants to all of the
States, a proposal already approx
ed by the Senate and now pend
ing in a House labor sub-commit-
tee.
He said he favors helping only
Continued on Page Five
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15
Violence Flares
In Coal "Holiday''

PITTSBURGH, up - Pick e S
patrolled the nations coal fields
yesterday, forcing some non-union
mines to close as the "stabilization
holiday" entered the second day.
John L. Lewis ordered the
walkout of the 100000 soft and
hard coal miners. He said II was
in their interest.
In another development COM
pleting the cycle of UNIV moves
for new contracts in all divisions
of the coal-producing industry,
Lewis made public at Philadel-
phia yesterday a letter asking for
contract talks in the anthracite
coal fields. There was no indica-
ton of what the UNIV demands
will be.
The present anthracite agree
Continued on Page Six)
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15
FAIRBANKS, up - Fellow po-

FAIRBANKS, up - Fellow po-
lice officers of patrolman Ray
Shelton give him this advice:
Lock up that tricycle., or better
yet, lock up your boy, Tommy"
The father was booked" on
his wife'S complaint" that he fell
down on his job of baby sitting"
While his wife was at a club,
Shelton looked after the boy and
let him play next door. The father
went to sleep and the boy disap-
peared. When found down town,
he had ridden his tricycle. out to
the airport, abandoned it, and
hiked into the city where police
picked him up.
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15

FAIRBANKS, CP)-July /, date
of the retirement of DR.. Charles
(. Bunnell who will then be clos
ing p years as president of the
University of Alaska, will be
president Emeritus Day" over
Alaska. An official proclamation
by acting governor LleWellyn NJ.
Williams sets the date. His order,
issued in the absence of Governor
Gruening, recognized President
Bunnel's long service to the Ter
ritory. Elaborate ceremonies are
planned on the college campus
here.
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15
NEWS In BRIEF

WRANGELL, (Ao) - The city'S
new two per cent sales tax will
nor go into effect until July l..
The legislative enabling act failed
to include an emergency clause
which would permit it to become
effective Immediately, city coun-
cilmen explained.
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15

DALLAS. Tex. (P)-Storms and
flash floods took at least five lives
in Dallas County Monday night
and Yesterday. Three other per-
sons are missing.
Three drowned in the Garland
area. northeast OF Dallas. trapped
by the swirling waters of flooding
Duck Creek. Ten inches of rain
fell at Garland.
In northwest Dallas County. a
Frisco freight train piled into a
washout. Two crewmen were
missing.
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15
SANTA MONICA, Calf. Up

SANTA MONICA, Calf. Up
Planes and a surface craft search
ed yesterday for a naval reserve
training plane missing with a
crew of seven since Monday
night at 8:45 pm.
The two-engine transport nor
mally would have run out of fuel
at 1882 am, yesterday, the navy
said. It said seven naval reservists
from Memphis, Tenn, were
board. The search by coast guard
planes and coast guard cutter
was concentrated along the south
ern California coastal area.
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15

HOMER, (P)-W. r, Benson, a
merchant, has plans under way to
build modern eight-room hotel.
He also will remodel a garage and
complete another building as a
store. in addition to continuing to
get out his mimeographed news
shee.. The Homes HOmeSteader."
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15

WASHINGTON (P Group
burial services for the 248 serv-
icemen killed when the cargoship
Serpens exploded off Guadalcanal
Jan. 20, 1945, will be held today
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The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15
U. N. Might Take
An Undeveloped
Alaska Away From
United States
tBy Vern Haugland)

before President Truman suggests
that the United States could lose
Alaska by default to the, United
Nations. .".
The report, describing a recla-
nation bureau reconnaissance of
AlaSka's water resources, was pre-
sented to the President by secre-
tary of the interior Krug. 1t car
rieS the endorsement of 1t. Gen.
Nathan F. TWining, commander in
chief of the Alaskan Command.
1T is quite conceivable" the
report says, that sometime in the
future the United Nations might
demand more equitable division of
the unpopulated and potentially
rich region of the globe.
Therefore, the United States is
faced with the problem: Who will
develop Alaska? Will it be Ameri-
cans, or will it be the land-hungry
people of devastated Europe or
the overcroWded ORIENT" And
the report adds:
To-day Alaska belongs to the
United States; tomorrow it could
belong to the world"
The document describes the
Territory as:
Cd One Of the greatest undevel-
oped areas in a Iand-hungry, re-
sources-hungry world; % A po-
tential leader in the development
of Asia; 90 One of the few places
on earth that could provide the
fantastic amounts of power re-
quired for the army's proposed
SupersOnic wind tunnel; and C4) a
possible major WeapOn-launching
point in a push-button war.
And, it says, with the United
States taking rapid strides into
the atomic age, the possibility of
Alaska as a source of radioactive
materials cannot be ignored"
THE past delay in Alaska's de-
velopment," it says, proved ex-
ceedingly costly when the world
was plunged into global war To-
morrow, in view of the new con-
cepts of polar strategy, the cost
might be catastrophe"
The reclamation bureau sug-
gested in the report an extension
of reclamation law to Alaska so
the government can build irriga-
ton and power projects there.
1t also proposed expansion of
reclamation authority to include
drainage work. And it urged the
closest cooperation with Canada
in exploring and developing the
north.
The report disclosed that feder-
al agencies are considering the
production of synthetic oil and gas
from Alaska coal.
1t said three areas in general
are being considered-near Homer
on the Kenai Peninsula, in the
Matanuska Valley, and along
Healy Creek near the north boun-
Diary of Mckinley National Park.
. 1t disclosed that the Alaskan
construction program of the arm
ed services" is expected to accel-
crate during the next few years."
and that most of the military in
LGAa4;x..ai a. naera CaIrax,A
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-15
Krug ReportShows
Vast Hydroelectric
Power Resources
In Alaska
tBY Vern Haugland)

WASHINGTON, (P) Alaska
present population OO,OOO-some
day may become a little Scandin-
avia with 100000 people, secre-
tary Of the interior Krug said to-
day.
Krug told President Truman in
a report on the Territory's re-
sources that Alaska has a poten-
tial hydroelectric capacity of more
than 100000 kilowatts.
This, he said, is more than half
the amount of hydroelectric
power now developed in the
United States and is more than
three times the installed capacity
of the Tennessee Valley Author
ity."
But Alaskans need help to de-
velop their lands and rivers, Krug
said-help under the reclamation
law, now limited to the western
States.
The 8Oth Congress gave interi-
or'S reclamation bureau Sl50,00O
with which to make an engineer
ing and economic survey Of Alas
ka as the basis for possible legis-
lation to extend the bureaus ac-
tivitieS to the Territory.
Results of the survey, first COM
prehensive study Of Alaska with
an eye to possible specific pro-
jects, were contained in the re
port. Krug also sent the President
the draft Of an Alaska reclama-
ton bill.
Governor Ernest Gruening of
Alaska and reclamation commits
sioner Michael w. Strauss endors-
ed the report.
1t. Gen. Nathan F. Twining,
commander in chief Of the Alas
kan command, concurred that civ
ilian development of Alaska re-
sources would reduce purely mill
tary expenditures there.
Krug said copies Of the report
also are being sent to the army,
agriculture and commerce depart
ments and to the federal power
commission, for comment.
He asked President Truman's
advice concerning the relation
ship of the report and draft of bill
to your program before l transmit
them to the Congress"
"a federal inter-agency commit
tee has developed five-year COM
prehensive plan, including recla-
nation projects, for Alaskan de-
velopment.
CThe House public lands COM
mittee approved today a bill to
authorize the $21, 100000 Eklutna
hydroelectric project, serving the
Anchorage area-the first of many
such projects in the program).
Of Alaska's population outlook,
Krug's report said:
AT least 100000 people could
be sustained on Alaska's resourc-
es. Norway, Finland and Sweden
with the same latitude, but more
fully matured economically, have
a present population density 2h
to 5 times greater than Alaska
would have if it had 5000, 900 in
habitants.
"In Alaska, there are 1885,
900 square miles of land mora
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28

across the Mississippi Sound,
seasick and scared, but willing to
do it again.
It's Named Early
The name was born the first
day out from Pascagoula, Miss,
where the big tube was made in
the yards of the ingalls, Shipbuild-
ing Co. And it fitted better and
better as the tube and its two
tugboats crept through the wind
ing lntercoastal Canal, lodging
bridges and locks, fighting its
way off the banks and bucking
a headwind that made masters
and pilots think the whole deal
was jinxed.
That first day was the worst
of ALL" said Capt. w. D. Reeves,
veteran skipper of Coyle Lines
tugboat A. H. Debarbeleben,
which led the tow.
Il never saw anything like it
before" added Pilot Thomas
Doyle, land you can believe me,
I'm not anxious to see it again."
All along the route it was like
the farmer and the giraffe-men
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
Tunnel Section Named Hard Times
On Trip From ingalls, To Pasadena

The story of the trip to Pasa-
dena, Tex, with the first sec
ion of the tunnel which is un-
der construction at the ingalls,
Shipyard is a reprint from the
Houston Press. The story was
sent to Mrs. Richard K. Gautier
by her father. "A. A. Gibbons of
Houston.
Press Staff Writer
This is the story of how Hard
Times came to town.
1t was told bit by bit last night
as Is tired but happy men relax
ed over a series of beers in Ross
Phillips cafe and recalled the 10
days and nights of nursing Hard
Times on the first trip of its kind
ever made.
Hard Times is the mems own
name for the huge, unwieldly
mass of steel and concrete that
is the first section of the Pasadena
tunnel. 1t didn't get the name
because somebody was trying to
be funny.
1t was named by Bill McG innis,
the supercargo, who rode the
bucking, plunging metal bubble
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
NEWS r o s
Fort Bayou

Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Mallette,
Mrs. Erline Mckinney and little
Gloria Delaney spent the week
end with Mrs. Hardy Ulmer of
Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Hardin had
the pleasure of a visit from their
niece, Mrs. Amelia Bailey anc
Fred Culpepper, both from Geor-
gia, for a few days last week.
Mrs. J. M. DeSoto returned
Sunday from New Orleans where
she has been visiting her son, A
]. Thoman and family for the
past month.
v. B. Taylor is among those on
the sick list.
There will be an all day serv-
ice at Old Antioch church on the
fifth Sunday with dinner on the
grounds. The Rev. Ray Hamilton
of Lumberton. Baptist Missionary
will deliver the sermon and have
charge of the sing"
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Martin, who
have both been i'll, have gone tc
the home of their daughter, Mrs
G. P. Naquin of Pascagoula fol-
an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wardror
were Pascagoula visitors Monday
and also visited Mr.. Wardrop's
grand parents, Mr.. and MT
Charles Verbeck of Moss Point.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Higgin-
botham of Biloxi were callers al
the homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Cicoria and Mr.. and Mrs. o. E.
Atwell Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Elwood Ramsey
of Orange Grove were guests al
the Claude Ramsay home We'd
nesday.
w. M. Griffin attended the flu
neral of Anthony Jelusich of Bi-
loxi last week.
Hubert Mallette is hauling his
tung nut crop to Picayune. 0. E.
Atwell accompanied him.
Leo Noble, Jr., and Miss Pearl
Olson of Vancleave were mar
ried recently at the home of the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Mobiles. Guests we're the families
of the bride and groom and the
ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Brian Broadus of Escatawpa,
j. M. DeSoto spent several days
in. New Orleans on business last
week, returning on Saturday.
Mrs. V. B. Taylor and daughter
were visitors in Biloxi Saturday
The Rev. Ray Hamilton of Lum-
berton was a Saturday night
guest at the home of MI. and
Mrs. Charles Webb and a Sunday
dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs. o
E. Atwell.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28

The English walnut is not a ma
tive of England, but comes from
the mountains of Greece, Persia
and from Afghanistan.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28
Womon's Society
Discusses Africu
At Meeting Monday

The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service of the First Methodist
church of Pascagoula held a pro-
gram meeting at the church on
Monday afternoon.
The meeting was opened with
an appropriate song after which
Mrs. w. N. Branch, leader of the
program gave the devotional.
The subject for study was AT
RIGA and it was begun by Mrs.
James Dye, who gave an inter-
esting talk on Africa, a Part of
the World" Visiting the Central
Congo" was ably handled by Mrs.
Bonnie Goodwin and Mrs. T. c.
Fullilove talked on East Africa
and Angola" Mrs. Branch closed
the program with a talk on Go
ing Forward"
Mrs. c. A. Carrier conducted
a business period.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-28

could see it but still couldn't be-
lieve it.
1T got to be real funny" laugh
ed Skipper Reeves. When we
passed a ship or tug everybody
would crowd the rail. We'd wait
a minute, then the radio would
would pop and some excited voice
would ask. What the hell have
you got there'?"
Full Gale From North
I'VE were in the Mississippi
Sound" said Capt. Reeves. "The
wind was gentle from the south
east and we were going like
creamery butter. Then all of a
sudden the wind just stopped, and
within a minute there was a full
gale from the north that almost
ruined us.
THAT wind must have hit so
miles an hour. We couldn't do
anything but hang on and hope.
The rain and fog came down SO
thick we couldn't see the tube
and it was only 20 feet behind"
Towing the big tunnel section
375 feet long and 81 feet in diane
ter-was the first job of its kind
ever undertaken by any tugs in
the Gulf area. Capt. Reeves and
Capt. N. J. Aysien of the sister
Tug Coyle think it is the first
time anywhere.
Brought that thing through Is
bridges and three sets of locks"
said Capt. Aysien. And don't
forget the 100 miles of open water.
THAT was toughest of ALL"
The big tube, which looks like
a floating freight shed, rode 81
high out of the water that it
caught every puff of wind and
whipped like a cork.
Four times the big tow was in
trouble, but never was there any
danger of its sinking.
First trouble was in the Sound
when the wind hit. Next at Mile
post 210. when another puff swept
the tube against the bank despite
frantic efforts of both tugs.
we were held there like we
were nailed" said Pilot Doyle.
Couldn't move a peg, and may
be we were lucky at that, because
we didn't scratch a flake of paint
from tug or tow"
Danger at Bridge
Third hard spot was at Port
Arthur, coming through Pleasure
Pier bridge, Pilot Doyle said:
ut was the widest bridge of all,
and the only one that gave us
trouble. We squared off for it
and just as we were ready to go,
a tanker slipped through from
the other side. We stopped and
backed, the end swung into the
bank, and we headed for the
bridge sideWise. / thought we
were going to bring that bridge
to Houston, too, but we straight
ened just in time.
Final tough break was the 30
mile headwind hat quartered
across Galveston Bay yesterday
morning.
But they came on through and
brought the big tow into the Clin-
ton Dock at 7:30 o'clock last night,
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a member of the Diversified Oc-
equations class and since her
graduation has been employed
as a stenographer and bookkeeper
at the Standard Furniture COM
pany.
She has been active in church
affairs and is at present the pres
ident of the VIVA of the Calvary
Baptist church.
She will visit in the home OF
her aunt, Mrs. Bill Mathews, ir
Washington until she moves tc
Arlington Farms where she plan:
to live.