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The Nome nugget., 1949-02-28
Four Builders Bid On Conversion Of Coastal Rider

SEATTLE, (P)-Four shipyards entered bids Friday for conversion of the 5,000-ton Coastal Rider for use in the Alaska Native Service.
 Bidders were the Everett Pacif- ic Shipyards Everett; and Todd Shipyards, commercial ship repair and Puget Sound Bridge and Dredge company, all Seattle.
 V. R. Farrell administrative aS- sistant for the native service, said bids would be forwarded to his Washington, D. C., office for con- sideration, and that amou n S would not be announced mean time.
 Delegate Bartlett of Alaska an- in Washington this week that he had asked the Senate ap- committee to provide $700,000 to outfit the new steam ship.
 Bids also were received here on overhaul of the Motorship North Star, which is scheduled to make at least two trips to Alaska for the native service this year. Low bidder was the Lake Union Drydock Machine Works of Seat tie at $2,O27.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-28
States Trying To Bar Communists From Public Jobs
(Contined from Page One)

{. (Contined from Page One) studying suggestions for outlaw ing the communist party.
 Moves are under way in other states to put a crimp in the party line in one way or another.
 Oaths of loyalty or allegiance to the U. s. would be required of public school teachers and college and university professors in Okla homa, Nebraska and New Hamp- shire.
 All public officials and candi- dates for public office would have to do likewise in California.
 In Texas. all state officials and employees, including those in schools who get money from the state, would have to swear they never have been members of the communist party or other subver- Sive group.
 The meaning of the bills and the reasons they are offered seem to be clear. Assemblyman Frank J. McMullen R.-Brooklyn), spon- sor of two New York bills, said
 "As a nation we have taken a stand against communism in our foreign affairs and have appro- priated billions to fight it. At the same time we should bar these people who owe their allegiance to foreign theology from hold ing posts in our state or munich pal governments
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-28
Part Of Canada
 Under Quarantine

OTTAWA, (P1 A vast region of Canada's ub-Arctic-some 40,- 900 square miles-is under quar- sntine because of an obscure" nalady which has affected 25 per sons, killing four. The government IS investigating.
 Causing rapid and severe paral- ysis, the sickness has struck at Chesterfield Inlet, $50 miles north of Churchill, Man, on the north western shore of Hudson Bay.
 Both whites and Eskimos are believed affected.
 An RCAF Dakota will take off from Winnipeg this week on a i,0OO-mile mercy flight, carrying three doctors and 300 pounds of medical supplies.
 Royal Canadian Mounted Police will prohibit other travel to and rom the area, extending 200 miles inland from the inlet to Ba- ker Lake and the same distance to Eskimo Point. Officers will in sorm natives not to leave the area.
 In a statement, health minister Paul Martin said last night "the exact nature of the epidemic has not been determined, but it is sus- peCted of being of virus origin"
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-28
w. A. BOUCHER. NUGGET PUBLISHER. RETURNS HOME

.Wilfred Boucher arrived from the States this morning, having driven up to Seattle from Califor- mia where he was recuperating from a throat infection. He re- ports the highway flooded in sev- eral places and many passes closed to traffic.
 It is anticipated, he reports, that with the great amount of snow there will probably be floods throughout the country thi spring.
 He enjoyed only four days of sunshine in the far south during his two months stay.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-28
NOSE MAKES NEWS

BRUSSELS, (P) - Having lost his nose following an operation, Monsieur Xof Brussels went to a plastic surgeon and ordered new one. The new one had a splendid appearance but, he claimed, failed to fulfill its main function of en- abling him to breathe normally. A court action against the surgeon failed, but the defendant promised to reimburse Monsieur x part of the fees on condition that he re- turn the nose.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-28
Heavy Seas Smash RedOndO Beach

REDONDO BEACH, Calf, (P) With five wave-smashed water front blocks evacuated-city off cials estimate the damage at $20O,000 - residents girded them selves Saturday for a third bout with laundering ground swells.
 Lifeguards said the rampaging surf, which in two days has wrecked score of homes and apartments, showed no signs of abating.
 At high tide Saturday, combers exploded spray 70 feet into the air and rolled granite boulders from the sea wall across 200 yards of sand onto Hermosa Ave.
 Sidewalks were torn up, fences bowled over and the >facades of buildings dented or holed. Gas and electricity were shut off in the danger area. Several blocks were roped off to prevent footing.
The Nome nugget., 1949-02-28

HilkY Robinson. manager of the Nome Liquor Store left today on Pan American for the States where he plans to spend several months. The Liquor Store is being managed by John Vlaar during his absence.
, 1949-10-19
Government Of the Virgin Islands of the United States
Charlotte Amaile. St. Thomas
BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR
OF THE IRGIN ISLAND OF UNITED STATES
A PROCLAMATION
ocTIBER "a. ls4s : UNITED NATIONS DAY
A PROCLAMATION
1. ls4s : UNITED NATIONS DAY

WHEREAS the General Assembly Of the United Ma
tons, by its unanimou resolution of October 81, 1947, estab-
lshed October "a, the anniversary of the coming into force
of the Charter of the United Nations, as UNITED Nations
Day. to be devoted each year to acquainting all peoples with
the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gain
ing their support for the work Of this organization; and
WHEREAS, October "a, 1949, marks the completion Of
the fourth year~hfFWhich the United Nations has been a Gv-
ing force for solving the major problems involved in trans
forming a shattered world into a better Mobilization for the
human race; and
WHEREAS, in these times when it is necessary to reafhrm
among the freedorn-oving peoples of the word our belief in
the effectiveness of international cooperation, the people of
the Virgin Islands may be depended upon to publicly make
such reaffirmaton; and
WHEREAS, in his Proclamation Of August 25, 1919, the
President of the United States of America has called upon
the officers of Federal, state and local governments to OBJ
serve October "a, 1913, as United Nations Day.
NOW, THEREFORE, /, Morris F. de Castro, Acting Gov
ernor of the Virgin Islands, do hereby urge the people Of the
Virgin Islands to observe October "a, 1949, as United Ma
tions Day" in the Virgin Isands; and l also urge that they CO.
operate fully with the United Naions Day Citizens Commit.
tees, aready appointed, by participating in ceremonies and
pubic programs designed to reaffirm our faith in the object
ives Of the United Nations, our appreciation Of its accomplish
ments, and our resove to give support to its principles; and
/ DO FURTHER PROCLAIM that the week beginning
October "a, 1949, shall be devoted in the public schools
throughout the Virgin Islands to the dissemination of infor-
nation on the aims and achievements of the United Nations
through specially prepared programs and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto set nv hand
and caused the Seal of the Government of the Virgin Islands
of the Unteds@States to be affixed a Charlotte Amalie. St
Thomas, this twentieth day of September, A. D., 1949.
= NORRIS F de CASTRO
Acting Governor
, 1949-10-19
S S in ENGLISH
by w. L. Gordon
Words Often Misused

Words Often Misused
Do not say, Each of the men
only hae five dollars" Say. Each
of the men has only five dollars"
Often Mispronounced
Gyrate. Pronounce the first syl-
liable as il. j as in ice, accent first
syllable.
Often Misspelled
MoccaSin; two c's one S.
Synonyms
Scholarship, knowledge, erudi-
ton, learning.
Word Study
Today's word: VITUPERATIVE;
Astounding in abusive words
THAT columist's writings are al
ways vituperative." pronounce
vi-tu-per-a-tiv, first i as in ice, u
as in use, accent second syllable).
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-03-26

Members OF this League in.
clude. Mesdames Madeleine A..
Seymour. president: Alice Bail
eY. secretary; MARGARET Powell
treasurer; Constance Settles
and AurY.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1949-03-26

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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-22
AIRLIFT:
An Anniversary

The winged boxcar flew into Ber-
Inns Templehof airdrome. 1t landed
five tons of steel wool and textiles
on the concrete airstrip at exactly
IL o'clock.
THE LANDING was accom-
plished in magnificent solitude.
However, it was an event of a
sort that seldom goes unnoticed.
For that landing rounded out one
solid year of Operation Airlift"
the hottest weapon in the cold war.
Despite that, it was probably one
of the most unattended birthdays
in history. The American twin-en-
CINE C-S2, nicknamed "the flying
boxcar," trundled to a loading sta
ton like any other plane.
THE FLIGHT. made by 1t.
Michael B. Seeley, Bakersfield.
Cal, was the 235, 3l4th of the $685.
day airlift. His load brought the
total to million, 943,655.9 tons of
food, coal, machinery and other
supplies that kept Berlin going dur
ing the Russian blockade.
The combined British-American
task-force was dumping an average
of 5000 tons daily into the city
with such ease nobody paid much
attention to it any more.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-22
WAGES:
Hike on Woy?

A bill to increase the present
minimum wage in the United
States from 40 to rs cents an hour
had cleared its first hurdle and
was on its way to further consid-
Grafton.
THE measure was approved I'M
animously by the senate labor COM
mittee.
Senator Pepper 3D., Fla.), a COM
mittee member, said the labor de-
partment figured that if the bill
became law it would mean pay
raises for about lbs million work.
ers who in interstate commerce
now make less than rs cents an
hour.
However, the senate committee
did not 60 along with the idea that
the law should be broadened to in
clude many workers not covered
by it now.
PEPPER said that the bill had
been broadened so that it included
only an additional 100000 non-farm
workers. These, he said, are en-
gagged in processing agriculture
products in so-called "areas of pro-
duction."
Farmers" he pointed out, "still
would have the exemptions they
now have"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-22
A-BOMB USE:
Limits Asked

How would idealism fare against
expediency in the matter of atomic
bomb use in war crisis?
That was question with which
congress was being asked to deal.
Senator Flanders (R., VT asked
congress to declare the atomic
bomb as weapon of defense only
for the free nations-not to be used
unless an aggressor hurls it first.
TO RISK a masterpiece of un-
reinstatement, that could be a most
dangerous policy as even a child
could see. Give an aggressor first
shot at us with the bomb before we
retaliate? Some critics of such a
plan might reasonably demand:
How silly can you get?
An enemy equipped with enough
bombs, and permitted first drop,
could put this nation, or any nation,
in such fix that there'd be no use
and no opportunity to retaliate with
the bomb.
From here it looks as though
Senator Flanders may have nothing
but his trouble for his work.
FLANDERS explained his plan
as one which he believed might
speed the United Nations efforts to
write an agreement on worldwide
control of atomic energy.
Asked whether his plan might
not arouse criticism that this coun-
try is denying itself its foremost
weapon, the senator replied, II
don't think we should sell our i'm
mortal souls to the devil"
But in the American concept,
stemming from 1776, to sell ones
freedom to an enemy through non
use of the bomb might be tanta-
mount to the situation which the
senator finds distasteful.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-22
TRADE PACT:
Britons Jump Gun

In matters affecting its own well
fare, Great Britain never has taken
any but the realistic view, hence
the signing of five-year trade
pact with Argentina - pact to
which the United States has vigor-
ously objected.
THE PACT, calling for ex-
changes totaling 500 million dollars
the first year, and looking to at
least an equal volume the other
years, commits the two nations to
virtual barter.
The us. objected to the pact on
the grounds that it violates the
spirit of free competitive interna-
tional trade.
Argentine President Juan Peron
raped outside criticism in a
speech at ceremonies marking the
end of negotiations which lasted
more than five months.
ut is not possible" he said, "to
hide the evil intentions and evil
designs behind this criticism. This
type of economic warfare is a sign
of incapacity."
OPEN criticism of British action
came from Senator Wherry (R..
Neb.) who accused Britain of
"selfishly promoting her own eco
nomic interests at the expense of
the us. and European countries"
He commended that the pact ode
feats the very purpose of recovery
and free exchange of goods in the
world"
Paul G. Hoffman, US. economic
cooperation administrator, also
was concerned. He said he was
strongly opposed to this type of
"bilateral agreement" and that he
would use every influence to dis
courage such two-way pacts.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-22
LANDLORDS:
Freeze Is Out

Landlords would breathe with
some relief as they read the latest
announcement by federal housing
expediter Tighe Woods.
Woods said "the freeze principle
OF rent control is now a thing of the
past"
FOUR new rules easing rent con-
trolls would indicate that was the
situation, but a closer look might
raise some doubts.
First, owners putting more value
into their property would be in line
to collect increased rents. Then,
local rent officials would have
more leeway in adjusting rent cell
ings in harmony with local real
estate principles. Third would be
the elimination of the Greece"
principle, and, fourth, making an
"opinion' as to probable rent hike
limits available to landlords be-
fore they actually repair or i'm
prove their property.
BUT-and there were three of
these-the tenants still have pro-
lection. The proposed repairs or
improvements can only be made
with the tenants permission, how
ever, with these conditions the
tenant may be overruled:
l. If the improvement is needed
to maintain the property.
2. Where the improvements are
consistent with local practices
and customs" or property manage
ment.
3. If the change is such as would
increase the rental value in a nor
NAL market where free bargaining
prevailed.
The rules were dispatched to all
rent offices, Woods said.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-22
BONUS BILL:
ideu Won't Die

Tennessee's Representative Ran
kin was nothing if not persistent.
The Democratic legislator again
was planning measure to obtain
bonus for us. war veterans.
THE chairman of the house vet
Grams committee disclosed that he
was grooming a multi-billion dollar
bonus bill as a follow-up to veter-
ans pension legislation. He indi-
Gated he might seek action at this
session.
Whether he knew it or not, he
was in for some rough shedding, for
even as he discussed the proposed
measure, some members of his
committee voiced the belief there
would be no more major veterans
benefit bills reported out of COM
mittee at this session.
COMMENTING on his measure.
Rankin said he regarded adjusted
compensation - or bonus - as a
possible solution to the whole ques-
ton of veterans benefits.
He has managed to bottle up
measures to extend the 1920"
CT jobless pay beyond the July Is
expiration date, terming unem-
ployment payments "rocking chair
money"
The bonus bill, Rankin argued,
"would deduct from the compensa-
ton all this sit-down money, on
the-job-training and college bene-
fits"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-22
ECONOMY:
Warning Sounded

President Humans administra-
ton was coming in for some criti-
cism as result of the current BIZ
partisan economy drive in con-
gress. Senator Aitken (R., VT
warned that if the drive succeeds,
it will put powerful political wea-
pom in President Humans hands
and in an election year, at that.
Aitken argued that it would be
tantamount to handing the Presi-
dent two billion dollar campaign
fund for the congressional cleo
tons next year.
F1FTY-SIX senators - q Demo-
Gratis and IS Republicans - have
signed a petition to take up a res
olution which would force Truman
to balance the budget by cutting
federal operating appropriations
from five to 10 per cent in the fis-
cal year.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-22
Another Taft Speaks

Charles P. Taft, of Cincinnati Is
a lawyer and city councilman in his
home city. He is brother of Sen.
Robert A. Taft of Ohio. But he re-
Gently made a speech at Warren,
Ohio, which this reporter feels has
more common sense expressed in
one manuscript than we have read
in long time.
Speaking on the present unrest
as between the extreme left and
right ideologies on social security,
public welfare, federal housing
and federal aid to education and
even in some fields of health and
medical care, he declared federal
Intervention has not resulted in
socialism. He did say, however,
that it has resulted in a centraliza-
ton of government in Washington
because of failure of local state,
city, county and township govern
ments to do the job themselves.
Said Taft: Agricultural groups
have not had too much understand
ing of our city problems in these
fields of relief and medical care
and housing. But farmers are one
of the most intelligent and broad
minded of our various groups in
the state and they are always ready
to listen, in my experience.
"A substantial section of TIE
conservatives, mostly in the
Republican party, however. and
especially in Ohio, has rared
back and called all these pro-
pOsals socialism or cOmmun-
ISM" Taft then explained that
certain kinds of business SER
vices and certain kinds of SER
vices to human needs were es-
Sentia'ly government services,
but were not necessarily fed
eral government functions. For
instance he said:
Gas to poor relief, work relief,
aid to children and the blind and
aged welfare and medical care pro-
grams for those in need, our vigor-
GUS opponents of the welfare state
would do better to pay more atten-
ton to the effectiveness with which
the states administer the program
and less to the dangers of federal
domination"
On federal housing and Stun
clearance, he said: "you can't get
all the housing we need without
government help and public hous-
ing. It is not socialism but assist
ance and stimulation of private
enterprise building"
On national health insurance, he
said: "They (the doctors) had bet
ter spend more time working on
sound schemes and less in damning
socialized medicine. What we need
in order to avoid socialized medi-
cine is private system that will
enable moderate income people to
stford good medical care"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-22

hospital died unexpectedly after a
knee operation, over which two sue
cessive leg plaster casts had been
used. The medical men became
suspicious Of the plaster. Both casts
had been thrown away, but Profess
SCR Murray investigated plaster
taken from original tins. He found
gas gangrene germs in "a of 80
cans. Tetanus was found in two of
the cans.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-22
US. KNOW-HOW:
Share for World

Back in January, President
Harry Truman delivered in his
message to congress, a multiple
point program. In that program
was mentioned point four" - one
Of the proposals he made and one
which raised some eyebrows and
set off no end of speculation on
"when and how"
POINT FOUR" was a proposal
to share United States 'know-how"
In varied fields with other friendly
nations of the world. In that pro-
posal, the President asked con-
gress to 60 along with plan to
let such nations in on how the us.
does t h i n IS economically, me-
chemically, industrially.
After speculation died down there
was nothing more said about point
four" until recently. Then, Presi-
dent Truman told congress exactly
what he wanted. First, he asked
for As million dollars to help the
backward countries of the world
through us. aid.
CALLING that a first step, he
listed some other factors also as
"preliminaries." These included:
Technical assistance to be pro-
vided through the United Nations
or directly by the United States.
Private investment to turn unde-
veloped areas into producing for
the world economy.
Authority delegated by the con-
gress to the President to give him
power to administer the program
and authority to delegate it to the
secretary of state and to other
government officers as he deems
appropriate.
"We are here embarking on
venture that extends far into the
future" he told congress. He added
that grinding poverty and the
lack of opportunity for many mil
lions of people in certain re-
gions . . constitute the greatest
challenge of the world today"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-22
H0 ii III
TOuUn 6
Mp0RzER.;
Expansion Plan
IN WASHINGTON

DROBABLY one of the most con-
troversial pieces of legislation
scheduled to come before this con-
gress within the next few weeks is
to be known as the expansion act
of 1949, intended by its sponsors
to bolster the country against any
widespread depression now, or in
the months in the offing.
The proposed legislation, already
alarming some big business lead
ers, according to the meager in
formation which has been forth
coming concerning its provisions,
would provide for long-term gov
eminent guaranteed loans to bust
ness for expansion. The small bust
ness man is taken care of in the
project, identified as those who en-
ploy 500 or less.
This reporter touched on this
subject in recent column as
backed by a group of eight So
called liberal senators headed by
Senator Murray of Montana. With
unemployment growing, talk about
this plan is becoming widespread in
Washington and recent visits of
labor leaders to President Truman
have given rise to the talk that the
measure will finally become an
administration bill. According to in
formation it will work much like
the old MIRA act.
The recent report of the fed
eral reserve board to the eff
feet that people have just as
much money and are able and
willing to buy, provided price
and quality are right, has
scotched some of the supposed
depression talk, and the charge
is being made openly that those
who talk most about a coming
depression are those who want
and would benefit by such an
economic state of affairs.
1t is interesting to this reporter,
and to others here who have been
listening to big business damn"
the so-called New Deal for the past
IS years, to hear its opponents,
now admit that the only bulwarks
against depression such as &C.
CURED in the 1905 are these New
Deal measures. These include in
surance of bank deposits; unem-
ployment insurance; social security
payments; the securities and ex-
change and the holding company
acts; the federal reserve banking
system and sound money; govern
mental efforts for piece-meal, reg
ulated change-over from a war to
a peace-time economy; reorganiza-
ton of the home mortgage market
through the federal housing admin
istration; farm price support and
many other such cushions to soften
a depressional decline.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-07-22
SEARCH:
Keep It Legal

The United States supreme court
ruled that search and seizure must
always be within the law and that
states as well as the federal gov
eminent must guarantee citizens
protection against illegal practices.
BUT there was difference. The
court held that evidence illegally
secured may be used in state
courts, if state law so permits, but
such evidence still cannot be used
in federal courts.