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turned OF. An office boy told me
Tong had turned the fan OF to
conserve money.
Deciding to go the efficiency ex-
pert one better, sat down at my
desk and drew up report point
ing out how lack of the fan cost
so per cent Of the Office STATS eff
ficiency.
I left the report on longs desk
and turned on the fan. It was
never turned of again.
Home" for Tong, his wife ano
two children was one tiny room In
a former Nationalist army bar
racks.
Leaving, I waved my hand
around the room and asked: Mr.
Tong. don't you aspire to any
thing more than this?"
1t was one of the few times ]
ever saw him smile.
He answered, mo. Mr.. Bran
ming, I have dedicated my life to
communism.
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service were combined Nth Ma.
tionals low summer fares! :"
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(Second OF q SeriesJ.
By A. r. Bronninq
VV ~ . BTWUHTE9
As told 10 Don BFonnine
North American NIewspcper Alliance

North American Newspaper Alliance
MIAMI, Fla, May 15.-Y. T.
Tong, his name was, and he may
be dead now. Each day he gave
UP more of the flesh of his thin
body to the tuberculosis which
would surely kill him.
But the shine in his black eyes
was more than the fever of the
disease. He stayed alive because
he was driven by an idea.
My philosophy was world
apart from his and Y. T. Tong.
Communist military control rep
resentative, became my good
friend. He was a sincere man.
I thought Immediately of a
Franciscan ascetic when I saw
Tong for the first time. He had
been sent by the liberation army
TO take over the waterways trans
port.
He was dressed in a wrinkled,
Ill fitting Communist uniform OF
green. yellowed from many
washings.
Visa Long Refused.
He was taller than the average
Chinese and I never got over the
feeling that he should have been
Illuminating a manuscript In some
monastery.
The Communists had refused
me a visa, and it was obvious
they were depending on my ex-
perience to keep the big ship
repair organization going.
Nearly 100000 worth of spare
parts had been en- route to Shang-
hal for the repair bases when the
city fell. The parts were in
Hong Kong and the Communists
wouldn't let me leave, for fear
I would prevent the badly needed
parts from ever arriving.
1t took me months to convince
them I had no control over the
parts. They finally gave me a
visa in December.
During those months 7 was a
virtual hostage, although their
title for me was adviser. They
even, over my violent objections
gave me a red-bordered cloth
badge which identified me as an
adviser in the Communist navy
It was three weeks before I dis
covered that Tong spoke excel
lent English. He spoke to me al
ways through an interpreter.
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East centrul Civic Meeting

The East Central Civic Assc-
citation viii hold Youth Night
at 8 pm. tomorrow In the Win
field Scott Montgomery School,
AIS P street NV. The East Gen.
trail Junior Civic Association viii
meet at Z pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-15

W o n d e full
fishing tn a t
Florida offers
in summer! A
W h o | e d ay
with a charter
group aboard
a d e e p S e q
fishing boat.
for only $3.50
and marlin
a n d sailfish
just begging to
bite. l got in
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~JAi'6 WAY PS
a day for q
room in those
swank ocean.
front hotels!
The beautiful
room l h a d
costs plenty in
winter. believe
me. When you
work hard the
rest of the
Y e ar Y 0 u
really appreci-
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about climate
when I chose
Florida for
last summers
vacation. but
now I'm sold!
There was a
c DOL ocea n
breeze day and
night, and the
tie m p erature
average " as
only sos An
other thing I
esneciallv liked
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some good golf and tennis, TOO
| can hardly wait to get to Flor.
ida again this year"
Catherine M. Corrigan, sec'y:
"I've Travelled before, but I've
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W l n t e r -- at
a b o u t o n e..
tenth the price.
We took lots Of
sig h is e e j n &
tours while we
were in Miami,
and the young.
sters sure got
a kick out Of
seeing The Lit
tie w hite
House at Key
West -
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was the uncrowded beaches.
Plenty Of space to stretch out
and relax"
Howard Ahlemeyer, Jr.,
salesman: "Man, oh man. the
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ate living IN such luxury for two
whole weeks-I felt like a queen!
Joan Crosby, account execu.
tive: II was a little doubtful
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Phyllis Nelson, Pro-
duction assistant: Imagine
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never enjoyed
such wonderful
comfort a n d
service as on
my National
Airlines flight
to Florida.
Roomy seats.
wide windows.
and delicious
food. w h at
makes it best
of all is that
comfort an d
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| WAS THERE
AND | KNOW!

John Wade, information
clerk: "a. family man has to
hunt the best vacation bargain
possible - and I've found it!
Florida in summer offers every.
thing the millionaires enjoy in
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-14
ESKIMOS SHARPEN PITCHING EYES IN PREPARATION FOR 50 EXPEDITION

Eskimo softball stars at Pt. Barrow are holding regular prac- tices now, in preparation for their annual North Pole Champion ship" game, in which they meet team from the supply expedi- ton each year. The eight-ship expedition, which is loading now in preparation for a scheduled rendezvous at Seattle on July IT, will arrive at Barrow in early August.
 The ships will carry a years supply of goods and necessities to all Army, Navy, Coast and Geo. detic Survey, Air Force and Weather Bureau installations north of the Arctic Circle.
 The cargo will include fuel, foods, clothing, lumber, tractors. tobacco, an oil derrick, 1000 sacks of cement, equipment for the installation of laundry and hundreds of cases of soft drinks.
 The expeditions ships include transports, tanker, landing ship tanks and ice breakers. The land ing ships are used for round-the- clock unloading operations, when the expedition constantly fights against time in its effort to beat
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-14
ARMY CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED OFFICIALLY

Produce contracts were award ed this week by the Army. Sue cessful bids were announced earlier this season, but actual con- tract awards are not made until after July 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year.
 Major contracts to be filled by the Matanuska Valley Farmers Co-Operating Association will be for celery, lettuce, onions, tur- nips and potatoes.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-14

the coastward rift of ice fees at Pt. Barrow in the early fall. fine ships have only a few days when the far northern waters are ice free.
 The expedition will be piloted by Commander John Backland, ice pilot who formerly lived at Pt. Barrow. Commander Back land has sailed those far northern waters for 28- years, and for sev- en years has led the annual Bar row expedition.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-14

to Alaska before the turn of the century with the U.S.G.S. Mt. St. Elias expedition, returning again with the second expedition in 1891. He elected to mine in Alas ka, following the second expedi- tion, and did not go home again.
 White is credited with the dis covery of oil in the Katalla field and was identified with the ex- ploration and development of Katalla oil and coal resources.
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-14
MOUNTAIN NAMED
 FOR LATE CORDOVAN

A former Cordova resident, Tom White, has been assured a permanent memorial in Alaska, with the recent announcement that 10000 foot mountain east of Miles Glacier, has been named Tom White Peak.
 MT. White recently died at the Pioneer Home at Sitka. He came
Valley frontiersman., 1950-07-14
HEALTH COUNCIL MEETS

The Matanuska Valley Health Council holds it's regular monthly meeting next Thursday evening at seven o'clock, Council presi- dent Louise Kellogg reminded this week. Members will meet in the former library at the Rec Hall.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17

sized national guard duties con- corning domestic disturban c.e S and material aid to be rendered to communities. He pointed out that air power and troop support will probably concentrate first on pro- tecting defense bases and the en- tire Territory from enemy action. Secondly he said they would con- centrate on communities adjacent to bases.
 Naturally, the military would not sit back in event of an attack concentrated on a civilian town"
 Hutchinson suggested all com munities provide themselves with mobile public address systems, sirens, air raid wardens, plant guards and such emergency me- chanisms as should be establish ed to follow instructions provided by the military during any alert"
 He cited the need of an official organization in emergencies as direct connection of the military to civilians in matters of civilian needs and added that Red Cross case for the needy works best if civilian defense plans are ade- quate.
 His comments tied in with those of an Alaska Command public service officer who said the riili- tary's first duty would be to evac- uate and shelter military depend ents and civilian employees and to put bases on a wartime status pre- pared to defend points of attack and repel attackers.
 He said the defense of Alaska under It. Gen. William E. Kepner is based on a policy of overall de- fense of the Territory as vital to the Continental U. S., rather than strict defense of individual bases and communities as such.
 The comments Saturday clari- fled a statement of Mayor Lous- sac to the City Council Wednesday saying the Anchorage will have to stand on its own feet"
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17

OMAHA, (P)-Nebraskans, who seldom get done hopping up in the wake of weather violence, weer at it again today.
 Two tornadoes ripped across sections of rural Nebraska late Saturday. On their heels came drenching rains and hail.
 The rain, of which there was nearly five inches in places, del uged the east central Nebraska area near ork where just week before 13 inches of rain brought death-dealing floods.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17
Commercial Planes Lent To U. s.

NEWARK, N. J. R-Eastern Air Lines yesterday released four of it's seven four-engined cargo planes to carry military materiel in response to an appeal from the department of defense.
 Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, pres ident and general manager, said the planes were placed at the inn mediate disposal of the govern ment, together with their crews and ground facilities.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17
THE NOME NUGGET
Bridges Demands New Perjury Trial

SAN FRANCISCO, P-Harry Bridges has demanded a new per- jury trial on the basis of an affi- davit filed in London June 6 by a one-time bitter waterfront rival, telling of plot to frame the labor leader.
 Bridges, president of the CIO International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's union, is free on bail pending an appeal of his con- viction of lying when he told 1945 naturalization he had never been a communist.
 Attorneys for Bridges filed in federal court Friday the affidavit of John M. Stewart, known in Pa cific Coast maritime circles as John E. Ferguson. He is a one time official of the Marine Fire mems union.
 Stewards affidavit said his op- position to Bridges in 1886 and 1887 was financed by enemies of the longshore leader in govern ment, industry and labor.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17

PETERSBURG, (R-The sal mon canning season got under way here Saturday with 1,500 half pound cases of sockeyes packed.
 The fish ranged from five to seven pounds. They were caught in the Yakutat and Stikine river districts.
 Following a record halibut sea- son, many fishermen are convert ing their boats to purse seining to supply the three local canner- ies which can pack 5000 cases daily when in full operation.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17

CHICAGO R-A report issued by the Western Tax Council, to- day said the federal government collects on the average of $7.46 in taxes from taxpayers in each state for every dollar returned by the government to that state.
 The report said Washington and Alaska each paid $5.28 in taxes for every dollar returned by the government.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17
Anchorage
 Preparing For War Emergency

ANCHORAGE, (P|Sirens and whistles here and at nearby FL mendorf Air Force Base Saturday heralded new military and civil ian defense preparedness pro- grams getting under way.
 A new air whistle to supple ment the military siren was tested at 10 a.m., base commander Brig. Gen. Donald R. Hutchinson said.
 The Alaska Railroad tested it's siren at noon in the terminal yards.
 The sounds warned everybody in the greater Anchorage area of what an emergency alert will sound like, just in case.
 The machinery for preparing for defense action in cast of actual attack was recently mapped under the direction of Mayor A. J Lous- sac, with guidance from Governor Gruening.
 Anchorage will be expected to carry out self-assistance in any emergency" General Hutshinson said Saturday. "A year ago 1 urged the city to take advantage of the Presidents advisory com mittee on civilian defense and adopt a plan which could be changed to meet arising situations.
 "Communities should be pre- pared to control fires and care for damage in cast of attack, attempt to minimize casualties with plans for shelter and evacuation and prevent sabotage or domestic dis turbances.
 "They should not lose sight of the national guard, which is a part of the military establish ment and which concerns iaison with adjacent bases"
 In a letter to Alaskan mayors earlier last week, Col. J. D. Alex ander, civilian defense chief for Alaska, warned:
 "Communities in Alaska may be subjected to enemy attack from the air without warning" but he said there was no cause for undue excitement or interference with everyday life.
 Hutchinson Saturday empha-
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17

three-way collision at the 18th an- nual northwest motorcycle tour killed two cyclists and injured a third yesterday.
 The two were Calvin Lee Cow art, 19, Vancouver, Wash, and Richard Leo Arndt, g, Portland. Hospitalized at Vancouver with fractures of his hands and wrists was Ivan Dewey, 21, of Battle Ground, Wash.
 Station patrolmen said the three were among some 1,200 cy- clists and passengers participating in the annual event.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17

Ida Alseth. correspondent and feature writer for several news papers, including the Christian Science Monitor, who comes from Lake Preston, South Dakota, is visiting in Nome for a few days and enjoyed a trip over the Arc tic Circle with Wien Airlines.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17
NOTICE

Sealed bids for repair work on the Nome Public School Building will be accepted by the Clerk of the School Board until July 2l. 1850. Specifications can be called for at the City Clerks Office.
 BOARD OF EDUCATION.
 By Helen B. Olsen. Clerk. Pub. July 12, 14, IT, 19, q, 1850.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17
AT THE HOTELS
WALLACE HOTEL

WALLACE HOTEL
 B. C. Strickland, Ned Bradfoot, J. w. Larson, Seattle. A. M. Sny- der, Portland. Mrs. w. Dutiel and child, Savoonga. D. H. Miller, Walt V. Morris, Juneau. MT. and Mrs. Earl Crawford, Los Angeles.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17
Monday. July IF. 1850
NEWS IN BRIEF

Continued from Page One) in 1941.
 He was member of the Alas ka-Yukon Pioneers.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17
NOTICE

Chamber of Commerce will meet Tuesday noon at the North ern Grill. Visitors welcome.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17
poLAR1s HOTEL

POLARIS HOTEL
 Jack Culvert, Jack Smith, An chorage. Frank E. Drew, Selmar C. Allnutt, Peter Veleshi, Anchor age. Jack Peck, Duffy Duden, An chorage, J. Freed, Candle.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17
NOTICE

Sealed bids for the installation of fluorescent fixtures in the school rooms of the Nome Public School will be accepted by the Clerk of the School Board until July 2l. 1850. Specifications can be called for al the City Clerks Office.
 BOARD OF EDUCATION,
 By Helen B. Olsen. Clerk. Pub. July 12, IA, IT, l9, 21, 1850.
The Nome nugget., 1950-07-17

A little soft-soap can make man slip.
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Flight Recording Gear
For Russia |mpounded
BY the Associated Press

NEWARK, N. j., Mar. TEN
cases Of optical flight recording
equipment bound for Russia have
been impounded by order of a
Federal judge.
Judge William F. Smith yester-
day ordered the equipment, valued
at $14,980. to be forfeited to the
Government in the absence of an
ownership claim.
Judge Smith ordered a Federal
Marshal to turn over the equip
ment to the Navy for use at the
naval air development center in
townsville. Pa.
A Government attorney said the
Amtorg Trading Corp. of New
York, Soviet government agency,
had bought the material from
the Hathaway Instrument Co. OF
Denver for shipment to Murmansk
or Odessa in Russia.
He said the optical recorders
are used to test aircraft in cases
where human reactions are too
slow.
The equipment was seized at
Jersey City by customs men
nearly two years ago under a
presidential proclamation forbid
ding shipment Of war implements
to Communist countries.
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Unemployment Rises
TO .9-Year Peak, but
Drop Is Due in March
BY the Associotsd Press

Government officials today
looked for a decline in unemploy-
ment this month from the 1894
900 total reached in February
That was the highest jobless total
since August, 1941. and SO per
cent higher than in February
1949.
Actually, the number OF job op-
portunities increased by 5000
from January to February. but
that didn't begin to take care
Of the 100000 new job seekers,
including midwinter school grad
yates.
Census Bureau figures issued
yesterday measured the result as
a 100000 increase in unemploy-
ment-not counting the striking
coal miners-despite the simul-
taneous increase in civilian jobs
to 56.953 900.
The jobs or employment total
included strikers just as it did
others having Jobs. but tempo
rarily absent from work because
of illness. vacations, short lay
offs, etc.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
called the unemployment increase
from January to February the re-
suit of a seasonal increase in
the labor force" and noted it was
mot due to any cutbacks in en-
ployment."
"Non-farm employment seems
to be holding steady this year in
contrast to last year." the Com
merce chief added in a state
ment.
The Census Bureau also called
attention to the contrast with last
year, when factories were cutting
back production and laying of
workers for non-seasonal reasons
Evening star., 1950-03-07
All Paris Subways Running
Despite Transport Strike
By the Associofed Press

PARIS, Mar. 7.-All of the city's
subway lines were operating today
despite Communist-called trans
port strike, the Ministry Of Public
Works and Transport said.
Traffic was slow and only about
SIS per cent of normal, however,
for not all available cars were
running.
Only about 120 of the city's l.
900 buses we're running, a slight
Improvement over yesterday, the
first day of the tieup.
These were supplemented by
8 3,000-odd buses manned by SOL
diers or private volunteer opera
tors. Taxis also were available,
Nom Communist union men,
bers appeared to be deserting the
walkout ordered by the Red-led
General Confederation OF Labor to
enforce demands for 3,000-franc
($8.50) monthly cost-of-l Living
bonus for transportation workers
Evening star., 1950-03-07
| Atom Power Plant
Is Being Built for
III. S. Submarine
BY the Associofsd Press

PITTSBURGH, Mar. THE
Westinghouse Electric Corp. is
building an atomic power plant
for a Navy submarine.
The work is being done, the
company said yesterday, at the
old Belts Airport near Pittsburgh
Previously, the company had
disclosed only that it was making
an atomic power plant for a naval
vessel and the project had been
the subject of much discussion
Scientists have said an atomic
powered submarine could run
virtually forever without refuel-
ing.
Westinghouse said work on the
project was begun last April with
estimates of its completion date
ranging from two to six years
The submarine itself will be con.
structed elsewhere.
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Catholics Told 10 Develop
Political Consciousness

The Rev. John Courtney Muir
ray, Jesuit theologian, told an
audience last night that Catholics
should develop "a greater polit-
ical consciousness"
He spoke in a lecture series at
Georgetown University, where he
discussed Catholicism and De-
mocracy." Father Murray is an
authority on Catholic church and
state relations.
He said the Catholic church
was upholding her ancient cause
the cause of human freedom"
Evening star., 1950-03-07
.GrotewohI Rejects
AII-German Election
~ the A,soeioisd Press

BERLIN, Mar. East German
Premier Otto Grotewohl' yester-
day rejected recent proposal by
American High Commissioner
John J. McCloy for Nationwide
free elections throughout both
East and West Germany.
Mr.. McCloy made his suggestion
at a news conference in Frankfurt
last Tuesday. He was expanding
a previous indirect invitation he
had made the Russians in East
Germany, for a bona fide offer
for uniting Germany.
The Soviet-licensed news agen-
cy. Adm, quoted Grotewohl as hav-
ing told mass meeting of the
Communist-dominated National
Front at Leipzig. in the Soviet
zone. during the current trade
fair there:
I'VE wanted to have these elec-
tions years ago. Now the situa-
ton has changed. We will not
agree to such elections unless the
separate West German state and
the West Allied restrictions will
be abolished"
Grotewohl bitterly attacked the
recent conventions where
France will get the Saar coal
mines output for SO years in re-
turn for virtual independence for
that area. The East German
Premier denounced this move as
a predatory action which shakes
the basis OF the Potsdam agree
ment."
Grotewohl said the time has
come for the German people to
shake OF (Western Allied) inter-
vention and restrictive measures
and freely determine its own fate. "
Evening star., 1950-03-07

~ ~ IA 4AA / oo1O11
budget estimate as "one of the
best budgets we have ever SEEN"
All of which indicates the COM
mission will get virtually all the
money it has asked to speed
up the Government examina-
tion, recruitment and classical
ton programs, as we'll as to i'm
prove the day-to-day personnel
transactions in the Government.
Mr.. Thomas friendliness was
in decided contrast to his atti-
tude of last year, when he sharp
ly criticized the commission. This
year, however, Mr.. Thomas and
his fellow committee members
highly praised the commits
sion, appearing particularly well
pleased to learn that the commits
sion hae cut by so per cent the
time it formerly took between the
holding of a job exam and the
certification of successful appli-
cants for the jobs involved.
The three Civil Service Com
missioners also reiterated their
opposition. before the committee.
to the Hoover Commission pro-
posals for decentralization of per-
sonal authority to the individual
departments and agencies. The
commissioners said this already
has been accomplished to some
degree and that complete decen-
tralization would not be desirable.
X X X
FIRING AUTHORITY-The
House Civil Service Committee
opens hearings today on legisla-
ton to give the military and Sc
curity agencies the permanent
right to fire employees summarily
on bad security risk" charges. At
present, these agencies have this
authority only on a temporary
basis.
Evening star., 1950-03-07
Man Facing Murder Trial
F|ees Jail al HopeweII, Va,
By the Associoted Press

HOPEWELL, Va, Mar. t.
Jacob Jeffrey Smith. %, waiting
trial on a murder indictment.
escaped from the city jail here
last night after overpowering the
jailer. Police discovered the
break this morning.
Smith took the jailer's keys,
locked him in a cell and walked
out the main door to freedom.
Police said he apparently was
accompanied by Snyder Gray
Reed, %, a prisoner also missing
from the jail. Reed was being
held for Surry County authori-
ties on an armed robbery charge
Smith is charged with fatally
shooting Robert Woodf1n West
at the West home here June Is
1949. He was sought many
months before his arrest January
7 in Iberville, La, while working
with a carnival: His trial is
scheduled March 30.