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The Nome nugget., 1956-09-21
Consumer Prices Dip From July's Record

WASHINGTON. R-Consumer prices dipped two-tenths of one percent last month from the all- time high recorded in July, the Labor Departments Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
 Evan Clague, BIS commission CT, said a sharp seasonal drop in fresh food prices caused the de- cline. Other items in the index generally rose. l
 Clague said an expected rise in meat, apparel, automobile and other prices may offset the still falling fresh food prices in the September index, and added:
 ''The September index could equal the all-time high"
The Nome nugget., 1956-09-21
Nome Fire Dept. Stands By During Landing at Field

The Nome Fire Department was called out to the airport this morning when an Alaska Airlines DC-3, piloted by Bob Hall, indi- cated it was having trouble with its landing gear.
 Although there are two US. Air Force fire trucks at the field, nei- ther is manned at the present, so there is no fire equipment avail able at the field in case of emer- gencies such the one this morning.
 The former base fire house which housed the equipment is reported to be in use as ware house with the fire truck out in the open; the other is under re- pair.
 Fortunately the landing gear functioned satisfactorily so there was no accident.
 In the change-over from Air Force to CAA Nome Field seems to be without the necessary train ed firemen for emergencies. In view of what might have hap pened this morning, plans are being formulated to rectify a very serious situation.
The Nome nugget., 1956-09-21
Seamen Attack Harry Bridges
 In Mems Lounge

SAUSALITO, Calif., R-Long- shore leader Harry Bridges was beaten viciously by two assailants in the mems lounge of Sally Stan lords plush Valhalla Restaurant early today.
 In the ensuing melee, Miss Stanford was kicked and slugged and her maitre d'hotel and bar tender were cut and bruised.
 Police Chief Louis Mountanos said it took him and two officers to subdue and jail the two attack CTS. He identified them as mer- chant seamen from San Francisco, Donald R. Hansen, 28, and Fred Rippini, 35.
 Bridges said he never saw the men before. He said robbery may have been the motive for the at tack. Chief Mountanos said Han sen and Rippini recognized the name Harry Bridges, head of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, but had never seen Bridges before.
 Mountanos said Bridge was having a quiet social drink with friends just after midnight. He left his table to go to the mems lounge and was followed immedi- ately by the two seamen.
 Bridges said one grabbed him from behind and the other beat him on the face and body. Then, Bridges said, they threw him to the floor and kicked him savage ly. The maitre d'hotel, 50, and the bartender, 34, joined the fray.
 Bridges, bleeding from the fore head and face, refused emergency hospital treatment and left for his San Francisco apartment.
The Nome nugget., 1956-09-21
Princess Margaret Leaves on Visit to British Territories

LONDON R-Princess Margar- ct left today on a five-week off cial visit by plane and ship to British territories in the Indian Ocean and east Africa.
 The five-week tour is the Prin- cess most important official func- tion since the breakup last Octo- Der of her romance with Group Capt. Peter Townsend.
 The handsome, divorced air ace is himself soon to leave for Africa by jeep on round-the-world trip.
The Nome nugget., 1956-09-21
Super-C Charged Jeep Results in Return of Torpedo Fuel to Navy

BLOOMFIELD, Ind. R-Robert Clark, Bloomfield used auto parts dealer, couldn't get his jeep stopped after he filled the tank with some new fuel he had bought from the Crane Naval Ammuni- ton Depot.
 q couldn't keep the darn thing under 40 miles an hour," Clark said after he got it stopped. An moved at the Navy, he called a Terre Haute company and tried to sell the rest of 980 gallons he had picked up as surplus on a bid of $156.80.
 The company's buyer smelled the stuff and called the Internal Revenue Service, which had auth orized the sale. The IRS notified the Navy, which agreed to take back it's S25,000 worth of torpedo fuel and refund Clark's $l56.80.
 Several persons had learned the difference between ethyl alcohol and premium gasoline, and the only problem left was to tame the jeep.
The Nome nugget., 1956-09-21
Public Meeting To Hear Former Gov. Cruening

Ernest Gruening, governor of Alaska from 1889 to 1853, arrived m Nome this morning from Fair banks. He will address a public meeting at the City Hall tomor- row, Saturday, at 8 o'clock in the evening.
 Among his subjects will be How I brought the DEW Line to Alaska" What We May Expect from the Alaska Tennessee Plan" " and various other matters of cur rent interest.
 Former Gov. Gruening is a can didate for the six-year term for the United States Senate.
The Nome nugget., 1956-09-21
Improved Fishing May End Relief in Southeast Alaska

WASHINGTON, R-Improved fishing in Alaska last summer may end an emergency relief pro gram instituted three years ago to help economically depressed areas of the territory.
 Anthony F. Lausi, director of the Interior Departments Office of Territories, said today deter imitation of the programs future must await a final report on the salmon catch now virtually over.
 The relief program-which is limited largely to Bristol Bay and the southeast Alaska area-was set up in the winter of 195354 after salmon runs plunged to lev els insufficient to support the many native villages which rely on the fishery resource.
 In the three succeeding years, backed by a presidential declara- tlon of the region as ''maJor dls- aster area" the federal and terri torial governments have sought to bolster the native economy with jobs as well as with surplus foodstocks. The Red Cross also aided the program financially.
 The exact number of natives benefitting from the program is uncertain, but estimates run from 5000 to 4,000.
 In the last three years about $450,000 has been spent on public works professionals, airfields, docks, and schools
The Nome nugget., 1956-09-21
Three Stratojets to Make First Nonstop Flight From US. to Australia

CANBERRA, Australia, R- Three Boeing BAY Stratojet bombers from the US. 18th Air Force are to make the first non- stop flight from the United States to Australia.
 Air Minister Athol Townley announced today the planes will fly in the first week of November from California to Kimberley base near Brisbane. They will be re- fueled in the air.
 Townley said that at the same time six Thunderjet fighters from the US. Far East Air Force will fly from Japan to Sydney.
 The minister termed the flights Operation Handclasp and said they would demonstrate that pow erful friends, once regarded as living half a world away, now are only a few hours distant.
The Nome nugget., 1956-09-21
Mental Health Hearing Set for BPM. Tonight at City Hall With
 Four Member PHS Survey Team

A four member survey team of the US. Public Health Service which is conducting a survey in the form of public hearings thru out the territory on the new men, tai health program are scheduled to be here for a meeting tonight at 500 pm. at the City Hall.
 The Alaska mental health pro- gram was authorized by Congress with the passage of the Alaska Mental Health Act of July 28th.
 Congress directed the Public Health Service to survey and de- termine the needs for mental health facilities in the territory. Open hearings in cities turnout Alaska are being held. Other cities being visited are Anchorage, Fair banks, Wrangell, Sitka, Cordova, Valdez, Kodiak, Bethel and Bar row
 The mental health act authoriZ- es an appropriation of $612 mil lion for the construction of men tai hospitals in the territory, upon approval of the surgeon general. The mental health plan will first be submitted to Gov. B. Frank Heintzleman and then to the sur geon general.
 There is a plan submitted in other cities for Fairbanks, An chorage and Juneau to have hos pitals. A former survey recom- mended that the Nome hospital have a special room for tempor- ary care of those cases which do not belong in the jail as hereto fore.
 The local Home Arts Club did considerable work to have this bill passed.
 Arriving in Nome are Dr. Rob- ert Hewitt, director of the Nation al Institute of Mental Health, Washington, DC; Ruth Knee, psychiatric social worker; John Bell, psychologist for Regional Public Helath Service in San Francisco.
The Nome nugget., 1956-09-21
Stevenson Says Eisenhower Gave Half the Facts
By the Assoc.ated Press

Adlai Stevenson accused Eisen- hover last night of giving "only half the facts" on world peace.
 The Democratic presidential candidate fired a rebuttal to some of the things Eisenhower said in his nationwide TV radio cam paign address Wednesday night.
 Altho applauding Eisenhower's expression of "this country's pas sion for peace," Stevenson was critical of the Presidents refer ence to "the free nation of Viet Nam" and to Formosa as having been previously written off"
 Speaking before cheering rally in Silver Springs, Md, just outside Washington, Stevenson said that in mentioning Viet Nam Eisenhower left out the fact that half of that nation, more than 10 million people, has been lost to the Communists.
 Furthermore, Stevenson said Eisenhower must have forgotten that it was President Truman who sent the (Americam 7th Fleet to defend Formosa," the Chinese Nationalist island. Stevenson also said Eisenhower made no mention of "ominous tensions" in Africa and the Middle East, and he criti- cized what he described as Eisen- hower's passing reference" to the Suez crisis.
The Nome nugget., 1956-09-21
SUMMER IS OVER TOMORROW, 2::36 PM.
By the Associated Press

Today was the last full day of the summer season and chilly autumn weather already moved in over most of the eastern half of the United States.
 The summer season ends off cially at 2:36 pm. Boring Time tomorrow.
 Temperatures were in the 30s from Virginia and North Carolina northward with some places re- porting readings below freezing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20

One the biggest thrills of the Junior Circus Marcel
limo the little clown the done by the Bengal tiger.
Raja animal enjoy doing h. tricks.
his last and exciting he leaps dish of flames
and always big round of applause Then he losses his head
and snarls at his audience to let them know he's
this picture cardboard with crayonS.
color with the lower side of his body white He
has green eyes.
the carefully and fold back ends of the table
will Put the fancy belt Raja and fold the ends
behind him
Attach the long pivot behind between the
marked shown the little SKETCH and fasten the
other end behind the table by putting brass fastener bent
pin through the holes indicated Then make Ra do the
daring leap.
Sharon McLear. Oakland, Calf. sent us this idea
Violet Moore Higgins AP NewsteatureSl
MitZi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
why We Say

NOT HOT: 1t used to be
thought that dog days were ex-
ceptionally hot ones on which
dogs might suffer. Dog days are
SO called because on these par
ticular days in July and August,
Sirius, the dog star, rises in con-
junction with the sun. 1t can be
seen in the morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
A WORD
TO THE WISE
BY Rouson
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY

This article is for landlubbers
only. The words that follow are
commonly mispronounced by us
mariners whose seafaring expe-
rience is limited to an occasional
voyage in a hired rowboat. Ac-
cording to ancient nautical Gus
tom, many letters in most of
these words are silent.
Boatswain, noun. A warrant
officer. The first syllable rhymes
with toe; the vowel sound in
the second syllable is practically
lohscured: BOE-s'n.
Coxswain. noun. The steers
man of a boat. The correct nau-
tical pronunciation is: KAHK-
s'n.
Dinghy, noun. A light row.
boat. The first syllable is not
"dinge," to rhyme with hinge;
it should rhyme with swing:
lDING-ee.
I Ensign, noun. A commissioned
officer in the Navy. Do not say
"En-sine." The second syllable
has the exact sound of the word
sin: EN-Sin.
Forecastle. noun. The sea-
mems quarters in the forward
part of a merchant vessel. There
is now some little sanction for
"FORE-kass-ul";; but best usage
prefers: FOKE-sl.
Frigate, noun. An old type Of
sailing war vessel. The first syl-
liable is not fridge" to rhyme
with ridge" Rhyme frigate with
dig it,: FRIG-it.
Gunwale, noun. Where the
deck meets the topsides. Thi,
word should rhyme with fun.
Inel": GUN-nl.
. Mainsail, noun. Sail" in such
words as mainsail, topsail, sky.
sail, is pronounced not SAIL bu
81" as in vessel: MAIN-s1
TOP-sl. etc.
Note. Do not say: 1.-THE ship il
under weigh" 1t is correct tt
say, THE ship weighs anchor
: and is under way"
y Distributed by McNaught SYNDICATE. Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20

In today's deal Mr.. Dale pur-
posely underbid his hand. But
Miss Brash, after checking on
aces. bid a grand slam anyway.
There was no way for Mr..
Champion to know that the lead
of the king of clubs would make
the contract impossible. He
chose to lead the king Of dia-
mands and dummy's ace won.
Miss Brash saw that she had
IL tricks - seven spades, two
hearts, a heart ruff and the
minor suit aces. If the 18th
trick could be realized at all, it
would have to come from a
squeeze. OF course. the squeeze
would be successful if Mr..
Champion had king-queen-jack
of diamonds and king-queen of
clubs. In that case he alone
would have the job of stopping
the minor suits.
AS you see. Mr.. Champion did
not have all of those cards. Mrs.
Keen had the guarded jack of
diamonds. SO that actually her
partner could throw away all Of
his cards in that suit.
But Miss Brash was able to
transfer the responsibility for
the diamonds to Mr.. Champion.
At trick two she led a diamond
from dummy and ruffed it high.
She picked up the opposing
trumps in one lead, cashed her
ace and king of hearts and
ruffed her last heart.
Next she led another diamond
from the board and ruffed it.
On this trick Mrs. Keens jack
fell. Now, when the balance OF
the spades were run of. Mr.
Champion found it impossible to
hold two high clubs and a dia-
mond to beat dummy's 10. Thus
through good play and very good
luck, the speculative slam was
made.
(Canvri1bt 1osa on..., u.... -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
OUR PRESIDENTS
BY HONORE NJ. CATUDAL

Who was President when
the United States first named a
regular diplomatic representative
to the Papal governments.
"A year before taking Office
as President, George Washington
became chancellor of the second
Oldest college in the United
States. What college?
3-The names of IL Presidents
begin with letters found in the
word HAT" Can you name 10
Of them?
ANSWERS on Next Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
WORD GAME
Find 40 or more words in
GRAY WACKE

meaning "a coarse sandstone. +"
Average is SO; time limit. 80
minutes.
Rules OF the game. Words must be
of four or more letters >. Words which
acquire four letters by the addition OF
IS such as bats, cars, are not
used. 3. Only one form of a word is
used L. Proper names are not used.
Answer to PERSIST
pest. pert. piers, prizes priest. press
rest resist, retip. rites. rises, ripest
sept, sire, site, sister, sist, spire, sprlte
stir. stripe, strip. tier. tier tires. tries
trcSS. trlne. TRIMS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-20
CONTRACT
BRIDGE
BY EAsLEY BLACKWOOD

When you are trying for a
squeeze in two suits and each OF
those suits is guarded by a sep
arate opponent, success will not
be yours. Even where the guard
ing of the essential suits is so
divided, however, it is sometimes
possible to play your cards in
such a manner that the entire
burden of defense will rest on
one opponent.
South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.
NORTH
(Mr. Dale)
AJ1087
093
oA1043
&AJ9
WEST EAST
(Mr. Champion) (Mrs. Keen)
As 40
WHOA VQ8752
oKQ952 1J86
%KQ42 %10753
SOUTH
miss Brash)
AAKQ6432
VAK6
OF
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-14

Of retail trade across the coun-
try continued below the high
levels of December, 1855. There
were marked declines in the buy
ing Of many apparel lines, toys.
gifts and major appliances, Dun
g. Bradstreet noted.
With the weather in many
parts of the country abnormally
mild for this time of year, sales
Of women's suits and coats
Jagged noticeably. Mems wear
merchants said consumer buying
OF dress shirts. topcoats and
suits was not up to 1866.
One of the few bright spots
In the picture was furniture.
Sales topped the year-ago week
by a good margin, with occa-
sional tables, bedroom sets and
dinette sets in strong demand.
Total retail volume for the
week ended Wednesday ranged
from unchanged to per cent
below the comparable week last
year, Dun g. Bradstreet reported.
Percentage changes in major
areas were as follows: New Eng
land and Mid-Atlantic off / to
5. East North Central unchanged
to of 2, West North Central off
2 to 6, South Atlantic and Pa
ciflc Coast up | to of 3, East
South Central unchanged to up
West South Central and
Rocky Mountains off 2 to up 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-14
.AdVdnceHa|ted,
Market Mixed,
Trading Active

NEW YORK. Dec. IA CP).-
Mixed prices prevailed in the
stock market early this after
noon in fairly active trading.
Key stocks fluctuated from
fractions to around a point.
The market was up slightly in
early trading in a continuation
of yesterdays rally in which
rails were a big factor. Th%n
prices were whitfield away slight
ly and the market took on an
indecisive tone.
Rails showed an upward ten
dency at the start as they re-
sumed their recovery of yester-
day when they were a big factoS
in the rise but in later trading
today pivotal carriers were
ragged.
Small gains and losses appear
ed also among steels, motors,
and nonferrouS metal.
Airline issues continued general
ly ahead.
Among the steels, Bethlehem.
U. S. Shetland Youngstown lost
fractions while Republic and De-
troit Steel gained slightly. Luz
kens added another 3 points to
its huge gains this year.
Corporate bonds were irregu-
lar in quiet trading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-14
Greet Merger Movement
Heading for Court Test

glittering new security issues to
feed the stock market boom.
The one since World War II
has been different. 1t was fos-
tered by corporate arrangements,
rather than bankers. The aims
were various: to add to total
capacity, to move into new mar
ket areas, to diversity a COM
pany's products. Sometimes a
manufacturer acquired another
company to gain a source Of
supply; sometimes to move into
the consumer market.
Total Unchanged
In spite of all the mergers,
the nations total of business
concerns remains about the
same. There are around AZ mil
lion business concerns in the ma
ton, some 100000 of them in
corporated. Each year some $780,
900 or more new ones start up.
Each year about the same num-
Der go out Of business-either
through bankruptcy. merger. or
death Of the proprietor.
The Justice Departments in
terest in mergers is to see that
they offer no threat to COMPETE
ton. Observers point out that
bigness itself may hold no such
threat if monopoly isn't in
volved. In the steel case, that's
now up to the courts to decide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-14
Bethlehem to Build
3 Supertunkers for
OnussiS interests

NEW YORK, Dec. IA (P.-The
shipbuilding division of Bethle-
hem Steel Co. yesterday signed
a SIS million order to buiId three
supertankers for the Onassis
shipping interests
One of the tankers will be
100000 tons, biggest to be built
in this country. The other two
tankers are $4,000 tons each
All three will be built at
Quincy. Mass.
The tankers will be operated
between the Persian Gulf and
this country under the Ameri-
can flag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-14
BUSINESS
BRIEFS
Heavy construction contract

Heavy construction contract
awards reported in the week
ended Monday amounted to
S528. 5000. Engineering News
Record and Construction Daily
reports. The total, consisting OF
$372, 307 in private construction
and S155,771.000 in public con-
struction. compared with $685.
100000 the previous week and
S343. sos 900 for the similar week
in 1855.
BituminOus Production for the
week ended December 8 was
about 10,6O5.O0O tons compared
with 1895 900 tons in the COR
responding period Of 1855. Pro-
duction for the week ended
December l was 10.940, 900 tons.
Railroad freight volume eased
of slightly last week, but con-
tinued above the e-Christmas
levels of 1855 and 1854, the Asso-
citation Of American Railroads
reports. Loadings of the week
ended December 8 totaled 1877. 757
cars. This was 1888 cars or 1.9
per cent below the preceding
week, but 1929 cars or % per
cent above the corresponding
week last year and 84.226 cars or
1873 per cent above the same
week two years ago.
Loans to brokers and dealers
on other than United States
Government securities held by
member banks in New York
totaled $l.147,0O0.0o0 Wednes-
day. This was a decrease of
S85 million from a week before.
and a decrease Of 1851 million
from a year before.
Virginia Railway has. placed a
$40 million order for new rolling
stock. The railroad announced
II will receive six 2-400-horse-
power diesel electric switch en-
gines and 500 all-steel hopper
cars in the summer Of 1857.
Sohenley Industries stock
holders have elected Edgar r.
Deutsche Of Louisville and James
E. Woolsey Of San Francisco as
members OF the board Of direc-
tors.
DaystrOm Nuclear Division Of
Daystrom, Inc. announces Il will
build and operate q new Acc
research reactor design known
as the Argonaut. The reactor
will be one component Of an
tntegrated nuelear training pro-
gram for research reactor opera
tors and engineers who are work.
ing with nuelear energy spplica-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-14
ODD-LOT DEALINGS

" NEW YORK, Dec. IA R.-The New
iork STOCK Exchange reported fodsv
sneSe oad-lot transactions BY principal
d1sealeTs on the EXCHANGE for Decen-ber
-; purchases of 22O.R37 sharee gaies
OF 2o2.sIl shares including 1 $50 shares
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-14
PEOPLE
BUSINESS

ManpOwer, Inc, business serv-
ice organization. has opened it's
Tooth Office in the Bond Build
ing here with Miss Lavina Cor
nish as manager.
EI-TrOnicS. Inc, Of Philadel-
phia has opened a new Wash
ington Office at 1916 NJ street
INV.
Scandinavian AirIines appoint
ed Harry L. Backelin district
sales manager for the District,
Maryland and Virginia.
Grocery Wheels of Washington
contributed toys to the Marine
Corps TOY fol- Tots program
at a dinner meeting at Kenwood
Country Club Tuesday night.
I American Aviation Publica-
tons has named Lawrence L..
Brettner circulation director. He
has been manager of publica-
ton sales in the Washington
Office.
Mutual Life Insurance Co. Of
New York announced that James
v. Marinoble of Arlington led
all first-year underwriters Of the
company in the Southern region
during 1856.
BeryIlium Corp. has appointed
Max c. Farmer technical direc-.
j tor. He has been staff metal
lurgist on the Materials Advisory
Board Of the National Academy
Of Sciences here.
National Retail Lumber
Dealers Association reelected
Edward H. Libbey as its Secre-
tary at the Chicago convention
b. & b. Catering Service
named Henry Waser as manager
Of catering services.
Larrabee Associates has been
named advertising agency of
the annual Washington Auto
Show for the third consecutive
year. The show will be at the
National Guard Armory January
5-i3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-14
Director of PhiIco
Heads Avco Corp.

NEW YORK, Dec. IA LP,. -
Raymond A. Rich has been
elected president of Avco Manu-
featuring Corp. the company an
nounced today. Mr.. Rich also
was made a director and member
of Avco's executive committee.
Mr.. Rich a native of Los
Angeles and graduate of Iowa
State College, has been a vice
president OF Philco Corp since
1850 and a director since 1854.
Avco manufactures variety of
products. including home appli-
ances, farm equipment and de-
tense and industrial products.