Christmas Wreath Factory
And Ancient Town Hall
Destroyed by Fire
NEW ALBANY, Pa. Of)—A roar
ing fire in this tiny highway com
munity destroyed a Christmas
wreath plant and the 100-Vear
old town hall Monday. It sent
hundreds of wreaths up in smoke
and paralyzed the industrial life
of most of New Albany’s 600 citi
zens.
The flames leveled the main
manufacturing plant of the Ryn
veldt Wreath Co., the firm’s large
storage barn, and the steepled
two-story town hall. All were
wooden structures.
Damage to the company was
estimated at $400,000.
The 35 persons in the building
—most of them women—fled to
the street.
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Money Troubles
Plague Britain;
Pound in Peril
LONDON, W—A sharp* slump
in gold and dollar reserves jeop
ardizing the value of the pound
was disclosed yesterday in a Brit
ish appeal to the United States
and Canada to waive interest on
postwar dollar loans due this
month.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Harold MacMillan told the House
of Commons the reserves—shared
by all sterling area countries—
fell $279 million last month.
The'slump brought reserves to
$1,965 million—well below the
two billion dollar mark which
most economists consider the es
sential minimum for the safety of
the pound.
MacMillan announced a series
of emergency actions designed to
“maintain the rate for the pound
sterling at its present parity” of
$2.80.
Capping the measures was a
formal request to the U.S. to
waive the interest now dye on its
postwar loan to Britain.
Parliament was told President
.Eisenhower is putting the British
request for waiver-of payment be
fore Congress.
Interest is due in the amounts
of $81.8 million to the U.S. and
$22.2 million to Canada.
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Eastern Stars
Elect Officers
The Order of Eastern Stars,
Alaska Chapter No. 1, enjoyed a
Christmas party in the form of
an informal supper for Stars and
their families last Monday, also
held election of officers.
Heading the order as Worthy
Matron and Worthy Patron next
year will be a mother and son
combination, Lillie Lewis and her
son Harry Lewis of the well
known pioneer family. This is
the first such combination in the
history of the chapter.
Harry Lewis has just completed
a year as Worshipful Master of
AnviJ Lodge No. 140, F. & A. M.,
and his twin brother, Charles, is
retiring as Past Patron of the
local Eastern Star group.
Other officers elected include:
Mildred Harwood, Asst. Matron;
Herb Jenks, Asst. Patron; Doris
Wilkie, Conductress; June Jef
fries, Asst. Conductress; Helen
Dunbar, secretary; Ellen Lyle,
treasurer, and Beverly Morgan,
trustee.
Frank Morris, general chair-*
man of the Pioneer Roof Garden,
advises that plans are being com
pleted to the minutest detail to
accommodate the public and pro
vide an evening of entertainment
typical of early-day life in Alaska,
interspersed with that spirit of
congeniality characteristic of the
frontier.
In order to expedite entrance
and avoid delay in the chill air,
both the west and south doors of
the school will be opened at 7:00
p.m. to accomodate the patrons.
The program will start at 8:00
sharp and will last about an hour.
Then will come the games, so di
versified and arranged that young
and old can participate and find
interesting enjoyment with sub
stantial prizes awarded which will
be appropriate to such, celebration.
The Roadhouse, under the su
pervision of George Geamalis. will
dispense food, coffee, ice cream,
etc. in typical pioneer fashion
throughout the evening—WITH
OUT CHARGE!
Speaking for Igloo No. 1, Pio
neers of Alaska, Frank takes this
opportunity to express the appre
ciation of the members and the
Ladies’ Auxiliary to the public in
general for the fine cooperation
he has received; to the merchants
of Nome and all lines of business
for their liberality; to Mr. and
Mrs. Brown of The Theater for
suspending their Saturday night
show so their patrons might at
tend the Roof Garden; and to the
officers and members of the Arc
tic Club for their magnanimity in
voluntarily postponing their an
nual celebration to a later date.
This is a fine, exemplary spirit,
characteristic of the Northland in
general and of the people of Nome
in particular. It was ever so.
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TWO U.S. TURNCOATS
HOMEWARD BOUND
TOKYO, Iff—Two homeward
bound American turncoats of the
Korean War who decided they
didn’t like life in Red China,
paused here between planes to
day.
Arley Pate, 26, of Carbondale,
111., and Aaron Wilson, 24, of
Urania, La., arrived from Hong
Kong and 20 minutes later board
' ed a flight for Seattle.
They repeated remarks they
had made in Hong Kong that they
had no interest in Communism
or politics and just wanted to get
j home to their families’ farms.
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NASSER SAYS
BRITISH WANTED
TO DESTROY EGYPT
CAIRO, OH—President Nassar
charged today the attack on Egypt
by Britain. France and Israel rep
resented a conspiracy aimed at
the “full and complete destruc
tion” of his country.
“God was with us.” he declared.
The 38-year-old President, a
lieutenant colonel and a veteran
of the 1948 Palestine War, gave
his detailed account of the mili
tary operation in a signed article
in the Cailo weekly newspaper
Akhir Saa.
He wrote that he was surprised
when Britain launched its attack
because he had considered it
“most improbable that any re
sponsible Briton would take such
action.”
“It was not a question of a ca
nal passing through Egypt," he
said, “but it was a question of
Egypt itself.”
He asserted that Egypt’s mili
tary strength and political influ
ence endangered Britain’s posi
tion. France, he added, did not
deny that it fought Egypt in de
fense of its “desperate position”
in its struggle against nationalist
rebels in Algeria.
Israel alone, he said, could not
"do anything against us.”
Nasser said he felt Egypt had
“won the battle” in its withdraw
al from the Sinai Desert after Is
rael struck in that area Oct. 29.
Woman Electrocuted
When Small Radio
Falls Into Bathtub
ROCK SPRINGS. Wvo., (/&—
Mrs. Anna L. Ochs, 54, was elec
trocuted Monday when a ..mail
radio fell into the tub while she
was bathing.
Coroner Bill Villanova said
Mrs. Ochs kept a small radio cn
the shelf near the tub and appar
ently knocked it off in tuning it.
Her husband, John, heard her
scream. He ran upstairs, kicked
in the bathroom door and re
moved her from the tub. Firemen
worked half an hour in a vain ef
fort to revive her.
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