Rents Controls Off in 23
Critical Defense Areas
WASHINGTON, (fl>—'The Office
of Defense Mobilization (ODM)
Tuesday ordered the end of rent
control in 23 “critical defense
housing areas” after July 31.
On that date the communities,
in 13 states and Alaska, will lose
the designation as critical areas,
under a ruling of the newly cre
ated Defense Areas Advisory
Committee of ODM.
Congress has abolished federal
rent control^ authority after July 1
except in areas tagged as critical.
The advance notice given yes
Syngman Rhee to U.S.
To Plea Against Truce
NEW YORK, UFi—Jim Robinson,
NBC correspondent in Korea, re
ported Tuesday President Syng
man Rhee plans to fly to the U.S.
to make a last-minute appeal to
President Eisenhower not to sign
the Korean. armistice.
terday will permit the states and
cities to enact their owji rent con
trol laws if they wish to continue
rent ceilings. Only three states—
New YoTk, Massachusetts, and
Connecticut, now have rent con
trol legislation, an ODM spokes
man said.
Tornado Death
Toll Summary
(By the Associated Press)
Here is a summary of the death
count and property damage in
flicted Monday by a series of tor
nadoes which swept across south
eastern Michigan and northern
Ohio.
Flint, Mich.—102 known dead
with property dapnage estimated
at $10,000,000. The Flint tornado
struck near the city limits wiping
out a 40-row residential housing
area.
Erie Mich. — Four dead. Prop
erty damage confined mostly to
cars and trucks on highways. The
twister dodged Erie, proper, by a
mile, spending its force on rural
areas.
Tawas City, Mich.—Four dead
(all members of one family on a
vacation in Tawas City, a resort
area). Property damage confined
to a few buildings.
Ann Arbor, Mich. — One per
son reported dead. Tornado missed
Ann Arbor proper, inflicting most
of its force on nearby Milford,
and Pleasant Lake. Milford suf
fered property damage estimated
at $500,000.
Brown City, Mich.—One dead.
Little damage reported in this
rural Lapeer County town.
Cleveland—Eight dead. Torna
do cut a ten-mile path inflicting
property damage estimated at
$3,000,000.
Elyria, Ohio — One dead.
Wood County (including Cygnet,
Ohio)—Eight dead. Heavy dam
age to homes and buildings.
The first French flag' vessel
since Father Marquette’s canoe
in the 17th Century recently put
in at Chicago via the St. Lawrence
River and the Great Lakes.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Occasional light rain tonight
and tomorrow. Winds easterly 12
to 18 mph tonight and Thursday.
Low temperature expected to
night 40, high Thursday 50.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: High temperature
54, low 42. Max. wind 12 mph
from the west. Sunrise 1:27 a.m.,
sunset 10:36 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 46 low 36. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 74 in 1928,
low 2? in 1918.
Other stations, 7 a.m. today
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 30 Cloudy
Kotzebue 49 Part cloudy
Gambell 38 Clear
Nome 53 Cloudy
Unalakleet 53 Light rain
Bethel 49 Cloudy
McGrath 51 Cloudy
Anchorage 49 Light rain
Fairbanks 61 Cloudy
Whitehorse 58 Part cloudy
Edmonton 72 Part cloudy
Juneau 54 Cloudy
Ketchikan 57 Part cloudy
Seattle 60 P^rt cloudy
San Francisco 62 Part cloudy
MONDAY SCORES
American League
Detroit 6 — Boston 3
National League
Milwaukee 12—New York 8
Philadelphia 7 — Chicago 3
St. Louis 5 — Pittsburgh 3
Cincinnati 8 — Brooklyn 5
Coast League
Portland 3-3—S. Francisco 0-6
Sacramento 5 — San Diego 1
Ellen Mann and three children
are enroute to Solomon to be em
ployed by the Lee Dredging Co.
About 200 rivers empty into
Lake Superior.
Port Of Missing Men
JUNEAU — The Governor’s of
fice has received inquiries about
the following missing persons.
Anyone knowing the whereabouts
of these persons is requested to
communicate with the Governor’s
office, Box 1571, Junea, Alaska:
Henault, Joseph N.; about 63; bom
in Canada. Left Forida about
1950, believed to have gone to
Alaska.
Hilen, Taylor S. Last heard of
Feb. 1950; reported employed
by Alaska RR.
Huntsman. Claude Allen: age
about 36; 6’2”; weight 160 lbs.;
black hair, grey eyes; had
worked as telegrapher and dis
patcher.
Johnson. Charles B.: age 55 to 60;
believed to have lived in Ko
diak.
Legland, John (or Johan Legland
or Leglend) last wrote to rela
tives in Norway from Roberts
Cannery, Uganik.
Little, John Robert
McLean, Edward Lee; age 63-64;
mine prospector. Believed to
have gone to Anchorage.
Myrick, Albert; from Mississippi.
Last address Anchorage.
Morris. Jimmy Hugh; age 24; last
heard of in January 1950; em
ployed in Anchorage; heavy
duty equipment operator.
Minto, John Francis, Jr.
WASHINGTON, UP) — General
Omar Bradley returned today
from England—his airplane fly
ing the last few hundred miles
with one of its four engines dead.
Bradley grinned in answer to a
question about that and said “You
don’t worry as long as it is just
one engine.”
SCORCHY SMITH
without wou, ch ief of > i ?! a warehouse full of
DEFENSE VAKFAT, CAPTAIN - MlLlTAKV SUPPLIES ^MUNITIONS.'
PETAL AND I WOULD HAVE . ,. 1? HND1 VOU THINK IT WASN'T
PIEP IN THAT FIPE! W*J!rJn ACCIDENTAL ? A BOMB!?'
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ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
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GE MAZDA LAMPS GE VACUUM SWEEPER
GE WASHING MACHINE GE AUTOMATIC ROASTER
Northern Light & Power Co.
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ARCTIC OIL DELIVERY
Phohe BLACK 76 (Shop) or MAIN 52 (Residence)
WE CHECK YOUR TANK REGULARLY
Ben Young
MINERS & MERCHANTS
. . BANK OF ALASKA
NOME ALASKA
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ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME
Boyd Harwood, Pres.
George Bayer, Secy.
Thursday Luncheon
HAGEN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Main 40
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Dorothy- Young
Worthy Matron
Rosa B. Hagen
Secretary
Meets the third Monday of each month.
LESLIE A. STEVENS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
— 486 FIRST AVE. WEST —
Nome, Alaska
Phone Main 82 — P.O. Box 208
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Boyd C.Harwood, W.M.
Karl F. Dewey, Sec.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday each month
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets
EVERY TUESDAY NOON
Dewey Goodrich, President
POLAR CURIO SHOP