U.S.’s Winter Soldier Is
Best-Equipped in World,
Says Polar Explorer
CAMP HALE, Colo., l/P—The
United States’ winter soldier is
“one of the best and most lux
uriously equipped cold-weather
troops in the world,” a noted polar
explorer said after visiting this
two-mile-high Army post Wed
nesday.
Sir Hubert Wilkins, a consultant
for the Army Quartermaster
Corps, is here to test a new plastic
snowshoe in arctic-type condi
tions.
Cordova Votes to Float
$1,425,000 Bond Issue
For Public Works
CORDOVA, I/P—Eighty - three
percent of the votes cast were
favorable Tuesday to a proposal
to float a 31,425,000 bond issue
for public works.
The money would be used for
an Alaska Public Works project
costing a total of 32,850,000. APW
still must approve the plans which
call for general construction work
on streets, sewers, water mains,
fire lines and trestles.
Colorado has 48 peaks more
than 14,000 feet high.
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French Premier Replaces
Army Wine With Milk
PARIS, Id*—France’s milk-drink
t i
ing Premier, Pierre Mendes
France,' trained his lactic attack
yesterday on the wine-tippling
French army. With French school
children already under heavy fire,
the government announced that
military rations after Jan. 1 will
include a quarter of a pint of milk
distributed with the morning
coffee.
Claire's Beauty Shop Burglarized
Claire’s Beauty Shop was
broken into Monday night with
entrance made from the rear of
the building which leads into the
living quarters where Claire Hall,
the operator of the shop, lives.
A small amount of cash was
taken from the shop. Miss Hall
was away from home at the time.
Famous Umpire Dies
WASHINGTON, id*—Bill Mc
Gowan, who retired earlier this
year after working 30 years as an
umpire in the American League,
died Thursday of a heart attack.
One of the most popular of all
baseball arbiters, the fiery little
fellow had been an umpire in
eight World Series.
Notice to Real and
Personal Properly Owners
The Nome Common Council
shall sit as a Board of Equaliza
tion, Dec. 13th, after the regular
Council meeting and Dec. 14th
and 15th from 7:30 to 8:30 P.M.
Properly holders have this oppor
tunity to make adjustments in
their real and personal properly
assessments.
Carrie M. McLain
City Clerk
Publ. Dec. 10, 13, 1954.
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Russian Newspapers Warn
French Against The
Rearming of W. Germany
MOSCOW, l/P'—Moscow’s three
big morning newspapers warned
the west—and especially France
—again today against putting into
effect plans to rearm West Ger
many.
Following up last night’s Soviet
notes to the Western big three
powers, Pravda, Izvestia and Trud
claimed that if France allied it
self with a rearmed West Ger
many it would be scorning the
French-Soivet mutual aid pact of
1944.
All three newspapers said the
French would take that step at
their own peril.
THE BLUEBELL BROWNIES
Our troop is busy making Christ
mas presents for our mothers.
Next week we will have our
Christmas party.
Our new officers for this month
are Sonya Anderson, president;
Randy Asbridgc, secretary; Irene
Sirlook, treasurer; and Elizabeth
Tveter, scribe.
Joyce Wheeler moved to Tan
ana so we have 14 members now.
—Elizabeth Tveter, Scribe
FRANCO'S 3rd GRANDCHILD
MADRID, Spain, l/Pi—Generalis
simo Franco became a grandfath
er for the third time Thursday.
His daughter Carmen, the Mar
quesa de Villaverde, gave birth to
her first son at her father’s resi
dence, the Pardo Palace.
Fine Job Printing at The Nugget
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Jan Sibelius Is 89
HELSINKI, Finland, UP)—Jan
Sibelius, Finland’s great compos
er, celebrated his 89th birthday
Wednesday with his children,
grandchildren and great-grand
children at his villa outside Hel
sinki.
JOHNNY RAY LAID LOW
BY MARTINI TOOTHPICK
HOLLYWOOD, Ifl—Johnny Ray
underwent an operation Dec. 8
for drainage of what his physi
cian described as a huge abscess
on his right foot, started when the
“Cry” singer stepped on a martini
toothpick last July.
Ray stepped on the toothpick
while barefooted beside a swim
ming pool at Las Vegas, Nev., the
doctor said.
Bacteria in suspended anima
tion which have been found im
bedded deep in the mud of the
ocean floor may be the world’s
oldest living things, scientists say.
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Flying Twins
Beat Government
In Plane Case
LOS ANGELES, (J>>—The flying
Finn twins, a pair of rugged indi
vidualists who once put on a 23
day hunger strike in their dispute
with the government over owner
ship of a war surplus plkne, Wed
nesday won a surprising victory
in federal court.
U.S., District Judge William C.
Mathes climaxed a two-year legal i
battle by ruling that George and
Charles Finn, 40-year-old Air
Force veterans, are the legal own
ers of the C-46 transport plane.
The twins, who often read law
books, in their spare time, have
participated in a series of madcap
skirmishes with the government.
In addition to the hunger strike
they once slapped handcuffs on
U.S. Attorney Laughlin Waters in
a “citizen’s arrest” protesting gov
ernment seizure of the plane.
Judge Mathes ordered the gov
ernment to return the transport
plane to the Finn twins at Scotty’s
Airstrip near Tonopah, Nev., in
the same condition as when it was
seized there by the Civil Aeronau
tics Administration. The judge
also ruled the government must
pay the twins $50,000 if the plane
is not returned. In addition, the
government was ordered to pay
the Finns $15 a day rental from
the time the plane was seized
Sept. 15, 1952.
Originally the plane was pur
chased from the War Assets Ad
ministration by the Vineland
School District near Bakersfield,
Calif., for a nominal sum. The
district, short on school space,
used the big plane for a classroom.
When the district no longer need
ed the plane, school officials sold
it to the Finns.
The government seized the plane
and sued to regain title, claiming
that under terms of the sale it
could only be used for a classroom
or resold for scrap.
Judge Mathes’ decision held
that under California law full title
to the plane was acquired by the
school district and the district hod
the right to sell it with no strings
attached.
Nome Directory
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Ben Young, Pres.
Joe Kroriinger, Secy.
Thursday Luncheon
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Comerce
Meets Every Tuesday Noon
BOYD HARWOOD, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Meets the 3rd Monday of each month.
Jane Perkins
Worthy Matron
Evelyn Branson
Secretary
LESLIE A. STEVENS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
486 First Ave. West, Nome, Alaska j
10 to 12 a.m. 1 to 5 p.m.
Phone Main 82 — P.O. Box 208
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
John Cooley, W.M.
Norvin W. Lewis, Secy.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday each month.