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Soviets Release
U.S. Soldier Held
6 Years In Prison
BERLIN, l#—An American sol
dier held for six years in Soviet
prison camps was released in
Berlin Thursday and was hurried
to the U.$. Army hospital for ex
tensive medical examination.
Pvt. William A. Verdine, 28, of
Starks, La., was turned over by
the Russians to U.S. liaison offi
cers. The soldier, half Indian and
half French, maintained a stolid
silence on the crosstown trip
from Russian headquarters to the
West except for a laconic re
quest for an American cigarette.
Verdine told Col. Everett G.
King, head of the Army hospital,
he had been suffering from stom
ach trouble and also was con
cerned about his heart. He added
he contracted a severe cough
while working in the coal mines
of the Arctic prison camp at Vor
kuta, but he did not believe he
had tuberculosis.
Tall and lanky, Verdine appear
ed to weigh about 140 pounds and
in the few words that he spoke
to Army officers he said the
Russians had fattened him up at
a repatriation camp near Moscow
in the past six months.
The soldier, missing from his
unit at Coburg in West Germany
since Feb. 3, 1949, was placed
under detention with a guard as
signed to the door of his hos
pital room. An inquiry will be
made to determine if he was
absent through an understandable
mistake or if he is guilty of de
liberate absence and possibly de
sertion.
PIONEERS VOTE $25 TO
MARCH OF DIMES AND
$25 TO NOME SCHOOL BAND
Pioneers of Alaska met Wed
nesday with President Fredrik
Bockman presiding.
A contribution of $25.00 was
voted unanimously for the March
of Dimes campaign as well as
$25.00 for the Nome School Band
for their contribution to the suc
cess of the Pioneer Roof Garden
in which they participated.
Refreshments were served by
Pioneers Fred Rohn and Andrew
Wirum.
Jack Dowd of ACS in Fair
banks, who has been visiting with
his brother Walter DoWd of ACS
here, returned home yesterday.
Nome Directory
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Ben Young, Pres.
Joe Kroninger, 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.
□Beverly Morgan
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbar
LESLIE A. STEVENS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
486 First Ave. West. Nome, Alaska
10 to 12 a.m. 1 to 5 p.m.
Phone Main 82 — P.O. Box 288
I ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Charles F. Lewis, W.M
Norvin W. Lewis. Secy.
Meets 1st and 3rt* Thursday each month.