To Christen Alaska
RR. Streamliner
On Alaska Day
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ANCHORAGE, (VP>—Anchorage
grade school children will be given
a ride to Palmer today on the
Alaska Railroad’s new stream
liner, which will be christened i
officially tomorrow, Alaska Day, |
the Territory’s 80th birthday.
The train, painted a bright i
blue and gold, will make a dedica
tion run Saturday to Mount Mc
Kinley Park, with numerous spe
cial guests, for a celebration that
night when the “Days of ’98’’ will
be relived.
At Saturday’s ceremonies, the
train will also be named. Proposed
names have been received from
all parts of the Territory. The day
also is the railroad’s 25th anniver
sary.
Mt. Edgecumbe School
Adds Tanning Course
The Native Service announced
recently that it had obtained the
service.s of a tanning instructor
who is now on the job at the Mt.
Eudgecumbe School, Sitka.
The school, with 519 students
enrolled, has a capacity of 600,
announced that persons interested
in fur dressing and tanning as a
vocation, could enter into train
ing at Mt. Edgecumbe, as proper
. facilities and materials exist for
the course in tanning.
In the 13th Century, Venice was
' the business center of the world.
Vets Not Utilizing Full
Benefits Available In
Government Insurance
Many veterans are not taking
full advantage of Government life 1
insurance because they do not un
derstand or know of all the bene
fits which are available. This
opinion was expressed by Ken
Kenny of the Veterans Adminis
tration, Anchorage office.
There are seven plans of gov- ;
ernment insurance available to
both World War I and World War|
II veterans. The veteran’s age, |
number and ages of dependents,;
amount he can afford to invest in j
insurance, stability of his employ
ment, potential retirement bene
fits and many other individual
circumstances should be consid- I
ered in selecting the insurance I
plan best suited for each veteran.
The World War II veterans who
have allowed their G. I. insurance i
to lapse are urged by the Veterans 1
Administration insurance service
to apply for reinstatement before
January 1, 1948, as after that date
a physical examination will be re
quired.
Mr. Kenny expects to be in
Nome October 21 and 22 to ad
vise and assist veterans or their
dependents in applying for any
benefits for which they may be
eligible through the Federal laws
administered by the Veterans Ad
ministration. Included are govern
ment insurance, compensa t i o n
claims, death claims, hospitaliza
tion an deducation under the G. I.
bill.
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
PIONEER WATER DELIVERY
Phone Main 94
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ERIC NELSON
BERING SEA CLUB ,
Open 10 A.M. to Midnight I
Dancing — Cards — Liquors I
MINERS & MERCHANTS
BANK OF ALASKA
NOME ALASKA
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Sailings from Seward:*
On alternate Fridays for Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle.
i Next sailing - SS BABANOF - October 17.
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Every third Monday for Ketchikan, Seattle
Next sailing - SS DENALI - October 20. Service to Kodiak-Island
Cook Inlet ports every three weeks - Inquire for details.
* On alternate Thursdays for Valdez, Cordova, Juneau, Ketchikan
and Seattle. Next sailing - SS ALEUTIAN - October 23.
All sailings subject to change without notice.
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Reservations made through Anchorage, Fairbanks or Nome Agent
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Little Cash In
Treasury But
More Money Due
Cash on hand in the General
Fund of the Territorial Treasury
is very low these days, but Treas-'
urer Oscar G. Olson is still able'
to meet the Territory’s monthly
payrolls. Although his Sept. 30 fi
nancial statement showed a cash
balance of only $13,949.77 after |
earmarked funds and outstanding ;
.warrants, Olson expects to receive !
approximately $325,000 this month :
from quarterly payments of liquor;
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taxes.
The Territory’s total bank bal-;
ance on Sept. 30 was $1,501,438.41. j
Outstanding warrants amounted j
to $381,674.48. This left a net cash |
balance of $1,119,763.93. Of this i
amount, $1,105,814.16 was ear-1
marked as follows:
Public school permanent, $12,- i
402.98; University of Alaska, cur
rent, $25,000.00; University of Al-!
aska, permanent, $392.50; Smith
Lever, $11,303.84; Engineers’ and |
Architects’, $4,565.25; Museum
Bequest and Donation, $1,699,04; |
Pioneers’ Home Trust, $12,698.81; |
R a d i o - T e 1 ephone, $2,827.92; <
Teachers’ Retirement, $113,595.59.
Federal earmarked funds con
tained in the treasury are as fol
lows: vocational education, $7,
132.21; school lunch program, $1,
249.00; forest reserve, $84,567.82;
old age assistance-grants, $69,875.
23; old age assistance-administra
tion, $10,622.06; child welfare ser
vices, $8,205.29; allowance to
mothers-grants, $9,243.74; allow
ances to mothers-administration,
$9,298.12; unemployment compen
sation commission, $76,227.99;
control of tuberculosis, $22,270.34;
emergency maternity and infant
care, $10,029.28; maternal and
child health, crippled children and
venereal disease control, $49,026.
58; hospital survey, $6,655.57; and
Alaska nutrition study, $251.67.
Other special funds are: Veter- j
ans Administration, $289,128.86;1
Alaska tuberculosis association,,
$1,497.42: vision conservation,!
$441.29; dental care, $6.50; motor!
fuel oil tax, $143,577.70; drivers’j
licenses, $18,960.18; and fisheries J
Classified Ads
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125-3tp
WANTED TO RENT small cabin
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THEATER
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2 Shows, Oct. 17, 7:15 and 9 P.M.
Friday
"MOJAVE FIRE BRAND"
Bill Elliot Gabby Hayes
Also "Busy Bakers"
And "Dick Tracy" Chapter 11
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1 Show, Oct. 18, 7:30 P.M.
Saturday
"NATIONAL VELVET"
Mickey Rooney Donald Krisp
Also "Diving Demons"
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2 Shows, Oct. 19, 7:15 and 9 pjn.
Sunday
"THEY MADE ME A KILLER"
Robert Lowery - Barbara Britton
A1w> "Learn and Live"
Govt. Discusses
Housing Program
For Alaska
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larger population, need to provide
a basic economy for the Territory
and provide adequate national de
fense which not only will benefit
Alaska but the United States as
well.
“That adequate defense for the
Territory is one of the most es
sential things we face at the pres
ent time.”
Members of Congress who have
visited the Territory this summer
including Senator Capeheart <R.
Ind.) and Rep. William A. Dawson
(R.-Utah>, have said they believe
the Territory should be given the
best defenses possible.
They said if-ftn attack was made
on the United States they felt cer
tain it would come through Alas
ka.
Delegate Bartlett of Alaska this
week also called for an immediate
defense program to prepare the
Territory for any kind of attack
that may come and Senator Cain
(R.-Wash.) has proposed increased
iefenses.
experimental, $931.38.
In set aside funds, the amount
certified available to the U. S.
treasurer for old age assistance is
$89,907.00 and for aid to depend
ent children is $12,273.00.
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Fire Destroys
$60,000 Hotel In
Prince Rupert
PRINCE RUPERT. B. C., (£»)—
Fire of undetermined origin early
today destroyed the $60,000 Cen
tral hotel here and fear was felt
that a missing, elderly Indian wo
man, last seen in the hotel, may
have been a victim of the blaze.
All other guests of the four
story frame hotel clambered down
fire escapes in night attire to saf
ety.
The fire, which also damaged a
nearby apartment block, for a
time threatened the former United
States army administration build
ing—a half-block sized structure
now owned by war assets and up
for disposal—but was brought un
der control by volunteer firefight
ers who were assisted by a driving
rain.
Police in this northern British
Columbia coast city were carrying
out an intensive search for the In
[ dian woman. Witnesses reported
hearing screams from the hotel
j but the terrific heat from the 40
| foot flames blocked early efforts
j to get near the building.
The hotel, overlooking the wa
terfront, was a landmark in the
community. Built in 1910, it was
bought 18 months ago by Theo
dore Hagblad of Lethbridge, Alta.
Plan For Christmas
SELECT FROM OUR
LARGE ASSORTMENT
of Native made
DOLLS
Indvidualistic and Unique
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JUST RECEIVED
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Frank Dufresne - ANIMALS and FISHES
Webster - COLLEGIATR DICTIONARY;
Will H. Chase
Reminiscences of Capt. Billie Moore
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