Fire Jeopardizing
National Economy
Says Authority
Percy Bugbee, general manager
of the National Fire Protection
Association said recently that “in
the face of the country’s worst
housing shortage, we are burning
up enough timber and lumber an
nually to build 200,000 five-room
houses.”
Bugbee stated that last year ap
proximately 11,000 persons were
burned to death and more than
20,000 persons were injured in
fires. The fire authority charged
that needless fires were seriously
jeopardizing the national economy
when he reported that there were
over 600,002 building fires with a
property loss alone ftf $561,000,
000. He said that last year’s loss
es represented a 25% increase
over the year before and were
83% higher than the last pre-war
year.
In a special prepared statement,
Bugbee said:
“We average about 1,000 fires
in U. S. dwellings every day. We
are in a housing shortage and yet
we burn up enough timber and
lumber to annually build 200,000
5-room houses. Last year when
this nation stood aghast at the tre
mendous loss of man days of
work because of strikes and indus
trial disputes, we lost more than
one-quarter as many man days of
work as a result of fires, without
more than a ripple of concern ex
cept in the case of one or two
spectacular and isolated instances
an approximate figure of 25,000,
000 man days or enough working
time to make nearly 1,000,000,
badly needed automobiles. To
measure this fire loss in dollars, it *
was enough to pay $45 a week to
every man, woman and child in
Wyoming for one year, or to pay
the wages of the working popula
tion of South B^nd, Ind., for two
years.
“The careless disposal of lighted
cigarettes and matches is the prin
cipal cause of all fires. We estim
ate about 120,000 fires last year
from this cause alone. It seems to
me that the cigarette companies
should assume some responsibil
ity in educating smokers so that
the loss of life and this tremen
dous number of tires by the heed
less act of smokers may be re
duced.
“I believe that the cigarette
companies should maintain a con
sistent campaign to educate the
public in safe smoking habits.
There is probably no group of
DeGaulle Far
Ahead In Election
In France
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PARIS, (A*)—Gen. Charles De
Gaulle’s new anti-commu n i s t
party, the rally of the French peo
ple (RPF), held a steady lead over
all other parties yesterday as the
count of votes in Sunday’s muni
cipal elections proceeded slowly.
Frenchmen, convinced that
something would be changed as a
result of the election, awaited a
scheduled declaration from the
general tomorrow for a possible
hint as to how he intends to ex
ploit his victory.
With 6,680,806 of an estimated
25,000,000 votes counted thus far,
the standing was:
RPF—1,631,311 votes of 33.1 per
cent; RPF-headed coalitions, 272,
565 votes or 5.5 per cent; De
Gaull’s total 38.6 per cent.
Communists — 1,442,941 votes,
29.3 per cent.
Socialists — 703,035 votes, 14.3
I per cent; Socialist-headed coali
J tions, 38,304 votes, .8 per cent; So
| cialist total—15.1 per cent,
j Other parties — 337,852 .votes,
6.8 per cent. .
The tally showed 1,755,259 ab
stentions.
Frenchmen are sure that the re
emergence of De Gaulle as one of
the top political figures in France
means some changes are going to
be made.
One change already was evi
dent, and many Frenchmen at
tributed it to De Gaulle’s victory.
Parisians woke up to find their
buses and subways running on
schedule after having been strike
bound for a week. The strike was
settled Monday night.
This work stoppage had been
depicted as a struggle between the j
non-communist government of
France and the communist-lead
labor unions. Positions of both the
government and the communists
were said to have been weakened
by De Gaulle’s demonstration of
strength, although the commun
ists did not actually lose any back
ing at the ballot boxes. And this
was held by some to have been a
factor in settlement of the strike.
companies that spends more
money on advertising than do the
cigarette companies. Certainly
these companies should accept
some responsibility and by so do
ing they would not in my opinion
in any way decrease the sale of
their product.”
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
Sailings from Seward:
On alternate Thursdays for Valdez, Cordova, Juneau, Ketchikan
and Seattle. Next sailing - SS ALEUTIAN - October 23.
^ e.
On alternate Fridays for Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle.
Next sailing SS. BARANOF, October 31.
Every third Monday for Ketchikan, Seattle
Next sailing - SS DENALI - Nov. 10. Service to Kodiak-Island
Cook Inlet ports every three weeks - Inquire for details.
All sailings subject to change without notice.
Reservations made through Anchorage, Fairbanks or Nome Agent
GENE JOINER STAKES MINES
ON FIRTH RIVER
j Gene Joiner, formerly pilot
with the Arctic Air Service who!
has been on his own this summer |
prospecting in the Noatak area, i
has staked promising property on
the Firth River and plans to re
turn there next summer and start
operations.
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Thrifty Scots Plan
To Reap Seaweed
EDINBURGH, (/P) — A Scottish
' Seaweed Research Association has
been founded under auspices of;
the Supply Ministry and the Scot
ish Council of Industry, to inves
j tigate the commercial possibilities
! of seaweed. On its work depends
to a great extent the future of the
crofters of the Scottish Highlands.
The association will have a bi
ological division; an engineering
section with a ship equipped to
examine deep sea weeds and the
best methods of harvesting them,
and a chemical division to deter
mine how best to extract the
chemical constituents.
WARNING TO ‘
DOG-TEAM DRIVERS
i Dog sleds shall be equipped with
a bell or some device to warn pe
destrians of their approach. Com
plaints are being made at the Po
lice Station by pedestrians of
careless dog-driving. Violation of
this regulation shall be punishable
j by law.
A. C. BROWN,
Chief of Police.
' Publish Oct. 22, 24, 1947.
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BADMINTON
All persons interested in play
ing badminton this winter call
Gordon Osborne at his shop next'
to the Dream Theater.
NOTICE
Reservation for the farewell
dinner given by the people of
Nome honoring Col. John E. Bodle
and welcoming Col. Joel E. Mal
lory. will close Wednesday eve-!
ning. 6 p.m. Register your reser- '
vation with A. Polet. The dinner
will be held in the Pioneer Igloo
on Friday evening, October 24,
6:45 p.m. Space limited.
Classified Ads
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Chev. Coupe, good condition.
Heater. $400. Call Black 8. 127-tf
FOR SALE—Stinson 4-place plane
No. 15114. Call Alaska Airlines,
Main 66. 126-tf
CONTACT Mrs. Charles Shafer,
579 Third Ave. Will care for
small children during day.
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FOUND—Lapel Pin—in the Boy
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DREAM
THEATER
1 Show Oct. 22 and 23, 7:30 P.M.
Wednesday and Thursday
'VACATION FROM MARRIAGE'
Robert Donat Deborah Kerr
Also "Rhythm On Wheels"
—a—
2 Shows, Oct. 24, 7:15 & 9:00 P.M.
Friday
"SINGING ON THE TRAIL"
Kenn Curtiss - Jeff Donnel
Also "Gabriel Church Chicken"
And "Dick Tracy," Chap. 12
Chile Announces
Diplomatic Break
With Russia
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and the Brizilian army.
Chile’s step will leave the Sov
iet-oriented section of Europe
without a single representative in
Santiago* Yugoslavia broke rela
tions with Chile Oct. 11 in protest
of Chile’s expulsion of two Yugo
slav diplomats. No other countries
in the eastern European bloc have
had representatives here.
Brazil, with some 42,000,000 in
habitants and an area bigger than
the continental United States, has
a communist party claiming 200,
000 members—largest in the west
ern hemisphere—although it was
outlawed last May. Chile, with
about 5,000,000 population and a
size rougly equaling Texas plus
West Virginia, has a communist
party claiming 70,000.
Both countries have maintained
diplomatic relations with Russia
since 1945. Chile’s communists
dominate unions of coal, copper
and nitrate miners.
Brazil’s congress yest e r d a y
voted confidence in the govern
ment after the break with Russia.
The Senate acted unanimously, the
chamber of deputies by a 190-to-6
vote—with communist deputies
voicing opposition.
IONE-STANLEY MARRIAGE
LICENSE ISSUED
A marriage license was issued
yesterday to Guy lone of Council,1
Alaska and Mary Stanley of
Nome. 1
EASTERN STARS MET
MONDAY EVENING
Monday evening at the Alaska
Chapter No. 1, Order of Eastern
Star, the past officers of the or
ganization took over for the eve
ning, filling all stations. The
metting was followed by a social
and luncheon prepared by them.
Past matrons and patrons of the
organization are: Mrs. Herb
Jenks, Mrs. Robert Baldwin, Mrs.
Chester Bafdwin, Mrs. Donald
Lyle, Mrs. Emma Lyle, Mrs. Nor
vin Lewis, Mrs. Joe Wallace, Mrs.
Ralph Kitzmiller, Mrs. Tolbert
Scott, Mrs. Harry Hagen, Mrs.
Wilfred Boucher, Antonio Polet,
Norvin Lewis, Luther Dunbar,
Conrad Yenney, Ben Gillette, Tol
bert Scott, R. Cramer.
Winners of the bingo game were
Mrs. M. Day, Mrs. T. Scott and
Mrs. N. Lewis.
Haystack Cushions
Flyer’s Jump
JIHLAVA, Czechoslovagia, (/P)
—Frantisek Kominek was per
forming an acrobatic stunt, hang
ing from a plane above spectators
at an air meet in this Moravian
town.
Suddenly he found he could not
get back into the plane.
A car was sent out* and Komi
nek was given the signal to jump
when the plane flew at low alti
tude. But this proved impossible.
The pilot then decided to fly
over a lake and let the daring ac
robat dive into the water. On the
way he #saw a big haystack. Ko
minek jumped and landed unin
jured.
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