"LIFER" RECEIVES LEGACY
SEATTLE </P>—A “lifer” at the
state penitenitary in Walla Walla
will come here under guard soon
to arrange affairs in a $17,000 es
tate left him by a long-time
friend.
Presiding Judge Donald A. Mc
Donald signed the order Wednes
day, directing the prisorn superin
tendent to permit William Jen
nings Cooper, 50, to come here for
three days.
The estate was left him by
Helen Williams, a friend who died
last Thursday at Fort Steilacoom.
Cooper was convicted of first
degree murder and sentenced to
life imprisonment in February,
1946, when a former air force
bombardier, Edward E. Mitchell,
implicated him in the “racket
slaying" of Walter Bernard Foley.
Jr., a one-time undercover agent
for the state liquor board. Mitch
ell also was convicted of the
charge and sentenced to life.
CITY COUNCIL
Nome City Council met Mon
day evening with the first two
hours of the meeting turned over
to Mr. R. N. Ross of the_ Public
! Housing Administration, operat
| under the Alaska Housing in the
j Territory.
Mr. Ross explained in detail the
possibility of Nome’s having a
share in the Federal funds which
| have been made available for low
; cost homes in the Territory.
I ,The city passed a resolution ask
ing that the survey group come to
Nome to consider building a group
of fifty units for Nome.
A letter was read from Sears
and Roebuck in * response to one
from the city in relation to con
sumers purchasing from them who
reside in Nome in connection with
' the paying of Sales Tax. They
-stated that the ordinance does not
t provide for them to collect this
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JACK LENCER
Watchmaker
Box 625 Nome, Alaska
ALASKA CAB
(Formerly Glue Pot Cab)
“See Us For Sightseeing”
Phone Main 20 - Red 41
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THERE'S
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) AS A
Food iujt doesn't come free—except in the bread line. Govern
ment services don’t come free, either. That tax on your dinner
check helps pay for a lot of things that some people think they
are getting “free.”
When new services are offered—most people have learned to
look for the price tag. They know that in too many lands today
the price of shucked-off responsibility is centralized control.
The price of Government handouts is personal freedom.
If the Government controlled the restaurant busi
ness, the food, we believe, would be poorer and the
price higher. If the Government took over the med
ical profession, we believe that prices would climb
and services deteriorate.
WE WANT A FREE AMERICA—NOT THE
FREE LUNCH” SORT OF GOVERNMENT!
Frankly, we want the right to compete for your patronage—
the responsibility to earn and to keep your confidence in us.
North Pole Bakerv and Restaurant
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Martin's Cold Storage
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FIRST WOMAN ADMITTED
TO PIONEER HOME
Mrs. Laura G. Gamble has the
distinction of being the first wo
man admitted to the recently
opened women’s division of the
Pioneers’ Home, having arrived
September 15 from Juneau.
She was born July 9, 1894, in
France, tame to the United States
in 19-11 and to Alaska in 1918. She
first lived at Juneau, then Chic
hagof and Sitka, and for a number
of years alternated between
Warm Springs Bay and Sitka as
her home. In April of 1950, she
moved to Juneau and made her
home with friends until she en
tered the Home.
Her husband passed away sev
eral years ago and she has no
children.
j tax for the city.
A pump belonging to the city
| was reported missing from the
! City Garage. I
Herb Jenks was appointed po-1
lice chief due to the resignation
of “Red” Klein, who is now with
the crew of Mansen and Osberg
Oil the breakwater project.
Matanuska Waits
For Rain to Bathe
PALMER, jyP)—A bath-less Oc
tober threatens for Matanuska
Valley residents, unless the long
past-due fall rains make their ap
pearance soon, Clayton Esslinger
of the Matanuska Valley Farmer’s
Co-Operating Association said to
day.
Water woes, reported ended
several weeks ago, really are just
beginning, Esslinger said. Now
that Co-Op water lines have been
mended and all leaks sealed, there
isn’t water to run through them.
“We’re catching all there is, but
there just isn’t much to be
caught,” the acting manager ex
plained.
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Frank Clark of the Co-crp main
tenance crew visited the source of
supply this week, and found the
area very dry.
A midnight to six a.m. shutoff
! effective throughout the entire
| water area went into force at
| midnight Wednesday. It will con
tinue until a more adequate flow
of water reaches the Co-Op’s stor
‘ age tanks.
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
G-E Dial-the-fabric Iron - G-E Steam Iron
G-E Automatic Roaster - G-E Hotplate
G-E Washing Machine - G-E Sun Lamp
G-E Electric Clock - G-E Mazda Lamps
Wiring Materials,
NORTHERN LIGHT & POWER CO.
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serve Coca-Cola,
the natural partner
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j of good things to eat
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To be prepored
for hospitality
keep Coke on hand
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| Buy a case or carton
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BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COATt-ANY BY
i NOME BEVERAGE CO., Nome Alaska
Q 1950, Tfco Coco-Cote Compmtf