Alaska Market
Week, March 4, 5, 6
Alaska Market Week, slated
for Anchorage March 4, 5 and 6
at the American Legion Log Cabin
will come o'ff as scheduled, accord
ing to Ernie Garcia, executive sec
retary of the show, with more
than a hundred lines in dry goods,
wearing apparel, office supplies,
hardware and food specialties to
be on exhibit.
Because building in Alaska is
definitely of major commercial
important every effort has been
made to feature builders and con
tractors supplies -at the Anchorage
show. This effort, Garcia indi
cates, has born fruit, and displays
of builders’ supplies will be
among the most complete at the
entire three-day event.
In conjunction with feature dis
plays of products of vital interest
to contractors will be an impres
sive showing of business and of
fice supplies and equipment. A
display of creative printing, show
ing a piece of advertising litera
ture from birth of the idea through
the various stages of develop
ment, will fascinate promotion
conscious business men.
Every effort will be made by
exhibitors to make the first Alas
ka Market Week as relaxed and
friendly as possible. One manu
facturer will give a rose to each
buyer. Another plans to serve cof
fee.
Buyers in the Territory have
been mailed this week a directory
listing manufacturers and distrib
utors who will be exhibiting mer
chandise at the show.
Sign in cafe: “If you want to
put your ashes and cigarette butts
in your cup and saucer let the
waitress know and she will serve
your coffee in the ash tray.’’
250,000 Americans
Are Fighting
In Korean War
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WASHINGTON, (/P)—Gen. Om
ar N. Bradley has disclosed that
about 250,000 Americans, in all
branches of the armed services,
now are fighting in the Korean
campaign.
The chairman of the joint chiefs
j a f staff, testifying before the
j House Armed Services committee,
; did not give a breakdown of fig
ures for the Army, Navy, Marines
and Air Force.
“Over in Korea,” Bradley said,
“there are approximately a quar
ter of a million Americans who
are fighting for this nation and
! our position in world affairs.”
The committee is considering a
! compromise military manpower
| bill which would lower the draft
i age to 18Vfe years and set up mach
inery for universal military ser
| vice as part of a long range pro
gram.
Secretary of Defense Marshall
also was due to testify, but he has
been ill with a cold and was un
able to appear. Assistant Secre
tary of Defense Anna Rosenberg
pear. :tyetlqp34 -3,( ,(f frgrf
also was sick and unable to tes
tify.
Bradley said world conditions
which caused the joint chiefs of
! staff to recommend a “partial mo
bilization” of 3,500,000 men, “nr>ay
1 persist for 15 or 20 years.” He
said such a size force as has been
recommended may have to be
j maintained fcfr some time to come, i
ST. PATRICK'S PARTY
j PLANNED
Holy Names Society of St. Jo
seph’s parish are making plans
for a party and dance on Satur
day, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day.
SPECIALS
■ ■JUST ARRIVED-.
Fresh Frozen
King Salmon Butter Clams
Red Salmon Oysters
Halibut Prawns
Shea Fish Smelt
Rock Fish Shrimp
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White Fish Salmon Bellies
Salmon Strips Smoked Herring
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Special Attention to our Out of Town Orders
CUB SCOUTS HOLD
BLUE & GOLD BANQUET
About fifty cubs and their
guests attended the annual Blue
| and Gold Cub Scout banquet Mon
! day night at the new social rooms
of the Community Methodist
| Church.
Johnnie Herman, Wayne Rus
sell and Eugene Newman, Super
intendant and Den Dad Will Rus
; sel and the rest of the cubbin’ Rus
sell family, Den mother, Dorothy
Den Chief Bruce had made three
gallons of delicious ice cream.
•Assistant Cub Master Roy Lim
burg had talked his buddies at
MAFB into stirring up a choco
late cake and that along with
spaghetti from Den One (Mrs.
Clark’s) and vegetables from Den
Two (Mrs. Oman’s), provided
j plenty to eat.
Committeeman Phil Lancaster
was toastmaster for the evening
with songs led by committeeman
Ray Tveter, skits directed by Den
Mothers and a whole series of
awards.
Den Chiefs Tonnie Fults, Bruce
Russell and John Hurlburt all re
ceived their shoulder insignia as
recognition for the fine job these
three Boy Scouts are doing for the
Cubs.
Paul Tveter and Wayne Russel
were awarded Wolf Badges, and
Eugene Newman the Bear Badge.
All of the last awards had to be
made in spirit and faith, since the
airlines have delivered little else
recently.
Bobcats were Bob and Lee Om
an, Freddy Kungsesuck, Henry
Ahgupuk, Carl Tveter and Don
Clark.
Hospital News
Donald Pungawiyi of Savoonga
has been admitted to the hospital.
Mrs. Arthur Johnson and baby
daughter, Clara, have been dis
charged from the hospital.
American Legion
I
—
Regular meeting of the Ameri
can Legion Post No. 19 was held |
in the Legion Hall on Feb. 27. The
first order of business was the in
itiation of Mr. Otto Worm and Mr.
Ray McKinnis as members of the
Nome Post.
The members held a discussion
on the possibility of having a par
ty during the first part of March
to celebrate the Legion’s birthday.
Mr. Jack Dowd was appointed
temporary chairman to see if such j
a party would conflict with any- j
thing else.
The need for repairs to the Le
gfbn Hall caches was brought up i
and after a short discussion Mr.
Ellis Mulch agreed to fix them.
i
Immediately following the ad- i
journment of the meeting refresh- |
ments were served. Southern fried
chicken was donated by Mr. Bob
Kite and all the members agreed ,
Ask $85,000,000
For Red Cross
NEW YORK, (JP)— President
Truman and Defense Secretary
George C. Marshall have launched
the 1951 Red Cross fund cam
paign with appeals to the nation
to put the organization on a war
time footing.
The president said the Red
Cross must “be prepared to meet
any eventuality in the event ol
armed attack on this country.”
They spoke last night on a radio
and television program, broad
cast by all four networks, open
ing the Red Cross drive for $85,
000,000 for 1951.
Minute Pool Cards at Nugget
that it was excellent. All mem
bers thanked him whole-heart
edly.
MINERS & MERCHANTS
BANK OF ALASKA
NOME ALASKA
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SOMETHING GOOD
EVERY DAY
Arctic Lunch
“The Home of Fine Foods”
---and Coffee
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NEW SCHEDULE
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY— Flights to Teller
WEDNESDAY— Wales and Shishmaref
WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY— Solomon, Council,
White Mt., Ungalik, Shaktoolik, Koyuk, Haycock,
and Unalakleef
TUESDAY— Deering, Candle and Kotzebue
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I DAILY SCHEDULED FUGHTS ’
I by DC-3 Starliner
I Anchorage, McGrath, Unalakleet and Nome
I MONDAY— Moses Point and Kotzebue