ASK CARL J. LOMEN TO
REPRESENT NOME AT
SEAWALL HEARING
Following is a telegram dis
patched this morning to Carl J.
'-•omen, asking him to use his cf
forts in Washington to secure the
passage of the Nome Breakwater
Appropriation Bill by Congress.
Nome, Alaska, Jan. 7, 1949
Cart J. Lumen,
327 Coleman Building.
Seattle. Wash.
City Council, Chamber of Com
ueree. Rotary Club and business
•uen of Nome in a joint committee
unducting city wide drive to raise
f inds to defray personal expenses
• nticipated will be incurred your
ravel to Washington and those
•xpenses involved in your usual
vigorous effort to promote passage
►f Nome Breakwater Appropria
icn Bill by Congress. Stop. Will
deposit $1500.00 to your account at
Miners & Merchants Bank today
• nd will continue drive for funds
tntn you advise mission success
'll. Stop. Urgently request you
prepare to go to Washington at
once with assurance people of
Army Plane Crash |
Kills Eight
COLFAX. Calif. </P) — An air
force plane which crashed in the
Sierra Nevada mountains Wednes
day night killing eight men was
still too hot yesterday to permit
removal of the bodies, air force
officials said.
Witnesses said the plane caught
fire and exploded while flying at
a low altitude over the lower ele
vations of the mountain. The
plane fell in the American River
canyon eight miles northeast of
here.
Seven charred bodies could be
seen in the rear compartment of
the plane.
W. A. Brasher, goat rancher,
said the plane caught fire and ex
ploded over his home, two miles
from where it crashed
Authorities at Hill Field. Ogden,
Utah, said the plane was en route
to its home base at McClellan
Field, Sacramento. Calif
Nome whole-heartedly supporting
your effort. Best regards.
NWA Chamber of Commerce
Harper, President'
U.S. Commissioner's Court
Bob EiiWards of Koyuk was
given ninety days in tlie federal
jail for disorderly conduct. He was
brought in by Deputy Albert
Bahls.
Joe Omalok was given four
months for being drunk in a pub
lic street.
Development Board Uses
Stickers Designed by
George R. Goshaw
Colorful blue, red and gold
slickers urging statehood for Alas
ka are being used on all mail of
the Alaska Development Board
addressed to the States.
The stickers were designed by
George R. Goshaw, longtime resi
dent of Shishmaref, Alaska, and
an ardent statehood booster.
Against a background map of the
Territory, they show a large star
labeled “The Forty-Ninth.” This
is flanked by the Alaska flag and
a new United States flag contain
49 stars. At the bottom is the leg
end “State of Alaska—The 49th
Star in 1949.”
HARP CONCERT WILL
BE JANUARY 14TH
Ticket sale is well under Way,
for the Harp Concert scheduled
for next Friday evening at the
Nome School Auditorium.
Margo Freeman has sent an out
line of the program scheduled,
i which will include several splen
did groups of music.
The classical group is to include
a F>eethoven Minuet, Brahms Lul
lbay, Aeolian Harp and the well
known Purcell number “Passing j
; By.”
Another group will feature Irish
melodies including many of the
best known and best loved favor
I ites as well as some new numbers.
Folk songs will make up the
third group including selections
by Stephen Foster and other old
well-known selections especially
! appropriate for the harp.
A modern group of songs will
include such numbers at Rancho
Grande, Quereme Mucho, Maria
Elena and many other Spanish
songs..
Anyone having a special request
is asked to contact the chairman
i and President of the Home Arts
1 Club, Mrs. Ken Rank.
OH, DIANA! THE MISS THAT’S A HIT
DO WE WAVE TO LISTEN To
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ILL NEED $IO MOPE FOP
GROCERIES TUIS WEEK
AiONEV DOESN'T GO
VERY F&R WITH THINGS
IM WORRIED ABOUT*
LITTLE SIS. THIS IS THE
THIRD COLD SHE'S
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SCORCHY SMITH ACE OF THE AIR STRIPS
SCORCH, THE RAJAH 15 LETTING^
YOU TAKE ELOlSE, HIS SACREP J
TWENTY TOEP ELEPHANT, TO_\
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AT THE LOGGING CAMP^'/ 1
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hSAR^CNI JUST FDR ELOlSE„, J
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THE RAJAH'S RATHER
PISCOURAG-SP AT
CIVILIZING HER.'
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LANDINGS WITH THE )
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I'VE ASSEMBLED A PEW
THING5 SOU'LL NEED
DOWN THEgE IN THE
^TEAK POgEST,
/ yes sip: two weeks supply of
/ QUININE, MOSQUITO NETTING, ANTI
I SNAKE VENOM, INSECT REPELLANT, 4
I SPLINT^ BANCAGES, TETANUS ANT1
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V ANP CMIGGER REMOVER, ANP I
some sancwicwejA^^/
Tom Olson, who died several
weeks ago was buried Wdnesday
afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Rev.
Lewis Hudgins conducted the
graveside service.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE COMMISSIONER'S
COURT FOR THE YVADF. HAMP
TON PRECINCT, SECOND
D I V I S ION, TERRITORY OF
ALASKA, IN PROBATE
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE OF CHRIS BETSCH.
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, George F. Marsh and
Louis H. Keir, as executors of the
last Will of Chris Betsch, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de
ceased, to file them, with the
necessary vouchers attached with
in six months after the first pub
lication of this notice, or, to ex
hibit them with the necessary
vouchers attached to the execu
tors, at their office in the town of
Fortuna Ledge, Alaska, and also,
any person or persons knowing
themselves to be indebted to the
deceased will communicate with
the said executors at Fortuna
Ledge, Alaska.
Dated at Fortuna Ledge, Alaska,
December 18 th, 1948.
GEORGE F. MARSH,
and
L. H. KEIR,
Executors for the Es
tate of Chris Eetsch,
Deceased.
Pub. Dec. 24, 31, 1948, Jan. 7, 14,
1949.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT
SECOND DIVISION.
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE OF NORMAN REX
WEAVER, Deceased.
No. 781
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FI
NAL ACCOUNT AND DETER
MINATION OF HEIRSHIP
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that Carl D. Anderson. Adminis
trator herein,# has filed in this
Court his Final Report and Ac
count and that the 8th day of Feb
ruary, 1949, at the hour of ten
o’clock A.M. of said day, at the of
fice of this Court. Nome, Alaska,
has, by Court Order, been fixed
as the time and place lor a hearing
and settlement of said Report and
Account and, also, that at such
time and place the Court will de
termine and name the heirs and
beneficiaries of this estate.
Objections, if any, to said Report J
and Account and proof of heirship
will be heard at this time.
Dated this 6th day of December,
1948.
Carl D. Anderson,
Administrator.
Pub. Dec. 8, 15, 22, 29, 1948.
Nome Directory
ROTARYCLUB
OF NOME
Thursday Luncheon
Karl F. Dewey. Pres.
Ron Brousseau. Sec. »
ANVIL LODGE
NO. 140
Meets First and
Third Thursday
each month
ROBERT E. LONG, W. M.
. NORVIN W. LEWIS. Secy.
NOME LODGE
A-5
Meets First and Third Fridays
PAUL DRYDEN. N.G.
ROBERT BALDWIN. Secy.
HAGEN ~
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Main 40
IRA D. ORTON
Attorney At Law
Room 1—Nevada Building .
Nome. Alaska *
Seattle Office:
101 Lowman Building
Telephone EL. tSM