A PROCLAMATION
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United States of America
Territory of Alaska
Office of the Governor
of The Territory
For 172 years, the United States
Marine Corps has stood as a fort
ress of American freedom and a
symbol of American courage
throughout the world.
On land, at sea and in the air,
the Marines have fought valiantly
that their Nation might live. Those
who have served and still serve
with the Marine Corps and Marine
Corps Reserve are some of our
finest young folk—our sons, dau
ghters, friends, neighbors — who
are proud to be living guardians
of the great traditions of their
Corps.
The new Civilian Marine Corps
Reserve, dedicated to the building
of better citizens and the protec
tion of this nation’s costly invest
ment in world peace, is a definite
instrument for the good of all. It
offers training and educational
opportunities to our young people,
in addition to the voluntary role
they assume in the peacetime Ma
rine Corps.
The week January 12th to 18th,
1948, marks the culmination of a
national program for enrollment
in the citizen Marine Corps, the
United States Marine Corps Re
serve, which we know to be an
important component of our coun
try’s strength in meeting any
emergency that may arise.
Therefore, realizing this, I do
proclaim the week January 12th
to 18th, 1948, as Marine Corps Re
serve Week, and do urge my fel
low citizens to lend the full inter
est and support necessary to in
sure the full success of the Ma
rine Corps Reserve Program.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
hereunto set my hand and af
fixed thereto the Seal of the Ter
ritory of Alaska, at Juneau, the
Capital, this 2d day of January,
1948.
ERNEST GRUENING,
Governor of Alaska.
.SEAL OF THE TERRITORY>
By the Governor:
LEW M. WILLIAMS,
Secretary of Alaska.
MR. AND MRS. PEARSE
WALSH BACK FROM STATES
Mr. and Mrs. Pearse Walsh who
spent the holidays in the States
with relatives and friends re
turned home yesterday. Mr.
Walsh is with the Pan American
and Mrs. Walsh is receptionist at
the Maynard Columbus hospital.
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
Budget Calls For
Large Amount
For Alaska
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authorization of $6,400,000, £>r the
bureau of Indian affairs; $150,000
for the reclamation bureau to
make general investigations which
he said, will include potential do
mestic water supplies and power
especially at Eklutna Lake, near
Anchorage: $900,000 for the geo
logical survey; $641,000 for the
bureau fo mines; $1,053,982 for
the national park service plus
$2,000,000 in contract authoriza
tion; $3,539,629 for the fish and
wildlife service; $9,867,400 plus
$6,944,000 contract authorization
for the Alaska road commission
and $15,000,000 plus contract au
thorization of $6,700,000 for the
Alaska railroad.
Alaska items included among
the military and naval works pro
jects in a bill which passed the
Senate Monday and was sent to
the House included:
Whittier—Port facilities, $5,
332,277.
Army airfield, Nenana—Opera
tion facilities, barracks and utili
ties $505,000.
Naknek ACS station—quar'f'rs,
operational buildings and facili
ties, $79,760.
Bethel ACS station—Operation
al buildings, $30,000.
Nome ACS station — quarters,
operational buildirvg and utilities
$77,944.
Army Airfield, Fort Yukon—
Fighter field, quarters, mess hall
and faciliites, $4,160,950.
The biggest items in Alaska
were $20,694,850 for Ladd Field
and $10,190,375 for Fort Richard
son-Elmendorf Field. Adak army
base and airfield is listed for
$4,334,600.
"MURPHY" JOHNSON DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Andrew J. Johnson, better
known to his friends as “Murphy”
Johnson, an old-timer who has
been in the community for many
years died in the Maynard Colum
bus Hospital yesterday, where he
! has been for several months.
“Murphy” was born in Finland
about 60 years ago and shipped to
this country as a seaman in 1905.
He came to Alaska in 1923, after
having worked in logging camps
] all over the Northwest. He made
his first trip Outside, since com
in here, last summer and when
he returned he stated emphatical
i ly that he never wanted to go
Out again.
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Relax While You Travel
When you go by steamer, yon can relax In tbs luxuri
ous comfort of staterooms, lounges and dock* ... sit
back and enjoy the scenery as you sail
Cot Ilia Bast Food—No Extra Charga
The Alaska l |ni Is famed for the excellence ot its
n. cuisine. You will Hsarrel at the deliciously prepared
. meals. The cost of all meals Is included* in the fare.
Your berth, toot
Soilings Ara Froquent
j% I-rum Seward:
January 23 and every two weeks thereafter for
* Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle.
January 15 and every two weeks thereafter for
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Valdez. Cordova, Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle.
ALASKA AIRLINES OFFICIALS
HERE ON BUSINESS
Two officers of the Alaska Air
lines arrived yesterday from An
chorage on busines. Joe Griffin,
treasurer, is here to settle various
accounts for the company and Les
Greening is in charge of the hand
ling of express.
Mrs. Gordon Buttles has re- j
placed Mrs. Stan Parsons in the
I local office of the Aleska Airlines.
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CHANGE IN AIR MAIL
CLOSING HOURS
Post.naster S. David Mazen has
| announced that all three cent mail
and parcel post addressed to Fair- ]
! banks will now be routed through .
Anchorage as the Pan American!
i only carried airmail.
He has also announced that due ;
to the change in schedule of the j
Pan American Airways mail will
close (air mail) on Tuesday at two
o’clock and Saturday at 12 o’clock
noon.
Notice To All Motor
Vehicle Operators
The new license plates for 1948
' are now available and must be on
, display both front and rear of
I each car on or before January 31,
i 1948. After January 31 the owner
of any motor vehicle, not so equip
ped with the 1948 license plates,
will be subject to arrest by the
Alaska Highway Patrol or other
authorized law enforcement offi
cer, and fined in accordance with
the law.
FRANK A. METCALF.
Territorial Highway Engineer
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NOTICE
Republicans will meet for pre-1
liminary meeting at City Tall.
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
W. CRAMER.
MISSING PERSON
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Anyone having information
i concerning the following missing
I person is asked to communicate
| with the Governor’s Office in Jun
| eau:
Carl Gustav Olson, Age 60,
height 5 ft., 8 ins.
Classified Ads
j ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
If you have ever been a member
or if you are familiar with the
humanitarian results obtained
and would like to help yourself
by helping others please write to
! A. A.'care Nome Nugget. 4-5-6
FOR RENT—One large room fur
i nished apartment. One furnished
cabin. Inquire Helen Bochman.
6-2t
THURS. JAN. 15 YOU MAY
hear and see the harmony be
tween the law and the gospel.
Also more Alaska movies. Pio
neer Hall.
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
Nugget Ads Bring Quick Results
DREAM
THEATER
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1 Show, Jan. 14 and 15, 7:30 P.M.
Wednesday and Thursday
'EARL CARROL SKETCH BOOK'
William Marshal
Constance Moore
Also "Street of Shadows"
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2 Shows, Jan. 16, 7:15 & 9:00 p.m.
Friday
'CYCLONE PRAIRIE RANGERS'
Charles Starret
Also Chapter 8 "Secret Service
In Darkest Africa"
Vets Board Must
Return Loan
SAN FRANCISCO, </P)—'The U.
S. circuit court of appeals yester
day upheld a decision of the Alas
ka Territorial district court or
dering the Alaska World II vet
erans board to refund to the Ter
ritory $350,000 which the legisla
ture gave the board in 1946.
The Territory contended that
the board, in August, 1947, had
$1,750,000 on account- The board
has been ordered to repay half of
the $350,000 by Jan. 31, and the
rest by April 30.
In April, 1946, the legislature
established the board to adminis
ter loans and bonuses to veterans,
the fund being derived from a
sales and service tax.
Capehart Refuses
To Substitute For
Committeewoman
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Senator
Capehart (R.-Ind.) today turned
down a request that he substitute
for the national committeewoman
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from Alaska at the Republican na
tional committee meeting here
Jan. 19 and 20.
Mrs. Margaret E. White of
Juneau, the Territory’s Republi
can committeewoman, sent Cape
hart her proxy for the committee
session and for the entire month
of January.
The Senator met her and her
husband Albert, GOP chairman
for the Territory, while he was in
Transportation t
Gets New Ship
SEATTLE, Acquisition
the second ship within the I
week for Puget Sound and Ala
trade was announced yesterday
the Alaska Transportation ct
pany.
The ship is the 318-foot freig
er “Empire Consequence” built
Germany just before the war
use in the Baltic Sea, and acqt
ed by the U. S. from Engla
who took the vessel from
Nazis as war reparations.
“The ship was constructed a
especially strengthened for
and cold water activity, and
12-knot speed and handling ch:
acteristics made it ideal for wc
in the Territory,” S. J. Swansi
president of the line, declared.
The ship is now in New Yc
and bids for her conversion w
be invited from both coasts.
The company plans to equip t
ship with refrigerator space
carry that type of cargo as w
as extensive improvements
carry a limited number of passe
gers. It has dead weight tonna
of 2,973.
Alaska last summer looking f
possibilities for development
newsprint mills.
Capehart Wrote Mrs. White th
he is unable to accept “the horn
because of prior commitmen
which I cannot change.” He sa
he will confer with A. E. Rasmu
sen of Skagway, Alaska’s Repul
lican national committeem a r
about the proxy.
.
On Monday morning we will
place on sale an entire new line of
the most outstanding array of Na
tive Art ever to go on display any
where.
This lot of Ivory Carving has
been assembled with great care,
mostly of Fossil Ivory and with
years of seasoning.
PRICES HAVE BEEN
BROUGHT DOWN TO NORMAL
WE WANT NOME
TO HAVE THE FIRST LOOK
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■ ESKIMO AR~CRAFTS .F.SALE KETAJL