ARMY DECORATES
ROBERT J. GLEASON,
FORMER ALASKA MAN
For outstanding work in estab
lishing communications networks
in the China-Burma-India theater
of war, a former Alaska resident
this week received the Bronze Star
medal from the U. S. war depart
ment.
He is Robert J. Gleason, com
munications superintendent for
the Pacific-Alaska division of Pan
American World Airways, who
spent eight years in Nome, Fair
banks and Juneau with Pan Amer
ican.
The wartime task which won
Gleason the Bronze Star began in
the summer of 1944 when, as a
lieutenant colonel, he was com
manding officer of the 1st Army
Airways Communications System
Group. It was Gleason’s job to es
tablish, maintain and operate com
munications at what the citation
which accompanied the medal de
scribes as “remote and highly se
cret installations,” and to provide
and disseminate weather and op
erational data to aid the then high
ly-secret B-29 bombers in striking
their first blows against the Japan
ese from bases in India and China.
When the war broke out, Glea
son was communications superin
tendent for Pan American’s Alas
ka Division. He entered the army
air corps and set up the highly ef
ficient airways communications
service for the Alaska war theater,
including the Aleutian Island facil
ities.
Gleason’s present headquarters
are at the international base of Pan
American World Airways at San
Francisco Airport and he makes
his home at nearby Palo Alto with
his wife Elizabeth and sons Robert
and Daniel. His mother, Mrs.
Grace L. Gleason, and two broth
ers, Fred and Donald Gleason,
make their home in Seattle.
Slash Will Curtail
Indian Education
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: ((/Pi Special Washington Service*
WASHINGTON. (/P> — William
Zimmerman, Jr., acting commis
sioner of Indian affairs, said yes
terday appropriation cuts proposed
by a House committee might result
in a 33 per cent curtailment in In
dian' education.
The House appropriations com
mittee has recommended cutting
Indian service funds from $44,509,-1
520 to $33,122,000 for the year be-j
ginning July 1.
Zimmerman said such reduc
tions would force 5,500 Indian
children out of government schools.,
Zimmerman said some Indian
hospitals could be maintained only
on a partial basis.
The Alaska Native Service un
der a proposed $469,000 cut, would
have to close its 60-bed hospital at!
I Juneau and its 30-bed hospital at
Tanana.
Zimmerman said the cuts might
i require closing the Eklutna board
j ing school at Seward, and all day
! schools where duplicate facilities
i are offered by the Territory.
AXEL KINNEBERC* NOW
LOCATED AT TENAKEE
Axel Kinneberg. who mined |
with his brother and John Swan-.
son on No. 3 Holyoke Creek, as
well as on Discovery on Bourbon, |
and left Nome in 1905 has always i
hoped to return some day although
he made his home in Minnesota
for many years. He writes that he
is now in Tenakee, Alaska, and
looks forward to making the trip
here again. A neighbor in Minne
sota was Sam Taylor, who for!
many years worked in the office of;
the Clerk of the Court.
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Bachelor—A man who holds the
view that one can live as cheap as
two.
MINERS & MERCHANTS
BANK OF ALASKA
NOME :: ALASKA
LEWIS CAB CO.
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Phone MAIN 144
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GET FAIR PI6TURES,
ARRIVAL OF REINDEER
OR QUEEN PICTURES AT
ABBEFOTO
2nd and “B” St. Main 161
Neill, Clark & Company
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, AUDITORS
TAX COUNSELORS
Office in Wallace Hotel - Phone Main 11
Juneau NOME Fairbanks
New SS. Service
For S.E. Alaska
SEATTLE, (/P»—Agents of the
maritime unions reported today
they had signed agreements with
Briggs Navigation company for a
new steamship service between
southeastern Alaska and Prince
Rupert, B. C.
It was reported that *he firm,
with Ketchikan as headquarters,
plans to stat wit ha single motor
ship. which is loading in San Fran
cisco for the trip north. The work
ing agreements were reported by
the sailors’ union of the Pacific
and the marine cooks and stewards
union.
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ATTENTION VETS
This message is for all veterans,
especially those drawing disability
compensation allowances. When
changing your address it is im
portant that you notify the Veter
ans Administration region office.
Juneau, Alaska. No other agency,
such as the post office or disburs
ing office, can do this for you. Re
member, to avoid delay of your
pension checks, notify the Juneau
regional office of all changes of
address.
NOTICE
The practice of burning rubbish
at night will have to stop. The Fire
Department has been called out on
several occasions when persons
called in alarms which proved to
be no more than an incinerator
fire burning high and reflecting on
surounding buildings.
A. C. BROWN,
Chief of Police and Fire
Attention Oddfellows
A Special Meeting is being called
for tonight, Wednesday, at 8:00
o'clock at the home of Bro. Bob
Ledgerwood. Business of import
ance. All members requested to be
present
Robert Baldwin, Secy.
Classified Ads
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DREAM
THEATER
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1 Show, April 23 and 24, 7:30 P.M. I
Wednesday and Thursday
"THIS MAN'S NAVY"
Wallace Beery Tom Drake
And "Screen Snapshots"
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2 Shows, April 25, 7:15 and 9 P.M.
Friday
"A Guy, A Gal and A Pal"
Ross Hunter Lynn Merrick
Also "Spy Smasher," No. 6
And "Chief Donald"
Stassen Listens;
Doesn't Talk
LONDON, (JP)—Harold E. Stas
sen, (Republican leader who said he
is in Europe “to listen a lot and
say little,” declined an opportun
ity to broadcast here, it was said
today at offices of the British
Broadcasting corporation. He was
offered as much time on the air
as Henry A. Wallace had recently.
Stassen said he does not intend
to discuss American foreign policy
here.
MUNZ BRINGS IN
FIRST WOLF OF SEASON
Bill Munz brought in the first
wolf of the season from the Beaver
Creek area last Monday.
Auto Workers Turn
Down G.M. Offer
DETROIT, The CIO united auto
workers’ 200-man national General
Motors council voted unanimously
today to demand from the corpora
tion a straight 15-cent hourly wage
increase without any strings at
tached.
General Motors had turned
down the 15-cent union proposal
following a two and one-half hour
extraordinary negotiating session
Tuesday night.
Rejection of General Motors’
latest offer of 11V£ cents hourly
wage hike and an additional 3*-^
' cents for six annual holidays pay
came in a voice vote by the nation
al council.
PIONEER WATER DELIVERY
Phone Main 94
ERIC NELSON
ARCTIC OIL DELIVERY
Phone—Shop: Black 76 — Residence: Red 153
100-GAL. OIL TANKS FOR SALE
WE CHECK YOUR TANK REGULARLY
BEN YOUNG
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of
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Step-in Girdles
with Nylon Elastic
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NYLON HOSIERY
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SHEER MARQUISETTE
for New Spring Curtains
For the Garden - - -
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