ENGINEERS BEST
HIGH SCHOOL
In a last game at the gym last
night the Army Engineers bested
the high school team by a score of
46 to 19.
The Engineers highest scorer in
the first half was Kometz with 7
field goals and 1 free throw bas
ket. In the second half Kometz
was again higher scorer for the
Engineers with 6 field goals and
3 free throw baskets.
The high scorer for Nome Hi in
the first half was Ozenna with 1
field goal. In the second half Mo
zee scored 3 field goals and
Ozenna scored 2 field goals.
FIRE DAMAGES
FIRST AVE. HOME
The fire department was called
out last night about 6:30 p.m. to
one of the George Hite houses on
First Avenue West, (formerly
known as the Taggart House', at
the intersection of “C” Street. A
mattress and bedding were smoul
dering in an attic room and filled
the house with thick smoke. Al
though there was no estimate,
there was some slight damage
from fire and smoke.
Dumb—When you start to talk
you never stop to think.
Dora—And when you start to
talk you never think to stop!
WALLACE TAXI
NOME, ALASKA Phone RED 55
,CHRISTMAS GOODIES at the —
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< Hot roasted salted pecans, peanuts, almonds, and
! mixed nuts; peanuts in the shell.
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, New Orleans Caramels Taffy Apples
> Apples Popcorn
Bottled Coca-Cola, many other kinds of Soft Drinks
Quality Ice Cream - Gum - Assorted Candy Bars
“Things to wear
for those who care”
vrs DRESS SHOP
Santa Claus says:
Before writing me, visit .
Dorothy’s
You will find what you need there and will
give me more time to visit less fortunate
people.
“The only shop on Lane’s Way”
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As a service to veterans in the
community, this newspaper will
publish a weekly column of news
briefs from the Veterans Admin
istration. For more detailed infor
mation, vetearns should contact or
write to the nearest VA contact
unit at 46 and 47 P. O. Bldg., An
chorage,
Q. Are veterans seeking jobs
with the United States Civil Serv
ice Commission?
A. Yes, in great numbers. A
civil service commission official
told the recent 25th national con
vention of the Disabled American
Veterans that 49 per cent of all
men employed in government civil
service jobs are veterans. He ex
j pected the ratio to be 75 per cent
by July 1, 1947.
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Q. Is there a “home town” drug
prescription service now available
for disabled veterans with service
connected ailments?
A. This is true in 29 states only.
Check carefully with your nearest
Veterans Administration office to
determine if this service has been
instituted in your state.
Q. Who is entitled to receive an
automobile under the bill that pro
vides such conveyances for World
War II disabled veterans?
A. Under the act he must be a
disabled veteran of World War II
entitled to compensation for loss *
or loss of use, of one or both legs
at or above the ankle. Cost of each ;
vehicle is limited to $1600.
—
Q. Does the term “Compensa
tion" instead of “Pension” affect I
monthyl payments to service dis
abled veterans?
A. No, the legislation changing
the word “Pension” to “Compen-1
sation” is merely a technicality. It
has been the contention of the Dis
j abled American Veterans and
1 other groups that these payments
are not pensions but compensation
for wounds, injuries or disabili-,
ties incurred in active service dur- i
ing time of war.
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Q. Can on-the-job trainees ob
tian special tools from the Veter
i ans Administration?
A. It is possible to obtain special
tools from the Veterans Adminis
tration for on-the-job training
courses. The employer should send
to VA a written request. The cost
cannot exceed $100.
Train 1,250,000 Vets
ON-THEJOB
CLASSROOM
— Veteran* Administration Ora>
As of September 30, Veterans A^r.I
ist^ation statisticians report, 1,265,1
veterans of World War II were pari,
paling in the classroom and on-the-jc
training programs. Each figure in tl'f
above pictograph represents 50,000
former servicemen.
Bus-Train Wreck
Kills Ten
NEWBERRY, S. C. (/P) — Nine
pupils and the drivar of a school
bus were killed today when the
bus and a southbound Southern
Railway passenger train collided
at a grade crossing on the outskirts
of Silverstreet, a village seven
miles southwest of Newberry.
Twelve other school children
were injured in the accident. They
were brought to Newberry county
hospital for treatment. Attendants
said all were in critical condition.
Mrs. H, N. Wallace of the Mc
Swain funeral home, where five of
the dead were brought, said am
bulance drivers told her the train
struck the bus on the side and
dragged it for half a mile down
the tracks.
Some bodies were carried along
on the cowcatcher of the engine
while others were scattered beside
the track, according to her infor
mation.
Mrs. Wallace said the crash oc
curred on a straight stretch of
road, It was theorized, she added,
that the bus driver was not ex
pecting the train because it was
reported running late.
Richard Sanders was the driver.
AT THE HOSPITAL
In the hospital this week are
Richard O. Lee, Mr. Isley, Rev.
Lewis Hudgins, Mrs. George
O’Connor, and Mrs. J. A. Brown
and daughter.
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Early,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ulrickson,
Nome.
“THOMPSON,”
Is hack, “The Eye Glass Repair Man, with a
new tsock of Frames, Cases, and a very large
stock of Lenses and Reading Glasses.
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