Indictment Will
Discourage Unions
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Organ
ized labor’s drive to swing the
1948 elections ran into double
trouble yesterday:
The two big complication
seemed to be:
1. The possible chilling effect of
a grand jury indictment on union
political spending.
2. Divided political loyalty with
in the ranks of both AFL and
CIO.
The indictment was returned by
a federal grand jury here Wed
nesday. It cited the CIO and its
president, Philip Murray, under
the section of the Taft-Hartley act
which bans use of union money
for political purposes.
A CIO strategist said privately
the indictment is bound to dis
Market Dip May
Stop Inflation
ST. PAUL, Minn., (/P)—Senator,
Taft <R.-Ohio> said yesterday that
a recent dip in the commodity
markets may have solved the
problems of price-wage spiral.
Here for a major foreign policy
speech last night, Taft told a news
conference he does not believe fal
tering commodities prices point
toward any general depression.
But the Ohio Senator said he
hopes that “we may now look
toward a straightening out of the
curve of inflation.”
“If that takes place,” he said,
“then we will have the problem of
adjusting those things which are
out of line.”
courage unions from campaign
spending.
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Unalakleet News
(By Mrs. Ernest Berry)
January really left a nice big
snow for Unalakleet. The big
snow banks are making many
■happy evenings for the children
to coast down.
Many people of the village have
picked up the hobby of kodaking.
The tall snowdrifts are also serv
ing a good purpose for the back
grounds of pictures for the school
and grown-ups too.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Katchatag January 12 at the
home. The boy weighed seven
pounds ten ounces at birth. Upon
entering the world at 9/45 a.m. he
was given the name of Morris
Axel. The father is one of the
leading trappers and fishermen of
Unalakleet.
Harold Charles, chief reindeer
herder of the Egavik herd, came
to town for supplies Wednesday
evening returning Thursday
morning. He reports the herd in
good condition. Still fighting the
wolf with only small losses.
The Nutrition program carried
on the 4-H Club way in the Unala
kleet day school has been one of
the greatest factors in promoting
health and fighting tuberculosis.
A complete physical check-up is
given at the end of each school
month. The teachers report the
gains were 98 per cent with only
2 per cent showing no gain or loss
! in weight.
A daughter, Ellen Ann, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Roland Ivan
off January 25 at the home. The
girl weighed nine pounds nine
ounces. The child was born at 1:04
a.m. Mr. and Mrs. Ivanoff are
making their home with Mr.
Bradley.
Mr. Berry and the 4-H Club
boys are getting ready to make
the seed order for the village,
which will be carried in stock at
the Native Store. Each member
plans to doube the size of the
previous garden. According to this
planning there will not be much
tundra left close to the village.
It looks as if three or four at
least are going to carry chickens
as their project next year.
Mr. and Mrs. Cortis L. Jones re
turned to Unalakleet Jan. 20,
bringing with them the new
daughter. Sandra Judith, born at
the Seattle hospital Dec. 10. The
girl weighed six pounds at birth.
Mrs. Jones is the former Betty;
Jean Berry, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Barry, Alaska Native
Service teachers at Unalakleet.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones visited many
points in Oklahoma and Arkansas
before returning to Unalakleet.
The father is employed by the
CAA.
The Unalakleet school will ob-1
serve 4-H Club Sunday February
22, 1943, at the Covenant Mission |
church here. This is to encourage I
our members of the 4-H Club to
identify themselves with those in- J
stitutions that stand for high
ideals of a community, such as the
church, the school and other or- j
ganizations that lead to the full
all-around developments of those
who participate. There will be a
4-H Club committee to welcome
•
parents and guests at the door of
the church. Special permission has
been given by Rev. Lumbard and
the rest of the staff. Rev. Lum
bard will have an interesting mes
sage for the club members and
the parents.
At this meeting there will be 75,
boys and girls given 4-H Club!
pins. These boys and girls com-1
pleted projects assigned them last
year. Three boys and seven girls
will be given citations for out
standing work did in the garden
last year and the splendid stories
Final Rites For
Gandhi Performed
ALLAHABAD, india, UP)—The
ashes of Mohandas Gandhi were
committed yesterday to the sacred
rivers of India while millions
bowed in grief.
At Triveni Sangham, the con
fluence of Hinduism’s three most
sacred rivers. Gandhi’s son Ram
written to Mrs. Fohn-Hansen 4-H
Club leader. This group of chil
dren were not eligible to receive
club pins as they are not ten years
of age. They will be so happy to
receive the citations that next
year they will have gardens of
their own.
The Native Store has a beauti
ful display of mukluks, Lapp
boots and parkas for sale. There
is also a plentiful supply of dried
fish and blubber.
das kissed the copper funeral urn
bearing the remains of his father
in the principal ritual.
He handed the urn to another'
son, Devadas. The ashes were
poured out. The wind whipped
Gandhi’s mortal remains into a
grayish spray which settled slow
ly upon the water.
Other rites for the assassinated
Mahatma were carried out simul
taneously throughout India. Por
tions of Gandhi's ashes had been
sent to all provinces as a symbol
of the bond between Gandhi and
his people.
Hundreds of thousands of per
sons had trudged the seven miles
in the blistering midday heat
from Allahabad to Triveni Sang
ham. More hundreds of thousands
lined the route. They represented
all strata of Indian life. The color
fully turbaned rich, the almost
naked poor, holy men, fakirs, all
made the pilgrimage.
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