SS. Carlisle
Taken In Tow
NORFOLK, Va., (/P)—The lib
erty ship John F. Carlisle, carry
ing a crew of five, was taken in
tow at 8:30 a.m., today by the
coast guard cutter Mendota 75
miles east of Frying Pan shoals,
coast guard headquarters here re
ported.
The Carlisle, reported last night
as “in a sinking condition,” began
drifting Saturday night when she
broke loose from the tug P. F.
Martin after a towline parted dur
ing heavy weather.
At least one merchant steamer,
the Kenneth MacKenzie, was
standing by the Carlisle.
The Martin, which put into
Southport, N. C., Sunday to dis
charge three crewmen injured
when the towline snapped, also
was enroute to the Carlisle.
The Carlisle was without power
or radio communication.
Disability Checks
To Be Investigated
WASHINGTON, {&) — A look
see at the retirement system that
lets some retired officers draw dis
ability checks and big salaries at
the same time gets underway in
Congress today.
A House armed services sub
committee called upon army and
nevy personnel experts for an ex
planation.
The sub-committee has already
dug up figures indicating that a
third of the higher rank officers
who were retired for disability
are well enough to work at paying
jobs. One former admiral had re
ported he gets a tax-free disabil
ity check for $550 a month and
makes $125,000 a year as an en
gineer.
“We are holding this Rearing.
Chairman Elston (R-Ohio) told re
porters, “to determine whether or
not there have been any abuses of
the retirement pay law. If it de
velops that there have been abuses
we will attempt to draft legisla
tion to correct them.”
DAMAGED ARMY TRANSPORT
BACK IN SERVICE
YOKOHAMA, (/P) — Its storm
damaged hull repaired, the U. S.
army transport General Omar Bu
ney will depart for San Francisco
Wednesday. It will carry 1,900
troop and first class passengers.
The ship was damaged on a rough
crossing from Seattle.
Fourth Division
Has Many Filings
FAIRBANKS, (/P)—The Fourth
Division today boasted the largest i
number of candidates for the leg
islature it has even had.
When Territorial filings closed
Sunday there was a total of 36
nominations—19 Democrats and
17 Republicans — seeking party
nominations for two Senatte and
five House seats.
Five Democrats and four Re
publicans filed for the Senate, the
remainder for the House.
The official filing deadline was
originally Saturday at 1 p.m., but
Attorney General Ralph Rivers
permitted additional Sunday fil
ings by arrangement with Divi
sional court clerks since February
first was the legally designated
date for the close of filings for the
Territorial primaries. But in the
Fourth Division no one filed on
Sunday.
The primary is April 27.
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Greeks Relieve
Army Commander
ATHENS, (JP)—Lt. Gen. Con
! stantine Ventiris was relieved Sat
urday as commander-in-chief of
the Greek armed forces battling
the guerrillas in northern Greece.
The national defense council
adopted a new command plan for
waging war against guerrilla
troops, who are striving to set up
! a separate Communist state in the
north.
Ventiris, former chief of staff,
was given 40 days leave.
Maj. Gen. Stylianos Kitrilakis
was appointed deputy chief of
staff to Lt. Gen. Demetrios Yadzis
and was ordered to work out new
command plans.
All military units will come di
rectly under the general staff.
I Previously field commanders like
Ventiris had certain autonomy.
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WIDESPREAD SEARCH FOR
MISSING? BRITISH PLANE
HAMILTON, Bermuda, (/P)—40
planes take off from Bermuda to
day to press the widening search
for a British transport plane miss
ing since Friday with 29 persons
aboard.
Clearing skies spurred searchers
who have been hampered by fog
and clouds in their quest for the
missing ship, a Tudor IV type
craft known as the Star Tiger.
Sir Arthur Coningham, retired
British air marshal and a hero of
the recent war, was among those
aboard the missing craft.
1 Relax While You Travel
When you go by steamer, you can relax fn tbs luxuri
ous comfort of staterooms, lounges and deck*... sit
back and aujoy the scenery as yon sail
v Cat the Best Food—No Extra Chargo
The Alkska Una la famed for the excellence of its
cuisine. You will marvel at the deliciously prepared
meals. 11m cost ef all meals Is included in the fare.
Your berth, toot
* Sailings Aro Frequent |
From Seward: 1
January 23 and-every two weeks thereafter for
Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle.
January K> and every two weeks thereafter for
Valdez, Cordova, Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle.
1 V Mrfllini iTEBBISHIP COIWPWW J
GOP Ready To ;
Pass Tax Cut Bill
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WASHINGTON </P)—House Re
publicans were all set today to
ram through their $6,500,000,000
tax slashing bill.
Democrats conceded they were
fighting a losing battle in efforts
to sustitute a smaller cut, along
with a revived excess profits tax
on corporations.
But they were determined to go
through the motions as the first
big election year issue in Congress
came to the voting stage.
Republicans and Democrats
alike, however, agree that the bill
up for passage today is unlikely
to be the one that goes to thei
White House.
Both sides look for the Senate'
to whittle down the amount of the
cut in effort to corral the Demo
cratic votes needed to override an
almost certain Presidential veto.
It takes a two-thirds majority
in both House and Senate to pass
a bill over a veto.
NOTICE
V. F. W. Dance Wed. night at
the High School Auditorium. Mu
sic by Larry and Ginger. Open to
Public. $1.25 per person.
NOTICE
AMERICAN LEGION Post No. 19
Regular meeting tonight 8:00
o'clock at the new Legion Hall.
Third Ave. East.
NOTICE
Stockholders meeting of N.W.A.
Fair Assn, will be held Tuesday,
Feb. 3, at 8:00 p.m., in office of
Nome Motor Co., to elect a Board
of Directors. ALL STOCKHOLD
ERS PLEASE ATTEND.
A. Polet, Secy.
NOTICE
Annual Meeting of Arctic Club.
Monday. February 8.
Frank C. Bingham,
Acting President.
Classified Ads
FOR SALE — Standard Under
wood Typewriter (rebuilt) for
$75.00 cash or trade. If interest
ed, let me know. Clarence M. Ir
rigoo, Gambell, Alaska. l3-3t
FOUND—Bunch of Keys. Identify
at Nugget office. l2tf
! WANTED—High chair, new or
1 used. Call Main 19. 12-3t
WANTED — Full time cook; lady
for washing and cleaning at
Maynard Columbus Hospital.
14-3t
THE MYSTERY OF DEATH—
Solved by the Scriptures. Pic
tures of Fairbanks will also be
show at the Pipneer Hall, Tues.,
February 3.
D R E A M
• THEATER
.1 Showy Feb. 2 and 3, 7:30 P.M.
1 - Monday and Tuesday
"EASY TO WED"
Van . Johnson r Esther. Williams
Alap. "LetV.Oo- Camping" •: .
£. —•— '•' ** •. •*
*1 Show, Feb. 4 and 5, 7:30 P.M.
Wednesday and Thursday
"THE SEARCHING WIND4
Robert Young Sylvia Sidney
Also "Adventures In
South America"
Find More Bodies
In French Crashes
DIGNE, France, <jP)—Discovery
of 12 bodies in the wreckage of an
air force transport Saturday
brought to 21 the total known
dead in two United States airplane
crashes in southern France.
Reports reached here that
searchers had found the bodies ol
three American women, five chil
dren and four crewmen where
the first plane fell. The crash oc
curred near a village in the French
Alps. The craft was a C-47.
The second plane, a B-17 Flying
Fortress, went down and exploded
on a search for the transport. Po
lice said one man in its crew ot
10 survived.
Both planes struck within a 20
mile radius of Digne, which is
about 75 miles northeast of Mar
seille.
The twin-engined transport had
been missing since Tuesday on a
flight from Istres airbase, neai
Marseille, to Udine, Italy. It was
taking the women and childrer
toward Trieste to join their hus
bands and fathers, servicemen.
TED DUFFIELD NAMED
U. S. COMMISSIONER
Theodore C. Duffield, (“Duffy”
who has been local manager of the
Alaska Airlines, and more recent
ly in the employ of the Northerr
Commercial Co., has been ap
pointed U. S. Commissioner as ol
January 31st.
Only a very few of the world’s
lakes are old in geologic sense.
SOCIAL WORKERS
WANTED IN ALASKA
! The Alaska department of pu
lie welfare is making an ape*
for qualified social workers to 1
positions immediately in the fit
of child welfare. There are thr
positions open in this field whi
must be filled as soon as possib
i All over the United States thf
is an extreme shortage of prof<
i sional workers making it diffici
to recruit for the positions
Alaska. Inasmuch as there may
social workers in the Territo:
but not empolyed in the field, t
department is making this app<
requesting all social workers
contact the district workers
either Ketchikan, Anchoraj
: Fairbanks or write the Territor
office in Juneau.
The qualifications for the e
ployment of a social worker
elude the following: one year
graduate study at a school of !
cial service administration and
least one year of experience in 1
field.
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WOMEN'S CLUBS URGE
"POWER TO RATION" MEA1
WASHINGTON, (/P)—The f<
eral federatign of women’s cli
urged today that Congress g
the government power to rati
meat in case there is a “seri<
shortage.”
j Mrs. J. L. Blair Buck of I^i<
! mond, president, said the 3,000,(
women in the federation a
want something done about “1
disastrously high and steadily r
ing cost of living.”
“Something must be done, a
done quickly,” she said.
PIONEER
Card Parties
Dates for the Series:
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$
1st. Wednesday, Feb. 4th CARDS
2nd. Thursday, Feb. 12th CARDS
3rd. Saturday, Feb. 28th CARDS and DANCE
4th. Thursday, Mar. 11th CARDS
5th. Saturday, Mar. 20th CARDS and DANCE
6th. APRIL FOOL PARTY CARDS and DANCE
Time: 8:00 P. M. Each Evening
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Prizes and Refreshments each night
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Grand Prizes to Winners of Series
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Pioneer Hall
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Admission $1.00 Series $5.00
Tickets on Sale at Polet’s Store
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