FixediPrice
Surplus Sales Open
In Nome Feb. 15
Editor Nome Nugget,
Nome, Alaska
In order to expedite the fixed
price sale in Nome and to make
available to miners as many items
—other than equipment—in the
Seward Peninsula area, it was
necessary for me to return to An
chorage on the first plane.
We contemplate opening a sales
office in Nome February 8, at
which time sales lists covering the
fixed price sale in Nome, sched
uled for February 15, will be
available to the public.
On my trip over the Seward
Peninsula to North Spit, Point
Spencer and Davidson’s Landing,
I found the mining equipment to
be in good useable condition. Fly
ing conditions and accommoda
tions are excellent. It is possible
for people to inspect the machin
ery at the above listed stations on
a one day trip.
We would like to advise every
one interested in going into that
area that it is necessary to first
contact the commanding officer of
the Nome garrisoh for permission.
In addition to the sealed bid
sale of mining equipment located
at Point Spencer, North Spit, Da
vidson’s Landing, and Lava Lake,
many other items of interest to
the miners, such as lumber, ma
chinery parts, Pacific huts and
miscellaneous items of hardware,
plumbing and electrical equip
ment and supplies, jeeps, flat bed
trucks and equipment to construct
wanigans and sleds will be avail
able for inspection or purchase
any time after February 11.
George Arliss,
Noted Actor, Dies
«
LONDON, Feb. 6—UP)—George
Arliss, former star of the stage
' and screen, died at the age of sev
1 enty-seven. His death was caused
; by an attack of bronchial trouble.
He was famed for his roles as
Shylock, Disraeli, Rothschild in
both England and United States.
WOLF PACK REPORTED
IN THE KOUGAROK
R. W. Kenaston, who with five
other GIs have been stationed
near Quartz Creek in the Kouga
rok since November reports that
there is much wolf activity in that
area. He states that a large pack
of wolves appears quite regularly
at intervals of fifteen days. There
are also lone wolves in the area.
He tells a story of a visitor in
camp who stepped outside the
door one cold evening when he
1 went in again he told the rest of
I the boys that there was an awful
ly big dog out at the refuse dump.
Everybody reached for a gun, but
! the wolf got away.
Mad? Or Was It Scotch?
CODY, Wyo.—UP)—A Cody man
has offered $100 reward for the
capture of the person who stole a
bottle of whiskey from his auto
mobile.
It is suggested those interested
contact the Surplus Property Of
fice in Nome, Alaska. For your in
formation, a great amount of in
terest is being shown by the min
ers flying into the Seward Penin
sula to look at the equipment.
Vernon Hilliker
Surplus Property Office
SPECIAL
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CLEARANCE
SALE
REGINA KNIT SPORTSWEAR
LADIES’ 100% WOOL
SWEATERS
331*3% Discount
ORANGES . . .Per Case $9.00
Bon Marche
Steamer Yukon
Cracks Up At
Fairfield Point
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Army planes hovered over the
wreck area and dropped food and
warm, dry clothing to men around
bon fires on the beach. These men
were taken ashore by breeches
buoy will be similarly transferred
to rescue ships when the light
! house tender Cedar returns after
carrying one hundred sixteen sur
vivors to Seward today.
Again the rescue craft messaged
there was no known loss of life
on the Yukon. Only half of the
vessel broke in two Monday night.
SEWARD — Eyewitnessed by
Mrs. Gerald Roberts, Corcoran,
Calif., who was in the first party
of forty-eight removed from the
Yukon. I was awakened by a ter
rific noise and jolt. A man came
to the porthole and yelled for me
to get dressed and go on deck. He
put a lifebelt on me and gave me
an overcoat.
Several of us sat in the cabin
joking. There was no hysteria. We
knew we were on the rocks but
; were sure rescue would come. Af
ter a while all were ordered up
front because the back of the ship
was breaking up. Huge waves
were coming over the turret where
I sat.
Finally we began to give up
hope. I knew the end had come,
so did the others. There was still
{ no hysteria. Just as we were re
signed to death a motor launch
I from the Onondaga came up. I
never saw a more welcome sight
in my life.
A rope was lowered and wo
men and children slid down. One
woman fell in the water but was
; rescued. This morning we were
; brought to Seward.
The heroic rescue efforts of the
Coast Guard and others, in remov
ing all persons from the Yukon;
battling willawaw seas which sent
twenty to thirty foot waves break
ing over the boat is to be com
mended. All passengers give heart
felt thanks to them.
Unable to obtain a list of the
rescued passengers, and feeling
great anxiety over t^e safety of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Seidenverg and Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Rank, who were nassengers on the
ill-fated Yukon, Mayor Ed Seiden
verg and Ken Rank left yesterday
by Alaska Airlines for Anchorage.
A message received yesterday
afternoon from Ken Rank stated
that his mother, 72 years old, was
in the Seward General hospital.
She was uninjured, but it is feared
she will suffer greatly from shock.
ARCTIC CLUB TO HOLD
ANNUAL POT LUCK SUPPER
The Arctic Club is planning to
hold its annual popular pot luck
supper for members of the organ
ization on February 11, at the
Nome Territorial School. Mrs.
Frank Bingham has been appoint
ed as chairman of the event. All
those who desire to attend are
urged to get in touch with her
immediately so that the program
may be completed as soon as pos
sible. At this time the annual elec
tions will be held and reoorts
made by the chairman of the vari
ous activties.
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' Salmon Trap
Sites To Be
Redistributed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6—UP) —
Major companies may lose some of
their salmon trap sites in South
eastern Alaska, Secretary Ickes
1 disclosed in calling for a hearing
February 21, to consider redistri
I bution of trap sites. Under one
amendment “proposed for discus
sion” Ickes said Alaska commer
cial fishing regulations for 1946
would provide a maximum of 20
traps may be operated by any in
div dual or corporation.
Last year eight companies con
| trolled 221 of the 397 available
sites. Ickes said “the purpose of
the proposed amendment is to
j make it possible, by decreasing
i this concentration of sites in the
1 hands of a few major companies
to allow individuals, particularly
residents of Alaska, to have oppor
tunity to operate traps during the
coming fishing season.”
VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 6—
UP) — An international Sockeye
Salmon commission will assume
full control of sockeye fishing on
both sides of the international
! boundary this year, Tom Reid,
I commission member said. He add
1 ed the move would result in the
equal division of fish caught in
Canadian and United States wa
I ters.
The opening dates are set for
; July 29 on the U. S. side and Aug
ust 18 here.
Security Council
Deadlocked
( Her Greece
LONDON, Feb. 6—(A*\—Foreign
Secretary Bevin went before the
British Cabinet for a decision in
a new proposal to break the Brit
ish-Russian deadlock over Greece
and extricate the United Nations
Security Council from a first rate
crisis.
The British Cabinet meeting
broke up at 2:15 p.m.. The minis
ters left without disclosing what
had taken place. There is wide
spread speculation that the British
cabinet, in view of Bevin’s strong
demand for a complete exonera
tion of Russia’s charges that Brit
ish troops in Greece and endan
gering peace.
They might find unacceptable
the compromise proposal made by
Norman, of making Australia
chairman of the Security Council
in an effort to break the deadlock.
A compromise proposal simply
would dismiss the case by having
the Council pass on to other busi
ness
THIRD PIONEER PARTY IN
SERIES TONIGHT
Tonight the Pioneers of Alaska
will hold the third party in their
card series at the Masonic Temple.
The high scores of those leading
for the trophy prizes will be an
nounced for the first time. A nice
lunch has been planned by the
committee.
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ALSO
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