U.S. Commissioner’s Court
The U. S. Commissioner’s Court
was busy yesterday afternoon
with the following cases:
Rita Chase and E. (Big Ed) An
derson were each sentenced to
ninety days in the federal jail for
being drunk and disorderly in a
private house and using obscene
language to the annoyance of
others. They were sentenced on
four counts.
Gussie Walters and Bernie Ja
cobson were each sentenced to 60
days for being drunk and disor
derly in a private home to the an
noyance of others.
The case against Karl Bale is
being continued this afternoon.
HOSPITAL FIRE DISRUPTS
PIONEER CARD PARTY
The Pioneer Card Party, fourth
of the series, was disrupted last
evening by the hospital fire. The
results of the game will be an
nounced at the next party on Sat
urday the 20th, as it has not been
decided by the committee how the
scores will be handled as all score
cards were not turned in last eve
ning.
“No-Spoilage” i
Spray Developed
SEATTLE, (/P)—The first com
mercial test of a new spray, which ]
its originators say will prevent i
spoilage of produce shipped to
Alaska, got underway here today.
The new process was used yes
terday on a sizeable shipment of
fresh produce which will go to
Anchorage aboard the steamer
Baranof.
C. J. Dando and Wm. A. Bias
man of Seattle, who originated the
spray, said they call it “liquid ice”
although it preserves food without
refrigeration. They said they have
tested the project successfully be
fore inaugurating its use in the
Alaska trade.
They said the spray does not
harm humans but retards bacte
ria.
Produce men handling the ship
ment said they normally expect
50 per cent spoilage in shipment of
fresh vegetables to interior Alas
ka points. Harvey Miller, produce
dealers who handled the present
shipment, said that he now expects
“no loss from spoilage.”
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Chinese Foods to Take Out
Commissioner Of
Mines Explains
Mining Law
—
JUNEAU — From recent corre
spondence and field contacts with
owners of mining claims through
out Alaska it has beome apparent
that many of them are unfamiliar
with the terms and application of
the special act of Congress now in
effect, that exempts Alaskan min
ing claim owners from the re
quirement that assessment work be
performed on their ground during
the assessment year ending July 1,
1948, it was said today by B. D.
Stewart, Territorial commissioner
of mines.
This special law, which applies
only to Alaska, provides that, if a
claim owner files, within the year
ending July 1, 1948, a notice of his
desire to hold his claim he will
thus protect his ground without
the necessity of doing assessment
work. Notices of desire to hold
mining claims should be filed in
the office of the U. S. Commis
sioner for the recording precinct
in which the claims are located.
Under the existing law exemp
tion from the assessment work re
quirement will end at noon on
July 1 1948. During the new as
sessment year that will begin on
that date annual labor will again
be required, which will have to be
completed by July 1, 1949 in order
to hold the claim. To avoid this
necessity, it will be necessary for
another exemption law to be pass
ed before July first next.
At the request of the Delegate
from Alaska, the commissioner of
mines is endeavoring to determine
the prevailing sentiment with re
i gard to the desirability and justi
fiability of having-a bill intro
duced in Congress providing for
further exemption beyond the pe
riod covered by the existing law.
Claim owners and others who
are most directly affected and en
titled to state an opinion on the
question are invited to express
their convictions by addressing a
letter on the subject to the Com
missioner of Mines, Box 2811.
Juneau, Alaska, either directly or
through branch offices of the Ter
ritorial department of mines at
Fairbanks, Anchorage and Ketchi
kan. It is important that all re
plies be received by April tenth.
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Judge Rules
Non-Suit
JUNEAU, (TP) — Judge George
Folta granted a government mo
tion yesterday for non-suit in the |
case of James Miller and 20 others!
who had sought compensation
from the government for 10.95
acres of land under aboriginal
rights.
The judge said it was not clear
whether the defendants acted as a
community or individuals. He said
the group also had not proved its
rights to the questioned lands by
occupancy.
Proud Owner Must
Sell Gold Brick
TORONTO (fl5)—Mary Richard
son, 21, is the proud new owner of
a gold brick—an honest-to-good
ness gold brick.
She won it as a door prize last
night at the annual convention of
the Prospectors and Developers
Association.
It weighs 3.48 ounces and is val
ued at about $120. The catch is—
she can’t keep it. She has to sell it
to the government, that’s the law.
Gift Distribution
Starts In Germany
BREMEN, Germany, (/P) — A
friendship train carrying gifts of
clothing and food from four north
western states and Alaska started
its distribution tour yesterday.
The U. S. Ship Gretna Victory
brought in the gifts, approximate
ly 3,000 tons, donated by the peo
ple of Montana, Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho and Alaska.
They will be distributed in the
American, French and British
zones of Germany and Austria.
The train will travel to Duessel
dorf, British zone, Coblenz
• French) and Frankfurt •Ameri
can).
Lt. Gen. George T. Hays, Dep
uty U. S. Military Governor of
Germany, in a speech prepared
for the ceremonies, said “the Ger
man people must be aware of the
help that is coming to them from
the western world.”
Girl Scout News
Wilma Stephenson, Troop Scribe
This is our first meeting since
Mrs. Mandeville’.s trip Outside.
We voted between a treasure
hunt and a party, the treasure
hunt won. We will have it in the
near future.
We are almost through with our
scribe badge, we will be able to
send for them next week. As part
of the badge work we looked up
the meanings of our own first
names and the names of many
towns, rivers and mountains in
Alaska.
We discussed several different
badge activities, trying to decide
which one we will work on next,
we are to think about it this week
and vote next Wednesday.
Juliette Low founded the Girl
Scouts of America on March 12,
1912. To celebate its birthday we
will wear our uniform to school
Friday.
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