Unemployment
Claims Increase
WASHINGTON, (JP)—'Total un
employment claims hit a new high
for the year last week, but lay-j
offs by industry dropped.
The bureau ol employment se
curity reported Friday that claims
by persons out of work for at
least a week rose to a 1949 high
of 2,059,750. The previous peak
was 2,037,000 in the last week of
Apfil.
However, the rate of new lay
offs in industry, as measured by
new claims for unemployment
benefits, dropped 7,600 to a total
of 336,800.
Larry Johanson. deputy marshal
from Candle passed through Nome
enroute to the States to join his
family. He has resigned his posi
tion with the marshal’s office, it is
reported, to make his home in the
States as his family, due to health,
will not be able to return to the
north for some time.
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Moslem Priests
Will Marry
Rita And Aly
CANNES, France. UP) — Two
Moslem imams (priests) arrived
Saturday from Paris to perform
Moslem marriage rites for Rita
Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan
who were married in civil rites
Friday at nearby Vallauris.
Just when the Moslem cere
mony will take place remains a
question. Yesterday Rita and Aly
were talking about having the
Moslem rites in Paris.
Si Kaddour Ben Ghabrit, head
of the Moslem church in France,
said in Paris:
"A Moslem marriage is a very
| simple ceremony. It only means
i that the husband must declare the
amount of dowry he is giving his
wife. Then the marriage is regis
tered in the Moslem records.”
The newlyweds were in seclu
sion Saturday at their luxurious
Chateau de l’Horizon.
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BULLETIN
(Special to The Nugget)
INDIANAPOLIS (VT*)—Bill Hol
land, one-time roller skating
champion, won the 33rd annual
500-mile Memorial Day race to
day. The bad luck which cost the >
Reading. Pa., driver two previous
races, was transferred to his team
mate Mauri Rose. Running,
a strong second. Rose was elimin-!
ated by engine trouble with only
20 miles to go. Holland smashed i
Rose's 1948 track record, averag- j
ing 121.377 miles an hour. John
Parsons. Burbank, Calif., finished
second.
JOE WALLACE BACK FROM
TRIP TO THE STATES
Joe Wallace, owner of the Wal
lace Hotel returned yesterday
from a visit in Seattle with his
daughter and family as well as
other relatives and friends.
While in the States he attended
the funeral of Mrs. Fred Johnson,
mother of Mrs. Guy Boyd, who
has been invalided in her home
for a long time.
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Public Welfare
Dept. Announces
Policies For Year
__—
Concluding its meetings last i
week the board of public welfare
announced the following policies
and directives for operation of the
public welfare programs for the
next six months:
The board chose a new director,
Mr. Henry Harmon of Juneau, to
enter on duty June 1, replacing
Russell G. Maynard who resigned j
effective May 31.
It ordered the immediate re
opening of the Nome district of
fice to serve the Second Judicial
Division in welfare and adminis
trative functions.
It re-affirmed its position for
the establishment of a child wel- j
fare worker for the City of Fair-!
banks together with necessary |
clerical assistance.
It ordered simplification and
investigation forms for all pro
grams including old age assistance
and Aid to Dependent children
and the presentations by which le
gal verification of qualifications
could be affected.
It also ordered that all officials
or employees having anything to
do with the determination of eligi
bility or the authorizing of expen
diture of Territorial monies shall
be bonded in the amount of $5000.
The Board, after representa
tions made by the hospitals,
agreed that the hospitalization
rates should be increased by fifty
per cent in order to bring into
closer harmony payments made
for care of indigent persons.
The Bo-ard also ordered that
rates paid for care of children
committed under the juvenile code
should be increased by one-third
and that payments to institutions
outside of the Territory should be
I paid at the rate prescribed under
! contract.
Discussing generally the need
■ for additional social services
! throughout the Territory, they em
phasized that professional staff
I should visit the smaller commun
j ities and outlying villages more
frequently in order that the bene
fit of their advice and the public’s
welfare could be more effectively
served.
Both Mrs. Smith of Fairbanks'
from the Fourth Division, and Mr.
Lyng from Nome and the Second
Division drew attention to the
need for more active service in
their Divisions.
Before concluding their ses
sions, the board of public welfare
balanced its budget as to adminis
tration and operational details
with emphasis /m meeting the
needs of the public and at the
same time taking into account the
limited cash balance remaining in
the Territorial treasury.
Mr. Lew M. Williams, acting
governor and chairmun of the
board, announced that during the
week’s sessions, the board has in
vestigated the operations of the
welfare department tinder Mr.
Maynard, who has served for the
past eight years, and found that
all of the accounts, funds, and
records were kept in accordance
with law, and that the operations
of the agency had been conducted
in an efficient and praise-worthy
manner under the policies and
regulations of the board and the
Territorial law.
During the ten years preceding
World War II. the population of
India increased slightly more than
50,000,000 despite a death rate
three times that of the United
States.
Col. Johnson Asks
Restoration Of
Railroad Funds
WASHINGTON, </P> — An in
crease of $20,000,000 in House
approved funds to rebuild the
Alaska railroad was urged Fr.day
by Col. J. P. Johnson, its general
manager.
He told a Senate appropriations
sub-committee that the economic
development of the Territory will
be retarded if the railroad’s im
provement program is not carried
out.
The army favors the complete
rehabilitation, Johnson said, be
cause of its big defense program
in Alaska. Highways will supple
ment but will never supplant the
railroad, he contended.
The government-owned railroad
sought $25,000,000 in cash and
$22,000,0000 in contract authority
in the fiscal year beginning July
1. The House approved only $17,
000,000 cash and $10,000,000 con
tract authority.
Johnson asked the Senate com
mittee to make up the difference
by adding $8,000,000 in cash and
$12,000,000 contract authority.
Shipments of military materials
have greatly increased the ton
nage carried by the road, he said,
i and no w constitute from 50 to 75
j per cent.
1949 TO BE GOOD TOURIST
SEASON IN ALASKA
JUNEAU—The 1949 tourist sea
! son will be the greatest in the his
tory of the Territory, it has been
predicted by the Alaska Develop
ment Board.
More than 7,000 requests for
tourist information on Alaska
have been received during the
first five months of this year by
! the development board. On a sin
gle day recently 120 such requests
• were received.
According to information now
available two out of every three
| persons wanting to visit Alaska by
I steamer this year are being turn
: ed down because of lack of accom
modations. Air travel will surpass
that of any previous year. Three
out of every five requests come
from persons wanting to drive to
Alaska, the development board
stated.
DRY CREEK ROAD FLOODED
AND WASHED OUT
The Dry Creek mad to the
Marks Air Force landing field
was closed last evening when the
area became flooded and tha road
washed out according to reports.
Excessive water due to the heat of
the day could not be carried
downstream fast enough.
All traffic was diverted to the
B street road and across the hill
to the airport.
ARCTIC CLUB HOLDS LAST
PARTY OF THE SEASON
The Arctic Cl\ib held the last
party of the season Saturday eve
ning with a dinner dance for
members.
A chicken dinner was served
by caterers Sgt. and Mrs. Grady,
and a good time was had by all
with dancing.
Appreciation was extended to
the Gradys wrho a**e leaving next
week for their good work in the
community as caterers.
WEST WETTERING, England,
<£>) — Three-year-old Beth Gray
tried to follow a kitten through
the posts of a wooden fence. Her
head got stuck and she struggled
to free herself. She was found
dead, w^edged in the fence with a
broken neck.