GOP Moves to Pass
Tax Slash Bill
WASHINGTON, (A>)— Republi
cans moved to ram their $6,300,
000,000 tax-slashing bill through
the House ways and means com
mittee yesterday “as is.”
Democrats, outnumbered 15 to
10, planned an apparently futile
bid to hold the cut to a lower fig
ure by proposing amendments.
Chairman Knutson <R.-Minn.>
predicted the committee majority
would beat down any changes and
approve the measure as he wrote
it*.
The bill will go to the House
for debate on Thursday. The
House showdown vote is set for
debate on Thursday. The House
showdown vote is set for next
Monday.
The Knutson proposal would:
1. Raise personal exemptions
from $500 to $600.
2. Extend to all states the com
munity property principle under
which husbands and wives may
divide the family income equally
for tax reporting purposes, thus
obtaining lower rates.
3. Give percentage tax reduc
tions ranging from 30 per cent in
the lowest income bracket to 10
per cent in the upper brackets.
The measure would relieve
about 7,000,000 persons from fur
ther income tax payments.
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GAMBELL NEWS
(By June Hobbs)
GAMBELL, St. Lawrence Island
Jan. 24—After six hours of digging ;
the body of 13-year-old Gilbert
Booshu, son of Mrs. Ethel Booshu,
was recovered from a 15-foot snow
drift in which the boy was bur
ied when he attempted to run to
safety while in the path of an ava
lanche on Cape Chibukak, two
miles from Gambell. Two other
boys, Dick Dundas and Luther
Kulukon, were partially buried in
the ice and snow but were able to
extricate themselves.
Forty men joined in the search
for the youth, who had been crab
bing before starting his climb up
the cape. Six hours after the acci
dent his body was uncovered by
Woodrow Chauncey. Three hours
of resusitation under the direction
of Mrs. A. I. Reed, ANS nurse,
failed to revive the boy.
Jan. 26—Billy Soongorook was
flown to Nome today for emer
gency medical treatment as the
result of a wrist fracture received
in a dog team accident Jan. 23. A
Wien plane which attempted the
Gambell flight on that date was
forced to return to Nome due to
the weather.
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Jan.21—A polar bear shot today
at Savoonga brought the total kill
to five for St. Lawrence Island.
Four of the animals have been
killed near Savoonga and one
south of Gambell by Homer Ati
pika. Numerous tracks have been
i seen on the island and several
bears have been spotted by seal
j ynd walrus hunters during the
(past month, breaking a two-year
1 period during which no nanook
have been seen or shot. Foxes are
also in abundance this season, al
though walrus and seal are scarce.
Dec. 25—Christmas at Gambell
was celebrated in traditional fash
ion with a party on the eve of the
24th at the schoolhouse and a sec
ond event on the 25th at the Pres
byterian Mission. Both observ
ances were extremely simple this
year as the result of a flu epi
demic.
FAIR ASSOCIATION
STOCKHOLEDRS MEET
Pursuant to a published call in
the Nome Nugget, the stockhold
ers of the N.W.A. Fair Associa
tion met in the offices of the Nome
Motor Co. The meeting was called
to order by Pres. Mrs. Harper.
Secretary A. Polet, on roll call in
sufficient number of stockholders'
answered the call, therefore on
motion the nomination of directors
was declared open but it will re
main open until the next meeting
thereby giving all stockholders
due notice of the meeting and of
the nominees, the motion included
the place and date of the meeting
to be held in the offices of the
N^me Motor Co., on next Tues
day, Feb. 3, 1948, at the hour of
8 p.m..
The minutes of the last stock
holders meeting and the report of
the manager of the 9th Fair, Geo.
Beacom, were read and approved.
The following officials of the 9th
Fair were voted one share of stock
each in appreciation of the serv
ices rendered: James von der
Heydt, Maurice Kelliher, George
Beacom. •
On nominations being declared
open the following names were
placed in nomination: Mr. Angell,
Mrs. D. W. Mercer, A. Polet,
James von der Heydt, Mrs. Marie
Hay, Chas. D. Jones, Maurice Kel
liher, C. Dewey Anderson, Geo.
Beacom, Sam Mogg, Elmo Miller.
Rep. Thomas Very
111 At Sea
NEW YORK, (/P)_Rep. J. Par
nell Thomas <R.-N. J.), stricken
seriously ill at sea, was being
rushed to Cristobal, Panama, to-,
day aboard the SS. Ancon
An army bomber dropped two
kits of blood plasma alongside the
ship last night but Capt. David |
Swinson, the master, radioed the
plane crew that it was decided not
to stop the ship to pick it up. Bad
^veather already had delayed the
ship.
The plane was ready to take off
again today from Balboa, Canal
Zone, if plasma still was needer
Dispatches from the Panam
Line steamer said the ship’s doc
tor tentatively had diagnosed th
52-year-old Congressmen’s illne?
as “massive gastrointestinal herr
ofrhage,” or bleeding in the storr
ach.
Thomas, chairman of the Hous
un-American activities eommitte<
left here Wednesday with Mr
Thomas. While he did not ar
nounce the purpose of his trij
there has been discussion i
Washington of alleged subversiv
activities in the Canal Zone.
“Britain” is derived from “Br>
then” meaning “painted men.”
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ERIC NELSON
APOSTOLIC TEACHINGS
How Do You Measure Up?
L. Bible Inspiration: 2 Tim. 3:16 and 2Pet. 1:19-21.
2. The Trinity—Father, son, Holy Ghost: Matt.
28:19.
3. Creation in 6 Days: Gen. 1, Ex. 20.11, Ps. 33:6-9,
John 5:46, 47.
4. Repentance—New birth: Acts 2.38, John 3:3-6.
5. Sanctification: John 17:17-20. 1 Thess. 5:23,
Eph. 5:26.
6. Second Coming of Christ: Matt. 26:64. Acts 1:
9-11, Matt. 25:31.
7. Millenium in Heaven: John 14:1-3, 1 Thess. 4:
16, 17, Rev. 20:4-6, Rev. 19:1 then return to
earth, Rev. 21:1-4.
8. Resurrection of Righteous at 2nd Advent: John
5:28, 29, I Thess. 4:16, Rev. 20:6.
Rescurection of wicked 1000 years later: Rev.
20:5.
9. Man Is Mortal: Job 4-17, 1 Tim. 6:15, 16.
(a) Seeks immortality: Rom. 2:7.
(b) Secured through gospel: 2 Tim. 1:10
(c) Bestowed at second advent: 1 Cor 15:
51-55. and verses 16-23.
10. Punishment of Wicked—Death: Rom. 6:23,
Ezek. 18:4. Mai. 4:1-3, Rev. 20:9.
11. Christ is our High Priest in Heavenly Sanc
tuary: Heb. 8:1, 2, Heb. 9:11, 12, 22-28.
12. Ten Commandments still in force: Matt. 19:16
22, James 2:10-12, 1 John 3:4, Rev. 14:12,
Rev. 22:14, Rom. 3:31.
13. Sabbath kept by Christ: Luke 4:14-16. Luke
6:6, Matt. 12:12.
Sabbath kept by Apostles: Luke 23:51-56, Acts
13:14, 42-44, Acts 16:12, 13, Acts 17:2. Acts
18:4, Matt. 24:20.
14. Baptism by Immersion: Matt. 3:13-17. John
3:23, Acts 8:35-39.
15. Ordinance of Foot Washing: John 13:2-17.
16. Lord’s Supper: Matt. 26:26-30, I Cor. 11:23-28.
17. Tithing: Malachi 3:8-12, Lev. 27:30-32. Matt.
23:23, I Cor. 9:13, 14.
18. Prophetic Gift: Acts 21:8-11. I Cor. 12:28. 1 uke
2:25-38. Eph. 4:8. 11-13. Acts 217. 18, Rev
12:17, Rev. 19:10. 1 Cor. 1:4-8.
19. Future Judgment: 2 Cor. 5:10. Heb. 9:27. John
12:48, Acts 17:31, Acts 24:25.
New in Session: Rev. 14:6, 7, 1 Pet. 4:17, 1. Tim.
5:24, Rev. 22:10-15.
“Prove all things: hold fast that which is good.”
1 Thess. 5:21.
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