St. Louis Gels
1948 VFW
Convention
CLEVELAND. —Hotels here
moved their lobby furniture back
and restaurants released their ex
tra help today as remaining dele
gates to the Veterans of Foreign
Wars encampment prepared to
leave for home.
The six-day convention which
drew 20,000 registered delegates
and an estimated 40,000 guests
ended yesterday with the election
of Ray H. Brannaman of Denver,
a 55-year-old World War I veter
an. as commander-in-chief.
Lyall T. Beggs of Madison,
Wise., another World War I vet
eran, was named a senior vice
commander, and Clyde A. Lewis,
Plattsburg, N. Y., attorney who
rose from private to major in the
last war, was chosen junior vice
commander.
Lewis is the first World War II
veteran selected for the post,
which under the traditional sen
iority system should result in his
being elected commander in 1949.
Among resolutions passed on
the final day was one opposing a
proposed revision of the nation's
immigration laws and declaring:
“Whereas we are fully cogni
Capehart Favors
Paper Industry
INDIANAPOLIS. (^—Senator
Homer E. Capehart of Indiana,
chairman of a Congressional com
mittee investigating the shortage
of newsprint, landed here last
night after a trip by plane from
Fairbanks.
Senator Capehart suffered a
throat infection at Fairbanks al
ter going to Alaska with Senators
Cain of Washington and Ellender
of Louisiana to inspect govern
ment forests there.
Capehart said his report would
be favorable on the development
of the pulp industry in Alaska,
which he said ultimately could
produce “a million tons of news-!
print a year.”
“Right now it’s a question of
transportation and whether indus
try will go up there and invest
capital,” he said.
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zant and appreciative of the prob
lems of displaced persons through
out the world, we are also fa^ed
with definite economic problems
in the United States concerning
housing and employment of veter
ans.”
St. Louis was selected as the
site of next year’s encampment.
THORNTON BUILDING
FINALLY REMOVED
The last of the old Thornton
building, which stood in the mid
dle of Front Street for thirteen
years was removed Monday by
Herman Hoop to its new location
in the alley in Block 27 near the
Pioneer Hall.
POLET WAREHOUSE
BEING DEMOLISHED
An old landmark being rapidly
demolished by Howard Green is
the Polet Warehouse, which was
constructed in 1900 by the North
western Commercial Co., and has
been in active use for storage ever
since. Due to the receding beach
line it was found advisable to tear
it down before it was washed out
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to sea.
BUREAU OF MINES GETTING
SUPPLIES HERE FOR TIN CITY
Robert Sanford of the U. S.
Bureau of Mines is here gathering
supplies and equipment which
will be shipped to Tin City. The
Bureau of Mines are starting a
new tin development project on
Cape Mountain early next spring.
Mr. Sanford is working at the
present in the office of the Bureau
of Land Management in the Fed
eral bldg. He states that he has re
ceived word that he has been
transferred to the States and
someone will arrive soon to take
over his work here.
MR. AND MRS. ART MARTIN
ENJOYING VACATION HERE
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; Mr. and Mrs. Art Martin, have
been enjoying their vacation here
visiting old friends. Mr. Martin1
was formerly station manager
here for the Pan American and!
Mrs. Martin was active in several
! organizations during her stay.
They are now located in Seattle.!
They brought their oldest son, age
six, who was born here, with
them.
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MRS. M. MITROVITCH
LEAVES FOR FAIRBANKS
Mrs. M. Mitrovitch, owner of
Vi’s Shop, left for a few weeks on
a trip to Fairbanks, where she will
visit with Mr. Mitrovitch, who is i
employed in the electrical depart-1
ment of construction at Mile 26.
She states that Duke’s contract
there will not be completed for
some time and he has been too
busy to make a trip home.
During her absence Mrs. Ben
Hvndman will assist George Bea-1
com in the apparel shop.
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CHARLES JANNSON
LEAVES FOR STATES
Charles Jannson, well known
oldtimer who has worked for
many years for the Northern Light
and Power Co., at the power plant;
and owner of the Snake River1
( Quartz mines departed for the
States yesterday where he will
visit for the winter months.
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DISTRICT LAND OFFICE
The Alaska Placer company has
filed in the District Land Office
its intentions to dredge and carry
on dredging and other mining op
erations in the bed of the Niukluk
river, a tributary of the Fish
river, Cape Nome Precinct, Terri
tory of Alaska, under the provi
sions of Public Law 383 of August
8, 1947.
Such dredging operations will
commence a short distance below
the mouth of Melsing Creek, a
tributary of said Niukluk river
close to U.S.L.M. No. 1152, and
along and in front of mining loca
tions embraced in Patent 1152 and
dredging down stream from said
point of commencement.
NIECES OF MR. AND MRS.
YAEGER DEPART FOR HOME
Mary Hood Chapman and Sarah
Chapman, -nieces of Mr. nad Mrs.
Charles Yaeger, departed for
home after a two weeks’ visit
here. Mary Hood will return to
New York where she is employed
by the Pan American Airways and
Sarah will enter high school in
Fairbanks, where she resides with
her mother Ella Chapman. Both
girls stated that wherever they
lived, Nome would always be
home to them.
RALPH LOMEN HERE
ON BUSINESS
Ralph Lomen of the Lomen
Commercial Co., arrived last eve
ning from the States. Ralph is ac
tively engaged in the mining in
terests of the company at Council,
where they operate the Alaska
Placer Co., and at Solomon where
the Gold Quart? Syndicate is
working the quart? property of
Henry Silver.
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Nome Directory
ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME ^
Thursday Luncheon
Christian Roust,
Pres.
Murlin W. Day,
Sec'y.
ANVIL LODGE
NO. 140
Meets First and Third
Thursday each month
KARL DEWEY. W.
NORVIN W. LEWIS. Secy.
NOME LODGE
A-5
Meets Second Friday
JOHN R. RAPP. N.G.
ROBERT BALDWIN. Secy.
HAGEN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Main 40
O. D. COCHRAN
Attorney At Law
Phone Main 121
Nome. Alaska
IRA D. ORTON
Attorney At Law
Room 1—Nevada Building
Nome, Alaska
Seattle Office:
101 Lowman Building
Telephone EL. 6396