C. W, KAISER IN TOWN
ON COOPERATIVE BUSINESS
Mr. C. W. Kaiser, representa
tive of the Matanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association,
is in town on business.
The association, whose main of
fices are in Palmer, Alaska, is do
ing a little post-war planning and
making contacts for the future as
Army contracts are diminishing
and other markets will be needed
for the produce.
Mr. Kaiser said the association
would try to supply the needs of
the Nome merchants in vegetable
produce, and for the time being,
would furnish the town with
fresh milk, brought in by Alaska
Airlines three times each week.
Be Wise—Nugget Advertise
MEL JOLIFFE IN HOSPITAL
AFTER RAILROAD ACCIDENT j
Mel Joliffe is in the hospital to
I day with a crushed foot, received
in an accident yesterday on the
King Mountain grade.
Mel was piloting the Kougarok
Limited for the Alaska Road
Commission, with a load of sup
plies for the upper country, when
the drive shaft broke. The train
started down the grade, this side
of the mountain, in reverse; the
brakes would not hold, so Mel
jumped clear of the locomotive
and rolled some distance down
the hillside.
The “Limited” is a total loss ac
cording to officials of the ARC.
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Albany, New York, is the oldest
chartered city in the United States.
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United States of America,
War Shipping Administration
Alaska Steamship Company, Agents
SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE
BALANCE SEASON 1945
S.S. Diamond Head (Freighter)
Sailing from Seattle August 28th
This will be the last sailing for deadfreight
FREIGHTER
Sailing from Seattle about Sept. 23rd
Will handle Cold Storage, Coolroom and
Semi-Perishable Cargo ONLY!
DREAM
THEATRE
NOME. ALASKA
2 Shows, August 18, 7:15 ft 8 P.M.
FRIDAY
“HANDS ACROSS
THE ROCKIES”
BILL ELLIOTT. MARY DALY
DUB TAYLOR
"PACIFIC FRONTIERS"
And "BONE TROUBLE"
1 Show, Aug. 18, 7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY
“SOMEWHERE I’LL
FIND YOU”
CLARK GABLE, LANA TURNER
And "MARCH OF TIME"
2 Shows, Aug. 19, 7:15 & 9 P.M.
SUNDAY
“A VARSITY SHOW”
FRED WARING, DICK POWELL
PRISCILLA LANE
And "WINTER PARADISE"
1 Show, Aug. 20 and 21. 7:30 P.M. j
MONDAY and TUESDAY
“COVER GIRL”
RITA HAYWORTH
GENE KELLY
And "THE LONESOME MOUSE" j
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1 Show, Aug. 22 and 23, 7:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
“‘ARMY SURGEON”
JAMES ELLISON,
JUNE WYATT. KENT TAYLOR
"BILL POSTER" and
"THE LADY AND THE LUG"
Truman Has Many
PostWar Plans
(Continued from Page One)
the prices of the goods the work
ers produce.
The President said the employ
ment plan is “must” legislation. It
would enable the government to
set up a yearly program envisag
ing full employment, even if the
government has to provide the
work. Other plans outlined in
cluded the genius of the scientists
who produced the atomic bomb
be turned to finding a way to
make the atoms’ power a benefit
to mankind in peacetime.
The military training program,
which Truman said was not con
scription. Truman wants to elim
inate the War Labor Board as soon (
as management and the labor con
ference meets and WLB duties to
be given to other agencies. Other
develpoments of day travel re
strictions were eased as wartime
bans were taken off taxicabs, au
to racing, regional state fairs, and
conventions up to one hundred
fifty persons are o.k.
Tax authorities predicted a
modest cut in income levies by
January. The Army Airforces can
celed orders for thirty-one thou
sand planes costing nine billion
dollars. The Maritime Commission
arranged to cancel many ship
building contracts. The House Ap
propriations Committee asked
agencies to report how much
money they could turn back to the
Treasury. The War Production
Board is to drop three hundred
sixty controls on materials. The
Army declared it had one hundred
twenty-one million in surplus
goods.
More han 500,000 species of in
sects are known.
Resigns As State -
Undersecretary
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 17—(/P>—
Joseph Clark Grew, veteran dip
lomat and author of much of the
American policy which preceded
the Jap surrender, resigned as Un
dersecretary of State. President
Truman appointd Dean G. Ache
son, an Assistant Secretary of
State to the post.
MR. AND MRS. HARRY HAGEN
RETURN FROM VACATION
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hagen who
left on the Baranof this spring on
a rest and vacation returned with
Wien Airlines last Wednesday
evening. They say that they had a
grand visit with Mr. Hagen’s
mother, who is now 93 years old,
and are glad to be home as the
weather has been disagreeable all
the way. Wherever they went they
ran into Nomeites and enjoyed
visiting with them. Hagen’s Jew
elry Store has been kept open by
Bob Lewis during the absence of
Mr. Hagen.
RUSSELL MAYNARD DUE TO
ARRIVE IN NOME TONIGHT
Russell Maynard, Director of
Public Welfare in Alaska is due
here tonight on the Pan American
plane from Juneau. Mr. Maynajrd
is the son of the late George May
nard, former owner and editor of
the Nome Nugget and worked on
'the staff with his tether.
As Director of Public Welfai
in Alaska, with offices in Juneai
he has done a great deal in the 01
ganlzation of that departmer
since his appointment. He is com
ing here to establish an office fo
his department.
K EGO A YAH LIBRARY
RECEIVES NEW BOOKS
The Kegoayah Public Libran
received a group of new books b>
plane last week. Among the titles
are the following: “Compass oi
j the World,” edited by V. Steffan
I son; “The Middle Span,” by Santy
anna; “Warsaw Ghetto,” “Ride
With Me,” by Castain; “History of
Palestine,” “Harvest in the Des
ert,” by Samuel.
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