Colonel Ohlson
Retires As Alaska
Railroad Head
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12—</P)—
The appointment of Col. John P.
Johnson of the Army Transporta
tion Corps, as general manager of
the Alaska Railroad has been an
nounced by Secretary Ickes to
succeed Colonel Ohlson who will
retire December 31, after heading
the railroad since August first,
1928.
Johnson recently has handled
1 railroad operations for General
MacArthur in the Philippines. He
was assigned last year to set up a
program of rehabilitation and
construction of equipment in
Alaska. He will return there in a
few weeks.
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NEW BOOKS ARRIVING
REGULARLY AT LIBRARY
Because of the increasing de-!
mand for good books at the K. K.
Public Library, more books are
being brought in by plane regu
larly. Anyone using the library is
at liberty to request the purchase
of books in which they are inter
ested and the Library Board will
i try and get them. Among the re
I cent arrivals are: “Try and Stop
Me” by Bennet Cerf. The newspa- j
I per Guild selected this book as a
i Christmas gift for its members in
the Armed Forces. “Commodore
Hornblower” by C. S. Forester,
which is another delightful sea
going story. Also “Canal Town”
by John Hopkins Adams, and
; “This Is My War” by Gertrude
Stein.
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CHURCHES
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Masses
Sundays .8:00 and 10:00
Week Days .7:30
FEDERATED CHURCH
10:30 a.m. Sunday School.
7:45 P. M. Evening Worship Serv
ice.
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
Sunday 11 a.m. — Sunday School
Service. Rev. R. Amundson will
preach.
Thursday 7:30 p.m. — Midweek
Prayer Service.
Thursday—Choir rehearsal after
prayer service.
Saturday 7:30 p.m. — Sunday
School teachers meeting for les
son study and discussion.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Carlson in
charge during the absence of the
Methodist Missionary.
ALASKA EVANGELIZATION
SOCIETY
Main St. just West of Polet's Store
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. H. Loveless,
Missionaries
Sunday:
2:00 p.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Gospel Service.
Thursday:
3:30 p.m. Child Evangelism
Class after school.
Friday:
7:30 p.m. Bible Study and
Prayer.
You Are Invited—Everyone Is
Welcome.
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NAZARENE CHURCH
Division and 3rd St.
Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins, Pastor
It is better to look ahead and
prepare than to look back and re
| gret.
10:00 a.m. Singspiration and Sun
day School classes.
11:00 a.m. Morning Message, “The
Unfinished Tower.”
7:30 p.m. Singspiration.
8:00 p.m. Evening Message, "The
Chief Need of the Church.”
■Friday Prayer meeting 7:30 p.m.
Come and bring your bible.
You are ever welcome to attend
1 these services,
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May Keep
Low-Income Group
On Tax Lists
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 12—(/P)—
Chairman George of the Senate
Finance committee called for re
ducing, rather than wiping out the
income taxes of the twelve mil
lion of low income Americans.
He thus wants a change made
in the five billion three hundred
fifty million tax cutting bill which
rolled through the House yester
day. Senator George, a Democrat,
said his committee would open a
three days’ hearing Monday on
the measure.
S.S. BARANOF TO ARRIVE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Jack Fairweather, agent of the
Alaska Steamship Company, an
nounced that he has received
word that the S.S. Baranof will
arrive Saturday afternoon. The
vessel, which is to be the last out
going passenger steamer of the
season, is scheduled to leave here
Monday or Tuesday of next week.
TEACHERS ENTERTAIN
PARENTS AND SCHOOL BOARD
Last evening at the Nome Ter
ritorial School auditorium, the
parents of all school children, and
members of the school board were
the guests of the teachers. A very
fine program was arranged by a
committee appointed by the super
intendent, Mr. Thompson. Mrs.
Dunbar, chairman of the commit- ,
tee, welcomed the guests and in
vited them to all join in song.
Miss Bunny Fagerstrom then
played “Valse Blue” which was
enjoyed by all. Mrs. E. Bock,'
nurse of the Bureau of Indian Af
fairs School, and volunteer nurse
for the Territorial School, in the
absence of the regular nurse, was
then presented and gave a splen
did talk on the needs of children.
She particularly stressed the im
portance of three factors working
together to build good adults.
These three factors being the
home, the school and the com
munity.
The Girls Glee Club, under the
direction of Mrs. William Camer
on, sang “Drink to Me Only With
Thine Eyes.” Walter McCarthy
was presented by Mrs. Dunbar
and rendered a piano solo for the
guests, which was a pleasant sur
prise.
Mr. A. Steinwandel, president j
of the School Board then intro
duced the teachers, after which
Superintendent Thompson took
the floor and discussed the prob
lem of teachers and parents work
ing together for the benefit of the
children. Former principle Luther
I Dunbar, Mayor Seidenverg, Mrs.
j Effie Baldwin and A. Steinwan
! del were called upon to say a few
words and they all responded with
enthusiasm for further meetings
of teachers and parents.
The guests were then invited to
I partake of coffee and doughnuts
prepared by Miss Sprowl, and the
domestic science class, after which
the parents visited the class
rooms.
PICKED UP FOR ISSUING
BAD CHECKS
Edwin O. Dahlman was picked
up by the U. S. Marshal yesterday
for issuing checks without funds.
His trial was held today in the
U. S. Commissioner’s Court.
Dohlman is being “Held to Ans
wer,” and bail is set as $2500.
At The Hotels
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL—
Byrdie McNeil, Wrangell; B.
McComb Everett; R. Groswold,
Sr., Seward; William Peck, John
Stern and Mr. and Mrs. Tex Nocy
of Anchorage; Mrs. G. J. Shaffer,
Kotzebue; Joe Saitta, Pt. Spencer;
Ida D. Allen, Anchorage; Esther
Flaskerad, Anchorage; Lt. and
Mrs. J. F. Declaspel, Anchorage;
Frank LaBole and F. K. Dent of
Council.
PATTERSON HOTEL—
Lt. W. J. Peterson, and Nels
Lindstrom.
New Commander
Mediterrean Force
LONDON, Oct. 12—f/P)—The
British government has announc
ed the appointment of Lt. Gen.
W. D. Morgan as Supreme Com
mander in the Mediterranean
Theatre succeeding Field Mar
shal Sir Harold Alexander.
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