Chamber Approves
Sen. Butler's Bill
JUNEAU, (A*)—The chamber of
commerce here has approved Sen.
ator Hugh Butler’s bill which
would transfer to Alaska the ad
ministration of laws relating to In
dians, especially for education of
native children.
The measure also would trans
fer the medical program for Alas
ka to the United States public
health service. Butler’s bill also
would repeal a provision in the
Wheeler-Howard act relating to
creation of Indian reservations in
Alaska.
R. E. Robertson, Juneau attor
ney, will represent this city at
hearings on the bill, scheduled for
February 24 in Washington.
NOME HIGH BIOLOGY CLASS
HOLDING PARTY TONIGHT
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The biology class of the Nome
high school is sponsoring a val
entine party tonight to raise funds
’for their aquarium. Those taking
;:tn active part in making the party
a success are Max Gray, Vincent
Alblook, Alice Miller, Lois Swan
berg, Marilyn Dowd, Glen Mazen,
Ralph Bingham, June Dunbar,
John Beltz, Betty Blakeley, Har
old Bell, Dean Bronson, Juanita
Fagertsorm, Irene Gray, Olga
Hay, Lucy Okpealuk and Brown
ie Whaley, and their instructor
Max Beberman.
They will have an orchestra
•from the Nome Air Base for the
’ party.
Eleven Die In
Fire In States
UTICA, N. Y., <£>)—Eleven per
sons were believed to have per
ished today in a flash fire that
wrecked a two-story frame dwell
ing near the New York Central
railroad tracks in western Utica.
Five bodies, including those of
three children, had been recovered
six hours later.
Fire chief Leo Barry said 14
other persons had escaped. Three
members of one family, who
jumped from a second floor win
dow, were hospitalized.
Firemen found the charred body
of three-year-old Dana Lois Hoage
in the rubble. She was identified
by her uncle, Dana Paye, Jr.
The walls of the long,ramshack
le building, in Cedar Street, col
lapsed before more of the second
floor occupants could get out,
firemen said.
William Bourgauli, v e t e ran,
wr’tcs from Bluff where he is
doing a little prospecting this win
ter. He states that things are very
quiet down that way with his
nearest neighbor 15 miles away at
White Mountain. The trail has
been bad and he has not even seen
a dog team, other than his own.
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Father Murphy has received
word of his transfer to Holy Cross
immediately. Although he has
been here but a short while he
has made many friends who re
gret to see him leave.
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From Seward:
February 6 and every two weeks thereafter for
Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle.
F'eb. 12 and every two weeks thereafter for
Valdez, Cordova, Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle.
U.S. Commissioner’s Court
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In the Commissioner’s Court
yesterday Jacob Smith was sen
tenced to thirty days in the federal
jail for larceny in a dwelling, hav
ing stolen 1 sack of sugar and a
can of Fromay from the residence
of Selma Mott.
“Big Mike” was sentenced to 90
days for being drunk and disor
derly in a public place.
Ted Duffield, the new U. S.
Commissioner received word to
day that he has been authorized to
issu^ auto, and driver’s licenses,
also collect school tax.
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NOTICE
Funeral dale for Robert Ledger
wood has been set for Saturday,
February 14, 2:30 p.m. Rebekahs,
Odd Fellows and Pioneers will as
semble at the Pioneer Hall around
2:15 p.m. and proceed from there
to the service together.
NOTICE
All Pioneers are requested to
register at Polet's Store for the
Anniversary Party. February 18.
6:30 p.m. Closing date, noon, Tues
day.
NOTICE
Due to carpenters at work, the
Public Library will be closed over
1 the week-end.
K. K. Library Board.
MISSING PERSON
Anyone having information con
cerning the following person is
asked to communicate with the
Governor’s office in Juneau:
Clarence G. Richardson — Age
38, height 6 feet, weight 150 lbs.;
Reported to have been in Alaska1
in 1947.
NOTICE
—
Thursday evening meeting at
the Pioneer Hall has been changed
to Friday evening of this week at
the same time.
Rev. Fred Wagner
NOTICE
Daily Mass will be held every
morning at 7:00 o'clock.
Father Murphy
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THE WORLD’S LAST BATTLE
| .. . . ARMAGEDDON! Tonight at
I the Pioneer Hall, and “The Close
of Probation and the Seven Last
Plagues,” Sunday, Feb. 15.
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
DREAM
THEATER
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2 Shows, Feb. 13, 7:15 and 9 p.m.
Friday
"GAY BLADES"
Allan Lane - Jean Rogers
Also Chapter 12 "Secret Service
In Darkest Africa"
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1 Show, Feb. 14, 7:30 P.M.
Saturday I
"TWO SISTERS FROM .
BOSTON"
Katherine Grayson - June Allyson
Also "You Hit The Spot"
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2 Shows, Feb. 15, 7:30 and 9 P.M.
Sunday
"HER KIND OF MAN" '
Dane Clark Janice Paige
Also "The Lyin Mouse"
Coast Guard Takes
Dupont In Tow
BOSTON, (#*)—The coast guard
cutter Duane drew alongside the
leaking American freighter Pierre
S. Dupont, about 500 miles off
Cape Race early yesterday and
began escorting her toward the
Azores.
Heavy seas cracked the ship’s
port side to the waterline Tuesday
and the breach extended 18 inches
during the night.
Capt. Eric K. Eriksen reported
to the coast guard that the craft,
with 44 aboard, was “riding eas
ily” and is she continued manage
able she would make the, Azores
under her own power.
Meanwhile, the British ship
Clunepark, disabled Tuesday with
a damaged rudder, was reported
by the coast guard as proceeding
under her own power toward Hal
ifax harbor.
' The coast guard said the Amer
ican freighter John Fiske was
standing by and the Clunepark,
with about 50 aboard, apparently
was “not in bad shape.”
DOCUMENTARY RECORDINGS
MADE HERE
Representatives of the Columbia
Broadcasting Co., Kim Gregory
and Joe Wershba, have been busy
in town as well as at the Air Base
making documentary record? n g s
for their company.
Several local people were inter
viewed this morning concerning
information of local color and his
tory which will be filed away for
future reference by the Columbia
Broadcasting Co.
Truman Is Target
From All Sides
In Many Speeches
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be carried out as finally developed
under the leadership of Senator
Vandenberg (R.-Mich.).
California’s governor Earl War
ren, who also aspires to the White
House, told his Republican listen
ers at Los Angeles that if the GOP
wants to follow Lincoln it should
be the party of the rich and of the
poor alike. ^
The new outburst by southern
Democrats who have been steam
ing over civil rights proposals
from the White House came at
Jackson, Miss.
There were 5,000 party mem
bers called for a conference of “all
true white Jeffersonian Demo
crats” to consider withholding the
south’s electoral vote from Mr.
Truman in November.
The date of the meeting was
left open.
Those present adopted resolu
tions condemning White House
support of anti-lynch. anti-poll
tax and no-color-line-in-jobs bills.
ARCTIC CLUB HELD ANNUAL
MEETING MONDAY NIGHT
The Arctic Club held its annual
meeting last Monday at the new
club house and elected the follow
| ing members to the board of di
! rectors: Grace Edmon, S. David
Mazen and Neva Whaley. Officers
; have not been announced to date.
They are having a Valentine sup
per dance for their members Sat
i urday evening at the Nevada.
We are now making
July Fawn
Full Length Coats
and Parkas
for all the family.
PLACE YOUR ORDER
NOW
WANTED:
Apprentice to learn styling, cutting
and sewing fur garments, also the
making of mukluks and slippers.