Carpenters at Ladd
Field Return; More
Trouble In Sight
FAIRBANKS—Ladd Field car
penters were back on the job to
day but electricians stayed away
from work as one strike succeeded
another.
The electricians left work here
and at Anchorage, they said, be
cause the contractor, Birch John
son Lytle Co., refused to meet the
union’s requirement that union
men can work for none but an
electrical contractor. This would
require the general contractor to
sublet electrical work.
Carpenters returned to work
when the company agreed to nego
tiate a working agreement on
wage increases. Ben Potter, head
of the building trades union, told
interviewers that the threatened
termination of housing had noth
ing to do with their decision.
Want Better Statue
Of Roosevelt
LONDON, (#*) — Names of 29
members of Parliament appeared
today on a motion protesting that
the design for the proposed Gros
venor Square statue of the late
President Franklin D. Roosevelt is
“inadequate and unworthy.”
Among the 29 were seven who
appealed through the columns of
The Times this morning for the
Roosevelt memorial committee to
“give weight while there is yet
time” to pleas that Roosevelt be
shown seated. The present model
shows him standing, leaning on a
cane.
Phone laical News to Main 125
Civil War Threat
In India
LONDON, OP)—'The Duke of
Devonshire declared today that
the Hindu-Moslem disturbances in
India were “the beginning of one
of the most hideous civil wars in
all history.”
The Duke’s statement to a Prim
rose League luncheon followed
only a few hours disclosure by an
authoritative government source
that the British cabinet’s invita
tion for India’s viceroy Lord Wa
ved and Indian party leaders to
come to London for consultations
was an eleventh hour bid to pre
vent civil war.
While Moslem leaders expres
sed an intention of going to Lon
don, Hindu All-Congress leaders
indicated they would not.
Shortly after the Primrose
League meeting, government
spokesmen told the House of Lords
and Commons of the arrangements
for the London conference.
The government source said the
disturbances in Bihar and Bengal
provinces already amounted to
“civil war on a small scale.”
The Duke of Devonshire, former
under secretary of state for India,
said he had seen a letter from an
unnamed business man in India
| advising that wives of British
commercial representatives should
be evacuated.
“You have probably seen re
ports in the newspapers of what
are called riots,” the high-ranking
conservative declared. “They are
nothing of the kind. They are the
beginning of one of the most hide
ous civil wars in all history.”
One good thing about a one-way
street is that you can get bumped
only in the rear.
Feb. 1, 1947 Deadline For
Reinstating NSL Insurance
Veterans who have permitted
their National Service Life Insur
ance to lapse have just three
months in which to reinstate it
without a physical examination,
the Veterans Adminis t r a t i o n
warned today .
The deadline was set for Feb. 1,
1947, in the liberalized insurance
law enacted last August and can
not be changed without an act of
Congress. For that reason, all vet
erans who visit VA contact offices
are being warned of the approach
ing deadline and advised to rein
state while no physical examina
tion is necessary.
A survey has shown that most
veterans lapse their NSLI policies
because they do not understand
the benefits For instance, some
have camplained that they do not
want to keep their insurance be
cause their widow cannot get a
lump-sum settlement, because the
monthly payments to their widow l
would be too small, or because)
they cannot name the beneficiary
they prefer. All these objections I
have been overcome under the!
new insurance law, the VA point
ed out.
In a recent spot check of 682
veterans who visited one office, it
was discovered that 60% of their
insurance had been allowed to
lapse. After the insurance was ex
plained to them, 89%' of the
lapsed insurance was reinstated.
, During the next three months,
all that a veteran has to do to re
instate his term insurance is to
pay two months’ premiums and to
certify that he is in as good health
as when his policy lapsed.
By 1943, there were 81 U. S.
sh;pyards able to produce ocean
going merchant vessels.
fn the era before Alaska Airlines’ big,
multi-engine Starliners went into service,
the task of moving a dragline to a new
location was a tremendous one, often
involving sledge, riverboats, and ship
ment Outside and back.
Now, moving day for a mine means
hours instead of months, thanks to the
mighty carrying capacity of the Star
liners.
Not everyone in Alaska moves mines.
But nearly all Alaskans ship something,
even if it's only a tiny package. And
experience has shown that shipment by
Alaska Airlines is the swiftost, surest
means of transport available.
All Starliners carry air-freight on sched
uled runs. Special aircraft are available
for specialized moving jobs. Contact your
nearest Alaska Airlines agent for rates.
PASSENGERS • MAIL • EXPRESS • AIR FREIGHT
Phone Main 66
ACS Opens New
Phone Circuit
In Alaska
SEATTLE, (/P)—-The Army Sig
nal Corps’ Alaska Communica
tions System today announced the
opening of a long distance tele
phone circuit connecting central
Alaska cities with those in the
Juneau-Skagway area.
It combined the ACS cables, the
White Pass & Yukon railroad cir
cuits and the Alaska military
highway telegraph facilities to
make it possible for the first time
for residents in Juneau, Haines,
and Skagway to talk to Fairbanks,
Anchorage, Seward and Whittier.
'It is the first time the army-con
structed Alaska Highway circuit
has been used for commercial
peacetime operations..
As an example of the distances
involved in connecting the isolated
areas, the voice of a Seward resi
dent will travel 1,100 miles to
reach reach a Juneau friend.
The ACS said “it is expected
that the new telephone service'
will show a marked improvement
in quality over the radio circuits,
since fading and electrical phe
nomena, which frequently disrupt
Arctic radio service rarely affect
the land lines.”
Conferences have been held
with authorities at Ottawa with a
view to opening service between j
Anchorage and Fairbanks and
Edmonton, Alta., via the military
highway wires, ttyence to points in |
the United States and Canada over
regular commercial facilities.
Special attention is being given
to developing such service be
tween Alaska points and the near
by Canadian towns.
The new long-distance phone
program of connecting most of
the large Alaskan communities by
wire lines, and linking them with
the U. S. and Canada. The others
were the establishment of subma
rine telephone cable service be
tween Ketchikan and Annette Is
land, Wrangell and Petersburg
and Juneau, Haines and Skagway.
Basic charge for a three minute j
daytime call from Juneau to Fair
banks or Anchorage will be $3.60.
The Sunday and night rate will be
$2.70 for three minutes. Rates do.
not include tax.
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WORSHIP SERVICE
Thanksgiving Worship Service
Thursday morning at 11 o'clock
Federated Church
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The average time for building a
Liberty ship was cut from 244
days to 32.
Classified Ads
FOR SALE—Sunkraft Portable
Sun Lamp with case. New condi
tion. $60.00. Main 30. 141-3t
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
DREAM
THEATER j
/ 1
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1 Show, Nov. 27 and 28, 7:30 P.M.
Wednesday and Thursday
"GOVERNMENT GIRL"
Olivia De Havilland. Sonny Tufts
Also "Modern Viking"
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2 Shows, Nov. 29, 7:15 and 9 P.M.
Friday
"SUNDOWN VALLEY"
Charles Starrett
Also Chapter I "Tiger Woman"
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Thanksgiving
Suggestions
TURKEYS
Ready for oven
CHICKENS
Broilers, Fryers,
Roasters, Fricassee
RABBITS
Pan Prepared
GEESE
Domestic
CRANBERRY SAUCE
WHIPPING and TABLE
CREAM
TURKEY STUFFING
RUSSIAN DRESSING
FRUIT CAKE
OLIVES
Ripe, Green and Stuffed
All sizes
PICKLES
Watermelon, Sliced
Green Tomatoes
Petitie Paints
Crepe Suzette
Roquefort and
Cottage CHEESE
Makings for
Pumpkin and
Mincemeat Pies
GREEN GOODS
Cranberries, Oranges,
Pears. Grapefruit,
Lemons,
Red and White Grapes,
Beautiful Red Apples
Sweet Potatoes, Yams
Frozen Products
Oyster Cocktail, Crab
Cocktail, Shrimps.
Asparagus, Broccoli,
Brussel Sprouts,
Cauliflower, Green
Peppers, Squash,
Peas and Corn,
Peas and Carrots
Tangerines, Raspberries,
Strawberries
To Arrive
Monday
Arrangements have
been made to bring in
from Seattle, direct by
air, Tomatoes, Lettuce,
C u c u mhers. Bananas,
Avocado, Celery, Scalia
Vegetables.
A. Polet