Kodiak Protests
Navy Sales to Civil
ian Employees
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Kodiak physicians charge $2.50 to
$5 a visit.
Mayor Bettinger and Norman
told a reporter that navy stores
are available to all navy civilian
workers and their dependents, all
civilians working for contractors
fiired by the navy and their fam
ilies, civilian workers employed
*>y other government departments
including civil aeronautics author
ity personnel, Alaska Road Com
mission and post office employees
and “about one-half of the people
of Kodiak.”
To protests by Kodiak mer
chants, they said, the navy base
commander has asserted that the
system is necessary to keep civil
ian workers in Alaska.
“The practice, if continued,”
■Bettinger and Norman said .“will
wreck the economy of Alaska. For
of the precedent established here
is permitted to stand, every base
commander in Alaska can follow
the same policy.”
Bettinger said they would con
fer again next week with naval
officials.
Copies of advertisements issued
by the navy stores were given to
Territorial Delegate Bartlett.
Civilian employees of the navy,
government departments and con
tractors get a 25 per cent differen
tial for working in Alaska, the
two-man delegation said, and with
cheaf) purchases at navy ship
stores “are living in Alaska
cheaper than they ever lived in
their lives.”
Fort Yukon Closed
As Port Of Entry
FAIRBANKS, (A*) —The Arctic
Circle village of Fort Yukon, on
•the Yukon river, has been tem
porarily closed as a customs port
of entry for planes from Canada’s
northern Yukon Territory, For-!
rest Pitts, customs official here,
announced today.
The Fort Yukon deputy collect
or of customs has resigned and a
new one will be assigned there as
coon as possible, he said.
The closure compels planes
crosing the border to fly here, 130
miles southwest of Fort Yukon.
Mostly affected are small bush
flying operators, with intermittent
traffic between such points as Old
Crow, Aklavik and Dawson.
Petrillo Hopes To
Reach Agreement
NEW YORK (>P)—Here for con
tract negotiations with major ra
dio networks, James C. Petrillo
says he thinks his AFL AFM can
reach an agreement with the com
panies before old contracts expire
Jan. 31.
Petrillo, after a meeting with
networks officials yesterday, said
“I feel and I am sure the broad
casters feel that we will come to
an agreement.” Another session
was scheduled today.
Petrillo said negotiations would
continue next Tuesday in Wash
ington, where he is scheduled to
appear Jan. 21 before the House
labor committee investigating
charges that the A.F.M. holds a
monopoly on commercial music.
LOUIS C. PETERS HEAD
OF NATIVE CO-OP
Louis C. Peters, director of Na
tive resource* for the Alaska Na
tive Service, is resigning his posi
tion, effective Saturday, in order
to accept the job of manager of
the recently formed Alaska Native
Industries Cooperative association
in Seattle.
The formation of ANICA was i
announced last month. It is a
group of 39 native stores which
have banded together for pur
chasing and marketing purposes
into a co-operative.
Peters has been with the ANS
since November, 1941, but came to
Alaska earlier that same year
with the U. S. fish and wildlife
service. Prior to that time he was
in the merchandising business in
Seattle.
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FEDERATED CHURCH PLANS
BOX LUNCH SOCIAL
A church box lunch social is
planned for the evening of Janu
ary 27th by the Federated Church.
An active committee is working
on a big program.
It is understood that the chil
dren of those attending the party
will be provided for by the com
mittee and will not have to bring
their own lunch.
Further announcements will be
made later.
"20-40" CLUB
TO HOLD PARTY
An informal dance will be held
at the Pioneer Hall on Saturday,
January 24th at 8:30 p.m. Re- [
freshments will be served and all
persons desiring a good time will'
[be well entertained.
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ffiiOaute
Relax While You Travel
When yon go by steamer, yon can relax In the luxuri
ous comfort of staterooms, lounges and deck* ... sit
back and enjoy the scenery as yon saiL >
V Cat the Best Food —No Extra Charge
The Alaska Is famed for the excellence ot Its
cuisine. Yon will marvel at the deliciously prepared
meals. The cost of all meals Is included in the faro.
Yonr berth, too!
■' Sailings Are Frequent
Brom Seward:
January 23 and every two weeks thereafter for
Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle.
January 15 and every two weeks thereafter for
Valdez, Cordova, Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle.
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CHANGE IN AIR MAIL
CLOSING HOURS
Postmaster S. David Mazen has
announced that all three cent mail
and parcel post addressed to Fair
banks will now be routed through
Anchorage as the Pan American
only carried airmail.
He has also announced that due
to the change in schedule of the
Pan American Airways mail will
close (air mail) on Tuesday at two
o’clock and Saturday at 12 o’clock
noon.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
CERTIFICATE OF
DISSOLUTION
I, FRANK A. BOYLE, Auditor
of the Territory of Alaska, and
custodian of corporation records
for said Territory, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that there has been
filed in my office on this, the 11th
day of December, 1947, tne writ
ten consent of all the stockholders
of
FERGUSON AIRWAYS, INC.
a corporation organized and exist
ing under and by virtue of the
laws of the Territory of Alaska, to
the dissolution of said corporation.
WHEREFORE, in v.ew of the
above premises, I DO FURTHER
CERTIFY that Ferguson Airways,
Inc., a corporation, is dissolved,
pursuant to Section 924, Compiled
Law's of Alaska, 1933, upon the
filing in this office of tne proper
proof of publication of this certifi
CcltC.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my official seal, at Jun
eau, the Capital, this Eleventh day
of December, A. D. 1947.
(SEAL)
FRANK A, BOYLE,
Auditor of Alaska.
Pub. Dec. 26, 1947, Jan. 2, 9, 16.
NOTICE
ALL ODDFELLOWS
Installation of officers tonight
at eight o'clock and annual roll
call. All members urged to attend.1
Refreshments will be served.
Robert Baldwin. Secy.
NOTICE
Arctic Native Brotherhood will
meet Monday evening, the 19th. at
7:30 p.m. at the Brotherhood Hall.
All members urged to attend.
BERT BELL Secy.
NOTICE
Republicans will meet for pre
liminary meeting at City Hall.
Sunday afternoon at Z o'clock.
W. CRAMER.
Classified Ads
FOR RENT—One large room fur
nished apartment. One furnished
cabin. Inquire Helen Bochman.
6-2t
FOUND—Pair of Glasses. Identify
at the Nugget Office. 7tf
IS SUNDAY THE LORD’S DAY?
What say the Scriptures? Come
to the Pioneer Hall, Sun. Jan. 18.
DREAM
THEATER
2 Shows, Jan. 16, 7:15 & 9:00 p.m.
Friday
"RAIDERS OF THE RANGE"
3 Mesquitqers
Also Chapter 8 "Secret Service
In Darkest Africa"*
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1 Show, Jan. 17, 7:30 P.M. j
Saturday
"Humoresque"
John Gforfield - Joan Crawford
Also "Miracle Makers"
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2 Shows, Jan. 18, 7:15 Sc 9:00 p.m.
Sunday
"THE PHANTOM SPEAKS"
Lynn Roberts Richard Arlen
Also "Movieland Magic"
Passengers On
Canadian Vessels
The Maritime Commission has
recommended that passengers be|
allowed to use the facilities of Ca
nadian vessels between Skagway
and other Alaska ports in report
ing favorably on Delegate Bart
lett’s enabling legislation.
The bill, introduced early in
1947, would permit such transpor
tation until July 1 of this year.|
Chairman Smith of the maritime
commission, in approving the
measure, states, “There is a con-;
tinued necessity for better passen
ger service between Skagway and'
other points in Alaska, which can-1
not be supplied by United States;
flag vessels in the present cir-j
cumstances. . . . There appears to1
be no prospect that under the pro
ject in interim dperating contracts1
. . . which will expire June 30,,
1948, United States flag vessels
will be able to furnish sufficient
passenger service between points
in Alaska. . . . The permission
granted by the bill will be in ef-1
feet only until June 30, 1948. By
that time, it is expected that some
permanent plan can be worked
out to meet the water transporta
tion problem in Alaska here in
volved.”
ALTHOUGH MODERN NUM
ber symbols are usually called
“Arabic” numerals, most of them
were first used in India, accord
ing to the Encyclopaedia Britan
nica. The signs for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
and 9 have been found in caves of
the first or second century of the
Christian era.
Famous Explore
Son Revisits U. f
NEW YORK — Edward ,
Shackleton, Member of P
ment, author, Arctic adver
and mountaineer, arrived in
York on January 8, a boa re
Queen Mary on a two-month
to the United States.
At 36, this lean, handsom
R.A.F. Wing Commander
many honors to his name. H
the son of the late* Sir E
Shackleton, distinguished B
explorer whose journeys anc
coveries in Antarctic regions
become historic.
Edward Shackleton is an
plorer, too. He has penet
into Vhe jungles of Borneo,
ried out the first ascent ever
of the highest mountain in I
wak, and organized the ex
tion that discovered a rang
unknown mountains within
Arctic Circle.
He has won a name for hii
on other counts—academic,
nautical and political. He is a
ficer of the Order of the Bi
Empire (military division), an
ford University (Magdalen
lege) M.A., a Fellow of the F
Geographical Society, and L
Member of Parliament for 1
ton, a textile center in Lancas
since 1946.
During his stay in the Ui
States, Mr. Shackleton will
eight major cities from coa:
Coast. It will be his second tr
this country. He was first hei
1947, when he lectured on his
tic and Borneo expeditions.
Nugget Ads Bring Quick Re:
First Showing
for 1948
f
On Monday morning we- will
place on sale an entire new line of
the most outstanding array of Na
tive Art ever to go on display any
where.
This lot of Ivory Carving has
been assembled with great care,
mostly of Fossil Ivory and with
years of seasoning.
PRICES HAVE BEEN
BROUGHT DOWN TO NORMAL
WE WANT NOME
TO HAVE THE FIRST LOOK
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