England To Curtail
Some Imports
LONDON, (/P)—The chancellor
of the exchequer, Hugh Dalton,
announced today that Britain
would cut imports of tobacco, gas
oline and newsprint during the
year beginning tomorrow to con- j
serve her shrinking dollar supply.
In addition, Dalton told the
House of Commons, he would ask
Parliament for authority to put an
import duty on motion pictures,
if necessary to economize in for
eign exchange.
Dalton said a severe shortage of
dollars was developing “in almost |
all parts of the world.”
“In particular,” he added, “our
own line of credit under the An
glo-American loan agreement is
being drawn upon much more rap
idly than we expected. It is our;
clear duty to take further steps to
close the gap between our neces
sary imports and our exports.”
HARRY DOBSONS EN ROUTE
TO KOUGAROK
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dobson re
turned from their home in the
States to resume mining in the
Kougarok area.
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A. POLET BACK FROM
DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEET
Antonio Polet, second division
member of the Alaska Develop
ment Board returned home with
the Friday P.A.A. In speaking ol
the session which adjourned last
Thursday, Mr. Polet stated that
the board accomplished a lot of
constructive work and laid down
working plans for the next two
years in accordance with the li
nances saved from the appropria
tion given the board two years
ago. He believes that with the
budget adopted the board can suc
cessfully manage to function for
the next two years.
He states that strong endeavor
will be made to use existing fed
eral and Territorial agencies to
conduct surveys and research
studies and a strong effort will be
made to co-operate with the local
chambers of commerce in the for
mulation of progressive programs.
A letter explaining this is being
sent to all chambers of commerce
suggesting that each organization
appoint a committee to be known
as the development committee of
each chamber to study, co-ordin
ate and prepare a program for
their particular part of the coun
try.
If this program is carried out it
will result in the stimulation and
co-operation in the presentation of
a Territorial program which will
be constructive and effective.
Mr. Polet states that the Terri
torial financial situation is of
grave consequence and officials
fear that within two months there
will be difficulty in paying salar
ies.
PARTY HAS FISHING TRIP
ON PILGRIM RIVER
A gay party consisting of Milton
Bell and Charles Gray, of Fair
banks; Captain and Mrs. Henry
Moulthrop, of the Nome Air Base,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hyde, and Jim
Frye of Nome, left Nome early
Sunday morning on Fred Hyde’s
“Kougarok Queen” for a fishing
trip on the Pilgrim River. They
report that the day was ideal, but
that they took pity on the poor ’lil
fish and didn’t disturb many of
them, but enjoyed a perfect day
otherwise. On the trip home they
stopped over where Mr. and Mrs.
Binks Seiffert and Mr. and Mrs.
Herk Edwards were week-ending
and had a very enjoyable supper.
Messrs. Bell and Gray left Nome
this morning via Wien Airlines for
Kotzebue, where they will spend
a few days before continuing on
their vacation trip through Alaska.
M/S SQUARE KNOT sailed from Seattle June 22nd for
Chicnik, Squaw Harbor. Golovin, Teller, St. Lawrence Island,
and Nome.
SS. ALEUTIAN sails from Seward for Valdes, Cordova,
Juneau, Ketchikan, and Seattle July 2nd.
SS. BARANOF sails from Seattle for Ketchikan. Juneau,
Cordova, Valdes and Seward, July 4th.
SS BARANOF sails from Seward for Juneau, Ketchikan,
and Seattle. July 10 th.
SS ALEUTIAN sails from Seattle for Ketchikan,
Juneau, and Seward, July 12th.
Reservations made through Anchorage or Nome Agent.
FRANK DUFRESNE'S BOUH
AT POLETS
Polet’s have received their first
shipment of Frank Dufresne’s re
cent publication on the animals
and fish of Alaska. Frank Du
fresne, formerly of Nome and
head of the Alaska game commis
sion for many years, has spent
years in compiling the informa
tion, and has presented it in a
most interesting manner. One item
of particular interest to us is the
history of the shee-fish, as well as
the identification of the various
fish in our streams. The book is
well illustrated by Bob Hines.
NOTICE
BOY SCOUTS
Boy Scouts must be at Club
House on Tuesday evening at 7:30.
Important all attend.
Scoutmaster. B. <?. Baker.
NOTICE
In accordance with proclama
tion of Governor, the following
business houses will be closed
both Friday and Saturday, N. C.
Store, Polet's and Nome Hardware
i Co.
The Post Office will also be
closed.
The Drug Store will be open the
usual holiday hours.
NOTICE
Special Meeting of Arctic Na
tive Brotherhood Monday, June
30, 7:30 P.M, Important.
MEETING
The Nome Sportsmen Associa
tion will meet at 8:00 P.M., Tues
day night at the Hyndman Metal
Shop.
NOTICE
Bids for the purchase of the
Thornton Bldg., situated at the
foot of Steadman Ave. and Front
St. will be accepted in the City
Clerk’s office up to 5:00 P.M., Sat
urday, July 5th, 1947. Condition of
bid:—building and vaults to be
removed in thirty days upon ac
ceptance of bid. The City retains
the right to refuse any or all bids.
CITY OF NOME,
By Carrie M. McLain,
City Clerk.
Pub. June 27, 30, July 2, 1947.
Classified Ads
FOR SALE—Lot 50 x 70 with 3
room house partly furnished. Call
Main 62. 49-tf
FOUND—Pair Rayban Sunglasses
Call Nugget Office. 73tf
WANTED—Winchman for dredge.
Write Box 246, Nome. 75-6t
For Good Printing Call Main 125
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
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nea\y U4»u<ii 111/6 »—
Szepingkai Fight
MUKDEN, Manchuria, —
Government forces drove relent
lessly toward flaming Szepingkai
Saturday as their leaders claimed
that 50,000 Communists troops—
three-fifths of the entire Red
striking force in Manchuria—had
been killed or captured in this
costliest battle of the past year.
The Communists, at the same
time, broadcast reports that they
had killed or captured 16,000 gov
ernment soldiers in winning con
trol of most of Szepingkai in a 12
day fight.
(Pending more exhaustive intel
ligence, however, estimates of
losses by both sides should be con
sidered with reserve.)
Szepingkai, rail city roughly
midway between Changchun (the
Manchurian capital) and Mukden,
probably will be fully in govern
ment hands within 48 hours, na
tionalist leaders predicted confi
dently after the seizure of a key
ridge north of the city.
Liieut. uen. yu unm-t^nung em
phatically denied reports that
government troops would evacuate
Manchuria and an official army
spokesman told the Associated
Press' “moreover, it is the policy
not only of the military authority
but the national government to re
fuse to give up Manchuria.”
Gen. Min, the generalissimo’s
top commander in Manchuria,
said government troops would not
be reduced by a single man in
Manchuria.
He added that a new strategy
jt m
All Manpower
•
' NANKING, l/P> — Chian* Kai
Shek and leaders of his Kuomin
tang party agreed today on com
plete anobilization of the nation’6
manpower and resources to bat
tle Chinece Communists in Chi
na’s civil war, an informed source
said.
The decision was reached, the
source said, at a five-hour closed
—and carefully guarded—meeting
of the government party’s politi
cal council and its central execu
tive standing committee.
One government leader said the
action “means simply we are tak
; ing off our gloves and really
fighting the Communists hereaf
1 ter with no holds barred.”
> Chiang appeared before the
high policy-making bodies as
large-scale nationalist reinforce
ments in Manchuria entered still
smoking Szepingkai, battered by
a 17-day siege of now-retreating
Communist troops.
However, a Mukden dispatch
from Associated Press correspond
ent John Roderick reported gov
ernment recapture of Szepingkai
—a rail city between Mukden and
Changchun—said the Communists
still appeared to retain the offen
sive in southern Manchuria with
a new thrust reported developing
in Jehol province in the north.
had been adopted aimed at short
ening the fighting front and
strengthening offensive power, and
said the government soon would
go over to a more offensive phase. i
REMAINING
in present location until
' New Quarters are Completed
'
* '
Retailers of
ESKIMO ARTS AND CRAFTS
I
FURS AND FUR GARMENTS
Establishing
Wholesale Facilities
As Soon As Possible
Mail Orders Given Prompt
attention
BUSINESS AS USUAL
A. POLET1