Sears Roebuck
Is Exempt From
License Tax !
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The Sears, Roebuck Co. is not
required to pay a license tax to the
Territory of Alaska for its various
order otfices located in the Terri
tory, according to a ruling handed
down in U. S. District Court by
Federal Judge George W. Folta.
Attorney-General Ralph Rivers,
on behalf of the Territory had
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Passenger Fare $60.00
(Plus Tax)
Freight 14c lb.
filed suit against the mail order
house to collect a Territorial li
cense tax at $50 each $20,000 busi
ness over $100,000 done by Sears
in the Territory,
Judge Folta denied a motion by
Rivers which had asked that a
verdict be handed down in favor
of the Territory. The Judge stated
that such a “tax would impose a
direct and immediate burden on
interstate commerce and for that
reason is invalid."
His decision ruled that the or
der offices are acting as agents
and are not engaged in actual
merchandising to the extent of the
amount required by law. He said
that the company is already sub
ject to similar requirements from
the State of Washington and that
it would be an undue burden to be
also taxed by each state or terri
tory in which it operated on an or
der basis.
Rivers said that the Territory
may appeal Folta’s decision to the
Circuit Court of Appeals at San
Francisco. He said that his office
will study the case more thorough
ly and that after final judgment
has been signed, he will make his
decision.
R. E. Robertson represented
Scars Roebuck in the case.
Act Favorably On
Forest Lands Bill
Favorable action has been taken
by a sub-committee of the House
Committee on Agriculture on Del
egate Bartlett’s bill which would
throw open national forest lands
in the United States, including
Alaska, for occupancy for pur
poses of residence, recreation,
public convenience, education, in
dustry, agriculture and commerce.
Under this measure, favorably
reported to the full committee, the
secretary of agriculture could is
sue permits for the purposes listed
above for periods not exceeding
30 years and for areas not exceed
ing 80 acres. As long as the per-*
mits were in effect, the lands in
volved would not be subject to lo
cation, entry or appropriation un
der the public land laws or min
ing laws or to disposition under
the mineral leasing laws.
At the present time the acreage
open to acquisition under the
homesite regulations is limited to
five acres which has prevented
construction of desired and needed
tourist lodges and other useful en
terprises in the national forests of
Alaska.
. M/S SQUARE KNOT sailed from Seattle June 22nd for
Chicnik. Squaw Harbor, Golovin. Tailor. St. Lawrence Island,
and Nome.
SS. DENALI sails from Soward for Kotchikan and Seattle
on July 1st.
SS. ALEUTIAN sails from Soward for Valdes, Cordova.
Junoau. Kotchikan. and Soatilo July 2nd.
SS. BARANOF sails from Seattle £or Kotchikan. Junoau,
Cordova. Valdes and Soward, July 4th.
SS BARANOF sails from Soward for Junoau, Kotchikan.
and Seattle. July 10th.
Reservations made through Anchorage or Nome Agent.
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| Boxer To Show
| In Benefit Bout
; CLEVELAND, </P) — Welter
{weight champion Ray Robinson,
whose eight round technical
I knockout of Jimmy Doyle here
Tuesday night resulted in Boyle’s
death, said today he wanted to ap
pear in a benefit bout for the Los
Angeles boxer’s parents.
Robinson discussed the possibil
ities of such a bout with Paul
j Doyle, Jimmy’s manager, and
i Louis Munalo, long-time friend of
the dead fighter.
The fight would be held in Los
Angeles, it was reported, with
Robinson donating his purse.
As the investigation into Doyle’s
death proceeded, coroner Samuel
R. Gerger said he had absolved
, Robinson of all blame in the death
; and that the champion was free
■ to leave town.
NOTICE
Special Meeting of Arctic Na
tive Brotherhood Monday. June
30. 7:30 P.M, Important.
MEETING
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The Nome Sportsmen Associa
' tion will meet at 8:00 P.M., Tues
1 day night at the Hyndman Metal
i 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—1941 Dodge truck,
ex-army ambulance in A-l con
dition; GE Radio and record
changer; 9x12 wool rug. Call Red
160 or see Stan Thompson. 77-ltp
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
CAR FOR SALE — See Paddy
Watt. 75-3tp
FOR SALE—Girl’s Bicycle, std.
size. Call Main 36. 76-ltp
DREAM
THEATER
2 Shows, June 27, 7:15 & 9:00 p.m.
Friday
"THE OREGON TRAIL"
Sunset Carson
Also "Birthday Blues"
And "Lulu's Party"
1 Show, June 28, 7:30 P.M.
Saturday
"PEpPLE ARE FUNNY"
Rudy Vallee Jack Haley
Also "Where Cactus Grows"
2 Shows, June 29, 7:15 & 9:00 P.M.
Sunday
"THE HIDDEN EYE"
Ed. Arnold Frances Rafferty
Also "Bombalena"
! Naval Officers
! Study Alaskan
Defenses
High ranking naval personnel
arrived at Nome Army Air Base
yesterday, and remained until
this morning, when they departed
for bases on the Aleutian Chain.
Among the visiting party were
Vice Admirals Price and Mont-1
gomery; Commodore Ricketts:
Captains Day, Dana, Regan,!
Young, Farnsworth; Lt. Cmdrs.
Johns, Blount, Bonvillion and
Leonard; and Buck Buchwach,
news representative of the Hono
lulu Adviser.
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ANCHORAGE, (/P)—High-rank-,
ing naval officers conferred today j
at Fort Richardson with Maj. Gen.
Howard A. Craig, Alaskan Army
commander, on Territorial air fa
cilities.
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They will visit Ladd Field, near j
Fairbanks, then go to Point Bar
row and visit stations in the Aleu
tians.
The visit is believed to be the
first time the navy has sent rank
ing officers to Alaska to study
army as well as navy defense
problems.
The officers include Vice Ad
miral John Dale Price, command
er, naval air forces in the Pacific;
! Vice Admiral A. E. Montgomery,
! commander, Pacific’s first task
fleet; Rear Admiral William Keen
I Harril ,commander, fleet aircraft I
j on West Coast, and 11 other naval
I air officers.
“Orders” Violation
Brings Wreck
SHELBY,^). (Jf) — New York
Central railroad officials yester
day sought to learn if their St.
Louis special was violating cau
tion orders when its twin locomo
tives jumped the track and caused
the death of six, possibly seven,
persons Wednesday night.
A railroad official, who declined
to be quoted by name, said papers
ordering “caution” through the
area were found on the body of an
engineer.
He said “caution” meant less
than 20 miles an hour.
Witnesses both on and off the
train estimated the special’s speed
at the time of the derailment at 50
miles an hour.
The derailed locomotives, pull
ing the sixcar passenger train
from Cleveland to St. Louis,
plunged into an embankment at
nearby Shiloh.
The engineers and firemen of
both locomotives and two mem
bers of a railroad work camp were
killed.
ANCHORAGE, (/P)—Three Uni
versity of Alaska student moun
taineers arrived at Wonder Lake
yesterday after having been un
reported for two weeks while at
tempting to scale Mount McKin
ley, it was reported here.
A searching party had started
out to look for them when they
appeared at Wonder Lake, the re
port said. The students were Mor
ton Wood. 23; Gordon Schumann
and Gordon Harid, both 22.
REMAINING
in present location until
New Quarters are Completed
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Retailers of
ESKIMO ARTS AND CRAFTS
FURS AND FUR GARMENTS
Establishing
Wholesale Facilities
As Soon As Possible
Mail Orders Given Prompt
attention
BUSINESS AS USUAL
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