Winter Reigns
At Nenana
NENANA, —Winter is still here
at Nenana. It has been all the way
from thirty to forty-six below al
most every night since the 11th
day of February, and no chance of
a change for several days yet. The
ice is about thirty-four inches
thick at present which is about the
average thickness for this time of
year.
The tripod on the ice looms up
like a barber pole—all painted
red and white stripes. The wire
will be strung in the near future
and the clock installed later on
when thaw conditions look favor
able. The clock and wiring will be
in charge of Fred Mueller who has
handled it for several years and
knows his business.
Ticket sales up to date I believe
are above those of previous years
and will increase as the close of
the pool draws near. This year’s
final date is April third at mid
night. After that day you can hold
your post mortems, wishing you
had in a few tickets sooner or
later than you have now.
Truman In Good
Physical Condition
KEY WEST, Fla. (/P)—President
Truman weighed in today at 173
pounds.
His physician. Brig. Gen. Wal
lace H. Graham disclosing the
chief executive has dropped three
pounds since his arrival here last
Wednesday, pronounced him in
“excellent shape.”
Eben Ayers, assistant Presiden
tial press secretary, brought Gra
ham’s views to newsmen as the
President neared the end of what
may be his last extended vacation
before the 1948 election campaign.
In keeping with his program to
cut down the pounds; Mr. Truman
confined his breakfast today to tea
and toast.
Mr. Truman, Ayers announced,
will leave Friday from the Boca
Chica airport on the five-hour
flight to Washington.
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ington for a few days. Mr. Jackson
is president of the Miners and
Merchants Bank at Nome.
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McGrath News
(By Harry Cheek)
At the regular monthly dinner
and meeting of the McGrath Vol
unteer Fire Company, held at the
McGrath Roadhouse February 21
a number of important items were
taken up.
To increase the facilities of the
McGrath First Aid, which is spon
sored by the Fire Company, it was
voted to purchase a portable oxy
gen unit, a surgical lamp and to
provide storage for blood plasma
now available. A very complete
supply of drugs and medications
of the most modern types are now
maintained in this set-up for use
of the community and any one in
the area having need of emergency
treatment. Mrs. Florence Winchell
R.N. is capably in charge.
In view of the always present
threat of typhoid, the Firemen, as
the organization is popularly call
ed, also voted to sponsor and push
a typhoid vaccination program for
the town.
First Aid classes are being con
ducted by Mrs. Winchell, dealing
chiefly with artificial respiration,
treatment of burns and freezing.
Along with the above program
goes one which deals with fire
control, a series of classes being
called to deal with that subject.
The Fire Company is entirely
self-financed, as is the First A:d
Fund. The 1948 Board of Directors
include R. A. Mespelt, A1 Slone,
John Lind, Eugene Smith and
Harry Cheek, R. A. (Dolph) Mes
pelt is Chief for the ensuing term.
Cheek is secretary-treasurer.
At the regular meeting of the
McGrath Volunteer Fire Com
pany, the members voted to spon
sor and promote the inclusion of
the name of the University of
Alaska on all Ice Pool tickets for
this season. The idea came from
member Charles R. (Chuck) Pier
son after considerable discussion
relative to the financial distress of
the institution. Members locally
have pladged themselves to in
clude the university on at least
one ticket or the purchase outright
a ticket in the university’s name.
It is the hope of McGrath com
munity that this idea may be
adopted elsewhere over the Terri
tory.
While the chances for a win for
the university are, naturally, lim
ited, it was thought that such a
program would call attention in a
new way to the need for finances
for the college.
Before undertaking this action
the matter was called to the atten
tion of Dr. Chas. E. Bunnell in or
der to avoid possible misunder
standing or technical obstacles. In
a letter to the secretary of the
Firemen, Dr. Bunnell expressed
his appreciation for the interest
and gave his approval for such
voluntary program.
Loses Skirt
Unnoticed
PHILADELPHIA, <;P)—An ush
er reported to Lee Kline, manager
of the Germantown Orpheum
theater, that he found a woman’s
skirt under a seat after the movie
house had been cleared, for the
night.
Kline said yesterday he was pre
paring to call police when he re
ceived a telephone call from the
owner of the skirt. It seems, the
woman explained, that she had
gone to the movies with her hus
band, wearing a fur coat over her
blouse and skirt.
The skirt had slipped off some
how and she hadn’t noticed her
loss until she got home.
Received $10,000
For Paroles
CHICAGO, IA*>—Attorney Paul
Dillon says he received $10,000 for
his legal services in connection
with the paroles of lour former
Capone gangsters.
Dillon, a former campaign man
ager for President Truman in St.
Louis, told reporters Monday there
was ‘‘nothing improper” about the
paroles.
The 70-year-old St. Louis attor
ney, who appeared before a fed
eral grand jury investigating the
paroles, told reporters: “I got $10.
000 for my legal services and
nothing more.” He declined to
elaborate.
After his appearance before the
grand jury Dillon was handed a
subpoena to appear March 9 in
Washington before the Congres
sional sub-committee investigating
the paroles. When Dillon appeared
before the group last fall he re
lated he helped the former hood
Women Explorers
To Search Jungle
LOS ANGELES (JP)—A 40-year
old mother and her 11-year-old
daughter were enroute by air yes
terday for a search of lost Mayan
jungles.
Mrs. Karena Shields, explorer
of ruins in southern Mexico, hopes
to uncover archaeological finds
that will prove Mayan civilization
dates 1,000 years earlier than the
accepted dae of 1000 B.C.
Her daugher, Cordelia, accom
panied her as she left by p’ane
Monday night for Palenque. For
the last year the blonde Mrs.
Shields has been professor of hu
manities at the University of Red
lands. She was reared on her fath
er’s plantat:on at Palenque and is
thoroughly familiar with the Ma
yan language and religious ritual.
Mayan priests have helped her
assemble some data.
lums get out of prison but re
ceived no fee.
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