Chambers Resigns
"Time’* Editorship
NEW YORK. (A>) — Whittaker
Chambers, confessed former com
munist courier and key figure in
the probe of alleged communist
espionage, has resigned as a senior
editor of the Time magazine, his
attorneys announced today.
The announcement came as
Mrs. Priscilla Hiss, wife of Alger
Hiss, appeared at the federal
building to testify before a grand
jury probing the alleged commun
is spying.
The attorney’s announcement
was headed "statement by Whit- ^
taker Chambers.” It said:
"I have offered my resignation
as a senior editor of Time maga
zine. It has been accepted.
"Both of these acts became im
perative when I recently began to
make revelations about commun
ist espionage.”
Shortly after Chambers’ an
nouncement, James A. Linen,1
publisher of Time, issued this
statement:
“ ... in accepting his resigna
tion now, Time does not wish to
1948 Salmon Pack
Sets Value Record
SEATTLE, <yp) — The veteran
salmon brokerage firm of McGov
ern & McGovern set a $96,212,850
value tocfay on the 1948 Alaska
salmon pack, largest in the Terri
tory’s history.
The pack, which totaled only
3,931,000 cases, was also the
smallest since 1927, with higher
prices accounting for the increased
value. A conservative estimate is
that 75 per cent of the pack has
already been sold, a spokesman
said.
The figure was the estimated
market value here, or the gross
value F.O.B. Pacific coast term
inal shipping points.
The firm valued last year’s pack
of 4,284,997 cases at $87,344,728.
prejudice and is not prejudicing
his recent disclosures.
"Not until all the evidence is in
can the pros and cons be weighed.
“Against the admitted disservice
to his country, of a decade ago,
must be set the service we are con
vinced he is rtying to perfrom. for
his country now.”
U. S. DISTRICT COURT
Thomas Ulgagak changed his
; plea Wednesday morning in the
U. S. District Court from not guil
ty to guilty of assault with a dan
gerous weapon and was sentenced
to nine months in the local feder
al jail.
The case of the Nome Mercan
tile and Liquor Store was post
poned yesterday due to the illness
of Judge J. Kehoe.
This morning jurors were being
examined for the case by District
Attorney Frank Bringham and at
torney for the defense, Allen Or
ton.
TICKETS ON SALE FOR
C. OF C. BANQUET-FORUM
Paul Mandeville, chairman for
the Chamber of Commerce ban
quet to be held next Tuesday eve
ning at the Pioneer Hall with
George Sundborg as principal
speaker, to discuss the economic
survey just held, has announced
that tickets are available at five
places.
They may be obtained at the
Modern Cleaners, N. C. Cat Shop,
Vi’s Shop, Polets and Nome Mo
tors.
Seating capacity is limited and
Heard About The
I
Garden
'Continued from l’atte One'
I is Dec. 18. school gym.
Mr. Polet, active in Roof Gar
den committees more than 40
I years, declares: Never before have
I observed so much interest man
ifested in the coming clebration.
Not alone are the people coming
| in person to view the rare, excep
tionally large valuable gold nug
get, and the beautiful fox fur, but
! they inquire by phone, ask more
questions, etc., that I will have to
assign a special clerk to the job
of accommodating them.
Charlie Joness master of cere
monies, advises: No special cos
tume necessary. You can dress in
keeping with the occasion if you
so desire: come as you are, as you
were, or as you wish. BUT COME.
Dec. 18th. School Gym.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Holgar Jorgenson and John Jen
sen are new patients at the M. C.
hospital today.
it is advisable to get reservations
in early.
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! Roy Snyder, who has been at
Wales for the past six weeks with
the C.A.A. is here for a few days
enroute to his home in Anchorage.
He states that his daughter Loret
ta, who is at Washington State
College, and who was given a
Women’s Federation Club scholar
ship, will be home with the family
for Christmas.
SEIFFERTS
We are now featuring
BROWN & HALEY CANDY
which include:
1 -lib. and 31b. Boxes of
Purple and Gold
1-lb. Boxes:
All Creams
Assorted Creams
French Creams
1-lb. Cans:
Almond Roca
Yankee Toffee
8-oz. Boxes Banquet Wafers
12 Varieties of Bulk Candy:
Radio Mix
Satin Finish
Cinnamon Lumps
Assorted Lumps
Chocolate Covered Mints
After Dinner Mints
Lemon Drpos
Jelly Beans
Jumbo Gum Drops
Climax Chocolates
Peanut Brittle
Mukilteo
Many Gift Items to choose
from, including _ a limited
supply of Electric Kitchen
Clocks, and Fredart Sta
tionery.
A complete and varied line
of Xmas Tree Decorations
Bring in the children and
visit our TOY ROOM!
SANTA CLAUS WILL VISIT
OUR TOY ROOM IN PER
SON ON DECEMBER 2%. 23,
and 24th, from 4 to 6 p.m.
SEIFFERTS
(Directly Back of Glue Pot)
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