ALASKA FUND FOR HOSPITAL
NOW $1004)00 ANNUALLY
JUNEAU, — Dr. Earl Albrecht,
Territorial Commissioner of Health
last week said an increased an
nual fund for hospital construc
tion within Alaska has been made.
President Truman’s recent sign
ing of the hospital construction
bill, introduced by Alaskan Dele
gate Bartlett, raises the Terri
tory’s yearly appropriation from
$41,400 to $100,000.
A survey made last year by the
Territorial Department of Health
showed that sixteen Alaskan hos
pitals are eligible for federal aid.
Communities requesting funds for
hospital construction must raiise
one-third of the estimated cost
of construction and meet Terri
NORVIN LEWIS LEFT FOR
STATES ON BUSINESS
Norvin W. Lewis, Clerk of the
District Court, left Saturday on
a short business trip to the States
and will visit with his youngest
son, Robert, who left earlier in the
week to enlist in the U.S. Army.!
GEO. WALDHELM IN TOWN
SUFFERING FROM LUMBAGO
George Waldheim, mine opera
tor from Dahl Creek has been
in town for the past several days
suffering from lumbago. He plans
to return to his camp as soon as
he is feeling better.
torial and federal specifications.
Allotments will be first made to
those communities with the great
est need for hospital facilities.
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EASTERN STAR GRAND
OFFICER TO VISIT HERE
Eva Hamilton, Most Worthy
Grand Matron of the Order of j
Eastern Star is scheduled to ar-,
rive here tomorrow morning on the !
Pan American plane and members ,
of the local chapter are planning
to turn out to meet her. She will |
be accompanied by Amy Berry, j
Grand Marshal. Both women are j
from Chicago.
Mrs. Hamilton is covering all
12 chapters in Alaska in an of
ficial visit as well as chapters in
Yukon Territory.
A full program has been plan
ned for her three-day visit here.
Starting with a luncheon tomor
row at the home of Mrs. Robert
Long, secretary of the Nome chap
ter and dinner with the Worthy
Patron Frank Love on Tuesday, j
INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS
$33,000,000 HIGHER THIS YEAR
Tacoma, — Federal tax collections
in the Washington-Alaska district
for the fiscal year ended June
30, were 33 million dollars great
er than for the preceding fiscal
year, Internal Revenue Collector
Clark Squire announced.
The amount for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1948 was $531.
890, 133.35 as compared with $498,
740, 700.28 for fiscal pear 1947.
Since January 1 the collections
have amounted to $327,939,918, an
increase of more than 29 millions
over the corresponding period in
1947. Income taxes alone totaled
$200,400,511.
So far this year $27,768,800 has
been refunded to 538,400 individ
ual income taxpayers in this dist
rict.
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ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME
Thursday Luncheon
Karl F. Dewey, Pres.
Ron Brousseau, Sec. ,
ANVIL LODGE
NO. 140
Meets First and
Third Thursday
each month
ROBERT E. LONG, W. M.
NORVIN W. LEWIS. Secy.
NOME LODGE
Meets First and Third Fridays
PAUL DRYDEN. N.O.
ROBERT BALDWIN, Secy.
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Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Main 40
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IRA D. ORTON
Attorney At Law
Room 1—Nevada Building
Nome, Alaska
Seattle Office:
801 Lowmsn Building
| Telephone EL. 6300