Winter Increases
Dependent Cases
Winter has brought further in
creases in caseloads under the aid
t odependent children and old age
assistance programs, it was an
nounced by R. G. Maynard, dhec
tor ol‘ the department of public
welfare.
The number of children receiv
ing payments under aid to depend
ent children increased from 750 to
832 for the month of December.
The waiting list maintained for
the past eighteen months was dis
continued this month and the
cases certified for payment n o~
der to comply \viih federal gov
ernment regulations, said May
nard. This resulted in c decrease
in the average monthly grant per
child of from $13.69 to $12.64,
made necessary because Territori
al appropriations for this bienni
um were insufficient to meet de
mands. •
He also revealed that the num
ber of old age assistant recipients
had increased from 1387 to 1412.
The average grant for December
was $50.63. The average grant for
October was only $46, said the di
rector.
In commenting on child care,
Mr. Maynard declared that tse
reason payments for care of chil
dren in institutions and foster and
boarding homes were not oe ru,
made was because there was ’Ip
sufficient cash in the Territorial
treasury.
He said his agency had submit
ted the necessary vouchers prop
erly certified. He declared that his
department was receiving count
less inquiries from the operators of
these services asking why they
had not received payments for
September and October.
Vouchers have been in the audi
tor’s office every month, but the
Committee Will
Release Some
Secret Papers
—
WASHINGTON, </P) —Congres
sional investigators prepared Sat
urday the release a dozen of the
secret papers which, they claim,
prove that a Red spy ring operated ,
in the state deparmtent a decade
ago.
Members of the House un- ,
American activities committee say
that while the documents may ap
pea” innocent enough now, they
mention military and diplomatic
secrets which once would have
.' cm invaluable to Russia.
And they say the documents—
scheduled for release Saturday—
would have enabled the Soviets to
crack the codes in which Ameri
can diplomatic messages were
sent.
The 10-eyar old papers came
from former communist agent
Whittaker Chambers, who last
week brought them out of a pump
kin shell hiding place on his near
by Marylnad farm .
Chambers has testified under
oath that he got some papers for
relay to Moscow from Alger Hiss
and Henry Julia Wadleigh, former
state department officials.
He has testified, too, that Mrs.
Hess copied some of the originals
on a typewriter.
The committee set its next meet
ing for this noon, whether it will
be open or closed or if there will
be any witnesses, was not known.
Oyster shells in colonial days
were used widely as blast furnace
flux.
lack of funds in the treasury has
prevented payment, Ma y n a r d
stated, after he had been advised
of this by Frank A. Boyle, auditor.
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Atlantic Alliance
Talks Cloaked
In Secrecy
(Continued from Pace One) j
and Luxembourg.
Alter yesterday’s meeting in un
dersecretary of state Lovett’s of
fice, the state department an
nounced “no information concern
ing their substance will be made
public until such time as decisions j
are reached.”
It was understood, however,
that the European nations will ask
for a 50-year alliance—a point cx- !
pected to cause something of an
argument.
American officials evidently be- j
lieve a short-term pact, perhaps |
with provisions for renewal, j
would be more acceptable here—
on the ground that the treaty no
longer might be needed after
western Europe has recovered its
strength.
Gold Nugget
Is Definitely
Not For Sale
Apparently due to the size,
shape, character and intrincis
value of the huge gold nugget on
display at Polet’s store, it has at
tracted widespread attention. Sev
eral attractive offers to purchase
it have been made, which were, of
course, rejected.
The Pinoeers, realizing that this
beautiful rare gold specimen has
a value far beyond its price per
ounce, have guarded against it be
ing sold privately, no matter what
the offer. So it is not for sale, but
will be raffled in the usual man
ner giving everyone an equal
chance to win it. School Auditori
um, December 18, 10 o’clock-mid
night. Ticket sales have been so
brisk on the nugget and fox fur
that an additional supply has been
ordered.
Chief Laws says: ‘‘I wish the
d- Roof Garden was over. It’s
! been one long continuous argu
| ment here in the Fire Dept, be
tween “Wing-Dam Johnson’’ who
recently arrived from the Kobuk
and “Overall Pete” who came in
from Tubutulik for the Roof Gar
den; each one claiming that he
knows where the big gold nugget
in Polet’s window was mined.
Non-committal, but evidently pos
sessed of the secret, sits “Deep
•hannel Pete.”
Louis Nashenwing, a keen judge
of furs, is being besieged with con
fidential inquiries as to the qual
ity of the rare Silver Tip now on
display at Polet’s. Louis says:
“Bid ’em high. The best on ;he
market.” Nuf sed.
Kuney Firm Low
Bidders For Road
SEATTLE, i/P) — The p u *> 1 i c
roads administration yesterday
recommended award of a contract
to build a 19-mile road along
Turnagain Ann, near Anchorage,
to the Spokane contracting firm
of Max J. Kuney, company offi
cials said today .
The Kuney company was low
bidder at $2,421,928 at bid open
ings in Juneau.
Work on the contract is expect
ed to start in April with comple
tion due by December, 1950. The
road, to parallel the Alaska Rod- j
road' is part of a projected high
way connecting Anchorage and
Seward.
Kuney also is associated with
the Kuney-Johnson compnoy, rfow
building Seatle's $5,000,000 public
safety building.
Anchorage Wants \
Three New Schools
Has No Money
ANCHORAGE. (/P)—A proposal
to build three new schools to al
leviate the Anchorage district’s
serious classroom problem won
the support of a public gathering
here.
A 12 to 16-room structure is
proposed for the city. Eight-room
structures are planned for Moun
tain View and Spenard.
School officials say 32 new !
classrooms must be added by next j
fall if double shifts of pupils are
to be eliminated and the normal
increase is to be cared for.
But there are financial snags.
A financial report indicated
! only $75,000 can be earmarked
annually for payments on bond is
sues. That would limit the bonded
I indebtedness to about $1,500,000.
Dr. F. N. Dorsey, board chairman,
;said the long-range program will
cost between $8,000,000 and $10,-j
000,000.
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Nutrition Nolo
Viiamin C content of Aiasica foods
Miss Bea Shepard of the Jun
division of the Alaska Health o
partment laboratory has recent/
determined the vitamin C conten'
of some of Juneau’s locally grown
vegetables and wild berr es. Sh*
found such garden fresh vegeta
bles as brocolli, cauliflower, par
sley, cabbage, brussel sprouts, kale
and spinach all high in vitamin C.
Rose-hips, the fruit of the wild
rose, was the richest source of vit
amin C. A rose-apple jelly made
of 4V2 cups of apple juice, 2 1/2
cups of rose-hip juice and 7 cup^
of sugar contained approximately
eleven milligrams of vitamin C
per tablespoon. A cranberry-rose
marmalade contained 25 milli
grams of vitamin C per table
spoon. 'The adult daily require
ment for vitamin C is estimated
at 75 milligrams'.
A private was counting his pay
by wetting his finger and leafing
through the bills.
“Hey, that money is full of
germs,” a buddy shouted.
“Nuts,” replied the private, “no
germ could live on my salary.”
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(Farewell Flag Stop), Anchorage. Alaska
Airlines IS STEADILY INCREASING
THEIR SERVICE to the people of Nome
and the surrounding districts. We are
proud of our dependable service, and in
tend to maintain the BETTER SERVICE
to Nome. Low freight rates and even
lower rates on produce shipments will
help everyone—Merchants. Businessmen,
and Housewives.
Mail service four times a week speeds
your correspondence.
Alaska Airlines maintains a Shopping
Service too, for your convenience:
TRAVEL, SHIP, THE DEPENDABLE —
THE STARLINER ROUTE.
One carrier service from Anchorage to
, Candle, Deering and Kotzebue.
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