Pioneer Anniversary
Banquet Great Success
Wednesday evening over ninety
guests were served at the Pioneer
Hall at a party honoring the anni
versary of the Pioneers of Alaska
which was organized in 1907. A
turkey dinner, excellently pre
pared by Geo Gemalis, was served
followed by a program with Chas.
D. Jones as toastmaster.
The guests were welcomed by
the president Fred Rohn after a
prayer was given by the chaplain
of the Women’s Auxiliary, Mrs.
Fred J. Rohn.
Speaking for the women’s
group, Mi*s. M. J. Walsh, grand
trustee, recalled many of the fea
tures and memories of the early
days, ’way back to 1898 when she
first came to Nome. She told of the
wildness of the early tent days
and the limited social activities
and how “sincerity, honesty and
courage” portrayed those who
founded the organization of Pion
eers.
Antonio Polet, past grand presi
dent of the Pioneers gave a brief
history of the organization which
has grown from its start in Nome
in 1907 to 26 Igloos throughout the
Territory, all founded on the same
spirit of friendliness and com
radeship. He called to mind the
hopes of plans of the future where
by the organization can become
perpetual to carry on the fine tra
ditions of the founders, builders
and backbone of the Territory.
M. J. Walsh was called upon,
who recalled how he landed in
Nome from the Kougarok the day
the Pioneers were parading *clown
Front Street, forming their organ
ization, and he stated that he
would not be far off in saying they
came from every country on the
earth.
Between the addresses of the
evening a lively entertainmnt was
given by the younger pioneers.
Mary Jeanne Boucher recited
“Alaska’s Flag,” which was writ
ten by Marie Drake.
Jane Scott and Mary Margaret
Roell put on a clever and original
song and dance skit, depicting the
early days. They were accompan
ied by Helen Nordlind.
Kitty Bomstad, accompanied by
Marilyn Dowd on the accordion
beautifully sang “Home on the
Range.”
Carrie McLain delighted the
group with a medley of songs of
1900 which brought up many
memories of a past era and re
minded many of the oldsters of
the “good old days.”
Bingo was enjoyed after the
House Recommend
Statehood For
Alaska
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of life in Alaska and life in con
' tinental United States.”
The report said that under state
i hood Alaska would become en
i titled to the benefits of the federal
highway act; have two Senators
and one representative; have its
j judiciary and police systems re
| vised, and assume jurisdiction
i over its fisheries.
The sub-committee reviewed
the Territory’s tax system and
! said that if it becomes a state it
could levy an income tax and
make other revisions to meet any
added expense which statehood
brings about.
“The sub-committee recognizes
that Alaska has to some extent
been ‘coasting’ on its Territorial
status in the matter of raising rev
enues but it also believes Alaska
is willing and able to raise neces
sary revenues to support state
hood”, it said.
The sub-committee recommend
ed that Congressional action be
taken to return to the University
of Alaska the agricultural research
station taken from it by terms of
the 1948 appropriation act.
Alaska’s population of around |
90,000 persons may be small, the i
report said, but it is larger than!
that of Arkansas, Florida, Missou-,
ri, Nevada, Oregon, Wyoming,
Minnesota, Iowa, Colorado, Mon
tana, North Dakota, and Nebraska
when they were admitted to the
Union.
It said it has been historic that
rapid increase in population fol
lowed admission of a Territory to
statehood.
ROTARY CLUB MET
THURSDAY NOON
Rotary Club held its usual live
ly meeting at the Pioneer Hall
yesterday noon with the following
guests: Squire Bolton of the Red |
Cross, a Rotarian from Fairbanks,
A1 Beasley of the Tewkesbury
Publications, James Walsh of the
Pan American, Warren < Furpy,
baker for the North Pole Bakery,
Chaplain Darling of Nome Air
Base.
David Mercer of the C.A.A.
showed a group of colored slides
taken in the Nome area which [
were enjoyed by all the members. '
tables were cleared with Mrs. Jeff ■
Jefford taking home the prize of
a 25 pound turkey.
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Feb. 12 and every two weeks thereafter for
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Shirley Call, 16,
Formerly Of Nome
Dies In Slates
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high school while she continued
her work in Alaska.
Anna (Mrs. Roy Snyder, who
1 is well known in Nome, and who
only last week departed for An
chorage where her husband is em
ployed by the C.A.A.
Nita is also married and living
in Alaska; Melba, too. .is married,
living in Seattle; Olga is a Seattle
beauty operator; Betty died at
Nome. Sally, the only foster
daughter left, lives with Mrs. Call.
Mrs. Call came back to Seattle
in 1941, when she retired from
teaching. For a time, she worked
as a cleaning woman in Doctors
Hospital to continue supporting
her girls.
But now she no longer works.
“The Eskimos were good to me,”
she said. “My girls were good to
me, too. It was worth everything
I ever did to have them.”
Frank Dundas, of the U. S.
Weather Bureau at Gambell, is in
town for a few days visit with
friends. He has been busy calling
on relatives of Gambell families in
town bringing them messages
from home.
NOTICE
Post Office Closed Monday, Feb.
23. Saturday night's mail will be
sorted Sunday.
NOTICE
World Way of Prayer at Feder
ated Church Friday evening at
8:00.
NOTICE
The Poll Book for the registra
tion of voters for the forthcoming
Municipal and School Board Elec
tion shall be open Wednesday,
Feb. 18th to March 27th, 1948.
Election takes place April 6,
1948 and qualified voters must be
one year in the Territory and six
months in the precinct.
Carrie M. McLain.
City Clerk.
Pub. Feb. 16, 18, 20, 1948.
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ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN
the subject of Temperance,
please come to the Pioneer Hall
Sunday, Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
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THEATER
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2 Shows, Feb. 20, 7:15 & 9:00 P.M.
Friday
"WEST OF THE CIMARRON"
The Three Metquiieen
Chap. 13 'Secret Serrice
In Darkest Africa"
1 Show, Feb. 21, 7:15 P.M.
Saturday
"BLUE DAHLIA"
Alan Ladd Veronica Lake
Also "Smart As A Fox"
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2 Shows Feb. 22, 7:15 & 9:00 p.m.
Sunday
"THE GENTLEMAN
MISBEHAVES"
Robert Stanton Osa Mason
Also "Rhythm On Ice"
I Truman Visits
.West Indies
WASHINGTON, (/PI—President
Truman left by plane today on a
15-day trip to Florida, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands and Cuba.
His first' stop is the Boca Chica
airport near the Key West, Fla.,
submarine base where he will
spend the night. The flight was
expected to take about four hours.
Secretary of state Marshall was
in the small crowd to see the plane
take off.
Beatrice Johnson
To Be Deported (
WASHINGTON, (/P)—The Jus
tice department yesterday an
nounced the arrest for deportation
of Beatrice Johnson, described as
I promotion manager for the New
; Masses, New York weekly publi
cation.
The department said Mrs. John
son Jiad long been active in the
j Communist party in this country,
and that she lacked citizenship.
She was taken into custody un
der the immigration laws provid
ing for the exclusion of aliens
who belong to groups advocating
the violent overthrow of the
United States government.
Mrs. Johnson is one of a score
I of alleged alien communists who
i have been seized recently for de
portation.
The department two days ago*
took into custody Ferdinand
Christafer Smith, native of Jamai
ca, and national secretary of the
national maritime union.
Woman Found
Strangled In Hotel
EVERETT, (>P)—'The strangling
of Mrs. Zoe Carlson, about 54, in
a downtown hotel room opened a
widespread search yesterday as
police sought to find a man with
whom they said she had register
ed as man and wife.
The body was found Wednesday
by Mrs. P. A. Watson, the hotel
operator.
A resident in or near Everett
for 45 years, Mrs. Carlson had
been married five times, the cor
oner said. Her fifth husband died
last year.
Detective Capt. Jack Johnson
said investigation showed that
Mrs. Carlson and a companian had
registered at the hotel Tuesday.
Johnson said the man was last
seen late Tuesday night.
ST. HELENS, Ore. OP)—Police
resumed questioning today of a
man who gave himself up with
the assertion, “I think I killed a
woman in Washington.”
He gave the name of Charles
Noble Camp, 26, and waived ex
tradition. Everett, Wash., police
were notified.
Sheriff R. H. Calhoun said the
man gave himself up to the min
ister of the congregational church
at neighboring Scappoose. The
statement that he feared he had
killed a woman was made both to
the minister and to him, the sher
iff said.
He added the man admitted be
ing in Everett, but was hazy about
events of the past week, explain
ing he had ‘‘blacked out.”
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