POSTAL OFFICIALS
VISIT ROTARY CLUB
Lt. Stan Morgan, vice-presi
dent of the Nome Rotary Club
presided at the regular luncheon
meeting Thursday in the absence
of the president.
President Karl F. Dewey, is in
Anchorage this week meeting
with presidents and secretaries
of other Rotary Clubs in Alaska
in a special divisional convention
for Alaska Rotary Clubs, under
supervision of the new district
governor, Ed Warner of Everett,
Wash.
Guests at the luncheon yester
day were S. David Mazen, local
postmaster; A. D. Lawrence, su
perintendent of the postal district
embracing Montana, Idaho, Wash
ington, Oregon and Alaska; Ar
thur O. Willoughby, of San Fran
cisco, of the air mail division;
Robert S. Burgess ,of Washing
ton, D. C., an assistant to the
postmaster general; Rev. G. Ed
ward Knight of Seward, Alaska;
and Kenneth W. Bernie, Coca
Cola representative from Oak
land, Calif.
Dave Mazen was asked to in
troduce the postal officials, who
were also guests of the Chamber
of Commerce, and remarked that
he was still trying to get the pos
tal department to make a com
memorative stamp for the 50th
anniversary of the discovery of
gold in the Nome area, although
the higher-ups have stated in so
many words that it will be impos
sible.
Robert Burgess, in charge of all
airmail activities of the postal de
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partment, explained many of the
problems which affect different
portions of the airmail system,
and those in particular which are
( distinctly Alaskan. Beginn i n g
| with the early dogteam distribu
tion of mail in Alaska to the pres
ent day airliner service, cutting
; the time from 60 days to less than
' one day, from the States. He stat
ed that the department will be
| ever watchful for chances to im
prove the service in Alaska, al
though it is a costly proposition;
I somewhere in the neighborhood
I of $4,000,000 annually.
Burgess told the group the new
i service established in Alaska in
■ September, through zoning of
parcel post distribution, along
with the movement to zone the
United States and Alaska in rela
tion to air parcel post.
Mr. Lawrence, of Seattle, told
of the difficulties encountered in
trying to improve the service to
Alaska through the Seattle post
office, explaining that in many
instances the mails were crowded
with packages sent through from
other parts of the country, con
trary to general postal regula
tions, and the difficulty through
out the system of keeping post
masters and their assistants in
formed as to new regulations, j
But, in spite of rumors to the
contrary, the department is con
stantly on the alert for ways and
means to improve the service.
SEATTLE, </P)—The steamship
Cape Victory arrived yesterday
with 1,200 cannery workers from
Bristol Bay. The workers, most
of them Filipinos, were from 11
canneries. The ship did not carry
any cargo.
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MIAMI, Fla. (/P)—A navy board
of inquiry today studied the
charred wreckage of a navy *
transport plane in which 10 men
were killed. Reports that there
was a WAVE aboard, making the
toll 11, later were found to be
false the navy said.
The plane crashed and burned
after a collision with a Stearman
training plane 23 miles north of
here late yesterday. The two oc
cupants of the trainer parachuted
to safety. <
REV. KNIGHT STILL AT
FEDERATED CHURCH
It was announced today by a
member of the Federated Church
board that the Rev. G. Edward
Knight will hold services at the
Federated Church on Sunday at »
the usual time. Sunday School is
scheduled for 10:00 a.m., and
Worship Service at 11:00 a.m.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT
SECOND DIVISION, TERRITORY
OF ALASKA
! IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- ¥
| TATE OF EDWARD F. SURBER,
! Deceased
No. 785.
Notice to Creditors
| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
by order issued by the Judge of
Probate aforesaid, R. Brousseau,
of Nome, Alaska, has been duly
appointed administrator of the es
tate of Edward F. Surber, de
j ceased.
All persons having claims ag
ainst said estate should present
them with proper vouchers at
tached within six months from
the date of this notice to the said
administrator, at Nome, Alaska.
Dated the 14 day of July, 1948.
R. Brousseau
Administrator.
C. C. Tanner, Attorney
for Administrator.
Pub. July 16, 23, 30, Aug. 6, 1948.
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! ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME
Thursday Luncheon
Karl F. Dewey, Pres.
Ron Brousseau, Sac. 4
ANVIL LODGE
NO. 140
Meets First and
Third Thursday
each month
ROBERT E. LONG, W. M.
NORVIN W. LEWIS, Secy.
NOME LODGE
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Meets First and Third Fridays
PAUL DRYDEN, N.G.
ROBERT BALDWIN. Secy.
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JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Main 40
IRA D. ORTON
Attorney At Law
Room 1—Nevada Building
Noma, Alaska
Seattle Office:
801 Lowman Building
Telephone EL. 8388 _