Allen To Become
Asst. State Secy.
WASHINGTON. (/P)—President
Truman yesterday announced he
is appointing George V. Allen,
now ambassador to Iran as assist
ant secretary of state for public
affairs.
Presidential press secretary
Charles G. Ross made the an
nouncement for the President.
Allen, a native of Durham, N.
C., will succeed William Benton,
who recently resigned.
The post carries with it direc
tion of the state department’s
“Voice of America” broadcasts
and other foreign information
programs.
Allen, 44, was understood to be
secretary of state Marshall’s
choice for the job.
There was no immediate an
nouncement of a successor to Al
len as ambassador to Iran.
O. A. LUNDBERG VISITS
DELEGATE BARTLETT
O. A. Lundberg, oioneer gold
in.ner of Candle, has been visiting
relatives in Washington. He w;ll
leave shortly for San Diego via
the Panama Canal and intends to
be home in April.
Alaska Airlines
Offers U. Of A.
Large Loan
ANCHORAGE, df) —James
Wooten, president of Alaska Air
lines, has offered to loan the Uni
versity of Alaska $25,000 without
interest if the people of Alaska
and Fairbanks will raise the re
maining needed $225,000 to keep
the University of Alaska open in
1848-49.
He was in Fairbanks Monday,
visiting with business men and
the chamber of commerce there.
“I now have my home and my
family in Alaska and I want the
same educational and cultural ad
j vantages for my children as if we
lived in the States,” Wooten said.
“This is an Alaska Airlines’ ges
ture to help build Alaska. Who
j will match my offer?”
Governor Gruening, before
! leaving yesterday for Anchorage,
; said that Wooten was to be con
i gratulated for his stand and that
! similar offers should be made by
other Alaskans.
‘‘We cannot allow the univers
ity to close,” he said. “It would be
a shocking betrayal of our youth
and our veterans.”
P.A.A. STARTS NEW
SCHEDULE TODAY
A n o ther 44-passengsr DC-4
Clipper will be added to the Alas
ka fleet of Pan American Airways
this week, D. E. McMorran, re
gional traffic manager announced
today.
New schedules, filed with the
civil aeronautics board and ef
fective January 9 will give Ketch
igan and Juneau DC-4 service
three times weekly and will rein
state DC-4 intermediate flights
between Seattle and Nome.
Seven non-stop DC-4 flights be
tween Seattle and Fairbanks are
scheduled each week and five
DC-3 flights will supplement
DC-4 service to southeastern
Alaska. Whitehorse will be con
nected with Alaska cities and Se
attle by two DC-4 flights weekly.
“The gratifying response to our
new winter excursion fares and
reduced cargo rates has enabled
us to make these revisions in our
equipment allocation and sched
ules,” McMorran said. •
The winter fares, amounting to
savings of approximately 30 per
cent, are effective until March 15,
and will be valid for 30 days after
the start of a trip. Although these
tickets must be purchased by
I March 15, a trip need not be com
NEWS FROM KOYUK
On Dec. 26 Koyuk had its first
dog race of the season with Moody
D covering a 12 mile course in 58
minutes and 35 seconds, winning'
the first prize of 12 dollars. Run
ner up was Charlie H with time
of 1 hour and 45 seconds. There
were eleven entries with the slow
est team making it in 1 hour, 14
minutes and 16 seconds. He was
awarded low prize of $1.00. The
timekeeper was paid 50 cents for
his work.
On the same day the girls of
the village had a foot race across
the river and back a distance of
400 yards. Winner was Hannah
Nagaruk who won 75c.
Reporter of the events was
Charlie Henry.
I
pleted before April 15.
The recent drastic reductions in
Clipper cargo, saving shippers up
to 62 per cent, have met with fa
vor among heavy shippers of pro
duce, dairy products and meat.
Since lower rates on all commodi
ties on shipments over 100 pounds
are now in effect, durable goods
shipments are also moving in
, larger lots than formerly. Ample
space will be provided under the
new revised schedules, McMorran
said.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
CERTIFICATE OF
DISSOLUTION
I, FRANK A. BOYLE, Auditor
of the Territory of AlasKa, and
custodian of corporation records
for said Territory, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that there has been
filed in my office on this, the 11th
day of December, 1947, tne writ
ten consent of all the stocicnolders
of
FERGUSON AIRWAYS, INC.
a corporation organized and exist
ing under and by virtue of the
laws of the Territory of Alaska, to
the dissolution of said corporation.
WHEREFORE, in v ew of the
above premises, I DO FURTHER
CERTIFY that Ferguson Airways,
Inc., a corporation, is dissolved,
pursuant to Section 924, Compiled
Laws of Alaska, 1933, upon the
filing in this office of tne proper
proof of publication of this certifi
cate.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my official seal, at Jun
eau, the Capital, this Eleventh day
of December, A. D. 1947.
(SEAL)
FRANK A, BOYLE,
Auditor of Alaska.
Pub.' Dec. 26, 1947, Jan. 2, 9, 16.
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