NEWS IN BRIEF
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, causer! a major evacuation of the
little island. It has been mildly
active since then.
WASHINGTON </Pt—The comp
troller of the currency issued a
call for a statement of the condi
tion of all national banks at the
4 close of business Thursday, June
30.
NEW YORK, </P>—The defense
in the Alger Hiss perjury trial
closed its case this morning.
With the government's case also
completed, federal Judge Samuel
H. K-uufman denied defense mo
tions to dismiss the charges of two
perjury counts against the former
state department official.
^ The jury of 10 men and two wo
men is expected to begin delibera
ting tomorrow afternoon after
both sides have completed summa
tions.
WASHINGTON, <£>)—President
Truman will address the National
Shrine convention in Chicago,;
Tuesday, July 19.
The White House announced to
day that Mr. Truman has accepted
the invitation and will fly to Chi
cago in his plane, “The Independ
ence.”
VENICE. Italy, i/Pi—From now
on fisherman Giovanni Casonato,
17. will keep his mouth shut while
he is working. Dispatches from
Mestre said today he is recovering
from an operation. While he was
emptying his net the other day, a
small fish leaped into his mouth
r.nd got stuck in his throat.
Lightning is the visible flash
accompanying an electric dis
charge between two clouds or be
tween a cloud ancl the earth.
Nome Celebrates
Fourth Of July
Despite Weather
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stad, Lois Swanberg.
50 rurd sack race, girls 12 and
under Wanda Belt/., Jimmy Mil
ler.
30 yard three-legged race, wo
men Jerry Fagerstrom, Donna
Miller; and Kitty Bjornstad, Lois
Swanberg; and Anna Herbert,
Rose Norbert.
50 yard three-legged race, boys
13 to 16—Norman Atuk, Arthur
Johnson, and Peter Larsen, Geor
gie Beltz.
50 yard three-legged race, boys
12 and under—Jack Miller, David
Bell; and Jr. Ncrshak, Wm. Wil
loya.
50 yard three-legged race, girls
12 and under—.Julia Brown, Mar
garet Willoya; and Wanda Beltz,
Esther Norman.
Shoe scramble, boys and girls
under 13—Clyde Ncrshak, Lucy
A. Fagerstrom.
Half mile bicycle race, boys 13
to 16—Peter Larsen, Gordon
Swanberg.
Half mile bicycle race—girls 13
to 16—Jerry Fagerstrom. Lois
Swanberg.
Half mile bicycle race, boys 12
and under — Robert Summers,
Jack Miller.
Half mile bicycle race, girls 12
and under — Dorothy Hudert,
Marie Castel.
Eskimo Sports
High kicking, Harold Slwooko.
Blanket lossing, men—Frankie
Martin, Earl Scott.
Blanket tossing, women—Bea
trice Lee, Marie Castel.
Kayak race — Edward Mukto
yuk, Chas. Polluk.
Oomiak race—Harold Ahmasuk
and crew of eight.
News of the World
At A Glance —
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Pie serving foreign interests . . .
Let them get out of here.”
Prime minister Antonin Zapot
”kv blamed "foreign reaction" for
virtually all Czechoslovakia’s po
litical and economic troubles.
The commissioner of education
tor Slovakia, Prof. Laco Novom
esky, charged that Roman Catholic
bishops collaborated with the Na
zi'- during the occupation. He
made this charge despite the fact
that the Roman Catholic primate.
Archbishop Josef Beran, was a
Nazi prisoner in Dachau concen
tration camp.
Collaboration apparently will be
one of the charges the government j
will press against the hierarchy to
break its resistance to communist
control.
In communist-held Shanghai,
military observers said nationalist
planes bombing this port are
based on secret bases in the Chu
shan Islands, 100 miles off Shang
| hai. The communists are now
| beaming radio propaganda against
I Formosa hoping to get more na
* tionalist airmen and naval men to
desert.
Floods, and a regrouping of
armies, have slowed the commun
ist march southward.
Britain still was plagued with a
dockworkers strike with a mount
ing economic crisis. The Thames
side strike of 8.484 dock workers
held up 92 ships.
British government leaders con
ferred privately with French for
eign minister Robert Sehuman on
Britain's economic crisis. Later
this week U. S. secretary of the
treasury John W. Snyder will talk
with British economic chief Sir
Stafford Cripps.
NOTICE
The Alaska Property Tax Law is now in effect and applicable
to the calendar year 1919. Assessment return forms are being
mailed to known property holders, and can also be obtained direct
from the Office of the Territorial Property Tax Assessor, Second
Division, Box 259, Nome, and from Post Offices throughout the Sec
ond Division. The program got a late start here, and self-assessment
will have to do for this'year, sub ject to check and corrections where
warranted. The properly filled out assessment forms should be re
turned to Box 259, Nome, by July 15th, 1949, or as early afterwards
as mailing conditions permit. After the returns are in and the tax
rolls completed, the Tax Commissioner has sole authority in the
field of collection of this tax coming to one per cent of the total of
the assessment statement. Taxes so levied will be due by the first
day of February, 1950.
It should be distinctly understood that this new tax set-up ap
plies onfr to lands and properties located in the outlying districts,
outside of the municipality of Nome. Therefore do not submit a Ter
ritorial return on any property within the Nome city limits, already
being taxed by this municipality.
PAUL DRYDEN,
Divisional Assessor,
Box 259,
Nome, Alaska
New Govt. Buying
j n
Agency Created
WASHINGTON, iVPi—'The gov
ernment put a new agency to
work Friday at mass purchasing
for most federal bureaus, in .1
move to save money.
It was suggested as an economy (
step in the government reorgani
zation plan of the bipartisan com
mission headed by former Presi-'
dent Herbert Hoover.
Congress finished legislation'
setting up the new general serv-:
ices administration Friday and
President Truman quickly signed
the bill into law.
At its head Mr. Truman placed
a former army colonel and Okla
homa lawyer, Jess Larson.
Larson has been serving as fed
eral works administrator. But be
fore that he was Uncle Sam’s big
gest merchandise salesman, dis
posing of billions of dollars worth
of surplus government property .
as war assets administrator.
Some government departments,
like the military, will continue to
do their own buying and house
keeping chores.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT
SECOND DIVISION.
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE OF ROBERT WALLACE
LEDGER WOOD, Deceased.
No. 780
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given that on
the 8th day of August, 1949. -at the
hour of eleven o’clock A. M„ at
the office of the U. S. Commission
er. Nome, Alaska, and pursuant to
an order of the Judge of the Pro
bate Court, Cape Nome Precinct,
Alaska. A. Polet, Administrator ol
the above-named estate, will sell
at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash all right, title and
interest, which the estate of Rob
ert Wallace Lcdgcrwood has in
and to the following described real
and personal property, situate an i
located in the City of Nom >. Alas
ka. namely:
Lot 6 in Block 15 together
with all improvements there
on and together with the fur
niture, fixtures and household
equipment used in connect on
with such improvements.
Dated the 5th day of Julv. 1919.
A. POLET.
Administrator.
Publish July 6, 13, 20. 27, 1949.
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