VOL. XLVIII. No. 58. NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1946PEIt COPY — 15c
U.S. MOVE ON COAL
Intent To Hold
Unpatented Claims
Must be Filed
In order to retain their rights
under the existing Federal law
holders of unpatented mining
claims in Alaska are required to
file or cause to be filed on or
i>efore 12 o’clock noon of the first
day of July of this year a notice
of their desire to hold their min
ing claims under the Act now in
> effect, according to a statement
issued by B. D. Stewart, Com
missioner of Mines. This certifi
cate of intention is to be filed in
j^he office of the United States
Commissioner where the location
notice or certificate of the mining
claims was recorded.
The existing suspension of the
requirement of annual assessment
work on mining claims in Alaska
is authorized by the Act of May
3, 1943. This Act, which is still
^in effect without modification ac
cording to information received
by wire from Delegate Bartlert,
states that, provided notice of de
sire to hold his claim is filed by
the holder on or before July first
of each year as stipulated by law,
such suspension shall extend: “un
til the hour of 12 o’clock merid
ian of the first day of July after
the cessation of hostilities in the
present war as determined by
Proclamation of the President or
concurrent resolution of the Con
gress.” No such Proclamation or
Congressional resolution has yet
*oeen announced.
According to an interpretation
of this law that has been furnished
by Delegate Bartlett and con
firmed by George Folta, Counsel
* lor at Large for the Interior De
partment in Alaska, if cessation
of hostilities should be declared
prior to July first of this year
all holders of mining claims
would be allowed a full year from
that date, or until July first, 1947,
within which to complete the fir^t
required annual assessment work.
If such declaration should be
made after July first of this year
then the claim holder would be
allowed a full year commencing
July first, 1947, in which to com
plete his first annual assessment
requirement.
The above statement is given to
correct recent published press ar
ticles circulated in Alaska which
state that law allowing suspen
j sion of assessment work on min
ing claims expires on June thir
tieth of this year, which statement
is erroneous.
I MONSTER FIELD PIECE — A self-propelled 240-mm. gun, called the “King Kong" of
I field artillery weapons. Is shown in full recoil after loosing one of Its 350-pound shells in a demon*
stration at Ft. Sill. Okla. It was developed too late for the war.
PRES. TRUMAN
SIGNS DRAFT
EXTENSION BILL
WASHINGTON, May 15, — (A») -
President Harry Truman today
affixed reluctantly, his signature
to the stop-gap bill, extending the
draft until July 1. but banning in
duction of fathers and youths If!
and 19 years old.
, The President was confronted
with the alternatives of accepting
the amendments or letting the
whole wartime selective service
I law expire before midnight Tues
day. The President chose the
“lesser” of two evils as his sec
retary put it.
Secretary Charles Ross told re
porters the President regarded it
“as a get together in time on a
longer extension as it was less
than six hours before midnight
deadline.”
The Senate agreed to the House
restrictions on inductions.
Senate secretary, Leslie Biffle,
sped the measure to the White
house, there Secretary Ross in
formed newsmen “The President
doesn’t like it at all but feels it I
will be better to sign it than have
the confusion that will result from
failure to continue legislative sup-1
port for the armed forces.
MRS. WEAVER ILL IN SEATTLE
RECOVERING. - PNEUMONIA
Mrs. O. S. Weaver of Nome, is
in the Providence Hospital Seat
tle reported to be recovering from
pneumonia.
The Weavers will return to
Nome when Mrs. Weaver is well
enough to travel.
OHIO TO ALASKA
THREE MONTHS
ALCAN HIGHWAY
PALMER, Alaska, May 15,—(/P)—
Three months on the way, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph R. Harris, of Man
sfield, Ohio, arrived Tuesday in
the Matanuska Valley.
Driving from home over the
Alaska Highway in a GI truck
and a completely furnished trader
Mrs. Harris was the first woman i
who was granted a pass to travel;
over the highway. ,
Shs said, “I wouldn’t want to
make the trip again.”
They carried three months sup- j
ply of food, which came in mign
ty handy when they were held up |
for three weeks at one cut-off in
Alaska.
Harris is a war veteran and
plans to settle either here or near
Anchorage.
NEW RESEARCH
EQUIPMENT FOR
U. OF ALASKA
_ I
WASHINGTON, May 15, —(JP)—
The House Territories Committee
today recommended that the pro
posed facilities for the geophys
ical institute at the University of
Alaska be made available without i
charge to nonprofit scientific so-1
cieties and at small fees to indus
trial groups. With such provis-1
ions, the members say, they will ^
approve the million dollars for
construction of the institute.
FISHING BOAT
GOES AGROUND
PILOT MISSING
JUNEAU, May 15, — «/P)—'The
halibut fishing boat, Flying Cloud,
ran aground Sunday morning on
Favorite Reef near Shelter Island.
Crewmen said, the pilot, Joe
Brady of Douglas, disappeared
during or just before the crash,
and no trace of him has been
found. The reef is well marked
and crew members said this was
an indication that Brady fell over
board before the grounding when
he was alone on the deck.
The vessel is being towed to
Juneau for repairs.
NWA CHAMBER
HELD LUNCHEON
TUESDAY NOON
The NWA Chamber of Commerce
met at noon luncheon on Tues
day.
Guests were Rev. and Mrs. M.
Day, new minister for the Fed
erated Church, Professor E. R. Pil
grim, who is giving the mining
course in the evening classes it
the Nome High School, and Mrs.
B. F. Gillette, who with her hus
band, recently returned to Nome
for the mining season.
A. Polet read a telegram from
the governor, stating that the
Territorial Development Board is
considering the publication of an
Alaska picture book, showing all
the cities and areas of settlement
and possible industrial, mining
and farming areas.
COAL OPERAT’RS
REJECT LEWIS’
PAYROLL LEVY
UNDATED, May 15, — (/P)—'The
soft coal operators rejected “une
quivocally” the Lewis demand for
a seven percent payroll levy to
finance the miners health and
welfare fund, but President Tru
man was represented as ready to
use "every possible action” to
prevent resumption of the soft
coal strike.
The President’s position was
revealed by Reconversion Director
Snyder who gave no details as
to what steps were planned, mean
while the Senate Lapor Committee
approved a resolution calling for
an investigation into the causes
for the labor disputes.
THE CHILDREN
DTD IT
! _
The past two Sundays the chil
dren of the Federated Church
Sunday School have been bring
ing their Red Heart Envelope
offerings to the Chindren’s Orth
opedic Hospital. Their response
was very enthusiastic. Most of
the children were inspired to
earn during the week, extra mon
ey to put in their envelopes and
some even contributed from their
own little private savings accounts
The total receipts show that an
average of fifty cents per child
was given.
The children’s Orthopedic Hos
pital is dedicated to the task of
helping and healing crippled and
afflicted children of the North
west. restoring them to lives of
happiness and usefulness.
Over 40,000 children. - from
Washington, all parts of Alaska
and from many other States, have
passed through the doors of this
hospital. 35 Alaska children were
given 4,676 days of care in 1945.
This is 13 percent of the total
35,036 days carp given to the 1377
children treated during the year.
It means that an average of 12
of the hospital’s 125 beds were
occupied every day of 1945 by
an Alaskan child.
The hospital charity is averag
ing 76 per cent. The burden is
a heavy one to be carried on with
out assistance and contributions
are being askad from everyone
i for this great charity. Let us heed
the wonderful example set by
the children of our city and place
our contributions in the coin box
es we have all seen displayed,
around town.