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As a candidate for the Alaska State Senate
on the Democratic, ticket, I solicit your vote
on Tuesday, August 26, but more particularly
I urge you to BE SURE TO VOTE and to
VOTE “YES” ON ALL 3 PROPOSITIONS!
Nome Chamber
Meeting Notes
By Ruth McLean
“I can think of nothing more
disasterous for Northwest Alaska,
after all the work that has been
done by our representatives in
Washington, if this sections fails
to pass on the Statehood refer
endum next Tuesday,” stated
President Jerry Manning at the
N.W.A. Chamber of Commerce
meeting Monday.
i “This organization will help to
see that the people understand
the facts and vote yes for State
hood,” he continued.
The Chamber was advised that
a special committee of the Civic
[ Affairs and Legislative Commit
tees have prepared letters of in
formation about statehood and
the three propositions to be voted
on next Tuesday. These letters
have been sent to the presidents
of the village councils in all the
villages of Northwest Alaska, and'
to other interested parties.
Chamber Manager McNees said
that favorable replies are being
received from the villages.
Mr. McNees said that complete
files of the Statehood* Fact Sheet
are available at the Chamber of
fice, the Nome Nugget, the City
| Clerk’s office and M. J. Walsh.
All voters are urged to consult
j the fact -sheets for answers to any
questions on Statehood..
President Manning extended
an invitation to all cadidates for
nomination in next Tuesday’s el
eption to attend the Chamber’s
Monday noon meeting at the
North Star. As much time as pos
sible will be devoted to election
information, he said, and urged
all candidates who are in Nome
to attend.
Guests Monday included Mr.
Gilbert, representative of Pacif- j
ic Northwest Peace Officers As
sociation, and Mrs. Gilbert; Mr.
Thompson, assistant cashier of
the Alaska National Bank of
Fairbanks; and William NegeL of
the Employment Security Com
mission, who is in Nome to se
cure the reaction of the public to
ward the opening of a one-man
office here.
Letter-size and legal file folders
available at The Nome Nugget
Longshoremen Strike
In British Columbia
- VANCOUVER, B. C., W — A
strike of 1,390 longshoremen halt
ed handling of deep sea freight
in five major British Columbia
ports today.
The union struck in demand
for higher wages, increased pen
sions, and an eight-hour day in
stead of nine.
The British Columbia Shipping
Federation, representing the em
ployers, contended the industry
was in a depression and couldn’t
afford higher costs this year.
The liner Himalaya is due here
Sunday from Australia with 789
passengers. Her agents cabled
London and Sydney to see whe
ther she could be diverted to
Seattle.
Longshoremen, now getting;
$2.47 hourly, asked a 24-cent in
crease and a conciliation board
recommended 10 cents.
Plane With 8 Passengers
Dunked In Lynn Canal
JUNEAU, Iff) — The pilot and
passengers ,of an Alaska Coastal j
Airlines plane were rescued |
Wednesday after the two-engine j
craft overturned on Lynn Canal.
The plane was spotted floating
on the canal by Coast Guardsmen
stationed at Eldred Rock, about
a mile from te scene of the mis
hap. A skiff brought the passen
gers crouching on the wings to
safety.
The plane apparently turned
turtle either landing or taking
off from th£" canal, a 100-mile
long. waterway that runs from
Juneau to Skagwav. The plane
was on an 85-mile flight from
Juneau to Haines when the ac
cident occurred.
THESE GUYS WIN THE
CELLULOID FRYING PAN
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, (JV-The
guy who thrust the lit match into
his gas tank to see if he had
any gas left can relinquish his
crown and go away now. When it
comes to pure boobery, he’s met
his masters.
They’re the thieves who tried
yesterday to burglarize a dyna
mite shed at the Generali Refrac
tories Co. about 20 miles from
here.
How did they plan to break in?
Simple. They set off a dynamite,
charge against the shed’s steel
door. The charge went off, but
somehow the door held and the
thieves, apparently disgusted,
walked off. Had the door given,
they might have departed an
other way.
Just inside was 1 Vi tons of
dynamite.
MILLION DOLLAR JOY RIDE
LAS VEGAS, Nev., UR — The
Air Force has arranged a psy
chiatric examination for an air
man whose curiosity destroyed a
million-dollar plane.
Airman Leslie Simms turned
on the afterburner of a Super
Sabre jet Tuesday to see what
would happen. The jet flashed
down the Nellis Air Force Base
runway, through a fence and ac
ross a highway, then exploded
and burned.
Simms jumped out and suf
fered minor injuries. He is under
guard in the bass hospital.
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WILLIAM E. (Willie) BELTZ
DEMOCRAT
Senior Democratic Senator
OF THE SECOND DIVISION
SEEKS 4-YEAR TERM
STATE SENATE
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Let Us Pass The Three Referendums,
Take Our Place In National Affairs,
And Assume Our Full Rights
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® Taught school 10 years at McGrath, Hoonah,
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• Private law practice — Anchorage 1943 - 48
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