Interior Secretary
Says Ike Will Win
If Enough Vote
WASHINGTON, UB—Secretary
of the Interior Seaton expressed
confidence Monday that President
Eisenhower and Vice President
Nixon will be re-elected ‘‘provid
ing the Republicans get the vote
out.”
“We hope and expect they will"
get out the vote, he said.
Seaton told a news conference
he based that opinion on what he
learned while traveling some 40,
000 miles in the campaign.
It was the first news conference
Seaton has held here since' he took
office June 8. He said he called
it to present Olin Hatfield Ghil
son, who was sworn in Monday
as assistant secretary of public
land management.
The secretary reiterated his po
sition that western states should
control water rights of their
streams.
Seaton also said the Eisenhower
Administration plans to press for
immediate statehood for Alaska
and Hawaii when Congress meets
next year.
Ladd Serviceman
Accidently Killed
Bv Friend’s Rifle
J
FAIRBANKS, (fl—A young ser
viceman was killed here by the
accidental discharge of a rifle
Saturday afternoon after a target
shooting session on the Steese
Highway with two friends.
Dead is Airman 3. C. Ralph E.
Broyandt, 19, of Ladd AFB. His
home town was Capital Heights,
Virgins, near Alexandia.
He and A.2.C. Kenneth Bowers
and A.2.C. High Williams of the
same squadron had returned to
their car after target practice 10
miles north of Fairbanks.
Broyant got into the back seat.
Williams said his rifle was
Jammed. He put it in the front
seat with the muzzle pointing
towards Broyant. When he sat
down in the driver’s seat the
rifle discharged, shooting Broyant
in the left side.
Broyant was taken by his com
panions to the Ladd AFB hospital
'but he died soon. The bullet en
tered his side just below the ribs
and traveled thru his body.
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Nomeites Attend
Funeral Service
Of Charles Code
Special to the Nome Nugget
By LULU FAIRBANKS
Many former Nomeitcs attend
ed the funeral services in Seattle
let. 17 of Charles H. Code, who
would have been 86 in January.
The Codes lived in Nome for
many years where they operated
the Dream Theater. Known as
"Gentleman Charley,” Mr. Code
was loved for his kindness to his
many friends and was never
known to say unkind things of
others.
Mrs. Code’s entire family were
present at the service conducted
by Wallingford Chapter, O.E.S.
No. 22. Mrs. Code was deeply ap
preciative of the beautiful spray
sent by Eastern Star Lodge No. 1
of Nome, of which Mr. Code was
a Past Patron.
Many Nomeites living in Seat
tle were present at the funeral.
Pallbearers were Joe Wallace,
Olaf Iverson, Ralph Lomen, Ir- 1
win Bellows, Lars Ostnes and
Philip W. Reed. Honorary pall
bearers were Aimer “Slim” Ry
deen, Lee Mellen, Temple McIn
tyre, R. N. Sundqust, Harry Don
nelly, and Ross J. Kinney.
The Codes lived at 2205 N. 82nd
St., Seattle 3, Wash.
48 Alaskan Natives
Enroute to Stateside «
TB Sanitariums
SEATTLE, —Forty-eight Alas
kan Indian and Eskimo tubercu
lar patients arrived at Seattle
Tacoma International Airport
yesterday on an Alaska Airlines
plane chartered 'by the Alaska
Native Service.
Flown from Anchorage, the pa
tients will be treated at various
sanitariums in Washington State
under arrangements with the fed
eral government.
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TONIGHT
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7:30—People's Choice
8:00—Wyatt Earp
8:30—Feature Movie:
9:30—Football
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6:30—Mickey Mouse Club
7:30—Masquerade Party
8:00—Jane Wyman
8:30—Stop The Music
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NOME ROTARY CLUB
Dewey Goodrich
President
W. Mecklenburg
Secretary
Thursday Luncheon
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Tuesday Noon
STAN MORGAN, President
ALASKA cm APTS* ro. 2
Order of Eastern Star
Meet* 1 el ft 3rd Monoay of each month
Vx# Betty Edwards
Worthy Matron
W V Helen Dunbar
_“_ Secretary
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Harry A. Lewis. WJC
Herrin W. Lewis. Sec.
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