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Police Officer Forced To
Drive 106 mph To Arrest
An Armless Motorist
COLORADO SPRINGS, UD—A
peace officer said Monday night
he was forced to drive 1Q6 mph.
to arrest an armless motorist.
Undersheriff Clinton E. Haugh
identified the motorist as Edward
Ernest Higgins, 29, of Pueblo.
Haugh said Higgins told him he
was born without arms and drove
with his feet. He charged Higgins
with speeding and reckless driv
ing.
The undersheriff said he could
find no special equipment on the
car and it appeared Higgins drove
with one foot on the steering
wheel and used the other for the
brake and.accelerator pedals.
SGT. BLANNING NEW HEAD
OF LOCAL ACS OFFICE
Sgt. James Blanning arrived to
day to take charge of the local
ACS office replacing Lt. Tucker.
Sgt. Blanning is well known
here having married a Nome girl
“several years ago, Beverly Mor
gan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Morgan. Sgt. Blanning’s
family is scheduled to arrive soon
to make their home here.
ARCTIC SANITARY
SERVICE
PHONE RED 181
Gov. Knight tJrges
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Shipbuilders to Plan for
Atom-Powered Ships
SAN FRANCISCO, MV-Gov.
Goodwin Knight told shipping in
terests Tuesday that a new-type
ship which will carry loaded truck
trailers may be the spark to re
vitalize California’s coastal mari
time trade.
In a speech prepared for the
Shipbuilding Committee luncheon,
Knight said the Alaska Steamship
Co. and the American-Hawaiian
Steamship Co. are planning to
build 12 trailer carrying ships.
To help the United States and
California hold its own in world
shipping, he urged that the ship
building interests plan now for
atomic powered ships.
“We will pay dearly if we are
shortsighted in this vital use of
atomic energy,” he said.
IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
Vera Harris pleaded guilty to
a trespassing charge and was
fined $50 by the U.S. Commission
er. She had been previous warned,
according to the charge, not to
carry on conversations With pri
soners in the Federal Jail from
the sidewalk, but did not heed
the warning.
Ralph Moran of Nome was
among Alaska’s first inductees into
the U.S. Navy since World War II
on Nov. 10 at the Armed Forces
Induction Center, Fort Richard
son.
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Nome Council
Meeting Nejvs
The Alaska Public Works has
Written the City of Nome, giving
some interesting facts and figures
on how the city can improve its
health situation with a modem
water supply and sewerage sys
tem, which was read and discus
sed at the council meeting Mon
day evening.
The feasibility £nd possibility
of this project was discussed and
information required by APW be
fore an application could be sent
was to be gathered by the council
and sent as soon as possible.
A request for longer hours for
liquor stores, which was tabled
some time ago, was again dis
cussed and placed in the hands
of a committee who will secure
recommendations from the liquor
store owners to submit to the
Council.
The resignation of v Council
woman Rose Silverman was re
ceived. Mrs. Silverman is in the
States for the winter and her
term of office expires in April.
Carl Hill was granted permis
sion to purchase the north 15 feet
of Lot 1 in Block 64.
Fred Cavota’s request for a
lease on part of Steadman Ave.
terminal was denied as the city
needed this area for a snow re
moval outlet.
The problem of sales taxes in
connection with purchases by the
Morrison-Knudson Company was
referred to the City Attorney, as
well as the refusal by M-K to buy
city stickers for their motor ve
hicles.
! City Attorney James von der
Heydt gave an opinion on the re
quested amendment to the sales
tax ordinance to include mer
chandise shipped in by individuals
over the local city dock. He stated
that this would be outside the
jurisdictional limits of the city.
$4,000 Merchandise Stolen
From Juneau Jewelers
JUNEAU UP)—Watches and other
merchandise valued at upwards of
$4,000 were stolen from the Nug
get Shop some time Monday night,
Mrs. Belle Simpson, owner, re
ported. She said her losses were
not covered by insurance.
A dentist’s office in the building
was also entered and a desk ran
sacked but nothing of value taken.
'Buzzy' Swanberg In Boot Camp
Gordon “Buzzy” Swanberg, son
of Nels Swanberg Jr., is now in
boot training in the Navy at San -
Diego, having enlisted in October.
His father stated today that
Buzzy hopes to get home for a
few days before his first assign
ment.
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NOME ROTARY CLUB
George Bayer, Pres.
Joe Kroninger, Sec.
Thursday Luncheon
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Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Tuesday Noon
DR. FRED M. LANGSAM, Pres.
ALASKA CHAPTER NO 1
Order of Eastern Star
Meets 1st & 3d Monday of each month.
Beverly Morgan
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunbar
Secretary
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Charles F. Lewfs. WJ*.
Norvin W. Lewis, Secy.
tteti 1st and 3d Thursday each inwWH