Steno.’s Smear Of
Rivers Charged
By E. L. "BOB" BARTLETT
Delegate To Congress
In the closing days of a politi
cal campaign almost anything can
be expected, and now we have had
it vi Washington, D. C., where
a woman employed as a stenog
rapher in the Alaska-Tennessee
Plan has attempted to smear
Ralph J. Rivers, Democratic Can
didate for United States House of
Representatives. Although she was
not employed by Ralph Rivers,
this woman apparently went into
his office files to fabricate charges
against him which are now being
paraded before Alaskans. Rivers
has been accused of practicing
law in Washington, D. C. He
didn’t. What he did was to wind
up some probate cases which were
virtually completed before he left
Fairbanks. This was a matter of
au.y. He made no secret of so
doing,. and there was no reason
why he should. His actions were
above board as they always have
been.
xt. the stenographer told a
newspaper reporter that Rivers
waon i in the office enough. Elec
ted by the people of Alaska as
their U. S. Representative under
the Alaska-Tennessee Plan —
Ralph Rivers naturally spent
most of his working hours on Ca
pitol Hill with members of Con
gress. He, and not a stenographer,
had to judge when, where and
how the job for which he was
chosen was to be done.
In all my experience I have
never witnessed such a malicious
and spurious attempt to shatter
a man’s reputation. I am sure it
will be promptly rejected by the
people oi Alaska, and that Ralph
Rivers will be elected as Alaska’s
U. S. Representative on Novem
ber 25th, as he is entitled to be,
after such a splendid and honest
service over a long period of time.
Of course, the real answer to
these trumped-up charges is ob- j
vi. .jS. jvdph Rivers and his part
ners, Bill Egan and Ernest Gruen
ing came home after having
achieved Statehood. Raplh Rivers
used the methods which seemed
best to him even if not to this
stenographer. He was elected by
Alaskans to do a job and he did it
U. S. Proposes To Russ,
‘Take It Or Leave It,’
At Geneva Conference
UNITED NATIONS, N. *.,(£>—;
The United States and its suppor
ters abandoned attempts at outer
space negotiations with the Rus
sians ana pushed a taxe-it-or
leave-it proposal Saturday.
The Western plan calls for an
18-nation study group that would
lay the groundwork for a perma
nent U.N. space committee.
VOTE FOR GRAY
On Election Day
CLINT GRAY
FOR
State House of
Representatives v
Arts & Crafts Exhibit At
Juneau, March 12 to 15
The Board of Directors of the
Alaskan Arts and Crafts, Inc.,
headed iby Mrs. Henry Harmon,
wishes to announce that the 1959
Exhibit will be held on March
12 to 15, at Juneau.
The 15th Annual Exhibit, the
first to be presented in the State
of Alaska, promises to be the best
ever! We are hoping to have a
large representation from artists
and craftsmen from all parts of
Alaska, stated Mrs. Harmon. The
Legislature will be in session, and
everyone' in Juneau at that time
will have the opportunity to see
what is being created in the fields
of arts and crafts in the new State.
The work exhibited must be
original and creative (no copies
or kit-sets) and must be submitted
by the individual artist or crafts
man himself. Rules and regula
tions are the same as in former
years. A Bulletin will be sent out
later, giving more details about
the show.
FEAR OF BEING CRAMPED . . .
SEATTLE, UP) — Seen on a
signboard above a cleaning es
taolishment in Seattle last week
was this remark:
“Claustrophobia: What an Alas
kan gets in Texas.”
Dept. Of Taxation
Seeks Refund Claimants
A list of names of persons to
whom the Department of Taxa
tion has mailed Warrants in pay
ment of refunds due for Income
Tax foF 1955, 1956 and 1957 that
have been returned by the Postal
Department is now available at
the Nugget Office.
If persons on the list will com
municate with the Department of
Taxation, Juneau, giving their
Social Security Number and ad
dress used upon the return for
which the refund is being made,
plus their present address, the
warrants will be remailed to
them.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
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MIZERS, INC., vs. WEATHER BUREAU .'November 26
LINIMENT SQUAD vs. AIRLINES . November 30
(afternoon game)
FEDERAL ELECTRIC vs. B.P.R. November 30
POLAR BAR vs. HOSPITAL ... December 1
MORGANS vs. TRADING POST . December 2
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DR. E. E. BACH, OPTOMETRIST,
Will be in Nome to do eye examinations
| November 20 through November 25
For appointment — Call the Polaris Hotel
RE-ELECT . . .
RALPH J.
RIVERS
(DEMOCRAT)
TO
CONGRESS
FORMERLY:
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TENNESSEE PLAN)
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CONVENTION
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; ★ U. S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
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