GIVE TO FIGHT CANCER — President Dwight D. Eisenhower points
out one of the ways to control cancer is to give to the American Cancer
Society. During April, which the President proclaims as Cancer Control
Month, volunteers raise funds for a program to help save 70.000 lives
from cancer in 1953.
The week of June 22 to June 27 is set aside as the time
for the Annual Cancer Fund Raising Drive under the direction
of the Nome Nurses. If no one sees you. you may give or mail
your contribution to Mrs. B. B. Mozee. or Mrs. George Bayer.
SERVICE CLEANERS
4th and B Streets Opposite School House
QUALITY DRY CLEANING A SPECIALTY
Prompt and Courteous Service
PHONE RED 96
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mickelson, Proprietors
FOR SALE
50,000 BF 1x6 dry lumber : 200 squares Asbestos
Cement Shingles : 300 rolls 15 lb. felt roofing
20 kegs 16d smooth box nails : 15 kegs 20d com
mon nails : 18 kegs lOd casing nails : 10 kegs 3d
finish nails : 150 packages Feltrock 2 in. blanket
insulation : wool and cotton double blankets
Pillows and slips : mattresses and steel cots.
MORRISEN-KNUDSEN, COMPANY, Inc., Nome
SUMER SCHEDULE
DAILY DC-3 FLIGHTS
X,
Fairbanks — Kotzebue — Nome — Fairbanks
leave Fairbanks 8:00 a.m. arrive Kotzebue 10:30 a.m.
leave Kotzebue 11:15 p.m.'arrive Nome 12:50 p.m.
leave Nome 6:00 p.m. arrive Fairbanks 9:30 p.m.
Cut President’s Plan to
Enlarge Powers of Military
WASHINGTON, U’)—A double
barreled maneuver aimed at cut
ting down President Eisenhower’s
plan to enlarge the powers of the
military was approved today by
the House Government Opera
tions Committee.
But even as the committee acted
Chairman Hoffman voiced doubt
that the unusual tactics would
prevent congressional approval of
the President’s controversial plan
for reorganization of the Defense
Department.
Chief target of Capitol Hill crit
icism is a part of the plan which
would enlarge authority of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. He would be allowed to pick
and manage the subordinate but
powerful Joint Staff, the working
group operating under the Joint
Chiefs.
EX-GOVERNOR CANDIDATE
IS VAN LINES OFFICIAL
SEATTLE, UP) — Martin Van
Lines announced the appointment
Friday of Hugh B. Mitchell, 45,
as vice president in charge of
handling freight sent here from
Alaska for trans-shipment to other
parts of the country.
Mitchell was the unsuccessful
Democratic candidate for govern
or last year ^nd formerly was
U.S. Senator and Congressman.
NEW CASUALTY LIST
WASHINGTON, UP) — The De
fense Department today identified
85 Korean War casualties in a
new list (No. 839) that reported
15 killed, 63 wounded, two miss
ing. one captured and four in
jured.
JUNEAU, (#)—Plans for estab
lishment of a multi-channel sub
marine cable for Alaska commu
nications service were announced
Friday by Col. R. Kunitz, com
mander of the Alaska Communi
cations system.
Cost of installing the coaxial
cable from Haines to Prince Ru
pert and to the States will be
approximately $6,500,000, the col
onel said, and will take about two
years to complete.
ALASKA AIRLINES
To Anchorage: James Moses,
Capt. Wright, N. Jensen, C. M.
Groff.
From Anchorage: Wilfred Fred
ricks, Mrs. C. D. Cliff, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Watson and infant, Jimmy
Miller, Alfred Sahlin, Viola Sipp
rell.
From Unalakleet: Mrs. Francis
Eben, Clyde Acoman.
SUNDAY RESULTS
American League
New York 6-3 — Detroit 3-10
Philadelphia ,5-4—Chicago' 0-9
Washington 5 — Cleveland 1
National League
Philadelphia 5-3—Cincinnati 2-5«
New York 5-6—Milwaukee 0-6
Chicago 3 — Brooklyn 2
Coast League
Los Angeles 4-7—Seattle 2-6
San Diego 4-3—S. Francisco 3-1
Portland 6-2 — Oakland 5-3
Hollywood 8-4—Sacramento 6-1
SATURDAY RESULTS
American League
New York 6 — Detroit 2
Boston 4 — St. Louis 2
Chicago 6 — Philadelphia 4
Washington 7 — Cleveland 3
National League
Brooklyn 5 — Chicago 3
Milwaukee 5 — New York 3
Philadelphia 3 — Cincinnati 1
St. Louis 2 — Pittsburgh 1
Coast League
Sacramento 6 — Hollywood 5
San Diego 4—San Francisco 2
Los Angeles 13 — Seattle 0
32 Injured in Crash of
Chicago Elevated Trains
CHICAGO, oe—At least 32 per
sons were injured today in a col
lisions of two elevated railway
trains carrying workers down
town in the morning rush hour.
A four-coach Evanston train
rammed into a standing eight
coach Englewood train at the
Sheridan Road station on the
north side.
Morris Klimboff, riding the
second car of the Evanston train,
said he saw the standing Engle
wood train and, “We were going
about 30 miles an hour when the
crash came. Lots of people were
standing and everybody was
thrown down. There was scream
ing and yelling and broken glass
all around.”
Twenty-six persons were taken
to the American hospital. Three
were hurt seriously enough to be
kept there.
FLOATING SHRIMP CANNERY
BURNS TO WATER'S EDGE
JUNEAU, W)—A floating shrimp
cannery burned to the water’s
edge at a moorage two miles north
of Juneau Saturday night with a
loss estimated at $30,000-540,000.
The cannery was owned by
Clyde Sheldon of Petersburg and
Seattle. It was a two-story build
ing on a steel hull. All except the
hull was destroyed.
The plant had been operated
until recently on lease by the
Kayler Dahl Fieh Co. of Seattle.
It has been idle about a month.
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Top Priority Assigned
To Nenana Road
ANCHORAGE — The Nenana
road has first priority for interior
Alaska construction, according to
Irving Reed, territorial highway
engineer. Second in line is a road
from Livengood to Eureka and
third the extension of the Steel
Creek road to Chena Hot Springs.
Under the new law which be
comes effective June 27, one road
commissioner will be appointed
from each division. At the same
time the Alaska Highway Patrol
will be taken out of the highway
engineer’s office and placed in
the newly created Territorial Po
lice Department.
There are many applications for
road projects, Reed said, but mon
ey is not available for many of
them at this time. The Alaska
Highway Department furnishes
part of the money for road pro
jects built by the Alaska Road
Commission, federal agency.
BRING YOUR WATCH
to the
NOME
DRUG
STORE
for
EXPERT REPAIRS
. 1 . "X
THE NOME LIQUOR STORE
WE CARRY A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
FINE LIQUORS, BEER AND WINE
OUT-OF-TOWN ORDERS CAREFULLY HANDLED
ARCTIC OIL DELIVERY
Phone BLACK 76 (Shop) or MAIN 52 (Residence)
WE CHECK YOUR TANK REGULARLY
Ben Young
1953 SCHOOL TAX NOTICE
1953 Alaska School Tax is now due and pay
able. Under Chapter 4, Alaska Compiled Laws,
Annotated 1949, any person, firm or corporation
having in his or its employ persons between the
ages of 21 and 55 must withhold $5.00 for School
Tax unless employee can furnish a receipt show
ing that the School Tax has been already paid.
AH other gainfully employed persons whose
School Tax is not being withheld must pay, the
tax on their own initiative.
Failure to pay tax: Any person subject to
above tax, and any employer whose employees are
subject thereto who shall fail, refuse or neglect
to pay the same, shall be deemed guilty of a mis
demeanor.
Listing sheets for employees are available at
the Nome Branch Office, now located on 1st Ave.
DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION
TERRITORY OF ALASKA