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a and School of Mines, has gone to New
'■> York, ii),hrw.ng a short stay, but. will
return here soon to spend a week on
G College hi. sine .
Appointed head of the Civil Works
Admin.stration in Alaska, Governor
^ John W. Troy has been devoting
much of his time during the last sev
er: 1 days to perfecting the Territorial
c' organization under whkrh the adm n
istration will operate. It is intended
to start work where within the short
est tiirle possib.e, as CWA ruiees pro
, vide that .all-funds must .be expended
t by February 15.
It, is probable that Governor Troy
v will be in Washington for another
week or more before starting on the
return trip, to Juneau.
i. h Tp grand jury for the Third divi
• sion, in presenting its final report on
October 28, recommended that a light
- be installed at Cape Whitshed, near
Cordova, for the protection of ship
ping.
Taking cognizance of that recom
mendation, pelegate Dimoncl present
ed the matter to the Commissioner of
Lighthouses, calling attention to he
grand jury’s report and personally
urging that the Light be established. |
The Delegate was informed by the
Commissioner that an investigation
would be ordered immediately as to!
—the practicability of placing a light!
n service at this time.
The. winter scenes which are^usu
- ally associated, with Thanksgiving
day were altogether lacking in. Wash-j
ington and as a result the members
of .the Alaska.colony found . the.day
strangely ..different to. .the Thanksgiv
ing so .which they had. „ been accus
. tomed. „ The. temperature arose to a !
maximum of> degrees in this city
.... on .the .holiday,, with a warm wind
adding to.the.heat.
Miss„ Josephine Miller,, of Fair-!
banks, has commenced her duties as i
stenographer in. the Public Works,
. Administration. She was met at Se-|
... attle and.accompanied to Washington j
, by her . sister, Miss Albina Miller, j
, The latter has since returned to Chi-1
. cago, where she is secretary to Har
t old W. Snell, in charge of the Alaska
Railroad office in that city.
After a . .stay, of several days in j
, New York, where he conferred with |
i Charles Fr^ch, of the American Mu- ;
seum of Natural History, relative to'
i cooperative projects in archaeology I
now being, carried out between the
, Alaska College and the Museum, Dr.
<. Charles E. Bunnell has returned to!
Washington. In New York he also
visited hig daughter Jean, who is tak
, ing post-graduate work at Columbia
.. Universitty. Dr. Bunnell will be here
for .seyeral days or more on business
connected with the College.
-Mrs. H. W. Miller, mother of Mrs.
> Dimond, departed yesterday for New
York en route via the Panama canal
to hgr.home in Oakland. Mrs. Miller
formerly resided at Valdez, has been
visiting^ Delegate and Mrs. Dimond
for the lasat several months.
Hugh- J. Wade, newly appointed
deputy-administrator for the National
Recovery,. Administration in Alaska,
and Mrs. Wade, will probably leave
here early next week.
Mr. Wade plans to spend several
days in-Seattel, and while there ex
perts to confer with representatives
ot ihe fishing industry with respect to
proposed codes.
Mr. Wade poins out that all codes
approved up to this time by the Pres
ident, and all codes which1 will be ap
proved in the future, are applicable
to Alaska and the industries,affected
by those codes are required to com
ply with their terms.
But—and it was for this reason
that an NRA board for Alaska was
nam(jd—if industry feels that the
natioonal code work hardships be
cause of t he special conditions ob
taining in the Territory is entitled to
appear before the Alaska board and
request amendment.
Of the several forms provided in
the, sale of newly-mined gold to. the
Reconstruction Fnance Corporation,
only two have been printed to date.
When the others are issued Delegate
Dimond will send copies ‘p. banks and
other interested parties.
Ike P. Tay.lor, chief engineer of the
Alaska Road Commission, plans to
leave Washington for the West, en j
route to Juneau, by airplane next
Wednesday. *He will break his ojur- i
ney a tBoise, Idaho, so that he may
be present at the funeral of his
mother, who apssed away in Juneau
shortly after his arrival in Washing
ton.
At. the.,instance' df Delegate Di-j
mbnd, a new foprtb class postoffiee
has been established, to . serve the
Willow. Cir.eek rTTjjniijggdisla'ict, out of
Anchorage, ; Tbe office Wili be known
as Lucky Shot. W, Ee sDunkle has
been appointed j postma«,tei.
Following the action of Delegate
Dimond land officers of several of the
National Railway Mrotherhood ■ in
presenting to Secretary of Interior
Ickes the reasons why they believed
the Federal pay cut should be immedi
ately rescinded insofar as employes
of the Alaska Railroad are concerned,
Secretary Ickes has forwarded the
brief they gave hi mto the Comptrol
ler J. R. MeCarl for consideration and
decision. Also forwarded was a copy
of the letter which Mr. Dimond wrote
the President last March urging a
separate study of living costs in
Alaska so that it could be shown pay
of Federal employes in the Territory
should not be cut.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.—An in
spector for the aeronautics division
of the Department of Commerce was
to have saled for Alaska today to
examine airplane and pilots through
the Territory. This will be the first
inspection since early last spring.
It was at the instance of Delegate
Dimond that the inspector was au
thorized to make the trip. The Del
egate called upon the chief of the in
spection service in Washington and
prevailed upon him to assign a mem
ber of his staff to the job. Mr. Di
mon endeavered to have an inspector
stationed permanently in Alaska, but
was informed that lack of funds
Today Delegate Dimond. is forward
ing to the Secretary of.,War and to
the Bureau of Navigation.6f the Navy
Department his 1934 , appointments
for West Point and Anaapolis. He
Freighting Transfemtg
Wood Hauling
WAJIgt DELIVERED WEDNESDAYS AND SATtMfl^Y^
See Johnny or Curley Company
has nominated the following Alaska
youths, there being in each case two
principal appointments.
For Annapolis:
Principal—Donald W. Lmck, ol
Fairbanks; first alternate—Walter A.
Bering, of Fairbanks; second alter
nate—Clinton Gray, of Nome; third
alternate—John McTague, of Ketchi
kan. . .
Principal—George Gilson, of Val
cez; first alternate—Malcolm Radel,
formerly of Juneau and now living in
New Jersey; second alternate—Ed
gen,.of Ketchkan; third altrnate
Theodore N Bunsbedt, of Juneau.
For West Point: Prrincipal—John
Enge, of Petersburg; first alternate
Richard R. Seed, of Seward; second
alternate—David Tewkesbury, Fair
banks.
Principal—James Sande, of Ket
chikan; first alternate—Wooodraw
row Johansen, of Cordova; second al
ternate—Roy B. Kinsell, of Anchor
age. , ,.
Through ,the courtesy of ra<lio
broadcasting station KGBU and
KFQD, Alaskans will soon hear Dele
gate Dimond over the air for the sec
ond time since he assumed oflide.
Within the next week he expects to
have an address recorded by elect
trical transcription. In iti he will tell
what be has been doing, what he
hopes to do in the mature, and also
he will make certain , important, rec
ommendations for consideration by
the people of the Territory.
MeGRATH NEWS NOTES.
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New .Year’s in McGrath was a
yuiet festival, the majority of the in
habitants having spent the holiday at
Takotna, where everyone reported an
excellent time, dancing and feasting
having been the order of the days.
Stanley J. Nichols, who recently
resigned his position as deputy U.
S. Marshal at this place, left for
Fairbanks December 31. After a
month’s vacation Mr. Nichols will go
too Valdez, where he will be located
in the future. Mr. Nichols carries
with him the best wishes of many
friends.
Mr, and Mrs. Joe of Big Kiver
made a business trip to town during
the week.
Charlie Goebel, of Ganes, was a re
cent visitor, spending a few days in
town before returning to Takotna.
Dan McDoneU, Candle creek min
ing man, spent New Year’s day in
McGrath.
Gus Schuler, well known mining
man of Chndle and Tatalina creeks,
Was among recent town visitors.
Frank Larson and family, coming
from Nixon Forks, spent the Christ
mas holidays in town.
Mrs. Bernard Ivey departed Janu
ary 3for Anchorage via plane for a
few weeks’ visit.
McGrath is spending her allotment
of Federal relief money advantage
ously. Well anchored bridges over
the ravines on Front street are being
put in for a starter. Five men are
at present working under the direc
tion of U. S. Commissioner Fred
King.
Are you a Kusko Times subscriber ?
Why not join the merry throng?
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
All persons having claims against
the estate of John P. Smeaton, de
ceased, are hereby rqquired to pre
sent the same to the undersigned,
Nick P. Mellich, administrator of the'
said estate, at the place of business
of deceased, at Bethel, Alaska, or at
the adminstrator’s place of business
at Sleitmue, Alasa, within six
montths from and atter the date
hereof.
Dated atBethel, Alaska, November
3, 1933.
NICK P. MELLICH,
Administrator with the will
Before T. M. Garland, United States
Commissioner and ex-officio Pro
bate Judge, Otter Precinct, Fourth
Division, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the Estate of Jo-!
seph Neville, deceased.
To All Persons to whom these j
presents shall come, greeting:
Know Ye that it appearing to T.!
M. Garland, United States Commis
sioner for the aforesaid precinct, that
T. M: Garland, the former adminis
trator of aforesaid estate, has re
signed, and I find it necessary to ap
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point another administrator • tbs »au
Joseph Neville leaving at the time of
his death property in this precinct,
and that said Commissioner has duly
appointed Hapy. Donnelley adminis
trator for the estate. of Joseph Ne
ville, deceased.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my offi
cial seal this the 3rd dav of Heptem
ber. 1933.
(Seal) T. M. GARLAND, .
Commissioner and erOfficio
Probate Judge. I
First pub. Spot 30; last “Oct it8 (3(5}
TAKOTNAS PIONEER SHOPj
R. E. LOWKIE
Blacksmith, Machine and all kinds of Sheet
Metal work. Stoves, Safetys Tanks.
Drills and Boilers and all kinds of .Prospect
ing- Equipment
. 4 h. p. Gasoline Drills
AUTOMATIC HAND DRILLS
-Light.in weight and Hercules in strength. Can be operated.by one
man, if necessary, and reach bedroc kin shallow ground and
get results.
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SOURDOUGH TRADING POST
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McGrath, Alaska
Groceries
Clothing
^ANYTHING FROM A NEEDLE TO AN ANCHOR
Except a Few Missing Rinks
Come and Look Things Over.
W. T. VANDERPOOL
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