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NOTICE OF HEARING AND
 SETTLEMENT OF FINAL ACCOUNT OF ADMINISTRATOR

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that o. D. Cochran, the admnis- trator of the estate of Charles w Thornton. deceased, has filed in the Probate Court for the Cape Nome Precinct, Second Division of the Territory of Alaska, his fin- al account and report and peti- ton for the distribution of said estate, and that Tuesday, June 27th, l944, at the hour of two o'clock D. m. of said date, at the court room of yaid court, has been fixed by the order of said court as the time and place for the hearing of the same and ob- jections thereto and the settle ment thereof, and that at the said inc and place the court will ad- ladlcate and determine who are fhe heirs, legatees, deVisees or 5isu butees of the estate of said deceased.
 Dated at Nome. Alaska, the 15th day of May. l944
 o. D. COCHRAN Of the Estate or
 Charles w. Thornton, deceased.
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and tne House Of Rcprcsen tatives
 of he United States Of America
 in Congress assembled. That be- ginning with the fiscal year end
 i1o June 3O. 1915. the Territory
 of Alaska shall be entitled to
 share in appropriation now avail able or which may hereaf CT be- come available for appor ionment under the Federal Aid Act, ap-
 proved July II. 1916, and the Federal Highway Act, approved November 9, 1921, and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplement tary thereto. and all Ac's for post war highway construction. upon the same terms and condit ons as the several states and Hawaii and Puerto Rico: Provided, That one half of the land area of Alaska shall be used in the calculations to determine the allOca ion of such funds; and provided fur ther, That the Adcinis'rator of the Federal Works Agency and the Terri orial Board of Road Commiss oners of the Territory of Alaska shall determine and agree upon the system or systems of roads on which Fe3eral-aid apportionmerts to he Territory of Alaska shall be expended without regard to fhe Limitations contained in Section 6 of the Federal Highway Act of 1921. as or supplementary
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cent; Southbound, 2356 per cent; total, 89.79 per cent.
 Government:
 Army and navy total. 10.21 per cent.
 To'al, Nor Inbound 6L71 per cent; Intermediate. 3.67 per cent: Sou'hbound, 23.56 per cent: grand to al, 100 per cent.
 Army and navy traffic is pre- dominately passenger raffic.
 It is apparent from the above comparison that the movement of commercial freight traff contin- ues to be predomlna- ely north bound. Our studies also show that the southbound freight 'raffic con- tinues to be seasonal. the heavies4 movement taking place during the summer and fall months. Passen- ger traffic is about equally bal anced.
 "Surcharges have been in eff feet, in all world services b and from he Un ted States. including all it's Territories and Island pos sessions, since early 1922 Inn proved conditions have made it possible to effect reductions in many of the services, including These changed conditions and their effect on operating re- suits are constantly under review with the object of adjusting the downward whenever such action is jus. flied.
 Tt is trusted that the inform ation given herein will indicate to you that every thing possible is being done to maintain rates at the lowest possible levels consist ent with changing war condi- ions" Federal Aid and Highway Acts
 Following is quoted bill which I have introduced in the House re- gently entitled, ITO Extend the Federal Aid and Highway Acts 10 the Territory of Alaska"
 Be it enacted by the Senate
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
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per cent and not to return to the pre-war level which in itself wae extremely high.
 'It is apparent from the above that your constituent is not cor rectly informed respecting exist Ing wartime cost factors that war rant the surcharge nor as to he present basis of operation of yes sels in the Alaska service by the United States Government acting by and through the War Shipping Administration.
 Contrary to his statement costs are currently being incurred for war risk insurance, bonuses to seamen and because of delays to vessels incident to navy control. It is true that they are now lower This has made possible the cur rent reduction in the surcharge.
 "All vessels handled by the reg ular Alaska lines, i. e., Alaska Steamship Company, Alaska Transportation Company and Northland Transportation Com pany, are either owned by or un- der bareboat charter to the Un : ed States of America. acting by and through the Administrator, War Shipping Administration and are operated by those com panies as general agent or berth agent for account of the War Shipping Administration which receives all operating revenues and bears all expenses. For the r services in handling the business of the vessels the steamhip com panies receive compensation in the form of fees as general agents or berth agents only. They do not participate in the profit or loss results of operations which accrue to or against the government through the War Shipping Admin istration It is not intended that war ime operations by the gov ernment shall show a profit
 Our studies of operating re suits indicate that not less than a Is per cent surcharge on freight rates and passenger fares is fully justified under present conditions. Shortly after Pearl Harbor the surcharge was established at 45 per cent This was reduced to 20 per cent for Sou 'heastern Alaska and to 25 per cent for other Alaska areas shortly before the government in May of l942 as sumed operations, notWithstand- ing the fact hat 45 per cent was found to be justified for areas other than southeastern Alaska by the Maritime Commission in it's report in Docket No. 611, decided March 31, 1922. The operators in the Alaska trade had indicated that it would be impossible to continue operations unless there was a surcharge of at least AS per
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NOTICE OF HEARING AND SET
 ELEMENT OF FINAL ACCOUNT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Administra tor of the estate of Vitaline Lau rim, deceased, has filed in the above named Court his Final Re port and Account; and the 9th day of July, 1914, al the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, al he Courtroom of said Court, al Nome, Alaska, has been by Court Order fixed as the time and place for hearing on said F nal Account and he adiudicating as to who the heirs and distributes of said estate are.
 Objections to said account will be heard at this time.
 Dated the 4th day of May, 1914.
 EMIL LAURIN,
 Administrator. May 8-15-22-29.
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THE NOME NUGGET

cent, vii indications that ii would be substantially increased. As result of this situation and petitions for very substant. al in- creases in the surcharges to Puer-
 o Rico, the War Shipping Admin istration on March 26 1942, adopt ed the following policy with re- Spect to steamship operations be- tween the United Sta'es and is Territor es and Island possessions:
 CD Where steamship services can be oDerated on a commercial basis with a surcharge that does not. exceed 25 per cent, conner cial operations should be con in- ued.
 70 Where commercial operation requires a surcharge in excess of 25 per cent. the War Shipping Administrat' on should charter the vessels from the owners thereof on a time charter or bareboat basis.
 (3) Af'er char ering the yes sels, the War Shipping Admins tration should maintain the oper- atiOn through allocation of these vessels or other vessels to the existing ber'h operators under a tariff providing for a 25 per cent surcharge over peacetime rates namely, the basic rates prevailing immediately prior to December ', 1941.
 Tt was felt that while a sub s antial portion of the increased cost of transportation arising after December 2, 1941, should be paid by the interests directly affected, it did not appear to be reason able Q ask such interests to bear the entire burden of the increased transportation cost, especially where the increases were substan- tially more than 25 per cent Shortly af'er the adoption of the above e-mentioned policy the gov ernment took over practically all commercial operations in these serv ces. During the early period the government incurred substan- ial losses in maintaining he slas charges at a maximum of 25 per cent when all evidence of costs indicated higher percentages would be justified under private operations.
 "A review of operating reve- nues of 72 commercial voyages terminated during 1943 shows the following with respect to the rel atiVe percentages of northbound, oOltlllOoIllNl cill1l llliCI IllGOlClC traffic in the Alaska trade. Pas sengers and cargo of the army and navy are carried free but the equivalent amount of revenue at commercial rates is shown in the table as such traffic bears it's pro- portion of the operating costs used in determing the surcharge.
 Commercials:
 Cargo, Northbound, 1858 per cent; Intermediate, 158 per cent; Southbound, 10.75 per cent; total, 60.91 per cent.
 Passengers, Nor+hbound, 1913 per cent; Intermediate, 2.09 per cent; Southbound, 12.81 per cent; total, 28.03 per cent.
 Miscellaneous, total, 0.85 per
 Total, Northbound, 61.71 per cent; Intermediate, 3.67 per:
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ALASKA AND THE NATION
ALASKA AND THE NATION
 By ANTHONY J. D1MoND Delegate 10 Congress from Alaska

Foreword: In the letters of news and comment for Alaska, of which this is one, nothing will be written which is based on secret or confidential sources, and noth- ing which can be considered ob- jectionable by military or other censorship in Alaska)
 Alaska Freight Charges
 Since the matter is of such in- tense interest to all Alaskans, this newsletter will be limited to quoting self-explanatory letter dated April 19, addressed to me by Rear Admiral Emory L. Land, War Shipping Administrator.
 Acknowledgment is made of your letter of April 10, 1914, in which you have quoted from a letter addressed to you by a resi- dent of Alaska his views ques- tioning the sufffciency of the re- cent reduction to 16 per cent of the surcharge rates in the Alas ka service. You state that you would be glad to receive any in formation from me on the sub ject and express the hope that it will be possible at an early date to abolish the surcharge entirely
 'The quoted views are repeated hereunder for ready reference:
 T note from the papers that the Alaska Steamship Company is planning to make a reduction of Is per cent in the freight charges. I am wondering whether this is sufficient reduction, con- sidering that the war as 10 all intents and purposes has left the coast of Alaska and ships are no longer, in danger of submarines. Therefore all such additional costs as were used to justify the 25 per cent increase which was levied shortly after Pearl Harbor viz, bonuses to the seamen, higher insurance rates-no longer exist.
 On top of that is the fact that the steamship companies have been enjoying tremendous pros- perity and continue to do so. Formerly their allegations were that the shipping was seasonal and their cargOes largely one way Now it appears to be all the year round and filled with passengers and cargo both ways. I am won dering whether it would be pos sible to get a statement from the Maritime Commission indicating on what basis they have planned to make a reduction of only Is
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE!

Written applications will be received at the office of the City Clerk for the following positions at the Nome Fire Station:
 Chief of Police and Fire De partment, $3OO.00 per month. Driver, $25O,OO per month. Utility man, $250.00 per month. COMMON COUNCIL OF NOME,
 By CARRIE M. McLAIN,
 City Clerk. May 24-26-29-31; June 2-5-7-9.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT, ALASKA. IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- TTAE OF VITALINE LAURIN, Deceased.
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CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE-Pontiac sedan. De-
 Luxe Eight Completely over
 hauled. Inquire Nome Nugget BOUNDARIES watch. Call The Nugget. WANTED-Davenport, chair, ra-
 dio and piano. Mrs Leonard Smith.
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CORRECTION

There has been no increase in price on work done in this shop in the past l8 months. PermanenIs. sl2.5o and $500. -MAHAN'S BEAUTY SHOP.
Evening star., 1944-11-27
By the Way
BETH BLAINE.

Mrs. Winslow Van Devanter Is a
lady who handles whatever she
does so easily and in such a gay
manner that one is apt to under
estimate rather than overestimate
her ability. She runs her attrac-
tive house smoothly and Hospitality.
If there isn't a maid she pitches in
and does everything-and does 1t
as though she enjoyed doing it. She
is as much at home with her chill
dren's friends as she Is with her
own. She loves people and people
love her. When she took her nurses
aide training course two years ago,
every member of the class predicted
that she'd make a splendid aide.
And she has. The patients adore
her. The nurses find her efficient
and they find her a splendid morale
builder.
A native of Milwaukee, Mrs. Van
Devanter came to Washington to
live shortly after her marriage to
the son of the late Justice Van
Devanter. She has worked as
volunteer with many civic projects.
She was one of the first to help
raise money for the Blood Bank at
the Children's Hospital and has
given good deal of time to the
Planned Parenthood
She chose being a nurses aide for
her part in the war effort. because
she thought it was one of the most
satisfying and direct ways of help
ing. And like most aides she knows
that were it not for this splendid
Red Cross volunteer group many Of
our local hospitals would be closed
today. If you'd like to be an aide
a day aide-(right now no night
aides are needed, call Republic
$500 and volunteer your services.
Not only will you be helping to end
this war by releasing professional
nurses to care for our wounded at
the front, but the training will
enable you to know how to care for
your own family more efficiently
not only in wartime but always.
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Bridal Professions Mark Week End
Acting Secretary Stettimius
Best Man IN Boston Weddiug

The Acting Secretary Edward
Boston the end attend the wedding
brother William Wallace
of the Womens Army Corps.
MI Stettnlus his the
bride had her
and the other maid of honor
wedding O'Clock
Pauls Church followed reception the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Reginald Fitz of the bride Brooklne
daughter uniform
wedding dress traditional white with Mrs
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Lenroot and Shaw
Scheduled To Talk

The Assistant Secretary Of State.
G.. Rowland Shaw and Miss
Katharine F. Lenroot, chief of the
United States Children's Bureau,
will be the guest speakers and dis
cussion leaders at an open forum
on Our Responsibility for Young
People in Trouble" to be sponsored
by the American Association of
University Women at 8 pm.
Wednesday at AAUW headquarters.
Mr.. Shaw, who is vice president
and director Of the Children's VIII
lage. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y; a member
of the Board of Trustees and Board
Of Visitors of the National Training
School for Boys and president of
both the Osborne Association and
the Industrial Areas Foundations,
will describe the problems of youth
delinquency and the local COM
munity's responsibility.
Miss Lenroot will approach the
subject from the point of view Of
the Federal and State governments.
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Russian Relations
VII Be Discussed

Russia as Related to Finland,
iran and Yugoslavia" will be the
subject of talk by DR.. Rosalie S.
Morton before members OF the Ma
tional -Woman's Party at 3 pm.
Sunday at party headquarters, IA
B street NE.
Dr.. Morton is we'll known for her
interpretations OF other nations to
American audiences and for her
ability to carry American good will
to foreign countries.
During the last war the speaker
was commissioner of the American
Red Cross carrying relief to the
Serbian Army and. among other
things. equipped two hospitals in
Yugoslavia.
In addition DR.. Morton has been
delegate to % national and inter-
national congresses as well as to in
ternational councils of women and
to sessions of the League of Ma
tionS.
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were white roses centered with
white orchids.
Mrs. Donald Mcpherson of Chi
cago was the matron of honor and
Miss Ruth Hunter, sister OF the
bride, was the maid of honor. They
wore blue crepe and carried blue
muffs trimmed with American
Beauty velvet flowers matching
their headpieces. Joan Dodson,
niece of the bridegroom, was the
junior bridesmaid and was dressed
in American Beauty crepe with a
matching muff trimmed with blue
velvet flowers like those in her
headdreSS.
Mr.. T. M. Dodson, brother-in-law
of the bridegroom, was his best man
and those serving as ushers were
Mr.. Franklin Steinko and Mr.. John
Connor of Allentown, Pa. Mr.. and
Mrs. Steinko were hosts in their
home here at the reception.
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Sunday Fetes
Add Gayety
TO Week End

Sundays are becoming increas-
ingly popular for informal fetes in
the Capital and yesterdays calendar
had q number of parties in which
diplomats played leading roles. The
Nicaraguan Ambassador and Sonora
de Sevilla Sacasa gave delightful
party for their young son, Guillermo
Anastasio, celebration OF his first
birthday anniversary, which is to-
day. The party was given yesterday
to prevent its interfering with
schools of the older children in
vited and because the day was more
free for their parents. The young
guest of honor remained for half an
hour in the excitement of his party
and then went off to bed while his
contemporaries went home to their
own regular schedules.
The Ambassador and Sonora de
Sevilla Sacasa and the parents-and
one or more grandparents-who ac-
companied the youthful guests, re-
mained through the afternoon for a
party of their own.
Sonora de Sarmiento, wife Of the
Military Attache Of the Peruvian
Embassy, was hostess at a tea hon.
oring Sonora de Raquel de Delgado,
q newspaperwoman of Lima. She
has come with a group of other
women news writer's from Latin
American republics as guests Of the
Women's National Press Club
through the ONCE of the Co-ordi-
nator OF Inter American Affairs.
Other late afternoon festivities
yesterday included those of Mrs.
Hugh Barbour Hutchison in honor
of DR.. Anup Dingh, lecturer and
writer of India, and the eggnog
party which Mr.. and Mrs. William
S. Wasserman gave for their daugh-
ter, Miss Marie Wasserman, who
was home for the week end from
her studies at Bryn Mawr.
Earlier in the day DR.. and Mrs.
Tomas Cajigas gave buffet lunch
con for Mr.. and Mrs. Meyrinck
Veiga, the latter formerly Sonora
Flor Trujillo.
Miss Virginia Summerlin. daugh-
ter of Mrs. Horace Smith, was given
a party Friday afternoon by her
grandfather, Mr.. George T. Sum-
merlin, chief of protocol, in celebra-
ton of her birthday anniversary.
The party was given at l718
Eighteenth street, where roses,
chrysanthemums and other flowers
were attractively arranged for the
affair, which was attended by repre-
sentatives Of diplomatic, official and
residential society.
Miss Summerlin was home from
college for the Thanksgiving holi-
days. She is one of the debutantes
for whom a number of parties will
be given later in the season.
Evening star., 1944-11-27
College Aln,,anae
Plans Gala affair
For Aid of Funds

The annual benefit of the Smith
College Club of Washington will be
held January 16, when Larry Adler
and Paul Draper will present a
benefit performance at Constitution
Hall. Proceeds are for the scholar
ship funds of Smith College and
Ginling College, Smiths sister col
lege in China.
AS the WAVES Officers' School at
Smith will close this winter enabling
the college to expand its enrolment
to prewar proportions. the Wash
Elngton Club hopes to raise sufficient
scholarship funds to meet the needs
|of all qualified applicants who might
be deprived of college education be-
cause of wartime conditions.
The artists. Paul Draper, dancer
and Larry Adler, harmonica yir-
tuoso, have returned recently from
tours to USO centers in the South
Pacific, Latin America and In this
country. The Smith College benefit
will be their only appearance In
Washington this winter.
Announcement OF members of the
Arrangements Committee has just
been made by Mrs. Oliver Mckee, jr.
chairman OF the Benefit Committee
Members include Mrs. John J. Nc
Cloy, box chairman; Mrs. Gerard A.
c. K. Lake, promotion chairman;
Mrs. John w. Stenhouse and Mrs
Alfred Morse Osgood, co-chairmen
in charge of posters: Mrs. Herbert
S. Little. printing chairman; Mrs,
Sherman r. Thayer, mailings; Miss
Kathleen Bell, chairman of the
junior group: Mrs. Charles Runyon
programs; Mrs Peter Belin, finance
chairman, and Mrs. L. Metcalfe
Walling. president of the Washing
ton Smith College Club.
The Snow Concert Bureau is dis
tributing tickets for the Benefit
Committee.
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MHS. CHEWE.
The former Miss ADeriU
Wirgman, 1Dhose marriage to
Chief Petty officer William
Cre,Oe, U. S. ~, took place re-
Gently. She is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ste,Oart L. Wirg-
man OF Chevy Chase.
-Wolts- -HaiQ Photo.
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Hospital Benefit
To Be Held FRIDAY

A benefit bazaar for the hospital
room fund, established by the
Cheyerly Woman's Club for the
Prince Georges Hospital, will be
held by the club at 8 pm. Friday at
the Cheverly Community Church.
Items for sale will include infants
wear, miscellaneous needlecraft,
handkerchiefs, aprons and novelties
for children and adults. There will
also be a food store of canned fruits
and vegetables and bake sale OF
homemade pies, cakes, cookies and
candy. Additional features will be
plant table and grab bag. Movies
will be run continuously as spe-
cial attraction for the children. Re-
freshments will be for sale.
An exhibition of antiques and
curios gathered from all parts of
the world will be of interest to both
adults and children.
Evening star., 1944-11-27
Tea Tomorrow

The Right Hon. Ben Smith, M. P.
will be the guest Of honor and
speaker at the tea which will be
given tomorrow afternoon at the
Sulgrave Club by the English
Speaking Union from 5 until I
o'clock.
Lady Venning will preside at the
tea table and will be assisted by
Mrs. George Scriven, Miss Bertha
Noyes. Mrs. Atherton Macondray
Mrs. Wade Ellis, Mrs. John Jenkins
and Countess de Castellane.
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DR.. Jaramill0 Guest

DR.. Pho Jaramillo, professor OF
constitutional law of the University
Of Quito, Ecuador, is one of the new
visitors in Washington as the guest
of the State Department.
While in this country DR.. Jara-
milo will visit the various Indian
schools and universities and at some
OF these institutions he will give
lectures on the art and literature
of Ecuador. His association with
Indian affairs in his own country
has been of long standing and he is
recognized authority on the SUBJ
ject
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Military Security
Discussion Subject

1t. Col. r. w. Weaver, Militar,
Intelligence Division Of the Wa
Department General Staff, viii
speak on Military Security" at {
luncheon meeting of the Society o.
Daughters of the United State.
Army at 1880 pm. Friday at the
Washington Club.
Reservations must be made before
tomorrow with Mrs. e. A. Lucken-
bach, Woodley 2574.
Members who have filled boxes fol
the Red Cross are requested tc
bring them to the meeting.