®he Nome Nugget
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING COMPANY
NOME. ALASKA
Telephone: Main 125 P. O. Box 618
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH lT 1944. *
A FEW STATISTICS
STATISTICS MAY BE INTERPRETED in
many ways, depending upon The purpose for
which they are gathered. Here are a few figures
which you may decipher as you choose:
Despite slight increases in the cost of living,
the buying of war bonds, the withholding of taxes,
etc., during the third quarter of 1943. and in
crease in "pocket money", and checking accounts
amounted to $1,200,000,000. This raised the total
of checking accounts, and the currency in individ
uals' hands to an all-time high of $27,200,000,000,
an increase of about $17,000,000,000 since Pearl
Harbor.
Why not put these "hoarded" funds into bonds,
instead of just leaving them idle? Put the money
to work for war, so that you may have more for
peace. Don’t be an ostrich. Look the facts in the
face. Do it now!
RATIFY CITY ORDINANCE NO. 301!
ELSEWHERE IN THIS ISSUE you will find
a complete notice of the Ordinance in question.
The main idea seems to be to vote in favor of
the ordinance.
In view of the purpose of the measure, we
feel that the cause is worthy of your considera
tion and vote in the Nome city election to be held
April '4th.
Unless the majority of all voters favor the
measure, it will necessarily fall by the wayside
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and cause considerable delay in valuable time lost
in the enlargement of our Alaska Communications
System and their housing problems.
The area in question is northeast of our pres
et populated limits and on which there are no
mprovements other than thosfe built by the gov
ernment.
The only reason for consideration of the mat
ter at the present time is that the streets and al
leys are still deemed as city property, in the area
which has been deeded over for the use of the
United States Signal Corps, and the streets and
alleys do not at present coincide with the plans
laid out for the improvements of the federal-owned
section.
It is the hope of the City Council also that
the voters be cognizant of the necessity that they
vote on the ordinance, in order that such streets
and alleys which lie within the limits of the fed
eral property, be vacated.
The government plans call for a redistribution
'f streets and alleys in the area, and must therefore
use the entire area to facilitate the project.
When the measure comes up for your consid
eration, vote on it.
MAYBE YOU KNOW—
APPROXIMATELY 51.000 messages are ex
changed monthly between persons in this country
and their friends and relatives in enemy and
enemy-occupied countries through Red Cross Com
munication Service.
IN ONE DAY Red Cross received 142,000 mes
sages from persons in enemy-occupied countries for
delivery to relatives and friends in this country.
MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS of the 3,756 Red
I Cross chapters are staffed by all-volunteer workers.
WAR DEPARTMENT family allowance appli
cation forms are available at all local Red Cross
Chapters. Home Service workers will assist ap
plicants in filling out the forms.
FAMILIES OF SERVICEMEN discharged for
[disabilities may apply to Red Cross for financial
assistance if needed during the temporary period
while claims for pensions are pending.
LITERARY
GUIDEPOST
"THE PROMISE," by Pearl S.
Euck iJohn Day; $2.50).
One of Pearl S. Ruck’s func
tions in the literary world has
beer; to simplify things. She has
developed a style of her own,
based on a remarkably ruthless
Wihaination of detail she consid
ers non-essential, and she has ta
ken this system on into the realm
of ideas. And with equal ruth
lessness.
The underlying idea of “The
Premise," her latest novel, is sim
ply that the Orient can’t trust
the British. It is an idea that
could not be called pretty, these
days, but she sticks to it through
out the book. Occasionally she is
willing to grant the British sin
cerity and honor according to
their code, but she constantly re
iterates the major thesis that their
code is untrustworthy. And not
very subtly she attempts to show
this by having them blow up a
Burmese bridge after their forces
have crossed, but before their
Chinese allies can follow them.
She does not even advance a stra
tegic reason for the dynamiting,
but instead makes it seem that
cowardice and a huge contempt
for the dark skins of the Chinese
were the reasons.
This seems more like libel than
fiction to me. For the story of
Cheng and Mayli. and their oddly
expressed love, is founded on an
equally ruthless simplification. It
is that China is fundamentally
suffering but all good. Mrs. Buck's
Chinese are fighting for “free
dom,” and she does not explain
what this freedom may have been
like in the past. Her fictional ver
sion of Chiang is a simple, noble
idea—at no time does she suggest
the devious (if perhaps unavoid
able) route by which he reached
power.
The story of "The Promise” is
simply that Cheng, a self-made
Chinese officer, and the American
trained Mayli go to the Burmese
campaign by different routes.
Mayli is amusing, Cheng is the
sort of man who would kick a
small dog, as he does at one
point. The Chinese are defeated,
and on the retreat Cheng and
Mayli come together. So much is
the thread, and by it hangs a vas*
deal of propaganda.
Cup cream sauce
1 cup small oysters
1 -4 cup diced celery, cooked f
1 tablespoon chopped green I
pepper I
1-4 teaspoon salt
Scoop out centers from rusks.
Spread rusks with melted marga
rine and toast until light brown j
inside. Mix rest of ingredients '
and simmer for five minutes or 1
heat in covered double boiler. Ar
range rusks on heated platter, fill
and surround with oyster blend.
Garnish with reheated vegetables.
Steamed Fig Pudding
2 cups flour j
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1-2 teaspoon cinnamon
1- 3 teaspoon salt
2- 3 cup chopped figs
1-3 cup sugar
1- 3 cup molasses
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
2- 3 cup milk
3 tablespoons melted shortening
Mix ingredients. Pour into
greased mold. Cover tightly and
steam two hours. Serve warm
with foamy or liquid fruit sauce.
This pudding can be steamed one \
day, then reheated for 30 minutes
in covered double boiler when
time to serve. Store the cooked
steamed pudding in refrigerator.
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WAR RELIEF
DRIVE ENDS
IN SUCCESS
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The undersigned wishp? to an- ^
nounee the National War Reliefi
Drive has now come to a close, j
The sum donated in the city and
outlying districts, amounted to
$1(843.01.
Much credit is due Chairman
Norvin Lewis and Treasurer Harry
Gabrielson, who accepted the ap
pointment for their offices, and
also took part, ip soliciting for this
fund.; All who so willingly and
generously donated to this worthy
cause are to be thanked also.
The proceeds have now been
forwarded from the Nome bank
to James McNaughton of Beh
rend’s Bank at Juneau, who- is
fully authorized to receive all do
nations from the Territory for
this fund. From there the money
donated will be sent to the na-1
tional headquarters in New York
City.
In behalf of the National Re
lief Fund, I wish, personally, to
thank all who helped to make this
drive a success.—(Edward Ander
son, district chairman!.
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HOSPTAL NOTES
Neil Dougherty is steadily im
proving.
Mrs. B. V. Whaley is getting
along nicely following a tonsilec
tomy.
Edward Penetuck, of St. Law
rence Island, is recovering very
quickly from the frostbite experi
ence of the middle of January. He
has lost his left hand, but other
wise will have no ill effects.
Mrs. Gust Bjornstad, after sev
eral days of illness at home, en
tered the hospital Monday after
' noon, for care.
ATG EVENTS
Baseball game Friday night.
7:00 p. m.
Dance Saturday night at the
Native school, for members and
prospective members. Admission
free. An orchestra will be fur
nished.
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