THE NOME NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
published Monday, Wednesday, Friday, by The Nome
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BOARD DIRECTORS
LOCAL CHAMBER
MET YESTERDAY
Telephone S e rv i c e Between
Nome Anchorage, and Way
Point's S3 for 3 Minutes
The Board of Directors of the
, local Chamber of Commerce met
yesterday noon fo.r a luncheon
and business meeting at the
North Pole Bakery, with Vice
President Ralph Lomen presid
ing. All directors were present
except President Leroy Sullivan
and director Gerry Harney. The
minutes of the last two meetings
were read and approved.
Several bills were read and ap
proved and ordered paid. Under
the repart of committees it was
disclosed that the personnel of
all committees were practically
completed and the entire list is
to be printed soon.
Chairman Thomas Givan of
the committee on Communica
tions reported that during a re
cent interview with Major Paul
S. Edwards in relation to install
ation of the U. S. Signal Corps
Office in the Federal Building, it
developed that telephone service
will soon be available to the peo
ple of Nome, Fairbanks and An
chorage, at a rate of $3.00 for 3
minutes conversation. The com
mittee will soon have complete
details, which will be published.
Chairman Thomas Morcom of
the Entertainment and Publicity |
Committee, reported that he had j
studied the pamphlet referred to
him at the last meeting and re
commended its adoption. The sloj
gan adopted by the Chamber of1
Commerce of the United States—
“What helps business, helps you”
On motion he was given full pow
tr to act as he sees fit.
As an added fire protection, j
Secretary Polet brought up the;
matter of all night telephone ser- i
vice, and after much discussion,!
it was referred to the Commit
tee on Communications to report!
at pext meeting.
The subject of relief was boot i
up, and as Mr. Sam Taggart,
chairman of Relief has returned!
I
| from his business trip to the Stat
es. and assutned his duties as a
director, all matters in relation
to relief were referred to his
committee.
Secretary Polet also brought
up the matter of the govern
ment returning to Nome releas
ed prisoners in the middle of the
winter via airplane and said the
unfortunates are landed here
without means and no possib
ility of finding work, and there
is no provision made for their re
lief, no other avenue is left for
them but to again break the law.!
This being a matter of relief it!
was referred to Mr. Taggart’s!
committee.
In the matter of the construe- j
tion of a modern hotel building
for Nome as suggested in a re
cent issue of The Nome Nugget,
the committee chairman stated !
that he would have something to [
report on this subject at the next!
meeting.
Doctor Morcom brought up the
subject of a Junior organization
to work in conjunction with the;
Chamber of Commerce, as sug-;
gested at a recent meeting by U.1
S. District Attorney Chas. J.
Clasby. Director Morcom stated j
it made a deep impression on the!
Board as to the possibilities for!
the good of our city and the
young people of Nome. On mo- j
tion made and carried, the chair- j
man authorized the three young i
est men on the Board, namely j
Hank Miller, Thomas Given and]
Edward Seidenverg to select a i
young man as a member of the'
Board of Directors, who will j
head a self governed organiza
tion of all young people of our 1
city.
It is to be hoped and expected
that said organization will use j
their endeavors in bettering the I
civic conditions and further civ
ic improvements and entertain
men ts.
Have The Nome Nugget sent to
your mining claim. .
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Don't forget to leave your name;
and address for the Nugget to be!
sent to you via airplane at your
mining camps, from nr-' on.
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Joe Harnlah, Agent
START TRIAL AGAIN
IN THEATRE SUIT
JUNEAU — Retrial began here
recently ofa 4-year-old court bat
tle between the Electric Research
Products Company and W. D.
Gross, in the district court of
Judge George F. Alexander.
In 1835, Gross was given a
court judgement of approximate
ly $60,000 for alleged loss of bus:
ness and inconvenience following
execution of a replevin action fil
ed by the research company in
connection with theater sound
and projection equipment pur
chased.
Gross is said to have original
ly contracted for the purchase
of the machinery without con
tract for weekly payments. Such
a contract is said to have been
negotiated some time later for
Gross' theaters at Ketcnikan and
Juneau, after which Gross, court
records reveal, complained on
the lack of weekly machine ser
vice and refused payments on
those grounds.
The replevin action and a box
office attachment followed, and
Gross counter-sued in the dis-j
trict court, received the $60.0001
judgement.
The case was appealed to the
circuit court in San Fr iseo,
and grounds for retrial were;
ruled, with the result that the
case is in the district court again.
Attorneys for Gross are F. H..
Foster and Jack Hellenthal. New
York attorneys Homer Breland1
and J. S. Ward are attorneys fori
the research company.
Two Kinds of Claims
_ It is very important to distin
guish between a lode and a pla
cer deposit... If a deposit is lode,
it should be staked as a lode
claim: If it is placer, it should be
staked as a placer claim... If both
a lode and a placer deposit are
round in the same area, it should
be located as both a placer and
i lode claim.
AS CRANOFATHER
to Brenda Frazier, the so-called
No. 1 glamor girl and heiress
debutante, Sir Frederick Will
iams-Taylor (above) gets the
spotlight at Nassau, the Baha
mas. However, he is also former
bead of the bank of Montreal.
( OFFICIAL PUBLICATION )
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE
Miners ami Merciiants Bank of Alaska
Located at Nome, Alaska, Territory of Alaska, at the close of
business on the 31st day of March, 1939.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts . $254 932 451
Loans on real estate .. . .. 107,256 94 1
Overdrafts ._.
United States bonds owned . 173,055 32
Other bonds and warrants owned .* .... 266,176.25
Banking house, furniture and fixtures ... 41,210.00
Other real estate owned . 2,782.00
Checks on other banks and other cash items .. 2,753.24 |
Exchanges for clearing house . .
Cash on hand and due from banks .. 304,629.22 j
Other resources, judgements, claims, etc.
Expenses in excess of earnings ...
Gold Bullion on hand 2,234.40
Fuel Oil . 264.95
. .|
TOTAL .. $1,152,294.77
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in . $100,000.00 i
Surplus- fund . 25,000.00
Undivided profits less expenses paid . .. 110,223.80
Dividends declared but unpaid .
Due to other banks—deposits .
Due to other banks—overdrafts . .....
Individual and savings deposits ... 442,221.02
Demand and time certificates of deposit . 474,849.95
Cashier’s and certified checks . .
Notes and bills rediscounted .
Bills payable (including certificates of deposit) for .
money borrowed ._..
TOTAL .... $1,152^94.77
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
Territory of Alaska, : ss:
Second Division. )
I, H. G. GABRIELSON, cashier of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief..
H. G. GABRIELSON, Cashier
( NOTORIAL SEAL ) ( CORRECT ATTEST)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this IRA D. ORTON
3rd day of April, 1939. G. R. JACKSON
Directors
ALVA A DAUE
Notary Public in and for the Territory of
Alaska. My commission expires July 18, 1942.
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