THE NOME NUGGET
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOL. 46.—No. 77. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 3, 1944. PER COPY—25c
Independence
Day To Be
Celebrated
Mayor Edward Anderson will
jet as master of ceremonies for
the Fourth of July program, which
will be held in front of the City
Hall in Nome tomorrow, with
events beginning at 1:00 p. m.
Appropriate music will be in- j
eluded during the following pro-t
iram:
Invocation.
Announcement by Mayor An
derson.
Flag Pledge—Boy Scouts.
Address: Brig. Gen. Edwin W.
Jones.
Immediately following the lit
erary part of the program will be
the sports contests and free re
freshments for the children.
This program will be as follows:
Bicycle Race, men—free for all,
first, $4.00; second $2.00; third,
$1.00.
Bicycle Race, Women—free for
ill, first $4.00; second, $2.00;
third, $1.00.
Bicycle Race, boys 13 to 16, in
clusive, first, $4.00; second, $2.00;
third, $1.00.
Bicycle Race, girls, 13 to 16, in
clusive, first, $4.00; second, $2.00;
third, $1.00.
Bicycle Race, boys, 12 and un
der, first, $3.00; second, $2.00;
third, $1.00.
Bicycle Race, girls, 12 and un
der, firsf,; $3.00; second, $2.00
third, $1.00.
Tricycle Race, free to all, 6
years and under, first, $1.00; sec
ond, 50c.
(Distances of bicycle races are
to be announced later.)
100-yard Dash, men—free to all,
first, $5.00; second, $3.00; third
$2.00.
100-yard Dash, boys, 13 to 16,
inclusive, first, $4.00; sceond,1
$2.00; third, $100.
50-yard Dash, women—free to)
all, first, $5.00; second, $3.00;
third, $2.00.
50-yard Dash, girls, 13 to 16, in
clusive, first, $4.00; second, $2.00;
third, $1.00.
50-yard Dash, boys, 12 and un
der, first, $3.00; second, $2.00;
third, $1.00.
50-yard Dash, girls, 12 and un
der, first, $3.00; second, $2.00;
third, $1.00.
100-yard Sack Race, Men—free
to all, first, $5.00; second, $3.00;
third, $2.00.
50-yard Sack Race, boys, 13 to
16, inclusive, first, $4.00; second,
• $2.00; third, $1.00.
50-yard Sack Race, boys, 12 and
under, first, $3.00; second, $2.00;
third, $1.00.
100-yard, Three-legged race,
Men—free to all, first, $5.00; sec
ond, $3.00; third, 2.00.
50-yard Three-Legged Race,
boys, 13 to 16, inclusive, first,
$4.00; second, $2.00; third, $1.00.
50-yard Three-Legged Race,
boys, 12 and under, first, $3.00;
f second, $2.00; third, $1.00.
50-yard Three-Legged Race,
Women—free to all, first, $4.00;
second, $3.00; third, $2.00.
50-yard Th|nee-Legged Race,
girls, 12 and under, first, $3.00;
. second, $2.00; third, $1.00.
200-yard Relay Race (four en
tries hi each team), $8.00 to win
ning team.
Pie-Eating Contest—free to all,
first, $2.00; second, $1.00.
The Eskimo sports will follow
the above events and will close
the program for the afternoon.
Following are the events listed:
High Kicking, first, $5.00.
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Allied Warships
Reported to Be
Shelling Le Havre
NEW YORK, July 3.—(AP)—!
The German news agency, Trans
Ocean, said in a wireless dispatch,
which was not immediately con
firmed elsewhere today, that Al
lied battleships in Seine Bay,
opened fire on the French har
bor city of,Le Havre.
The report was followed by a
broadcast from a German radio
station, stating that the allies had
landed near the harbor city be
hind a thick smoke screen.
Le Havre is northeast of the
present beachhead on the Nor
mandy Peninsula.
Government To
Control Fishing
Beginning August 1st, pilchard
fisheries will again be under Fed
eral control.
All vessels on the coast will be
licensed, and purse seiners will
be allocated certain areas.
This action was taken to pre
vent fishing for halibut too late
in the fall, and to give the pil
chard fishery a chance.
Planes Again
Raid Kuriles
LONDON, July 3.—(AP)—Tok
yo radio said today American
planes attacked the northern Kur
iles three times Saturday and
Sunday, causing slight damage to
military installations.
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^rnclcmtatimt!
To commemorate the signing of the Decla
ration of Independence, I, Edward 'Anderson,
Mayor of the City of Nome, Alaska- do proclaim
Tuesday, the 4th day of July, 1944, a holiday, and
urge all persons within the City on that day to lay
aside their customary occupations and join to
gether in celebrating the anniversary in a fitting
and lawful manner. All places of business ar'>
urged to co-operate by remaining closed.
EDWARD ANDERSON
Mayor of Nome, Alaska.
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150 Planes Drop
230 Tons of Bombs
On Noemfoor Isle
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NEW GUINEA, 'Advanced Base),
July 3.—(AP)—Today, over 150
1 planes cascaded 230 tons of bombs
on Noemfoor Island off the coast
of Dutch Guinea, in the heaviest
air assault on the already bat
tered islet.
Last night PT boats shelled
Japanese shore installations.
These attacks indicate a pre
j invasion softening of this island,
with its three airdromes, two of
which could be lengthened to ac
1 commodate our heavy bombers.
Other bomber forces hit Boerce
i Island ,in the Banda Sea, with
58 tons of bombs, hitting air
drome shops and barracks.
One reconnaisance unit sank a
large Jap cargo vessel,
Wallace Enroute
To Washington
LANCHOW, China, July 3 —
<AP)—Vice-President Henry A.
| Wallace is enroute to the United
| States after ending a 12-day tour
of China, with a visit here at the
shrine which is supposed to con
tain the remains of Genghis
Kahn.
Wallace said he had learned,
despite the economic difficulties
and current reverses on the China
front, that "Chinese resistance re
mains exceptionally strong.”
To stop hot grease from spat
tering, sift a quarter teaspoon of
flour into the grease.
Brigadier General Jones
Lauds Citizens of Nome
For Co-Operation Given
By JAY RAYMOND
‘'Conditions are hard, if you
wish to male* them so, but not
if you male* up your mind to do
tha job, and carry with it the
intention and firm resolve to do
it well."
Such is the contention of Brig
adier General Edwin W. Jones,
9ports-loving commandant of
Nome Garrison, and army man
of long standing.
Recalling his many days in
Nome and vicinity, General Jones
is steadfast in his belief Nome and
its citizens have outdone them
selves in cooperating with the
armed forces of Alaska, ever since
i the threat of an embryo invader
lent cause for alarm in the Ter
ritory.
A graduate of the University
of Alabama, class of 1918, Gen
eral Jones was a member of the
university baseball team, four
members of which sought further
successful fame and fortune in the
major leagues of America’s past
time. Luke Sewell, his brother
Joe, Riggs Stevenson, and Graves
Styles, afterwards dubbed “Lena",
plajed the field behind the gen
eral’s various deliveries of the
horsehide towards home plate.
The 4t-year-old commandant of
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Capital Of
Marianas
Under Siege
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET
HEADQUARTERS IN PEARL
Harbor. July 3.—(AP)—Ameri
can troops have surrounded
Garapan. on Saipan, the peace
time capital of the Marianas
Islands, and have taken the
heights overlooking Tanapag
Harbor, three miles beyond
Ga. apan, on the northwest coast
of Saipan.
On the east coast other units
are within five miles of the north
ern tip of the island, where the
important airstrip is still in Jap
anese hands.
Admiral Nimitz announced the
capture of many prisoners and the
destruction and capture of 80
tanks and the burial of more than
6,000 enemy dead.
The Japanese made a futile
aerial coun'er-attack against sev
eral transport vessels, but no
! damage was done
Bond Reservations
Increased By
Servicemen
DEPARTMENT — Increases in
War Bond payroll reservation
within the Alaskan Dpeartment
amounting to better than 90 per
cent, were announced by Lieut.
Col. Herbert G. Hahn, War Bond
officer. Colonel Hahn’s report co
incided with 'he mplction of a
drive that began March 19th, this
year.
Included in the figures cited
are participation reports covering
both military personnel and War
Department civilian employees.
“Figures are comprehensive, Col
onel Hahn explained, “in that
they cover all of the major posts
on the mainland and throughout
the Aleutian chain where person
al contact was practicable. Out
lying areas and outposts not vis
ited during the drive are not in
cluded in the report.”
Alaskan GI’s laid it on the line
for a participation increase of
93.5 per cent. Participation of
improved to 59.8 per cent. The
cent at the beginning of the drive
and at the conclusion this was
improved to 59.8 per cent, he
money gain presented an even
better picture, showing a 98.3
per cent gain over the previous
total allotted.
War Department civilian em
ployees contac'ed were participat
ing to the extent of 59.3 per cent,
according to figures compiled at
the beginning of the drive, in
creasing to 90.5 per cent when the
final reports were totaled.
FIFTH WAR LOAN BOND
DRIVE OVER TOP!
Nome Bond buyers have well
continued over the quota ot
$55,000.00, set tor the Filth War
Loan Drive. To date total sales
register as follows:
Series "E" . $53.887.50..
All other series during June,
over $70,000.00.
"Nome is well over the lop,
but will keep going,'7 says Gar
net Martin, local chairman of
the War Bond Drive. ‘‘It i*
gratifying to know that all ef
forts in putting over the Fifth
War Loan were so well reward
ed, and that local cooperation
was 100 per cent.