{Die Nome Nugget
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1944
NO VOTING
IN ENGLAND
While voters in the
States today are balloting
for presidential electors it
is recalled that in Eng
land no one under 30 has
ever voted for Parliament
ary members. As Prime
Minister Churchill has re
minded the House of Com
mons the other day no
general election has been
held since 1935. There
have been special elections
to fill vacancies in individ
ual distrets. However, as
registration for new voters
has been suspended for the
duration, no one coming of
age in the last nine years
can get his name on the
list.
There will be no election
for at least another year.
Parliament several days
ago extended its term of
office, as it has done an
nually ever since the war
started.
Soon after the war there
will be an election in Eng
land. With 10 years or
more of accumulated new
voters to confound the
prophets, the election re
sults may well be surpris
ing. — (Fairbanks News
Miner).
MANUFACTURE
OP ROCKETS
The War Department is
spending $150,000,000 to
construct additions to
existing munitions plants
to expand rocket and
heavy ammunition produc
tion, Associated Press dis
patches say.
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While details cannot be
revealed, it is said that the
projects are more than
one-third completed and
that they are necessary to
furnish our armed forces
with increased striking
power.
The use of the rockets in
warfare is increasing and
emphasis upon heavy am
i munition indicates that ar
1 tillery is expected to play
a major role in defeating
our enemies. While the
rocket is an ancient device,
its destructive power in
warfare has only recently
been recognized.
Emphasis upon artillery
ammunition, despite recog
nition gained by the big
guns in Russia and North
Africa, indicates that “fly
! ing artillery’’ has not yet
| replaced the devasating
authority of mobile guns.
I— (Fairbanks News-Min
; er).
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ALONG MEMORY
LANE
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(November 13, 1934)
Agent Sam Taggart, of the Bol
com Canal Lumber Co., expects
to move into his new quarters
soon. He states that his company
alone has shipped in two million
feet of lumber for the re-build
ing of Nome.
At the regular meeting of the
Nome City Council the applica
tion of George Lablin was ac
cepted for city engineer.
Outgoing passenger with Hans
Mirow was Don Stewart, son of
A. C. Stewart of the Sunset
Dredging Co.
Cliff Coutts, driving for the
Nome Motor Co., had a narrow
escape while driving over Cape
Nome road, when the truck skid
ded on the glacier formation on
top of the Cape, about on the
i same spot where Alfred Lomen’s
car slid off last year.
LOMEN COMMERCIAL
WINDING UP SEASON
The* Lomen Commercial Co.
has been winding up a busy sea
son by pulling up their barges and
tugs. J. I. Anderson, who has
been in charge of the docks for
several years, is in charge, and
soon everything will be stowed
away for the winter season
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Communications j
The Nome Nugget,
Nome, Alaska.
Gentlemen:
Mr. Thomas Barker of Deer
ing, died at the Pioneers’ Home !
at Sitka on October 28th. Born
November 7, 1868, in Sydney,
Australia, Mr. Barker first came
to Alaska in 1892 and then re
turned in 1900 to remain in the ,
Territory permanently. He min- i
ed at Susitna, Sunrise and Nome j
and was also occasionally em- |
ployed as a cook. He finally set
tled in Deering, where he re
mained until hisl admission to the
Home on January 7 1936.
Sincerely yours,
GLADYS M. OVERBY,
Secretary to the Governor.
U. S. E. D. GRAVELLING
NOME LOTS FOR ATG
The U. S. E. D. has been busy
gravelling the lots north of the
Territorial School for the ATG.
These lots are to be used for four
quonset huts. Three of the huts
are to be worked over into a rifle
range and the other one will be
used as a general headquarters
by the organization.
CAVEY’S
FINEST’■■IN WINES
BEERS AND '
LIQUORS!
See' Us When in Need of \
Spirits! j
A. BEN SHALLIT NOW A
NAVAL LIEUTENANT
A. Ben Shallit, supervising en
gineer of the Joplin office of the
Reconstruction Finance Corp., left
August 26th for Hollywood Beach,
near Miami, Fla., where he re
ported as a lieutenant (j. g.) in
the United States Navy. He is on
military leave of absence from
the local RFC office for the dur
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ation of the war, having previous
ly enlisted in the Navy and re
ceived his commission. W. L. Kep
ner and E. Y. Ellis, both of Jop
lin, who worked under Shallit in
the local office, will continue
their work in his absence.—(En
gineering and Mining Journal).
Placer Location Notices now on
sale at The Nome Nugget.
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