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VOL. 41. No. 117. NOME. ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 29, 1939 Price Per c°py 15#
McKinley Sailing Reset Oct. 10th
TWO NORWEGIAN MERCHANTSHIPS SUNK
Last Rites Were Held Thursday Nome Publisher
Mount McKinley
Schedule Reset
To October 10
SEATTLE, Sept. 28 (IP) — The
Alaka Steamship Company an
nounced the re-scheduling of the
Mount McKinley to sail for
Nome October ten instead of on
Saturday on the assurances that
the San Francisco longshore
men's working agreement would
be continued indefinitely.
SEATTLE, Sept. 28 (VP) — The
Alaska Steamship Company said
the lakt scheduled vessel for
Nome, the Mount McKinley will
sail Saturday at 10 am. instead of
October 10 “unless we have ab
solute assurance that there will
be no labor trouble” in connec
tion with the ,new working agree
ment for shipping on this coast.
Sign Agreement
Give Sixty Day
Notice of Strike
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28 (/P)
— The Waterfront Employers
Association announced they sign
eci an agreement among the long
shoremen to an indefinite exten
sion of the current dock agree
men * which expires September
30, pending further negotiations.
The Employers office said the ag
reement provided that the cur
rent pact be continued in force
with a “no work stoppage” pro
vision until or unless either
party gives sixty days notice of
its termination, after which it
would cease at the end of sixty
days.
If the controversy remains un
settled, the agreement also pro
vides if at any time during the
sixty days notice period, there is
a vote on the acceptance or re
jection of the new waterfront
contract which is under way, an
other twenty one days will be
added to the sixty day limit.
In Washington, Delegate Di
mond said a shipping tie-up at
this time would work consider
able hardship on Alaskans and j
exhibited a telegram from the
Northwestern Alaska Chamber of
Commerce which stated that the
decision to advance the sailing
of the season’s last boat for
Nome to September 30th to avoid
strike complications “compels
the suspension of operations in
the entire district.”
Gov. Greuning &
President Confer
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (/P)—
The problems of Alaskan admin
istration, including the improve
ment of air communication in the
Territory was discussed with the
President by newly appointed
Governor Dr. Ernest Greuning
who said it was not decided
when he would leave for his
post.
FIGURES DON’T LIE —Here's a studious moment in the
geometry class at coast guard academy. The U. S. coast guard
patrols the sea coast, protects ships, prevents smuggling.
Senate Committee
Approves Revision
Neutrality Bill
j
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (JP\—
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee approved the adminis
tration’s neutrality bill to permit
the sale of American armaments
to be'ligerent nations.
The Senate debate on the mea
sure is scheduled to start Mon
day. The bill was approved after
a three hour session and it re
peals the existing embargo on
arms to belligerent countries.
^Belligerents will be required
to take title to all armaments &
other goods purchased in this
country before they are shipped
and will have to carry the pur
chases home in their own ves
sels. Sponsors of the measure
claim the provisions serve to put
all sales to the warring countries
virtually on a “cash and carry”
basis. Senator Borah announced
the vote was 16 to 7.
American Legion
Elects Commander
CHICAGO Sept. 28 (Ah-^Ray
mond Kelly, corporation counsel
of Detroit, was elected National
Commander of the American
Legion succeeding Stephen Chad
wick of Seattle. He worked his
way through the University ol
Notre Dame and served ten
months over seas as a lieutenant
in the artillery.
FRESH BAKERY GOODS AT
NORTH POLE BAKERY
I
Representatives
Enroute Alaska
HAMILTON FIELD, Calif.,
! Sept. 28 (A*) — The Army Air
! Corps announced that Represent
atives Snyder and Starnes and
Major Arthur Wilson of the Gen
1 eral Staff would arrive tomorrow
and leave by plane Saturday for
I Fairbanks. ,
National League
Brooklyn 1—Boston 3
New York 4—Philadephia 2
American Leagoe
Philadelphia 4—New York 8
1 Boston 4—'Washington 2
Publisher Geo. S.
Maynard Is Laid
«/
To Rest At Nome
Funeral services were held at
the Federated Church, Rev. Wil
; bur P Wood, for the late George
Is. Maynard, at 2 p.m. Thursday,
under the auspices of the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows,
L dgt No. A-5, of Nome.
The solemn and inspiring
ledge funeral ceremonies were
ci nd acted with Noble Grand Wil
j fi :'d E. Boucher officiating and
j wi h the Chaplain Leonard Kroh
I low and members assisting.
Rev. Wi bur P. Wood delivered
| tl e obituorv sermon and prayer.
■ Organ music was rendered by
I Mrs. Bjurne Olsen. Mrs. L. E.
| Rynning sang “Whispering Hope”
1 and Mrs. O. S. Weaver sang the
solo: “Hold Thou My Hand.”
As the lodge ceremonies drew
to a close, the members of the
j Odd Fellows sang “Nearer, My
God to Thee,” after which the
j casket was transferred to the
j hearse and the funeral column
; commenced its journey to the
Belmont Point Cemetery where
j interment took place,
Pall-bearers were: A. Polet,
j M. J. Walsh, Ralph Lomen, O.
| S. Weaver, O. D. Cochran, and
Charles H. Code.
A short prayer was said at the
grave by Rev. Wood and the re
| mains of George S. Maynard
j were committed to the earth.
Many beautiful wreaths of
flowers, including fresh clusters
and artificial groups adorned the
! casket. During the period of the
ceremonies between 1:30 and 3
j p.m.. business houses and many
j public offices remained closed
| throughout the city.
The passing of George S. May
nard. which came as such a
shock to his family and many
j friends and business associates of
| Nome, marked a distinct period
! in the life of this city. His un
I tiring working and devotion to
I the development of Nome and
Publisher George S. Maynard
_
this section of Alaska were
fruitful in many ways.
As publisher of The Nome Nug
get he had many forces at his (
i disposal to assist in bringing at
j tention to our country. When re
ceiving medical attention in the
States, he was removed from our
life, with little warning ar.d just
■' at a time when his services
I could again be put into play for
J further development and full re
( alization of life.
j Tire dignity and soulful feeling
| which surrounded the services
j yesterday bespeak more than
| words, the esteem friend
| ship in which he was held by so
| many.
Having made his life in thej
' North, he was brought home to j
, rest aboard the S. S. Baranof, I
i and now rests in peace in Bel
! mont Point Cemetery the ground
i to which he saw so many of his
! sourdough friends and Pioneers
| commit'teed.
| He is survived in Nome by his
1 widow Mary Maynard, a son Rus
! sell and a daughter Mildred; in
Dawson, Y.T., by a brother Char
! les and a sister Edith; in his
birthplace Jermvn, Pa., by a bro
ther Edward and a sister Ruth.
His newspaper The Nome Nug
get will continue his many am
bitions and policies in its work
to develop Nome and Northwest
ern> Alaska And may God bless
him and may he rest in Peace.
ONE OS= THE EACLE’S BROOD —This is one of the new primary training planes for the
United States army air corps, being put through its paces over San Diego, Cal. The ship, known as
the Ryan XPT-16, will be used in the training of army pilots. A confract has been awarded for the
low -wing, tw o-place monoplanes driven by a 125-horiepower engine.
Says We’re Not
In The War And
We W on t Be
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 i/P) —
President Roosevelt told a press
conference that since the United
States was not in the war and
was not going into it and saw
no public interest in this war,
industrial mobilization plans
were being considered by var
ious government and private
boards.
Frequent attempts by reporters
to get the President to talk about
our war policy and industrial
preparedness plans, evoked the
presidential reiteration that such
reports would be brought up to
date from time to time and since
this country is not party to the
conflict, he saw no reason to
make the reports public.
Two Norwegian
Freighters Are
Sunk By Subs
OSLO, Sept. 29 (IP) — Three
Norwegian freighters were sunk'
today and yesterday in the North
Sea, the first losses suffered by
Norwegian shipping sinda the
the sinkings said the ships were
saved. The survivors of two of
the sinkings said tht ships were
torpedoed by subs and *the third
said they struck a mine.
The ships were: the Takstaa3.
1830 tons reported torpedoed off
Marstein on the Norwegian coast
Tlie crew took to the lifeboats
and rowed ashore. The Jem, 1200
tons was sunk off Kristiansand.
Members of the crew of 15 said
the commander of the sub gave
them 15 minutes to get into their
lifeboats before ship was torped
oed. They were picked up by a
Swedish steamer, Caledonia, lat
er transferred to a Norwegian
coast patrol boat which put them
ashore at Kristiansand. The Sal
aas, 2000 tons struck a mine in
the North Sea. The crew escaped
before the ship went down.
Both the Taktaas and the Jem
were loaded with wood pulp,
rhe German legation announced
that all sorts of wood pulp were
now considered by Germany as
contraband.
rhe cargo of the Salaas was not
disclosed.
The three sinkings raised the
total of ships known lost to 57
and the gross tonnage to 239,000.
SOVIETS ASK FOR TRADE
AGREEMENT WITH BRITAN
LONDON, Sept. 28 (/P)—.Auth
oritative sources said that Ivan
Maisky, Soviet Ambassador to
London, assured the British gov
ernment that Russia was willing
to start negotiations on a war
trade agreement.
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