THE NOME NUGGET
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EDITORIAL
4.
Idy Wilbur F. Wood, pa.sU»r,
The Federated Church
The term "neutral" or “un
toftutral" has little meaning after
it has become a part of our pol
itical machinery. An act which
May have been neutral at one
4kne, may be unneutral at amoth
W. Whether or not our nation is
^politically neutral, let us keep
wut of war.
The last World War set Alaska
beck twenty years in her growth
•Ad if our nation were to join
\his present world war we would
%• set back another twenty years
it) our struggle to develop and
Maintain a territory with char
acter as well as with material
WBalth. Today Alaska has free
dom, she has resources, and she
has men to develop them. Where
MB' nation to make war on anoth
M, our territory would have as
Wile Teal value as dry dust. The
Hontier spirit of Alaska would
b* gone. Doubtless the United
•tbtes would turn to Alaska for
Material support, but the spirit
•4 conquest that is now ours
M>uld not be here. Alaska is a
Mnd of romance—"the land of
the midnight sun”—not only for
'Moae who live here, but for
thousands who have never been
Were except in their dreams and
kn story books. But with the j
coming of war the midnight sun
Would be forgotten. We would 1
in the blackest, midnight'
cince the last war.
It is all well and ^ood to please
England and France with our
heutrality revision based on "his
toric tradition," and there is no
doubt but what Germany finds it
a hard pill to swallow; but per
haps we need a more denfinite
standard to keep us out of war.
If so, let us seek it out and use
ft.
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BACHELORS IN
ANCHORAGE TO BE TAXED
Bachelors and others who
have paid no personal property
taxes in Anchorage in past years
will be added to the assessment
roll of the city this year under
a program launched by the An
chorage city council finance
committee, according to advices
received in Fairbanks.
Councilman Wells Ervin chair
man of the committee said per
sonal property assessment re
turns have been mailed to many
lodal resident^ who never be
fore have been requested to state
the valuation of their property
for taxing purposes.
“There is no reason why ev
eryone living in Anchorage
should not be paying taxes in
stead of just some of the peo
ple.’’ Mr. Envin is quoted as
saying in the Anchorage Times.
“Bachelors and tenants in fur
nished houses all have some per
sonal property. They enjoy the
privileges of the city, the side
walks, police protection, street
lighting system, amd many other
city services. It is planned to
have each one pay his share start;
ing this year."
How much the new taxpayers
will add to Anchorage coffers
has not been ascertained but it
is expected to be a substantial
sum.
Names of potential taxpayers
are being obtained by Anchorage
from the meter lists at the Anch
orage city hall, payrolls of local |
firms and by other methods.
Those persons who fail to file
the assesment returns, will find
themselves assessed by the board
of equalization with an appro
priate tax bill handed to them.
UNITED STATES CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMINATION
Announcement of Open Compet
itive Examination for
Classified Labor, $1,140 a Year.
(For filing the position of labor
0
er less doduotion of 3Vz% for re
tin ment annuity).
Place cf Employment:
Custodial Service, Post Office
Department. Nome Alaska.
Th s examination is announced
for filling vacancies in the posi
tion named above. Vacancies in
the same or related positions in
the same locality, requiring sim
lar qualfications, and at approxi
mately the same rate of pay, will
bo filled as a result of this exam
ination. If found in the interest
of the service, however, any pos
ition may be filled by reinstate- j
merit, transfer, or promotion.
Forms to be Filed:
Application Form 6; Form 14
(b ue) is also required if veteran
preference is claimed.
Where to Obtain Application:
The necessary forms may be
obtained from the Postmaster,
Nome, Alaska, or the Manager,
Eleventh U. S. Civil Service Dis
trict, Federal Office Building,
Seattle, Washington.
Place for Filing Application:
Applicants must file the neces-1
sary forms with the Manager, j
Eleventh U. S. Civi Service Dis
trict. Federal Office Building,
Seattle, Washington.
Duties of Position:
To perform general manual la
bor incident to cleaning build
ings, office and workrooms; to
assist firemen in smaller build
ings in the care of the heating!
plant and related equipment; to
care for shrubbery and clean
walks; and to perform manual
labor as required.
Proof of Labor Blanks can now
be had at the IT'-me Nugget offlne I
FRATERNAL ORDERS
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NOME LODGE NO. A-5
Nomination of Officers
November 3rd and tenth, 1939
Election of Officers
November 17, 1939
Odd Fellows Building
L. O. O. M.
No. 1413
Meets first and third Mondays
of each month
Odd Fellows Hall, 8 p m.
Lyons & Orton
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Attorneys At Law
Rooms 918-921 Alaska Building
Seattle, Washington
rhos. R. Lyons Ira D. Ortor
CIIAS. CAVEY
Mas Opened A Liquor Stor*
Carrying an Assortment
of Fine Liquors, Win
es, and Beers.
FRONT ST. NOME.
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Pioneer Water Co.
Arrange Now For Your Winter
Delivery of Fresh, Sparkling
Spring Water
ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE
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Phone Black 44 or Main 15
TRAGIC END OF ROYAL OAK “FORECAST” IN YEAR-OLD MOVIE
The abve scenes from the moving picture “torpedoed” made a year ago and utilizing the British battleship Royal Oak as the “heavy”
in the plot, “forecast" the fate o fthe ship, which according to an Admiralty report, was sunk by a German U-boat with the loss !
of more ihan 800 men. Upper left, the movie shows the Royal Oak as the torpedo exploded aganist its side; upper right, the maga
zip. ev ns odes, tossing men and metal high in the oir. Lower left, closeup of this explosion, and lower right, sailors abandoning I
f- • c' v'f’" ship. U-ports agreed that the Rova) Oak torpedoing was probably similar to the movie version.
«L talking ictures
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also Beer, Soft Drinks, etc.
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