THE NOME NUGGET
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NOME PUBLISHING COMPANY
NOME, ALASKA
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1943
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WAR BONDS—You've Done
Your Bit—Now Do Your Best!
The war touching as it does every life, has made the
public more appreciative of human values, and more in
terested in the way of life we used to enjoy, the way of
life we are fighting to win for our future, and the fu
ture happines and welfare of our sons and daughters,
and those of our allies, and as thinking Christians, ex
tend our desire for freedom even to our enemies. Natur
ally, we must dedicate ourselves to the task before us,
to do everythin possible to assure victory on the battle
fronts of today for ideals in the future and the ultimate
peace for the entire world. ,
The thinking American today knows that 10 per cent
for War Bonds is not enough. He knows that workers
living costs have gone up, that income and Victory Tax
es a^e now deducted at the source for millions of work
ers throughout the nation.
Check! And Double-Check! You’re perfectly right. . .
BUT all of these burdens are more than balanced by
The MUCH HIGHER FAMILY INCOMES for great
er percentage of workers! Also there are millions of
new workers who have entered the picture, more than
ever before in the history of our country. Millions of
women who never worked before, and mllions of others
who never uegcui iu earn wnat they are getting today!
A 10,per cent allotment each month or week for War
Bonds from the wages of the family bread-winner is one
thing—but a 10 per cent Payroll Allotment from each
of several workers in the same family is quite a differ
ent matter. Why, in most cases, it could well be jacked
up to at least 30 per cent—50 per cent—or even more
of the NEW MONEY the family is now making!
That’s why the Treasury Department is urging you
to immediately revise your War Bond Thinking—your
your War Bond Selling,- and your War Bond BUY
ING—on the basis of the increased family incomes. The
Third War Bond Campaign is built around the family
unit, and all new War Bond Sales Programs should be
revised accordingly. For all necessary details, get in I
touch with your postmaster or your employer, either1
■wtill be only to glad to assist you in making plans for
your future War Bond Buying.
Let’s all raise our sights—and get going. Let’s all
pull together, and put it over with a bang. You’ve
done your bit—NOW DO YOUR BEST! i
RADIO LOG
Monday
1816—NEWS
1800—Fred Waring.
1615—NEWS.
1830—Yams for Yanks.
1845—Melody Rotmfl Up.
1900-1945—Lux Radio Theatre.
2000—Telephone Hour.
2015—Telephone Hour.
2130—Duffy** Tavern.
2145—Duffy’s Tavern.
2200-2216—Mail Call
2230-2245—Man Behind the
Gun.
2300-NEWS.
2315—W'illiam Winter New
Comment.
2330—Sign off.
TaeaSty
0700—NEWS.
0715—Sum-fee Serenade.
0800—Sign off.
1130—G. T. Jivf.
1145-1200—Cheer UP Gang
1215—Hvmns of all Churcher.
irm_NT.WS.
1745—TWcpnol Album.
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—«;v,J-* Valiev Folks.
1700—tv he *n»ip-imeed.
1716—Sound Of*
177<>.]745—u. Of Chicago Round
Table.
1*00—Frcyl Waring.
1815—■NTFWS.
1P70_Vom< fer Vartks
10OO-1P18_XT C Meri-no Band
1845—Meledv Round Up.
1930-1945—Yank Swing Ses
sion.
7000-2015—Breakfast Club.
7070—.Hi Neighbor.
7045—Biotlit" Band*
71ftn—Bwnns from Home.
2H5—Tn be announced.
2130-2145—Fitch Bandwagon.
2200-2215—School of the Air.
PROFESSIONAL
DIRECTORY
IK A II. ORTON
Attorney At Law
Room 1—Nevada Building
Nome, Alaska
Seattle Office:
1912-13 Smith Tower
Telephone Elliot 8200
O. D. COCHRAN
Attorney At Law
Phone Main 121
Nome. Alaska
N. STRAND
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
Phone Black 53
NOME, ALASK
HAGEN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House is Opposite Us
Phone Main 40
2230-245—Fannie Brice, Fr
Morgan.
2300—NEWS.
2315—Willi aim Winter News
Comment
2330—Sign Off.
CHAMBER
TALKS ON
STATEHOOD
A general meeting of the
Northwestern Alaska Chamber of
Commerce was convened at the
City Hall on Wednesday evening
art 8 p. m., with W. 1* Slack,
president, and A. Polet, secretary.
The object of the meeting was
explained by President Slack:
stating that there has been a con
siderable interest shown and the
Chamber was requested to cal] a
meeting to consider the statehood
bill now in the Senate of the
United States and also the bill
that Delegate Drmond has prom
ised to introduce shortly in the
House of Representatives.
A good-sired representation of
the membership of the chamber
was present and a lively discus
sion took place.
Howard Lyng opened the dis
cussion by stating that the sub
ject being of such great import
ance that he was not in favor of
any hurried decision. He was in
favor at referring it to a commit
tee of five to study the subject
and in due time report to the
Chamber when a discussion could
be had and a better understand
ing may be had.
Carl Lomen replied by stating
that he did not wish a committee
to be appointed without first a
general discussion taking place.
So, thereby, Secretary Polet
openedto y stating that forty years
ago. he was not in favor of state
hood. Five years after, the ques
tion came up and he still was not
in favor of statehood and a num
ber of times the same subject
came up for consideration and he
still stood against statehood. But
forty or more years have now
elapsed and he is now in favor of
statehood. He believes that it is
time now to be serious about it
and to show that we are now m
I favor of same. He remarked:
j “There is not one here present
I that is not in favor of statehood.
| The only question in everyone’s
mind is: is this the time tc ask
for it? Are we ready for state
hood? Can we support statehood?
So this is what we should discuss
this evening."
Senator O. D, Cochran, presi
dent of the Territorial Chamber,
spoke at length on the subject
but he was not prepared to com
mit himself on the question as he
felt like Secretary Polet, the nec
essity of studying the subject to
find out the facts and figures as
the time has arrived to launch
ourselves in such a great under
taking. He sincerely hoped that
the subject would be discussed
and studied by all concerned.
Carl Lomen took the floor and
stated his views. He believed that
the benefits to be derived from
statehood and the possible costs
should be listed in order that
everyone would have a good idea
as to what we are asking Con
gress to grant us. He asked these
questions: Will the vote in na
tional election, our representation
in the Senate and Congress of the
United States, the control of our
resources and the domination of
bureaucratic control, will out
weigh the increased taxation, the
loss of road appropriations, the
work of the Alaska Road Com
mission, tihe cost of support of the
insane, the cost of state offices,
territorial courts and supreme
courts and other expenses that
undoubtedly must be borne by
the territory. He concluded by
6tating that at present Tony Di
mond is the most influential man
in Congress but our influence
will diminish when he has to
trade with the other members
and we have so little to trade
with.
Mr. Lyng again remarked
forcefully thait the benefits that
we will derive sharing with the
other forty-eight states will be
more than anything that we get
today where we have to fight for
special legislation to obtain our
existence. He believes that the
territory can stand the taxation,
especially when the taxation that
is created in the state will be ex
pended under he direction of the
state and for the state benefit.
No one will complain of same.
Regardless if it would be more.
He called to attention a state
ment made by President Hard
ing when he visited Alaska, in
his speech in Juneau, when he
remarked, speaking to the peo
ple of Juneau: "You should now
ask for statehood,” and that was
about twenty years ago. And af
ter this time with all the devel
opments that we have had to
date. I am firm in my opinion
that we should support our Dele
gate in procuring for us state
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to become effective after the war
is over.
J udge Morison expressed his
views referring to the experi
ences in his state and at the time
when his state became alive to
the need of roads, that in no time
all the counties became active in
building roads and made no dif
ference what was the expendi
true, people paid it and no com
plaints were made as they could
see the benefit derived from the
taxation.
Mr. Bingham and Mr. Orton
discussed the necessary steps
that must be taken before Con
gress will grant a territory any
thing. They agreed that Alaska,
when granted an opportunity,
must select representatives at a
convention and then these dele
gates will have to prepare a
constitution which must be sub
mitted to Congress and if adopt
ed or amended then it will be
come a constitution to govern
the state.
Judge Cochran and Chas. D.
Jones discussed the former ac- 1
tions of the Legislature in re
gard to taxation. They believed
and were opposed to any prop
erty tax or other forms of tax
ation which would cost more to
collect than probably what they
could get out of the taxation, se
they support the present form of
license tax which the collection
of is simple and can be done
at a very nominal cost. Mr.
Jones affirmed that he was not
at the time of the opinion that
the territory is ready for state
hood.
C. L. Yenney, chief of Nome n
Fire Department, expressed his
views and In a nice way brought
out points in favor of statehood.
He compared with the early set
tlement of the state of Washing
ton, of which he is familiar, hav
ing lived in the state when the
statehood was first granted. .
Mr. Orton expressed his views
that he believed that everyone
is in flavor of statehood but as
the time to enter in such a task
will be left to the decision of the
citizens of Alaska and when the
time comes, Congress undoubted
ly will consider, but he is of the
opinion that Congress will not
grant it until the state has ob
tained greater population. But he
suggested that it is not necessary
that the whole of Alaska be
made into a state. He said that
it could be sub-divided. Possible
the Southeastern part of Alaska
could be made into one state and «
the rest of Alaska north of the
Yukon river oould be left a ter
ritory. That has been the com
mon practice in the past in many
of the states before they finally
became states.
The whole matter was referred
by the president to the Legis
lature committee which was com
posed of O. D. Cochran, Leonard
Smith and Frank Whaley, to
which the president added How
ard Lyng and Carl Lomen and
Judge Morison. The president
himself will act as ex-otncio
chairman. The committee Is to
study the subject, make a report
and if necessary, a majority and
a minority report are to be made.
And when the report is receiv
ed the president will call a gen
eral meeting to consider same.
The meeting was then adourned
at the call of the president.
APOLOGIES TO ADVERTISERS
The Nugget hereby extends its
regrets that the advertisement
of one of Nome’s oldest business
es had been left out of the first
edition—Hagen’s, from whose es
tablishment the court house Is
across the street And Nels
Strand, agent for the New York
Life Insurance Company. Owing
to the great amount of work en
tailed in the last few days, in
publication of the issue, several
items had to be cut from the
copy.—Editor.
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