SPECIFIC
PRICES
ARE SET
Specific prices for lard and
other shortening and for granu
lated sugar are set in amendment
9 to MPR 288, effective Septem
ber 30th. This is in accordance
with announcement made today
by the Alaska Office of Price
Administration. Mildred R. Her
mann, director.
Under this amendment prices
on these two commodities have
been established for sixteen lar
ger communities in Alaska. The
schedules are the result of ex
tensive studies made by the Pride
division of the Alaska ORA. in
which all t}ie economic factors
affecting merchandising in Alas
ka have been given due consid
eration, the QRA stated.
It is particularly pointed out
by the OPA that these are com
munity ceiling prices. The will
replace the individual store ceil
ing prices established under MPR
194 in the 18 Alaska larger towns
which they cover. In tha^paller 1
Alaskan communities, however,
it is stressed, ceiling prices must
still be calculated under MPR
194, with the merchant frozen at
hi® pre-Pearl Harbor dollar and
cents mark-up.
Community prices for lard and
shortening and for granulated
sugar in the various brands and
sizes, for Nome, are as follows: -
Standard Shortening
Fluffo and Jewell in
1-lb. tins ....S .30
Fluffo in 3-lb. Cartons 90
Hydrogenated Shortening
Crisco, Spry and Snowdrift
in 1-lb. containers __ $ 35
Crisco, Spry and Snowdrift
in 3-lb containers _ 1.06
Crisco, Spry and Snowdrift
in 6-lb. containers _ 2.00 !
Lard *
Armour’Ss Swift’s; Carsten’s ana j
Gibson’s, in 1-lb. units .$ .33 ;
Armour’s, Swift’s, Carsten’s and j
Gibson's/ in 4r-Sb. units .“rl.30
Armour’s, Swift’s, Carsten’s and
Gibson’s, in 6-lb. units .... 2.40 i
Beet and Cane Granulated
Sugar
Bulk (less than five pounds)
per lb.„.$ .12 1
1 lb. carton or bag . .14
2-lb. carton or bag . .25
5-lb. carton, bag or bulk .... jQQ
10-lb. carton, bag or bulk .... 1.15
25-lb. bale, bulk, bag
or sack- 2.75
50-lb. bale, bulk, bag or
sack --„..>-- 5.25
100-lb. bale, bulk, bag
«r aack .>...10.40
For gn amount other than that
specified above, the maximum
retail selling price shall be the
maximum price per pound for
the nearest amount in bulk, bag,
bale or sack specified above.
Customers are urged to take
note of the following points.
1. All prices covering these
commodities are to be posted in
every store and should be plainly
visible at the point of purchase. j
2. Prices should be the same in
every store in the community.
3. Failure to post or to conform
to these ceilings should be re
ported to the OPA office or the
nearest War Price and Rationing
Board.
Other specific prices will be
issued in the near future. In the
immediate offing are specifica
on all canned goods, coffee, cer
eals, etc.—in fact, the program
of specific price schedules will
be extended as fast as possible
to cover all cost of living com
modities. This is in line with
the national policy and will
greatly simplify the matter of
price control for both merchant
and consumer, Mrs. Herman
stated.
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THANKS!
Shishmaref, Alaska
Wilfred Boucher,
Editor, Nome Nugget.
Congratulations to you and
and Emily on your first edi
tion. Attractive, neat, newsy.
Best wishes for long life. En
roll me one year, check in
mail. Regards from Dell and
L
GEORGE. R. GOSHAW.
THE NOME NUGGET
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
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VOL. 45.— N. 76. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBEI 4, 1943 PER COPY—15<y
ALLIES CAPTURE CITY OF TERMOLI
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DEPARTMENT
OF MINES
REPORT
Although the United States has
been rich in many of the com
mon metals, we have been de
pendent on foreign countries for
a few metals highly essential to
our industries.
i Oangress, foreseeing the possi
ble loss of these foreign supplies
;tn case of war, in 1939 made an
1 appropriation to the Bureau of
Mines to explore for strategic
minerals. In the first year fol
| lowing the appropriation, several
1 eploration projects were started
in Alaska. These were limited
in scope to a few minerals until
| after our entrance into the war.
j The U. S. Bureau of Mines
established a district office at
Juneau in 1943. Under Robert
S. Sanford, district engineer, ac
| tivnties of the bureau have been
I greatly expanded' The range of
strategic minerals included in
i epiorations has been enlarged
and a widespread search for
j their occurrence has ensued.
Harold E. Heide. mining engi
neer, was assigned by the bureau
in 1942 to the explorations on
the Seward Peninsula. Exami- i
nations and explorations were
, started' . Rittery Cape
Mountain and Potato Mountain
districts.
; To date the bureau has sys
tematically trenched and sampled
several lode tin mines and com- i
Dieted approximately 5000 feet
' of diamond drilling. Over 3000
feet of placer drilling has been
done in conjunction with consid
erable trenching for placer tin.!
The work has indicated an ap- !
preciable amount of tin.
Approximately a thousand saim- j
pies were taken and after as
says of these are completed we j
can make an accurate estimate
of tin resources on the Seward j
Peninsula.
Recently authority has been
given to explore for other stra-:
tegic minerals on the Seward |
Peninsula and more attention will
be given to these minerals in the I
future. Effective prosecution of
this work will depend on infor
mation and cooperation from j
prospectors, miners and others.
The bureau engineer believes
that more attention should be j
given to prospecting for lode de- j
posits. Scheelite and cinnabar;
occur in placers in several lo
calities, but apparently no effort
has been made to find the origi
nal lode.. The presence of mica
and other strategic minerals on
the Seward Peninsula has been
noted and warrant further in
formation.
Inasmuch as the bureau does
not have an organization for
prospecting, it will Jbe to the:
prospector’s advantage to open
up a new discovery as much as
possible. An examining engi
neer must be able to make a
rough appraisal of the possible
extent and contained values of
any deposit, in order to justify
the expenditures necessary for
its exploration.
Much of the exploration un
dertaken by the bureau has been
in cooperation with the U. S.
Geological Survey and Territor
ial Department of Mines. The
work has also received the un
selfish support of many local
businessmen, miners and pros
pectors.
The mineral reserves of our
country are being depleted and
Alaska has a promising mineral
future in which the Seward Pen
insula should share.
TAX PLAN
I ASKS FOR
INCREASE
WASHINGTON —(AP)— Sec
retary of the Treasury Henry J.
Morgenthau today asked con
gress today to provide an addi
tion ten billlion of dollars to the
half-year wartime taxes, taxing
six billion from half of the in
dividual incomes. Mr. Morgen
thau advocated repeal of the
Voctory tax included in the ad
ministration program.
The appeal embracd also big
increases in corporation excise
taxes.
Mr. Morgenthau presented his
tax plan to the House Ways and
Means Committee. It proposed
on individual incomes to increase
the rates now in effect and low
exemptions consistently, so as
to gather in an additional six
billion and one half annually.
The tax plan suggests a merger
of the Victory tax and income
tax, lowering exemptions for
married persons from $1200 to
$1100. Exemptions for Depend
ents would be dropped from $350
to $300.
The secretary plan would re
tain the $500 exemption for sin
gle persons. He plans to raise
‘ another bifTion. one hundred
million through the revised rates
for corporations. He hopes to
forstall corporations “given fav
orable treatment.”
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AIRWAYS
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| Frank Whaley, pilot for Wien
i Alaska Airlines, made a tti^PSat
j urday to Teller, Wales. Lost
| River, Tin City an Shishmaref
an return.
Bill Munz of Munz Airways
made a trip to Golovin, Haycock
Deering, Taylor, Teller. Wales
[ and return. Passengers were
Wallace Porter for Haycock and
Glenn Ryan for Wales.
Alaska Star incoming passen
gers Saturday for Nome were
Alvin Polet, local manager for
Alaska Star Airlines, Harry
Beltz, Star mechanic vacationing
| in Nome wiith his wife’s parents,
• Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bourdon,
1 Burton Carr, Glenn Ryan for the
CAA at Wales.
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GEO. S. KELLY VISITS
NUGGET OFFICE
Geo. S. Kelly, employee of the
Alaska Steamship Company for
i the past number of years, drop
ped into The Nugget office for
a social visit today.
Mr. Kelly has been in the ca
pacity of deck steward for the
1 company for better than 40 years.
; His home is in Seattle, but he has
! opportunity of making trips to
I this section of Alaska quite oten.
Come again, Mr. Kelly we
enjoyed the visit.
JOE BELLEVUE HERE
Joe Bellevue is in town after
a busy season at Deering with
his company, the Dry Creek
Dredging Co. Joe is enroute to his
home in Massachusetts, where he
will spend the winter with his
Kimily.
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W. H. KEPLER HERE
W. H. Kepler has been in town
this past week in the interests of
j the Burroughs Adding Machine
Co. This is Mr. Kepler’s first trip
to Nome and he hopes to be back
again. While in town he serviced
36 machines for the company he
represents.
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SOMMERS
COMPLETES
BULKHEAD
The Sommers Construction
Company has completed its con
tract to build a bulkhead behind
the City Hall, to replace the one
which was destroyed by the ter
rific storm last fall. The council
man in charge of the project state
that it is an extremely well con
structed bulkhead, and okayed the
project.
CITY COUNCIL
MET LAST
MONDAY j
NOME CITY COUNCIL
At the regular meeting of the
Nome City Council last Monday
evening, many things of import
ance were accomplished. The
council was presided over by the
Mayor, Edward Anderson. The
members present were Robert
Baldwin. V. G. Seiffert, Ralph
Kitzmiller, Charles D. Jones and
Eric Nelson. The meeting was re
corded by the city clerk, Mrs.
Carrie McLain, and legally advis- i
, ed by the very capable city attor- j
, ney. C. C. Tanner.
The most important of the ques
tions of the evening were pre
sented by the committees on
j streets and lights, V. G. Seiffert,
ifchairman, and fire department,
Robert Baldwin, chairman. Bald
Xvin reported that extensive re
pairs have been made to the fire
mains and valves, also that the
new auxiliary fire pump is ready
to be installed in the basement of
the fire hall. It is planned to
install, the new pump and test it
i before removing the old equip
ment for overhaul and recondi
tioning. The council also plans
to have the auxiliary equipment
installed elsewhere in the city, in
order to insure more adequate
protection. Kitzmiller reported
! upon the building of the new
bulkhead behind the city hall, at
a cost of about $2,000.00, that the
i contract had been completed and
that the job was very well done.
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HOSPITAL
NOTES
Bill Sheehan has been in the
; hospital since January and is
doing well.
i We note that our friend, Bill
Guisler, is up and about again
hopping around like a spring
I chicken. Best wishes Bill, enjoy 1
i the sunshine.
i Lambert Voss is not actually a 1
patient in the hospital but he
seems to have a permanent posi
tion as he takes care of the gar
dening and helps the hospital
staff in many ways.
Joseph Fitzgerald is in the hos
pital for treatment of a hand in
jury received while working on
one of the freighters this season.
Pauline Bergomaski is in the
hospital for observation.
Mrs. Carl Yager is the new
night nurse assistant on the staff
under the able guidance of the
chief of staff, Miss Kuhlman.
PIONEER REGULAR MEETING
Igloo No. 1, Pioneers of Alas
ka, meet Wednesday evenings,
at 8:00 P. M. at the Odd Fell
ows Hall.—Chas. D. Jones,
Secretary.
BRITISH EIGHTH ARMY LAND |
| LAND ON ITALIAN SEACOAST *
ANDD ESTABISH BULKHEADS
Announcement from Allied headquarters in Algiers
stated today that the British eighth army, supported by
the Allied naval forces, which laid down a heavy bar
rage, penetrated deep into the Adriatic Sea, landed on
the Italian seacoast, and securely established beach
heads in and about Termoli about midway between the
heel of the Italian boot and the mouth of the River Po,
in northern Italy. Special front line dispatches stated
that at the same time simultaneous with the movements
of the eighth British army, the troops of General Clark’s
fifth Americans surged forward leaving Benevento be
hind in their swift march toward Rome from Naples.
The American forces captured important crossings at
Calore river, thereby preventing any possible flanking
attack, either by land or water, which the Germans
might attempt to make or positions they may try to hold
on the Volturno river.
General Montgomery’s eighth army advance is along
the historic path of the conquerors toward Emilian
Way, which leads to the Po River valley and is threat
! ening to turn the defenses of Field Marshal Rommel
and General Keserelring, which may possibly center
! around Rome and the Appenine Mountains. The eighth
army made swift advances through leapfrogs tactics.
Amphibious landing forces took Termoli by surprise and
; beat off severe German counter attacks and took an un
j disclosed number of prisoners, then circled behind the
1 enemy rear to joirt the main body of Montgomery’s
j eighth army and then continued to march to the north
! ern part of Italy.
RUSSIANS PLAN
FOR WINTER
MOSCOW—(AP)—Moscow re
ports much activity on the Rxlsso
1 German front, also that the Red
' army confined its attacks near
Gomel, in the Mogilev sector of
White Russia. As the autumn
rainy season prevailed over most
of the long battleline the Russians
kept up sharp scouting and snip
ing activity and extremely heavy
long distance artillery duels were
being fought. Elsewhere along
the front where the Red army
lines have lodged against the
German defenses along the Dnie
per river and the upper west
bank of the Dvina river there
seems to be a lull in military op
erations caused by the heavy
rains which create virtually im
passible bogs in the vast stretches
of country between the Dnieper
river and the German frontier.
The German high command re
ports in its official communique
today that there is considerable
slackening in activity along the
entire eastern front and reports
only local fighting and Soviet
attacks in the Kufoon peninsula
J and the Caucasus with shatter
i ing crashes here and there along
, the southern front. The Russian
winter offensive is ahead of
! schedule this year as today they
! forced several crossings of the
Dnieper river. The winter of
i fensive did not start last year un
' til November KHh as against Oc
! tober 3 this year. The line ap
pears to be generally stabilized
as early winter frosts freeze new
hard tracks sufficient to carry on
winter campaigning.
Baseball Results Yesterday
American League
Detroit 4, Washington 1.
Chicago 4-3, Boston 2-1.
Cleveland 8, Philadelphia 4.
St. Louis 2, New York 5.
National League
Brooklyn 1, Cincinnati 6.
Boston 0-5, Chicago 7-2.
CHANGES
OWNERS
The North Pole Bakery, one of
Alaska’s oldest bakeries, bo#
i changed owners.
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Martin
have purchased the building km]
equipment from Mrs. Erwin Bel
lows; who is now living near
Seattle. The supplies were pur
chased from Mrs. Charlotte Pat*
! terson. Charlotte has been oper
ating the bakery and restaurant
jfor the past season and » leao**
! ing soon for the states to be with
her daughter.
MacARTHUR’S FORCES
STRIKE AT NEW SPOTS
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS*
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC—APPi
, Capture of Finschhaffen Saturd
ay veretan Australian troope
1 eliminates all defensive values
| of the enemy held centers north
and west as far as Madang it
was reported today.
General MacArthur expressed
i his belief that by seizure of Jap
air and naval bases on the east*
: ern coast o Huon Peninsula, the
| Allies would gain complete con
trol of Huon Gulf, forcing Jape
to withdraw to north shore of
New Guinea.
'fire causes y
DEATH OF FOUR
SAN DIEGO—(AP)—A timber
brush fire swept 6,000 acres tq
!day, taking a toll of four lives,
1 and injuring 78.
I The conflagration, which broke
out anew today, was repo^tetf
completely out of control.
Naval officers are pressing in*
vestigabions of the deaths of the
four victims, who were marines,
and into the cause of 76 others
who were all trapped by flames
yesterday. Of the injured two civ*
ilians and thirteen marines are^
reported in critical condition.
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