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EDITORIAL
CONGRESS AGAIN IN SESSION
President Roosevelt again ap
peared before both houses of
Congress to deliver a speech al
most entirely devoted to the in
ternational situation and the
need of American preparedness.
.While the president has been a
strong advocate of army and
navy preparedness, his speech to
day carried intimation that he
would look for even more in
creases in the strength of these
two forces of the United States.
In view of the general Europ
war and the long undeclar
ed war in China, the United Stat
es has been unusually quiescient
in the matter of bringing our
forces up to war-time strength.
It now appears, that such is the
president’s policy should condi
tions during the next six months
change to such an extent as to
draw the United Slates even re
motely into the theatre of war
fare. that this country shall be
prepared to defend herself as
well as the Pan-American pol
icies of neutrality — apparently
disregarded by all three bellig
erents in the affair of the Admir
al Graf Spee. To remain weak at
a time such as this would be
folly: to be adequqately prepar
ed—foresight.
The election of “Cactus” Jack
Garner as next president would
n’t be a bad turn of the wheel
for Alaska* HLs right hand man,
in such an event would probab
v be Emil Hurja, former Fair
banks newspaperman and still a
•staunch friend of Alaska.
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That unique and humorous
and typical Alaskan stationery -
“Sourdough Roadhouse Letter
heads and Envelopes”, have bee;
brought str.ctiy uptodate, and ars
now available at the Nugget off!
ce,
How Mining claims can bt
Smkeu in Alaska, length, Bread
tt how m inv. and the Associa
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pamphlet form, for sale at Th*
Nugget Office, for 10 cents.
James Haughey Buried Saturday
! Volunteer Firemen Turn Out
'
! Funeral services were held
jfor the late Jas. Haughey, form
jer Chief of the Nome Fire Dept.
Saturday morning at the Cath
olic Church in Nome. Father Mc
Elmeel officiated.
Attending in a body were mem
bers of the Pioneers of Alaska,
Igloo No. 1 of which Chief
Haughey was a member.
Pallbearers were Chas. Cavey,
C F Yenney, Geo. Modini, Geo.
Jones, Peter X Peterson, and
Geo. Marshall all of whom had
worked with or under Chief
Haughey in by-gone years. In
terment took place at Belmont
Point Cemetery.
The Fire Department motor
truck under Chief W W Laws
and with the entire Volunteer
Dept, in uniform attended the
funeral and following the servic
jes preceded the hearse as far as
: the junction of roads to the ceme
i tery.
! Chief Haughey, will be long
remembered as one of the finest
and most capable of fire-fighters.
Trained and a former fire fight
!er of St. Paul and Minneapolis,
■he conquered many dangerous
I conflagrations in earlier years at
i Nome. During the past several
■years he has been a partial in
■ valid but frequently was able to
'come into town from his cabin
near the north end of B Street
to see his old friends.
The Pioneer Roof Garden, an
nual get-together and potlatch
of the Pioneers of Alaska, Ig- \
loo No. 1 and the auxiliary Pio
neer Women, was held Saturday
night, Dec. 30th at the school
auditorium.
A varied and interesting pro
gram, M J Walsh, city clerk of
Nome as master of ceremonies,
was presented to the large aud
ience.
Concluding the program was
: the March of the Pioneers and
the singing of "Alaska My Alas
ka." Pioneer Women also appear
1 ed in the March after which ev
erybody was invited to the Road
house upstairs where the famous
! “Alaska Srawberries” were con
■ sumed and other foods and cof
fee.
Dancing continued during the
| balance of the evening until 1
jam with music furnished by
j Bernie Knudsen, Mrs. Novak,
Paul Wilson and Ed Hoven.
BOUNCING BACK TO B A C K— Over his obliging pro
team-mates leaps I’d Jankowski, a bark with the Green Bay, Wis„
Packers, just to show one way of gaining yards when a photo
grapher’s around, A former Wisconsin player, lie's rated an ace
l>aI'-carrier with the Packers. Ihis scrimmage took place in New
York before the Parkers' game with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Alaska Convention
Ot Denis. Will
Start Ball Rolling
Democrats of Alaska will be in
the limedght this month when
they gather at Juneau to choose
delegates for the national conven
tion.
The Juneau gathering will be
the first “actual test of politics
in the 1940 presidential year.”
according to Royal Arch Gunni
son son of the late Judge Gunni
son whose writings on Alaska
are attracting much attention in
the States. Gunnison who was
born in Juneau is rated as one
of the ablest contributors to the
columns of the Christian Science
Monitor. Alaskans will be inter
ested in a recent article dealing
with the political outlook in the
Territory.
“Will the political thermomet
er as indicated by the last two
presidential campaigns still be
“As goes Alaska, so goes the Na
tions” for 1940? Alaska more or
less snatched the thermometer
from Maine.
“Like other State conventions
that will follow Alaska Demo
era s will elect delegates to the
Democratic national convention
(six from Alaska) instruct them
f r whom to vote, and adopt (or
accept) a party platform for
1940.
“The question of a third term
for President Roosevelt inevitab
1/ v/i.l come out for an airing
and Alaskans clase to the party
mechanism expect an indication I
from Mr. Roosevelt before—or at i
the time of—their convention at
Juneau January 16.
“Any pronouncement from Mr.
Roosevelt wi 1 influence the Ter
1 ritorial convention for he has
been the most “Alaska conscious’’
President since Warren G. Hard
ing. Despite this popularity a per
usal of the Alaska Democratic
I sentiment shows divided opinion
on the third-term issue.
“Paul V. McNutt, Federal Se
curity administrator and former
High Commissioner to the Philip I
|nine Islands is little known in
Alaska but information is at hand
[showing that should Mr. Roose
[velt nod in the McNutt direction
the present Garner forces might
b? snowed under.
“The President holds the key
to Alaska’s six national conven
tion votes. A’askans are trying
| to interest Mr. Roosveelt in us-j
ing the Territorial gathering as!
the means for committing him
self one way or the other on the
third term.
“There does not however seem
to be any movement under foot
to draft the President for a third
term. Those who know Mr Mc
Nutt point out the Philippine ex
perience gives him a qualified
background for understanding A1
aska problems. After all, Alas
kans are more interested in get-'
ting a president who will appre
ciate Alaska as an integral part
of the American picture than
someone who sees the Territory
only as a northern waste to be
kept in refrigeration for poster -
ity.
“Republicans would sn/un • ^
be in eclipse in'Alaska as the last
vote for rwiegate to Congress in
dicate/h when Anthony J Dimond
was returned to Washington by
nk large majority. There is some
Dewey and Taft sentiment with
the present emphasis on Taft
—From The Alaskan, Dec. 22
President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner
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WAITERS DAUGHTER —The best a swank New York I
hotel could give was none too good for James Armenak! (above)
so he spent $580 to stage his daughter’s wedding In the hotel’s
fanciest suite. The next day he w'as back at work as waiter in one
of the hotel's grills. Said he: "I figure I should give my employer
my business when I can." The hotel was the Waldorf.
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