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SARDINE POPULATION
DEPLETING RAPIDLY
An immediate and drastic re
duction in the total catch of Cal
ifornia sardines as the only log
cal step to preserve the supply
of this important sea food re
source is proposed by Frances N.
Clark of the California State
Fisheries Laboratory in a just
published report, “Measures of
Abundance of the Sardines in
California Waters.”
“A reduction of the total catch
by one half seems to offer the
minimum of curtailment neces
sary to check the present pop
ulation decline. To build up the
population with any rapidity, an
even more drastic cut to per
haps one third of the present
total may be necessary,” the re
port states.
During the 15)37-38 season, the
latest for which complete statis
tics are available, the California
sardine catch' totalled 420,168
tons. Eleven and a half million
► gallons of oill were secured and
65,370 tons of fish meal produc
ed. The panned sardine pack
amounted to 2,314.775 cases.
The Clark study of the re
sources summarizes the findings
as follows:
“The fishermen are now get
ting less return per unit of ef
fort expended than in former
years. The resulting trends in
dicate that sardines have been
found with increasing difficulty
from 1934-35 to 1937-38, and the
return per unit of effort in 1937
38 was Jess than half the return
in 1932-33.
“Fewer and fewer sardines are
growing to larger sizes.
“Because the number of fish
which escape to grow to larger
sizes is less with each season,
the average size of both the fall
and winter fish decreased from
1932-33 to 1937-38. If the de
crease continues at the present
rate the largest winter fish may
disappear from the population.
“To supply the present de
mand for sardines the fishing
boats are now having to cruise
over practically all the coastal
waters of California from Point
Arena south to the Mexican
boundary. In the early history
of the industry, the demand was
met by boats fishing within a
few miles of each port.
“These measures of sardine ab
undance indicate that the present
population is at a very low ebb.
“Whatever the cause of de
creased abundance, the present
intense fishery is placing a very
severe strain on a badly depleted
population and making corres
pondingly difficult the restoration
of that population to anything
like its former size.’’
Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted
DR. L. W. HINES, Optometrist of Anchorage
NOW In Nome—Offices in Public Health
Nurse Office in City Hall
LEAVING SUNDAY, JULY 16th
t Early Appointments Advised
STOP LOOK AND LISTEN
Is The Warning At Dangerous Crossings
Look Well Before You Leap
Is Another Admonition For Safety
In every emergency there is the crisis mo
ment that decides success or failure, life or death.
At no time in Seward Peninsula history has the
situation been more critical than at the present
time. The crisis hour is very near. It is up to
the people to save this district, for the Con
solidated Olympic Line has furnished the
antidote for your transportation ills. It is up to
you to prescribe the dose.
Consolidated Olmypic Line
S. W. TAGGART, Agent
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SALES
Every Month in the Year
i Auction Sales Dates
1939
JULY 12
AUGUST 9
SEPTEMBER 6
OCTOBER 11
NOVEMBER 8
DECEMBER 13
i SPECIAL SALES HELD ON
REQUEST OF SHIPPERS
Advances will be maae as
usual when requested.
Transferred by telegraph
If Desired
The Seattle Fur Exchange
Seattle, Wash.
| 1008 Western Avenue
| SAYS OUR CLAIMS TO
ANTARCTIC LEGITIMATE
—
WASHINGTON, </P)— Rear Ad
miral Richard E. Byrd told the
House sub-committee that rec
j ords showed murh of the An tare
tic falls within the scope of the
| Monroe Doctrine, thus binding
I the United States to resist Europ
|
jean encroachment at the South
Pole.
Testifying in support of the
$340,000 appropriation for the
government’s projected expedi
1 tion to substantiate U. S. claims
i to about a billion square miles of
! South Polar wastes, Byrd said
the peninsula which is called Pal
merl'and, the northernmost land
i of the Antarctic, is nothing more
j or less than an extension of the
| South American continent.
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Notice of Filing Final Account
and Petition for Final Distribu
I tion. and of the Time and PlaceI
of the Hearing and Settlement
Thereof, and Adjudication of the
Heirship and Distribution
Of Said Estate
No. 541
In the Probate Court for the
Cape Nome Precinct. Territory of
Alaska, Second Division.
In the Matter of the Estate of j
P: M. Danielson. Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that E. K Johansen, administrat- j
or with the will annexed of P.
M. Danielson, deceased, has filed
in the above-entitled Court his,
final account and petition .'or fin
al distribution of said estate, and
that the United States Commis
sioner and ex-officio Judge of i
said Probate Court has entered
an order fixing the 24th day of
August, 1939, at 11 o’clock a.m.
of said day, and the courtroom
of said Court in Nome, Alaska,
as the time and place for the
hearing of said final account and
objections thereto and to the set
tlement thereof, and directing no
tice thereof to be given by publi
cation once a week for four con
secutive weeks of a notice of
such hearing in the Nome Nug
get, a newspaper of general cir
culation, printed and published
at Nome, Alaska.
All persons interested in said
estate are therefore notified of
said hearing to be held on the
24th day of August, 1939, at 11
o’clock a.m. at which time they
may make objections tc said ac-,
count and the approval and set
tlement thereof.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that at the time and place of said .
hearing the said above-entitled !
Court will adjudicate and decree |
who are the heirs, devisees and
distributees of said P. M. Dan- !
ielson, deceased.
Dated June 23, 1939.
E. K. Johansen
Administrator with the willj
annexed of P. M. Danielson,;
Deceased.
Ira Orton, Attorney
Publish June 23, 30, July 7,
14, 1939.
Chamber Holds
Noon Luncheon
The regular luncheon of the
Northwestern Alaska Chamber
of Commerce met in the Nevada
Grill. Minutes of the last lunch
eon Meeting and meeting of the
Board were read and approved.
The following guests were in
troduced: J. D. Nelson, J. D.
Harlan. V. Ft. Farrel. Donald
Haggerty, Martin Jorgensen.
Jack Young. FFeinie Bi rger, and
Bud Thompson.
Dr. Morcom presided at the
meeting.
Mr. Farrel stated that he was
glad to be back among former
acquaintances and that the na
ture of his business here is well
known and that he found oppor
tunities for greater development
that are good.
Mr. Haggerty was pleased to
visit Nome and he hoped to get
better acquainted. He stated that
a permanent field agent to his
department will be selected here
soon and he hoped that the re
organization act which so far has
been limited only to southeastern
Alaska would be made available
for this section of Alaska and
hoped that it would prove as
beneficial as it has in other sec
tions.
Bud Thompson stated that he
did not have anything in part
icular to present at this time but
would before long submit to the
Chamber, statistical data in sup
port of ditch digging operations
with bull dozers and other data
pertaining to future development
of kindred industries to mining.
He thanked the Chamber for the
assistance rendered in further
ing the road and aviation field
buiding for the Kougarok and
hoped that the summer would
mark the completion of the
Bunker Hill-Taylor Road.
Jack Young, the Herring King
of Golovin stated that he expect
ed to rebuild his former plant
that was destroyed by fire and
that he hoped to have a large
pack this fall and hoped that the
market price would continue as
at present to probably dispose of
his catch.
Martin Jorgensen, of the Stand
ard Oil Company said that he felt
like a sourdough as this was his
fourth annual visit in the inter
est of his Company and was
grateful of the support given his
company in this section of Al
aska. He stated that the Cham
ber’s activities are of the char
acter that accomplishes a whole
Hot for any locality w’here an
active Chamber of Commerce
functions.
J. D. Harlan stated that he was
here on a mission, pinch-hitting
for Mr. Eggleston who could not
visit Nome at this time. Since
leaving Nome, he has been Gen
eral Manager of the U. S. Fuel
Company at Salt Lake City,
Utah, and found on his return
to Nome that the Chamber is
still working assiduously to
wards the development of North
western Alaska and congratulat
I
j es them on the success attained
, He stated that the Chamber
| should have no hestitanc-y in any
! of their activities, that they will
find Mr. Hartford, the present
1 manager, very cooperative, even
better than he was himself. He
expressed his appreciation and
j extended his thanks to the Utah
: coal users of Nome and explain
ed the technical methods used in
j the production as well as :n the
! marketing of Utah coal. The
; mechanization and moderniza
j tion of the coal production has
resulted in the lowering price of
I production in order to meet the
i high competition. Coal is now
i prepared by washing, drying,
parafining and waxing. Undoubt
j edly a supply of Utah coal will
be available here at all times.
He was appreciative of h:s wel
1 come received in Nome and hop
ed that he may be able to visit
oftener in the future.
Heinie Berger, who is connect
ed with the Consolidated Olym
pic Lines, said that he was glad
to be in Nome and hoped that
he would become a permanent
he would become a permanent
resdent of this section.
J. D. Nelson, of the Alaska
Steamship Company, needed no
introduction as he is well known
here and has made several trips
into Nome and stated that the
i chairman of the meeting, Dr.
Moreom had limited his talk to
I two minutes and he did not want
to exceed the limitation but he
was glad to meet the people of
Nome and was grateful for the
j opportunity of being present at
the luncheon.
Under reports of committees,
Director Givan reported on the
reorganization of .all the clubs
under one head. While so far
they have not yet selected a
] name they will do so in the near
future. The officers have been
selected which are:
President, Tom Givan.
Vice-President, W. Boucher.
Secretary, Eileen Harris.
Treasurer, Dick Ludwig.
They have also adopted a new
constitution and By-Laws and
the club expects to have charge
! of all the civic and sport"acTRr
ities in the near future. It is also
provided in the Constitution
that a member of the Board of
Directors of the new club will
be a member of the Board of
Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce in order to have a
close relation in all pending act
ivities.
The secretary presented a vol
1 uminous correspondence from
the Alaska Mining Association
and on motion same was referred
to the Committee on Mining and
Industry for report at the next
meeting. All the rest of the cor
respondence was referred to the
different committees affected.
On motion, in the future the
'charge for the luncheon will be
65< in order to provide a warm
instead of the usual cold lunch
as has been the practice hereto
fore.
Meeting adjourned.
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NOTICE
School Tax Delinquincy
A great many residents of this
Nome School District have neg
lected to pay their tax, and, to
avoid the penalty, which is $2.<70
f tax is not paid when due, it
will be to your advantage to
settle at the first opportunity.
Call at my residence 4 to 7 p.m.
opposite Native School on Sec
j ond Avenue, or mail check to
School Tax Collector, P. O. Box
48, Nome, Alaska.
Under the law employers are
liable for the tax due from all
their employees is unpaid by
them and, proof given of pay
ment by showing receipt for
same.
Let’s get together and avoid
embarassing situations and re
member we all went to school,
and teachers must be paid.
E. B. O’Connor
School Tax Collector, Nome Dist.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is Hereby Given that
John Solon, has been appointed,
by the Probate Court, for the
Cape Nome Precinct, Territory
of Alaska, Adminisrator of the
estate of ARTHUR F. WRIGHT,
deceased and all persons having
claims against the said estate are
required to present the same,
with proper vouchers, within six
months from the date of this no
tice, to the under^.gned admin
istrator in the city of Nome, Ti
ritory of Alaska.
Dated this 7th day of July If
John Solon
Administrator of the Esti
of Arthur F. Wright, de
ceased.
Publish July 7,14,21.28, 1939
To Whom It May Concern:
Bids to paint four buildings, U.
S. Signal Corps Radio Station,
are hereby invited and will be
accepted not (later than 9 a.m.
July 10, 1939. Detailed informa
tion will be furnished upon re
quest. ^
Man Hit By Wild
Flying Cartridge Case
ANCHORAGE —John Repo of
Ophir was brought to Anchorage
by Pilot John Moore in an emer
gency flight for treatment of a
wound in the forehead sustained
when boys at Ophir were playing
with rifles.
Mr. Repo sustained the wound
under most unusual circumstanc
es. Boys had placed a 30-06 cal
iber cartridge in a hole in a
plank and were shooting at the
cartridge with a .22 caliber rifle.
Wl urn Mr. Repo happened to
be walking about 30 feet from
the place one of the boys scored
a bull's eye. The cartridge ex
ploded. Instead of throwing the
lead bullet out, the cartridge
case was thrown back. It struck
Repo between the eyes and made
a hole to the nsidc of the left
eye.
The attending physician said
the eye was not injured. There
was considerable loss of blood.
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MODERN SHIRS OF THE DESERT RUMBLE across the arid lands of Italian (
Libya In a spectacular military parade arranged In honor of the visit of Germany’s Field Marshal )
Hermann Goerlng, Hitler’s right-hand man. Big troop transports are shown rolling along with their
loads of helmeted soldiers through the desert near Tripoli. Italy gained much experience in use of
mechanized troons during the KtbUu>iao nnwlnt