THE NOME NUGGET
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NOME, ALASKA
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EMILY BOUCHER ......Society Ed tier
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%_WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1943 ’ '
A LETTER TO THE EDITOR: * '
Nome, Alaska, October 5, 1943
Editor, Nome Nugget,
Nome, Alaska
Dear Sir:
All Alaskans should 'be interested in the subject of
Statehood. What would it mean to us? In what ways
would Statehood change our mode of thinking or our
way of living? WTiat would Statehood cost the people
of Alaska? Are we ready for it and do we want it at:
this time?
Residents of the Second Division are more concerned .
With mining than any other industry. We recall groups
who during the early days shipped in a gold dredge, in
stalled it in some creek, and commenced prospecting.
The life of such enterprise was short. Came others who
secured a piece of property, ascertained the values in1
the ground, and when sufficient secured the proper
equipment and operated successfully.
We appreciate that there is gold in Statehood, and
our duty is to prospect the question thoroughly to ascer
tain:
How much overburden there is to work off.
How deep to the pay.
How much pay.
Cost to tlfe citizen to secure the pay.
Under the heading of “pay” might be included all of
the advantages of Statehood that could accrue to us.
The “overburden” would be those new expenses
Alaskans would assume under Statehood which hereto
fore have never been considered or have been borne by
the Federal Government.
“Depth of pay” is the time required to establish
Statehood on a sound financial basis.
“Cost to the citizen” would be shown by the “Balance
Sheet” made up of the advantages (For) and the dis
advantages (Against )t to prove whether the “pay” was
sufficient to produce profits.
For Statehood:
1. Vote in national electons.
2. Greater control of natural resources.
3. Less domination by federal bureaus.
Against Statehood:
1. Increased taxation due to increased budgets.
2. Loss of Alaska Road Commission and appropria
tions in support thereof.
3. Cost of care of insane.
4. Cost of state offices.
5. Cost of state courts.
6. Cost of county government.
7. Capital expenditure for construction (or rental)
of state and county buildings.
8. Cost of state police.
These are a few arguments pro and con. Suggest to
your readers that they add to the list; when it is com
pleted we should all be able to decide the question for
ourselves and for Alaska.
Yours very truly,
' CARL J. LOMEN.
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Potato Qub
Spends Time
In Harvest
Members of the Northern Light
Potato Club spent a week recently
harvesting their crop of fine
quality tubers. Director of Exten
sion Lorin T. Oldroyd and Club
Leader Mrs. B. J. Bingle super
vised the activity.
Digging equipment and a truck
to haul the crop into market
were called into service from the
University Experiment Station,
as well as men to operate the
equipment and handle the heavy
I bags of potatoes.
Quality of fhe crop can be best
judged, perhaps, when it is
stated that the crop raised by
these boys and girls graded bet
ter than 90% No. l’s. “This is in
deed a high percentage of first,
grade commercial potatoes, and
the members are to be congratu
lated,” comments Mr. Oldroyd.
From a monetary point of
view alone these young disciples
of the art of farming will show
a decidedly profitable return on
their project The average cost
to each, including charges for
treated seed, fertilizer, plowing,
planting, rental, cultivating, dig
ging and hauling, is approxi
mately $31.00. His or her re
turns figuring on the same basis
of average, shows the member to
be, in produce at the present
rate of sale, or in actual sales,
richer to the amount of about a
hundred dollars.
MAGNIFICENT BEARSKIN.
ARRIVES FROM ALASKA
FOR GREEK WAR RELIEF
“Under separate cover I am
forwarding to you one polar bear
hide that I procured at the Arc
tic. You are requested to dis
pose of this hide in the way that
will net the greatest amount for
the Greek relief. I belong to the
Island of Crete. My name in
Greek is Chamarakis.”
So reads a note from Isidore 1
Chamaris of Nome, Alaska, that
foreran arrival of a luxurious j
white bearshkin. It reposes at
full length (10 ft. 4 in. from nose
to tail) in an honored spot at
National Headquarters to the
amusement of all visitors. De
partment heads are conferring
on the next move. The book
keeping department, admitting
a slight unfamiliarity with bear
skins, has entered the item upon
the books. The office boys are
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SODA FOUNTAIN IN CONNECTION!
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impressed, the publicity depart
ment is elated, the volunteers are
delighted.
Soon it is hoped to announce
sale, exhibit or other profitable
conclusion of the bearskin’s long
journey from the Arctic to £ifth
Avenue. We can imagine it
adorning a sumptuous pent
house, or perhaps a hunting
lodge. Surely, a worthy fate
awaits a pure white polar bear
skin sent from Alaska by a gen
erous Cretan on behalf of the
people of Greece.—(Greek War
Relief News-Letter).
MRS. K1TZMILLER
TO TELLER
Mrs. Annette Kitzmiller, terri
torial Health nurse for Nome, has
been asked by the territorial
school commission, Mr.. Ryan,
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to go to Teller to examine the
children who are enrolled in the
territorial school there. Mrs.
Ki/tztniller expedite to be in
Teller about a week.
LEAVES FOR .
STATES
Erwin Bellows left today lor
the States via the Alaska Star
Airlines on the lodestar. Mr. Bel
lows has made his home near
Belleview, Washington, for the
past year. ,
B. W. NEILY
B. W. Neily is in town from
Kotzebue, where he is the U. S.
Marshal, having flown down with
Ferguson Airways. Mr. Neily is
here to attend the grand jury,
and expects to be in Nome sev
eral days.
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and to the generations yet unborn. **
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