A “G-EYE VIEW
OF NOME
By CPL. W. D. STARNES
Last week we said that Old
Man Winter was just about
arund the comer and this week
he’s so close that a person can
almost reach out and touch him.
Those flurries of snow that we
all witnessed this past few days
have given all of us a gentle hint
to dig deep in that locker and
bring up the old long handles.
And woe be the guy that can’t
find his.
For some reason or other, ITie
town just doesn’t seem the same
as it did a year ago. Maybe it’s
just our imagination and then
again maybe things have changed
One thing to be sure has hap
pened and that is the way we
have become a part of things. At
first it seemed rather awkward
to be shopping in strange stores,
staring wide-eyed at the goods
on the shelves such as carved
ivory . . . native-made slippers
. . . mukluks , . . fox skins
. . . walrus hides and what have
you. Now we pass a display of
such things and instead of look
ing wild-eyed, we more or less
seem to observe it a bit closer for
the quality as though we might
be an expert in the line . . . And
according to some of the stories
floating about, a few of the fel
lows have. But then, it just goes
to show one how close association
can make things become a part
of one’s self.
It’s also quite amazing the way
people in these parts observe
time. It’s no longer ‘yesterday’,’,
or “tomorrow” . . . last month or
next month—.but instead, it’s “be
fore the boats arrive” and ‘after
the boats leave.” But this tora
soon becomes part of our regular
terms of expression ... so come
as it may, we’re getting a bulg
ing noggin’ full of experiences
that money just couldn’t buy.
FIRE DEPT. CALLED
SATURDAY
Fire caused considerable dam
age to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Wuorinen, one of the CAA
houses on B street. ;
• The alarm was turned in by
Guy Boyd who was checking up
on a telephone short and discov
ered that the short was caused
by the fire burning the phone
cord. The fire department ar
rived in quick time.
It is believed the fire started
from an electric phonograph
which then ,aught fire to the
overstaffed furniture, burned
through the ceiling and into the
attic. The entire house inside
was scorched and smoke-damag
ed, including furniture and per
sonal effects.
There was considerable water
damage, as the smoke was so
thick the fire could not be ef
fectively fought otherwise.
Two little dogs and a canary,
pets of Mrs. uorinen, were suf
focated in the heavy smoke of the
fire.
Friends of the Wuorinens saw
to it that they have a place to
stay until other arrangements
can be made.
JAP OFFICIALS
PROM 5 FIVE
YEAR WAR
MOiRMUGAO, Portugese India,
Oct. 18.—(AP)—Japanese offi
cials appear to expect Germany
to collapse, but declare that the
war will continue for at least five
years, according to a Chilean cor
respondent returning on the eg
change ship.
to He asserted that the Japanese
S position in case of the German
collapse, will not be affected.
Japan is prepared to stand
alone but that Japanese officials
feel that the German fate so far
in the war has greatly affected
the Japanese moves. In outward
appearance, the Japanese people
still feel that they are going to
win the war.
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VOL. 45.—No. 82. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1943 PER COPY—15c
ALASKA DAY
OBSERVED
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What is now the territory of
Alaska was until 1867 known as
Russian America, part of the
Russian Umpire.
The name Alaska is truly 'to
keeping with its global position
and its meaning ‘a great country
or continent’.
Michail Gvozdef discovered it
in 1730, and was recognized as
part of Russia. In 1855 the em
peror of Russia, fearing the ag
gression by the British, of Rus
sian America, offered it to the
United States for a price. The of
fer was declined. At other times
! negotiations were opened and
closed without success until Wil
liam Seward, secretary of state,
on October I®. 1867 (now known
as Alaska „ Qay), \vith. several
staunch,' farsighted ’ supporters,
presented a treaty of purchase,
of Alaska, which was accepted
for the suyn,<>f 2c per acre for its
360 million acres, or a round fig
ure of $7,200,000 a small price to
pay for ,a country, .which has re
turned on the investment a yield
of two billion in exports, from its
industries and resources, princi
pally fishing, mining and lumber
and furs.
From. tLe dattr of purchsae of
Alaska the country was known
as the District of Alaska until
August 24. 1912 when Congress
approved the Organic Act creat
ing a constitution, whereby the
Territory of Alaska could be gov
erned by executive legislative
and judicial departments within
the territory.
In addition to these so-called
1 values the Territory of Alaska is
in the limelight today as one of
the most important centers on the
, world globe of aviation. In the
early part of the twentieth cen
tury, far-sighted Americans have
seen the possibilities of Alaska
as a strategic air center and fort
; ress of defense for North Amer
ica, and for air trade and travel
routes of the future. „
For all this and more, pioneers
with a spirit to win in a new
country, and to make a home for
posterity, have worked, and
fought and died. And have
i brought this territory of ours into
a position of world importance.
It is no longer an “infant terri
tory”. It is a full-fledged, think
ing, striving, advancing unit in
today’s own fast-moving world,
capable of deciding its destina
tion whether it be for or against
statehood or any other pertinent
i fact, aim or change in its fu
ture designs or attitude, relative
to its own wellJbeing.
We today are fighting for
Alaska, for what it stands, among
the democratic peoples of the
world. Freedom for its people to
engage in private enterprise, and
make full use of all the freedoms
which are the birthright of every
living person, friend or enemy,
aggressor or oppressed.
This 76th anniversary is a meet
ing place of the past, present and
future, and the world "right of
way” through the spirit of
Alaska Day. . ,
NEW TRUCXS ARRIVE
IN NOME
We notice passing by on the
streets of Nome, two new trucks,
one owned by the Pioneer Water
Delivery and the other by the
Bronson’s ater Delivery. There
should be little trouble on ac
count of motor failure, in our
water delivery service this win
ter.
“ALASKA DAY”
(The following poem, selected
as the most appropriate for Alas
ka” Day, by officials of the Nome
schools, was written by Sylvia
Henderson aged 11.—Editor’s
note.)
ALASKA
On October eighteenth
Seventy-six years ago,
Alaska was bought from Russia
A land of ice and snow.
And Seward was its buyer,
He strove for it alone.
People called it his folly
Said it would melt and be gone.
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For it he paid thousands of dol
. lars,
A; 1 waste of money they
• thought..
But; they were surprised at the
i.furs,
The riches and gold it brought.
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But now we are glad we have it
And glad for Seward too..
We are proud to have Alaska
Under the red • and white and
blue.
—SYLVIA teNDEIRSON.
ttt'wui . "ft", sar
CLARK S FIFTH
ARMY CROSS
VOLTURNO
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ALLIED HEADQURTERS IN
ALGIERS, Oct. 18.—(AP)— Gen
eral Clark’s Fifth Army in a
slashing give and take battle,
have driven beyond the Volturno
and have completely secured the
towns of Cancello, Ruviano and
Nerron. ,
Montgomery’s British Eighth
Army patrols are stabbing west
ward toward the Apennine back
bone of Italy in their march to
ward Rome.
Allied headquarters said that
from both the Fifth and Eighth
Army fronts reports of numerous
huge fires were seen behind the
German line, which pointed to the
possibility that the Germans were
destroying supply dumps prepar
aatory to a general withdrawal,
there is nothing else to indicate
further Allied advances toward
Rome, eqcept in the face of the
most stubborn opposition.
AIRWAYS
Alaska Star Airlines
Pilot Gordon MacKenzie, is
impatiently awaiting decent wea
ther to get the Lockheed out of
here.
Pan American Airways
Late Saturday afternoon the
FAA plane arrived with Claude
M. Hirst, general superintendent
of the Office of Indian Affairs,
from Juneau. Also a large ship
ment of mail.
Wien Alaska Airlines
Frank Whaley made a trip to
Teller Friday afternoon and Sat
urday, bringing in supplies for
the U. S. Bureau of Mines.
Herb Hager arrived in Nome
from Fairbanks in the tri-motor
Saturday evening, bringing Dick
Webb, who is employed in Wien
Airlines office at Fairbanks.
RED ARMY IN
OFFENSIVE
MOSCOW, Oct. 18.—(AP)—The
Red Army rolled forward on two
new offensives east of the Dnie
per river to clinch their holtF on
! both. banks and threatening to
disintegrate the entire Crimea
front, battle line dispatches said.
Soviet forces were pouring
through the widening gap in the
German defenses inside the Dnie
per bend in the Kremenchug sec
tor behind Dniepro-Petrovsk
Important new bridgeheads
| were simultaneously established
north of Kiev by crossing the
Dnieper in the Gomel sector to
capture Loev.
The Red Army forces consoli
dated this bridgehead today and
j pushed forward against furious
i German resistance. Both drives
! menaced Kiev by encirclement.
The Soviets reported they were
encountering German reserves
whihh were being brought from
Poland, France, Netherlands
and Denmark but added that they
were pushing forward irresist- ,
ably. • ' ' •
MOSQUITO
B OMBERS IN
NEW ATTACKS
LONDON, Oct. 18.—(AP) —
RAF mosquito bombers hit tar
gets in Berlin and western Ger
many without loss to themaelves.
Last night fighter plane* at
tacked airfields and communica-'
tion in occupied Prance, the air
ministry said, indicating that the
Allied air offensive was again go
ing in high gear after a lull since I
Thursday, when the huge armada
of flying fortresses made the at- ,
tack on the Schweinfurt ball i
bearing works.
Large forces of bombers also!
crossed the channel this morning j
toward the continent.
In retaliation, but weakly, 15
German planes stabbed at Brit
ain last night, hitting points in
East Anglia in southeast England
and penetrating the London area,
causing a one hour alert in the
capitol. f
CLAUDE HIRST
ON VISIT HERE
Claude M. Hirst general super
intendent of the Office of Indian
Affairs for the Territory of Alas- |
ka, is in Nome this week, making
a general survey of conditions and
activities in connection with his
department, including the bureau
schools, the reindeer service and
other functions which have been
added to the duties of Office of
Indian Affairs, through the war
time conditions.
MARTHA JORGENSEN
BECOMES BRIDE
In the chapel of the Catholic
church Saturday afternoon, Fa
ther Anabel solemnized the mar
riage of William Bulygo of Pea
body, Mass, a soldier in the
armed forces of the United States
and Martha Jorgensen of Hay
They were assisted by Mrs. An
cock. Alaska.
geline Thatch of Kotzebue and
Ross Condit, a “buddy in arifs”
of the bridegroom and, several
friends of the bride and groom.
TERRIFIC ATTEMPT TO
TAKE INITIATIVE IS ,
COSTLY TO ENEMY
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTH PA
CIFIC, Oct. 18.—(AP)—The Japanese made a terrific
attempt to wrest the initiative from the Allies in the
southwest Pacific air war at a cost of 104 planes shot
down or destroyed, in a senes of new battles.
A communique from General MacArthur told of the
heavy enemy losses at a cost of only two Allied planes.
Allied fighters down 84 enemy planes in the New Gui
nea area, two shot down over Vitiaz Straits and six des
troyed in midair over Buin. Allied medium bombers ''
executed low level attacks on Wewak and Boram air
dromes, where six enemy bombers and four fighter
planes were parked in the dispersal bays were
destroyed. 12 other bombers were destroyed or badly
damaged.
“There..were, numerous explosions and. fires wer« •<
Started in the dispersal and supply dump areas,” the -
communique added. “Between 20 and 30 enemy fight- j
ers attempted to intercept our raiders, and 16 were shot ;
down with three others probably downed.”
EXCLUSION
LAW EXPECTED
TO BE VOIDED
WASHINGTON O.t. 13. -(AP>
—Intended as a goodwill gesture
to a valiant ally, the legislation
to repeal the Chinese exclusion
law, has been inaugurated, but
it seems certain that it will start
a congressional fight to halve all
immigration quotas regardless of
nationality.
Legislation has started to per
mit 500 Chinese to enter the Unit
ed States and to become citizens,
said the House immigration com
mittee, which was the adminis
tration behind the original pro
posal.
President Roosevelt is urging
prompt enactment by the spon
sors in the legislation to restrict
all immigration and seek to
amend the measure to cut all im- '
migration at least 50 per ceait.
DRIVE TORE
STAGED
The local committee ■ of the
National War Fund, Inc,, wishes
to announce that a drive for
funds to support the Federation j
of War philanthropiets support
for the far-flung USO home away ;
from home for our fighting men;
comforts for the “barbed wire
legion’- of prisoners of war; food
for starving Greece; medical sup
plies for gallant Russia; aid for
the scorched earth of stricken
China; assistance for hundreds of
thousands of homeless refugees;
timely aid for our own armed
forces and of our allies overseas.
These and countless similar
calls are the concern of generous
America, and the immediate task
of the United War Fund.
More information will b^ given
by the committee in Wednesday’s
issue of the Nome Nugget. The
drive will get under way Mon
day.
Don’t be silly—Eat Tex’s chili.
—Tex’s Chili Pari r.
NEW GENERAL
NAMED FOR
ADAK AREA
HEADQUARTERS ALASKA
DEFENSE COMMAND. Oct. IS.
—(AP)—Major General Eugene
Landrum, commanding general in
£he capture of Attu and the ear
lier occupation of Adak, was
given a new command in the
States.
The Alaska Defence Command
announced that Brig Gen. Harry
Thompson, veteran infantry offi
cer. was succeeding Landrum as
commander of the Adak post.
As leader of the Attu and Adak
operations General Landrum
commanded the two most diffi
cult and important of Aleutian,
actions.
SENATE NAVAL
COMMITTEE
GIVES REPORT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.—CAP)
—The Senate naval committee re
ported that the United States was
shipping food and equipment to
at least 32 different fronts, some
“at least 17,000 miles from the
point of origin, in the midst of
the war.”
The committee report went on
to say, The United States has
built the navy the greatest sea
air power on earth,”
Statements of reviews in the!
navy’s part in the war, through
conquest of the Aleutians and in
Pacific landings, and also in the
African campaign.
ATTENTION TERRITORIAL
GUARDSMEN!
A regular meeting will be
held at the usual hour Tues
day. Bayonets and scabbards
will be issued to regulars who
haven’t received them. Somo
very interesting training will
be shown and instruction in
using the bayonet will be giv
en by expert supervision.
MAJOR GARNET MARTIN,
Commanding Nome Unit