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Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Strong southeast winds with velocities about thirty five miles per
hour accompanied by moderate snow tonight. Tuesday cloudy
with intermittent light snow and .slowly decreasing winds.
Data For 24 Hours Ending 1:00 pm Today
Highest temp — 20 Lowest te mp — 6 Precipitation — T
Total precip this month 0.45 Total since Jan. 1, 1940 11.15
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight ....14 81 N-4 Cloudy
8am ...... ... 8 84 NE-6 Clear
12:30 p m - —.. .. 20 85 E-16 Snow
Tomorrow: Sunrise 8:41 a. m. Sunset 2:50 p. m.
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp — 6 Lowest te mp — -5 Precipitation — T
Suggestions and criticisms Invited
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BRIDGE IS TO GO
U PONCE MORE
TACOMA, Wash. — Workmen
armed with air hammers and
picks and shovels, went to work
on the big job of cleaning up de
bris of the Tacoma Narrows
Bridge, paving the way for build
ing the span anew.
The first big job is removal of
concrete from twisted, sagging
approaches to rlieve the strain
exerted against the two suspen
sion towers.
Preliminary estimates of the
cost of reconstruction range from
$2,000,000 to $4,000,000.
Case of Aerodynamics
Chief Engineer Andrew of the
Toll Bridge Authority said: “This
is a simple case of aerodynamics."
The size of the girders was great
andthe bridge, lying flat and sol
id. ogered resistance to the wind, i
The reaction was exactly what
would be experienced in flying a
kite, which wobbles when thei
. wind hits it.
“If open truss work is used on
the side girders, the wind would
pass through. Had it been con
structed so, the bridge would not
have swayed or rolled.”
The bridge "mystery man,” a
phantom figure seen on the span
as it was cracking up, turned out
to be Winfield Brown. 25, Col
lege of Puget Sound freshman
who paid a dime "for the thrill
of walking across the bridge in a
high wind.”
Sudden Swaying
Brown told how the bridge sud
ri: nlv began to sway like a swing
and how he crawled ashore on
his hands and kness with the
bridge pavement cracking be
neath him and chips of cement
whistling past his head.
"I was certain I was not going
to make it,” Brown said. “I was
so seasick I couldn’t stand up
and I thought I’d pass out sure,
sometimes the bridge tipped
right on its side and I could look
straight down to the waves 190
feet below. I thought I was a
goner sure.”
Brown removed bandages to
show multiple abrasions on his
knees for which he paid his ten
cent pedestrian fee in getting on
the bridge.
This cartoon, entitled “Working Under Difficulties,” was drawn by
Springfield (Mo.) Leader and Press, which published it as a human por
The Associated Press London staff worked after a bomb had struck
)► London and forced the staff temporarily to take emer
Jon Kennedy, staff artist of the
trayal of conditions under wh:ch
in front of the AP building in
gency quarters.
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Text Of Proposed l»iII For
Legalization Of The Terri
r
torial Department Of Health
■
To The P ople of Alaska:
You will find enclosed with
this letter a copy of the “Propos
ed Legislative Bill for the Legal
ization of the Territorial Depart
ment of Health,” and a series of
qu.stions and answers regarding
it.
The Territorial Public Health
Advisory Council, composed of
members drawn from official
agencies, service organizations
and lay groups of Territorial
wide scope have given the prob
lem of the public h alth of Al
aska serious study.
On the recommendation of the
United States Public Health Ser
vice and Children’s Bureau, and
with the advice of Dr. Carl E.
, Buck of the American Public
Health Association, who has re
cently completed a study of the
public health needs in Alaska,
the enclosed bill has been draft
ed for presentation to the Legis
lature in January, 1941.
i (We believe that this bill as
drawn up is sound. We believe,
| further, that if the health of the
' people of Alaska is to be ade
1 quately protected, and that if a
progressive program of improve
ment of health services is to be
furnished to the Territory, the
passage of this bill is an urgent
necessity.
We hope that you will study
!this bill and the questions and
answers concerning it.
We hope that you will also dis
cuss it in meetings of various
organized clubs or special study
groups. If there are questions
which arise, please feel free to
address them to me, and I shall
be glad to answer them.
Finally, if you or the group to
which you b:long agree as to the
'need for such important legisla
! tion. we would appreciate hav
1 ing such an expression of approv
al addressed to me at your ear
liest opportunity.
Sincerely yours,
Rev. G. Edward Knight,
President
A Bill
For an Act ntitled: “An Act
to create a Territorial Depart
ment of Health and provide for
Territorial public health adminis
tration, prescribing the -manner
of appointment of the Territorial
Board of Health and Territorial
Commissioner and public h alth
personnel; defining their powers
and duties, providing for coopera
tion with the Federal Govern
ment in the administration of
matcrnaland child health servic
es. th- care and treatment of crip
plod children, and the general
1 promotion of the public health.
Fixing penalties for the violation
of public health laws and regula
tions.”
Be it enacted by the Legisla
ture of the Territory of Alaska:
Section 1. Territorial Depart
ment of Health. There shall be
in the government a Department
of Health, consisting of the Terri
toiial Board of Health, the Terri
torial Commissioner of Health
and such qualified personnel as
may be deemed essential to the
carrying out of an adequate pub
lie health program in Alaska.
Section 2. T rritorial Board of
Health. The Territorial Board of
Health shall consist of three
members, who shall be and have
been r.sidents of Alaska for not
less than three years, to be ap
pointed by the Governor, and
with the advice and consent of
the Territorial Legislature. One
m mber of the Board shall be a
physician who is licensed to pr3c
tice medecine and who has been
engaged in the active practice of
medicine for not less than three
y ars. The term of office of the
members of the Territorial Board
of Health shall be for six years,
except that upon the enactment
of this law. one member shall be
apponted for a term of office of
two years, one member for a
term of office of four years, and
one member for a term of six
years: all appointments thereaf
ter shall bfor terms of six
years. In case of a vacancy, the
Governor shall fill the vacancy
by appointment of a qualified per
son for the unexpired term: such
appointment to be approved by
the Territorial L gislature at the
next session.
The members of the Board
shall serve without compensation
but shall be reimbursed for their
reasonable traveling and expens
es incurred in the performance
of their official duties. The Beard
shall elect one of its members as
president. Th Territorial Com
missioner or the Assistant Com
missioner shall act as Secretary
of the Board of Health but shall
not be a member. The Board
shall meet once every six months
at Jun.-au, and shall hold such
special meetings as may be call
ed by the president or by the
president on request of the Terri
torial Commissioner of Health.
Two memb rs shall constitute a
quorum. The Board of Health
shall also have the right to call j
on. at no expense to the Terri-1
torial government, sp' lists in
public health nr related \v ects
for expert advice and ( unset
when necessary.
The Board of Health will con
sult and advise with t ie Inter
departmental Commit: e repre
senting the Fed ral agent- s par
ticipating in the Al« ko public
health program when necessary.
The appointment of the first
B ard of Health sha 1 be made
within five days after ‘he enact
m nt of this bill and subsequent
appointments shall be made with
in five days after the opening of
each legislative session.
Section 3. Territorial Commis
sioner of Health. This Territorial
Board of Health sha'l appoint the
Territorial Commissioner of'
Health. He shall be a physician
having the degree of doctor of
medicine from a reputable medi
cal school, with at least four
yearss experience as a s ate or
territorial health officer, or sim
ilar length of experience in a
well organiz d health depart
ment, and at lea t one year’s
post-graduate training in public
health and preferably a resident
of A’?s!-1. The Territorial Com
missioner of Health shall devote
full-time to his duti s and shall
not engage in any other occupa
tion unless there is errpl y d an
assistant commissioner of health,
who shall be required to devote
full time to his duties and who
shall b a graduate from a re-1
putable medical school and v 10
has had at least one year's p st
gradugte work in public health
and at least four years’ success
ful full-time experience in a well
organized health d p.rtmeit. If
such an assistant commissioner
of employed, the :■ quireir.ents
concerning the commissioner's
having a year’s post-graduate
work in public health and devot
ing full time to his duties may
b waived. The termof office of
the Territorial Commissioner of
Health shall be for five years.
He may be removed by the Terri
tcrial Board of Health on charges
and af.er a hearing. A vacancy
in the offic shall be filled by ap
pointment for the unexpired
term of office. The annual com
pensation of the Territorial Com
mi.sioner of Health shail be de
termined by the T rritorial
Board of Health, to be paid
month y, and he shall receive
such expenses as are actually
and necessarily incurred in the
performanc of his official du
ties. The Commissioner of Health
shall be the executive officer of
the Territorial Department of
Health. The Commissioner of
H alth may at any time author
ize the assistant commissioner to
act in his place.
(C ntinued in Next Issue)
'SOURDOUGH”
STATIONERY
At Nugget Office
PORTRAIT OF KENT COOPER-This painting of
Kent Cooper, executive head of The Associated Press, has just
been completed by the noted artist, Goode Davis, son of Norman
H. Davis. The Associated Press Board of Directors ordered the
portrait on the occasion of Mr. Cooper’s 30 years of service with
the organization, the last 15 of which he has been General Manager.
Three bombs fell near the Associated Press Lon Ion ISurenu’s building, 20 Tudor Street, one of
them blowing an oval crater 33 bv 21 feet at the f nt door, shattering windows and lighting a fire
which scorched the whole side of the building. The AP building, the front of which has been sand
bagged since the outbreak of the war, is a five-story structure housing both the AP news and
photo departments.