THE NOME NUGGET
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EDITORIAL
ANOTHER MINING SEASON
.. .With another bumper year of
production Nome nears the end
of the 1939 mining season, with
several hundred miners and pros
pectors coming into town during
the next few days to catch the
last boat for Seattle. Many will
continue their wrnrk until later
and fly to the States.
From nearly every one of the
twenty four dredge camps on Se
ward Peninsula comes word that
their gold production for this
year has exceeded by a good mar
gin, their last year’s operations.
About the time of the sailing
of the last boat we will be able
to quote an approximate total
gold shipment for the 1939 sea
son, and it is expected to be an
encouraging sum.
The point that comes to mind
in this gradually increasing gold
production for Nome and Se
ward Peninsula is that with mod
ern methods of mining, the de
velopment of roads and plane
landing fields, the increased price
paid for the gold, and the gen
tral assistance rendered Alaska
by the federal government Nome
and this section of Alaska have
their feet firmly set on the road
to steady development and pros
perity.
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Such a fact is necessarily bas
ed on many efforts. Without the
combined use of capital invest
ment and labor in the gold fields
such a prospect would be dim.
Fairness and combined respon
sibility will lead Alaska to a full
er future.
Let Nome business houses and
others who arc actively interest
ed in the development of the
gold fields of this Peninsula look
forward to participation in the
rewards.
Constant fighting for the meth
odical development of Alaska
will insure a stable population
and one which takes pride in
achievment. And while we med
itate on the advances obtained
this year, there are many plans
afoot for further development
and activity for 1940.
THANKSGIVING AND
XMAS IN OFFING
Conventions, festive events &
other red letter days of the open
season now relegated to the rear
Thanksgiving and Christmas be
gin to loom as the next bright
spots on the calendar.
Although weeks away, the ap
proach of these holidays claim
early attention of Alaskans be
cause of necessity of planning
well ahead.
Many will travel far to sit in
on the Thanksgiving or Christ
mas feast, and those who remain
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HOW POLAND WAS CREATED *£
The map at left shows how Poland was pieced together as a post- War nation in developments following the Treaty of Versailles
At right Ohio is superimposed in mid Poland to illustrate its size, 41,040 square miles, compared to Poland’s size 149,915 square miles.
a. home must calculate well
ahead in order to have all sup
plies in stock or delivered on
time or get out the holiday greet
ing cards and letters on sched
ule.
Moving up of the Thnaksgiv
ing day a week by the President
tins year. means the Turkeys
,-md cranberries must be cn route
before long and there's many a
remote Alaskan point that will
depend on the airplane to be >
there well ahead of the big day.
For orderly and well regulat j
ei procedure, check up on your
holiday plans, and chalk up a
big red circle on these dates
around which so many activties
are sure to revolve.
81,500,000 In Alaska Treasury
Approximately $1,500,000 isi
the amount of cash in the treas
ury of Alaska Oscar G. Olson,
treasurer of the Territory declar
ed.
“Alaska finances are in excel
lent condition.’’ Mr. Olson said.
The period for annual tax pay
i ments is between January 1 and
March 15. After March 15, taxes
| are delinquent. Outstanding de
linquent taxes are comparativ
: ely small in amount. Fishing and
1 mining interests, the largest in
j dustrial taxpayers, usually pay
promptly.
“From now until the first of
next year, the balance in the
! treasury will decline. After the
beginning of the new year, with
incoming tax payments, the trea
sury balance will go up,”
He I Not a Luck Fellow
By Ray Jones
, O'er the frozen wastes I wander’d
High the moon with brightness
shone i
While the stars blinked down in
j silence
! Far above the town of Nome.
Is not the moon a sil’vry wonder
| Be not the stars a sil’vry chain
And now the wind with noise
of thunder
Brings mightly clouds of snow
and rain.
While the deep the sea. the white
caps churning
Along the shores of sand & foam
Here I stand in earthly splendor
Just within the town of Nome.
Now far to east a pale light
glowing
Above the earth a streak of grey
And now the stars pinch out
like candles
As onward comes the break of
day.
1 And now the sun like fire a
blazing
Brings warmth to me—a man
alone
Be I not a lucky fellow
Living in the Town of Nome?
iC\ TO SELL
t&T 'EM, TELL
S- "Saf35=’EM-.
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FRATERNAL ORDERS
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NOME LODGE NO. A-5
Meets second and fourth
Friday of each month 8 p m.
Odd Fellows Building
L. O. O. M.
No. Ills
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Meets bhird Monday
of each month
Odd Fellows Hall, 8 p. m.
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Lvons & Orton
Attorneys At Lew
Rooms 918-921 Alaska Bnildinc
Seattle, Washington
rhos. R. Lyons Ira D. Orto*
CHAS. CAVEY
Has Opened A Liquor Stor*
Carrying an Assortment
of Fine Liquors, Win
es. and Beers.
FRONT ST. NOME.
Pioneer Water Co.
Arrange Now For Your Winter
Delivery of Fresh, Sparkling
Spring Water
ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE
NELSON and BULLOCK
Phone Black 44 or Main 15
U & I DANCE U & I
The U & I Dance Hall and Cafe
is run for the better class of
Eskimo trade but White are
wecome to attend—Open every
night 7 pm to 3 am
Admission 25<
NO DRUNKS ALLOWED
YES AND NO
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Are you a good student?
Yes and no.
What do you mean?
Yes, I am no good.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
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No. 605
In the Probate Court In and For
The Cape Nome Precinct, Second
Division: Territory of Alaska
In the matter of the estate of
EDWARD JOHNSEN, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by j
order of the Probate Court in
and for the Cape Nome Precinct,
Alaska, the undersigned has
been appointed Administrator of
the estate of EDWARD JOHN-!
SEN, Deceased. All persons hav- j
ing claims against said estate;
shall present them with proper j
vouchers attached, within six j
months from the date of this no j
tice to the undersigned Admin
istrator personally or at the of
fice of Leroy M. Sullivan, at the
City Hall in Nome, Alaska.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, Sep
tember 25, 1939.
Ross J Kinney,
Administrator.
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ONE SHOW 7:30 P.M.
Deanna Durbin in
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“MAD ABOUT MUSIC”
with HERBERT MASHALL
A Lifetime of Joy and Musical Thrills In One Picture
and “GOING PLACES”
Admission 75c' & 25cl
ONE SHOW (Note Change of Time) 7:30 P.M.
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