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Dealers In
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and FIRESTONE PRODUCTS
Sill tscrihe For The Nome Nu"«*el Now
DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS DEMANDS
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Deliveries of equipment and supplies for
commercial use are increasingly uncertain. Price
advances appear inevitable.
It is just GOOD BUSINESS PROTECTION
to place orders NOW for your 1941 season re
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Full descriptive information and prices now
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NEWS ITEMS
Abraham Lincoln s
Birthday Todav
Today -s the birthday of the
Great Emancipator, Abraham
Lincoln, the savior of the nation.
Lincoln Ls probably Amer.ean
history's most tragic figure, and
his life and memory have oc
casioned the filming of numerous
motion picture* concerning him.
Hu ess ntial goodness and wis
dom become more apparent with
the years. It is in honor of this
■ at man that federal office*
in Nome observed the day by re
maining closed.
The Arctic Club held its an
nual meeting at the Nevada Grill
Monday evening, preceded by a
dinner. The number of members
attending was very gratifying
and a. increased interest in the
activities and management of the
club was evident.
President Thomas Givan pm
sided over the meeting and after
the other business was conclud
ed, the election of three new
members of the Board of Trust
ees was held. John Metcalf, Mrs.
Emma BelJowes and Joseph E.
Hopkins were duly elected.
Upon the adjournment of the
annual meeting the n' w Board
of Turstees held a meeting to
elect officers, resulting as fol
lows: W. M. Kennedy, President;
John Metcalf, Vice Pn sident;
Charles J. Clasby, Treasurer (re
elected). The remaining mem
bers of the Board, which consists
of nine members with three el
ected each year are:. Thomas
Givan, W. Glavinovich, G. Har
ney and Everett Jones.
City Council Meets
The Common Council of th?
City of Nome met in regular ses
sion Tuesday evening at the
City Hall.
Routine business was transact
| ed, bills were paid and lots sold
i Of special interest was a com
j munication from Gen. S. B. Buck
j ner of Anchorage, in response to
; a request by the mayor of Nome
! for information and assistance
j in the formation of a borne guard
corps for Nome. Gen. Buckn'j
{stated that a bill was pending
before Congress providing for
the equiping aid training of a
I home guard corps and that un
1 til its passage he could do little. ‘
! However, feeling sure that the
{ matter would be left in the Gov
| ernor’s hands, Gen. Buckner said
I he was forwarding Nome’s re
| quest to Governor Gmening, to
await action, Nome being among
the first to take steps in this
direction.
The first card party of the ser
! ies will be held on Thursday.
! February 13 in the IOOF Hall at
9 p.m.
This is the first of the series of
j five games sponsored by the joint
[committee of tbe Pioneer Mien
1 and Pioneer Ladies.
There will be prizes at the end
of each game and also grand priz
es at the .end of the series.
MINING MOVIE TO BE
SHOWN TONIGHT AT P. S.
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As part of the mining short
course being conducted by Ab?n
Shallitt, a movie, The Story of
Copper, will be show in tbe
study hall of the Nome Public
School, Thursday, Feb. 13, at
7:30 p.m. The public is cordially
invited to attend and there is no
admission charge.
NOTICE
Nurse and Hygienist. Bathing—
internal irrigation. Massage and
diet. Will call at homes. Doctor’s
references. Teeth cleaned by ap
pointment
Anahel Fromm
LOT FOR SALE
Bids for purchase of Moose lot
on Front Street will be accepted
up to 5 p.m. February IT, 1941,
We reserve the right to reject
any or all bids. For full informa
tion see Julius Patterson.
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Wien Airlines
Activities
Feb. 12 — Pilot Lund made a
fi ght to Dune Creek. Moses Point
ar.d Elun with express and Jack
Washburn for Moses Pt. Mr. |
Crooks was brought to Nome
from there.
Bud Thompson was taker, t
Taylor this aft-moon by Pilot |
Wien. Express was also carried. !
Trips are scheduled for Borrow
and Fairbanks.
Uirow Air Service
Activities
P; ot Brown is on a charter
trip to the lower Yilkon and
Bethel.
Pilot Sass en is scheduled for
a fi ght to St. Lawrence Island
tomorrow, w.p.
Pilot Wien is scheduled for a
flight to Pt. Barrow tomorrow,
w. p.
The fire alarm this afternoon
was called in from the U S S R ft
M Co. w'ell on Dry Creek. It
proved to be caused by a light
g be igniting the canvas cover
whch housed the priming tank.
Although fhe inside of tne well
hou e was burned, only a small
loss was sustained. Much credit is
due the fire force who respond
very quickly.
Is Introduced
A bill to raise the Territorial
excise tax on spirituous liquors
from 50 cents a gallon to $1.50
was introduced in the House by
Reps. Harvey Smith and Aimer
J. Peterson of Anchorage. The
increase would apply to all li
quors of more than 19 percent al
coholic content.
The same bill would extend
the liquor tax laws to retailers,
in addition to the brewers, dis
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tillers, bottlers and whol saiers
now covered.
Other new legislation in the
House would require applicants
for Alaska medical practitioner |
licenses to be U. S. citizens,'
would amend the Municipal Cor
poration Act to provide for init
iative and referendum, would ap
propriate $10,000 for a school
building at Council and $25,000
for an addition to the school
building at Wasilla, and would
appropriate $1,300 to pay a claim
by the Northern Commercial
Company with reference to the
equipping of the Griffin Memor
ial Hospital at Kodiak. J
House Bill No. 9, by Harvey
Smith, to tax “juke boxes,” was j
j continued in second reading for
; clarification. House Bill No. 10,
requiring employers to have!
! funds on hand before hiriftg
i workmen, was withdrawn by its
author, Rep. William Egan of
' Valdez.
j The House passed Rep. Aimer
| Peterson’s bill licensing insur
! ance agents, Harvey Smith’s bill!
i broadening the Unemployment
! Compensation Law and Frank
Gordon’s memorial asking Con
gress to amend the organic act
i to allow Alaska divorces after
one year’s residence instead of
; two.
“Do Pass” committee recom
[ mendations were returned on
i Harvey Smith’s bill providing for
delayed birth certificates, Peter
son’s for the creation of grazing
districts and Peterson’s memorial
asking a survey for an Alaska
trunk highway system. The
Transportation Committee re
commended sending the memor
ial to John M. Carmody, Federal
Works Administrator rather than
to Secretary Ickes.
SPECIAL MEETING
Igloo No. 1, Pioneers of Alaska
Will meet (tomorrow), Thurs
day, February 13 at the IOOF
Hall at 8 p.m. The first card
party of the series will follow.
Starting at 9 p.m. open to the
1 public. Adm. 50c.
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SjjlP Lv Seattle Lv Seward Lv Juneau
McKINLEY ..Wed. Feb 5 Feb 11 Feb 14
YUKON _ — Sat. Feb 8 Feb 14 Feb 1«
BARANOF _ Wed. Feb 12 Feb 18 Feb 29
ALASKA _ -.- Sat. Fefb 15 Feb 20 Feb 23
McKINLEY__Wed. Feb 19 Feb 25 Feb 2S
YUKON..Sat. Feb 22 Feb 28 Mar 2
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(Note: All sailings subject to change without notice.)
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