THE NOME NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
published Monday, Wednesday, Friday, by The Nome
Publishing Company, Nome, Alaska.
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Current Comments
Written From
Washington
Although the phrase “rubber
stamp” is a trifle harsh and un
just to use in connection with the
doing of Congress, the fact re
mains that the chief legislative
body and the Executive have pull
ed pretty well together as a
team. The instances in which
Congress has let down the Presi
dent are few, and faT between.
Seme measures, it is true, have
encountered Congressional oppo
sition at the start, but it has
weakened and died away with
the passage of time and the reap
plication of pressue. A good ex
ample of what patience, persist- j
ence and prodding will do, isj
found in the Reorganization plan, j
looked at askance, laid aside, and
ultimately taken up again and [
approved.
The Florida Canal Bill, calling i
for an appropriation of two hun
dred million dollars, remains an
exception to what seems to be
the general rule, stated above.
To use a fine mixed matephor,
the canal is having a stormy voy
age. The Senate has set down its
foot, and for the second time the
completion of the project has
■been stopped, after five and a
half million of relief funds have
gone into it. The President is a
diplomat as well as an executive,
and diplomacy may dictate that |
nothing more be said at present1
about cutting off the tail of Flor I
ida and changing part of the pen
insula into an island.
If the Florida CanaL, after
all, is a small thing to argue1
about, what is to be said regard
ing Agentine canned beef for the |
Navy? The Senate Appopria- j
tions Committee, by a vote of 9
to 7, has indicated that those
American sailors who are fn the
fighting group, must eat Ameri
provender; or, stated differently,
that American food will answer
for the needs of all Americans.
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The President views the situa
tion in a different light. The
cause of good eats must move on
ward and upward, regardless of
whether or not domestic canners
ke the process by which the
advance is brought about. The
canned meat affair raises a cam
paign issue. It may even consti
tute ground for a platform plank
The thoughtful Reublican pro
perly may question the patriotic
devotion of a stomach filled with
foreign cow. The sound Demo
crat, with equal propriety, may
come to the relief of the party
asnd support the principles that
make for first rate corned beef
and cabbage.
Col. Lindbergh, believed by
some to have fixed his home tern
porarily on. a foreign shore for
the purpose of partial retire
ment, and perhaps with a slight
ly dampened ardor for his native
land, has made 'it plain that he
is far from being content with
a shady seat on the porch, and
that his desire to be of service
has not waned. Following a crit
ical survey, he tells a Congres
isional committee that Germany
has faster airplanes than the
United Statles, and can turn
them out more rapidly in mass
production, even to the extent
of 20,000 a year. He takes little
stock in the idea that a heavy
foreign bombing machine can
cross the Atlantic and do dam
age here, but in a contest be
tween plane and plane, we would
be likely to come out at the
small end of the horn, in' the
long run. Efforts to foment dis
cord between the United States
and any foreign power are to be
frowned upon, but Col. Lind
bergh is not playing the part of
a propagandist or trouble maker.
If, as he s'tates, each fighting
plane of the United States can be
chased and overtaken by several
planes of any one opposing pow
er, we are not in a position to
claim supremacy in the air. It
remains for wise heads to decide
regarding the need for that su
remacy.
England and Germany are re
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i ported to be engaged in the busi;
ness of burying the hatchet, a
wholesome occupation, generally
considered, but in this instance
robbed of some of its charm. Mr.
Hitler will be accorded conces
sions if ihe will let the b und
ar:es of Europe adone, an .irrangc
meet that reminds one of buying
off with candy a bad boy to
whom the barrel stave should be
applied.
CLEANUP NOTICE
June 5th to 11th has been de
I signated by the Common Council
as CLEANUP WEEK. Property
owners are hereby requested to
clean up their premises and place
debris at some convenient point
on the street adjacent to their
property, where it can be easily j
reached by truck or other con- i
vevance. If this is done it will
he removed free of charge.
The city officials expect your
cooperation in this attempt to
clean up our town and make it
more presentable upon the arriv
al of the first boat. Remember,
we expect all yards to be clean
ed on the 11th when hauling will
commence. The Health Commit
tee of the council accompanied by
the Chief of Police will make a
tour of the town and inspect the
sanitary conditions and report
same to the council at next reg
ular meeting when proper action
will he taken against those who
refuse to cooperate.
NOME COMMON COUNCIL
By M. J. Walsh, City Clerk
Publish June 5, 7, 9, 1939.
CAUTION—
With the coming of the late
breakup of Snake River this
spring, the local Coast Guard
personnel wish to remind all the
young people to please keep
away from Snake R ver, also to
use caution if they have occasion
to walk over to Belmont Point.
The Coast Guard, as is usual
at this time of the year, will keep
a watch at the river, and all
small children, unless accompan
ied by their parents w-ill be re-:
quested to find other places of
amusement. PARENTS are re
quested to PLEASE COOPER-!
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RADIOPHONE RATES
The below information is pub
lished for the benefit of those
desiring direct personal contact
with friends or business associat
es in outlying localities by means
of radiophone.
Radiophone conversation rate
between signal corps stations or
between a signal corps station
a.nd a commercial 'station for
three (3) minutes or less is three
times the minimum message rate;
for each additional minute or frac
tion add one third of the initial
rate.
For example—the day rate
from Nome to Kotzebue is 50c;
a three minute conversation to
Kotzebue would cost three times
the day rate or $1.50 and each
additional minute or fraction
thereof would cost 50<*. (Federal
tax of 5% is charged on all total
charges).
Anyone desiring radiophone
conversation must make their re
quest for such service to the op
erator on duty at the radio sta
tion.
For most satisfactory contacts
requests for radiophone conver
sation should be made sufficient
ly in advance to allow arrange
ments to be made for the special
schedule during normal office
hours.
The following is a list of ra
diophone stations with whom
the Nome radio station is in daily
contact.
Station Day Rate
Teller . $1.00
Elim . 50
Selawik . 1.00
Savoonga .50
Ungalik . 1.00
Anchorage .i 1.50
Kotzebue .50
Pilgrim Springs . 1.00
Candle .1. 1.50
Gam bell . 50
St. Michael . 1.50
Unalakleet .50
Fairbanks . 70
All contacts are subject to de
lay during periods when routine
communication is interrupted
due to atmospheric disturbances.
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Wadlow. visited Chicago on business, Robert surveyed his room
through a transom. He’s eight feet, 9Vi inches tall.
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