Chamber Holds
Noon Luncheon
ti^The regular meeting of the
Board of Directors of the North
western Alaska Chamber of Com
nverce was held March 21 in the
dining room of the Nevada Grill
with Vice President Ralph Lo
imen in the chair. The minutes
of the last meeting of the Board
and the luncheon meeting of -the
Chamber were read and approv
ed.
The following correspondence
was read by Secretary A. Polet:
letter from B. D. Stewart. Com
missioner of Mines for Alaska, in
relation to the Territorial assay
office. The Tacoma Chamber of
Commerce in relation to Dele
gate Dimond’s bill re-Alaska
salmon fishing by Nationals of
foreign countries. A fetter from
Portland Chamber of Commerce
requesting pamphlets and offer
ing assistance to any on" visiting
Portland. The Consolidated O!)
topic 1' ffering details orut^fti
> ■ p line V>, Nome, and
1‘1I>; ir icp-^W'A. Hesse ackncw
Jed „ i receipt of the Nome
,cunber’s resolutions in relation
to the new highway road back
of Cape Nome to Solomon River.
Also one from the Alaska Sports
man magazine requesting pam
phlets.
The subject of Committees i
came up, but the committees ■
had not been completed so were)
■referred to next meeting.
Director Thomas Givan was
named as Toastmaster for the
next Luncheon, which is to be
held in the Nevada Grill, next
Tuesday Noon. j
United States District Attorney !
Charles J. Ciasby will be thej
guest of honor and has consented
to give a short talk.
Secretary Polet read the -fol
lowing letter of February' 7th,
from B.D. Stewart, Commission- j
er of Mines, at Juneau:
“Y T-orfr-o* ■that th'B ■
| Legislature denied our request
, for sufficient funds to enable us
l to extend the field services at
i Nome during the coming bien
j nium. Nevertheless it is my in
, tention to have Assayer Shallit
| undertake as much field work as
| can be attempted without detri
: nient to his regular assaying
work.
“It will be necessary for you
I to take up with Dr. Bunnell the
matter of winter school instruc
tion for prospectors such as that
conducted by Mr. Shallit last
year. Such instruction is carried
on by the University with funds
appropriated to them for the
purpose and the teaching pro
gram is outlined and arranged
for by Dr. Bunnell. The program
that was undertaken by Shallit
last year was arranged by my
granting him a leave of absence
for the necessary period during
which time his salary was paid
by the University. It is possible
that a similar am
be made during the coming year.
I shall be glad to be heLpfci-tn
that regard if cir are
favorable,/
“At the present time Mr. Shal
lit is assigned to the assay office
at College during the absence of
Mr. Burns, the regular assayer
there, who is absent on an ex
tended vacation. Mr. Burns is
due to return at the end of this
month and as soon as be arrives
Mr. Shallit will go to Nome and
reopen the Assay Office there.”
Very truly yours,
B. D. STEWART,
Commissioner of Mines.
The following communication
was received from the Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce:
Tacoma, Wash., March 10, 1939
“Delegate Dimond has intro
duced in Congress H. R. 883, a
bill to protect salmon fishing in
A'aska by foreign nationals. Our;
chamber has approved this bill:
and have so advised cur mem
bers of congress. We are follow:
ing this matter up and we hope'
favorable results may follow.
“At any time you have any1
suggestions to offer, we will be
glad to hear from you.”
Yours sincerely,
C. C. Garland, Chairman
Alaska Development Com.
Portland, Ore., March 6, 1939
Secretary Nome C. of C.
Dear Sir:
There has been a noticeable in
crease in inquiries at our travel
desk for information on various
cities in Alaska. Have you any
folder material on Nome that
you could send us? If so, I
would appreciate receiving 12
copies of each piece.
Will you let me know, too, the
latest population figure for your
city?
If any of the people of Nome
are planning trips to Portland or
Oregon this summer and would
like descriptive folders on our
city and state.please suggest that
they write us direct. W» -
happy to furnish this inf
ti i or to have visitor i <! ,t
our Travel Department v.
Portland for suggestions oc
ve see and d > while m the ci'.j
Sincerely ^^urs,
Margaret Sullivan, Manager
Advertising & Travel Dept.
_____
Ketchikan, Alaska, Jan. 30.
Secretary C. of C. Nome.
Dear Sir:
We frequently have inquiries
from people from the States who
ask for information concerning
the various cities of Alaska. If
you have some circular matter
which you would like to have us
distribute to these people, we
would be pleased to have you
send us a quantity.
Yours very truly,
The Alaska Sportsmon,
Emery F. Tobin, Editor.
Subscribe for The Nome Nugget
HOW TO STAKE CLAIMS.
How Mining Claims can be
Staked in Alaska, length, Bread
:h, how many, and the Associa
tion Claim, described in detail, in
pamphlet form, for sale at The
Nugget Office, for 10 cents.
BETTE DAVIS, SPENCER TRACY WIN AWARDS
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FIRST PICTURE OF ROOSEVELT AT SEA
ARIAS seem far from the
mind of shapely Lily Pons of the
Metropolitan opera, vacationing
at Miami Beach, Fla. She wears
a moire silk taffeta suit with
heart-shaped bodice. The twisted
chiffon turban is in a hunter's
green hue.
ICE DATES
Ice Moved at Nenana
1917— ,April 30 .11:30 AM
1918— May 11 . 9:33 AM
1919— Ma*y 3 . 2:33 PM
1920— May 11 10:46 AM
1921— May 11 . 6:42 AM
1922— May 12 . 1:20 PM
1923— May 9 . 2:00 PM
1924— May 11 . 3:10 PM
1925— May 7 . 6:32 PM
1926— April 26 .. 4:03 PM
1927— May 13 . 5:42 AM
1928— May 6 .. 4:25 PM
1929— May 5 _ 3:4L PM
1930— May 8 .. 7:03 PM
1931— May 10 . 9:23 AM
1932— May 1 . 10:15 AM
1933— May 8 . 7:30 PM
1934— April 30 . 2:07 PM
1935— May 15 . 1:32 PM j
1936— April 30 . 12:58 PM j
1937— May 12 . 8:04 PM
1938— May 6.. 8:14 PM!
1939_ 77 77 77
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Bette Davis and
Spencer Tracy
2-Time Winners
»
—
(See picture at left)
For the second time, Bette Davis
and Spencer Tracy stood before
assembled film personages in Los
Angeles to receive the motion
picture Academy of Arts and
Sciences award for the best per
forniances by an actress or an
j actor during the year 1938, Miss
Davis for her roe in •'Jezebel”
and Tracy for his role in "Boys
Town." Here is Sir Cedric Hard
wick, English actor, presenting
statuettes symbolic of their ach
ievement to the winners.
When Roosevelt
Was on His
Vacation
This picture, (at left), released
I by the United States Navy in
New York, is the first photo show
ing Prsident Roosevelt at sea
during his recent inspection of
maneuvers. The chief executive
is shown aboard the Houston as
the ship anchoraed off the Vir
gin Islands. At left is Admiral
William Leahy and in center is
I Gov. Lawrence W. Cramer of
i the Virgin Islands, who confer
red with the President,
i
New is the time to look over
your job printing needs for the
spring and summer. The Nug
get Office will be glad to consult
with you as to your wants and
prices on same.
Tammany Boss
Sentenced To
1 to 8 Years Prison
—
NEW YORK, March 23rd, (IP)
—James J. Hines, age 62, a pow
er in Tammany politics for twen
ty-six years, was sentenced from
four to eight years imprisonment
on conviction of running a lot
tery and also on conspiracy char
ges in connection with the late
“Dutch” Schultz “Numbers Rac
ket”.
Judge Charles Nott Jr., sus
pended sentence of one to two
years on the first count in the
thirteen count indictment on
misdemeanor charging conspir
acy. On each of the first four |
felony counts, he sentenced Hin
es to not less than one year and
not more than 2 years, sentences
to run consecutively. On the
last eight felony counts, Hines
received one to two years to run
concurrently with his previous
felony count charges.
“If it was not for your age, I
wouldn’t be so lenient with you.
The evidence shows you paid at
least $30,(MX) annually for pro
tection of this vicious racket. In
all previous cases of this type I
have been more stringent,” the
judge said.
Bishop Coadjutor for Alaska
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Bishop Walter J, Fitzgerald
(above), consecrated in Spi’-ane,
Wash., where he was a< otic time
president of Gonzaga Fniv-rsitv.
was desginat'd Bislicp Coadjutor
of Alaska. He was the 'ast North
American iVs^op to be named by
the late Pope Pius XI.
To Exempt Alaska
Vessels Under
200 Tons
WASHINGTON, March 24 f/P)
—Legislation to exempt seagoing
vessels of less than two hundred
gross registered tons, according
to international convention, and
requiring certification of compet
ency of all watch officers, is now
before the President. The bill
passed under a provision speci
fically permitting the exemption
of such vessels from national
laws or regulations. As finally
passed, the bill specifically pro
vided it is not. to be construed
as repealing or modifying any
existing status, applicable to ves
sels of less than two hundred tor.
nage.
Plum Is To Go
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March
24, UP)—• Attorney General Mur
phy is working on changes in
the setup for federal courts that
will hit the patronage minded
members of congress where it
hurts. He wants to introduce
the merit system into Courts,
taking upwards of a thousar '
nice plums out of the palronag
basket at the outset.
2 MEN RIDE DOG SLED
2,770 MILES TO N Y FAIR
i .
WINNIPEG, Canada, — Driv
ing a string of huskies from the
frigid northlandi, Leland (Eski
mo) Abbot, 2,9-year-old Barren
Lands guide, and Hector Des
pins, 23, are on the second lap
of a 2,770-mile jaunt to New
York.
The two mushers, who normal
ly roam the wastelands of the
Hudson Bay country, are travel
ing through civilized territory
with their usual equipment of
the trail: a team of seven native
dogs, and Alaskan sled, tent,
sleeping bags and gTub box. They
made the first lap of their jour
ney, from The Pas to Winnipeg,
470 miles, in three weeks.
Di essed in the colorful garb of
saded parkas, breeches and
nukluks (Eskimo sealskin foot
wear), they plan to ride their
-led to New Y rk by April 1.
hey’ll us° wheels en the sled
wherever their route isn’t cov
. led with snow. They expect to
make 25 miles a day.
They're interested in the eon
i i cation project of Ducks Un
it ted end carrv a banner on
heir sled with the I -g md "From
he Arctic Nesting Grounds of
>- ks Ur,l m.' . , o the New
rork World’s iVlr.” En route
hey will make s v ml talks on
!•’ -rvafh n a - ds.
The body of Franklin Pierce McCall, who died in the electric chain
at the Florida State Prison farm at Raiford, Fla., is shown as it
was removed from the death chamber by two prisoneif McCall
went lo his death protesting, his innocence of the kidnap ’a>i ,g of
Janus Bailey Cash, Jr . and asserted he had been made a martyr.