NEWS ITEMS
Frank Martin, prominent sour
dough. fur buyer and trader of
other years, assumed the position
of janitor of the Nome Territor
ial school on Oct. 1st, vice Curtis
Jacobs, resigned. Frank should
prove an excellent man for the
position, as he is among his other
accomplishments, an excellent
mechanic and carpenter. He has
moved his family into town from
their summer home at Cape
Nome, increasing our school at
tendance through the matricula
tion of four of his children.
Dan Lahmon, superintendent of
Sales and Service in the Fourth
and Second Divisions, for the
Caterpillar Tractor Corp., depart
ed on Wednesday’s plane for his
headquarters at Fairbanks, after
a two weeks visit to this part of
his territory. While here he
made his headquarters at the
Nome Motors, agents for his com
pany in this district.
Mr. Lahmon, while here, made
extensive flights into all Seward
Peninsula mining camps using
his company’s machinery, inspect
ing the various mechanical units
and seeking new business. He
w; s accompanied on these trips
by Bob Ferrin, tractor and ma
chinery man associated with the
Nome Motors.
Bud Slack returned yesterday
from BLufT, after a season of min
ing on California creek in the
Bluff area, where he is associat
ed with his father Walter Slack
and Mr. Mahan in operating a
drag line scraper outfit on placer
ground leased from Ike Jensen
and Merritt. Bud reports a sat
isfactory season, with consider
able dead work accomplished en
abling himself and partners to
move into high next season.
The annual exodus of the King
Islanders, 180 strong, occurred
yesterday when the tribe board
ed the M. S. North Star for the
return to their Bering Sea island
home. This ends their annual
hygeria to the mainland, and
while it is undoubtedly to the
best interests of this fine sturdy
independent tribe of Eskimos to
return to their rock-bound is
land home, it nevertheless cuts a
decided slice out of the cake of
Nome’s business and economic
life.
In a day or so 150 Diomede
Islanders return to their island
home in Boring Straits. Add this
number to the King Island total,
plus the 120 recently departed
on the S. S. Baranof, and you
have a total of 450 people al
ready departing from the shores
of Nome—and the last boat ex
odus is yet to come. Again with
the advent of cheaper airplane
fares, an increasing number of
people wing their way South
dar.ng November and December.
The winter glory that once
was Nome's, is fast becom
ing just another sourdough
memory. While the annual pro
d \'on cf gold, our principle
contribution to the economic
scheme of things, is perhaps
slightly above former years, ex
cepting the years prior to the
late world war and during the
war, yet is seems apparent that
more than ever Nome has been
relagated to the status of a sum
mer mining camp. Las; winter
saw but little employment and a
minimum of people—it appears
that the coming winter will be a
repitition of the last.
This situation is true of most
of our northern Alaska towns
whose life's blood is dEiper.dcnt
upon mining. Secretary of the
Interior Ickes hit the nail on the
head when in a speech made at
Juneau recently, he said. “Alaska
with all its great natural wealth
and resources will never fulfil
its destiny, or achieve statehood
until some method is devised to
effect permanency of population
—'far too many people are using
the Territory to acquire a quick
stake, with no interest in Alas
ka's development beyond that.
Alaska’s population i$ approxi
mately the same as it was 20
years ago", and so we may add
^s Nome’s, but only through the
Jarge increase of late years in
tthe native population.
And now for something pleas
ant. Arriving on the S. S. Bara
nof to spend the winter in Nome
was Mrs. Esther Frank, charming
and vivacious daughter of Her
bert Greenberg, one of Nome
earliest residents—pioneer mer
chant, trader and mining opera
tor. The Nugget on behalf of
the community welcomes Mrs.
Frank to our town, and trusts
-that her stay will be most pleas
ant.
Drama Club Meets Emergency
The last issue of the Nome
Nugget carried an announce
ment that the Drama Clulb would
present a play on Oct. 19th; but
there was also an announcement
of the postponement of the Fair
to Oct. 20-22. This forces a
change in the Drama Club's
plans, as it would be unwise to
give the play just prior to the
Fair opening. And since October
13th is now' a clear date, left
vacant by the Fair postponement
the Drama Club is pleased to be
able to provide entertainment for
that evening by presenting the
play a w'eek sooner than plann
ed. Only the good sportsmanship
and ability of the gallant cast
make this possible. Amateur
plays are often postponed; but
not often presented earlier than
intended. Save October 13th;
make it a lucky day for the Dra
ma Club by attending the per
flonmance. Make it a lucky day
for yourself by enjoying this
unique and modern play—“some
thing different” which the Dra
ma Club is adding to its interest
ing variety of productions.
FAIR NOTES
The Odd Fellows Hall, selected
this year to house the N.W.Alas
ka Annual Fair, is beginning to
take on the aspect of a real Fair
Building. Workmen are engag
ed in installing ehibition booths
in the various rooms upstairs and
down, and it would be of some
assistance in the placing of these
booths both as to location, num
ber and size, if the various Di
vision superintendents would pay
a visit to the Fair Building so as
to give an estimate of their re
spective requirements.
A new departure in the Fair
program, and one that should
amuse considerable interest, is
the inclusion for the first time of
an amateur movie display. The
large lodge room on the second
floor of the Fair Building has
been set aside for this feature.
A screen will be rigged up and
plenty of chairs provided for
Fair patrons. Amateur movies
will be shown two nights, Thurs
day and Friday, and suitable
prizes will be awarded for the
best displays.
Mrs. Ralph Reat is Superinten
dent of this Division, ard those
of our numerous amateur movie
rddicts who desire to participate
can do so by getting ir touch
with Mrs. Reat.
Another departure from the
former routine Fair proceedure
will be the dispensing of free
refreshments — both solid and
liquid, to the hungry and thirsty,
including ice cream cones for the
kids. Needless to say the thirsty
will have to be satisfied with
such staple articles as coffee, tea
or even water. There will be
plenty of kick and exhileration
throughout the Fair Building
without reverting to artificial
stimulation.
The prospective little Queens
and Princesses have been extre
mely busy in their pursuit of
votes as evidenced by the large
total vote at the first count. To
day we give you the second
count with Charlotte Jane Scott
going into the lead.
Second Count for Queen
Charlotte Jane Scott .10,900
Bertha Bjornstad . 8,000
Georgia Slack .3,600
Ruby O’Farrell .3,300
^Tae Castel .3,100
Noreen Walsh .2.000
Elizabeth Rude .700
The next count will be made
3t 2 p.m. next Monday.
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Airplane news
Wien Alaska Airlines
Pilot Sig Wien made a trip to
Fox Bar to pick up Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Medeke for Teller. The
return trip to Nome was made
1 via Taylor with incoming passen
gers: Woodibury Abbey, Charles
Simms and Andy Peterson.
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Another trip was made yester
day by Pilot W.en to Iron Creek
with Babe Rolando, returning by
way of Council.
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Today, Pilot <’ien went to Kot
zebue via Koyuk with W. Ever
ett for Koyuk and H. Sperling
for Kotzebue. Two passengers
were picked up at Coffee creek
on th return trip.
Mirow Air Service
October 6, Pilot Jefford return
ed from Pilgrim Springs via Tel
ler and Tin City with Bill Jefford
and Joe Maloney. Martin Jorg
enson was a passenger from
Nome to Pilgrim Springs, Teller
and Tin City and re^irn to the
Nome base. While Northward,
Pilot Jefford carried Miss Stauf
fer' from Tin City to Wales. Re
turning to Teller, he returned
with Martin Jorgenson, Bill Jef
ford and Joe Maloney.
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October 6th, Mr. F. C. Fearing
was a passenger from Bluff, Pilot j
Jefford having returned via Bluff
after carrying freight and mail
to Council. j
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I An afternoon trip was made to
Council today with Bud Harper
as a round-trip passenger with
Pilot Jack Jefford. L. E. Ost was
a passenger from Council to Gol i
ovin and return to Council.
A trip is scheduled for Fair-1
banks Saturday, weather permit- f
ting.
Pilot Jack Herman of the Fer-1
guson Airways arrived from Kot
zebue and Deering late Wednes
day with one passenger, Tex
Duckett from Deering. The fol- i
lowing day Herman and passen
ger took off for Fairbanks.
Pilot John Cross of the North
ern Cross Inc., of Deering, flew
into town Wednesday, returning
immediately to Deering, Candle
and Kotzebue with Bob Pherrin
of the Nome Motors as a passen
ger.
Hospital JNotes
A. D. “Stormy” Stormfeltz was
brought in by plane late yester
day from Bunker Hill, suffering
from an injured back and several
broken ribs, obtained in a fall
while at work for the Alaska
Road Commission.
Miss Pearl Woodfin, missionary
; attached to the local Native
Methodist church, was recently
admitted suffering from a heavy
cold.
| A Diomeder was operated on
several days ago for acute ap
pendicitis and is making a good
recovery.
Little Florence Mogg. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Alec Mogg, had
her tonsills removed yesterday,
Dr. Thomas Morcom, operating.
Elsie George, native girl, and
1 a medical patient of several
weeks is improving daily.
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Bill Guisler, Seward Peninsula
I old time horseshoer, prospector
! and miner, continues about the
same.
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Jack Skane, underground min
! ing operator on the tundra adja
!; cent to Nome, is slowly recover -
| ig from a seige of illness and is
1 now able to take short daily
I
walks.
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'1 Charley Peterson, old timer
, from the Candle section, who
| has been a hospital patient for
1 several months, is now able to
' walk down town on short visits
I to his friends, and will be leav
' ing shortly for his home.
II Mrs. Ira Rank and Harry Gav
» in continue about the same.
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Ending Monday, October 10
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FRATERNAL ORDERS
I. O. O. F.
NOME LODGE NO. A-5
Meets Second and Fourth Fridays
.Next regular meeting October 14
Odd Fellows Building
MIDNIGHT SUN
Rebekak Lodge
No. 3-A, I.O.O.F.
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday's.
Next Meeting October 12.
Nomination of Officers
Odd Fellows Hall. 8 P. «L
L. O. O. M.
No. 1413
Meets 3rd Monday Each Month
Next regular meeting October 17
Odd Fellowe Hall, 8 P.M.
PACIFIC ALASKA AIRWAYS INC.
SUMMER SCHEDULE
NOME TO FAIRBANKS...WEDNESDAY 1:30 PM
FAIRBANKS TO JUNEAU .... THURSDAY 8:30 AM
Passengers, Express, U. S. Air Mail
Radio-Equipped Lockheed Electras
DINE AND DANCE
AT THE
CABARET
Orchestra will Play Every
Wednesday and Saturday Nights
THE NEVADA
TOM CLONINGER
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