THE NOME NUGGET
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CLINTON GRAY . Production Manager
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
DR. REUTHER’S MIRACLE DRUG
Salute to the Pioneers of Alaska
On Their 50th Anniversary
The Pioneers of Alaska, that organization which
originated in Nome and grew to encompass the entire
territory, had as its charter members those men who
blazed the trail for gold and stayed to- accept the chal
lenge and enjoy the freedom of a last frontier.
AH through its fifty-year -history the organization
has been d strong force toward the good things which
have come to the territory. Through its efforts., a terri
torial form of government was obtained; a state flower
was chosen; the Pioneer Home was created; the aged
and the dependent were provided for, and Pioneers
have endorsed full citizenship for Alaskans through
statehood for many years.
Although a non-political organization, its voice is
the voice of the people who came to Alaska, stayed to
make it their home, and are proud to call themselves
Alaska Pioneers. They deserve to be granted .their
rights as American citizens.
Membership is limited to those whose residence
dates back thirty years, and each year more Alaskans
become eligibile and join the ranks of the Pioneers of
Alaska, perpetuating the activities of the group.
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The annual Roof Garden acquired its name from
the original theme of the entertainment. In those
pioneer days Nome was completely isolated from the
world after the departure of the last boat. Since there
were no trees, flowers or gardens—or planes to bring
in such things—the Pioneers decided to have a summer
party in the darkest part of winter. Every woman who
came to the Roof Gapden was required to wear a
summer frock. The men wore summer shirts and hats
—straw ones if possible.
The hall was decorated with thousands of hand
made paper flowers with the women competing with
each other to have the prettiest booth or concession.
The original aim of the Roof Garden was to provide
entertainment for the winter. Now the organization
' is striving to acquire funds to provide suitable housing
for an historical center for Nome so that those things
which belong to the golden past may be preserved.
This would also be the Fiftieth Anniversary of the
Roof Garden instead of the 49th but that the event was
omitted once during World War II.
,6Qne of History’s
j Greatest Feats
| Of Exploration’
NEW YORK, UP)—Rear Adm.
Hyman G. Rickover said Thurs
day nuclear submarines could
cruise under the ice of the North
Pole to get quickly between the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Rickover is head of the Navy’s
scientific team which developed
the atomic submarine and is now
working on nuclear powered sur
face ships.
In a talk prepared for the Over
seas Press Club, Rickover said the
recent feat of the sub Nautilus in
traveling 1,383 miles under'arctic
ice “is not fully appreciated.”
He said:
“I venture to say that it will go
down as one of history’s greatest
feats of exploration.”
Rickover said a power failure
in the Nautilus’ gyro compass was
the only reason why the submar
ine did not reach the pole itself.
He said he trusts that the men
of the Nautilus in the not too dis
tant future “will be the first men
ever to voyage under the North
Pole.”
Meteorologist Suggest
Reason for Unusual
Hurricane in Hawaii
HONOLULU, (jP)—A Hong Kong
meteorologist suggests the un
usual number of hurricanes in the
Hawaiian area this year can be
explained by the development last
summer of a new low pressure
area in the eastern Pacific.
In the past 50 years, Hawaii has
had only one or two hurricanes,
but since July the territory has
1 had brushes with three hurri
j canes.
Colin Ramage of the Royal Ob
j servatory of Hong Kong, who is
' studying the storms, theorizes the
| increase results from a young and
| probably short-lived atmospheric
> trough at the eastern edge of the
j Pacific.
He says the area is comparable
to the permanent trough in mid
| Pacific that may explain the much
greater frequency of storms in the
western sector of the ocean.
This trough is 40,000 to 50,000
feet above the ocean surface and
extends from the Gulf of Alaska
to the Equator, near Eniwietok.
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CUB SCOUTS RECEIVE AWARDS
Cub S^out Pack 363 held an
achievement show Saturday night
in the multi-purpose room of the
school. There were 24 Cubs and
38 parents present.
The awards were as follows:
Webelos Badge and graduation
into the Boy Scouts: Lance Friesz
and Richard Foster.
Bear Badge: Roy Tobuk Jr.
Gold Arrow: Tommy Okpealuk.
Silver Arrow: Mickey Meck
lenburg.
'Bobcat Pins: Mickey Grotha,
Mike Blatchford, Roy Tobuk,
Donny Young, James Allen, Mike
Thompson and Lee Crumps.
Year Pins: Mike Blanning, Bob
by Carpenter, Peter Dexter, Steve
Ehrhart, Doug Goedde, Lance
Friesz, Richard Foster, Lloyd
Hardy, Homer Hoogendorn, Wil
liam Hoogendorn, Joel Craft,
George Tucker, Myron Mecklen
burg, Stanley Walker, and Rickey
Young.
Tommy Boucher received a pin
for having served as a den chief
for one year.
Neckerchief slides were given
to - boys for bringing in new
Scouts. Receiving slides were
Steve Ehrhart, Mickey Grotha,
Donny and Rickey Young, and
Lloyd Hardy. *
The Cub Scouts displayed their
achievements and electives. Some
of these displays were:
Kites, candles, home-made rope,
puppets, rock collections, stamp
collections, cartoon collections,
place mats, candle holders, elec
tric cranes, Indian costumes, soap
carvings, spears,, wood carvings,
Holloween masks, clay models,
Christmas tree decorations and
relief maps.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
TERRITORIAL SCHOOL TAX FOR 1957
NOW DUE AND PAYABLE
Tax is due and payable after January 1
each year and becomes delinquent after Dec. 31.
A Penalty of $2.t)0 attaches if not
paid on or before December 31, 1957
WHO MUST PAY SCHOOL TAX—
AH male and female persons over 21 and under 60.
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EXEMPTIONS—
Unemployed dependent females
Active military or naval personnel
Insane persons
Permanently injured—unable to earn a living
EMPLOYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTION j
OF TAX FROM EMPLOYES.
Failure or neglect to pay the School Tax is a mis
demeanor and subject to arrest and a tine cf not more
than $100 or imprisonment of not more than 90 days.
Payment should be made to your local school
tax collector, Department of Taxation,
Box 259, Nome, Alaska—on Front Street.
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