THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA
E. P. BOUCHER .:. Managing Editor
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943 at the
postoffice at Nome. Alaska, under Act of March 3. 1879
POOR RICH
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CHURCH MEMBERSHIP NEAR 100,000,000
The National Council of the Churches of Christ in
the U.S.A. said recently that membership in churches
in the United States, of all faiths, is now 97,482,611.
This is a membership ratio of 60 percent of all
American citizens and represents a percentage gain,
among the population of 11 percent since 1940, when
only 49 percent of our people were church members.
Many Americans may not realize it, but the per
centage of citizens belonging to a church was consid
erably lower in early American days than it is today.
For example, in 1855 only 16 percent of the population
of the United States were church members.
The recent National Council of Churches of Christ
report shows that Protestant churches in the U.S. have
57,124,142 members. The Roman Catholic Church has
32,403,332 members, while Jewish churches have 5,
500,000 members.
The largest Protestant bodies in the U.S. are re
ported to be: the Baptist Church, with 18,448,621 mem
bers, and the Methodist Church, with 11,688,002 mem
bers. The Lutheran Church has 6,818,283 members, the
Presbyterian Church 3,703,021, and the Protestant
Episcopal Church 2,660,699. 'In the case of the first four
churches, figures cover the various church branches.
ARCTIC OIL DELIVERY
STOVE OIL FURNACE OIL
Ben Young
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We Check Your Tank Regularly
Office Phone: BLACK 76 Residence: MAIN 52
Filing Deadline for
Property Owners
Outside Cities
ANCHORAGE—A preliminary
review of the territorial land reg- j
istration program late this sum- j
mer revealed that less than halfj
of the property owners affected by j
the 1953 Land Registation Act had |
filed their statements of owner
ship and new filings were coming
in very slowly, according to W. A.
Chipperfield, lands commissioner.
Failure to file before Dec. 31,
1955 will result in affixing a de
linquent penalty. Such penalties,
after six months, said Mr. Chip
perfield, become liens against the 1
property and will be subject to
foreclosure by the territory.
The revised 1953 Land Regis
tration Act requires that all own
ers of property situated outside
the corporate limits of cities, pub- !
lie utility districts and indepen
dent school districts must file
statements of ownership within
the calendar year in which the
owners receive their deeds or pat
ents. The simplest way is to file a
statement of ownership form at
the time the new deed is recorded.
Forms with complete instruc- ;
tions for the purpose are available
at the offices of all U.S. commis
sioners who are also precinct re
corders, or the forms may be se
cured by writing the Territorial
Department of Lands, Box 368,
Anchorage.
Persons who are buying under
a contract of sale should file state
ments showing that they are pur
chasing the property unless they
are sure a statement has already
been filed by the person from
whom they are buying. The same
form may be used.
Land Scrip Issued After
Civil War Should Be
Recorded by Aug., 1957
Land scrip held by Alaskans
and others will become invalid
unless recorded by Aug. 5, 1957,
with the director, Bureau of Land
Management, Washington, D.C., it
was pointed out recently by Low
ell M. Puckett, area administrator
of the bureau.
The type of scrip used in Alaska
was issued to Union soldiers after
the civil war and is known as the
Soldiers Additional Homestead
Right.
Puckett said there is no accur
ate way of estimating how much
of the unused scrip is still floating
around but that it is considerable.
In case of fire, do you know
how to call the Fire Department?
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26 States and Alaska Get
$13,071,773 From Receipts
Of Public Lands Lease
WASHINGTON, (£1—Secretary
of the Interior McKay announced
yesterday that 26 states and Alas
ka were paid a record $13,071,773
this week as their final share of
receipts from public land resource
activities during the year ended
last June 30.
This week’s payments repre
sented the second semiannual
shares of the states in receipts
from mineral leasing of federal
lands, a total of $12,581,301.66,
and their annual shares in graz
ing, timber sale and public land
sale receipts, totaling $490,471.88.
The payments this week includ
ed Alaska, $58,311.
Lt. Col. Vinquist of ACS
On Survey Trip To Nome
Lt. Col. Glenn M. Vinquist of
the ACS from Anchorage is on his
first official visit to Nome. He is
making contacts with local busi
ness people on a survey of what
Alaskans think about the service
of the Alaska Communications
System in this area.
Col. Vinquist has been with the
U.S. Army Signal Corps for 15
years but only recently has been
attached to the ACS.
Nonscheds Advise to Get
Mere Modern Equipment
To Provide for Future
WASHINGTON, UH—Heads of
35 nonscheduled airlines heard a
major customer advise them Wed
nesday to invest as soon as possi
ble in more modern equipment.
Brig. Gen. Albert T. Wilson, op
erations director for the Military
Ai* Transport Service, told the
annuaT meeting of the Aircoach
Transport Assn, that the twin en
gine C-47s and DC-3s and four
engine C-54s and DC-4s they have
been using are too slow and too
short in range, and thus too ex
pensive.
He said that while the Defense
Department currently is a big
customer for nonscheduled air
lines, its demands will fluctuate
sharply and the independent air
lines must return to industry and
to agencies outside the Defense
Department for much of their fu
ture patronage.
ARCTIC SANITARY
SERVICE
PHONE RED 181
ESKIMO EVANGELIST
Rev. John Wright of Kotzebue
will be the special speaker
at the Church of the Nazarene Oct. 8 to 23
at 7:30 p.m. each evening.
You are invited to come and bring your friends.
Special Music and a Spiritual Feast
is in store for all who attend.
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LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
NOME, ALASKA
WHEN IN THE MARKET FOR EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS
IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE THE MANY LINES WE REPRESENT
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Tractors, Pumps
Belt Drives, Electrical Equipment
Baker Manufacturing Co.Dozers and Plows
DeLaval Steam Turbine Co. Pumps
Detroit Diesel Engine Die.Diesel Engines
Gar Wood Industries . ’Dozers
Gales Rubber Company . Belts
Hobart Manufacturing Company . Welders
Hydraulic Supply Mfg. Company . Pipe
Jaeger Pumps, Compressors, Concrete Mixers
A. Leschen & Sons Rope Co. . Wire Rope
Lincoln Engineering Co. Greasing Equipment
Mallory . Blocks
°nan . Light Plants
Owatonna Tool Co. Hand Tools
Power Machinery Co. Power Saws
S K F Industries ..*. Bearings
Smith Welding Equip. Corp. Welding Tools
Thew - Lorain Shovel Co.Cranes & Shovels
lhoT . Pneumatic Tools, Electric Saws
Timicen Roller Bearing Co. Bearings
Willard Batteries . Batteries
Wisconsin Motors . Motors
ALSO DEALERS IN LUMBER, STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS
LIGHTERAGE AND COASTWISE WATER TRANSPORTATION
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