THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
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NOME, ALASKA
E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY .. Production Manager
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post efface at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
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VOYAGE OF THE MAYFLOWER II
Mayflower II, that faithful replica of one of his
tory’s most fateful voyagers, is nearing America’s
shore. After a month of adventurous sailing, her mod
ern Pilgrims will set foot once more at Plymouth,
Massachusetts.
The new Mayflower s engaged in a peculiarly
rewarding type of shipping enterprise. She has taken
six or seven times as long as today’s ships to do even
that. She is neither capacious nor comfortable. But
she represents a tangible contact with historic ideals
that could hardly be conveyed into the present century
in any other way so dramatically.
For the millions of Americans who soon will have
a chance to clamber over her, the new Mayflower
should serve as a graphic reminder that the search
for a freer life can be carried on in extremely harsh
conditions if the searchers’ inspiration remains a steady
beacon. Seeing the small ship and its cramped quar
ters set against the immensity of the ocean beyond
should recall to many a Plymouth visitor just what
an awesome feat our early colonists performed.
It is not often that Americans have a chance to
revisit the ideals that made their nation great without
encountering a blast or oratorical pomposity. But the
Mayflower II will provide one very silent, very con
crete exception. The Britons who are presenting her
to the American people have chosen a thoughtful gift.
Good Intentions
ROCHESTER, N.Y. UV-Dr. Mi
chael Cronmiller wasn’t home
when Dr. Charles Lolande called,
but 6-year-old James Robert an
swered the telephone.
“Could you take a message for
your father?” asked Dr. Lolande.
“Yes sir.” said James Robert.
“Wait till I get a pencil.”
Dr. Lolande waited.
James Robert returned to the
telephone: “The point is broken.
I’ll get another one.”
Dr. Lolande waited.
James Robert came back again:
“I’m here,” he said, “but do you
know what?”
“No,” said Dr. Lolande.
“I can’t write,” said James
Robert.
Fairbanks City Manager
Resignation Refused
FAIRBANKS, Matt Slank
ard is to continue as city mana
ger here. The City Council Mon
day killed 4-1 a motion that
Slankard’s resignation be accept
ed. Councilman Jim Doogan cast
the affirmative voe.
The city manager had offered
to quit because of continuing
controversy.
ROTARY NOTES
At Rotary luncheon today, the
guest was Tod Purcell, District
Scout Executive, from Fiarbanks. i
Two new Rotarians were wel- \
corned: Fred Cavota of Cavota’s [
Store, and Bill Golden of Alaska
Airlines. |
Contract Awards j
Made for Alaska
I
School Projects
JUNEAU, W—Alaska Public
Works has announced contract
awards for school construction in
the territory.
An Anchorage firm, Ohls Con
struction Co., was awarded a
$407,000 contract for the building
of a new high school at Homer.
Another $104,000 contract from j
the Alaska Department of Educa
tion went to the same firm for
four additional classrooms, a shop
and for site improvements at the
Homer school.
A Seattle firm, J. B. Warrack ]
Co., received a S214.000 APW
contract for school additions at
Kenai.
An additional contract for $350,
300 went to the Warrack Co. to
build three additional classrooms,
a home economics room, a library
and other facilities. The latter
work was covered in a contract
awarded by the Territorial Dept,
of Education.
The territory evenutually will
pay half the cost of the APW
construction, and will assume title
to the new facilities.
School enrollment at Homer
last year was 349. At Kenai, the
enrollment was 378.
Edward G. Robinson Jr.
Gets 60 Days Jail
For Drunk Driving
SANTA MONICA. Calif., UP)—
Edward G. Robinson Jr., 24, son
of the actor, has been sentenced
to 60 days in jail and placed on
three years’ probation for mis
demeanor drunk driving.
His father, who came here from
New York to sit beside the son in
court Monday, wept. The youth’s
mother, Mrs. Gladys Robinson,
who came from Paris for the oc
casion and sat apart from them,
said. “This is a very sad day.”
The parents, recently divorced,
did not speak.
Martin Barth, actor’s agent, lost
the sight of one eye when young
Robinson’s sports car, in which
he was riding, struck four parked
automobiles last June 21.
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NOME ASSAY OFFICE OPEN
By RUTH McLEAN
Three guests spoke to the mem
bers of the Northwestrn Alaska
Chamber of Commerce at their
regular wekely meeting Tuesday.
Willow Burand of the Depart
ment of Mines stated that his of
fice is available to assay samples
brought in by new miners and
prospectors and invited the peo
ple of the community to use the
facilities and knowledge of his
office..
Mrs. Burant was also a guest
at the Chamber luncheon.
An out-of-town guest was Jim
Norrington, station operations
manager of the Pan American
Airways office at Whitehorse,
who is in Nome to take the place
of Pearse Walsh during the lat
ter’s absence. Norrington is past
president of the Whitehorse
Board of Trade, the Canadian
counterpart of our Chamber of
Commerce.
, New Radio Station
Dick Palmquist talked briefly
I on the proposed ^ new radio sta
tion and said arrangements will
be made to monitor broadcasts
from stations in Siberia for the
next several months to determine
how much interference can be ex
pected by the aurora borealis.
The first consideration then, he
stated, will be to broadcast short
wave over the North Pole.
Also proposed, said Palmquist,
is a 250-watt commercial station
for Nome. He said the yearly re
‘ail sales in Nome total $3 million,
and it is feasible for this area to
support a commercial station.
Palmquist said it is not the in
tention of the new station to re
place the present AFRS station.
They will recommend that the
AFRS station stay here for sever
al years.
Air Terminal Blueprints
President Jim Walsh advised
the Chamber members that he
has received blueprints of the Ju
neau air terminal and information
on how the loan for it was ob
tained. Anyone interested in see
ing the papers may contact him.
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