THE NOME NUGGET
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NOME. ALASKA
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Entered as second class matter October 14. 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Friday, September 9, 1949
HEROIC MALTA HAS NEW PROBLEMS
The determined defense of the Island of Malta and
the suffering of the people during World War II cap
tured the admiration of the world. Now that the war is
over, the 300.000 citizens of Malta find themselves faced
with new difficulties.
The British Government has not exactly forgotten the
Maltese. It made a free gift of $150,000 for repair of war
damage. It contributed funds for welfare and develop
ment and footed the bill for food subsidies which are
now dwindling to nothing. Altogether, British post-war
help to Malta works out at more than $500 for every in
habitant on the island.
The Maltese, however, are facing difficulties despite
the extension of local self-government by the British.
The economic situation on the island is bad, complicated
by the gradual reduction of activities at the naval base.
How serious this is can be seen when one is told, in
1947, 23,000 or Malta’s working population of 90,000
were employed by the British armed forces. Conse
quently, there is some dissatisfaction with the British
and a considerable ambition to become the twentieth
nation under the Marshall Plan.
That Malta needs help is apparent to those who real
ize that its people probably suffered more heavily from
war than any other geograhpical group. On the average,
some eighty tons of bombs fell on every square mile of
the island and the problem of getting back to normal
is probably harder than for any other European com
munity.
NOT GOING TO SLEEP
While the attention of the United States has been di
rected almost exclusively to European affairs, there are
signs that the people of the Pacific are not going to
sleep in connection with the matter of national defense.
One straw in the wind is the action in New Zealand
where the people voted t'hree-to-one in a referendum to
introduce universal military training.
SQUARE EGGS
Now that poultrymen are developing a big-chested,
oversize drumstick chicken of tomorrow, it is not un
reasonable to propose another improvement. It would
be an economic gain if a breed of hens could be origin
ated that would produce square eggs.—Boston Herald.
THE MAN WHO'S STILL THERE
Sen. Lyng Reports
On Statehood
Committee Meeting
Senator Howard Lyng returned
Wednesday from Juneau where he
has been attending the organizing
session of the Alaska Statehood
Committee which convened on
August 30th. The Executive Com
mittee members of the group are
Governor Ernest Gruening, Victor
C. Rivers of Anchorage, Warren
Taylor of Fairbanks, Howard
Lyng of Nome and Robert Atwood
of Anchorage. .
Three attorneys on the commit
tee were chosen to draw up the
by-laws under which to commit
tee will operate. They were An- j
thonv J. Dimond, Mildred Her- I
mann and Warren Taylor.
Of the 13 members of the com
mittee only three were -absent:
Frank Peratrovich, Stanley Me
Cutcheon and Lee Bettinger.
The two most active sub-com
mittees while statehood is still in
question are:
Education and Public Relations
—Members are William L. Baker,
chairman; Robert Atwood, Gov
ernor Gruening, Lee Bettinger and
Howard Lyng.
Legislation—Members are How
ard Lyng, chairman; Andrew Ner
land, Stanley McCutcheon, Frank
Peratrovich, Victor Rivers, War
ren Taylor.
Two other committees were ap
pointed and their work will be |
more apparent when Alaska’s
statehood becomes a fact. They
are:
Constitution — Members are
Warren Taylor, chairman; Andrew
Nerland, Anthony J. Dimond, Mil
dred Hermann, Percy Ipalook.
State Organization — Members
are Victor Rivers, chairman; An
drew Nerland, Mildred Hermann
and Percy Ipalook.
Delegate Bob Bartlett is ex-of
ficio member of all committees.
Senator Lyng stated that in view
of the fact that the $30,000.00 ap
propriated by the 1949 Legi.-lature
for the Statehood Committee has
been frozen, each member in at
tendance at the meeting paid his
own transportation and other ex
penses. The by-laws provide for
$20.00 per day when members are
on official Statehood Committee
business in Alaska and $25.00 per
day when travelling out of the
Territory.
Dr. Overholzer To
0
Push Mental
Clinics for Alaska
SEATTLE, <#*)—A gove nment
doctor returning from an Alaska
survey said yesterday he would
make “strong recommendations”
for establishment of mental
health clinics in the Territory.
Dr. Winfred Overholzer, super
I intendent of St. Elizabeth’s, A
Washington, D. C.. government |
hospital, said he studied the prob
lem in a tour “from Ketchikan to
Kotzebue” with public health ser
vice and interior department offi
cials.
“There are absolutely no facili
ties in the whole vast Terri to v
for caring for mental health
cases,” he told newsmen. “Such
patients now must be brought out
to a government hospital in Port
land.
“If they cannot be brought out,
cannot be accommodated in Port
land or lack the funds for private
care, there is nothing to do but
throw them in jail like common
criminals.”
Proposed Changes
In Mining Laws
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daries in unsurveyed areas. Permit
owners of adjoining claims to buy
small <up to five acres) tracts iso
lated by other mining claims.
Patent to mining claims give
right ou title only to minerals and
only to so much of the surface as
is actually needed for mining op
erations while permitting use of
surface by other persons.
Require measures to keep silt
out of streams, and require restor
ation of the surface of any areas
torn up for mining purposes. Re
quire an appraisal of mineral as
against other values to determine
highest use of land.
If new laws enacted a mining
patent would give title to placer
deposits and any lode or veins.
Respectfully submitted.
Helen M. Bockman,
Acting Manager.
Bureau of Land Management,
Nome, Alaska.
Mrs. Bockman states if anyone
wishes to read the pamphlet which
includes explanations for the sug
gested changes, it is or>. file at the
District Land Office in the Feder
al Building. Anyone wishing to
express himself for or against any
of these proposed changes in the
mining laws, please submit such
opinions in writing to the Acting
Manager, District Land Office,
Nome.
The written approvals or pro
tests received at the District Land
Office, Nome, will be sent to the
Regional Administrator. Anchor
age, for his consideration.
Pioneers Present
U. of A. Scholarship
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memorial scholarships honoring
the Pioneers of Alaska.
The man after whom this schol
arship is named, Richard C. Roth
enburg, was an outstanding man
and true Alaskan. He was born in
Germany, but migrated with his
family to the United States at an
early age. With the discovery of
gold in the Klondike he came
north over the Chilkoot .-s t >
Dawson. Alter dong some pros
pecting in the 40 Mile Country, he
joined the stampede to Marne,
mushing all the way from Eagle.
Leaving that section of the coun
try, he came to Fairbanks when
gold was discovered in that area.
He maintained his interest in min
ing by becoming a partner of Felix
Pedro but, being a millwright by
trade, he started to work for the
Independent Lumber Company,
remaining with that company for
many years. In 1941, although in
his early seventies, he was called
back to his trade by Ladd Air
Force Base to assist with the war
effort, and he held a position there
until shortly before his death.
A resident of Alaska for more
than 50 years, Mr. Rotherburg was
active in local and Territorial civic
and political affairs. In 1929 he
was elected a member of the Ter
ritorial House of Representatives
Irom the Fourth Division and
served as Speaker of the House in
the 9th Session that year. He had
served as secretary of the local Ig
loo of the Pioneers for 17 years
preceding his death.
Mr. Rothenburg was always in
terested in the youth of Alaska,
and Igloo No. .4, by assisting a
young man or woman with a $150
scholarship, hopes to carry out the
aims and objectives of thi? fine
CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday—
8:00 a.m.—Mass
9:30 a.m.—Mass
10:00 a.m.—At the Base Chapel
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Pastors—Rev. Theron McGrew
Rev. Paul B. F. Carlson
Rev. Robt. Treat, Methodist pastor
Sunday—
10:00 a.m. Eskimo Speaking
Service.
11:00 a.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Evening Service.
Wednesday—
2:00 p.m. Children’s Miracle
Book Club.
Thursday—
7:30 p.m. Mid-week Service.
THE METHODIST CHURCH
(FEDERATED)
Rev. Robert Treat, Minister
Sunday—
P:45 a.m.—Sunday School.
Raymond Tveter, Supt.
11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship.
3:00 p.m.—Hospital Service.
8:00 p.m.—Evening Service.
Junior Choir Practice, . Tuesday,
after School.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
PENTECOSTAL
Third Avenue West
Miss K. E. Ercwn
Missionary in Charge
Sunday—
Sunday School.10:00 a.m.
Adult Bible Class.11:00 a.m.
Ei g Se ... 7:30 p.m.
Tue day—
ies M 4 :00 p.m.
Jif.scu y—
E ;i y 7:30 p.m.
Friday—
Bible Study nc!
i' p.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME
CHURCH OR THE NAZARENE
1’ i: d and Division
I a*y»r—Le«r:s I. Hudgins
' It is a a religion that is never
s.’ong except when its owner is
e;nV.”
’. f f a.m. Smm'p'ration and Sun
dry School classes.
11:00 a.m. Morning Message.
7.00 p.m. Young People’s Meeting.
7:30 p.m Smcspiration and special
music.
8:00 p.m. Evening Message.
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Melody and
Prayer.
j Come and bring your Bible.
You are ever welcome to attend
these services.
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelization Society
Rev. Vern Rimling. Pastor
Sunday—
2:00 p.m. Sunday School for
boys and girls.
Pleaching service in the Eskimo
language by James Savok.
7:30 p.m. Gospel Service.
Tuesday—
7:30 p.m. Bible Study—trans
lated into the Eskimo language.
Thursday—
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. K.Y.B Club for
boys and girls.
Friday—
7:30 pjn. Prayer, Praise and
Testimony.
Alaskan by making it possible for
some youth to continue his educa
tion.