Greenland Doctor
Studies Eskimo
Health Conditions
Dr. Axel Laurent-Christens e n
of Greenland, who is making his
first trip to Alaska on the “North
wind” on a three-months’ cruise
to the Arctic, after which he will
go to Aklavik at the outlet of the
Mackenzie River it is reported.
Dr. Christensen is making a
study of the health conditions
among the Eskimos, comparing it
to health conditions of the Green
land natives where he has worked
for the past twenty-five years. He
is particularly interested in tuber
culosis.
At Julianehaab, near the south
western tip of Greenland, Dr.
Christensen has a 100-bed hospi
tal professionally staffed by him
self and one assistant. He also
serves a coastal area of 150 miles
including 4,000 persons.
Cryolite, a source of aluminum,
oils, skins and fish are important
in the industry of Greenland ac
cording to Dr. Christensen.
Nugget Ads Bring Quick Results
CLYDE SHERMAN ADVOCATES
TOURIST PROGRAM HERE
Mr. Clyde Sherman of the Agri
cultural department of the Uni
versity of Alaska, who has been
in Unalakleet studying the prob
lems in relation to the marketing
of the produce from that area was
in Nome Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Sherman is well known
here, having been in charge of the
ANS prior to being called intoi
service during the war. He stated
emphatically that Nome is miss
ing the biggest opportunity it has
for increasing business by not tak
ing advantage of its prominence
and historical background and
putting itself forward with a well
organized tourist program.
He state that he has seen the
same lack of organization in other
parts of this Division, such as
Unalakleet where a fine tourist
trade could be developed as well
as at Bethel and Aniak. He urged
that Nome business people seri
ously study the problem and get
out information . pamphlets as
soon as possible.
With him was Mr. Hugh John
son, agricultural economist of the
agricultural experimental station
at Palmer.
(Communication
' 123 James Street
Toowoomba,
Queensland,
Australia.
28th June, 1950.
The Editor,
The Leading Newspaper,
Nome, Alaska.
Dear Sir,
As we are desirous of writing
to penfriends in your country, we
should be obliged if you could
possibly help us in obtaining the
same.
We are three Australian girls
respectively: Betty Spencer, 20:
years, interested mainly in read
ing, music, swimming and coin
collecting; Betty Obsft, 19 years,
who is interested in reading, ten
nis, music, dancing, and stamp
collecting; and Shirley Arnold, 18
years, interested in reading, films,
swing music and dancing. We all
work as stenographers in a City
Solicitors* office and all letters
may be addressed to the above
address.
Thanking you for any held you
may be able to give us,
We are,
Yours faithfully,
Immediate Tax
Hikes Forecast
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WASHINGTON, (JP)—'The Sen
ate-House economic committee
agreed unanimously Saturday that
federal taxes should be increased
immediately to put the country
on a pay-as-you-go basis in the
Korean crisis.
The committee discussed no fig
ures, but chairman O’Mahoney
(D.-Wyo.) told reporters he feels
each individual’s tax bill should
be jacked up'10 per cent at once.
“At least that,” O’Mahoney
added.
i
The committee holds what
amounts to an advisory position
on all economic matters.
Actual tax legislation is han
dled by separate House and Sen
ate groups. Chairman Doughton
(D.-N. C.) of the tax writing House
ways and means commmittee also
has taken a stand that was costs
should be on a pay-as-you-go ba
sis as far as possible.
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Mrs. R. Pearson is visiting in
Nome this week with her son
Henry Pearson who is with Scot
ty’s.
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MANY GRAVES HAVE BEEN
LOCATED IN CEMETERY
Mr. Con Yenney, who voluntar
ily took on the job of cleaning up
the Nome Cemetery after years of
protests to the city for the deplor
able condition of the cemetery,
reports that to date he has located
1232 graves. 450 graves have no
identity, 52 have stone markers.
He has repainted 224 wooden pan
els when they were partially ob
literated, has placed 235 new
crosses on graves that had fallen
markers and placed aluminum
markers on 475 graves.
He states that through the co
operation of some of the older
people in the community, graves
that had markers which weer ob
literated weer able to be identi
fied. Although he has now com
pleted the project as far as funds
will permit he will be glad to go
with anyone who knows of a
grave that can be identified and
help place a marker on it. He
states that three rows of graves
remain on the east side of the
cemetery with markers fallen on
the ground but without additional
funds the project will have to re
main incomplete.
He recommends that fhe city
record the location of these graves
now that they are in order and in
the future make some provision
for a permanent record of where
people are buried, probably by a
permit system through the city
clerk’s office.
He deplored the method of
winter burial which indicates that
a bull dozer goes through the
cemetery, tearing down markers
under the snow and destroying
their identification and that some
action be taken on this matter.
Sub Sighted Off
Canada’s East Coast
OTTAWA, (^P) — The Canadian
navy said Saturday its intelli
gence branch received reports
several days ago that a strange
submarine, possibly Russian, had
been seen off Canada’s east coast.
A naval spokesman said the re
ports are being investigated.
He indicated that immediate
checks with Washington and Lon
don showed no American or Brit
ish subs would have been in the
Grand Banks area where New
foundland fishermen reported
they had seen the craft emerge.
He was commenting on press re
ports from St. John’s of the fish
ermen’s report. He said the navy
received the same sort of report
several days ago and “is investi
gating.”
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ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME
Thursday Luncheon
Don Lyle, Pres.
Brad Gunderson, Secy.
ANVIL LODGE
NO. 140
Meets First and
Third Thursday
each montn
STANLEY R. MORGAN, W. M.
NORVIN W. LEWIS, Secy.
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets
EVERY TUESDAY NOON
ARVO SAARIO, President
HAGEN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Mein 40