THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
RUSSELL G. MAYNARD, Manager.
Published every evening except Sunday by the NOME PUBLISHING
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A HOME OWNING NATION
Signalizing a spirit of progress and iniative, the public
of Nome, met John E. Pegues' Territorial Director for the
Federal Housing Administration, last night in a meeting at
the Dream Theatre, in which he discussed the Housing Act
as it applies to Alaska and particularly to Nome.
The housing problems of Nome, have occupied the minds
of the residents here more or less constantly all winter, Hie
fact that the Federal Housing Administration has an organi
zation in Alaska established for the purpose of modernizing
and improving housing conditions in the Territory and mak
ing it possible for new construction^ is brought home with
full force when the purpose of the present administration in
setting it up is realized—“A Home Owning Nation.
In its larger aspects the FHA is practical to housing
problems in Nome. In its detailed features it deals directly
with the individual. The Federal Government in the in
surance business can make possible the spending ot money
which normally would remain out of circulation. The
money, in its turn, prescribes a cycle, being handed from one
business to another, labor and capital being combined in the
operation. The loan is made by the bank; the government
insures the loan so the bank cannot lose; materials are pur
chased with the cash and labor is paid for the work in the
end the borrower has improved or built a new home; there
has been increased business activity and there is a poi iod
of years in which to repay the loan—culminating in a na
tion of home owning people wrho are improving their condi
tions of living at the same time they are providing work
and business.
As a help to the individual alone we believe it is going
to be the biggest thing in the permanent and well-regulated
development of Nome; and as regards the combined efforts
of the individual in improving his home and surroundings,
the city of Nome will be improved, making a better and finer
city in which to live and wrork. The public has alreadx
shown its interest in a mass way—we expect to see many
thousands of dollars worth of projects started before Mr.
Pegues departs for his office in Juneau.
The thrifty person always buys at home; be thrifty !
Wise shoppers buy from local business concerns be
cauase it is the one great opportunity to pi act ice thrift.
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Fire At Mission
Pilgrim
Morning May 10th
We were quietly sitting down in
the play room sewing at 11 o’clock
Friday May, 10th, when suddenly
one of the girls gave the alarm:
“Fire on the roof!” She looked very
pale, repeated her words and rang
the school bell and ran upstairs. As
soon as the alarm was given every
body—Sisters and children—put
their work down. Some nan up
stairs to find out which part of the
room was on fire. Some ran out
side to set water; another one rain
to ring the church bell to call every
one to help. This also alarmed the
Sisters and children who were in
school at the time. The Brother
and boys working outside also al*
armed by the ringing of the bells at
the unusual time ran home quickly.
Meanwhile those that were al
ready in the house sought to con
trol the fire. Rev, Father Menager.
just getting up a speech for a Com
mencement exercise tor igioo icn
lias task immediately to help. Ho
called for an axe and a fire exting
uisher and set to work. Two of the
girls climbed up to the attic, which
was already filled with smoke, to
which Rev. Father handed an ex
tinguisher. While he with his axe
cut a hole in the ceiling to get at
the flames, one Brother who being
home and a visiting guest—Mr
Burnhardt from Teller rushed to
the roof and began their work of
eontroling the fire. The children had
formed a line up the ladder and the
buckets were handed up in rapid
succession to Brother and Mr. Bern
hardt who by their diligent work
with an axe and water soon had the
fire under control.
Those who were not employed in
extinguishing the fire went to the
church to pray, and the others took
out bedding, clothes aifd boxes filled
with useful materials. The second
story was practically empty of
children's belongings. We piled ev
erything on the board walk.
We got all the fire extinguishers
we had in the Mission and brought
them to the place of disaster. We
used ten of them.
Damage done by the fire was con
siderable. Lots of clothes were de
stroyed.
The pouring of the water on the
roof and in the attic filled the dor
mitory with black water, and from a
there it dripped down stairs to the
children's refectory.
When the fire was extinguished
and the danger seemed to be over
we all sat down to our dinner. In
the children’s refectory the water
was dripping down from the dorm
itory. We had to wipe the tables
and benches and move them to plac-,
cs where the water was not com
ing down so considerably. Every
body was tired.
As soon as we had finished our
meal we began to clean up and bring
the things back to their proper
places. This was very a difficult
job, for the things having been \
thrown on top of each other, to dis-;
tinguish the girls’ bedding from the
boys', etc. One sister and a girl
began to clean the dormitory. Two
other Sisters and some children were
sorting the clothes.
Meanwhile Rev. Father Menager
had left for his afternoon appoint
ment. When he came back in the
evening and went to the dormitory
to see how everything was fixed
up ho was surprised to find it so
well done. Everything was put in
order in three hours and after a ■■
short lunch the girls went back to
their ordinary work of mending cloth
cs.
The roof of the house is very dry
and one spark from the chimney
fell on the already sun-heated
shingles, and the work began. If
one of the kitchen girls would not
have gone to the opposite building
to bring some meat there, nobody
would have known there was a fire
on the roof, the place would have
been been doomed to complete de
struction. We would have saved noth
ing. But thanks to Clod's powerful
help, the children's prayers and the ■
heroic work of all the people at the
Mission, have saved our home. The
building will need new fire-proof1
roof. Rev. Farther Menager estimat
es the cost of the necessary improve
ment $300. May God inspire some
kind benefactor to help us in our
need!
Yours respectfully,
LAURA BUCK
Our Lady of Lourdes Mission,
Pilgrun Springs,
Alaska.
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