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DEVOTED TO THE BUILDING OF A BETTER NOME AND THE SECOND DIVISION.
NOME IS THE STRATEGIC WORLD FLIGHT AIR BASE—ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY / VIATION
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 38 No. 92 . NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday APRIL 21 1937 Per Copy 15cta
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Money Alloted Roads and Air Fields
DEMO LEADERS URGE MORE RELIEF FUNDS
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President Proclaims May First as Child Health Day
May First Been
Proclaimed Day
Child Health
WHEREAS, in accordance with
Ac Act of Congress of May 18,
;928, the President of the United
States has been authorized and
.requested to proclaim annually
May first as Child Health Day;
and
WHEREAS, our children are
the greatest asset of all] our nat
ional resources and should re
ceive prime consideration in our
•efforts for preservation of all
Territorial resources;
NOW, THEREFORE, the De
partment of Health of the Terri
tory of Alaska, hereby declares
May 1, 1937, as Child Health Day,
and urges Territory-wide partici
pation in the protection of the
nealth of alii children throughout
this vast Territory, to alleviate
present defects and assure the
freedom from physical handicap
n the future.
THEREFORE, it is urged that
every child beginning school life
should have the assurance of a
•sound body, as testified by a phy
sician, to assist a sound mind in
future achievements of life.
endorsement by Gov. Troy:
The Department of Health of
the Territory of Alaska has de
clared May 1st, 1937, as Chi'ld
Health Day and urges Territory
wide participation in the protec
tion of the health of all children.
The Department of Health has
issued a Proclamation setting
forth the declaration as Child
Health Day and urging the obser
vance of the occasion. Among
other things* it is urged that ev
ery child beginning school life
should have the assurance of a
sound body, as testified by a phy
sician, to assist a sound mind in
future achievements of life. No
thoughtful person can do other
wise than approve this program
and the purpose of Child Health
Day.
Among the principal functions
of government is to help preserve
the rising generation so that it
may be better qualified to take
care of public affairs when the
day comes than the generation
preceding them. I earnestly urge
widespread cooperative assistan
ce to the Department of Health
in celebrating this Child Health
Day, May 1st, 1937.
With my hearty approval and
best wishes for the success ol
your undertaking, I am,
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) JOHN W. TROY,
Governor of Alaska
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Weening Pontiff Receives Homage Of Thousands
!
. (its XI made his lirsl public appearance since he became seriously ill when he appeared on
the outside halcony of St. Peter’s Cathedral to bestow the apostolic blessing on crowds estimated
at 150.000 which filled the square. The lloly Father wept with emotion as he received the homage
of thousands in Rome. He is pictured here with church officials. 'Associated Press Photo)
Allotment Made
Roads and Fields
Work Start Soon
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, April 21—An allot
ment of tour hundred and fifty
thousand dollars was made under
the Emergency Relief Act to the
Territory of Alaska to carry on
airfield and road development,
according to information received
by Ike Taylor, Chief Engineer ol
the Alaska Road Commission.
Of the amount immediately
available one hundred thousand
dollars is designated for air-field
work, and the remainder fot
roads, Taylor said.
Field work will start as soon as
ground conditions warrant, whi
ch will probably not be before
May 15th.
i
Baseball Scores
(By The Associated Press)
Pacific Coast League
| Sian Diego 5 Sacramento 1
Portland 3 Los Angeles 4
Oakland 2 Missions 6
1 San Francisco at Seattle, rain
National League
Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 0
New York 4 Brooklyn 3
St. Louis 2 Cincinnati 0
American League
Boston 11 Philadelphia 5
Washington 3 New York 2
j Cleveland 3 Detroit 4
) Chicago at St Louis, rain.
NEW ROUTE MEDF1A
CUTS FLYING TIMES
PASS THRU MOUNTAINS
DESTINED TO BECOME
REGULAR COMMERIC A L
SKY PATH FROM
ANCHOR AGE-NOME
j A straight line air route to Med
fra from Anchorage and to Nome,
offering as good or better flying
conditions than the present route
thru Rainy Pass, was revealed
here .recently by Pilot H W Barn
hill. says the Anchorage Times.
The route lies through Yenta
Pass which is reached from An-:
chorage by following the west
fork of the Yentna River, and is ■
practically on a straight airline
from Anchorage to Yetna. The
present .route through Rainy Pass,
which most commercial planes
use, deviates to the south and
west from the straight airline be
tween Anchorage and Medfra
Pilot Barhill predicted commer
cial: airlines would switch to this
route in the near future, as it
offers good flying conditions and
j cuts distance between the two
j points. He said the west fork of
jthe Yentna approaching the pass
! offers a good landing anywhere
on skiis in the winter and num
erous bars for wheel landings in
the summer. Much of the dis
tance on the other side of the
pass is flat and smooth with no
i brush or trees, offering good land
int; places eit' er in winter or
summer. lie snid there was only
four minutes of flying time dur
ing which a safe landing could
not be made.
Pilot Barnhill went through the
pa.ss recently for the first time
when he and Lyman DeStafTany
were flying in that region. He
meal ed that Arthur Berry told
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CAPITOL CONFERENCE
IS ON MANY SUBJECTS
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 21
—Heeding President Roosevelt's
economy plea, democratic leaders
are reassisting the efforts of two
groups of representatives to boost
next year’s relief funds above
the recommended billion and a
haif dollars.
Representative Maverick has
invited twenty colleagues to dis
cu's the matter of increasing the
amount by nine hundred millions.
Representative Boileau said,
that the House liberal block
three billion appropriation.
Speaker Bankhead indicated that
the leaders are ready to bluck all
extra appropriations of WPA &
;aid it was impossible to keep
’lie jobless below four million,
even with prosperity.
Informed persons in Washing
ton said, Secretary Perkins’ api
tul and labor conference foresha
dowed a business campaign to
imp 'Se restrictions on unions and
to give employers protection un
der the Wagner Labor Act.
Secretary Roper’s business ad
visory council asked the presi
dent to increase labors legal re
sponsibilies; but administration
chieftains said that congressional
consideration wilil be delayed un- j
til wage hour legislation has been
discussed.
Yesterday’s Perkins conference
did not accomplish much, except
that both sides agreed to regard
collective bargaining contracts
w ere to be held sacred.
KILLED IN MTOAIR CRASH
When two navy planes crashed in midair during tactical man
euvers off San Diego, Calif., four men were killed including (left
to right) Lt. Ludwell Pickett and Lt. Joseph J. Loughlin. (Asso
ciated Press Photos)
Ford Labor Director
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; ■■■'1 . i mwi
Harry Bennett (above), person
nel director of the Ford Motor
Car company and chief of the
company’s private police, handles
many labor relations matters for
the organization. (Associated
Press Photo)
10 Marital Rules
Offered System
Married Success
PROFESSOR GIVES
COMMANDMENTS
FOR HAPPINESS
SYRACUSE, N. Y„ (AP)—Tea
commandments for successful mar
riage, including a fifth calling for
respect to “in-laws,” have been
propounded by Dr. Dwight M.
Beck of the Syracuse university
biblical department, for students
in a “Personal Relations” course.
Including a prelude, the com
mandments follow:
"I am thy god which brought
thee up out of the land of lone
someness into the promised land
of love.
“1. Thou shalt have no other
gods before me.
“2. Thou shalt not make unto^
thee any graven image of jeal
ousy.
“3. Thou shalt not take they
wedding vows in vain.
“4. Remember thy wedding
day to keep it holy.
“5. Honor thy father-in-law
and they mother-in-law.
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