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VOL. 36 No. 277 NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday Nov. 27th 1935 Per Copy Ten Cents
City Council Meets
Decides Advt. For
New Driver Team
It seems like the horse
question is going to contin
ue cropping up at almost
every council meeting,from
the evidences which took
place at Monday evening’s
session.
All councilmen were pre
sent at the regular meeting
with the exception of An
drew Sather. Minutes of
the last regular and also
the special meeting were
read and approvedAll bills
approved by the finance
committee were ordered
paid after motion duly
passed.
Under communications a
letter from George Huff re
quested the approval of the
council on his application
for a beverage dispensary
license to be used in his
building on Main street.
Upon motion, passed, the
request was laid on the ta
ble until the next regular
meeting.
Edward Becker offered
$10 for lot 22 in block 12,
which was accepted by the
council.
The report of the special
committee appointed to ar
range for a municipal ice
skating rink reported that
sand had been hauled for
the banks of the lot former
ly occupied by the Golden
Gate Hotel and that the lot
had been flooded with wat
er and allowed to freeze.
It was also reported by
the committee that some of
the water had seeped thru
the embankment and had
flooded the property occu
pied by the home of C. M.
Allyn, forming ice under
the building. Further flood
ing of the ice rink has not
been continued, but it was
planned, said the commit
tee to sprinkle the sides of
the banks with water and
allow it to freeze, forming
a shield around which the
water in the rink could not
get through. This is to be
done as soon as possible.
Chairman Seidenverg of
the Health and Relief Com
mittee, reported that a na
tive had come to him for
aid and that he had direct
ed him to V. R. Farrell, of
the Bureau of Indian Af
fairs. He said he acquaint
ed Mr. Farrell with the re
quest and some time later j
Mr. Farrell remarked that !
the native had not yet come
to him.
The attention of the street
committee was drawn to !
the necessity of not permit
ting the storage of old cars
on front street, as well as j
other streets adjacent dur- 1
Thanksgiving Day is Tomorrow
ing the winter time. It was
believed that such a condi
tion would only increase
the possibilities of snow
drifts forming and hinder
ing the plan of attempting
to keep the streets levelled
during the winter time.
Chairman Hagen ot the
Fire Committee, again brot
up the question of asking
for Geo. A. Jones’ resigna
tion as driver of the Fire
Department team. He de
clared that Chief W. W.
Laws had reported to both
he and Mr. Polet, the other
member of the committee,
that since the last special
meeting, he had not chang
ed his attitude or actions in
the department, which ac
tion was contrary to instru
ctions and orders given by
| the council and the chief of
! the department.
Considerable discussion
1 ensued with members of
| the council expressing op
ions on the advisability or,
matter of installing a new
driver. A motion by Chair
man Hagen that Mr. Jones
be discharged immediately
received no second and was
lost. Another motion, this
time by Mr. Seidenverg re
ceived the second of Mr. A.
Poison, that the council ad
vertise for applications for
a driver of the fire depart
ment team, such applica
tions to be considered at
the next regular meeting,
and Mr Jones to be remov
ed from his position upon
the selection of the new
driver. The motion carried
The report of the Fire
Committee concerning Mr.
Jones’ actions in the depart
ment, especially since the
special meeting at which
time efforts proved futile
to have him discharged, re
ceived the statements of
various members including
Mayor Swartz,that in view
of the opinion or recom
mendation of Chief Laws, a
change should be made in
the department to increase
harmony and efficiency.
The subject of whether
the horses were qualified to
do the work of the depart
ment also same in for con
siderable pros and cons,but
was finally sidestepped,
when the chair drew atten
tion to the subject in hand,
which was whether to re
place Mr. Jones as driver.
The mail situation, per
taining to the receipt of
first class mail in Nome
was brought up and Mayor
Swartz stated it would con
fer with the Chamber of
Commerce to see if condi
tions reported to him could
be improved.
Laval To Demand
Vote Confidence
(By The Associated Press)
Paris Nov. 27, —Premier
Laval yielded to the de
mands of leftists for the
disbanding of nationalist
j forces such as the war vet
erans. croix defeu, an or
ganization to save France,
and defend the cabinet ag
ainst an overthrow.
lhe cabinet agreed on a
i proposal now pending in
Parliament, to appeal to the
chamber of deputies’ pat
riotism, for an imme'diate
discussion of Laval’s finan
cial measures.
Laval will demand an
immediate vote of confi
dence for his decree on
laws intended to defend
France against speculation
which might arise from the
uncertainty now causing a
heavy outflow of gold.
POLARITES ATTENTION
All Polarites are urged
to attend at 7:30 P. M. to
night at the gymnasium of
the Bur. of Ind. AfTs., at
which time numerous new
members are to be initiat
ed into the organization.
The initiation will probab
ly be completed by 9 P. M.
Mayor Swartz announced
just before adjournment
that he was leaving within
a few days for the States
and would be gone indefin
itely, thereby, according to
the city ordinances,making
it compulsory at this time,
and at future meetings for
the council to elect a may
or pro tern, who would ser
ve at that meeting only,
and that another election
would have to be held at
the next meeting to elect a
mayor pro tern for that par
ticular meeting.
Dr. Swartz expects to
combine business with plea
sure on his vacation trip to
the States and stated he
intended to do post gra
duate work in New York
City for some months and
thence proceed to Mavo
Bros, at Rochester, Minn.,
for some time, before re
turning to Nome.
Dr.W. Charteris and wife ;
are due to arrive at Nome
soon and Dr. Charteris is to
take over the practice of
Dr. Swartz until his return,
it was announced.
Following the Mayor’s re
marks, the meeting was ad
journed.'
PWA Engineer E.
R. Steere Given A
Luncheon Today
A luncheon was given by
Mayor Swartz, indepen
dent of the city, in honor
of PWA Project Engineer
E P. Steere, at the North
Pole Bakery Dining room,
at which were present
councilmen Alvin Polet,
Edward Seidenvei’g, And
rew Sather, Edward Gross,
H. Hagen, (Albin Poison
was absent); city attorney
Sullivan, city clerk M. j.
Walsh, city engineer Rob
ert Lyle, PWA Auditor K.
L. Neill and Russell May
nard.
The purpose of the lun
cheon was in appreciation
of the splendid work done,
and assistance rendered in
the expediting of the City
of Nome PWA loan and
grant agreement, and the
bringing of the actual
work to a close.
Mayor Swartz express
ed the opinion, which was
unanimously accorded with
by council members and
city officials that without
Mr. Steere’s valuable as
sistance in laying out the
work for the rehabilitation
of the municipal functions
of Nome, which had been
destroyed by the fire of
September 17th, 19.14, tins
city would today probably
be in a great many difficul
ties as to how, and in what
manner to proceed, to bring
about the actual program of
work.
Mr. Steere expressed his
thanks for the kind remarks
of the Mayor and declared
that he would be well re
paid in appreciation if he
had assisted in the comple
tion of the work to the sat
isfaction of the citizens of
Nome.
P. W. A. Auditor K L
Neill who arrived by air
plane yesterday stated at
the luncheon that it was his
purpose in coming to Nome
to go over and inspect the
records of the borrower,
contractors and govern
ment data in respect to the
manner in which the ex
penditures had been made,
assist the city in seeing
that all moneys coming to
it were completed, and in
general to determine wheth
er the regulations of Pub
lic Works Administration
were being lived up to, and
the money expended prop
erly.
Further remarks were
THANKSGIVING
SERVICE
In keeping with the call
of President Roosevelt and
Governor Troy as well as
Mayor Swartz, a service of
Thanksgiving and Praise
will be held in the Nome
Federated Church, at 11 a.
m.,Thursday,November 28.
The following is the pro
' gram as announced:
Organ prelude.
Hymn—“Come, Ye Thank
ful People, Come.”
A Prayer of Thanksgiving.
Hymn—“For the Beauty of
the Earth.”
A Litany of Praise for our
Community.
A Psalm of Praise.
Hymn—“We Plow the <
Fields and Scatter.”
Thanksgiving Proclama
tions—
1. By the President, Frank
lyn D. Roosevelt.
2. By John W. Troy, Gov
ernor of Alaska.
3. By Nehemiah—over two
thousand years ago.
Girls Chorus—“The United
States of America.”
Offering.
A Litany of Praise.
Pastor’s message: “Reasons
for Thanksgiving.”
Hymn—“God of Our Fath
ers.”
A Community Prayer fi^r
our Country.
Young people of the sen
ior department of the Sun
day School will assist the
Pastor in the leading of this
worship hour.
As Thursday is a Day of
National Thanksgiving,the
Federated church joins ofe,t
President, the Governor
and Mayor in a most earn
est invitation to you and
yours and your friends.
Remember, one hour,
11 a.m. to 12 noon.
Catholic Church
Mass Tomorrow, Thanks
giving Day, will be at i) am.
made by others present
and the luncheon came to
a close.
Mr. Steere stated that he
hoped final work would be
completed and he would be
ready to leave Nome for
Washington, D. C. in about
a week. It was also declar
ed that the new municipal
building, the only remain
ing PWA project going on
at present, would probably
be turned over to the City
of Nome, Friday.
Mail The Nome Daily Nug
get to your friends Oustide. ..
100 Ethiopians
killed Include
Two Governors
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Nov. 27, —One
hundred Ethiopians includ
ing two provincial gover
nors were reported killed
in a battle at North Dolo on
the southern front, and It
i alian losses were four nat
ive soldiers killed and five
wounded, two missing.
Rain over all fronts im
peded preparations for new
Italian advances and pro
vided a dreary dirge for
Lija Yasu. deposed ruler
who died in oxi' • Me was
the giandson of Emperor
Menelik, and a cousin of
the present emperor.
He died near Harar in
a villa prison specially con
structed for him. Yasu
was deposed by tribal
chiefs in 1916. He succumb
ed to a lingering illness.
INiilippinc I’res.
Add i ’esses His 1st
Speech In Muniln
(By The Associated Press)
Manila, Nov. 27. — Pres
ident Quezon’s first mess
age to the unicameral as
sembly of the Philippines,
recommended compulsory
military training of all mal
es and the conscription of
natural resources in time
of danger. He also warned
the world not to Attempt
any conquests of the Phili
ppines.
AN APOLOGY
Due to trouble exper
ienced with the linotype
machine yesterday The
Nome Daily Nugget did not
publish an edition Tues
day. Work on adjustments
on the machine occupied
many hours and it was not
until this morning that the
machine was back in opera
tion again.
In order to compensate
for the loss of one publica
tion, and with the large
amount of world news re
ceived from the Associated
Press, a paper will be is
sued on Thanksgiving Day,
tomorrow.
It is understood other busi
ness houses, federal offices,
city offices, schools and etc.
will be closed for the na
tional holiday.
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