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NOME IS THE STRATEGIC WORLD FLIGHT AIR BASE—ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY AVIATION
' THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME SB NO. 187. * NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1934_Per Copy: 10 Cents.
Nome To Ask $100,000 From PWA
PACIFIC FLYERS ARE STILL UNHEARD FROM
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Rich Gold And Silver Strike Is Made In California
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SAYS BIG GOLD
STRIKE CALIF.
IS VERY RICH
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 —The Los
Angeles Times said today that one
of the richest gold and silver strik
es since the gold fields of Tonapah,
Nevada, in the early 1900’s was dis
covered in the vicinity of Mojave,
California.
The original strike said the Times,
was made by George Holmes, aged
thirty-two, a former University of
Southern California student, who
the newspapers said “was rich al
ready.’’
It was reported that he had sold
an option on thirty-six acres of his
claims for three and one-half mil
lion dollars. The Los Angeles
Times said that Mojave was now a
focal point of the gold mining world.
FOUR ARE HURT
AIRPLANE HITS
POLE OUT GAS
(By The Associated Press)
STOCKTON, Calif., Dec. 4 —Four
Seattle mein are now under medical
treatment for injuries incurred
* when their plane crashed into a
telephone pole while they were
waiting for the lights to be turned
on at the airport here, after they
had run short of gasoline.
They were circling the field wait
ing for the lights when their gas
supply became exhausted, and in
the dark, hit a pole, tearing off both
wings. W. J. Douglas, former Presi
dent of the Seattle Musicians Union
leg; J. E. Drain, aged fifty, a broker
suffered a compound fracture of the
nose and sever cuts.
Eddie Rasmussen, Boeing Field
instructor who was piloting the
plane has a possible leg fracture,
and Dustin Barnes, aviator, receiv
ed only bruises. They were return
ing from a pleasure trip to southern
California and Mexico.
British Publisher
Dead From Cold
WALTON HEATH, Eng., Dec.5 —
Lord Riddel, aged sixty-nine, noted
British newspaper publisher died
hare today. He was one of the most
outstanding figures in British jour
nalism. He died from the effects of
a cold.
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ArrpFSS DISPLAYS LATEST STYLE :
The swinging bouffancy of crinoline days Is reincarnated in the pic
turesque period gown of black taffeta worn by Carole Lombard. Full
sleeves are cuffed and tied by a narrow velvet ribbon. The voluminous
skirt Is shirred on at the hipline with a wide fluting. (Associated Press
Photo)
Summary Of The
’ Weather Month
Of November 1934
November was warmer and drier
than the average. The mean temper
ature was 18.2 degrees or 2.5 degrees
above the normal for this month.
There was 0.39 inches of precipita
tion which is 0.46 inches less than
the normal for this month.
The highest temperature, 36 de
grees, occurred on the 17th, the low
est -10 degrees, occurred on thirteen
th. Previous extremes were 50 de
grees and -26 degrees respectively.
There wei>e 18 cloudy, 1 partly
cloudy and 11 clear days. Precipita
tion of measurable quantity fell on
eight days. Traces of precipitation
occurred on thirteen days. The great
est precipitation for any 24-hour
period occurred on the 19th when
0.11 inches was recorded.
4.9 inches of snow fell during the
month, of which 3.4 inches remain
ed on the ground at the end of
the month.
The prevailing wind direction was
from the NE, the average hourly
velocity was 7.5, the maximum vel
ocity (for 5 minutes) was 32 miles
per hour from the north on the first.
66.1 hours of sunshine were record
ed which is 34 percent of the total
possible hours of sunshine.
FIRE IN SCHOOL
The fire department was called
to the school building of the Office
of Indian Affairs just after noon to
day. Fire had started in the boys
wash-room, apparently, according,
to reports when a smokestack sepa
rated. Slight damage was done and
the fire was put out by a small ex
tinguisher, before the department ar
rived at the scene.
Maybe Friendly
Relations Austria
Germany Now On
VIENNA, Dec. 5 — Von Papen,
German minister is returning here
today presumably bearing a Christ
mas present of better relations with
Austria.
The belief was expressed in auth
oritative quarters that Von Papen
is coming from conferences with
Hitler and intends to go to any ex
tremes to carry out the command
given him by the late von Hinden
berg, to re-establish the old friend
ship between the countries.
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GOVERNOR OF
WASHINGTON
TALKS FINANCE
SEEATTLE, Dec. 5 — Governor
Martin of the State of Washington,
over the radio, last night, outlined
the state’s financial needs for the
next bienium, expressing the opin
ion that it was necessary to raise
forty-two million dollars from new
tax sources.
Me announced that the big issue,
was, whether the state shall turn to
a sales tax. He said that forty-two
million dollars was the maximum
needed to maintain “reasonable ed
ucational standards and assure the
continuance of federal relief alloca
tions, and make old age pensions a
reality.” v
NOME CITY COUNCIL
PASSES RESOLUTION
$100,000 FROM PWA
At a special meeting held Monday
afternoon the Nome City Council
passed the following resolution re
specting a Public Works Adminis
tration loan and grant.
The Finance Committee of the
Council, together with B. D. Stew
art and Lyman S. Brewster, prepar
ed estimates on proposed projects
and presented them to the council.
The amounts contained in the reso
lution were passed on by the Coun
cil and included in the resolution.
Considerable discussion as to the
advisability of asking as much as
$100,000.00 took place. It was the
(opinion of several that $70,500.00
would be sufficient, but after a vote
the one hundred thousand dollar
request was passed.
At the same time the Mayor wir
ed Goyernor John W. Troy of the
action of the council and enlisting
his aid in bringing about speedy
consideration by PWA officials of
the Nome loan and grant. Ihe
governor is the Alaska Administra
tor for the PWA, and all connec
tions regarding the securing of these
funds will be done through him.
Another telegram was sent to
Delegate Anthony J. Dimond Sat
Washington, D.C., informing him of
the action taken Monday and re
questing him to introduce in Con
gress as soon as possible a bill
which would authorize the City of
Nome to bond itself. Under the
present form of government, any
municipality in Alaska when plan
ning on bonding the city for any
amount must first secure the author
ity from the national congress.
Details of the application for $100,
000.00 PWA funds will be sent itt
the mail and by Mr. Stewart to
Juneau and Washington, D. C.,
where their consideration will be
quickly forthcoming, according to
arrangements and contacts made by
Colonel Clark on his visit to Nome
following the fire. Following the
receipt of permission to bond the
city, a special election will be held
in Nome on the referendum issue,
Do the citizens and voters of Nome
want to bond the city and for this
amount? At that time the issue
will either be favored or defeated.
At present Nome is wintering in,
but next summer when the snow
and ice disappear, the city will
have to have drains, sidewalks,
suitable streets, a permanent and
reliable fire fighting system. All of
these things are necessary here as
a protection to the remainder of the
town who own buildings and pro
perty here.
These -points of interest deserve
the public’s undivided attention and
if they want to see Nome grow, as
it deserves to, they should put forth
their best efforts toward securing
the necessary assistance to rehab
ilitate the civic functions of this
city. The character of the loan and
grant are described in the resolu
tion passed by the Council.
The estimates from which the fol
lowing figures were derived are
available to public inspection at all
times, on file with the City Clerk.
The purpose of the meeting was to
consider this resolution and follow
ing its passage and proper signa
tures and seal, the meeting adjourn
ed.
RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Com
mon Council of the Town of Nome,
Alaska, that:
WHEREAS, the disastrous fire of
September 17, 1934, razed the busi
ness and Some of the residence
areas of the town of Nome, destroy
ing the municipal quarters and, fa
cilities, and in rehabilitating it is
desirable and necessary to reestab
lish sewers and drains, a fire fight
ing system, streets and alleys, side
walks, curbs and gutters, and muni
cipal quarters, and estimates fur
nished by a competent engineer
show that $100,000 would be re
quired for such purposes, and
WHEREAS, no moneys are on
hand to provide for such rehabilita
tion or any of it, but the financial
condition and the assets of the sqid
town are such that if duly author
ized by Congress to borrow 70% or
$70,000 through and from the Fed
eral Emergency Administration of
Puolic Works under the terms of
tpre National Industrial Recovery
'Act, and to apply for a grant of
$30,000, the remaining 30% requir
ed, as provided by the said Act, that
the town of Nome, Alaska, can re
pay within a period of 30 years the
portion borrowed and the interest
that would accumulate thereon at
the rate of 4%, without imposing an
undue burden upon the taxpayers
of the said town.
Now therefore, be it RESOLVED
bjMhe Common Council of the town
Nome, Alaska, that the following
sums are desired and are necessary
for the purposes noted below and
to which they are set opposite,
namely:
1. Sewers and drains, $15,000.00.
2. Fire fighting system $40,000.00
3. Streets and alleys $12,000.00
4. Sidewalks, curbs and
gutters,.$22,500.00
5. Municipal quarters $10,500.00
Total.$100,000.00
and that the Mayor take all steps
necessary to procure authorization
(Continued on Page Four)
Fire Sweeps The
Warner Bros. Big
Picture Studios
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BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 5 — Fire
swept the Warner Bros. First Na
tional Studios, cuasing the death of
Albert Rounder, aged sixty-five,
studio fire chief, who died of excite
ment. The fire also caused the in
juring of fifteen others, and dam
aged estimated at three hundred
thousand dollars.
The blaze swept over half of the
eighty acre establishment, but the
part most important to the produc
tion of pictures was not damaged.
Jim Barber h.?s been playing a
steady game at tackle for the
strong University of San Francisco
football eleven. Jim is captain of
the Dons this season. (Associated
Press Photo)
PACIFIC FLIERS
ARE STILL NOT
FOUND-TODAY
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SAN FRANCSICO, Dec. 5 — Ulm
was driven off h)is course perhaps
by cross winds against which wea
ther bureau men warned him.
Speculations on whether the plane
is still afloat, grew as no further
news was received from them. Word
was received from vessels and plan
es searching for his plane, that
they had not located him yet.
Anxiety was expressed when it
was recalled that Ulm had said: “I
don't intend to get my feet wet. The
ship’s fuselage, wings and fabric
were waterproofed and I believe the
plane will float for at least two
days.”
The fliers had six boxes of chicken
sandwiches and other picnic food,
besides two gallons of fresh water.
Late today no further reports were
heard over the radio about Ulm
and his companions.
Rumor Dillinger
Gunman Remains
Indefinite Today
CHICAGO, Dec. 5 — The possibil
ity of John Hamilton, being the ace
gunner of the DUlinger gang, who
is already under arrest, is only one
of the rumors following revelations
made by Mrs. Hellen Gillis, the wi
dow of “Baby Face” Nelson, held
by the Federals since Thanksgiving
Day.
No details of her apprehension
were obtained and the Federals re
fused to comment on the Hamilton
rumor.