THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD, Manager.
Published every evening except Sunday by The Nome
Publishing Company, Nome, Alaska.
Subscription Rates Payable In Advance.
Delivered by carrier in Nome, Little Creek and Sunset
Creek, for $2.00 per month. By mail postage paid out
side of Nome and vicinity, $1.50 per month.
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PROGRESS IN ALASKA
Congratulations to the Fair
banks News-Miner! Its 64-page,
"8 section Special Goldfields Edi
tions, containing volumes of in
formation on the interior section
of Alaska, which arrived here on
the last mail, is the symbol of
progress and initiative which this
fine daily newspaper and its pub
lishers have pursued in Fairbanks.
Published November 29th in
the new building recently con
structed in Fairbanks, and which
is undoubtedly the finest news
paper home in Alaska, The Fair
banks News-Miner appeared in a
new dress, new type, new size,
and printed on brand new mach
inery.
And to our old friend Charlie
Settlemier, Editor and Manager,
much credit—he deserve it!
The development of the News
Miner reflects the progress and
advancement of Fairbanks and
interior sections, and speaks vol
umes for the publishers and staff
of that paper.
The people of Fairbanks and
interior Alaska are indeed for
tunate to be served by such a
representative daily, and we are
sure that added prosperity will
aecure as the News-Miner, con
tinuing its year of useful work
in assisting the development of
that section, leads the way.
YUKON WEDDING REPORTED
The marriage of Orlena Cooper
to Wayne Stevens by U. S. Com
missioner Rowe at Fort Yukon,
December 3rd. was reported in
Fairbanks by Pilot Norris John
son.
The couple went from Circle
Springs to Fort Yukon with Mr.
Johnson and he and Mrs. Carl
Holm were attendants at the wed
dirig ceremony.
Mr. Stevens has been placer
drilling on Portage Creek in the
Circle district.
INTERNATIONAL INCIDENTS
The bombing and sinking of
the American gunboat Panay and
the sinking of two other vessels
of the Standard Oil Co., has cans
ed indignant reactions through
out the country.
Japan, following its usual cust
om of acting first and then apol
ogizing, performed in its custo
mary manner. Regr.tful, apolo
gies were immediately trans
mitted to Washington, D. C. and
responsibility assumed.
However, that does not bring
back the lives of those Americans
killed in the “incident.” Pure
negligence is claimed as the
cause, but it has been apparent
during th? entire Sino-Japanese
warfare, that foreign nations are
being harassed in attempst to
scare them out of China, where
they have millions upon millions
of dollars in investments, and
where thousands of thieir citizens
are residing.
The fact that the British gun
boats were also attacked points
to well-directed plans laid by
Japanese strategists, and while
foreign nations have, during the
past six months allowed Japan
enough lee-way to hang herself,
they are about fed-up with such
things as this—called an interna
tional “incident.”
The U. S. Department of State
and President Roosevelt took ap
propriate action today in repri
manding Japan, and in the future,
if such action and forethought
is taken, Japan will be extreme
ly adverse to be as “careless” as
she was yesterday.
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BOILER. MARINE. TRACTOR. AC’ETLVNE AND
ELECTRIC WELDING
MATERIAL STOCKED: SHAFTING. STEEL. KKON/E.
BI’SHING, BABBITT, ACCESSORIES.
Prompt Attention to Local and Out of Town Work
Telephone Black 110
NOME MACHINE SHOP
W. L. SLACK AND SON, PROPRIETORS
WALTER W. JOHNSON CO.
351 California St., San Francisco, California.
Builders of Gold Dredges, Prospecting Drills,
and Other Placer Mining Equipment
MIROW AIR SERVICE
Connecting Seward Peninsula
With The Coast Cities
F a irbanks-Ancli orage-V aldez
Dependable, Fast, Equipment
I
'Winter Activity
; Now Under Way
Nome Company,
Und r the managership of A.
M. Hartford, the Nome Depart-,
ment, of the U. S. Smelting, Re-;
fining and Mining, operating threei
big dredges in the Nome area,
turned in an unusually success
ful s.aso for 1937. it was learned
following an interview concern
ing the company’s operations.
With nearly 150 miles of ditches
to bring water to the scene of
operation back of Nome, the com
pany employed an average of
250 men during the season, in
all lines of work, including pros
pect drilling, thawing, dredges,
and shops and powerhouse.
With the closing down of the
dredges at Thanksgiving time,
winter work schi dules w*ere pre
pared for winter drilling, and
other mainteance work, follow
ing out past season’s schedules.
Using eight big diesel engines
in the powerhouse, the company
generates power for nine electric
pumps employed in furnishing
w-ater for the three big fields, one
at Center Creek, one near the
Bessie claim, and one near Mon
roeville.
Machine shops, employing skill
ed workers, and the power house
operated on the outskirts of the
city are operated nearly the year
round, except for a month or two
when the power house is shut
down. Repair work starts early
in the winter and continues un
til May when the season opens
up and dredges commence digg
ing.
Although unable to reveal the
1937 season’s production amount.
Manager Hartford, intimated that
the gold yield was extremely
gratifying.
Early next spring, when water
navigation is resumed the com
pany expects to have an oil tank
er arrive -at Nome with another
two years' supply of all kinds of
oil.
PLAY TONIGHT
Forty-eight hours to Christmas
and Ethel Whitney has no end of
' things to do. Marjorie, her
daughter, will be home for lunch
and she has lunch to get and all
her presents to wrap in the mean
time. Yet in the face of all that
a most important letter comes
from Uncle Tobias’ lawyer in
Seattle saying their uncle's will
is on the way to them. At least
$200,000 will soon be theirs’ and
every member of the family ex
cept David Whitney quickly plans
to spend it.
Amid all this excitement The
Tinker labors at the old broken
down clock and tinkers with brok
en hearts as well.
Be sure to see “THE TINKER”,
Monday evening. December 13th,
at 8 o’clock. Presented by the
Drama Club at the Federated
hurch. Tickets 35cts. and 50 cts,
‘THE TINKER”, a 3-act comedy
by Fred Eastman, is produced by
special arrangement with the Wal
ter H. Baker Company, of Boston,
Mass. Following is the Cast o!
Characters:
(Cast in Order of Appearance)
Jack Whitney, a typical high
School boy,. Bobby Scotl
David Whitney, a harassed busi
ness man,.Leonard Krohlow
Ethel Whitney, him managing
wife, .Pearl Woodfin
The Tinker, a queer kindly soul,
.Wilbur Arnold
Marjorie Whitney, the vivacious
daughter,.Esther Thune
Jane Seymour, her pretty college
chum,. Retta Armstrong
Jeremy Whitney, David’s Dissi
pated brother, Everett Fisher
Time: The present just before
j Christmas.
Place: The living room of the
| Whitney home in Southern New
England.
Director: Lennie Mae Nelson
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AT OUR LOVELY
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IS THE TIME TO
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GIFTS
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& Scotch Shop
Christmas Is Here
SILK NIGHTIES,
PAJAMAS AND
HOUSE COATS
VARIETY OF GIFTS
AND TOYS
At
Calkins9 Shoppe
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