THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S MAYNARD. Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD. Manager
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NEED FOR PROPER LEGISLATIVE PUBLICITY
The Nugget recently published an editorial calling
the attention of legislators to the necessity of providing
at this session of the Alaska Legislature, sufficient funds
to defray the cost of a regular day-*by-day account of the
proceedings of that body while it is in session, prepared
bv the Clerks of the senate and of the house of repre
sentatives.
For many years now, small newspapers throughout
the territory are called upon to print all kinds of new
bills, laws, publicity regarding this department, and
still more publicity concerning another branch. Noth
ing is done in the way of paying for this publicity which
is a necessary adjunct in the passage of legislation, and
the acquainting of the public with the new laws and
regulations by which they must be governed.
On top of this the public expects, and rightly so, a
full account of the proceedings while the Legislature is
in session. Here again the various newspapers through
out the Territory have stood the cost of obtaining daily
telegraphic news from Juneau, and as likely as not it
includes all manner and kinds of news, and perhaps the
/vital proceeding concerning the special division is eith
/er entirely overlooked or has been slipped up, but the
’ cost goes on nevertheless.
What the Nome Daily Nugget suggests is this:
“Have the clerks of the two houses incorporate in a
combination press telegram to all papers in the Terri
tory, the actual proceedings for the day, from their
minutes—bills submitted, committee reports, bills pass
ed, signed, what bills will likely be coming up for con- ,
sideration, etc., and the general standings of the bodies
in their day’s* business. The material to be unbiased
and serve as a Legislative Record of the day’s work,
would in turn acquaint the entire electorate with affairs1
as they stand from day to day, and those interested in
the welfare of proper legislation for the territory would
be in an intelligent position to assist their legislators at
Juneau, and help in guiding their votes, to the extent
of the effect on their own division.
"To meet the telegraphic expenses of this it is sug
gested that an appropriation bill be passed setting aside j
sufficient funds to pay the tolls on the U.S. Signal Corps
system. Should this be inexpedient, it is suggested that
a bill be passed, charging the tolls to the Territorial
government.”
You can see the importance of such a service on a
small scale when you look at the Congressional Record
published daily of the proceedings of the National Con
gress. The importance of this publication lives after
and from year to year, as a yard stick of the work done
at Washington. D. C.
The idea suggested is somewhat the same, only that
a review of the day’s work would be printed without
cost by the newspapers throughout the Territory and at
the same time would be the record, to which the public
at large could refer with complete confidence and belief
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in its truth, without having to wait for months after the
session is over for the published book of record of each
house.
In this day and age the public demands up to the
minute contact with affairs as they especially affect
their own welfare. The newspapers in remote sections
of the Territory, in nearly all instances, cannot afford
to pay the cost of securing from Juneau lengthy tele
grams of the proceedings prepared by newsmen with
their eye to news value, rather than to the complete
history of the day’s business.
The advantage to be derived by the legislators them
selves is self-evident—whatever turn of events in the
course of perplexing matters of legislation, they know
that “the folks back home” are keeping up with the
doings of the legislative bodies, and would be prompt
in advising them of the public sentiment in their own
divisions, should the matters warrant it.
The total cost of the service during the sixty days
of the session would be negligible to the territorial gov
ernment as compared to the sums of money which the
newspapers themselves are compelled to pay, in addi
tion to their regular telegraph news services.
Here’s a tip to other papers in the Territory. Let’s
get together and bring this matter to the attention of
this Legislature. Our services from the territorial capi
tol will be completely satisfactory as they will corre
spond directly to the record of each body, and the pub
lic at large will be more directly and fully informed
from day to day.
The current theatrical season offers the usual op
portunities for the tired business man to get acquainted
with the unattired chorus girl.
; ' THRILLS APLENTY AT AIR MEET
The ninth annual all-American air maneuvera at Miami, Fla., opened
with lota of thrllla for everyone. Here la a good axampla, Mike
Murphy’a takeoff In hla plane from the top of an automobile while
traveling at a high rate of apeed. (Aaaociated Preaa Photo)
Experiment With
Tung Oil Trees
As New Industry
(By The Associated Press)
BEAUMONT. Tex., Jan. 8, —
Farmers in southeast Texas and
southwest Louisiana are experi
menting with tung oil groves in
quest of a new money crop with
a potential $50 an acre annual
return.
Some 200 experiments are in
progress in the two states and
sponsors estimate that 500,000
trees will be growing in the ter
ritory within a year. A mill for
crushing the oil out of the tung
tree nuts has been promised
“within two or three years” if
the trees prove profitable.
Tung oil, known as the most
powerful driving oil produced, is
used chiefly as a waterproofing
agent in paints and varnishes
and kindred products.
Tung nuts are grown profitably
in some sections of Florida, Geo
rgia, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana, but the bulk of tung
oil comes from the Orient.
Notice of Sale of P roperty on City’s Delinquent Tax Roll
In the matter of the Delinquent
Tax Roll of the City of Nome,
Territory of Alaska, for the tax
year 1935.
NOTICE is hereby given that
by virtue of an order of sale, is
sued by the District Court for
(the Territory of Alaska, Second
■ Division, on the 31st day of Dec
I ember, 1936, in the matter of
! the Application of the City of
I Nome, Alaska, for Adjustment of
l the Delinquent Tax Roll of Real
Property for the Year 1935, and
for an Order of Sale thereon,
to said Court duly presented and
filed, and by and under the direc
tion of the Common Council of
the City of Nome, pursuant to
the statutes of the Territory of
Alaska and the ordinances of the
' said city, all in such cases made
and provided, I, the undersigned
City O’.ierk of the City of Nome,
Alaska, will sell at public auc
tion, to the highest bidder, for
cash, on the 26th day of January
1937, commencing at 10 o’clock
0
A. M. of said day, at the Clerk’s
office in the City Hall in said
City, and if not concluded on
said day, to be continued from
day to day thereafter, each of
the lots, tracts and parcels of
land hereinafter described and
iset forth, for the amount of the
'delinquent tax, penalty, inter
ests and cost due to the said
City upon said lots, tracts or
parcels, a particular description
of each including penalty and in
_i « ■ _
terest up to the date of the sale,
and costs incurred and allowed
by the said Court in the total
sum of $84.70, the latter sum to
be divided proportionately^
among the said lots, tracts, or ■
parcels and amounting to $28.23
for each, thereof, all being listed
below, and together also with ac
cruing costs of sale to be divid
ed proportionately in like man
ner.
1935 Costs
Description Assessed To
Tax Pen. Int. T'date Total
Lot 46, Block 6 Leo Kent 10.00 .50 .60 28.23 39.33
S. 92’ Lot 8, Block 15 Leo Kent 9.40 .47 .56 28.23 38.66
W. 27’ Lot 24 Bl’k 66 Mrs.C.Ahiyah 3.00 .15 .18 28.23 31.56
And NOTICE is further given
that each of the above described
lots, tracts or parcels will be sold
separately, and if sufficient is not j
bid at such sale to discharge the
amount due thereon for taxes,
penalty, interest and costs, the
same sha’.I be bid in by the Clerk
of the City of Nome for and on
behalf of the said City, for the
amount of such taxes, penalty,
interest and costs.
As used herein the figure 1935
refers to the taxes for that year
that became delinquent on the
3rd Saturday of January, 1936.
WITNESS my hand and the
Seal of the City of Nome, Alas
ka, this 2nd’ day cf January,^
1937. * ^
(SEAL)
M. J. WALSH,
City Clerk
Publish—Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23, 1937.
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