THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO S MAYNARD. Ed.tor
RUSSELL. G MAY'NARD, Marker
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A NATIONAL DISGRACE—CHILD LABOR
As matters of national issue and import pass be
fore us on the broad screen of our national existence,
v/e, from our special seat close to the top of the world
gaze down upon them with for the most part imperson
al emotion and apathetic disinterestedness.
This esoteric state of mind is perhaps due to distance
and isolation, and perhaps to the fact that we of Alaska
have no voice in affairs of the United States proper and
very little in those of the Territory’. However, from
time to time a really vital issue comes up for general
discussion nationally, and we figure that even in our
majestic isolation we should take a crack at it. Take
for instance Child Labor.
The opponents to the child labor amendment, on the
grounds that it is unnecessary and an encroachment on
States rights, refuse to admit that a substantial child
labor problem exists, yet in 1930 there were 2,145,959
children between the ages of 10 and 17 gainfully em
ployed.
During the short lived reign of the MIA a percept
able reduction was made in the ranks of child workers,
but with NRA s tumble into the Supreme Courts waste
basket, the 1936 increase in the 14-15 year old bracket
of the child slave market was 150 percent.
All but one of the States now have some law regard
ing the age at which children may work, but the inad
equcies of these laws is woefully apparent. A recent
issue of the survey Graphic states—“Nine States, thru
exemptions in their laws still permit children under 14
years to work in industry during school hours: seven
States permit children between 14 and 16 years of age
to work nine to eleven hours a day: ten States allow
children in this age group to work until 8 p.m. or later:
thirty two States have practically no regulation of the
employment in hazardous industry of 16 and 17 year
old girls and boys.”
It would appear that the ratification of the child labor
amendment would terminate legislative laxity of this
sort and curb once and for all this vicious practice that
has for so many years been a festering sore on our bodv
politic.
CHILD HEALTH DAY PROGRAM
Saturday. May 29, 8 P. M., at Territorial School Gym.
Master of Ceremonies Mr. Charles Code.
Parade of all School Children,
Accompaniment. by Miss Dorothy Russell
Boy Scout and Campfire Girl presiding.
Explanation of Child Health Day. Mr. Charles Code
Talks on Communicable Diseases by School Children:
Introduction— — Frederick Bockman
Tuberculosis— Lincoln Ost
Diphtheria— Admiral Sims
Smallpox— Dan Jones
Typhoid— Frank O'Farrell
Vocal Solo— Miss Gietchen Young
Why I am a Campfire Girl— Yvonne Mozee
First Aid Demonstrations— By Boy Scouts
Piano Duet— Jane Smith. Mary Margaret Roell
Food in Relation to Health—Lennie May Nelson, R. N.
Piano Solo— ..Ann Walsh
Problems of Public Health— Dr. Thomas Morcom
No Admission Charge—Everybody Welcome.
MINERS!
Haul Y our h reight and Supplies
By Airplane
With our newly purchased Bach plane we are now
able to give you fast, dependable freight service
to all parts of the Peninsula
*
Come in and let us talk over your transportation
problems with you.
MIROW AIR SERVICF
Polet Leases An
Lptowi Store
Building
A Polet, Nome merchant since
1900. announces the ieas.ng for
a term of years of the premises
former.y occupied by the Pio
neer Drug C mparjy. adjoining
the North Pole Bakery on the
East This up* own branch of
Nome's pi'r.eer mercantile estab
lishment w.ll be opened for busi
ness shortly after the arrival of
the boats.
Tee installation of shelving and
fixtures is now go.ng on in pre
peration for the arrival of new
stocks of merchandise coming ,n
early June.
Alvin Poiet, sor of A Poiet.
and iorg associated with his fath
er in business, will manage and
be a partner in the new store. A
modern butcher shop and market,
a full line of groceries and gen
eral merchandise will be main
tained in this up-to-date retail
establishment, together with the
traditional P:let service and cour
teous treatment.
Mr. Poiet states that the credit
policy of his new store will be
strictly 30 days to responsible
customers, and that no change
will be made in the business pol-i
icy of the parent store, and that
all of the conveniences and fa
cilities installed last fail will be
available.
The career of A. Pole*, has been
closely interwoven with Nome’s
business, industrial, social and
fraternal life for more than a
th.rd of a century. Coming to
\ -re as a young man of 20. as
a pa rt.c. pant :n the 1900 gold
r-m Mr Pile’., immediately op
ened -p a small store or River
Street which he called the Sr.ace
R.ver Grocery Tr.e storm ci Sep
terr.oer 12th. 1900 deprived that
s'.re build.rg but the merchan
dise was saved ard later in the
fall moved into a new building
erected or. Firs: Avenue West.
F.rst Avenue was at that time
a sift marshv tundra, in the sum
•ne. : re, and as it was .ntpossi
cle to -e any kind of a vehicle,
it was a common sight to se:
-7 my", trundelling a wheel
barrow along a 12 inch plank
tr.at was the only sidewalk, de
l.vering groceries, to his custom
ers
Th_s condition, however, was
soon remedied. Mr. Polet cir
culated a petition calling for the
planking of F.rst Avenue, build
..ng of sidewalks, fire mains and
crc-ss street improvements. These
things were ail accompished in
due time.
In 1910 Mr. Polet branched out
for the first tune, placing a store
in the Kimball Budding on
Front Street opposite the c Id fire
station. Later, Mr. Polet purchas
fed the old Gold Belt dance hall
and gambling resort building,
which later was known as the
Sneider Building, and here con
ducted his store and the first
apartment house in Nome. This
three story building went 'up in
flames in 1927, when the Board
of Trade was destroyed by the
fire started by an overturned oil
stove.
Mr Poiet then purchased the
Id Hunter and Eagle saloon bull
dogs, and the. Windsor Baths,
turning the three buildings into
the largest wholesale and retail
estab.-shment in Northwestern
A asiu. This fine, spacious, well
stocked store, was in turn com
pletelv destroyed by fire in 1934.
Dur.ng all the years Mr. Poiet
maintained his original Snake
R. cer Grocery, but this too was
r mpletely destroyed in Nome's
g:eat fire.
7he Poiet warehouses nnd cold
storage plant, were, fortunately
for the people of Nome, well out
side- -he fire belt, thus enabling
Mi. Pole! to quickly reorganize
(Continued on Page Three)
CLEANUP NOTICE
Cleanup period from May 29th
to June 10. All property owners
are hereby notified to clean up
their premises and if dehris is
deposited at sidewalks the City
truck will remove it free of
charge.
Property owners on the South
Side of Front Street are especial
ly requested to clean the beach
adjoining their property at least
one week before the arrival of
the first boat.
HEALTH COMMITTEE,
By E. B. O’CONNOR,
Chairman
Pub. May 28,29,31, June 1, 1937.
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NOTICE OK APPLICATION FOP.
UNITED STATES PATENT
Min. Snr. No. 1888
Min. Appl. No. 0926
IN THE UNITED STATES LANP
OFFICE, Nome, Territory of Al
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVE?
that R. W. SILVER, whose pop" ■
office address is Nome, Alaska
has made application for a pat
ent for 1454 5 linear feet on ttv
Shamrock No. One lode and Air
1500 linear feet on the Gcnd*
lode, each bearing gold and j&
ver. the same being as to the
Shamrock No. One lode N. 44 dbg
48 min. W. 83.5 ft. and S. 44 deg
48 min. E. 1391 ft. from the
covfry eut thereon, and a filnfr
er discovery of said Shamgpd:
No. One lode being a cat the
east end of which bears S. 13
deg. 40 min. E., 255 ft. from tfc»>
west end of the lode line fror
which Car. No. 1 of the Shamrock
'Jo. One Jnde cla m bears S. 36 deg
48 min. E., 300 ft.: and the Gook
lode being N. 36 deg. 47 min. W
25_ft,, and S. 36 deg. 47 min. If
1475 ft. from the discovery eir
thereon. A particular description,
orf the Shamrock No. One lode
claim being as follows:
Be fanning at Cor. No. 1, a fir
post 43 in. long. 4 ins. sq.. 2 ft
in ground, in mound of earth anc
stone 1 ft. high, 30 in. base, anc
marked SH-1-1-1888, from which
U. S. L. M. No. 324 bears S. 41
cleg. 25 min. W., 774.7 ft., art
from which Cor. No. 1 Sur. N<:
' 324 Southern Cross lode bear:
N. 2 deg. 35 min. E., 204.5 ft
magnetic declination 19 deg. I5
min. E.: Thence N. 36 dpg. 48 mil
E„ 600 ft. to Cor. No. 2. magnet
c declination 19 deg. 15 mat.
E.: Thence S. 44 deg. 48 mir
E.. 1454.5 ft. to Cor. No. 3. mag
netic dec!.nation 19 deg. 15 mir.
E.: Thence S. 36 deg. 48 min. W
699 ft. to Cor. No. 4. magnet:,
declination 19 deg. 15 min. E
Thence N. 44 deg. 48 min. W.
1454.5 ft. to Cor. No. 1, and place
of beginning, containing 19.819
acres. Area in conflict wlith Goode
lode of this survey 3.493 acres
and in conflict with Sur. No. 32-i
Southern Crass lode 3.36 acres
Net area of Shamrock No. One
lode 12.966 acres.
And a particular descr ption of
the Goode lode being as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, which
;s identical with Cor. No. 1 Sur.
No. 324 Hot Air lode, a fir post
4 in. sq., 48 in. above ground, ir
an earth mound 1 ft. high, 4 ft
base. an(J previousy marked
324-No. 1, and now marked ate:
GO-1-1888, from which U. S. L
M. No. 324 bears S. 46 deg. 01
min. W., 389.4 ft., magnetic de
clination 19 deg. 45 min. E.; Then
ce N. 36 deg. 48 min. E., 599.2
i ft. to Cor. No. 2, magnetic deelin
.ation 19 deg. 00 min. E.; Thence
S. 36 deg. 47 min. E., 1500 ft
to Cor. No. 3, magnetic decima
tion 19 deg. 30 min. E.; Thence
S. 36 deg. 48 min. W., 599.2 ft.
to Cor. No. 4, magnetic declina
tion 19 deg. 45 min. E.; Thence
N. 36 deg. 47 min. W., 1500 ft
to Cor. No. 1, and place of be
ginning, containing 19.792 acres
net area, the conflict of 3.493 ac
res with the Shamrock No. One
lode claim, same survey, being
shown above and deduction made
therefor from the Shamrock No.
One lode claim. Total net area of
the Shamrock No. One and Goode
lode claims being 32.758 acres.
Said 2 claims are 'located on
Trilby hill between Solomon Riv
er and Trilby Creek, in the Cape
Nome Mining and Recording dist
j rict and precinct, Second Divi
sion, Territory of Alaska; the no
tices of locations being recorded
with the Recorder for the said
district and precinct for the
Shamrock No. One lode claim in
Vol. 214, page 106, and for the
Goode lode claim in Voil. 214
page 107.
Adjoining claims are on the
North, Sur. No. 324 Southern
Cross lode; on the East, Sham
rock 2 lode and Goode 1 lode,.
on the West, Sur.
No. 324 Southern Cross lode and
Sur. _ No. 324 Hot Air lode; other
adjoining claims unknown.
U. S. L. M. No. 324 to which
these claims are tied is a slate
block on said Trilby hill, fn lati
tude and longitude as taken from
the U. S. G. S. map of the Solo
mon Quadrangle, of 64 deg. 39
min. Vi N., 164 deg. 16 min. % W.
. ALMER RYDEEN Register
1st Publication Fri., April 16, 1937
Last Pub. Monday June 28, 1937.