THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S MAYNARD. Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD, Manager
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THE PRESIDENT'S POPULARITY
Despite the controversy that has been waged during
the past several months over the Roosevelt court reor
ganization plan, the President stands today virtually as
popular as he was at last fall’s election, according to
another poll that the American Institute of Public Op
inion. dircted by Dr. George Gallup, has taken.
Dr. Gallup in a recent article cites that while 52 per
cent of those polled on the.court plan expressed a sent
iment against it and 47 per cent declared for it, six out
of every 10 polled expressed the belief that the Presi
dent’s program would go through while only four in
every 10 thought it would not.
In the face of these conflicting results, the Gallup
poll reveals that the President still has a 65 per cent
popular support, higher even than just before the last
election when the same poll gave him 62 per cent.
DON'T PITY YOURSELF
The Ketchikan Chronicle in a recent editorial makes
the following comment on Alaska and its weather com
pared to other sections of the United States and Canada
which follows: “There is no object in denying the fact
that many in Alaska sometimes pity themselves be
cause they find it necessary to live here where it rains
or where it doesn’t get warm. But there are so many
redeeming features about life in Alaska, that the valid
objections are more than counterbalanced.
“And on many an occasion throughout the year Ket
chikan has better weather than even the so-called good
weather spots. Take, for example, one of our recent
days when the temperature climbed to 70. On that day,
it was 10 degrees warmer here than in Boston, 14 de
grees warmer than Chicago, 4 degrees warmer than Los
Angeles or Pittsburgh or San Diego, 6 degrees warmer
than Portland, 2 degrees warmer than Sacramento, 10
degrees warmer than San Francisco, warmer than We
natchee or Walla Walla or Yakima, warmer than Van
couver, Victoria, Winnepeg or Montreal.
“Not only that, but while there was no rain in Ket
chikan there was rainfall in Seattle, Portland, Boston,
Helena. San Francisco, Kansas City, Montreal, Prince
Rupert. Vancouver, and dozens of other cities in the
United States and Canada.
Many nations are armed to the teeth and the trou
ble is they are not wisdom-teeth.
MINERS!
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By Airplane
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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.
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NOME, ALASKA.
ESTABLISHED IN 1904. j
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U. S. WEATHER BUREAU
SUMMARY FOR JUNE 1937
Unusual phenomena recorded
during the month of June by the
Nome Office of the Weather Bur
! eau were: three thunderstorms
oecuring on different dates, sett
ing a new rec n-d for an one mon
th; the near record temperature
of 78 above on the 12th which
■ was only one degree below the
record of 79 degrees in 1928. Pre
cipitation was below normal
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while temperature1 averaged sligh
tly above the average.
The mean monthlly temperature |
was 46.8 degrees compared to the
normal of 45.3 degrees. Mean
maximum was 55.1 degrees and
the mean minimum 38.4. Killing
frosts were recorded on the 6th
and 7th and 10th. The highest
temperature was 79 and the low
est 26 above on the 7th. The
greatest daily range of tempera
ture was 33 degrees on the 12th
while the least was 5 degrees on
the 3rd.
Rainfall totaled 0.56 of an inch
with measurable amounts record
ed on 5 days. The greatest rain
fall in any 24 hour period was
0.46'on the 15th and 16th.
Sunshine was observed on 314.
9 hours dui :ng the month c'mpar
ed to the possible amount of 615.1
hours; the percentage of possible
being 49%. Six days were record
ed clear; 12 partly cloudy and 12
cloudy.
Wind movement totalled 5031
miles during 720 hours for an av
erage hourly velocity of 7.0 miles
per hour. West winds were the
prevailing direction. The maxi
mum velocity for a 5 minute per
iod was 25 miles from the North
for the 1st.
Solar halos were observed on;
the 10th. 11th and 1.5th, while no
lunar halos occurred; dense fog
was recorded on the 2nd, 3rd. 5th,
11th and 30th.
UPPER AIR DATA.
The maximum 23.064 feet above
the surface om June 22. at 11:09
a.m., the directi n was south
southeast 111 miles per hour. The
maximum velocity was 49 miles
per hour from the Northeast at
an altitude of 1680 feet above the
surface on June 1st at 6 a.m.
THOMAS B. HAYWARD.
Meteorologist.
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at Calkins Shoppe. Front Street.
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REGULATIONS IN CONNECTION
WITH LIOUOR REVENUE STRIP
TAX STAMPS.
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RETAIL DEALERS
All hard and distilled liquor, heer and wine in the Territory of
Alaska on June 30, 1937, must be stamped with the Territorial "Tax
Paid” stamps, thus showing the purchase of liquor before July 1.
1937. These stamps must be placed on all bottles of hard and dis
tilled liquors, also, on beer cases, cartons and kegs and on wine
cases, cartons and kegs. Stamps will be furnished free of cost to all
retail liquor dealers by the Liquor Revenue Strip Tax Stamp Col
lector in each community. On or after July 1. 1937, all liquor im
mediately upon receipt by retail dealers shall be stamped with the
regular Liquor Revenue Strip Tax Stamps same to be purchased from
the Liquor Revenue Strip Tax Stamp Collector who has been ap
pointed in your community.
WHOLESALE DEALERS
Wholesalers in the Territory of Alaska on June 30, 1937, must
take inventory of their stock of all liquors on hand and must pay
the Territorial Treasurer at the rate of 5% of invoice price which
will then be stamped with "Tax Paid" stamps. These stamps, also,
will be furnished free of cost to all wholesale liquor dealers by the
Liquor Revenue Strip Tax Stamp Collector in each community.
For all hard and distilled liquor, beer and wine received on or after
July 1, 1937, by wholesalers in the Territory of Alaska, the regular
Strip Tax Stamps must be used in the following manner: The
regular Liquor Revenue Strip Tax Stamps must be placed on each
case, carton and keg of beer, also, each case, carton, keg of wine.
In regards to hard and distilled liquor, where it is inconvenient to
open cases, an exception will be made for the convenience of whole
salers. Upon receipt of liquor, the stamps will be purchased in the
regular manner but may be delivered in person or by mail to retail
dealers for them to place upon the individual bottles.
It will be seen, from the above regulations, no hard and dis
tilled liquor, beer or wine may be sold in the Territory of Alaska
on or after July 1, 1937, without showing either the "Tax Paid"
stamps or the regular "Liquor Revenue Strip Tax Stamps." In the
larger incorporated towns, special agents have been appointed to
handle the sale of the tax stamps. In the outlying communities,
the U. S. Commissioners have been appointed to handle the sale of
the tax stamps.
The above regulations have been made necessary in observing
Chapter 78, Session Laws of Alaska, 1937. Section 7 of this Chapter
in part reads as follows: “Every brewer, distiller, bottler, or
wholesaler selling intoxicating liquors in the Territory shall be re- i
(luired to pay on all malt beverages (alcoholic content of one per
cent or more by volume), wines and hard or distilled liquors, the
Following prescribed taxes: malt beverages at the rate of five cents
per gallon OR FRACTION THEREOF; wine, or any other liquors
of nineteen per cent of alcohol by volume or less, at the rate of
fifteen cents per gallon OR FRACTION THEREOF; any other liqu
ors having a content of more than nineteen per cent of alcohol by
volume shall pay at the rate of fifty cents per gallon. This tax is
lo be paid to the Territorial Treasurer who will furnish Strip Tax
Stamps in the form prescribed by him to be attached to all liquor
containers o» packages. These stamps are to be attached by the
irewer, distiller, bottler, wholesaler or importer into whose hands
he liquor shall first come. The Treasurer of the Territory shall |
lesignate places of sale of Territorial Revenue Stamps in such a !
vay that they will be easily procurable by all license holders."
OSCAR G. OLSON,
TERRITORIAL TREASURER.
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World Mights
To Stop Nome
In response to reliable reports
in Nome that several world hops
were imminent by prominent air
men. the Nugget wired the Asso
:iated Press for information and
received a reply this morning.
A Prince Cantacusene plans a
light around the world, but de
lays of arrangements have not
yet crystalized. Who the Prince
s, is still unknown.
•
Howard Hughes, holder of the
speed record across the continent
ilso plans a round-the-world hop
n the near future, presumably in
in effort to beat the time set by
he late Wiley Post, in 1933.
It was understood that both
lii'men would stop at Nome on
heir world rou’e.
“SOURDOUGH”
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