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VOL. 37. No. 302. NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DEC. 22, 1936. Per Copy 15cts
Com. Xmas Celebration Tomorrow
BUNNELL SEEKS~NEW BUILDINGS U. OF A
Lundberg Says Taking of Vote is Now Indefinite
VOTE NOT
BE TAKEN
THIS TIME
Vote on Tentative Agree
ment be Taken On
Printed Ballots
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22, —
Hints for the extension of the
maritime unions’ united front, to
include Atlantic and gulf port
strikers, dimmed, along with
prospects of any immediate break
in the strike, as it went into its
54th day.
Union leader Lundberg indi-,
cated today that a membership
vote on the tentative agreement
with shipowners, may be deferr
ed indefinitely.
The indications also came from
membership meetings last night
when it was announced that the
voting would be coast-wide and
on printed ballots, instead of
by meetings of port local unions.
Lundberg said he may visit
the various ports and explain
the tentative agreement which in
eludes twenty-nine sections, the.
only ones applying to the Alaska
trade being: ]
Wage classification ranging j
from $67.50 for ordinary seamen
to $95 for boatswains, overtime
of 80 cents an hour, and bonus
es for handling certain cargoes
including dusty & offensive com
modities and explosives, not
more than 5 hours between meals
and heat and light are to be
furnished the crew while sleep
ing aboard at the home port.
Other details are similar to
these in the main agreement.
Deaths Anchorage
(By The Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 22, -Jack
Courtney, Dillingham deputy mar
shal died at Wrangell today of
a sudden illness. He was taken
off the General Gorgas while en
route north.
Courtney was a former loco
motive engineer "on the Alaska
Railroad and was a member of
the Elks, Masons, and the Ameri
can Legion.
John Sultan, aged forty-five, a
restaurant owner, died here Sun
day following a short illness.
Death occurred the day follow
ing his first wedding anniver
sary. He went to Greece a year
ago and brought back a bride.
He is a survived by his widow
and a three-mo nth’s-old son.
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Nomeite Is Dead
(Bv The Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 22, —Fred
B'shop. Kuskokwim trader died
here today, following two strok
es of paralysis. He came to Al
aska in 1901 and mined for a
time at Nome.
He operated the Slietmute trad
ing post since August this year,
and is survived by five sons, all
in Alaska, a brother Henry and
sister Laura in New York.
Papers For Sale
The Nome Daily Nugget
's for Sale at the following
places of business :
The Nome Drug Store,
The Board of Trade,
The Nevada
Pioneer Fountain Lunch
CEREMONY CUTTING CHAIN BAY' BRIDGE
(,
NEW YEARS EVE PICKED BY
COMMITTEE TIME FIREWORKS
BE SET OFF-FROM 7 TO 9 P.M.
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Pioneers Urging
Home for Women
( Hv l he Associated press)
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 22. — The
Pioneer lodge here passed a re
solution urging the construction
of a Women’s Pioneer Home, sug
gesting a six thousand dollar
fund consisting of gifts from
pioneers, and the territory fur
nishing the rest. The resolution
will be presented to the Grand
Lodge at the Pioneer Conven
tion at Ketchikan in January.
At the meeting of the Com
munity Xmas Tree Committee
last night it was decided to post
jpone the Fireworks Display until
| New Years Eve, between 7 and 9
p.m., which would be more ap
propriate and fitting, and would
not interfere with the many ac
tivities taking place right at
Christmas lime.
Another subject of discussion
last night was the announcement
that the budget had been increas
ed for the Good Cheer Commit
tee in view of many additional
needy cases in Nome which had
come to the attention of the com
mittee during the past few days.
■This is one of the finest exam
ples of neighborly friendship and
feeling which could be manifest
ed, the distribution of baskets of
food, articles of material value,
to those who cannot afford some
of the finer things of the Christ
mas celebration.
Other reports were received
from various committees, indicat
ing that the big celebration to
take place tomorrow will certain
ly draw nearly everyone in town
to Front Street to watch the per
formances in the afternoon, and
later to the auditorium in the
evening for the final program, at
eight o’clock p.m.
HOW TO STAKE CLAIMS.
How Mining Claims can be
Staked in Alaska, length, Bread
th, how many, and the Associa
tion Claim, described in detail, in
pamphlet form, for sale at The
Nugget Office, for 10 cents.
Three New Cutters
To Be Launched
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 22.
—Three new Coast Guard Cut
ters, named for former secretar
ies of the Treasury will be laun
ched next month, it was announ
ced today.
They are the John C. Spencer,
Alexander Hamilton, and Geor
ge M. Bibb.
The Spencer and Hamilton will
be launched January 6th, from
the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Mrs.
Stephen B. Gibbons, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
will be the sponsorer of the Spen
cer which is to be stationed at
Cordova Alaska. The Hamilton
will be stationed at San Francis
co. The Bibb will be launched
January 14th from the navy
yard at Charleston, South Caro
lina, and will be station at San
Juan, Puerto Rico.
Anchorage Folks
Get Perishables
Via Chet Brown
(By The Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 22, — Res
idents here rejoiced at the arriv
al of a carload of parcel post,
mostly Christmas packages, as
ten clerks worked al! night sort
ing. Distribution started today
when the city allowed the use
of its unoccupied fire ha'l in the
new city hall.
The first perishable foods sin
ce the strike started arrived by
airplane from Cordova, where
the steamer Arctic discharged.
Housewives were so hungry
that a local store here chartered
Pilot Chet Brown and his tri
motored plane to make the trip
to Cordova and return with a
load of turkeys, poultry, celery,
lettuce, etc., which went on sale
today.
Cuban House of
Reps. Impeach
The President
(By The Associated Press)
HAVANA, Dec. 22, — The
Cuban house of representatives
by a margin of three, voted to
impeach President Miguel Gom
ez, for vetoing the million and a
half dollar sugar tax bill, which
would provide funds for the
army and teachers for rural
schools.
The vote was 111 to 45, the
two-thirds vote needed.
BUNNELL
TRIES TO
GET AID
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22,
—Charles E. Bunnell, President
of the University of Alaska said
'that heads of the experiment sta
tion, extension services and ag
riculture departments had ap
proved of the proposal to con
solidate Alaskan act.vities under
one director, to effect economy
and permit expansion of the Un
iversity's experiment station and
extension service.
Dr. Bunnell sai^i he believed
the government would support
the University building program
including the construction of a
$125,omr power p ant, and a $70.
000 girls dormitory.
The consolidation proposal it
was explained, would make more
effective the 1936 act extending
to Alaska the benefits of tiie
Adams-Purnell and Capper-Kct
chum acts.
Bunnell said he would remain
at the capital until after January
1st.
Officers Installed
Officers installed last night at
the regular meeting of the local
Order of Eastern Star included
the following:
Mrs. Guy Boyd Worthy Matron
Alvin Pole* Worthy Patron, Mrs.
Leroy Sullivan Associate Matron,
Fred Kubon Associate Patron,
Secretary Mrs. Rosa B. Hagen,
Treasurer Mrs. Thos. Lyle. Con
ductress Mrs. Kenneth Rude, As
sociate Conductress Mrs. Mary
Brown.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS