THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1. 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska,
for emry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March o, 1819.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”
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PATRIOTIC SPEED
Patriotic fervor has solved many
of what would have been insur
mountable difficulties in the re
vival of the wooden ship construc
tion in the Northwest and speed of
delivery would never have been at
tained without it.
Probably the best example of it
is found in the yards of the Coos
Bay Shipbuilding- Co., in Marshfield.
A half dozen patriotic citizens
caught the idea of the “bridge of
ships” and in the face of adverse
conditions, organized a company to
put in a shipyard. Coos Bay had
the natural resources—fir, spruce
and Port Orchard cedar virtually
tvhere the ebb and flow of Pacific
tides moistened the roots of the
forest monarehs spreading- their
first limbs more than 100 feet from
the ground.
Construction of the shipyards was
-tarted on the mud flatts, August
1, 1017.
Within a year, the yards were
completed and four vessels delivered
to the Emergency Fleet Corporation
In doing it. the yard won the com
mendation of being one of the two
100 per cent yards in the United
States, the other was at North Bend,
less than two miles away. Rivalry
between the two aided.
The mobilization of a crew was
difficult. Wooden ship construc
tion had been regarded as almost
a forgotten art and ship carpenters
were not to be had. Some of the
older wooden ship yards that had
kep.t going had kept a fast hold on
the few they had and the new yards
had difficulty in picking up trained
men.
Finally- James Polhemus, a young
government engineer who had given
tin supervision of a government bar
dredge to enter the ship-build'ng
game, decided railroad bridge con
struction gangs offered the be-c
available material for quick -i • \ 1
opment into ship carpenter'. By
skirmishing, he got the nucleus of a
crew of experienced shipear.otrPers.
Bridge carpenters were put beside
them and in he- course -if a few
months developed into full fledgeJ
■■ hip carpenters. The supply of
bridge carpenters was limited and
house carpenters from the Interior
were attracted by the higher pay
that ship-building offered—the scale
for ship carpenters being set at
?(>.50 for eight hours. They were
started as helpers at $4.50, and ad
vanced to the higher rating in the
course of three months.
Other yards were doing the same
and labor became scarce. This re
■ suited in other patriotic appeals
and finally even ministers began
responding by putting in the week
t . i
days in the yards and preaching
on Sunday. The Christian church,
. denomination on Coos Bay, which
! supports three parishes, has its three
ministers working in the Coos Bay
Shipbuilding Company yard—and
i
they work six days a week.
“Ministers are put in class five,
where we can’t fight, but we can
work to beat the kaiser,” declared
the Rev. H. M. Coulter, of the
| Marshfield Christian church, who
took the initiative and soon his two
fellow pastors were working besi.Ie
him.
Lawyers deserted their offices
and went to the yards. And they
j are sticking to it.
This was the spirit that aided in
the delivery of four of the Hough
type wooden ships in addition to
constructing the yards within twelve
; months and which is now hastening
six more vessels of the revised
I Ferris type to completion in the
; yards. The Hough type are 3,000
t ton deadweight vessels, while the
i revised Ferris type are about 3-500
: ton carriers.
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IRoll of Ihonor
The following boys inducted
into the service of the country
from the Nenana district have
given up their lives in their
country’s cause, being .called
by death at Camp Dodge, Iowa,
and Overseas:
Harold Raymond Ande-son
Michael Saroff
Michael Edward Meagher
John Edward Nye
Nicholas Gustiff
Alex Zaboff
Joseph Gustafson
Royal Robert Douse
F-ank Karry
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Wish Them a Merry Christmas
and A Happy New Year
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NEW HONOR FlAG
IS SENE NENANA
Due recognition is made of the
splendid showing made by Nenana
in the Fourth Liberty Loan cam
paign, and the town, once again has
earned the distinction of being
privileged to fly the honor flag.
Xenana’s quota for the Fourth
Liberty Loan was fixed at $30,000,
but the loyal workers in the cause
of liberty, chief among whom were
the fair ladies of this district, con
ducted the campaign so enthusi
astically that the district was en
abled to raise more than double the
amount of the allotted quota. The
exact amount forwarded by the
special disbursing agent was $77,
800.00
Of the ladies committee, Mrs.
Frederick D. Browne has the rare
distinction of having ^y her own
individual efforts raised an amounf
which exceeded the entire quota
allotted to the Nenana district. Mrs.
Browne’s contribution was $31,
150; Mrs. E. R. Brown, wife of
the manager of the N. C. Co., came
next, with a contribution of $17,000.
closely followed by Mesdames Carl
Schmidt and J. C. Van Orsdel, who
both added very' substantially to the
results achieved. The letter from
the campaign manager is as follows:
San Francisco, Oct. 19, 1918
Alaskan Engineering Commission,
Nenana, Alaska.
“Gentlemen:
“In response to your telegram of
October 12th advising that Nenana
has exceeded its quota of $30,000,
we take pleasure in sending ou to
day. under separate cover, the offi
cial Honor Flag of the Fourth Lib
erty Loan.
“Please accept our heartiest con
gratulations upon the magnificent
spirit of patriotism which your com
munity has shown in this and pre
vious campaigns.
“Very truly yours,
“G. K. WEEKS,
“General Campaign Manager,
“By ROBERT W CROSS.
“Assistant on Quotas."
The letter of the Federal Re
serve bank and ehairman of the
Liberty Loan general executive
board- in forwarding a copy of a
telegram from Secretary of the
Treasury William G. McAdoo, has
the following remarks to make re
garding the efforts put forth by
Nenanaites during the Liberty Loan
campaign:
Disbursing Agent,
Alaskan Engineering Commission,
Xenana, Alaska.
“Dear Sir:—Pursuant to the secre
tary of treasury’s request, 1 take
pleasure in handing you herewith
ten copies of a telegram reecntly
received by me from him congrat
ulating our organization on its suc
cessful conduct of the Fourth Lib
erty Loan campaign in the Twelfth
Federal Reserve District, and ex
pressing warm /appreciation of the
efforts of all jffficials and workers
in this districF.
“Kindly accept for yourself and
; convey to all of your associates in
the Fourth campaign, this very
thoughtful message from Secretary
McAdoo, and at the same time in
clude the sincere thanks of our gen
eral executive board for the sub
stantial contribution your commun
, ity made to the handsome showing
of Alaska as a part of this district
“Complimenting you upon the re
sults of your labor, and hoping tc
be favored with your continued co
operation, I remain.
“Yours very truly,
“JAMES K. LYNCH,
Governor of the Federal Reserve
Bank of San Francisco- and
Chairman of the Liberty Loan
General Executive Board.”
Copy of Telegram from McAdoo
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 191K
James K. Lynch,
Governor Federal Reserve Bank,
San Francisco, Cal.
“The magnificent success of the
Fourth Liberty Loan is convincing
evidence, not alone of the patriot
ism of the American people, but of
| the wonderful service performed by
j the Liberty Loan organization of
'your district. I congratu'ate you
jail on this truly great achievement
which adds new distinction to the
service the Liberty Loan organiza
tions have performed for their
country. Please convey to each
member of the Liberty Loan or
ganization in your district my grate
ful thanks and the assurance of my
high esteem for the distinguished
servince they have renedered.
“WILLIAM G. McADOO,
“Secretary of the Treasury.”
XEW YORK.—Fearing a rapid
rise in the death rate from tuber
culosis, as a result of the influenza
epidemic, the National Tuberculosis
Association has issue d a special
statement warning the public of the
danger. Experience in previous epi
demics has clearly indicated, the
association points out, that the death
rate from tuberculosis may be ex
pected to be increased by at least
ten per cent within the next two
years as a result of the present
epidemic, unless proper precautions
are taken. Influenza, it is stated,
greatly reduces on’es physical vitali
ty, and lowers one’s resistance to
disease. This opens the way for
tuberculosis.
The surest way to prevent tuber
culosis as a result of influenza are
summarized by the association as
follows:
Stop working and go to bed im
mediately. Do not resume work
unti lthe attack of influenza is all
1 gone.
Have nothing to do with patent
medicines or drugstore “treatment.”
Put yourself under a doctor’s care
j at once, and continue under his care
unti! cured.
Have your doctor examine you
thoroughly to see if any signs of
tuberculosis are present. You can
not tell without an expert examina
tion.
If free from any trace of tuber
culosis- keep so by sufficient rest
during convalescence, and careful
living then and afterwards.
If your “cold” hangs on, or there
are other indications of tuberculosis
begin medical treatment without a
moment’s delay.
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