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The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19
New Signal Corps Man Plenty Proud

Walter L. Slack, a dyed-in- the coil radio ham" was probably the proudest youth in Alaska.
 In Fairbanks to join the staff of the United States Army Signal Corps the new soldier could boast that Uncle Sam heard he wanted to join the Army, so he packed a couple of majors, a flight sur geon, and a recruiting officer in- to a Flying Fortress bomber and dispatched the big ship on a 1000- mile round-trip flight from Fair banks to Nome to sign him up.
 Slack and his entire amateur radio rig were taken aboard the big bomber from Ladd Field in Nome recently. In honor of the Nome residents entry into the Army, all the visiting officers were guests of the Chamber of Commsrce at a special luncheon.
 Some skeptics mgiht point out that Major Dale V. Gaffney and his crew brought back with them load of fur garments for Ladd Fields soldiers - but you can't fool Walter, and you can't con-  vince the town of Nome.
 They know that the four-motor ed bomber hoppsd to the shores of Boring Sea just to taxi Walt Slack into the Army.
 Fairbanks NeWs-Miner
The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19

owners. Covall's firm does all the abstracting. Another feature of the McCord options is the follow ing phraseology:
 Upon exercise of this option by the Government, the under signed agrees to pay to Paul l.. McCord, of Indianapolis, Ind. a commission of six and one-half (6i2) percent of the gross sale price as full payment for the SET vices of said Paul L. McCord in procuring such sale, preparing the deed or deeds for the convey ance of such lands, eliminating title objections, and arranging for ttlement and closing of the transaction"
 This option, the Inspector Gen erals office has discovered, is not the only document sellers are required to sign. There is another documz mt entitled Order
 The Order is an agreement under which the seller of the land assigns to the Union Title Company the right to collect the Governments check, and then subtract from the check a series of charges that go to make up the gros price which McCord reports to the Land Division.
 These charges are taxes, tcn- ants rights, Union Title fees, rev eaue stamps, "other necessary eX panses, and a 6t2 pzrcent com mission "of the total option price to Paul L. McCord for services provided by option" These Or dersn have caused much eye brow raising in the Inspector Gen erals office on several counts.
The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19
The Washington Merry-Co-Round
By Drew Pearson and Robert s. Allen

WASHINGTON = In his mes sage to Congress, President Roo sevelt laid down this dictum as a fundamental tent controlling the vast defense expenditures: No person should be allowed to get rich out of this program"
 The following day the Big Four" defense chieftains echo.d this emphatically with: If there are those who think they can em ploy this emergency for any per sonal advantages, th'ay must dis miss such thoughts"
 These are lofty and patriotic sentiments, but certain Army brasshats don't seem to be aware of them.
 In fact. their unawar. ness is so pronounced in connection with the acquisition of a huge tract of land in Indiana that Under Sec retary of War Robert Patterson, who gave up lifetime job as g U. s. Circuit Court judge to come to Washington, ordered tn Inspector General to make an i'm mediate and thorough investiga- tion. Further, a few days later. Patterson ordered that sWep ping changes be made in handling flu ture land contracts.
 The Inspector Generals quiet pribe uncovered some int-rest- ing information on how certain Army officials have been doing business. Here is the inside story:
 Last October the Land Division of the War Department decided to deal with Paul L. McCord, leading Indianapolis realtor and prominent Republican in acquir- ing 60,000 acres of land for the Army in Jefferson, Ripley and Jennings Counties for a project to be known as the Jefferson Proving Grounds. Besides being one of the largest land deals un- der the defense program, it is also remarkable in that McCord receives a 612 percent commis- sion.
 The Army has and is acquir- ing other large areas in Indiana, but the highest commission paid on them is 5 percent, which Is considered generous. The aver age private commission rate on the sale of of farm land in the state is around 3 percent
The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19
REFORM

In striking contrast to this in teresting situation Is another Army land acquisition n pro gr ss at CharlestoWn. Ind, where the duPoat. are building a giant powder plant for the Govern ment.
 Immediately adjoining this pro ject the Army is buying up $500 acres for a rubber-bag factory. But this time Soil Conservation Service appraisers are handling the deal They are negotiating op tions without any charges for fancy and compound commis- sions.
 Why the Soil Conservation Ser vice, with its staff of expert ap- praiSers, was not used for the Jefferson Proving Grounds ac- quisition is a mystery that still remains 10 be explained. In some circles it has been suggested that the fact that the McCord con- tract was mad5 before the Novem Der election might have some thing to do with it.
 NOTE Hard hitting Assistant Attorney General Norman Littell has notified the War Depart ment that the Justice Depart ment will not participate in the closing of any government land deals in which commission are collected upon commissions.
The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19
SOURDOUGH STATIONERY

ThSA unique and humoroua and typical Alaskan stationery 'Sourdough Roadhouse Letter heads and Envelopes, have beer brought strictly uptodate, and are Iow available at the Nugget of1 ce.
The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19

The Inspector Generals office found a number of interesting things in this Order" One is the fact that although McCord's op- ton states that the seller is to supply the Government with a title without cost" actually the cost is included in the sale figure.
 Anoth,r is the fact that the Union Title Company is charging
The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19

the Government $95 for this ti- tie while Department of Agri- culture records show that the cost of such document to the Gov ernment in Indiana over a p-riod of years has been from S20 to S50 with the average around $35.
 Last, but far from least, is the item of McCord's commission, which is based not only on thf cost of the land, abstracting. tax es and rzVenue stamps, but ap- parently also on his own fee. Ir other words, he added his oWi commission into the price and then took 612 percent of the to- tai.
 That's the only way investigat ors can figure out th.s $166 charge And even then it doesn't come out exactly. Six and one-half per cent of $2,526 is only $164.19. Sev aral hours of figuring left the in- vestigators stil. stumped.
 Sev ral totals, however, have been definitely established, name ly that the project will cost the Government around S3,O00,000, or which Me Cords commission would be about $195,090.
The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19
OTHER INSIDERS

Working with Paul McCord is Willis Covall, president of the Union Title Company of Indian apois and head of the Willkie Clubs in Indiana; also a crew of agents rounding up the options for McCord.
 The Union Title Company is in on the ground floor of the Me Cord set-up. Under the options that McCord acquires from land
The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19

Jack Humling writes that he is still vacationing in the Pacific Northwest and enjoying the spring warmth of the charmed land. During Jacks vacation" h. has been employed by Horace Kelsey of the Pacific Construc- ton Co.
 Jacks father went to the Mayo Bros. Clinic at Rochester. Minn., for medical attention and upon his return to Sumner, Wash, in March, Jack will return to Nome
The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19

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NEWS ITEMS
Harry Johnson and Laura Walker were married Monday by U. s. Commissioner Tanner.

The Nome Fire Department was called out yesterday fore noon to extinguish a blaze just opposite Stacks machine shop. No damage resulted.
The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19
Fred lN. Webster, widely

known resident of Unalakleet, died gently according 10 word received Webster served as air way weather observer at Unal- akleet and his son Lawrence vii, carry on the w-ather work tzm= porarily.
The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Perry Bahnke of Bluff and baby daughter were dismiss ed from the hospital Sunday
 Harry HepWorth is a patient. Martin Willoya is a patient.
The Nome nugget., 1941-02-19

The best way to lose your shirt is to try to make some easy money.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18
CONFERENCE MEETINGS ARE BEING HELD

A vsry interesting and success Gul s5rieS of conference meetings is being held this week in the LaVinia Wallace Young Mission Church, and the meetings will continue through tonight, Satur- day and Sunday. This evening Miss Constance Erickson, supsrin tendent of the mission, will preach on "The Great Commits sion." The service starts at FOO pm. Saturday afternoon Rev. Ralph Hanson, of White Noun tain, will preach on "The Promis- ed Ministry of the Holy Spirt." " Saturday night, Rev. Paul Carl son of Candle will preach.
 The public is invited to these meetings which are being held for both white people and nativ- eS. Sundays services will be not ed in the church notes elsewhere in this paper.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18
ASK LOWER RADIO RATES

House joint resolution No. 5 in troduced at the last session of the legislature by Messrs. Smith, Lyng, Stangroom and Whaley, states that: Whereas, the Nome radio telegraph station has been proftably operated and maintain ed from its inception, and even with the present improved mail service, letter communication en- tails serious delay, rendering inn perative the use of the radio service for the transaction of the major part of the business, and. we are convinced that the vol ume of traffic through the radio station could be greatly increaS- ed and stimulated by a lower rate thereby accelerating the in duStrial and economic develop ment of the Territory, Therefore, be 1t resolved that the War De- partment and United States Sig nal Corps be petitioned to grant us whatever reduction is con- patable with the splendid ser vice maintained.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18
BLINkER LIGHTS FOR KOTBEBUE SOUND?

Following is a letter received by Representative Frank Whaley from A. J. Dimond, Delegate to Congress:
 Washington, March 26 Frank Whaley, Nome.
 A certified copy of House Joint memorial No. II, which you and MT. Smith sponsored, has been sent me through the office of the Secretary of Alaska, urging that lights be established at Cape Blossom, Kilwalik Spit and the southwestern point of Chamisso Island.
 l am today writing the Secre- tary of Commerce joining in your petition for the establishment of the lights, copy is enclosed. I earnestly hope that your request will be fulfilled.
 Sincerely yours,
 Anthony J. Dimond
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18
Funeral of Blake Wales Is Held Thursday

Funeral services for Blake Wal eS were held yesterday afternoon at the Federated Church. Rev. w. P. Wood conducted the cere- mony.
 Blake Barlow Wales was born April 30, 1885, at Kenoza Lake. N. Y. Died April II at midnight.
 Surviving him are. his mother, Mrs. Laurstta J. Wales, a sister, Mrs. H. w. Goldborough, both of 3 Sturges Road, Connecticut, and a brother in Seattle, Wash.
 He was an electrician by trade having held many responsible positions in the States. He moved to San Francisco and worked with the Pacific Fire Extinguish CT Co. for some time. He came to Nome about 1883 and had worked for the Nome City Po- lice and Fire Dept, Alaska Road Commission, U. s. Engineers, and was a guard at the Federal jail from July l, 1930 until March 31, 1941.
 Blake Wales was a man who had many friends, he had a fine sense of humor and was a depend able workman at all times.
 Fulfilling the written request of the deceased, interment was made at Belmont Point cemetery.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18
PIONEER CARD SERIES ENDS

The final games for the season of the Pioneer Card Parties came to a close last night with the Banner Crowd of the Season.
 Dinner was served promptly at GAS. The food was prepared by a committee of the Lady Pioneers consisting of Mrs. James Panos, Mrs. A. Polet, Mrs. w. Boucher, Mrs. Aben Shallit and Miss Yes ia Poison
 The dinner and the service was pronounced a decided suc- cess.
 At eight o'clock the Pioneer Ig loo meeting was called to order by President M. J. Walsh and in addition to the regular business MT. Winfred Lund was initiated into the mysteries of the Order.
 The final card games followed the meeting with the following winners for the evening:
 Ladies: 1st, Mrs. Xenia Swan berg; 2nd, Mrs Devine; 3rd, Mrs. Panos.
 Gents, 1st, Hilky Robinson; 2nd Aben Shallit; 3rd Jules Patter- son.
 The Grand Prizes were award ed to:
 Ladies: 1st, Mrs. N. w. Lewis; End, Mrs. Geo. Modini; 3rd, Mrs. Ole Hay.
 Gents: 1st, Hilky Robinson; 2nd Albin Poison; 3rd Carl Lindell.
 The Ladies First prize was donated by MT. and Mrs. Chas. Code prior to their leaving for the States.
 The Grand Door Prize was won by Dr. Albery.
 The Specal Duece of Trump contest was won by Fred Rohn.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18
Masquerade Ball at St. JOseph's
 Hall, Saturday, April 19
Adm. with Masks 5OS Without Masks 25e
sOURDOUGH STATIONERY

SOUhDOOOh SIAI1ONEK1
 Write to your friends and rela- tives on the Outside, using Sour ough Stationery. They'll get big kick out of it.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18
MIROW ACTIVITIES

Pilot Sasseen arrived yester- day from Anchorage with the fol lowing passengers:
 Miss Lorene Hagen
 Mrs. Blanche Cox A. Low
 Glen McChssney
 Bill Brown
 August Gellert
 Albert Gellert
 MT. O'Brien
 Plot Sasseen made a round trip flight to Gamble today with mail and express.
 Pilot Sasseen left for Anchor age today with one passenger, Vic Novak.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18

Note: All sangs subject to change without notice)
 M J. WILCOX, Agent
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18
NEW MUSEUM CURATOR

JUNEAU-Mrs. Katherin Greg ory has been appointed tempor- ary Assistant Curator of the AL aska Historical Library and Mu- scum. Gov. Ernest Gruening, Chairman of the Museum Com mission announced. She will as- sist Mrs. Josie White, Acting Gu rator.
 Mrs. Gregory is the former Katherin Holzheimer and resid- ed in Nome at one time.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18
WIEN ACTIVITIES

Sig Wien returned from Kotze- bue and points north yesterday He is scheduled to make a mail run to Pt. Barrow tomorrow.
 Several trips are schsduled to the Kougarok today as soon as weather permits.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18
JOHN CROSS IMPROVING

Pilot John Cross, of Northsrn Cross Airways of Deering, is re- ported improving in St, Joseph's Hospital at Fairbanks. The flyer is recuperating from an abdom- inal operation of a few days ago.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18
Airways News
PAA Activities

The PAA Pilgrim arrived yes. terday evening with mail and one passenger, Lars Larson. The Pilgrim is remaining over the week end and will leave with the mail at o'clock Monday morning.
The Nome nugget., 1941-04-18
Odd Fellows Anniversary Glass

The Anniversary Class of the Odd Fellows will be started on next Friday evening and mem- bers are urged to attend this ev- ening meeting.
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Nogales international., 1941-05-03

BACK FROM MEXICO CITY

BACK FROM MEXICO CITY
Reyes Gonzalez, NogaleS, Sonora,
cluio store owner, has returned
from a business trip to Mexico
City where he spent three weeks.
To ATTEND FIESTA
r. E. Thornton, prominet Phoe-
nix businessman, is arriving today
to attend the fiesta.
Nogales international., 1941-05-03
Loue Grass May
SOLue Problem
On Pasture Lands

TUCSON, May (U.P0 African
love grass, a new type of vegeta-
ton imported from the Dark Con-
tinent, may solve the problem Of
revegetating pasture land in Ari-
zOna.
c. B. Brown, Pima county agri-
cultural agent, said experiments
conducted in Pima county with
love grass, scientifically known as
Eragrostis Lehmanniana, showed
the forage plant grew rapidly in
early season, spread to adjoining
areas and made good fodder for
cattle.
The new-type grass was said to
be a persistent seed producer, and
reproduced even if cattle ate the
top shoots. Brown said love grass
was far ahead of all other plants
introduced in experiments to find a
forage plant with which to revege-
tate pasture land.
'It looks like the answer to our
prayers" he said.
Experiments with the. African
grass were conducted on nine
southern Arizona ranches in the
vicinity of Tucson by federal, state
and county agriculturalist.
Nogales international., 1941-05-03
100000 Rifle
Range Completed

CAMP BARKELEY, Texas, May
p -(SpeciaD 45th Division S
new 100000 rifle range made its
debut this week with an unexpected
flourish.
Stepping up to the 2OO-yard line
to fire the first shot, 1t. Col
Charles NICK. Kemp, camp executive
officer, took slow aim with a Spring
field rifle and-whing! It was a
bullseye.
Even the colonel seemed sur
prised.
IT, range was built under the
supervision of Major Henry A.
Handing, assistant camp executive
officer. 1t is located south of the
camp, has 100 targets and is design
ed to accommodate one regiment
at a time.
Nogales international., 1941-05-03
Boy Scout
Activities
By CHARLES E. POWELL, JR.

OAA@AASAAA30
At last Monday nights meeting
of Troop 81 it was revealed that the
Eagle Patrol received 600 points
and the Panther Patrol received 725
points at the camporee at Tucson
last Saturday. The Buffalo Pa
troll combined with the Eagle Pa
troll.
One senior Scout and ScoutmaS-
ter j. L. Braun are helping Scout
master Roely Of Troop 26 reorgan-
ize and route out inactive members
OF Troop &c. Twenty Scouts were
reregistered
Scouts present at the weekly
meeting of Troop 81 were: Dayton
Kemmeries, George Karam, Earl
Pottinger, Craig POttinger, Karl
RAIDER, Mac Lewis, Bobbie Bough-
ton, Charles Drake, Dick Force,
John O'Keefe, Bill Shane, Orville
Smith, Egbert F'irkins, Albert Whip
Pile, Robert Fleischer, Rafael Car
reno, Lotus Ramirez, Jr., Louis
Rose, Steve Sudduth, Buzzy Cum
ming, Ernest Lee Powell, and Char
les E. Powell, Jr. Scoutmaster j. L.
Braun and Scoutmaster Roely pre-
sided at the meeting. Troop guests
were Norville Puckett, Robert
Bracker, and F. j. Baffert.
Nogales international., 1941-05-03
CattlemlIen
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Carlos RonStadt of Tucson and
Louis Horrell of Globe, president
of the Arizona Cattle Growers as
ISOLATION. At the request of j. c.
Kinney Of Tucson, the association
later passed resolution asking the
state land board to maintain it's
present and past policy in regard
to state lands under lease where
requests to purchase are made,
thereby protecting the various
priority rights of lease holders.
A plan for cooperation with the
state game department and sug-
gestion that hunting licenses be
issued only to such persons who
were able to qualify as capable Of
properly handling firearms was
placed before the association by
James Converse of Tanque Verde,
and the association odded a reso-
luton, addressed to the governor
approving Of the work Of the pres
ent ge&ne commission and it's
warden.
The association reelected joe
King of Tucson it's president and
Dave Jeffcott of Patagonia vice
president
The beard of directors announc-
Nogales international., 1941-05-03

Dave Jeffcott, prominent ranchel
residing between Patagonia and &c.
noita, was here Wednesday.
Nogales international., 1941-05-03
LEGAL NOTICE!

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
SANTA CRUZ.
In the Matter of the }
Adoption of
ADRIANA PIMA, ALMA }
LOUISA PIMA and ENRI- }
QUE PIMA.
ORDER
Eugene T. Pelt:er and Catalina
M. Peltier, husband and wife, hav
ing filed in this Court their petit
ton for the adoption of Adriana
Pima, Alma Louisa Pima, and Enri-
que Pima, all minor children,
TT IS ORDERED that the mat
ter of said petition shall be heard
in the Court Room of said Superior
Court in the Court House in the
City of Nogales, Santa Cruz cour
ty, State of Arizona, on the 9th day
OF June, 1941, at the hour CT 1O:OO
A. NJ, and that a copy of this Or
der shall be published once a week
for three 90 successive weeks in
the Nogales International, week
ly newspaper published and Of
general circulation in Santa Cruz
County, State Of Arizona, the last
publication to be on May Sd, 1941.
1T IS FURTHER ORDERED that
10 further notice of said hearing
shall be given
DATED this 18th day of April
! 1941.
GORDON FARLEY,
Judge Cf said Superior Court
Publish Apr 19, 26 May 8, 1941.
Nogales international., 1941-05-03
PAGEI'WO

ed by King includes: Thomas Grif-
fin, Nogales; Henry Boice, Tucson;
Hubert d'Autremont, Tucson; Gene
Burns, Sonoita; T. E. Heady. San
Rafael; H. B. Thurber, Sonoita;
w. H. Hathaway, Nogales; the two
officers and the association secre-
tary, Jack Weadock of Tucson.
Thinty-seven members of the as
Sociation attended the meeting.
Nogales international., 1941-05-03
ARIZONA'S WILD WEST
Tombstone" "Helldorado"
or "Red Dog" Ifs Tough!

When tough towns are mentioned Tombstone head
the list Perhaps hears Of Dodge City Gaeyvie OF
Virginia City the Yukon-but when speaking of the
country there beyond civilizations edge Tombstone
is the
Tombstone was tough from its very beginning. When
Ed Scheffen returned the shelter Of the at
Huachuca in those early days of 078 his soldier friends
inquired to what he had found and then paused to
assure him. Yes some day will find your tombstone!
and Scheffelin named his first mining claim Il ombsone,
and his body lies beneath the Schiefeln Monument
in the Tombstone hills.
The rp-roaring eighties found Tombstone the capital
of the Wild West Indians urked in the nearby mountain
astnesses while Eddie Foy Milton Nobles Lotta Crabree
and other famed thespians entertained the miners the
cowboys the gamblers and the keepers of the urbu
lent of Tombstone where shooters barked in the
saloons and gambling dens.
those early days do not necessarily class fiction is at
tested by the fact that in Boot Hill Cemetery 259
graves where lie the bodies of those Who unfortunately
buried with their boots on. The Earps and the
Cantons. Doc Holiday and John Heath-bad men
gregated in Tombstone for time, and respectable
took out first for citizenship in Mexico to
escape continued service jures Softhanded
fshy-eyed well-dressed killer gamblers from all over
the world found fertile field in Tombstone.
Emphasis was placed on the cosmopolitan status of
Tombstone in those early days by the establishment Of the
first Episcopal church in Arizona St Paus in Tombstone
by the Rev. Mr. Endicott Peabody, founder and until
June 94O head master of Grotons School for Boys in
Massachusetts, And Rev. Father Mron companion and
confessor of the Emperor Maxmlian of Mexico at the
time of the unfortunate rulers execution established the
Catholic church which still stands in Tombstone.
Tombstone today is known The Town Too Tough
Die Quiet has settled the rotous Of yes
teryear But the spell of that delightful old has been
the theme of Alfred Henry Lewis in thriller stoes and
the subject of other teers Of tales long that
its charm increases with the passing years
Tombstone is a pleasant journey from part of
Arizona. Excellent highways bring this famous old
town within easy reach of motorst in Arizona Re-
member that not Arizona until you nave
the where lived and fought
those famed characters of Americas Wild West.
But when you start the journey to Tombstone Drive
Phelps employees have learned that SafetV
First" pays mining-Arzona drivers will learn that
"Drve Safely" pays the motoriSt
PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION
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Nogales international., 1941-05-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver White of
Tucson were visitors here Wednes-
day. White is a former Nogales
chief of police
Nogales international., 1941-05-03

E. G. Stowell executive head of
the Catalina Council of Boy Scouts
will be here from Tucson Tuesday
evening to attend a meeting OF the
Santa Cruz County district scout
committee.
Nogales international., 1941-05-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis Of
Sonoita were here Thursday. Mr..
Davis attended a meeting of coun-
ty school trustees at the courthouse.
Nogales international., 1941-05-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Albret Gatlin were
shoppers here Wednesday from
Patagonia.