THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
l NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME. ALASKA
Telephone: Main 125 P- O. Box 618
$1.50 PER MONTH $16.00 A YEAR
W. A. Boucher .Owner-Publisher
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
it Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Monday, October 9, 1950
BE AN ALASKAN—GET OUT AND VOTE !!!!
One of the principal reasons this country is drifting
away from constitutional government and freedom of
enterprise is that the people who have the most at stake
are not enough interested to go to the polls and vote
their convictions. The consequence of this indifference,
or whatever you want to call it, is that election after
election has been won, or lost, whichever you prefer,
by default. j
Here’s the voting record for the last five Presidential
elections as compiled by “American Elections.” In 1932
only 56', of the qualified voters voted; in 1936 only
63', voted; in 1940 only 66', voted; in 1944 only'
57', voted and in 1948 only 51r, voted.
The magazine “Here Is Ohio” was appalled, and
made a survey which disclosed the following—20', of
Chamber of Commerce members were not even regis
tered; 27', of the clergymen not registered; 32', of the
grocers not registered; 15', of the doctors not regis
tered; only 10', of Rotary and Kiwanis members were
registered; and 6', of the school teachers not regis
tered.
That is in Ohio. In Alaska tomorrow let’s get out
and do our share and show that Alaskans are interested
enough to vote to protect their heritage of freedom.
Let’s have a high “batting average!”
BRIEFS—VERY BRIEF
Germans desire their own army for defense, survey
shows. Britain restricts exports of machine tools to
Soviet Russia. Army plans new' radar network to plot
storm. F.B.I. knows secret communist strategy, says
McGrath. Huge gains in industrial earnings shown this
year. Tank-killer rocket wras swiftly developed for use
in the Korean war. Brazilian Reds, outlawed, seek of
fice through legal parties. Home ownership called ma
jor solution to migrant problem. All hospitals urged to
set up blood banks. Steel output is carried to 100 per
cent of capacity. Farmers and cattle men see an in
crease in production. Chapultepec battle flags of 1847
are returned to Mexico. Pakistan envoy calls Point 4
plan financially inadequate. New England apple crop
48 per cent above ten-year average. New hormone
doubles the production of lambs. Companies’ gifts to
charities this year equal record in ’49. Inchon landing
paralleled World War II action at Anzio.
SOME PEOPLE NEVER LEARN
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NEWS IN BRIEF
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, Southern Newspaper Publishers
Association and one of the south’s
leading publishers, died at a hos
pital here Friday.
ATLANTA, (£>) — Four work
men were crushed and smothered
to death by an avalanche of earth
and concrete that poured over
them like an ocean wave in a
building excavation Friday.
Eight others were buried alive
but finally were dug out before
death overtook them. The land
slide occurred deep below a
downtown sidewalk wheer work
men were digging to lay the foun
dation for an annex in a depart
ment store.
BUFFALO, N. Y (/P)—The man
who marked his selective service
questionnaire “Do not open un
til Christmas” has changed his
mind.
Sgt. Richard Hermann, 21, sent
selective service headquarters a
letter saying: “Last Saturday I
received my orders for recall to
active duty with the air force.
You now have my permission to
open the questionnaire.”
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., (/P)—
Langley air force base officials!
Saturday released the names of
two jet bomber pilots killed Fri
day afternoon in a B-45 crash |
near Suffolk.
Pilot of the North American
built bomber was Capt. George
Thampson Hollis, husband of Mrs.,
Dorothy Hollis, of Phoebus, Va.l
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Miriam T. Board of Point
Baker, Alaska, and his father, G.
Truman Hollis, New Orleans, La.
Capt. Leo P. Roberts was thei
; co-pilot.
Both pilots were members of ]
the 84th bombardment squadron |
stationed at Langley.
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Aboard Yacht Commander, Po- j
tomac River, (/P)—President Tru
man headed back to Washington .
Saturday after a “wonderfully re- '■
laxing” week-long vacation cruise;
on Chesapeake Bay.
The yacht Williamsburg was
scheduled to dock at its naval gun,
factory berth.
Press secretary Charles G. Ross
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told newsmen in the accompany
ing press boat, the Commander,
that Mr. Truman has had a “won
derfully relaxing rest.”
“We have remarked,” Ross add
ed, “that you could just see the
fatigue dropping away from him
! during this trip.”
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ANCHORAGE, 4/P) — Truck
driver Robert C. McFarlane, 33,
sobbed as he told police he’d
checked a thousand times to make
sure there was no one in front erf
his ready-mix concrete truck be
fore starting up.
He thought he’d check again
Saturday as a group of children
playing in an alley moved away.
So he didn’t check any further.
' Ground to death beneath the
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| wheels of the heavy truck after he
started up was 22-month-old Carl
| Ann Strom. She had been sitting
in front of the parked wheels,
playing.
Police held McFarlane for in
vestigation.
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SEATTLE, (/P)—A construction
; journal reported today that en
i gineering contracts in the north
west states and Alaska in Septem
j ber was 19 per cent above the
i same month last year.
The Pacific building and engin
eer said nearly half of the $32,
SCHOOL NEWS
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FIRST GRADE—Three children
in the First Grade are now absent
with chickenpox. It is hoped that
these children will be back with
the class soon and that no one
else will come down with them
or for any other reason be absent
from class. Something new is
learned every day and it is hard
for the children to catch up once
they have missed a class.
The first graders now have be
come acquainted with the book
characters “Dick, Jane, and
Baby.” They have also finished
reading “Our Big Book.” In addi
tion the work books have arrived
so the children are all looking
forward to having books of their
own. In addition to the studies of
the first grade students the chil
dren have enjoyed coloring vege
tables and fruits, which are then
made into little booklets.
SECOND GRADE—now has a to
tal enrollment of 62 students, af
ter having lost two and gaining
four new additions. Those who
647,148 of' total bids was on street
and road projects. The report in
cludes six states —.Washington.
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah and
Wyoming.
FAIRBANKS (/P)—An air force
flier injured critically in the
crash and fire of his F-80 jet
fighter on an Eielson Air Force
Base runway Wednesday was
identified as 1st Lt. Robert Bas
tien, of Duquoin, 111.
His condition was termed “still
critical” at Ladd Air Force Base
hospital. His mother is expected
to arrive early this week.
' SEATTLE, (>P)—Sen. Warren G.
Magnuson (D.-Wash.) says de
I fense demands have speeded up
! the call for a conference on a pro
| posed railroad to Alaska.
He said United State sand Ca
| nadian delegations will meet in
i Ottawa next Thursday to discuss
the projected $150,000,000 link
through British Columbia and Yu
' kon Territory.
Magnuson called it the “first
| definite international effort to im
plement Congressional action di
recting President Truman to open
j negotiations with Canada.”
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FORT LEWIS, (i^P)—A group of
Canadian army officers were due
here today to prepare for a Ko
rea-bound Canadian special force.
The arrival time of the full
force has not been disclosed. It
will be headed for United Nations
service via the Fort. Canadian of
ficers said it will be a self-con
tained fighting unit of approxim
ately -brigade strength.
It is believed to be the first
armed force of another nation to
go into action from a United
States military reservation.
LAKE SUCCESS, (£>)—The U.
S. called on the United Nations
Assembly today to make itself
strong enough to stamp out little
wars so they won’t grow into big
ones.
John Foster Dulles, ranking
Republican member of the U. S.
delegation, urged adoption of a
seven-nation program of peace
aims first outlined by U. S. secre
tary of state De»p Acheson.
Forming the core of the program
were proposals for quick emer
gency sessions of the Assembly
when the Security Council cannot
act; peace patrols of observers to
report to the Assembly on acts of
aggression, and member army
units available for U. N. collec
tive action.
left were Paulette Outlaw, an
army child, who left at the end of
the second week when her par
ents were . transferred to the
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States, and one girl who left for
King Island. Among those new
are Edna Johnson, who comes
from Poulsbo, Wash., Jerry David
who spent last year at Sitka, Mina
Tungwenuk from Teller, and Eve
lyn Lewis from Kansas City. The
work of the second grade ranges
from reading about Dick Jane and
the farm, to learning the pledge
to the flag, reviewing the first
grade work and cutting Autumn
leaves by hand and coloring them
in their typical fall colors.
SIXTH GRADE—With an enroll
ment of 30 pupils has been study
ing the early man, such as Egyp
tians,” Phoenicians, Hebrew, and
Greeks, in history class. They
have learned about the origin of
the alphabet, time, and theories
of the earth being round instead
of square as was believed. In
geography class they have toured
and learned many interesting
things about Great Britain, Can
ada, Australia and India.
In Science, plants, trees, music
and sound have presented many
interesting and educational ex
periments and stories.
Stories concerning the wild
west with cowboys and Indians
have been the main topics chosen
by the students.
HIGH SCHOOL
The nineteenth President o£ the
Unitod States was Rutherford1
Hayes. He was born in Ohio on
Oct. 4, 1822, and died in 1893. His
ancestors were English and
Scotch.
When Mr. Hayes was a young
men he entered the Harvard Law
School. At Harvard he attended
lectures on natural science given
by Louis Agassiz and literature
from Henry Wadsworth Long
fellow.
During the Civil War, Major
Hayes won recognition for brav
ery and was wounded in battle.
He became a member of Congress
and governor of Ohio at a later
date. He led a campaign for
‘sound money” and won out. His
administration was noteworthy
for two things: ta>* sound money
and <b> fair-mindedness toward
the South. He was an able and
honest executive. He made the
famous statement that “He serves
his party best who serves his
country best.”
The boys in physical education
are having some tumbling work
1 at the beginning of the hour and
then basketball practice during
the remaining time.
Bookkeeping students have
been learning various business
transactions. They have studied
i the ledger, posting and trial bal
ance.
In shorthand the students have
memorized another set of brief
, forms.
Three new students enrolled
! during-the week, namely: Vernon
. Olson, Herbert Kagoona and
Richard Piscoya. The enrollment
is now equal to last year.
Every month the moon goes
through all the changes in the
amount of delay in her rising,
from the smallest to the largest.
, One the average it is 50 minutes
later each night. The period of
least retardation occurs at this
time of the year because the
moon’s path makes the smallest
angle with the horizon. The time
of retardation may now be less
than thirty minutes.
M. J. Walsh, who has been in
Fairbanks attending a meeting of
the Board of Regents of the Uni
versity of Alaska, returned yes
terday with Pan American.