THE NOME NUGGET
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NOME. ALASKA
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, December 20, 1950
GOOD ROADS ASSN. TO AID IN SECURING ROADS
The forming of a Territorial Good Roads Assn, in the
Second Division, with headquarters at Nome, is an
other step in a unified program to get support from
other parts of the Territory in the important work of
getting roads built.
Roads are of major importance in this area and lack
' of them is one of our main handicaps. Development of
our minerals depends a great deal on being able to
- reach into this vast Division with a network of usable
; freighing roads that are connecting roads into the vari
ous mining areas.
The past season which is recorded as one of the most
successful seasons of the Alaska Road Commission
showed what might be accomplished if the years ahead
lore planned. With the 77 mile road mow open for freight
to Council, Nome in connected for the first time
_ .1 ipother mining center.
Another important, accomplishment in the area by the
ARC is the Bunker Hill to Taylor Rpad which is about
40 miles long opening a freighting road for the Kouga- j
itfcdrea.
fm is only a small portion of what might be done if
teamwork of the Good Roads Assn, can be put into
high gear for next season. The first project for this area
that the organization has already started on is the Nome
to Solomon Road, which is away from the shore line
has meant costly delays and repair with each
storm ~
The pspEpmgn for charter members for the Good
Roads Assn, should resuit in a one-hundred percent
membership of all citizens interested in more roads for
the area. The one dollar or ten dollars paid in yearly
■$ill be an investment that will pay dividends in the de
velopment of our Division.
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A JUDGE FAVORS REVOLUTIONS
1 “There are revolutions in the world which need man
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Agement and direction. Revolution is the great heritage
of American life.”
The above quotation comes from a recent address by
Justice William O. Douglas, of the U. S. Supreme Court.
The Justice pointed out that millions of the peoples of
the earth are trying to do today for themselves and chil
dren what our forefathers did for us in 1776. “It will be
shameful if, when the history of the period is written,
America is credited with suppressing these struggles,
GIVING US THE BIRD
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Santa
CIWBOY
By LUCRECE HUDGINS
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CHAPTER 16
< JINDIAN WAR DANCE
“Help! Help!” yelled Bucky as
he felt himself thrown across a
horse. ‘^Santa! Come quick!”
But the Jindians had covered
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the little cowboy with a blanket;
that smothered his cries for help.
Although he wiggled and fought
and kicked, he couldn’t escape the
ropes that bound him.
The indians galloped for hours.
It wasn’t very pleasant for Bucky |
to be bouncing up and down on
a horse’s back with a blanket over
hid head and not knowing what
awful things were going to happen
to him.
“If only Santa knew about
this,” he thought. “He would
thi,nk of some way to help me.”
He knew hie would never have
won th£ two contests with Lone
some ®oy if Sapta had not made
hiim: the wonderful cherry stick
horse and the silver tipped arrow.
“But there’s nothipg Santa can do
for me nq\y,” he told himself.
The Jipdians tppk him to the
Jindian camp •which was in a for
est miles and miles from Santa
Land. They stood him on the
ground and took the blanket off
his head.
He found himself ^Unking into
a great bonfire. Qn tifop other side
of the fire stood the Jindians.
There was Chief hurricane, and
behind him was Lonesome Boy,
solemn as eye£ but looking sad at
what was happening, to -the boy
who had saved his life.
“I don’t understand,” said Bucky
in a shaky voire* “Why have you
brought me here?”
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“You, shame us,” thundered
Chief Hurricane. “You' win riding
contest. You win shooting con
test.”
Before Bucky coullr speak Chief
Hurricane threw up his hands as
a signal. Immediately the Jindians
started whooping and dancing
around the fire, beating drums
and stamping their feet.
Two Jindians seized Bucky and
took him away to an empty tent
and tied him up. The war dance \
grew wilder * and Bucky wished
that he had never left his home at
all. But then he thought, “Why, if
I hadn’t come maybe there would
not be any Santa Land left.”
Then right away be remember
ed about Dasher being lost and
without Dasher to lead the rein
deer Santa could not bring Christ- j
mas to the world. So nothing had
been saved at all.
“But Dasher is probably right
here in this camp!” thought Bucky
out loud. “Oh, if only I had some
help!”
Bight at this moment a soft,
voice said, “Me help!” There was i
Lonesome Boy crawling into the j
tent! |
The Jindian cut Bucky’s ropes.
“Cowboy twice save me,” hie
whispered. “Now me save him.”
When Bucky was free, Lonesome
Boy said “Follow me!”.
They ducked under the back of
the tent and crawled on hand?
and knees past the tent# and wig
wam# All the time the whooping
and drum beating were growing
wilder nad Bucky guessed the
Jindians were just about ready to
finish him off.
Lonesome Boy led him into the
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corral wheer the Jindians kept
their horses. Bucky hoped if Lone
some Boy gave him a horse it
would be a good one that would
travel fast.
But Lonesome Boy didn’t take
him to a horse at all. 'He led him
to a shed where there was a great
beast with spreding antlers and
eyes that gleamed in the night.
‘•Dasher!” Bucky cried, “It’s
Dasher!” r
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Lonesome Boy cut the tether
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that held the deer and Bucky j
climbed on the deer’s back. He
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looked down at Lonesome Boy.
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“Come with me!” he whispered
suddenly. “Be my friend!”
For a moment the Jindian never
moved. Then he said, “Me friend.
Me go.”
He climbed up behind Bucky,
and Dasher sprang straightway
into sky.
(Next: A Merry Christmas to All)
“Ike” To Organize
International
Army In Europe
BRUSSELS, Belgium, (/P)—'The
12 Atlantic Alliance nations an
nounced yeslerday Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower will begin early in
1951 to organize an international
army to keep the peace in Europe.
A communique issued at the j
end of a two day conference said
the Atlantic Pact chiefs also
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agreed on plans for German par- j
ticipation in “an integrated force
under a centralized command.”
The 12 nations earlier had ap-j
proved the appointment of Gen. |
Eisenhower as the supreme com
mander for the international force, j
with aligning itself on the world scene with reaction,1
tyranny, and oppression.”
We are not sure that we can identify the “millions” of
peoples in the world trying to do what this country ac-:
complished in 1776. If the Justice refers to efforts of peo
pie in various parts of the world to overthrow their,
present governments, he seems to suggest that the
United States should cooperate with the revolutionists.
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to hit us in force but every time
the officers get men massed for an
attack our artillery scatters them,”
said Col. William Quinn, Crisfield,
Met.
“They just can’t get started.”
The Red Korean buildup on the
east flank b rough determined
punches against that section of
the Allied line.
Artillery fire smashed one such
attack and killed an estimated 200
Korean Reds in 20 minutes.
In contrast; the western front
north 6f Seoul was quiet No di
rect contact between the U. S.
Eighth and the enemy was report
ed Tuesday.
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Wednesday. December 20. 1050
The planned withdrawal of IQth
Corps forces from the Htwgnaiq
beachhead is proceeding accord-'
ing to plan. Doughboys, with na
val and air support, hold only few
square miles around Hungnam
harbor. U. S. Eighth Army in west
fights minor engagements with
North Koreans near 38th parallel.
MacArthur’s headquarters says
north Koreans reorganizing force
of 15 divisions; imposes new form
of censorship on correspondents.
The United Nations cease-fire
commission waits in vain for an
swer from communist China on
truce proposals.
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The terse communique said
“German participation would
strengthen the defense of Europe.”
The bulletin emphasized that all
plans -agreed upon by the Allies
are for purely defensive purposes.
The council of 12 foreign minis
ters asked the United States, Bri
tain and France, as the occupying
powers in Germany, to “initiate”
talks with the West German gov
ernment on the question of get
ting the Germans into the force.
The council also agree to set up
a sort of high command officially
called a “defense produc t i o n
board”—to speed up and expand
4 he manufacture of armaments.
In doing so the council was ac
cepting recommendations made to
them.by the defense ministers of
the 12 Pact nations who met here
yesterday. The aim is to speed up
production of all sorts erf war ma
terial-including aircraft, ships
and tanks.