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hi Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879.
Nome. Alaska, Friday, April 21. 1950
CAN CONGRESS PROVIDE DEFENSE?
Representative Carl Vinson, chairman of the House
Armed Services Committee, has initiated a move to add
$200,000,000 for Air Force procurement and $383,289,
221 for the naval air arm.
Mr. Vinson favors a seventy-group Air Force but now
insists on a “fully modern, forty-eight group establish
ment.” He criticized President Truman and Secretary
of Defense Louis Johnson for refusing to spend the
funds appropriated for the Air Force last year and
called attention to the duty of Congress to provide “the
armed might it believes the security of the nation re
quires.” He said the President's authority under the
Constitution, is limited to commanding those forces.
Mr. Vinson’s move followed the recent recommenda
tion of General Dwight D. Eisenhower that $150,000,
000 be added to funds available for defense in order to
assure maintenance of a completely modern, forty-eight
group Air Force.
This is an interesting sidelight on our present defense
set-up. Congress, it will be remembered, last year pro
vided the funds for a stronger Air Force. The President
set the additional money aside, claiming to act under the
authorization of an existing provision of law.
To meet this situation, Mr. Vinson proposes enact
ment of a bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from
withholding more than five per cent of the money ap
propriated for any item without prior sonsultation with
the Appropriations Committee. The Georgia Congress
man says that Congress “must not sit idly by and leave
to administrative whimsy how small a national defense
this nation will have.”
WHAT IS THE MARSHALL PLAN?
The general purposes of the so-called Marshall Plan
was to rebuild the shattered economy of Europe, after
the most destructive war in history, and to avert an eco
nomic collapse; to help establish a self-supporting Eu
rope to complement a prosperous United States and to
improve social and political conditions so that free in
stitutions would regain their strength and thereby re
sist Communism.
France, Itaiv and Greece were threatened with Com
munist-dominated government two years ago but the
peril has been greatly reduced.
Industrial production in western Europe is from 15
to 30 per cent above pre war levels. The time for this,
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SCHOOL NEWS
SECOND GRADE
Carolyn Winters is a new sec
ond grader, she comes from In
dianapolis. There is now an en
rollment of forty-two.
Kathryn Okpealuk has return
ed, after an absence of six weeks
due to illness.
Those who were neither absent
nor tardy last six weeks are:
Marjorie Blatchford, Hannah
Greene. Henry Miller, Roy Fis
coya, Rose Marie Cavota, and
Don Fierce.
HIGH SCHOOL
April 19 was the 175th anniver
sary of the battle of Lexington
and Concord. Bostonians and
other New Englanders still have a
holiday on this day which com
memorates the first battle of the
Revolutionary War. It was on
.April 18, 1775, that the British
were planning to march to Con
cord where Colonial ammunition
was stored. Paul Revere volun
I teered to carry the alarm. He
waited late into the night for sig
nals from the Old North Church
tower. One lantern meant the
British were coming by land
while two lanters meant by sea.
Finally in the quiet of the night,
two lanterns were seen in the
tower at eleverf o’clock. Paul Re
vere was off on his mission of
spreading the alarm on horseback
to every village and countryside.
The Minute Men appeared in an
instant and met the British in the
battle of Lexington. The Revolu
tionary War had begun. Paul Re
vere rose to the rank of lieuten
ant colonel during the Revolution
and was in command of the Bos
ton harbor.
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The annual high school skiing
party was held last Friday after
noon on the beautiful slopes of
Mount Newton. The weather was
perfect for the occasion. The as
cent of Anvil mountain produced
most of the tanned faces because |
the angle of reflection was great- :
est on that side. How quiet and
peaceful was the valley on the op- :
posite side. Refreshments restored I
us for skiing on Mount Newton, j
Some achieved a desired goal of
reaching the summit from whose
point the climber is rewarded by
the beautiful scenery in the sur
rounding mountains.
English III students are dia
graming sentence structure and
have studied correspondence. The
high school play will be staged
next Thursday evening in the
gymnasium.
Students in U. S. History have
completed the study of World
War I and its results.
The diameter of the earth’s
shadow where the moon traverses
it during a lunar eclipse is 5700
miles or 2^5 times the moon’s di
ameter. A central eclipse may last
four hours.
i CHI IRCH
LAVINIA WALLACE YOKING
MISSION (METHODIST)
Rev. Paul B. F Carlson, Pastor
Esther McCoy, Director
Rev. Robt. Treat, Methodist pastor
Sunday—
10:00 a.m. Eskimo Speaking
Service.
11:00 a.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Evening Service.
Wednesday—
2:00 p.m. Children’s Miracle
Book Club.
Thursday—
7:30 p.m. Mid-week Service.
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CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Third and Division
Pastor—Lewis I. Hudgins
“If ye then be risen with Christ,'
seek those things which are
above.” Col. 3:1.
10:00 a.m. Singspiration and Sun
day School classes.
11:00 a.m. Morning Message.
7:00 p.m. Young People’s Meeting i
7:30 p.m. Singspiration and special,
music.
8:00 p.m. Evening Message.
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Melody and
Prayer.
Come and bring your Bible.
You are ever welcome to attend
these services.
THE METHODIST CHURCH
(FEDERATED)
Rev. Robert S. Treat. Minister
9:45—Sunday School.
11:00—Morning worship.
3:00—Hospital Service
8:00—Evening service.
Tuesday—Junior Choir.
Wednesday 7:00— Senior Choir.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday Masses:
8:00 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
10:00 a.m.—M. A. F. B. Chapel
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE
Monday and Tuesday—7:30 a.m.!
Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday.7:00 a.m.
Saturday .8:00 a.m. j
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NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelization Society
Rev. Vern Rimling. Pastor
Sunday—
2:00 p.m. Sunday School foi [
boys and girls.
Preaching service in the Eskinv
language by James Savok.
7:30 p.m. Gospel Service.
Tuesday—
7:30 p.m. Bible Study—trans
lated into the Eskimo language
Thursday—
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. K.Y.B Club for ,
boys and girls.
Friday—
7:30 p.m. Prayer, Praise and
Testimony.
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since the end of the war, is three years; after the first
World War it took seven years for this area to equal its
prewar production.
While Europeans are not as well fed as Americans
there is an adequate diet with the threat of mass starva
tion definitely removed. Unemployment is apparent j
only in Berlin and Italy.
Trade between western European nations is almost
back to prewar levels but less is flowing to countries be
hind the Iron Curtain and exports to North America
have been increased thirty per cent in the two years.
General George C. Marshall, former Army Chief of
Staff and former Secretary of State, and author of the
pian, realizes that the United States cannot carry on
these extraordinary expenditures indefinitely. He
thinks the 1952 termination date must be adhered to.
By June 30, 1952, the program will have cost the
United States of America $13,000,000,000, according to
a report by the Economic Co-operation Administration.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor A. E. Capener
Sunday Morning—
10 00 to 11:40: This s rvice is
designed to meet your men
with Bible class studies for ev
ery age group, followed by a
message from the Pastor to the
Assembly.
Wednesday—
7:30 p.m.: Bible study and pray
er; bring your Bible.
FRIDAY—
7:30 p.m.: This meeting is con
ducted by Senior Young People
presenting spiritual truths,
songs, special music, games, and
fellowship.
Everyone welcome.
OUR MESSAGE:—“Jesus Christ
the same Yesterday and Today
and Forever,” Hebrews 13:8.
“Seek ye the Lord while He may
be found,” Isaiah 55.6.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
SERVICES
at
Pastor's Residence, second house
from corner of B St., between 3rd
and 4th Ave.
Saturday—
Junior Sabbath School—10:00 a.m.
Senior Sabbath School—11:00 a.m.
Picture Hour—7:30-8:30 p.m.
Visitors welcomed
Marvin W. Troutman, Pastor
ARCTIC
CARNIVAL
Nome is a haven of patient sur
prises. On the 29th of April the
High School Gym will house one
of the most outstanding events of
this half century. On that sterling
occasion the Arctic Club Carnival
will outclass even the fondest
hopes of children expectantly an
ticipating the surprises of Coney
Island and will satisfy the salient
pleasures of maturer children
seeking for one evening the joys
that only a Carnival can supply.
Patient Surprises—Can you not
see the tiny tots gathered around
the curtained fish-pond sighing
syllables of joy as their salmon
hook brings a cherished jewel or
a toothed instrument to untangle
the snarls in their hair. What a
pleasure to Dad to show his son
that his arm is still as limber as a
dolphin’s fin while looping the
baseball at the target. The grand
est and most surprising of sur
prises is awaiting the Ladies. All
ladies avidly seek an evening
when they can sit down with not
a care in the world and actually
see before them articles of beauty
and usefulness that can be had
for the small sum of what can
purchase a loaf of bread.
Waste not a minute of your
time—seek out an Arctic member
—he and she is at your elbow
only too willing to give you a
ticket in exchange for a sterling
silver embossed portrait of a lady.
This minted lady may bring you
the eviable distinction of driving
home in a shining new Chevrolet
when tired feet may have brought
you to this gala affair.
Nome is a City of Queens. On
the Festive Evening of April 29th
one young lady will be chosen by
popular acclaim to be the Queen
of Querns. Your ticket is your
ballot.
The people of Nome as all peo
ple arc eager for surprises. Chil
dren, youth, and adults will be
astonished with the something un
expected of this half-century re
juvenated Carnival of Carnivals.