THE NOME NUGGET
• ,*«»-> ~
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA
Telephone: Main 125 P. O. Brx 618
$1.50 PER MONTH $16.00 A YEAR
E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Friday, May 9, 1952
THE ULTIMATE CONSUMER
_ rw
IfSTEEJ.
WORKERS'
Raise, if
AND WHEN
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM
Recently, two Supreme Court justices criticized
the Electoral College system of electing Presidents.
They pointed out that this old system sometimes allows
a President, who has received fewer popular votes than
his opponent, to win an election.
As far as is known, this is the first time in the
modern era when members of the highest court in the
land have come out for the abolition of the Electoral
College. Such a step, of course, would require a con
stitutional amendment.
There has been talk about abolishing the Electoral
College for many years now, since it prevents the peo
ple from voting directly on Presidential candidates.
The people, instead, vote for Presidential electors, who
are not bound to support any candidate.
Under our two-party system, it is possible for one
candidate to win several close elections in the key
states, receiving all the electoral votes, while his op
ponent, representing the other major party, receives
almost as many popular votes, but no electoral votes
at all.
j
Rev. Carlson Attends
National Civil Air Patrol
Chaplains Conference
WASHINGTON—Rev. Paul B.
F. Carlson, pastor of Nome’s
Evangelical Mission Covenant
Church, was one of more than
250 CAP chaplains, from virtually
every state and the territories of
Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico,
attending the second annual Civil
Air Patrol Chaplains’ Conference
at Bolling Air Force Base in the
nation’s capital April 15-17.
The chaplains, representing all
faiths and united in common goals
in Civil Air Patrol chaplain work,
heard from spokesmen of the Air
Force, CAP-AF headquarters and
their own ranks.
Highlighting the conference was
an address by General Carl A.
Spaatz, retired chief of staff of
the Air Force and now chairman
of the CAP National Executive
/
Board, who said:
“Civil Air Patrol is one of the
ALASKA AIRLINES RESUMES
SERVICE AFTER SETTLEMENT
OF PILOTS' WAGE DISPUTE
SEATTLE, (>P) — Alaska Air
lines announced it had resumed
service Wednesday after the line
and its pilots settled a dispute
over expense money and back
pay the pilots said was due them.
The company scheduled two ex
tra flights through Seattle late
Thursday to move freight which
had piled up during the walkout
but Administrative Assistant Mi
chael Daugherty said it will re
strict flights to five days a week
because of federal gas restrictions.
*
finest organizations in the coun
! try because it is made up of in
dividuals who give and not who
take, such as you chaplains are
doing.” Our work in CAP, he
added, has great need of the in
fluence of all civilian clergymen
in bringing discipline to the minds
and tidies of all CAP members.
Governor Gruening Protests 65%
Oil Cut On Grounds of Serious
Damage to Alaska’s Economy
Governor Gruening’s office an
nounced Thursday that, support
ing Delegate Bartlett’s efforts in
Washington, the petroleum ad
ministrator for defense, the chair
man of the Civil Aeronautics
Board, and the Postmaster Gen
eral:
“Your order effective at 12:01
a.m., May 7, provides that allo
cation of aviation gasoline for the
28 days from effective date shall
be 65% of the deliveries made td
the purchaser during March, 1952.
“I desire to register an emphatic
protest on the ground of undue
hardship and most serious dam
age to Alaska’s entire economy if
this order be not rescinded or
modified for the intra- Alaskan
operators of which there are eight
certified carriers and Alaskan
bush pilots.
“Owing to seasonal factors, the
months just ahead are months of
maximum activity. The winter
months, including March, are
months of minimum activity. A
65 per cent reduction based o*n
the March consumption is a far
more drastic reduction than would
appear on the surface.
“Further than this, aviation in
Alaska has an importance out of
proportion to that of aviation any
where else under the flag. In
Alaska we do not have the alter
nate means of transportation
which exist in the States. There
is one short railroad line and a
very limited highway system. Al
askan aviation is basically our
one means of transportation.
“My appeal is for the bush pi
lots and the eight intra-Alaskan
carriers. These air carriers carry
all classes of United States mail
because of the lack of other forms
of mail transport. What is to be
come of this substantial part of
their cargo?
“Their total consumption is a
relatively small proportion of the
total national consumption. In ad
dition, most of them use 80- to 87
and 91-octane gasoline, as com
pared with the 100-octane or high
er used by the military. Likewise,
there appears to be an adequate
supply within Alaska at the pres
ent time for two months consump
tion on anticipated needs and in
some places a larger supply.
“Application of your order with
out modification will virtually
paralyze Alaska’s economy during
the season of its maximum inten
sity in a year of the greatest pros
pective activity, military and civ
ilian, in our history.
“I urge that it be rescinded in
toto as far as the intra-Alaskan
operators are concerned.”
Rev. and Mrs. L. Hudgins have
returned from a meeting of the
Church of the Nazarene District
Assembly in Anchorage, where
churches of Fairbanks, Anchorage,
Seward, Nome and Ketchikan
were represented.
Former Pastor Clark Lewis of
this church attended from Ketchi
kan. Dr. V. B. Seals, district
superintendent, presided at the
assembly.
Rev. and Mrs. Hudgins also en
joyed a trip to Seward, where
they visited and held services.
Red Prisoners
Seize U.S. General
At Koje Stockade
PUSAN, Korea, (jP)—The Army
announced Friday (Korean time)
Red prisoners on Koje Island had
seized the Allied camp comman
dant, Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd,
and a fellow officer on Wednes
day and still are holding Dodd as
a hostage.
The other officer managed to
escape, but General Dodd was
dragged inside the Red prisoners’
stockade. The other officer’s name
was not available.
A report from the island pris
on off the South Korean coast
said a note had been passed from
the stockade, but its contents were
not disclosed. This report said
that Dodd had not been harmed.
It was several hours old, however.
Koje Island has been the scene
of two violent prison disorders
this year. On Feb. 12, 179 persons
were killed in an uprising by
Red prisoners in notorious “Com
pound 62.”
On March 13, 12 prisoners were
killed when onti-Communist and
Communist prisoners engaged in
a rock fight.
Congressional Leaders
Plan Early Approval Of
Military Pay Increases
By EDWIN B. HAAKINSON
WASHINGTON, </F>)—Congres
sional leaders Friday planned
early approval of military pay in
creases ranging from three dol
lars a month for privates and sea
men up to $65 for two-star gen
erals and admirals.
The long Senate - House dead
lock over cost of living increases
for million men and women
in the armed forces and other uni
formed services was Ibroken late
Thursday.
A Senate - House conference
committee agreed on a compro
mise measure providing 484 mil
lion dollars of additional pay for
those in uniform or who have re
tired.
It figures out to a four per cent
increase in base pay and a 14 per
cent increase in food and rental
allowances.
The compromise now must be
approved by both the House and
Senate before it goes to President
Truman. ^
Rev. George Loveless, who left
for his home in Palmer yesterday,
stated that Rev. and Mrs. Vern
Rimling are scheduled to arrive
soon to carry on the work of
the Nome Gospel Mission.
Mr. Loveless is taking his fam
ily to Vancouver, B.C., and then
returning to Whitehorse. He plans
to return to this area next winter.
ooocc <*c<*o$><>e<>c<>c«<>c<>c<><><>c<>ooo<><>c>e^>oc>c>oc<>oe<>«><>c
I ARCTIC OIL DELIVERY
> Phone—Shop: Black 76 — Residence: Main 52
> WE CHECK YOUR TANK REGULARLY
>
l B/sn Young
>
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
MOTHER S DAY FOOD SALE
SATURDAY, MAY 10 — N. C. STORE
STARTING AT 10 A.M.
• *
Contributions Will Be Appreciated
I MOTHER’S DAY DINNER
SUNDAY, MAY 11
.
Seafood Cocktail
Lettuce and Tomato Salad
Roast Turkey with Cranberry Sauce
-ror—
Virginia Baked Ham, Sweet Potatoes
.Pickles Hot Rolls Olives
Ice Cream Coffee
Bering Sea Club
Dinners start at 5:00 p.m.