THE NOME NUGGET
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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, Monday, April 21, 1952
GOVT. FORCING OUT PRIVATE SHIPPING
The announcement last week by the Alaska Steam
ship Co., that it will not stop at Shishmaref, Wales or
St. Lawrence Island, is but another step in the gov
ernment forcing private enterprise out of the picture.
It is no longer financially practical for this com
mercial line to stop at these northern ports, as the
government - owned supply ship maintained by the
ANS, supplies most of the villages which maintain
government stations.
FIRST NCO SCHOOL AT NOME FIELD
A step forward in preparedness was culminated
Friday with the graduation exercises of the first NCO
School for the Alaska National Guard which was held
at Nome Field. This is the first school of its kind to
be held in the territory.
Thirty-four young men from all over the Division,
as far away as Fort Yukon, will take home a lot of new
ideas which they learned during two weeks intensive
course of study. Each village represented will be en
riched by what these boys have learned. As the in
formation is passed on to other members of the Guard
from which they come, a better unity in plans for
the future develops.
Each of these men have become an important link
in the defense plan of the Second Division. As the
links are few and far between in this part of the
country, they are more important than in any other
place in the territory. _
New Jersey Convicts
End 77-Hour Revolt
TRENTON, N.J., (TP) — Sixty
nine weak but surly convicts
filed out of the print shop at the
Trenton State Prison Saturday,
ending a 77-hour revolt but a
sympathy mutiny of 231 inmates
•continued at Rahway Prison
Farm 40 miles away.
The Trenton convicts had gain
ed one objective of their rebel
lion — an impartial investigation
of the prison.
F. Lovell Bixbv, deputy com
missioner of institutions and agen-j
■cies, said the department would
Tequest the Osborne Association,
^a foundation interested in prison
problems, to make a survey at
the prison.
Buildings in the state prison
used regularly were built in 1835.
As the Trenton mutineers sur
rendered three prison employes
they held hostage were whisked
away in the warden’s automobile
to their homes. They were re
ported in good condition.
The convicts were taken to the
prison hospital, searched for wea
pons, given baths and locked in
their cells.
The Rahway disorders started
Thursday night in a dormitory
•wing where the convicts holed
themselves up with nine guards
as hostages.
SEVEN MIGs SHOT DOWN
IN COMBAT LAST WEEK
SEOUL, (/P) — U.S. Sabre jets
shot down seven Communist MIGs
shot down seven Communist
MIG-15s, probably destroyed an
other, and damaged five in the
week ended Friday, U.S. Fifth Air
Force reported Saturday.
^Only one Sabre was lo9t in
air combat. One Allied warplane
was lost to Red ground fire-and
three failed to return from un
known causes.
Snow, rain and fog settled over
the Korean front Saturday,
grounding Allied fliers and turn
ing the frontlines into a morass of
mud.
SENSITIVE INSTRUMENT
MEASURES A FLY'S BREATH
MONTREAL, </P) — Designed
and built in France by Prof. E.
Calvet, a microalorimeter now is
in use at the University of Mon
treal. The sensitive device can
measure the temperature of a fly’s
breath, or determine the quantity
of heat in bacteria.
IMPORTANT MEETING
Arctic Native Brotherhood
Re-organization and
Reactivation of ANB Co-Op
ANB HALL — 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
Entertainment and Refreshment!
THE NOME LIQUOR STORE
WE CARRY LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
FINE LIQUORS, BEER AND WINE
Out-of-Town Orders Carefully Handled
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John Paden Tells
ANICA Operation
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John Paden of ANICA is here
on a business trip to the several
native stores belonging to the co
operative association which he re
presents. This trip is particularly
in the interest of fur buying, as
all the stores trade for furs. With
the present trend of the fur mar
ket, Mr. Paden hopes to help the
native store managers to be pro
tected at this time as the market
is dropping.
Mr. Paden is well known here,
as he was associated with the
ANS school at White Mountain
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before leaving government serv
ice. He states that ANICA is now
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one of the largest organizations
of its kind in the west.
“Why, last week I purchased 17
carloads of milk for the stores,”
he said, “and we pack our own
brand of coffee as well as other
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commodities. One of our latest
ventures is the packing of canned
dog food from seal and whale and
we even make our own soap from
seal and whale oil.”
He announced that the latest
project is the new theater at Bar
row which opened last month. “It
seats 300 persons, has the latest
in foam rubber seats, twin pro
jection, latest sound equipment
for records, latest type draw cur
tains and last but not least, show
ing the latest releases from Col
umbia. M-G-M, Paramount, and
Republic pictures, which are
flown in regularly.”
Just before coming to Nome he
visited the Nikalski fish salting
plant which is a member of the
co-operative and sold the output
of the plant for 50 cents a pound.
He also reported a complete sell
out of the herring saltery at Shak
toolik at 25 cents a pound. The
pack of seal and whale oil at Pt.
Hope, Wales and Kivalina, have
also been profitable this year, he
reported.
Mr. Paden was most emphatic
when asked what connection his
business had with the government
and stated, “Not one employe of
ANICA is a government employe
or draws one penny in salary
from the government. It is run
entirely as a private company, as
a buying and selling clearing
house for the stores • and other
native-owned projects which are
members of the corporation.”
“Merchandise is shipped by the
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North Star or Alaska Steamship
or any other line operating where
our enterprises are and we pay
the same freight rates as any
other individual or business, as
we are not connected with the
government.”
Paden stated proudly that the
theater at Barrow was bought and
paid for out of the profits of the
Barrow Native Store, which is not
government-owned or controlled.
Another interesting fact he re
vealed was that ANICA will not
set up a store or other project in
any community where they are
privately owned competitors. It is
true, he explained that to start,
the stores borrow money from the
government, but they pay it back
with interest. At this time 40 per
cent of the stores have now paid
back what they borrowed an<^ are
not connected with the govern
ment in any way. Some of them
have credit accounts with ANICA
on which <they draw interest.
When queried about reindeer he
stated that ANICA has nothing to
do with it nor does it deal in
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arts and crafts, as both of these
are still government projects.
Employed in ANICA, which is
DEMOCRATIC platform
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Adopted by the Second Division Democratic
Convention <St Nome on December 28, 1951.
1— We endorse the present Democratic Administration under
the leadership of Harry S. Truman.
2— We urge the President to clean house withii^ the Democratic
Party, so as to remove those elements within it which have 1
precipitated a nationwide outburst of intense criticism and
discredit.
3— In accordance with American principles of self-government
and to secure our rights in National Affairs, we urge pass
age of legislation by Congress enabling Alaska to become
a state.
4— Pending enactment of statehood legislation, we stress the
right of the people of Alaska to elect their Governor.
5— We urge that Congress enact a speedy settlement of abor
iginal tribal claims as necessary for expediting the develop- f
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ment of Alaska, with just compensation to the Native
People in settlement.
6— We oppose establishment of land reservations in Alaska by
the administrative methpd without specific action by Con
gress.
7— We affirm our belief in the American principle of equality
of opportunity for all people, with fair and equal treatment
regardless of race, creed, or color.
8— We consider improvement and expansion of our Second
Division road system to be of fundamental importance to ,
the orderly progress and development of the Second Division.
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9— We urge the position that the Territory should stay out of
business commonly conducted by private enterprise.'
10— We urge the rapid completion of all presently projected
airfields within the Second Division, and in addition, that
three more DC-3 fields be built as soon as possible to further
bolster the economy of the Second Division.
11— We urgently request the Federal Government to render all
possible aid so as to help revive gold mining in the Second i
Division, its principal business.
12— We believe also that with proper encouragement from the
Federal Government, which has almost complete control
of Alaska, the Second division's tin fields, and areas con
taining rich deposits of many other strategic minerals, can be
successfully developed for our country in this time of need.
13— We urge and recommend that particular consideration be
given to Education to the end that the high standard now
in effect in Alaska might be maintained and improved upon.
SENATORS—
HOWARD LYNG
ED ANDERSON
FRANK DEGNAN
REPRESENTATIVES—
" TED DUFFIELD
CHARLES FAGERSTROM
JAMES WELLS
AVA to Stress Tourist
Attractions At Trade
Conference This Week
JUNEAU—The Alaska Visitors
Association will stress the tourist
attractions of Alaska at the Pa
cific Northwest Trade conference
in Victoria, April 21 and 22, it
was announced recently at Asso
ciation headquarters. It will be
the first time Territory-wide tour
ist possibilities will be represented
at a gathering of this type. *
James W. Chadwick, Executive
Director of Alaska Visitors Asso
ciation, said in a statement issued
before he left to attend the con
ference.
“It is our aim to work closely
with the other members of the
Association to promote Alaskan j
travel. It is the opening wedge in
our campaign to convince car
riers, travel agents and business
that Alaska is spreading the wel
come mat for the vacation tra
veler. We look forward to Alaska’s
biggest tourist season this summer
and with the cooperation o*f the
members of the Pacific Northwest
Trade Association, following sea
sons will be increasingly greater.”
at Pier 51 in Seattle, are several
Nomeites. “June Jorgenson is one
of the best stenographers we
have,” he stated. “Lars Willoya
also worked with ANICA for a
while.”
NOTICE
The National Guard Rifle Team
will meet the Polar Rifle Team
in a small-bore rifle match at
8:00 p.m. Monday, April 21, at
the new National Guard Rifle
Range.
A limited number of spectators
can be permitted if passes have
been obtained at the armory be
fore 5 p.m. on Monday.
NOTICE
The undersigned will not be re
sponsible for debts of the Nome
Cab Co., after April 14, as the
business has been sold. All those
having bills against the Nome Cab
please present for immediate set
tlement.
Charles Reader
48 J. Macumber
~ NOTICE
Wien Alaska Airlines is here
by authorised to transport all
freight, which is consigned to Lost
River, to and from Nome, to Lost
River.
The above authorization serves
notice to all suppliers of this
community to ship freight to Lost
River via Wien Alaska Airlines.
United Stales Tin Corp.,
Paul M. Sorensen,
50 Gen. SupL
NOTICE
Mr. Pugh of the Territorial Wel
fare Dept, is planning to be in
Nome April 22 to open the Wel
fare Office. « 48