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• t Nome, Alaska, under 'he Act <>» March 3. 1879
Nome, Alaska, Friday, March 31, 1950
NATIONAL GUARD FIELD ENCAMPMENT
In the summer of 1950 some 300,000 men and officers
of the National Guard will go to camps and military in
stallations for their annual field encampment.
In Alaska the encampment will be late in the sum
mer so that those who are doing summer work will not
be inconvenienced.
The announcement calls to mind the great service
that the members of the National Guard perform for
their states and country. In the event of international
trouble, the Guard will function as a first reserve and
inside the various states, the units are available to main
tain law and order.
It is hoped that Nome may be chosen for part of the
Alaskan encampment, being centrally located for this
area.
LET S* NOT FALL ONE BY ONE
The policy of Adolf Hitler was to pick his victims off
“one by one” and, for a long time, the victims did not
have sense enough to get together in an effective alli
ance to protect themselves.
The present world situation is much like that which
obtained in 1939 before Htiler began his march. This
not mean that Russia is ready to begin an aggressive
war but that the signs and portents indicate the possi
bility of such a move by the Communist leaders of the
Soviet Union.
It would be a mistake, we think, for the free nations
of the world to stay apart and to invite Stalin or any
body else to believe that a policy of picking them off
“one by one” can suceed. The way to prevent such a
catastrophe is to be found in a firm decision that an at
tack upon one of the free nations will be considered an
attack upon all of them.
Consequently, there is something to the argument of
Senator Estes Kefauver, of Tennessee, that the nations
signatory to the North Atlantic Treaty be invited to
convene for the purpose of discussing the formation of a
free Federal Union.
1950 A POLITICAL YEAR
The year 1950 is what is known as a political year.!
With Congressional elections in sight and other elec
tions coming on, men in public office and those wanting
to be in office, measure all things from the political an-'
gle.
Newspaper editors are not much different. Many
newspapers will follow the lead of politicians and watch
for a chance to have political effect.
Discussion that were relativeyl academic a short time
ago will be tinged with new significance. Even the pub
lic is on guard for political propaganda, in theory, but
soaking it up, in practice, without knowing that the
dose is being given.
In a word, public discussions will suffer from the po
litical fever that afflicts the nation. There is no help for
it. The disease is one of the consequences of democracy.
All that we can hope for is that the ravages of the epi
demic will not seriously affect the well-being of the
State or dry up the fountain of truth.
EVERYBODY SEEMS CONFUSED
Movies, the comic books, the atom bomb and war
planes confuse children, declares Dr. Jessie Dell Craw
ford, professor of Princeton Theological Seminary.
There is no reason to argue the point. In fact, the
same factors of modern life have confused many adults.
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Somebody wants to know why anybody should go to |
church; it might be better to tell us why anybody should
not go to church. . . . Advertising continues to be the
atomic bomb of salesmanship but it takes a well-trained
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SCHOOL NEWS
HIGH SCHOOL
One of the great inventions
i made in the early days of Amer
! ican history was the cotton gin.
It was in March, 1793, that Eli
! Whitney made his revolutionary
invention. The words “cotton gin”
is an abbreviated form of cotton
engine. Whitney’s machine con
sisted of a wooden cylinder with
several rows of wire teeth around
, it. Cotton was placed in at the top
while a hand crank at the side
i turned the cylinder. The teeth
pulled the fibers through slots
into one compartment while the
seeds dropped into another com
partment. Whitney improved his
invention by adding brushes to
keep the teeth clean. The cotton
, gin took the place of 50 to 60
workers. Production increased
and the mills were enlarged.
The astronomy club met Mon
day evening for observation of
planets and stars. The group met
at the school building and with
skis and snowshoes, they trekked
their way over the snow covered
tundra to Gold Hill for an advan
tageous observation.
We called ourselves the ski bri
gade as we uniformly progressed
eastward over the tundra. A uni
form rhythm of step added to the
joy of movement. Ahead of us in
the eastern sky was the bright red
planet of Mars which we particu
larly were interested in. Mars on
this particular night was the clo
sest to the earth and it will be
another two years before it hap
pens again. In our imagination,
we assumed that if discs have
been sent out from Mars, more
were coming tonight than ever
before. A chart was made of the
position of Mars and Saturn. We
studied the constellations and po
sitions of important stars. Skiing
filled up the remaining time.
English III students have com
pleted their themes upon some
particular subject.
Geometry students are studying
proportion in similar triangles.
Jane Scott is doing very well at
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!~CHURCH SERVICES
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
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 j.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Evening Service.
Wednesday—
2:00 p.m. Children’s Miracl*
Book Club.
Thursday—
7:30 p.m. Mid-week Service.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Third and Division
Pastor—Lewis I. Hudgins
“Kind words never die.”
10:00 a.m. Singspiration and Sun
day School classes.
11:00 a.m. Morning Message.
7:00 p.m. Young People’s Meeting
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.
PAT MILLER FUNERAL
SERVICES THURSDAY
Services for Pat Miller were
held yesterday from the Nazarene
Church with Rev. Lewis Hudgins
conducting the service.
Pat Miller, caretaker of the
Sunset Mines was found dead
from suffocation several months
ago at his cabin. Burial was de
layed for several reasons.
A University of Missouri study
found that cows produce the most
milk in temperatures of around 50
degrees.
the University of Southern Cali
fornia. She is now a member of
a national sorority called Delta
Zeta and is secretary of a profes-1
sional fraternity called Gamma
Alpha Chi.
crew to drop the bomb the right place at the right time.
. . . Pat an individual on the back, with a soft, gentle
stroke, and, as a rule, he purrs like a kitten. . . . The
greatest asset in Alaska is its people not its wealth. Let’s
cultivate our greatest asset. .. . The nation is rapidly de
veloping a government of the minority, by the minority
and for the minority.. . . Our strong belief in advertising
may, of course, be flavored by self-interest, but we won
der how many merchants in Nome have ever under
taken a serious study of avertising their own business?
THOSE HORRIBLE FLYING SAUCERS AGAIN
AFFECTED
i OFFICE.
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* THE METHODIST CHURCH
(FEDERATED)
Rev. Robert S. Treat. Minister
Sunday—
9:45—Sunday School.
11:00- Morning Worship. Baptism
Service; Processional and An
them by the Junior Choir, “The
Palms.” Message, “How Wel
come Is Jesus?”
3:00—Hospital Service.
7:00 p.m.—Membership Session
8:00—p.m. Evening Service. Mes
sage, “A House of Prayer”
Tuesday afternoon—Junior Choir
rehearsal after school.
Wednesday—7:00, Senior Choir.
Thursday—7:30, Communion Ser
vice.
Friday—1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Union
Good Friday Service.
8:00 p.m.—Woman’s Society, at
Mrs. Robert Baldwin.
Saturday—Annual Pre-E aster
Food Sale
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
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.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Third Avenue- West
Pastor A. E. Capener
Sunday Morning—
10:00 to 11:40: This service is
designed to meet your neea
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.
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelization Society
Rev. Vern Rimling. Pastor
Sunday—
2:00 p.m. Sunday School for
boys and girls.
Preaching service in the Eskimo
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.
The doomed person in a legal
execution in Utah may choose
death by hanging or before a fir
ing squad.