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, March 19, 1952 _
IT’S TIME FOR DECISION
By J. H. (Jimmy) DOOLITTLE
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army Air Force Reserve
My religious faith has always meant something
very personal to me. So much so that until recently I
have hesitated to talk about it lest I sound sanctimon
ious or like a “holy Joe.”
Yet the world needs people to take a stand on their
religious beliefs. Silence on the part of those who be
lieve in God can actually aid the cause of atheism. To
day one must be for something rather than just against
an evil. I am for the building of a peaceful world based
on the concept of the Fatherhood of God and the Bro
therhood of man.
Since my travels take me to so many places
throughout the world, I never think of my faith in re
lation to any one church. I have always felt that ac
ceptance of God as the Controlling Power, and the
advancement of religious understanding among all
faiths, are far more important than the promotion of
any one faith or religious group.
My experience along this line began in my early
youth when mother and I went to Alaska to join my
father who, although a carpenter by trade, was there
to prospect for gold.
In Nome three churches were located in our neigh
bohood—Methodist, Congregationalist and Catholic. I
recall vividly my first Christmas. The Methodists had
a Christmas tree for the kids, the Congregationalists
gave away prizes, and the Catholics served ice cream.
I went to all.
My buoyant youthful reaction to all this was more
temporal than spiritual, but the idea did sink in that
there was much good in every faith and denomination.
I haven’t found anything since to make me feel dif
ferently.
Prayer has always been a vital, personal force in
my life. Whether in cathedral, country church, or alone
on some remote mission, I could always talk with God.
And I do pray, daily.
Stories of those who have used prayer in time of
crisis always stir me. With each person it seems to
work differently. I pray before undertaking a critical
mission, making a big decision, or doing anything that
might call for that extra something. In such a prayer I
ask for wisdom and strength—the rest, I figure, is up
to me.
For when the chips are down, there’s often too much to do during
an emergency to send out a prayer for help or guidance.
I know that bringing God into the picture has made a big differ
ence in many situations I’ve faced. Not that God should remove ob
stacles or grant special protection or favors, but He helps .give one
confidence and power to overcome the difficulty and fear.
Prayer doesn’t need a dramatic answer to be effective. And there
have been times when, without prayer to help guide me, I’ve done
stupid and foolhardy things. This is enough proof for me.
Religion to me means recognizing the existence of God and living
according to His precepts. It means applying the Golden Rule, and
opposes the idea that the end justifies the means.
Such faith is exemplified through worship, in kindness, unselfish
ness, honesty, decency, morality and purity. This kind of religion
needs to’ be brought to all mankind before we can have the better
world we talk about.
The three R’s no longer are sufficient to meet the complicated re
quirements of today’^children. Tomorrow’s citizens need the 4th “R,”
religion, as well as geography, the sciences, and human relations. The
time has come now for all religious beliefs to band together against
atheism. Certainly then, religious ideals shouldn’t be kept out of
schools just because'of differences of opinions between various faiths.
There may be discord in a family, but when a stranger intrudes
the family “gets together.” There may be honest differences of opin
ion between members of different political parties in a nation, but if
the nation is attacked from the outside, all factions pull together
against the enemy. So should all who believe in God work together
against the common enemy, atheistic Communism.
As one of the ancient prophets said: “Trust in God with all they
heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding. In all thy ways
a^Vnnwlpdjrp Him. and will direct thv oaths.” _ _
Corruption Probes
Veer Off
U npredictably
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Political
bomb-bursts rolled up and down
Pennsylvania Avenue Wednesday
as corruption probes - within
probes veered off in unpredictable
directions.
1. Newbold Morris, President
Truman’s specially appointed cor
ruption sleuth, called on Attor
ney General McGrath (his own
immediate superior) and 19 Jus
tice Department officials to sub
mit detailed data on the financial
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status of themselves and their
immediate kin.
The questions asked ranged
from stock market speculation
and gambling to how many fur
coats are now in the family com
pared with five years ago4.
2. A House Judiciary commit
tee set up in the wake of congres
sional disclosures of tax collection
scandals asked Truman for a look
at the income tax returns of Mc
Grath and 19 of his aides.
3. The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee rejected Truman’s request
that investigator Morris be given
power to subpoena witnesses and
require the production of records
from non-government sources.
Instead, Chairman McCarran
(D-Nev) said his group had ap
proved “a new approach” to the
government clean-up problem.
This would involve presidential
appointment of a chief investigat
or and five assistants who—un
like Morris—would be subject to
Senate confirmation.
McCarran and other members
of the committee made it amply
clear that they did not have Mor
ris in mind for the proposed chief
investigator’s post.
The Nevadan described Morris,
former president of the New York
City Council, as a man without
“control of his own emotions.”
This was in obvious reference to
Morris’ outburst against the “dis
eased minds” of senators investi
gating his part in some surplus
tanker deals.
26 Accused of Bookmaking
Racket In B.C. Acquitted
VANCOUVER, B.C., (>P) — All
26 persons accused of conspiring
to operate a $6,000,000-a-year
bookmaking racket in Vancouver
were found innocent Tuesday
night.
The 25 men and one woman—
three of them publishers or dis
tributors of racing information—
were acquitted by- jury.
Massie White, alleged to have
been the “kingpin” of what the
Crown called a gigantic conspir
acy operating here between 1947
and 1951, told reporters he didn’t
plan to attempt to restore his rac
ing wire service from the U.S.
NEW HEAD TERRITORIAL OPS
WASHINGTON, (JP) — William
T. Carroll, former Connecticut
lieutenant governor, Monday be
came director of the territories
division of the Office of Price
Stabilization.
Carroll, 49, will have headquar
ters in Washington. He will direct
OPS activities in Alaska, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands
and Guam.
BULGES TRAP WOMAN
KENNEWICK, Wash., (A3) —
Bulges in the wrong places trap
ped a woman in a food store here.
- Store employes ^ound three
slices of ham under her coat.
When police were called, thev hit
the jackpot. She had three sfoavs
tucked in+o her shocking topsx
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by U.S. Dept, of Commerce.
Weather Bureau
Continued clear tonight with
increasing cloudiness Thursday.
Northerly winds 15-20 mph. Low
temperature expected tonight -5,
high tomorrow 15.
Data for other selected stations
as of 7 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow -27 Clear
Pt. Hope -3 Part cloudy
Kotzebue -1<5 Clear
Shishmaref -11 Clear
Wales -11 Clear
Gambell -6 Part cloudy
Nome 4 Clear
Unalakleet -1 Clear
Bethel -10 lear
McGrath -16 Part cloudy
Anchorage 14 Part cloudy
Fairbanks 0 Part cloudy
Whitehorse -1 Part cloudy
Edmonton 26 Part cloudy
Juneau 34 Part cloudy
Ketchikan 37 Part cloudy
Seattle 40 Part cloudy
When one touches a surface
with the fingers, the ridges on the
finger tips usually leave an in
visible pattern of perspiration.
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