THE NOME NUGGET
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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, Friday, February 24, 1950
WHAT IS COMMUNISM?
(By George Peck)
Communism is based on a theory by Karl Marx that
under Capitalism, the workers are exploited and ground
down. When Marx published his theory there was some
basis for his castigation of Capitalism. But this no long
er applies, because today under the Capitalistic System
the workers get the lion’s share of what they help to
produce.
Communism concentrates all wealth, control of all
jobs and free speech into the hands of very few people.
Inevitably this leads to dictatorship. This is exactly
what happened in Russia, the only major country in
which Communism has been tried on a large scale.
Communism presupposes that all people are equal,
c Capitalism knows this to be a fallacy but does believe
* that all people should have equal opportunity. When
Stalin became dictator of Russia, his first move was to
turn sharply away from Communism. He publicly de
clared that all workers should not share alike but that
h each should be paid according to his individual ability
and productivity. He stated that a worker who worked
harder and better than his fellows should have better
food, better clothing and a better home in which to live.
This was tantamount to a confession that wealth can
\ not and should not be distributed equally. AND RIGHT
THERE STALIN THREW KARL MARX AND HIS
UTOPIAN THEORY OF COMMUNISM INTO THE
ASH-CAN. Under Communism the people Have to be
governed by a small group of men. A people who will
submit to this kind of rule are not fit to govern them
selves and should not be allowed to do so. The same is
true of all collectivistic svstems.
In America the people individually own practically
all the wealth of the country and our lawmakers are our
elected representatives. Danger threatens this ideal
state of economic and political affairs. If we continue
- to place more and more wealth in the hands of our
Federal Government, thus giving it control of more and
more jobs, these lawmakers will cease to be our elected
representatives and will become instead‘our un-elected
and self-appointed rulers.
The trouble with most democracies is that they have
too many citizens is believe that they are entitled to
special privileges. . . . Modern man owes much to or
- ganized industry, but that doesn’t mean that organized
4 industry have the right to exploit man.
i HOW MUCH CAN THE GUY TAKE ?
//aMERICAM[
' ECONOMIC \
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CHURCH SERVICES
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.
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelisation Society
Rev. Vern Rimling. Pastor
Sunday—
2:00 p.m. Sunday School foi
boys and girls.
Preaching service in the Eskim<
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.
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.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Third and Division
' astor—Lewis I. Hudgins
“He who prays as he ought, will
endeavor to live as he prays.”
10:0 a.m. Singspirahon and Sun !
day School classes.
11:00 a.m. Morning Message.
7:00 p.m. Young People’s Meeting
7:30 p.m. Singspiration andspecia
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.
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 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.
THE METHODIST CHURCH
(FEDERATED)
Rev. Robert S. Treat. Minister
LAYMEN’S DAY
Sunday—
9:45—Sunday School.
11:00—Morning Worship — Lay
men’s Day Service. Senior choir
Anthem “Tht Lord’s Prayer.”,
Service led by Robert Baldwin
with group leaders Mrs. Wilfred
Boucher, Earl Clark, Mrs.
Charles Haberman, Lois Mor-,
gan and Mrs. Luther Dunbar re
porting on Group Meetings.
8:00—Evening Service. Rev J
Treat expected back.
Tuesday afternoon—Junior Choir
rehearsal after school.
Wednesday—7:00, Senior Choir.
Friday—8:00 p.m. Woman’s Soci
ety meeting at Mrs. Robert
Leise’s.
Catholic I iiformat ton
No thanks . . . not during Lent!
“Not smoking, Jim? What’s
wrong—health?”
“No, Tom, but I don't doubt that
a forty days’ lay-off won’t hurt
this old carcess a bit.”
“What’s the big idea, then? Just
to see if you can do it?”
“Wrong again! But just the
same, self-denial is a great thing
for self-control; and in an emer
gency self-control comes in
mighty handy. But Tom, don’t
you know it’s Lent?”
“Oh, sure enough! But then I
though it was food you gave up
in Lent.”
“Fasting is the main idea, Tom.
In fact, the Church normally
binds all its children over twenty
one and under sixty to eat but one
full meal a day and to eat meat
but once a day, except a few days
when all meat is entirely taboo.
I’ll admit that sounds severe, but
it’s really no hardship when you
consider that all folks who need
the full allotment of food because
of ill-health or hard work, are
dispensed from all fasting. I’m a
worker, so I don’t have to fast.”
“Ha-ha, Jim, now I know why
you are anxious to work hard; but
still I don’t see where the smoke
sacrifice comes in.”
“Oh, that’s of my own choosing,,
Tom. Many are dispensed from
fasting, but none is dispensed I
from Lenten observances. All who1
cannot fast are counseled to denyj
themselves something else which;
they can harmlessly do without.
Most Catholics, whether they fast
or not, give up one or more of
such luxuries and pleasures, such
1 as candy, tobacco, liquor, movies,
' and the like. Many assist at Mass
daily and attend the evening Len
ten devotions.
"Fasting has been, since long
before the days of Christ, one of
the highest forms of worship. Sac
rifice is the truest test of love.
You know how Christ fasted forty
days and nights for us and how he
secrificed His life for love of us.
Well, the Church sets aside these
forty days of Lent to give us op
portunity to atone for our sins by
fasting, penance, and prayer, to
refresh in our minds the memory
of God’s death in the Cross for us,
and to prove our own love for
Him by denying ourselves things
our bodies desire.
“Sacrifice is the truest test of
love. You should understand that,
Tom—you who are sacrificing all
the time to provide for your fam
ily now and after you have gone.
Can’t you see, then, how those
who really love God want to deny
themselves something for Him?”
"Jim, I can, and it’s beautiful!
I love God, too, you know, and to
prove it—well, look, Jim, there
goes my last puff till Easter morn
ing ”
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SECOND GAME IN PIONEER
CARD SERIES MUCH ENJOYED
The Pioneers of Alaska held the
second game of their annual card
series last evening at the Pioneer
Igloo with Pearse Walsh, general
chairman of these popular whist
games in charge.
Winners for the second games
were Mrs. Iton Breousseau, Mrs.
Kir* Jackson, Mrs. Selmar John
son, George Bodis, Ted Duffield,
Ralph Bingham with Mrs. W. Mc
Donald as winner of the door
prize.
SCHOOL NEWS
SIXTH GRADE
On Washington’s Birthday, Feb.
22nd, we made some black and
white splatter work silhouettes of
Washington, head. We were al
lowed to take these home.
For recreational reading, we’ve
finished a story “King of the
Wind,” a true story of the Arabian
Godolphin, the famous ancestor
of America’s great race horse,
Man o’ War.
Our Science class is now study
ing weather clouds and weather
predictions.
In Geography we are studying
about the interesting countries of
Spain and Portugal. We’ve fin
ished about Sweden, Norway, and
Denmark, Lapland and Iceland.
HIGH SCHOOL
George Washington, who was
born in 1732 and died in 1799 was
a native of Virginia. We now
think of the state of Virginia as an
eastern state of ancient culture. In
Washington’s days it was a west
ern frontier and the colonists
were in constant war with the
savages. Washington was a “Wild
Westerner” in his day. He was a
pioneer, a scout, pathfinder and
Indian fighter.
Washington’s half brother Law
rence who was fourteen years
older married into the wealthy
Fairfax family. Lord Fairfax had
enormous tracts of land beyond
the Blue Ridge Mountains which
he wanted surveyed. Washington
was appointed to make the sur
vey. After completing the survey,
he enjoyed the work so much that
lie took out a license for a public
surveyor. He was sent against the
French to claim possession of the
Ohio valley and built Fort Neces
sity. At the beginning of the Rev
olutionary War, he was appointed
commander-in-chief. The surren
der of Burgoyne at Saratoga and
Cornwallis at Yorktown soon
terminated the war.
The thirteen colonies were unit
ed in a loose alliance under the
Articles of Confederation. After
the adoption of the Constitution*
Washington became the first
President of the United States. He
was inaugurated on April 30,
1789.
Monday noon, the Nome High
school team took to the air and
directed their course to Anchor
age for the basketball tourna
ment. Juanita carried a blue
megaphone with the white letters
of Nome on one side and N. H. S.
on the opposite side. A special,
blue painted stand supported the
Nome banner and will be used to
Identify the cheering section.
Many former Nomeites will con
tribute their voices to the cheer
ing section.
The beautiful winter constella
tion, Orion, is conspicuous in the
southern sky. The three bright
stars in a diagonal arrangement
represnt the belt of Orion, the
hunter, who is accompanied by
Sirus, the dog star.
The annual rainfall of the earth
has been estimated at 30,000 cubic
miles.