THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA
Telephone: Main 125 P. O. Box 618
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W. A. Boucher .Owner-Publisher
Emily Boucher .Local Editor
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at *he postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Friday, November, 26, 1948
YOU AND THE SCOUT CITIZEN
(By Lome W. Barclay)
What does your citizenship mean to you personally?
Is it voting and paying taxes? Is it knowing how the
town council is run? Or how your taxes are spent? Just
knowing those things is a good start, but not enough for
these days.
iFor one thing, what do you think you, personally, can
do about the citizenship of your Scouts? Or is the prob
lem of developing good citizens too much today for any
one man?
The world spotlight is focused directly upon our
American idea of ctitzenship, upon our loyalty to our
proclaimed way of life. It is a world looking for action,
not words. The day of the talker is past; the time is now
for the “do-er.” Two different ideas of citizenship are
joined in world struggle, smack in the center of the
world’s arena.
We must help the Scout to know how to be a good cit
izen in his atomic world. And the real test of our train
ing and help is the conduct of the Scout.
Our concept of citizenship must give equal import
ance to the individual and the community. As leaders,
we must generate within ourselves the spirtiual and
mental influence needed to help a boy to see. We must
think deeper than activities, and realize that the whole
spirit and atmosphere of Scouting make important con
tributions to developing the Scout citizen.
In these trying times example is powerful. He who
would point out the way to boys must travel the same
road. The Scout citizen—indeed, the world citizen—
needs the spirit of Scouting. The boy who grows up with
the Oath, the Law, and the spirit of service to God and
Country will be the man who is ready to give more than
he demands. The youth who keeps himself physically
strong, mentally awake, and morally straight is develop
ing those qualities the future citizen will need if he is
to uphold the democratic life.
The Troop leader who uses the Scout Oath and Law
as the rules of the game has gone far in bettering the
citizenship of his boys. If we are to develop our objective
of participating citizenship successfully, we must play
the game of Scouting according to the rules.
One prime rule of Scouting is the democracy of the
Patrol method. When used correctly, the Patrol system
is our shop for practicing self-government. It is in the
Patrol where the boy learns fellowship and leadership—
not by reading, not by hearing, but by doing! Teamwork
and cooperation, so basic in constructive citizenship, can
be a direct result of giving the boy the opportunity to
practice these very qualities in his Patrol. The Patrol is
like the family, and the family is the base of our social
organization.
’ Man doth not live by bread alone, nor is the boy a
Scout by activities only. True, man must have bread
and a Scout must have camping and hiking. But the out
door program is not designed just to bulge a boy’s mus
cles. The outdoors gives us opportunities to teach citi
zenship without preaching. The great outdoors can be
interpreted to show the importance of God’s handiwork.
A basic interest in conservation can be sown there as the
Troop undertakes conservation projects, such as wild
life protection, tree planting, soil conservation, etc.
Good citizenship, then, is primarily good Scouting.
But, it must not be passive citizenship. We must be mod
ern and alive in interpreting to our Scouts the code of
active, constructive citizenship in his atomic world.
Can we do it?
GERMAN SUMS UP MORAL-REARMAMENT PLAN
(New World News Service)
* CV rv rs of Cab’net rank, headed by Dr. Konrad
W THERE A DOCKER M THI HOUSE T
AJenauer, president, Parliamentary Council, Provision
al Government of Trizonia, which is working on the new
constitution for 47,000,000 Germans, summed up their
convictions about the Moral Re-Armament World As
sembly at Caux-Sur-Montreux, Switzerland, as follows:
1. We are welcomed here with friendship into a world
family of nations after years of isolation.
2. We are given a platform from which we can speak
freely and honestly to the nations of the world.
3 We are encouraged to find a world force which is
fighting for moral standards and the guidance of God
as tbo basis of national and international life.
4. We see youth of all nations giving everything for
an ideel greater than Nazism or Communism.
5. We see a tried and tested means of bringing unity
between Labor and Management, between noli ti cal ret
ies, between races and neighboring nations and within
families.
6. We will do all in our power to spread this idpolo^v
in Germany as the one basis for a sound democracy, for
moral and material reconstruction of our country, and
for a free future.
The other members were: Dr. Heinrich Weitz. M;nis
ter of Finance for North Rhine-Westnhalin: Prn^^c^r
Fbe^ba^d Wildprmith. Minister of Economics. South
Wnrttpbbecg: Dr. Erich Koehler. Frankfurt. President,
Economic Council of Bizonia; and Dr. Alfred Hartmann,
financial director of Bizonia.
Professor Kurt I>ndsburg. president Christian Demo
cratic Partv. in Berlin Citv Conned gpv* on n\rn_TTr’ nnq
account of thQ seizure of the Berlin Citv Hall. He said,
“I was in the City Council this week when the p^t^H
representatives of the people were beaten and threatened
\'"'Lb d^p+h. Yon con understand that I am somewhat at
!n a like Caux where caring reigns. Tt brings
tf»a^ to mv pvec and a lump to mv throat. I thank Dr.
Buchman and the people of Moral Re-Armament for
all they are doing, just as we want to thank British and
Americans for the air-lift and aid they are giving us.”
Dr. Erwin Stein, Minister of Education for Hesse said,
“MRA is the way to new men, new nations and a new
world. For many years the German people have taken
the wrong road. Moral Re-Armament is the bridge that
leads from the old riverbank of hate, mistrust and grpod,
to the other bank of absolute moral standards and a new
spirit. In my position in Hesse I am responsible for
seven million children. Through these young people we
can build democracy in Germany ruled by God and not
by any devilish ‘isms'.”
The Assembly heard news of the Helsinke premier* of
the MRA industrial drama, “The Forgotten Factor” ;u
Finnish attended by five cabinet ministers, six generals
and fifteen hundred representatives of management and
labor. Arrangements are being made for the entire Fin
nish Parliament to see the play. One of the cabinet min
isters said, “The performances have given us great in
spiration and a new faith in fighting for inspired dn
morrTr."
CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH"
Sunday—
Masses at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
At the Base Chapel at 4:30 p.m.
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Pastors - Rev. H. R. Amundsi
and Rev. Theran McGrew
Sunday:
11:00 a.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Evening Service.
Wednesday - 3:30 p.m. - Ch
dren’s Miracle Book Club.
Thursday - 7:30 p.m. - Praj
Meeting.
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FEDERATED CHURCH
Sunday
10:00 a.m. Sunday School.
PENTACOSTAL ASSEMBLY <
GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor A. E. Capener
Sunday—
Sunday School.10:30 a
Evening service .7:45 p
Wednesday—
Bible Study .7:45 p
EVERYONE WELCOME
CHURCH OF THE NAZAREP
Third and Division
Pastor—Lewis I. Hudgins
I
—
“I will sing unto the Lord,
cause he hath dealt bountifi
with me.” Ps. 13:6.
10:00 a.m. Singspiration and S
day School classes.
11:00 a.m. Morning message.
7:00 p.m. Young People’s Meet
7:30 p.m. Singspiration and spe
i music.
8:00 p.m. Evening message.
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Melody
Prayer.
You are ever welcome to att
these services.
Come and bring your Bible.
# NOME GOSPEL MISSIO*
of
Alaska Evangelization Socie
Rev. Vern Rimling, Pastoi
Sunday:
2:0") p.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m Gospel Service.
Tuesday:
7:3^ p.m. Prayer and Testm
Thursday:
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Bible Clut
Boys and Girls.
Friday:
7:30 p.m. Bible Study.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTI!
SERVICES
at
Pastor's Residence, corner of 1
between 3rd and 4th Aee
Sabbath School—10 a.m. Satu
Morning Worship—11 a.m.
Visitors welcomed.
Fred H. Wagner. Pastor
PIONEER XMAS FUND
TO BE SOLICITED
Continuing a long establ
custom, Pioneer Igloo No.
Nome has appointed a comn
composed of Gust Johnson
Tolbert Scott to take up thi
nual Christmas Cheer colli
for the inmates of the Pioi
Home at Sitka.
Nome has the proud distil
of leading all Alaska towns
contribution to this worthy
in the past and it is hoped i
uphold its record of gene