THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by The
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
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.
Friday, April 23, 1948.
“OIJR 1948 JOB AT HOME: TO
ELECT GOOD LEGISLATORS”
Ketchikan Chronicle
The Chronicle is making no bones dbout it; it will
support for nomination in the primary election next
Tuesday only the candidates who make clear forth
right statements as to what they will do if they get
into the Alaska legislature. And the statements
must be sensible.
This newspaper (The Chronicle) has done its level
best to make the voters conscious of the great con
spiracies against the common good that have been
going on at Juneau for some time. Some of the men
who prate loudly of their "long residence in Al
aska" may in truth have lived in the Territory for
many years but their hearts are still outside. We
think the man who matters more is he who plans
to live in Alasa for 30 or 40 years, and wants to do
something constructive for his homeland during
that time.
Some candidates say they want to cut taxes and
reduce public functions. How and where do they
plan to make the cuts and what services would they
further reduce? Schools? Pensions? Small boat har
bors? The Development Board? The University?
Relief? Roads? Let them step up and name them off,
or we shall urge the voter to pass them by as in
sincere and ill-informed.
Some who seek re-election play up their achieve
ments of other years but gloss over their record in
the 1947 session, of which we shall have more to
say later. The voters shall be told what they did do
and what they did not do that they should have
done. #
It is a healthy sign, we think( that the Women's
Non-Partisan League of Juneau, the non-partisan la
bor groups, the Alaska Native Brotherhood and
similar organizations are placing the candidates
squarely on record as to what they plan to do at
Juneau. This is the year for an inquiring mind.
This newspaper (The Chronicle) freely opens its
news columns to statements by all candidates with
out regard to any advertising they may place. We
welcome questions to candidates on the part of any
voters, not to embarrass the candidates but to en
lighten the public. We hope thus to serve the people
as a whole and help them find the way they want
Alaska to go.
JOBS WILL BE LOST IF RISK-CAPITAL
DOES NOT INCREASE
Unless the flow of risk-capital into business can
be doubled and trebled in the next few years, bus
iness investment in job-making new plants and
equipment will drop sharply. The McGraw-Hill sur
vey of prospective capital expenditures, reported
previously, made that quite clear.
When such a drop in business investment has
come in the past, it has brought with it a general
slump in business—and unemployment.
As we work through the enormous demand for
goods of all kinds built up during the war years,
and as the war-accumulated savings of businesses
and individuals are spent, it will be harder to keep
production and employment at today's high levels.
Then—at the very time that we shall need all
our drive to main prosperity—we shall be hit by
the full impact of the tax revolution.
Twenty years ago, when taxes took only twelve
LOOK WHO’S ON SECOND f
cents out of the income dollar, our rattle-trap tax
system was little more than a nuisance. Today,
when it takes twice as big a bite, its double-taxing
of earnings of investors, its discriminatory excises,
and the overlapping of federal, state, and local
levies are a fatal handicap. A new system is a ne
cessity if American initiative and enterprise are to
have a fair chance.
What Congress does now about federal taxes
will bear crucially on our ability to sustain pros
perity.
By demanding economy in the government and
re-designing the tax system to stimulate iniative
and risk-taking, Congress can multiply many times
our chances of maintaining full employment and
of raising living standards.
By allowing people to save more and by renew
ing the incentive to risk capital in new enterprises,
Congress can actually insure a bigger tax return
in the years ahead. More business will result—and
pay more taxes.
That is the only way that our government can
improve our chances of keeping our jobs and of
getting ahead. I suggest that you discuss these
vital matters with your chosen representatives in
Congress, in your state government, in your local
j community. — (James H. McGrow, Jr.)
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NATIONS MIGHT TRY TO IGNORE RUSSIA
At San Francisco, when the United Nations was
in process of formation, the Australian representa
tive, Herbert V. Evatt, vigorously fought the veto
that was given to the five big powers.
The veto power was finally included in the draft
of the agreement, however, because without it the
Soviet Union would not have participated in the
World Organization. That Russia has misused the
veto, in the opinioiv'of many people, is plain, but
there was no way for anyone to know this fact be
fore the experience of the past months.
Even the misuse of the veto by the Soviet dele
gation is not an excuse for the idea that the other
nations can do nothing but wring their hands in
helpless rage. If the veto blocks progress toward in
ternational peace and the Russians refuse to be
long to the United Nations without the veto power,
the other nations have the choice of going ahead
on their own, without the Russians.
If this process is deemed dangerous, then the other
nations must weigh the advantages and disadvent
ages of the existing situation. The absence of Russia
from the United Nations does not mean, necessar
ily, that war is an immediate possibility. In fact, it
is just possible that the other nations will get along
iwith Russia better outside of the United Nations
than inside it.
PROCLAMATION
A proclamation has been issued
by acting governor Lew M. Wil
liams, calling upon all persons
within the Territory of Alaska in
I both public and private life to
I lower all flags to half staff bet
ween sunrise and sunset an Sat
urday, April 24, 1948, in memory
of Manuel Roxas y Acuna, late
president of the Philippine re
public. who recently diel.
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CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Saturday 1:30 p.m. Catechism
Class.
Sunday April 25th.
Masses 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Pastors - Rev. H. R. Amundsen
and Rev. Theran McGrew
Sunday:
11:00 a.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Evening Service.
Wednesday - 3:30 p.m. - Chil
dren’s Miracle Book Club.
Thursday - 7:30 p.m. - Prayer
Meeting.
FEDERATED CHURCH
Murlin W. Day. Minister
Sunday
10:00 a.m. Church School.
11:00 a.m. Worship Service
Thursday:
8:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal.
PENTACOSTAL ASSEMBLY OF
GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor A. E. Capener
Sunday—
Sunday School.10:30 a m.
Evening service .7:45 p.m.
Wednesday—
Bible Study .7:45 p m.
EVERYONE WELCOME
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Corner of Third and Division
Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins. Pastor
“The war that will end war
will not be fought with guns.”
10:00 a.m. Singspiration and Sun
day School Classes.
11:00 a.m. Morning message.
7:30 p.m. Singspiration and spe
cial 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.
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelisation Society
Rev. Vern Rimling. Pastor
Sunday:
2:00 p.m. Sunday School.
7:30 p.m. Gospel Service.
Tuesday:
7:30 p.m. Prayer and Testimony
Thursday:
3:30 p.m. “Vit-Em-In Childrens'
Bible Class.”
Friday:
7:30 p.m. “Know Your Bible
Class.” Verse by verse study
in Hebrews.
You are invited—Everyone is
1 welcome.
1 SEVENTH DAY ADVENTI8T
CHURCH
Fred H. Wagner, Pastor
I All services now held in pastor’s
residence located on Fourth Ave.
and Division St.
Sabbath School 11 a.m. Saturday.
Evangelistic Service, 7:30 p.m.
j Sunday.
The Public is cordially invited.