THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
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NOME. ALASKA
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W. A. Boucher .-.Owner-Publisher
Entered as second class matter October 14. 1943, at the postoffice
•t Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Friday, January 20, 1950__
WHEN DOES A CENTURY BEGIN?
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There is a general idea that 1950 marks the first year j
of the last half of the twentieth century but the point |
is made by some writers that, after all, the century be
gan with the year 1901 and that, consequently, the first
l.i v vesrs end on m.dnight of Dec. 31, 1950.
Certainly, if a man would count out a hundred units
of anything, from apples to automobiles, he would begin
with number one and end with number one hundred. If
the same rule applies to the years of a given century,
then the first half of the present century would not
come to a close until the end of 1950.
General usage, it is true, considers the turn of a cen
tury to begin with the “00” year and, under this theory,
the hundred years would come to end at the close of the ;
“99” year. While this may be technically incorrect it is
the custom.
WAR IN THE CARIBBEAN?
The president of the Dominican Republic recently
demanded that his congress vote him authority to de
clare war on any country that “knowingly tolerates or
protects” forces hostile to his country.
When the law was passed there were protests from
the United States and from countries throughout the
Caribbean area. President Trujilo has frequently ac
cused Cuba, Guatemala, Venezuela and other nations of
harboring enemies and plotting attacks upon his regime.
The Dominican press, which is not at all free, often pub
lishes reports of alleged mobilizations designed for the
invasion of the republic.
Just why the dictator wanted his congress to pass
such a law is uncertain. Whether it means a possible
attack on some other nation or represents nothing but
propaganda to justify heavy expenditures for Trujilo’s
army is not known.
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WHAT EXPLAINS SUCCESS?
An idea seems to be spreading throughout the land
that men and women achieve success through the opera
tion of government rather than by their own patient
persistence in honest endeavor.
The readers of the NUGGET, especially young (men
and women, should not be misled in this respect. They
should realize that worthwhile success in life is
achieved almost exclusively through personal endeavor.
After all is said and done, the vast majority of busi
ness successes owe their growth to one or more rare in
dividuals who give to the enterprise a contribution that
includes, not only physical effort, but superior intelli
gence and the wisdom that arises from the intangible
thing that we call “character”.
ARE ALL VILLIANS WHITE?
Westbrook Pegler, the news columnist, speaks about
Literature and points out that the villians today are al- i
CHURCHES
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.
ways white men and women, who “must be vaguely am
biguous or unmistakably Anglo-Saxon.
The truth of the matter is that the authors, play
wrights, strip writers and others, who prepare the men
tal bill of fare for the amusement and information of
the nation, have been pressured by minority groups
into a willingness to make every blackguard a plain
Anglo-Saxon in order to escape the ire and wrath of the
pampered minorities.
The facts of the case are different, of course. It is per
fectly permissible in these United States to identify any
good character as a member of a minority group but it
is “intolerant” to suggest that the bad character is not
an Anglo-Saxon.
The minority groups which object to the identifica
tion of a criminal, for example, as a member of their
race, seldom raise an objection to the identification of
one of their group who performs a good turn. Thus, in !
the process of years they hope to create a more favor- j
able impression of their group, but, if they succeed, it
will be at the expense of the Anglo-Saxon type. ;
NOT A DUPLICATE OF U.S.
The United States of Indonesia got under way recent
ly when the 77,000,000 people of that area inaugurated
their new government and began their freedom from
Dutch rule which began more than three hundred years
ago.
The name of the new nation should not mislead Am
ericans into believing that it is a duplicate of the gov
ernment of the United States. The bulk of the people of
Indonesia are not yet fitted for democratic procedures
and it will be many years before they can assert them
selves in popular self-government.
It remains to be seen how well the native govern
ments will be able to function there and whether the
new government will be able to improve the standard of
living of its people.
REFORESTATION PROJECT
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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 Miracle
Book Club.
Thursday—
7:30 p.m. Mid-week Service.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor A. E. Capener
Sunday—
10:00 to 11:40 a.m. — Combined
Sunday School and Morning
Worship.
7:30 p.m.—Evening Worship.
Tuesday—
3:30 p.m.—Junior Young Peoples.
7:30 p.m.—Prayer Service.
Wednesday—
7:30 p.m.—Bible Study.
Friday—
7:30 p.m.—Senior Young Peoples.
Everyone Welcome
“The family that prays together,
stay stogether.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Third and Division
Pastor—Lewis I. Hudgins
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.
“He that doeth the will of God
abideth forever.”
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 METHODIST CHURCH
(FEDERATED)
Sunday—
9:45—Sunday School. A show
ing in color slides of the life of
Christ from masterpieces of art.
11:00—Anthem by Senior Choir.
Message by the Pastor: “Life
Can be Satisfying”.
3:00—Hospital Service
8:00—Evening Service. Message:
“Descipleship”. Sunday Even
ing Hour following.
Wednesday—
7:00: Senior Choir.
8:30: Teachers’ meeting.
Friday—
6:00 p.m.: Cub Scout Blue and
Gold Banquet.
Boy Scout Benefit Dance
Saturday stage program Admission
8:00 P.M. MUSIC by ESTES $ 1.00