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, January 18, 1952
POLIO VACCINE BEING DEVELOPED
iJUNEAU EMPIRE)
No announcement made in recent months was
more welcome than the recent statement by Basil O’
Connor that a polio vaccine is now being developed by
the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, of
which he is president. Mr. O'Connor said, among other
things: “We are on the way to producing a polio vac
cine. I cannot say how soon we will have it but we ex
pect to get it.”
The foundation president went on to say scientists
were now' virtually certain there were only three vir
uses responsible for the disease, and that they had all
been isolated. In addition, workers have found a way
to produce them in quantity, in test tubes. Heretofore,
doctors have been able to produce only small amounts
of the viruses, from monkeys.
The report should encourage millions of Ameri
cans who have contributed their dimes each vear to
the March of Dimes, and encourage them to contribute
again next year — in an effort to meet O’Connor’s
plea for funds to finance “rapid advances” in this dir
ection.
VIEWS AND REVIEWS
Experience is a thing that keeps right on going
up in price.
Opportunity is a fine thing—so fine in fact that
many of us miss it.
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A person doesn’t always grow wiser as he grows
older, but he certainly grows older as he grows wiser.
barren Calls For
Liberal Platform
To Win Election
By Jack Bell
SAN FRANCISCO, (£>)— Gov.
Earl Warren of California told Re
publicans bluntly Thursday they
cannot “turn the clack back” and
expect to win this year’s presi- ;
dential election.
Warren, an announced candi
date for the GOP presidential
nomination, opened his party’s
national committee meeting with
a luncheon speech. He outlined
“liberal” platform planks he said j
his party must adopt if it expects
to get a majority in the November
election.
“I am convinced the American
people are not socialists and will
not tolerate socialistic govern
ment, but they definitely are com
mitted to social progress,” Warren
declared in a prepared address.
“Any party which turns its back
on social progress will be repudi
ated by the people.”
Warren made no mention of
Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, an
other GOP presidential candidate.
But it was obvious his remarks
were directed primarily toward
national committee members who
are backing the Ohioan’s bid for
the nomination.
Fire Destroys Cabin Last Night
The Fire Department was called
out just after midnight to the
residence of Heinie Muller on
Second Ave. between B and C
Streets.
The cabin, reported to have be
longed to Paul Dryden, was com
pletely destroyed.
Britain Names Templar
Malayan Commissioner
To Wipe Out Terrorists
LONDON, (/P)— Britain Tues
day named tough Gen. Sir Gerald
Templar ta lead an all-out drive
to wipe out communist terrorists
in tin and rubber rich Malaya.
Templar, 53, was named high
commissioner to Malaya with
wide powers. Besides holding the
normal political authority of a
high commissioner, he will direct
all military and police strategy
against communist terrorists.
He succeeds Sir Henry Gurney,
who was ambushed and shot to
death by Red raiders last October.
COMMUNITY METHODIST
CHURCH BOARD MEETS
A symposium on Latin America
is planned for the month of Feb
ruary by the Community Metho
dist Church as a result of the
regular church board meeting last
Wednesday night.
The Women’s Society, the Sun
day School, and Nome’s last year’s
South American visitors, the Cam
erons, will take part.
There was a presentation on
available facts dealing with the
appointment of an ambassador to
the Vatican.
Ray Hawk reported good pro
gress with the Cib Scouts; Rev.
Treat said the church team had
won a game; Ray Tveter said
the Sunday School was planning
to send the Christmas Mission
Fund to Korea.
A program of lay evangelism
with a stateside layman visitor
1 was set up for March.
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Communication
To: Editor of Nome Nugget, Nome
City Council and People direct
ly concerned:
After reading a recent article
in the Nome Nugget, my reaction
was to immediately sit back and
laugh. First of all, I like to have
thinks in order. Is Mr. Miller
for or against the Police Depart
ment and the City. From his writ
ing it certainly was not clear.
Is not the City like the govern
ment of the United States: we, the
people?
Councilmen are voted to office
by the people and are in office
as representatives of the people.
The people invest power in our
councilmen to vote on matters
pertaining-to tjie City. Is this not
right Mr. Miller?
In the matter of liquor licenses
issued, it certainly seems that the
majority ruled, and there need be
no breaking of clubs over any
councilmen’s heads over the issue.
Was this matter not thoroughly
discussed before being brought to
a vote?
Personally, anybody that just
throws in the sponge and walks
I off because he can’t have his own
way, would never get my vote
in a million years.
Now, in the matter of removing
all liquor establishments—phooey.
Sure, roll up the sidewalks, blow
out the lights and we’ll all move
out, because if they do remove
them, bear in mind, we also re
move over 50 percent of City
revenue, that goes toward snow
removal, fire protection, and City
maintenance, and, yes, Mr. Mil
! ler, our Police Department, which
incidentally has other functions
besides handling inebriated per
sons. Ah, yes, there is the matter
of sending outside for eight burly
policemen. Pray tell me what
would you use for money. Mr.
Miller, when that time comes, and
I I don’t think it ever will, I am
i
sure there are enough men, with
red-blooded intestines right here
in Nome to take care of ourselves
and families, without sending out
side to police our City.
Think it over, Mr. Miller, I for
one, don’t think Nome has gone
to Hell, yet.
Tearfully yours,
Edward E. Knopf
Marooned Passengers
Arrive in Different Train
SAN FRANCISCO, (£>)— Tired
refugee passengers from the
I snow-blanketed streamliner, City
of San Francisco, arrived Thurs
day—almost four days late.
They were noticeably weary
and sober-faced. But most looked
i
as if they’d just completed a nor
mal 40-hour run from Chicago—
instead of having survived three
and a half storm-bound days in
mile-high Donner Pass.
The deeply snow-packed high
Sierra reluctantly had given up
the 222 passengers and 32 South
ern Pacific crewmen late Wednes
day. The empty luxury train still
was stuck there.
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LUCY’S CAB
AND LUNCH
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Western GOPs
Adopt Program
SAN FRANCISCO, (JP)—A 20
point program “good far the west”
and “of benefit to the nation”
was adopted by western Republi
cans Wednesday and recommen
ded for inclusion in the national
GOP platform.
The delegates from 11 western
states, Hawaii and Alaska, here
for a regional party conference,
skirted the public power issue,
however, in approving the pro
gram tentatively accepted at their
October meeting in Seattle.
Recommendations approved in
cluded:
Federal return of all claim to
tidelands to the states.
Immediate statehood for Hawaii
and statehood for Alaska under
legislation providing for Alaskan
control of Alaska’s resources. (The
word “immediate” was used only
in connection with Hawaii.)
Continuance of present federal
laws on mining plans on publicly
owned lands.
Advocacy of a “full and orderly
program” for the development
MILLIONAIRE OWNER OF
DETROIT TIGERS DIES AT 72
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., </P)—Wal
ter Owen Briggs, 74, multi-mil
lionaire industrialist and owner
of the Detroit Tigers baseball
team, died of a kidney ailment
at his oceanfront estate here
Thursday.
Briggs started his career as a
$20 a month freight clerk, and
went on to pioneer the manufac
ture of automobile bodies. His
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Briggs Manufacturing Co. became
a gigantic enterprise. He pur
chased trie Detroit baseball club
as a hobby.
and conservation of western water
resources.
Opposition to the Vajley Au
thority method of river basin de
velopment as promoted by the
administration in the Columbia
and Missouri Valleys. . • ..
Protection of American fisher
ies whether by domestic regula
tion or treaties, including safe
guards against competition from
areas with substandard wages.
Opposition to attempts of the
United Nations to exercise juris
diction over American fisheries.
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