THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO
NOME. ALASKA
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W. A. Boucher .... ..Owner-Publisher
Entered as second class matter October 14. 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Friday, March 30, 1951
ALASKA IS 84 YEARS OLD TODAY !
Baron Edouard de Stoceski, Russian minister to
Washington, was given the mission to sell Alaska to the
United States for not less than $5,000,000 in 1866 but it
wasn’t until March 30, 1867, that William Seward
signed the treaty for the purchase of Alaska for $7,200,
000, after which the articles were exchanged with Rus
sia and the treaty proclaimed by President Johnson on
June 20, 1867.
Congress fought against acquiring this land which
was thought worthless. Representative Price, of Iowa,
stated after the purchase, “Now that we have got it and
cannot give it away or lose it, I hope that we will keep
it under military rule and get along with as little ex
pense as possible.”
It would seem that some Congressional groups
still have similar ideas and that is why we are left sit
ting outside the penimeter of defense, like a piece of t
tempting bait for invaders.
How we feel about the place we live is well ex
pressed in a poem from the pen of a real Alaskan—Della
Goshaw, of Shishmaref:
To the Generals Who Have Decreed That Nome Musi Die
WE WILL NOT LET IT DIE
Nome is not a pretty town—
With wooden sidewalks, edging, rutted streets,
Its buildings, mostly old, cling to the frozen ground,
And the surrounding hills are bare and bleak.
But it is ours! Our home, we gave to it the spark
Of life and fanned it into flame with cherished years
Of toil. We’ve nursed its ills, erased the scarring marks
Of wounds that marred its face and dried its
grieving tears.
We’ve stood between it and the ravages of storms
And fought the demon fire that gnawed at its parts;
We’ve brushed aside the suffocating snows, to warm
Its frozen veins and ease its pounding heart.
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We’ve shared its pleasures and its woes:
Now, in its greatest hour of need, they would dispense
With armed support to let it face potential foes, '
And fight alone, pathetic in its weak defense.
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It could not cope with foes, whose ill intent would be
To conquer, only to destroy and desecrate.
The storm of war would sweep the land from off the sea,
Leaving ruin and devestation in its wake. '
And there would never be another Nome,
No future race would toil as you and I
Have done to carve from bleak terrain, a home;
This is our town, we’ll not leave it here, alone to die.
—Della Z. Goshaw, Shishmaref
CAP DANCE TONIGHT
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will find it difficult to purchase
the uniform.
The entire proceeds from the
CAPC April Fool’s Dance this
Friday night will be used for this
cause. We would urge you to con
tact one of the cadets and pur
chase a ticket. This is a civic
organization and any profits will
be used directly in outfitting the
cadets.
Officers of the group are:
Cadet Acting 1st Lieut., Frank
Dowd; Cadet 1st Sgt, Acting Per
sonnel Officer, Juanita Fager
strom; Cadet Sgt. Acting Public
Information Officer, Bill Boucher,
Jr.; Cadet Sgt., Acting Element
Leaders, Vernon Olson, Clara
Brown, John Bell; Cadet Cpls.
Acting Asst. Element Leaders,
George Ben, Geraldine Fager
stom.
Charlie Jones in California
Charles D. Jones, candidate for
mayor this year, writes from Mur
ietta, California, where he is vis
iting his sister for a short time.
He states that interest is very
keen as to uranium, and ceilings
are planned on tin, copper, lead
and zinc; also that sheelite was to
be frozen at $65 per unit ofl tung
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Frank Beaver has been named
chairman of the Alaska Division
of the Seattle Chamber of Com
! merce, deplacing Art Ganson.
Mr. Beaver has announced that
, he plans to make a trip through
Alaska in the near future and get
acquainted with the people and
the problems in all parts of the
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! Each square inch of a man’s
palm has 5,000 sweat glands.
DARNEST THINGS_PEOPLE _
jtORRlS*—
VIEWS IN THE NEWS
Vernon B. Richardson, preacher:
“A nation grounded in the purposes of the eternal
may lose a battle but never a war.”
CHURCH SERVICES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Neil Murphy# S. J.
Sunday Masses— 8:00 a.m. and
10:00 a.m.
Daily Mass— 7:00 a.m.
Saturday—8 a.m.. Morning Mass.
4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.# Confession.
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-HE COMMUNITY METHODIST
CHUFCK
Robert S. Treat# Minister
and
LAVlNiA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Miss Esther McCoy Director
Lavinia Community Center
Sunday—
9:45 a.m.—Sunday School
11:00 a.nu— Morning Worship.
Solo by Lee Post, “The Lord’s
Prayer.” Message by the Pastor,
“Thine is the Power.”
3:30 p.m.—Hospital Service
7:30 p.m.— Evening Service, with
hymns we like to sing, anthem
by the Choir, and message, “The
Living Presence.”
Wednesday, Noon — Membership
Class
3:00 p.m.—Primary Choir.
7:00 p.m.—Senior Choir
Thursday—
7:30 p.m.—Prayer meeting. Choir
rehearsal, following.
THE EVANGELICAL. MISSION
COVENANT CHURCH
Paul B. F. Carlson# Pastor
Sunday—
10:00 a.m.—Sunday School classes
for all ages.
11:00 am. — Service in Native
language.
4:00 p.m.—Choir rehearsal.
7:30 p.m.—Evening Worship Serv
ice with the Choir singing.
Tuesday
s' to 4:30 p.m.—Children’s Bible
Hour.
7:30 pm.—Cottage Prayer Service.
Thursday—
7.30 pm.—Midweek Prayer Serv
ice at Church, followed by choir
rehearsal.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
SERVICES
Pastor's Residence, second house
from corner of B SL, between 3rd
and 4th Ave.
Marvin W. Troutman, Pastor
Saturday—
Junior Sabbath School—10:00 a.m.
Senior Sabbath School—11:00 a.m
Picture Hour—7-:30-8:30 p.m.
Visitors welcomed.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
at '
Third and Division
Clark H. .Lewis, Pastor
Sunday—
10:00 a.m.—Sunday schocfl. A new
Quarter, a new set of materials,
and three whole months of study
on the Bible theme of Holiness.
Lesson for today, “God’s Master
pieces.”
11:00 a.m.—Morning Worship. The
church service is not »a conven
tion, that a family should mere
ly send a delegate. Bring the en
tire family to this worship ser
vice! Pastor’s message, “Holiness
—Its Results.”
7:00 p.m.—Junior meeting. A half
hour of fun and spiritual instruc
tion for all school-age children
up to 12 years of age.
—Nazarene Young Peoples’ So
ciety. Another fine program, of
by, and for Youth.
7:30 p. m.—Evangelistic Service.
Don’t let Satan play an April fool
joke on you the year ’round, by
not attending church. Jesus said,
! “Come unto me.” Choruses,
hymns, and a message from God’s
1 word.
Tuesday—
7:00 pjn.—Instrumental practice.
7:45 p.m.—Women’s Foreign Mis
sionary Society, monthly meet
1 ing. (Lesson by Mrs. Naomi
Vaughn.
Wednesday—
7:30 p.m.—The Glad Hour. We in
vite you to this service of
prayer, praise, testimony, and
study of the Bible. Many others
are enioying it, and we believe
you will, too.
THE FRIENDLY CHURCH
WITH THE SINGING TOWER
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Third Avenue West
Pastor—A. E. Capener
Sunday Morning, 10:00— Special
Easter Service. Message by Evan
gelist Homer F. Rugwell of Ev
erett, Washington.
Sunday evening, 7:45— Special
service. v
Evangelistic Services will continue
every night next week except
Saturday.
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
ALASKA
EVANGELIZATION SOCIETY
Vern R. Rimling. Paslor
Sunday—
2:00 p.m.—Sunday School for the
boys and girls.
Worship for Adults.
7:30 p.m.—Junior Church, adults
welcome to attend.
Tuesday—
7:30 p.m.—Bible Study
Thursday—
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.—Children’s club.
Boys and girls under 8.
4:00 to 5:30 pjn.—Pioneer Girl’s
Club.
Friday— ...
7:30 p.m.—- Prayer and Praise
Service.
Qur Message: Thq Blood, The
Book, The Blessed Hope.
WHERE YOU
ARE NEVER A STRANGER
EVERYONE WELCOME
Japanese Peace
Treaty Completed
Department is distributing to 15
nations thiis week a completed
WASHINGTON, (JP)—The State
American draft ~ erf a Japanese
peace treaty. These nations are
being invited to state their reac
tion and propose, as soon as pos
sible, any changes they may want.
Slate Department officials hope
that within about three months an
agreed treaty draft may result
from the formal negotiations ncrw
getting underway.
Some difficulties are foreseen,
however, since Australia and New
Zealand are .worried about possi
ble future Japanese rearming, the
Philippines have insisted on rep
arations and Britain would like to
curtail the Japanese shipping in
dustry.
(Russia is one of the countries
receiving a copy of the US. treaty
draft but is not expected to accept
it as a basis for negotiation. The
Soviets have strongly indicated
do not intend to cooperate with
the other World Warll Allies on
an early peace treaty for Japan.
Wash. State Budget
Set at $703 Million
OLYMPIA, Wash., (IP}— The
House of Representatives ap
proved state expenditures totaling
$703,100,000 Wednesday night as
the first step toward molding the
new state budget requested by
Governor Langle.
The total was some half-million
dollars below the omnibus appro
priation bill vetoed by the govern
or before he called the special
session of the legislature. It is for
the otqate biennium.
The appropriations bill, divided
into two sections, sailed through
the House with only one amend
ment. House Democrats and Re
publican leaders said the quick
action was part of an informal
agreement which they hoped
would speed adjournment of the
special session.
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—ARCTIC CLUB—
Members and Guests
DANCE
. MARCH 31. — 9:00 P.M.
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..Arctic Club Hall
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