THE NOME NUGGET
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NOME, ALASKA
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E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Friday, October 26, 1951
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STREET LIGHT VANDALISM TO BE PUNISHED
Many acts of vandalism are being reported to
the Police Department from several parts of the city.
City street light fixtures and light globes have been
destroyed and damaged more this year than in any year
in the history of the town.
Some of the destruction has been caused by rocks
and some by B-B guns.
City officials urge that private citizens witnessing
any destruction of private or public property report
it immediately and, if possible, hold the offenders.
Most city light damage has been done in the vicini
ties of 3rd Ave. and D St., 2nd Ave. and Division, and
on Front Street between Steadman and Mettler Way.
Children apprehended, as well as their parents,
should be made to account for over five hundred dol
lars in replacements to the city street lighting system.
THE EISENHOWER QUESTION
The Eisenhower question is still standing the poli
ticians on their heads in Washington. There are many
predictions these days, about what the South will do
if Ike runs on the Republican ticket. If the General
does wind up on the G.O.P. ticket he has a real chance
of winning several Southern states, but—no one can
be sure what Southern states will do until after the
Democratic nominee has been decided upon.
If that nominee is Vinson, Douglas or Kefauver,
Eisenhower will carry few, if any, Southern states.
The South’s politicians will be plugging the Democratic
line. But if Mr. Truman is renominated, the situation
might be different, despite the efforts of most of the
political office-holders.
If Ike runs, he won’t need the South’s support to
win, in all probability. Everyone admits he will be the
favorite—if nominated. Whether he will be nominated
seems about fifty-fifty at present.
WISE AND OTHERWISE
It is much better, a lot easier and less expensive,
to keep your health than to regain it.
Committee: A group that keeps minutes but
wastes hours.
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Americans have more time-saving devices and less
:ime than any other people in the world.
N.Y. Dock Scuffle
Breaks Picketers
NEW YORK, (/P)—A brief but
spirited scuffle erupted on New
York’s strike - becalmed water
front yesterday when some 100
longshoremen drove through the
strikers’ picket lines.
The sortie, led by a supporter
of President Joe Ryan of the AFL
International Longshoremen’s As
sociation, broke through and
around a picket line of 250 men
! at a Hudson River pier where
the liner Coronia had just docked.
Fistfights broke out. There was
j a flurry of shoving, yelling and
gouging.
The invaders reached the dock,
but then turned around and left
without unloading the 300 tons
of general cargo from the British
liner. The pickets, who are rebel
ling against a recently negotiated
I contract, watched sullenly as the
group retreated.
The flurry came as rebel lead
ers of the anti - Ryan strikers
threatened to spread the para
lyzing stoppage to Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Chester, Pa.
Virtually all piers in the big
port of New York, including New
Jersey docks, and in Boston al
ready have been shut down by
the strike.
A total of 122 ships have been
immobilized, some of them with
perishable cargoes rotting in the
holds. Tons of other freight was
piling up on docks at the rate of
$25,000,000 worth a day.
Vice President's Secretary
Comes Under RFC Probe
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Senate
investigators today asked to see
RFC records on loan applications
in which Vice President Barkley’s
secretary and a Senate committee
lawyer displayed interest.
Mrs. Flo Bratten, secretary to
Barkley, and Charles E. Shaver,
counsel to the Senate Small Busi
ness Committee, have both ack
nowledged making inquiries to
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration last year about the
status of an application for a
$1,100,000 loan for construction
for a hotel at Miami, Fla. They
denied any effort to influence
action.
Fox Hole Customers
Answer Taxi Ad
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE
BASE, Oct. 25 AMNS)—The man
who said it pays to advertise only
told half of the story. He could
have gone o*n to say how many
people you reach by advertising.
Take for example, the case of
George Hamel, taxicab owner in !
the States.
Hamel advertised as follows:
“Just tell us where you are
and where you want to go and
we’ll provide immediate service.”
In a brief time, a reply came
back:
“We’re about sixteen miles
beyond the 38th Parallel. Take
the main supply road, turn right
and we’re in the first foxhole in
a rice paddy. We’d like a cab
immediately.”
ADJUSTABLE RAILROAD AXLE
WASHINGTON, iff) — A new
type railroad-car axle adjustable
to variations in track width has
been put into use on the French
Spanish frontier.
This French invention makes
possible the transfer of cars from
French tracks of standard gauge
(4 feet, 8V£ inches) to the broad
gauge Spanish tracks )5 feet, 6
inches), the National Geographic i
Society reports.
United Nations Delegates
At Nome Rotary Meeting
There was a meeting of the
little United Nations Assembly
Thursday as a part of the Nome
Rotary luncheon.
Yugoslavia, represented by Am
bassador Carl Glavinovich, re
ported a growing interest and in
creasing participation in the na
tions’ joint interests in world
peace. Former Judge Theodore
Duffield read the preamble to the
U. N. Charter, which pledges
rpember nations to work for
peaceful joint action as opposed
to the devastating wars that have
twice brought havoc iq our gen
eration.
Honorable William Cameron,
just up from Argentina, said that
citizens of that South American
dictatorship were contributing
beef to the U.N. police action in
Korea, but were not allowed to
discuss things political, even at
Rotary functions, even though
the people seemed very friendly.
Representing His Majesty’s Gov
ernment, Honorable Wm. Brown,
said that the election being held
in Britain * Thursday would
strengthen, if anything, Scotch
: determination to wholeheartedly
work together with other nations.
When asked what the Glasgow
ites thought of the U.N.’s hand
ling of Korea, he reported that
the same energy and money spent
otherwise might have won a
friend of China, according to the
Scotch people he talked with
there last winter. *
Antonio Polet, sometime from
Italv, said that that nation was
not yet a member of the U.N., but
hoped that it might be, even
though up to now Russia had
vetoed its request.
Canada was well represented,
with the Honorable James Mc
Lean, Lawrence Galvin and Har
old Harper in attendance from
Canada. Mr. Harper said Canada
was very actively taking part in j
the U.N. Displaced Persons pro
gram, with many of his friends
introducing new arrivals from
overseas to him when he was last
there.
Dr. Langsam carried out his
■assignment on diagnosing the
U.N. situation by quoting from a
clergyman who said it was get- ]
ting so tense now that people
found it difficult to sleep in
church through his sermons.
Lt. Don Hendershot, program
chairman, Dean Achisoned the,
delegates through their paces as
master of ceremonies. The Nome
Public School students had made
U.N. flags for decorations, and
Rotary members all had a chance
to ask questions.
New member to Nome Rotary
Club was John Cooley, Nome
head of the Alaska Road Commis
soin.
Government Office, Postal
Employes Get Pay Raise
WASHINGTON, (/P)—Some 1,
100,000 federal “white collar’’
workers and 500,000 postal em
ployes will receive pay raises ret
roactive to last July 1.
Legislation signed Wednesday
by President Truman increases
the annual pay tff most white
collar workers by $300 to $800,
that of postal workers by $400 to
S800.
This will add an estimated i
$672,000,000 a year to the costs
of the federal payroll.
The pay boost for classified fed
eral workers under Civil Service
is 10 percent. But those who make
less than $3,000 a year will get
$300 and those paid more than
$8,000 will get a flat $800.
SCHOOL NEWS
By OLAF HALVERSON
Our skating party was held last
Friday evening on the high tun
dra lake overlooking the city of
Nome with Alpine scenery of the
mountains rimming the northern
horizon.
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In single file, we trudged across
the frozen tundra. Looking back,
we could see the followers like a
meandering caravan moving
northward to their destination.
An occasional laughter or shout
ing revealed that some unexpec
ted obstacle had interfered with
someone’s progress.
Upon nearing the lake, eager
eyes were searching for the first
glimpse of the lake. There it was,
like a gem in the tundra.
We found a large bench wait
ing for us on the east side of the
lake. Each student brought a*
stick of driftwood from the stock
pile which had been deposited
earlier in the evening. It took
but one match to ignite some dry
shavings and soon the driftwood
threw out heat and light.
The moon an the northeast hor
izon gave assistance to the ska
ter’s keen delight. The Northern
Lights, like a magic glow, lent
its charm in a low arch across
the northern sky. The evening
was most pleasantly spent in ska
ting, roasting marshmallows, and
games on ice.
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The following students were
neither absent nar tardy during
the past six weeks:
Katherine Bjornstad, Starlette
Hunt, Joan Longley, Lola Ost,
Robert Summers, Diane Swan
berg, Gordon Swanberg, and Mil
ton Willoya.
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Extending out to the left of
the constellation called the
“Square of Pegasus” is the con
stellation “Andromeda” which
marks the head of the maiden,
resting upon the shoulders of
Pegasus, the Winged Horse. The
two constellations can now be
easily located just above the
bright planet Jupiter, seen in the
eastern evening sky.
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