TIIE 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, December 1(5, 1949 _
WOULD BE AMAZED
Every once in a while we run across an address, de
livered by some seroius-minded gentleman, who urges
the nation to go back to the fundamental principles of
the founding gathers.
This is a popular theme for orators who dwell on pa
triotism and loyalty. Nevertheless, if the nation should
revert to the principles so loudly acclaimed, the people
of the United States would not recognize their country.
The founding fathers, for example, did not believe in
universal man hood suffrage, much less the voting by
women. Most of them believed in slavery and did not
apply, in their thinking, the thoughts of equality and
freedom to the slaves in the country. With rare excep
* tions, they had no faith in the democratic rule ot the
people, setting up an elaborate device to prevent the
people from selecting their President.
The founding fathers did not believe that the United
States should enter into close relationships with other
nations, or participate in what we consdier intelligent
internationalism. They had no idea that the government
should give a subsidy to business or to farmers, or that
the Federal Government should transgress the rights
reserved for the States. They did not foresee the tre
mendous industrial development which would change
the United States from a predominantly agricultural do
main.
BEST ALASKA MOVIE” TO BE RELEASED SOON
An Alaskan motion picture, considered by eastern ex
perts to be the best ever produced on the subject of
Alaska, should be released for pre-view in Alaska by
the end of January, was announced recently by George
Sundborg, Alaska Development Board consultant, who
has returned to Juneau after conferring with the “best
technical experts, both in sound and cutting, in the
country.”
He said they have completed cutting the 9,000 feet of
film to 1,200 feet to make a 30-minute color and sound
production.
The film, untitled as yet, is being produced by the
Alaska Development Board for showing in the States,
after pre-view in Alaska.
Sundborg said that while in the east he also talked
with the recently-appointed secretary of the interior
Oscar Chapman.
“Interior department activities in Alaska should take
long strides under Chapman’s administration,” he said.
He said his conversation with the new secreeary
makes him believe Chapman “won’t shoot at the moon,”
but will set up goals which can be reached.
MILITARY POWER WILL RESTRAIN RUSSIA
The only way to keep Russia from deliberate military
aggression in the immediate future, according to Lieut
General Walter Bedell Smith, who served three years as
Ambassador at Moscow, is an unwavering and positive
application of the program of the Atlantic powers.
The New York Times, which has been printing ex
cerpts from the book of the former Ambassador, says
that General Smith “comes to the bleak conclusion that
the present Soviet regime is the prisoner of its own dog
ma by which it must stand or fall and that this dogma—
product of Communist ideology and great Russian am
bitions—calls for world-wide revolution to establish
Communist domination.”
The Ambassador believes that Soviet policy is influ
enced by hostility toward the West, somewhat intensi
fied by the feeling of insecurity of those who live by
terror. Consequently, he thinks that Soviet energies are
concentrated on making Russia as strong as possible and
Girl Seoul News
Junior Intermediates
Me met on Thursday afternoon.
We are now divided up into pa
trols. There are three patrols in
each group.
Each Thursday before or after
the business meeting we go to our
patrol corners. In our patrol cor
ners we decide what to do and so
forth.
The patrol leaders in the first
group are Carolyn Hyndman, Su
zanne Galloway, and Mary Jeanne
Boucher.
We are planning to have the
Girl Scout Christmas party, Wed
nesday. December twenty-first at
seven-thirty p.m. The party will
be at the school gym.
After we have had our meeting,
we have been playing games in the
school gym. 1
Scribe Mary Jeanne Boucher
Senior Intermediates
This meeting we made more'
strict rules on our behavior dur
ing the meeting. Chewing gum,
I talking out of turn, and being im
i politd is not allowed.
We are working on our FIRST
AID BADGE. Many of us have
nearly completed it. Mrs. Glavin
ovich said she would probably
! send out in January for our
FIRST AID BADGES,
i We are having our Christmas
Party next Wednesday, 7:30, in
the N >me High School Gym. Lucy
i Ann Fagerstrom is on the decora
i tion committee; Maureen Hudert
j is on the refreshment committee.
Scribe. Carolyn Glavinovich
bemors
We are planning to go on a hay
: ride Tuesday with Mr. Hoop. He
has kindly consented to take us
then as we are going for the pur
pose of singing Xmas carols. When
we have included most of the
town we will then go over to Kit
ty’s house fur refreshments. We
| have invited all the girls in High
; School.
We have named our patrol THE
TUNDRA WIND.
James VI of Scotland was lam
j pooned in the Mother Goose
rhyme, “Simple Simon,” because
| he levied high taxes.
American Legion
| On Tuesday evening the Ameri
can Legion Nome Post 19, met in
the Post Hall. An unusually large
amount of members were present.
At this meeting, the new officers
for the coming year weer elected.
They were Clyde J. Godsbe, com
mander; Ben Young, 1st vice com
mander; Pearse Walsh, 2nd vice
commander; Jan Jones adjutant;
Clyde Kammerer. chaplain; Henry
Ullrich, historian; Charles Duck
worth, sgt.-at-arms; and James
McLean, service officer.
The committee on awards re
ported that a system of awards for
perfect attendance for students
from the seventh grade through
the twelfth grade of the Nome
public school should be given by
the Post. The membership was
unanimously in favor of such
awards, which would stimulate at
tendance at school and also act as
an incentive to all students.
The members discussed the in
adequate Civilian Defense Pro
gram of the Nome area which is at
present non-existent, and it was
decided that a further study
should be made of the situation.
After the meeting, the boys all
joined in on a hearty lunch which
was not too reminiscet of the old
army chow.
Bible Readings
Each year the American Bible
Society presents a list of Bible se
lections for reading each day from
Thanksgiving through Christmas.
The 1949 theme is “The Book to
Live By” and the Scripture selec
tions chosen bring out helpful
truths concerning it.
The readings for this week are
given below:
Saturday Psalms 119:33-40
Sunday .. John 1:1-14
Monday Matthew 5:1-12
Tuesday Isaiah.9:2-7
Wednesday Romans 8:12-39
Thursday I Corinthians 15:35-58
Friday ..Isaiah 40
Saturday .Isaiah 53
Christmas, Dec. 25 Luke 2
prospective opponents as weak as possible.
The general is of the opinion that the Atlantic powers,
if they create a countrforce able to balance Russian
might and make aggression too risky to be tried, might
find that the Russians are interested in getting along
with the rest of the world.
ON FILE
CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Masses:
8:00 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
10:00 a.m.—M. A. F. 13. Chapel
—
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION (METHODIST)
Pastors—Rev. Theron McGrew
Rev. Paul B. F. Carlson
Rev. Robt. Treat. Methodist pastor
Sunday—
10:00 a.m. Eskimo Speaking
Service.
11:00 a.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.
THE METHODIST CHURCH
(FEDERATED)
Rev. Robert Treat. Minister
Sunday School—9:45.
Morning Worship—11. Anthem by
the Senior Choir. Message by
the Pastor—“Immanuel.”
3:00—Afternoon Se: vice — Christ
mas Carols.
7:30—Senoir Choir Chr stmasCon
cert.
Tuesday — After School. Junior
Choir.
Scheduled rehearsals for pageant.
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 Pet-pies.
Everyone Welcome
“The family that prays together,
stay stogether.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Third and Division
Paslor—Lewis I. Hudgins
“Lift up your heads, O ye gates;
and be ye lifted up, we everlasting
doors; and the King of Glory shall
come in.” Ps. 24:7.
| 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.
NOME GOSPEL MISSION
of
Alaska Evangelisation 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 Chab for
boys and girls.
| Friday—
7:30 p.m. Prayer, Praise and
I Testimony.