THE NOME NUGGET
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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, September 22, 1950
ORDINANCE No. 347—ARMOR FOR NOME YOUTH
(Contributed by Cpl. Jack Moss)
Whether by virtue of foresight of experience, the
timely passage of the 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew con
stitutes a sorely needed protection of the verdant youth
of the city and indicates a genuine interest of the public
servants in the welfare of the population of Nome.
Experience undoubtedly played a paramount role in
inducting the NCC members to ratify the ordinance.
The incidence of juvenile delinquency, the susceptibil
ity of the throngs of teen-agers who roamed the streets
freelv and at all times of the night, and the unorthodox
practices into which their gullibility led them doubt
lessly imbued upon the enacting powers the urgency of
the passage of the ordinance.
Although opposition was and will be brought
against Ordinance No. 347, it was put into practice in
the interest of the citizenry of Nome as a whole. If pro
perly manipulated by law enforcement agencies, the
ordinance will avert untold suffering, dissension, public
humiliation and abuse of the accepted codes of higher
society.
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The only persons who will not benefit by the passage
of the ordinance, and therefore will raise opposition,
are the ones who profited, either monetarily or pleasur
ably, by the immoral practices harassed by the ordi
nance.
The ordinance, if fully supported, can do for Nome
what a concentrated application of a sedulous sweeper’s
broom does for a forsaken room—maintain at a mini
mum the accumulation of debris and other undesirable
matter.
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(By Geore Peck)
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Springs (Ohio) Echo, I was electrified at a page adver
tisement which appeared therein — an announcement
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pay.”
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this government’s China policy in
1946 when he visited China on a
special mission.
Mr. Truman replied that Gener
al Marshall at the time was not
secretary of state, but a special
envoy for him. He added that
• Marshall, sworn in today as the
new secretary of defense, had
written instructions for him when
he went to China.
The President said a new depu
ty secretary of defense to succeed
Stephen T. Early, resigned, will
be appointed as soon as possible
and he is still looking for men to
fill posts under the economic con
trol act.
Mr. Truman predicted the for
eign ministers meeting in New
York will attain their objectives
before they are through. He said
they are making great progress.
Asked what U. S. policy will
be on whether to go beyond the
! 38th parallel in Korea in cleaning
! up Korean communists, the Presi
dent said that is a question for the
United Nations since the forces
! opposing the Korean Reds are a
1 U. N. organization.
1 ' He added he will abide by the
i decision of the U. N.
He said the anti-communist bill
just passed by Congress has not
' reached him yet, but he will not
; keep anyone in suspense very
long about his position on it. A
veto has been predicted.
Reminded that a group of for
eign correspondents were attend
ing the news conference, Mr. Tru
1 man said he was more than happy
ACTIVE SEASON AT
METHODIST-FEDERATED
Increased layman participation
in the work at Methodist-Feder- ^
ated Church has incited greater
interest in the worship and activi
ties.
On Sunday morning, the senior
choir will assist in the service for
the first time this fall. Under the
leadership of director of music
Mrs. William Cameron, two an
thems will be rendered: “All Hail
the Power of Jesus Name” and f'
Kipling’s “Recessional”; also sup
plying special music will be the
male quartet, consisting of Earl
Clark, Victor Morris, Dick Small
and Raymond Tveter. The mes
sage will be delivered by Mrs.
Earl Clark, a lay-member with
state-side experience in Christian
Education, and who has been ac- 4
tive here in youth guidance.
The Sunday School is rapidly
developing its fall program, with
i attendance steadily increasing.
Sunday, September 24th, com
pletes the church year. On October
1st it is expected that all students
will again be in regular attend
ance, as this is the day set for
Rally Day and Promotion Sunday,
commencing the new Church year.
A special effort will be made to
invked all parents and friends of
the children to attend the October
1st Sunday School session. Watch
for Nugget publication of the
Church School staff and fall pro
gram. Installation of these offi
' cials and teachers will be held on
: Rally Day during the morning
worship service.
Additional layman participation
will be evidenced Sunday evening
; when Pfc. Charles Kistler will
! preach at the LWY Mission at 7:30
| p.m. Hymn singing will be enjoy
i od at the clubhouse following the
service.
Prayer services are continuing
each Thursday evening at the
i LWY Mission, according to Mis
1 sion director Esther McCoy.
On Friday, September 29th at
8:00 p.m. Mrs. Nerland will be
hostess to the Women’s Society
meeting at the clubhouse.
From correspondence received
in Nome, it appears likely that
Rev. Robert S. Treat, pastor, will
again be in the pulpit Sunday, Oc
tober 1st.
EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISOR
PLEASED WITH NOME SCHOOL
Kenneth Clem, educational su
pervisor who has been looking
over the Nome School stated that
he was very agreeably surprised
and that the excellent condition
of the building and equipment
shows evidence of careful planning
and spending by the school board
and administration as well as con
siderable husbandv of equipment
and supplies.
He stated that some of the fin
est instructors in the Territory
are enjoyed by the pupils of Nome
School through their selection of
teachers and it gives him consid
erable pleasure to make such a re
port.
The proposed usage of the Ter
ritorial tobacco tax, the portion of
which is given the Nome School
indicates, he reported, fine fore
sight and quite a saving. Te na
ture of the expenditure he stated
would be explained and announc
ed by the administration and the
school board.
The gradual tendency of en
rollment to climb indicates need
of immediate planning for addi
tional school housing.
to hear that. He said he expected
to meet them after the conference
and ask them how they liked the
greatest show in Washington. (The
President’s weekly news confer
ence.