THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14. 1943, at the postoffice
•t Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Friday, July 8, 1949
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BOSS PUBLIC
(By Maurice R. Franks)
Editors of the rosy stripe never tire squawking about
the billions and billions of dollars that business is
“squeezing out of the public in the form of profits.”
Government statistics show that the national income in
1948 was $220,000,000,000 and that business, both large
and small, received a profit of twenty billion, or 9', of
the total national income.
A superficial glance at this report would indicate that
the American public is being taken for a ride by busi
ness, especially big business. In one sense of the word at
least perhaps we are being taken for a ride—a ride in
the finest automobiles from the finest homes to the fin
est food and department stores in the world—all made
possible only by American enterprise plowing back into
business a lion’s share of these $20 billion in profits.
Let’s suppose that these billions, instead of being left
on the job, were doled out to you and me in our “propor
tionate share,” as the messiahs of Marxism would or
dain. Perhaps some of us might clap our patties at the
thought of hitting the jackpoC and pocketing something
for nothing. The wise man, however, would shake his
head and remind us that, “All is not gold that glitters.”
Because if you and I were to be handed our “proportion
ate share” of these twenty billions of dollars that busi
ness is now using to give us better transportation, finer
housing, more luxuries and the greatest general stand
ard of living ever known to man, we should each receive
just a little over $137, or about 38 cents per day.
If this $137 were a tax upon us—the cost to us of
maintaining American business in all its phases—we
ought as sensible human beings, to be more than willing
to pay it because of what it yields us individually and
collectively in the way of an ever-better standard of liv
ing. But, it is not something that comes out of our pock
etc. as the Marxists would have us believe—it is some
thing actually created by incentive, savings and invest
ment. Under an economic system offering no reward,
these twenty billion would never have come into being
in the first place, so that there could not even be talk of
“proportionate shares. ’
The real answer to a more solid economy, to a better
way of life for all of us, is not to be found at the point of
a statistician’s pencil, because all he can ever produce is
more figures which can be juggled almost at will. The
answer all of us are seeking is to be found at the start of
every working day—at the point on the production line
where the economic life of this nation begins. The chal
lenge contained therein is effort—diligent effort—from
every man on the industrial team, from the company
president to the fellow who sweeps out. Called for is the
willingness on the part of all hands to deliver a full day’s
production. High production is our salvation, our only
salvation. Only by producing the most of the best for the
least can we ever hope to bring prices down and thereby
enable the American worker, along with his fellow con
sumers, to purchase more goods out of actual earnings.
The final test is not how labor or management figures
but how the public figures. And right now John Q. Pub
lic is figuring he’s taken just about all the kickingaround
he intends to endure. He’s sick and disgusted with all
the quibbling in which labor and management indulge
while judging each other’s performance, and in no un
certain terms is beginning to call attention to himself
as the real boss of both of them.
Labor and management may have learned a whole lot
about collective bargaining in the last few years, but
J. Q. Public knows today, as he has known right along,
how to bargain collectively. He doesn’t require the serv
ices of a statistician, figure jockey, or an auditor to guide
him to the market which affords him the most of the
best for the least.
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Truman designed’
Gigantic New Tax
Will Not Pass
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(By D. Harold Oliver)
WASHINGTON, iTP)—President
! Truman described the domestic
! economic situation yesterday as
! bullish. He promised a full state
i ment on conditions in his mid
' year economic report 'to Congress
the first of next week.
[ The President also indicated at
a news conference that he may
1 now be resigned to the idea that
' Congress will not pass his pro
! posed four billion dollar tax in
i crease this session.
Informed that Rep. John Mc
! Cormack of Massachusetts, the
! Democratic House leader, had ex
pressed the opinion Wednesday
! night that Congress will not pass
j such a bill this year, Mr. Truman
said John ought to know for the
simple reason that tax legislation
originates in the House.
The President said he favors ef
forts in the House now to pass a
labor bill substituting for the Taft
measure approved by the Senate.
But he said the decision has been
left up to House Democratic lead
! ers. Labor leaders have advocated
I leaving the Taft-Hartley act alone
j for the rest of this year so that it
can figure in the 1950 elections.
On economics, the 'President
was asked if he is bullish or bear
ish in the present situation. He re
plied he is bullish and mentioned
the stock market’s movements in
the last few days to bear him out.
Mr. Truman said the British fi
nancial crisis will not be covered
in his economic message to Con
gress next week—the report will
deal only with the United States.
He would not comment on the
British situation, saying it is be
ing discussed in Paris and London.
The economic message, he add
ed, will give his views on the anti
deflation proposal of Senator
Murray <D.-Mont.), which recom
mends among other things a fif
teen billion dollar standby public
works program.
He said it also will answer the
question whether he believes de
flationary forces now outweigh
inflationary forces.
The President, commenting on
the suggestion of Senator Vanden
berg iR.-Mich.) that he lead a new
crusade for peace, said he ha.->
been doing just that ever since he
i took office in April. 1945, and
will continue to do so.
He said world disarmament is a
matter now before the United Na
tions, and until an atomic bomb
control plan is agreed to. disarm
ament talk must be delayed.
Does this mean that the world
is not heading toward peace? No,!
Mr. Truman replied. He said it is
moving slowly and gradually tow
ard this goal and he expressed
confidence we will gradually get!
He brushed aside fears express
ed by Rep. Vinson <D.-Ga.) that
‘he Senate-approved bill to tight
en the present armed services uni
fication act may lead to a defense
. dictator. He described such views
as perfectly absurd.
As long as the Constitution
makes the President commander
in-chief. he said, he does not
think anyone else can take over
the armed forces’ leadership.
Herk Edwards and A1 Doyle re
cently shot a large bear at their
mining camp above Council. The
next day dogs drove another bear
from the same vicinity.
Some types of banana must be
cooked before they can be eaten.
NEWS IN BRIEF
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fisherman until recent years. Sur
vivors include the widow, now vis
j iting Norway.
JUNEAU, (yP) — Tax commis
sioner M. P. Mullaney is begin
i ning to receive collections unaev j
i the 1949 net income tux law as lj
result of recent judicial action up
holding the legislation.
By the closing of the books June
30, about $190,000 had been re
j ceived and receipts July 3 totaled
$30,000. Some of both sums are m
payment for the quar+*r ending
in March.
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Leg'sla- I
tion to consolidate retirement pro
visions for Alaska Railroad em
ployees and for federal workers
in the Panama Canal zone w'th
the civil service retirement act
was approved yesterday by tne
House. It now goes back to the
Senate for agreement with amend
ments.
WASHING TON, i/P) — The
House approved yesterday legisla
tion to make effective in Alaska
rules promulgated by the Supreme
Court governing pleading, prac- <
ticing and procedure in district
court of the United States. The
bill goes back to the Senate for
concurrence in House amend
ments.
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TOKYO (/P)—Emperor Hirohito (
made a courtesy call on General
MacArthur today at the United
States embassy. As usual, the sub
ject of their conversation was not
disclosed.
SEATTLE. (/Th—Eighteen-year-:
old Takeshi Yoshihara, who spent
the war in a Japanese relocation
center, left yesterday for the U. S.
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.
Friends said they thought he,
was the first Nisei ever to win the,
appointment. It was made by Rep. ‘
Thor C. Tellefson. Republican
from the Sixth District.
"Tak” graduated from Renton
i
high school.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT :
SECOND DIVISION.
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES
TATE of HERBERT SPENCER.
. Deceased.'
No. 786
Notice Of Hearing On Final
Report Of Administrator And
Determination Of Heirs
Notice is hereby given that the I
Final Report and Account of the
administrator of this estate has,
been filed, and that on the 9th day
of September, 1949, at the hour of
ten o’clock A.M., a Hearing on the
said Report and Account will be :
had; and also at such time the
Court will determine who the
heirs and distributees of this es
tate are:
Objections to the said Report
and Account, and proof of heir
ship, will be heard at the time
aforesaid.
Dated this 6th day of July, 1949.
C. C. TANNER,
Administrator de boni- non
Publish July 8, 15, 22, 29, 1949
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE
Pursuant to an Order of Court
entered on the 5th day of July,
A. D. 1949. Notice is hereby given
that a General Term of the Dis
trict Court, Second Division, Ter
ritory of Alaska, will be held in '
the Court Hou.-e at Nome in said
Division and Territory, commenc-:
ing at the hour of 10 o’clock A. M. j
on Wednesday, August 10, 1949;
and to continue thereafter accord- i
ing to further orders of the Court.;
Given under my hand and with
the Court’s seal affixed ths 5th
CHURCHES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Sunday—
8:00 a.m.—Mass
9:30 a.m.—Mass
4:30 p.m.—At the Base Chapel
LAVINIA WALLACE YOUNG
MISSION
Pastors—Rev. Theron McGrew
Rev. Paul B. F. Carlson
Sunday—
10:00 a.m. Eskimo Speaking
Service.
11:00 a.m. Sunday School.
7:00 p.m. Evening Service.
Wednesday—
2:00 p.m. Children’s Miracle
Book Club.
Thursday—
7:30 p.m. Mid-week Service.
FEDERATED CHURCH
Sunday 10:00 a.m.—Sunday School
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
PENTECOSTAL
Third Avenue West
Miss H. E. Brown
Missionary in Charge
Sunday—
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Adult Bible Class. 11:00 a.m.
Evening Service ..7:30 p.m.
Tuesday—
Young Peoples Meeting 4:00p.m.
Wednesday—
Bible Study 7:30 p.m.
Friday—
Bible Study and
Prayer Meeting .7:00 p.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Third and Division
Pastor—Lee/is I. Hudgins
“God knows there is enough ill
will in the world, but he also
knows much of it can be turned to
good-will if America will lead the
way.”—Harding.
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
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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. Prayer and Testimony
Thursday—
2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Bible Club for
boys and girls.
Friday—
730 p.m. Bible Study.
Richard Harding Davis, Amer
ican journalist, came by his pro
fession through his father, who
was a newspaper editor, and his
mother,, who was a novelist.
dav of July, A. D. 1949.
NORVIN W. LEWIS,
Clerk of the Unted States Dis
trict Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Second Division.
Publish July 8, 15, 22. 29, 1949.