THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by The
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
Nome, Alaska
Telephone: Main 125 p. O. Box 618
W. A. and EMILY BOUCHER .Editors
fl.50 PER MONTH $16.00 A YEAR
Entered as second class matter October 14. 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome. Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Wednesday, July 7, 1948.
THEY ASKED GEORGE WASHINGTON—
WHERE DOES
THE MONEY COME FROM ?
THE MEN OF *76 REPLIED: "With a firm reliance up
on the of Divine Providence we mutually pledge
to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred
houor." Thousands who joined in that fight for;
freedom were ordinary men with a big idea. Some
had little, some had much. They gave themselves
and their goods to see that idea win. A free nation
was born.
NOW FREEDOM IS AT STAKE: How much is our
American way of life worth to vou? Peace in indus
try? Sound home and family life? How long will
these last if tyranny wins in the world? America
is investing billions to put democracy back on its
feet. To secure for our children the freedom for which
we and our fathers fought and died. This is neces
sary. Bui is it enough? Unless with it we also invest
in the security of a new spirit, our billions could be
swept away or even turned against us.
Today people ask, "Where does the money come
from for Moral Re-Armament?" Waging the fight
for inspired democracy on a world front costs mon
ey. It comes from thinking people who believe that
freedom is everybody"s fight. Ordinary people like
you and me. It comes from sacrifice and hard work.
THE SPIRIT OF #76 IN THE WORLD OF '48: Thirty- *
five ex-GIs on the road with Moral Re-Armament
have given themselves and $62,000 from their war
pay and savings.
Parents gave $10,000 as a thank offering for a
boy spared in the war.
A manufacturing concern voted $4,000 in appre
ciation of services rendered to industrial teamwork.
Six years ago an airforce pilot, now with the MR A
task force, was the only survivor when his plane
was shot down. A prisoner for three years in Ger
many, he is donating his last $4,000 to help bring
Germans to Los Angeles for training in inspired
democracy.
An American Legion post unanimously voted a
sum: "Sincfc we are all in this thing together, for
God and country, we want to share with you what
we have."
A local labor union subscribed $50 to "help this
spirit spread."
INVESTMENT IN DIVIDENDS: Moral Re-Armament
is the fight on a world front to restore God to leader
ship in the lives of men and nations. It is democ
racy's answer to a world dictatorship of organized
materialism.
"I want to say, with all the emphasis at my com
mand," said Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, "that
it gives you the chance you have been looking for
to go into action to save civilization. It is the solu
tion to the problems of the atomic age."
In over 50 countries this force is at work answer
ing materialist breakdown with a program build
ing sound homes, industrial teamwork and national
unity. It is carried forward by a( comparatively
small staff of full-time volunteers, ana the thousands
in every walk of life who enlist in the fight right
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where they are.
In America the task force of 350 including the
cast of The Good Road is in action in the major cities.
A headquarters has been acquired in Los Angeles
as a base of operations for filming the productions
of MRA to meet the mounting demand from a world
front. Here also leadership from many countries is
trained.
Elsewhere there is evidence from around the
world of this force in action.
Yet this fight on a world front is carried for one
year on less than the cost of a modern super-bomber,
and in a field which no bomber can touch. We could
win a war of arms, only to be taken over by the
ideology of the nation we defeated. An idea can
be defeated only by a superior idea.
A MODERN MIRACLE OF FINANCE- How is it done?
Moral Re-Armament's secret of finance is stamoed
on our national coinage— "IN GOD WE TRUST."
The support has come brom thousands who have
enlisted in this all-out fight to build a world that
works.
A program in 50 nations bears evidence that
"Where God guides He provides." This is the in
spired use of money to answer materialism.
It is a race with time. Will America pour out her
treasure to bring a world answer in time? We can
still choose.
Having taken a decision, by whatever means, I
can find myself defending it like the Bill of Rights.
It is now my decision. Right may it always be, but
right or wrong, my decision. A decision which opens
a door to a new echelon of living.
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WATCH LITTLE CHILDREN
The necessity of everlasting watchfulness is seen
in the unfortunate plight of a North Carolina father
who recently ran over his small son, who, unknown
to him, had gotten in front of his automobile.
While some accidents of this kind are inevitable,
the lesson to be learned by other parents is that it
is not enough not to see a child in front of the car.
One must see the child m a safe place.
The same observation applies to school children
on their way to and from school. One must not
presume, when driving past the little ones, that
they understand the possible danger of getting
in*o the Greets. The safe course is to make it impos
sible for them to be injured.
Obey all traffic laws. Watch out for pedestrians.
In particular, keep a watchful eye on little children
playing on the sidewalk or in the street. They may
take a notion to run out in front of a car for no ap
parent reason. So, drive carefully!
SHOW GOES ON
IN SPITE OF BAD
WEATHER
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ive Sports at eight and the Am
erican Legion dance at nine that
evening.
Many of the tourists were sched
uled to depart by midnight, how
ever some of them were detained
by the weather and did not get
away un‘. il Tuesday.
The committees of the various
activities did a marvelous job
for all the handicaps which de
veloped for the occasion.
Ted Duffield, very efficient gen
eral chairman, wishes special re
cognition to the many committees
who gave of their time and as
sistance so generously, they are
a* follows:Mary Andenson and
her helpers who planned the par
ade; Dave Bronaugh of Wien’s
who planned the air show which
was not given due to foul weather
nevertheless entailed much plan
ning and work in preparation;
Ben Hyndman who planned the
trap shoot; Olga Hay who was
in charge of the high school sing
ing; Walter Dowdv and his Boy
Scouts who decorated the audi
torium and helped police the
crowd in the hall and help serve
the refreshments; the North Pole
Bakery which donated the candy;
Bad Richter who donated use of
the loudspeaker system; WXLN
which loaned patriotic records;
publicity chairman A. Polet; The
Nome Nugget for getting out an
early edition to acquaint the town
with the change in plans; Rusty
Fannon for helping the Boy Scouts
with the decorating; the splendid
assistance of Chief of Police Clyde
Gray; the police department which
took care of the refreshments;
Bill Wilcox and Emory Martin
of the V.F.W. for their help in
the children’s races; Ben Hynd
man, Bill Millhouse and Chuck
O’Leary for assistance with the
fireworks; Polar Curio for some
of the fireworks; Les Bronson on
finance.
All of the foregoing and many
others are heartily thanked by
the general committee.
Ted stated that a special word
of praise should go to the children
who worked so hard to decorate
bikes etc. which they were un
able to parade due to weather.
Boeing Plane Co.
Hires Strikers
Is Announed
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SEATTLE, — (^P) —The Boeing
Airplane Company said today it
‘‘hired or re-hired” 530 persons
yesterday. The company statement
described the figure as nearly
double the previous all-time sin
gle day hiring record of 295 set
during the peak of war-time em
ployment.
Approximately half of those
hired were striking Aeronautical
Meohanics Union members, it was
claimed.
Union officials discounted the
company report with the asser
tion that very few union memb
ers are going back.
The independent union struck
against the company April 22 in
support of demands for 30 per
cent hourly wage increases, eight
paid holidays and retention of
plant - wide seniority contract
clauses.