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Friday, December 21, 1945
WHY NOT FORGET?
Since it is long past the time for laying the blame on
any certain person or persons of our own nation for
what happened at Pearl Harbor, we should make peace
at home and forget the incident in that respect and give
thanks that these same persons who were men enough
to return the hard way, to peace.
The Axis powers have been defeated. We made err
ors both before and during the greatest war in history.
Why do we have to keep on fighting the war at home
for so long a time after actual battles abroad have
ceased? Let’s get down to cases and actually shake the
hand of the man who was caught, at that lonely out
post, with his boots off. Not because they were off, but
because of his ability to put them back on.
During the actual bloody war, we naturally remem
bered the beginning of the conflict, as it was a blunt
end to the peace and dignity of the Western Hemi
sphere. Remember Pearl Harbor! It was the stab in the
back which started the Pacific conflict. Whose error,
if any, we should forget.
Those in charge of the outposts were not exactly im
mune to error, nor were they in the complete confidence
of the “higher-ups” who were actually expecting some
sort of a sneak attack by the Japanese.
Since some of the “higher-ups” are no longer here to
give testimony, there should be enough technicalities
on which the investigating tribunal could agree to
throw out the “case,” or at least lay the blame on the
whole United States for “isolationism.”
A New Year is just around the corner, and we can, if
we only will, forgive and forget that we have been try
ing to pass the buck to a few rather than shoulder the
blame as a democracy which tried to live in a shell.
Let’s make it a resolution, not a revolution.
Remember, they made good.
ONE MAN’S OPINION
(By Walter Kiernan, in The Denver Post)
Well, Jimmie Byrnes is off to Moscow for the holi
days. But the Russians don’t expect anything big from
us for Christmas. They will be grateful for an atom. . . .
Anyhoo, it will be quite a sight to see Byrnes, Bevin and
Molotov, arms locked around each other, singing
“Should Auld Estrangements Be Forgot or Always
Kept in Mind?” . . . Meanwhile, Lord Keynes leaves
New York for London .. . the first needy case (interna
tional division) to get an answer from Santa Claus . . .
Harold Laski found us soft and flabby, but Keynes
found our money crisp, firm and plentiful, and if he
would establish six weeks’ residence in Missouri, he’d
be our choice for secretary of the treasury ... It took all
the forces of the treasury department under Mr. Vinson
five weeks to ring up a 13-billion-dollar Victory loan.
Then Keynes stepped up, slapped the register once and
out tumbled billions. . . . And that’s not a bad jackpot
for a man representing a government whose Hamlet
finds us economically uncouth. . . . And to change the
subject from economic to fighting magnificence—if you
pray at all, throw in a little pitch for Gen. George S.
Patton.
Remember when conversation was about the weather
and not about food?—Christian Science Monitor.
) If you had no tough problems to solve, the office boy
could handle your job.
School News
Christmas vacation starts today
and will last until the second of
January. Many and varied plans
are being made by the students as
to how their vacation will be
spent.
A school party was held Wed
nesday evening, where gifts were
exchanged by the pupils and
games and refreshments were en
joyed.
The “North Star,” Christmas
edition, was issued today.
First and Second Grades
Christmas is indeed the “happi
est time of all the year,? in the
primary room. It would be hard
to tell what we have enjoyed
most, the Christmas stories or
pictures or songs, the making of
the gifts for loved ones, the Christ
mas decorations, or the party
plans. Perhaps not so much en
joyed is the practicing for the
Christmas pageant, but we hope
that it will give enough pleasure
to make at worth the doing. We
have learned a great deal in the
giving of it. We are ready for the
Christmas vacation, but we will
be glad when it is over and we
can meet at school again.
Third and Fourth Grades
The third and fourth grades en
joy the clever story-book illustra
tions in the library, and are glad
that Mrs. Cameron suggested the
idea to the high school art class.
Before their Christmas party
Thursday morning, the children
visited the other grade rooms to
see the various Christmas trees
and room decorations.
Everyone had a happy time at
the party. Games were played,
Christmas carols were sung and
Christmas stories read. Candy,
brought by Mary Joan, salad by
Geraldine, and pop-corn balls
made by Tess and her mother,
were given to each child. The
packages about the Christmas
tree were distributed and each
child received a gift and a large
red apple.
All have worked hard to make
the Christmas program a success,
and through it they wish every
one a very happy Christmas.
Fifth Grade
We are very busy practicing for
the Community program to be
given tonight.
Our room has window decora
tions.
A colored chalk Santa and a
deep blue sky are on one front
board panel. The other panel has
a beautiful outdoor scene with a
red church, trees, snow hills and
a beautiful river.
We also have many Christmas
drawings on the walls.
Our beautiful tree is decorated
in tinsel and small bulbs and elec
tric lights.
NAZARENE CHURCH
IN NEW QUARTERS
Rev. Lewis Hudgins reports
that the Nazarene Church will
be able to hold their Christmas
services in their new church build
ing, which has just been finished.
The new building is located at
Third and Division, right across
the street from the old building.
Rev. Hudgings states that the
church building used to be an
Army Mess Hall, where they used
to be able to feed their bodies. He
has worked hard remodeling and
renovating it and and now they
can come and feed their souls.
! Freight Rate
Hearing In Juneau
Postponed
‘Special to The Nugget*
JUNEAU, Dec. 21—The freight
rate hearings originally scheduled
! for January 8, 1946, have been
; postponed, and the dates of the
■ hearing will be set at some future
. time. Governor Ernest Gruening,
! in a wire to his office here today,
(said “Glad to report that we have
—
succeeded in cancelling the Juneau
hearing set for January 8. Date of
hearings will be set in the future
so that we may have more time to
prepare adequately. I have retain
ed David Scoll, who handled the
Alaska rate investigation in 1944,
as general counsel, and believe
the case will be as effectively
handled as possible. I feel we
have at least won the first skir
mish.”
We have won the Victory, buy
bonds so we can win the peace!
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