THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME. ALASKA
Telephone: Main 125 P. O. Box 618
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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, Monday, December 18. 1950
SELID COLLECTION FINE DISPLAY
Many Nomites enjoyed seeing the Selid Collection
of Klondike pictures which were displayed last week
at the Nome Territorial School through the courtesy of
the University of Alaska.
Many of the pioneer residents viewed them and re
called by-gone events which had not been thought ot
for many years. Others viewed them for their historical
value which increases with the passing years.
Nome is indebted to the University for their thought
fulness and we hope that some day they may have a
Nome collection to go with it, to be put into their fire
proof archives for posterity as those who lived in the
colorful says of the stampede are becoming fewer with
the passing years. ,
The University is extending its good will tour to the
States where the Selid Collection will be exhibited in
connection with the Alaska-Yukon work toward build
ing an Alaskan wing to the Seattle Historical Museum.
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CIVILIANS IN TOE NEXT WAR
There will be no mass evacuation from American
cities in case of atomic attack, says Mr. James J. Wads
• worth, Acting-Director of the Civil Defense Office, who
points out that any potential enemy fears “our marvel
ous production capacity” and that this must be kept go
ing at all cost.
Mir. Wadsworth criticized the “take-to-the-hills” men
tality that has developed, declaring that “if and when
chips go down, every strategic target area in America
will be manned and fought with every bit of human
vigor and every scrap of material resource we have.”
For the first time since the Indian Wars, Mr. Wads
worth pointed out, every soldier and every civilian
in this country will be equal in danger and personal re
sponsibility. Production capacity must be maintained
and this cannot be done without maintaining the com
munities in which it takes place. Moreover, mass evac
uation would be only a stopgap and not a “practical way
of life for the average family even in the atomic age.”
We call attention to the remarks of this official be
cause there has developed, in some areas, the idea that
at the first hint of trouble, it will be necessary to grab
a change of clothing, a toothbrush and a few cosmetics
and get out of any area that might be attacked. Since
no one can foresee where a bombing raid will lead, it
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CHAPTER 15
THE TRAP
Oh, but the Jindians were an
gry when they saw Bucky come
riding home with a tail of Her
ma nthe Wozzle.
“It’s some trick,” thundered
Chief Hurricane. “My son, Lone
some Boy, shoot the Wozzle.”
But Lonesome Boy Shook his
head. “Him shoot best,” said the
Jindian pointing at Bucky. “And
he saved my life.”
Then Santa spoke sternly. “Can
a Jindian keep his word? You
promised to leave us in peace if
our cowboy was able to outride
and outshoot you. He 'has done
both. Now go!”
The Jindians gathered in a knot
and grumbled and beat their fists
on their chests. For an awful mo
ment Santa thought they would
not 'go. The Santa Land workers
looked on worriedly—not darihg
; to move or shout their joy at
j Bucky’s triumph. Only TwOedle
' knees refused to be quiet.
He dashed into the nearest
workshop, took up hammer and,
nails and began banging away at
a doll house.
“Get in here, lazy ones!” he ho-1
lered. “With two dfcys left until
Christmas, there’s a mountain of
work here to be done. Get to it
and let the Jindians sneak off
where they belong.”
Chief Hurricane’s face turned!
dark with rage. Then he signaled
to his tribe. They picked up their
belongings, got on their horses, i
and slowly rode out of Santa
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Land.
“Hurrah1. Hurrah!” shouted the
dwarfs and fairies; They lifted the
little cowboy on their shoulders
and carried him, round and round
Santa’s cottage.
“Come,” cried Timothy Dwarf.
“Sing us your cowboy song!”
Bucky grinned with pleasure.
Never had he been so happy!
“Yippi ai ki-ay! Oh, Yippi ai ki
ay!” he sang.
The little folk took it up.
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Dewey and Marlowe and Pudding
played like they were prancing
horses and galloped before the
crowd. Suddenly there was an
astonishing sound heard above all
the other noise. The workers
turned in amazement to see Pat
rick Tweedleknees leaning from
his workshop window, waving his
hammer, and singing “Yippi ai ki
ay!” to the skies.
Even Santa had to laugh at the
sight. But Santa was not happy.
Presently he took Bucky into his
cottage and told Mrs. Claus to
feed him. “What would you like?”
asked Mrs. Claus with a twinkle
in her eyes. “Soup, oatmeal, broc
coli?” j
Bucky looked at a great choc
olate meringue pie Mrs. Claus had
baked. His eyes grew large and
his mouth watered. “Please
ma’am,” he said. “I’d like a piece
of pie.”
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And she put the whole pie in
front of the boy and (he dug into
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will go down to defeat befoi
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it exactly as a cowboy should.
When he had finished Bucky
went to Santa’s knee. “Why are
you still so sad? Isn’t everything
all right now?”
“It’s Dasher/* said Santa. “The
Jindians took him off and the deer
won’t fly without him. I do not
know how I small make my trip
around the world.”
Bucky was quiet and thoughtful.
He heard the busy sawing and
hammering and bustling about in
the workshops that meant the
toys were at last being finished.
The Jindians had gone and would
never bother Santa Land again.
But what was the good if Santa
could not travel around the world
on Christmas night?
^Don’t be sad,” said Bucky
quietly. “I will try to find Dasher.
He must be at the jindlan camp.”
Santa shook his head. “Twice
you have succeeded but a third
time would be too many. I feel
something awful would happen.
You must not go.”
Bucky did not intend to dis
obey. He went down to the stables
merely to hunt for tracks the way
a cowboy does when an animal
has distappeared.
But the Jindians had not all
gone away. Before they left Santa
Land they intended to take with
them this cowboy who has beaten
them at riding and shooting. They
could not let a boy live who had
shamed them. So they had hid at
Santa Land and waited to find
Bucky alone.
When the little cowboy came
whistling into the bam three great
Jindians threw a blanket over his
head and tied him up with ropes.
They flung him over the back of
the leader’s horse and sped away.
And no one in all that land
heard Bucky when he cried for
help.
(Next: Jindian War Dance)
Alaska Airlines made its third
flight of the winter season to Gam
bell today with freight and bring
ing back passengers.
iricans, living in industrial
r community will be bomb
mr workers rush for the
trouble, the United States
'e the war gets underway.
SCHOOL BOARP CALLS FOR
HEATING EQUIPMENT BIDS
The School Board is calling for
bids on the installation of heating
equipment in the annex to the
School which they hope to have
ready for classrooms in January.
Herk Edwards was awarded the
contract for hauling the buildings
to town and for preparing them so
far.
NEWS IN BRIEF
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half a million dollars.
Fire prevention Captain W. F.
Roach estimated damage to the
building and contents in excess of
$500,000.
Flames were brought under
control early today after a battle
of almost two hours.
! SOMERVILLE, Mass. Mr.
! and (Mrs. Stephen Dihjian cele
brated theii< 50 th wedding anni
versary and were especially proud
6f one guest.
She was Mrs. Dinjian’s mother
—Mrs. Sultan Tigrizian, who was
celebrating her 100th birthday an
niversary.
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CARACAS, Venezuela, (JP) —
Search parties have recovered the
bodies of 31 persons who died in
the crash of a Venezuelan air
liner Friday night atop an Andes
Mountain peak.
The dead included 27 students,
nine to 18 years old, enroute from
their school in Merida to Caracas
for the Christmas holidays.
NEW YORK, {/P)—Alfred Berg
doll, 23-year-old son of the widely
I publicized “No. 1 slacker” of
World War I pleaded guilty today
to a two-count draft dodging
charge.
TOKYO, (/P) — Twelve persons
were killed today and six hospit
alized when a Tokyo-bound train
smashed into a bus near Urawa.
The rail line blamed faulty opera
tion of a crossing gate.
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HONG KONG, <(/P)—The inde
pendent Wah Hiu Yat Po said to
day the Chinese Reds have exe- 1
cuted two more Chinese newsmen*
The Reds previously were report
ed to have killed six former Hong
Kong correspondents in Anton.