THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14. 1943, at the
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A Move Towards Progress r
1177HEN NOEL WIEN set his singie engine, open cockpit plane
” down on the tundra here in 1924 he had no alternate field (
or any FAA regulations, yet he changed this remote place from J
a community isolated for 7 months of the year to a town united
with the rest of the continent. Local businessmen grasped the im- «
portance of this new kind of transportation and its advantage over (
dog reams for mail and saw the possibilities of handling mer- <
dandise by air. They helped finance and launch Wien Airlines
which has served Nome with the best planes available ever since «
that time. j
When Pan American entered Alaska in 1932, it4 took over two . *
. Alaskan airlines, ■ emyloyes and all, hiring only two outsiders at 1
that time and has served Nome since that time.
Both these companies have expanded (and progressed together 1
with aviation, always having die fastest, safest and most com
fortable . planes for their Alaskan customers. Their services have
been important steppiflg stooes in uniting Alaska. f
. Now they are ready to merge again, making it possible for
more efficiency in both companies, as well as solving some rinan
dal problems faced mutually by these pioneer skymasters. The re
sult is sure to be another phase in bringing Alaskans doser together $
with a better understanding of each district’s problems.
Why the GAB or any other government.agency should he in
a position to have the final say in the matter of private enter
prise is, a puzzle to Americans who* believe they live in the land of
the; free. CAB was created for the prarpose of an orderly develop
ment Of aviation and safety in the skies. That they should or would
disapprove an agreement between two wdl known airlines to sell
a non-subsidizedroute which would result in better schedules,
better service and mean a financial improvement for the companies
involved seems highly improbable and the sooner sanction is given,
die sooner the people of this area can benefit by the.fchange-over.
NO MORE WIVES . . .
NAIROBI, Kenya UP) — Govern
ment loans and grants are for de
veloping businesses, not for buying
wives, African businessmen were
told Thursday.
Fred Okuma, general secretary
oi the Kenya African Chamber of
Commerce, circulated a letter to
all members declaring:
“You are undermining our efforts
"•**'•* this money to develop
That’s What the
loaned to you for
for buying more
License Musi Be Purchased
JUNEAU m — Fish and Game
Commissioner Walter Kirkness
warned Saturday that persons at
tempting to claim bounties with
out possession of a valid hunting
or trapping license are leaving
themselves open to prosecution.
Licenses must be purchased
prior to taking ..wolves, wolverines,
coyotes or hair seals, Kirkness
said, and- go -hounty (payments will
he made to persons who do not
have, a valid license. , , , ^ rs
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UNDERGROUND SABOTAGI
PLAN BEGINS IN CUBA
MIAMI, Fla. UP> — An under
ground sabotage program, begur
last week in Cuba, will increase
exile leaders said Saturday.
“The only thing holding dowr
such activity,” declared the leadei
in exile of one of the most active
clandestine groups, “is the short
age in Cuba of explosives and ma
terials needed for incendiary
bombs.”
But Carlos Rodriguez Quesada,
exile leader of the 30th of Novem
ber movement, added that anti
Castro workers inside Cuba were
ready for more action.
“What we need is dynamite,
wicks to made Molotov cocktails,
and arms and food for saboteurs
and guerrilla fighters,” Quesada
said.
He and other revolutionaries in
exile pointed to the burning of
the National Bank of Cuba Bldg,
and a chemical fertilizer depot as
evidence of growing clandestine
activity.
A 17-year-old courier of the 30th
of November Movement reported
he had returned on April 23 after
spending six days with workers
inside Cuba.
“Besides guerrilla forces in the
Escambray Mountains and other
rural areas, there are now sabotage
forces in Havana, Santiago, Cama
guey, Santa Clara and other cities,”
he said.
Small-scale anti-Castro military
training, mostly on weekends, con
tinued in the uninhabited muck and
sawgrass areas of the Everglades
west of Miami. Such training has
been under way, off and on, for
nearly a year.
COURT RESTRAINS USE OF
GEORGIA’S VOTE SYSTEM
ATLANTA, Ga. Iff) — A century
old vote system permitting dual
domination of Georgia politics was
thrown out Saturday by a federal
court.
A three-judge tribunal granted
a temporary injunction - restrain
ing use of the county unit' method
of vote counting in Democratic pri
maries, the only real elections in
the state since the Civil War days.
Thedecisiontwas unanimous.
The reding was the'first in a fed
eral court test of voting rights
sasce the US. Supreme Court held
a case from Tennessee that federal
court action could be brought to
challenge legislative apportionment.
Georgia's county unit system
was tied to apportionment until
Friday, When an emergency session
Of the state legislature passed > a
new law. It revised the county
unit law of 1917, liberalizing is
slightly in favor Of city voters.
The print on 'the Termesee de
cision hardly1 had time to dry be
fore die suit was filed against the
Georgia system, picture by its
backers as a way of halting poUti
cal machines at county lines.
Under the workings of the
unit formula, the late Eugene Tal
madge was elected governor in
1946, although his opponent, James
Carmichael, received the mosl
popular votes.
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: FAIR MAIDEN AUCTION
SUSTERSEEL, Netherlands
One of the strangest auctions in
the world was completed in toe
! Dutch village of Susterseel this
weekend.
All the pretty unmarried girls
there were “sold” to the highest
bidder, proceeds going to the local
soccer club.
Highest bid of 111 guilders ($31>,
went for Rita Meiers, a tall raven
haired beauty who works in the
local pub. The man who “bought”
her was Hans Rutteen. 21-year-old
village blacksmith. Part of his
prize will be to open the May Ball
with her here next Sunday.
Eighty girls were “sold” during
the weekend proceedings, raising
500 guilders ($138) for the soccer
club.
Only the men of Susterseel at
tended the auction: The shy maid
ens stayed at home, awaiting the
results.
The Fair Maiden Auction, as it
is called, is an annual affair.
Village policeman Jan Melchers
said today the auction often re
sults in marriages.
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the COMPTON QUIZ
By Keith Roberts,
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Test your knowledge with
these questions and answers i
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Pictured Encyclopedia.
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oldest continuously inhabited
city in the world?
2. Can fishes hear?
3. What animal is noted for
its wild laughter?
4. How old do scientists think
the earth is?
5. What birds build colonies
of mud nests?
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erg on their feet"in winter?
7. How often do our eyelids
blink ?
8. Who was the fouridar of the
kindergarten?
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ginate? ]
10. What is the world’s largest
group of islands ?
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Wanted: Peace
Corps Volunteers
Peace Corps information may be
obtained at the University Ex
tension Office in the Mines Bldg,
in Nome, or by writing to Mrs.
Jean K. Burand, District Home De
monstration Agent at Box 400,
Nome, Alaska.
To all applicants to the Peace
Corps:
Accurate specified information
about every Peace Corps applicant
is necessary to enable authorities
in foreign countries and officials in
Washington to place each applicant
in the best job overseas.
There is a tremendous demand
overseas for dedicated, qualified
Americans. Don’t hesitate to fill
out this questionaire because you
think you don’t have enough train
ing or skill, or because you think
you have too much training. Let
us decide whether you can serve
effectively. In most cases the
answer will be: “You can serve.
You are wanted.”
Venezuela, Peru, Malaya, North
Borneo and Sarawak, Ethiopia,
Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Bolivia,
Ecuador and Jamaica have asked
for groups now.
Each volunteer will work with
one or more counterparts to whom
he will give on-the-job training.
Peace Corps volunteers must be
at least 18 years old. There is no
upper age limit. The basic educa
tional requirement is the equiva
lent of a high school education.
Married couples are eligible if both
husband wife qualify and if they
have no dependents under 18.
Volunteers receive a living al
lowance for food, clothing, housing,
medical care and incidentals, plus
termination payment of $75 for
each month of service.
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SUNDAY'S RES
National Let
San Francisco 7-fi -twmmam
New York 8-2, PfciladelpaoUgiiK
St. . Louis 16-3, Cincinnati 3-4
Houston 3, Milwaukee 2
American League
New York 3-11, Washington 2-6
Minnesota 8-7, Cleveland 4-3
Chieago 2-5, Boston 1-1
Detroit 13, Los Angeles 6
Baltimore 8, Kansas City 3
NsSiona! League Standings
iW L Pet. GBL
San Prahfciseo 15 5 .750
Pittsburgh . 13 5 .722 1
St Louis ... 11 4 V733 l*i
Los'AJtgfeles ...12 5 .600 SVt
Houston .. 7 8 .467 5Vfe
Milwaukee .... 8 10 .444
Philadelphia .... 7 <9 .438 6
Cincinnati . 8 11 ;421 6V4
Chicago .. 4 15 .211 10*4
New York ....... 3 13 .188 10
Zn Magistrate's Court
Lynn Takak was'fined ;$29 sus
pended on a drunk charge and John
Penatac was fined $50.
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