THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14. 1843. at
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MERRILY THEY ROLL ALONG!
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Flag Day . . .
JUNE 14TH IS FLAG DAY, "long may it wave, o’er the home
of the free and the land of the brave.”
But, let’s do it right. There is a law—Public Law 623—pro
viding regulations for carrying, hanging, raising, lowering and
handling of the American Flag. Let use not be embarrassed by
the misuse of Old Glory. Let it be displayed properly, with
decorum and dignity.
Here are the basic rules — most commonly violated.
The flag must not be draped over a car or a float in a parade.
No flag or pennant should be flown above it, except the
church flag when Naval chaplains are conducting funeral services
When displayed with another flag on crossed staffs on a wall
the American Flag should be on your left as you face it. The
same rule applies when the American Flag and several others are
flown from a series of staffs in a column.
When the flag is hung in the middle of a street the field
should be toward the north or east. If draped on a building front,
k should fall free, not caugkt on an overhang or all, and die
field should be on your left as you face it.
When the flag is displayed on the wall behind a speaker’s
rostrum the field should be on the audience’s left as they face
the speaker. ,
When the flag passes by in a parade, do not stare idly upon it.
Salute it smartly. Men and women in uniform, Boy Scouts and
Girl Scouts know what to do, but others are often lacking in this
phase of flag etiquette.
For the man, if he wears a hat, he should take it off with
his righthandand place it so that the palm of the right hand is
over his heart. If hatless, he places his right palm over his heart.
Women salute in the same manner.
Respect your flag. Fly it proudly and often. Start tomorrow.
Phobias Shroud
The Healthy Ones
By Hal Boyle
NEW YORK m — Do you some
times worry because you are too
healthy?
Do you have an inferiority com
plex because you are too normal?
Do you secretly envy a neigh
bor who comes down with strange
and interesting new disease?
Well, cheer up. The chances are
that you suffer from a number of
high-sounding ailments your neigh
bor never heard about—and you
weren’t even aware of yourself.
They are called phobias, and the
medical dictionaries list at least
280 of them. New ones keep spring
ing up all the time.
Let’s look at a few examples:
Do you dislike sitting in a draft
I because you think it may give you
! a cold? My boy, there’s no doubt '
about it. You’ve got aerophobia. .
Are you a pedestrian? It’s an
odds-on bet then that you suffer
from geophyrophobia, or fear of
crossing the street.
How about when you are driving ’
your car? Do you try to beat 1
the traffic lights? That’s a sure
sign of ereuthophobia, or fear of
the color red.
Like most husbands, you prob
ably sulk when your wife buys an
expensive dress. That’s certain '
evidence at atephobia, or fear of
ruin, in this case financial.
Probably you stew and fret
when your golfing buddy starts
off the game with a 250-yard
drive. You know what’s gnawing
at you? Nothing but rhapdophobia,
tlie fear of being beaten.
Does symphony music bore you?
Well, deep in your subconscious
mind, you are probably a victim
of aulophobia, the fear of hearing
flutes being played.
Naturally, as does practically
everyone, you brood over the pos
sibility of atomic disaster. This is
scientifically known as ballisto
phobia, the fear of missiles.
Do you back away from a bark
ing dog? You’ve been swept by
odontophobia, or fear of animals’
teeth, and perhaps also by cyno
phobia, the simple fear of any
dog.
It is likely that you groan aloud
when your wife asks you to help
her rearrange the living room fur
niture That’s because you have
been stricken with a double ail
ment — ataxlophobia, the fear of
disorder; and orgasiophobia, the
fear of work.
Are you superstitious about the
number 13? The highbrows call
that a fear of triskaidekaphobia.
You wouldn’t be sensible if you
didn’t hate to lend money to an
office deadbeat. That is aphephobia,
the fear of being touched.
So don’t worry about being too
healthy or normal, man. You’re
sick, sick, sick. You’re a walking
bundle of phobias.
But the chances are there’s at
least one phobia you don't have
that’s chrematophobia — the fear
of having too much money.
pops, hamburger and baked beans.
Dial 2217
Nome Chamber
Meeting News ■"
A capacity crowd is expected at
the next meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce when the Midnight
Sun Festival Can-Can Girls will
give a preview. They have been in
i>l uillliig W iill OlCpnfcllOOn.
Bert Hyde, Highway District
Engineer, has started filling the!
holes in the asphalt on Front Street j
with gravel and "as soon as the
weather moderates, asphalt patch
ing will follow, it was announced
by President Pearse Walsh, who
expressed gratification that this
work was being done.
Sen. Lester Bronson announced
he was taking steps to invite
Marilyn Monroe to the Midnight
Sun Festival.
Bronson also announced that the
Little Creek Hock Crusher is being
moved by E & B Construction Co.
to a site near the No. 5 dredge
where it will be assembled and
used for many road projects and
building projects.
Announcement was also made
that Clean-Up time was being ex
tended due to the weather al
though much has been accom
plished, there remains a lot to be
done. Persons having heavy articles
they wish removed should notify
the city as this type of pick-up
must be arranged in advance.
Equipment for this has been con
tributed by the FAA as part of
their share in the big cleanup.
Mrs. Hugh Gilbert reported en
thusiastically on the Century 21
Fair and especially on the Alaska
exhibit.
Mrs. Emily Boucher also report
ed on the Fair and the launching
of Alaska’s first ferry thex“‘Malis
pina” which she attended a week
ago in Seattle.
Frances Ross, former Nome resi
dent was welcomed as a guest of
the Chamber.
Festival manager, Johnnie Step
henson introduced a real old timer.
Snow Gulch Charlie, who was here
for the Festival and explained that
the progressive Festival dinner
tickets were limited and should
be purchased early.
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TROOP S3 MEWS
Troop 63 held their meeting at
Phoebe Hall Monday night. First
on the program was the opening
exercises. Dues were collected.
» We studies the poisonous plants
of Alaska. After that we had
piggy-back fights. We played 20
questions and then we were dis
missed.
Billy Lee, Scribe
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SON OF MR & MRS. McVEIGH
RECEIVES DEGREE IN LAW
Press dispatches appearing in
Alaska newspapers told of gradu
ation exercises last week at George
town University at which Bob
Hope was awarded a honorary de
gree. The comedian, whose formal
education stopped with high school*
and Mrs. Hope also had the pleas
ure of seeing their son, Tony*
graduate. .'1.’ ?
What the press dispatches did
not mention was that an Alaskan
was among the graduates that day.
Richard L. McVeigh, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Art McVeigh, now living
in Nome, received his degree in
law. He was in the top third of
his class.
Dick and his wife, Carolyn, who
has been working in Rep. Ralph
Rivers’ office, and their two babies
were all packed and shortly after
the graduation ceremonies left for
Arkansas. Mrs. McVeigh and the
babies wTill stay there visiting her
parents until later in the summer,
when they will join Dick in Jiiheau.
He is to become a member of At
torney Gen. George Hayes’ staff.
While going to law school, Dick,
a former Fairbanksan, was on Sen.
Bartlett’s staff.
GAMBELL POSTMASTER
HIT OF CONVENTION
Members of the Alaska Chapter
of the National Association of Post
masters, meeting at Seward this
past week, elected Eleanor Faa,
Soldatna postmaster, to be presi
dent of the group for the coming
year. She succeeds Michael Shep
ard, Anchorage. Rivera Hiber, Eska,
was elected vice-president to suc
ceed Arlene Kranich, Homer post
master. Alice Brusieh, Ward Cove,
was re-elected secretary-treasurer.
Everett Wilde, College, was re
elected editor. Skagway was chosen
as the site for the groups 1SS3
convention.
John Apangalook, Gambell post
master, attended and presented
Eskimo dances to tape-recorded
music as entertainment at the ban
quet. He was assisted by Wallunga
who now lives at Seward. They
were the hit of the convention.
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