THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA
Telephone 443-2381 $1.50 PER MONTH
P.O. Box 610 $16.00 A YEAR
E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY . Production Manager
Entered at second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE BIG PARADE?
May 12-18 Is Police Week
jPREEDOM MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS to different people.
1 To Americans, it means a way of life, the pursuit of indi
vidual liberty and happiness under the Rule of Law, not the
rule of man.
President Kennedy and Congress have proclaimed special
recognition for the enforcement of law by naming May 12-18 as
Police Week as Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Our system of government under law is based on a moral
and spiritual concept. Its origin and development stemmed from
the love of individual freedom and justice. We hold these funda
mental rights to be sacred and secure from governmental abuse.
Yet, liberty and justice cannot survive without orderly restraint.
Freedom-loving people believe man is best served under a self
administered rule of law, with a maximum of liberty and a min
imum of restraint.
Where freedom prevails, there must be security. They are
inseparable. To be free and to remain free, man must be relatively
secure. He must rely on the stability of order created and main
tained by the Rule of Law. Likewise, to be secure—to achieve the
stability of order through justice under law—man must be free.
The significance of proper enforcement of law to the welfare
of our society—although often overlooked—is a paramount issue.
It helps to maintain the delicate balance between the rights of the
individual and the rights of society. In recent years, we have seen
an accelerated trend in some quarters to overrun the rights of
society. This is particularly true in the realm of organized crime
and the underworld.
It was Lincoln who stated, "Let reverence of the law
become the political religion of the nation.” Special observances
of Law Day, U.S.A., and Police Week should accentuate our ob
ligations as Americans to promote the "reverence of the law” and
to defend our society against all enemies. Law, after all, is the
sustaining link between man and freedom.
SOVIETS WORK ON
POLAR TIN MINING PROJECT
E & M J Metal & Mineral Mar
kets, April 22 issue, reports that
Tass, the Russian news agency,
released information on a Soviet
polar tin project. The report states
that a group of 200 Soviet sci
entists and engineers will conduct
studies for a large nonferrous ore
concentrating combine in the polar
region north of Verchojansk.
Open pit mining of tin-bearing
ore and a year around water sup
ply will be programmed. Tass said
firm plans exist to utilize the
polar tin deposits.
PHONE 2585
For Automotive Service, Repairs,
Glass Orders and Installation for
All Makes
Hours Starting April 1—6 to 10 p.m.
Monday thru Thursday
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
CHUNN’S REPAIR SHOP
Back of Morgan’s Store
DELIVERY
—AUTOMATIC SERVICE—
Furance
Oil
MSS) Stove
wf oil
Cordova Residents
Think of Future
And Not the Past
CORDOVA OP — Gov. Wm. Egan
told residents of this fire-stricken
community Monday he was
“pleased to see you are thinking
of the future and not of the past.”
The governor made the com
ment during a personal inspection
of the damage caused last Thurs
day when fire burned out the
heart of Cordova’s business dis
trict.
“I had not looked forward to
this trip because of the loss,” Egan
told the Cordova Chamber of Com
merce at a luncheon meeting, “but
after a short time visiting with
your people I found you are already
planning ahead. This is very en
of governmental agencies and now
is perhaps the time to think of {
some sort of urban renewal pro
gram for Cordova.
“I am pleased to see you are
thinking of the future and not of
the past.”
Egan said he has instructed
the State Division of Insurance to
urge major fire insurance carriers
to process claims arising from
the Cordova fire as quickly as
possible.
A number of fire and casualty
companies which have written in
surance policies in Cordoya are al
ready in the city.
Following is the text of a letter
mailed by Director Joseph Loonam
of the State Division of Insurance
Tuesday to all fire and casualty
insurance companies operating in
Alaska:
“As you may be aware the City
of Cordova suffered a disastrous
fire on May 2, 1963. A large por
tion of the business district was
destroyed* and many residents of
the community are presently
homeless.
“In the event that your com
pany has written coverage in the
Cordova area, we are taking this
opportunity to urge that all claims
be handled as expeditiously as pos
sible. The construction season is
just starting and those who have
suffered heavy losses will need
all possible assistance in the job
of repairing and rebuilding.
“Your cooperation in this emer
gency situation will be appreci
ated, by all those involved, includ
ing this office.”
Egan said the Small Business
Administration has sent a repre
sentative to Cordova and that a
representative from the Federal
Housing Administration is due
here.
Egan said he was particularly
impressed with the “attitude of
people who lost all or most of
their belongings, the strong spirit
and enthusiasm they are exhibit
ing.
“The Air Force is entitled to
special commendation,” Egan said,
“for getting fire equipment to
Cordova from Elmendorf Air Force
Base as quickly as it did.
“If the equipment had not been
sent promptly, there is a good
chance the damage would have
been even greater than it was.”
SUBSCRIBE TO THE NUGGET
r
SOMETHING
JSTEJW
CHICKEN
TO
GO
$2.54
POLARIS
Lounge
10 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT
Letter To
The Editor
By L. E. Os 1
Treaty concerning the cession
of the Russian possessions in
North America by His Majesty
the Emperor of all the Russias
to the United States of America
(15 Stat. 539).
Article III. Citizenship of in
habitants; uncivilized tribes.
The inhabitants of the ceded
territory, according to their choice,
reserving their natural allegiance,
may return to Russia within three
years, but if they should prefer
to remain in the ceded territory
(Alaska) they, with the exception
of uncivilized native tribes, shall
be admitted to the enjoyment of
all rights, advantages and immu
nities of citizens of the United
and protected in the free enjoy
ment of their liberty, property and
religion.
The uncivilized tribes (Eskimos,
Aleuts, Indians of Alaska) will be
subject to such law’s and regula
tions as the United States, may
from time to time, adopt in re
gard to aboriginal tribes of that
country.
I think it necessary that this
part of the treaty should be known
by all and sundry. Some politi
cians and agitators would have us
think that the treaty obligations,
concerning the then uncivilized
natives have been broken. It seems
to me that Eskimos now should
stand before the law and in re
sponsibility on an equal footing
with the white people—according
to proven ability. People are not
first class citizens because they
have a right to vote. First class
citizenship must be earned — it
cannot in reality be created by
political pressure at taxpayer ex
pense. Let us have true discern
ment in this.
The white people paid $7,200,000
to the Russians for Alaska. Since,
to the average people, the white
people have poured untold millions
of dollars into Alaska for the pre
sumed benefit of the native people.
f
Gov. Egan “Dismayed”
On Shut Down of
Three AC & W Stations
JUNEAU — Gov. Wm. Egan
said Tuesday he was “dismayed”
by an Air Force decision to shut
down three Aircraft Control and
Warning Stations this year.
The Alaskan Air Command Sat
urday identified the three stations
as those at Ohlson Mountain, near
Homer; at Bethel; and at Middle
ton Island.
“I feel very definitely,” Egan
said, “that our Alaskan defenses
are not adequate, in relation to
the number of aircraft and ballistic
missiles stationed here..
“The radar network, then, is
the only real defense line we have
in Alaska.”
Egan said he plans to “discuss
the situation thoroughly” with
the Alaska Command in Anchor
age next week.
Egan is scheduled to attend an
Armed Forces Day banquet in
Anchorage on May 17 and to take
part in military ceremonies at
Ft. Richardson the following day.
American Weekly Magazine
Will Cease Publication Sepl. 1
NEW YORK M — The Ameri
can Weekly, a Sunday newspaper
supplement founded in 1860 as the
American Sunday magazine, will
cease publication Sept. 1, it was
announced.
G. O. Markuson, general man
ager of Hearst newspapers, which
publishes the supplement, said de
clining circulation and advertising
revenues forced the closing.
“Faster mail service may seem
desirable until you consider what
you get.” —Arnold Glasgow.
Dial 2631 For
Arctic Sanitary
Service
Guaranteed
Dependable
Fuel Service
LP Gas
and Appliances
Office: Dial 2561
ZIEGLER
and
QUAKER
STOVE PARTS
AND REPAIRS
OIL HEATERS
Res: Dial 2417
DEAL WITH CONFIDENCE AT
Green s City Fuel and Transfer
Miners and Merchants Bank of Alaska
"THE FRIENDLY BANK"
Pull Banking Serrices to N.W. Alaska Since 1904
BRANCHES IN KOTZEBUE and BARROW