THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA
E. P. BOUCHER ..-.. Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY .Production Manager
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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.
3 YEARS AND 135,000 U.S. CASUALTIES LATER
EDUCATION OF OUR YOUTH
(Contributed)
A forward-looking step has been taken in our com
munity by the business-like approach of the City Coun
cil toward meeting the needs of a difficult educational
program.
We are fortunate to have in our city a public school
which continues to be rated superior by academic
standards, and are encouraged by salary legislation
which permits the retention of a highly-qualified staff
to educate our youth. If we continue to provide the
opportunity, our children can be adequately prepared
as adults to meet and solve the problems incident to
building a greater Alaska.
Perhaps we as a community are not entirely at
fault for tailing to foresee the rising school enrollment,
and, thus failing, to provide our educators with even
the essentials in school facilities. When our school was
built for 150 pupils, we did not anticipate that 400
would be crowding its rooms in 1953. The problem
is now ours, however—it is a civic responsibility which
we are obliged to consider. We may not fairly expect
adequate training of 40 pupils in one crowded class
room.
It is hoped that the citizens of this community
will wholeheartedly support the proposed building pro
ject, which will provide an additional eight class
rooms, so necessary to relieve congestion. Such a move
would prove that the word “progress” is. not exclusive
ly a stateside expression.
BUT NO OVERTIME
. We understand that General Lawton Collins, soon
to be relieved as Army Chief of Staff by General Matt
Ridgway, outgoing NATO commander, will step out
into not one, but two NATO jo.bs. He will have one
office in Washington’s Pentagon, and another in Paris
in which to hang his two hats.
Word from the White House is that he will be
nominated to retain his four-star rank . . . two stars
for each job, perhaps.
That may give you some idea of the seriousness
of the proposed reduction of 240,000 in our military
manpower.
Goshaw Reports
On Activities Of
Nome Visitors
The Nome Visitors Association
Chairman A. Polet called a meet
ing to consider the report of NVA
Executive Director George R. Go
shaw as to present and future ac
tivities of the organization.
Goshaw called attention to the
great value to our daily visitors of
the reception and rest rooms at
the NVA office. Every visitor voic
es appreciation of having a place
as their headquarters while in
the city—a place to write and to
see the early-day life o'f Nome
shown in photographs loaned by
Nome citizens, who thus join in the
entertainment of Stateside and
Alaska visitors.
This setup is the only one now
in Alaska. A member of the An
chorage city council, Goshaw said,
writes about trying to have such
a place in his city; a member of
the Fairbanks Chamber of Com
merce likewise wants such an of
fice in Fairbanks. No doubt all
cities in Alaska will eventually
establish similar offices with ef
ficient staffs. Nome leads in this
aspect and other cities will follow.
Goshaw also reported a visit
on June 21 of a large group of
photographers from Anchorage
who plan two other trips to our
city. Another group of 42 visitors
will be in Nome for the Fourth of
July celebration. They have ar
ranged for bus tours and gold
panning on Nome’s beaches of
golden sand.
The N V A contacted General
George R. Acheson, Commanding
General of the U.S. Air Force in
Alaska, and invited him to partic
ipate in the July 4 program. Gen.
Acheson authorized Gen. Donald
B. Smith, USAF, Ladd Field, to
arrange for military personnel to
be in Nome on that day. The well
liked 774th Air Force Band will
also be in Nome on the Fourth to
entertain with parade, concert and
dance music.
Mention was made at the meet
ing of placing business advertising
in Fairbanks and Anchorage
newspapers, inviting visitors from
the Third and Fourth Divisions
to Nome.
To maintain the NVA’s pro
gram, Goshaw pointed out, there
must be financial support from
individuals and business firms of
Nome.
Gov. B. Frank Heintzleman,
realizing the great value of the
tourist industry to all Alaska has
issued a proclamation dated June
1, 1953, declaring the month of
June Tourist Industry Month. The
governor states that the tourist
industry is making an ever-in
creasing contribution to the econ
omy of Alaska; that a healthy and
thriving tourist business is essen
tial to the stability of every com
munity; that the Visitors Associa
tion is dependent upon every in
dividual and business firm; and
that all Alaskans should take an
active part in the Visitors Pro
gram so as to insure its continued
success.
The Finance Committee of the
NVA, knowing the governor’s de
claration to be very true, will
meet with all business firms and
individuals and invite them to
actively participate in its very
worthwhile program.
Arctic Sanitary Service
Phone RED 181
President Clarifies
“Book Burning”
Dartmouth Speech
WASHINGTON, UP) — President
Eisenhower said today the State
Department is free to burn books
which are outright Communist
propaganda.
Questioned at a news confer
ence about last Sunday’s Dart
mouth College address in which
'he spoke out against “book burn
ers,’’ Eisenhower:
1. Declined to say whether he
was referring to Sen. McCarthy
in that speech. The President said
crisply to a reporter who men
tioned McCarthy’s name that he
was not going to discuss person
alities.
2. Declared he did not advocate
in Sunday’s speech the use of pub
lic funds to distribute books which
try to propagandize people into
joining the Communists.
On the contrary, Eisenhower
said, if the State Department is
burning books which make such
open appeals, it can go ahead.
The President went on to say
this country must encourage a
very wide freedom of discussion
and in general should supply lib
raries abroad the same books it
has on library shelves at home.
But, the President said, the
United States doesn’t have to be
a party to its own self-destruc
tion—thatAvould be the acme of
silliness. "’
The Dartmouth speech was
widely regarded as a rap at Mc
Carthy’s campaign against per
mitting books by Communist au
thors, or fellow travelers, on the
shelves of U.S. information lib
raries abroad.
McCarthy has charged that nu
merous such books were put in
the libraries during the Truman
administration. Since the Repub
licans took over, the State Depart
ment has been having some books
removed.
POSTAGE RATE BOOST
WASHINGTON, OP) — Lack of
time, plus political considerations,
may put off until next year Con
gressional action on a forthcoming
admistration request for a hike in
postal rates.
The request by Postmaster Gen
eral Summerfield is due to be
made formally later this week.
Chamber Greets New
Public Health Nurse,
Prominent Churchmen
The Chamber of Commerce of
ficially welcomed Nome’s Public
Health Nurse, Margaret McDon
ald, who arrived to assume that
office which has been vacant since
last December. She was accom
panied by Gertrude Itunz, assist
ant director of nursing of the
Alaska Department of Health who
spoke to the Chamber on the
work of this important depart
ment and its recent developments.
Other guests were Elder L. S.
Michaux of the Church of God in
Washington, D.C., who explained
his mission here of good will,
along with Louis Patmont, lin
guist and lecturer, and Elder
James McCorckle, photographer. *
Dr. Michaux stated that his
project is to distribute bibles in
all the neighboring countries of
Russia in as many languages as
possible to reach the people on
the edges of the Iron Curtain. He
also stated that he presented An
drei Vishinsky with a bible, as
well as one to Stalin just two
months before he died.
Michaux has been on the radio
for Mutual Broadcasting Co., for
over 20 years and in addition to
his church in Washington, D.C.,
has six other churches—Church
of God—in the East. His program
is dedicated to developing good
neighbor spirit among all races
and creeds.
The three men are awaiting
favorable weather to make their
trip to the Bering Straits to ac
complish their self-appointed task.
WASHINGTON, UR—An admin
istration-backed bill to extend the
Reciprocal Trade Act headed yes
terday for quick action in the
Senate after winning topheavy
363 to 35 approval in the House.
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