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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E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY . Production Manager
Entered as second class matter October 14. 1943, at the
postoffice at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
GOD PROCLAIMED LIBERTY
By GEORGE S. BENSON, President, Harding State College, Ark.
If this troubled world is to reap the greatest bene
fits from the Christmas season, its people must be
moved to take up the Bible and be refreshed, and
strengthened, and rededicated with its great truths. For
the people of America I recommend a review not only
of the glorious birth of Christ, which is being cele
brated, but also of the other two greatest works of God
—the creation of the heavens and the earth, and of man.
One of the most beneficial and soul-filling experi
ences for any family during this Christmas week would
be to sit down in the family circle with the Bible and
read these sequences of the greatest story ever told, and
think about them: Genesis 1 to 2:6—God’s Work of Cre
ation; Genesis 2:6 to 4:22—Adam and Eve; Matthew 2
—The Birth of Christ.
In the beginning, God placed on the earth all the j
material resources which man ever was to need for his j
physical well-being. What a wondrous vast store of!
riches these have proved to be! Man has hardly
• scratched the surface of their untold possibilities. Our
scientists tell us that in the field of chemistry alone
there are billions and trillions of combinations of the
known basic elements—new combinations providing
-unlimited materials and products.
Into this great reservoir of material riches, God
placed man and woman. The sacredness with which
they were to be held by God, as individuals, is seen in
many things: God made them in his own image. “God
breathed into man’s nostrils the breath of life, and man
became a living soul’’ (Gen. 2:7), Adam and Eve, rep
resenting mankind, were given dominion over all the
living things on earth, the animal and vegetable king-j
•doms. And they were taught quickly, through Eve’s
experience with the serpent, that the one ruling discip-:
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line of their lives—and for mankind—was God’s laws.
Neither men of industry, nor of politics, nor of the
clergy, nor of science can ever improve upon the pat
tern which has been set forth by the Creator for man’s
existence. We can only limit and circumscribe the use
of the resources and the principles outlined for man’s
perpetual spiritual and material welfare.
Our forefathers were given divine guidance, I
believe, when they came to this New World seeking
religious freedom and hoping that they might escape
the bounds for the corrupt and over-extended govern
ments of Europe. Out of their wholesome desire, their
sincerity, their adventuresome and sacrificing spirit
grew our American way of life and it was founded sol
idly on the basic principles of religion. Foremost of
these principles were those of individual liberty and
private ownership of property.
Let us join our fathers in proclaiming liberty as
the greatest of all blessings, even as they inscribed on
the Liberty Bell at Philadelphia God’s own declaration
(Leviticus 25:10) for the people of the earth: “And
proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the in
habitants thereof.”
ARCTIC
CAB & BUS
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Corporal Who Lunched
With Eisenhower In Korea
Is Killed While On Patrol
SEOUL, (jT*) — Cpl. James A.
Murray of Muskogee, Okla., who
lunched with U.S. President-elect
Eisenhower on a Koi'ean hillside
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three weeks ago, was killed in a
recent patrol action, the Army
disclosed Tuesday.
Murray, a member of Co. B of
Eisenhower’s old 15th Regiment,
U.S. Third Division, was one of!
three soldiers chosen to lunch
with Eisenhower on pork chops
and sauerkraut. The others were
Sgt. Jack Hutcherson, Frankford,;
Mo., and Pfc. Casper Skudlarek,1
Avon, Minn.
In New York, Gen. Eisenhower
said Tuesday, “I am grieved by
the report that Cpl. Murray has
been killed in action.
“I have fine memories of our
brief friendship,” the President
elect said. “He was a splendid
young soldier, typical of thou
sands of our young men who are
fighting in far-away Korea for
the principles all Americans cher
ish and for a just peace. My pro
found sympathies go to his fam
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Hollywood Troupe Reach Japan
TOKYO, (/P) — Twenty - six
Hollywood entertainers landed in
Tokyo Tuesday and leave for
Korea today to give Christmas
shows for U.N. troops.
The entertainers came here by
way of Alaska. Originally they
were scheduled to fly via Hawaii.
Weather caused the change of
route.
Rose Silverman is in New York
City for the holidays with her
daughter, Julia, who is with the
magazine Argosy.
The following will spend the
Christmas holiday in the hospital:
Glen Tingook, Margaret Ketex
ac, Mary Moses, Mary Natonguk,
Flora Tocktoo, Gertrude Kugz
ruk, Hannah Garney, Freddie
Tinguk, Mildred Lindberg, Edna
Aukon, Bobbie Curran, Allen
Jack, Winfred Adloat.
Magdaline Alvanna of King Is
land was adjudged insane in
Commissioner’s Court and will be
committed to an institution.
NOTICE
to
Real & Personal Property Owners
The Nome City Assessment Roll
for 1952 has been passed upon by
the Board of Equalization and the
property tax rate has been set at
one percent (1%) of the assessed
valuation.
W. M. Meals,
Acting City Clerk
Pub. Dec. 19,22,24, 1952
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Cloudy tonight becoming partly
cloudy Thursday. Gentle norther
ly winds. Lowest temperature ex
pected tonight 12, high Thurs. 20.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: High temperature 25,
low 13. Max. wind 22 mph from
the NNE. Sunrise at 10:03 a.m.,
sunset at 1:59 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 24, low 0. Extremes this date
since 1907: high 37 in 1935, low
-27 in 1923. *
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Anchorage: A. L. James.
From Unalakleet: Lincoln Mil
ligrook.
ATTENTION ALL MASONS
A special communication will
be held in the Masonic Temple on
Monday, December 29, 1952, at
7:30 p.m. Work in Entered Ap
prentice Degree. Your attendance
requested.
By order of Boyd C. Harwood,
155 W. M.
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If You Want to . . .
• RENT. BUY OR SELL A HOUSE
• OR RENT A D-8 “CAT”
For House Moving. Bulldozing or Winch Towing.
(Nothing too large or too small to move with a D-8)
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14 Hollywood Entertainers
Touring Military Bases
With Christmas Program
HQS, Alaskan Command, El
mendorf A F B — Hollywood’s
Christmas gift to Alaskan armed
forces, 14 top entertainers, is now
on its way to northern outposts
after two enthusiastically-receiv
ed local performances over the
weekend.
Arriving here Friday evening
from Burbank, Calif., they per
formed for the 5005th Air Force
hospital and for the troops of Fort
Richardson Saturday. The follow
ing morning they boarded a plane
for military installations in the
Fairbanks area, where they will
spread holiday cheer on Christ
mas day.
The troupe is scheduled for one
of the most difficult itineraries
ever proposed for such a group
in Alaska. Over 20 performances
are to be given during their two
week stay here. From the far
north Barter Island base to Aleu
tian Chain bases, Hollywood will
spread its own Christmas cheer
to thousands of Alaska’s military
defenders.
Members of the troupe are:
Johnny Grant (manager), Tony
Lovello, Freddie Browne, Eddie
Samuels, Ginny Jackson, Cindy
Garner, Sally Mansfield, Beverly
Michaels, Elizabeth Talbot-Mar
•tin, Bobbe Ruth Browne, Jan
Frazee, Dorothy Gibson, Vicki
Bakken and Yvette Vickers.
Top musician of the troupe is
Tony Lovello and according to
manager Johnny Grant he’s one
of the best accordianists in the
country. Grant himself claims
over 200 military shows to his
credit since the start of -the Ko
rean war.
500 Kids Line Up to Visit
Santa at Nome Hardware
That children still believe in
Santa Claus was demonstrated
yesterday when they started lin
ing up in front of the Nome
Hardware an hour before Santa
was due to arrive. An estimated
500 youngsters visited with St.
Nick and received a treat.
In addition to the gifts given
by the Hardware Store, all chil
dren received oranges and apples
which were a special treat to
the children of Nome from the
boys of the U.S. Air Force at
Nome Field.
Wilbur
Walluk