2 THE NOME NUGGET Friday, April 3, 1953
THE NOME NUGGET
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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.
EASTER MARKS TRIUMPH OF LIFE OVER DEATH
Easter time, a symbol of spring and the blossom
ing of growing things in most parts of the world, has
the same meaning in Nome although the earth is still
covered by a carpet of winter snow. It is also the
time when church attendance hits its peak and many
people attend church only on that day every year, to
worship as a tribute to the immortality of the spirit
and the indestructibility of the soul.
Easter is the most joyful'time of the year as it
marks the triumph of life over death. It is a time
to pause and remember the things for which we are
wmrking . . . The right to a faith which gives life its
richest meaning; the freedom to work for personal
goals rather than in the service of a slave state.
“Free men of faith have one weapon which can
not be touche^ by an enemy, regardless of his martial
strength—faith in God and in His power.”
So, strengthened in our faith and in our deter
mination that good shall triumph, let us work, each
in his own way to safeguard the brotherhood of man
and to assure that there will, indeed, come a time
of peace on earth to men of good will.
COLD WAR VICTORY FOR IKE
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration
scored a major victory recently when Anthony Eden
announced that Britain would no longer allow war
goods to travel to Communist China in British ships.
The British action removed one of the sorest spots in
U.S. - U.K. relations.
The order is more important than first meets the
eye, since it means the British are refusing to allow
their supply ports all over the world to refuel ships
carrying war goods to China. This may hurt almost
as much as the ban against British ships carrying the
Reds’ cargo, since ships of many nations depend on
British ports in Asia and the world over to sustain
them in Asian waters.
The British move is another step in the program
to make the war in Korea increasingly difficult and
unpopular in China, and from that standpoint is a def
inite triumph for the Eisenhower administration.
If you’ve missed the boat, there’s not much use
waiting for your ship to come in.
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A child can ask a thousand questions a wise man
cannot answer.
Latest A-Blast
Is Puzzle To
Observers
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Iff) — About
half of the 300-foot tower used in
Tuesday’s atomic blast was left
standing, an AEC source says,
which makes the puzzling shot
even more of a puzzle to those
outside the curtain of secrecy sur
rounding test explosions.
In previous , detonations, so far
as is known, the towers have been
vaporized, leaving no -appreciable
trace.
The other unusual features of
the blast: *
Its cloud was a mere wisp of
white, compared to the boiling
smoke mass of most previous
shots, and was not visible in Las
Vegas 75 miles away, as is cus
tomary. The shock wave, usually
felt here, was not noted. But on
the proving ground, observers got
their strongest jolt of the current
series.
The AEC source would not am
plify a Tuesday statement which
said the test involved an experi
mental device which “might re
sult in a new weapon.”
Weather Bureaus Across
Nation Measure Radio
Activity from A-Blasts
NEW YORK, UP)—Weather bu
reau stations across the country
daily set up “flypaper” apparatus
to trap and measure electronically
radio-active dust from the Nevada
atomic blasts.
However, the New York office
of the Atomic Energy Commission
said Thursday the increase of
radioactivity in the air after a
nuclear blast is small and not
dangerous.
An AEC spokesman said the
readings also serve to gather still
more knowledge on the patterns
of dust distribution. The daily
radio-activity map, he added,
shows that the movement of dust
clouds is west to east.
FIREMAN MAKES WORK
ALLIANCE, O., (41—Police Fri
day held a volunteer fireman
who admitted he started seven
small fires just so he could drive
the department’s new fire engine.
Harold R. Haas, 24, was held
under $5,000 bail for grand jury
action after pleading guilty in
municipal ccrurt.
Haas drove the shiny new fire
truck to all the fires and helped
put them out.
Guess That'll Teach Her
CHESAPEAKE, O., (41—Mayor
Jake Smith figures it was poetic
justice.
As village magistrate, his honor
had before him a woman charged
with a traffic violation. He recog
nized her as one of his former
school teachers.
On her plea of guilty, Mayor
Smith said:
“I sentence you to either pay
$5 or write on a piece of paper
‘I shall not cross the yellow line’
200 times.”
“I’ll pay the five dollars,” the
teacher said.
Rotary Shenanigans
Law and order was disrupted
yesterday nocm at the regular
meeting of the Rotary Club when
the Rotary Anns surprised the
men and took over the meeting.
As a special treat, all the men
were presented with very orig
inal Easter bonnets which they
wore throughout the luncheon.
Prizes were awarded for the most
original as well as the most
edible hats.
Time Has Come
For Newsprint
Industry in Alaska
WASHINGTON, UP>—1The Forest
Service has told Congress that the
time has come for successful de
velopment of a newsprint industry
in Alaska to meet anticipated
newspaper printing needs.
At the same time, existing sup
plies of newsprint were reported
to be adequate for 1953 although
the long-range prospect was for
increased demand.
Ira J. Mason, chief of the Divi
sion of Forest Management of the
Agriculture Department Forest
Service, and H. B. McCoy, Na
tional Production Authority ad
ministrator, brought the House
Interstate Commerce Committee
up to date on the newsprint sit
uation.
Mason told the committee Wed
nesday that the Tongass National
Forest in southeastern Alaska
has 78 billion board feet of timber
available for pulping operations,
with expenditures of no more
than 10 million dollars required to
construct main access roads.
He said the Forest Service be
lieves “the time has arrived where
it is possible to develop a major
pulp and paper industry in Alaska
which can compete successfully in
national and world markets.”
The first major pulp plant in
Alaska is now under construction
and is scheduled to go into full
operation July 1, 1954, with a
daily capacity of 350 tons of pulp.
The committee has had the
newsprint situation under con
tinuing study for a number of
years as paper for newspapers
has come in increasingly tight
supply. Prices at the same time
have risen to $126 a ton, putting
an economic squeeze on many
publishers.
EDUCATION COMPACT FOR
WESTERN STATES, ALASKA
WASHINGTON, UR — Congress
would give its permission for 11
western states, Hawaii and Alaska
to enter into a compact on higher
education, under a bill introduced
by Sen. Hunt (D-Wyo).
Hunt explained that the plan is
designed to make all the higher
education facilities in the west
available to the cities of the area.
JAIL SENTENCE BARGAIN
DETROIT, UR — Judge John A.
Ricca and Great Lakes seaman
George Kolibab reached a happy
compromise here Friday on a
matter of drunkenness. And the
seaman was led off to the county
jail after complimenting the
judge.
“What do' you want,” asked the
judge.
“I’ll take 10 days in the county
jail,” said Kolibab.
“I’ll give you 20,” said the
judge.
“I’ll take 15,” countered Koli
bab.
And that was it.
“You’re a good joe, judge,” said
Kolibab, tears in his eyes, as he
was led off to a cell.
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LEST WE FORGET
An Unorthodox Easter Meditation
1953
By L. E. OST
;
Eighty-six years ago we had
one of the best Presidents we have
ever had in the United States, a
MAN—Abraham Lincoln.
At that time we also had a Re
publican Secretary of State, Wil
liam Seward. Eighty-six years ago
this week the Republican William
Seward bought Alaska from the
Russians for the then staggering
price of $7,200,000 for the United
States of America. How would
it be for the Eskimos, Aleuts and
Indians of Alaska today if those
Republicans had not bought Al
aska away from under Russian
domination? As for the white peo
ple—how many would be here?
Those Republicans set the col
ored people free from internal
domination, and they set Alaska
free from external slavery. Today
we again have a Republican Pres
ident for our land who would set
us free from the oppressive tax
slavery under which we have
been sold for some time. Certainly
every right - thinking Alaskan
should whole-heartedly unite be
hind our Republican President to
help set us free from the very
present danger of being sold into
slavery under Russian-American
Communism.
Let us not forget—Let us try to
realize what the danger is to us,
who want to be free under law,
when approximately one billion
seven hundred million people of
the world today are under less or
more Communistic influence. This
is not idle speculation. It is the
stark fact facing us as real free
dom-loving pouple.
True anarchism is originally
supposed to be a government by
an inner law, free from any ex
ternal law. But human nature,
being what it is, compels a gov
ernment by external law. Under
our republican form of govern
ment we still have the right to
seek redress from oppressive laws
and also from oppressive situa
tions.
Nineteen hundred fifty - three
years ago, one, greater than be
loved Lincoln and Seward, died
and rose again at Calvary’s Hill
to set us free from eternal slavery.
This Easter week shall we not
again whole - heartedly dedicate
ourselves and our all to the Christ
of Calvary, that men and women
shall have eternal freedom under
God’s Law of Grace?
As the beautiful Easter lily de
lights our eye, so let the sweet
fragrance of the risen Christ dom
inate our lives, and we shall not
have lived in vain.
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