THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943 at the
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jA GENERAL
TWINING
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A YEAR OF DESTINY FOR ALASKA
(The Juneau Independent)
Events of tremendous significance seem to be
shaping up for our territory.
The action of the Republican Territorial Conven
tion last week in selecting three outstanding men to
be its candidates for the three positions in Congress
under the Alaska-Tennessee Plan is evidence that our
people are rising to the occasion which destiny and the
Constitutional Convention has placed before them.
It is certain that the Democratic Party can do no
less. It will be a battle on a high plane between highly
respected candidates which will lead to the selection
of two senators and a representative in October.
Then it will be up to the chosen three to carry
our statehood cause to Washington, and the signs are
that the clouds are breaking apart and the sun is begin
ning to peep through for Alaska.
Seven other states made it into the Union in this
way. We know that we have friends in Congress ready
to give our emissaries a helpful reception. We know,
too, that the people of the United States are friendly
toward our aspirations.
Statehood is coming. It may be coming fast.
RAY OF HOPE
Probably no aspect of our national life is as dismal
and as discouraging as our thusfar losing battle against
mental illness Half of all our hospital beds, 700.000,
are in mental institutions, yet thousands of mental pa
tients are turned away. Some are in jails, some sleeping
on floors and some in tnpie-decker beds in state hospi
tals One authority estimates the mental cases are
increasing by 16.000 a year, that our present tax burden
tor their care is a billion dollars a year and will increase
by 100 mi 11 ions as each year passes
But out of this gloomy picture looms one bright
spot, ft is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania where
Gov. George Leader has fought with determination and
dogged persistence tor enlarged appropriations for the
state's mental institutions and, perhaps equally signifi
cant. to keep their administration free from politics.
The Pennsylvania legislature, which has just
wound up a 17-month session notable for a bitter
running fight between the governor and the so Ions on
revenue-raising plans, came through with a heartening
$26 million increase in the biennial appropriation to
mental health.
GOP Leaders
Expect Eisenhower
To Run Again
By the Assof tated Fhess
Leonard Hall, Republican na
tional chairman, told newsmen in
Hartford, Conn., Monday the GOP
is going ahead with convention
plans on the assumption Eisen
hower will be the candidate.
Sen. Bricker <R-Ohio> said yes
terday he expects Eisenhower to
say there is no change in his
plans about he time he gets out of
the hospital. A medical forecast
indicated this would be by Sun
day.
Sen. Schoeppel was among
those who agreed with Hall. He
also said he thinks Republicans
have an “excellent chance” to re
gain control of the Senate this
year.
Schoeppel, chairman oi the Re
publican Senatorial Campaign
Committee, said he thought that
chances are good to pick up a
Senate seat in Kentucky.
He said Democrats are “dis
turbed” about the candidacy of
Thruston B. Morton, who is op
posing Sen. Clements <D-Ky).
In Kentucky, Democratic Gov.
A. B. Chandler named Joseph J.
Leary, a Frankfort attorney, to
the U.S. Senate seat vacated by
the death of Sen. Barkley.
Leary was named to serve until
a successor to Barkley is elected
in November. The term has four
years to run.
On the Democratic presidential
scene, Gov. Averell Harriman of
New York got a boost from Frank
E. McKinney, former Democratic
national chairman, who predicted
Harriman would he the Demo
cratic nominee for President at
the August convention in Chicago. I
1 Former Vice President
Still Goes With Hunters,
Leaves Shooting to Others
DALLAS OP—Former Vice Pres
ident John Nance Gamer isn’t
going to miss out on any hunting
trips, even if his shooting eye isn’t
as good as h used to be.
State Highway Engineer DeWitt
Greer, paying a recent visit to the
87-year-old Garner at Uvalde,
said he asked:
“So you still go hunting like
you used to, Mr. Garner.**
‘•No, I still go along on the hunt,
but I let the other fellows do the
hunting,” Gamer told him. “Son,
I can’t see rrtuch farther than from
here to you."
Greer was about five or six
feet away.
“So,” continued the former vice
president, “I let the other boys do
the hunting. I rust drive the
truck.”
Morris Thompson is in town .'or
} a couple of days for medical and
| denial attention from the job »*.
Site 5.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Ckma Oianna and
| Marilyn Dexter
Discharged Stan Ahkvaiuk.
Dave ftuaeeli and Joann Reed
Joe KrotuAgsr territor tax
I officer here, went to Kotzebue
Monday to license several motor
vehicles up there He returned to
Nome today
50 Japanese Fishermen
Released by Russians
From Captivity in Siberia
WAKKANAI, Hokkaido, Japan,
lift—Fifty Japanese fishermen re
turned here today after a month
of captivity in Siberia and said
that the Russian authorities were
“harsh on skippers, but not on
crewmen.”
They said the captains of the
five cod-fishing boats captured
near the Siberian coast last month
were convicted of “violation of
territorial waters and unlicensed
fishing.” The five skippers, sen
tenced to prison for 18 months to
3 years, are still held in Siberia.
The five boats and more than
80,000 pounds of cod were seized.
Hoshitaro Saito, a chief mate,
said the skippers were whisked
away as soon as the boats were
taken to Ernei “but. Russian sail
ors and, civilians were friendly to
us crewmen during our detention.”
Von der Heydi To Aiiend
Demo Meeting In Anchorage
Jim von der Heydt leaves to
day for Anchorage to attend a
meeting of the Democratic Com
mittee after which a meeting is
scheduled for the nomination of
candidates under the Tennessee
Plan. He plans to return on
Monday.
Investigation Asked of
Alaska Indian Education
WASHINGTON, UPi—The Sen
ate passed yesterday and sent to
the House .a resolution directing
the Secretary of Interior to inves
tigate Indian education in Alaska
and the United States.
Sponsors said the study would
particularly cover education prob
lems of Indian children from non
English-speaking homes and the
possibility of a broadened pro
gram for transfering Indian chil
dren to public schools.
WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy tonight and to
morrow. Temperatures tonight in
the 40’s, rising to the high 50’s on
I Thursday.
In last 24 hours: highest tem
perature 52, lowest 40. Max. wind
12 mph from the liorth.
A year ago today: highest tem
perature 27, lowest 42. Extremes
this date since 1907: highest 74 in
1927, lowest 29 in 1929.
ALASKA AIRLINES
To Unalakleet: Hubert Biehle,
Jack Reed, Ben Bibb, Mary Eliza
beth Jolley.
To Anchorage: Judge Walter H.
Hodge, D.R. Brownfield, Mrs. W.
Pressly, A.E. Cole, Vincent Speer,
Sgt. Akin, Sgt. Hendrick, Sgt.
Farrow, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Edgar, Mr. Gottlieb, U.A. Honka,
Pat Curran and Mr. Crozier.
From Anchorage: Wayne Soren
son, Robert Pettit, Jerry Hedrick,
Stanley Hall, Joe Oneha, Melvin
Meiser, Bill Halligan, Mr. Moore,
Emily Monroe, Owen Rye, Stan
Losey, Ray Newell, C.R. Burnett,
H.T. Doddridge, Eiren Kavikolak,
Rena Kingak, Sgt. James Dacy,
Capt. Wallace Jackson, Floyd
Harmon, Don Lemon, Elwyn Arm
strong, Alfred Deese, and Vincent
Speer.
PAN AMERICAN
From Fairbanks: Larry Galvin,
Mrs. Glenn Snyder, Marie Hagle
and two children, Mrs. Emily Bou
cher, Mary Jeanne Boucher, and
Miss Mary Ann Adams. Other
passengers, last names only were:
Assmus, Chadwick, Ellison, Cook,
Robke, and Goff.
To Fairbanks: Robert Card and
John McCormick. To Seattle:
Lennie Mae Nerland and Solvieg
Xavier.
NEW LINEMAN
The new lineman working on
the power and telephone lines is
Clarence Ruker, who came here
I from Seattle.
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