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.
HOW ABOUT USING REFUGEES
TO POPULATE ALASKA?
George Sokolsky in a recent editorial on state
hood for Alaska, comes up with an idea both new and
old. He suggests that due to the fact that sparse popu
lation is one of the factors holding back the granting
of statehood, new people should be brought in from
Western Germany, where they have escaped from Com
munist domination and are the real opponents of
the Russians. He states:
“They are the same kind of people who settled
much of the Mississippi valley from St. Louis to Minne
apolis in other generations.
“Why not open Alaska to settlement by such
peoples, homeless, often hopeless, who need a sanc
tuary outside of Europe, but always a sanctuary where
the individual can find freedom by his own efforts,
particularly in working the land which he, himself
owns?
“At present, the refugees from Russian oppression
and even the defectors from communism are crowded
into an already overcrowded West Germany where
they can do little to improve themselves.
“There is real danger that Alaska will be regarded
solely as a military outpost serving no other purpose
than to test our strength in Arctic winters against the
Russians who inhabit Siberia and who hope to seize
Alaska from us some day.
“It would be better to increase the population of
that place with the same kind of people who after the
1840’s did so much to give Missouri, Ohio, Michigan
and Wisconsin a constructive, ingenious, hard-working
people.
The prosperity outlook continues good despite
scattered price drops which have made some people
wonder. Business, buying, earning and production ar^
humming at top levels. The pace may recede a bit in
late 1953 and 1954, but general prosperity is expected
to last straight through the next few years and maybe
throughout the ’fifties.
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IKE WORKS ON CONGRESS
President Dwight D. Eisenhower is carefully work
ing on members of the Senate and House, winning them
over one by one to his views on general policy. The new
President is not concentrating on Republicans much
more than Democrats. As a lifetime soldier, he does
not see the allegiance to party as the barrier many
politicians would. Instead, as a soldier, he seems to
assume that all legislators are Americans first, and that
party allegiance comes afterward. And, of course, the
President is right—but the fact is that some politicians
and some Presidents forget this very vital point.
President Ike is inviting almost as many Democrat
ic Congressmen and Senators to dine with him at the
White House as Republicans. And he is not limiting his
invitations to those Democrats who were lukewarm in
support of Adlai Stevenson—or actually for him. He
is inviting all on an equal basis.
Eisenhower is proving to be the same effective
working politician he proved himself to be in Europe
as Supreme Commander of the Allies’ armed forces in
World War II, and later as Supreme Commander of
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s armed forces.
There is no substitute for such politics in paving
the way to getting things done, and one can only won
der what might be the result of this careful groundwork.
NOME FIRE VOLUNTEERS
DISCUSS IMPROVEMENTS
The Nome Volunteer Fire De
partment met Wednesday evening
with president Don Lyle presiding
and Pearse Walsh as secretary
and discussed plans for improving
their organization.
Following the meeting, the 15
members were guests of Ernie
Gustafson at the North Star Grill
where they were invited to par
take of whatever they wanted.
Orders varied from steak and
french fries to just plain black
coffee.
Gustafson is a former fireman
of the Portland fire department
and was most generous in his
praise of the efficiency of the
Nome Volunteers during the
Dream Theater fire which endan
gered his business last Feb. 28.
DOWNED PLANE FORCES
FOUR TO RUBBER LIFE RAFTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Ufh-A Cali
fornia Eastern Airlines DC-4
transport, carrying a civilian crew
of three and a military courier
made an emergency landing on
the Pacific Ocean in darkness
early Friday.
Coast Guard amphibians, circl
ing overhead, reported all the men
were safe in two rubber life rafts
from the downed plane. The PBY
amphibians were awaiting favor
able conditions to set down on the
water and pick up the four.
NOTICE
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
wish to take this opportunity to
thank the Mukluk Camera Club
for its generous support of the
drive for the pulmotor. The shut
ter bugs gave a food sale recent
ly and the proceeds were to go
for dark-room equipment, but
being civic minded they were will
ing to share part of their profits
and the VFW is truly grateful.
Last night at their meeting they
voted to donate $20 toward the
pulmotor. That is the spirit that
should prevail in the community.
Who will be the next?
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Notice Is Hereby Given that the
annual Municipal and School
Board election will be held on
April 7. 1953, at the City Hall,
Nome, Alaska, for the purpose of
electing the following officers, viz:
Mayor; three members of the
Common Council for a two-year
term and one member of the Com
mon Council for a one-year term;
City Treasurer; City Clerk; one
member of the School Board for
a five-year term.
Polls will open at 8:00 o'clock
a.m. and close at 6:00 o'clock p.m.
Carrie M. McLain,
City Clerk
Publish March 27, 30, 1953
Alligators are classified as a
species of crocodile.
CANNERY WORKERS UNION
OKAYS CONTRACT WITH
ALASKA SALMON INDUSTRY
SEATTLE, — The Cannery
Workers Union, Local 37, has ap
proved a two-year contract with
the Alaska salmon industry.
Announcement of the new con
tract was made today by William
, Gettings, regional director of the
International Longshoremen and
Warehousemen’s Union (indepen
dent) of which the cannery union
is an affiliate.
The new contract does not pro
vide for a wage increase but gives
the workers a cash payment in
place of the health and welfare
payments not approved by the
Wage Stabilization Board for last
year.
TYPHOID SHOTS URGED
FOR ANCHORAGE CITIZENS
AS SPRING BREAKUP NEARS
ANCHORAGE, — The spring
breakup raises the annual water
contamination problem in the
greater Anchorage area, Dr. John
Gentry warned Thursday in urg
in urging residents to be immun
ized against typhoid fever.
Gentry, Greater Anchorage
health officer, said both homes
using well water and those on the
city water system are threatened, j
He said newcomers should be
given typhoid shot^ and others
boosters to prevent a possible ty
phoid fever outbreak.
NOTICE W.S.C.S.
The Women's Society of Chris
tian Service of the Methodist
Church with meet at 8 p.m. Fri
day, March 27, at the home of
Mrs. Earl Cooper. All women of
the church are invited. This meet
ing is being held a week early
because Good Friday falls on the
regular meeting night.
Legislature Provides
$2,500,000 Appropriation
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construction is $700,000 for rural
schools.
Appropriations for Education
The biggest chunk of appropria
tions, however, is for education.
The bill includes $10,689,000 for
support of schools and $2,972,000
for the University of Alaska.
The record general appropria
tions bill is about $550,000 above
that of last session.
Appropriations include $560,000
for hospitals,'' although the bill
does not specifically earmark it.
The school teacher pay raise
was settled when the House con
curred in a conference committee
report for a $600 boost.
Of numerous bills passed by the
House to clean the slate of boards
named under the outgoing Demo
cratic administration, only one
got through the Senate. It was
the bill to abolish the Employ
ment Security Commission and
create a new one. Both chambers
overrode Gov. Greuning’s veto on
that one.
But Wednesday afternoon the
Senate was one vote short of
clearing out the Alaska Housing
Authority Board, and Thursday
night an attempt to eliminate the
Development Board went down
to one-sided defeat.
Battle Over Liquor Bill
A running battle in the House
was over a Third Division at
tempt to bring up the Senate-ap
proved Robison bill to allow pre
cincts outside cities to vote on
whether they could keep out any
new liquor dispensaries. It con
stitutes a proposal for limited
local option.
At dawn the Third Divisioners
were still foiled in their aim.
The nightldng session held sur
prising magnet power for terri
torial employes and other Juneau
residents. The galleries in both *
chambers were jammed beyond
midnight and many stayed thru
until after 4 a.m., when there was
a lull in activity while the House
awaited the slow process of re
writing the appropriations bill
with Senate amendments before
it was returned to the House.
In other afternoon actions, the
Senate tabled a bill to increase
territorial employes’ per diem al
lowance from 12 to 15 dollars
while away from home; tabled a
bill for repeal of the dog license
tax, and passed several minor
bills.
Most wines are of a type which
do not improve with age.