THE NOME NUGGET
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Charwoman Uses Preachers ‘One
Talent” To Bring Countrymen Cheer
LOS ANGELES, UP> — “This is a
talent,” the Methodist minister
said, pressing a 50-cent piece into
the gnarled hand of the tiny $90
a-month janitress. “Use it wisely
and it will increase.”
And Nicolosa Donlucas listened
to the Rev. Nicolas Davila relate
Jesus’ parable of the talents. As
she stood, broom in hand, he ex
plained how some persons can
make one coin become many,
while others — as told in Mathew
— fail .to make use of what they
have.
That was last summer.
Some days later, a timid knock
came on his door. It was Nicolosa.
She held out $17.50 to him.
Haltingly, she explained. His
half-dollar had paid for some
cheese and tortillas. She had made
enchiladas and sold them, then
bought more cheese and tortillas
and sold more enchiladas. Now
she had $35. Half she was giving
to the Methodist-operated Commu
nity Center where she works. Half
would finance more enchiladas
in her spare time.
In the months that followed, Ni
colos swept and scrubbed and
dusted for her living. Her spare
moments went to making and
selling enchiladas.
One day she proudly showed the
minister a bankbook. She had
saved $100.
Ever since she had visited her
native Mexico last year, she had
worried bout the many poverty
stricken people she had seen. She
wanted to help them. At last she
knew how.
From a brother in San Luis, Mex
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ico, she had asked names of 33
orphans there and 33 more in
the town of Nochistlin. She had
writen another brother.in Mexico
to list 33 old people who hadn’t
enough to eat.
Thirty-three, she explained, was
the number of years Christ lived.
“And I want to say happy birthdy
to the baby Jesus.”
So it was on Christmas Day
66 orphans got gifts from a poor
charwoman in the United States,
and 33 destitute old folks who
thought they didn’t have a friend
were given little presents, and be
cause there was some left over,
four prisoners in Mexico jails
received gifts, too.
None knew who the donor was.
Nicolosa would not let them be
told.
She plans to go right on with
her enchilada work, doing what
she can with the talent she was
given.
If asked bout the Christmas
gifts, Nicolosa points a calloused
finger toward the heavens.
“Thank Jesus,” she says. “It was
a happy birthday party for Jesus.”
The aircraft carrier USS Inde
pendence is the fourth ship in the
history of our country to carry
the name, and is the most power
ful vessel ever built for the U. S.
Navy.
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Inauguration
Still Set For
January 17
JUNEAU, UP) — A day of fes
tivities celebrating the inaugura
tion of Governor William A. Egan
and Secretary of State Hugh J.
Wade still is scheduled January 17.
Felix Toner, chairman of an in
augural celebration committee,
said yesterday there were no plans
to cancel the observance at Juneau
because of the present illness of
the Governor.
Egan has been confined to St.
Ann’s Hospital here since he took
office last Saturday. He is reported
suffering from a jaundice condi
tion, and an announcement was ex
pected late Tuesday on how long
he would require medical care.
The planning for the observance
began weeks ago. The job of mail
ing some 6,000 invitations was
nearly complete now, Toner said.
The scheduled program on the
inaugural observance day includes
a big military parade, a public
reception and a formal ball.
Egan and Wade also are sched
uled to repeat their oaths of office
during ceremonies in connection
with the observance.
B.C. Suggests U.S.
Share Cost Of
Paving Highway
VICTORIA, B. C., UP) —- High
ways Minister Phil Gaglardi of
British Columbia suggested Tues
day that Canada and the United
States should share costs 50-50 on
a new north-south highway route
through the province.
“Or they could share 50-50 in
bringing the Alaska Highway up
to standard and hard-surface it,”
he said.
Gaglardi was discussing recent
suggestions by Oregon Senator
Richard Neuberger that the whole 1
of the Alaska Highway should be
paved in a joint Canada-United
States venture.
Gaglardi said British Colum
bia’s contribution in his suggested
plan would be to take over the
highway or highways after the
hard surface is laid, and under
take maintenance costs.
The minister said British Co
lumbia has already undertaken
to maintain the first 50 miles of
the Alaska Highway north of Daw
son Crek, in N.E. British Colum
bia, and Ottawa “is thinking of
hard-surfacing another 50 miles
this year.
The United States, he believes,
should be prepared to pay 50 per
cent of new construction, or re
construction and surfacing costs,
since the highway routes through
British Columbia would be of vital
interest to Americans and Alas
kans.
“I am sure the two nations
could agree, and establish a high
degree of cooperation,” Gaglardi
said.
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FRESH SHEE FISH
DRIED SALMON
FRESH CRABS
Dog Takes Over
Where Rescuers Fail
LEVITTOWN, Pa., UP) — For
five hours, Tina waited on shore
while others tried to rescue her
master, Donald Dickey, 22.
Dickey and two other hunters
had taken the dog hunting. Dickey
had gone out alone on a lake in
a small boat when he spotted a
flight of ducks.
The outboard motor failed.
Firemen and police came, but
were unable to recfch the young
hunter.
Someone thought of calling in a
helicopter. And someone thought
of Tina.
A rope was attached to the 2
year-old spaniel’s neck and Dickey
called to his dog. Tina walked
across thin ice to her master.
Dickey attached the rope to the
boat and he and Tina were hauled
ashore.
Bill Introduced To Help
In Halting Depredations
On Alaska Red Salmon
WASHINGTON, UP) — A bill de
signed to protect Alaska red sal
mon from further depletion by
Japanese fishermen was intro
duced today by Representative
Don Magnuson (D-Wash).
The measure would ban the im
portat bis country of sal
mon nationals of any
country which permits gill-net
fishing on the high seas at times
and places at which salmon
spawned in North America are
found.
The bill is a companion to one
which was introduced by Repre
sentative Thomas M. Pelly (R
Wash) and which was approved
by the House Merchant Marine
and Fisheries Committee at the
last session.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
Report of the Financial Condition
of the
Miners and Merchants Rank of Alaska
Located at Nome, Territory of Alaska, at the close of business on the
31st day of December, 1958
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts .$1,077,925.56
LTnited States bonds and securities . 699,942.82
Other bonds and warrants . 53,808.86
Banking house, furniture and fixtures . 17,928.13
Cash on hand and due from banks . 399,6i4.69
Other Assets . 31,852.43
Total . 2,2§1,072.49
LIABILITIES
Capital assigned from Head Office .,. 100,000.00
Surplus fund .;. 50,000.00
Reserves . 10,562.73
Undivided profits less expenses paid . 120,510.51
Demand deposits . 1,144,536.15
Time deposits . 854,808.10
Cashier’s and certified checks . 655.00
Total . 2,281,072.49
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )
TERRITORY OF ALASKA > SS
SECOND JUDICIAL DIVISION )
I, W. W. Tuttle, Cashier of the above named Miners & Merchants
Bank of Alaska, do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is
true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
W. W. TUTTLE, Cashier
(CORRECT ATTEST)
(NOTARIAL SEAL) JAMES G. MANNING
BOYD C. HARWOOD
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Directors
31st day of December, 1958.
BEVERLY A. MORGAN
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska.
My commission expires November 10, 1960.
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