6 THE NOME NUGGET Wednesday, October 1. 1952
TO THE PUBLIC
y
With reference to the recent labor difficulty
which forced the M.V. Ring Splice to proceed to
Teller and Lost River without discharging any
cargo at Nome, we wish to make an explanation
of the circumstances.
j When the demands of labor were made known
we immediately communicated with our office at
Seattle to determine proper procedure. We are
: today advised that we are not permitted to in
crease wages without hearings and consent of the
Wage Stabilization Board, Washington, D.C. |
i $
j Representatives of labor and the company
j held a meeting today at which complete agree
ment was reached in conformity with the above
regulations.
IWe anticipate no further difficulty affecti/ig
the waterfront operations during the balance of
.he season and regret any inconvenience which
you may have suffered by reason of the delay.
Lomen Commercial Company
RALPH LOMEN,
Vice Presidnet
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GE Automatic Roaster - GE Mazda Lamps
GE Hot Plate - Thor Gladiron
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SCORCHY SMITH
ACE OF THE AIR STRIPS
Veteran Alaska *
Dentist MacKenzie
Realizes Dream
JUNEAU — The long - time
dream of a veteran Alaskan den
tist was realized this month when
six students attending the Alaska
Native Service’s Mt. Edgecumbe
Vocational School entered the
final phases of one of the most
unique vocational training pro
grams ever initiated in the Terri
tory.
The students — four girls and
two boys—have been training as
dental assistants and technicians
in a special course prepared by
Dr. R. M. MacKenzie, Director of
the Oral Health program of the
Native Service.
Initiation of the course marked
attainment of an objective long
sought by Dr. MacKenzie, who,
during the past 25 years, has prac
ticed dentistry from the Arctic
Circle to Ketchikan.
Alarmed at the ever-increasing
number of dental disorders among
Native patients, owing to changes
in diet, standard of living, etc.,
the Alaskan dentist began think
ing of ways and means to allevi
ate and eliminate this health haz
ard. The oral health program re
sulted. Vocational training consti
tues an important part of the pro
gram. Dr. MacKenzie then left his
private practice in Ketchikan to
put the plan into operation. Re
sults todate indicate it will be a
success.
Four native groups are repre
sented among the students: Es
kimo, Athabascan, Haida and
Thlinget. The students are Bertha
Hensley of Kotzebue; Esther Ka
loa, Tyonek, Mary Jane Evans.
Rampart; Louise McLeod, Ketchi
kan; Alexander Brown, Ruby and
Arthur Gamble, Sitka.
ED S BARBER SHOP
- Ed Dalilak -
(Back of Alaska Airlines)
Haircut . 1.25
Shave . 75
Open Every Evening
Except Sunday & Monday
6:15 to 8:00 p.m.
Trade Association Goes
On Record Against Alien
Travel Rules In Alaska
YAKIMA, (JP) — The Pacific
Northwest Trade Association went
on record Tuesday against the
imposing of strict alien travel
rules against Alaskans and called
on the government to enact laws
to prevent the frequent tie-up of
Alaska shipping in labor disputes.
It said the forcing of undesir
able aliens to stay in Alaska is
particularly undesirable because
it is a vital defense area.
The association of business
leaders also expressed opposition,
in their closing session, to any
additional restrictive tariffs on
imports to the United States or
Canada. The resolution was based
on the contention that Pacific
Northwest producers are losing
foreign markets because foreign
nations, unable to sell their own
goods, cannot buy Northwest
farm, fish and lumber products.
The Alaska alien travel regula
tions to which the Association ob
jected are included in the Mc
Carran Immigration Act, which
takes effect on Alaska travel in
December. -
Americans At Asian Peace
Conference May Be
Prosecuted—if Caught
WASHINGTON, (/P)—Secretary
of State Acheson Wednesday de
nounced the forthcoming Asian
and Pacific Peace Conference in
Peiping as an obvious propaganda
operation of the Communists.
He indicated that some of the
15 Americans who are reported
attending may be prosecuted on
charges of obtaining passports
fraudulently.
The Communist - run confer
ence, one of a series, is due to
open Thursday.
About 15 Americans have been
identified as attending, Acheson
said.
He added that none was given a
passport or asked for a passport
for the puropse. All these docu
ments since May 1 have been
stamped “not valid for travel in
China.”
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Norman Miller.
Discharged: Robert Tocktoo, Ed
Smith, Mrs. M. Keith and son, and
L. Hudgins.
New Gimmicky Accounts
For Record Bag of MIGs
SEOUL, Korea, (/P) — Allied
fighter pilots Tuesday closed their
books on the most successful
month of the Korean War. U.S.
Fifth Air Force records showed
61 Communist Mig-15s destroyed,
seven probably destroyed and 59
damaged.
The previous high bag for one
month was 44 destroyed in April.
That mark was passed in mid
September as U. N. jets swept
deep into North Korea to cover
fighter-bombers on attack mis
sions.
Air Force officers have con
armed that a new gimmick has
been added to the swift F-S6s,
possibly an improved gunsight.
Another reason for the record
bag is that the Reds are throwing
more and more Migs into the air
in attempts to break up the
fighter-bomber attacks.
Takes Prisoner's Advice
RANGOON, Burma, (JP) — An
old man with no previous con
victions appeared in court on a
charge of riding a bicycle against
traffic regulations.
Asked if he had anything to say,
he said, “I do not quite know what
to say. Sir, what would you say
if you were in my place?” he
asked a lawyer nearby.
The magistrate smiled. “Tell
me,” he addressed the old man,
“what would you say if you were
in my place?”
In flash came the answer: “Old
man you are discharged.” And he
was.
Nome Directory
ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME
Thursday Luncheon
Boyd Harwood, Pres.
George Bayer, Secy.
Nome Toastmasters Club
Thursdays—6:30 pan.
B O T—Firelite Room
Dinner Meeting
(Reservations for other than members
must be made before Wednesday noon.)
Alaska Chapter No. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Dorothy Young
Rosa B. Hagen
Worthy Matron
Secretary
Meetings 1st and 3rd Mondays
HAGEN
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN
Court House Is Opposite Us
Phone Main 40
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Meets First and
Third Thursday
each month
WILL M. GILLIS, W. M.
NORVIN W. LEWIS, Secy.
Northwestern Alaska
Chainber of Commerce
Meets
EVERY TUESDAY NOON
Larry Galvin, President
POLAR CURIO SHOP