2 THE NOME NUGGET Monday, April 13, 1953
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WITHOUT THE HAMMER- SEE WHAT YOU HAVE!
THOMAS JEFFERSON
The anniversary of the man who drafted the Dec
laration of Independence falls on April 13th. The occa
sion is not observed as widely as it might one day be,
although in several states Jefferson’s birthday anni
versary is a major observance.
Thomas Jefferson was born at Shadwell, Virginia,
on April 13, 1743. His mother was Jane Randolph, of
the famous family of Virginia, but Jefferson—although
of the upper class—became the greatest champion of
the little man in the history of his country. He was a
lawyer by profession and entered politics at an early
age, being elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses
at 26. His ability brough him prominence quickly and
while still in his thirties he composed the nation’s Dec
laration of Independence.
Jefferson was a great humanitarian and felt for
the less fortunate citizens of his country even though
he was well situated himself. His writings on the
rights and freedom of men are still timely and indeed
show a remarkable insight into the future as one scans
them 185 years after they were written.
Present-day historians have frequently predicted
that Jefferson’s stature in American history will grow
as the years pass by and not diminish. The Democratic
Party, as it is known, celebrates the anniversary of
Jefferson’s birth in a political sense. However, Jeffer
son’s ideals are appreciated by all Americans, regard
less of party affiliation and there is an annual non-poli
tical observance at the University of Virginia, which
Jefferson founded.
Perhaps the most fitting way to observe Jefferson’s
birthday is to take the time to read his views on the
rights of the individual and his views on freedom and
democratic government, which are today still unsur
passed. Every American should take the time to do
this and we recommend it to the reader.
An optimist is one who laughs to forget; a pessimist
forgets to laugh.
Digging wells is about the only business where
you don’t have to begin at the bottom.
Advice to the thin: “Don’t eat fast!” Advice to
the fat: “Don’t eat! Fast!”
A real diplomat: ’A man who remembers a
woman’s birthday but forgets her age.
Sen. Byrd Predicts
Set-up of Military
Will be Overhauled
By DON WHITEHEAD
WASHINGTON, Sen. Byrd
<D-Va) predicted Saturday the en
tire management set-up in the
armed services will be overhauled
as a result of a Senate investiga
tion of ammunition shortages in
Korea.
The Virginian said the ammu
nition inquiry has revealed an
unbelievable lack of good business
management.
“I intend to follow this thing
through and see that it is done,”
Byrd said. Then he added with
a grin, “and I think everybody
knows I’m not accustomed to
starting something I don’t finish.”
He said he was convinced busi
nessmen should be put in charge
of handling military contracts and
deliveries of goods. The military
would still have the right to “say
what they need,” he added.
Byrd went on to say in an inter
view he was convinced the people
of the nation “are thoroughly dis
gusted with the business manage
ment of the armed services.” He
said he was confident the new
! Secretary of the Army, Robert
i Stevens, would get results in his
i department.
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Non Skeds Battle
Regular Carriers
At Final Hearing
SEATTLE, of)—Near the end of
the congressional hearing on Se
attle transportation tieups, the
testimony shifted from sea to air
with operators of certified and
non-scheduled air carriers trading
verbal blows.
Amos Heacock, president of the
non-scheduled Air Transport As
sociates flying between the States
and Alaska, bitterly assailed the
CAB which, he said, has conduc
ted an “organized and planned
campaign to eliminate the inde
pendent air lines w.hich are not
subsidized at the expense of the
taxpayer.”
Heacock’s line has been ordered
to halt operations April 24 for
what he said was “serving Alaska
too often, too well and at too low
a price.”
This remark brought immediate
protests from representatives of
the four airlines with certificates
for regular schedules to and from
Alaska: Northwest Airlines, Pan
American World Airways, Pacific
Northern Airlines and Alaska
Airlines.
Nelson David of Alaska Air
lines said the four regular carriers
adequately served Alaska, and
George E. Hatch of NWA accused
backers of non-scheduled air ser
vice of “recommending a form of
transportation which was aban
doned many years ago because it
did not fulfill Alaska’s needs.”
The wdrd “witch” is allied to
“wit” which formerly meant “to
know.”
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Alaskans In Ireland
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On the last leg of a trip half way around the world from
Alaska to Ireland, the Mike. Walsh family of Nome smiled fare
well before boarding a transatlantic Pan American Airways
Clipper enroute from New York to Shannon. Father Mike Walsh
(left) came io the United States from Ireland in 1901. He followed
the Gold Rush to Alaska, made a home for himself in the North
land, raised a family and vowed he would "return to the 'auld
sod' when they build a bridge." But this year's Irish "An Tosial"
festival was too much of a temptation. Mike and Mrs. Walsh,
their sons, James and Pearse (on the steps) and their wives
packed up and journeyed from Alaska io Seattle, then across
the country to New York. They now are spending two weeks
in Ireland.
Anchorage Files Suit to
Find Police Station Owner
ANCHORAGE, tA>)—'The city of
Anchorage wants to know is if or
is it ain’t a police station—and it
wants to start paying the $l,000-a
month rental on the one it thinks
it has.
The city filed suit in federal
court Friday to force Roy Edris
and his Automotive Parts and
Equipment Company to settle their
dispute over who had the right
to lease to the city the quarters
now occupied by the police dept.
Edris and the firm both have
filed eviction notices against the
city for non-payment of rent.
Automotive Parts leased the
building to the city last Dec. 1.
Then Edris showed up as building
owner and on Dec. 31 asked the
police to move out, declaring the
lease was illegal.
Since then, the city has been
paying rent in escrow and the
police have continued to conduct
their business from the building.
Land Dept. Checking 83
Of Zappa’s Oil Leases
ANCHORAGE, UR—Eighty-three
oil leases filed by Anthony Zappa
for several investors were held up
pending a further check by the
Bureau of Land Management.
Virgil Seiser, Land Office man
ager, said the bureau needs more
time to screen large groups of
tilings because the recent boom
in oil and gas activity has clogged
the office.
The law prohibits any one per
son holding more than 15,360
acres and a check must be made
on names to see if anyone has a
direct or indirect interest in ex
cess of the legal limit.
Seiser s&id the check is routine
to prevent later cancellation and
forfeiture of filing fees. He said
I large group filings are being
j watched especially because in
: some instances fraud has been
i uncovered. (
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