T H E N OME IN U G G E T
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Friday 13tli, A Day of Optimism . . .
TODAY IN AMERICA, because of primeval legends
and an ancient fear of witches 250 million dollars
in business will be lost by people too superstitious to
buy or sell on Friday the 13th.
“Even the New York Stock Exchange, which
you’d think rather smarter than all that, will be af
fected,” said Claudia DeLys, the world’s leading ex
pert on superstitions. “And isn’t that ridiculous, or
is it?”
“Why, any real student of superstition knows
that you can get by beautifully on Friday the 13th
if you carry a four leaf clover.”
Eve is supposed to have tempted Adam with the
fatal apple on Friday. The flood in the Bible, the con
fusion in the Tower of Babel, the death of Christ all
took place on that day. Friday is also the Sabbath of
many primitive peoples, — is still for Mohammedans.
“A man who really believes that a rabbits foot
is lucky has utmost confidence in his superstitious
crutch.”
Good luck charms might be called the poor man’s
tranquillizer. So today if you have been careful to
avoid unpleasantries, you can say you don’t believe
in superstitions, you’re just being careful.
WHAT HAVE WE HERE ? ? ?
MONTPELIER, Vt. UP> — A
member of the Vermont House
Ways and Means Committee said
he will turn back half of his
$140 salary check for the first
two weeks of the General As
sembly session “because I haven’t
earned it.”
Arthur Williams, 34-year-old
freshman Republican, said the
Legislature has not been in ses
sion long enough to warrant a full
two weeks pays.
Princess Astrid of Norway
Weds Divorced Commoner
ASKER, Norway UFi — Blonde
Princess Asrid became the bride
Thursday of divorced commoner
Johan Martin Ferner. Ignoring
early criticism of the match, she
stepped down as Norway’s First
Lady to do so.
The ceremony took place, after
a snowstorm, at the little Lutheran
church in this village, 12 miles
from Osip. «
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To Increase Our
Representation Fund
Would Endanger Security
EVANSTON, 111. UP) — The
Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union said Thursday a proposed
increase in the U. S. State De
partment’s representation fund
would endanger national security.
Much of the fund, which has
ranged from $750,000 to a million
dollars a year, allegedly is spent
for liquor for American embassies
and diplomatic functions. The new
Congress has been asked to in
crease the appropriation this
year.
In a letter to President-elect
John F. Kennedy, Mrs. Fred J.
Tooze, WCTU President, said
times like these “demand the full
exercise of God-given facilities”
in foreign relations.
Challenging Kennedy’s report
ed approval of the required in
crease, Mrs. Tooze’s letter added:
“May we sincerely call to your
attention the necessity for in
dividual sobriety and good judg
ment in matters of diplomatic
communication and conference.
Liquor dulls the brain and loosens
the tongue. Can we risk our na
tional security as well as our in
ternational security on such po
tential personal incompetence?”
IKE DEEPLY GRATIFIED
WASHINGTON UP) — President
Eisenhower included this para
graph on statehood in his State of
the Union message:
“I am deeply gratified that it
was under the urging of this ad
ministration that Alaska and
Hawaii became our 49th and 50th
States.”
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
No. 60-48-P
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF
ERNEST G. BALL, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
William Hoogendorn of Nome, Alaska,
has been duly appointed Administrator
of the Estate of Ernest G. Ball, deceased.
All persons having claims against said
estate shall present them, in proper
legal form, with vouchers attached, to
the said Administrator at Nome, Alas
ka, within a period of six (6* months
from the date of this notice.
DATED this 5th day of January, 1961.
WILLIAM HOOGENDORN.
Administrator
Virgil D. Vochoska,
Attorney for Administrator.
Publish Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27, 1961.
Eisenhower’s State of Union Message:
Keep the U.S. “Strong and at Peace”
By Douglas Cornell
WASHINGTON UP) — President
Eisenhower described America
yesterday as standing at unpre
cedented heights, and asked
prayers that future leaders will
be able to keep this nation strong
and at peace.
In a farewell State of the Union
Message, the 70-year-old Presi
dent reviewed for Congress the
years of his administration and
saw them as a period in which
this country forged ahead in
foreign and economic policies.
But he solemnly noted that
grave problems will confront the
incoming administration of Presi
dent-elect John F. Kennedy —
the continuing Communist menace
in many parts of the world and
economic pains which leave “little
room for complacency.”
“I do not close this message
implying that all is well — that
all problems are solved,” Eisen
hower said. “For progress implies
both new and continuing prob
lems and,' unlike presidential ad
ministrations, problems rarely
have terminal dates.”
Eisenhower’s 6500-word message
was one of a series of leave-tak
i ing statements before he turns
the reins of government over to
Kennedy on Friday of next week.
Since he is leaving office, Ei
senhower avoided in his State of
the Union Message the suggestions
to Congress for legislation which
such a message usually contains.
In noting the problems con
fronting the nation at this time,
1 Eisenhower said:
“Abroad there is the continu
ing Communist threat to the free
dom of Berlin, an explosive situ
ation in Laos, the problems
caused by Communist penetra
tion in Cuba, as well as the many
problems connected with the de
velopment of the new nations in
| Africa. These areas, in particular,
call for delicate handling and con
stant review.
“At home several conspicuous
| problems remain — promoting
higher levels of employment, with
special emphasis on areas in
j which heavy unemployment has
j persisted; continuing to provide
1 for steady economic growth and
I preserving a sound currency:
bringing our balance of payments
into more reasonable equilibrium
and continuing a high level of
! confidence in our national and
i international systems: eliminat
I ing heavily excessive surpluses of
! a few farm commodities; and
overcoming deficiencies in our
health and educational programs.”
But there were notes of confi
dence and hope in a message that
looked both backward and for
ward. And there were good wish
es for the man who will succeed
Eisenhower seven days from now.
The present chief executive did
not mention President-elect John
F. Kennedy by name. But he
said a new President shortly will
lay before Congress proposals for
shaping the future of a great land,
and: “To him, every citizen, what
ever his political beliefs, prayer
fully extends best wishes for good
health and for wisdom and suc
cess in coping with the prob
lems that conront our nation.”
Geography lesson: There is a
village in Scotland called “Peace
and Plenty.”
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