Both Parties’ Platforms
Call For Statehood For
Alaska and Hawaii
'WASHINGTON, UP>— President
Eisenhower told Republican con
•gressional leaders Tuesday he
still hopes Congress will act this
year on legislation to make both
Alaska and Hawaii states.
- The matter was discussed at
the President’s weekly meeting
with the GOP chiefs, Sen. Know
land of California, the Senate Re
publican leader, reported after
ward.
Knowland said it was stressed
<at the conference that both the
Republican and Democratic party
platforms call for admission of
tooth Hawaii and Alaska.
'r—......1 m
One of Last Windjammer
Skippers, Geo. Wigsten,
Dead of Cancer at 71
SAN FRANCISCO, Uft— Capt.
George Wigsten, 71, one of the
last of the old windjammer skip
pers of the Pacific, died yester
day of cancer.
Swedish born, Capt. Wigsten
went to sea at 14 and boasted he
“never earned a penny ashore”
afterward. He sailed the seven
seas in square rigged vessels until
steam drove them out of business.
His final voyage was in 1941
when he took the last sailing ship
around Cape Horn with a load of
explosives for South Africa. He
made port just hours ahead of
German submarines.
.... '
SONGFEST
THURSDAY EVENING
BREAKERS PIANO BAR
Benny at the Keys
Republicans Predict Congress Will
Enact Law Governing Succession
In Case President Is Ever Disabled
WASHINGTON, UP) — Republi
can leaders predicted today the
White House arrangement under
which' Vice President Nixon
would take over as acting chief
executive if President Eisen
hower becomes disabled will spur
Congress to act on the subject.
Senate GOP leader Knowland
and Rep. Martin, his House coun
terpart, expressed that view to
newsmen after their regular
weekly meeting with Eisenhower.
Prominent Congress members
of both parties earlier had voiced
approval of the procedure worked
out between Eisenhower and Nix
on ;— applicable only to them
selves.
Knowland reported that the
GOP leaders informed Eisen
hower that they go along with
the arrangement whereby Nixon
would serve as acting president if
Eisenhower becomes unable to
perform his duties.
Knowland said the feeling
among the Republican leaders
was that such an arrangement is
“important in the day and age
in which we live.” *
The senator added, however,
that approval of the Eisenhower
Nixon understanding “does not
foreclose the desirability of con
gressional action” on a long-range
basis.
Knowland noted that the ad
ministration still favors handling
the matter by constitutional
amendment rather than through
simple legislation.
The announcement of the Ei
senhower-Nixon arrangement yes
terday was well received, but dif
ferences of opinion cropped up
on whether it would give Nixon
sufficient constitutional authority
to act and whether Eisenhower
legally could reclaim his office.
Old Newspapers—25c a Bundle
For Sale at the Nugget
For Packing, Painting or Puppies
I 4
NOME SANITARY
SERVICE
Phone Main 1
P.O. Box 558
SCORCHY SMITH
_
HALF ACRE CASTLE
APD 1
^ CUP OF
WALNUT
MEATS
WHEN
POPPING
POPCORN.
THEY WILL
BE HEATED
THROUGH
AND ADD
A NICE
TOUCH TO
YOUR FOP
CORN,
thanks to
A.yOUNC,
(aANNI^CAl
STEVE, I WANT HELLO, ARLINE...
YOU TO MEET YES I CERTAINLY
ARUNE ! OF VO 'REMEMBER
course you /
REMEMBER
Baseball Players
Begin To Sign Up
(By The Associated Press)
Money talks—it’s even -begin
ning to crack the stubborn band
of Milwaukee Braves’ holdouts.
The world champion Braves
figured to be tough to sign, but
the holdout list was down to five
after the signing of pitchers Gene
Conley and Bob Buhl,
That leaves general manager
John'Quinn with this cast of un
signed: World Series hero Lew
Burdette, who won three games
against the New York Yankees;
reliefer Don McMahon; outfielder
Wes Covington; shortstop Johnny
Logan, and first baseman Frank
Torre.
The Yanks all but closed their
ledgers when Bill Skowron sign
ed, leaving only Tommy Byrne—
who has seriously contemplated
retirement—as the lone outstand
ing member of the American Lea
gue champs.
Conley’s quick signing was a
surprise. Saturday the hurler,
who had a 9-9 record last year,
said he “almost flipped” when he
saw his contract, which Conley
said called for the maximum 25
per cent pay cut. Buhl won 18
and lost seven in 1957.
The Yanks rewarded Skowron,
their husky first baseman, who
batted .304, with an estimated
$22,000 contract.
Gov. Stepovich Proclaims
March 6 to April 6 Easter
Seal Campaign Month
Governor Mike Stepovich has
proclaimed the month begitlhing
Thursday, March 6, as the Easter
Seal Campaign Month in Alaska.
The annual Easter Seal Cam
paign begins on March 6, and
continues until April 6, Easter
Sunday. Proceeds from the drive
go to the Alaska Crippled Chil
dren’s Association which is doing
a magnificent job of providing
direct care and treatment for the
children who are handicapped.
The accomplishments of the Al
aska Crippled Children’s Assn.,
and the plans for the future re
quire the praise, and support of
every Alaskan.
Letter-size and legal file folders
Available al The Nome Nugget
STOVE and STACK
CLEANING
USED HEATERS AND
COOK STOVES FOR SALE
CALL TOM TUNGWENUK
PHONE WHITE 193
Nome Directory
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Jerry Manning, President
ALASKA CHAPTER HO. I
Order of Eastern Star
Mildred Harwood
Worthy Metres
Helen Dunbar
Secretary
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays
□ ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
J. A. von der Heydt, W.M.
Norv.n t**. Lewis, Sec.
Meru in and 3rd Thursday each month
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Joe Kroninger
President
W. Mecklenburg
Secretary
Wednesday Luncheon