THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943 at the
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FINE - SOUNDING WORDS
General George Acheson, commander of the Alas
ka Air Command, was recently made an honorary
member of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. He
responded with an address entitled “Our Defense in
Alaska.” It is a splendid, well-prepared oration on the
modern weapons and the terrible effects of total war
involving guided missies, atomic and hydrogen bomb
weapons.
There is one part of the address that we think our
readers will want to see for themselves, so we quote:
“Understanding is a wonderful commodity. We
would all do well to learn it and practice it. Like
patience, it comes hard. A. few years ago, the Air Force
pulled many of its working elements out of Nome. A
large cry came out of the north from the civilian popu
lace in the Seward Peninsula area, to the effect that
they were being let down, that their protection was
being ‘sold’ out of shortsightedness. Congressmen were
brought into the picture. Public pronouncements
emanated from the military and the press. I don’t
know who satisfied whom, or who flexed their muscles
the most. The fact is this—for STRICTLY MILITARY
reasons forces were withdrawn from Nome—period.
There was no question of Nome economics or protec- j
tion involved. We are neither so fabulously wealthy
nor equipment-rich that we can afford to expend our,
personnel and resources every place in Alaska, or in !
the world. The military, if it is to run the military j
establishment, must determine where its forces can)
best and m st strategically be situated. Admiral Rad
ford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently!
made that point perfectly clear in a speech before the
National Press Club in Washington. We sacrifice in
one place to build up in another; we balance and weigh
all considerations; we MUST judge the whole from
an assessment of the parts. The reaction of the Nomeites j
was a natural one. No one of us, however, will back!
away from the fact that any piece of ground under the
American flag will not be surrendered without a fight.”
We invite our readers to answer General Acheson
through the Nugget. Those are mighty fine sounding
words and a nice pat on the back of the military with
a “father knows best” attitude. But the cold facts
remain that Nome still sits out in the open without
any based planes to back up a radar alert.
It is our belief that the purpose of defense is to pro
tect the home and family from invasion. It appears,
however, that northwestern Alaska and its inhabitants
are still expendable.
If this part of the territory cannot be included in j
a'r protection, it should at least be included in road!
extension. We would not feel quite so isolated if
there was a road uniting us with the rest of the conti-!
nent, making us part of these United States.
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i* dventist Leaders
Commend Army For
Release Of Servicemen
WASHINGTON, WV—W orld
leaders of the Seventh-Day Ad
ventist denomination Friday com
manded the Army for releasing
four Adventist servicemen who
hrd been sentenced to six months
hard labor for not taking part in
a practice alert on a Saturday,
their Sabbath.
The four were released after
serving three weeks of their sen
tence. They were freed from the
Ft. Richardson stockade on orders
of Col. Barney Daughtry, who
said the principal involved had
been established and he felt it
was unnecessary to continue the
punishment.
Carlyle B. Haynes, war service
director for the Seventh-Day Ad
ventists, said in a statement the
release “exemplifies at its best
American military tradition of
Democratic consideration for the
individual and his religious belief.
“The Army for many years has
i given every consideration to Ad
ventist men and their regard for
the Sabbath, and in turn the men
have regularly been on duty on
Sunday when other men were off
duty.
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Pope Pius XII Warns
“Men In High Places”
Who Ignore Or Deny God
VATICAN CITY, (A>)—In a Lent
en message to parish priests of
Rome, Pope Pius XII Saturday
warned “men in high places” who
ignore or deny God that they “will
build even more precariously than
at present.”
“There is no other solution for
humanity,” said 'the Pope, “but to
build the world anew in the spirit
! of Christ.”
The Pope was reported slightly
improved Saturday as Romah j
j Catholics flocked to Rome’s chur- !
I ches for special prayers for his ;
full recovery. Vatican sources said
i :he pontiff, suffering for 33 days
| from a gastric ailment, again had
nt fairlv restful night.”
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I As in past Lenten messages, the \
Pope urged fuller observance of |
religious duties during this Lenten i
period.
Lent begins this year on Ash '
Wednesday, Mf rch 3, the day fol- 1
lowing ‘he Pope’s 78th birthday, j
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OLD - TIME AT, ASK ANS |
DTE IN STATES
SEATTLE, UP-—Alexander Me- j
Allister, 85, pioneer Alaska miner, ;
died yesterday at Renton. He |
prospected in Alaska during the
Gold Flush. He- returned to Seattle
in 1910, but worked seasonally in
Alaska mining until 1940.
He was a supervisor for the
Fairbanks Exploration Co. He was
a member of the Alaska Yukon
Pioneers, Cabin No. 1, and a for
mer member of the Tanana Ma
sonic Lodge at Tanana, Alaska.
PUYALLUP, Wash., {#)—Louis
: Larson, 84-year-old ex-Alaskan,
i died here yesterday after a month
of illness. He was a miner in the
territory- for 20 years prior to be
coming 5 berry farmer here 30
years ago. He was a member of
the Sourdough Club.
B»29 Tears Through
Power Lines But
Lands Safely
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (TP)—A
B-29 from nearby McClellan Air
Force Base flew through power
lines and knocked over two poles
in Rio Linda Friday but landed
safely at Travis Air Force Base.
None of the 11 men aboard
was injured.
The plane was on a routine
flight to Alaska. Its rudder was
torn off and was strewn over a
two block area.
State Secretary Dulles
In Venezuela To Attend
Inter-American ^on^erence
CARACAS, Venezuela, UP)—-Lat
in Americans here for the open
ing of the 10th Inter - American
Conference today got word from
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles that the United States’ pro
gram of friendship with them has
been the big northern neighbor’s
most stable and dependable poli
cy.”
“The friendly association of
American states is the oldest for
eign policy of the United States
and it is still our most solid and
dependable policy,” he said in a
brief airport statement on his ar- !
rival for the 20-nation conference.
The first day’s program of the
meeting was confined to formali
ties—including a welcome extend
ed by Venezuc-lan President Mar- I
cos Perez Jiminez. The conference i
is expected to last three to five |
weeks. j
' -vi Says Senate
GOPs Will Comkat Efforts
To Tie in Alaska Statehood
WASHINGTON, (iP)—Majority
I e dor Knotwland, California Re
publican, said today that Senate
Republicans will combat efforts j
to tic- statehood for Alaska to a
bill to bring Hawaii into the
Union.
Knowland said in an interview
he believes there is a better
chance for statehood for both if
their cases are considered separ
ately.
The battle over statehood is
just beginning on the Senate floo^
and may run on for weeks—with
occasional breaks. A House-ap
proved measure for granting
Hawaii statehood became pending
business in the Senate Friday 1
night when a five-week battle
over treaty making powers ended.
Sen. Anderson promptly moved
to amend it by adding statehood
for Alaska, which has not been
approved by the House.
Most Republicans are expected
to favor the Hawaiian bill on the
theory it would add two more
GOP senators to their present
slim ranks. The party now has 47
senators, one less than the Demo
crats.
For the same reason, many
Democrats favor statehood for Al
aska in hopes it would send two
Democrats as senators.
St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is
believed to be the largest church
in the world—205 yards long.
Rep. King To Ask
Tax Considerations
i
For Alaskans
WASHINGTON, UP)—Rep. King
(D-Calif) said Saturday he will
ask the House Ways and Means
Committee to consider the possi
bility of special tax considerations
for Alaska.
He said in a prepared statement
the considerations would be simi
lar to those in Puerto Rico, where
“generally speaking, income de
rived within Puerto Rico is not
subiect to federal income tax and
there are other aids granted by
federal tax law which by some
are held to be primarily respon
sible for industrial advances”
made there.
King, the ranking minority
member of the tax-writing com
mittee, said there is a question
among attorneys as to whether
Congress can grant tax conces
sions to- an incorporated territory
such as Alaska. (Puerto Rico is a
commonwealth.)
This point, he said, is a consti
tutional question which “could
only be settled in the courts, not
in Congress.
King said “a real argument” can
be made for Alaskans that a wage
earner automatically is thrown
into a higher tax bracket simply
because costs of living in Alaska
are higher. A worker receives
more money but the wage may
buy him no more, he said.
Indian Representatives
Ark Con^'n’ie'l Pro1ep*’°h
RYrsm TTprlovnl Government
WASHINGTON, (API— Represen
tatives of 40 Indian tribes called
Saturday for continued orotection
and benefits guaranteed them in
treaties with the federal govern
ment.
Meeting in final session <"*.-? an
emergency conference on Indian
legislation, spokesmen for tribes
and bands in 21 states and Alaska
adopted a formal declaration ex
pressing fear the governw""t is
“threatening to withdraw tv’'-pro
tection and these benefits.”
Declaring that some trying
legislative oroposals would tend
to .destroy tribal governments and
nullify rights promised in solemn
treaties, they stated:
“We feel that many of our fel
low Americans do not know that
we are citizens, free to move
about the* country like everyone
else. We fight for our country,
and we pay taxes like everyone
else, except on the land and prop
erty our ancestors retained by
agre-ement with the United States
government.”
FH<r, Not Blonde,
License
CEDAR GROVE, N.J., Puz
zled police Saturday were trying
to figure* out whether a young
Navy ensign had kidded them or
had made a difficult 11th hour
decision.
*
Patrolman Donald Schneider
said he was on duty Friday when
this happened:
Ensign Robert Ziegler walked
into police headquarters* and
asked if he was in t'-e right place
for getting a marriage license.
He was directed to the town
registrar’s office nearby. He left.
But two minutes later he was
back. He said he Had changed his
mind.
“I’ll settle for a dog license,”
Ziegler said, producing $2.25.
Dog license in hand, he went out
to his car and drove off with a
beautiful blonde at his side.
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