THE NOME NUGGET
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OUT OF HIBERNATION
MVA'WS.
Alaska Should Share Benefits
Of Federal Highway Act
All 48 states, as well as Hawaii and Puerto Rico,
enjoy the benefits of the Federal Highway Act, partici
pating in federal matching funds. Congress has also
appropriated funds under this act for Central America
without requiring matching funds.
But for some unexplainable reason Alaska is re
quired each year to get special appropriations for its
roads through the Alaska Road Commission. The
amount becomes less as the states get more, although
we now pay 5c per gallon territorial tax and 1M*<4 for
federal tax.
Both Delegate Bartlett and Governor Frank Heint
zleman are working hard to get legislation passed dur
ing this session of Congress to give Alaskans “equal
rights” and the benefits of the Federal Aid Highway
Act.
We strongly urge civic groups to get behind them
with letters to Congressmen in the States and alert
them to the fact that we know what we want and de
serve. Many Congressmen have visited this area and
are known to us. Each of them should be cognizant of
the unfairness of the present exclusion of Alaska from
this act.
HOME ART CLUB HEARS
ABOUT WHITE HOUSE MEET
FROM SUPT. WM. ANGELL
The Home Arts Club met at
the home of Mrs. Jack Woods!
last evening and members report
an unusually interesting program
by Superintendent of Schools
Wm. Angell, who reported in de
tail oil the White House Confer
ence on Education, which he at- {
tended in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Angell outlined the key-;
note speech of the chairman of!
the conference and explained1
how the delegates were only one-1
third educators with the balance
being made up of representatives i
of related business fields.
Angell also told of the address I
of Vice President Richard Nixon j
to the assembly.
Red Artillery Hits Quemoy
TAIPEH, Formosa, —Commu
nist Chinese artillery blasted Na
tionalist-held Quemoy and Little
Quemoy Islands today with the
hardest one-day pounding in more
than a year, the official National
ist Central News Agency said.
The agency said Red guns hit
the offshore islands with 858
rounds. Nationalist guns returned
the fire and silenced the Commu
nist artillery.
The agency reported one man
and one woman critically wound
ed and 40 homes destroyed and 33
others damaged.
Daughter Born to John Kost Jrs.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kost Jr. are
the parents of a daughter born
this morning at the hospital.
M, Londborg, Convention
Delegate, Guest of C of C
Rev. M. D. Londberg, Constitu- i
tional Convention delegate, passed j
through Nome yesterday and was i
a guest of the Chamber of Com
merce.
He stated he had held meetings
in both Unalakleet and White
Mountain. Rev. Londberg is a
member of the committee working
on city and rural government. He
urges everyone to study the tenta
tive plans carefully and see if they
fit this part of the territory.
He stated the committee would
appreciate any criticism as they
will be working on this section of
the constitution for another two
weeks.
He said the residents of White
Mountain and Unalakleet were
rather luke warm to the Marston
plan which would give every Es
kimo 160 acres of land. The native
people here do not seem to be
seeking aboriginal rights but only
equality.
Public Donated $750 For
Xmas Tree Celebration
Mary Andersen, chairman of
the Community Christmas Tree
for 1955, reported today that the
collection jars netted about $90,
Paul Amarok donated $5, added to
what was collected previously,
made a total of about $750 col
lected.
Mrs. Andersen said she wished
to express her thanks to all those
who donated their time and help
ed to make the Christmas Tree
the success that it was, and to
express her appreciation to every
one who contributed in any way.
She wishes to thank especially
the committee workers: Mrs. Lar
son, Nels Swanberg, Jr., George
Chapman, Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs.
Bill Doyle, Carrie McLain, the
Aurora Circle, Mr. Halverson, Les
Keller, Roscoe Wilke, Wien Air
lines, the School Teachers, Byron
G. Reed, and the North Star Bak
ery which donated cookies for
the good-cheer baskets.
WIEN AIRLINES
From Fairbanks: Frank Morris,
Judy Morris, Jackie Morris, Mr.
and Mrs. Carroll Hughes, Harry
Cross, Myra Sun, Margie Rotman,
June Rotman.
To Fairbanks: Mary Jo Swan
berg, George Bell, Robert Sum
mers, Robert Donovan, Annie Ko
monaseak. T/Sgt. R. Bigelow, L.
O. Hannaman, M. D. Londberg,
A2/C Clyde Calhoun, A/2C Wal
ter Holloway, Glenn Tweet, and
Richard Lee.
To Galena: Charlie Gilbert.
NICOLAUS, Calif., GPL-Riding
in a tracked Army weasel, George
Champis was able to return yes
terday to his Nicolaus Bar & Grill
for the first time since it was
flooded Christmas Eve.
He had opened the place a year
ago, after his bar at Auburn
burned to the ground.
Pushing through the wreckage
to the door yesterday, Campis
found stench and disorder. The
top of the pool table was covered
with mud.
High in the wall rack, alone and
untouched, was the 8-ball.
Nome Laundry
& Cleaners
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FOR PICKUP
Joe Amarok, Proprietor
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Congress Convenes Second Session;
Democrats Talk of Investigations
WASHINGTON, UP>—'The 84th *
Congress Tuesday convened its |
second session which will draw j
the issues—and perhaps make or j
break hopes of potential candi
dates—in the 1956 presidential
election year.
The lawmakers gathered in an
atmosphere of post-holiday jovial
ity, but they were already jockey
ing over such vote-important
questions as a farm program—
tabbed No. 1 by both parties—tax
reduction, foreign aid and high
way building.
And the Democrats, in control
of the congressional machinery,
were talking anew about investi
gations, commonly an enthusiastic
pastime of election years.
House Democratic leader Mc
Cormack (Mass.) said he thought
his party should center its investi
Eisenhower Completes
State of Union Message,
Meets With Budget Chief
KEY WEST, Fla., itft—President
Eisenhower Tuesday completed
work on two major tasks—his
State of the Union message and
his budget message, reportedly:
calling for spending about $63 bil
lion in the year starting July 1.
Eisenhower completed the State
of the Union message at a brief
session with staff members, then
met for an hour and a half with
Budget Director Roland R. Hughes
who arrived from Washington the
night before.
After that session, Hughes re
iterated to newsmen that he still is
hopeful the federal budget for
both the current fiscal year, end
ing June 30, and for next year can
be balanced.
The conference with Hughes
probably touched on a big ques
tion of this political year—wheth
er the administration will be able
to recommend a tax cut in the
fiscal year starting July 1. A final
decision on that, however, prob
ably will be delayed for several
months.
gations on “control of government
by big business.”
“This administration is domin
ated by big business,” McCormack
told reporters, “and I think the
public should know the extent to
which big business has taken
over.”
Traditionally, the Congress con
ducts no legislative business until
it receives the President’s annual
State of the Union message.
President Eisenhower, recuper
ating at Key West, Fla., from his
Sept. 24 heart attack, will send the
message to the capitol on Thurs
day. It will be read by clerks.
Eisenhower will return to Wash
ington next weekend.
Vice President Nixon rapped
his gavel and put the Senate in
session promptly at noon Tuesday.
Across the capitol, Speaker Sam
Rayburn <D-Tex> simultaneously
called the House to order.
All senators were in Washing
ton for the start of the session ex
cept for Senators Kefauver and
Smathers. Kefauver, bidding for
the Democratic presidential nom
ination, was in Jacksonville, Fla.,
where he announced he would en
ter that state’s preferential pri
mary.
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