THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
postoffice at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
THERE IS NO FEDERAL AID
Enid (Okla.) News (Rep.)
It must come as a shock to those who favor federal
aid for this and for that and for almost any local or
state activity to read that Oklahoma last year paid into
Washington in all forms of federal taxes the stupendous
sum of $639,600,000. And the shock must still be great
er when they further read that, in all form of grants
and aid, this state got back from Washington only
$106,300,000.
It is a further shock to learn that wholly aside from
personal and corporate income taxes paid to the federal
government, this state’s citizens paid in $110 million in
miscellaneous federal excise taxes. That is, more in
this form of taxation alone went out of Oklahoma to
Washington than came back in grant and aid programs.
These figures show that only about $1 came back
to Oklahoma of every $6 sent up to Washington from
this state. They show that the federal “take” was con
siderably more than twice the inflated costs of all state
governmental activities, huge as those are in Oklahoma.
Any individual or government agency thinking of
asking for federal funds should ponder these figures
long and carefully; for they prove with startling clar
ity that there IS NO SUCH THING AS FEDERAL
AID ! There is only the practice of the federal gov
ernment returning to you or your state a small portion
of what the state’s people contribute to Washington.
NEWSPRINT MILL MAY BE POSSIBLE
(Jessen’s Weekly)
A bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate by
Republican Francis Case of South Dakota provides for
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to put up 60
percent of the cost of a newsprint mill in the Tongass
National Forest to “assure smaller weekly and daily
newspapers of a dependable share of newsprint pro
duction at reasonable prices.”
The bill goes on to provide that the loan from the
RFC can be repaid in a 50-year period to the private
sources that put up the plant.
It is encouraging to Alaskans that Congressmen
from such far-away states are expressing interest in
the problems of the territory. It is hoped that this bill
will receive favorable action from the lawmakers.
As Senator Case pointed out, something more than
Congressional investigation into newsprint problems
is necessary and his bill provides concrete action.
Standard Oil Gives
Four Scholarships
At U. of Alaska
Larry Hagen, assistant resident
manager of Standard Oil Com
pany, here on business announced
the presentation of certificates of
award to current winners of Stan
dard Oil Company of California’s
“Leaders for Tomorrow” under
graduate scholarships from the
Urpversity of Alaska, Fairbanks,
recently.
Handsome illuminated scrolls
commemorating this achievement
were given to Patricia McNavish,
freshman; George Knight, sopho
more; Patricia Skoog, Junior; and
Anna Mueller, senior, by L. M.
Hagen, manager of Standard’s op
erations in Alaska.
In presenting the certificates,
Hagen complimented officials of
the University of Alaska for their
selection of winners and com
mented on the Company Scholar
ship Plan, which sponsors 36 sim
ilar $500 undergraduate awards
at nine state universities, includ
ing the Universities of Alaska, Ar
izona, Hawaii, Idaho, California,
Utah, Oregon, Washington, and
Nevada.
University officials select the
winners and administer awards
without restriction as to course o'f
study, race, or creed. They are
then distributed, one to each of
the four classes, making it possi
ble for a student who is qualified
to obtain this scholarship through
his four undergraduate years.
Miss Anna Mueller of Nenana,
recipient of the senior award, ex
emplifies this theory in action.
She has been awarded a Standard
Scholarship for four consecutive
years. A business administration
major at the university, Miss
Mueller has achieved an excep
tionally high scholastic record
during her college career and
plans to remain at the university
as secretary in the Wild Life De
partment following graduation.
Mrs. Patricia Skoog also has
been given this award for three
consecutive years; while George
Knight has received these schol
arships both as a freshman and
sophomore.
J. M. Smith, public relations
representative for the company,
reviewed Standard’s overall edu
cational program, which also in
cludes 20 graduate fellowships,
each worth $1,250 plus tuition in
the fields of engineering, chem
istry, geology, physics, paleontol
ogy, and business administration.
The company’s purpose in
establishing the undergraduates’
scholarships is to stimulate and
encourage the qualities of initia
tion and leadership in the Ameri
can youth, Smith said.
L. A. Giffen, Fairbanks mana
ger for Standard who is in Nome
this week, announced the com
pany’s continuance of the “Lead
ers for Tomorrow” scholarships
for the forthcoming scholastic
year and presented a check for
$2,000 to Dr. Terris Moore, presi
dent of the University of Alaska,
to finance the awards.
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“Can you tell me what my husband atfe here this noon?
I don’t want to prepare the same thing
for his supper.”
Nine Anchorage Men Get
Carnegie Hero Medals
For Saving Jet Pilot
PITTSBURGH, Pa., UR — Nine
men who braved flames and ex
ploding ammunition to rescue a
jet pilot trapped in a crashed
plane near Anchorage, got bronze
medals Friday from the Carnegie
Hero Fund Commission.
They saved Donald C. Seiler,
24, an Air Force pilot, just two
minutes before gasoline exploded
near the plane cockpit where he
was pinned. It occurred Aug. 3,
1951.
The nine honored for heroism
are Water H. Nagel, 32, APO 919,
Seattle, and assistant water sup
ply foreman; Daniel M. Parmen
ter, 52, Anchorage, Airport Secur
ity chief; Ward I. Gay, 40, An
chorage, commercial airplane
pilot; Lloyd H. Miller, 33, An
chorage, aircraft mechanic; Her
bert V. Enberg, 40, Anchorage
maintenance superintendent; Jo
seph H. Parker, 48, Anchorage,
carpenter; Charles H. Stowell, 51,
Anchorage, safety and security of
ficer; Kenneth L. Gerondale, 22,
Anchorage, commercial airplane
pilot; apd Fred L. Whitmire, 31,
aircraft mechanic.
Geologists Due At Anchorage
To Map Summer's Explorations
ANCHORAGE, UPf—Three shell
Oil Co. geologists are expected
here Monday to make final plans
for the work of field survey crews
after mid-May.
James Berry, operations super
visor for the firm’s Alaska ex
ploration project, said the group
will spend about a week pin
pointing the locations for de
tailed work by the field crews.
The later crews will map geologi
cal structures which look promis
ing for oil explorations.
Returning North Korean
POWs Stage Wild
Anti-U.S. Demonstration
PANMUNJOM, (5) — Surly
North Korean war prisoners
staged a wild, clothes - tearing
anti - American exit from Allied
captivity Saturday and about 25
captives “almost got out of hand.”
' The 30 - minute demonstration
occurred at the Ked receiving cen
ter here as 500 sick and wounded
North Koreans were being re
turned to the Communists.
Lt. Col. Leo T. Dulacki, U.N.
control officer, called the rebel
lious 25 “the most fanatical group
I have seen.”
North Koreans jumped from
four American ambulances as
the doors were openend and be
gan shouting “Down with the
Americans.” They ripped their
overcoats and other clothing and.
some stripped to their underwear.
All waved their fists wildly and
screamed anti-American curses.
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