THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943 at the
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TIMING IS HALF OF ANY BATTLE
PAUPERIZING MARGINAL WORKERS
Writing in the Oregon Voter, Ralph T. Moore
points out that each raise in the federal minimum wage
will “force employers to discontinue certain marginal
employment that automatically becomes uneconomi
cal.” He adds, “Wherein, then, Jies the benefit in this
deliberate pauperizing of marginal workers who have
the integrity to seek and to do that which they can?”
There are a number of enterprises, of which retail
ing is a good example, which have room for people
without skill or experience. The value of these people
to the employer is obviously minimal—so, if the wage
is forced up, he will eliminate as many of the jobs as
he possibly can. Thus, there is not only less employ
ment, but there is less opportunity for people to learn
the skills that lead to better positions.
BIRDS IN THE BUSH
Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson has offi
cially revealed Russia’s “operational” superiority in
heavy bombers, but declared at the same time that the
U.S. possesses “a military capability superior to that
of any potential enemy.”
In his review of the Soviet air power displayed
over Moscow on May Day, Mr. Wilson included “Ten
or more long-range heavy bombers, after showing just
one last year. This is comparable to our own B-52,
which we are producing.”
Still referring to aircraft, he said, “Our lead can
and must be maintained by aggressive research, proper
programming and quantity and quality production.”
No doubt the secretary had his eye on the defense pic
ture as a whole. But it is hard to see how bombers that
are still unfinished give us a lead over bombers that
are in the air—especially if there were missions to be
assigned.
Park Falls (Wis.) Herald: “One of the silliest ideas
to be proposed by organized labor in all its history is
being pushed by the automobile workers this year and
will probably result in a nation-wide strike in the auto
industry before the summer is out. We refer to the
‘guaranteed annual wage.’ In our free enterprise system
of business how in the world can a manufacturer
guarantee his workers an annual salary? No one -guar
antees the automobile manufacturer that he will sell
his products and make a profit so that he can pay a
‘guaranteed salary’.”
Washington
News - Letter
By Mary Lee Council
Secretary to E. L. Bartlett,
Delegate to Congress from Alaska
ALASKA MAIL
Delegate Bartlett has urged that
first class mail destined to and
from Alaska be accorded the same
treatment through carriage by air
as given to such mail between
points in the States.
“There is obviously a much
greater need for this type of ser
vice for Alaska than elsewhere,”
he stated in writing last week to
General Supt. M. M. Bodell of the
Postal Transportation Service in
Seattle.
“For example, highway trans
port on a daily basis are available
between Pacific Coast cities. The
situation with respect to water
carrier service to Alaska points
has deteriorated notably since the
withdrawal of passenger steam
ship service on the part of Alaska
Steamship Co. and abandonment
of winter passenger service to
most ports in southeastern Alaska
by Canadian Pacific.
“An experiment which appar
ently has worked so well in the
States where the need, I should
.think, is so much less, certainly
now should be extended to in
clude Alaska, and I sincerely
trust this may be done at an early
date.”
MENTAL HEALTH BILL
Opposition expressed in the ter
ritories subcommittee last week
to the mental health legislation
for Alaska postponed final sub
committee action, and further
consideration will be given at a
date not yet specified.
The measure, sponsored by
Mrs. Green of Oregon, was intro
duced last week as a “clean bill”
representing the administration’s
recommendations for commitment
procedures for Alaska’s mentally
ill and the territory’s assumption
of care and treatment with cer
tain grants made to the territory
to aid in administrative costs and
construction of facilities.
VISITORS
Ronald Senungetuk, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Senungetuk of
Nome, was a visitor in Delegate
Bartlett’s office last week while
in Washington on an Army fur
lough. Mr. Senungetuk has been
stationed in South Carolina and
Kentucky and expects to be sent
to Europe for overseas assignment
soon.
Record Number of
Workers Expected in
Alaska This Summer
FAIRBANKS, W—Employment
service officials estimate that a
record number of workers will be
employed this summer in Alaska’s
interior and along the western
northern coasts.
An estimated figure of 17,700
would be 16 percent above the
1954 peak.
Mrs. Ola Reeves, manager here
for the Territorial Employment
Service, said the estimate is based
on the pattern of previous years
and on employers’ reported ex
pectations.
The main anticipated employ
ment increases are 1,300 in the
trades, 500 in construction and
226 in gold mining.
Black Stuff at the U.S. Merc
8,500 Parisians Hear Billy
Graham At Opening Of j
Bible Crusade In France j
PARIS, (iP)—Some 8,500 Pari
sians flocked to a sports arena
last night to hear Billy Graham
launch his five-day back-to-the
Bible crusade in the French cap
ital.
The 37-year-old North Caro
lina minister said the opening
session in the great Velodrome
D’Hiver went “beyond all expec
tation.” A total of 623 persons
walked down the aisles to make
their “decisions for Christ.”
The Velodrome, Paris’ Madison
Square Garden, can seat between
15,000 and 20,000, but the huge
stage and podium set up for Gra
ham, plus a curtained off area,
cut sharply into the seating space.
Preaching from a podium
draped in red and gold cloth,
Graham spoke for half an hour.
He paused at the end of each
phrase while the Rev. Jacques
Blocher relayed his message in
French through a battery of mic
rophones.
SUNDAY BASEBALL SCORES
National League
St. Louis 9-6, Brooklyn 5-10
New York 3-1, Chicago 2-3
Milwaukee 5-0, Philadelphia
4-4
Pittsburgh 7-1, Cincinnati 6-5
American League
Chicago 5-2, New York 3-3
Kansas City 5-3, Boston 4-4
Washington 6-3, Cleveland 4-6
Detroit 10-5, Baltimore 0-6
Pacific Coast League
Seattle 5-4, San Francisco 3-1
Sacramento 9-2, Los Angeles
10-3
Oakland 11-5, San Diego 5-1
Hollywood 5-6, Portland 1-0
Gary Longley To Attend
Officer’s Candidate School
At Fort Benning, Georgia
Sgt. Gary Longley, administra
tive assistant for the 1st Scout
Battalion, Alaska National Guard,
will leave June 10 to attend the
Officers Candidate School at Fort
Benning, Ga.
Gary has the distinction of be
ing the only applicant accepted
from Alaska.
The course is two months in
length and upon completing it he
will be commissioned a 2nd Lieu
tenant in the Army Reserve.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Mostly cloudy with light rain
tonight & Tuesday. Little change
in temperature. Easterly winds 10
to 15 mph. Lowest temperature
expected tonight 36, high Tues
day 44.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: High temperature
47, low 38. Max. wind 14 mph.
from the ENE. Sunrise 1:36 a.m.,
sunset 10:26 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 56, low 43. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 69 in 1929,
low 28 in 1916, -30 and -32.
Other stations as of 7 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 29 Light snow
Kotzebue 37 Light rain
Wales 39 Light snow
Nome 41 Light rain
Unalakleet 45 Part cloudy
Bethel 43 Cloudy
McGrath 47 Cloudy
Anchorage 48 Cloudy
Fairbanks 58 Clear
Whitehorse 53 Clear
Edmonton 67 Cloudy
Juneau 46 Cloudy
Ketchikan 47 Clear
Seattle 62 Clear
San Francisco 69 Clear
No Sign From Red China
On Release of More Fliers
HONG KONG, Of)—Red China
border sources said Saturday that
there were no reports from inside
the Communist country “which
would indicate the release of more
American fliers.”
These sources, who correctly
forecast the release of four U.S.
jet fliers set free by Peiping last
Tuesday, were commenting on
Manila reportst quoting an Indian
editor as saying Friday that Red
China would free 11 more Ameri
can airmen within 24 hours.
The 11 Americans were crew
men of a B-29 bomber shot down
Jan. 12, 1953, during the Korean
War.
TRAFFIC TOLL IN TEXAS
DALLAS, WP)—Weekend traffic
in Texas killed at least 21 per
sons. Ten died in traffic, six
drowned and five were shot. It
was an unusually heavy toll.
STRONG QUAKE RECORDED
IN WESTERN ALEUTIANS
PASADENA, Calif., —A strong
earthquake occurred in the west
ern Aleutian Islands Wednesday
night, the California institute of
Technology reported.
Dr. Charles Richter, siesmolo
gist, said the shock was recorded
here at 5:27 p.m. and was of a
magnitude of 6.7 on a scale that
rates 8.6, the severest temblor
ever recorded.
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Anchorage: Thomas Com
pobasso, Kelly Wiese, Robt. Nor
ris, Ben Thomas, Stewart Tock
too, Fred Kowchee, Jack Noonan,
Mrs. Roy Edris.
To Anchorage: Robert Sower
wine, Benjamin Thomas, R. G.
McGarvey, G. P. Neilson, Mrs.
Imogene Benton.
From McGrath: Orrin Felmley.
To McGrath: Guy LaPointe,
Jack Noonan, Orrin Felmley.
To Unalakleet: Sophie and
Mary Jane Wall.
From Unalakleet: Ralph Hold
erman.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Clara Sirloak, Jennie
Oksoktaruk, Michael Straub, Re
becca Luke.
Discharged: Elmer Seetomona,
Patrick Omiak.
ALASKA AIRLINES OFFICIALS
CONFER WITH NOME HEAD
Alaska Airlines officials are
conferring here with local man
ager Margaret Heller.
They are Thomas Compobasso,
vice president of operations, and
his new assistant Kelly Wiese.
Robert Norris of the Anchorage
office is also with them.
INTERESTING PROGRAM
SCHEDULED FOR HOME
ARTS CLUB TUESDAY P.M.
The Home Arts Club is antici
pating an interesting meeting on
Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. Bob Emmons at Satellite
Field with a program featuring
flowers, care of plants, and gar
dening in Alaska.
A special guest will be Mrs.
Dean Gordon, mother of Mrs. Em
mons, who arrived Friday from
Loveland, Colo. She is on her first
visit to Alaska.
Margaret Hollenbach, who was
here as laboratory technician for
the MMM Hospital last year, was
married in Fairbanks last week
to Stanley Todd, manager for the
Odom Company in Fairbanks.
They will make their home in the
Polaris Apartments.
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