THE NOME NUGGET
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HIS DOUBLE SACRIFICE
Legislators—Lend an Ear
Nome is the headquarters of the First Scout Battal
ion of the Alaska National Guard which has been oper
ating under a handicap ever since it was organized.
Without an adequate armory the Guard cannot proper
ly operate or carry out its mission of preparedness for
defense of home and nation.
An armory is a necessity for every unit because it
takes an adequate armory to attract and properly train
members and provide adequate space for administra
tion and safe storage of valuable federal property, in
cluding weapons.
Heretofore, the Legislature has not been able to
see its way clear to meet this obligation alone, but the
81st Congress authorized the National Guard Bureau
to assist the territories in meeting their armory obliga
tion. This program provides for the construction of the
basic armory building with 75 percent federal funds
with the territory matching with 25 percent. This was
the first help. Now the 84th Congress permits the
territory for the first time to bond itself for public
improvement, so the two together make it possible for
Nome to have its much needed armoy.
In the Community Center-Armory Construction
Program as now planned are Ketchikan, Juneau, An
chorage, Kodiak, Bethel, Fairbanks, Homer and Nome.
A basic armory has a large drill hall, offices, classrooms,
shower, supply room and kitchen.
Npme needs a community center insomuch that
the school is no longer large enough to take care of
public gatherings. Such gatherings must now be broken
up, as over half the seating space is necessary for the
children of school age alone. Frequently public func
tions interfere with school activities.
This is the time to approach our aspiring legislators
and find out how they stand on the program. Not only
civic bodies such as the Chamber of Commerce but indi
viduals who are interested in promoting and develop
ing the Alaska National Guard work in the Second Di
vision should act to further the program.
Ask your favorite candidates whether they will work
for an armory for Nome.
Astronomy Notes
By OLAF HALVERSON
The reddish areas on Mars are
thought to be the desert regions
or great unfertile tracts of land.
The large irregular dark or
blue-green regions are believed
to be marshes or areas covered
with vegetation. These areas grow
darker during the summer months
on Mars. The changes follow the
melting of the polar caps and
each hemisphere undergoes the
change in turn.
Schiaparelli, the distinguished
Italian observer, was the first to
discover canals on Mars in 1877.
The canals are straight and must
be 12 miles wide and from a few
hundred to three or four thousand
miles in length.
The canals start near the polar
caps and follow the arcs of great
circles. They extend to what
seems to be the center of the con
tinent where they meet other
lines which have come to the
same place. They converge to
ward areas which have been giv
en the names of lakes.
EX-MAJOR LEAGUER
ELECTED C of C PRESIDENT
WEST PLAINS, Mo. WV-Preach
er Roe, former major league base
ball pitcher, has been elected
president of the chamber of com
merce here. He opened a grocery
store last year.
Bartlett and Gillam
Debate at School
(Continued from Page One)
Eight tapes were made of the
debate and they have been sent
to eight radio stations in the terri
| tory and are planned to be broad
| cast tonight at 9 o’clock. A re
I quest has also been made for the
| debate to be broadcast over the
local AFRS station.
The next meeting of these two
men in debate is planned for
Anchorage with their final meet
ing in Fairbanks.
Major Crimes Increased 14.4 Percent
During First Six Months of 1956
A 14.4 percent increase m ma-1
jor crimes during the first six
months of 1956 as compared with
a similar period last year was
announced recently by the De
partment of Justice on the basis
of the Uniform Crime Reports
compiled by the FBI.
J. Edgar Hoover, FBI director,
said that an estimated 1,291,120
major crimes occurred from Jan
uary to June 1956. This was 162,
770 more than the 1,128,350 for
the same period in 1955. The last
increase comparable to the pres
ent 14.4 percent rise occurred in
the first six months of 1946.
If the current trend continues
for the rest of this year, 1956 will
be the fifth consecutive year in
which more than 2,000,<j00 major
GIRL SCOUT NEWS
Girl Scout Troop 67 held a
meeting at the home of Mrs.
George Weyer. Mrs. Mclver was
a guest.
We are going to have a Hol
loween party this month. The
party will celebrate the comple
tion of the sewing badge.
We will have a flag ceremony
once a month.
—Marcia Webb, Scribe
The term dog days for late sum
mer originated' in the belief that
dogs were especially liable to go
mad at that time, although ac
tually fewer go mad in summer
than in any other season.
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crimes will have been committed
and the first year in which the
crime total will reach the mark
of 2V4 million.
The 1956 trend has been about
the same in urban and rural
areas. The largest increase was
noted in auto theft, which spi
raled 22.3 percent nationally. The
only major crime to reflect a
national decrease from January
to June of this year was robbery,
which declined 1.1 percent.
Following are some highlights
of the Uniform Crime Reports
covering the period from January
to June 1956:
§ There was a major crime com
mitted every 12.2 seconds during
the first six months of 1956.
§ Every 4.1 minutes during this
period there was a crime of mur
der, manslaughter, rape or assault
to kill.
§ There was one major crime
committed for each 129 persons
in the general population of the
U.S. This figure is based on the
Jung 1, 1956 estimate which set
the population at 166,943,000.
§ Victims of killers totaled 6,670,
I while 57,340 people were assault
ed by rapists or potential killers.
Roboers jeopardized 29,940 indi
viduals.
§ In 1955, 55 policemen in 3,732
cities were killed in line of duty.
§ In urban areas, there were two
police employes for every 1,000
people in 1956.
§ For each 100 major crimes in
1955, city police cleared 28 by ar
rest and charged 20 persons, 14
of whom were found guilty.
§ On the average, one person out
of every 22 in 1,771 cities was ar
rested and charged in 1955.
ELECT
John A. (Mac)
McNEES
DEMOCRAT
To the Senate
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Octobc*r 9. 1956
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