THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA.
E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY . Production Manager
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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.
GET THE BEST FOR THE LEAST!
The immediate issue in this community is whether
or not the approved school addition is to be voted on
favorably by the citizens next Monday, Oct. 19.
The facts in favor of the proposed construction
have been overwhelming for approval of such a con
struction, as those members of the School Board and
City Council who have studied the situation found it
to be the best solution and the MOST ECONOMICAL
method of caring for’ the large enrollment now and to
come.
In 1948 the territorial legislature realized the need
for more schools throughout the territory and passed
the Territorial Tobacco Tax for this purpose. The
money for such construction comes from this tax which
is paid regardless of whether a school is built in Nome
or some other place.
The Alaska Public Works program provides the
financing on a 20-year basis to be paid off by this tax.
If the voters do not approve next Monday, housing
will be found all over town for the children, a room
here and a room there, at a GREATER COST WHICH
COMES OUT OF THE LOCAL TAXES AND MEANS
HIGHER TAXES FOR THE PEOPLE OF NOME.
BE WISE AND GET THE BEST FOR THE
LEAST BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!
There are always two sides to every question and
all taxpayers are entitled to their opinions when it
comes to spending tax money.
The Nugget welcomes any contributions from
readers both for and against the issue, but contribu
tions must bear the signature of the contributor.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Today is the 461st anniversary of the discovery
of the New World by Christopher Columbus. On Aug
ust 3rd, 1492, Columbus left the port of Palos, Spain,
with three ships. One of them was the Santa Maria,
of 100 tons and 52 men, and the other two were the
Pinta and Nina, of 50 tons and 18 men and 40 tons
and 18 men, respectively.
In the early morning hours of October 12th, Rod
rigo de Triana, on the Nina sighted land. Although it
Australia, Japan
In Dispute Over
Pearl Fishing Law
TOKYO, UP)— The government
Fisheries Board ordered the Jap
anese pearling fleet in the Arafu
ra Sea to withdraw to an area
specified by the Australian gov
ernment after Oct. 12.
The action was taken to avoid
aggravating a dispute between the
t vo countries over legality of
Austria’s new ban on Japanese
fishing operations in the Arafura,
due north of Australia between
Timor and New Guinea.
The Japanese government says
it will ask the International Court
of Justice in the Hague to rule on
the law if Australia gives its
consent, which is expected.
In the meantime, Australia has
announced that Japanese pearliers
violating the sea area after Oct. 12
will be arrested and tried.
The fishermen are seeking
mother of pearl, used in orna
rv. ntal work and costume jewelry,
rather than gem pearls.
Fine Job Printing at the Nugget
Russians Look Other Way
When Japanese Fish For
Scallops Near Kurile Is.
TOKYO, (j?P)—More thah 20 Jap
anese fishing ships are now en
gaged in taking expensive scal
lops in waters close to Russian
held Habomai and Kurile Islands
with Russian patrol boats looking
the other way, the newspaper
Asahi reported Saturday.
Ahahi quoted fishermen as say
ing the Russian patrol boats,
whicl\ in the past eight years have
captured hundreds of Japanese
fishing vessels that penetrated the
waters, are “indifferent” and are
“looking the other way.”
What.made the Russians change
their attitude is a mystery. The
change took place at the same
time South Korea and Australia
began chasing Japanese fishing
boats from waters they t claim.
Scallops are protected 'by the
Japanese government, with fish
ing allowed only between July 11
and Oct. 15 in a year. The haul is
largely exported.
—
Temperatures in the Antarctic
average 40 degrees colder than
those in the Arctic. '
was the hurricane season, Columbus and his vessels
had made the voyage without being destroyed by one
of the great September hurricanes which occur peri-,
odically in the area. The land sighted was the island
of Guanahoni, Bahamas. This is now called San Sal
vador, and the first fort built in this part of the New
World was built there.
Few adventures can match those of Columbus on
his first crossing. The courage required and the con
ditions overcome make it one of the great and inspir
ational stories of all time.
Now that school is in full swing again, teachers
are once again improving their education.
Would Prevent 3rd
War ■■ Churchill
MARGATE, England, Iff)— Prime
Minister Churchill said Saturday
he had a “sure hope” that an Am
erican-backed East-West non-ag
gression pact would prevent a
third world war.
The 78-year-old statesman, ad
dressing the Conservative Party
conference, renewed his call for
a secret, informal meeting of the
Big Four heads of state.
Reviving his proposal for a
non-aggression pact patterned af
ter the 1925 Treaty of Locarno,
Churchill declared:
“When ... I spoke about the
master thought of Locarno [in a
speech on May 11] I meant of
course the plan of everybody go
ing against the aggressor whoever
he may be and helping the victim
large or small.
“That is no more than the Uni
ted Nations was set up to do.
“We are told that the Locarno
Treaty failed and did not prevent
the war. There was a very good
reason for that. The United States
was not in it.
“Had the United States taken
before the First World War or
between the wars the same inter
est and made the same exertions
to preserve peace and uphold
freedom which—I thank God—
she is doing now, there might
never have been a first war and
there would certainly never have
been a second.
“With their mighty aid, I have
sure hope there will not be a
third.”
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