THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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IF THE WORLD were to select a patron saint for
Father’s Day, the choice might be difficult. For
instance, there’s George Washington. Father of his
country; George Feltman, Father of the Hot-Dog;
Johannes Gutenberg, Father of the Printing Press;
James Selden, Father of the Automobile; Robert Ful
ton, Father of the Steamboat; Frank * Wool worth,
Father of the Ten-Cent Store — and countless others.
Still, we wouldn’t be too surprised if a New England
inventor who died many years ago, won nomination.
Better known than kings or presidents or dicta
tors, the memory of the man whose face has been re
produced 100 billion times on his products, is cher
ished by women for maken men clean-shaven, and by
men for taking bloodshed out of the bathroom.
Yet few now know or remember that fame very
nearly by-passed this man — King C. Gillette. The
idea of a “safety” razor with a replaceable blade came
to him in 1895, but it took eight years of trial and
error, failure and frustration, before the idea became
a product. The first of these revolutionary shaving
devices appeared on the market in 1903. In that year,
only 51 men were brave enough to try it. In all, 168
blades were sold. It seemed unlikely that King-C.
Gillette would change the face of the world.
But in 1904, the year the Panama Canal was
undertaken, the first New York subway opened and
auto racing initiated in America at the first Vanderbilt
Cup Race, men began shaving in earnest — and in
safety — and the Gillette name was secure for
posterity.
Thus, it would appear that, thanks to the genius
of Mr. Gillette and his successors, all any father needs
for a really super-duper Fathers’ Day is a face and a
happy family.
GRASSROOTS OPINION
From the Oswego, Kansas, Independent: “History
tells us that every nation and people who look for
security instead of opportunity decays and rots. All
advancement comes through discovery of new ideals
and ideas. In a half ientury we have discovered and
developed thousands of ideas in flying and other ideas
of transportation to nuclear energy and over-coming
of space by atomic power. Let us pray that we never
ecome a nation of drones or victims of socialism.”
Interior Secretary
Would Confer on
‘Native Relations’
i
WASHINGTON, (JPf — A request
of the Alaska Congressional Del
egation for a conference with In
terior Secretary Fred Seaton con
cerning the current fish trap con
troversy in the new state was re
jected today.
Elmer Bennett, acting Secre
tary in the absence of Seaton, i
suggested instead that a confer
ence on the entire subject of re
lations between the new state
and the Alaska natives might be
worthwhile.
Senators Gruening and Bart
lett, and Representative Rivers,;
all Alaska Democrats, late yester- I
day sent Seaton a telegram saying:
“Rumors obviously unfounded to
the effect that unless the natives
of Metlakatla, Angoon and Kake
proceed with the abolition of traps
they will be visited with reprisals
from the Department of Interior
and causing great concern in those
and other villages elsewhere
throughout Alaska. We would like
to have an immediate meeting to
see whether we cannot put an
end to these alarming and ob
viously unfounded rumors.”
Bennett replied:
“We are not aware of any such
rumors as you report, and know
of no basis whatever for any such
rumors. Steps have been taken to
permit employment of counsel by
Indians to assure them benefit of
best possible advice. The only dis
turbing reports we have had con
cern possible armed action against
natives by the State of Alaska.
Since rumors you report are so
obviously unfounded, meeting
concerning them alone would
seem useless. Conference on en
tire subject of relations between
the state and natives might be
worthwhile.”
The fishtrap controversy arose
after Seaton issued revised Alas
kan fishery regulations permit
ting Indian villages to operate 11
fish traps this year. /
Governor William Egan advised
Seaton such operations would vio
late the state’s Constitution and
laws, and that he had instructed
state officials to enforce the law.
IGNORANT INNOCENCE
CAIRO, — A Cairo lawyer
argued today his client was too
stupid to be guilty
Attorney Mohamed Kumal Abul
Kheir was defending Ibrahim El
Atwy, accused of espionage for
Israel. The lawyer told the mili
tary court at Port Said: “Intelli
gence is an essential factor in
espionage but El Atwy is known
Tor his stupidity. Therefore my
client cannot be guilty.”
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Kake Village Council Chief Arrested In
First Action of State War on Fish Traps
JUNEAU, IP -— The State of
Alaska has made its first arrest;
in its move to prohibit operation
of 11 native-owned salmon traps.
The president of the Kake Vil
lage Council, Ernest Williams, was
charged with violation of a 1959 '
state law which forbids the moor
ing or maintenance of a fish trap
in Alaska waters.
Williams was arrested late Wed
nesday by the chief enforcement
officer of the State Department of
Fish and Game, Jack Rhien. Wil
liams was taken into custody at
Point Pybus, after a trap owned
by the village of Kake was moved
into position and iftoored with sev
en big anchors.
Point Pybus, on Admiralty Is
RATS ON DANNEMORA
DANNEMORA, N. Y., IP — This
northern New York community
is fighting an invasion of rats,
some of them described as being
big as cats.
Mayor William Donahue said
the rats were coming from a dump
used by Clinton State prison.
The top of the dump is covered
with so many rats it appears like
it’s moving, he said, adding it
looked like there were millions
of them.
FIRE WHISTLE SIGNALS
1 Whistle — East of Division
Street.
2 Whistles — West of Division
Street.
(Division Street runs between
Morgan’s and Wien Airlines.)
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
NOME SANITARY
SERVICE
Phone Main 1
P. O. Box 460
land north of Kake, is one of four
trap sites owned by the village
in Southeastern salmon waters
near Kake.
The arrest was the latest devel
opment in a conflict between state
law which forbids all trap opera
tions and federal fishing regula
tions which permit the villages
of Kake, Angoon and Metlakatla
to operate a total of 11 traps.
State Police said Rhien informed
Wiliams that he would have to be
placed under arrest, and would be
taken to Petersburg for arraign
ment. Williams first had dinner
and then was taken aboard the
Barbara V, a state-chartered ves
sel that has been patrolling the
trap waters, for the run to Peters
burg.
Earlier Wednesday Ketchikan
attorney R. L. Jernberg said he
had been retained by the villages
of Kake and Angoon to seek an
injunction against state enforce
ment of the anti-trap laws.
Religious
Vacation School
a t
St. Joseph’s Church
WILL START AT
9 A.M., Monday
June 22ntl
SISTER M. DOLOROSA. O.P.
and
SISTER M. CECILE. O.P.
Will arrive Friday. June 19
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