THE NOME NUGGET
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A COMMENDABLE POLICY
The Alaska ' Aeronautics and Communications
Commission ended its first meeting hear yesterday,
setting up a construction program for 1955 and 1956.
The policy of this group—to rotate its place of
meeting so that the board can better know and orient
itself on the unique problems of each division—is most
commendable.
Other territorial boards should plan to do the
same in order to serve all of Alaska to the best of their
ability.
GOP ASKED FOR IT
Among the more ridiculous aspects of the rapidly
closing political campaign is the Democratic elation
over the “reversal” in Alaska’s election of October 12.
In 1952, Alaskans elected twenty Republicans and four
Democrats to the territorial House, and this year did
the exact reverse.
The popular Congressional Delegate, E. L. (Bob)
Bartlett returns to Washington for the sixth time to
represent the territory by a margin of two-and-a-half
to one. “Alaska has almost always indicated the way
the nation will vote in November,” he declared. “This
makes it thoroughly sure,” he said, “the Democrats
will organize the national House of Representatives by
some 30 seats.”
But Republican National Chairman Leonard W.
Hall says, “The issues in that campaign had nothing to
do with our congressional campaign.” For once, we
agree with Mr. Hall. After two years of Administration
obstruction of the statehood bill . . . after the suggestion
that Alaska be split in half and statehood be given to
the undeveloped eastern portion ... and after President
Eisenhower’s pointed omission of Alaska in speaking
of statehood for Hawaii in his nationwide speech of
October 8th . . . the wonder s that a single Republican
vote was cast!
The rest of the nation can’t be that put out with
the Republicans.
SAME OLD TUNE ON THE 'BULL’ FIDDLE
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LET’S BRING BACK THE GOLD
The theme of this year’s Alaska Visitors Assn,
campaign is “Let’s Bring the Gold Back to Alaska.”
According to statistics, tourists spent $9,000,000
in Alaska in 1953 and more than that in 1954. In order
to keep Alaska interesting to the ever-increasing num
bers of vacationists it is important that sufficient
advertising be placed in national magazines.
Tourism is now Alaska’s third largest basic indus
try, being exceeded only by fisheries and mining.
This is good business from which everyone profits.
It is planned to make this not only a summer industry
but a year-round business as people are encouraged to
see Alaska in the wintertime.
Nome has been a leader in this activity, organizing
the Nome Visitors Assn, before the AVA functioned.
Nome is a highspot on the itinerary of the tourist, who
always remembers it with high praise as a place of
interest.
Let us keep it that way by doing our share in the
financial part of the program by supporting it when
approached in the near future.
The trouble with overwork is that it gets you into
such a routine that you can’t enjoy what you have
earned after you get it.
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Mitchell Boosts
Demos’ Chances,
Blasts Nixon
DETROIT, (UP)—Democratic Na
tional Chairman Stephen A.
Mitchell said in a speech Monday
night the Republicans are con
ducting a “campaign of despera
tion.”
Mitchell, in Michigan to bolster
the chances of Democratic candi
dates, accused President Eisen
hower of dictating leadership
“whenever the going gets tough.”
Mitchell said “it is certainly
unworthy of the President to
threaten the American people
with ‘cold war’ if they elect a
Congress of their own choosing
instead of his.”
Earlier, he predicted his party
has a good chance for the “biggest
Democratic sweep since 1936.”
Mitchell said the GOP has Mc
Carthyism “in a new edition,”
with Vice President Nixon as
“chief author and spokesman.”
Nixon, in Pocatello, Idaho, said
Monday night a Democratic vic
tory would “give a tremendous
boost to the left wing elements
within the party.”
Earlier, he told a Phoenix, Ari
zona, rally that “the only sure
way to keep security risks out of
the government” is to elect an
other GOP Congress.
Nixon said the “great major
ity” of the 6,926 persons fired as
security risks in the last 22
months were holdovers from the
Truman Administration.
In Washington, the GOP Na
tional Committee said a study in
dicated the party has “achieved
85.8 percent performance” on
platform pledges made in 1952.
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Well-Attended Council
Meeting Sees Action
On Fire Prevention
(Continued from Page One)
Fred Cavota requested an ad
ditional street light near his store,
which was granted.
Lester Bronson called the at
tention of the council to the de
plorable condition of the old ANS
school which the city has acquired
and which is now a hazard.
Bronson also recommended the
council make use of the 8-inch
pipe now available for extending
the main water lines at the stubs
on the east and west ends of town.
As a former councilman, he
called attention to the fact that
these were problems before the
previous council, but with the
rapid turnover in council mem
bers, have been overlooked.
Chief of Police Herb Jenks re
ported that Sally Carrighar and
Mrs. M. Kennedy have contribut
ed sufficient tin to form a wind
break and cover for dogs held in
tile city’s pound at the east end
of town.
Jenks also reported that the
old Bob Kite barn, which was rat
infested, has -been cleaned up at
the request of residents in that
part of town.
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India Warns Against
Disarmament Control
More Powerful Than U.N.
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. WV
India’s V. K. Krishna Menon Tues
day warned against creating an
international control organ for
disarmament which would be
more powerful than the U.N. it
self.
Concluding the general debate
in the U.N. Assembly’s Political
Committee on Disarmament, Men
on said that the control machinery
must be set up within the U.N.
charter. He said it would be inap
propriate to think of the control
organ as if it were world govern
ment.
“It is not possible for the U.N.
to create something more power
ful than itself,” Menon declared.
He suggested each country
could pass laws making particular
armaments illegal as these arms
are banned by a control organ.
He said that would be one way of
making control effective.
Before he spoke, Menon circu
lated a call for a halt on weapons
production until a worldwide dis
armament pact can be reached.
BOY SCOUTS ATTENTION
Boy Scouts and boys wishing to
join Troop 666 will meet at the
Scout Hall Thursday evening at
7:00.
138 Tons of Tin
From 2nd Division
Received in Seattle
SEATTLE, (AT—The second ship
ment of Alaska tin this year was
unloaded Monday from the
freighter Square Knot.
The Alaska Steamship Co. ves
sel brought 138 tons of tin, val
ued at $150,000, from the United
States Tin Corp.’s Lost River mine
90 miles northwest of Nome. The
cargo will go from here by rail to
a tin refinery in Texas City, Tex.
With 183 tons sent out last Aug
ust, U.S. Tin has shipped 321 tons
from the mine this year.
The company, which was under
congressional investigation earlier
this year for its federal loans,
estimates value of this year’s out
put at $350,000.
Policeman Won't Collect Horse
Bet That Paid Off 20 To 1
CRANSTON, R.I., (AT—Anthony
J. Morretti called a Cranston resi
dent yesterday and placed a $10
bet on a horse running at Suffolk
Downs, Mass.
The horse, Flying Tuck, won
and paid $205.50 on Morretti’s bet
—but Morretti won’t collect. He’s
a police inspector and he placed
the bet merely to gain evidence
against the bookie.
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