THE NOME NUGGET
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WELL-WE CAN HOPE!
SOCIALISM PURE AND SIMPLE
If words have any meaning at all, government in
business is socialism pure and simple. And it’s probable
that few of us realize even now just how big a social
istic businessman Uncle Sam has become.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States
made a report on this matter. Here’s an excerpt from
it: “Today our national government is, among other
things, the largest electric power producer in the
country, the largest insurer, the largest lender, the
largest landlord, the largest tenant, the largest holder
of grazing lands and of timberland, the largest owner
of grain, the largest warehouse operator, the largest
shipowner, and the largest truck fleet operator . . .
Government comipoitition was reported by airlines,
bakeries, cemeteries, coffee roasters, dry cleaners,
freight forwarders, motor vehicle repairers, ship build
ers, ship operators, retail grocers, rope manufacturers,
tire retreaders, truckers, tug boat operators, warehouse
operators, wooden box manufacturers and many
others.”
LIKE SCHOOL WITHOUT A TEACHER
A small town without a newspaper would be like
school without a teacher or church without a pastor!
That striking opinion comes from Professor John
H. Casey of the Department of Journalism of the Uni
versity of Oklahoma. He went on to say this: “In the
aggregate, the country newspaper determines the out
come of more elections, exerts a greater influence
for constructive community progress, is read longer
by more members of tjie family, and constitutes, with
its millions' of circulation and quadrupled millions of
readers, a better advertising medium than any other
group of newspapers or periodical publications.
“Through service to its community, the country
newspaper will not merely survive; it will continue
to flourish ...”
Lovington, N.M., Leader: “If we would remain
free and enjoy rising living standards, it is time for all
of us to realize the necessity of encouraging the saver
and stimulating to greater efforts the few constructive
men and women among us who have the capacity
endlessly to improve living standards for all of us.”
Alaska Airlines Makes Offer to
Merge With Pacific Northern
Ambassador Accuses
South Korean Officials
Of Misinforming People
SEOUL, OR—U. S. Ambassador
Ellis O. Briggs, in an unusual
public statement, Thursday in
effect accused South Korean offi
cials of misinforming their people
concerning the withdrawal of
American troops.
Commenting on a demonstra
tion of ROK war veterans before
the embassy Tuesday, Briggs de
clared:
“We can only conclude that
these demonstrators are misin
formed on the issues involved in
the realignment of American forc
es in the Far East and concerning
the measures being taken by the
American government for the
continued defense of the repub
lic . .
President Svngman Rhee’s gov
ernment has been highly critical
of U.S. plans to withdraw four
infantry divisions and some air
units from Korea despite pledges
of continued military and econ
omic support.
9 - Power Conference
Approves Compromise
To Re-Arm Germany
LONDON, OR—A German
spokesman announced Thursday
the 9-power conference on freeing
and re-arming Germany has ap
proved a compromise plan for
establishing and controlling a
European arms pool.
The plan, put forward by Bel
gian Foreign Minister Paul-Henri
Spaak, would divide responsibil
ity for safeguards on runaway
German rearmament between a
new 7-nation European alliance
and the North Atlantic treaty Or
ganization.
The German spokesman told
newsmen the Spaak compromise
“met with the approval of Ger
man Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
and French Premier Mendes
France and was also acceptable to
the other delegations.
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» WASHINGTON, GW—Alaska Air
lines has informed the Civil Aero
nautics Board it has made an offer
to acquire Pacific Northern Air
lines.
It disclosed the offer in filing
a petition requesting a 10-day
postponement of oral argument in
the CAB’s proceeding on air ser
vice between the United States
and Alaska, pending develop
ments in the merger offer.
Oral argument on renewal of
State-Alaska certificates of both
airlines had been scheduled for
Oct. 12. However, the CAB was
told that officials of the two com
panies will meet here Oct. 5 on
the merger offer.
Francis W. Brown, CAB chief
examiner, has recommended the
two lines consolidate. Ho proposed
as an alternative that 'Pacific
Northern’s Seattle - Fairbanks
route be renewed for seven years,
and Alaska’s Seattle-Anchorage
service be suspended.
Alaska estimated its valuation
as of last June 30 at $3,298,544,
compared with $2,399,895 for
Pacific Northern.
Alaska said it has advised Paci
fic Northern, “We are willing to
discount this large difference in
the relative values of the two
companies in order to present you
with an agreement you cannot
help but recommend to your di
rectors and stockholders.’’
Alaska Airlines said it would
remain as the surviving company,
with its head, Nelson David, as
president, and A. G. Woodley
president of Pacific Northern, as
chairman of the board.
Jane Perkins Is Polio Victim
Mrs. Robert Scott left hurriedly
for Fairbanks yesterday when
word was received that Jane Scott
Perkins is suffering from polio.
N.C. MEN HERE ON BUSINESS
Truman Sage, head of the ma
chinery department of the N.C.
Co., and Ralph Ehni, district re
presentative for the Caterpillar
Co., are covering Alaska on a
routine survey for the company.
They arrived yesterday and are
in Solomon today.
Polio Trend Down
From Past Years
WASHINGTON, UPI—New polio
cases last week dropped about 12
percent from the year’s weekly
high in the preceding week.
The Public Health Service re
ported Thursday there were 2,344
cases last week against 2,678 in
the previous week. In the com
parable week last year there were
1,853 cases.
Last week’s cases pushed this
year’s total number to 26,347, less
than 100 below the 26,444 record
ed up to this time in 1953.
However, the total is still far
below the 38,982 cases listed for
the corresponding period in 1952.
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ANCHORAGE, UP*—'Two new
polio cases were reported Wed
nesday at Anchorage, one from
Palmer and one from Seward.
This puts the total number of
cases for the year at 127.
Brought to an Anchorage hos
pital were a baby girl from Pal
mer and a nine-year-old boy from
Seward. One boy was discharged
from the hospital Wednesday and
there are now 18 patients under
treatment.
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