THE NOME NUGGET
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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.
JUST WAITING HIS CUE TO GO ON
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SHOOTING FOR THE MOON ?
Post office box-holders already have the bad news
that their cubby-holes will cost more. The ICC has
decided on a 36 percent increase in parcel post rates,
come October first.
But Congress must say whether or not we are
to pay four cents for a first-class postage stamp, seven
or eight cents for an airmail stamp and more for those
special services, such as special delivery, money orders
and insurance. Second and third class mail would also
come in for the face-lifting treatment.
In this sweeping program, Postmaster General
Summerfield is, of course, shooting for the moon. He
wants to end the deficits that have plagued the depart
ment for more than 150 years, and which now add up
to about 600 million a year.
But there are at least three roadblocks in Mr.
Summerfield’s charted course to P.O. solvency:
First, his planners are projecting potential new
revenue on the basis of business-as-usual, apparently
rejecting the possibility that higher rates may push
postal services in to the stratosphere of thinner air
and diminishing returns. Second, Congress is down
with the annual Adjournment Fever, and trying its
best to push aside until next session everything but
appropriation bills.
Third, ten percent of the total postal redink, or
$60,000,000, represents the cost of carrying government
mail for free. Included in this is the gnat-bite of the
congressmen’s franking privilege, estimated at $2,000,
000. But it itches out of proportion to its size. Too
many congressmen fear that an angry public, ordered
to pay four cents for a stamp, will demand that their
representatives in Washington be compelled to do like
wise.
As a matter of fact, we can think of no reason
why they shouldn’t buy their own stamps, raise or no
raise; or why the government bureaus shouldn’t pay
for postage out of their appropriations.
The Kankakee (Illinois) Journal Says: Stalin
talked of peace and seized half of Europe. Also, one
might well remember some old quotations, like these:
“We are ready at all times to embark upon a policy
of understanding with the world about us.”
“All we want is peace and quiet.”
“We want nothing from others.”
The author of these words is not Stalin, or Molo
tov or Malenkov—but Hitler.
Bartlett Protests
New Efforts To Kill
Living Cost Bonus
WASHINGTON, Uf)— Delegate
Bartlett Tuesday proposed a bill
for renewed effort to wipe out
cost-of-living bonuses for terri
torial residents who go to work
for the government.
The newest move is contained
in provisions of the bill to appro
priate money for the Department
of Defense during the year be
ginning July 1, but would apply
to all branches of government.
Opponents of the cost of living
payments have aimed their prin
cipal fire in past years as Puertp
Rico where government salaries
provide a clerk with pay compar
able to many professional men.
Bartlett said this is not so in
Alaska. He said the 25 percent
cost-of-living bonus granted there
does not compensate for the dif
ference between U.S. and Alaska
costs in some sections of the ter
ritory.
The defense appropriation pro
vision would prohibit any pay
ment to a resident of a territory
or possession higher than that
which would be received for a
comparable rating in the United
States “unless such person is serv
ing outside the territory or pos
session in which he is a resident.”
The bill specifies that the pro
hibition shall apply to “funds ap
propriated in this or any other
act,” thereby making it applicable
to previous departmental appro
priation bills which already have
passed the House.
Bartlett, who successfully op
posed similar provisions in sev
eral bills last year, said he would
seek to have it stricken when the
bill comes before the House.
Denial of the cost-of-living pay
ments, he said, wuld be unjust in
that it would make for two differ
ent pay scales for comparable
work.
The result, Bartlett said, would
be that Alaskan residents will re
fuse government jobs, thereby
causing the government the addi
tional expense of mainland re
cruiting and travel expense from
the States.
Hoyt Vandenberg Honored
As Retiring Staff Chief
I Of U. S. Air Force
WASHINGTON, UPi— The Air
Force gave Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg
the Distinguished Service Medal
and a parade of jet planes and
marching troops in its farewell
yesterday.
The Distinguished Service Med
al, pinned on the retiring gener
al’s beribboned chest by Air Sec
retary Harold Talbott, was for
“his exceptionally meritorious
performance of duties as Chief of
Staff, United States Air Force,
from April 30, 1948 to June 30,
1953.”
The general, who is completing
30 years as an Air Force officer,
stood at attention as the military
review marched before him and
flew overhead. His face was as
impassive as when he testified
before Congressional committees
in an attempt to $tave off ' the
money slashes in the budget pre
sented by Defense Secretary Wil
son.
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French Government OKs
Holding of Big Three
Meeting in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ufl— Secretary
of State Dulles said Tuesday the
French government has approved
holding of a Big Three foreign
ministers’ conference here about
July 10.
It was disclosed Monday that
Britain had suggested such a con
ference.
Dulles told a news conference
one of the main reasons for a
three-power meeting would be to
draft a united Western position
toward Germany.
Dulles also called attention to
“extensive unrest” within Rus
sia’s European satellites. He in
dicated the East German riots
and satellite problems generally
would be discussed.
Answering questions, the secre
tary said the new French govern
ment headed by Joseph Laniel in
dicated in a cable Dulles received
a few minutes before the news
conference that Fram e would at
tend the Washington meeting.
VISITORS TO NOME
Tuesday’s sunshine afforded
visitors aboard Wien’s end-of-the
continent sight-seeing aircraft to
look out over Bering Straits and
gaze in wonder down on oceans,
islands and Siberia and be thank
ful that they were still under Old
Glory.
Captain Dave Bronough piloted
his plane twice across the Arctic
Circle and near the International
Date Line.
Among today’s visitors were
Mr. J. F. Mahlstedt, San Gabriel,
Calif.; Miss Betty Picard, New
York City; Mr. Jacob Mumm,
Anaheim, Calif.; Mr. William J.
Massey, retired official, Chevrolet
Division, General Motors, Detroit;
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Johnson and
daughter Barbara, Newfield, N.
Dakota. Mr. Johnson is connected
with Premier Foods, Francis H.
Leggett & Co. He’s a Rotarian and
pleased to learn that there is a
Rotary Club in Nome;
Dr. and Mrs. W. T. Simpson,
Winter Haven, Florida, overnight
in Nome and departing via Alaska
Airlines for Anchorage on Wed
nesday’s flight. Dr. Simpson is a
past president of Winter Haven’s
Rotary Club and was greatly
pleased to meet Boyd Harwood,
local Rotary Club’s genial presi
dent;
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs.
George L. Wells, U.S.A.F., and
their two young daughters. The
colonel is based at Elmendorf
f%ld.
All our visitors were pleased
with their too-short stay in Nome,
as they had to little time to visit
the stores.
Wheeler Makes
Formal Stand To
Impeach Douglas
WASHINGTON, (*— Represen
tative Wheeler (D-Ga) made his
formal argument Tuesday for im
peachment of Supreme Court Jus
tice William O. Douglas and a
majority of the* hearing subcom
mittee promptly told him he had
failed to make a case.
Wheeler offered his resolution
immediately after Douglas had
issued a stay order quickly over
ruled by the full court, to hold
off the electrocution of atom spies
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The
Georgian based his complaint
largely on that action but brought
in other matters in charges which
included “treason” and “moral
turpitude.”
“I’m afraid that as a layman
you have not fully comprehended
the depth of these charges in a
legal sense which we lawyers
know and understand,” Chairman
Graham (R-Pu) of the Horuse Ju
dicary Subcommittee said.
Despite the committeemen’s
stand, Wheeler said he feels his
resolution “has accomplished a
good purpose.” He added that he
hopes the case will result in leg
islation that “will keep tolerance
from going into' a dangerous field.”
Wheeler agreed with members
of the committee that Douglas had
a legal right to act as he did. Wal
ter joined in that view but com
mented that the action raised a
substantial question which he
said “till the end of time” will be
discussed in the law reviews.
JEWELRY WINDOW ROBBED
JUNEAU, UP!—Thieves broke a
large window fronting the Lang
aker Jewelry Store early Monday
and looted the display shelf of
goods valued at $1,000.
It was the latest in a series of
burglaries from business estab
lishments and parked cars.
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