THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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Proud of Our Part
THIS IS NEWSPAPER WEEK. One of the strong
est and oldest institutions in American life is the
small newspaper. Everyone will agree that any town
without a paper doesn’t amount to much. The small
newspaper is a record of history — life and death,
tragedy and achievement, change and progress. It is
a fighter of battles in causes it holds to be right,
whether it be politics or civic problems of many kinds.
Yet, like so many other good and essential things,
many of us take the paper for granted, as it comes to
our door year in and year out, without fail.
The American newspaper is one of the freedoms
which is denied some of our neighbors whose papers
are controlled by the state.
One of the most important factors in the news
paper business is its readers.
The Nugget welcomes criticism, letters and news
of interest from its readers, and appreciates the faith
expressed by its subscribers and advertisers during
the past 16 years it has been under the present
management.
It is proud of its newsboys who serve you faith
fully in summer sunshine or winter storms. They are
an ever-changing group, but faithful to the job, and
proud to be “little businessmen,” who are the leaders
of tomorrow.
FORMER DEMO. CHAIRMAN
TO ENTER ILLINOIS RACE
PEORIA, 111., UP) — Stephen A.
Mitchell, former Democratic Na
tional chairman, has announced
that he will seek his party’s nom
ination for Illinois Governor.
Mitchell termed the Republican
administration of Governor Wil
liam G. Stratton inefficient, secret
and sluggish.
JLIZ TAYLOR CAPTURES TITLE !
ROLE OF 'CLEOPOTRA' FILM
HOLLYWOOD, UPl — Elizabeth j
Taylor has signed a million dol
lar contract to play the title role
in the movie “Cleopatra.”
The 20th Century-Fox studio
said the figure is the biggest in
history for a single star for one
picture.
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Nation Mourns Passing of Soldier -
Diplomat, General George C. Marshall
WASHINGTON, UP — General
George C. Marshall, who guided
America’s armed might in World
War II and created the postwar
Marshall Plan to safeguard free
nations against Communism, is
dead at 78.
Marshall had been seriously
ill since he suffered a stroke last
January 15 at his winter home
in Pinehurst, N. C. He was brought
to Walter Reed Army Hospital
March 11. Death came to him
there Friday evening.
Perhaps no man of his time
had been called great by so many
of his countrymen as George Cat
lett Marshall.
Three Presidents — Roosevelt,
Truman and Eisenhower — al
most revered his awesome abili
ties as a soldier, statesman and
diplomat.
He led the gigantic war ma
chine of the United States as Army
Chief of Staff throughout World
War II. Then on the evening of
his life he was recalled to duty
| as Secretary of State and again,
: during the Korean War, as Sec
j retary of Defense.
For his formulation of the
Marshall Plan, which bolstered
free nations of the West with
massive economic aid from Amer
ica, Marshall was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.
President Eisenhower called
Marshall’s death “a cause for pro
found grief throughout the United
States.” He ordered the flag to
be flown at half staff from all
public buildings ind military in
stallations until after Marshall’s
funeral Tuesday afternoon.
Typically, Marshall had de
creed that his funeral be a simple
one. It will be held at Ft. Myer
Chapel, on the edge of the Ar
lington National Cemetery in
Vrginia. Interment in the ceme
tery, resting place of soldiers both
illustrious and humble, will be
private.
Eisenhower’s statement said in
part: “For his unswerving devo
tion to the safeguarding of the
security and freedom of our na
tion, for his wise counsel and ac
tion and driving determination in
GOP Schedules January
Fund-Raising Dinners
WASHINGTON, UP — Repub
licans hope a series of Eisenhower
“Appreciation” dinners next Jan
uary 27 will net more than a
million dollars for their campaign
fund.
Senator Thurston B. Morton of
Kentucky, the GOP national
chairman, said Sunday in an
nouncing the dinners that one of
their chief aims will be “to give
the party a financial and emo
tional thrust into the critical cam
paign of 1960.”
times of grave danger, we are
lastingly in his debt.”
It was Marshall who recognized
the ability of a very junior brig
adier general named Dwight Eis
enhower to a key post and later
sent him on up the ladder to be
come Supreme Allied Commander
for the European invasion.
Until the day Eisenhower be
came President, Marshall, in his
clipped, correct and almost cold
manner, addressed him only as
“Eisenhower.”
Other tributes to Marshall
poured in from statesmen and
from his few surviving colleagues
on highest rank in World War II.
“'He was one of the greatest
Americans our country has ever
produced,” said General Omar
Bradley.
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Ni
mitz said “He was the architect
for the great armies that stemmed
the advance of the Germans in
Europe and raised the troops that
helped us win in the Pacifc. His
postwar services ds Secretary of
Defense and Secretary of State
marked him as a most unusual
and able man, capable of carrying
on in almost any capacity for
his country’s good.”
Western Chiefs
May Meet In
Europe This Month
BONN, Germany, (IP) — Authori
tative informants said Saturday
President. Eisenhower is prepared
| to meet the government chiefs of
Britain, France and West Ger
many at a conference in Europe
around the end of October.
A date for an East-West sum
mit meeting would be settled at
that time, these informants said.
Eisenhower reportedly made
known his views in letters to
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer,
President Charles De Gaulle and
Prime Minister Harold MacMillan.
Khrushchev has said he wants
an East West conference to be
held before the end of the year,
and Western officals said they
thought the Soviet leader would
be agreeable to any date proposed
for 1959.
Adenauer said Saturday the
coming summit talks should serve
as “an excellent test of whether
the Soviet Union wants peace.”
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PIONEERS OF ALASKA CONVENTION
PROGRAM
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 22
2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Registration of delegates and visiting
members at Pioneer Igloo
8:00 p.m. “Muig-Up” at the Pioneer Igloo. Come and
meet your fellow Pioneers.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
9:00 a.m. Registration at Igloo
10:00 a.m. Grand Opening in the Multipurpose Room
of the Nome School
Address of Welcome: Mr. Russell Hermann,
President of Host Igloo.
Address: Mayor Steffen Andersen
Address: Governor William Egan
Introduction of Honored Members by Michael
Walsh, Past Grand President
Presentation of Eagle Scout Awards to two third
generation Pioneers, Rodney Boucher and Ray
Arnold, by Governor Egan
Call to Order: Otto Koppen, Past President
Advance of Colors
Invocation: Grand Chaplain
Business Session
2:00 p.m. Business Session, Multipurpose , Room,
Nome School.
6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Smorgasbord, Seaview Room of the
North Star Restaurant. The main course will be
served in the Seaview Room, and dessert and
coffee will be served at the Pioneer T^loo.
10:30 p.m. Eskimo dance by Sammy Mogg’s dance
troupe, at the Pioneer Igloo
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
9 a.m. Business Session, Multipurpose Room, Nome
School
1:00 p.m. Women’s luncheon, Seaview Room of the
North Star Restaurant. All visiting ladies are
invited to attend as guests of the Pioneers of
Alaska, Auxiliary No. 1.
2:00 p.m. Business Session, Nome School
9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Grand Ball in the Nome School
Gymnasium. Music by Ketchikan Pioneers
Band (Open to the public)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25
Morning: Church of your choice
1:30 p.m. Memorial Service, School Auditorium
2:30 p.m. Business Session, School Auditorium
4:30 p.m. Business- Session, School Auditorium
Installation of Officers
7:00 p.m. Banquet, Multipurpose Room, Nome
School. Pioneers and Auxiliary members.