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Nome Celebrates
Senate Passage
Of Statehood
The official statehood celebra
tion was held Monday evening
on Front Street with a grand
stand set' up against the seawall
at the end of Lanes Way.
Judge Walter Hodge was mas
ter of ceremonies and presented
the speakers from the gayly dec
orated reviewing stand. The
parade incuded a color guard
from the American Legion; mem
bers of the 1st Scout Battalion
led by Lloyd Draper; CAP cadets
and about a hundred children
carrying banners and signs and
flags. Several decorated cars al
so participated.
The SS Tonsina in the back
ground completed the setting for
the occasion.
John MoNees stated, “I’ve
never been more proud that I am
an American citizen than I am
today.”
Mike Walsh said: “I was in
Nome when statehood was ad
vocated for the first time by a
group of men who paraded on
this very street and formed what
is now the Pioneers of Alaska.
These men of vision and progress
saw a great future. We are on
the verge of a great boom if we
will but work together.”
Rev. E. Bachelder: “Let us.
give thanks for the birthday of
the State of Alaska.”
Rev. Ost: “God bless the home
of the free and the land of the
brave.”
Rev. R. Amundsen: “Let us
pray for those in high places in
this time of rejoicing.”
Judge Hodge explained, fol
lowing a 24-gun salute by the
Alaska National Guard, that it
would be months before we are
really a state and many things
are yet to be done which w;ll
require careful work and thinking
by all Alaskans.
Acknowledgement was made to
Johnnie Stephensen for marching
music and organizing the children.
Keith Hedreen furnished fire
works.
The Sandspit bonfire was can
celled due to the proximity of
quantities of lumber and oil and
gas as well as an off shore wind,
but a group of teen-agers had a
big bonfire about half way to
Cape Nome that could be seen for
a great distance.
“Certainly no one who in
vestigates the basic facts of
American growth can doubt
the country’s inherent sound
ness or that we are catching
our breath before starting on
a new surge of prosperity.”—
Secretary of the Treasury
Anderson.
There will be a meeting of the
CAP Senior Squadron tonight
at the squadron headquarters in
the CAA area.
Audrey Rauch, Inf. Officer
All interested pin setters con
tact Barrow Morgan Thursday
afternoon.
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