THE NOME NUGGET
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WHITHER THE FARTHING
The long-famous farthing—the tiny coin which is
the least valuable among British coins — is possibly
headed for the junk heap. As inflation has increased
steadily since World War II and since it is continuing
in Great Britain at the present time, the farthing is
becoming less and less valuable.
It is estimated that the farthing now represents
less than a third of a U.S. penny. Since a U.S. penny
will no longer buy very much, one gets an idea of the
value of the farthing.
The farthing seems to be headed for the same fate
as the mill experienced in the U.S. The mill, which
represents a tenth of a cent, could for a time—many
years ago—purchase something in the United States.
Its disappearance and the probable disappearance of
the farthing is clear evidence of the inflationary trend
which slowly progresses in every democracy and which
history shows is an almost inevitable tendency.
MORE AND BETTER FOOD
Ever kick about the price of food? Then some facts
cited by the head of a food chain association may prove
enlightening. We spend a little more for our food now
than we used to—25 percent of our disposable family
income went for it in 1954 as compared with 23 percent
in 1935-39. But we get more food and better food, in
cluding foods which have undergone time- and labor
saving processing. If people bought the same food
today as in 1935-39, it would take but 17 percent of
their incomes.
And here’s another striking fact—we must spend
far more for taxes than for food! The tax h’ll was about
$85,000,000,000 last year and the food bill $64,000,000
000. Keep that in mind when you’re dealing with
budget problems.
Unearthed from United Mine Workers Journal:
Ohce upon there was a hillbilly who was embarrassed
because his wife made moonshine; but he loved her
still.
“On the average,” says a physician, “smoking a
pack of cigarettes shortens the smoker’s life by six
minutes.” Even so, the average smoker can’t quit
smoking to save his life—or any part thereof.
Deadlocks...
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doors of the House chamber. It
was the longest caucus of the ma
jority Democrats during the ses
sion—and probably one of the
hottest.
The executive secretary of the
Territorial Federation of Labor,
Mrs. Cledamae Seaman, made this
comment on the ESC bill: “If
adopted, it would be one of the
most vicious employment security
acts under the American flag.”
She emphasized *the phrase, “if
it is adopted.”
The House Democrats’ turmoil
over the legislation involved the
question of whether the commit
tee could be sent back with a re
quest to join with the Senate com
mittee in further changes in the
compromise measure—or whether
it has to be adopted or rejected in
toto, as usual with free conference
committee reports. It cannot be
amended in any wav on the floor
of either House.
. The Big Objection
The labor federation secretary
said the big objection is to a pro
vision that if an unemployed per
son applies for weekly benefits,
he can get them only if he made
$120 in the same quarter in one
of the previous two years. That is
just one of the qualifying clauses
included in the bill.
But that one means if the work
er was thrown out of work be
cause of winter conditions during
January, February or March, for
example, he must have earned at
least $120 in that same period
during one of the two previous
years. Mrs. Seaman estimated it
would cut off close to two-thirds
of the unemployed applicants—
or close to 10,000.
The ESC bill would set $3,600
as the taxable wage level, instead
of the present $3,000 limit. It
would call for contributions by
workers of one-half of one per
cent up to the $3,600 level—or a
maximum of $18 for a year.
Increased Allowances
Benefits to persons in Alaska
would be at a maximum of $40
a week for an individual, with de
pendents’ allowances which could
raise it to $75 for a family, com
pared to the present law’s limit
of $70 for a family.
For persons leaving Alaska to
draw benefits, the amount would
be cut $5 a week from the present
law. The bill would set the ceil
ing at $30 a week, compared with
the present $35. A person could
not get dependents’ allowances
outside Alaska.
In the Senate, taxation meas
ures are due to hold the leading
spot on the calendar today, Senate
majority leaders said. That left
some senators feeling much of the
other legislation which previous
ly was approved in the House
might get sidetracked in Senate
controversy or get bogged down
and buried.
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WHEN IN THE MARKET FOR EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS
IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE THE MANY LINES WE REPRESENT
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Tractors, Pumps
Belt Drives, Electrical Equipment
Baker Manufacturing Co. .... Dozers and Plows
DeLaval Steam Turbine Co. Pumps
Detroit Diesel Engine Die. Diesel Engines
Gar Wood Industries . ’Dozers
Gates Rubber Company ... Belts
Hobart Manufacturing Company . Welders
Hydraulic Supply Mfg. Company . Pipe
Jaeger Pumps, Compressors, Concrete Mixers
A. Leschen & Sons Rope Co. . Wire Rope
Lincoln Engineering Co. Greasing Equipment
Mallory . Blocks
Onan . Light Plants
Owaionna Tool Co. Hand Tools
Power Machinery Co. Power Saws
S K F Industries . Bearings
Smith Welding Equip. Corp. Welding Tools
Thew - Lorain Shovel Co. .... Cranes & Shovels
Thor.Pneumatic Tools, Electric Saws
Timken Roller Bearing Co. . Bearings
Willard Batteries . Batteries
Wisconsin Motors . Motors
ALSO DEALERS IN LUMBER. STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS,
LIGHTERAGE AND COASTWISE WATER TRANSPORTATION
Russia Repeats
Threat to Form
Red Military Bloc
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LONDON, (#)—Russia has re
peated her three-month-old threat
to form a unified Communist mil
itary command for eastern Europe
if West German rearmament is
ratified.
In a Moscow radio broadcast,
the Soviet Foreign Ministry an
nounced Monday the Russians and
their seven east European allies
had held new talks in connection
with their Dec. 2 pledge to draw
up their own mutual security
treaty if fhe West approves the
Paris agreements.
“In the course of these consul
tations,” the announcement said,
“complete unanimity of votes
revealed itself . . . concerning the
principles of such a treaty and
the organization of a unified com
I mand of the states.”
'American officials in Washing
ton viewed the new Soviet an
nouncement as a further propa
ganda effort to quicken French
opposition to West Germany re
armament. The French National
Assembly has approved the arms
treaties but the upper-house coun
cil of the republic takes them up
today.
(The Americans said any “uni
fied command” set up by the
Soviets for east Europe would
merely formalize what already
is a fact—that the Russians con
trol the military in their satellites.
THEY WERE DOING
THE MAMBO
j COPENHAGEN, (IB—Mrs. Else
; Sorensen and Miss Karen Kirk
; Lassen, residents of an old folks’
home, liked the dance music from
j the radio and decided to try the
| mambo. Now they're in a hospital
! with broken legs. Both of the
i dancers are 80 years old.
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RADIOACTIVE CLOUD
OVER LAS VEGAS
AFTER ATOM BLAST
LAS VEGAS, (#>— For the first
time since the government began
testing atomic weapons in Nevada
the cloud from a nuclear blast
passed over this resort community
of 50,000 Tuesday.
There was no alarm as the flat
tened-out, fleecy-white mushroom
top drifted overhead at an esti
mated height of 30,000 feet. Atom
ic Energy Commission spokesmen
here said there was no radiation
fallout.
The cloud, expected to pass
Las Vegas to the north, veered
south about 6:30 a.m. and passed
directly overhead, taking about
20 minutes to cross the city. Then
it floated on toward Henderson
and Boulder City, Neb., and King
man, Ariz.
The junior grade shot—sixth
of the spring test series—was det
onated from a 500-foot tower at
5:05 a.m. Two thousand Marines
practiced war game maneuvers ir\
connection with the shot.
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