THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at tile
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BETTER UNASKED
We are glad the Census Bureau has decided not
to inquire into people’s religion. Offhand it might seem
harmless to have census takers ask, “What is your
religion?”
But a number of implications are involved. Fed
eral statute makes it a criminal offense to refuse to
answer a census question. In this case the census direc
tor considered making a reply optional. But would
the person interviewed always understand that he was
free to say nothing? And would a reply still be vol
untary in other census years?
Robert W. Burgess, the director, concluded that
“a considerable number of persons would be reluc
tant” to disclose their religions to census takers and
that the partial sampling which would result would
not be of great value. This seems a factual finding
on both counts.
There are many persons to whom religious con
viction is a very personal matter. The United States
Supreme Court recently decided that it is unconsti
tutional to compel an American to reveal to what
political party he belongs. The court also has held
that freedom of speech (guaranteed by the First Am
endment, which also guarantees freedom of religion)
includes freedom to keep silence.
Indeed, it may well he that the right of privacy
as to one’s opinions and beliefs is one of the most im
portant of all rights. We hope the respect for that right
in 1960 will be a precedent for future censuses.
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J. R. MILLER, Bookkeeper
Albert Heinrich To Marry
U of A Economics Teacher
FAIRBANKS — Miss Mary A.
Morlan, assistant professor of
home economics and vocational
education supervisor in home
economics at the University of
Alaska, has announced her en
gagement to Albert Heinrich.
Mr. Heinrich formerly taught
school on Diomede Island, is a
former instructor in social science
at the University and is now
working toward his Ph.D. degree
at the University of Washington.
They plan to be married this
summer.
3,475 awards have been made
for heroism at Scout national
courts of honor.
571 High School Teachers
Apply For 45 Seats In
Alaska Science Institute
A total of 571 high school
teachers from 44 states and Alas
ka, and one from London, Eng
land, have requested applications
for the second Science Institute
scheduled June 16-Aug. 9 at the
University of Alaska.
Dr. Alfred M. Bork, institute
director said all applications are
d«e Feb. 15. Successful candidates '
will be notified by March 17, and
they must accept by March 31.
The institute will accept 45
high school teachers of biology,
chemistry, physics, and mathe
matics. The National Science [
Foundation granted $63,000 to the »
university to conduct the insti
tute. A chief aim of the grants
is to help increase interest in
science among high school stu
dents.
The grant enables the univers
sity to pay participants $75 per
week subsistence allowance.
The university hopes that as
many as possible of the qualified
institute applicants will be from
Alaska. 1
Alaska Airlines
From Anchorage: Pete Mos
brucker, L. Haakensen, M. Baum
garner, F. Bohrer, Mr. and Mrs.
Hodge, Capt. Glen Wood, Capt.
D. Hughes, Robt. Chambers, O.
Johson, Wm. Baumgamer.
To Anchorage: Otto Johnson,
Fred Booher, Agnes Kiyutelluk,
E. N. Harrold, R.G. Marsh, James |
Ray, R. W. Lowrey, J. Panosh, I
G. A. Draughton, A/2c Turner,
A/2c Braden, Bessie Barr, Sgt.
Edmondson.
To Unalakleet: F. Nugent, H.
Wilkalkia, Wayne and Francis
Eben, Wilfred Eakon, Don Bogi.
MONDAY'S HOT LUNCH MENU
The Hot Lunch menu for Mon
day is: Chili and beans, carrots
and celery sticks, fruit jello, and
bread, butter and milk.
The skua gull, a bird of Ant
arctica, is captured for scientific
study by flying nets fired from
cannons.
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Ice Pool Dates
Since 1917, when the Pool
was started, the ice has gone
out at Nena.na as follows:
1917— April 30 .11:30 a.m.
1918— May 11. 9:33 a.m.
1919— May 3. 2:33 p.m.
1920— May 11.10:45 a.m.
1921— May 11. 6:42 a.m.
1922— May 12. 1:20 p.m.
1923— May 9. 2:00 p.m.
1924— May 11. 3:10 p.m.
1925— May 7. 6:32 p.m.
1926— April 26 . 4:03 p.m.
1927— May 13. 5:42 a.m,
1928— May 6. 4:25 p.m.
1929— May 5. 3:41 p.m.
1930— May 8. 7:03 p.m.
1931— May 10. 9:23 a.m.
1932— May 1.10:15 a.m.
1933— May 8. 7:30 p.m.
1934— April 30 . 2:07 pan.
1935— May 15. 1:32 p.m.
1936— April 30 .12:58 pan.
1937— May 12. 8:04 p.m.
1938— May 6. 8:14 p.m.
1939— April 29 . 1:26 p.m.
1940— April 20 . 3:27 pan.
1941— May 3. 1:50 a.m
1942— April 30 . 1:28 p.m
1943— April 28 . 7:22 p.m
1944— May 4. 2:08 p.m
1945— May 16. 9:41 a.m.
1946— May 5. 4:40 p.m.
1947— May 3. 5:53 p.m.
1948— May 13.11:13 p.m
1949— May 14.12:39 p.m.
1950— May 6. 4:14 p.m.
'951—April 30 . 5:54 pan.
1952— May 12. 5:04 p.m.
1953— April 29 .. 3:54 p.m.
1954— May 6. 6:01 pan.
1955— May 9. 2:13 pan.
1956— May 1.11:24 a.m.
1957— May 5. 9:30 aon. i
British Say Ballistic Rockets Give
West Military Edge Over Russia
Work Starts to Dismantle
Collapsed Peace River
Bridge on Alaska Highway !
TAYLOR, B.C., (£*>—Dismantling j
of the tangled wreck of the Peace
River bridge here began when
employees of Linton Construction
Co. tackled the mass of steel
awasih in the Peace River.
The north end of the bridge
collapsed four months ago.
Since then Alaska Highway
traffic has been diverted to the
(Pacific Great Northern Railway
* bridge, converted to serve road
traffic.
A temporary Bailey-type bridge
over the South Pine river will be
used by traffic during rebuilding
of a permanent bridge.
Traffic is now moving over the
South Pine on a temporary wood
en structure which is expected to
be washed away in spring floods.
Nude Soap-Eater Is
Unadvertised Special In
Manhattan Supermarket
NEW YORK, UP)—A nude young
man who ate soap was an unad
vertised special in a Manhattan
supermarket yesterday.
Two dozen women shoppers
screamed and shouted as the
good-looking fellow strolled along
j the aisle loading a shopping cart.
The clamor of the women rush
ing from the store attracted a big
crowd.
The store owner called the
cops. When they arrived they
found the naked shopper chewing
on a cake of soap. He fought
when they tried to put a butch
er’s apron on him. Finally sub
dued and covered, he was taken
to Bellevue hospital for psychia
tric examination. He refused to
give his name or address. 4
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CAA STATION MANAGERS
MEET AT ANCHORAGE
Floryn S. Rhode, CAA station
manager, who recently came to
Nome, has been in Anchorage to
attend a meeting of Alaska CAA
station managers.
Among those who attended
were: James Hart qf Galena;
Lawrence Smith, McGrath; Robt.
McDonald, Moses Point; Ralph1
Hazleton, Nenana; Roy Wall, Tan- j
ana: and Don Baker, Unalakleet. j
? LONDON, (#)—The British gov
j ernment announced it is develop
ing a medium - range ballistic
j rocket more advanced than the
| American’s now being built for
J launching from underground
sites.
A white paper published by the
defense ministry said this weapon
“is being developed on the high
est priority in close cooperation”
with the United States.
Regarding the relative strength
of the West and the Soviet Union,
the document said:
“Russia’s successful launching
of artificial satellites is evidence
of her remarkable progress in
rocket development. But it should
not be thought that this has up
set the balance of military pow
er.”
The government said balancing
fears in East and West of mutual
annihilation make a world war
unlikely “for another generation
or more.”
The Soviet Union, for geo
graphic reasons, is more vulner
able to rocket attack than are the
Western powers, the government
said, explaining:
“The over-all superiority of the
West is likely to increase rather
than diminish as a consequence
of the advent of medium range
ballistic rockets. These weapons,
against which there is at present
no answer, could from sites in
Europe and elsewhere dominate
practically every target of im
portance in the Soviet Union.”
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