THE NOME NUGGET
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NOME, ALASKA
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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.
THE WATCHED POT
COURTS IN A GROWING ALASKA
Anchorage needs a judge, two of them, in fact, so
badly that legislators in that area are even going on
record suggesting that the Second Division should give
up its court to accommodate the Third Division.
We will go along with the Third Division that
they are desperately in need of a judge since the recent
death of Judge Dimond, but we feel that any legislator
who would cripple another part of the territory, placing
the Second Division in the same condition that the
Third is in now, is shortsighted to the fact that Alaska
is growing, growing, growing. Its growing pains may
be centered in Anchorage right now, but removing the
Second Division’s court will not improve the situation.
The legislators of Anchorage (mostly Republicans)
backing this idea state that the backlog is “appalling.”
If they can’t take care of their own division now, what
would they do with more cases on their docket from
far away places in the Second Division? Also, what
justice would there be in expecting the residents of
the far flung Second Division to travel at a great added
expense to Anchorage, which now has more problems
than it can take care of. Jurors would have to travel
a long way from home in order to fulfil their duties,
making an added expense for the Justice Department.
We urge the Republicans of this division who are
meeting tonight to educate their fellow Republicans
in Anchorage, who seem to have no vision of the future
of the territory other than their own small area, to the
needs of this division.
The territory needs not only one more judge but
two, and before long it may need more divisions, not
fewer.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
WAUKEGAN (111.) NEWS - SUN
Approximately one of every 20 men, women and
children in the United States is employed by federal,
state and local governments. The Census Bureau puts
the total at 7,015,000 persons.
More than one-fourth of this huge personnel is
engaged in teaching or otherwise connected with edu
cation. One-fifth of the entire number of employees
are civilians in federal defense agencies. . .
DO YOU KNOW
THE LAW?
Ignorance No Excuse
(Answer to last week’s question)
Testimony (evidence) which
might toe excluded from court be
cause it is “heresay,” may other
wise be admitted as evidence to
show something other than the
fact it states! Sometimes such
evidence is admitted to show that
a person made a certain statement
whether the statement was true
or not.
DID YOU KNOW?
That before it will be admitted
in court, “evidence” must be of
fered by an expert or qualified
witness if it concerns fingerprints,
firearms, marks (as automobile
tire marks) or other technical evi
dence.
DID YOU KNOW?
That operating on the tails of
horses is unlawful—except for the
health or life of the animal—as
certified to, in writing, by a vet
erinarian.
DID YOU KNOW?
That it is the law that you must
blow your horn before passing
another vehicle going in the same
direction—and that the driver in
front of you must pull over to the
far right hand side of the high
way. In some localities SLOW
drivers may be subject to arrest
as well as fast drivers. They cre
ate congestion which may cause
accidents.
DO YOU KNOW;
In computing personal Federal
Income Tax, are you considered
as not married if your spouse is
a non-resident alien? (Sec. 12-c,
U. S. Int. Rev. Code.)
(The answer will be found else
where in this issue.)
DO YOU KNOW?
How many persons must testify
to the same overt act to convict
a person of treason?
(Answer will be found in a fu
ture issue!
THE LAW IS A COMPLICATED THING!
THIS IS THE LAW in many areas or
jurisdictions. These items are not inten
ded to give you a complete answer to
your legal problems. Every case must
stand alone. CONSULT YOUR OWN AT
TORNEY for the answers to any ques
tions you may have.
Copyright 1953 Steuben Syndicate
EGYPTIANS CELEBRATE
ONE YEAR UNDER NAGUIB
CAIRO, Egypt, (#! — Hundreds
of thousands of Egyptians wildly
cheered President Mohamed Na
guib Thursday as he opened a
4-day “liberation” celebration
with new promises to oust the
British from the Suez Canal Zone.
Most had stayed up all night to
be on hand for a giant army pa
rade launching the first anniver
sary of ex-King Farouk’s ouster
and the beginning of Naguib’s
military regime. ^
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids will be received
until 10:00 a.m., July 27, 1953,
publicly opened at the Post Of
fice at Nome, Alaska, for the
transportation of approximately
nine hundred (900) tons of steel
mat from Paint Spencer, Alaska,
to Gambell, Alaska.
. Transportation to start not later
than August 15, 1953, and com
pleted on or before September
1, 1953.
Ten per cent bash bid bond re
quired, 50 per cent performance
bond required. The right to reject
any or all bids is reserved. For
further information, contact—
Tony Schwamm,
Director of Aviation,
Territory of Alaska,
Polaris Hotel, Nome
YORK Nuggets
By MICHAEL O'SHEA
Exclusive to the Nome Nugget
NEW YORK CITY, July 20, 1953
—“Noung” from here! Bing Cros
by returned from Europe and
dined at Bruno’s Pen & Pencil
(that’s the Bering Sea Club of
N.Y.C.) and created a sensation
by wearing a pair of cuff links
fashioned from several large nug
gets. The heavy gold links, the
gift of actress Ann Blyth, one
time Alaska visitor, gave this
reporter an idea. We are now
having studs and links made out
of some Nome nuggets. If this
Nome Nugget correspondent isn’t
the best dressed “first nighter” ut
all the Broadway plays and film
premieres this coming winter
when we don our soup ’n fish,
we’ll eat the souvenir mukluks
picked up in Nome on our recent
visit. . .
Tyrone Power, seen around
town with the summer season’s
best suntan (he just flew in from
Rome, Italy) reports to Hollywood
for his next film, “Khyber Rifles.”
It will be his last U.S. picture for
some time as he goes back to
Rome in January for eighteen
months. . .
Gene Autry and Don Ameche
(remember him?), long-time pals,
shopped around for some King
Salmon in a local restaurant which
specializes in sea food. Not being
satisfied with what was offered
them on the menu, they settled
on Rainbow Trout “guaranteed
fresh from Alaskan waters.” Gene
and Don licked heir chops in ap
proval and returned to the cafe
three nights in a row—when it
wasn’t rainbow trout it was Dolly
Vardens they stuffed themselves
with. . .
Joe DiMaggio at the Little Club
(that’s Manhattan’s counterpart to
the North Star Cafe) telephoned
Marilyn Monroe in Hollywood,
made a date to meet her in San
Francisco on August 20 for “a
faraway fishing trip.” A week’s
casting for the fighting salmon
at the mouth of the Nome River
perhaps? Joe wouldn’t say but
irt’s^ a possibility. . .
Hollywood stars now decorating
Broadway include Deborah Kerr,
MacDonald Carey, Eddie Bracken,
Ronald Reagan, Teresa Wright,
Clifton Webb, Katherine Hepburn,
Melvyn Douglas and Marlene
Dietrich. . .
Nome-in-New-York:- There’s a
Golden Goose Grill on lower
Fourth Avenue ... an Anchor
Arctic Native Brotherhood
| DANCE |
jH Come one, come all — Have fun at the ball! I§
Saturday Night 9 to 1
BERING SEA CLUB I
FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER
6 A.M. TO 11 P.M.
COME IN AND TRY OUR
—“MERCHANTS’ LUNCH”—
Medical Experts Start
Alaska Health Study
JUNEAU, UP)—A team of four
medical experts, headed 'by Dr.
Thomas Parran, former surgeon
general of the Public Health Ser
vice, has begun a long-range study
of Alaska’s health problems.
A group from the University of
Pittsburgh Graduate School of
Health, sent north by Secretary
McKay under a $90,000 Depart
ment of Interior grant, conferred
Wednesday with Governor Heint
zleman and representatives of
other medical facilities.
Later they met representatives
of all private and government
medical facilities and health as
sociations in the Senate chamber.
Tavern on upper Madison Avenue
... a New Lincoln Bar in Green
wich Village ... a Polaris Grill
uptown . . . a Q Club in midtown
but no Q Cab company anywhere
. . . an Art & Trading Center on
East 71st- Street and a Dorothy’s
Shop on Park Avenue. If you’re
coming to New York you’ll feel
somewhat at home with these
familiar places — no real connec
tion with the Nome counterparts,
but the name’s the same. There
isn’t any Wallace or Polaris Hotel
which is something I miss most
of all. . .
Alan L,add and spencer Tracy
played Liar’s Dice for three
straight hours at a party given by
Jeanette MacDonald and her hus
band, Gene Raymond. Fifteen
minutes before they stopped lying
through their teeth and the near
est drink available, Alan Ladd
was ahead by 5137.00. When it
came time to quit they broke even,
with Spencer pocketing no more
than a thin dime profit - that last
quarter-hour session proved Trac
ey to be the biggest liar of the
two as witness Ladd’s loss of his
then-winnings. . .
The native blanket-tossing game
has caught on here in' Gotham,
where your scribe introduced it
around town at several large cock
tail soirees. Biggest gathering to
date wherein it “made” the party
was the gala penthouse supper
hosted by Walt Disney in honor
of Edgar Bergen and “Charlie Mc
Carthy.” Jeff Chandler, Wendell
Corey, Gordon MacRae, Will Rog
ers, Jr., and Peter Lawford had
the most fun. Greta Garbo, Den
ise Darcei and Paulette Goddard
refused to be “tossed” but they
admitted it was hilarious. They’ve
never had as many laughs at any
other large terrace apartment
shindig. . .
“Pew-ra-gin” for now. . .
Mike O’Shea