THE N O ME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
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IN NINE MINUTES
Take a look at your watch. During the next nine I
minutes, a merchant ship loaded with foreign trade
• cargo will enljer or sail from a United States port.
That was the average in a recent year—a ship
movement every nine minutes, clear around the clock.
And one-fourth of those ships flew the American flag.
Moreover, as time goes on, the number of ship
movements is destined to increase. Right now, the
biggest peacetime shipbuilding program in the nation’s
history is underway in U.S. yards. This year alone,
Maritime Administration officials forecast, more'than
$500 million worth of new ships will be ordered.
What does our growing merchant marine mean to
this country? First of all, it means that vast sums of
money will flow into every reach of the nation—and
that every one of the states will share in it one way
or another. All in all, the U.S. flag merchant marine
contributes more than $5 billion to the economy each!
year. That is the amount of money that passes from
the steamship lines through the hands of employes, j
stockholders, the government, suppliers and others.
Second, it means that we will be assured of the i
only vehicle we can depend on to bear our overseas!
trade—our own ships. That trade means jobs and
income for farmers, workers, and other groups through- j
out the country.
Third, it means we will have the ships that nation- j
al security requires. We must import a long list of;
essential and strategic commodities, including nickel,!
manganese and natural rubber. In ths chaotic world, j
we cannot afford to look to forego marines to do the j
job for us. j
RUSE DIDN'T WORK
McALESTER, Okie., (#*—An es
caped convict, 52 years old, told
officers has name was “Sarah”
last night, but his ruse didn’t
work.
Ben. J. May, who escaped from
the Oklahoma State Penitentiary
here, was apprehended in a chick
en pen, attired in a dress, scarf
and cotton stockings.
The 120-pound May, who was
serving a 10-year sentence for
assault with intent to kill, entered
the prison theater with other
trusties Saturday night. When the
film was over, May was gone. I
Arthur Nagozruk, Jr., who has
been teaching school at Solomon
this past winter, is visiting here
with his father, retired teacher,
and family. He plans to leave
next month for re-assignment at
Buckland.
Tundra Fire At Noon Today
Shortly after the noon whistle
today the fire department was
called out to a tundra fire north
of King Island Village at the
east end of town. The fire was
about two acres in extent but it
was found that Harry Johnsen
and the city ’dozer were most
efficient in controlling the blaze.
Playwright Claims
High Court Ruling j
Requires Acquittal I
WASHINGTON, UP—Attorneys !
for Arthur Miller, playwright j
husband of actress Marilyn Mon- ;
roe, told a federal district judge
yesterday the Supreme Court’s
decision in another case Wednes
day “requires an acquittal” of
Miller on contempt of Congress
charges.
A legal memorandum filed with
Judge Charles F. McLaughlin said
the Supreme Court’s ruling in the
case of John T. Watkins “fits the
Miller case even more clearly
than it fits the Watkins case.”
The court reversed Watkins’
conviction and ordered his ac
quital. He was accused of unlaw
fully refusing to name persons he
knew as Communists in the labor
movement some 10 years ago.
Joseph L. Rauh Jr., who filed
the new motion for acquittal of
Miller, said the Supreme Court
“has now made it unmistakably
clear that a witness before a con
gressional committee does not
have to plead the Fifth Amend
ment to avoid informing on oth
ers.”
Judge McLaughlin convicted
Miller May 31 on two contempt
counts for refusing to identify
Communist writers «with whom
he said he attended meetings in
New York in 1947.
To force Miller “into additional
legal proceedings to clear him
self would be to harass him fur
ther for exercising the very rights
expressly recognized yesterday by
the Supreme Court of the United
States,” Rauh said.
Rauh was also attorney for
Watkins.
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair and warmer thru Thurs
day. Low temperatures expected
tonight 45-50 and the high to
morrow in the 60’s.
Nome data last 24 hours as ot
7 a.m. today: highest temperature
49, lowest 37. Max. wind 15 mph
from the W.S.W. Sunrise at 1:18
a.m., sunset at 10:49 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago to
day: high 52, low 41. Extremes
this date since 1907: highest 75
in 1937, lowest 27 in 1929.
Christie Waldheim Celebrates
Fifty Years In Nome
Christie Waldheim held open
house yesterday at her home, cele
brating the fiftieth anniversary of
her arrival in Nome.
Her home, which is a show
place of Danish heirlooms, china
and silver, also displays a cabinet
of rare ivory carvings dating back
to the pioneer days.
Danish pastry and delicious
cake was served with coffee to
the many guests.
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NEW HUNTING, FISHING LAW
BECOMES EFFECTIVE JULY 1
JUNEAU—A new act passed by
the 1957 Territorial Legislature
makes it unlawful for a resident,
non-resident or alien to engage
in sport fishing -in either salt or
fresh water or to hunt in Alaska
without first purchasing an ap
propriate territorial license. These
licenses are in addition to the
licenses required by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, and
all persons under 16 years of age
are exempted.
The law becomes effective on
July 1, 1957.
The licenses will be in the form
of a non-transferable stamp that
must be signed by the licensee
and must be carried at all times
while hunting and fishing in the
territory. All licenses, except the
visitor’s special sport fishing li
cense required under this act, will
expire at the close of the 30th day
of June following issuance.
Licenses will be sold by the ter
ritorial tax commissioner or duly
deputized agents, such as U. S.
commissioners and leading sport
ing goods dealers.
License and fees are as follows:
Resident sport fishing license: $2
Resident hunting license: $2
Resident sport fishing and
hunting license: $4
Non-resident and alien sport
fishing license: $4
Non-resident and alien
hunting license: $4
Non-resident and alien sport
fishing and hunting license: $4 |
Visitor’s special sport fishing
license—valid only for 7
days after date of issuance: $2
A 25-cent fee is charged for is
suing license by' all agents except
Dept, of Taxation employees.
All license fees collected under
authority of this act will go into
the revolving “Fish and Game”
fund for exclusive use in research
and work to improve fishing and
hunting throughout Alaska for the
benefit of those who wish to en
gage in these pursuits.
Any person violating ,any pro
vision of this act shall, upon con
viction, be subject to a fine not
exceeding $200 or imprisonment
not to exceed six months or both,
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