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Few Americans will quarrel with President Eisen
hower’s statement on the “summit” conference that
“I will go anywhere anytime if any good is to be done,”
But it is hard to see why his objective of testing Soviet
sincerity could not be accomplished as well at the for
eign ministers’ level.
Although the Russians have conceded to the West
on the Austrian peace treaty, they are even now form
ing their own Red NATO among the slave nations of
Eastern Europe, have submitted another loaded disarm
/ ament program to the U.N. and are obviously trying to
open the door of the “summit” conference to Chou
En-lai. There is no more reason to accept the Commu
nists’ word today than there ever was. And, in the
absence of a Bricker Amendment, there is nothing to
protect the American people from another Yalta.
A FOUR-CENT STAMP?
The Post Office Department has asked Congress
* to increase the cost of first-class mail from three to
four cents. The idea is to find a way to collect additional
revenue, since the Post Office Department has been
losing money in recent years.
In fact, losses of the Post Office Department in the
last nine years totals about four billion dollars. This
makes the taxpayer foot a bill of $100,000,000 interest
on this debt alone each year.
Since about three-fourths of all letter mail comes
from commercial firms, an increase will be paid largely
by businesses. !It has been estimated that the average
family would be affected only slightly—perhaps by
about ten cents a month—by such an increase.
The three-cent rate was established in 1932, when
the cost of handling first-class mail was 1.89 cents per
letter. That cost is now over three cents per letter,
and the stamp still costs three cents. Either the cost
of handling the letter or the cost of the stamp must
be changed. Perhaps the solution lies in both these
fields, but eventually the price of the three-cent stamp
will have to raised, it seems.
Why is it, fellows with the narrowest minds always
seem to have the widest mouths?
No use borrowing trouble . .. there’s always people
willing to give it to you.
Adenauer Ready
To Meet Reds But
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Not In Moscow
BONN, Germany, Of)—Chancel
lor Konrad Adenauer is prepared
to meet Russian leaders, a West
German government spokesman
said. But he added the meeting
will not necessarily take place in
Moscow.
The spokesman said Adenauer
has insisted there should be an
exchange of opinions between
West German and Russian ex
perts before the place and time
of the meeting is fixed.
This exchange of views has
already begun in Paris, he said.
The exchange between experts,
the spokesman added, “will last
several weeks.” This was a fur
ther indication that no final reply
will be sent to Moscow until
Adenauer talks with President
Eisenhower and other western
statesmen in Washington and
New York next week.
Before the announcement that
Adenauer was prepared to meet
Russian leaders, there was spec
ulation that he might send his
new foreign minister Heinrich
von Brentano. The possibility
arose also that he might sug
gest a conference on “normaliza
tion of relations” between Bonn
and the Kremlin be held at some
neutral point.
Adenauer leaves for the United
States Sunday.
U.S. Ambassador James B. Con
ant left Bonn today enroute to
the United States to be on hand
for Adenauer’s visit.
REV. ELMER PARKER
ENROUTE TO GAMBELL
Rev. Elmer Parker, who was
stationed on St. Lawrence Island
five years ago, returned yester
day and is enroute to Gambell to
see his many friends there. He
is accompanied by the son of
Clarence Irrigoo who has been
in school at Mt. Edgecumbe.
Parker, whose wife passed
away since he left the island,
will replace the Presbyterian min
ister and his wife when they go
on furlough. They plan to re
turn in November.
Rev. & Mrs. Malcom Ministering
At Assembly Of God Church
Rev. and Mrs. Claude Malcom
have been ministering at the As
sembly of God Church each morn
ing at 10 a.m. and each evening at
7:30 p.m. \
Mrs. and Mrs. Malcom, both
ordained ministers, were formerly
of Aniak, Alaska and have spent
several years in the territory as
“airplane missionaries.”
The public is cordially invited
to attend these meetings which
will continue through next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed O'Connor are
visiting friends and relatives from
their home at Mt. Edgecumbe. Ed
O’Connor, son of the late E. B.
(Duffy) O’Connor, was born and
raised here. They and their two
children will return home today.
Floyd Wheeler of CAA, who is
now stationed at Tanana is in
town for a few days and states
his family likes their new lo
cation.
Fine Job Printing at The Nugget
Special Seal Honors Helen Keller
— .jzzz-L. —-71
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This is the special commemo
rative seal created by the Amer
ican Foundation for the Blind
and the American Foundation
for Overseas Blind in honor of
their Counsellor, world-famous
Helen Keller, who will be 75
years old this June 27th. It is be
ing sent to thousands of friends
of the sightless throughout the
U.S. As their “birthday present”
to the deaf and blind woman, the
''nmdations are launching a
Helen Keller Seventy-fifth Birth
day Fund for education and re
habilitation work among the
world’s approximately 2,000,000
blind children. The Fund will be
administered by the Foundations
— largest national non-profit
agencies serving the blind at
home and abroad — under Miss
Keller’s supervision. Contribu
tions may be addressed to Helen
Keller, Box 111, New York 11,
N. Y.
Bridgeport Attorney
To Run Hot Spot Job Of
Refugee Relief Program
WASHINGTON, (#—Pierce J.
Gerety, general counsel of the
Civil Service Commission, yester
day was given the hot spot job of
running the refugee relief pro
gram.
The 41-year-old Bridgeport,
Conn., lawyer was ushered into
the assignment with some cere
mony, plainly intended to show
high level administration backing
for his efforts to get more steam
into the bogged down program.
Secretary of State Dulles an
ounced the appointment, then per
sonally escorted Gerety to the
White House to be introduced to
President Eisenhower. Also in the
group was Scott McLeod, State
Dept, security chief whom the
law makes over-all administrator
of the law for admission of 214,
000 refugees to the United States
by the end of 1956.
The announcement said Gerety
will have “complete authority and
•responsibility for the operation of
the refugee program.”
McLeod’s performance in the
refugee relief job has been under
fire from congressional propo
nents of a more liberal immigra
tion policy. He was a chief target
of bitter criticism voiced by Ed
ward J. Corsi, prominent New
York Republican who was ousted
in April from a job carrying the
same “deputy administrator” title
now given to Gerety.
Corsi, let out 90 days after he
was brought into the State Dept,
as advisor to Dulles on immigra
tion problems, called the refugee
program “a complete failure and
a national scandal.” Dulles said
he was let go because he was try
ing to take over the whole job in
place of McLeod.
WEDNESDAY BALL SCORES
National League
Brooklyn 3, Cincinnati 1
New York 5, Milwaukee 4
Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 1
American League
Baltimore 3, Chicago 2
Boston 5, Cleveland 4
Detroit 3, New York 1
Kansas City 3, Washington 2
Pacific Coast League
Sacramento 6, Portland 3
Seattle 5, San Diego 3
Hollywood 5, Los Angeles 1
San Francisco 8,' Oakland 0
Nome Bar Association
Resolution Memorializes
The Late Judge Folta
A memorial service honoring
Judge Folta was held yesterday
morning at the U.S. District Court.
The following resolution was
made part of the court record by
Judge Walter Hodge.
RESOLUTION
On the 5th day of June 1955, in
his 62nd year, George W. Folta,
senior United States district judge
in Alaska, departed this life.
We, members of the Bar prac
ticing in Nome, wish today to
place our high estimate of this
man and our appreciation for his
labors.
Judge Folta first came to Alas
ka in 1913 and since that time has
served devotedly in many public
positions including: secretary of
Alaska, counsel-at-large for the
Interior Department and assistant
United States attorney for the
First Judicial Division. He has
served as district judge for the
First Division, District of Alaska,
since 1947.
No higher appraisal of his abil
ity as an attorney and wisdom as
a judge can be given than that
which exists in a large body of
decisions from appellate courts.
Many of his decisions are already
regarded as leading cases in their
fields and will serve as guiding
precedents for future generations.
As a man Judge Folta was most
highly regarded in Alaska and the
Pacific Northwest. His generous
devotion to public service through
his efforts in lodges, service clubs
and professional societies has long
been an example of devoted citi
zenship. His love of the outdoors
reveals the feeling he had for the
country in which he lived.
Wherefore; be it resolved that
we, the members of the Bar at
Nome, express our sorrow that
the life of Judge Folta has reached
an end. We also express our grat
itude for the rich heritage he has
left us.
Russell R. Hermann, chairman
James von der Heydt
Committee appointed by
Walter H. Hodge, district judge
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