THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA
E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY .Production Manager
Telephone: Main 125 P.Q. Box 618
$1.50 PER MONTH $16.00 A YEAR
Subscribers not receiving their papers by 5:30 p.m.,
call Main 125 for special delivery. After 5:30 call Black 102.
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
postoffice at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
POP'S DAY TO HOG THE PICTURE
W8ce/s-—»
BUSINESS IS FOR FREER TRADE
(Christian Science Monitor)
A change of really momentous significance in the
attitude of American business was recorded at the an
nual meeting recently of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States. The 3,000 delegates representing an
estimated 1,600.000 businessmen approved a policy
statement which largely turned its back on tariff pro
tectionism, advocated repeal of the preferential Buy
American Act on government purchases, favored an
increase of imports, and declared tariff rates should
be based on broad national interests rather than those
of one industry or section.
The majority in favor of this new point of view was
probably a relatively narrow one, but the existence of
such a majority at all indicates a broadening of eco
nomic outlook.
When America was at a disadvantage industrially
—and planned its defense only in terms of the western
hemisphere—it had to subsidize many industries in
order to sustain them and have them available in
event of war. Now that it is a world leader both indus
trially and perforce militarily, the United States needs
to foster a larger trading area in which the most effi
cient producers, wherever found, can contribute their
full strength to the free world.
Probably it has come to be recognized more clear
ly and more widely in the United States that tariffs
are a form of subsidies. Instead of being paid directly
from the Treasury as in the case of farm or other sub
sidies, the benefits come from consumers who pay more
for the tariff-protected articles than they would have
to pay if they could buy without customs duties from
foreign suppliers.
It is yet to be seen what effect the Chamber of
Commerce resolution will have in Congress, but the
trend it represents cannot for very many sessions be
ignored here.
In the old days, if somebody missed a stage coach,
they were willing to wait around for a couple of days
for the next one. Now, city dwellers swear if they
miss a slot in revolving door.
“Liberalism seems everywhere to be on the de
fensive”—Herbert H. Lehman, U.S. Senator from N.Y.
Fire Destroys Military Port
Facilities At Whittier, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, UP) — Fire de-<
stroyed millions of dollars worth
of military installations and sup
plies Wednesday night at Alaska’s
main military port of Whittier, 72
miles southeast of here.
The rampaging, wind - blown
flames in less than four hours
destroyed three new warehouses,
two' docks and other buildings.
Reports here and at Seward but
not confirmed by the military said
that a quantity of ammunition
blew up.
Cause of the fire was undeter
mined and two unofficial versions
were given. One said that a for
est fire in adjacent timber swept
into the town. The second said a
boiler in one of the warehouses
blew up to set off the blaze.
Three persons were reported
critically injured in the boiler ex
plosion. An Alaska Railroad yard
master was believed to be the
only other casualty, although hun
dreds of stevedore troops sta
tioned there were utilized in fight
ing the fire.
Alaska Defense * Command of
ficials here said the port facili
ties were wiped out completely
and no longer were usable. Many
millions of dollars have been
Soviet Martial Law
Breaks General Strike
Of East German Workers
BERLIN, <„¥> — Tough Soviet
martial law apparently cracked
workers’ resistance in East Ber
lin today and men began return
ing to their jobs for the first time
since Wednesday’s bloody revolt
against the Communist govern
ment.
A Soviet machine-gun barrier
divided the tense eastern sector
of Berlin from the West but a
semblance of normal traffic of
workers could be seen from the
frontier.
West Berlin Lord Mayor Ernst
Reuter appealed for top level Al
lied meetings with the Russians
to rescue the Soviet sector from
the iron grip cf Red army troops.
The United States, Britain and
France have already demanded
that the Russians end their block
ade of the Eastern sector. The
Western powers condemned the
execution Thursday of a jobless
West Berlin truck driver by a So
viet firing squad as “an act of
brutality which will shock the
conscience of the Western world.”
Inventory Blanks at Nome Nugget
ALWAYS
SOMETHING
NEW
COME IN . . .
AND LOOK IT OVER
DON’T FORGET
Father’s Day
Gifts
at
CAVOTA’S
The Family Store
f
spent in developing the area,
which serves as a port for the
entire Defense Command sector.
Walt Welch of radio station
KENI in Anchorage flew to Whit
tier and reported that smoke from
the fire extended halfway to An
chorage. He said tight military
security had been clamped on the
port, making it virtually impos
sible to get a full picture of the
situation.
The fire started at 5:45 p.m. and
had eaten its way to the dock
area within a few minutess Two
hours later the roof of one of the
warehouses collapsed and another
warehouse had been dynamited.
A timetable of the fire com
piled by Alaska Railroad officials
read:
5:45 p.m.—Whittier reports rail
road dock and warehouse on fire.
5:55 p.m.—Electric power was
lost.
6:05 p.m.—Fire threatens new
dock.
6:25 p.m. — Army dynamites
new warehouse; railroad depot at
the shore end of the dock was
ready to be evacuated.
7:15 p.m.—Dock and both ware
houses lost; the depot was saved.
7:20 p.m.—Ammunition explod
ing on the dock.
7:30 p.m. — Entire dock area
lost; bulldozer pushing railroad
tracks into bay.
9:20 p.m.—Under control; no
thing left to burn.
°
RESERVATIONS
all the way to your destination
When you fly Pan American you travel the care
free, convenient way. Pan American handles all
arrangements for you wherever you’re going in
the world — whether it’s on the Clipper* routes
or not. Pan American sees to your tickets, takes
care of all details... makes your reservations right
' through to your final destination. Just one of the
many services you get when you fly Pan American
—World’s Most Experienced Airline.
For reservations, call
593 First Avenue, Nome
Phone Main 12
*T>ade-Uark, Pan American World Airway*, It**,
pif/r,
m^LmLWL
~ World s Most
PAN AMFRICA/V Experienced Airline
Parcel Post Rates To
Foreign Countries Jumps
From 14 to 45 cents per lb.
WASHINGTON, UPI — Postmas
ter General Summerfield announ
ced today a sharp increase in XJ.S.
surface parcel post rates to for
eign destinations, estimated to in
crease charges by 17 million dol
lars a year.
Air parcel post is not affected.
The hike will be effective Aug
ust l.
The present basic American,
surface parcel post rate to all
countries of the world 4s 14 cents
for the first pound and 14 cents
for each additional pound. The
new basic rate will be 45 cents for
the first pound and 22 cents for
each additional pound or frac
tion of a pound.
If raw wool is packed into a
ship before it is washed thorough
ly, it may ignite spontaneously
like oily rags in a closet.
IT’S LUCKY
when you live ,
in the U.S.A.
LUCKY LAGER
Age-Dated Beer
Copyright 1953, by Lucky Lager Brewing Co.
Son Francisco, Los Angeles, California
Vancouver, Washington