THE NOME NUGGET
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Rehabilitation Week
This evening there will be a meeting at the City
Hall to plan a new trick and treat program for Hallow
een. The plan has worked in other communities and
can work here, as Nome children are quick to respond
to something different.
It is hoped that those merchants and civic leaders
who protest loudly when a trickster creates damage on
Halloween and creates unnecessary work as well as
costly damage, will take time to attend this meeting
and participate in the projection of the new plan. This
will be outlined by Chief of Police Webb in an effort to
overcome the hazards of this annual event which some
times gets out of control.
Omnibus Bill . . .
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said. “The thought just occurred
to me since I’ve been in Alaska.”
The proposal followed testi
mony of two witnesses who call
ed for tax reductions for Alaskans
to help promote development and
an increase in population.
Norman Banfield, Juneau attor
ney, proposed a “little bit of
statehood at a time,” declaring
Alaska was not in a financial po
sition to assume the burden of
statehood. He proposed a 25 per
tax reduction for a given period.”
Mayor Cyril Coyne of Skag
way called for a 100 per cent
income tax exemption for a given
period. He said his proposal was
not an indictment of statehood or
in support of the commonwealth
plan for Alaska.
O’Brien, commenting on Ban
field’s proposal, said a tax-reduc
ing bill would be passed by Con
gress.
Banfield also attacked proposed
participation by Alaska in the
federal highway program. Such
participation, he said, would re
sult in a 23 per cent increase in
territorial appropriations.
He suggested as a substitute an
outright annual grant of federal
funds for road construction.
“There’s been a terrific amount
of propaganda in Alaska that if
we were under the highway act
all our problems would be
solved,” Banfield said. He said
federal grants are justified by the
national defense status of Alaska.
DR. WILLIAM KNICKER
WILL BE MISSED IN NOME
Dr. William T. Knicker, who
has been stationed here with the
Air Force for the past year, is
scheduled to leave with the with
drawal of the U.S.A.F. from this
area very shortly.
Dr. Knicker, who has assisted
our local physician and given gen
erously of his time^and talents to
the community, will be missed by
his many friends. He has parti
cipated in the Community Meth
odist Church choir during the
past year. He will be stationed
at Ladd AFB before returning to 1
the States.
MMM HOSPITAL
Discharged: Clara Curran and
Ella Weyapuk.
Seattle’s Nome Club To
To Hold Alaska Day
Dinner On October 18
SEATTLE—A dinner will be
held by the Nome Club at the
Washington Hotel on October 18
to celebrate the 88th anniversary
of the acquisition of Alaska and
the raising of the American flag
at Sitka. It is planned to make
this an annual event, states Presi
dent James “Jim” C. Gaffney.
All native sons and daughters
are especially invited to attend.
The youth of the North will be
called upon to carry forward the
Alaska traditions. An organiza
tional meeting will be held at the
informal buffet dinner to be held
on that evening.
A special guest will be Maj. Bob
Crawford, born in Dawson,’ who
wrote the Army Air Corps song.
Among “native sons” who will
be present are Rear Adm. W. A.
Dolan and Col. J. E. Webber of
Bremerton, Alaska-born boys; Le
land and Sherwood Goodwin, the
sons of Walter Goodwin of the
Alaska Road Commission at
Nome; Dr. Robert M. Simpson,
1 and Duncan Robertson, Juneau;
Oliver Anderson, Douglas, “Pick
les” Thornguest, and George E.
Bassett of Pan American Airways.
Reservations may be made at
; MA.7070 through Mr. McCloy.
Alaskans from all over the ter
: ritory will be welcome,” Gaffney
said.
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Singer Eddie Fisher and
Actress Debbie Reynolds
Are Married Monday
GROSSINGER, N.Y. (^—Singer
Eddie Fisher and Actress Debbie
Reynolds were married Monday
night in a brief ceremony at the
Catskill Mountains resort where
Eddie embarked on his career to
stardom.
Six years ago, Eddie was intro
duced to a hotel night club audi
ence here as a “young man who
will be one of the country’s most
important singers.”
Last night Sullivan County
Judge Lawrence Cooke united
him with the blonde, diminutive
actress in a three-minute cere
mony attended only by some 30
relatives and close friends.
The ceremony originally was
planned for Sunday but was post
poned until Monday because of
Yom Kippur, Jewish day of atone
ment. Eddie is of the Jewish faith, j
Benson Admits He
Made Mistake in
Ladejinsky Case
WASHINGTON, (^—Secretary
of Agriculture Benson said Tues
day he made a mistake in denying
security clearance to Wolf Lade
jinsky. As a result of that affair,
his department’s security program
has been overhauled, he said.
“I’m sure we have made mis
takes in handling our security
program, but they were honest
and conscientious mistakes,” Ben
son told a Senate Civil Service
subcommittee.
The secretary said he hadn’t
been satisfied with Agriculture’s
security program before the Lade
jinsky incident last January and
criticism by newspapers of his
decision in the case “caused me
more concern than ever.”
It was then, he said, that he or
dered a review of the depart
ment’s security program and at
the same time urged President
Eisenhower to “cause a review to
be made on our security proce
dures.”
Ladejinsky, a Russian - bom
i specialist on land reform, was de
nied security clearance by Agri
culture although he had been
cleared by the State Dept, and had
worked in the Tokyo Embassy
for years.
Subsequent to Benson’s ruling,
Ladejinsky was hired by Harold
E. Stassen, then head of the For
eign Operations Administration,
and given a post in Indochina.
Benson came before the sena
tors as a voluntary witness. The
Senate group is looking into the
Ladejinsky case as part of a gen
eral inquiry into the administra
tion’s security program.
City of Nome Joins
League of Alaskan Cities
The City of Nome joined the
League of Alaskan Cities at its
regular council meeting Monday
| night. The city has taken this
progressive step after having fail
ed to act for the past several years
and will sent a delegate to the
annual meeting of the league on
Oct. 29.
A road program was promised
for next summer and to include
the extention of the 4th Street
road from B Street and east to the
next intersection.
Five hydrants are being in
stalled, replacing old hydrants
now in use in several parts of the
community.
Civil Defense intercommunif'a
tion units are to be used by the
city police department to strength
en the police* service and at the
same time be in operation and
ready when and if needed for de
fense protection, according to
Harold Pomeroy, director of the
territorial Civil Defense organ
ization.
A lengthy discussion on the im
provements promised in the pow
er and light service resulted in the
request of Luther Dunbar, power
and light manager, and Tom Mar
tin, chairman of the Utilities
Board, to attend the next meeting
of the council and explain what
has been done and when the city
can expect improvements in d’s-1
tribution. j
The M-K Co. has asked the
council for cooperation in finding
suitable housing for tons of
freight arriving in a few days as
much of it has to be stored undei
cover for the winter. Councilman
Gustafson is acting for the city in
locating buildings suitable for
this purpose.
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But the loving Lord can heal; t
The heart that was pierced on Calvary
Doth still for His loved ones feel.
MATTHEW 11:29; JOHN 19:34. 35
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