THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
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PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
The community cooperates whole-heartedly with
the Home Arts Club in maintaining a playfield for the
children of Nome. The fact that it is in use twenty
four hours a day during the nightless summer days in
dicates that it is more than serving the young people
with recreation and keeping them off the streets.
It is discouraging, however, to have swings and
teeters misused and carried away with little respect
being given to the fact that it takes several months
to replace these things so that the equipment may be
in use. Anyone seeing the playfield equipment being
carried away should report it to the chief of police, as
all the apparatus is the property of the people of Nome.
WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING ?
(Christian Science Monitor)
A statement by Dr. Youn Chan Yang, South Ko
rean Ambassador to the United States, lately had all
the earmarks of a challenge, almost a goad.
He said at a press conference, “If you feel you
can’t fight Communism any more, then don’t stop us
from fighting—and give us the help we need.”
The ambassador’s words were of a kind to prick
American pride, tug at an American desire, and echo
the impatience of some Americans. To analyze the
challenge may help some in the United States to deter
mine just what and why they have been fighting in
Korea and what they are morally committed to accom
plish.
Is it true that the western world has simply been
fighting Communism in Korea? In one sense the action
there has been a very important resistance, even set
back, to Communism. But let us go back to that tragic
Sunday, June 25, 1950, and the days immediately fol
lowing.
Did we of the United States and the United Nations
take arms against the invaders from North Korea
simply because they were Communists? No, the U.N.
supported South Korea because the invasion was an
act of aggression, a studied breach of the peace the
U.N. Charter was framed to protect, and it was in the
long-run interest of peace-loving nations to resist ag
gression whether it came from Communists, Fascists,
Saracens, Conquistadors, Martians or bushmen.
Returning POWs
Too 111 To Rejoice
In 18th Exchange
PANMUNJOM, UP) — Hobbling
and stretcher-borne American and
Canadian soldiers—some still suf
fering from recent battle wounds
—were liberated here Saturday as
the Reds made the first three de
liveries from three more North
Korean stockades.
Many of the 94 Americans and
43 other non-Korean repatriates of
the 18th daily exchange were
white-faced, bandaged and too ill
to rejoice, in grim contrast to the
rollicking British Commonwealth
and U. S. returnees of previous
days.
An American Marine, Cpl. Stev
en E. Drummond, said some of the
Americans came from Camp No.
9, near Kanggye. He said it held
only men captured in the last five
months of the war. This indicated
they apparently still were recov
ering from battle wounds.
A report that captured Japa
nese-American soldiers from Ha
waii and at least one U.S. officer
were tortured by the Reds in an
effort to obtain military informa
tion about the big Pearl Harbor
naval base was told by one re
patriate.
Two other Americans said Maj.
Gen. William F. Dean, highest
ranking Red-held captive, is in a
prison camp deep in North Korea
with other officers and will be
among the last returned. The Reds
so far have repatriated a mere
handful of American officers.
Some of the captives returned
by the Reds Saturday who had
been taken prisoner recently told
of good medical care at Commun
ist frontline aid stations in re
cent months.
However, the men who had
spent months and years in Com
munist captivity told the familiar
stories of Red harshness and bru
tality.
Washington State
Prison Riot Ends,
Weapons Found
MONROE, Wash., — Sullen
and hungry, 150 rebellious in
mates were to be returned to fheir
cells Saturday after being kept at
bay by gunpoint in the Washing
ton State Reformatory yard since
thier wild riot Thursday night.
The men, most of them young
criminals, remained herded to
gether on the reformatory’s base
ball diamond while a meticulous
search was made of all buildings
and cells for hidden weapons.
Supt. Paul J. Squier said the
shakedown was completed and
turned up a varied collection of
files, homemade knives, pipes and
knives looted from the reforma
tory kitchen when the torch was
put to five buildings ‘ during the
riot.
Two bursts of eight shots each
from a guard’s tommy gun were
fired over the heads of some of
the still-defiant rioters Friday
night as they headed for the
burned out cannery, presumably
to seek food.
Squier said the gunfire “was
strictly a warning,” and the riot
ers were in no danger. One man
was killed and three wounded
during the riot two nights ago
when, the guards said, a group
tried to rush the gates.
RUMMAGE SALE
There will be a rummage sale
at the LWY Community Center
Tuesday, Aug. 25. Sale hours 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. 101
Smaller Towns
Invited to Apply
For Housing Study
Cpmmissioners of the Alaska
Housing Authority made an in
spection of the 151 single family
residences in the Island Homes
subdivision at Fairbanks at the
recent quarterly meeting of the
board. “These ultra-modern homes
set a new standard in residences
in Alaska,” said Father Paul C.
O’Connor, chairman of the board,
“and I am very pleased that they
are being received so well.”
All homes are of two- and three
bedroom types with attached gar
ages. Propane gas is piped into
each residence. The entire sub
division has paved streets, paved
curbs, paved sidewalks and drive
ways. Island Homes has the first
sewage disposal plant of any sub
division in Alaska and a labora
tory has been established in con
nection with the disposal plant
for the use of scientists in solving
community sanitation problems in
the sub-arctic.
In the above photo (left to right) j
are Z. J. Loussac, Third Division
commissioner of the Alaska Hous
ing Authority Board; E. Glen
Wilder, executive director; Mrs.
Louise Miller, Ketchikan, commis
sioner at large; Harold Byrd,
Fairbanks, Fourth Division com
missioner; Jack Burford, Juneau,
First Division commissioner; and
Father Paul C. O’Connor, S.J.,
chairman.
“The Alaska Housing. Author
ity is particularly desirous of
helping the smaller communities
LOBBYISTS SPEND
OVER 2,000,000 IN
1ST SIX MONTHS OF 53
WASHINGTON, (J")—Registered
lobbyists spent more than two
million dollars in connection with
their “legislative interests” dur
ing the first six months of this
year.
That amount was reported by
more than 400 individuals and or
ganizations who registered with
the Clerk of the House and filed
expense statements under the
Lobby Law.
The $2,377,000 they reported
having spent on their “legislative
interests” up to July 1 is slight
ly less than the $2,702,000 re
ported spent by approximately
500 lobbyists during the first six
months of 1952.
The heaviest spender among the
reporting registered lobbyists so
far this year was the National
Association of Electric Companies,
which listed total outlays of $268,
937 for the six months. During the
■same period of 1952, the associa
tion spent $232,877.
On Oct. 20, 1897, President Mc
Kinley, by executive order, creat
ed a military reservation on St.
Michael Island to be known as
Fort St. Michael. (GRG)
to achieve better housing for their
citizens,” the chairman stated.
“We shall be pleased to hear from
any community or group of per
sons within a community that
would like the Alaska Housing
Authority to make a study of
their housing requirements,” said
Father O’Connor.
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