THE NOME NUGGET
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A FIGHTING WORD
WORK FOR ALL ALASKANS
Contributed by George R. Go'shaw
The Navy is moving surplus equipment from Point
Barrow to the States and contractors are working to
vacate by October 1. The Navy will continue to hold
the Second Division navy reserve on a caretaker basis.
Beginning next year visitors will be permitted to
go to Point Barrow, the top-of-the-continent Eskimo
village, the largest home settlement of the Eskimo
people in Alaska.
In the years since the Navy became active at
Barrow and throughout the northern area of this Sec
ond Division the people have been employed and have
been very prosperous. Now that employment by the
Navy has ceased, these people must look to other
sources for employment. Visitors to Barrow will be
a source of limited employment, but there will be a big
outlet for Eskimo-made arts and crafts.
The over-all economic condition of the Eskimo peo
ple should have close study so that these citizens may
be wholly independent of monthly welfare and unem
ployment grants. Without established industries in
the larger villages, taxpayers of Alaska are assured
that their taxes will be heavier each year.
The large majority of Eskimo people want to be
independent of welfare and other monthly grants, but
due to lack of full understanding of their increasing
needs they are doomed, if not gainfully employed, to
continued dependency.
Every business, church, fraternal and other organ
izations as well as Governor Heintzleman and members
of the Alaska Legislature should prepare a program
for the benefit of our Eskimo, Aleut and Indian citizens.
They, too, pay federal and territorial taxes. They,
loo, are subject to the draft laws and serve their
country on the battlefields of Europe, Asia,and present
ly in Korea. V*
Wise distrust and constant watchfulness are the
parents of safety. —Seeker
Talking is like playing on the harp; there is as
much in laying the hands on the strings to stop their
vibration as in twanging them to bring out their music.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes
Never worry about things beyond your control,
or base your plans on the performace of somebody else.
U.N. Vote Denies
India A Seat At
Peace Conference
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., —
India failed Thursday to win suf
ficient U.N. support to give her a
seat at the Korean peace confer
ence.
She received a majority of the
votes cast in the 60-nation politi
cal committee, but fell short of
the two-third majority required
for approval by the General As
sembly which meets today.
The vote was 27 for, 21 against,
and India not participating.
It was a victory for the United
States, who had split with Britain
and other Western allies over the
issue and had fought vigorously
against India’s inclusion.
The committee also:
1. Recommended seats at the
conference for all the 16 countries
who fought under the U.N. ban
ner—if they desire to do so. The
vote was 42-7, with 10 abstaining
and India not voting.
2. Rejected a Soviet proposal
that the conference be made up of
six belligerent countries and nine
“neutrals.” The vote: 5-41, with
13 abstaining and India not voting.
3. Voted to include Russia in the
parley “provided the other side
desires it.” The vote was 55-2 with
two abstaining.
4. Gave the United States the
authority to consult with the two
sides and work out arrangements
as to the time and place of the
conference. Geneva is generally
considered the most likely site.
5. Recommended that no deci
sions of the conference be binding
on countries which do not agree
with them. This means any of the
countries who have to implement
decisions of the conference would
have a veto.
Under the committee’s deci
sions, the conference could be ex
pected to include Red China,
North Korea and Russia on the
Communist side, and South Korea
and probably 10 other countries
on the U.N. side.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Generaljv clear tonight and to
morrow. Winds light and variable.
Lowest temperature expected
tonight 34, highest Saturday 57.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: High, temperature
54, low 46. I\Iax. wrind 17 mp’n
from the east. Sunrise at 4:34 a.m.,
sunset 7:33 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 57, low w5. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 65 in .1923,
low 28 in 1913.
OFFICIALS TO ARRIVE FOR
DEDICATION NEXT WEEK
OF LWY COMMUNITY CENTER
Mrs. J. N. Rodeheaver, vice
president of the Woman's Division
of Christian Service and chairman
of Department of Work in the
Home Fields expects to arrive in
Nome early next week. She will
be accompanied by Miss Emma
Burris, executive secretary o'f So
cial Welfare and Medical Work.
Both ladies will participate in
the dedication service and open
house for the newly acquired fa
cilities of the Lavinia Wallace
Young Community Center, which
will be a community affair.
The new facilities being dedi
cated will be used in the Com
munity Center program starting
in September.
Road Commissioners Urge
Heintzleman to Call
Special Legislature Session
JUNEAU, UP> — Gov. Heintzle
man is giving favorable consider
ation to a request from the Terri
torial Board of Road Commission
ers that he call a special session
of the legislature ‘next winter.
The request, made during the
board’s recent meeting here, was
made public in a newsletter sent
from the Governor’s office by R.
N. DeArmond, special assistant to
the Governor.
The board suggested consider
ation of the following recommend
ations:
1. A $750,000 appropriation for
Territorial Police from the gen
eral fund instead of the road fund.
2. That the motor fuel tax be
increased to four cents a gallon.
3. An appropriation of three
million dollars from the general
fund for roads and harbors.
PRESIDENT GOES FISHING
DENVER, (#)—President Eisen
hower took his fishing gear, oil
paints and some old friends and
headed into the high Rockies
Thursday for six days of real va
cation.
Son-in-Law Questioned
In Mrs. Clark Murder
CHARLESTON, W. Va., UP) —
Arch J. Alexander, Jr., 28-year
old attorney, was questioned more
than 12 hours Thursday about
the slaying of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Walter E. Clark, socialite and
principal owner of the Charleston
Daily Mail.
Mayor John T. Copenhaver sat
in on the questioning and issued
a statement saying:
“It would be most unfortunate
to point the finger of accusation
at one who was examined, merely
because of the examination itself.
“The police are striving to fix
the responsibility for Mrs. Clark’s
death. For the purpose of put
ting together faets which are ma
terial in solving the mystery, it
has been necessary to examine at
length members of Mrs. Claik’s
family.”
Chief of Police Dewey Williams
said Alexander was the last per
son known to have seen Mrs.
Clark alive last Friday night.
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Legal Blanks ai The Nome Nuggei
Veteran S.P. Railroad Man
Named As Manager Of
The Alaska Railroad
WASHINGTON, UP) — Frank E.
Kalbaugh, veteran railroad man
from Ogden, Utah, was sworn in
as general manager of the Alaska
Railroad Friday.
Kalbaugh said he hopes to es
tablish “efficient and economical
railroading up there such as we
have in the United States.”
He added he understands the
railroad is “very well and effi
ciently staffed and we will do our
very best for the Territory of
Alaska.”
The new manager has never
been to Alaska. He said he plan
ned to leave for Ogden Friday
night, spend several days there
and then go to Seattle for several
days before leaving for Alaska,
where he will call on Gov. Frank
Heintzleman at Juneau.
Kalbaugh has been superintend
ent of the Salt Lake Division of
the Southern Pacific since 1940
and has been with that railroad
since 1919.
Secretary of the Interior Mc
Kay said when Kalbaugh’s ap
pointment was announced that of
ficials of the Southern Pacific
asked that he not be held at the
Interior Department longer than
is necessary to complete the job
of improving and reorganizing the
Alaska railroad.
Kalbaugh succeeds L. P. John
son, who' recently resigned.
Four Scouts Return From 10-Day
Encampment at Anchorage '
Four Boy Scouts of Troop 666
returned from the summer en
campment, full of stories of a
wonderful trip. In the group
which went to Anchorage by mili
tary transportation were: Bruce
Russell, Taylor Moto, Larry Os
carson and Paul Glavinovich.
The boys report they had a
ride in a C-124 Globemaster from
Fairbanks to Fort Richardson
where they attended the N C O
Leadership School and inspected
jet planes, tanks, small arms and
big guns among other things. The
Nome boys particularly enjoyed
swimming in the big pool at Fort
Richardson.
They went by train to Mt. Mc
Kinley Park where they camped
out for three days. They were
gone from home ten days.
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I NOTICE OF
To Whom It May Concern:
By authority of ihe Democratic Central Committee for
Alaska, a Territorial Convention of the Democratic Party is
called to meet in the City of Juneau, Territory, of Alaska, on
January 9th, 10th, and 11th, 1954, for the following purposes:
To reorganize, and elect certain officers of
the Democratic National and Central
Committees.
To review and discuss the present adminis
tration of the Territorial Government.
To elect Delegates to the National Demo
cratic Convention which is expected to
meet during the summer of 1954.
To form plans and policies for the Demo
cratic Party in Alaska, and to take
action on such other matters as may
be brought before the Convention.
(Signed) Frank Barr,
Chairman
Robert E. Sheldon,
Secreiary
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