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“In God We Trust” . . .
rIS NOW UNCONSTITUTIONAL for the Federal
Government or any state to require of a public of
fice-holder a “belief in the existence of God” the Su
preme Court has ruled. Thus, the words “So Help Me,
God”, required by law since 1884 in the oaths taken by
civilian and military officers are now superfluous.
But the court is rewriting the language as well as
the law. How can there be an oath if not sworn by
higher than mortal power? Which suggests that the
antheistic Communists, incapable of oaths, are like
wise incapable of honor. And God-given freedom is
likewise incomprehensible to them.
What the Supreme Court has done is to outlaw
the sacredness of any pledge and in effect to repeal
our National Motto—“In God We Trust”.
The Tax Bite . . .
PRESIDENT Edward F. Gallagher of the Goodwill
Publishing Co., of Gastonia, N.C. pays off his 29
hourly-rate employes in cash and in full every other
Friday. For two 'hours they nave the privilege of
gloating over all this money. Then the paymaster
comes along and collects the tax bite—state and fed
eral income tax withholding and Social Security.
This procedure costs more, says Mr. Gallagher,
than removing these items in advance of payment,
but the says it gets results. It not only impresses the
workers with how much government is easting them,
but it also makes them realize how much the firm is
actually paying them. As for the help, they admit
it’s a good idea but they also confess that it’s tough to
give up the money after they’ve had it in their pockets
for a couple of hours.
Whatever plant is adopted, we hope to hear that
more and more employers are seeing to it that their
are impressed every payday with the outsize
of government. 'If enough business heads will
make the effort, the crisis of anguish will reach suffi
cient volume to be heard in Washington and the fed
eral establishment may be persauded to make some of
those “sacrifices” the President has urged on the nest
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Air Crash Which
Claimed Dag’s Life
Was an Accident
NDOfLA, Northern Rhodesia (Jfl
—Experts probing the air crash
that killed U.N. Secretary-Gen
eral Dag Hammarskjold express
ed belief Saturday his plane was
making an approach to land when
it smashed into the Rhodesian
bush Sept. 18.
The conclusion, expressed after
more than a week’s inquiry, would
indicate the crash was an acci
dent, not a result of sabotage.
Commission sources said it has
been established by now that the
undercarriage of the DC-6 carry
ing HammarskjQld and 15 others
was down and the pilot was pre
paring to land.
The plane came to an altitude
of 40 to 50 feet, cut a swath
through treetops six miles from
here, then smashed into the
ground. The inquiry commission
says it believes all four engines
were running at the same pitch,
indicating the pilot was making
his run in to land.
The commission also said it has
established that the craft carry
ing Hammarskjold to a peace
meeting with Katanga’s President
Moise Tshombe carried a large
amount of arms and ammunition,
presumbably as a precaution in
case of landing in hostile terri
tory. When the plane crashed
some of this ammunition ex
ploded. Bullets were found in
some of the bodies aboard the
stricken craft.
The inquiry commission, head
ed by Col. Maurice Barber, Di
rector of Rhbdesia’s Civil Avia
tion, is expected to continue its
probe for several more weeks
before final conclusions are pub
lished.
Safe Taken From
Pioneer Bar in Sitka jggj
SITKA UB — A safe containing
some $6,000 was taken from the
Pioneer Bar here early Saturday
morning in a cartoon copy crime
of an incident at Alaska Lumber
& Pulp Co.’s Silver Bay store a
year ago.
'In the latest crime, the thieves
broke a window to gain entrance
to the Pioneer Bar and then haul
ed the safe to the rear of the
building in a cart they found in
the structure, leaving through a
door they unbarred.
Police Chief B. E. Doucette said
at least one of the thieves re
entered the building, barred the
door again and tried to crawl
ba?k out through the broken win
dow.
Apparently, Doucette said, the
thief was unable to make his
exit through the broken window.
Instead, he climbed to the roof
of the bar and reached the ground
via an outside stairway.
Doucette and State Police
working on the case said the
thieves left smudges on the bar
as though they were wearing
greasy gloves. No fingerprints
were found.
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Council Meeting Notes
The City Council held a de
layed meeting on Friday evening
due to no quorum on Thursday.
Redevelopment
In response to a letter from
Gov. Egan concerning the rede
velopment organization being
formed, the Council turned over
the matter to the Planning Com
mission.
Police Department
As Chief of Police Bob Oliver
is called to Fairbanks as witness
on a case, he was directed to visit
the State Surplus Property Dept,
and pick up needed material for
the Fire Department as well as
other things which are needed
here.
As there were no bids received
for the old police car it was de
cided by the Council to keep the
old car as a spare.
Fir* Department
Hie contents of the McCarthy
cabin on Belmont Point have been
sold to Paul Dryden. As soon as
they are removed the Volunteer
Fire Department will burn the
cabin in a fire fighting practice.
School
The Council announced that the
street south of the school which
has been closed as a play area for
the past several years will be
opened as there is now sufficient
ground back of the school play
area.
National Guard
The Council took primary steps
to acquire the old National
Guard building at the rear of the
new armory as it is no longer
needed by the Guard.
PFC Angelo Buffas Jr.
Participates in
Exercise “Checkmate”
DARMSTADT, Ger many
(AHTNC) — Army PFC Angelo
Buffas, Jr., whose father lives in
Nome, Alaska, recently partici
pated with other 32d Signal Bn.
personnel in Checkmate, a NATO
tactical training exercise con
ducted in Europe.
Buffas and members of his unit
were joined in the simulated
combat exercise by NATO troops
from Great Britain, France, Ger
many and Belgium. The exercise
was designed to test procedures
for joint operations.
The 19-year-old soldier, a me
chanic in the battalion's Co. A
in Darmstadt, entered the Army
in September 1960 and completed
basic training at Fort Ord, Calif.
He attended Nome High School.
WhI European Countries
Increase Their Production
COLOGNE, Germany UP>—West
European countries increased their
production of manufactured goods
on the average of almost 85 per
cent between 1950 and i960, the
German Industry institute re-:
ported Saturday.
Unalakleet PTA Sets Up
William Beltz Memorial
Grant-in-Aid at U of A
The Unalakleet Parent-Teach
ers Assn, has established a Wil
liam E. Beltz Manorial Grant-in
Aid at the University of Alaska.
The late Sen. Beltz, who was
first speaker of the Alaska State
Senate, served two terms as presi- '
dent of the Unalakleet Parent
Teacher Assn. In making the pre
sentation, Mrs. John Valentine,
president, said, “we wish to per
petuate his interest in education
in this way. The grant is to be
used to help a needy, worthy Una
lakleet student or students.’
In accepting “the $100 check,
Dean Betty Lyster Watson,
scholarship program coordinator,
stated that the gift is a signifi
cant one and a fine tribute to
the memory of Senator Beltz. The
fund, which is to be given annual
ly, is to be administered by the
University of Alaska Scholarship
Committee.
KENNEDY'S PLANE TO BRING
SUNDAN'S PRESIDENT TO U.S.
WASHINGTON UP) — President
Kennedy is sending his jet plane
to Khartoum to bring Sudan’s
neutralist president Ibrahim Ab
boud to the United States Wed
nesday for a 10-day state visit.
Kennedy’s unusual gesture was
made at a time of unease in the
Middle East over the Syrian re
bellion.
The Soviet Union also dispatch
ed a jet airliner to the Sudan last
July when Abboud made a 10
day call on Premier Khrushchev.
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ONE GOT AWAY . . .
CATANZARO, Italy UP) — Feli
cia Calafati, 33, tried to set a
rat afire Friday and wound up
in a hospital with severe burns.
Police said she had a habit of
capturing rats with a trap, ‘bath
ing them in alcohol and setting
them afire. But one got away
from her and set her gown ablaze.
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