THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14t 1943, at the
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THOU SHALT NOT FORGET
Armistice Day in 1918 was a day of rejoicing. The
fighting in Europe was stopped. The great war, in
volving the major powers of the earth; the great war
that killed with poison gas and armored tanks, as well
as with cannon and cold steel; the struggle that first
gave war its third dimension of horror, the zeppelin
raids on sleeping cities from the skies; was, we thought,
forever ended.
But there has been a second world war on a far
more collossal scale, and a stalemated Korean War
and we know better now what “armistice” means. It
is not for celebration, it is for prayer. It is to pay
homage to those who have fought—those who have
died fighting, and those who have lived—perhaps to
fight again. It is to recognize the debt we also owe to
the thousands of soldiers and sailors and airmen who
have not yet seen battle, but who have postponed their
own careers for our protection — who have already
given us of their youth, and stand ready to give all.
Among those who will address the nation from
this hallowed ground will be National Commander i
Arthur J. Connell, of the American Legion and Armyj
Secretary Robert T. B. Stevens, who well may stress
the thought that the day must never come when we
shall forget our fighting men.
VIEWS AND REVIEWS
Peace has its price, no less certain than war; if
you want peace, you must buy it.
Optimism is that quality that permits us to hope
that somebody else will do something for us.
Planning ahead is the quality which sets humans
apart from animals. In which category do you fall?
U.S. Fact Finders
Witness Abortive
Revolt In Bolivia
LA PAZ, Bolivia, (IP)—A U.S.
congressional fact-finding mission,
its visit enlivened by an abortive
revolt against the government of
President Victor Paz Estonssoro,
went back today to routine studies
of Bolivian economic problems.
The American lawmakers, head
ed by Sen. Homer E. Capehart
(R-Ind), were in La Paz Monday
when government forces crushed
an uprising which the government
srid was staged by members of
the Bolivian Socialist Falange
(FSB), a nationalist group.
Thirteen persons were reported
killed and at least 2 injured in the
lighting. The rebels captured the
big city of Cocmabama, 14'0 miles
southeast of here, and held it for
some time before they were driven
off. Some shooting also occurred
in La Paz.
In a nationwide radio broadcast
Monday night, Paz Estenssord
claimed the rebels hoped to dis
rupt the UjS. aid to Bolivia by
creating the impression that chaos
reigned in the country. He charged
the uprising had been financed by
cn unnamed “tin baron” and land
owners trying to thwart land re
form.
The government has nationalized
the tin mining industry and has
ini iated the breakup of big land
holdings.
Former President Alaska
University To Write Book
On History Of Alaska
Outgoing university president
Dr. Terris Moore has been com
missioned by the Carnegie Cor
poration of New York to complete
a high school text book on the
history of Alaska.
The first phases of the book
were written by the former Eliza
beth Winn of Juneau, now Mrs.
Russell Hermann, who lives in
Nome. Carnegie has put up $1,400
for Dr. Moore’s part in the project.
The project was instituted by
the Territorial Department of Ed
ucation in Juneau, which will con
tinue to supervise its progress.
Man Killed In Car Wreck
May Be Marsh, Connected
With Greenlease Kidnap
PADUCAH, Ky, OP)—A check
was underway here today to de
termine whether a man killed in
an automobile wreck near Clinton
Saturday was Thomas John
Marsh, whose name was connec
ted with the Greenlease kidnap
ing case.
State Police Lt. James Mason
said the body of the wreck victim,
identified as Billy Starr, 45, of
Mexico, Mo., bore marks of iden
tification similar to those de
scribed by officers as belonging
to Marsh.
The Antarctic Continent is
known to contain huge deposits of
coal and other minerals.
City Teams Win
Over Service Fives
In Hoop Opener
The basketball fans of Nome
were treated to two exciting games
for the opener of the Base-City
action last evening in the high
school gym. The Nome Merchants
downed the Detachment 23rd 37
31, and the Nome Nanooks
knocked off the Air Force Five
43-35.
Action was fast and furious in
both games as all teams experi
enced the early season off-shoot
ing form, but treated the capacity
crowd to a variety of play.
' The first tilt was a close affair
all the way through as the Mer
chants poured in 12 points in the
final period to top their rivals
who were only able to hit for 6.
The first period ended in the
Merchants’ favor 9-7, but the De
tachment fought back by the half
and gained a 20-18 count in their
favor. Both teams were tied 25-25
at the third period mark while the
winners won going away in the
last quarter.
A1 Sahlin paced the Nome five
with 11, George Bell and Louie
Kost hit for 9 each, Clyde Nershak
5 and John Bell 3.
For the Detachment’ Mosson 13,
Weaver 9, Lohn and Reynolds 3
each, Ruth 2 and Tobin 1.
The Nome Nanooks took a step
in the right direction as they
fought down the Air Force five
43-35 in a rough tough battle be
tween the two clubs. The new
edition of the 53-54 Nanooks
gained an 8-7 lead at the first
quarter mark and never were be
hind during the remaining quar
ters. At the half, the high school
held a 22-14 margin and upped it
to a 36-22 count in the third quar
ter. The Air Force rallied in the
final period with 13 points, while
limiting the Nanooks to 7, but
their score fell short by eight.
Squirmin' Bob Herman led the
high school scoring with 12, Buzzy
Swanberg 10, Korky Kost 9,
Booze Mogg 5, Robert Summers 4
and Dave Bell 3.
For the Air Force, Goodgame 12
and Beals 12, Harrison and O’Bri
en 4 each and Novak 3.
In Friday’s action, Lomens, who
drew a bye in the first round ac
tion, meets the Detachment 23rd,
while the Nome Nanooks enter
tain the Nome Merchants in the
second tilt.
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So Little Money!
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Cordova Airlines Start
Passenger Air Service
To Oil Exploration Area
CORDOVA, (#)—Passenger air
line service to the new landing
field at Icy Bay, 175 miles east
southeast of here, was started
Tuesday by Cordova Airlines.
The planes are landing at a
field constructed last summer by
the Alaska Department of Avia
tion and the Kerr-McGee Co., to
service the oil exploration and
drilling work in that area.
Kerr-McGee is engaged in a
$10,000,000 search for oil in the
Katalla-Yakatga region along the
southeast coast of Alaska.
Secretary Of Alaska Will
Coordinate Disaster Relief
Program For Fishermen
ANCHORAGE, UPl—Ernest Hall,
assistant director of the Federal
Civil Defense Administration, an
nounced Monday that Waino Hen
drickson, secretary of Alaska, will
coordinate the entire disaster re
lief program for hard-hit terri
torial fishermen.
Hendrickson and Hall met here
to map plans for disaster relief in
Bristol Bay areas. With them was
V. H. Davis, Red Cross disaster re
lief director for the Pacific area,
who was also surveying the area
“in case the Red Cross is called
in.”
Civil defense is coordinating the
efforts of various federal agencies
participating in the program and
delegating authority where neces
sary, Hall said, but the entire pro
gram actually will be carried out
by Hendrickson on behalf of Gov
ernor Iieintzleman.
Hendrickson said it was esti
mated that 400to 600 families in
the Bristol Bay area will need as
sistance this winter.
Large Fishboat Burns
PETERSBURG, W—1The $32,000
fishboat Winita, one of the largest
of the Petersburg fishing fleet,
burned to the water, then sank in
a six-hour fire Monday.
The owner of the 25-ton vessel,
Leon Hasbrouck, and his son, Ted,
salvaged only a few personal be
longings before they cast off in
a skiff and watched the craft go
up in smoke.
Nationalist China Troops
Reviewed By Nixon
TAIPEH, Formosa, UPI — U.S.
Vice President Richard Nixon yes
terday told 41,000 massed Chinese
Nationalist troops the United
States “is proud to have as its
friend and ally the government of
the Republic of China.”
Nixon and President Chiang
Kai-Shek inspected nationalist
troops in northern Formosa.
The two watched four U.S.
equipped divisions described by
Nixon as excellently staged real
istic mock battle maneuvers.
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