THE NOME NUGGET
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A LESSON IN COURAGE
GAME LAWS AND PTARMIGAN
Ptarmigan are plentiful this year but a word of
warning should be given to those impatient hunters
who fail to wait until August 20th, which is the opening
day of the hunting season.
According to the regulations of the Fish and Wild
life Service, only ten birds may be taken per day.
Many residents who have lived here during the
years when ptarmigan were very scarce keep a sharp
lookout for those who close their eyes to the law.
A STABLE DOLLAR
Svlvia Porter, the syndicated writer on business
trends, recently pointed out that for three years the
purchasing power of the dollar has changed very little.
This, she said, is “a price phenomenon that has few
parallels in the 20th Century.
Then she gave,an excellent bit of implied advice:
“We need not rush to the stores in fear of soaring
prices.”
In other words, we should buy normally. There’s
an abundance of every kind of ware. Retail competi
tion assures us that we get the best possible return for
our money. Barring a major world conflagration,
most economists expect that situation to continue.
Recommendation to Stop
Portland-Alaska Air
Service Protested
WASHINGTON, UP—O regon
took exception Saturday to a
recommendation by a Civil Aero
nautics Board examiner against
continued direct air service be
tween Portland and Alaska.
Charles H. Heltzel, Oregon pub
lice utilities commissioner, filed a
protest with the CAB against the
recent “initial decision” of chief
examiner Francis W. Brown.
Heltzel said the recommenda
tion would limit the opportunities
of Alaska cities to one city, Seat
tle, “not only subjecting Alaska
cities to the most arbitrary form
of monopoly but limiting them as
w:ell in their opportunities of ac
cess to the fresh food markets of
Portland and Oregon, which mar
kets are among the most adequate
in the world.”
Alaska Steam Will
Consider Request for
Limited Passenger Service
JUNEAU, UPi—D. E. Skinner,
president of the Alaska Steam
ship Co., Friday advised Gov.
Heintzleman the film will take
the governor’s request for limited
passenger service to the territory
under consideration.
Heintzleman asked that the
Denali and the Baranof be
equipped to accomodate at least
12 passengers apiece when they
are taken from passenger service
and put on Alaska Steam’s cargo
run next month.
After a meeting at Washington,
D.C., last week on Alaska Steam’s
announced plans to discontinue
passenger service to the territory
next month, Skinner said the firm
would consider Heintzleman’s
request.
McCarthy Calls for
w
Complete Blockade
Of Red China
CHICAGO, — Sen. McCarthy
said Saturday Americans are in a
war with Communism and should
“face the rew hard fact that we
are losing this war . .
Speaking before a throng of
Illinois American Legion conven
tion delegates in Orchestra Hall,
he said a “complete blockade” Of
Red China should be insisted on
by voters in this year's congres
sional elections.
“We can bring the enemy to
their knees without firing a single
shot,” McCarthy said.
“If the Allies who are using our
money would stop shipping to
China until every single Ameri
can 'prisoner) is released, that
would give us the most complete
blockade of China you could get.”
He said “I would suggest the
American people ask every candi
date: ‘Will you promise us that
not one red cent of American
money will go to supply an ally
that deals with a nation which is
holding American men prisoner?”
McCarthy said that Communist
China holds 932 “American uni
formed men in Communist dun
geons.”
"These men are unaccounted
for.”
McCarthy claimed they are not
classified as "missing in action”
and said it is "known they are in
Communist hands.” He added that
they include 32 military pilots
whom the Communists have ad
mitted holding.
Florence Chadwick Fails
To Swim Cold Waters
Of Straits of Juan de Fuca
VICTORIA, B.C., If)—Florence
Chadwick failed in her attempt
to swim the Strait of Juan de
Fuca today and was taken from
the water, chilled and slightly ill,
after approximately five hours of
swimming.
Battling extremely difficult rip
tides and currents, Miss Chad
wick had been able to swim only
about seven miles toward her
goal o'f Port Angeles on the Am
erican side.
While she failed in her at
tempt to be the- first person to
swim the 18.3 miles water barrier
between the United States and
Canada, she still had the dis
tinction of having stayed in the
water longer than any other per
son.
The courageous woman, who
had conquered the English Chan
nel in both directions and other
long stretches of water, was helped
into her coach's boat when she
signalled she could go no farther.
Her arms were stiff and cold
from the temperature which was
as low as 47 degrees. She was so
cold, she explained, she was un
able to bend her elbows because
of the stiffness of her arms.
Battling rip tides so tough that
even accompanying boats had
trouble keeping course, she had
negotiated approximately 11
miles, but only 7 miles in the
direction she wanted to go.
IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
Charles Dickson was given a
three months suspended sentence
for defacing a building not his
own.
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Diane Barrymore, Robert
Wilcox Plan Divorce
After Stormy Session
NEW YORK, UP>—Diana Barry
more and Robert Wilcox an
nounced separately Saturday they
plan to get a divorce.
The announcements capped a
rather stormy after-midnight ses
sion at Miss Barrymore’s East
Side apartment during which she
called police.
The object of the police’s at
tention, however, was John Mc
Neill, whom the daughter of the
late John Barrymore and Michael
Strange termed a “former” friend.
Miss Barrymore told newsmen
McNeill showed up at her party
at 2:30 a.m. and would not leave
when she wanted to go to bed.
Finally, she said, she called po
lice who hauled McNeill to the
police station. Then the actress
changed her mind and would no't
sign a complaint.
Wilcox, who was involved with
McNeill in a set-to at the Barry
more apartment a year ago, ar
rived on the scene at 4 a.m.
The husband and onetime lead
ing man of Miss Barrymore said
he had slept on a park bench for
three nights running.
In a lobby press conference la
ter he told newsmen he came to'
get his clothes and saw a police I
car outside. That, he said, was “a j
normal occurrence at Diana’s'
house.” *
Reds’ Acceptance
Of Relief Food
Surprises U.S.
WASHINGTON, W>—Millions
of dollars worth of American food
are ticketed for free consumption
behind the Iron Curtain with this
country's blessing and somewhat
to its surprise.
Although details have not yet
been announced, it is presumed
that shipments to flood victims
in East Germany will come out of
surplus government foo'd stocks.
This is allowed by law.
One report was that it would
take as long as six weeks to get
the relief food to families thrown
into need by the overflowing
Danube River.
East Germany’s acceptance o‘f
America's aid offer became known
Friday. Diplomatic officials here
reasoned the surprise willingness
of the Communist government to
take American aid was prompted
by fear that rejection would im
pel flod victims to jump the bor
der into West Germany.
Nearly a million East Germans
swept across last summer for food
supplied by the United States.
State Department spokesmen
said distribution of the new relief
shipments would be handled by
the East German Red Cross or
church welfare agencies in the
Red zone.
The Soim of the Storm
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By HAROLD SALISBURY
Now blusters bold the bellowing wind through mist and show’ring
spray
As waves in recklessness carouse and every urge obey,
And combers in robust refrains roar songs of power and glee
To the tumultuous orchestral of tempest-rhapsody,
Far flung the sjpume and lashed the foam from every crested wave
As breakers to the sea-wall sing proud legends of the brave,
Rampantly roars the wanton wind, wild rhythms to compose
As combers surge, attired in dark with lace that comes and goes,
Thank God for mist,- and wind and rain,- thank God for
bellowing sea,
Thank God for surf-songs of delight that howl in harmony,
For thurWering voices of th© deep speak softly to the soul
And tell of peace in subtle tones that through the ages roll !
And as I watch the sea carouse to tempest-serenade
By every boisterous wave to me are words of truth conveyed,
And as I hear the bolting blare of wind’s triumphant shout
In every bellowing strain is borne the joy that drowns all doubt,
Now foam the mighty breakers as in endless power they roll,
Now shrieks the tumult-laden wind,- God’s freedom to' extoll,
Now stings the spray,- now swirls the mist in elegant caprice,'
Now speaks the tempest to the soul in undertones of peace.