THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
postoffice at Nome. Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
SANTA FILLS THE SOCK EARLY
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THEY TOO SHOULD VOTE
(Christian Science Monitor)
A group of 20 Columbia University students was
removed the other day from the voting lists in New
York City because the state refused to recognize their
residence in school dormitories or other temporary
quarters as establishing legal Voting residence. One of
their number, a law student and war veteran, cited
cases in their behalf, but these were held irrelevant.
No doubt the judge was correct in his interpreta
tion of the prevailing law. Nearly all states require
some such formula as “one year in the state, six months
in the country, 30 days in the precinct” in order to vote.
But are such laws as this really fair when rigidly
applied to present-day circumstances in the United
States? They were enacted decades ago to prevent
fraudulent voting. Neighborhood acquaintance then
was perhaps the best test of citizenship. But birth cer
tificates have become much more common than they
were, and so have other kinds of identification.
Moreover, American life is much more migratory
now than even in its rather migrant past. A mobile
labor force calls for a good deal of transiency on the part
of honest, industrious people with an interest in their
• country. Besides this there are the claims of young
men and women away from their homes in the military
services or in quest of education.
The provisions for absentee voting and registra
tion, though made in some form by many of the states,
are in general shamefully inadequate. These should be
greatly improved and legislatures should review the
residence qualifications so that “Meet you at the polls!”
may sound less ironic to the transient voter.
VIEWS AND REVIEWS
The life of humanity is so long, and that of the
individual is so brief, that we often see only the ebb
of the advancing wave, and are thus discouraged. It
is history that teaches us to hope. —Robert e. Lee
A man is young if a lady can make him happy or
unhappy. He enters middle age when a lady can make
him happy, but can no longer make him unhappy. He
is old and gone if a lady can make him neither happy
nor unhappy. * —Moritz Rosenthal
The candor of modern advertising being what
it is, we can’t help wondering what a lady’s unmen
tionables could be. The Wall Street Journal
More On Injunction Suit
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right or wrong, white and black.
There is no gray here, and now
is a good time to decide the
issue.”
When L. Presley Gill, attorney
for A.F. of L. Maritime Trades
Department leaders who have
charge of picketing, tried to intro
duce testimony that the govern
ment never had requested ships
for mail, Judge Hodson asked:
“Do you mean the U.S. Gov
ernment has to ask somebody’s
permission to move mail?”
Still later he told Gill:
“We haven’t yet reached the
point in this country where peo
ple have to compromise with their
rights.”
At one point, when cross exam
ination of a uniori official brought
out that members could withdraw
from the ILA local 38-114 only
by leaving the industry or trans
ferring to another ILA local, Hod
son said:
“On the face of it, this looks
like a form of slavery. It’s al
most like the baseball industry,
which sells men.”
TALK OF THE TOWN
As it looks now to the “Nugget”
reporter, the Roof Garden will be
table topic in Nome until Christ
mas.
In a brief interview with Mrs.
Jackson relative to the minstrel
show, it was learned that all is
in readiness, even to the minutest
detail, and when the curtain rises
you will be treated to the thrill
of your lives.
When asked to elaborate on the
members of the cast and the par
ticular part that each would play,
Mrs. Jackson stated briefly, “I
have directed many amateur
! plays, but never have I had better
cooperation and exceptional tal
ent. It was indeed a pleasure to
work with the members of the
cast and to be instrumental in
producing such a treat for the
people of Nome at this season of
the year.”
“Well, how about those profes
sionals, Mrs. Jackson, that were
to arrive from the States.” “Oh,
you had better check with Pearse
and the PAA passenger list.”
All indications point to good
weather. Cabs will be ready; the
streets will be cleared smooth as
pavement according to' Harry
Johnson; Clyde Glass and his
staff will direct traffic; Mr.
Weaver has instructed Dunbar to
install extra street lights to il
luminate the trail that leads to
the school gym and the Roof Gar
den. THE BIG NIGHT IS ON.
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New Skirts
New, Dressy Frocks
Girls’ and Ladies’
Chenille Robes
Men’s Robes
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White Stag Sweaters
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Engineer Corps Asks Bids
On ACS Construction
ANCHORAGE. (/P)—The Corps
of Engineers has invited bids on
construction of Alaska Communi
cations System facilities at Fair
banks, Cordova, Skagway, Lena
Point, Haines, Juneau, Peters
burg and Ketchikan.
Bids will be opened January 6.
A reinforced concrete trans
mitter building, a two-story,
eight-family building and a two
story five-family building will be
constructed at Fairbanks.
Housing also is slated for Ju
neau.
The Whipple Creek site near
Ketchikan calls for a V-H-F re
ceiver building with furnace room
and office space. A power plant
extension is planned for the
Ketchikan transmitter station site.
Canvass of Election
Results Is Completed
JUfrEAU, (JP) — The Alaska
election canvass was completed
oficially Thursday night without
changing any results and leaving
Rep. Wendell P. Kay the lone
Democrat elected to the House
from the Third Division.
The final check, including ab
sentees, showed' Kay ahead of
Fred S. Williamson by six votes
4,193 to 4,187. Kay lost two votes
on counting the last eight absen
tee ballots but picked them up
again when two ballots that had
been mislaid were found.
Williamson had seemed the
winner until a recheck of the pre
cincts showed one Kodiak pre
cinct had been counted twice.
Fine Job Printing at the Nugget
Truman Expects
To Replace WSB
Members Soon
WASHINGTON, (yP)—President
Truman said Thursday he expects
to replace the resigned industry
members of the Wage Stabiliza
tion Board <WSB) before the end
of the week.
All seven members represent
ing industry quit last week in
protest against the President’s
action in overruling the board in
the coal mine wage case.
Truman told a news conference
that economic controls should be
extended beyond April 30.
He said he not only expected to
announce industry members for
the wage board, but that he ex
pected to have a replacement for
Roger Putnam when Putnam
steps out as economic stabiliza
tion administrator. He verified re
ports that former Price Adminis
trator Michael V. Disalle was un
der consideration for Putnam’s
post.
Truman’s announced intention
to get the wage control program
functioning again has run into
opposition from elements of or
ganized labor, as well as business
organizations.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
has openly urged all businessmen
to refuse posts on the WSB and
both the chamber and National
Assn, of Manufacturers (NAM)
demanded that Truman kill off
both wage and price controls.
Other government curbs, mean
while, were being relaxed.
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