THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943 at the
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WHICH WAY WILL THE MARCH WINDS BLOW?
In Michigan, members of the National Guard are
now required to sacrifice a portion of their citizenship
on the altar of patriotism.
General Order Number Six, recently issued to
some 10,000 Michigan guardsmen by their chief of
staff, Major General Ralph A. Loveland, quotes Gov
ernor G. Mennen Williams as follows:
“You are directed to order: that no National Guard
officer or enlisted man shall approach any legislator
on any matter before the legislature unless specifically
requested to do so in writing; that, specifically, there
shall be no lobbying or pressure relative to the bill
reorganizing the Military Establishment.”
In how many other states, we wonder, are guards
men something less than citizens—by order of their
“commander in chief?” And, just in passing, it might
be observed that Governor G. Mennen Williams has
revealed from time to time a certain itch to become
“Commander in Chief” of all of us.
VIEWS AND REVIEWS
Folks used to deny themselves luxuries to have
money in the bank—today they go without money to
have luxuries.
Tip to motorists: The seconds you save by speed
ing—may be the first you spend—in eternity.
Gen. Miley Asks
More Testing Land
! or ‘New’ Weapons
ANCHORAGE, (TP) — An addi
tional 27,500 acres of land would
have to be withdrawn to make the
Susitna Flats firing range ade
quate for “new” weapons, Maj.
Gen. William M. Miley said Mon
day.
Miley, commanding general of
U.S. Army forces in tho territory,
m de the statement at a hearing
here on the proposed withdrawal
of Turnagain Arm lands attended
by about 70 persons, many of
them residents of the Turnagain
area.
The residents oppose relocation
of the artillery range on the
grounds it would oust them from
their homes, limit expansion of
Anchorage in a south easterly di
rection and deflate land values.
Gen. Miley did not identify the
apparently secret, powerful ‘new’
weapons but he did say that the
proposed Turnagain site would be
adequate to use them in practice.
The testimony from the hear
ing, which will continue, is being
transcribed and will be sent to
Interior Secretary McKay, who
will study it and the records of
the 1952 hearing to determine
whether the range should be
moved from Susitna to Turn
again.
Confusion In House
As Puerto Ricans Shoot
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liver and stomach and came out
his left side.
The scene of confusion without
precedent in the House of Repre
sentatives occurred when the
Puerto Rican fanatics- suddenly
produced heavy pistols and began
shooting wildly from the visitors’
gallery during Monday’s routine
session.
Congressmen dived under desks
or sped to the aid of fallen col
leagues. Many of them thought
the sharp reports were those of
pranksters’ firecrackers — until
splinters began flying from desks
and plaster from walls and ceil
ing.
One member, Rep. Van Mundt
(R-Pa), sped upstairs in time to
help disarm one of the gunmen.
In the gallery a number of
spectators also helped overpower
three of the assailants as their
weapons were emptied and they
tried frantically to reload and re
sume their barrage.
There was a wild melee in the
gallery itself and the corridor out
side as guards rushed in.
Through it all the Puerto Ricans
screamed for independence for
their island homeland as they
sprayed bullets over the chamber
from lugers held grimly in both
hands. After her pistol was empty
Airs. Lebron waved a Puerto Ri
can flag as she had at the outset
to signal the outbreak.
Airs. Lebron insisted at police
headquarters that members of the
group regarded themselves as pa
triots—not criminals.
The dark-haired woman said
the shooting was “intended to
bring the attention of the people j
o the plight of Puerto Rico. It is j
a country that is not free.’’
The party is only a small minor- J
ity in the |sland commonwealth. |
Alost Puerto Ricans have ex- j
pressed preference to remain de j
pendent on U .S. authority,' al- j
though they have been offered i
independence anv time they want j
it.
IN COMMISSIONERS COURT
R. Kangas was fined $50 for
delivering intoxicating liquor to i
a minor. The native boy is re- i
reported to have been but 18
years of age.
lee Pool Dates
Since 1917, when the Pool
was started, the ice has gone i
out at Nenana as follows:
1917— April 30 .11:30 a.m.
1918— May 11. 9:33 a.m.
1919— May 3. 2:33 p.m. !
1920— May 11.10:45 a.m. j
1921— May 11. 6:42 a.m. |
1S22—May 12. 1:20 p.m.
1923— May 9. 2:00 p.m.
1924— May 11. 3:10 p.m.
1925— May 7. 6:32 p.m.
1926— April 26 . 4:03 p.m.
1927— May 13. 5:42 a.m.
1928— May 6. 4:25 p.m.
1S29—May 5. 3:41 p.m.
1930—May 8. 7:03 p.m.
1331—May 10. 9:23 a.m.
1932— May 1.10:15 a.m.
1933— May 8. 7:30 p.m.
1934— At>ril 30 . 2:07 p.m.
1935— May 15. 1:32 p.m.
1936— April 30 .12:58 p.m.
1937— May 12. 8:04 p.m.
1938— May 6. 8:14 p.m.
1939— April 29. 1:2S p.m.
1940— April 20 . 3:27 p.m.
1941— May 3. 1:50 a.m.
1942— April 30. 1:28 p.m.
1943— April 28 . 7:22 p.m.
1944— May 4. 2:08 p.m.
1945— May 16. 9:41 a.m.
1946— May 5. 4:40 p.m.
1947— May 3. 5:53 p.m.
1948— May 13.11:13 p.m.
1949— May 14....12:39 p.m.
1950— May 6. 4:14 p.m.
1951— April 30 . 5:54 p.m.
. 5-04 p.m.
1953—April 29 . 3:54 p.m.
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Triple Header Last
Night Winds Up
Basketball Sealson
The local basketball fans last
evening were treated to three ex
citing games as a finale to the
1953-54 season. In the first game,
coach Hana Kangas’ Husky team
edged out the Alumni 40-35. It
was the high school’s fourth win
out of the six games played.
Game no. two found the unde
feated Liniment Squad knocking
over the Little Men for the second
straight time with a strong second
half finish after consuming six
time-outs, 28-25.
In the third game of the triple
header program, the Nome Mer
chants ran their win streak for
the season to 17.straight by down
ing the fighting Nanooks 40-31.
Nancy Tripp and Margaret Wil
ioya were the big guns in the
high school win over the Alumni
as they scored 19 and 17 points
respectively. Madeline Piscoya hit
for four points. For the Alumni
Vera Huff 15, Marge Flay 10, Bea
trice Lee 9 and Beatrice Haver
camp 1. Quarter scores favored
the Huskies 18-6, 26-19, 32-26 and
the final 40-35.
The undefeated Liniment Squad
paced by Fred Chamber derailed
Ed Tripp’s Little Guys for the sec
ond time in a row as he hit for
14 points. Others scoring for the
winners were, Hank Ulrich6, Sam
Mogg Sr. 4, Les Bronson and Tom
Martin 2 each. Re-eve Havens also
saw considerable action but failed
to score. For the losers, Skip
Senungetuk 9, Doug Cabin-boy 8,
Tommy Drake 4, Amos Alexander
and Paul Glavinovich 2 each. |
Quarter scores in the winners’ fa- I
vor were 4-2, 14-12, 26-i7 and j
28-25.
With a 40-31 conquest over the j
Nanooks the Les Bronson-coached
Merchants ended their season j
with a perfect 17-0 record. It was !
the ex-high school boys’ fifth win
of the year over their arch rivals.
The game was nip and tuck for
three quarters before the Mer
chants pulled safely ahead in the
final period. At the close of the
first quarter, the high school was
ahead 12-3, and at the half 22-17.
They maintained the lead at the
third quarter 28-24, only to cool
off during the final period by
hitting for only three points.
The winners were paced by the
Bell boys, George- and Harold,
who scored 12 points each, Gary
Longley 8, Arnie Castel 7. For the
high school, Bobbie Herman 13,
Korky Kost 8, Buzzy Swanberg
5, Dave Bell 3 and Sam Mogg 2.
Take your Fish 'n Chips Home
From The Chili Bowl !
New Tin Operation
Next Summer On
Seward Peninsula
ANCHORAGE — Tin drilling
equipment will go into operation
on the- Cape Mountain area of the
Seward Peninsula in the near fu
ture, according to Willis T. Bach
eller, Seattle consulting mining
engineer.
A group of Alaska and Seattle
financiers have obtained an option
on the Empire Tin Mining Co.,
long dormant, but known to hold
columbite, tantalite and rare earth
fractions. The new operation will
bring to five the number of infant
tin mines on the peninsula.
The Cape Mountain outfit pro
poses to complete drilling begun
in 1948 by the U.S. Department of
Mines. Three out of four existing
operations in the Seward area
were partially financed by the
government’s Defense Minerals
Exploration and Procurement Ad
ministration. Earlier, lack of tin
on land under the U.S. flag had
caused the government to finance
exploratory parties through the
Bureau of Mines.