THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
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DO THEY NEED ALL THIS LAND?
Have you any idea how much of the US has been
commandeered by our armed forces?
Can you visualize 29 million acres? It is some
40,000 square miles. And if that is beyond compre
hension, it would constitute a belt 14 miles wide
from New York to San Francisco! This is the vast
empire that has been preempted by our defenders—
who are demanding six million more acres.
Charles Stevenson, writing iri the July issue of
of Reader’s Digest, presents a shocking survey of this
nationwide land grab that should arouse Americans
to the support of their representatives in Congress
who are fighting a losing battle against the military
real estate fanciers.
To cite a few of Mr. Stevenson’s points:
The armed forces now own one acre out of every
10C in Virginia, two out of evefy 100 in Florida and
five-and-a-half million acres of California—“an area
larger than Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island
combined”. The Air Force has a bombing range ad
jacent to Las Vegas, Nevada, that is 135 fniles long
and 50 miles wide; and the Navy, instead of sharing
this test area—of which the Air Force needs only a
third—is taking over 700,000 more Nevada acres for
its own. In addition to a three million acre missile
range in New Mexico, “the Army moved in on an ad
jacent 470,000 acres of public property embracing
some of the lushest grazing land in the state,” and
followed this up by taking over 21 adjoining ranch
properties. In Louisiana, Utah and Oklahoma, the
depredations of the services are equally outrageous.
The standard argument of the military, that de
fense must come first, still seems unanswerable.
Yet, as the article points out, a two year Congres
sional investigation headed by Rep. Claire Engle of
California revealed that:
The services have refused to use land they al
ready own.
It costs $21 million a year to maintain over 200
idle installations, bases and camps that usurp a mil
lion acres.
There are six-and-a-half million additional acres
still preempted but no longer required by the services.
The time is rapidly approaching, it seems, when
we must decide whether it is the function of the
military to defend the nation, or whether the nation
exists for the support and aggrandizement of the
military.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE “SATCHEL”?
Americans are becoming as foot-loose as bindle
stiffs. If it’s seeing America first or globe-trotting,
our leading national outdoor -sport is going places.
But we’re not carrying our toothbrushes and our
shirt tied up in a red bandana. Instead, we’re keep
ing 500 manufacurers busy turning out all manner of
plain and fancy luggage—which, in 1956, amounted to
$300 million worth!
The latest trend—due to the tremendous popular
ity of air travel, is toward lightness. And, in case
you’re thinking about a vacation jaunt, the latest, light
est and toughest in luggage is the new vinyl-covered
Fiberglas construction. It’s washable, resists stains,
scuffing and fire and sheds water. And there’s a new
“car bag” for Momma that will carry ten dresses
from here to there without a wrinkle, no matter how
much bouncing around it may get. And if Poppa is
the dressy type, there’s a masculine version that will
keep six suits in press.
Stuff your things in a carpet bag if you have to—
but don’t stay home. It just isn’t being done!
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East Germany
Release Nine
U.S. Army Men
FRANKFURT, Germany, UPl —
East Germany Saturday re
leased nine American Army men
held prisoner since their heli
copter strayed across the iron
curtain June 7.
U.S. Army headquarters in
Heidelberg announced their re
lease was arranged under an
agreement between the American
and East German Red Cross.
“The, men were cheerful and
appeared in good health,” the
Army announcement said.
East German authorities handed
them over to the U.S. Army at
the East German border in Ba
varia, from where jthey were
brought to headquarters of their
unit—the 3rd Armored Division
in Frankfort.
Hawaiian Liberty Bell
Tolled in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, UP) — A liberty
bell tolled in downtown Los An
geles yesterday, sounding a plea
for Hawaiian statehood.
It is a bronze replica of the
liberty bell in Independence Hall
at Philadelphia. It was brought
from Honolulu by Jackson Mc
Bride for a cross-country trip to
Washington to promote interest
in getting the statehood bill out
of the committee in Congress.
McBride, a Honolulu advertis
ing man,, represents a citizens’
group called the Liberty Bell
Brigade.
“We have only one axe to grind
—statehood, and most particularly
at this time, action on the state
hood bill,” McBride said.
The bell is mounted on a truck
bearing posters proclaiming the
Hawaiian desire for statehood.
A 50-star American flag is flown
on the truck. McBride will leave
in a day or two for Washington.
Bertha Adkins Nominated As
Undersecretary of Health,
Education and Welfare Dept.
WASHINGTON, UP) — Presi
dent Eisenhower today nominated
Bertha S. Adkins, 52, now chair
man of the Republican National
Committee, to be Undersecretary
of Health, Education and Welfare.
She would succeed Dr. John
Alanson Perkins, who resigned
March 1 to return to his post as
president of the University of
Delaware.
Lee Files For State
House of Representatives
PETERSBURG, UP) — Eldor
Lee, a member of the Alaska
Constitutional Convention in
1955-56, Friday filed his candi
dacy for the Alaska State House
of Representatives from the
Wrangell-Petersburg-K a k e dis
trict.
A Democrat, Lee is the third
person to announce his candidacy
for the House from that district.
The other two,' both Republicans,
are Bea Stokke and John Long
worth. All three are Peters
burg residents.
Lee, a fisherman, served on the
Petersburg city council for three
years.
51-Lb. Salmon Wins
Sitka Fishing Derby
SITKA, UP) — Ben Forbes, U.S.
Health Service employee here,
won the 1958 Sitka Salmon Derby
yesterday with a 51-pound 10
ounce king salmon. Forbes
landed his fish on a spinning out
fit with a 12-pound test line.
Forbes’ prize is a Volkswagen,
furnished by himself as the Sitka
distributor of the German car.
Ray Sorenson was second, boat
ing a 44-pound salmon; Cecil
McLean, third, 36 pounds; Albert
Neilson, fourth, 35 pounds and
Lou Dennis, fifth, 32 pounds.
The 3-day derby ended at 9 p.m.
last night.
In Nome, It’s NX*
For On-The-Spot
Equipment.
CATERPILLAR
Electric Sets
Tffts For auxiliary ma
' rine power —for
mines, public utilities,
municipalities, stores,
plants, construction, lumber, logging and hospitals, a Cater
pillar Electric Set can be depended upon as the primary source
of economical electric power or as a §tandby plant. With "Cat”'
Electric Sets, engines and generators are balanced in quality
and size to assure top performance. Economy, dependability,
durability and simplicity are built into these matched teams.
Conventional generators are offered in lg sizes to 315 KW.
ColwpiUor 0*d Col Or. hgM Trodmorb of Cotorpllor Tractor Ctt.
HYSTER*
Hystaway*
Mounted on a powerful
r"* Caterpillar crawler tractor,
the Hyster Hystaway is a high
production excavator-crane.
Moreover, it quickly converts to
a dragline, clamshell, backhoe,
shovel and pile driver. The Hyst
away has heavy-duty tractor
power and mobility without tail swing . . . this means all the
power is instantly available for digging and swinging. Here is
the only excavating machine that can be kept busy all the time.
Bucket capacity is yard.
[Me CULLOCH
Chain Saw
Model 39
LIGHT WEIGHT—the pulp and small timber saw
For those who ask for the neatest, trimmest top perfor
mer in the light weight, gear-saw field, the McCulloch
Model 39 is the perfect answer. Here is a high quality saw as
rugged and dependable as it is handsome. Your choice of 12,16,
20, 26 or 30 inch blades or 15" plunge bow. Model 39 is the
favorite of farmers, loggers, foresters... all those who want
a saw for taking care of wood lots and tree farms, for clearing
land and pulpwood cutting.
WITTE
Diesel Engine
Generator Units
For installations where
' dependable, 24-hour-a
day operation is required, use a Witte engine or a Witte engine
generator unit. They will provide reliable, low-cost power, are
completely weatherproof, and can be operated out-of-doors,
without protection, except under extreme cold or wet-weather
conditions. Both are compact, require minimum maintenance,
and operate on low-cost diesel fuel. There are many generator
unit models for either direct or alternating current, and Witte
diesel engines from 4 to 12.5 horsepower.
NC "CAT” DEPT.
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