THE NOME NUGGET
Published Mctaday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA
. E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY . Production Manager
Telephone: Main 125 $1.50 PER MONTH
P.O. Box 618 $16.00 A YEAR
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943 at the
postoffice at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879
Subscribers not receiving tneir papers by 5:30 p.m. call
Main 125 for special delivery. After 5:30 call Black 102
THE NORTH POLE, THEN AND NOW
(Christian Science Monitor)
We have been told of three men who, as boys on
a small-fry camping trip, stayed awake all night argu
ing whether Cook or Peary first discovered the Nt)rth
Pole. Millions today never knew there was such a
controversy or have forgotten it.
There was a man then who, had be been several
thousand miles nearer, could have told those bays it
was Admiral Robert E. Peary and that he knew it
because he was there. That man was Matthew A.
Henson, who, 46 years ago come April 6, was Admiral
Peary’s sole companion on the final dash to the top
of the world.
His recent passing underlines not only the story
of an outrageous hoax and a heroic accomplishment
but also the distance the American people have traveled
in many ways.
Henson had accompanied the famed explorer on
seven polar expeditions. He was deemed the best dog
driver in the 1909 party and the only man who could
build a snow house. He had been Admiral Peary’s
personal attendant during all of that time. Yet, because
he was a Negro, his choice for the last dash was
criticized, and he was heckled unmercifully on an
attempted lecture tour when he returned. It was only
in his later years that he was honored—by Congress, by
the Chicago Geographical Society, and by the Explorers
Club in New York.
Today a commercial airline makes flights over
the Pole between California and Denmark carrying
passengers and freight. Matthew Henson knew what it
meant to cover every mile of the arctic waste on foot.
“I hated like heck to vote for a Democrat,” said
an independent voter, “but it was the only way I
could vote against a Republican.”
| FOLLOW THEIR LIVELY ADVENTURES
IN THE NUGGET STARTING NEXT ISSUE
! Legislature ...
(Continued from Page One)
enough margin of financial safety.
He also said it would eliminate
about 2,500 small cannery work
ers, mostly women, from benefits
because they do not make $450
a year, which is one of the start
ing points for qualifying for bene
fits.
The bill carries these other pro
visions:
Maximum benefits of $45 a
week for unemployed workers in
Alaska, plus $5 a week for each
child up to five.
An unemployed person who
goes to the states to draw bene
fits would get only $25 a week
and would not be entitled to any
dependents’ allowances.
Workers io Coniribuie
Workers will have to pay into
the fund for the first time under
the terms of the bill. The rate is
one-half of one per cent on pay
up to $3,600 a year—or a maxi
mum contribution of $18 a year.
That provision will be in effect
only for two years.
Employers will have to pay their
ESC tax on the first $3,600 of a
worker’s pay, compared with the
present level of $3,000. That
means the employers will have to
pay $18 a year extra into the
fund for each employe who earns
up to $3,600.
The controversial seasonality
clause, which drew such vigor
ous protests from ox-ganized labor
leaders in the House, was thrown
out of the bill.
To draw benefits a person will
have to have earned at least $450
and must have earned at least
one-quarter as much during the
x'est of the year as he did during
his three months of highest in
come. That point is included to
eliminate people who are not
what is generally considered as
part of the labor force. It cuts
off many workers who have jobs
only for a brief period during a
single season.
The act calls for a five-member
commission to break the present
deadlock on the four-man man
agement commission. The present
four membei's would continue in
their posts and would elect a fifth
member by majority vote.
Reginald N. Whitman
Replaces Kalbaugh as
Head of Alaska Railroad
WASHINGTON, UP>—Reginald
N. Whitman, division superinten
dent of the Great Northern Rail
way in Seattle, has been named
general manager of the Alaska
Railroad.
As boss of the 470-mile line
which links Seward and Anchor
age with Fairbanks, and is gov
ernment-owned and -operated,
Whitman will receive $18,000 a
year.
He succeeds Frank E. Kalbaugh,
who has been “on loan” to the
government from his post with
the Southern Pacific Railroad in
Ogden, Utah.
Kalbaugh has been appointed to
a vice presidency of the Southern
Pacific and will be in- charge of a
pipeline the company is construct
ing between Los Angeles and El
Paso, Texas. He has been general
manager of the Alaska road since
September, 1953.
Whitman began with the Great
Northern as a telegraph operator
in 1927, working up through the
ranks.
~'" ' ^
Bring Your
Watch
to the
Nome Drug Store
for
!
Expert Repairs
-
U.S. Permits 76
Chinese Students
To Leave Country
WASHINGTON, UPV—The Uni
ted States is permitting 76 Chinese
students to leave the country in
the hope Red China will do the
same for American fliers and civ
ilians held there.
The State Dept, announced Sat
urday perm ssion had been grant
ed to the 76 Chinese who came to
the United States for technical
training. This means they now are
free to go home to China, now
under Communist rule. The deci
sion was a joint one taken by the
State, Justice and Defense Depts.
The Immigration Service is to
decide the cases of about six other
Chinese students shortly. They,
too, are expected to be cleared to
leave.
State Department officials say
no deal with the Chinese Reds is
involved. But the move regarding
the students is reported to have
been taken in the hope it would
lead to Red China’s freeing 15
American fliers and 41 civilians.
The Arctic Tern flies about
22,000 miles each year between
the arctic and the antarctic.
Softball Results
The Bering Sea Club softball
team swamped the Air Force team
48 to 2 in Friday evening’s game
at the school gym. Ruth, pitching
a very fast ball, was almost un
touchable and the Bering Sea
Club had little trouble getting, to #
the Air Force pitcher, Wilberger.
In the second game, the high
school won over the merchants
23 to 17. Willoya’s pitching plus
teamwork and not too many er
rors gave the high school their
first win.
Bill Brown, of the U.S. Engi
neers, in charge of Nome Harbor
operations, accompanied by Mrs.
Brown, arrived yesterday from
Anchorage to prepare equipment
before the summer activities get
under way.
I^ome Laundry
& Cleaners
CALL MAIN 29
FOR PICKUP
Joe Amarok, Proprietor
OUR LEASE EXPIRES
ONLY SIX DAYS LEFT
TO HAVE YOUR HAIRDRESSING
AND OTHER BEAUTY NEEDS
ATTENDED TO.
claire’s beauty shop
^jiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiHiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiHiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiiimig
Low in the grave He lay—Jesus my Saviour !
Wailing the coming day—Jesus my Lord!
Up from ihe grave He arose, ^ ||
With a mighty triumph o'er His foes; ^ ||
He arose a Victor from the dark domain, "2 §|
And He lives forever with His saints to reign a* j§
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose! =
When you keep the crankcase in your car or other
gasoline engine filled with Heavy Duty RPM Motor Oil,
you get extra protection against the main causes of
engine wear and repair. Here’s why:
A detergent in “Heavy Duty RPM” prevents deposits
of carbon, gum, and lacquer on cylinders, rings, and
other parts. Other compounds resist oxidation and sludg
ing, prevent corrosion and stop foaming. So to get more
miles and more years of service, remember to always
use Heavy Duty RPM Motor Oil.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
OF CALIFORNIA
Li tVh.'i Vi. I