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Thanksgiving Day . . •
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it is not <* any Ch
It exemplfies, hov
everything great,
American way of li
This spirit of Thanksgiving is the fabric which
brought America from a barren wilderness to the most
powerful nation of history in three short centuries.
But the feast, the celebration, the .tradition, even
the law of the Constitution is not enough to keep the
liberty for which ,we give thanks. This we can do our
selves by rejecting socialistic substitutes, supporting
the proposition that the individual is supreme.
The Pilgrims tried the communal or communistic
scheme in which they agreed that all crops raised by
them belonged to the colony <as a whole and not to the
individual members. The idealistic scheme failed.
When they gave up Communism for individualism
there were plenty of workers in the fields and food
for everyone. The Pilgrims must have been a wonder
ful people. They came to America without adequate
supplies or equipment. They were on theor own. No
company or government financed them. They sought
a better life and found it. They created the first gov
ernment in the world. _
Letter To
The Editor
In a recent paid advertisement
in the Nome Nugget reference was
made to the City Fire Alarm
warning system, specifically to the
siren blowing during the night.
This happened twice in these re
cent months, both times during a
storm when we had gale velocity
winds. Everyone concerned re
grets that this happened, but dur
ing storms things can and will
happen that no one can prepare
for. No one plans for a roof to
blow off of a house, windows being
blown in, roads washed out and
other damage resulting from
storms. When open wires are in
the air and exposed to the ele
ments they have to take the
same risk as any other type of
structure. As much as we would
like to, not only us, but every
other operating utility, we have
been unable to plan or design a
system that will stand up under
the ravages of nature during
storm periods.
Trouble has been had with the
motor type sirens now in use,
this, also, has mainly been caused
by the elements, condensation
caused by the sun during the day
which in turn freezes during the
night causing the sirens to stick.
This trouble has been experienced
during the winter months since
the sirens have been in use. It
may be that the General Public
has not been aware of this, but
it has been a problem that has
been the subject of considerable
discussion and effort in trying to
locate some type of alarm that
will be more dependable and suit
able for operation in the type of
weather and other conditions that
wc experience locally.
The city has at the present
time a new type of horn alarm
under consideration, tL.s is the
type that was built for use in ex
treme temperatures. One of these
is in transit from the factory and
will be installed on a trial basis
upon delivery. Everyone concern
ed is undertaking to obtain equip
operate, under con
ditions as are found in Nome. Wc
see no use in replacing equip
ment with the same type that
trouble has been had with in the
past.
This letter is written to you for
publication, hoping that it will
explain to the people of Nome
the trouble with the fire alarm
system in the past and what we
are trying to install for the future.
Sincerely yours,
Keith Hedreen,
Chairman Fire
Committee
Robert Oliver,
Fire Chief
H. M. Crinklaw,
Mgr. Nome fteaaer
& Light Utilities
led crowded in a mod
em airplane coach? It was worse
in the days of the stagecoach. A
ticket entitled you to 15 inches of
seating space — and you had to
pay dearly if you traveled with
more than 25 pounds of luggage.
Two Democrats and a Republican
Toss Hats in the Ring lor Governorship
ANCHORAGE UP)—Two Demo
crats and a Republican Tuesday
declared themselves candidates for
nomination as Governor in a race
that is beginning to take on the
aspects of a political free-for-all.
They are:
1. Democrat John Rader, an An
chorage lawyer who resigned on
March 18, I960 as Gov. Wm.
Egan’s first state Attorney-Gen
eral.
2. Democrat David N. Boyer, an
Anchor Point homesteader who
two years ago ran an unsucess
ful campaign against Rep. Ralph
Rivers for the Democratic nomi
nation for Congressman.
3. Republican Milo Fritz, an
Anchorage physcian.
The three candidates join two
others who previously announced
they would seek the post now held
by Gov. Wm. Egan, a Valdez j
Democrat. They are Republican1
Verne Martin of Anchorage and
Democrat Warren Taylor of Fair
banks, Speaker of the House of
Representatives in the present
State Legislature.
The prepared statements of two
candidates — Rader and Fritz —
bore a resemblance in comments
on the progress of the state in
the years since Statehood.
Rader said: “My campaign will
be directed primarily to the propo
sition that the transition from
territorial status to statehood is
over and if we are going to do
anything about our problems, now
is the time.”
Dr. Fritz declared: “Along with
many others, it has been my feel
ing that our first years of state
hood have been'singularly unpro
ductive when compared to the
opportunities that existed.”
Boyer’s candidacy, launched by
a prepared statement mailed from
his Kenai Peninsula home, will
be based on providing a “new
look” for Alaska, he said.
COWES ,UIsle of Wight UP) —
The world’s first “Hoverbus,” a
sea-going vehicle that looks like
a cross between a bus and a
launch was shown to the public
yesterday at the Saunders Roe
Aircraft factory.
It is designed to travel on a
cushion of air a few inches above
water or flat earth. It weighs 27
tons and is powered by four en
gines. It has accommodation for
66 passengers, and builders be
lieve it will be able to cross the
English Channel in 20 minutes
at a speed of about 70 miles an
hour.
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Few Sale at The Nugget
Boyer last year attempted to
organize a fighting force “to help
keep Communists out of Cuba,”
he said. Boyer also has been en
gaged in the past in a running
battle with the Alaska Bar Assn,
over his admission to the Bar. The
Association has denied him ad
mission.
Rader, said in response to a
query:
“Two weeks ago I stated it was
too early for any candidate to
throw his hat in the ring. Now I
find myself doing just that. But,
I believe it’s better to announce
my plans, declare policies and po
litical beliefs and participate in
public debate rather than sit
quietly.”
Rader declined to take a posi
tion at this time on the proposed
move of the state capital from
.Juneau to Western Alaska.
He said that “if the capital
move becomes an issue of great
importance through being put on
the ballot, I will make my posi
tion clear at that time.”
Rader, who*was elected to the
first State Legislature and sub
sequently resigned to become At
torney-General, has been closely
identified with organized labor.
Dr. Fritz, a long-time resident,
of Alaska, was a resident of Ket
chikan for 22 years prior to mov
ing to Anchorage in 1948.
He has held medical clinics
throughout the state, and “it has
been my privilege of seeing, treat
ing and operating upon over 33,
500 Alaskans from every portion
of the state,” he said.
The announcements by Boyer,
Rader and Dr. Fritz and those
made by Martin and Taylor are
considered by many political ob
servers as only the vanguard of
candidates to seek the governor
ship next year.