THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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WHERE’S OUR JUDGE?
The wrathy criticism of the nomination of A. T.
McGuire of Connecticut for district judge in the Second
Division court, especially among the Third Division
Republicans, is something like the fable of the dog
in the manger: if they can’t have a judge, they don’t
want anyone else to have one either.
Second Division was without a judge from Sep
tember 12, 1951, until July 28, 1952, and the people of
this area know how difficult it is to carry on without
that important department functioning.
We, too, might have preferred an Alaskan but if
political leaders of the territory can’t agree among
themselves who is worthy of holding this responsible
position, then it becomes necessary for a higher power
to designate someone outside the inner circle of Alas
kans to hold the office. We regret that McGuire’s
name has been withdrawn and would have welcomed
him whole-heartedly, knowing President Eisenhower
would choose a good man for this northernmost judge
ship.
In a recent news dispatch it was intimated that
for economy’s sake the Second and Fourth Division
courts could be combined. This might and might not
be an economy for the Justice Department—we doubt
it. But what of the “little man?” Is not justice to be
considered for Mr. Average Alaskan? What of the high
cost of travel and the time involved for him to seek
justice? This is a growing country that now has more
population than the State of Nevada. Any plans for
changing the present structure should have vision of
the future needs of the territory or state.
There are those in favor of statehood and a minor
ity opposed to immediate statehood, but statehood will
come. It is our opinion that with the changing status
in the balance it is a poor time and a waste of .valuable
effort to be tearing down a structure set up and func
tioning to the satisfaction of the people of Alaska.
Changes'-are costly and the Anchorage and Fair
banks courts now have more to do than their respec
tive judges can handle, so why confuse the issue by
piling more problems on them?
STORY OF LOMEN FAMILY,
BY LYMAN ELLSWORTHY,
GETS FINISHING TOUCHES
Lyman Ellsworth, who has been
in Kotzebue, passed through Nome
enroute to Juneau, stating that
his second book, “Halibut Schoon
er,” will soon be off the press,
and will be published by David
McKay Company of New York.
It is a factual story based on
the life of Magnus Hanson and
the fishing fleet of Alaska.
He is also putting the finishing
touches on a story of the Lomer)
family, “Roughing It With Rein
deer,” which promises to be an
interesting and exciting story of
early-day Nome.
Ellsworth is related to Lincoln
Ellsworth, explorer, who is well
known here by residents who re
member the flight of the Norge
over the North Pole.
WEDNESDAY SCORES ,
American League
New York 2, Washington 0
St. Louis 4, Chicago 3
Boston 6, Philadelphia 4
Detroit 4, Cleveland 3
National League
Brooklyn 7, New York 5
Milwaukee 3, Cincinnati 2
Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 3
Chicago 5, St. Louis 3
Only China, Cuba and U.S.
Oppose Seating Of India
At Korea Conference
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Ufl—
Cuba today became the second
U.N. member to line up with the
United States opposing inclusion
o'f India in the Korean peace con
ference. Nationalist China came
out against India earlier.
Other countries from Scandin
avia, the Middle East and eastern
Europe continued, however, to
join the growing list in favor of
Indian participation.
Meanwhile, the delegates stud
ied a new Indian proposal which
some said would give Communist
China and North Korea a veto'
over the U.N. choices for the con
ference table.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tungwe
nuk are the parents of a daughter,
Dorothy Ann, born yesterday at
MMM Hospital and weighing six
pounds, three ounces.
The cautious collapsible cow
Gives milk by the sweat of her
brow;
Then under the trees
She folds her front knees,
And sinks fore and aft with a bow.
Legal Blanks at The Nome Nugget
142,277 American
Casualties To Date
In Korean War
WASHINGTON, UP) — The De
fense Department Thursday an
nounced a preliminary battle cas
ualty total of 142,277 Americans
killed, wounded and missing for
the whole Korean War.
The tentative total was given in
what the Pentagon said would be
the last regular weekly summary
of battle casualties. It showed a
net decrease of 17 from last week,
reflecting the addition of 19 killed,
a decrease of 23 missing and a
transfer of 19 wounded to a non
battle classification.
Auditing of casualty figures will
continue for months, possibly
years, before a final figure can
be reached to tell the full story of
the cost of the Korean conflict in
terms of dead, wounded and miss
ing.
The revision process will inevit
ably raise the tentative death toll
of 25,604, as confirmation is ob
tained on American deaths in en
emy prison camps. The number
of missing will decrease gradually
as the death toll rises. The miss
ing figure will eventually reach a
theoretical zero when, after all the
checks and investigations are
completed, men remaining on the
missing list will be declared dead.
NOTICE TO GENERAL PUBLIC
Each lime ihe fire whistle blows
the telephone operator must call
some 20 volunteer firemen of the
location of the fire. Many volun
teers are on party lines, and the
calls are obstructed by inquiries
from others of "Where's the fire?"
It is ihe earnest request of the
City of Nome, that residents give
the operator TEN MINUTES to
get her calls to the volunteers.
This cooperation will get your
volunteers to the fire in much
quicker time.
City of Nome
By Carrie M. McLain,
City Clerk
Publish Aug. 21, 24, 28
WARNING TO MOTORISTS
The Nome Common Council no
tified the City Police that Section
Four (4) of Ordinance No. 287,
shall be enforced. ALL CARS
MUST GO TO INTERSECTIONS
TO MAKE THEIR U TURNS
AND NO CARS SHALL CROSS
FROM ONE SIDE OF THE
STREET TO THE OTHER IN
MID - BLOCK.
All traffic violations will be en
forced.
Clyde D. Glass
Nome Police Chief
Publish Aug. 14, 17, 21, 1953.
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Folders on Sale at the Nugget.
Japanese - American G.I.
Gets Congressional Medal
When Freed by Commies
PANMUNJOM, UR— The great
Korean War prisoner exchange
passed the halfway mark Thurs
day and there was every indica
tion the Reds will start sending
home larger numbers of Ameri
cans daily.
Sixty Americans, 90 British and
300 Koreans were freed yesterday
in the 16th day of exchange at
this tiny village.
One weary American repatriate
Thursday was starteled with the
news that he had won America’s
highest combat award—the Con
gresional Medal of Honor. The
story had been kept secret to pre
vent any Red reprisals against the
27 - year - old Japanese-American
sergeant, Hiroshi Miyamura of
Gallup, New Mexico.
The award was given Miya
mura for holding back attacking
Reds with machinegun fire while
his men withdrew during an at
tack before he was captured in
1951.
JUNEAU VOTERS APPROVE
$300,000 OF BOND ISSUES FOR
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
JUNEAU, (JR — Three proposi
tions calling for bond issues to
taling more than $300,000 for pub- !
lie works projects here won the
overwhelming approval of Juneau
voters at an election here Tuesday.
The bonds, to be retired by a
one-cent sales tax now in effect
here, will pay half the cost of
the projects. They will be matched
by federal funds.
RUMMAGE SALE
There will be a rummage sale
ai ihe LWY Community Center
Tuesday, Aug. 25. Sale hours 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. 101
Planes Continue Search
For Plane of Oilman Hall
KETCHIKAN, UP) — Military
planes from the United States and
Canada and civilian pilots, spur
red on by the promise of a $25,000 •
reward took to the air again at
dawn on the fourth day of a
search for a wealthy New Mexico
oilman and four others missing
since Monday on a flight to the
states.
Reports of an unidentified plane
sighted Monday night sent many
of the searchers to the west side
of Prince of Wales island in the
hunt for the private twin-engine
De Havilland Dove piloted by
Ellis Hall, 54, of Albuquerque.
The plane, with Hall, his wife
and two daughters, and 17-year
old Patrick Abmard, vanished
Monday after taking off from
Annette Island on a flight to
Bellingham, Wash.
Military planes logged 108 hours
in the air and covered 72,270
square miles in the area between
Annette and Smithers, B.C. yes
terday. The Coast Guard said rain
and fog in the area made the
search only 20 per cent effective.
Mr. & Mrs. George Marsh
Willed Valuables to ACC A
The late Mr. and Mrs. George
Marsh of Fortuna Ledge and well
known pioneers of this area willed
a gold nugget necklace and sev
eral hundred dollars worth of
gold and platinum nuggets to the
Alaska Crippled Childrens Asso
ciation, it was learned recently.
The Marshes made their stake
and retired several years ago.
They spent their summers in Alas
ka, their winters in Palm Springs,
where they owned another home.
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