THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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SOME THINGS CAN’T BE
SETTLED BY LAWS AND RULES
One thing that hasn’t been clearly set forth in the
statehood bill or the new Alaska constitution is
whether or not when we travel south we still go
“stateside” or “outside”.
A'most at once we must eliminate “stateside”
because this connotes going from a place that isn’t a
state to a place that is a state. “Stateside” is a new
tangled term tht came to us with other military
usages after Anchorage became a defense base. The
term “stateside” was applied to Alaska because it
was detached by water and this was the term GI’s
used when their time was up at an overseas base and
they were to be shipped to the continental United
. States.
It is generally designated returning from a foreign
land and since with the advent of statehood we can
in no possible stretch of the imagination be considered
a foreign country (it’s going to take some of our far
off compatriots a long time to learn that) stateside
shou'd at once be dropped from the vocabulary
of Alaskans.
“Outside” on the other hand, is a term dearer to
our hearts. It has been used since Gold Rush days to
designate a direction of travel. It means to anytme
in Alaska who hears it that someone is about to take
a trip to one of the 48 contiguous states. How the
term came into use is vague and any attempt at a
reasonable explanation would probably get the ex
plainer far out on a limb.
Many things will pass with statehood, but this
piece of Alaskan folklore should remain to remind us
of the days that used to be.
Threat To Drop
A-Bomb Near England
Declared A Hoax
LONDON, UP) — A jobless farm
worker who was discharged by
the Royal Air Force for mental
instability said Saturday he signed
his name and address to a letter
saying a U.S. pilot would drop an
A-bomb near England.
But the photostatic copy which
the Soviet embassy released two
days after receiving the letter was
signed only "W.”
British newspapers suggested
the Russians had pulled a politi
cal trick in publicizing the letter
while knowing it to be a hoax in
order to serve their proganda
campaigns. In reporting it to
the British foreign office, Sov
iet officials said it was “prob
ably a hoax” but didn’t mention
knowing the writer’s name and
address.
A small-town British reporter
tracked down the letter writer
Friday. He was William Stan
ley Whales, 34, of Ipswich, who
hadn’t been near a warplane for
almost a year.
When police questioned Whales,
he denied any political motive
'out said he only wanted to at
tract attention to his grievances
against the British government.
Police let him go home without
bringing any charges against him.
Whales told newsmen he wrote
Soviet Ambassador Jacob Malik
three letters. One was the
threat to drop an A-bomb, an
other protested his failure to get
gratuity after the RAF discharged
him and the third complained
that the government had requi
sitioned his father's farm.
The letter as made public by
the Russians seemed to come from
a U.S. airman who planned to
drop an atomic bomb in the
North Sea near Britain and then
fly on to Russia to seek asylum.
Maybe a few people would be
killed but Russia’s peace cam
paign would get some support,
the published letter said.
Government Survey Says
Death Rate of Smokers Is
Higher Than Non-Smokers
WASHINGTON, Iff) — A much
higher death rate among cigar
ette smokers than nonsmokers is
reported in a new government
study of the deaths of 7,382
veterans.
The Public Health Service re
port, made public Saturtay, is
the first in a continuing study of
nearly 200,000 veterans. It said
that in the veterans group studied
the mortality rate among regu
lar cigarette smokers was 58 per
cent greater than among non
smokers.
In general, the death rate of
regular cigar smokers and pipe
users was found not significantly
higher than that of nonsmokers.
Bulking together all tybacco
users in the group, the study
showed their death rate was 32
per cent bigger than those who
have never smoked.
A tobacco industry spokesman,
challenging the study, said it ig
nored all factors except tobacco
smoking and “admittedly in
cluded no clinical or laboratory
research. . . ”
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Design For
New U.S. Flag
Nol Certain
WASHINGTON, UP — The law j
says Alaska must have its star
in the flag of the United States,
but it says nothing at all about
how they design shall be chosen
for America’s revamped banner.!
The last law pertaining to the1
flag was enacted in 1918. It j
merely states a new star must be I
added for each new state by July
4 of the year following the state’s j
admission to the union.
Reseachers at the Library of i
Congress have been searching
records of 1912, the year the 47th
and 48th stars were added for
Arizona and New Mexico, to find
precedents.
A foriner Attorney General
ruled that a new flag design could
be accepted by executive action,
but other information questions
the validity of a Presidential de
cree for the country’s flag.
Over the years, the Quarter
master Corps of the Army has
been the agency designated to
design of regimental and special
flag's. It also has become the
traditional repository for designs
proposing a new national flag.
More than 200 flags with 49
stars—or drawings for them—
have been received by the Quar
termaster Corps.
Probably the flag designed by
Kathryn and Sandra Keating of
Seattle will be turned over to
the Corps pending a decision on
the new flag.
The Seattle girls’ flag was
sent to Delegate E. L. Bartlett
of Alaska for presentation to the
President when he signs the
Alaska statehood bill. The Pres
ident’s press secretary, James
Hagerty, said the bill might not
be signed before next week.
Apparently, the President does
not plan any ceremony or to
sign the measure before wit
nesses.
Bartlett is planning to ask
Congress to set up a commission
for the selection of a new flag
whenever a new state is added to
the union. Such a commission
could be authorized by a resolu
tion without all the red tape re
quired by a bill.
“The beauty of the Keating
girls’ flag,” Bartlett said, “is that
it leaves room for Hawaii—and
that star is sure to come next
year.”
U.S. Hostages Held
By Castro Stops
Gov’t Air Attacks
GUANTANAMO, Cuba, UP) —
Fidel Castro’s rebels still held
36 U.S. citizens and one Canadian
today. Hope continued that the
snail’s pace of release would be
speeded up.
There were strong indications,
however, that the rebels were in
no hurry because the presence
of Americans in the rebel camps
,has brought a halt to air attacks
by the forces of President Ful
gensio Batista.
Four American civilians and
one Canadian were brought by1
U.S. Navy helicopter to the I
Guantanamo Naval Base yester- j
day. The rebels freed . four,
Americans and a Canadian last J
Wednesday and three Americans
Saturday night.
One of those released yesterday
said arrangements are being made
to send trucks into the jungled
mountains for the 30 U.S. sailors
and marines kidnapped from near
the Navy base.
The motive for the kidnap
pings reportedly was to pressure
the United States not to supply
President Fulgencio Batista’s for
ces with fuel or ammunition.
NOTICE
Real and Personal Taxes are
now due and payable at the City
Clerk's Office.
Robert F. Scott
City Clerk
Alaska Airlines Sales
Representatives To
Visit Nome This Week
"SEATTLE—Alaska Airlines is
flying 12 sales representatives to
Fairbanks, Alaska, today for a 5
day sales “blitz” of Fairbanks,
Unalakleet, McGrath, Nome, Kot
zebue and Point Barow.
LeRoy Peterson, vice president
in charge of traffic and sales,
said the team would be joined in
Fairbanks by six of the airline’s
traffic and sales agents from
Alaskan cities, “Blitz” mem
bers will call on shippers, travel
agents, interline representatives,
business leaders and government
officials to acquaint them with the
airline’s new equipment, sched
ules and services.
The sales effort in Alaska will
be one of a series of drives to
Vie conducted by the airline
during coming months. Other
“blitz” drives will be held in
Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
Peterson said that for the third
consecutive month the airline
had sharp increases in passenger
and cargo traffic between the
States and Alaska, and that intra
Alaska traffic was above pre
vious years.
Ramstad Construction Co.
Awarded Airport Contract
On Nunivak Island
The Ramstad Construction Com
pany of Anchorage was the ap
parent low bidder for the pro
ject to gravel surface the Mekor
yuk Airport. They submitted a
bid of $95,957.00 One other bid
was submitted, that of Central
Construction Company of An
chorage in the amount of $198,121.
The work involved In this pro
| ject includes a crushed surfacing
! on a 8000' runway and parking
' area. The Ramstad Construc
I tion Company is presently com
j pleting a contract for grading of
this airport. The work for the
I second stage, the gravel surface,
1 is proposed for completion in the
jseason of 1958.
These bids were opened in
the offices of the Department of
Aviation by the Director of
Aeronautics, Eugene G. Roguszka.
at 2:00 p.m., June 27.
Althea Gibson Cops
Second Straight
Wimbledon Title
WIMBLEDON, England, UPi —
Althea Gibson from New York’s t
Harlem strengthened her role as
queen of women’s tennis Satur
j day by beating Angela Mortimer
of Britain for her second straight
Wimbledon Championship. The
score was 8-6, 6-2.
The American Negro, with
everything going against her,
had to stage a fighting rally to
win the 40-minute opening set.
in which the British girl had one
set point.
Miss Gibson got a tremendous
ovation from the crowd of 17,000
persons jammed into the world’s
most famous tennis arena.
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