THE N O M E N' U G G E T'
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NOME, ALASKA
E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
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Father’s Day
Mrs. Howard Chandler Christy and Mrs. Eddie j
Rickenbacker are among the women who head the '
National Father’s Day Committee this year.
They have chosen the following menu as the official j
menu for the day which is Sunday, June 16th:
Soup, chicken, cranberry sauce, ice cream and I
cake and “trimmings.”
Official flower: red rose for the living and white!
rose for the departed. \
■ Official color: blue. i
The theme chosen is “Integrity starts in the home |
where people are made.”
Poem for the day is by an anonymous poet.
What shall you give to one small boy?
A glamorous game, a tinseled toy,
A barlow knife, a puzzle pack,
A train that runs on curving track,
A picture book, a real live pet? . . .
No, there’s plenty of time for such things yet.
Give him a day for his very own,
Just one small boy and his dad alone.
A walk in the woods, a romp in the park,
A fishing trip from dawn to dark,
Give the gift that only you can—
The companionship of his old man.
Games are out-grown, and toys decay—
But he’ll never forget if you “Give him a day.” j
Wliat Road Goes Where, Please?
The roads are opening up. More roads, longer
roads, better roads. The first boat is arriving with
many more cars for the community. Those familiar
with the immediate area as well as cheechakos are
using the roads and many tourists are taken over parts
of the road system every day on their tours.
But where the roads lead and how long they are
remains a matter of mystery for the most part, as there i
are but very few markers to indicate the way.
Last spring a movement was started by one of the!
civic groups to have a sign on the trunk line indicating j
the necessary information, but it didn’t get past the!
talking stage. What can be done to spur the movement j
for this summer’s traffic is one of the little problems
which should be solved easily.
Dave Beck Gives Newsmen His
Side of Union Fund Controversy
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SEATTLE, —“I go to bed at
night and I never wake up until
morning . . . I’ve been in this for
40 years and whatever happens
doesn’t bother me.”
It was Lave Beck, president of
the Teamsters Union, speaking.
He had called newsmen in to give
his side of a controversy over in
vestment of union funds.
But after that had been dis
posed of, the discussion came
around to more personal things.
Such as his decision to retire
as union boss following unfavor
able testimony at hearings held
by the Senate Rackets Committee
and charges of income tax eva
sion filed against him in federal
court in nearby Tacoma.
Beck said he had wanted to re- :
tire a year ago but other teamster
officials persuaded him to stay.
He said 95 percent of his deci
sion not to seek re-election is the
ill health of Mrs. Beck.
“My wife reads this stuff and
it bothers her. I don’t want to go
thru a continuous dogfight. I’ve
reached the time when I’m en
titled to say to hell with it.” He
pointed out he would be 63 next
Sunday.
A newsman asked him if he
“felt hurt” over “this ruckus.”
“I don’t feel hurt over what
happened in Washington but I
feel hurt over what happened in
my own community.
“I feel hurt because of all the
people I helped finance their
projects not a — - one said,
‘We never had that experience
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with Dave Beck’.”
He seemed resentful that ben- j
efaetors of his charities have not:
come publicly to defend him.
“Why don’t you check with the '
American Legion who I helped
ge. $15,000, or the YWCA ($15,
000', the YMCA ($17,000», the
Children’s Orthopedic Hospital
($15,000), or Bellarmine High
School in Tacoma ($19,000) or a
lot of other groups?” he asked.
The questoin came up of his
use of the Fifth Amendment at
the Senate Rackets Committee j
hearings. “If you answer one
question, you have to answer
them all and you may drag in
other people ... I acted on the
advice of my attorney.”
Climbers Will Try j
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Mt. Huntington
Next Month
KETCHIKAN, OP)—While forest |
fires are raging in northern and j
interior Alaska, the U.S. Forest |
Service is planning to start one j
deliberately in southeastern Alas- |
ka next week.
Th-e purpose is to determine the
best method of preparing land for
replanting.
About 30 acres of logged land j
will be burnefi at Kina Cove to!
clear it of brush and debris. Fire
pumps, tractor trails and other
precautions will be taken to pre
vent the'blaze from spreading.
It is the first time an experi
ment of this kind has been
planned in southeastern Alaska.
Personnel of the Forest Service
research station have made de
tailed studies of the land before
completing their plans for the
burning and will survey are area
again after the trial takes place.
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SOFTBALL LEAGUE
SCHEDULE FOR 1957
Here is the complete official
Nome City Softball League sched
ule for the 1957 season:—'
Wednesday, June 12—
Game 1: National Guard vs Air
Force.
Game 2: Polar vs ACS
Sunday, June 16—
Game 1: ACS vs Air Force
Game 2: Polar vs Nat’l Guard
Wednesday, June 19—
Game 1: ACS vs Nat’l Guard
Game 2: Polar vs Air Force
Sunday, June 23—
Game 1: Polar vs ACS
Game 2: Nat’l G’d vs Air Force
Wednesday, June 26—
Game 1: Polar vs Nat’l Guard
Game 2: ACS vs Air Force
Sunday, June 30^
Game 1: Nat! Guard vs ACS
Game 2: Air Force vs Polar
MAY WEATHER SUMMARY
May 1957 in Nome was general
ly sunny and pleasant, with no
significant storms.
Most of the snow pack melted
during the first week, but isolated
snowdrifts remained for most of
the month and roads thru the hills
did not open until the 31st.
The average monthly tempera
ture was 38.2 degrees, 4.5 degrees
warmer than normal. The highest
temperature was ’62, recorded on
May 25; the lowest was 15 on
the 1st.
French Claim
180 Nationalist
Rebels Killed
ALGIERS, (A*)—The French to
day claimed their forces killed
180 nationalist rebels during the
past 24 hours. They said 10 of
their own soldiers were killed or
wounded.
Clashes with the rebels seemed
to be sharpest west of Algiers,
which itself was calm.
The French laid a new massa
cre—of 35 Arab men—to the reb
el National Liberation Front
(FLN). The French also attributed
the massacre of 303 Algerians in
the Melouza area last month to
the FLN.
A French communique said the
second massacre occurred May 30
in the Wagram area of western
Algeria.
An FLN statement issued in
Tunis charged that the wild anti
Moslem rioting by an enraged
French population in Algiers on
Tuesday killed 61 Algerians and
wounded 200. Official French
sources listed five Algerians killed
in the riots, which followed fu
neral services for French victims
of a terrorist bombing.
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
NOME, ALASKA
WHEN IN THE MARKET FOR EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS
IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE THE MANY LINES WE REPRESENT
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Tractors, Pumps
Belt Drives, Electrical Equipment
Baker Manufacturing Co.Dozers and Plows
DeLaval Steam Turbine Co. Pumps
Detroit Diesel Engine Die. Diesel Engines
Gar Wood Industries . ’Dozers
Gates Rubber Company . Belts
Hobart Manufacturing Company . Welders
Hydraulic Supply Mfg. Company . Pipe
Jaeger Pumps, Compressors, Concrete Mixers
A. Leschen & Sons Rope Co. Wire Rope
Lincoln Engineering Co. Greasing Equipment
Mallory . Blocks
°nan . Light Plants
Owatonna Tool Co. Hand Tools
Power Machinery Co... Power Saws
S K F Industries . Bearings
Smith Welding Equip. Corp. Welding Tools
Thew - Lorain Shovel Co. Cranes & Shovels
Thor . Pneumatic Tools, Electric Saws
Timken Roller Bearing Co. Bearings
Willard Batteries . Batteries
Wisconsin Motors . Motors
ALSO DEALERS IN LUMBER, STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS,
LIGHTERAGE AND COASTWISE WATER TRANSPORTATTON