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The Nome nugget., 1953-12-28
Monday. December 28, 1853
Pan-An Gets s. First Of New DC-6B Airliners

SEATTLE, R-The first of a fleet of new DC 6B transports which Pan American World Air ways will fly on it's Seattle-A1aska run arrived Thursday night. It's going to be used for crew train ing purposes. Regular flights in the big new -engined planes are to begin January 24th.
 Pan Am says the new planes will enable the firm to fly non stop between Seattle and Fair banks in six hours. And the new flying time to Juneau will take only four hours and 40 minutes, with stop at Ketchikan.
 For the first few weeks of the new service, the DC-6B flights will be operated only three times a week to Fairbanks and five times a week to southeastern Alaska.
 Pan American says it is. ask ing the CAB for a reduction in fares from Seattle to Alaska. The new fares if approved - would cut the cots of ticket from Fair banks to Seattle down from $9O to $80, and the Seattle Juneau fare from $55 to $53. If these new fares are approved, they'll be put into effect Jan. "A.
The Nome nugget., 1953-12-28

''If this keeps up we will have no more hunters. Did you ever stop to think that oogruknuk
 mole) could be killed? Surely there must be some way of killing so enormous an animal"
 KoevruVuck was in earnest in his speculation. His older brother, Kuenoluck, who had excited cari- bou into coming close enough so that they milled around them and could be attacked with the spear, was sitting on a hump watching his younger brother skinning one of the caribou catch.
 He had ''tWahtook" Stripped to the waist, man stamping and shouting and going around in a circle to excite the caribou, to frenzied caribou the surface tits toward the shouting man and make them mill around in a wide circle until the circle become small and the hunters can spear them without leaving their grounO and was resting.
 When he made no answer, Koevruvuck kept on, There is death for every living thing, as well as limit to everything. If we do not take the matter into our hands, who will? Fine, brave hun ters are not born every day, and the two whom it had just eaten were two of our strongest and bravest."
 He stood up to face his brother who did no. make an answer. He was the yCJng@c of the two, and had a reputation of an instigator of their deeds. They were known to be kind to the weak and always deal justly with the ones who be- came nuisance in their commun- ity.
 At this time there were many wild animals that roamed the land. And this giant mole prob ably was one of the prehistoric beasts that was yet to be plunged into extinction.
 Behind Kewalik Lagoon there are endless rolling hills. These hills were these brothers hunting grounds. Further down south there are many lakes. Some of
The Nome nugget., 1953-12-28
THE GIANT MOLE An Eskimo Legend by LEILA OMAN

them large enough to harbor an animal so great in size as the giant mole. Directly east of Deering was this particular lake, home of this mole.
 Few days later the two brothers stationed themselves on one of the low hills behind Deering, to study the mole'S habits
 The bright, warm summer days were turning into a colorful Autumn. Cool darkness of night was getting longer and longer with each passing of day.
 Koevruvuck ond Kueniluck no- ticed the animals every move. It slept in the darkness of night and what it lived on were animals that came to the large lake for a drink. Most of the day it submerged it. self in the water with just its head showing so it looked like a little island of sandbar. When it is summing itself it looked like a good-sized knoll. With the surface becoming confused in many colors it was well camouflaged with it's brown, mousy fur.
 Each day found the two broth CTS closer to the animal. One as they watched it, herd of caribou came to the edge of the lake. By now the giant mole was in it's attacking position. The caribou were unaware of it. As the first thirsty caribou touched its muzzle to the water, the giant mole opened it's great jaws and win no effort crushed its head Before the rest of the caribou could make a getaway it killed few more in the same manner.
 ''What a magnificent creature! If only it would leave mankind alone. One can see that it is meat eater, and we are meat" The more talkative of the two brothers, Koevruvuck, was i'm pressed by the mole's mighty jaws.
 The following night the broth CTS took turns sleeping. They felt that they were too close to the mole to give way to sleep com pletely and not be on the watch, and the creature that they kept a surveillance on might prove un- predictive. At the crack of dawn they made ready for an attack.
 The east wind was blowing soft ly and was in their favor. The mole would not catch their scent until they were upon it. Koevru- vuck was to be in his kayak and act as a decoy. When the mole notice him they were sure it would chase him and Koenoluck was to swim after it. On the west shore of the lake they spoke parting words:
 If one of us is killed the other
The Nome nugget., 1953-12-28
ANSWERS

l. No. American colonies years began on March 25 until 1752 when England adopted the Gre gorian calendar.
 2. Rosh Hashanah. It falls be- tween Sept. 6 and Oct. 5.
 3. Yes.
 4. Janus, god of gates, had two faces m one locking in the past, the other in the future.
 5. Firecrackers, parades.
 s. Hank Greenberg, J. Edgar Hoover, Dana Andrews, Charles Bickford.
 7. Gregorian calendar, in 1882.
 8. Pins.
 g. No.
 10. Bowls of spiced ale around which old English families gath cred at New Years to drink each others health. Wassail comes from the old Saxon phrase "Wass hael," meaning ''To your health"
The Nome nugget., 1953-12-28
Early Day Mayor of Chicago Dies at Age 93

CHICAGO, R-Carter H. liar rison, 93, who was mayor of Chi cago five terms and whose life was an integral part of the city's stormy history, died Christmas Day.
 Harrison and his father-also Carter H. Harrison - governed Chicago for 22 of it's first 72 years The family believed this was a record unequalled anywhere in the country.
 Harrison, a Democrat, also serv- ed as collector of internal revenue from 1883 until 1914, when he retired.
The Nome nugget., 1953-12-28

Wild boars imported from Eu- rope by sportsmen now run wild in Tennessee, North Carolina and California.
The Nome nugget., 1953-12-28
THE NOME NUGGET
What Do You Know About New Years?

l. Have Americans always had their year begin on Jan. l?
 2. What is the Jewish New Year called?
 3. Is New Years Day a legal holiday in all 48 states?
 4. Why was the god Janus hon. ored in ancient Rome on the first day of the year?
 5. How do the Chinese celebrate their New Year?
 6. A major league baseball club manager, an FBI executive and at least two movie actors were born on New eYar's Day. Name one.
 2. What is the name of the cal endar that restored Jan. 1 to it's position as New Years Day?
 8. An old English New Years custom was for husbands to give their wives money to buy a years supply of what household article?
 g. Is it still the custom to give gifts on New Years Day?
 10. What is the Wassail bowl?
The Nome nugget., 1953-12-28

Will be Killed also. lie can only kill us once and from there we will go on. Whatever happens we will be together"
 Koenoluck, the older brother, talked of their souls that will go on after parting from their bodies.
 As they talked they saw the giant mole yawn. It's enormous upper jaw hung itself in midair for moment and against the crack of dawn the mighty jaw seemed as if it belonged to the far-away horizon.
 Tt is awake now," Koevruvuck whispered, as he padded away from the shore.
 Kuenoluck, stripped to the waist, held his knife between his teeth. When he got directly be- hind the mole he waved to his brother as a sign to make him draw the mole's attentoin. Koev- ruvuck, who was already in the middle of the lake, beat the top of his kayak with his paddle. With one great leap oogruknuk (mole) was in the water. Close behind him Koevnoluck, with mighty strokes, swam swiftly, and the animal did not notice him. If the mole had there would have been a terrific battle in the water.
 The man in the kayak speeded for the opposite shore and every time he looked back the mole came closer and closer. Just be- fore he jumped out of his kayak onto the solid ground he heard the crushing noise of the kayaks frame as the ferocious animal closed its jaws on it. This gave him time to pull his knife out of its case and he was in position to face his attacker.
 There was an ear-splitting squeal as the mole came upon it's prey. Koevruvuck thought he was finished when all his world seemed filled with an enormous mouth fringed with spear-like teeth. Just as he was about to spring backwards, the animal was jerked from behind and the jaws snapped shut with a bang on thin air.
 As it turned it's head to look behind, he grabbed one of the front paws and stabbed at the joint next to the feet. His brother was doing likewise to one of the hind legs. They rushed the mole. It would snap at the one at the front feet; still it would have to turn to go for the one at his hind leg. There was slaSh1ng of SlneWS that was robbing great muscles of strength, and the severed veins spNrted with hot blood.
 To Koevruvuck the battle seemed like an eternity of nightmare. He was almost dropping from ex- haustion, still he did not dare let go of the paw he was holding, which now was down to the bone.
 T can't keep this up any long er!" he yelled to his brother.
 "You've got to- the man at the hind leg yelled back to him. He was in the water up to his knees and all around him the water was diluted with blood. The animal was getting weaker and weaker as it's life blood ebbed away. When the breathing stopped
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-07-31
Brotherhood Called Communism
Page Four

Bishop C Bromley Oxman of the Methodist church, has
MS beaded the truth charges reaction in this
country leaps to the charge Of Communism against the Protes
ant church because of its advance in liberalism and brother
hood.
Just the Catholic church down North Carolina is
beginning to attack social issues and has broken down seq
regaon church organization
Is making adventures into the field OF social reform as nd
Gated In its attitude towards enrolment Of Negroes at Sc
vance college and other Protestant schools OYER the nation
1t is true that the Communist constitution sets basic stan
dards in racial equality puerie philosophy
which argues that going be against everything MS
enemy stands for Where reasoning leave fellow
enemy happens TO be right What this nation
moral precepts needs do is determine what moral what
Just and what brohery and stand for just that fespc
tive of who supports such program. It is this sort OF at
tack social deeency that has caused pposedobe 10y
atty committees such Senator Mccarthy heads to assume
white people who believe the slightest eup should be made upon
race bias IN this country, indicates Communsc trend
Somehow cannot understand how anyone could over
look the reasoning that follows in alien countries where we
seek alliances Those people, naturally suspicious OF the
instantly decide from such reasoning that Com
munism everything that good while capitalism means
everything that is bad Surely this critical moment IN
human history those who believe in justice and fair play are
going let reaction this fog of msrepresen-
tation.
The aggressive evangelism of the present day church in
Western society is all that may our way OF e Already
than half of the worlds population looks with suspicion
upon They view from the brdgehead of jim crow army
units which kave quite recently had marching IN ASA
they us reports such Governor Dewey dis
Malayans reading Singapore time when he was
attempting to make speech Dewey said he found Fasteners
interested riots in Cairo Illinois, than in his at
tempt pirate about brotherhood If plan to establish con-
dence among the dense millions who nhabit the East the
easiest road that objective is to bealze our religion
AS a matter of fact the white is the only human be-
ing earth practices jim religion This Is the
weak spot brotherhood in Western society Shintosm Mo-
hammedansm Buddhism Corfucianism what not all can
kneel the altar together irrespective of color.
The truth is, McCarthyeS and their uk, instead OF
strengthening the security of this nation undermining
when measured by the yardsck of what have suggested
this What those who represent government IN
country should do is cearcu definition of de-
mocracy and following Qualification OF such political PM
osophy naugurate honest-to-God program in democracy
brotherhood regardless of where else earth prac
ced No one need perpetuity of life if
peace tranquility and happiness than other folk
do The Black Dispatch.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-07-31
Work, Play, Love, Religion
All Success Keys
BY Robert Durr

The above words constitute the title of
one of the very few best commencement adj
dresses | have ever heard-delivered recently
at Daniel Payne college.
The speaker was DR.. Brakefield former
college professor and now the director of pub
lie relations for Liberty National Life Insur
ance company.
Dr. Brakefield observed that there are a
few things he had found as helpful in attain
ing we'll rounded success:
No. | Work: That God evidently intended
that each of us should work because he placed
such things as iron coal, oil and the elements
necessary for food and other things necessary
for the sustenance and growth in the bosom of
the earth, but we have to work to get it out
for use.
AS l listened to him on that score, l
thought about the religious sage who main
tanned that work performed in the spirit of
service is worship and l recalled that another
friend of mine who holds that, There is no
substitute for work"
No. 2 Play: That we ought to live as we
go through life rather than allow ourselves to
become so ensaved to our work. We never
have time to play and play hard just as we
should work hard when we work.
Dr. Brakefield remarked that he still
likes to go fishing with an old fashioned reed
pole with worm on the hook instead of these
newfangled rods and reels baited with live
bait
He observed that with the old fashioned
reed pole, one could bait her up, stick the pole
in the ground rear back against tree and
look up into the trees and sky at beauty Of
God while waiting for the jumping up of the
cork when the fish had bitten on the hook.
No 3 Love: Love in our hearts, he held
to be another of the four most essentials to
success.
He recalled that his father had two water
wells One well was not far from the front
porch and here he drew water for his stock
and chickens The other was about seventy
five yards away and this one was the family
drinking and cooking water
On one dark evening his father sent him
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-07-31
She Has The Know How" .. Can
II Be Lack Of Courage?-
BY Olive A. Adams

When is a champion not champion?
When he lacks fighting heart.
This would seem to describe Althea Glib
son, the brilliant young tennis star who, 1t
seems, can walk off with every honor but the
championship. Miss Gibson for several years
now, has fought her way up to the top spot,
only to be turned back by the defending
champion.
Was Miss Gibson turned back by the SUI
perior performance of her opponent? Is she
not championship material? What is the cause
of her inability to make the final hurdle.
The young star has been encouraged by a
number of we'll known sports figures, includ-
ing Alice Marble, all of whom feel that she has
the stuff to begin with, Therefore, it would
seem she is championship material.
1t just could be, then, that she is in awe
of the holder of the title whoever she might
be- and faced with the final test, she just
can't best the champion. After all, a champ
in any field is fairly self-confident a
self confidence gained by having achieved his
position in the first place. Having won his
laurels, he hangs on to them for dear life, and
fights fiercely when his prestige is threaten
ed. This seems to have some sort of psychology
ical effect on his opponent and it takes an
extremely capable performer to dethrone him
or one who for one reason or another, is
not over-awed by his status as champion
The story has been told of young rookie
who came up to bat in his first major league
game and blasted home run off the pitcher
who had, up to that time always given his
teammates a peck of trouble. His mates were
impressed, but he wasn't He simply hadn't
heard the legend of the unbeatable pitcher,
and so he faced him without fear
This is not to say that all problems of
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-07-31
BY lauren White

Propaganda intelligently conceived and
carefully disseminated, change the course
of world history. 1t can make a heel out of
a hero, and hero out of heel. Take the re-
cent occurrences in Russia.
Premier George M. Malenkov disposed of
Lavrenti P. Beria, his nearest rival for power
This is an old custom among dictators. The
very nature of a Dictatorship makes the ruth
less crushing of rivals a necessity.
Lenin defeated his opponents inside the
Party by debate, maneuver, and trame"up lie
wasn't as ruthless as Stain, but he used what
over means were necessary to keep himself in
power Stain simply killed enyone who OPP
posed his power or policies. That was the only
way he knew to retain his power. Now that
Stain is dead and Malenkov uneasny sits in
the drivers seat, many heads are certain to
fall.
Anyone with a minimum of information
concernin5 the present Premier of Russia
knew he would do a great deal of purglng
Anyone who stood in his way to complete
power was going to get the AK. However Mr.
Malenkov saws through the Soviet Press, that
Iavrenti p Beria was disposed Of because he
sought TO stir up hate among nationalities.
This propaganda can change the course
Of world history. Every human on this earth
who has suffered on account of race hate will
bend his ear to hear and focus his eyes to see
inst what Mr. Malenkov is up to, If he can
convince the masses of people that he really
is irving to promote harmony among all Peo-
pies they will be sympathetic toward his pro-
gram.
The millions in China, India, Africa and
every other country in which people suffer
from iniustices on account of nationality will
no considering Mr.. Malvenkov's program sori-
iously Many far-reaching effects can result
from the propaganda Of Mr.. Malenkov Eng
lands colonial policy may be little more
humane on account of said propaganda. The
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-07-31
Truth or UnTruth :. This Propaganda
Can Change The Course

French may feel a little more uneasy as they
run rough shod over their subjects. Even Ma
Ian and his cohorts may get more liberal in
their segregation policies because of Soviet
Press propaganda.
Before anyone disputes the logic of this,
he should consider some of the results of I'M
favorable propaganda on the lives of Negroes.
Measurements half-truths and misrepresenta-
tions have been used effectively to keep Ne
groes as second-Class citizens Consider some
of the rubbish put out years ago by enemies
of fair play and decency to handicap the Ne
gro's progress. They said Negroes were inca
pable of acquiring knowledge as easily as
members Of other races. They said Negroes
were lazy dishonest, had a more offensive
body odor than other people. and were con-
tent with the inferior position they occupied
in American life.
All informed people will admit that these
statements are untrue, but all informed peo-
pie will also admit that the unfortunate posi-
ton in which Negroes find themselves is a re-
suit of this adverse propaganda, to a very
great degree, In the same way untruths have
created ill-will among races untruths can Gre
ate harmony among them When Premier Ma
lenkov stated that he disposed Of his second
ranking official because he sought to stir up
haze among natonalitics, I believe he We III
tering an untruth However when the Pre-
mier of great nation takes, or appears to
take a firm stand against bigotry leaders of
other nations will take notice.
Propaganda ntelligently conceived and
carefully disseminated can change the course
of world history in more than one way If
the present Premier of Russia can convince
the world that he disposed of his rival to Gre
ate harmony among nationalities, he will be
a hero and people will follow him. If the prop
uganda is unsuccessful and the world feels
Malenkov is mad for power, they will turn on
him.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-07-31
Listen Here, Mr.. Editor

men Of work above a certain age,
an age when most men are in
their peak in reasoning and health.
Most industries are unwilling to
hire a man above the age of so
years, though he has never had
to be treated by a doctor and is
able to do the work better than
men younger than himself.
Age brings about experience,
care and efficiency while youth
generally is careless and reckless,
quick to act without any consid-
Grafton for the safety of himself
or others. Still we have laws that
limit the hiring of experience
Workmen among midage men and
select youths that are careless
and have no responsibility to
shoulder.
We know of men who are able
physically and of experience and
are responsible that have been
turned down from janitor jobs
because Of their age over fifty
years, when they were workers
in jobs much more difficult and
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-07-31

this sort could be solved by psychology alone
but it cannot be denied that the person who
has not achieved such a spot, often thinks of
it as some unattanable dream. Then, when
faced with an opportunity to attain his goal,
he is often over-anXious and over-aWed and
cannot perform his best.
This seems to be what happens to Miss
Gibson She plays well, but when facing the
final test she elbows up" She plays badly
and fumbles as she never does at any other
time This is not to say that she should come
up and blast every other opponent every time
she faces them. She is human, and can be
beaten. But there is something about the
championship match that makes her look bad
when she loses. And this is not good for her
ego, either. Everybody needs to win once in
a while Just for the sake of his ego.
This same thing could be true in many
other areas of life. AS We struggle toward
some goal whether we seek full citizenship,
or personal gain of some SORT, we often find
the last struggle tna hardest. When we feel
there are certain doors closed to u.s. or GER
tain areas where we just can't break in, that
is the time to summon all our courage call
up all our reserves, and fight as never before
Instead, many times we may knuckle under
and rationaize by saying it just wasn't in the
cards. But what We want doesn't come easy
because those who would withhold it are not
going to give it up easily.
Personally would like to see Miss Gibson
play a champ that she didn't know was a
champ, with the spectators behind a oneWay
glass so that she couldn't know she was being
watched. | would be willing to wager she'd
come through with flying colors. I hope she
overcomes whatever block is IN her way, for
she deserves to wear cham ions crown.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1953-07-31
The Average Man | Know
II Won't Buy His Lunch
BY S. S. Taylor

A broadeaster recently made the state
ment that the average family of four now
buys his groceries for the week with six
hours work. The AVERAGE man does not
exist He is a mathematical and statistical
fiction. He is invented only for talking pur
poses For example if Mr., Big Money makes
ST 100000 week and John Little Wage makes
$1,000 a week, then the average man makes
one-half the sum of the two which would be
S505.00 a week. Now this average fietional
man spends an average fictional amount for
his food but neither he nor his food spend
ing exists. Neither Mr. Big Money nor Mr..
Little Wage makes the average amount. B. NJ.
may buy groceries for family of four and all
his relatives with less than six hours work.
But l.. w. would have heck of time buying
his groceries for himself alone on his ten
dollars.
In fact most of the men we know and