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The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-04-02
Silent Film Star MulhaII
Hired AS Host In Swank
Sunset Strip Restaurant

HOLLYWOOD, R-- The Yer
Sailles, a sWank Sunset Strip res
taurant, hired a new host over
the weekend.
His smile was familiar to many
of the patrons. But that's as it
should be, said Jack Mulhall,
handsome matinee idol of the
silent screen. ..
1--WE been here since 1914 and
1 know everybody in town. It's
nice to greet them," he said.
AT. 81 his curly hair has turned
white, but it's still all there.
The pay, he admits, is long
way from the $3,250 a week con-
aract he had in the '20s when he
was a favorite leading man for
COLLEEN Moore, Corinne Griffith,
Billie Dove and Dorothy McKaill
Mulhan who had million
dollars in l928-said he lost his
money in real estate. "Once the
toboggan starts, you can't even
save a stick of furniture" he said.
Arthur Lyons, owner of the
Versailles, is an old friend of Null
hall. He said he hired the actor
mainly because everybody in
town likes him and:
you don't have to tell him to
smile at the customer"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-04-02
Is Newsmen Will Be
Permitted to Observe
Nav | Nuclear Test

WASHINGTON, R-The gov
eminent announced today news
men and photographers will be
permitted to observe and report
an H bomb test scheduled for
about May l at Eniwetok in the
Pacific
The co9erage will be on a
pool" basis with the number of
newsmen limited to Is.
1t will be the first time since
1916 newsmen have been allowed
to see tests of atomic weapons
at the EniWetok Proving Ground.
They have seen a number of tests
however, in Nevada, the last time
on May of last year.
A joint announcement by the
Atomic Energy Commission and
the Defense Dept, did not say
specifically the upcoming EniWe-
tok test will be of an HIbomb.
The announcement described it as
"megaton range nuclear deto-
nation"
A megaton is the equivalent of
one million tons of INT.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-04-02
Capt. Hans Odsen, 81,
With Alaska Steam for
80 Years, Dies in Seattle

Capt. Hans Odsen, 80, who had
sailed for the Alaska Steamship
Company for 80 years, died Feb.
in Seattle.
Born in Norway, he went to sea
at IA and came to Seattle in 1900
aboard an English sailing vessel.
He sailed as master on various
halibut fleet steamers in the North
Pacific, then in 1918 began his
career with The Alaska Line as
pilot of the steamer jefferson.
He sailed as master on many of
this company's ships including the
Victoria, Northwestern, Dellwood
and Oduna and was the first mas
ter of the Denali when Alaska
Steam purchased that ship in 1888.
His last voyage before his retire
ment was as pilot on the Susitna
in 1851.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-04-02
American Girl MatadOr
Wins Applause In Mexico

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico, Up
Beauty triumphed over the beast
yesterday and American girl
matador Bette Ford received en-
thusiastic applause after killing
her second bull of the afternoon.
Fighting in this Mexican border
town, Miss Ford did very well
with the cape and the muletta
and killed the bull on the second
try. She was awarded both ears
of the bull, a tribute to good
fight.
She was slow in killing her
first animal, however,
Miss Ford, said she plans to
fight next Sunday in Juarez and
April Is at Morelia, capital of the
state of Michoacan.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-04-02
ACTOR JOHN WAYNE
IS PASSING OUT CIGARS

HOLLYWOOD, R-Actor John
Wayne is passing out cigars today
after the birth of a daughter.
Seven pound, eight-ounce Aisa
arrived last Saturday at st. Jo-
seph's Hospital in nearby Bur-
bank. 1t was the first child for
the actor and his wife, the former
Pillar Palette of Peru. Wayne has
four children by a previous mar
riage.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-04-02
60 MORE ROOMS
BEING ADDED TO
PIONEERS HOME

SITKA--The 60-room addition
now under construction at the
Pioneers Home is well under way
and it is expected that a dedica-
tory ceremony will be held in
August at which time members
from the Alaska Igloos plan to
attend. The new addition is large
ly intended to accommodate women
members,
The Home is run more like a
mice hotel" with the average age
of residents being 80 or over. The
residents are free to come and go
at will. Management and. regula-
tons are excellent, according to
the guests"
Leslie Yaw, superintendent, is
pleased with the. progress being
made on the new wing, a long
needed addition.
"%-on" Duplicate Receipt Books
al the NUGGET
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1956-04-02

When the pilgrims landed in
New England, they did not know
how to build log cabins. Instead
they built bark huts.
The Nome nugget., 1956-11-12
Mrs. Betty Alexander Finishes Two
 Weeks With 300 Eskimo Cuardsmen

and has been working with Eski- mos since her arrival in Alaska in 1889.
 Jack Jefford, her brother and veteran Alaskan bush pilot, in- troduced her to the territory. He has been flying in Alaska since 1886 and is one of the 20 pilots who have portraits hanging in Anchorage's International Airport as one of the pioneer pilots who contributed to the progress of Alaska flying.
 The natives are wonderful peo- pie, she claims, and the only trou- ble she has is trying to pronounce their names correctly.
 For example," she said, "how would you pronounce these: Ann angnatoguk, Nokapigak, or Min geok?"
 During summer vacation, her husband, who is employed by the Civil Aeronautics Authority in Nome, operates small gold mine.
 We don't make much money at it but it is fun," she said. "We do find substantial nugget every once in while, though"
 To prove it she showed a large nugget about the size of a quarter she had hung from golden chain around her neck.
The Nome nugget., 1956-11-12
Small Hawaiian Island Is Still COP Stronghold

HONOLULU, R-Hawaii Dem ocrats won victories in all coun- ties last Tuesday, but Republicans had some comfort today in having swept one island.
 As usual, Niihau, a tiny island off the coast of Kauai, went all most solidly COP. Its 81 voters gave only six votes to the Is Dem ocratic candidates in the county of Kauai.
 Niihau is controlled by one fam fly and its residents live much as they did years ago. No outsiders are allowed in-even to campaign.
 Niihau votes are delivered to Kauai by fishing boat, usually at least day after the election.
The Nome nugget., 1956-11-12
Eskimo Scouts Get Warm Praise At Encampment

SEATTLE-"Because they are more ambitious and more inter- ested than the average soldier, Ill spite of the language barrier, Els kimo members of the lst Scout Battalion, Alaska National Guaro' are fast becoming good soldiers, Maj. William H. Crawford, battal- ion commander, said at the unll s training encampment at forl Richardson last week.
 The Eskimo citizen soldiers were at Fort Richardson for the past two weeks attending their annual encampment. Major CraW- ford has nothing but praise for his scouts, ''who have come long way when you consider they have been working together just two weeks" The scouts get together and train as battalion only once each year.
 The Alaskan Guardsmen are learning basic military subjects, map reading, squad tactics, pa- trolling and familiarization and firing of the M-1 rifle. In addition to the two-week training period, members attend AS armory drill neriods a year Most of the aS- semblies are held in native vil- lages.
 The scouts returned to their hometowns and villages yester- day. Commercial lines flew the men to three staging areas-at Nome, Kotzebue and Unalakleet. From the staging areas they are flown to their respective villages by bush pilots.
The Nome nugget., 1956-11-12

SEATTLE, Nov. 7-One woman and approximately ROO men, most of them Eskimos of the 1st Scout Battalion, Alaska National Guard, have spent two weeks at Fort Richardson, Alaska, attending the battalion's annual training en- campment.
 While the Guardsmen occupied temporary type buildings in the Camp Denali area, the woman stayed at the Fort Richardson guest house. She is Mrs. Betty Alexander of Nome, Alaska.
 Betty is civilian clerk in bat talion headquarters and made the trip to Fort Richardson to help with the service, medical and pay records of the scouts.
 Amid parkas, rifles and olive drab clothes she almost looked out of place in her gaily colored dresses. She isn't, tho, for she has held her job for more than year,
The Nome nugget., 1956-11-12
Moscow Press Sees
 US. Choice for President As Case of Personality

MOSCOW R-In Moscow's first press reaction to the US. cleo tions, the Literary Gazette said Saturday the Republican presi- dential victory was a "clearcut case of the Eisenhower personal ity defeating the Stevenson per sonality."
 The newspaper said it found nothing to choose between the platforms of the Democrats and Republicans. The American vot- CTS picked Eisenhower, it added, because of his personality and stature.
The Nome nugget., 1956-11-12
Victor Young, Composer Of Popular Tunes, Dies

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., R-A heart attack has claimed Victor Young, 56, composer of such hit tunes as Sweet Sue," Ghost of a Chance" and Street of Dreams"
 Born in a Chicago tenement, Young began playing the violin at the age of six.
 He gave up concert career to arrange for bandleaderS Ben Bernie and Isham Jones before entering motion picture work in l935.
The Nome nugget., 1956-11-12

Altar fires in Aztec cities were so numerous they provided good Elimination at night.
The Nome nugget., 1956-11-12

The Suez Canal was opened in 1869.
, 1956-05-24
CALL BIDS

Sealed Bids j nseptuple will
be received at the Dept. of
Insular Affairs, Division Of
Procurement & Supply, Chris
tiansted, Virgin Islands, until
100 am. May Is, 1856. and
an dthen publicly opened for
TELEPHONES, AND TELE-
PHONE POLES.
Copies Of Invitation to bid
may be obtained from the
Dept. Of Insular Affairs, Divi-
sion of Procurement & Supply
Christiansted, Virgin Islands,
upon request.
AlphonssO ROmneY
Pro. & Property Officer
o
, 1956-05-24
CARD OF THANKS

The family Of the late
Samuel Brooks through this
medium. express thanks to all
those who assisted or sent to-
kens Of sympathy during his
recent illness and upon his
death.
, 1956-05-24
NOTICE

The Democratic Club of 81. Croix, Christiansted Division,
will hold a preconvention AUG at the Lutheran Parish
Hall at $50 PM. May 25, 1856 at which time Delegates to
the Quadrennial Convention Of the Insular Democratic Ma
tional Committee Of the Virgin Islands to be held June 8,
1856. in the town of Frederiksted, v. l. will be elected.
All members and all persons desiring to be enrolled as
members are asked to attend.
Joseph Alexander
Chairman
Christiansted, v. l. May Z, 1856
, 1956-05-24
WANTED

2 or BEDROOM APART
MENT or HOUSE by the
year.
Phone c l5S between 7:sO
and 4 pm.
, 1956-05-24
BANK BOOK LOST

Savings Bank Book No. 1866
having been reported lost or stol-
en-, the holder thereof is hereby
rquested to present it to the Bank
within twelve (12) weeks from
thi sdate as otherwise the Book
will be cancelled and a new one
issued in its place at the expira-
ton of this priod.
Virgin Islands National Bank
Christiansted, v. I.
May Is, 1856
, 1956-05-24

Savings Bank Book No. 1896,
having been reported lost or stol-
en-, the holder thereof is hereby
requested to present it to the
Bank within twelve (12) weeks
from this date as otherwise the
Book will be cancelled and a new
one issued in its place at he ex-
piration of this period.
May is, 1856
Virgin Islands Natl Bank !.
Christiansted Branch
Evening star., 1956-08-23

harmony when the Democratic conven-
tion was closing, the last time Mr.. Steven
son and Mr.. Kefauver were seen in several
politically important States they were
attacking each other bitterly. 1t is un-
likely they will be travelling together often
during the campaign proper and their
plan to do so now may be reassuring to
many of the regional political workers on
whom they will be depending later. There
are, furthermore, substantial differences
in the issues most important to different
areas-the farm economy in the Midwest,
public power in the Northwest, labor in
the industrial East, etc. First-hand evalu-
alton OF these by the Democratic team
could add effectiveness to their later
campaigning. The Democratic candidates
demonstrated their energy and determi-
nation in the primary campaign. They
are. serving notice now that these same
qualities will be very much in evidence
in the next three months.
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Eisenhower and Nixon
The only thing remotely al

Inc only Cn1ng remotely approaching
a surprise in the G. o. P. nominating
session was the abrupt and total collapse
of Harold Stassen's campaign to keep
Vice President Nixon off the ticket. It
was fitting, in way, that Mr. StasSen
should have alluded to the H-bomb in
Seconding the Nixon nomination. For his
one-man crusade was vaporized by the
blast of the massive retaliation launched
by the Republican delegates.
Mr.. StaSSen made the best of bad
business when it became clear, even to
him, that the convention was overwhelm-
ingly in favor of Mr. Nixon, and that the
President was mot going to raise an eye
brow in support of the move to ouSt him.
The wonder is that Mr.. StaSSen, who had
been insisting to the last that things
were going his way, did not see this SOON
er AS matters stand there is no reason
to question his sincerity. It is the sound
ness of his political judgment that is very
much open to doubt OF course, it may
be that the whole story of this strange
affair has not been told. Perhaps Mr..
StasSen really did get some encourage
ment from important Republican figures,
who were more distinguished for discre-
tion than valor On the face of the~facts
now known, however, the Presidents
Secretary for Peace is something of
Republican Harry Truman. He has risked
hurting his partys election prospects in
pursuit Of goal which he had no reason
able hope of attaining. That is never
good politics.
With all this, however, the Republi-
can election-day prospects remain good.
Mr.. Eisenhower'S health seems to be
steadily improving, and If this continues
to be the case he is going to be very
hard man to beat. Mr.. Nixon, in all prob
ability, will ALLEVIATE some voters, but it is
also probable that he will attract others.
NO one. can say, or will ever know,
whether, on balance, he won or lost votes
for the ticket. 1t can be said with some
assurance, however, that the Nixon of
1855 Is not going to be the Nixon of 1854
or 1852. The skill with which he has
handled himself during the StaSsen bonn
bardment reflects growth of political
wisdom, and our guess is that his conduct
during the Forthcoming campaign will be
model of political good behavior. What
ever else may be said of him, Richard
Nixon is not slow learner.
Tonight come the acceptance
speeches, and then the campaign. 1t
should produce one Of the most interest
ing political battles Of recent years. for
the Stevenson -Kefauver team is not to be
undereStimated. And when the verdict
is In, whether the next President is named
Eisenhower or Stevenson, we will all have
the satisfaction of knowing that our ma
tional destiny has been entrusted to un-
usually capable hands.
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Mighty Atom

The revolutionary magic of nuclear
engines-the ones already here and the
ones coming-haS just undergone a dra-
matte and unprecedented demonstration
at the Atomic Energy Commissions re-
actor testing station in Idaho. The par
ticular engine involved is the land-b
prototype OF the great power plant that
drives the submarine Nautilus, and its
performance in the experiment-probably
the first OF its kind ever staged anywhere
in the world-leaves no room for doubt
about the mightiness Of the mighty atom.
The experiment began weeks ago. It
lasted for more than 66 days and 66
nights. Through all that time (Some
1000 hours) the prototype engine OPP
Grated on single charge of uranium fuel
at full blast, full power-to prove the
reliability and stamina of pressurized
water reactors designed to propel both
surface and subsurface ships. It did
marvelously well, and 1t could have kept
on doing the same thing, without refuel-
ing, for many hundreds of additional
hours If the people running it had chosen
to let 1t go on operating. 1t revealed a
lot OF hitherto unavailable information.
In the Aces words, the test furnished
data that will be used in the development
OF improved atomic plants both for naval
vessels and civilian electrical generation.
To give the public better apprecia-
ton of the prototypes performance, the
Acc has pointed out that If the Nautilus
itself had made cruise for comparable
length of time, "she could have steamed
at top speed, submerged, around the
world and many thousands of miles
more" Further than that, as the COM
MISSIONS announcement proudly declares,
III such cruise had been made by a
diesel-powered submarine of similar
power, about 1.6 million gallons Of fuel
would have been required. This amount
Of oil would fill 100 tank cars, making a
freight train more than one mile long"
BY way Of comparison, approximately
speaking, an atom-driven journey Of the
same magnitude would call for only a
few flstfuls Of uranium fuel.
Small wonder that the Aces revela-
ton of the Idaho experiment. uses Ian
guage that borders on the breathless here
and there. After all, as this interesting
and significant story shows, the atoms
power is really breath-taking thing
actually A. well S potentially.
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Mr.. President on TeIevision

Though it made news, what President
Eisenhower said at his press conference
yesterday was of secondary Importance.
How he looked, and how he said what he
said, we're what counted. In our opinion,
they counted lot.
He looked fine His appearance an
Swered in itself unSpoken questions about
his health. His verbal, spontaneous an
Swers to the reporters questions were
reflections of personal characteristics that
have made him so popular with the people
of this country A direct and unpreten-
tious candor offered refreshing contrast
to the professional doubletalk with which
countless millions of televiewing Ameri-
cans have been surfeited in the past two
weeks. There was no artful lodging Of
loaded questions. Courteous declinations
to answer some provocative inquiries were
accompanied by pleasantly conversational
explanations of why he thought an an
swer in the circumstances would be in
appropriate. Such answers carried no
sting, no effort to belittle the question
or ridicule the queStioner.
And all of this, remember, on "live"
televiSion-a medium that accentuateS
human flaws and bungleS, with no oppor-
tunitieS for the sympathetic editing of
afterthought. That the President was
willing to go through with it is indicative
of high degree Of self-confdence in his
own ability. We refrain from speculating
as to the amount, and the source, of
advance planning for his unanticipated
appearance. We are not at all sure that
a desire to broadcast Mr.. StaSsen's earth
shaking decision was what prompted it.
The episode does raise anew the question
of who is naive-the President, in his
simple, straightforward conduct Of
press conference; or those who explain
that he really is no politician?
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Recap on Kefuuyer

David Lawrence's ''inside
story" on the nomination Of
Senator Kefauver is a sad
conglomeration Of political
claptrap and just plain in
vention. AS one of the "Kefau-
yer managers" in the thick Of
affairs, I should know some
thing Of the facts concerning
Senator Kefauver's election in
an open fight. and I do.
The key conclusion Of Mr..
Lawrence is. "The tip-off came
in the Illinois and Pennsylva-
mia delegations. which on the
second ballot withdrew some
Of the Kennedy votes and did
what they felt Stevenson
wanted DONE"
The truth is that Gov.
Leader made 1t very evident
there was a vast majority Of
strength in his delegation for
Senator Kefauver from the
very beginning. Pennsylvania
added ten votes to Senator
Kefauver's previous total Of
81 in the second ballot. Mr..
Lawrence's statement about
Illinois is fanciful when 1t is
considered that the most votes
Senator Kefauver ever had in
the Illinois delegation was "a
out Of 64, and on the second
ballot. the decisive one, there
were only 9lz Illinois votes for
him.
The general thesis Of Mr..
Lawrence's story, namely, that
Mr.. Stevenson pulled strings"
for a Kefauver victory. is
plainly inaccurate as any tele-
vision viewer would attest.
The truth is that Senator Ke-
fauver won a narrow victory
over a popular and gracious
contender who had come with
in 40 votes and five minutes
Of winning.
1t is interesting to note, in
contrast to Mr.. Lawrence's
statements, that at the end Of
the second roll call New York,
Illinois and Texas were still
recorded as voting overwhelm-
ingly for Senator Kefauvers
temporary opponent.
joseph I. NelllA
Evening star., 1956-08-23
'Gross-Roots Compoion'

AdIai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver,
partners on the Democratic presidential
ticket, obviously are planning to let no
political grass grow under their feet. On
Monday they will launch a whirlwind
loint tour Of eight sections of the country
Tor consultation with State and local
Democratic leaders-seeking campaign
IDEAS. probing for weak spots in the Re-
publican position and measuring regional
feelings about issues and candidates.
Described as the first step toward carrying
the election to the people," this is un-
loubtedly good practical politics.
For one thing, despite the show Of
Evening star., 1956-08-23
Presidential Ratings
C. F. HaughawOut.

Arthur M. schlesinger, Har-
ward professor Of history,
and 81 other university his
torians rate our past Presi-
dents as follows:
Great-Lincoln, Washing
ton. F. D. Roosevelt, Wilson,
Jefferson, Jackson.
Near Great-Madison, Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Cleveland, ].
Adams, Polk.
Average. @. Adams, Mon
roe. Hayes. Arthur. Mckinley,
johnson. Hoover, B. Harrison,
Taft.
Below Average-Tyler, Cool
idge. Fillmore. Taylor, Bu-
chanan, Pierce.
Failures-Grant. Harding.
The Right Hon. James
Bryce. erstwhile British Am
bassador to the United States.
in Vol. I. Chapter VIII Of the
American Commonwealth, en-
titled why Great Men Are
Not Chosen Presidents" ex-
plains how in their era Call
houn, Clay and Webster, men
Of giant mentalities, were ig-
nored in favor Of men Of such
"pigmy intellects" as Presi-
dent Pierce and President
Polk.
Incised on the facade Of
the Archives Building, WASH
ington, are the words what
is Past is Prologue" Fortu-
nately, available TO US today
for the presidency Is Adlai Z.
Stevenson, statesman.
Eames Maeveagh.