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NOME, ALASKA
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E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, April 2, 1952
ARE YOU A GOOD CITIZEN ?
Following is a quiz from the magazine “Changing
Times” which gives everybody a chance to see just
how good he is to the community.
1. Did you vote in the last local election?
(20 points) -
2. Do you know how the major local government
offices, such as city manager, chief of police, treasurer,
are filled? (10 points) . -
3. Can you give the names of the members of the
city council? (10 points) -
4. Do you know what it costs, roughly, to run
your city government for a year? (5 points) -
5. Do you know whether Nome is in debt and, if
so, for about how much? (5 points) -
6. Do you know approximately how much school
teachers make in the Nome school district?
(5 points) -
7. How does your local tax rate compare with that
of other cities in Alaska—higher, lower or about the
same? (5 points) -
8. Do you know whether you have adequate fire
protection? The best measure is how high the fire in
surance rates are. Do you know how those rates stack
up with the rates in other Alaska cities?
(5 points) -
9. Do you know whether Nome has any machin
ery for inspecting food-handling establishments and
supervising garbage disposal? (5 points) -
10. The new census figures show whether Nome
has grown or shrunk during the last ten years. Do you
know which and about how much? (5 points)
11. If the city has shrunk, have you ever discussed
with others the possible reasons and remedies? If it
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has grown, have you ever actually discussed the prob
lems raised by expansion? (5 points) _
12. Do you belong to some civic organization such
as a neighborhood civic association, Chamber of Com
merce, Parent-Teachers Association, Rotary, or church
board? (10 points for each but not more than 20
points altogether) -
13. Have you taken a job in the last year in a
civic campaign, like financial drives or some other
community project? (5 points) -
14. Do you contribute to a major organized char
ity? (5 points) --—
15. Do you keep up your home, have it looking
neat, to show you take pride in where you live?
(10 points) -
Maximum score is 120 points. If you get that
you really are doing your share. If you get 90 you are
still doing pretty good. If you get 60 you are still in
the swim but could do better, but below 60—shame
on you!
Proposed Alaska Mental Health Bill
Would Provide Hospital in Territory
Proposed Alaska Mental Hlth Bll
Sks Improve Procdrs dbd ’Inhmn’
The proposed Alaska Mental
Health Act (H.R. 4966) progressed
another step in Congressional pro
cedure Feb. 27 when it came be
fore the Territories and Insular
Possessions subcommittee in
Washington for hearing. Dr. C.
Earl Albrecht, commissioner of
health, appeared before the sub
committee to furnish information
and background data on the bill
which seeks legislation that will
authorize improvement in the
treatment and care of Alaska’s
mentally ill.
One of the bill’s chief aims is
to abolish the present detention
in jail and trial by jury of per
sons “charged” with being men
tally ill or insane. It would sub
stitute provisions that will au
thorize observation and examin
ation by qualified medical person
nel, followed by diagnosis, treat
ment and care as recommended
by physicians. This would include
competent psychiatric care with
•the hope of curing many tempor
arily mentally ill patients.
The proposed bill also provides:
for either voluntary or involun
tary commitment to a mental hos
pital upon advice of medical au
thorities; for discharge, condition
al release, re-hospitalization, etc.;
for medical care and treatment in
accordance with highest medical
standards while hospitalized.
It also contains provision for es
tablishment by the Department of
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the Interior of a mental hospital
in the territory. Alaska’s mental
patients now are sent to Morning
side sanitarium, near Portland,
where mainly custodial care is
given.
The proposed bill has been en
dorsed by the Territorial Senate
and House, the Alaska Territorial
Medical Association, the Alaska
Board of Health; the Juneau Min
isterial Association, the Juneau
Health Council, various civic
clubs, and others.
The bill proposes that should
a mental hospital be constructed
in the Territory, Alaska’s men
tally ill now housed in the States
would be returned for hospitaliz
ation in Alaska.
Anchorage Raises All
Teachers Pay $300 Year
ANCHORAGE, <jT*) — A $300
! raise for all teachers in Anchorage
Independent School District was
approved by 'the school board
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Tuesday.
The new schedule, effective
with the next school year’s con
tracts, calls for basic annual sal
aries to be increased from $4,400
to $4,700. The same increase will
give teachers with a Bachelor’s
degree $4,820 and $4,940 for those
with a Master’s degree.
Teachers will be required to at
tend summer courses in education
one year in every four that they
teach the board ruled.
Taft Claims Victories
In Wisconsin, Nebraska
In Yesterday’s Balloting
WASHINGTON, <#)—:Sen. Taft
said Wednesday Midwestern vot
ers have demonstrated there is
“just as much of a ground swell
for Taft as for Eisenhower.”
The Ohio senator claimed “a
very substantial victory” in the
Wisconsin primary yesterday
where he won 24 of 30 Republi
can delegates in a contest against
Gov. Earl Warren of California
and former Gov. Harold E. Stas
sen of Minnesota.
Taft told a news conference he
had won “an apparent victory” in
Nebraska, where he was running
ahead of Gen. Dwight D. Eisen
hower in the presidential popu
larity test. Both Taft and Eisen
hower votes in Nebraska were on
a write-in basis, while Stassen—
whose name was on the ballot—
was third as he was in Wisconsin.
Eisenhower’s name was not on
the ballot in Wisconsin, where
write-in votes were not permitted.
MONEYLENDER'S DREAM
SINGAPORE, (/P)—1The Singa- j
pore government is probing;
money-lending in the eolony fol
lowing complaints that borrow
ers are being fleeced for as much
as 200 per cent interest.
It plans amendments to* the
moneylenders ordinance, which
allows an interest of “only” 48
per cent.
Scientists have found it im
possible to give an exact defini
tion of a living organism.
Ike Urges More Effective
U.S. Spending in Europe
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of the full report. In it he ob
served:
“The purpose of our govern
ments (in forming NATO) was a
very simple one — to retain the
peace through establishment of a
sound collective security.”
“On the discouraging side, for
example, we have had the strain
ed economies in Europe develop
ing, threatening and slowing pre
viously predicted schedules.
“On the encouraging side, there
has been almost a revolutionary
rise in the morale of the armed
forces. Their training is efficient,
directed by some of the most ex
perienced soldiers, sailors and
airmen alive today. In each case,
in each unit, there is a growing
confidence that they can do their
job.”
Snow Falling From Rod
Suffocates Sleeping Baby
EPPING, Eng., (/P) — Melting
snow killed 10-month-old Jack
Watling Monday as he lay in his
baby buggy outside his home here.
His mother found the child suffo
cated under a pile of snow which
had been eased from the house
roof by the 'warm afternoon sun.
Bites Nose Off Fiancee
In Self Defense
DARMSTADT, Germany, (/P)—
A 22-year-old German worker
was sentenced Tuesday night to
27 months in jail for biting off
the tip of his fiancee’s nose.
The biter, Tassilo Horn, pleaded
self defense.
Nome-Fairbanks Road 1st
In C 0 C Recommendation
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tremendously in the development
of mining in this otherwise inac
cessible but highly attractive min
eral area. Other small businesses
would flourish and the population
of the territory would be in
creased considerably.
The “outside” vacationers could
afford trips into this area, which
is now only visible from the air
by a few people of considerable
means. Our high cost of air trans
portation and the short season for
water transportation have kept
the development of this area at
a standstill.
This highway will also attract
many sportsmen, as there are
many virgin fishing and hunting
grounds in the area as well as a
likelihood of excellent trapping.
2—COUNCIL TO BUNKER HILL
AND TAYLOR TO THE
INMACHUK RIVER
When these roads are built they
will provide a link in the Fair
banks - Nome Highway and will
serve our richest gold area in the
Kougarok and Council gold area.
The upper section of the Kou
garok Railroad, i.e., from Iron
Creek to Bunker Hill, could be
abandoned. The existing road
from Deering down the Inma
chuk River would tie in with the
Fairbanks-Nome road.
This Inmachuk River road now
serves our second richest gold
area. A few miles to the east of
the Inmachuk road are deposits
of coal, lead and asbestos.
Near the extreme northerly end
of the existing Kougarok road are
deposits of scheelite and capper.
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All this area is also gold bearing.
3—NOME TO TELLER
A road starting at Silver Creek
on the existing Snake River road
about 21 miles from Nome and
connecting with the southern end
of the Bluestone River Road
would open an area of known
deposits of bismuth, antimony,
lead, scheelite and gold.
This road would be a link in
the Teller - Lost River road when
that road is completed.
4—COUNCIL TO GOLOVIN
This would serve the existing
rich gold mines along the Fish
River and would be another link
with the Fairbanks-Nome road.
It would also serve the existing
community of White Mountain,
which would be easily accessible
by river boat.
Note: All these roads would dir
ectly or indirectly serve existing
and contemplated government in
stallations to a tremendous extent.
NOTICE
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Special Meetings Continue
April 1 through April 6—7:30 pjn.
Mrs. B. V. Seals, guest speaker
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