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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
63rd Year No. 15
NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1962
Per Copy 15^
GOPs Stage Big
Fund Raising Drive
Across Country
By Douglas Cornell
WASHINGTON M — Republi
cans across the nation poured out
cash for the party till last night
along with cries that Democrats
are grabbing for more power with
“profligate spending” and “po
litical fakery.”
The Republicans spent the
evening at 17 party get-togethers
in 17 cities, tied together for an
hour by closed circuit television.
This was the warm-up and kick
off for the congressional election
campaign of 1962.
The oratory at the parties fol
lowed the usual political pattern
of swinging away at the opposi
tion, upholding the GOP cause
with professions of confidence,
and holding up the party as the
great hope of the nation for get
ting sound, sensible, responsible
government.
This was the other side of the
record the Democrats played on
Jan. 20—the first anniversary of
the New Frontier — when they
staged a fund-raising banquet that
drew people to Washington from
over the country.
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower paced
the parade of Republican speak
ers. It was the former President
who accused the Democrats of
.profligate spending and “living
on a flood of I.O.U.’s” He and
other GOP oratorial talent said
the opposition is reaching for a
more powerful central govern
ment and controls.
It was Gov. Rockefeller, trying
for another term as Governor this
year and perhaps for the White
House in 1964, who set off the
heaviest blasts at President Ken
nedy and his administration.
Rockefeller accused Kennedy
of political fakery in the way the
President handled a proposal to
establish a federal Department of
Urban Affairs and to install
Housing Administrator Robert C. |
Weaver as the first Negro in the j
cabinet.
Sen. Barry Goldwater oi Ari
zona, a favorite of the conserva
tives for a shot at the Presidency,
got tn his licks. He contended that
leftwingers dominate the New
Frontier and that the GOP must
“lead the way to fiscal sanity and
responsibility.”
Former Vice President (Richard
Nixon was sidelined, in the Re
publican political doings by a
virus infection.
The rallies were staged to pump
pep and money into the GOP for
the oncoming electioneering. They
were dubbed R.S.V.P. affairs:
“Republicans Start Victory Pro
gram”
WEATHER OUTLOOK
Fair and colder. Low tonight
-20, high tomorrow -10. In the
last 24 hours: High of -6, low of
-20. Max. wind 17 mph from ENE.
Sunrise 0:39 am., sunset at 3:54
pm. Temps, a year ago today:
High of 17, low of -16. Extremes
on this date since 1907: High of
35 in 1945, low of -37 in 1910.
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Plant For Processing
Fur Seal Skins Could
Handle Other Alaska Furs
JUNEAU Oft — An Alaska plant
for processing Pribilof Island
seal skins could also handle other
furs such as mink, otter and bea
ver, state Commissioner A. H.
ftomick said yesterday.
The establishment of a fur seal
processing plant in Alaska has
been under discussion since the
Department of the Interior can
celed the fur seal processing con
tract it had with Fouke Fur Co.
of St. Louis.
While Fouke has been the ex
clusive processor of Pribilof
Island seal skins for many years
under a contract with the Interior
Department, Romick said, the pro
cess is not a secret one, as has
been claimed.
Rep. Art Harris of Nikolski Vil
lage, told the committee that dur
ing the mid-40s, Sears Roebuck
& Co. almost won the fur seal
processing contract.
“Fouke retained the contract,
however, because their dye last
ed for about 10 more washings,
out of the some 500 washings to
which the skins were subjected,
than the Sears dye,” Harris said.
Dr. Fred Honsinger, state veter
inarian, said fur breeders in the
south 48 are running into an in
creasing problem trying to obtain
adequate feed, while in Alaska
potential feed is being wasted.
Honsinger said the waste ma
terial from salmon canning opera
tions would be a good source of
feed for such fur-bearing animals
as mink.
He also mentioned the carcasses
of fur seals, waste from reindeer
slaughtering operations knd sea
lions.
BLACK WHALES SIGHTED
MAMNELAND, Fla. UP> — Two
large black whales were sighted
just outside the breakers in the
Atlantic Ocoan off Marineland.
F. G. Wood Jr., curator of the
Marine Studios, identified them as
North Atlantic right whales—so
named because oldtime whalers
considered them the right kind
for whale oil.
He said the whales normally
migrate south in the winter but
rarely come close to shore.
One of those sighted yesterday
was about 50 to 60 feet long and
the other about 25 feet.
No Kisses Allowed . . .
VANCOUVER, B.C. UPl — Miss
America and Vancouver’s official
greeter swayed toward each other
for a light buss on the cheek at
the airport. It didn’t come off.
“Here now,” snapped chaperone
Angela Petesch, “there’ll be no
kisses.”
Blushed Miss America, Maria
Beale Fletcher of Asheville, N.C.:
“It was slightly embarrassing.”
“Really disappointing,” mur
mured alderman Frank Baker.
Grey-haired Miss Petesch re
marked that “kissing strangers is
not becoming for our Miss Amer
ica. It’s downright undignified.”
Miss America arrived yester
day for a two-day fashion show.
State Board Would
Be Budget Head of
Dept, of Education
JUNEAU UR — The House
Health, Welfare and Education
Committee today gave its bless
ings to a bill which would make
the State Board of Education the
administrative and budgetary head
of the Department of Education.
The bill was reported back to
the House with signed recom
mendations by eight of the nine
member bi-partisan committee
recommending passage. It was
sent along to the Rules Commit
tee to await placement on the
calendar.
Only one member, Rep. Segun- |
do Llorente, (D-Alakankuk), sign
ed “no recommendation.”
Under terms of the measure, the
Commissioner of Education would
be appointed by, and serve at the
pleasure of the Board of Educa
tion. His appointment would be
subject to approval of the gov
ernor, and confirmation by the
Legislature.
The Board would confirm the
programming actions of the Com
missioner. It also would have full
administrative, budgeting and fis
cal powers, but could delegate
those powers to the Commissioner.
The Commissioner would pre
pare the initial departmental
budget and submit it to the Board
for its review before the Board
transmits it to the Governor.
The bill was introduced earlj
in the session by two Democrats
—Rep. Bill Erwin and Gilbert
Jarvela.
It is almost identical to a meas
ure introduced last year by two
Republicans, Reps. Baggen and
Parsons.
At that time the proposal touch
ed off what was probably the
bitterest battle of the session.
Then, too, the Health, Welfare
and Education Committee gave it
unanimous endorsement.
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State Police Schedule
Exams For Applicants
Testing to Start This Year
JUNEAU UP) — Competitive ex
aminations for applicants for po
sitions as state troopers have been
scheduled in Anchorage, Fair
banks and Juneau, Public Safety
Commissioner Martin Underwood
said today.
The Anchorage examination will
be given Feb. 27, the Fairbanks
examination March 2 and the Ju
neau examination March 5.
Applicants must be betw een the
ages of 23 and 35, be at least 5
feet 10 inches in height, be in
good physical condition and must
have a high school education, or
the equivalent.
Bureau of Geological Survey
JUNEAU UP) — A joint resolu
asking the Department of the In
terior to relocate the Alaska Bu
reau of the U.S. Geological Sur
vey at Fairbanks was Introduced
in the House today.
The Bureau is now located in
San Francisco.
Pioneer Road Program
Remains Firmly Fixed in
State Affairs Committee
JUNEAU (JPt — A bill which
would place the pioneer access
road program completely within
the Department of Public Works
remained firmly fixed in the State
Affairs Committee today despite
efforts of an “Ice Bloc” lawmaker
to bring it out for action.
But the move touched off an
airing of pioneer road problems,
and the recommendation that the
Commissioner of Natural Re
sources appear before the House
for further discussion.
The action came after Rep. Bob
Blodgett moved that his bill be
removed from the State Affairs
Committee. The motion lost on a
voice vote.
Then taking the floor on a point
of personal privilege, Blodgett
said the people of the Northwest
District were concerned over the
lack of pioneer roads.
“If there is any place in the
state where pioneer roads are
justified, it is in the trackless
northwest,” Blodgett said.
Chairman of the State Affairs
Committee Morgan Reed of Skag
way, said there had been many
requests for pioneer roads in
Southeast Alaska, too, which had
received “no allocation and no
consideration.”
“Even so ! don’t think we should
use an axe on. the administrators
t of this program,” Reed said.
“They have access to knowledge
on conditions throughout the
[ State—which we don’t.”
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SURVIVAL COURSE . . .
PERTH AMBOY, N.J. UP) — The
Board of Education announced
several weeks ago a social dancing
course which would include the
twist. Thirty-two persons plunk
ed down $10 each for the dancing
lessons.
At the same time the board an
nounced an “individual and family
survival course” given free under
Civil Defense sponsorship.
With only six persons signing
up for survival, the school can
celled the course.
Amendment Would Give
Alaska Second Liability
In Payment of Bonds
JUNEAU (£) — A proposed
amendment to the finance and
taxation article of the State Con
stitution was introduced in the
Senate today.
The proposed amendment would
permit the State of Alaska to as
sume secondary liability for the
payment of general obligation
bonds issued by political subdi
visions for the purpose of con
structing of public schools, with
out ratification by the voters.
The measure was introduced by
Sens. A1 Owen, John Coghill,
George McNabb, Jack Weise, and
Eben Hopson.
As a proposed constitutional
amendment, the measure would
have to receive the approval of
a two-thirds majority of both the
House and the Senate and a ma
jority of the voters in the next
general election.
Nome-Fair banks
Road Receives
Federal Approval
JUNEAU. Feb. 1 (Special)—
Ai long Iasi after many long
years of struggle and pessimism
the Fairbanks - Nome highway
has been approved and placed
on the Federal Highway Sys
tem. Now we can use federal
funds to plan, program and con
struct this highway — a dream
of all Nome pioneers has been
realized.
The Fairbanks - Nome road,
now known as Central Alaska
to Seward Peninsula FAP (Fed
eral Aid Program) Route No.
64, of approximately 750 miles
has been approved. This action
was confirmed by Gov. Egan,
Commissioner Downing and
Wm. Nermi to Sens. Pearse
Walsh and John McNees Friday
morning.
A $32,000 FAP contract with
the University of Alaska to
complete route feasibility study
was entered into by March
Pentecost, Highway Planning
Engineer, with the first phase
to be completed by Aug. 1, 1962
and the final phase by June 1,
1 1963.
The Coffee Creek to Neva
Creek section of the road to be
constructed is awaiting only
one property settlement before
going to bid.
Sen. Harry Byrd
I Questions Research Dollars
I WASHINGTON UP) — Sen.
I Harry Byrd, (D-Va.), questioned
[ today whether the hundreds of
millions of government dollars
being poured into health research
are being spent wisely.
He cited as an example $1,291,
925 alloted for a study of “the
affectional relationship of the in
fant monkey to his mother.”
This sum for a continuing 6
year study is planned at a time
when the government “is operat
ing on deficits reaching billious
of dollars a year and running a
debt of $309 billion,” Byrd said
in a statement.
He added that there are many
other research projects he ques
tions and mentioned studies of
the biological control of snails by
shellcracker sunfish and of the
diving reflex and volume re
ceptors of the seal.
“It is difficult to be critical of
health research,” Byrd said, “but
it seems to me that much more
care should be exercised in the
expenditure of taxpayers’ money
even in this important area.”
Ketchikan Has Record Rainfall
Of 31.28 Inches for January
KETCHIKAN UP) — The mon
soon which struck hard at Ketchi
kan during January has passed
by, leaving a shattered record for
January precipitation — a total
of 31.28 inches, topping the pre
vious January record of 27.57
inches set in 1926.
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TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT
Game Time 9 o’clock — School Gym
Preliminary Games Start at 7:30
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