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THE NOME NUGGET
Monday, April 2. 1962
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THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA
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E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY .... Production Manager
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3. ISTi,
AND NOW THERE ARE THREE !
TAXES
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Let’s Get Out and Vote
TOMORROW every eligible voter in Nome should turn out
and cast his ballot for the candidates of his choice. A lot of
new laws are passed every year by our legislature, some good, some
not so good. We would suggest that there be a law Dassed so that
anyone who wilfully fails to vote loses that privilege.
City government in Nome, as in any other community, is no
better than the men and women whom we the citizens select from
die list of candidates on the ballot.
CIENCE FAST AND FABIS
Study the record of the candidates tonight so that tomorrow
you can go to the polls knowing something of the people you
will select to carry on the affairs of the community. The act of
voting and voting intelligently, is the most important single
responsibility of American citizenship. The surest way we have
of getting good civic government is by being careful of our choice
of candidates for office.
Every vote counts !
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Market Study Report Shows Feasibility
Of Rampart Dam Hydroelectric Project
ANCHORAGE M — Construc
tion of the Rampart Canyon hydro
electric project on the Yukon
River would “be financially bene
ficial to the United States as whole,
and to Alaska in particular, pro
viding a strong stimulus for other
developments and a base for re
gional economy,” states a market
study report issued Saturday.
The study by Development and
Resources Corp. of New York, un
der contract to the Army Engineer
District, Alaska, adds, “with the
advent of a low-cost power, in
large amounts, Alaska is seen as
the future location of a basic in
dustrial complex oriented toward
the electro-processing of metals,
especially aluminum.
Rampart would be a likely sti
mulus for other Alaska resources,”
the extent and value of many now
largely unknown,” states the study.
Projected growth in Alaska’s
population and business could pro
vide a market for up to 50 per cent
of Rampart’s ultimate production.
New Alaska industries are proj
ected users of up to 30 per cent
of the power.
1,000,000 Kilowatts
Rampart can be producing 1,000,
000 kilowatts by 1988, which would
supply 25 per cent of the projected
needs, the report said.
The construction investment for
Rampart Dam and attendant facili
ties in itself is seen as a major
economic stimulant, greatly ex
ceeding that brought on by con
struction for defense from 1950 to
1955 in Alaska when the civilian
economy posted large gains. The
long-range impact of the project
is much greater.
The project’s construction cost is
estimated at $1.3 billion. This scale
Of work is likely to trigger other
related construction — for ex
ample — the lengthening ox the
Alaska railroad to link with the
project site.
According to the market study,
the development would be capa
ble of paying, in a 50-year operat
ing period, for costs of construction,
transmission and operation, through
the sale of electricity at wholesale
rates set between three to four
mills, dependent on the repay
ment formula used.
A concrete gravity dam is pre
sently being considered, providing
an average head of ^40 feet. The
structure would rise 565 feet at its
maximum section, it would meas
ure 1,400 feet long at the base
and 3,000 at the crest.
17-Unit Powerhouse
The project, as presently visual
ized, would have a 17-unit power
house with expansion capabilities,
each unit made up of a 384,000
horsepower turbine and a 280,000
kilowatt generator. Total annual
power generation would approxi
mate 32.7 billion kilowatt hours.
The overall investigation of the
feasibility of the Rampart project
will be completed by the Engineer
District in 1864.
A draft of the final report was
submitted at a two-day meeting
of the Rampart Advisory Board
concluding here Saturday.
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Prominent civilians, both Alas
kans and others, served on the
board. Making up the membership
are Mrs. Irene Ryan, Anchorage
mining engineer; Stanley J. Mc
Cutcheon, Anchorage attorney; B.
J. Goldstein, Anchorage business
man; Edward J. Merdes, Fairbanks
attorney; Vernon Forbes, ex-judge
and now president of the Alaska
National Bank of Fairbanks; Gus
Norwood, executive secretary of
the Northwest Public Power Assn.,
Vancouver, Wn.; Dr. Edward Shaw,
w'ho heads the Economics Dept,
of Stanford University; and Dr.
Wm. Wood, University of Alaska
president. Also attending the meet
ing here was U.S. Sen. Ernest
j Gruening.
The Anchorage meeting was the
third meeting of the board which
has served during the year-long
market study.
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EASTER EGG CONTEST
Children and adults planning to
enter eggs in the Easter Egg Con
test at the Nomerama are reminded
that all eggs entered must be de
corated by the person making the
entry.
There are three groups in the
contest: pre-school, up to six years
old; six to thirteen years; and,
teen-age with adults.
Prizes will be given for the fun
niest and prettiest in each group.
Prizes are $5.00 in show tickets.
All entries must be in on April 14.
Do not put names on eggs, stated
Virginia Brown, as numbers will
be issued upon entry.
VOTE TUESDAY
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Senate Okehs Proposed $2,200,000
General Obligation Bond Issue
For Vocational Education School
JUNEAU UP — The Senate gave
its approval Saturday to a pro
posed $2,200,000 general obligation
bond issue to finance a vocational
education school in the Kodiak
Aleutian Senatorial District.
The vote on the measure was
10-2.
If the bill is approved by the
House, it still must win the ap
proval of the voters before the
bonds can actually be sold.
Sen. A1 Owen the prime sponsor
of the bill, said the measure was
vitally needed because there are
no secondary school facilities west
of Kodiak.
Harriet Brown's Mother Passes
Harriet Brown, pastor of the
Assembly of God Church, recevied
word on Saturday of the passing
of her mother in Toronto, Canada.
Miss Brown has spent part of the
winter at the bedside of her ailing
mother. Surviving are her father, 3
brothers and 2 sisters.