T IT E \ O M E N U G G E 1'
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Entered as second class matter October 14. 1943, at the
post office at Nome. Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
Fire . .
HRl- Dl'RIXG the earlv morning hours happened recentlv.
1 *■ It was fortunate that it was discovered hv a police officer on
patrol before it made too much headway. Through the prompt
response of the Volunteer l ire Department, the fire was extin
guished with only minor damage resulting. 1 wo youths were asleep
in the home at the time and there was a very good chance that
thev could have been burned or possibly suffered smoke asphyxia
tion if it had not been for the prompt action of the police officer
and the Volunteer l ire Department.
This fire was caused by DEFllCTIVll WIRING. The local
Power and Light Utilities has spent considerable money the past
two years in bringing the outside distribution system up to accept
able standards. It is to be remembered, however, that they go
only to the point of attachment on the building. 'The responsbility
from there on is the owner’s or occupant’s.
The larger portion of the homes in Nome were wired when
the onl\ electric load was a few lights, and in a few cases, a radio.
Most of the Army surplus buildings that have been moved in
were wired for lights only. Now, most of the homes have numer
ous small appliances and a portion have major appliances, such
as drvers, stoves, water pumps, refrigerators, freezers, television
and others. Some places have been rewired to take care of these
additions, but unfortunately many have added the additional elec
tric. 'I loud with no thought of the ultimate result of overloading
the existing wiring circuits. Numerous houses have only one cir
cuit of small-size wire, which is usually over-fused, electric en
trance equipment is inadequate, neutrals are fused in place of being
grounded and additions and changes have been made to the exist
ing wiring by persons not having the knowledge or ability to
perform such work.
We would like to point out in general: First—Inadequate
wiring is dangerous, both to you personally, your neighbor and
your community. Second—It is expensive, as electrical equipment
cannot and will not work effectively unless wiring is ample to
carry the required loading. Also electrical energy costs are lower
when wiring is adequate. Third—A wiring installation that meets
the code requirements means lower insurance rates.
Many of the older residents of the town remember the disas
trous fires that have swept the community in the past. The majority
of the people residing in Nome today have heard the stories of
these fires. While realizing, that adequate wiring alone will not
eliminate all chances of another such disaster, all of us, through
individual and combined efforts, can at least eliminate what
might possibly be another fuse that could touch off such a con
flagration.
The local Volunteer Fire Department with the cooperation
of the Utility, will at any time, upon your request, make an in
spection of your premises and will furnish you with recommenda
tions as to what is needed to bring your wiring up to safe and
adequate standards. These inspections can be had by filing your
request either with the Fire Chief or the Electric Utility Office.
STINKY BUSINESS . . .
SACRAMENTO, Calif. UP — The
Pound Master in this capital city
of California sniffed the summer
air and concluded that Sacramen
to’s skunk population has reached
a new peak.
“It’s a stinking situation,” said
Pound Master George P. Martin,
who led a war on the striped,
scented animals whey they in
vaded the city in 1958.
Martin said 30 skunks have been
trapped or shot so far this sum
mer — five more than perished
in the drive against skunks four
years ago.
Home owners in southern parts
of the city have reportd skunks
in their yards and garages and
under their houses.
“We’re having one helluva time,”
said Martin. “We’ve got more
skunks in town than ever.”
LIZ REFUSED ENTRY . . .
CAIRO l/P> — The United Arab
; Republic has refused to grant
| actress Elizabeth Taylor an entry
visa because she has adopted the
Jewish faith and supported Israeli
causes, the newspaper A1 Ahram
reported yesterday.
Richard Burton, Miss Taylor’s
co-star in the movie “Cleopatra”
and her constant companion in
Rome, arrived here Monday and
said she also is trying to come
for final outdoor scenes for the
movie. Otherwise he said, they
will have to be filmed elsewhere.
Miss Taylor is in Switzerland.
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for
EXPERT REPAIRS
MMM Hospital
Has Increase
In Patient Load
A large increase in patient load
has been reported by the MMM
Hospital. An end of the year re
port has been released which shows
12,000 outpatient visits and 4,100
inpatient days of care were given
in the last calendar year. A depart
ment of physical therapy was added
during the last year. More recently.
Dr. John Schadler. a Fellow of the
American College of Surgeons,
joined the staff of the hospital as
medical director and brings to
the Seward Peninsula, services of
a board surgeon. The Rehabili
tation Demonstration Research
project has been re-approved for
the coming year.
The report also shows that $180,
000 in salaries was paid to local
employes during the last year. It
was pointed out that the great ma
jority of this money comes into
our city from the Board of Mis
sions of the Methodist Church and
through contract work with gov
ernment and private agencies.
The administrator, Dr. Robert
Fenstermacher, pointed out that
nothing has changed so much in
recent years as the modern hos
pital. “It is our purpose to bring
the very best of hospital service to
Nome. Modern techniques and dis
coveries mean that the average
hospital stay is shorter and that
more patients are treated in hos
pitals.”
He also pointed out that the
cost of today’s better hospital
care has also increased and few
of us are normally able to meet
unexpected medical and hospital
costs without some plan. He ad
vised all organizations that pos
sibly can, to enroll in some group
hospitalization program such as the
Blue Cross. Our own hospital par
ticipates in the Blue Cross, Wash
ington Hospital Service Assn., and
encourages the use of this program
wherever possible. Like our own
hospital, the Blue Cross is a non
profit organization and exists for
the one purpose of helping meet
the expense of medical care.
Dr. Fenstermacher expresses his
desire that the hospital be of in
creasing service to the people of
the Seward Peninsula and solicits
the support of the community in
these efforts.
"JOE UNFAIR TO KIDS”
PITTSBURGH UPi — The young
ster walked in front of the house
with a sign which read: “Joe un
fair to children.’’
He was one of about 30 boys
and girls who picketed the home of
Joseph Rosella in Pittsburgh’s
Brookline section Wednesday night
because Rosella refused to return
two footballs kicked onto his
property.
“All we want is peace and
quiet,” Rosella told newsmen.
He said the children have been
playing in front of his house for
some time, kicking footballs on
his property and making noise. He
and his wife were ignored when
they asked the youngsters to go to
a nearby playground, Rosella said.
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SAIGON, South Viet Nam GP>—
The bodies of five Americans killed
| in South Viet Nam last weekend
i were given full military honors
at Saigon Airport today and then
flown homeward.
Four were killed when their
Army helicopter was downed by
Communist guerrilla fire near the
Laotian border Sunday.
The other American perished
| along with 26 Vietnamese airmen
and troops when a Vietnamese Air
Force C-147 crashed on takeoff.
The body of another American
killed during the weekend—that
of Capt. Don J. York of Aashe
ville, N.C. — was accorded mili
tary honors by Vietnamese para
troops and sent off by plane Tues
day. York was killed in an ambush
Saturday.
The helicopter dead whose bodies
left today were Lt. Col. Anthony
Tencza, Fairfax, Va.; Chief War
rant Officer Joseph Goldberg, San
ford, N.C.; Spec. 5 James E. Lane.
Spring Lake, N.C.; and Spec. 5
Harold L. Guthrie, Burlington,
N.C. Lane was the son of Everett
E. Lane of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Identification of the fifth man
has not been announced.
RICHARD McVEIGH NAMED
TO STATE DEPT. OF LAW
JUNEAU Wi — The addition of
three legal assistants to the staff
of the Department of Law was
announced yesterday by Atty. Gen.
George Hayes.
The new additions are Richard
L. McVeigh, formerly on the staff
of Sen. E. L. Bartlett, and a law
graduate of Georgtown Law Cen
ter; John K. Brubaker, a law
graduate of the University of Vir
ginia; and David B. Ruskin, a law
graduate of the University of of
Michigan.
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SIN. POU.OCK I); N! I’S
CAMPAIGN IS n\\NCi:i)
by "orrsim:’' moni y
ANCHORAGE *.T — State Sen
Howard Pollock, Republican guber
1 natorial candidate, denied yester
! day that his campaign for tin
GOP nomination is being financed
! by outside money.
The denial followed publication
j of a story from Ketchikan in which
S State Sen. John Coghill of Ne
| nana charged Pollock’s campaign
was being financed by outside in
terests.
Coghill is also a Republican
candidate for governor.
| “The people of Alaska are not
| going to be fooled in the primary
j election on the ability of a enn
j didate to do the job by the amount
of banners and election materials
he puts around,” Coghill was
quoted as saying of Pollock.
Pollock said he has received a
total of $450 in contributions from
outside of Alaska — part of it
coming from an Alaska tour opera
tor and the remainder from former
Alaskan residents.
“Apparently Sen. Coghill lias
been misinformed about my cam
paign contributions and their
source,” Pollock said.
“I only wish I had the large
campaign fund which Coghill
seems to think I have so that I
could visit more areas of the state
and present my program to more
people,” said Pollock.
Pollock's statement was released
here by the Pollock for Governor
Committee. The senator, an An
chorage attorney, is now on a cam
paign swing that will take him
along the Arctic and Bering Sea
coasts and into interior Alaska.
It is estimated that Americans
pay more than $10 million every
year just to add the word “Please"
to their telegrams.
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