Truman Claims Military
Should Be “Muzzled”
NEW YORK UP) — Former Pres
ident Harry Truman said Monday
“most military men do not have
the competence to interpret for
eign policy.”
Truman was questioned about
the current dispute over censor
ing of speeches by military of
ficers.
“The things they are saying de
serve muzzling,” Truman told
newsmen. “You remember I muz
zled one and brought him back.”
The reference was to Gen.
Douglas MacArthur, who was re
lieved of his commands in 1951
after differences with Truman
over strategy for fighting the
Korean War.
“It’s not a case of muzzling, it’s
a question of interfering with the
President’s policies,” said Tru
man. “Every President has had
that trouble. I did and fired one.”
The former President went on
to say that when a man chooses
a military career, he must follow
the orders of his Commander in
Chief.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT . . .
TROY, N.Y. (JPi — Six college
students will spend their week
ends in jail for about three
months for taking a big spruce
tree from a cemetery and using
it for a Christmas tree in their
fraternity house.
The six, students at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and mem
bers of Delta Tau Delta fraternity
pleaded guilty yesterday to dis
orderly conduct.
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ARCTIC OIL
DELIVERY
■AUTOMATIC SERVICE—
Stove
Oil
Sewing Classes to be
Held at Unalakleet
The dates Feb. 5-14 will be
important to the people of Una
lakleet who are interested in in
creasing their sewing skill. This
is sewing with cloth, learning to
use paper patterns, to put in col
lars, set in sleeves, make bound
button holes and such techniques.
Each student is asked to bring her
yardage (cotton preferred) to class
along with matching zippers but
tons and trim. If you wish to
make samples rather than a gar
ment, this is acceptable too.
Classes will be held from 7-10
p.m. in the home economics lab
oratory of the new BIA school
beginning on Monday, Feb. 5
through Friday of that week. Mrs.
Burand, District Home Economics
Demonstration agent, who will be
teaching will be in the laboratory
all day on Saturday for consulta
tion in individual clothing con
struction problems, with the final
class session being planned for
Monday, Feb. 12.
“Graduation” and a Valentine
Tea will take place on the fol
lowing Tuesday. The tea will be
served by the home economics
girls.
i KETCHIKAN GETS
DOUSED WITH RAIN
KETCHIKAN — It’s been
raining in Ketchikan recently. In
! the last couple of days the down
. pour has been quite steady but
I something short of a record.
| In 15 hours through 9 o’clock
; Tuesday morning the rainfall in
| dicator at the Post Office showed
' a total of 5.40 inches of rain.
Since 4 p.m. Sunday the total was
8.28 inches, all rain.
The record rainfall for any 24
hour period in Ketchikan, accord
ing to the Weather Bureau, was
8.07 inches on Aug. 5, 1920.
Bob Scoli, who recently return
ed from a business trip to Fair
banks, reports that he found con
siderable interest manifested by
the people- of that city in the
coming Pioneer Roof Garden at
Nome. Many Pioneers who for
merly lived in Nome are planning
to attend; renew old acquaint
ance; re-live the old pioneer days;
customs and usages, which will be
exemplified in the play and other
forms of entertainment.
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City Council Notes
A letter was received toy the
Nome City Council from Gov. Wm.
Egan expressing thanks and ac
knowledging the receipt of the
deed for the land to be used by
the Vocational School. He also
advised that application has been
made to the Federal Housing and
Home Finance Corp. for an ad
vance so that an architect can be
hired to make the plans for the
school. He also stated that nego
tiations are now on with the BIA
inasmuch that Hugh Wade was in
Washington, D.C., attending a
meeting of Federal, State and BIA
educational officials concerning
this and other educational matters.
Dog Races
The Arctic Club Dog Race Com
mittee appealed to the City to con -
tribute $500 toward the dog rac
ing fund, but upon advice of the
City Attorney, found it necessary
to reject the plan.
Appreciation for Open Roads
A letter of appreciation was
read from the Arctic Sanitary
Service, which stated that most
often people go to the Council
with complaints and that they
wished to express congratulations
to the City Streets Committee for
their speedy cooperation in the
opening of streets during the
heavy snow storms this past
month.
Nome Power & Light
The manager of the Nome
Power & Light Utilities, Howard
Crinklaw, rendered the annual re
port showing that the utility was
i in excellent financial condition
and much had been accomplished
during the year. Thirty-one mer
cury vapor lights have been in
stalled making the community
among the well-lighted towns in
Alaska.
The manager also reported:
A study of the light and power
system by the Rutherford Co. has
been completed and will be a
guide in expansion and construc
tion.
Work on secondary systems and
conversion to 3-wire systems has
eliminated low voltage complaints.
Meter testing is resulting in the
replacement of many of the very
old meters in use.
A new billing system has result
ed in quicker and more efficient
bookkeeping.
Nome City Member of AMA
The Council voted to become a
member of the American Muni
cipal Assn., which is a distinc
tion and privilege as only com
munities rated as the 10 largest
in each state are invited.
Charier City ?
The Council was queried by
Mrs. Robert Emmons on what had
been done about becoming a
Charter City and she was in
formed that tapes concerning the
necessary steps which includes
the forming of a Charter Com
mission are available for any in
terested group.
School Bids
Superintendent of Schools Con
rad Potter presented plans and
specifications for the second floor
addition to the Gillis’ addition of
the school as well as work to be
done on fire escapes and painting
the old school with fire retard
ent paint and stated that these
improvements would be put out
on bid.
Crushed Rock for Streets
Roy Jenkins, district engineer
for the State Highway Depart
ment, explained to the members
of the Council that most of the
contracts to be put on bid for
road work this year would re
quire crushed rock for a depth of
several inches. This is anticipated
for the Anvil and Penny River
roadr As a crusher will be neces
sary t t’U 'be a fine time for the '
city i -Ian on getting crushed !
i-xk r'tv streets at nominal j
coet
Firm to Seek Gold
Beneath Waters of
Stephens Passage
OAKLAND, Calif. W — After
30 years, the way has been cleared
to dredge for gold beneath the
waters of Stephens Passage, Alas
ka, a 72-year-old Oakland engi
neer-scientist said. He’s inventor
of a hydraulic dredge for that pur
pose.
John C. Williams, said his firm,
Williams Hydraulics, Inc., recently
was granted prospecting rights by
the State of Alaska to 5,120 acres
of submerged land just south of
Grand Island in Stephens Passage.
Williams was prepared to start
work in Stephens Passage before
World War II but laws governing
mining of submerged areas weren’t
clearly defined.
Last Aug. 15 a new state law
permitted filing of applications for
exclusive mining rights in Step
hens Passage.
williams demonstrated his
dredge in 1938 under a special
directive from President Franklin
D. Roosevelt. It uses water pres
sure for operating power.
Williams asserts that geological
surveys, government records and
preliminary samplings indi
cate at least $20 billion dollars
in gold lies in the passage and
that the submerged gold bearing
area extends for 100 miles through
the heart of the Juneau Gold Belt.
Williams said, that although the
Securities Exchange Commission
twice has granted clearance for
a stock issue to finance the ven
ture, he is turning the project over
to a syndicate. He said the profits
will be assigned to the John C.
Williams Foundation, a non-profit
corporation formed to aid in
ventors.
Williams, who has served as an
engineering consultant in every
major country of the world, esti
mated he has invested $1 million
in preliminary exploration and in
developing his dredge.
He said the first stage of the
'project, which should require
about a year, would be to sys
tematically test and explore the ,
bottom deposits.
BILL WOULD BOOSTS ESC
BENEFITS FROM $45 TO $50
JUNEAU UP) — Gov. Wm. Egan
yesterday re-offered a bill killed
in the Senate last year which
would boost the maximum basic
weekly employment security bene
fit amount from $45 to $50.
The new measure was intro
duced by the Rules Committee at
the request of the Governor and
is a companion measure to a
holdover bill which would in
crease the maximum benefit
period from 26 to 28 weeks.
ORDINANCE NO- 41S
AN ORDINANCE of the City of
Nome, Alaska, to amend Sec
tion 13-12, of the Code of Or
dinances of Nome , Alaska,
regarding the carrying and dis
charging of firearms, air guns
and other propellant weapons
within the City of Nome, pro
viding a penalty, and setting an
effective dale.
BE IT ORDAINED and enacted
by the Common Council of the
City of Nome, Alaska, as fol
lows:
That Section 13-12. of the Code
of Ordinances of Nome, Alaska,
is hereby amended to read as
follows:
It shall he unlawful for any
person, other than, public ser
vants in the discharge of lawful
duly, to carry or discharge any
loaded firearm, air gun or any
other type of propellant weapon
that has sufficient power to in
jure any person or damage pro
perty.
Any person violating this sec
tion shall be punished as pro
vided in Section 1-8 of this
Code, and the weapon involved
shall be confiscated.
IThis ordinance shall be in full
force and effect immediately upon
its passage by the Common Coun
cil and the approval of the
Mayor.
Passed this 10th day of Jan
uary 1962, by the Common Coun
cil of the City of Nome, Alaska,
at regular session assembled.
s/ Roscoe J. Wilke.
(SEA L) Mayor
, Attest: s/ Robert F. Scott,
I City Clerk
Publish: Jan. 31, Feb. 2, 1962.
NEW SCHEDULE
Effective September 18,1961
Monday & Friday Fit. 309/310
Lv: Fairbanks 8:00 a.m. Ar: Kotzebue 8:50 a.m.
Lv: Kotzebue 9:30 a.m. Ar: Nome 10:20 a.m.
Lv: Nome 2:40 p.m. Ar: Fairbanks 6:25 p.m.
Wednesday Fit. 309/310
Lv: Fairbanks 8:00 a.m. Ar: Kotzebue 9:20 a.m.
Lv: Kotzebue 10:00 a.m. Az: Nome 11:00 a.m.
Lv: Nome 3:50 p.m. Ar: Fairbanks 7:35 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
Flight 311/312
Lv: Fairbanks 8:00 a.m. Ar: Nome 9:05 a.m.
Lv: Nome 10:00 a.m. Ar: Kotzebue 10:50 ».wT
Lv: Kotzebue 11:20 a.m. Ar: Fairbanks 2:30 pan.
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