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, 1945, at the
post office at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 8, 1X79.
Sunday Is Fire Drill Day
Next Sunday is fire drill day in the home as
proclaimed by our governor, due to the fact that 50 lives were
claimed by fire in 1961 in Alaska and over two million dollars lost
in property* damage.
As children under the age of 14 and the aged are the most
frequent victims and because it is estimated that 85 per cent of
these lives could have been saved by the exercise of ordinary
precautions and pre-planned escape measures, our governor has
asked that ALL ALASKAN FAMILIES participate in HOME
FIRE DRILL DAY. All members of the family should familiarize
themselves on how they would escape from any part of their home.
There should also be a family plan for planning who is responsible
for the infants and aged during a fire.
Observing this FIRE DRILL DAY might even result iri some
families realizing that they must take steps to have escapes from
their sleeping quarters.
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AIRLINES EXPRESS
Conflicting Views
On CAB’s Order
Of Investigation
SEATTLE UK ■— Sharply con
flicting views were expressed yes
terday by officials of four of the
airlines involved in the investiga
tion ordered by the Civil Aero
nautics Board into Alaska air
service.
Generally, Pan American World
Airways and Nohthwest Airlines
opposed the CAB plan while Paci
fic Airlines and Alaska Airlines
favored it. Other parties to the
proceeding, to be called the Pacific
Northwest-Alaska Air Service case,
will be Northern Consolidated Air
lines and Wien Alaska Airlines.
The CAB, announcing the in
quiry Monday, expressed concern
about the amount of the subsidy
required for Alaska Airlines and
Pacific Northern, and the losses of
Pan American in its Alaska service.
The agency suggested a subsidy
free two-carrier system, calling for
a merger of PNA and Alaska Air
lines and continuation of North
west’s Seattle-Anchorage route with
some restrictions. Without a
merger, the CAB said, a three-car
rier proposal would be the answer,
eliminating Pan American from the
Alaska market.
Strongly Objects
Edward Swofford, regional di
rector of Pan American, said his
company “strongly objects to this
arder.”
“We do, however, fully agree
with the CAB that the Alaska air
service pattern is overcrowded,”
Swofford said. “The Board ap
parently feels that taxpayers should
not be forced to pick up the tab
to pay subsidy for an uneconomic
pattern of air service.
“At the same time we are curious
as to why the CAB would force
| Pan American out of the Alaska
picture and impose severe restric
tions on Northwest Airlines. Neither
Pan American nor Northwest re
ceives any subsidy from the federal
government.
“The logic of the CAB in pro
posing to terminate Pan American
and restrict Northwest because the
other two lines in the Alaska mar
ket are getting increasing, not de
creasing, federal handouts seems a
little peculiar.”
Swofford said Pan American pio
neered Alaska routes and added
“we cannot accept any Alice in
Wonderland reasoning of this
kind. . .”
Opposed io Restrictions
Robert Thompson, district sales
manager for Northwest, said his
line is opposed to any restrictions
on its operating authority between
Seattle-Tacoma and Anchorage.
“Any restrictions,” said Thomp
son, “would be detrimental not only
to passengers traveling between
these two points but also passengers
traveling between other points in
the United States and the Orient
via Anchorage because of the in
flexibility which would be imposed
on Northwest’s operating pattern
to and from the Orient.”
Arthur Woodley, PNA president,
said that “. . . from what I gather
. . . the proposal of the Board . . .
is extremely sound. It would great
ly strengthen the remaining car
riers and would provide improved
service to the public with profitable
results without government sub
sidy.”
Said Richard Gilbert, executive
vice president of Alaska Airlines:
“Alaska Airlines is in full accord
with the objectives of the CAB.
Consolidations and mergers in the
Alaska interstate air service will
result in air transport progress and
improved services to the traveling
and shipping public."
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| Cub Pack 63 Meals Tonight
“The Islands of the World,” will
| be the theme for this evening at the
program planned by Cub Pack 63.
It will be held tonight at the Multi
purpose Room in the school.
The displays and exhibits will
be open at 7:00 pm. and they will
be accompanied by music from dif
ferent islands. An interesting pro
gram is scheduled to begin at 7:00
with a costume parade. There will
be an award ceremony and skits.
In Magistrate’s Court Morris
Thompson was fined $10.00 on a
traffic violation of illegal parking.
Henry Kobuk pleaded guilty to
petty larceny and was fined $50.
NOTICE OF
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Annual Municipal and
School Board Election will be
held Tuesday, April 3, 1962 at the
City HalL Nome, Alaska, for the
purpose of electing the follow
ing officer's to-wit:
MAYOR
THREE MEMBERS OF NOME
COMMON COUNCIL FOR
TWO YEAR TERM
CITY CLERK
ONE MEMBER OF SCHOOL
BOARD FOR FIVE YEAR
TERM
ONE MEMBER OF UTILITY
BOARD FOR FIVE YEAR
TERM
A qualified voter must be at
least nineteen (19) years of age;
a citizen of the United States; a
resident of Alaska for one year
and of the City of Nome for thirty
(30) days prior to date of elec
tion.
Polls will be open at 8:00 o'clock
a-m. and close at 8:00 o'clock p.m.
Robert F. Scott.
City Clerk
Pub: March 16, 23, 26, 28, 30,
April 2.
Stove
Oil
Alaska Steam
May Decrease Its
Service Next Fall
SEATTLE (A*) — Post Office
transfer of Anchorage area mail
contracts to truck service will cost
the Alaska Steamship Co. $800,000
a year, president D. Z. Skinner said,
and may force a decrease in steam
ship service to the area after next
fall.
The Post Office has announced
award of the mail contralt for An
chorage, Valdez, Homer, Kenai and
Seward to Consolidated Freight
ways Inc., effective April 27.
Alaska Steam’s earlier loss of
the mail contract for the Fairbanks
area last year cost the company
$200,000 and brings the total an
nual loss to a million dollars a
year, Skinner said. In addition the
federal government has served no
tice on Alaska Steam that it may
shift the $200,000-a-year mail con
tract for Southeast Alaska from
the Alaska Steamship Co. to ves
sels of the new Alaska State Ferry
Service.
*_ommenung on tne Fairbanks
and Anchorage mail losses, Skinner
said:
“We don't anticipate that these
losses will affect our schedule for
the remainder of the season. How
ever, beginning next fall the main
tenance of our full service will be
entirely dependent on our ability to
replace the revenue cargo we are
losing.”
The Alaska Steam president noted
that his line’s mail contract still
had two years to go when it was
canceled by the federal govern
ment. The Post Office Department
will pay more for mail delivery by
truck than it paid for ship delivery,
he said.
The federal government main
tains that faster delivery justifies
the additional cost of truck service.
Skinner repeatedly has pledged
his line to provide as full service
between Seattle and the 49th State
as it could. However, he admitted
Tuesday:
“This is a very serious situation.
The loss of this mail revenue
couples with the fact that the
Canadians are planning rail and
barge service to Alaska through
Prince Rupert and the State of
Alaska plans to start operating its
new ferry service next September
or October.”
Robert Reed, former administra
tor of the MMM Hospital and who
is now property consultant for the
Woman’s Division of Christian
Service, advises that he will visit
Nome and the hospital this sum
mer in connection with his work
and hopes to take his vacation
while here and enjoy some fishing.
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