THE NOME NUGGET
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A Possible Reality
T^rOME’S TALKED ABOUT IT, thought about it, dreamed
•1 1 about it and finally after many years of planning it may
soon enjoy the things that most communities take for granted.
Running water and modern waste disposal were once considered
impossible for far northern communities such as this, but modern
scientific experiments have resulted in making the operation of
such a plant not only possible, but feasible and already tried out
and found practicable in much colder places than Nome.
There has been some doubt about financing such a project,
but under the accelerated public works program, there should
no longer be any qualms about cost. With federal aid such as
this, not only Nome but many communities in Alaska and else
where will have an opportunity to modernize without the cost
being absorbed by the local taxpayer. This project will pay for
itself as it is put into use, and as it is used the service will be ex
panded section by section to include all of Nome.
Nome has been by-passed on several building programs be
cause of its lack of sanitary facilities—and even our school has
been in jeopardy for this reason. Low' cost housing enjoyed in
Fairbanks and Anchorage could not be started because of this
condition and FHA would not make home loans for the same
reason.
The people have a special reason for holiday rejoicing with
the thought that they may soon cast their vote in favor of modern
improvements.
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DIAL 2531
Lyndon Johnson
Plays Ma jor Role
For Kennedy
Editor's Note: Almost two !
years ago Lydon R. Johnson I
stopped out of the limelight that j
focused on him as a Senate j
leader and into the supporting j
cast as Vice President in the j
Kennedy administration. What
has he been doing? How strong I
is his position? Jack Bell, chief
of the AP Senate Staff, ana- j
lyzes the situation.
By Jack Bell
WASHINGTON id* — In quiet •
contrast the fanfare which marked \
his years as a Senate leader. Vice j
President Lyndon P>. Johnson is !
dig'dng deeper into government |
With the encouragement of i
President Kennedy, Johnson has j
branched out from the relative :
vacuity of his constitutional duty |
of presiding over the Senate to
take a hand in major administra
tive fields.
By all appearances, Johnson, the
one-time whip-cracker of the Sen
ate. has become a cheerful lieu
tenant to the man he once thought
was too inexperienced to be Pres
ident.
Kennedy has gone out of the
way to reciprocate by giving John
son on-the-job training in the
executive department far beyond
that to which former Vice Presi
dent Richard Nixon pointed in his
unsuccessful bid for the Presidency
in 1960.
a; il* viwi&y which ai
ways has driven the rangy Texan
spills out now in his work as a
member of the “insiders” execu
tive committee of the National Se
curity Council, his statutory task of
presiding over the Space Advisory
Council, his chairmanship of the
Committee on Equal Employment
Opportunities, his job as head of
the Peace Corps’ Advisory Coun
cil and his participation in cabinet
sessions.
Kennedy has sent Johnson as
his representative to 22 foreign
countries and tabbed him to pre
side over an international man
power conference.
In other days it used to be some
thing of a news story when a Vice
President was called to the White
House to confer with his chief.
Johnson is in and out of the place
almost daily, participating in high
policy decisions.
Johnson, for example, knew al
most as soon as Kennedy did that
the Russians had shipped offen
sive missiles into Cuba. The Vice
President is represented as having
stood for vigorous counter-action.
Johnson walks with careful
steps on Capitol Hill. He is pre
siding officer but not a member
of the Senate. He served in the
House and Senate long enough to
avoid the pitfalls of an outsider
trying to tell members what they
ought to do.
That, perhaps, is the key to the
Johnson operation: Keep your bal
ance sheet clean, take on any job
you’re asked to do, but don’t get
tagged with empire building.
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U.S. Army Tests New Tent
In Frigid Temperatures
FORT GREELY, Alaska — A
tent designed to provide shelter j
and to protect mechanics making |
repairs during frigid temperatures j
is currently being tested by the |
U.S. Army Arctic Test Board at
Fort Grecly.
The vehicle maintenance tent is
being tested to evaluate its suit
ability under Arctic winter con
ditions. Tests include erecting,
striking and packing the tent. It
also will be evaluated for trans
portability, heat retention and
snow load characteristics.
In addition, the Arctic Test Board
will determine the tent’s function
al suitability for use with various
types of wheeled and tracked ve
nicles currently issued to Alaskan
.-ombat units.
It was designed by technic d
service combat repair teams and
naintenance personnel of Arctic
torn bat units under the supervision
>f Maj. Peter Philip, project of
•icer, and Set. 1 C Eugene McArdle,
a reject NCO.
Its tubular walls are supported
ay a continuous supply of air pro
vided by a low pressure blower.
3ther features include a slide
’astencr front, a heater, gasolin
tngine-driven generate'!-, a fabri
cated roof and an electrical wiring
larness for lights and power drop
:ords.
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Ketchikan Men
Take To the
Umbrella Fad
KETCHIKAN (/F> — This busi
ness of men carrying umbrellas
in Ketchikan is no fad The “cus
tom” is (’rowing by “leaps and
bounds'.”
Bv the latest count, four men
now carry umbrellas here. It is
believed the custom got a shot in
the arm because of the 7.28 inches
■f rain which fell recently in half
a day.
Bo t known of the umbrella car
’"lers i - Judge Richard Tauber of
Magistrate Court.
The others:
A man known only as Richard—
who dresses the tresses of the
lades.
Mark Craddick. the new District
Attorney and a newcomer from the
“Old Country” 'Sacramento. Cal.).
Ralph Smith, a newcomer from
New York City and a teacher at
Ketchikan Community College.
Not long ago a red-blooded Ket
chikan man wouldn’t be caught
fUad with an umbrella in his hand.
As for Judge Tauber, carrying
an umbrella is “strictly functional.”
He says:
“I don’t like to get the rain on
my glasses or have my clothes
soaked.
"Also, 1 use an umbrella to pre
vent being splashed when ears
dp by the Federal Bldg, and throw
muddy water across the sidewalk.”
Under such conditions Lauber
tilts his umbrella and uses it like
the knights of old used their
shields for protection against dan
gers.
The judge said that when he
returned to Ketchikan three years
ago he had to send outside for an
umbrella. No store handled such
protective gear for men. Now, he
said, times have changed He said
one store has stocked men’s um
brellas.
Craddick declared that umbrel
las are the best device ever de
signed by man for protection
against wind and rain.
“I don’t wear a hat,” said the
District Attorney, “and I don’t keep
a turkish towel in my office to dry
my hair when I come in out of
the rain.
Keep the Holiday Spirit Burning Bright
From now through New Year's, keep the holiday spirit
burning bright with old-time feastin' foods! And isn’t it fortu
nate that traditional pumpkin pie can be so easy to make? The
better-blending qualities of Carnation Evaporated Milk make
it possible. Smooth, creamy Carnation blends with the pumpkin
and spices to create a holiday pie with elegant new flavor.
Whipped evaporated milk makes a light, fluffy topping. Serve
Orange Pumpkin Pie once and you’ll be asked to serve it again
and again.
ORANGE PUMPKIN PIE
(Makes 9-inch pie)
1 cup sugar
lYi teaspoons cinnamon
54 teaspoon ginger
Yz teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon grated orange
rind
2 eggs
1 yt cups canned pumpkin
1 Vi cups (large can) undiluted
evaporated milk
9-inch unbaked pie shell
Mix together sugar, spices, salt and orange rind. Stir in
eggs, pumpkin and evaporated milk. Pour into pie shell. Bake
in hot oven (425°) 15 minutes; reduce heat to moderate (350°)
and bake 40 minutes longer. Chill. To serve, top with Orange
Whipped Topping, recipe given below. If desired, garnish with
orange half-slices.
To prepare Orange Whipped Topping: (Makes about 2 cups)
Chill % cup (small can) undiluted evaporated milk in refrige
rator tray until soft ice crystals form around edges of tray
(15 to 20 minutes). Whip until stiff (about 1 minute;. Add 2
tablespoons lemon juice; whip until very stiff (about 2 minutes
longer). Beat in 54 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon grated orange rind.