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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.
New Trend In Gold Mining
SPECULATION went into high gear recently when Shell Oil
Co. unexpectedly made the first application in northern Alaska
for offshore prospecting for gold at Nome.
This opened up a new outlook on gold production as five
beachlines are known to exist here and only three have been work
ed. The three worked have produced an estimated £200,000,000.
The whole outlook on gold mining is undergoing a change
as gold is a mineral found to be of new importance in the space
age due to its resistance to heat we are informed, and was used
in the space ship which made history recently.
We are not familiar with the laws on offshore prospecting,
but through the courtesy of the district engineer, Bill Burand, who
has received both the application forms and the protraction sheets,
it is learned that the permit is for a two-year period for a named
mineral. If prospecting is to be for oil or other minerals, addi
tional permits must be obtained as well as permission from the
Fish and Game Department.
Production is not allowed under the permit. A mining lease
good for up to 55 years must be obtained and the land for the
lease must be in compact form with the length not exceeding four
times the width and must be described by the protracted system
of survey if one exists. If there is no protracted system, the land
shall be described by metes and bounds with the latitude and
longitude of one corner given to the nearest minute, and the
direction and distance from one corner to the nearest permanent
survey monument and identification of said monument.
In order to convert an offshore prospecting permit into a
mining lease the permitee must show to the satisfaction of the
Director of Natural Resources that the land covered by the permit
contains workable mineral deposits, then a non-competitive mining
lease may be granted on all or part of the land covered by the
permit.
It isn’t as simple as in the days of the big stampede when it
was everyman for himself, as some of the persons who filed will
find out, but it starts a new trend in mining which will be watched
with interest.
The second biggest state in the union recently backed Sen.
Ernest Gruening, who supports congressional legislation to sub
sidize domestic gold not to exceed $35 an ounce for new production,
when the Houston Sunday Chronicle published the following:
"No conservative economist approves of government-sub
sidized production. However, our country absolutely must be
able in time of emergency to mine gold—for economic and
strategic reasons. Now that Sen. Gruening bos called this urgent
matter to conpressional attention, the public, too, should learn
as much as possible about gold. Americans urgently need more
, of it” _
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
WOULD BE GUESTS OF
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
JUNEAU — One member of
of the senior class from each high
school in the state would be in
vited to be the guest of the leg
islature for one week during each
session tinder the provisions of a
bill introduced in the Senate to
day.
The measure was authored by
Sen. George MeNabb.
The seniors who attend the
legislative sessions would be se
lected through means of a debate
among seniors in each high school
on the subject, “Resolved, that
democracy in Alaska shall be
strengthened by the attendance
at the Legislature of a member of
this class.”
The winners would receive free
transportation to and from the
capital, plus living expenses.
Before leaving the capital, each
senior would be asked to submit
a paper entitled “The legislature
should. .
The author of the best paper,
as determined by the governor
and legislative leaders, would re
ceive a one-year scholarship to
the University of Alaska.
Boyd Harwood left for Juneau
where he will attend a meeting
of the Board of Regents of the
University of Alaska. The meeting
Is called for the purpose of study
ing recommendations tor com
munity colleges throughout the
Wanl Road Taxes Increased
MORERLY, Mo. (JB — Twenty
seven farmers startled official
Monday night by asking that theii
road taxes be increased.
When the Moberly Specia
Road District was formed in 1902
the tax levy was set at 35 cent
per $1,000 valuation. It neve:
has been changed.
The farmers want the road
made passable for modern car
and proposed raising the lev;
to 45 cents.
The board said it would stud;
the matter.
Announce Engagement
Mrs. Jessie N. Gantt of Mariel
ta, Ga., announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Louis
Gantt Kienel to Mr. David New
ton Boyer of Anchor Point, Alas
ka. Marraige to take place i:
March.
Mr. Boyer is a candidate in th
Democratic primary for governo
of Alaska.
After marriage the couple wi)
reside at the Cariker (Ranch, An
chor Point.
Would Place Depressed Area
Program Under Public Works
JUNEAU UP> — Three Hous
Republicans today submitted i
bill calling for the transfer of ad
ministration of the State’s de
pressed area program from th<
Governor’s Office to the Depart
ment of Public Works.
The authors of the bill wen
Reps. Donald Harris, Harolc
Strand berg and John Longworth
JFK Tells Nikita
He Wants Progress
On Disarmament
WASHINGTON W» — President
Kennedy told Soviet Premier
Khrushchev Tuesday the purpose
of the great powers now in ap
proaching negotiations at Geneva
must be to avoid “sterile ex
changes of propaganda” and
make real progress toward dis
armament.
Kennedy welcomed Khrush
chev’s decision to send Foreign
Minister Andrei Gromyko to meet
with U.S. and British foreign
ministers at Geneva in advance
of the March 14 disarmament con
ference. The President suggested
March 12 — next Monday — as
the starting date for three-power
talks.
Kennedy, meanwhile, arranged
to meet with Secretary of State
Dean Rusk, and other diplomatic,
military and atomic advisers to
talk about U.S. disarmament
policy. Rusk is expected to leave
Washington Saturday for Geneva.
Kennedy’s message to Khrush
chev replying to a lengthy note
from the Soviet leader which was
delivered here Sunday, was very
brief.
Khrushchev, disappointed in his
campaign to press Kennedy and
other Western and neutralist
leaders into a summit meeting at
Geneva, had reluctantly agreed,
in his message, to send Gromyko
to meet with Rusk and British
Foreign Secretary Lord Home.
The Soviet chief also used the
note to denounce Kennedy’s de
cision last week to resume nuclear
weapons testing in the atmo
sphere in late April. He charac
terized as atomic blackmail the
President’s offer to cancel the
[test series if Russia would agree
I to a test-ban treaty with an inter
1 national inspection system ac
ceptable to the West.
The President, obviously refer
ring to such points as those, sail
there were many comments ii
Khrushchev’s letter with whicl
the United States “cannot agree.'
But he said he did not want t<
engage in a propaganda exchange
with Khrushchev, and declared:
“Let us, instead, join in giving
our close personal support anc
direction to the work of our re
presentatives at Geneva, and le
us join in working for their sue
cess.”
WOULD PROVIDE LOANS
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
JUNEAU UP! — A bill whicl
would set up a fund from monie
received from state mineral land
leases to provide for loans t
needy college students was intre
; duced in the House by Rep. Wn
| Sanders.
The special fund would b
made up of 52 Vi % of the miner*
5 lands leasing money returned t
5 the State.
f The loans would be made 1
graduates of Alaska high school
f upon recommendation by th
Commissioner of Education. The
would not exceed $1,500 per sti
dent per year, nor a total pt
' student of more than $6,000.
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Road Hearings
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In answer to another question,
Wilson said the Highways Division
was hampered somewhat by Per
sonnel Division policies which
were “idealistic instead of real
istic.”
“It resulted in confusion and
it caused some highways people
to leave. The Personnel Division
placed qualifications too high and
salaries too low. The Highways
Division is still short 146 people
in engineering and the sub
professional staff.”
Wilson told Sen. John Coghill
that rentals charged by the Equip
ment Division during fiscal 1961
were found to be too low to pro
vide an adequate reserve for
equipment replacement.
“As a result,” Wilson said,
“when we went to purchase new
equipment, we found we did not
have $800,000 we had planned on
having.”
He said the rentals have been
boosted.
Coghill also asked Nichols who
had authorized five highway
maintenance districts when the
legislature, in I960, had specified
that only three districts were to
be established. Nichols said he
did not know.
Sen. Howard Bradshaw asked
Wilson:
“Do you deny there is a need for
a $4 million supplemental appro
priation ”
“Deny is a pretty strong word,”
Wilson replied. “Based on my
computations on available data,
we only need $2,246,893.”
Economist to Help Fairbanks
Plan Area Redevelopment Projed
WASHINGTON UPt — The Area
Redevelopment Administration is
, sending an economist to Fair
’ banks to help in planning ar
economic development progranr
for the city.
The agency advised Alasks
i members of Congress today tha
\ H. P. Gazaway, marketing econ
, omist for the Agriculture Dept.
* will arrive in Fairbanks aboul
> the end of IMarch. He is expected
. to remain on the assignment about
four months. The program has
r received tentative approval from
[ the ARA.
SUPREME COURT RULES
AIRPORTS ARE LIABLE
TO SUIT FOR NOISE
WASHINGTON W — The Su
preme Court has ruled a property
owner near an airport is entitled
to compensation if the noise and
vibration from low-flying planes
make his home unlivable.
The nine justices were unani
mous in this view which may open
the way for millions of dollars in
suits involving many airports
throughout the nation.
They split 7-2, however, on the
question of who should pay the
compensation.
The majority, in an opinion de
livered by Justice Douglas, held
the compensation was due from
the operators of the airport.
Justice Black, in a dissent join
ed by Justice Frankfurter, con
tended the federal government
should pay. He argued an airport
is part of a national transporta
tion system of advantage to the
whole nation in time of peace
ana war.
The case before the high court
was a claim of Thomas Briggs for
compensation from Allegheny
County (Pa.), owner and operator
of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport.
Griggs said planes zoomed over
his house as low as 11.36 feet
above the roof, shook plaster from
ceilings and walls, and made con
versation in the house impossible.
He said occupants were unable to
sleep “even with ear plugs and
sleeping pills,” and in fear for
their lives, finally moved away.
A board of review, set up un
der Pennsylvania law, awarded
Griggs $12,690 against the county.
That was set aside, however, by
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
It ruled there had not been an
unconstitutional taking by the
county of the airspace above the
Griggs property. It suggested
Griggs press trespass suits against
owners or operators of aircraft.
Griggs appealed to the U.S. Su
preme Court, asking that the
county be held liable for compen
sation.
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