Invitations Extended
To Alaskan Artists
To Display Their Skills
An open invitation has been ex- j
tended to all Alaskans to parti
cipate in the 10th Annual Alaskan
Arts and Crafts exhibition which
will be held March 15-17 in Ju
neau.
Mrs. Joseph Nicholson, president
of Alaska Arts and Crafts, Inc.,
urges all out-of-town exhibitors to
submit their entries early. The ex
hibit is open to all artists and
craftsmen in Alaska; however,
work previously shown in an
Alaskan Arts and Crifts, Inc., show,
classroom projects, work done
under instruction, copies and “kit
work” will not be eligible.
Out-of-town exhibitors may se
cure entty blanks at the Nugget.
Entry blanks must accompany
work to be exhibited along with a
$1.00 membership fee.
All work submitted must be
clearly labeled with artist’s name
and mailing address. Out-of-town
exhibitors should send items to
Mrs. E. L. Keithahn, Mrs. Nichol
son said.
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Oldtimer Recalls 600-Mile
Hike In Alaska In 1897
MINNEAPOLIS — People are
foolish to walk long distances to
day when they don’t have to, says
a man who passed his physical
fitness test in 1897.
George Kemme, 90, has license
to comment on the hiking craze.
He walked 600 miles from Dawson
to Dyea, near Skagway, while in
Alaska for the goldrush.
Necessity was the only reason
he made the hike. Facing a winter
of food shortages in the prospect
ing town of Dawson, Kemme hiked
on the frozen Yukon River to
Dyea. “I didn’t have the money
to buy a sled and dog teams, but
I did have good legs and good
feet,” he said.
The trip took 38 days and when
Kemme started out his pack weigh
ed 100 pounds. In old newspaper
clipping Kemme is called “the first
man ever to walk out of Dawson.”
He lived on boiled rice and ba
con and encountered temperatures
from 40 to 60 below. One of the
biggest problems was finding paths
among the 25-foot high ice masses
which had formed on the river.
Kemme made two later hikes in
his years a chief engineer on Yu
kon River passenger and mail
boats. One was 500 miles and the
other 350.
Norway hasn’t had a case of
rabies in man or animal since 1803.
No case has ever been recorded
in New Zealand.
Hearing Scheduled On
Measure Which Would
Ban the Trading Stamp
JUNEAU (jP — Chairman John
Longworth of the House State Af
fairs Committee Saturday sched
uled a public hearing on a meas
ure which would ban trading
stamps in Alaska.
The bill was approved by the
Senate earlier last week, 16-3.
i Longworth said the hearing would
probably be held Wednesday after
noon.
In committee discussion of the
bill, Rep. Homer Mosely, (D-Anch.),
said: “I can see nothing but an in
crease in consumer prices result
ing from trading stamp opera
tions.”
Longworth introduced material
which indicated that the purchase
and handling of trading stamps
cost retail stores 3 to 4 per cent
of their gross sales.
Moseley said studies have been
shown that trading stamps are
often to blame, at least in part, for
businesses going broke.
Rep. John Holm, (R-Fbks.), told
the committee he was opposed to
the bill in question because “it
is a restriction on business.”
Holm noted that arguments in
favor of the bill indicated the cost
of the stamp program was passed
along to the consumer, but he
added:
“While the cost of living is of
great interest to all Alaskans, I
don’t think it is the role of gov
ernment to try to control the cost
of living by law.”
Quiet As a Mouse . . .
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. Ub —
Lydia Nichoals was beginning to
believe one could live only as
cheaply as two.
Her grocery bill was almost as
high as it had been before she
and her husband separated last
December. And food was missing
from her refrigerator.
Mrs. Nicholas, 34, told police she
thinks she found the answer Tues
day night.
Her husband, Dale, 32, appeared
out of nowhere, started a fight,
tied her up and gagged her, she
said.
As he left, he told her he’d call
police to untie her.
A little later they found loaves
of bread, cans of food and other
evidence Nicholas had been living
in the attic.
“I never suspected it,” Mrs.
Nicholas said. “He was quiet as a
mouse.”
Mrs. Nicholas swore out a bat
tery complaint. Police are looking
for Nicholas.
Would Boost Membership of
State Board of Education to Eight
JUNEAU UP* — Sen. Lester Bron
son Saturday introduced a meas
ure which would boost the member
ship of the State Board of Educa
tion from six to eight members.
One of the new members pro
vided for in the bill, SB88, would
come from an area served by a
village or rural school and the
other would come from an area
served by a state-operated on base
school.
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Alaskan Scientist Says
AEC Misled Natives About
Proposed Harbor Blast
NEW YORK — An Alaskan
scientist charged Saturday that the
Atomic Energy Commission had
attempted to mislead Eskimos in
telling them about a plan—aband
oned last year — to blast out a
harbor with nuclear bombs in
Northwest Alaska.
Dr. William Pruitt Jr of Fair
banks said the AEC had reported
that the 1,600 mile area to be clear
ed of human habitation for “Proj
i ect Chariot” was barren and use
less.
This, he said, was “at variance
with facts.”
The AEC announced last Aug.
24 that it had shelved plans to
blast out a new harbor in the vi
cinity of Cape Thompson. The proj
ect was four years in the making
and cost about $3.9 million.
Strong opposition from the Eski
mos was the big factor. Pruitt,
speaking today at a meeting of the
National Conference for Scientific
Information on Nuclear Age Prob
lems, said he helped prepare in
formation on which the Eskimos
based their opposition.
Pruitt told newsmen that he
felt one reason Eskimos opposed
the project was that it was con
sidered a substitute for nuclear
testing, which was not being car
ried on at the time.
The AEC first announced in 1958
that it might excavate the harbor.
One aim was to provide a suitable
anchorage so mineral deposits and
fishing could be developed. Others
included the gathering of infor
mation on “nuclear cratering” and
the distribution of underground
radioactivity.
Way Down Under . . .
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand
UP) — Ten scientists and 10 US.
Navy men at Scott-Amundsen
South Pole station have had their
last physical contact with the out
side world for eight months.
The last supply flight to the
station before winter closes in was
made Sunday. The next will be
about Oct. 15.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget
Nome Directory
BERING SEA LIONS CLUB
Sven Larsen, Pres.
Tom Balone, Secty.
Meets Every Tuesday
at 7:00 p.m.
at the North Star or Polaris
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Frank Couch, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 2
Order of Eastern Star
Verna Mickelson
Worthy Matron
Bev Morgan
Secretary
Meets First and Third Mondays
Anvil Lodge
No. 140
Werner E. Bohrer, W. M.
Norvin W. Lewis, Sec.
Meets First and Third Thursdays
Of Each Month
Nome Rotary Club
* Hoy Snyder
Paesldent
Marc Beauchamp
Secretary
Wednesday
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets Last Tuesday of Every
Month at School
Frank Couch, President
Harriet Amundsen, Secretary
— VISITORS WELCOME —
Pioneer Igloo No. 1
Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays
Don Lyle, Pres.
Chas. D. Jones, Secty.