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Ed Jocius, Foreman
Entered at second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome. Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
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An Obligation
(From The Examiner, San Francisco, August 12, 1900)
"The treatened water famine for domestic use, Mr. C. F.
Humphrey, attorney, reports, has been practically averted, as the
Nome Water Company’s plan is in operation.
"There are two public faucets on Front Street,” said he, and
"round them all day long men may be seen waiting their turn
to get a drink. The water is good and comes from Moonlight Lake
in a wooden pipe, iron bound, laid about four feet beneath the
surface of the ground. The ditch in which the pipe is laid has to
be dug in the frozen ground, and the dirt taken out w'as 40 per
cent ice. There is a six-inch hydrant also on Front Street and
C. D. Lane has a well on the same street 30 feet deep. The trouble
with the latter is the risk of contamination by seepage, for the
sanitary conditions are awful. Any man can keep clean, for there
are public washing places — three tickets for twenty-five cents.”
We haven’t progressed very far in 63 years. As a matter of fact
we probably have a worse sewage problem. Consider this — Our
sewer and water project is not off the ground yet. You are no
better off tomorrow than today, and no water will run from a
faucet — that isn’t there. We must replace retiring officials with
those who will have the same sort of energy and dedication as
the men who have brought the project this far.
Nome citizens are obligated to see that efficient, knowledge
able and hard working candidates are voted into our city govern
ment. If we find ourselves short of candidates of this calibre, then
we are duty bound to draft, write-in or throw some worthy’s hat
in for him. It is not beyond reason that you — Mr. or Mrs.
Reluctant Nomeite — should run if departure of a present city
official from his office will leave that office in a state of emptiness
or in the hands of an unqualified candidate.
Turnabout — Fair Play?
A million years ago, give or take a few milletiia,
A bit of fish, some silt, a vegetable or two,
All settled to the ocean floor. The ages passed. Rocks tumbled
To the sea and pressed upon the vegetables and fish.
And out of this primordial turmoil
There came not bouillabaisse but oil
Man appeared. He drilled and finally mitde a strike.
He piped oil to refineries and made it serve
For gasoline and grease, for sundry products gay,
Including plastics of all shapes and forms and hues.
And out of this miraculous display
Came plastic worms. Is this fair play?
New Shell (lusher
In Cook Inlet
ANCHORAGE UP — A major oil
strike in Cook Inlet was announced
yesterday by the Shell Oil Co.
It is the first proven oil dis
covery in Cook Inlet waters —
news that Alaska and the oil in
dustry have been waiting for since
offshore drilling began in 1962.
Oil flowed at a rate of more
than 600 barrels a day from a pro
ductive interval of 550 feet in the
middle ground shoal State No. 1.
according to a Shell Oil statement
from Los Angeles.
The oil is 35.5 gravity, nearly
identical to the Swranson River
crude from the Kenai Peninsula
field, and came from portions of
the interval from 7,480 to 8,177
feet.
Kosoe Ben, Director or tne Alas
ka Division of Lands, hailed the
new Cook Inlet discovery as “oi
real significance to Alaska. An\
new field should be regarded at
welcome news by the state.”
Bell said Thomas R. Marshall
petroleum geologist for the state
has been aboard the oil rig foi
several days watching as produc
tion tests for commercial produc
tions were being made.
“But Marshall is not back yei
and we have no official word frorr
him on this,” Bell said. “Of courst
the first word on the well carm
about a month and a half ago wher
the company applied for a discov
ery certifiation from the state. W(
have been anticipating this fina
result since that time.”
Drilling on the well, about 6(
miles southwest of Anchorage anc
22 miles west of the Swanson Riv
er field, began June 14 from th<
drilling vessel Cuss II.
The well is a joint venture o:
Shell, as operator, and Richfielc
Oil Corp. and Standard Oil of Cali
fornia.
S. F. Bowlby. vice president o
Shell’s Pacific Coast exploratior
and production area, said furthei
drilling and development in th<
area will be suspended until nex
spring.
The Cuss II will be moved fron
the middle ground shoal to fil
other drilling commitments, Bowl
by said.
Shell earlier announced it wouk
begin drilling the north Cook In
let No. 1 well in an area severa
miles north and east of the shoa
area.
‘‘Drilling conditions were “th
most difficult in the world,” Bowl
by said in the announcement fron
Shell. He said the well is located ii
125 feet of water and the area ha
30-foot tides and a six-to-eighl
knot currents.
JUNEAU liP) — The Division c
Insurance said today it had re
voked the insurance agent’s licens
of Otto Thiele, Anchorage, effec
tive Sept. 7.
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Guertin Tallys Balance
In General Fund
JUNEAU UP — Alaska's basic
general fund, after all reserves
had been considered, had an avail
able balance of $17,803,553 on June
30, the 1st day of fiscal 1963, Com
missioner Floyd Guertin of the
Department of Administration said
Thursday.
The general fund balance on the
last day of the previous fiscal year
was $23,476,686, Guertin said in
an annual financial report to Gov.
William A. Egan and the Legisla
tive Audit Committee.
Guertin said the $17.8 million
figure did not include accounts re
ceivable at the close of business
on last June 30, which was listed
as $19,183,715.
This inluded $14,366,744, ad
vanced by the state under the fed
eral Aid Highway Program, which
will be reimbursed, and some 65
million in accounts receivable un
der other federal aid programs,
such as federal aid to airports and
the Public Law 874 School Pro
gram.
Guertin said the June 30, 1963,
avaialable general fund balance
compares with $3,292,920 on June
30, 1957; $4,311,436 on June 30,
1958; $4,211,090 on June 30, 1959;
$10,804,709 on June 30, 1960; and
$9,761,536 on June 30, 1961.
The report showed that total
state receipts during fiscal 1963
were $165,529,976, compared with
estimated revenues of $162,039,642.
Seasonal Drop-Off
On Marine Highway
JUNEAU UP — Traffic on the
Southeast Marine Highway system
dropped sharply, as expected, dur
ing the first two weeks of this
month, with tourism easing off,
the Division of Marine Transpor
1 tation said yesterday.
The three vessels operated on
, the system carried only 4,938 pas
sengers and 1,127 vehicles during
the first two weeks of September,
! compared with 10,039 passengers
and 1,926 vehicles during the last
' | two weeks in August.
Total traffic carried by the sys
‘ tern since operations started on
Feb. 1 through Sept. 15, was 71,
520 passengers and 13,198 vehicles,
j ! Both figures eclipsed traffic es
timates for the system in the fourth
j j year of operation, which were 46,
! 420 passengers and 13,156 vehicles.
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PHOENIX. Ariz. <iP> — Miss For
est Products of 1963 will be se
lected next Tuesday in Phoenix by
the following judges:
Edd E. Forester, David Wood
man, Bob Trimmer, Bill Cutter,
Clarence L. Carpenter Jr. and
Jerry Sawyer.
Six models are competing for
the honor.
NOTICE
Declaration of Candidacy forma
for the Cily Election can be ob
tained at the City Clerk's Office.
All candidates must be at least 25
years of age for all offices.
A resident of Alaska 2 years
and Nome 1 year for Mayor. Coun
cil, School Board; a resident of
Alaska 2 years and Nome 2 years
for Utility Board; a resident of
Alaska 5 years and Nome 3 years
for City Clerk.
Deadline for filing is 5 o'clock
P.M. Monday, September 23, 1963.
Filing Fee is $10.00.
ROBERT F. SCOTT.
Cily Clerk.
Publish: Sept. 16, 18, 20, 1963
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