Chances Are Slim Congress Will Give
Miners a Substantial Increase for Gold
By John Kaxnps
Associated Press Special Service
WASHINGTON UP) — Some
western members of Congress are
calling for legislation to help the
ailing domestic gold mining indus
try.
But it’s doubtful miners will get
what they want—a substantial in
crease in the price the govern
ment pays for the precious yellow
metal.
Sen. Mike Mansfield, Senate ma
jority leader, said in a recent in
terview that it is unlikely that the
price, set a quarter-century ago,
would be raised.
“I’ve always felt,” he said, “that
the price of gold, which is set at
$35 an ounce under law, should be
increased to $60 or $65 per fine
ounce, in view of increased pro
duction costs.
“However,” he said, “to be real
istic, chances are slim that such
an increase could be enacted at
this time.”
In Mansfield’s opinion, some
good legislation other than price
raising measures, may have a better
chance of getting through Congress
this session.
Several bills have been intro
duced to provide subsidies for do
mestic gold production through in
centive payments of $35 an ounce.
This would be in addition to the
government-set price ,, of $35 an
ounce.
Similar legislation was opposed
by the Kennedy administration last
year on grounds that it would dis
rupt the monetary system of the
entire free world. An administra
tion spokesman argued:
U.S. currency maintains a link
between money and gold by stand
ing ready to buy and sell gold at
a fixed price. The monetary sys
tem of the free world is hinged
to the relationship between gold
and dollars at $35 an ounce. Any
subsidy would impair that rela
tionship.
Among gold bills introduced in
the House this year are five by
Rep. Walter Baring, (D-Nev.), and
four by Rep. J. Edgar Chenoweth,
(R-Colo.). Some call for subsides.
A bill sponsored by Sen. Peter
Dominick, Colorado Republican,
would provide for an Interior De
partment study of the domestic
gold mining industry “in order to
develop information upon which
Congress may adopt remedial ac
tion to relieve . . . distressed con
ditions that exist in that industry.”
Dominick said gold mining in
parts of the west, particularly in
Colorado, “is now and always has
been a marginal industry.”
“A large part of the decline of
the industry,” he said, “has been
due to the increasing cost of ex
tracting the pure metal from the
ore, while the price of the pure
metal remained pegged and taxes
continued to rise.”
Rep. Baring said his bills would
“increase gold production in this
country, give intrinsic value to
currency and restore our defunct
domestic mining industry.”
“The gold supply in our Treas
ury,” he said, “is alarmingly low
and our national debt has reached
astronomical heights. Common
sense tells us we cannot continue
to print all the money we need
and at the same time devaluate
our whole economic stability.”
The Baring measures would:
Provide a $35 subsidy; set the
gold price at $70; create in the
United States a free market for
newly mined domestic gold; create
a gold procurement and sales
agency in the Interior Department,
and give miners a tax break
through increased depletion allow
ances.
Chenoweth’s bills call for a
subsidy and free market for do
mestic gold.
Maj. Gen. W. Cassidy Designated
Commanding Officer at Ft. Belvoir
WASHINGTON m — Maj. Gen.
W. F. Cassidy has been designated
commanding officer of Ft. Belvoir,
Va., it was announced Saturday.
Cassidy, now deputy chief of
engineers for construction, will
also serve as Commandant of the
Army Engineers School at Ft. Bel
voir. In his new command he will
succeed Maj. Gen. Lawrence Lin
coln.
Cassidy, 53, is a native of Nome,
Alaska, and a 1931 graduate of
the Military Academy.
Serve "Winter-Kissed" Artichokes
Frost has “winter-kissed” the artichokes available in your
market now, making the outer leaves a little darker and the
flavor a lot better. Nothing is less trouble to prepare or more
fun to consume than this versatile vegetable, which is good
hot or cold as an hors d'oeuvre, salad, soup, entree or snack. For
a distinctive beginning to a dramatic meal, try Artichokes with
Blue Cheese Dip.
ARTICHOKES WITH ELUE CHEESE DIP
(Makes 4 servings)
4 artichokes
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 jar (5 ounces) process
blue cheese spread
1 cup sour cream
1 hard-cooked egg. sieved
1 tablespoon chopped chives
Wash artichokes, trim stems to 1 inch, pull off tough outer
leaves and snip off tips of remaining leaves. Place artichokes
in 1 inch of boiling water to which 2 tablespoons lemon juice
have been added. Sprinkle each artichoke with V4 teaspoon salt.
Cover tightly and cook 20 to 45 minutes, or until stems can
easily be pierced with a fork (depending upon the size of the
artichokes). Turn artichokes upside down to drain immediately.
Chill. Combine remaining ingredients; mix well. Serve arti
chokes with blue cheese mixture.
Musli in’
Through
Washington
By Fritz Wilii
Associated Press Special Service
WASHINGTON UP> — Alaska
would be “a fertile field” in which
to try out the domestic Peace
Corps recently proposed to Presi
dent Kennedy, says Sen. E. L.
Bartlett.
Bartlett suggested that a pilot
self-help program for Alaska na
tives be established as one of the
first projects of the domestic corps.
He made the proposal in a letter
to Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy who
heads the study group that recom
mended a domestic counterpart to
the present overseas Peace Corps.
The work started by such a
group in Alaska would be taken
up by the native Alaskans, said
Bartlett.
CAB Should Cut Red Tape
The Alaska congressional dele
gation has asked the Civil Aero
nautics Board to cut red tape and
make a speedy decision on the pro
posed transfer of the Juneau
Fairbanks air route from Pan
American Airways to Wien Alaska
Airlines.
A request for approval of the
transfer has been pending for more
than nine months, both airlines
support it and a hearing on the
matter took only one day.
CAB examiner Wm. Madden
recommended earlier this month
that the transfer be approved and
the normal procedure now calls for
the filing of various papers through
Feb. 12.
The state delegation and .two
airlines want the board to waive
the filing of briefs and oral argu
ments in the case in order to get
action soon.
Airline attorneys told the board
in a letter that the public has been
deprived this winter of improved
service which Wien could have
provided and that the carriers are
now unable to make plans for pro
moting travel during the coming
summer.
Another Try for Trainship
Another try is being made to
allow the foreign-built “City of
New Orleans” to be registered un
der the U.S. flag and operate be
tween Washington and Alaska.
Bills to waive a law that bars
foreign-built ships from the coastal
and intercoastal trade have been
introduced by Sen. E. L. Bartlett
and Rep. Thomas Pelly, (R-Wn.).
Similar bills were introduced at
the last session of Congress but
neither the Senate nor House acted
on them and they died with the
session.
The ship was built in Japan in
1959 and is under Liberian registry.
It is capable of carrying 56 railroad
cars and cruising at 18 knots.
NOTICE
Sales Tax Returns for the quar
ter ending December 31, 1962, must
be in the City Clerk's Office by
Wednesday, January 30, 1963.
Robert F. Scott,
City Clerk
Pub: Jan. 25, 28, 30, 1963.
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LONGSHOREMEN END STRIKE
NEW YORK W — Longshore- '
men wound up a 34-day strike and \
returned to work along the Atlantic
and Gulf Coasts Saturday, except
in some ports where local issues
caused delays.
They were being paid time and
a half overtime for working on a
Saturday.
More than 16,000 reported on
the job on the New York water
front to work 127 ships at 74 piers.
The dock workers in Mobile,
Ala., declined to return until em
ployers agree to a “rain clause,”
whereby they would be paid a set
amount when rain forces a halt in
work.
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Fairbanks Land Office
P.O. Box 1150
Fairbanks, Alaska
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Notice is hereby given that William
Herbert Cameron of Nome, Alaska, to
gether with his witnesses VL A. Gla
vinovich and C. S. Glavinovich, both of
Nome, Alaska, has filed Application to
Purchase for his Homesite Settlement
Claim. Fairbanks Serial Number 09181
for lands described as:
Lot 1, U.S. Survey No. 3846, Alaska,
situated along the right bank of the
Nome River approximately 7,000 feet
upstream from the * confluence of
Dexter Creek and Nome River con
taining 4.90 acres.
During the period of publication or
within 30 days thereafter any person,
corporation, or association having or as
serting any adverse interest in or claim
to the tract of land or any part thereof
may file in the Fairbanks Land Office,
under oath an adverse claim setting forth
and nature and extent thereof; and such
adverse claimant shall, within 60 days
after the filing of such adverse claim,
begin action to quiet title in a court of
competent jurisdiction in Alaska and
thereafter patent shall be issued in con
formity with the final decree of the
court.
Robert F. Hilton,
Chief, Lands Section
Pub: Jan. 14, 21, 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18,
25, March 4, 11.
Jack Asher Elected
Secretary of the State
Demo Central Committee
JUNEAU UP) — Jack O’Hair
Asher of Juneau, District Attorney
for the First Judicial District, was
elected secretary of the State Dc -
mocratic Central Committee Sa4
urday.
Frank Peratrovich, State Cen
tral Committee Chairman, also an
nounced the election Mrs. Alice
Harrigan of Sitka as National De
mocratic Committeewoman.
Mrs. Harrigan replaces Mrs.
Helen Fischer of Anchorage, wh >
resigned to accept a federal po
sition.
Peratrovich said the Central
Committee affirmed the South
central Divisional Central Commit
tee’s action in suspending Frank
Mullen as precinct chairman at
Soldotna for what was termed
“violation of his party responsi
bilities.”
FBI Arrests Fairbanks Man
LOS ANGELES UP) — The FB!
arrested a Fairbanks man Friday
on charges of unlawful flight to
avoid prosecution for larceny by
check.
Donald Eugene Logan, 29, was
arrested in a bar in nearby Long
Beach, Calif., where he was a
cook.
Maximum penalty for unlawful
flight is $5,000 or 5 years in pri
son, or both.
NOME SANITARY
SERVICE
Dial 2671
P.O. Box 460
WINTER SCHEDULE
FAIRBANKS — NOME — KOTZEBUE
Flight 311/312
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Lv. Fairbanks *8:00 a.m. Ar. Nome 9:05 a.m.
Lv. Nome 10:00 a.m. Ar. Kotezbue 10:50 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 11:20 a.m. Ar. Fairbanks *2:10 p.m.
Flight 309/310
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Lv. Fairbanks *8:00 a.m. Ar. Kotzebue 8:40 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 9:20 a.m. Ar. Nome 10:05 a.m.
Lv. Nome 1:05 p.m. Ar. Fairbanks *4:10 p.m.
In order lo maintain a scheduled airline and conform to our
departure times it is imperative that passengers check in at the
terminal one hour before departure time:
On Monday. Wednesday and Friday, check-in time is 12 noon.
On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, check-in time is 9:00 aun.
NOME — N.E. CAPE
Flight 501/502
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Lv. Nome 10:50 a.m. Ar. Nome 12:20 p.m.
Lv. N.E. Cape 11:50 p.m. Ar. N.E. Cape 11:20 a.m.
NOME — GAMBELL
Flight 509/510
Monday and Friday
Lv. Nome 9:00 a.m. Ar. Gambell 10:20 a.m.
Lv! Gambell 11:00 a.m. Ar! Nome 12:20 p.m.
* Alaska Standard Time. All other times Bering Standard
iirsi m Alaska ”