THE
64th Year No. 2
NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1963
Per Copy I 5C
Home Arts Club Holds Question and
Answer Period on Water and Sewage
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Sens. Pearse Walsh and Lester
Bronson attended the monthly
meeting of the Home Arts Club last
evening to discuss with the mem
bers important legislation which
will be coming before the state
legislature this session which is
of importance to the people of th:s
area. Sen. Walsh explained in de
tail the status of the first State
Vocational School which will be
under construction here this sum
mer and the funds now being
asked by our legislators for the
supporting dormitories.
Sen. Bronson spoke in detail on
road construction and explained
the difference between roads re
quiring federal aid and pioneer
access roads as well as making a
survey of airport needs.
Mayor Don Hoover addressed
the group on the sewer and water
project which goes before the
people of the community Jan. 22.
Among the questions asked and
answered by the mayor during
the evening, the following were of
most general interest:
Q—If the water and sewer mains
are across the street from a prop
erty owner’s home what will it
cost to cross the street with the
proper lines?
A—The water and sewage lines
are brought in by the city to the
property line and the user only
pays for the work required from
the property line into the home or
business.
Q—Will property owners be as
sessed for the placing of the water
and sewage lines in front of their
property?
A—No, the taxpayers share has
already been paid by the increase
in taxes last year and the system
will be paid for by the users over
a 20 or more years period.
Q—About what will it cost the
average home for water and sew
age?
A—According to a survey made
last summer of users, it should
average $20 per month for the
average home.
Q—Will this mean the stopping
of garbage collectors?
A—No, there will always be the
American Patrol
Captures Fleeing
Viet Cong Unit
TAN HIEP, South Viet Nam UP>
—A U.S. Army colonel from Texas
scraped together 60 American sol
diers, including cooks, and turned
them into a battle patrol that
trapped a unit of Communist guer
rillas fleeing into the Mekong
River Delta jungles today.
The Americans, military ad
visers to South Viet Nam’s gov
ernment forces, captured 17 Com
munist prisoners. Col. John Paul
Vann of El Paso said his men
didn’t fire a shot.
Vann said he put the unit to
gether to protect an American
major with Vietnamese troops. The
Vietnamese were trying to cut off
fleeing Communist Viet Cong who
attacked in force from nearby Ap
Bac Wednesday, killing three
Americans and wounding 10 others.
“I’m not trying to fight these
people’s war for them,” Vann said.
“Our sole reason was to protect
that major.”
The Americans carried automatic
weapons but were under orders
from Vann not to fire unless the
Communists opened up.
need of garbage disposal, only
the’r work will be more pleasant
and sanitary.
Q—Since the operation of the
first unit of the sewage system
only covers part of the community,
w’ en can other sections of the
town hope to have the service?
A—As soon as practical, which
could mean the very next year as
the first section is so constructed
that hookups will not require any
change ;n the system.
Q—Will water be metered?
A—Yes.
Mayor Hoover explained that
any local group wishing to know
more about the bonding issue may
contact him and he will see that
a sneaker is provided for the group
who is qualified to answer ques
tions.
Questions may also be addressed
to the Nugget and will be answered
through the paper so that all people
may benefit, stated Mrs. Boucher,
publisher.
Mineral Output
In Alaska Ups 36
Per Cent Over ’61
JUNEAU UP) — Minerals valued
at $47,262,000 were produced in
Alaska during 1962, a 36 per cent
increase over 1961 production, the
U S. Bureau of Mines said today.
In a preliminary report on 1962
mineral production in Alaska, the
bureau said the value of crude
oil produced during the year was
$28,080,000, up 59 per cent from
1961.
Despite an increase of 40 per
cent in the value of gold produc
tion, coal retained second rank, but
gold did replace sand and gravel
and the third ranking mineral
commodity.
The bureau did not specify the
exact value of coal production, but
included coal in a $9,005,000 figure
which also encompassed copper,
gem stone, platinum-group metals,
stone unranium production.
The value of 1962 gold produc
tion was set at $5,600,000 and sand
and gravel production was valued
at $3,497,000.
Mercury production was valued
at $710,000, natural gas produc
tion at $344,000 and silver produc
tion at $26,000.
Commenting on mineral pro
duction during the year, the Bu
reau of Mines said oil and gas ex
oloration activities continued at a
high rate in various sections of
the state.
While no new discoveries were
made, the bureau said, results of
offshore drilling in Cook Inlet “led
men to speculate that a discovery
might be in the offing.”
The bureau attributed the sharp
rise in the value of gold produc
tion to higher recoveries per yard
washed, principally in the Fair
banks district dredging operations
of the U S. Smelting Refining and
Mining Co.
“The increase held little promise
for future improvement in gold
mining in the state, however,” the
bureau said.
“Much of it resulted from a par
ticularly rich section of ground
encountered during the winding-up
operations at Fairbanks.
“A spokesman (for the campany)
stated that previously announced
plans to finish dredging operations
in the Fairbanks district in the
1963 season were unchanged.”
Administration
Seeks Pay Hike for
Active Servicemen
WASHINGTON UP — The ad
ministration will ask Congress to
raise the pay of active duty service
men and reservists of 14.4 per cent.
The estimated annual cost of the
nrooosed pay increase is about
$1.75 billion. About four million
persons would get the boost.
President Kennedy has given his
approval to the plan, Secretary of
Defense Robert McNamara said
yesterday. It will be submitted to
Congress this month.
The estimated cost is large, Mc
Namara said, “but I believe it to
be fully justified.”
“Remote and isolated duty,” pay
for both officers and enlisted men
would be substituted for “sea and
foreign duty pay.” The re-enlist
ment bonus for enlisted men the
military wants to keep because of
special skills would give way to a
variable career incentive pay. The
retirement pay system would be
based on cost-of-living changes in
stead of merely on length of serv
ice.
The $1.75-billion estimate is for
an average year, a Defense De
partment spokesman said. As the
number of those in military retire
ment increases, the cost may reach
$2 billion or $2.25 billion, he said.
Tshombe Makes New
Bid for Negotiations
LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo UR
— Katangan President M o i s e
Tshombe was reported today mak
ing a new bid for negotiations as
U.N. combat forces prepared to
close in on the remnants of his re
sistance forces at Kolwezi.
But if there are no negotiations
and U.N. troops continue advanc
ing, Tshombe declared in an inter
view, “we shall fight to the end.
If Kolwezi falls, then we will fight
in the bush.”
“I hear that U.N. Secretary
General U Thant wants me to start
negotiations,” Tshombe said. “I
am disposed to do so.”
There was no indication here on
what Tshombe based his statement
that Thant wished negotiations.
The Secretary-General on Wednes
day rejected Tshombe’s condition
for talks. He said Tshombe must
now indicate by actions, not words,
willingness to cooperate in U.N.
plans for the Congos unification.
FAA Puts New Report
System Into Effect for
Any Air Flight Difficulty
WASHINGTON W — The Fed
eral Aviation Agency put into ef
fect yesterday a new system for
the prompt reporting of any diffi
culty, anywhere, with air traffic
control or air navigation equip
ment.
The system provides for special
forms to be filled out immediately
by FAA field maintenance techni
cians and forwarded to headquar
ters of the systems maintenance
service here.
The reports are so detailed and
precise that they will enable ex
perts here to trace the difficulties
to a particular part, or to a parti
cular manufacturer of parts that
are subject to frequent failure.
They will also give experts here
an over-all picture of equipment
functioning and will pinpoint any
weaknesses in the system, or in
specific equipment, that need cor
rective maintenance or improve
ment of design.
Telstar Goes Bank In<o
Action After Taking
Electronic Aspirin
NEW YORK iJPI — Telstar went
back into action today transmitting
television programs across the
Atlantic, its radiation sickness
overcome by a kind of electronic
aspirin.
The communications satellite had
been out of operation for six
weeks.
Engineers of the Bell Telephone
Laboratories diagnosed the trouble,
blamed on radiation, and found a
way to restore normal operation.
In essence, one translator in
Telstar’s command decoder was
running electrical fever, refusing
io act on command.
The remedy was a trick code
which cut off the electrical fever,
not unlike an aspirin.
For 11 minutes today, Telstar
transmitted a television descrip
tion of its ailments and remedy
from a panel of engineers in New
York. Then French and British
stations transmitted their congratu
lations via the satellite.
“The pictures seem as good as
ever they were,” said A. H. Mum
ford, of the British post office. “It
is a wonderful achievement, in
some respects almost more won
derful than the original launching.
We look forward to continued suc
I cess.”
Nehru Terms Red
Chinese as Untrustworthy
NEW DELHI, India — The
Communist Chinese are arrogant
and untrustworthy, Prime Minister
Nehru says in a magazine article
circulating here today.
The article, in the Bombay mag
azine, illustrated weekly of India,
was in the form of an interview
with the editor, A. Raman.
Nehru says:
“The Chinese, under their pre
sent leadership, are most arrogant
and will utilize every opportunity
to demonstrate their military
might and expose our weakness.
“I am certain about one thing—
they cannot be trusted.”
Raman asked if Western arms aid
had not reduced the Indian policy
of non-alignment “to mockery.”
Nehru replied: “Non-alignment
must continue. If it goes, every
thing goes.”
No Sign Found
Of Missing Trio
Off King Island
A search started yesterday for
three King Island men who were
reported missing from King Island
on a hunting trip out on the Bering
Sea and became separated from
the rest of the party.
The Alaskan Air Command at
Anchorage sent a C-54 and a C-123
which were out during the daylight
hours yesterday with a helicopter
standing by here to pick up the
missing men, should they be spot
I ted by the planes.
The three men adrift, include
Frank Kayvanuk, 55, who is single
but who has raised an adopted
niece, who is living at King Island
this winter with him and Igna
tius Annayac, who is 42 and has
a wife and adopted child on the
island for the winter. John An
gusuc, 38, is the third man who
is single and is a brother to Annie
Pulluk, who resides here.
They were last seen on Monday
floating south of the island on ice
which broke away from the main
pack attached to King Island.
I Jaycees to Stage
I j cy
[Jr. Miss Pageant
Tomorrow Night
The Jaycees have announced
that t'-e Junior Miss Pageant will
be held tomorrow evening at the
small auditorium of the school.
The America’s Junior Miss
Pageant grew out of the famous
Azalea Trail Court in Mobile, Ala.
The court originally honored only
high school senior girls from
Moblie, enlarging later to add re
presentatives of other southern
communities. Enthusiastic response
to recognition of this age group
led to the development of the
pageant as it now operates.
Organizations of the Jaycees
throughout the 50 states hold state
pageants and select a Junior Miss
high school senior, who is a guest
in Mobile, Ala., for a week-long
pageant in March, hosted by the
Mobile Jaycees. All the pageants—
local, state and national—stress
the value of education by offer
ing college scholarships as the
major awards.
Last year Nome held the state
contest, this year it is holding a
local contest with the winner to
go to Anchorage for the state con
test.
Nome High School seniors com
peting this year are:
Jo Chamber, daughter of Mrs.
Thomas Johnson; Marilyn Schmidt,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Orval
Schmidt; Barbara Mclver, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Mclver;
Jeanette Amundsen, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. Roald Amundsen;
and Sally Walker, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Walker.
At the Pageant, in addition to
the talent show, the Jaycees are
presenting an original skit written
by Jim Blanning and Paul Green
is presenting the Northern Light
Dancers.
Pageant Chairman is Jess May
nard, stated the President of the
Jaycees, George Bell.
Barrow Morgan is assisting Jim
Blanning with the skit and staging
is under the direction of Ron Eng
strom. Lighting and sound is in
the hands of Bill Caldwell and
Pete Hahn.
Judges for the selection of the
Nome Queen are Frank Couch,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, Morva Hoover, president of
the Home Arts Club and Ernie
Hansen of KICY.
They will meet with the girls
on Saturday noon for an interview
and luncheon. The girls will an
nounce and demonstrate their
talents at the Pageant at which
time the winner will be selected.
The Nome Junior Miss will be
crowned by Mrs. Emily Boucher,
a representative of the Pioneer
Women of Alaska.
Dancing will follow the Pageant.
To maintain the Pageant’s high
standards, national sponsors were
carefully selected. Their integrity
and abiding interest in the whole
some development of the youth of
America were prerequisites. The
two national sponsors from the
start of the Pageant have been the
Coca-Cola Co. and Bobbie Brooks,
Inc.
Two former Nome girls who
were state selections were Diane
Lee and Lorena Nershak.
THE WEATHER
Continued fair with NE winds
20 mph. Little change in tempera
ture. In the last 24 hours: High
of 5, low of -10. Max. wind 38
mph from the north. Sunrise at
9:56 a.m., sunset at 2:18 p.m.
Temps as year ago today: High of
-3, low of -20.