OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
64th Year No. 136
NOML, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVHMBLR 15, 1965
Per Copy 15c
School Board Hears Cheerleader,
Considers New NHS Building
Alice Arnold, acting as spokes
man for the Cheerleaders, met
with the Nome School Board on
Tuesday and appealed for funds
so that cheerleaders might attend
games away from Nome. She de
scribed various fund-raising pro
jects, organized by the cheerlead
ers, but which were inadequate for
the funds needed to travel with
the team. There followed a dis
cussion on the use of money from
the Athletic Fund. Mr. Craft,
school board member, suggested
the utilization of gate receipts for
supplementing cheerleaders’ funds
raised by the cheerleaders, and
stated that the school board could
not approve funds for cheerleader
travel from the General Fund.
Mr. Vic Charles, School Super
intendent, suggested that a board
committee or the school board be
gin a study of the feasibility of a
Kenai Airport Will
Revert to City
JUNEAU LP — The General Ser
vices Administration has com
pleted arrangements for the trans
fer of the Kenai Airport to the
City of Kenai, Sen. Ernest Gruen
ing said today.
The airport, formerly operated
by the Federal Aviation Agency,
will continue to be operated as a
public airport by the city, Gruen
ing said in a wire to the Asso
ciated Press from Washington.
The GSA advised Gruening that
the transfer will involve some
1,698 acres of land, a 7,000x150
foot runway, a parking area, field
lighting system and rotating bea
con light.
LIGHTS OUT . . .
A broken high pressure fuel
line on the main generating plant
caused a 15-minute blackout Wed
nesday night, according to John
Slagle, power utilities manager.
Chief of Police Bob Oliver re
ports that slippery sidewalks have
claimed their first victim of the
winter. Annie Kunayak, age 15,
slipped and injured her leg in
front of the bank on Wednesday
morning, according to the chief.
Weather Report
Continued fair today, tonight
and tomorrow. Low tonight —5.
High tomorrow 19.
Nome data last 24 hours as of 7
a.m. today: Temperatures: highest
12, lowest —4. Maximum wind 14
miles an hour from the North
Northeast. Sunrise at 8:34 a.m.,
sunset at 2:58 p.m.
Comparative Data — Tempera
tures year ago today: High 31, low
25. Extremes on this date since
1907: Highest 39 in 1907, lowest
•—17 in 1956.
new high school building. Mrs.
Wilke, Board Treasurer, suggested
a 4 or 5 year plan which might be
put into operation for the financing
of the proposed new high school.
Mr. Craft made a rough estimation
of the probable cost of bonds, and
asked that the bond payments for
the elementary school be pro
jected through final payment and
that the Tobacco Tax be projected
for the same amount of time, in
order that the board could have
a more clear financial picture.
FBI Grabs Former
National Guard Sergeant
KETCHIKAN OP) — A former
National Guard sergeant has been
arrested at Ketchikan on charges
of theft of government property.
25-year-old Herbert David Kin
dred was arrested by the FBI at
Ketchik.m and accused of taking
Army clothing and equipment
while serving with the National
Guard. ,
Kindred was jailed at Ketchikan
awaiting court action.
More Than 300 Attend
Nome School Open House
The Openhouse of the Nome j
Public Schools was well attended
by parents and citizens last even- ;
ing. All faculty and staff members
were on hand to meet visitors and
answer questions about the work
and program of the schools.
Student guides assisted adults
in finding the various rooms and
departments, and every room had
exhibits of student work. Refresh
ments in the Multipurpose Room j
were served in a gallery type sur
rounding. Pictures of early day
Nome school scenes, papers, re
ports, and other historic displays
were on tables for viewers.
Stephen McPhetres, Music Di
rector and Chairman of the fac
ulty Special Events Committee,
was the person responsible for this
year’s observance of American
Education Week.
^.ivers-Ghemm Offer Low
Bid for Tok Cutoff Work
!
JUNEAU (jP) — Rivers Construe- j
tion Co. and the Ghemm Co., An- ;
chorage, submitted an apparent
low joint bid of $1,608,797 today
for grading, drainage and bitumi
nous surfacing work on the Tok
Cutoff.
The work will be done between j
Mile 24.4 and Mile 30.1 of the
route. The job will also include
utiities relocation.
Robert Sharp, Deputy Commis
sioner of Highways, said the state
estimate on the work was $1,881,
327
Highway Dept.
Sliakeup Follows
Road Inquiry
ANCHORAGE dP>—Two Anchor
age District State Highway engin
eers have been fired in the wake
of department investigations into
the Sunshine-Susitna road con
struction project.
A third engineer has been trans
ferred to Juneau.
Roy Jenkins, highway engineer
in charge of the Anchorage Dis
trict, said the transfer of Warren
Wild to the Highway Department’s
Juneau office was not the result
of recent reports that Sunshine
Susitna road failed to meet con
struction specifications.
Wild is district construction en
gineer. His reassignment, as assist
ant state road design engineer, is
effective Monday.
Fired, effective today, were Law
rence Byrd, project engineer in the
Palmer office, and Don Meldon,
resident engineer in Talkeetna.
The Sunshine-Susitna road is a
five-mile stretch of the new An
chorage to Fairbanks Highway. It
is located about 12 miles south of
Talkeetna.
Jenkins said information un
covered in the department’s inves
tigation led to dismissal of the
two men.
Jenkins told newsmen Meldon
and Byrd were fired because “they
had not been doing their jobs.”
Jenkins said Wild’s transfer was
requested by the Juneau office.
40 Questioned
JUNEAU Uf> — Juneau Police
Chief Pat Wellington said today
his staff and State Police are com
pleting a five-week morals inves
tigation in whch some 40 persons
have been questoned here and in
Anchorage.
Capt. William Trafton. State
Police Commander for Southeast
Alaska, said a “half dozen" state
employes have been interrogated
during the investigation.
Trafton said Wellington has
questioned “at least one” state em
ploye in Anchorage.
The investigation dealt with ho
mosexual activities.
Under an agreement between
Juneau police and State Police.
Wellington’s staff interrogated
only those not connected with state
government, with the exception of
the questioning done by Welling
ton in Anchorage, Trafton said.
Gov. William A. Egan was high
ly critical of a report that most of
those persons questioned during
the course of the investigation
were state employes.
“Actually,” the Governor said,
“only a very small percentage of
the persons questioned had any
connections with state govern
ment.”
Council Calls for Dec. 6 Vote to Clear
Trail for Sewer-Water Bonds Issue
THE NOME COMMON COUNCIL met last night and passed
Ordinance No. 426 which calls for an election on December 6.
Thus a proposition will again be put before the voters calling for
municipal indebtedness of $475,000 through the issuance and sale
of revenue bonds at an interest rate not to exceed 6 per cent . . . for
the purpose of constructing a
water and sewer system.
The voters have once before bal
loted on this same issue. This time,
however, while the voters are bal
loting on practically the identical
issue, it will be in the form of twro
propositions rather than one.
Proposition No. 1 will call for the
issuance of $75,000 in revenue
bonds at a rate not to exceed 6
per cent, for a maximum term of
30 years’ indebtedness, for a SAN
ITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
Proposition No. 2 will call for
the issuance of $400,000 in rev
enue bonds at a rate not to exceed ,
G per cent, for a maximum term
of 30 years’ indebtedness, for a
WATER SUPPLY .AND DISTRI
BUTION SYSTEM.
Thus the voters will be ballot
ing December G on the same issue
as they overwhelmingly gave the
nod to on January 22 of this year
. . . except that it will be divided
as to water and sewer rather
than combined into one proposi
tion. The city has found this to
be necessary in orcU r to market
the bonds due to decisions of at
torneys for two bonding compan
ies which stipulate that the ’prop- !
ositions be treated separately, and I
be approved of by a majority of the
qualified voters.
An inspector and judge, two
judges and two clerks were named
by the Mayor for each of the two
city precincts. Ordinance No. 426,
calling for the election, will be
posted at the City Clerk's office,
the office of the Magistrate, and in
TO THE PEOPLE OF NOME:
According to legal opinions of
the Bonding Company attorneys,
they feel that it is necessary to
hold another election on Sewer
and Water Revenue Bonds. They
feel it is necessary to vote on
separate issues, sewer as a sep
arate item and water as a sep
arate item on the ballot. By so
doing, this w;ll make it easier to
sell the bonds.
I would like to encourage the
people of Nome to vote in favor
of both issues as they appear on
the ballot Dec. 8. Progress of
Nome's Sewer and Water Pro
jet has been all too slow.
Now by voting "Yes" on both
issues I am sure that the project
will finally become a reality,
and by so doing Nome will be a
better place in which to ive.
Mayor of the City of Nome
ROSCOE J. WILKE
the Post Office.
In other business to come be
fore the Council, the Light and
Power Utilities board advised that
they approve of a Utility bond
transfer which will save the city
several thousands of dollars in in
terest charges. The firm of Mar
shall and Meyer, holding $600,
' 000 in revenue bonds used to fi
! nance the new power plant and
i system, have elected to purchase
; the $145,000 in revenue bonds pre
viously sold on the old plant. This
move will reduce the interest rate
about 1 per cent, thereby cutting
. the expense to the city by some
| $12,000.
U.S. Marsha] Here
George A. Bayer, U.S. Marshal
for Alaska, arrived Thursday from
his Anchorage headquarters to
handle accumulated Federal and
Civil matters in this area.
Criminal Informations have been
filed with the Deputy Clerk of the
U.S. District Court, Airs. Grace
Herman, charging five St. Law
rence Island individuals with a
Federal Misdemeanor, according to
Bayer. Criminal Summons will be
served on these defendants, re
quiring their appearance before
the next Nome Session of the Dis
trict Court.
A Criminal Complaint was filed
with United States Commissioner,
Alaurice Kelliher. charging a juven
ile with a felony offense. The ju
venile will be taken before the
U.S. District Court in Anchorage
for further action under the Fed
eral Juvenile Delinquency Act,
stated the marshal.
Marshal Bayer expects to be in
the Nome area for three or four
days.
FLOODED STOVE PLUS DIRTY
STACK EQUALS FIRE
A fire call at 5:40 Thursday
morning sent police officer Minix
to the residence of Perry Kagoona
on Kings Way. The fire, a result
of a flooded stove and dirty stack,
was quickly extinguished by Minix
and was under control upon ar
rival of the Fire Department.