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OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
64th Year No. 116
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 196.S
Per Copy 15C
ESI) Group Discusses Problems Here
Earl Costello, Information Offi
cer for the State Department of
Labor in Juneau, reports that the
Governor’s Advisory Council for
the Employment Security Division
of the Department of Labor has
concluded their two-day meet in
Nome. These meetings, held twice
annually, serve to keep the ESD
and the Governor abreast of pos
sible administrative and legisla
tive needs, in connection with un
employment insurance and the
programs of the State Employment
Service.
The meetings in Nome were
conducted on Thursday and Fri
day, and attended by Gil John
son, Commissioner of Labor. Ju
neau; Robert James, Director of
the ESD, Juneau; Earl Costello,
Juneau; Axel Edman, Nome; James
Campbell, Ketchikan; Les Myers,
Cordova; Mrs. Lorena Showers, I
Anchorage, and Joel Weigert,
Fairbanks.
The group discussed unemploy
ment insurance tax rates and
means of making the program
more sound as relates to the col
lection of employe and employer
contributions. Also discussed was
TEACHING KINDERGARTEN
Ann Paquette, from Wooster,
Mass. That’s who she is, fellas.
Miss Paquette has journeyed to
Nome from the East to teach
kindergarten at the St. Joseph’s
Church.
Miss Pacquette is here on a vol
untary basis, receiving only her
living expenses from the church.
She will conduct a class for about
20 young folks. The St. Joseph’s
kindergarten has seen a high of
some 24 pupils in the past three
years it has functioned, and has
done a very creditable job. thanks
to people like Ann Paquette.
Classes will commence Monday
at 9:30, and will run to noon on
five days of the week all winter.
FINAL SEASONAL OPENING
FOR NOME BLM OFFICE
The final opening of the Nome
Information Office of the Bureau
of Land Managemest will be held
October 17th and 18th. it was an
nounced by Daniel A Jones, Man
ager of the Fairbanks Land Office.
The office will be opened by Peter
L. Reader, Jr., Records Manager
of the Fairbanks Land Office.
The Nome office has been
opened the second Thursday and
Friday of each month this year
since May. As this will be the
final opening, it has been delayed
one week to give residents of the
area additional time to prepare any
questions they may have.
The office is located in Room
104 of the Nome Federal Building.
The telephone number is 443
2264. Office hours are 8 a.m.
through 5 p.m.. but after hours
appointments may be made.
the coverage of certain employes
and industries not now covered
by the act.
Read during the meetings was
a progress report on the activities
under the Manpower Development
and Training Act and the train
ing provision of the Area Devel
opment Act.
The Council will meet again
sometime prior to the next session
of the Legislature and will, at that
time, evaluate points brought out
by the Commissioner of Labor
during the meetings here. Based
on findings at this next meeting,
the Council will make recommen
dations to the Legislature if a need
is indicated.
DRY RUN FOR
AMATEUR HOODS
Nome Police officers made a
swift investigation leading to ar
rest of two burglars at about 9:30
Sunday night. According to Chief
of Police Bob Oliver, Officer Mar
tin happened onto a break-in at
the Anchor Tavern and made
identification of one of two men
before they fled. Notification of
other officers resulted in arrest of
the two men within an hour. Ar
rested were Hubert Payenna and
George Eningowuk. They were
booked on charges of burglary,
not in a dwelling, according to
the Chief.
I
Nome School Children
Learn Value of Saving
More than $60 worth of ten
and 25 cent Savings Stamps were
sold in the elementary school sav
ings program, inaugurated last
Friday.
The purpose of the program
sponsored by the Treasury Depart
ment and Nome Elementary
School, is to inculcate thrift, sav
ing and investment in the youth
of our school. The stamps sold each
Friday, will be converted into an
$18.75 bond bearing 33A per cent,
when the Savings Stamps books
are filled.
The School savings program is an
important part of the nation’s Sav
ings Bonds plan which encourages
all Americans to invest for the
good of the country and them
selves.
WEATHER REPORT
Partly cloudy today and tonight
with chance of occasional snow
showers. Cloudy tomorrow. Low
tonight 29, high tomorrow 40.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: Temperatures: high
est 40, lowest 31. Maximum wind
23 miles an hour from the North.
Sunrise at 6:11 a.m., sunset at
5:34 p.m.
Comparative Data — Tempera
tures year ago today: high 37, low
25. Extremes on this date since
1907: Highest 51 in 1942, lowest
16 in 1923.
Housing Now in Trade School Picture
Senator Lester Bronson reports that there is a breakthrough on
the new vocational school housing problem. The BIA, stated the
Senator, has made available funds for engineering and designing of
the dormitories and additions which are in the planning for the
school. These funds come from a 2.9 million dollar budget alloted
to the BIA for their coming year’s operation.
Highway Department
Invites Pre-Snow Look at
Construction Sites
To enable the State to continue
awarding highway contracts dur
ing the winter months, contractors
have been invited to inspect pro
ject sites which the Department of
Highways anticipates advertising
for bids during the winter, Acting
Commissioner Robert E. Sharp said
last week. This pre-bid inspection
period will allow them to view
the job locations before snow cov
ers the area.
Sharp said the projects sched
uled for inspection by contractors
include 86.5 miles of roadway and
six bridges with an estimated con
struction cost in excess of $15 mil
lion. Not included in this tentative
list are projects that will be ad
vertised before winter, and those
that allow for a year-around in
spection.
Projects may be added or de
leted and design features shown
on the plans are subject to change,
Sharp said. On the list of projects
for the Nome District is — Nome
to Penny River, 12.2 miles of grad
ing and drainage from the north
edge of Nome to the Penny River.
29 YEARS AGO TODAY . . .
From Issue No. 8. '4 pages), pub
lished by George S. Maynard:
Hauptmann pleads not guilty in
$50,000 ransom kidnapping of
Lindbergh boy.
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Roosevelt to hold “fireside chat,”
and is expected to discuss “New
Deal.”
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Col. Clark, official with PWA,
being sent to Nome by Ickes to
view fire damage.
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Devine leading Lomen in Sena
tor race, Martin ahead as repre
sentative.
City lots being revamped, Front
Street widened.
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Federal Emergency Relief Ad
ministration states no money for
extensive cleanup of fire debris.
MRS. NERLAND RETURNS
TO TEACHING DUTIES
Mrs. Lennie May Nerland, who
has been recuperating from sum
mer surgery, returned to her du
ties in the Nome Elementary
School today. Mrs. Nerland was a
delegate this past summer to the
National Education Association
Convention in Detroit. Substituting
for Mrs. Nerland since the start
of school has been Mrs. Verna
Euwer.
HARHUT NAMED
DEMO. COIN COLLECTOR
Stan Harhut has been named oy
Sen. Bronson as the Northwest Dis
trict chairman of the “Dollars for
Demos” drive, which is set for
October 18th through November 1.
Named to the State chairman
ship at the last Central Committee
meeting, held in Anchorage, is
Fred Selkregg Jr. of Anchorage.
MEET THE TEACHER
Mrs. Mary Stepp Croell is teach
ing first year. She has 32 years of
teaching behind her — 10 in Mis
souri and 22 in Alaska. Her edu
cational qualification is in form of
a B.S. in education. Her home was
originally in Missouri. Mrs. Cro
ell’s hobbies are Travel, reading
and collecting old books.
Donors W anted - Walking Blood Bank
More than 7a pints of blood have
been donated and administered at
our Nome Hospital since January
In many instances, this was a life
saving procedure; in other in
stances, it speeded recovery from
illness or surgery.
This service is made possible by
the community-wide participation
in the Nome Walking Blood Bank.
Over 200 of our citizens have had
their blood typed and their names
recorded in our hospital files as
possible blood donors. In the event
of an emergency where blood is
needed, the patient’s blood type is
determined. Suitable donors are
then identified in the file. Those
who have not given blood in the
last three months may be either
called on the phone or contacted
personally. It has been routinely
possible to have blood available
within one hour, day or night, for
those who require it. All this has
been made possible by the whole
hearted cooperation of the many
people participating in this Walk
ing Blood Bank program.
Occasionally, there are blood
types that are rare, and the list
of possible blood donors is small.
This is particularly true of Type
AB. Rh Positive. It is not unusual
that the decision to transfer a pa
tient from our Nome Hospital to
Army Patrol Finds Little
Natural Sustenance on
Long Tundra Hike
After 18 days of extensive move
ment, the long range patrol from
Fort Wainwright has successfully
completed its mission. “Arctic Mal
emute," as the patrol is named, de
parted Moses Point on the 11th of
September, with a final objective
of a crossing at Bunker Hill.
Ti e patrol consisted of Lt. Wil
liam C. Elrod, Jr. patrol leader;
Sgt. Thomas H. Holt, assistant pa
trol leader; Sgt. Jerry L. Calhoun,
photographer; Sp. 4 Frank M.
Tharpe, medic; Pfc. Johnnie Vel
legas and Pvt. Roy L. Walker, ra
dio operators. The patrol was ac
companied in its entirety by Lt.
Oscar Murray of the Alaska Na
tional Guard unit from Elim. An
other member of this Guard unit
was Sgt. Fred Daniels, who ferried
the patrol up the Tubutulik River
in his own boat.
Reaching a point no longer nav
igable by river boat, the patrol
reverted to foot for the remainder
of the journey. The route traversed
the Darby and Bendeleben Moun
tain foothills with a short detour
to Kuzitrin Lake.
“The pre-positioning of ra
tions and helicopter support avail
able proved to be of invaluable
aid,” stated Lt. Elrod. “Not only
was it a boon to the patrol mem
bers, enabling them to conserve
energy by having less weight to
man-pack across the unstable foot
ing of the exceedingly wet and
rolling tundra — but also the game
was scarce, even though the berry
crop was bountiful.”
Tiie patrol was observed by Gen
eral Andy A. Liscomb and other
commanders and staff officers who
visited Nome Wednesday and
Thursday. Now returned to their
home station, Fort Wainwright, the
patrol is to be commended for a
job well done.
some other hospital has been based
on the fact that there is a limited
number of listed donors available
who have a blood type compatible
with that of the patient.
Everyone between 21 and 60
years of age, with no history of
having had tuberculosis, jaundice
(hepatitis*, or heart disease are el
igible as members of the Blood
Bank. All Nomeites interested may
make an appointment at the hos
pital to have their blood typed,
without charge. A card stating their
blood type is given each member
so that in the event he himself
would require an emergency tdans
fusion, his type would be known
immediately by anyone treating
him.
New members are always wel
come. The life you save may be
your neighbor's . . . your neighbor
may save your life.
Join the Nome Walking Blood
Bank.
Haines Youth Shot
HAINES dP — A 15-year-old
Haines youth was fatally wounded
Saturday in an apparent acciden
tal shooting as he camped with
two teenage companions on a
hunting trip to Pyramid Harbor,
across Chilkat Inlet.
The boy was identified as
Charles Brouilette, who died from
a small caliber w’ound in the fore
head. Deputy Magistrate Martin
Cumerford scheduled an inquest
Tuesday night.
Reports indicated young Brouil
ette was shot as he handed a
loaded pistol to one of his com
panions, Dan Morrison, also of
Haines.
The third member of the party
was George Brouilette, a cousin of
the boy who was killed.
SHISHMAREF'S R. SEETOMONA
SELECTS VOCATION
Roderick Seetomona, of Shish
maref. stopped by the Nugget Fri
day on his way home. He was
quite interested in the plant, as
this is his vocation to be.
Roderick has just returned from
Tacoma, Wash., where he has spent
six months in the Goodwill Indus
tries print shop. While there he
learned to operate a job press and
a multilith machine. This on-the
job training will be followed up,
Roderick said, by state rehabili
tation counselors, who will find
employment for him in the print
ing industry.
JR. HIGH HAS ITS
FIRST SCHOOL PARTY
Seventh and eighth graders of
the Nome Junior High enjoyed a
party last Saturday night in the
school's Multipurpose Room.
Dancing and games were enjoyed
enthusiastically by students from
8 until 11 p.m.
Sponsors for the party were Mrs.
Alary Ellen Walsh, Willard Felton,
and Rich Lyttle.