THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA
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E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY . Production Manager
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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We Have the Potential
¥T TAKES ALASKANS with a pioneering background to really
realize the potential of our part of the state. It is one thing to
know the potential is there, and quite another to have the vision
and courage to transform a potential into a business.
Northwestern Alaska has had the potential, the raw material,
the necessary labor to maintain a tannery, a fur processing plant
and our Chamber of Commerce has talked about it for years.
Various individuals have toyed with the idea; surveys and more
surveys have been taken; the BIA tried to help the Eskimo people
to do this and failed—and now such a business actually exists
and is producing fine tanned furs under the supervision of master
craftsmen in the fur industry on St. Lawrence Island.
It has taken initiative and planning by Mr. Ed Shephard to
transplant his business from Anchorage, where it has been for many
years, to the northern part of the state. He has experimented care
fully before making the final move. He is not only establishing
a fur business but creating another interesting tourist attaction in
this part of the state. He is deserving of recognition by the people
of this area not only for his courage and foresight but an example
of what can be done.
Other individuals interested in canneries, reindeer, walrus and
seal meat processing and specialty foods should take note of
this enterprise and instead of waiting for more surveys, more
government hand-outs and many specialists, start in a small way
with a little cannery, an individually owned processing plant, and
really to go work at it. Financial backing will come to those who
can show they know what they are about, not to the dreamers
who can only talk about the potential. Big business will come when
small enterprises have paved the way.
1st Scout’s Chaplain
Was “Drafted”
Capt. Laurence A. Nevue, Chap
lain for the 1st Scout Battalion,
297th Infantry, began his military
service by being “drafted” into
the Alaska National Guard. What
makes this so unusual is the fact
that the Guard does not “draft”
anyone, let alone an active priest.
Besides, the good Father was 49
years old at the time. The explan
ation of the novel conscription is
simply this: various men of his
parish and others in Nome came
to Father Nevue and asked him if
he would become a Chaplain in
the guard. Happy and overwhelm
ed by the invitation, he took this
opportunity to join the Alaska Na
tional Guard.
His duties as Chaplain include
holding Mass, conducting Charac
ter Guidance instruction for the
troops, distribution of religious
materials to Guardsmen, and hold
ing counseling periods for all who
desire them.
Chaplain Nevue, who holds the
rank of Captain, tried to join the
Alaska National Guard in 1948 but
was turned down because of his
age. Due to the unusual circum
stances at Nome, it took a special
waiver to accomplish his enlist
ment.
The Chaplain has three broth
ers, all of whom have had military
service. The military, he recalls,
was always a prominent factor in
his life and he had ambitions of
being a chaplain for many years.
In his own words, “Becoming a
Chaplain is a fulfillment of a past
desire.”
$100,000 for Vocational School
JUNEAU W—Gov. Wm. Egan
Friday signed into law a bill ap
propriating $100,000 for advance
planning and construction on the
Kodiak - Aleutians vocational
achool.
The money will be returned to
general fund after the sale of
i5***ral obligation bonds author
the voters to finance con
TO THE NUGGET
Anchorage Man Was Last
Prisoner to Leave Alcatraz
ALTANTA Ut) — Convict No.
1,576 — the last prisoner to leave
Alcatraz—was in the Atlanta Fed
eral penitentiary today along with
65 other former inmates of “The
Rock” in San Francisco Bay.
No. 1,576 is Frank C. Weather
man, 29, of Anchorage, who is
serving a 10 - year sentence for
armed robbery. He arrived by
plane Friday along with eight
other convicts who left the prison
when it shut down. The other 58,
including former Los Angeles un
derworld figure Mickey Cohen,
have been arriving since last Oc
tober.
Convict J. J. Johnson, serving a
22-year sentence for bank robbery,
told newsmen it was “like coming
into another world.” He said the
cell walls at Alcatraz are so soft
“you can dig through them with a
spoon. And even the bars are rot
ting.”
NOTICE
Declaration of Candidacy forms
for the City Election may be ob
tained at the City Clerk's Office.
A candidate must be at least 19
years of age, a resident of Alaska
for at least 2 years and of the City
of Nome for at least 1 year next
preceding the date of declaration
—EXCEPT that a candidate for
the Utility Board must have been
a resident of the City of Nome for
at least 2 years and must have at
tained the age of 25 years at the
time of his electon.
Deadline for filing is 5 o'clock
pan., March 25, 1963. Filing fee
is $10.00.
Robert F. Scott,
City Clerk
Publish: March 13, 15, 18, 20.
22, 25, 1963.
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Quick Delivery — Also Installed
$10 Deposit on Each Glass Ordered
SEE CHUNN
6 to 9 p.m. Evenings
9 a.m. to 6 pun. Saturdays
Shop Back of Morgan’s Store
Army Offers Pilot
Training to Young
Eligible Civilians
FT. RICHARDSON, Alas
ka — For the first time in
many years, the U.S. Army
is offering pilot training to
eligible young men from
civilian life, with or without
prior military service, ac
cording to an announcement
by the Dept, of the Army.
Applicants accepted for the
program will receive training
either as helicopter or fixed
wing aircraft pilots.
Helicopter pilot training
consists of 36 weeks of in
struction, and is given at
Camp Wolters, Tex. Fixed
wing pilot training is con
ducted at Ft. Rucker, Ala.,
and runs for 42 weeks.
Successful graduates of the
program are appointed War
rant Officers in the U.S.
Army, with a starting salary
of approximately $500 per
month.
To be eligible for the
specialized training, appli
cants must be between the
ages of 18 and 30, be a
high school graduate, and
able to meet certain mental
and physical requirements.
Other eligiblity require
ments call for applicants not
to weigh over 200 pounds,
be not over 76 inches nor
less than 64 inches in height,
and have no police record
other than minor traffic vio
lation.
In addition, a p p 1 i cants
must be willing to enlist in
the regular Army for a two
year period, agree to accept
appointment as Warrant Of
ficer in the U.S. Army Re
serve, and serve on active
duty for 36 months follow
ing completion of the flight
training program.
M/Sgt. Joseph T. Prunier,
Chief U.S. Army Recruiter
for Alaska, said adidtional
information regarding sub
mission of' applications may
be obtained by visiting the
U.S. Army Recruiting Sta
tion, Room 9, Federal Office
Bldg, in Anchorage.
Seek Survivors of U.S.
Airmen Who Died
In Defense of England
Gov. William A. Egan said
recently has has been asked
to assist in locating Alaska
survivors of the 6,032 United
States airmen who lost their
lives during World War II
operations from East Ang
lian bases in Norfolk County,
England.
The request was received
from Lt. Col. John R. Hane,
commander of the 7375th
Combat Support Group, U.S.
Air Force, at RAF Scul
tnorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk,
on behalf of the Second Air
Division Memorial Trust and
the City of Norwich, Eng
land.
Purpose of the request,
Gov. Egan said, is that each
of the survivors can be ex
tended an invitation to at
tend the annual Second Air
Division convention which
this year, on June 13, is to
be held in Norwich.
The convention will fea
ture dedication of an Ameri
can Memorial Room recently
added to the new Norwich
Library. The room includes
examples of arts and crafts
as well as books, all of Am
erican origin, and a Roll of
Honor book containing the
names of all 6,032 men. The
Roll of Honor book has pre
! viously been housed at the
Norwich City Hall where of
ficials have each day turned
a page so that the names of
all airmen may be viewed
by visitors.
Jaycee
CABIN FEVER CAPERS,” Friday, March 29, Multipurpose Room of School, Admission 75c. Lots of Fun. Dance to Follow 25c
CHOP IT OFF AT 20 . . .
(Petersburg Press)
Petersburg’s state lawmaker, J.
E. Longworth, keeps the most ac
curate record available on the ac
tion of the legislature. And two
weeks ago, when House bill 211 was
introduced, he reported the house
had introduced more bills this year
by the 41st day than had been in
troduced in the entire 81 days of
last session.
He reported last week that 384
measures have been introduced.
Six of these have been killed, 14
have passed both houses and only
eight have become law—or about
two percent of those introduced.
He also told the Press that he
hasn’t determined how the figure
is arrived at, but it is estimated in
Juneau that it costs the taxpayers
about $500 for every measure in
troduced. And a big flood of bills
came in when the deadline arrived
for introduction of measures by
individuals.
What about all those measures
introduced which haven’t become
law?
Included in the pending basket
are such frivolous things as a bill
that would ban scanty dress for
cocktail waitresses; one that would
provide appointment of a member
of the American Legion or other
patriotic organization to advise the
state department of education on
selection of textbooks (withdrawn
last week); a bill that would allow
the state to issue personalized let
ter registration plates for private
cars; one that enlarges the Board
of Hairdressing and Beauty Cul
ture from five to seven members;
and Sen. Bronson’s bill allowing
lawmakers equal space in news
papers to answer any criticisms di
rected at the legislature.
We doubt that any of the above
mentioned, and probably many
more, are worth the $500 or even
the paper they are written on.
We respectfully* suggest that the
legislature change its rules to cut
off the personal bills at 20 days—
especially in view of the fact that
twice as many bills are now being
introduced.
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Special Committee
Recommends Cut
In Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON — A special
committee headed by Gen. Lucius
D. Clay told President Kennedy
Saturday that the present $3.9-bil
lion foreign-aid program is a half
billion dollars too big and should
be cut even further in future years.
By a 9 to 1 vote, the president
ially appointed committee of pro
minent citizens concluded long
term foreign aid is essential to U.S.
security—but would be more effec
tive if administered more tightly
and on a smaller scale. The dis
senter, AFL-CIO president George
Meany, asked an expanded pro
gram.
Kennedy, who has asked Con
gress for a $1.9-billion increase
over the $3.9 billion, gave the Clay
group a soft answer even though
high administration officials figure
the recommendations will give fuel
to critics of the aid program.
Without mentioning the proposed
cuts, Kennedy thanked Clay in a
public letter for the committee’s
“important service” and found
“very heartening . . . the commit
tee’s expression of support for
properly administered mutual de
fense and development programs.”
The 25-page report of the ad
visory group climaxed a three
month study ordered by Kennedy
on how well the giant overseas
assistance program is contributing
to U.S. security.
TAKU MAKES TRIAL RUNS
SEATTLE OP) — The Taku, sec
ond of the ferries being built in
Seattle for service in southeastern
Alaska, began her trial runs in
Puget Sound Saturday.
The ship, with a dark blue hull,
white superstructure and gold trim,
spent most of the day on Elliott
Bay and off West Seattle and Va
shon Island.
ICE WORM LEAGUE
High team game: Nome Tele
phone 609, Starlites 586, Bering
Sea Belles 558.
High team series: Nome Tele
phone 1732, Starlites 1632, Billi
kins 1568.
High individual game: Barbara
Martin 190, Pauline Eberle 171,
Jo Cannon 166.
High individual series: Pauline
Eberle 493, Barbara Martin 462,
Helen Ray 432.
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Nome Telephone 23 13
Starlites 22 14
Billikins 16 20
Bering Sea Belles 11 25
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