THE NOME NUGGET
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Nome, Alaska
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James F. O'Sullivan, Publisher & Editor
En Jocius, Foreman
Entered at second class matter October 14, 1943, at th®
post office at Nome. Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
OF COURSE HE DESERVES A 552 RAISE/
Idle Vital Asset
|N AUGUST OF THIS YEAR a VHF OMNI directional range
was put into service for the Nome airfield. This 560 degree
range was in service for only one month however — just long
enough to test out the new facility. It now stands in a by-pass
condition.
Shut off within the past two weeks, it sits idle, a monument
to Congressional budgetary timing. The story — The FAA’s fiscal
1964 budget has not yet been approved bv Congress. Appropria
tions, needed to maintain their fiscal 1964 facilities and put into
commission the OMNI range, are still not made.
It is reported that it will cost somewhere in the vicinity of
$16,000 a year to maintain this new facility. This will include
manning and electrical power. It will probably add one more
emplove to the Nome FAA roles. What it is not doing now is
providing the service for which it was intended. No one knows
just when it will. The Nome flying weather has been generally
good, but this is not guaranteed by even the Congress.
Pilots making instrument approaches to the Nome airfield
are at this time forced to depend on the low frequency, four course
range, which bv most standards, is antique. Many pilots are not
used to homing on a low frequency range. They may either over
head Nome altogether or push their luck in the event that there
is no alternate — there is none if the area is socked in.
It seems a shame that a vitally needed, and expensive, installa
tion should stand idle only because Congress cannot work out a
procedure whereby the FAA budget, for the year beginning in
July, 1963, is approved in July, 1963 — instead of months later.
Grassroots Opnion
MOVILLE, IOWA, RECORD: "A farmer bought a painting,
took it home and hung it first one way and then another. Each
time the effect was confusing. Finally his wife asked 'What in
the world is that supposed to be?’ 'Why,’ said the farmer, 'it’s
a realistic picture of the farm situation. No matter how you look
at it, it just don’t make sense.’ ”
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Chamber Meeting News . . .
The Northwestern Alaska Cham
ber of Commerce mot at their usual
Monday luncheon with a full house
of members and a good show of
guests. Capt. Caldwell, acting bat
talion commander of the Nome Na
tional Guard detachment, intro
duced Col. Russell and Major Mur
ley of the U.S. Army Special
Forces. *
Major Murley spoke /relative to
the Special Forces Group he com
mands in Nome. There will be a
total of five officers and 12 men
attached to the Nome command
which will be the support unit and
headquarters for the detachment,
stated the Major. There will be
another command detachment
stationed at Kotzebue with Cen
tral Headquarters at Fort Rich
ardson, according to Major Murley.
Col. Russell spoke briefly as a
civil affairs advisor and stated that
his duties include that of estab
lishing a closer relationship be
tween the armed forces and the
civilian population.
Tom Balone, city attorney, in
troduced Mr. Leonard Hanauer,
who has traveled to Nome in or
der to investigate the possible pur
chase of the sewer and water bonds
by his firm.
In order that the Chamber of
Commerce may keep current witn
the progress of the sewer and
water project and other city gov
ernment business, Pres. Frank
Couch named the following com
mittee to attend all council meet
ings. Headed by Ellen Mulvihill,
20 Years Ago Today
King Prajadhipok of Siam, abdi
cated his throne at Bangkok.
— • —
Gov. Troy arrived in Seattle
and stated that Alaska will have
the greatest salmon pack in its
history with about 7,300,000 cases
worth 40 million dollars. Gold ship
ments will be greater than last
year by 11 million, and even great
er next year, theorized the Gov
ernor.
Rex Lease and Jack Oakie battle
it out in a Hollywood cafe.
| The VIC sailed last night with
about 200 passengers and a good
! sized shipment of gold. Among
those going out for the winter were
| Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Glass, G. W.
Laiblin, Mrs. George Waldheim
and Ellen, C. O. Mickelson, Tal
bert and Robert Scott, and Mrs.
Leroy Sullivan. Alaska Steam
Agent James P. Daly, and assist
ant Charles Miller did not go out
on the last sailing, due to press of
business.
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Little things mean
a lot to Mothers !
And "little ones” need
so many things to keep
them healthy, happy,
sweet and clean! Com
plete line of baby needs.
Nome
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Phone 2281 Box 310
I they are Maurice Kelliher, Don
I Hoover and Jim O'Sullivan.
Other committee chairmen
named were as follows: Legislative
l — Don Hoover; Roads, Transpor
I tation and Mining — Vic Charles;
Civic Affairs — Maurice Kelliher;
Publicity — Art Sandstrom; Mem
bership — Bob Harwood; Tourism
1 — Pete Walsh; Midnight Sun Fes
tival — Otto Schultz, and Retail
Trade — Dr. Fenstermaclier.
Bob Harwood, in his new Mem
bership Committee role, com
plained of the sick membership.
He stated that annual dues are
payable now and that it would
ease the bookkeeping if members
! would submit dues without wait
| ing to be billed. He stressed that
in this coming year, support of
businesses which are members of
the Chamber will be given much
public recognition.
Ray Caudle. FAA Station Man
ager. introduced his guest, Mr.
! Don S. Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe. Chief of
Air Traffic Dipision o fthe FAA,
spoke on the achievements of the
FAA during the past, an:', military
aviation advances. International op
erations will increase also, thereby
causing further demands on their
systems, stated Wolfe.
Sen. Lester Bronson spoke brief
ly on his attendance at the Alaska
Municipal League meeting, and of
a later meeting of the Rampart
Dam committee. He stated that
some 40 members were in attend
ance and that one of the biggest
hurdles to overcome will be that
which the conservationists are
placing before the committee.
MEET THE TEACHER . . .
Mrs. Jane Perkins is today’s
teacher. She teaches the third
grade. Mrs. Perkins has taught in
Nome for three years, and received
her educational background from
| the University of Southern Cali
fornia and the University of
Alaska.
Nome is her home, and the hobby
which gives her the most delight
is that of being a Nome booster.
GOLD . . .
LONDON — Shipments of
gold from Russia totaling about
ten tons each arrived by air yes
terday in London and Paris.
The gold was reported flown to
the two Western capitals for sale
to raise Western currencies to
pay for Moscow’s big wheat im
ports.
The total value of the two ship
ments is just under $22 million.
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Widows of Alaska Vets
Get Allotment Increase
Under the terms of two bills re
cently signed into law by the Pres
ident, nearly 135 widows of veter
ans in Alaska on the Veterans Ad
ministration dependency and
indemnity compensation <DIC> rolls
now receiving about $236,500 an
nually will get an $18,700 yearly
increase.
One bill increased the basic pay
ment for widows receiving DIC
from the old rate of $112 to $120;
j the second bill increased military
pay in general.
John C. Denny, Manager of the
Juneau VA Regional Office, said
j under DIC an eligible widow re
ceives the basic payment plus 12
per cent of the monthly basic mili
tary pay now being received by
servicemen whose rank and years
of service are the same as those of
the veteran.
The minimum increase is $8
monthly and when military pay
is added, the additional amount
could be as much as $23. The av
i erage increase is $15.
To avoid a delay in payments to
widows, t h e regular October
! cheeks will be mailed at the usual
| time, and a separate mailin ’ will
; carry one-time checks for ju ;t the
October share of the increase.
Starting in November and there
after the regular payment checks
to widows will include the in
creases.
DIC payments are authorized for
widows of servicemen who died
on or after Jan. 1, 1957 from dis
ability or disease attributed to
service in the armed forces. In
creases will also go to widows of
servicemen who died before Jan.
1, 1957, if they have elected to re
ceive DIC instead of death com
! pensation.
Cannon House Being Sold
A real estate sale involving the
residence of Bob Cannon is under
way. It is reported that the M-M-M
Hospital has purchased the Cannon
residence for $25,500, although the
sale has not yet been finalized.
The home, which is located in
Brewery Heights, will be utilized
as a residence for Dr. Fenstcr
macher, according to sources.
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