m NOME NUGGET
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
64th Year No. 123
NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBR 16, 1963
Per Copy ISC
Water Source Remains Big Question
At Nome City Council Deliberations
The proposed sewer and water |
project was the major topic of dis- !
cussion among the City Fathers
who met Monday evening before a
public audience of five, three of
whom were city officials.
A report on the Fairbanks meet
ing of Nome’s mayor, Roscoe
Wilke, City Attorney Thomas Ba
lone and Project Engineer E. 3.
Philleo, revealed that although a
flat fee had been decided upon
for the test boring for a water
source, as yet no source has been
found suitable for the citys needs
and budget. This selection must be
made by Nov. 10, in order to meet
the requirements of the bonding
company.
It was indicated that Bourbon
Creek may not provide the volume
of water necessary for the city’s
needs and that the Snake River
is susceptible to contamination and
excessive salinity in case of high
water and storm. With the pro
hibitive cost of bringing in water
from Moonlight Springs, the pos
sibility of Dry Creek as a pro
posed well site was discussed.
It was brought to the attention
of the members by the city at
torney that as the USSR&M has
ownership to the land for the
Bourbon Creek and Dry Creek
sites, it will be necessary for the
city to determine whether non
ownership of this land will meet
with the approval of the bonding
company’s stipulations.
Last year’s survey of the town’s
potential water and sewer cus
tomers by Philleo Engineering,
used in preparation of a feasi
bility study to present to the
bonding company, was returned to
the project engineer Philleo with
minor amendments. This is the
last item needed by this firm be
fore giving a bid on sale of the
bonds.
The City’s additional grant offer
of $34,630 from the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare,
Washington, D.C., dated October
1, was reviewed by Bob Scott, City
Clerk, at which time it was dis
covered that according to the docu
ment a reply of acceptance should
have been sent no later than Oc
tober 11. As this acceptance of the
grant was already three days de
linquent, it was moved by Bob
Harwood that a telegram of accep
tance be sent the following morn
ing. Subsequent to the discussion
of this matter, a telegram from the
Chief of Construction Grants of
the Public Works Dept, was read
which urgently requested the May
or of the City to reply to the offer.
Nomeite Takes 1st
In Free Verse
JUNEAU W — Residents of
Nome and Mt. Edgecumbe have
been awarded prizes in the annual
contest of the Alaska Poetry So
ciety, the society announced yes
terday.
Elizabeth Booker of Nome won
a $25 award for the best free
verse poem with her Moods of
Nome Winter,” and B. Jonson
McGillis of Mt. Edgecumbe took
the top sonnet prize of $25.
The judges did not award a prize
in the third advertised category,
that of narrative poetry.
It was further learned that in
:>rder for the city to receive these
funds an appropriation in the 1964
budget approximating $25,000 for
a Public Works program will have
to be made. Expenditures in this
amount have already been planned
for the new power and light plant,
and will thus represent no addi
tional revenue to be raised by the
City.
Police Chief Bob Oliver reported
that adjustments should be made in
the new police car as drivers are
presently experiencing fatigue in
the long hours of driving in
cramped and confined space. It
was also suggested that provision
be made for heating the rear of
the car.
At the present time the City of
Nome is providing fire protection
for the FAA, even though this
area is out of the city’s province.
In providing this service the City
is liable for any negligence that
may occur, according to the city
attorney. It was agreed that the
city should continue to heed the
summons of the calls, but should
make their position clear to the
FAA personnel. Councilman Keith
Hedreen volunteered to take this
up with Mr. Ray Caudle, Station
Manager for the FAA.
As there were no complaints
filed against any of the present
holders, liquor licenses were re
newed for all applicants.
A substitute for City Clerk Bob
Scott, who will be on vacation for
a period of six weeks, was con
sidered. There was no final action
taken on this matter.
It was decided that the City At
torney, Mayor and Councilman
Hedreen represent the City of
Nome at the annual meeting of
the Alaska Muncipal League in
Seward on Oct. 23-26. The Coun
cil voted, with only one dissent
ing, to pay transportation and ex
penses.
LIONS SPONSOR KIDS’
HALLOWE’EN SHINDIG,
HOLIDAY WINDOW ART
Once again, in what the local
Lions Club hopes will become a
yearly event, there will be a
chance for the youngsters to prove
they have artistic talent. All they
need do is to draw a picture or
a scene on one of the business
house windows along Front Street.
Using water colors, of course.
The time set aside for this will
be Wednesday night, the evening
of Oct. 30, the day before Hallow
e’en night. On Thursday night
there will be a huge party and pro
gram for all pre-school children
in the school Multipurpose Room.
There the Lions will award the
prizes to the winners of the win
dow painting — and — there will
be treats for every youngster
there. Movies and games for all.
It is also hoped there will be
adults present so that they can
participate in the evening’s festi
vities.
So all you future artists sharpen
up your painting wits. The prizes
are going to be big and a lot of
them. Make your reservations for
a window’ real soon.
Egan Envisions Alaska Road Network
i
An integrated highway system
connecting all areas of Alaska with
a network of roads comparable to
other states was envisioned by
Gov. Egan in his remarks to the
first organizational meeting of the
Citizen’s Advisory Committee on
overall highway needs study.
Following statehood, a primary
and secondary road system was
established within the financial
boundaries of the new state, he
said, but there is need for expan
sion of this system and the addi
tion of a third category of roads
to provide adequate surface trans
portation for all communities in
Alaska. Where these roads should
be, how to finance the construc
tion and maintenance of them, and
an estimate of the cost should be
included in the final report of this
study.
Alaska was neglected by the fed
eral government for many years
in respect to its road needs, he
said, but the results of this study
could provide the rectification of
this injustice.
The Federal-Aid Highway Act
Chief Lectures FAA Personnel
In Fire Prevention
In culminating the activities of
Fire Prevention Week, Chief Bob
Oliver of the Nome Fire Depart
ment paid a visit last Friday to
the FAA station, lecturing on the
specific means of avoiding fires.
Special emphasis was placed on
instruction and direction of the
youngsters in procedure and pre
vention of fire.
Station Manager Ray Caudle
wishes to thank Mr. Oliver and
the City of Nome for their time
and efforts on behalf of the FAA
personnel, as it was felt the meet
ing was of real benefit for all con
cerned.
of 1962 authorized the Alaska high
way study and provided an appro
priation to the Bureau of Public
Roads to finance it. The bureau,
earlier this month, selected the
consulting firms of Transportation
Consultants, Inc., Washington,
D.C., and Wilbur Smith and Asso
ciates, San Francisco, Calif., to
conduct the study. It will be di
rected by the bureau’s regional
engineer, William J Niemi, and
Alaska’s highway commissioner,
D. A. McKinnon.
Acting on a request from the
Federal Highway Administrator,
Gov. Egan has appointed a five
man citizen’s committee to act
in an advisory capacity to the
directors. The committee consists
of State Senator Howard Brad
shaw, Sitka; Harold Strandberg,
Anchorage; Frank Chapados, Fair
banks; Jim O’Sullivan, Nome, and
William Mendenhall, College.
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Fairbanks Utility Board
Gets Up Rampart Funds
FAIRBANKS U?) — A $10,000 ap
I propriation for promotion of the
Rampart hydroelectric project on
the Yukon River was unanimously
approved last night by the city’s
Public Utilities Board.
City Councilmen Monday night
had referred the fund request to
the utility agency after asking
their legal counsel to render an
opinion on the use of municipal
monies for promotional purposes.
The Utility Board was told by
the city attorney last night that
such use would be legal.
Last night’s motion places the
$10,000 in the utilities budget. The
| budget is expected to be accepted
at the board’s next meeting. It
then goes to the City Council for
1 final approval.
N.W. Alaska Chamber Notes
n was announced oy Lnamoer
President Frank Couch that the
annual banquet held in honor of
incoming officers will be given on
Oct. 26 in the Seaview Room of
the North Star Hotel. Included in
the evening will be a social hour
and special surprise program.
Bob Smith advised that the Nome
Lions Club will again hold their
Halloween Paint the Window Con
test. Judging will take place on
Hallowe’en, and he has asked that
local merchants award an addi
tional prize to the winning contes
tant. A four hour program is also
being planned for the youngsters
at the school.
Judge Hubert Gilbert, in Nome
for court sessions this week, stated
that the Judicial Council will meet
in Ketchikan on October 17, at
which time names will be sub
mitted to Governor Egan for the
Nome judgeship.
Nome residents were encouraged
by Robert Harwood to take advan- ,
tage of the free X-ray service now ^
available in City Hall, today and ^
tomorrow.
Guest speaker for the luncheon i
was Robert M. Potter, Alaskan
representative from the Juneau
Veterans Employment Agency, i
U.S. Department of Labor. In open- :
ing his talk, Mr Potter applauded 1
me merus ana poienuai oi iNome,
expressing faith in a prosperous
future for the city In his review of
the history of the Veterans Em
ployment Act, the Wagner-Peyser
Act was singled out as the most
beneficial piece of legislation ever
passed in behalf of veterans as it
provided for job preference for
those who have been in the coun
try’s service.
In Alaska, veterans represent a
total of 12Vfe per cent of the total
population and 46 per cent of the
total male labor force. Nome has
150 veterans — 124 from World
War I, 244 from World War II,
13 from the Korean Conflict, and
15 from other wars.
The veteran’s agency, it was ad
vised, publishes job lists for vet
?rans each two weeks, which are
listributed widely in Alaska. In
’urther providing job opportunities
there are 11 state employment
igencies to handle the needs for
placement. With the publications
xlus the agencies now in opera
ion the number of jobs made avail
ible has increased greatly in the
ast few years.
It is the hope of the agency,
;tated Potter, that Nome's Voca
ional School can be used to train
■eterans uhder his program. Cur
rently, Potter is making a state
survey on the characteristics of
he veteran labor market in Alaska.
Jet Dives into Cook
Inlet Upon Return
To Elmendorf
ANCHORAGE W — An F192
Delta Dagger from the 317th Fight
er Interceptor Squadron at Elmen
dorf Air Force Base crashed into
Cook Inlet this afternoon, within
view of downtown Anchorage.
The jet fighter apparently was
one of the 317th’s ace team return
ing from William Tell aerial weap
ons meet at Tyndall Air Force
Base, Fla.
The single-man aircraft crashed
as a welcoming party awaiting the
arrival of the William Tell team at
the air, base, just minutes from
where the craft went down in the
inlet.
The plane apparently was mak
ing a low approach to the Elmen
dorf flight line because of drizzle
and overcast skies.
Helicopters and other rescue
craft were sent immediately to
the crash site, about three miles
off Point McKenzie and several
hundred yards off the point of
Anchorage.
Maj. Gen. Raymond J. Reeves,
commander of the Alaskan Air
Command, was notified of the
crash as he waited to greet the
William Tell competitors, who had
placed second in the international
Air Force competition.
Wives of the William Tell team
members also were in the party,
waiting with the Air Force Band
and other greeters.
The welcoming party broke up
quickly as Gen. Reeves made «
[ quick departure in his staff car.
Pilot of the plane was identi
fied as Capt. Terry F. Olmsted,
East Peoria, Illinois.
Advance Man Here for Shell Oil
Summer Exploratory Work
Mr. R. C. McLure, project man
ager for J. Ray McDermott Co.,
New Orleans, La, is in Nome
this week to lay the groundwork
for summer exploratory' work being
done by Shell Oil Co. in the Nome
area.
McDermott Co. is known in Alas
ka for the work they have done
over the last three years in the
Anchorage Cook Inlet area. It is
this same firm that built the first
platform for Pan American Oil
Co. last year.
U.S. CUSTOMS OFFICER HERE
The first U.S. Customs Officer
to arrive in Nome in over 25 years
was here Tuesday to inspect a
shipment of new engines for the
Nome Light and Power, being
held at Lomen Commercial Co.
The cargo originated in Stratford,
Ontario, Canada. According to
Alex Maclnnes, manager of Lo
men s, this is a first in his many
years of service with this firm.
As nothing unusual was dis
covered after inspection, the en
gines were released to the con
signee.