Sen. Bartlett
Explains Status of
Nome’s Water and
Sewage Program
Mayor Don Hoover received a
communication Wednesday from
the office of Sen. Bob Bartlett con
cerning the status of the Nome
water and sewer application un
der the accelerated public works
program.
Now pending in Washington are
applications from Nome, Dilling
ham, Kenai, Fairbanks, Hamilton
Acres and Yakutat. *
The intent of the Public worKs
Accelerated Act. states the letter,
is to stimulate jobs in areas of sub
stantial unemployment or under
employment. The intent was not
to accomplish public works direct
ly but only as a means of pro
ducing needed employment. Con
sequently, a formula was developed
to determine the eligibility of these
areas, using a ratio of dollars to
the number of unemployed, not the
rate of unemployment. This has
created misunderstanding in Alaska
where our unemployment rate is
high but the number of unemploy
ed is not considered great in com
parison to the number of unem
ployed in the highly industrialized
areas of the USA.
Four-hundred million dollars was
appropriated to get the program
started and last week President
Kennedy sent to Congress a re
quest for $500 million to complete
the program. The $400 million is
exhausted and applications now
pending are awaiting from the $500
million. Bartlett states that of the
original $400 million appropriated
last fall Alaska received 2V£ times
what was established as its fair
share, and he is lead to believe
that Alaska is not really entitled
to much more out of the remain
ing $500 million.
There has been some confusion
as to the administration of the
accelerated public works funds,
but we are hopeful that the pro
gram will be increased and ex
tended so that communities in need
of public facilities will be able to
acquire them. Practically every
congressman and senator has been
deeply involved in the program
and is well aware of the needs of
his area.
Sen. Bartlett states that the Alas
ka delegation will continue to work
Jar the approval of the Alaskan
applications, but issued this state
ment so that the communities in
volved would understand the situ
ation.
Deer Invade Royal Garden
GLASGOW, Scotland UR —
Starving deer, driven down from
the mountains by the hard winter,
have started invading Queen Eliz
abeth’s garden.
Hundreds of deer are marauding
on the low-lying ground near the
royal Balmoral Castle. Some have
broken into plots and gardens in
search of food. Because many of
the deer are feeding on fodder
supplies kept for cattle, they are
being shot.
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Kennedy Submits !
His Battered Plan
On Health Care
For the Elderly
WASHINGTON W — President
Kennedy put his battered plans for
health care of the elderly into new
wrappings yesterday—part of a $10
billion, five-year plan aimed to
better life, income and housing for
senior Americans.
h>ut it was pound to De old nat
to Congress.
Besides the expected, and once
defeated proposals for hospital in
surance for the aged through Social
Security, the President asked again
for tax benefits for the elderly,
part of his tax message last month.
The hospital insurance plan is
expected to cost $5.6 billion for
the first four years, the tax bene
fits $3.9 billion for the first five
years.
Thus, in this special message on
problems of the aging—the first
ever by an American President—
the two biggest money items and
all but a fraction of the total money
package are quite familiar.
But, in addition, the President
called for:
More money for low interest
loans to build rental housing for
elderly persons of moderate income.
New emphasis on building group
residences for the elderly where
central dining and housekeeping
services are available, some nurs
ing care can be provided, but pri
vacy is preserved.
More jobs for those past re
tirement age who want to work—
including a directive to federal
agencies to evaluate applicants and
employes on the basis of ability,
not age.
In all, the President recommend
ed 36 ways to better the lot of
senior citizens. But the heart of
the program was hospital insur
ance. Concurrent with the Presi
dent’s message, a new administra
tion bill was to be introduced in
Congress.
It was basically the same as a
bill stymied by Congress last year.
And it did nothing to bend to pre
vious objections of the American
Medical Assn, to any plan financed
solely by Social Security.
Nor is there room in the new
bill for private or voluntary health
insurance plans to get into the
picture, except as additional in
surance. This had been suggested
to some degree by liberal Re
publicans who offered their own
Social Security-financed health bill
Tuesday.
Last year’s administration bill—
almost a twin to this year’s—died
in the hands of the House Ways
and Means Committee.
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Adult Bible School at
Bible Baptist Church
Begins March 4th
Every year there is available
to the young people and children
of Nome, springtime vacation Bible
schools, throughout the city. Be
ginning on the evening of March
4, Rev. Bob Leight is offering to
any interested persons of Nome, an
“Adult Bible School.” The term
of the school will last for three
months.
The classes will be called, “The
Baptist Bible School,” and will of
fer 4 subjects, believed to be those
that would be most beneficial to
Christians, which are: Bible Doc
trine, The Life of Christ, Personal
Evangelism, and Old Testament
Character Study.
The Bible School classes will be
held every Monday and Tuesday
evening from 7 till 9, in the Bap
tist Church building on the corner
of Front St. and Steadman. There
will be no attendance fee and all
classes are free of charge.
While this will be a “Baptist”
Bible School, the attendance will
by no means be limited to those
only of Baptist denomination. The
classes are open to any and all
persons interested in Bible study.
Requirements for the Bible
School are very few, but necessary,
so it is asked that any and all
interested persons please contact
Rev. Bob Leight at the Baptist
Church, or phone 2451, or write
Box 789, for any further informa
tion. All interested people are most
welcome, and Rev. Leight will
welcome any inquiries in relation
to the Bible School.
GOLD DIGGERS LEAGUE
High team series: Quartet 2333,
Flyers 2081, North Star 2035.
High team game: Quartet 822,
Flyers 772.
High individual series, men: D.
Deems 535, P. Durrett 525, B. Em
mons 482. Women, R. Reed 494, M.
Durrett 491, P. Eberle 454.
High individual game, men: D.
Deems 203, P. O’Connell 201, G.
Lienard 200. Women, R. Reed 197,
M. Durrett 197, P. Eberel 171.
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Canadian Fishermen
Urge Their Government
Reject Japanese Entry
VANCOUVER, B.C. — The
United Fishermen and Allied
Workers Union said it will con
tinue to campaign to have Canada
reject International North Pacific
Fisheries Commission recommenda
tions that the Japanese be permit
ted to take halibut in the eastern
Bering Sea.
The union, in a statement, said
the setting of a joint quota of
11,000,000 pounds of halibut to be
taken by American, Canadian and
Japanese longhne boats, coupled
with size limits and a closed sea
son, “are put forward as conserva
tion measures.’’
“These moves fail to convince
Canadian fishermen of the justice
or acceptability of the give-away
to Japan.”
The statement also said the
Japanese would have a big advan
tage with their mother ships and
enforcement of quota limits and
areas of operation would present
a major problem.
It was also said a brief would
be presented to the British Colum
bia legislature on the subject, re
questing action for defense of the
fishing industry.
Two School Resolutions
JUNEAU UFi — Two resolutions
were introduced in the Senate yes
terday.
The first calls for the construc
tion at Tanana of a proposed Bu
reau of Indian Affairs boarding
high school.
The second resolution asks for the
construction of a multipurpose
facility to handle an increasing en
rollment at the Anchorage Com
munity College.
WINTER SCHEDULE
FAIRBANKS — NOME — KOTZEBUE
Flight 311/312
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Lv. Fairbanks *8:00 a.m. Ar. Nome 9:05 a.m.
Lv. Nome10:00 a.m. Ar. Kotezbue 10:50 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 11:20 a.m. Ar. Fairbanks *2:10 p.m.
Flight 309/310
Monday, Wednesday and Friday ,
Lv. Fairbanks *8:00 a.m. Ar. Kotzebue 8:40 a.m.
Lv! Kotzebue 9:20 a.m. Ar! Nome 10:05 a.m.
Lv. Nome 1:05 p.m. Ar! Fairbanks *4:10 p.m.
In "order to maintain a scheduled airline and conform to our
departure times it is imperative that passengers check in at Ike
terminal one hour before departure time:
On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, check-in time b IS noon.
On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, check-in time is 8:00 turn.
NOME — N.E. CAPE
Flight 501/502
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Lv. Nome10:50 a.m. Ar. Nome 12:20 p.m.
L»! N-E. Cape 11:50 p.m. Ar! N.E. Cape 11:20 a.m.
NOME — CAMBELL
Flight 509/510
Monday and Friday
Lv. Nome 9:00 a.m. Ar. Gambell 10:20 a.m.
Lv. Gambell 11:00 a.m. Ar. Nome 12:20 p.m.
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The following is a list of rules
for teachers in the city of New
York, 1872.
1. Teachers each day will fill
the lamps, clean chimneys and trim
wicks.
2. Each teacher will bring a
bucket of water and a scuttle of
cole for the day’s session.
3. Make your pens carefully.
You may whittle nibs to individual
taste of pupils.
4. Men teachers may take one
evening a week for courting pur
poses, or two evenings, if they go
to church regularly.
5. After 10 hours in school the
teachers should spend the remain
ing time reading the Bible and
other books.
6. Women teachers who engage
in unseemly conduct or get married
will be dismissed.
7. Every teacher should lay aside
from each pay a goodly sum of his
earnings for the benefit of his de
clining years so he will not be
come a burden on society.
8. Any teacher who smokes, fre
quents pools halls, uses liquor in
any form, or gets shaved in a bar
ber shop will give reason to sus
pect his worthy intentions, integ
rity and honesty.
9. The teacher who performs his
labours faithfully and without
fault for 5 years will be given an
increase of 250 a week in his pay,
providing the Board of Education
approves.
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