THE NOME NUGGET
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Town Hall Meeting Tomorrow Night
SOME PEOPLE WANT a healthy town with future growth
assured; some people prefer the quaintness of honev buckets
and all it implies; some people are afraid of increased cost; some
people state that we got along this way for 60 years, why change;”
some people are progressive and some are in a rut; and sad to
state, some people just don’t care. Some even say the system can’t
work, or won’t pay for itself. Each voter fits into one or more
of the above categories and each voter is challenged by the Javcees
to attend a public meeting tomorrow night just to see what his
neighbor thinks about having running water and modern plumbing.
Unless YOU are a hibernating citizen, it is YOUR business
to be at the small auditorium Thursday evening at 8:00 and find
out more about this project upon which you should vote next
Tuesday.
YOU, the voters, had doubts when the city took over the
Nome Light and Power and now have a money making business
that is expanding by leaps and bounds. It made possible modern
street lighting which you now have.
YOU, the voters, wanted street signs, and a small band of
women made it posssible. This is an other step stone in the making
of a modern town.
Now YOU are asked to approve the installation of plumbing
facilities at only a fraction of the total cost. The community
CANNOT AFFORD to bypass this opportunity.
If you are shy about standing up and asking quesions at the
meeting, the questions may be submitted in writing as long as they
are signed.
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E»an Takes Sharp
Issue With Udall
On Japanese Paet
JUNEAU UP — Gov. Wm. Egan
took sharp issue with Interior Sec
retary Udall Tuesday after Udall
said he supports a recommendation
which would permit the Japanese
to fish for halibut in the eastern
Bering Sea.
The recommendation was made
by the International North Pacific
Fisheries Commission at a recent
meeting in Seattle. Udall said Mon
day he was in accord with the
Commission’s recommendation.
Udall said, essentially, that the
action was dictated by the absten
tion principle, a vital part of the
International North Pacific Fisher
os treaty signed by Japan, Canada
and the United States.
With proof lacking, Udall said,
the Commission had no choice but
to open the eastern Bering Sea to
the Japanese halibut fishermen.
Egan said he disagreed strongly
with Udall’s conclusions.
“The halibut commission reports
which I have reviewed indicate
good reason to believe the Bering
Sea halibut stocks are being prop
erly utilized,” Egan said.
“Be that as it may, the North
Pacific Fisheries Convention does
not require that action be taken at
a specific meeting. The Commis
sion’s action took the halibut in
dustry by sudden surprise and,
I am confident, provided the
Japanese with an unexpected de
lightful pleasure.
“Japanese Fisheries Agency Di
rector Shono, at a press conference
upon the Japanese delegation’s re
turn from the Commission meeting
in Seattle, is reported by a Japan
ese newspaper as stating:
“Whether the partial amendment
to the basic abstention principle
will make the abolition of the
voluntary abstention principle as
insisted by Japan easier at the re
vision of the INPF treaty expect
ed in June, 1963, may depend on
the views of both sides.
“There is no mistake, however,
that we made a step ahead. We
unofficially discussed the treaty
revision with the representatives
of the United States and Canada
after the meeting but they per
sisted in continuation of the pre
sent treaty as it is.”
“I submit that Mr. Shono’s re
ported interpretation of the Com
mission’s Bering Sea halibut action
clearly indicates that the Japan-:
ese feel that the abstention prin
ciple’s back has been broken,”
Egan said.
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MOBILE, Ala. IT) — Two Marine
reservists escaped from the enemy
during war maneuvers only to be
captured by a shotgun-carrying
civilian.
Police said Willie Brabner of
Mobile and Artie Davis of Birming
ham fled from the enemy on Sun
day and sought a hiding place in a
nearby residence.
Brabner held them at bay with
a shotgun while police v/ere called.
Police returned the pair to their
commanding officer.
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C uestions and Answers
On ^ropose^ r wage and Water System
What is the source of water sup
ply for the new system?
Two new wells to be dug up on
Bourbon Creek, supply of water in
w’hich has already been tested and
found ample and of god quality.
Will there be an increase in cost
to those not on the hook-uo by the
water company?
This cannot be forecast, as the
water company is privately owned
and this will have to be worked
out after the bonding approval.
How many people will be hired
to operate the system?
The number of people is esti
mated on figures from communities
of the same size with a similar
system and has been included in
the administrative cost of the plant.
When will additional areas be
added to the system?
This will depend upon the num
ber of users in the area desiring to
be included in the system.
Will the M & M Bank help
people finance putting in bath
rooms or necessary fixtures once
the system is in?
(Answer by Don Hoover)—For
any home owner having the neces
sary financial qualifications, the
loans will be available.
Will FHA funds be available..
Not immediately as most homes
here do not qualify—but FHA will
be very important and available
for new construction, because of
water and sewage. It has not been ,
available heretofore because of the
lack of these facilities. ,
What happens to the school if
the bonding issue is not passed? 1
If the bonding issue does not
pass TAXES WILL NO DOUBT
GO UP—because the State Health
Department will demand that the
city put in a sewage plant for the
school. This will have to be built
with CITY MONEY, not with
grants and long term federal aid.
Will taxes go up if the water
and sewajge system is approved?
No—the tax increase has already
been made. There will be no addi
tional tax, only monthly charges
for what each home or business
uses by meter readings.
Why can't more exact figures be
given on the cost to the users?
It’s like using the telephone and
long distances charges, or like
having a meter put in for lights.
You pay only for what you use.
Will the cost per gallon of wafer
be more or less than now?
It is estimated that the cost will
be considerably less.
What does the average estimated
figure cf $21.00 per month actually
mean?
This means that a survey was
taken last summer among all the
possible users in the area to be
served which showed they used
from $9.00 to $44.00 per month for
water. This was divided among
the number of users and the aver
age was about $21.00. This does
not mean that the lowest rate will
be $21.00 as the big users will con
tinue to pay more than the aver
age and the small users less than
the average.
Doss this help in lowering the
fire rate?
Yes, substantially. One business
man has estimated that it will re
duce his fire insurance by 20%.
Hew do you know that the sys
tem will work in our frozen
ground?
Because this is not an experi
ment. It has been tried in many
“frozen” communities and had its
quirks ironed out. It is a proven
project planned from experience
in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and
Scandinavian countries.
My honey bucket freezes at
night. What will happen when I
get a flush toilet?
You are not ready for the
change over until your toilet fix
ture is placed where it will not
freeze. However, you should vote
in favor of the project so that the
convenience will be available to
you when you are in a position
to make use of it. It will not cost
you anything until you hook-up
to the system.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. UP — A man
apparently froze to death Sunday
while pinned for four hours in the
wreckage of his car during 9
degree weather.
Sheriff’s Capt. Aubry Floyd said
the car driven by Andrew Lurry
Jr., 23, Memphis, overturned be
side a suburban road. He said
Lurry was thrown out of the car
and held flat on the ground by the
auto's left front door until discover
ed four hours later.
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