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VOL. LXII No. 129 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1960_Per Copy 15c
Downing: Road to
To Teller will be
Finished in 3 Years
“In three years you can drive
to Teller and in five years there
will be another 102 miles on the
Highway 97, which is now pro
grammed into the Alaska High
way System and maps are being
prepared,” was the statement
made today by Richard Downing,
Commissioner of Public Roads.
He stated that of the 102 miles
about 25 miles would be on the
Nome end of the road which will
go through either Council or cut
off the present road at Iron Creek.
Next year 20 miles of road
originating out of Teller, will be
built and the following year the
will be another 102 miles on the
Teller road.
Also projected is the survey
team work starting next year
from Haycock to Galena on High
way 97.
Richard Downing, Commission
er of Public Works, arrived this
morning at the request of the
Chamber of Commerce for a con
ference here on road matters and
plans for next season.
Mr. Downing, who spoke at the
Chamber luncheon this noon, was
accompanied by Morris Ford, the
newly appointed public informa
tion officer with headquarters at
Anchorage. This new office for
the Department of Public Works
has been set up so that the public
can be kept better informed on
not only road building work but
other construction which comes
under this department as well,
such as schools, right-of-ways,
armories, hospitals, youth camps,
airfields, harbors, communications
and ferries.
American Civil Liberties
Union Requests Change
In Alaska Election Code
NEW YORK, (B—A change in
the Alaska election code to give
minor parties a better chance of
placing their candidates on the
ballot was recommended today by
the American Civil Liberties
Union.
Under the code, only political
parties which received at least 10
per cent of the total vote for gov
ernor in the preceding election
are eligible for a spot on the bal
lot.
The ACLU, in a letter asking
Gov. Egan to recommend a change
in the code, noted that the Social
ist Workers Party was refused a
place on the Nov. 8 general el
ection ballot because of the code’s
requirements.
Italian Light Heavyweight
Deceisions Archie Moore
ROME, UP) — Slugging Guilio
Renaldi, 25-year-old Italian light
heavyweight boxing titlist, today
holds a 10 - round victory over
world champion Archie Moore.
But he’s not sure he can do it at
15 rounds in a title match.
Rinaldi, a virtual unknown who
won the Italian crown this year
on a first-round knockout, upset
ageless Archie Saturday.
“I’m going to need practice —
more experience,” Rinaldi said.
FIREWORKS TONIGHT !
Keith Hedreen has announced
the annual fireworks display will
be held tonight at 7 p.m. back of
the Federal Building as his big
treat for Halloween trick or treat.
As Nome cannot have fireworks
display on the 4th of July effec
tively due to the 24 hours of day
light, the community looks for
ward to this annual display at
Halloween.
With such a grand treat it is
hoped the youngsters will keep in
mind they have been well treated
and avoid any destructive tricks.
Explosion Injures
Scientist On Ice Station
Bravo In The Arctic
FAIRBANKS, UP)—An explosion
during a scientific experiment on
an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean
critically injured William Raeder,
a 24-year-old geologist.
Raeder was conducting a seis
mic experiment Saturday on ice
station Bravo, in the Arctic Ocean,
about 80 miles north of Point
Barrow.
A one - pound charge of TNT
which he was preparing for the
experiment exploded.
Richard Knapp, another scien
tist who was with Raeder, radioed
for help from the main camp of
the group, IV2 miles away. The
Air Force was notified from there
and the pilot closest to the scene
was asked for help.
The unidentified pilot, flying
for Federal Electric Co., picked
up Dr. J. B. Smalley at Point
Barrow and flew him to the ice
island. Raeder and Smalley were
flown back to Point Barrow, and
the doctor gave blood transfusions
to the young scientist.
Then Raeder was flown to a
hospital at Ladd Air Force Base,
where he was in surgery nine
hours Sunday.
FBI Captures Most
Wanted Man Saturday
VANCOUVER, B. C., UP> —
“Okay,” the tall, young man said,
“I give up.”
The mildness of the words be
lied the intensive, nine - month
search that ended quietly here
Saturday with the capture of one
of the FBI’s 10 most-wanted men,
Joseph Corbett Jr.
Corbett, wanted on a charge of
murdering a millionaire Colorado
brewer, was being held under a
close guard on a minor charge of
being in possession of an unreg
istered firearm.
The pistol was on a bed in the
hotel room where Corbett was ar
rested by a squad of Vancouver
police and FBI men.
The quiet, studious Corbett had
eluded officers since August of
1955 when he escaped a Chino,
Calif., prison where he was serv
ing a term for second degree mur
der of an Air Force sergeant.
But the hunt for Corbett was
stepped up when the FBI placed
him on their most-wanted list
after linking him with the disap
pearance of Adolph Coors III last
Feb. 9. Coors’ remains were found
Sept. 11 about 60 miles from the
Golden, Colo., brewer’s home in
the Rock Mountain foothills.
Nixon Coming
To Alaska
Next Sunday
By JACK BELL
WASHINGTON, Vice Presi
dent Richard Nixon plans a home
stretch swing into Alaska, round
ing out his presidential campaign
coverage of all 50 states.
Nixon headed into the final—
and in his opinion, crucial—week
of the campaign classifying five
states as “up for grabs.” The five:
Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and New York.
The Republican standard bear
er said today he will leave Los
Angeles about noon Sunday on
his 2,400-mile jet flight to An
chorage for a late afternoon rally
there. Sunday night he will make
a 3,100-mile flight to Detroit for
a final rally next Monday.
“Many of my friends have ad
vised me to leave Alaska off the
itinerary,” he said today. “They
point out that the start of the
campaign was delayed by my
knee injury and that there is a
demand for appearances in other
parts of the nation. I feel that
no one state can be counted safe
in this election.
“I believe that historians will
look at this campaign as one
which helped restore the two
party system to many of the
states where presidential candi
dates in the past have seldom if
ever appeared. Covering all 50
states emphasizes this.”
Nixon so far has campaigned
in 47 states. He will make stop!
in South Carolina and Wyoming
this week to bring his total to
49 before visiting Alaska.
Nixon is convinced that in this
week he is going to win or lose
his battle with Sen. Kennedy.
The Vice President apparently
feels that all that has gone before,
including four nationwide tele
vision appearance of the two can
didates has left the score about
even at this time.
Bartlett and Rivers
Here For Demo
Rally Tonight
Senator E. L. Bartlett and Rep
resentative Ralph J. Rivers ar
rived this morning with Wien
Airlines on a campaign tour fol
lowing the meeting of the State
Chamber of Commerce which
they attended in Fairbanks.
They will speak to the people
of Nome this evening at a Demo
cratic rally sponsored by the
Nome Democratic Club and which
is open to the public. The meet
ing will be informal so that any
one will have an opportunity of
meeting and questioning the can
didates who are up for re-election
to Congress.
WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with chance for a few
scattered snow flurries. Partly
cloudy tonight. Lowest temp, ex
pected tonight 5-10, high tomor
row 25-30.
Data for the past 24 hours:
highest temp. 24, lowest 5. Sun
rise at 7:48 a.m., sunset 3:46 p.m.
Lutherans Dedicate
New Church Building
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church,
at the north end of Bering Street,
which opened two years ago, the
most modern church in Nome,
held open house yesterday and
proudly showed its recently com
pleted church school and pastor’s
quarters.
To adequately meet the expand
ing need of classrooms for the re
ligious education of the youth,
eight large, well lighted and vent
tilated rooms have been provided
with a fellowship center and re
creation hall as well. Each grade
in the Sunday School will have a
quiet place in which to study and
learn as well as having a social
center for all programs of the
church. There are 118 enrolled
in the church school.
A large, modern study and of
fice has been included for the
pastor, Rev. John Maakestad with
a large apartment and several
bedrooms for his family. A guest
room is provided for visiting mis
sionaries or other friends of the
church and a small utility apart
ment is located upstairs for Miss
Bertha Stedje, assistant to Rev.
Maakestad.
Access to the several parts of
the new structure is either thru
the sanctuary or by outside en
trance.
Gordon Dufseth, contractor for
the new building, was present
with his wife for the dedication,
at which he sang “Bless This
House,” accompanied by his wife.
The ceremony was headed by
Dr. Wim. Nies of Detroit, Mich.
Representing church groups at
the dedication were James Picna
look of the Church Council, and
Kay Handeland who received the
keys as chairman of the Board of
Trustees.
Mrs. Robert Casperson, of the
Northern Light Circle, was chair
man of the refreshment commit
tee and president of the group,
Mrs. Herbert Engstrom, received
the guests and had them sign the
guest book.
Also assisting was Flora Segoo
nik, who head the Ladies Aid
and representing the youth of the
Luther League were Marion and
Sarah Sockpick and Peter Noya
kuk.
The construction done in Nome
by the Lutheran Church is some
thing which the whole commun
ity is proud as it represents not
only the needs of the immediate
but faith in a permanent future.
Although the Lutheran Church
is one of the most recent to come
into the community it has met a
need by its construction program
and has set an example of pro
gress.
Chilkai Ferry Traffic Increases
JUNEAU, UP)—The state-owned
Chilkat ferry, operating between
Juneau and Haines and Skagway,
carried 145 vehicles and 327 pas
sengers this month, the State De
partment of Public Works said to
day.
Traffic totals for the year to
date were listed as 1,770 vehicles
and 5,889 passengers. The totals
for the same period last year were
1,514 vehicles and 5,073 passen
gers.
StateChamber Told
Improved Tour
Promotion Needed
FAIRBANKS, WV-A bright ec
onomic outlook for Alaska and the
state’s vital role in the nation’s
defense were stressed here Satur
day as members of the Alaska
State Chamber of Commerce
wrapped up their first annual
convention.
At the same time, the more than
210 delegates attending the three
day meeting heard some stiff
words about the need for improv
ed tourist promotion and the
threat posed to Alaska’s fisheries
by Russian vessels operating in
the Bering Sea.
An eight member resolution
committee Friday rejected a move
by an Anchorage delegate to get
the Chamber to vote on with
drawing its support of the ferry
bonds.
University of Alaska Professor
Vernon Kiely urged delegates to
“work for overall harmony in the
tourist trade, eliminating geo
graphic and business dissensions.”
He listed nearly a dozen gen
eral areas in which Alaska needs
to improve in order to promote
tourism. They included entertain
ment, personal services, general
cleanup of towns, better streets
and roads, fair prices and im
proved hotels and lodges.
Christian J. Matthew, western
manager for the research firm of
Arthur D. Little, Inc., reported on
the scope of the $160,000 research
program for which Gov. Egan con
tracted with the Little firm after
the 1960 legislature authorized it.
Matthew said the firm has staff
specialists working in nine major
fields with the goal of attracting
new industry to Alaska. He said
these are metals and minerals, oil
and gas, coal, hydroelectric pow
er, forest products, farm products,
tourism, transportation and fin
ance.
The researcher said heavy em
phasis also was placed on study
of tourism by the Little firm.
He said it was too early to give
specific findings or suggest de
finite action by the state in any
field.
Nuclear Sub Snook Launched
PASCAGOULA, Miss., MV-The
nuclear submarine Snook was
launched today after being de
scribed as a vessel that will be
able to travel alone without sup
porting forces.
Rear Adm. Lawrence R. Daspit,
deputy commander of the Atlantic
Submarine Force, New London,
Conn., was the main speaker at
the christening ceremonies at In
galls Shipbuilding Corp. yard.
The Snook was named after a
sub which sank 17 enemy vessels
during World War II before it too
was sunk in the Pacific.
Gold Price Today 256 Shillings
LONDON, W) — The price of
gold on the free bullion exchange
was fixed at 256 shillings ($35.84)
an ounce at the start of trade to
day. This compared with the of
ficial U.S. Treasury price of $35
an ounce and the peak of $40.60
reached in speculation on the ex
change ten days ago.
Tonight — Multi-purpose Room
Nome School — Public Invited
8:00 p.m. — Refreshments Served
SPEAKERS — SENATOR E. L. BARTLETT AND REPRESENTATIVE RALPH RIVERS