20,000 Rotarians
Convene in Tokyo
TOKYO, Japan (Special!—The
largest convention ever held by
Rotary International, world-wide
service organization, convened
here May 18 with an attendance
of more than 20,000 Rotarians and
members of their families from
some 60 countries. The organiza
tion’s 52nd annual convention —
the first it has held in Asia —
has brought to Japan’s capital
Rotarians from Europe, Asia,
Africa, and North, South and
Central America.
Representing the Rotary from
Nome are Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Cameron.
Emperor Hirohito is to open the
convention officially on Monday
morning. May 29th. Following his
appearance, the prime minister of
Japan, the governor of the Tokyo
perfecture, and the president of
the Rotary club of Tokyo will
welcome Rotarians and their
guests to the convention city.
A Sunday-night entertainment
feature, entitled “Impressions of
Japan,” precedes the official
opening. Among its performers
are the Takarazuka troupe that
appeared in the motion picture
“Sayonara,” scenes from the
Kabuki theater, Shinto dancers,
the Tokyo Philharmonic chorus, a
water show, and the Nichigeki
dancers, famed for their precision
routines.
U.S. House Okays Raise
In Per Diem Rates
For Federal Employes
The status of Alaska as “a
recognized high expense area” as
far as federal employe per diem
payment is concerned, is pre
served by specific language in a
bill, HR3279 which the House of
Representatives passed recently to
raise per diem rates nationally.
For federal employes traveling
on official business in the rest of
the nation, the bill passed by the
House would raise the maximum
per diem allowed from $12 to
$16. In Alaska the rate, which
has consistently ranged from $3
to $4 higher than in the other
states, is set by the Bureau of the
Budget rather than by con
gressional action. Subsistence dur
ing official travel, not only in
Alaska but in Hawaii and foreign
countries, is handled under laws
in this way. This situation would
be preserved in the bill which
passed the House by language
which was inserted at the insis
tence of the Bureau of the Budget
after the original draft had made
no mention of Alaska.
The rate in Alaska now, as
set by the Bureau of the Budget
in April of this year, is $21 per
diem for travel in the Anchor
age, Fairbanks, Juneau and Nome
areas, and $15 for all other areas
in Alaska.
You Are Always Welcome at The
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CHURCH
• SUNDAY
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship Service !
7:00 p.m. Evening Worship
• WEDNESDAY
7:00 p.m. Bible Study
• THURSDAY
7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting
• FRIDAY
4:00 p.m. Good News Club
7:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship
Rev. Bob Leight — Missionary Pastor
Representative for
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Alaska Completes
Most Successful
Oil Lease Sales
ANCHORAGE Uf) — Although
three tracts went begging and the
bids on seven others were reject
ed as too low, the state completed
its most successful oil lease sale
to date Tuesday.
For the first time, Natural Re
sources Commissioner Phil Holds
worth exercised his power and re
jected bonus bids by two bidders
on seven of the tracts offered in
the Tyonek Uplands area.
Commenting happily on the suc
: cessful sale, Roscoe Bell, Director
of the Division of Lands, pointed
out that the bonuses plus first
year rentals will be a sum ex
ceeding the price originally paid
for Alaska.
Credit for taking the sale out
of the mediocre class must go
to Superior Oil Co. which bid
$4,460,794, more than half the
total, for 11 of the 640-acre tracts
covering the main geologic struc
ture in the Tyonek offering.
Next high bidder was Pure Oil
Co. which paid $1,043,081.50 for
14 of the upland tracts. Winning
bid totals tapered down through
the other eight bidders to a low
of $8,088.25.
A representative of a major
company gasped and asked, “do
they now they are buying leases
and not production?”
Prior to the sale, Lands Director
Bell said the next sale will be
held Dec. 7, and reminded the
oilmen of the non-competitive
sale with its July 25 drawing with
simultaneous filings.
The simultaneous filing period
will be June 7 to July 6, he said.
PRINCESS MARGARET
EXPECTING FIRST BABY
LONDON (J’i — Princess Mar
garet is expecting her first baby
in the fall, Kensington Palace an
nounced yesterday.
The child will be fifth in line
of succession to the throne.
Princess Margaret and Anthony
Armstrong-Jones, then a society
photographer, became engaged in
1960 and wertf married a little
over a year ago.
Maj. John Griffin, press secre
tary to the royal household, said
“Princess Margaret and her hus
band are delighted.”
The couple celebrated their
first wedding anniversary May 6.
The princess is 30, her husband
31.
Former Champ Johansson
Will Fight Sonny Liston
GENEVA, Switzerland UP —
Ingemar Johansson, Sweden's for
mer world heavyweight champion,
said he will fight Sonny Liston,
top-rated contender from Phila
delphia, in the United States or
elsewhere before the end of the
year.
Johansson made the anounce
ment after talking with Bill Fu
gazy of Championship Sports Inc.
He said Championship Sports Inc.
will promote the fight and pick
the date and site.
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids will be accepted by
the Nome School Board up to 5
p. m. May 31 to furnish the Nome
School with the following:
Sanitary Service
Bids to be opened at the Boa~d
Meeting on May 31. The Board
reserves the right to rejeci any or
all bids.
Nome School Board,
By Conrad Potter,
Superintendent
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids will be accepted by
the Nome School Board up to 5
p. m. May 31 to furnish the Nome
School with the following:
Fuel Oil in lots of 400
gallons or more
Bids to be opened at the Board
Meeting on May 31. The Board
reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
Nome School Board,
By Conrad Potter,
Superintendent
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids will be accepted by
the Nome School Board up to 5
p. m. May 31 to furnish the Nome
School with the following:
Water, per gallon basis
Specify Hard or Softened
Bids to be opened at the Board
Meeting on May 31. The Board
reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
Nome School Board,
By Conrad Potter,
Superintendent
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
Commissioner of the Department
of Public Works, State of Alaska,
has determined that it is not feas
ible to perform design and engi
j neering services by the staff of
the Department for airport proj
ects at Barrow, Savoonga, Sew
ard, Sitka, and various projects
at Anchorage and Fairbanks air
ports including but not limited to
survey, planning, utilities, and
paving.
Notice is further given that
said Department will enter into
contracts with private firms for
performance of such functions on
a negotiated basis in accordance
with Chapter 20, SLA 1961.
Dated this 22nd day of May,
1961.
State of Alaska
Department of Public Works
Richard A. Downing,
Commissioner
By Eugene G. Roguzka,
Director, Division of
Aviation
Publish May 24, 26, 29, 1961.
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