RE-ELECT
William E. Beltz
DEMOCRAT
TO THE
TERRITORIAL
SENATE
APRIL 27. 1954
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He has acquired six years
experience as a legislator
SENATOR BELTZ and has worked for the best
SEEKS SECOND TERM interests of the 2nd Divisioh
- and the Territory as a
LIFE-LONG ALASKAN whole. I
FOR 42 YEARS
Vote For A Man
Who Understands The Problems of Alaska.
Reports of Auto Windshield Damage
Discounted by Pacific NW Scientists
SEATTLE, i/P) — Pacific North
west residents who have been re
porting a mysterious wave of
automobile windshield damage
were faced with a report by a
committee of scientists that said
in effect, “It. isn’t so1.”
The scientists, all from the Uni
versity of Washington physics,
chemistry and meteorology de
partments, qualified their denial
slightly, but said:
“The most likely explanation at
this moment is that the pitting
is the result of normal driving
conditions in which small objects
strike the windshields of cars.”
They reported on a survey of
automobiles parked in sheltered
and unsheltered areas and said
the number of observable pits in
windshields bore a direct rela
tionship to the age of the car and
its mileage. They called attention
to damage being almost entirely
confined to windshields and not
the rear windows.
“While this initial conclusion
appears consistent with the facts
that have reached us,” they said,
“we recognize that all observa
tions may not be completely ex
plained.
This last statement left room
for the possibility of vandalism
in many automobiles, particularly
those in Bellingham, Wash, where
police officials say windshields
suffered unmistakable damage.
The report also conformed with
an observation made by Sgt. Max
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Allison of the Seattle Police Lab
I oratory who said the damage was
“5 per cent hoodlumism and 95
! per cent hysteria.”
Chemists generally were dis
counting any possibility of radio
, active materials from the recent
j hydrogen bomb explosions having
| drifted over this region and caus
S ing the damage.
Sheldon Glover, Washington
State supervisor of mines and
i geology, said tests he has made
convinced him that most of the
I flaws were from ordinary road
hazards and only now noticed by
windshield-conscious persons.
IN COMMISSIONERS COURT
Eric Jackson of Golovin was
fined $35 for disorderly conduct
and disturbing the peace.
Charles Tucktoo of Golovin was
fined S50 and sentenced to ' 10
days in jail for disorderly con
duct.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Mrs. Sid Porter, Cecil
Mitchell, Nora Larson.
Discharged: Willie Angnaboo
i gok, Emma Kugzruk, Wallace
Merrill, Edna Johnson.
Arctic Sanitary Service
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Phone RED 181
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SERVICE GARAGE
Phone Main 196 Nome, Alaska Box 112
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OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK
FROM 6 A.M. TO 2 A.M. DAILY
UNTIL 3:00 A.M. SATURDAYS
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Featuring Home-Made Pies
Kotzebue News
Fishermen and hunters of the
Kotzebue area are only now find
ing a slacking off in results which
have been consistently good since
the first of the year. Recently
Jackson Beaver in two days of
hooking in Kobuk Lake, 15 miles
out of Kotzebue, caught more
than 400 sheefish. 'His wife spent
the next few days massaging
Jackson’s shoulders and arm.
Jackson’s gear included a jade
hook with baleen leader sent him
by the Shungnak Jade Shop.
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Since the first of the year over
200 wolves have been killed just
north of this village and about
40 wolverine. Bert Beltz, accom
panied by one of his three com
panions, Willie Goodwin, Rodney
Lincoln or Art Fields, has the
high score with 68 wolves and 17
wolverine to his credit. Twenty
three of these wolves have been
taken in the past two weeks. Just
recently Bert and Art killed a
brown bear measuring 22 inches
from ear tip to ear tip, and a
day later killed a polar bear
measuring between WVi and 12
feet.
Three planes returning from
Point Lay, where wolf and bear
hunters have been based, had 14
wolves in addition to several wol
verine and two polar bears taken
near the Arctic village. Enroute
to Kotzebue, one of the planes
sighted a blond brown bear which
was killed.
Unconfirmed reports are that
Bob Saavario of Fairbanks, based
out of Noatak with several planes
and companions, is still getting
wolves but the animals are be
coming more wary. The season is
now too fete to expect any more
polar bear.
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At a recent meeting at the
Arctic Circle Chamber of Com
merce, guests included Cliff Ev
erts and Bill English of Fair
banks and Bobby Sholton of An
chorage. A report on the Alaska
Chamber of Commerce meeting
at McKinley was given by the
two members who attended, Alice
Connolly and Edith Bullock.
The secretary was instructed to
send invitations to Secretary of
the Interior McKay, Under-secre
tarv Orme Lewis and Director
William S. Strand of the Interior
Department, urging that Nome
and Kotzebue be included in their
visit to the territory this sum
mer. After some discussion and
vote the secretary was also in
structed to send wires of pro
test on the proposed partition of
Alaska to proper Department of
Interior officials and to Speaker
Joe Martin.
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Margaret Bell of Loring, Alas
kan author of nine children’s
books, has been a guest at the
Rotman Hotel. She made a trip
to Point Hope where she was the
guest of Rev. and Mrs. Rowland
Cox. Upon her return to Kotzebue
she found Rex. Cox’s mother wait
ing transportation to Point Hope
to spend several weeks with her
son and daughter-in-law. Mrs.
Cox is from Vermont.
Dr. E. S. Rabeau and Jim For
ester, lab technician, of the ANS
hospital here, are spending sev
eral weeks at Savoonga and Gam
bell on a field trip.
FOUR CHILDREN WIN
LIVE EASTER BUNNIES
Four families enjoyed a real
live bunny in their homes Easter,
having won them at the U. S.
Merc. The children who took
home rabbits were: Carl Johnson,
John Kost, Jeanne Mogg, and
John Bahnke.
• Best Library Award to Joe Hunt
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BEST LIBRARIES—Two education majors at the University of
Alaska last week received the top prizes for owning the best
personal libraries. Dr. Ernest N. Patty, president, presents first
prize of $25 to Joseph Hunt of Nome. Thomas B. Morris. Seattle,
right, holds second prize of $10. Librarian John Mehler, left,
began the annual contest in 1952. Not shown is Alfred Baum
eister, Fairbanks pre-law student, whose library merited a $5
check this year although no third prize was offered in the contest
judged by Dr. Donald R. Moberg, Prof. Elbert F. Rice and Mehler.
Precipitation, Snowfall
Well Above Normal
Last Month in Nome
Precipitation and temperatures
were well above normal, precipi
tation for the month totalling al
most twice the normal March
amount.
Clear skies and temperatures
ranging 13-20 degrees above nor
mal the last week in the month
caused a period of thawing during
daytime hours.
Average sunshine and wind
speed were near normal for the
month.
Airplane designers expect to
have airliners in a few years
which can leave New York at
no-on and arrive in Los Angeles
at noon the same day. , •
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GLUE POT
Soda Fountain
CIGARS, CIGARETS
TOBACCO
CANDY
FRESH ICE CREAM
EVERY DAY
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"4-on" Duplicate Receipt Books
at the Nugget
TUESDAY (freight only)
Nome to Kotzebue
ARRIVE NOME DEPART NOME
10:15 A.M. 10:45 A.M.
WEDNESDAY
(passengers and freight)
Kotzebue to Nome to Fairbanks
ARRIVE NOME DEPART NOME
11:50 A.M. 12:20 P.M.
SATURDAY
(passengers and freight)
Kotzebue to Nome to Fairbanks
ARRIVE NOME DEPART NOME
11:50 A.M. 12:20 P.M. j
BUSH FLIGHTS FRIDAY
Kotz. to Candle to Deering to Nome to Kotz.