THE NOME NUGGET
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HOUSEPOWER !
“Housepower” is probably a brand new word to
you. But it won’t be for long. It is the key word in a
pending national campaign aimed at the wiring bottle
neck in American homes. That is a real bottleneck in
deed, in this age in which householders want and buy
more and more time-saving, labor-saving and pleasure
providing electric appliances.
All you have to do to make the appliances work,
generally speaking, is to plug the cords into wall outlets.
!And there’s the catch. For the chance is strong that
there won’t be enough juice back of those outlets to
efficiently and safely power all the equipment you may
have or be planning on.
About half of our homes are more than 30 years
old, and electric use was small when they were built.
And the problem is not limited to these older homes.
A high percentage of the wiring that goes into new
homes can best be described as skimpy.
Wiring troubles show up in various ways—ineffec
tive operation of appliances, dim, flickering TV pic
tures, and frequent blown fuses are common symptoms.
Also, when wiring is inadequate, major appliances
such as electric ranges and dryers can’t be installed.
And an overloaded wiring system is a fire hazard.
So—how is your housepower?
LISTEN TO OUR FORMER PRESIDENTS
In his memoirs, Harry Truman speaks of the in
credibly heavy burden of work that is imposed upon
the President. And Herbert Hoover has recently sug
gested that Congress create the office of an administra
tive vice president, legally empowered to administer
many duties of a relatively routine nature that are
presently borne by the President.
We should certainly heed the words of our only
two living former Presidents. The job, as now consti
tuted, is a potential killer. In addition, it is absolutely
impossible for any man to discharge the unnecessarily
multitudinous responsibilities of the presidency effi
ciently and fully.
VERSES FROM NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS
“And they said. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ ^
and thou shalt be saved.” 5
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What The
Constitution
Of Alaska Means
“We, the people of Alaska,
grateful to God and to those who
founded our nation and pioneered
this great land, in order to secure
and transmit to succeeding gener
ations our heritage of political,
civil, and rfeligious liberty within
the Union of States, do ordain and
establish this constitution for the
State of Alaska.” —Preamble,
Constitution of the State of
Alaska.
The constitution of a state is its
most important law. Its authority
comes directly from the people
whose vote is required to adopt it
or change it. It determines the
basic structure of government and
the powers and responsibilities of
the legislative, executive, and ju
dicial branches. It lays down es
sential principles and safeguards
for the conduct of the public busi
ness and guarantees the rights
and liberties of all the people.
In writing the Constitution for
the State of Alaska, the Conven
tion has determined that:
1. It should embody the best of
America’s 180 years of experience
in self-government;
2. It should fit the special needs
and traditions of Alaska;
3. It should be short and flexi
ble, to allow for the great changes
that the future will bring to Alas
ka;
4. It should provide for a gov
ernment that is energetic in fos
tering the growth and develop
ment of the whole state and the
welfare of all the people;
5. It should respect and guard
the equal rights and dignity of all
citizens.
Pulp Workers Union
Votes to Strike for
50an Hour Pay Boost
KETCHIKAN, UP—porkers at
the Ketchikan Pulp Co. voted last
night to strike to enforce demands
for a 50 cents an hour wage in
crease, double the amount offered
by the company in negotiations
which broke down Friday.
The mill employs 400 workers,
350 of them in the union. Present
pay scales range from $2.19t£
and hour to $3.41 V^. The union
said only 12 men receive over $3.
An international representative
of the union who attended the
negotiations flew south to confer
with union officers. Sanction of
the international office is neces
sary before a strike can be called,
with a waiting period of 10 days
required after the sanction.
Nationwide Test
Of War Readiness
Planned for July
WASHINGTON, UPl—A nation
wide “Operation Alert 1956,” a
war drill to rehearse what might
happen in a nuclear assault on 76
American cities, will be held July
20 to 26.
President Eisenhower, the U.S.
armed forces, and the Canadian
government will participate, life
Office of Defense Mobilization
<ODM> announced yesterday.
It will be a combined civil de
fense and government-evacuation
exercise similar to but larger than
last year’s evacuation of skeleton
ized federal agencies to secret re
location sites.
The civil defense targets will
include Juneau and Anchorage in
Alaska; Seattle, Tacoma, Portland,
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oak
land, San Diego, Fairchild AFB at
Spokane and the atomic energy
installation at Hanford, Wash.
Among the 76 areas affected
will be 63 population centers in
the U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico and the Canal Zone, as well
as nine air bases and four installa
tions of the Atomic Energy Com
mission.
Fifty-two areas will be assumed
to have been hit by single bombs,
24 by from two to five bombs in a
single attack.
The Canal Zone, Puerto Rico
and Hawaii will get no warning
time; the continental U.S. areas
including Alaska will have an ad
vance warning ranging from ont
hour 40 minutes to three hours 5C
minutes.
The maneuvers will assume tha1
bombs will be dropped ranging in
destructive power equivalent tc
from 20,000 tons to 5,000,000 ton:
to TNT. The “attack” will las'
five hours.
The diamond has the simples
chemical structure of all gems
being merely crystallized carbon
NOTICE OF
PRIMARY ELECTION
To the Electors of the Town of
' Nome, Division No. Two, Terri
tory of Alaska.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that, pursuant to Section 38-7-1.
Alaska Compiled Laws Annotated,
1949, and all subsequent Territor
j ial Laws and all Federal Legisla
tion, and in conformity therewith,
a PRIMARY ELECTION will be
held on
TUESDAY, APRIL 24. 1956
between the hours of 8 o'clock
a.m. and 8 o'clock p.m. of said
day, for the purpose of nominating
candidates of the various political
parties of Alaska for the following
offices, to-wit:
Delegate to Congress
Territorial Attorney General
Territorial Highway Engineer
Two (2) Divisional Senators
Three (35 Divisional Repre
sentatives
[ and to elect:
A Republican National Com
mitteewoman
A Democratic National C-om
mitteewoman
A Republican National Com
mitteeman
A Democratic National Com
mitteeman
and to show preference for:
President of the United States
and for ratification of:
Proposition No. 1—Ratifica
tion of Constitution
Proposition No. 2—Alaska
Tennessee Plan
Proposition No. 3—Abolition
of Fish Traps.
The Common Council of the
Town of Nome, having heretofore,
by ordinance, duly designated the
I polling place of said Town of
Nome, the Electors are hereby
! notified:
That all duly qualified voters
residing within the Town of Nome
will vote at City Hall Building,
located on Front Sireei. in and
upon lot between Blocks G and H,
which is owned by City of Nome,
the same being the duly designat
J ed polling place.
Dated this 27th day of February.
1956.
THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF NOME
By Carrie M. McLain,
Clerk.
Publ. Apr. 11, 20, 1956.
According to the Roman writer,
t Pliny, boats were invented in
, Egypt and were first made of
. papyrus.
PUBLIC NOTICE
by
TERRITORIAL BOARD
OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
Notice is hereby given of forthcoming examination as follows:
For Certification of “Certified Public Accountnt"
May 9, 10, 11, 1956
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Anyone wishing to take the above examination should
make application to A. van Sevenier. Secretary of the
Board, P. O. Box 859, Anchorage, Alaska,
on or before April 21, 1956.
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
NOME, ALASKA
WHEN IN THE MARKET FOR EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS
IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE THE MANY LINES WE REPRESENT
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Tractors, Pumps
Belt Drives, Electrical Equipment
Baker Manufacturing Co. .... Dozers and Plows
DeLaval Steam Turbine Co. ...„. Pumps
Detroit Diesel Engine Die. ........ Diesel Engines
Gar Wood Industries . ’Dozers
Gates Rubber Company . Belts
Hobart Manufacturing Company . Welders
Hydraulic Supply Mfg. Company . Pipe
Jaeger Pumps, Compressors, Concrete Mixers
A. Leschen & Sons Rope Co. . Wire Rope
Lincoln Engineering Co. Greasing Equipment
Mallory .. Blocks
®nan .-. Light Plants
Owaionna Tool Co. Hand Tools
Power Machinery Co. . Power Saws
S K F Industries . Bearings
Smith Welding Equip. Corp. Welding Tools
Thew - Lorain Shovel Co.Cranes & Shovels
Thor . Pneumatic Tools, Electric Saws
Timken Roller Bearing Co. Bearings
Willard Batteries . Batteries
Wisconsin Motors . Motors
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