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VOL. LVIII No. 31NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1956Per Copy—15^
Fire Department
Has Had No Calls
Here for 45 Days
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There were no fire calls for the
month of February and there has
been a total of 45 days without
fires, according to the report of
the fire chief to the City Council
last Monday.
There were 26 arrests for the
month, with $199 in fines col
lected.
Cleanup on Stray Dogs
The spring cleanup on stray
dogs has started as they are run
ning in packs again, and 15 dogs
were disposed of as well as two
cats.
The Health Department report
ed fewer cases of hepatitis, two
possible cases of whooping cough,
and 104 X rays taken.
Reminder for Parents
The health nurse called atten
tion to the fact that all children
of 3 years of age should have
shots for diphtheria, tetanus and
whooping cough and may get
same by contacting the doctor or
the U.S. Health nurse.
Herb Engstrom is reported
building the removal wings for
the city’s D-8 to facilitate snow
removal.
600-Kw. Engine Approved
The City Council approved the
request of the Nome Utilities
Board for the purchase of a new
600-kilowatt engine for the power
plant.
The Council approved the trans
fer of liquor license of the Golden
Goose from Frank Coplin to Betty
and Ray Coplin.
Nixon Wins 21.000
Write-In Votes in
First U.S. Primary
By RELMAN MORIN
MANCHESTER, N.H., UP)— Re
turns, nearly complete, today
from New Hampshire’s first-in
the-nation presidential primary
election gave Vice President Nix
on an astonishing 21,000 votes—
all write-ins—and emphatically
endorsed Sen. Estes Kefauver for
the Democratic presidential nom
ination.
Nixon’s name was not on the
ballot, he did no campaigning,
and there was no organized effort
on his behalf.
The votes apparently represent
ed a spontaneous upsurge of pub
lic sentiment for the much-argued
vice president.
The primary also produced
these x'esults:
1. It elected 14 Republican con
vention delegates, all backers of
President Eisenhower. None of
seven candidates, who had filed
as favorable to Sen. Knowland,
was elected. The seven had en
tered the pi'imary before Eisen
hower announced he would seek
a second term.
2. Kefauver won all 12 Democrat
ic delegates with eight convention
votes. A 12-man slate running as
favoiable to Adlai Stevenson, who
did not campaign in this state,
was beaten in every race.
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NENANA R. BREAKUP
EXPECTED TO BE •
ROUGH AND EARLY
N E N A N A—The Nenana Ice
Classic Committee has suggested
four extra braces be placed on
the tripod in anticipation of a
rough breakup.
Walter Minano, manager of the
Nenana Ice Classic, informed the
Nugget yesterday that indications
are for an early breakup this year,
according to what the old-timers
are predicting.
He said in a wire yesterday
there are 25 days till the closing
date of guess opportunities.
Japan Will Inspect
Effects of U.S. Nuclear
Tests in Pacific in April
TOKYO Iff)—Kyodo News Agen
cy says Japan will take its own
look at the effects of the nuclear
weapons tests the United States
will hold after April 20 in the
Bikini-Eniwetok area.
The Japanese government has
protested the holding of the tests.
It will send a survey ship to the
area after the series of explosions
is over. The Japanese are partic
ularly worried about the effects
of radioactivity on fishing in the
test area.
Heroic Monsignor Dies
In Cathedral Fire That
Caused $3 Million Damage
TRENTON, N.J., GP)—A heroic
monsignor, who tried to sound the
alarm, and two housekeepers died
today in a pre-dawn fire that de
stroyed St. Mary’s Roman Cath
olic Cathedral in the heart ot the
state capital.
The fire broke out during a
rainstorm and leaping flames that
topped the 85-year-old church’s
towering spire caused damage es
timated at $3 million..
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Richard T.
Crean, 55-year-old vicar general
of the Trenton diocese and rector
of the cathedral, was found dead
on the third floor of the four
story rectory.
The story of his heroism was
told by another priest who es
caped to safety. “I think the mon
signor was caught trying to wake
everyone,” said the Rev. William
Fitzgerald, 30.
The monsignor lived on the sec
ond floor of the rectory and ap
parently was trying to get to the
housekeepers, who died in their
fourth-floor quarters.
Some five hours later, while
firemen were still working at the
cathedral blaze, they were called
to Jefferson Grammar School, a
quarter mile away, where 800
children were evacuated safely in
a four-alarm fire.
VICIOUS CIRCLE
OSVVEGATCHIE, N.Y. MWThis
is what is known as a vicious cir
cle:
A fire truck couldn’t get to a
fire in the town garage here be
cause of snow-covered roads.
The fire, which leveled the gar
age, was discovered as highway
workers reported to prepare for
snow-removal operations, Three
snowplows were destroyed.
Waitress Admits Killing
Mother, Three Daughters,
And 2 of 5 Husbands
MONTGIMERY, Alabama, —
State’s attorneys headed for court
today with the bizarre tale of a
middle-aged waitress who, they
said, admitted slaying her mother,
three small daughters and two of
her five husbands with arsenic.
Plump, 49-year-old Mrs. Rhon
da B. Martin also told in a signed
statement how she fed ant poison
to her present husband who was
once her stepson. He is still alive
though paralyzed.
Mrs. Martin was vague about a
motive for the killings, but she
told of having insurance on all six
victims who died. The amount
was not disclosed, but she remem
bered receiving between $3,000
and $4,000 from the death of her
fourth husband, who died in. 1951.
White Man Acquitted
In Shotgun Slaying of
33-Year-Old Negro
SUMNER, Miss., un—Elmer Otis
Kimbell was acquitted of murder
yesterday in the shotgun slaying
of a 33-year-old Negro.
Two witnesses testified they
saw the 35-year-old white Glen
dora cotton mill operator blast
Clinton Melton three times with
a shotgun Dec. 3. Witnesses said
the shooting was an aftermath of
an argument between Kimbell
and Melton.
The defense attorney said Kim
bell fired the fatal shots in self
defense. Kimbell said three shots
were fired at him before he
opened fire, one wounding him in
the shoulder. He showed a scar
and brought in a doctor who veri
fied the gunshot wound.
But neither the white owner of
the service station where the
shooting took place nor a Negro
who said he witnessed ’the slaying
said they saw or heard Melton
fire. No weapon was found on
Melton’s body or in his car.
Clinton, 35, Is New
Mayor of Seattle
SEATTLE, (iff—Some 180,000
voters—a record for a municipal
election—gave Seattle a new may
or and two new city councilmen
yesterday.
Ending one of the hottest may
oralty campaigns in years, Seattle
named Gordon S. Clinton, 35
year-old attorney and former FBI
agent, to succeed Allan Pomeroy,
49, mayor since 1952
Clinton, a newcomer to politics,
held an 8,100-vote bulge over
Pomeroy in unofficial returns
from the city’s 1,067 precincts.
Seattle also approved a sewer
service fee referendum, a special
library bond issue, and a special
kindergarten levy.
Newcomers elected to the Coun
cil were Paul J. Alexander, a
weekly newspaper publisher, and
Floyd C. Miller, a Seattle legisla
tor. They unseated longtime coun
cilmen Alfred R. Rochester and
Robert H. Harlin. Mrs. Harlan H.
Edwards and M. B. Mitchell were
returned for another term.
Olympia gave a second term to
woman Mayor Amanda Smith.
Television for Nome Is ‘Practical'
Larry Galvin Tells Chamber, and
Proposes Installing (dosed System
Larry Galvin explained to the
Chamber of Commerce Tues
day about the television system
which he plans to bring to
Nome soon. He stated:
Television is feasible, practical
and within the realm of possibili
ty for Nome.
All phases have been thorough- j
ly checked—availability of per
sonnel in Nome for the operation,
installation and maintenance of a
station, the availability of pro
grams, and the cost of equipment
and of installation.
The only remaining detail to be
worked out is a pole line contract
with the Nome Utility Board. This
is a permit to use, at a fee, the
present light poles for carrying a
coaxial cable throughout the City
of Nome.
There are two types of televi
sion systems in operation. One is
the regular broadcast type where
programs are sent out over the
air similar to a radio station. This
is expensive to install, expensive
to maintain, and would require a
large group of experienced per
sonnel to operate. It would take a
town of approximately 50,000 peo
ple to support such a station. It is
entirely out of the question for
Nome.
The type proposed for Nome is
much simpler, less expensive to
install, requires less machinery,
is easier to operate and maintain
(with personnel now available in
Nomei, and will give customers
very good service.
The picture will be comparable
to TV receptions Outside and in
many cases will be better than
Outside reception in fringe areas.
By combining the refined in
dustrial equipment with the com
munity antenna system and a pro
gram supply unit we have the
closed TV system, which is pro
posed for Nome.
Ketchikan has had a successful,
similar installation for the past
three years.
Programs will be- similar to
those in the States—canned and
live. By canned, we mean shows
recorded on 16-mm. film and then
broadcast over the closed circuit.
These films are obtained from
various sources and are rotated
from one station to another. They
will not be old, outdated pro
grams, as network programs must
be returned to the distributor
within 60 days—that is, they must
make the circuit of all stations in
the chain in this period.
I have gone into this phase of
the operation and have been as
sured that Nome can be included
in this circuit.
Live programs are limited only
by the talent available and may
consist of school plays, education
al talks or discussions, political
campaigns, and so on.
Other than the broadcasting
equipment there is nothing spe
cial required. This system is de
signed so that any starfdard or
reliable TV set will work satis
factorily.
Service for television sets will
be available in Nome. The cost of
this service will be patterned or
based on that in Ketchikan: $37.50
for the hook-up and $12.50 or less
a month for the program service
for residences.
We hope to get some national
and local advertising. Anyone
may advertise but we hope to keep
it to a minimum as I get just as
bored with a lot of commercials
as anyone else.
It is my thought that TV will
bring a certain amount of enter
tainment, education and enjoy
ment to the people and I earnestly
solicit the Chamber’s support.
FORGER'S WRITE-IN ERROR
BUTTE, Mont., OP)—A convicted
forger, put on probation in federal
court, made a mistake when he
tried to pay for a steak dinner
with a check.
The mistake, Police Chief B. J.
Riley said yesterday, was signing
the name of Bion W. Hall, federal
probation officer, to the check.
Police, called to the cafe by the
cashier, gave Gordon M. Crawford
permission to finish his steak be
fore they took him off to jail.
B.C. Indians on Warpath
Against Government
On Income Tax Issue
VANCOUVER, B.C., (^—Offi
cials of the Native Brotherhood of
B.C., representing more than 34,
000 British Columbia Indians, an
nounced here yesterday they will
make war on the federal Tax De
partment.
Their statement followed a re
port from Ottawa that B.C. Indi
ans will lose their case in the Su
preme Court if they test their “no
taxation without representation”
argument.
Frances Point, a fisherman, has
won a dismissal here on a charge
of failing to file an income tax
return. “Our braves are not
asleep," said Guy Williams, mem
ber of the Brotherhood legislative
committee. “We’ll ambush these
tax men if necessary by going
into the Exchequer Court.
“We know the laws of the coun
try say everyone must file income
tax returns,” said Mr. Williams,
“but I ask ‘how?’ ”
“We are wards of the govern
ment and you can’t force us to
pay income tax."
Robert Clifton, Brotherhood
president, said the dismissal of
the charge against Point “creates
a very embarrassing position for
Ottawa. ’
“This will lead to thousands of
B.C. Indians not filing returns this
year,” he said.
Copper Magnate Dies
SAN FRANCISCO, (A>>—Daniel
C. Jackling, 86, world famous
mining engineer who revolution
ized the copper industry, died last
night. An orphan at the age of 2,
Jackling rose from hard rock
miner to multimillionaire.