"‘Co Slow'’ Feeling Very Evident j
Over Proposed Borough Legislation
JUNEAU (fP) — A general “go
slow” feeling was very evident j
Friday night at a public hearing |
called to go over proposed bor-!
ough legislation.
Some 50 persons attended the
hearing, conducted by the joint
Senate-House Local Government
Committees, and about half of
them were members of the House
and Senate.
After problems of taxation,
schools, road maintenance and
implementation of borough legis
lation were discussed, House Local
Government Committee Chairman
Harold Hansen of Cordova asked
for a show of hands of those who
felt the state should proceed at
once with setting up a borough
system.
No hands went up.
The only out of town witness
to appear before the committees
was Robert Sharp, city manager
at Ketchikan.
Sharp said he did not feel there
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids, in writing, will be
accepted at the Office of the City
Clerk of the City of Nome until
5 p. m. Feb. 27, 1961 for the pur
chase from the City of Nome of
the following real and personal
property:
3 Wood frame houses
1 Quonset type house
Along with contents therein. |
Buildings are located on Lot 8
Block 64 and must be removed
within 90 days of bid acceptance.
Bids may be for one or all
of the four items together. All
bids must be accompanied by
cash or check in amount of bid.
City reserves the right to refuse
and reject any and all bid..
NOME COMMON COUNCIL
By Robert F. Scott.
City Clerk
Pub. Jan. 25, 30, Fep. 6, 13, 20,
22, 24, 1961.
was need for an organized bor
ough in the Ketchikan area at the
present time, but he said Ketchi- I
kan would be willing to support
a need elsewhere.
Rep. Leo Rhode of Homer read
a telegram from the Kenai Penin
sula Chamber of Commerce which
urged that any borough bill ap
proved contain a provision de
laying the effective date at least
until April 1, 1962, “to allow de- :
finite thinking on the complexi- !
ties and arouse interest among j
citizens concerning definite pro- ;
visions.”
There are four borough bills
before the Legislature at the
present time, one in the House
and three in the Senate.
The House measure was intro
duced at the request of Gov. Egan
and the Legislative Council. It I
represents a year’s research on a
borough system of local govern
ment.
Sen. Brad Phillips of Anchor
age has introduced a bill calling
for the creatioh of both organized |
and unorganized boroughs, as does j
the Egan-Legislative Council bill. |
Sen. John McNees introduced i
two borough bills in the upper 1
chamber. One provides for the
establishment of organized bor
oughs and the other for the es
tablishment of unorganized bor
oughs.
WATER SHORTAGE . . .
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. M —
Henry Galipeau, a forman for the |
city water department, lives with
in a stone’s throw of 200 million
gallons of water — but his home
has been without water for a
week.
The water pipes in Galipeau’s
house have been frozen all week.
He said Friday he has been so
busy thawing out the city’s pipes
he hasn’t had time to take care
of his own.
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WASHINGTON UP — A govern
ment research report said yes- !
terday that Alaska always has
had a degree of economic insta
bility due to strike-it-rich think- j
ing which persists to some degree. 1
But though it has many growth j
problems, the report said, Alaska
is maturing and that maturity will
be hastened with the development
of a more adequate transporta
tion system.
These views are contained in a
management research summary
issued by the Small Business Ad
ministration.
The Alaska study was made pos
sible by an SBA grant of $28,873
in 1959. A second grant of $34,
128 was made last year for a study
of tourist business in that state.
“Transportation is a key factor
in the development and growth
of the Alaskan economy,” the re- .
port said. “Expediency — even I
survival — are dependent upon
transportation.”
The report said the Alaskan
labor force is somewhat unstable.
It is greatly influenced by the
climate and amount of yearly con
struction, usually from the first
of April through October, the re
port added.
“The resulting influx of mi
grant construction workers who
leave at the close of the season
means a high labor turnover. This
is a contributing factor to the
high cost of residential and com
mercial construction.”
RUSTLERS still roam
THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA HP — Rustlers still
roam the Philippines but they steal
water buffalo instead of cattle, as
in the old American west. A police
patrol ran across a band making
off with nine buffalo. All three
rustlers died in an ensuing gun
battle.
TWO LITTLE SISTERS LEAVE
FOR DIOMEDE ISLAND
Sister Solange Marie and Sis
ter Rosalia of the Little Sisters
of Jesus left for Diomede Island
Saturday where they will assist
the three sisters already there
with sbrne construction problems.
This order is building permanent
quarters at Diomede Island which
were projected several years ago.
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Former Juneau Man
Sentenced for Defrauding
Red Cross Chapter
FORT HURON, Mich. UP) — The
American Red Cross asked the
FBI to investigate reports that j
James B. Nash, 55, of Juneau,
Alaska, has been defrauding J
chapters in other states by ob- j
taining small amounts of money j
under false pretenses.
Nash was sentenced to 90 days |
in jail here Friday after he had
pleaded guilty in Justice of
Peace Court to defrauding the
Red Cross here of $15. Officials
said he obtained the money Feb.
3 by telling a fictitious story he
needed the money to return to
Alaska to attend his daughter’s
funeral.
Red Cross officials said they I
were informed by the Juneau
Chapter that Nash used a similar i
story to obtain money from the j
Red Cross in nine other cities, j
Nash was given the maximum :
penalty here under state law. Of
ficials said they were investi
gating the possibility of prosecut
ing Nash under federal law.
Fire In Boiler House Sunday
The fire department was called
out yesterday at 12:30 p.m. to a
fire in the boiler house next to
the Methodist Parsonage. The
boiler is being used for the driv
ing of posts for the foundation of
the new Methodist Church.
LOCKED UP, BELL RINGER
STARTS UP THE MUSIC
BREDA, The Netherlands UP) —
The opening bars of the popular
Dutch song, “In the Name of
Orange, Open the Gate,” rang out
from the church at Breda for 20
minutes Wednesday night. Finally
someone investigated and found j
bell ringer Peter Maesson locked
in his steeple tower 400 steps up.
A gust of wind had slammed the
tower door, which unlocks only
from the outside.
AUTO DRIVING BAN
LIFTED IN MANHATTAN
NEW YORK UP) — It was legal
for private car owners to drive
in Manhattan Friday, but it was
hectic.
Mayor Robert Wagner lifted the
ban on non-essential driving but
asked motorists to stay off the
streets.
They poured in anyway, snarl
ing the snow clean-up effort,
especially on side streets.
Car owners, whose vehicles had j
been marooned in the snow, were j
startled to find $15 parking tickets ;
on them.
Fine Job Printing At The Nuggei. !
FORESEE POSSIBLE INCREASE
IN THE DRAFT RATE
SALT LAKE CITY UP) — The
director of the Selective Service
System foresees a possible in
crease in the draft rate in the
next five years.
Lt. Gen. Lewis M. Hershey,
here for a local selective service
conference, said this may come
about because of increased em
phasis on conventional weapons
and on the nation’s readiness for
limited warfare.
He said he doesn’t see anything
to indicate that there will be less
need for troops in the next five
years. “If anything, there will be
more,” he said in an interview.
Dr. McKinley Coming This Week
Dr. Lee McKinley, dentist, is
scheduled to be here Feb. 16 and
17. On Feb. 18 to 20 he will be in
Teller and return on the 20th, on
which day he will work here
until plane time.
"NOTHING SPECIAL" . . .
MANCHESTER, Vt. UP) — Lin
coln’s birthday was observed as
a holiday today but his great
granddaughter planned “nothing
special.”
Miss Mary Lincoln Beckwith,
62, said she is “very proud” to be
a member of the distinguished
family but added: “Would you
plan something for a relative who
was dead before you were born?”
Miss Beckwith runs the 1,000
acre dairy farm, “Hildene,” built
by her grandfather, Robert Todd
Lincoln, only son of the 16th Pres
ident to reach maturity.
SNEAK THIEF . . .
HUNTINGTON, N. Y. UP) — A
thief crept into the choir room
of the Huntington Methodist
Church Sunday during morning
services and stole the wallets of
seven choirboys. The thief got an
estimated $30.
ALASKA TEACHERS
AVERAGE $6,600 PER YEAR
WASHINGTON UP) — The Na
tional Education Association says
Alaska teachers, who instruct
42,400 pupils, receive an average
salary of $6,600. This is second
only to California which ranks
first in pupil enrollment with
3,600,000 and first in teachers
salary at $6,700.
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Army Develops Light, New Anti-Tank Weapon
THE ARMY S NEW ANTITANK rocket grenade, the XM-72, is fired (left) from its own disposable
container. Highly effective against tanks, armored vehicles, earth-filled log emplacements and
sand-bag fortification., the light-weight XM-72 can be carried and fired by one man. Displayed
,n the photograph above are the rocket grenade (top), carrying-case launcher (center), and
canvas carryng-slmg (bottom) Small light, and simple to operate, the new grenade is bodily
adaptable to mass production. It can be fired from a standing, kneeling, or prone position