Mining Laws
Enacted by The
86th Congress
By JOHN KAMPS
Associated Press Special Service
WASHINGTON, M — Various
mining bills, including two sub
stitutes or vetoed measures, won
their way through the 86th Con
gress and into the statute books.
President Eisenhower vetoed a
•bill which would have set up an
independent coal research com
mission, but signed one authoriz
ing establishment of an Office of
Coal Research in the Interior De
partment.
The President objected to a
bill to permit an individual or
firm to lease or acquire options
on up to 600,000 acres of public
land in Alaska for oil and gas
exploration.
But he signed one permitting
the 600,000-acre limit provided
the acreage is divided between
two leasing districts.
The third vetoed bill, which
probably will be reoffered next
year, would have provided sub
sidy payments to operators of
small lead and zinc mines.
Here are some of the mining
bills which became law in the
past two years as listed in a re
port of the House Interior Com
mittee prepared at the request of
Chairman Wayne Aspinall, D
Colo, and Rep. John P. Saylor,
R-Pa.:
A resolution calling for protec
tion of domestic mineral and min
ing industries from harmful com
petition with foreign industries
benefitting from low-paid labor;
A bill permitting expansion of
oil and gas exploration leases on
public lands;
A bill authorizing issuance of
phosphate prospecting permits on
public lands;
A bill designed to provide a
long-range program for conserva
tion and production of helium,
the light gas used in rockets and
missiles and other scientific and
defense activities.
IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Three drunk charges drew fines
as follows: Roger Karapari, $25,
suspended; Miguel Astrado, $25,
suspended, and Julia Stanley, $35.
ATTENTION OES
The Eastern Star meeting
scheduled for tonight will not be
held because of the storm,
tend.
—Ruth Reed, WM
Alaska Steam Denies
State Charge It Is Not
Following FMB Orders
SEATTLE, UP> — The Alaska
Steamship Co. Friday denied a
charge by the State of Alaska
that it is not conforming to Fed
eral Maritime Board orders in
accounting for funds from a con
tested 10-per cent cargo rate in
crease.
Alaska Steam president D. E.
Skinner said:
“We not only have an account
of every cent received, but we
have such an accounting by indi
vidual shipment. Our handling of
these records has been fully
known to the FMB and its audi
tors and has not been disputed.”
Skinner branded the charge as
a “propaganda attack” launched
because the 49th state has not
been able to present a strong case
against the rate increase.
DEL KAMPMANN NEW
MANAGER FOR GALVIN
Larry Galvin, who has been on
a fall buying trip to the States re
turned Saturday, bringing back a
new general manager for the Gal
vin Stores.
The new manager, Del Kamp
mann, is no stranger to Nome as
he and his wife made many
friends while they were stationed
here as station manager for Alas
ka Airlines. Kampmann was a
very active civic workers while
with the airline and took part in
putting the Midnight Sun Festival
on the map.
Nurse Reports Clyde Kammerer
Had Good Trip to Seattle
Mary Martineau, nurse who ac
companied Clyde Kammerer to
Nome recently, writes that the re
turn trip to Seattle was fine and
Clyde was met by his wife there
and they visited friends before
heading home to California.
Miss Martineau expressed ap
preciation to the people here for
their many kindnesses during her
stay in Nome.
REWARD
Thursday night a hind quarter
of beef was taken from Martin's
Cold Storage. $25 reward for in
formation leading to fhe guilty
party.
— Maurice Kelliher
PIONEERS ATTENTION
An important meeting will be
held Oct. 5, the first of our winter
sessions. A full attendance is de
sired.
— Luther Dunbar, President
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY HAS AMPLE STOCKS
OF INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PLYWOOD FROM Vi" TO V*."
THERE IS AN ASSORTMENT, SOME CLEAR ON ONE SIDE,
SOME ON BOTH SIDES. MASONITE IS ALSO STOCKED.
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How Personnel
Rules Affect
State Employes
(This is part of series on the
state’s new personnel rules,
which cover all but a handful
of the persons who work for
Alaska.)
JUNEAU, W—When the state’s
new personnel rules were put into
effect on Sept. 21, there were
approximately 2,300 employes on
the state’s payroll.
How do the new personnel rules
affect them?
If a state employe had a per
manent position under the old
Merit System applying to agen
cies receiving federal grants-in
aid on Sept. 21, he was contin
ed with examination as perman
ent employe. He will not be re
quired to serve a new probation
ary period.
If he were a probationary em
ploye under the same circum
stances, he must complete his
probationary period to achieve
permanent status.
Employes in the classified ser
vice who held state jobs on Sept.
21 will be permitted to remain
in their position without exam
ination and will receive perman
ent status, if they meet the mini
mum qualifications for the job
and if they have been in state
service for at least six months.
Employes who do not meet the
minimum qualifications and those
who have been employed for less
than six months, will be listed as
provisional employes. They will be
permitted to take an examination,
on recommendation of the head
of their agency. If they pass, they
will be eligible for permanent ap
pointment.
The same general rule applies
to federal civil service employes
who occupy positions which are
transferred to the state, such as
Bureau of Public Roads employes
who transferred to the State De
partment of Public Works.
The probationary period for
new state employes will be six
months or one year, depending
upon the level of their work. The
new employe’s work will be eval
uated constantly during the pro
bationary period.
If his services are unsatisfac
tory, he can be terminated at
any time during the probationary
period.
If his services during the pro
bationary period have been sat
isfactory, he will be given per
manent status in the classified
service on the day after his pro
bationary period ends.
A state employe may transfer
from one agency to another, but
if the transfer is to a higher
classification job, he may be re
quired to take an examination or
produce evidence of his qualifi
cations for the new job.
Next: How do the new per
sonnel rules compare with the
benefits enjoyed by labor in pri
vate industry?
CATHOLIC
INFORMATION CLASSES
St. Joseph's Hall
Starting Oct. 4 — 8:00 p.m.
Non-Catholics Welcome
WANT ADS
LOST—Horn rimmed glasses. Call
Willie Brown, Black 154. 17c
THE BUILDING’S about up and
the alleys are on the boat, so
it’s time to start planning your
leagues. 18c
GULLWING STINSON (V77); 300
hp Lycoming, 650 TT; Hamilton
Standard Vari-pitch propellor;
unlicensed as of May, I960;
ferryable; $1800 as is — come
and get it; Write or phone Wen
dell R. Lipscomb, c/o Dr. Rod
ney Pain, 204 Western Drive,
i Point Richmond, Calif., Phone
i Beacon 5-4318. 17p
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TONIGHT
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