Gov. Egan Expresses
Confidence In CD
Director Metcalfe
JUNEAU, UP)—Gov. William A.
Egan today expressed confidence
in State Civil Defense Director
Vernon Metcalfe, under fire this
-week as a result of the resigna
tions of four attack warning con
trollers in Anchorage.
The volunteer civil defense
workers complained that Metcalfe
had failed to establish contact
with them and that they could
not see how the CD could operate
on such a basis.
But Egan said today that he
was sure “Mr. Metcalfe attempts
to maintain a close relationship
with all those involved in the
civil defense effort.”
At the same time the governor
hit public apathy over the CD
program and said the entire ef
fort needs greater support thru
out the state.
He said the general public
“doesn’t realize the amount of
work a few paid staff people and
the numerous volunteers put into
the CD program.”
“It takes an awful lot of work
just to try and hold the program
together.”
NASSER ARRIVES IN U.S.
NEW YORK, 1/P) — President
Nasser of the United Arab Re
public arrived today to join the
growing list of national leaders
attending the United Nations
General Assembly session.
The Arab leader was greeted by
about 250 persons at Idlewild Air
port, including embassy and con
sulate officials of the U.A.R.
About 50 American Negroes of
a Negro nationalist movement
were on hand, outside the landing
area.
They carried signs, some read
ing: “Allah is the greatest.”
WHAT GOOD IS C.A.P.?
Sen. Lester Bronson, pilot who
has been active in the Civil Air
Patrol for many years, calls at
tention to the fact that last year
CAP made 8,352 search and res
cue flight and are credited with
saving 381 persons.
NOTICE
All persons with college train
ing who wish to become substitute
teachers at Nome School are re
quested to call the Superilendeni's
office. Main 44, to get on the
substitute teachers list.
— Conrad Potter,
Superintendent
Kakarak Reindeer Herd
At Mile 45 on Highway
Johnny Kakarak, reindeer man
of Teller and Igloo, arrived yes
terday with his first fall deer.
He states that the herd is near
town this year, only about 45
miles out on Highway 97.
As soon as he has his family
located he will start taking orders
for deer, he stated and possibly
sell it where the herd is. He plans
to live here about a month.
STILL TIME TO GET ON
THE PTA CALENDAR
Vesta Sundstrom, who heads the
Birthday Calendar project for the
PTA reports that there are 27
mothers soliciting birthday, anni- I
versary and commercial ads. Of
this group eight have checked in j
with Caroline Reader having the
record to date of 67 birthdays and j
27 calendars. Mrs. Sundstrom re- j
quests that any person wishing to
be included who has not been
contacted may still get their name
in by calling Mina Bachelder be
fore 7 o’clock this evening at
Black 131.
WIEN TREATS KING ISLAND
VILLAGERS TO BUS RIDE
The residents of King Island
Village had a real treat Wednes
day when they were guests of
Wien Airlines on the big bus and
taken to Cape Nome to pick ber
ries and returned home in the
evening. Every day all summer
they have had the bus pull up at
the village with tourists and they
were delighted wth the opportun
ity of riding on the bus.
In addition to berries the is
landers brought back sacks of
driftwood. As many children as
possible also took advantage of
riding the bus.
GOLOVIN GROWING
I Martin Olson, who has a fly
| ing service out of Golovin this
I year, reports that school has
started with 23 children enrolled
under Mr. Don Sato, who taught
at the BIA school at Stebbins
last year.
There are now 73 persons in
Golovin, one store, and it is the
headquarters for the well known
Sigfried Reindeer Herd.
J IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Peter Rock paid a fine of $35
for disorderly conduct. Julia Stan
ley pleaded not guilty to a drunk
charge. Trial was set for Sept. 26.
Among city cases, Mabel Ok
boak was fined $25 and Jacob Ok
boak received a 15-day sentence
and $25 fine, both suspended.
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY HAS AMPLE STOCKS
OF INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PLYWOOD FROM V\" TO V«."
THERE IS AN ASSORTMENT, SOME CLEAR ON ONE SIDE,
SOME ON BOTH SIDES. MASONITE IS ALSO STOCKED.
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Personal Property
Tax Dropped In
Favor of Sales Levy
JUNEAU — The additional one
per cent city sales tax, which re
places Juneau's personal property
tax as of the first of the year,
will mean $165,000 more for city
coffers, according to City Assessor
Ray Beach.
Beach made the statement in an
address before the Western States
Assn, of Tax Administrators re
cently.
He said the abolishment of the
personal property assessment will
mean, in effect, exchanging about
$35,000 in taxes on houseshold
goods and personal belongings for
about $200,000 which will be de
rived from the additional one per
cent sales tax.
The current range of assess
ment on personal property is from
$3,000 to $100 minimum.
He said that the total assess
ment valuation for the 31 first
and second class cities and the
nine independent school districts
in Alaska which impose property
taxes is $515,098,600.
The assessment ratio to the
market value of the property in
first class cities is an average of
75.4 per cent. Average tax rate
for the cities is 16 mills, and for
the school districts, 10 mills.
“Statutory law requires that all
property in Alaska shall be assess
ed at its ‘full and true value in
money’ as of the prescribed as
sessment date, which is January
first of each year,” Beach said.
He said the assessment ratio to
market prices ranges from 100
per cent at Ketchikan, Sitka, Cor
dova, Douglas, Valdez, Skagway,
Kake, Haines, Nenana and Kla
wock, to 60 per cent at Anchor
age, 75 per cent in Nome, 84 per
cent in Fairbanks and 88 per cent
in Juneau.
Beach described the assessment
procedures for the city of Juneau
as an example of general practice
in other cites of the state.
He said that Juneau underwent
a real property re-evaluation in
1955 which raised the city’s as
sessed property valuation from
$18 million to $35 million, with
the attendant decrease in the tax
rate from 20 mills to 11 mills.
HEAVY!
GENOA, Italy, OP*—Genoa police
seized gold ingots they valued at
$192,000 hidden under the motor
of a German - made automobile
being shipped from Zurich to Col
ombo, Ceylon, aboard the liner
Australia.
WANT ADS
LOST—Round jade and gold ear
ring. Reward. Call Main 91.
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $1C.
See Dorothy’s. tf
FOR SALE—9-ft. divan-matching
chair. Call Black 44. 13c
FOR SALE—Completely furnish
ed house with 4 lots. Main 37.
LOST—Black wallet of Bert Beltz.
Reward for return of papers.
Leave at Nugget. 13p
TYPEWRITER FOR RENT by the
week or month. Call at Nugget.
HOUSE FOR RENT—Couple pre
ferred. See Allan Johnson. 15p
FEW COTS LEFT, good condi
tion, $7 ea.; Pillow $1 ea. Galle
her, Main 122 or Black 241. 15c
THE BUILDING’S about up and
the alleys are on the boat, so
it’s time to start planning your
leagues. 18c
FOR SALE — Centrifugal pump
with motor, 85-gal. tank, port
able cabinet kerosene heater,
small butane heater. No reason
able offer refused. Red 179.
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Comments and Complaints — Main 154
FISH FRY FOR YOUNG ADULTS
Members of the Young Adults
Class of the Community Meth
odist Church and those interested
in joining this group will have a
Fish Fry at the Fagerstrom Camp
at Osborne on Saturday.
The group will meet at the resi
dence of Rev. Gerald McCray at
noon Saturday for transportation.
All those planning to attend
should phone Mrs. John Barrow
at Main 242 for further informa
tion and planning.
Research Vessel Ends
40,600-Mile World Cruise
NEW YORK, —Columbia Uni
versity’s research ship Verna
docked here Tuesday after a voy
age of almost a year that took her
40,600 miles around the world
and into both Arctic and Antarc
tic regions.
The oceanographic research
voyage produced several import
ant achievements, most of which
were announced by the Univer
sity from time to time.
The researchers accumulated a
large amount of scientific data
which will take a long time to
analyze and interpret.
-SALE
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
MEN'S and BOY'S
GABARDINE
JACKETS
Quilted Lining
Boy's Sizes 6 to 16
$5.75
1 Only Size 4
$5.00
MEN'S - Small, Med. & Large
$6.95
J & L
Trading Post
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Japanese Show Much
Interest In Alaska Exhibit
The Alaska exhibit at Mejii
University in Japan was a big
success and created much inter
est reported one of the University
group which visited here last
summer. Among the pictures were
some of early day Nome which
were loaned from the historical
collection kept by Carrie McLain.
The exhibit is now on a provin
cial tour of Japan. A documentary
film was also taken by the group
on their tour through Alaska
is also being shown all over
Japan.
DEMOCRAT JAMES BYRNES
SUPPORTS NIXON-LODGE
COLUMBIA, S.C., IB—James F.
Byrnes, who helped shape U. S.
foreign policy under two Demo
cratic presidents, criticized the
Democratic platform and the
party’s nominee yesterday. He an
nounced his support of Vice Pre
sident Richard Nixon and Henry
Cabot Lodge, the Republicans.
Byrnes, 81, former Secretary of
State, accused Sen. John Kennedy
the Democratic presidential nomi
nee, of giving ammunition to the
Soviets in campagin statements.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Clara Kasgnoc and
Olaf Piscoya.
Discharged: Theresa Alurac,
Sven Hedegaard and Elton Out
water.
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