THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14. 1943, at the
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THIS IS HOW TO MAKE OUR
TOWN GROW, TOO!
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Cool, Clear Running Water . . .
SUMMER MEANS A LOT of things to a lot of
people. In Nome it has always meant running
water from the tap which does not have to hoarded
and which flowed freely for the past 62 years.
It was with dismay that the announcement was
received that piped water was to be no more, due to
aging pipes, not only for the homemaker who had
saved blankets, etc., but to businesses with special
needs for running water.
After the first shock, maybe it can be considered
a blessing in disguise. We are all interested in labor
saving devises which makes life more pleasant, and to
have them there must be running water twelve months
out of the year. As population explodes it will become
more important from the health standpoint. Accord
ing to the National Water Institute, we are using
three times more water per person than was used in
1900. By 1975 this per capita consumption will even
be greater.
These facilities cannot be developed overnight,
but tit is hoped that funds can be made available soon
and when the time comes the community will approve
taking the biggest single step in it’s history toward
modernization—water and sewage systems for Nome. |
M LAUND
Now you can finally say
GOOD-BYE
to all washing cares
Take the afternoon off ... or
an hour . . and we'll do the
washing and drying
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Alaska May Market
Farm Produce
From Peace River
By Jim Peacock
Canadian Press Staff Writer
FORT ST. JOHN, B. C. UP) —
Alaska soon may become a prime
market for Peace River farm pro
duce.
Details of a major food-supply
deal now are being worked out
by Sen. B. J. Logan of Cordova
who discovered the vastness of
the Peace River region and its
production potential during an
unintentional plane stopover here
recently.
The reports here say if Cana
dian-United States tariff laws
don’t interfere, a firm contract
to supply Alaska with beef, pork,
potatoes and cereal grains — with
the emphasis on beef — will be
signed soon.
In exchange, Alaska wants to
sell fish products in the Peace
River region.
Just what amounts may be in
volved was not clear here, but
they are expected to be substant
ial — in size adequate to bring
construction of a meat packing
plant here and to encourage a
wide expansion in the cattle rais
ing throughout the Peace River
blocks of B.C. and Alberta.
H. C. (Pappy) Galbreath, presi
dent of the IT. St. John Chamber
of Commerce said Sen. Logan had
flown to Lethbridge and Calgary
in Southern Alberta seeking a sup
ply of beef and other food pro
ducts, which Alaska now ships in
via Seattle.
Enroute home, the senator’s air
craft landed at Fort St. John, 4-25
road miles northwest of Edmon
ton. The plane had engine trouble,
and Sen. Logan had to remain
here for more than six hours.
“They called me from the air
port,” Mr. Galbreath said, “and I
went out and took the senator
around. He was amazed to find
we had such a country right here
on his doorstep and even more
surprised to learn we grew so
much agricultural produce.”
“We don’t produce nearly as
much livestock as we could pro
duce in this area,” Mr. Galbreath
said. “We could easily double our
output of hogs and cattle in a
couple of years.”
The outcome of the income de
pends a lot on the outgo of the
upkeep.
MUSHIN’
THROUGH
WASHINGTON
By Fritz Witti
Associated Press Special Service
WASHINGTON UP> — Alaska’s
senators are temporarily holding
their fire against a law they say
, allows rate discrimination against
j their state on trans-Pacific ship
| ping.
Sens. Ernest Gruening and E.
L. Bartlett were assured a Sen
ate committee will soon give con
j sideration to their objections to
a law covering dual-rate shipping
contracts.
They agreed to withdraw an
amendment they proposed to the
present law and will seek per
manent legislation to protect
Alaska against what they con
sider unfair rate treatment.
They explained present law al
lows members of steamship con
ferences to set lower rates for
shippers who contract exclusively
with the conference members and
higher rates for shippers who do
not.
Bartlett told the Senate that
last April the Trans - Pacific
Freight Conference imposed a
surcharge of 30 per cent on traf
fic moving to and from Alaska
and above that applied to more
southerly Pacific Coast ports.
“Of course this is rank discrim
ination. It prevents the proper
economic development of Alas
ka,” said Bartlett.
Gruening said Alaska’s budding
trade with Japan is seriously
jeopardized by imposition of the
surcharge.
“This is an inexcusable and in
tolerable action, whose origin we
may well attribute to those who
wish to monopolize and restrict
Alaska’s maritime trade,” Gruen
ing added.
Congress has approved exten
sion of the present dual-rate law
until Sept. 30, 1961. The Alaskans
will seek a review by that time.
The amendment, introduced by
Gruening and co-sponsored by
Bartlett, would have set up a
system whereby governors could
file protests with the Federal
Maritime Board against rates pro
posed by any conference com
pany.
The Board could suspend the
rate proposal for 90 days and.
after study, disallow the rate if it
was found “unfairly discrimina
tory.”
U.S-Japan Fail to Reach
Agreement on JAL Route
To New York ‘and Beyond’
WASHINGTON WV—The United
! States and Japan have failed to
reach agreement on Japan Air
Lines’ bid for a route to New
York City and beyond.
The State Department an
nounced that the negotiations
which began May 29 ended last
week with an indefinite recess.
Officials disclosed that the U.S.
offered a counter-proposal which
would have permitted JAL to fly
from Tokyo to New York. But the
American side balked at the “and
beyond” provision which would
have meant that JAL could fly
the lucrative North Atlantic
route to connect up a potential
world service.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 61-27P
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
of
RICHARD MONSMA. Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
undersigned, Robert W. Oliver, was on
the 27th day of June, 1961, by an order
of the above - entitled Court appointed
administrator of the estate of Richard
Monsma, deceased; that he thereupon
qualified as such administrator in the
manner required by law, and all credit
ors of. and persons having claims against
said decedent are hereby required to
present their claims, with the necessary
vouchers, within six (6) months from
the date hereof, to the undersigned ad
ministrator at the office of his Attorney,
Thomas J. Balone at Box 111, Nome,
Alaska, which office the undersigned
hereby designates as his place of busi
ness in all matters connected with the
said estate.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 27th day
of June, 1961.
ROBERT W. OLIVER,
Administrator of the Estate of
Richard Monsma, Deceased
Publish June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 1961
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