FL, BAUMGARTNER
jJJfBS COMBAT TRAINING
CAMP PENDLETON (FHTNO
Marine Pvt. Thomas Baumgart
ggt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
j*. Baumgartner of Unalakleet is
scheduled to complete four weeks
Individual combat training, Oct.
20, at the Second Infantry Train
ing Regiment, Camp Pendleton,
Calif.
The training is given to each
new leatherneck upon completion
of recruit training to insure
maintenance of the Marine Corps’
high infantry standards.
Instruction includes infantry
tactics, scouting and patrolling,
first aid, military explosives, de
fensive positions and advanced
schooling of weapons firing.
PVT. KOMAKHUK
COMPLETES TRAINING
FORT RILEY, Kan. CAHTNC)
Army Pvt. William Komakhuk,
son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Komakhuk, Nome, completed five
weeks of advanced individual
training with the 1st Infantry Di
vision at Fort Riley, Kan., Oct. 14.
Noted for its combat record in
both World Wars, the “Big Red
One” division was recently desig
nated a strategic Army force unit
as pail of the Army augmentation
program. The division is now
being armed, equipped and train
ed to be combat ready for de
ployment in the event of limited
cm* general warfare anywhere in
the world.
iPvt. Komakhuk entered the
Army last April and received
basic training at Fort Grd, Calif.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget
Cherry’s
Barber Shop
New Winter Hours
Shop Open
11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday & Wednesday
To Accomodate
The Working People
Thur. - Fri. - Sat.
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Rent in Alaska Is High
JUNEAU — The Bureau of
Ceusus confirmed today what al
most every Alaskan has known all
the time—rents in the 49th State
are high.
In a report on home values and
rents in Alaska, the Ceusus Bu
reau said that 45 per cent of the
29,526 renter-occupied housing
units in the state go for $120 or
more a month.
The median monthly contract
rent was $110 as of April i, 1960,
compared with $59 for the same
date in 1950.
For Alaska election districts
having 1,000 or more renter-oc
cupied housing units, the number
of units and the median gross
rents were:
Anchorage, 12,208, $154; Fair
banks, 6,730, $138; Kodiak, 1,020,
$102; Ketchikan, 1,567, $87; and
Juneau* 1,682, $108.
The gross rent is the contract
rent plus average monthly amount
of additional costs to the renter
for utilities and fuel.
The median value of owner
occupied properties in Alaska was
$9,100 as of April 1, 1960, the
Census Bureau said, compared
with $3,500 in 1950.
Boxing Fans Will View
Top Heavyweights in
Doubleheader Fight
TORONTO Ufi — Boxing fans
throughout the United States and
Canada will 'be able to compare
heavyweight champion Floyd Pat
terson and top challenger Sonny
Liston in a unique international
television fight doublehcader
scheduled for Dec. 4.
Paterson defends his crown
against Tom McNeeley in Toronto
as one half of the twin bill while
Liston takes on Germany’s Albert
Westphal in the other bout at
Philadelphia. The Toronto fight
will ;be beamed to Philadelphia
via a closed circuit TV and vice
versa.
The fights, a 10-rounder for
Liston and a 15-rounder for the
champ, also will be shown in
theaters and arenas in both
countries.
Red Chinese Farmers
Make a Dash for Freedom
HONG KONG — More than
1,000 farmers on the Communist
side of the Hong Kong-China bor
der made a dash for freedom but
fewer than 100 managed to reach
British territory, reliable sources
reported last night.
Many who failed to make it
were shot by Communist border
patrol guards or mangled by po
lice H/vgc the sources said.
The farmers attempted the mass
flight Monday after a violent dis
pute with Communist officials
over food rationing.
This was believed to be the
biggest attempted mass escape
since 1951 when the Qiinese
Communists clamped down on
exit permits to Hong Kong.
Mrs. Ben Young leaves today
for Seattle accompanying her
father-in-law, Mr. Edward Young,
who has been visiting here for
the spring and summer months.
American Cancer
Society Holds
Annual Dinner
The American Cancer Society,
Alaska Division, Inc., held its an
nual dinner meeting of members
Oct. 10 at Juneau.
103 guests interested in the pro
gram of the American Cancer So
ciety were welcomed by Gov.
William Egan and Juneau Mayor
Larry Parker.
Floyd Guertin, presiding of
ficer, introduced out-of-town
guests, Mrs. Mary L. Jones from
Kotzebue Unit, and Dr. George E.
Hale of the Anchorage Unit, and
Mrs. Lillie Angerman of the
Fairbanks Unit.
Dr. James O. Gillespie, guest
speaker and medical program ad
visor of the American Cancer So
ciety, spoke on cancer—“The
Problem and the Promise.” In
further developing this theme, he
stated that cancer had plagued
mankind for ages and that no
race of man was free of cancer,
but that it strikes with variable
frequency in different countries.
Mrs. William Egan received the
1961 State Crusade Chairman
Award by virtue of sincerely
serving in that capacity.
Alaska Division awards for out
standing accomplishments were
given to the Kotzebue Unit, and
Mrs. John Young of Fairbanks.
For years of dedicated service
to the cause of cancer control,
rhinestone sword pins were
awarded to Mrs. Edward Locken
of Petersburg; Mrs. Joyce Hay of
Wrangell; iMrs. Susan English of
Seldovia; Mrs. Elmer Banta of
Ninilchik; Mrs. Jack Hinckel of
Kodiak; and Mrs. Truman Em
berg of Dillingham. '
Those named to serve a two
year term on the Alaska Division
Board of Directors from the Ju- I
neau area were: Mrs. William
Egan, Dr. Jack Gibson, Floyd
Guertin, James Hawkins, Mrs.
Mildred Hermann, and Dr. Walter
Totten.
U.S. Protests Action
Taken on Berlin Border
WASHINGTON — A State
Department spokesman asserted
today that American officials
“whether civilian or military”
have the right to enter Com
munist Blast Berlin without show
ing identification to Blast Ger
man border guards.
The United States is protesting
“against the Communist refusal
to maintain” this right, press of
ficer (Lincoln White reported.
The protest is being made by
the U.S. Commander in Berlin,
Maj. Gen. Albert Watson, to the
Soviet Commandant in East Ber
lin, Col. Andrei Solovyevo, White
said.
The announcement put the au
thority of the Washington govern
ment behind Watson’s move.
On the surface we like the
companionship of those who
share our vices, a comradship
often ibora of necessity. Deep
within us, however, we despise
them for being as weak as we are.
GLUE POT
Seda Fountain
\l Fresh Ice Cream
1 Every Day
Safety Is Topic of
Discussion for PTA
Safety was the theme of the
Nome PTA meeting held last
evening in the Multi-Purpose
Room of the Nome School. State
trooper Joe Rychetnik and Nome
Chief of Police Bob Oliver in
formed the large audience of
state and city safety regulations
pertaining to traffic. They also
requested that parents inform
their children of the hazards in
volved in following emergency ve
hicles and playing in the streets.
The problem of Nome’s large
dog population was also discussed,
and the men cited state and city
ordinances pertaining to them.
Another aspect of safety, that
- of Civil Defense, was presented
briefly, but pointedly by Sen. Les
ser Bronson, Nome Area Civil
Defense Director.
Elementary Principal Marc
Beauchamp reported that the milk
program is well under way, and
is proving very satisfactory. Ac
knowledgement was made of do
nations fbr this project from the
Bering Sea Lion’s Club, the Pio
neer Auxiliary No. 1, and the
WSCS of the Methodist Church.
Miss Lois Brooks fourth grade
class again received the room
count award.
Refreshments were served by
the first grade mothers.
Certificate Granted
JUNEAU — A huge firm
which operates some 200 inns in
32 states has been granted a cer
tificate of authority to do busi
ness in Alaska, State Commerce
Commissioner A. H. Romick said
yesterday.
The company, Holiday Inns,
Inc., did not specify in its appli
cation for the certificate in what
area or city in Alaska it intended
to do business.
j Rep. Ralph Rivers
I Spends Busy Two
Days In Nome
Rep, Ralph J. Rivers, who ar
rived in Nome on Monday o# this
week, carried out an intensive
schedule of meetings with groups
and individuals in the course of
his stay.
Rep. Rivers said he is making
the rounds of all the principal
communities in the state, getting
[ brought up to date on problems
and developments.
Queried as to the last session of
Congress, he cited it as “construc
tive,” mentioning an expanded
housing program, stepped-up fed
eral airport program, additional
implementation of the interstate
highway system and increased
federal participation in the water
pollution program.
As to national defense, Rivers
said, “The members of the Con
gress on a virtually non-partisan
basis backed the President to the
hilt with heavy appropriations to
strengthen our military posture
in the cold war with particular
reference to the worsening ten
sions over West Berlin.”
The Congressman’s itinerary
will take him to Southeastern Al
aska where he will complete his
state-wide swing in the next two
weeks, after which he will attend
several committee hearings in
California and Nevada prior to
returning to his desk in Wash
ington, D.C. about December 1.
JUNEAU <£> — The State Di
vision of Lands reports that ap
proximately 44,005 acres were se
lected by the state during the
month of September.
With September selections, the
state has applied for a total of
10,187,562.54 acres and has re
ceived patent to 283,210.79 acres,
I the Lands Division said.
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