Honeymoon Express
Makes Its Final Run
NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y. OP) —
The Honeymoon Express, a train
that over the years brought thou
sands of newlyweds to romantic
Niagara Falls, is all but a senti
mental memory today.
The express made its final run
Wednesday night on the 27-mile
spur to Buffalo. A boys’ club
band played farewell and 100
persons crowded on for the nostal
gic trip.
The cross-state New York thru
way, a direct route to Niagara
Falls, forced the railroad to yield
to the automobile.
The New York Central Railroad
said it was losing $137,000 a year.
LOSES IN THE
BATTLE OF THE BOTTLE
TORONTO iff) — Brendan Be
han, the Irish playwright, is out
on bail — and out of a job.
Loser in the battle of the bot
tle at the decorous Royal York
Hotel, Behan was jailed on
charges of assault and disorderly
conduct.
A friend put up $500 bail and
Behan walked out to await a hear
ing in court next week.
The friend happened to be
Alexander H. Cohen, producer of
the Broadway-bound jazz revue
“Impluse,” starring Behan as an
on-and-off monolgist.
Behan, well known for his bouts
with the bottle, arrived Tuesday
and announced firmly then he was
drinking nothing stronger than
tea.
American Commits Suicide
In British Shooting Gallery
LONDON IP — A coroner ruled
Thursday that Buster Gale El
stead, a 32-year-old American
whose home address is uncertain,
shot himself to death in a shoot
ing gallery.
Elstead fell dying after firing
a shot from a small caliber rifle
into his head through his throat
last Sunday.
Police said Elstead arrived in
Britain March 10. According to
his passport he was born in Seat
tle, Wash., but was living some
where in Alaska when he came
to this country.
Bill to Ease Limits on Placer
Claims Up for Egan's Signature
JUNEAU IP — Legislation on
laws which hark back to the days
of the gold rush was passed in
the House yesterday.
The bill, which now goes to
the governor for his signature,
would ease the limits on the num
ber of placer claims which can
be filed by one individual within
the period of a month.
The old law was enacted to
prevent miners from blanketing
a rich area with claims.
Explosive Situation In
Laos ‘‘Is Dangerous”
HONOLOLU Iff) — Secretary of
State Dean Rusk, enroute to top
level meetings in Southeast Asia,
said today the explosive situation
in Laos “is dangerous.”
Rusk arrived in Honolulu on
his way to Bangkok for crucial
meetings of the Southeast Asia
Treaty Organization (SEATO).
“The responsibility of SEATO
I nations must be realized in the
event no peaceable settlement can
be worked out,” the secretary said
in a statement.
Rusk did not elaborate.
Ketchikan Receives
Interest-Free Loan of $48,000
WASHINGTON UP) — The Com
munity Facilities Administration
announced yesterday an interest
free loan of $48,000 to aid Ket
chikan in planning the enlarge
ment and improvement of its
electric power system.
Construction of the project,
estimated to cost $1,283,440, is
expected to start by June 1962.
Where Are The Candidates?
Where, oh, where are the can
didates for the municipal elec
tion scheduled to be held a week
from Tuesday. To date there has
been only one filing, that of
Roscoe Wilke for mayor.
Candidates for public office are
not usually so secretive and pub
licity shy. The closing date for
filing is only three days away—
Monday, March 27, at 5 p.m.
Thought for Today . . .
Any businessman is one who
could have made more money
with less trouble in an easier line.
METLAKATLA VILLAGE
ACQUIRES $230,000 LOAN
WASHINGTON UP) — The Rural
Electrification Administration yes
terday announced a $230,000 loan
to Metlakatla Indian community.
Boy Will Ask President for
Help to Return His Fawn
MEMPHIS, Tenn. UP) — A de
termined 8-year-old boy plans to
write President Kennedy for help
in getting his pet fawn back.
Susie, a deer who drinks soda
pop and likes bacon and eggs
for breakfast, was moved to the
zoo when the family couldn’t
get a menagerie license. Bobby
Reed said he would ask the Pres
ident’s help in getting her back.
State law prohibits possession
of certain wild game without a
$50 permit, which aren’t sold for
one animal.
Did you know the electric eel
is one of nature’s most potent
forms of living lightning? It can
produce 600 volts, enough to stun
a buffalo.
Easter Goodies at Cavota’s
Wax ~;
* ' '•\ —I / Filled Baskets
Paper Cups - Plates
Napkins - Tablecovers
— CANDY EGGS —
Chocolate and Assorted
Hats for Girls and Boys
FOR THE LADIES—Coats, Suits, Frocks, Hats
Gloves, Handbags — New Spring Jewelry
Cavota’s ?sss
Nome Lions Club
Donate $50 Toward
Glasses-for-the-Needy
Nome Lions Club members
have donated $50 toward a re
volving fund for the Public
Health Nurse’s glasses-for-the
needy project.
Nurse Margaret Swanberg had
appealed to the club for aid when
her glasses fund had become de
pleted. The $50 was a voluntary
donation by the members.
Mrs. Swanberg uses the money
to pay for glasses for people who
have no money to buy them. In
these cases the doctor and the
hospital make the eye examina
tion without charge and the fund
provides the glasses at cost.
Mrs. Swanberg said, however,
many of the people who are
helped eventually repay the fund
for their glasses.
One of International Lions’ pro
jects is sight conservation and
the organization also provides
seeing eye dogs for the blind.
FIVE MORE MERCURY
LIGHTS ARE INSTALLED
The Nome Power and Light Co.
has completed installing five more
mercury vapor lights this week.
One on B St. near the turn-off to
the hospital; corner of 1st Ave.
west and D; 1st Ave. west and
C; junction of Belmont Point Rd.
and Airport Rd. and west of B
St. on Airport Rd.
This makes a total of 18 lights
for the past year, 5 on Airport
Rd., 5 on B St., one on Hospital
Driveway, 4 on Division St., 3 on
1st Ave. west and one near the
bowling alley.
These are in addition to 20
mercury lights installed in pre
vious years, stated Howard Crink
law, who states the placement is
chosen to follow the traffic pat
tern.
DOUBLE HEART ATTACK
BALTIMORE G0 — “My hus
band is very sick. He may be dy
ing,” Mildred Walters, 41, told
the ambulance dispatcher last
night.
The ambulance arrived at the
Baltimore County suburban home
of the middle-aged couple in
minutes. The crew found the
woman dead. Efforts to revive
her husband John L. Walters Jr.,
50, who was breathing faintly,
failed.
A double heart attack, ruled
deputy county medical examiner
Charles O’Donnell, who said an
autopsy would be held.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Bruce Kennedy of
Unalakleet and William Amarok.
Jessie Seetuk was transferred
to the Kotzebue Hospital.
Have you made out your will
yet? Two of every five adult
Americans haven’t. One big rea
son: Many have a foolish super
stition it will bring bad luck. The
only bad luck it brings is to their
survivors.
Redstone Missile
Carrying Dummy
Launched Successfully
CAPE CANAVERAL UP — A
Redstone missile carrying a dum
my man in a space capsule was
successfully launched today in a
test of the rocket’s readiness to
hurl aloft a human astronaut.
The success could help clear
the way for an American to take
a brief suborbital rocket ride in
to space within six weeks. How
ever the manned launching must
await at least one more test fir
ing of a capsule.
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration announced
15 minutes later that the rocket
had flown its prescribed course,
reaching an altitude of 115 miles
and landed in the Atlantic Ocean
311 miles down range. The Red
stone and capsule both sank as
planned.
These figures are very close to
the 100-mile altitude and 300
mile range intended for the flight.
An announcement said the
rocket reached a maximum speed
of 5,110 miles an hour on the 15
minute trip.
JOE AND MARILYN
ARE "JUST FRIENDS" . . .
ST. PETERSBURGH, Fla. OP —
Marilyn Monroe and her former
husband, Joe Dimaggio visited the
beach yesterday but returned to
their hotel after 10 minutes when
the crowd grew too large.
Marilyn told newsmen she was
in Florida for "sun, rest and to
visit with Joe.”
The former New York Yankee
star, asked if the visit meant
the romance which led to their
brief, nine-month marriage in
1954 was being resumed, replied,
"we’re just friends; that’s as far
as it is.”
Dr. Lee McKinley, dentist,
serving this area will return
to Nome March 30 and 31, and
will be in Kolxebue April 1, 2, 3.
EXPERT
PAINTING
INTERIOR — EXTERIOR
A1 Ingman
Phone Red 7
Bill Gets “Scrambled
Egg** Treatment from
Judiciary Committee
JUNEAU — A bill which
would permit newsmen to keep
their sources of information con
fidential got the scrambled egg
treatment from the Senate Judi
ciary Committee today.
Chairman R. J. McNealy signed
“do pass if amended.”
Sen. A1 Owen signed “do pass.”
Sen. W. O. Smith signed “do
not passed.”
Sen. Howard Pollock signed
“no recommendation.”
The measure received favor
able recommendation when it was
reported out to the Senate by
the Commerce and Labor Com
mittee yesterday.
Three members of the Com
merce and Labor Committee,
Sens. George McNabb, Jack
Weise and Brad Phillips recom
mended that the bill “do pass.”
A fourth member of the com
mittee, Sen. John McNees signed
“no recommendation.”
BILL CALLS FOR PST
THROUGHOUT ALASKA
JUNEAU un — The House
Judiciary Committee has intro
duced a bill to have all of Alaska
try Pacific Standard Time this
summer, but four of the com
mittee’s members recommended
that it be defeated.
Only the Chairman, Rep. John
Hellenthal of Anchorage, recom
mended passage of the three
month trial proposal. It was of
fered as a substitute for an earl
ier bill which would have simply
have called for uniform time
throughout the state.
MAZONNA’S
General Merchandise
OPEN 9 TILL 6
PROFIT SHARING STAMPS
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Seal Oil in Bottles
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easter parade
ladies luncheon and style show
Sunday, March 26 — 1:30 pjn. North Star Dining Room
Reserved Tickets $3.00
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