THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the *
post office at Nome. Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
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NOT ALL THE NEWS IS BAD
Backbone of the New State
ALASKA’S NEW CONGRESSMEN aren’t wasting
any time starting to help the new State on prob
lems of vital importance.
Senator Gruening is co-chairman for a bill, with
Senator Murray, to raise the price of gold from $35
to $70, and to put gold on the free market. Senator
Bartlett has indicated that he would join in sponsoring
the bill, which is of great importance to all the Western
States.
This means that the U. S. Smelting Company facil
ities here would not be closing down in a few years,
as is now anticipated; this means a stable economy for
Seward Peninsula for years to come.
Congressmen can’t accomplish these things alone.
That is where the Chamber of Commerce comes into
the picture in our community. They work as the
mouthpiece and promote the leadership to help our
Congressmen. This body of civic workers also is the
backbone of the new State, to assist our new State
Legislature.
If you are interested in .helping the Nome Cham
ber — show your appreciation of their efforts by your
attendance tonight at 8 p.m. — at the North Star
Seaview Room at the annual banquet when standing
committees make their reports and new officers
are announced. They need your support!
It is easy to get the idea that
nobody should interfere with'
your business.
1959 BUSINESS LICENSE j
Applications for 1959 Business
Licenses must be submitted to the
Department of Taxation on or be
fore January 31. Application forms
are available at the Nome office.
Box 250, Nome, Alaska.
NOTE: Persons renting two or (
more houses or apartment units
are required by law to have a
business license. 13
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NOTICE
Sales Tax Reports on retail
sales and services for the quarter
ending December 31, 1958, must
be in the City Clerk's Office by
Friday, January 30th.
ROBERT F. SCOTT,
13 City Clerk.
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Smith Seated '
As Senate Member
From Ketchikan
JUNEAU, UPl — All Alaska’s
legislative desks were occupied
for the first time this session yes
terday, with W. O. Smith, Ketchi
kan Democrat, seated as the 20th
member of the Senate and tw7o
delayed lawmakers at work.
Late Wednesday, the Senate
voted 17-2, after an hour’s debate
and on strict party lines, to adopt
a majority committee report which
recommended that Smith be seated
as Senator for a two-year term
from the Ketchikan-Prince of
Wales District. The special com
mittee had held 4-1, also on party
lines, that a ballot study showed
Smith to be a 2-vote winner over
William K. Boardman, Ketchikan
Republican.
With the matter settled, Board
man greeted Smith with a hand
shake outside the Senate chamber
and said:
“My best to you. Now I’m
going home.”
Smith had sat in the Senate
gallery since Monday, when the
Legislature convened, while
Boardman occupied the 20th Sen
ate chair until his right to it was
challenged. The two tied at 1,953
votes each in the November Gen
eral Election and Boardman won
what amounted to a temporary
'erlUicate of office at a Decem
ber lot drawing. A recount fol
lowed.
Republican Senator John B.
Coghill of Nenana, minority mem
ber of the special committee, ar
gued that secrecy of the ballot was
involved in the dispute. He said
209 ballots cast in the Metlakatla
Precinct contained at least one of
| two numerical tabs that could
| identify the voters.
! The delayed legislators who ar
rived from Petersburg to complete
the House and Senate lineups were
Senator James Nolan, Wrangell
Democrat, and Representative
John Longw'orth, Petersburg Re
publican. They had been socked
in by bad . flying weather. Both
were sworn in shortly after the
noon recess.
Otherwise the third day of the
session was quiet, at least in
terms of legislative output. No
new bills were introduced in
either branch. But a resolution
commending the stand taken by
Governor Egan against the licens
ing of fish traps was introduced
in the Senate Tuesday.
CHICAGO BURGLARS WANT
TRADING STAMPS ONLY
CHICAGO, l#l — Trading stamp
burglars struck again early yes
terday.
They got 750,000 green stamps,
worth $2,500 in premiums, from
a store on the North Side. Only
the stamps were taken.
Over the weekend burglars
took a million stamps, worth $3,
000 in merchandise, and 20 cases
of liquor from a store on the
South Side.
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Alaska Court
System Bill
Introduced
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and superior court judges six-year
terms.
As for the Governor’s succes
s;on, the bill introduced in the
Senate proposed that the President
of the Senate be next in line after
the Governor and Secretary of
State. The House bill would put
the speaker of the House in that
spot The matter will probably be
settled in a House-Senate confer
ence committee with the Senate
President likely to be chosen, leg
islative observers said.
No Mention of Legislators' Salaries
A total of more than $97,000 for
legislative expenses would be pro
vided by the appropriation bills
introduced in the House. No men
tion was made, however, of legis
lators’ salaries.
Nearly $87,000 would be pro
vided to pay legislative employes
and other expenses.
Copy and duplicating equip
ment was listed as expected to
cost over $22,000.
Major purchase items included
$17,000 for printing and station
ery, $10,000 for legislative mater
ials and supplies, and a $5,000 con
tingent fund for each branch. A
$6,000 item covered the cost of
the new green and red deak-chair
combinations in the House.
Serving in the capacity of sec
retary of the Senate is Katherine
Alexander of Juneau, and the
| chief clerk of the House is Esther
Reed of Anchorage.
NEW YORK SOLON WANTS
KNOCK-DOWN TOYS LABELED
ALBANY, N. Y., UP) — A bill
introduced in the state legisla
j ture would require toy manufac
turers to put an “unassembled”
■ label on toys that have to be put
together.
“It’s better that way than find
ing out at 2 a.m. on Christmas
j morning,” said State Senator Law
rence Rulison, one of the spon
; sors, and the father of eight
; children.
Mrs. Larry Fagan of Kotzebue
is visiting here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Boucher of
the F.A.A. With her is her daught
er Laree.
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Wade Proposes
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Executive Branch
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ture, has proposed creation of 13
executive departments.
The Department of Licenses, as
proposed by the administration,
was not listed as an agencv by
either the Legislative Council or
P.A.S. report. As envisioned by
Wade, this department would
handle all types of licensing —
including that of professional
boards, as well as the alcoholic
beverage licensing for bars and
taverns of the state.
Emergency Legislation Needed
Wade’s message called attention
to nine fields in which he said
emergency legislation was needed.
He headed that list with Alas
ka’s mental health program, and
said the Legislature should take
“a good look at the cost and ca
pacity of the hospital construi
tion planned. ... It is not too
late to re-evaluate this all-impor
tant and expensive hospital pro
gram.”
Other items mentioned as need
ing early attention were proposed
blue sky security laws, an "admin
istrative procedure act, a merit
and retirement system, revised
election laws, oil development pro
grams, local government and bor
ough studies, and court defense
of laws to abolish fish traps.
3-MONTH OLD TEAYOUMEAK
GIRL BURIED TODAY
Anna May, three-month-old in
fant of Ruth Teayoumeak, passed
away yesterday, and was buried
from the Lutheran Church this
afternoon.
At the ceremonies, Emma Wil
loya sang, “Jesus, Like a Savior
Lead Us.”
THANK-YOU NOTE
The Girl Scouts of Troop No. 67
wish to thank everyone who con
tributed to the success of their
Bake Sale held last Saturday.
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