THE NOME NUGGET
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NOME, ALASKA
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E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY . Production Manager
Entered as sacond class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
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IN A NUTSHELL
Every Day Is Commencement Day
EACH YEAR the number of graduates from Nome
High School increases, and also the percentage
of students planning to continue their education is
increased.
Most students are urged to consider attending
college or specialized school, and should not be pre
vented from doing so by financial reasons. “Where
ithere is a will, there is a way” has been proven, and
there are numerous scholarships, loan and aid funds
of various kinds to assist the serious student.
Formal education is not an end in itself, however,
but merely preparation for the duties of everyday
life. There is no period of time in life when anyone
can say that their education is complete, or finished.
Every day we learn, we progress, and we increase in
knowledge. Every day is Commencement day.
Who’s Supporting Whom?
SENATOR BYRD of Virginia says: “Contrary to
general understanding, recent great increases in
federal spending have not been for defense and foreign
aid. Thy have been for domestic-civilian programs.
.. . Since 1954, expenditures outside of defense, atomic
energy, and foreign aid categories have grown from
$19.1 billion a year to $33.4 billion. This is an increase
of $14.3 billion, or 75 per cent.”
In other words,, basic needs aren’t responsible for
the swollen budgets. Non-essentials and luxuries are.
To quote him once more: “Our people must remember
that the very foundation of our system rests upon the
fact that the people must support the government.
It is not the_ purpose of government to support the
people.”
From The Minnetonka Pilot, Mound, Minnesota:
“A recent survey among the three senior grades at
Mound High School uncovered the fact that 66 per cent
of the sophomores had no idea who John Foster Dulles
is, 71 per cent did not know-of Mao-Tse-tung, 64 per
cent had no idea who Charles DeGaulle is, and 62
per cent had no idea who Gamal Abdel Nasser is.
Percentages were pretty much the same for the next
two grades — junior and senior. And we need more
and more science and math?”
House Cuts Admin.
Preparedness Sum,
But Ups V.A. Dole
WASHINGTON, OPt—The House,
traditionally reluctant to offend
veterans’ groups, has voted to give
the Veterans Administration near
ly 19 million dollars more than
the House Appropriations Com
mittee recommended. Only little
more than a fourth of the mem
bership of the House voted.
The House deeply slashed Pres
ident Eisenhower’s budget re
quests for the National Science
Foundation, the Federal Aviation
Agency, Civil Defense and the
General Services Administration.
In these cuts, however, the
House followed the recommenda
tions of its appropriations commit
tee. The omnibus appropriations
bill, sent to the Senate Monday by
voice vote, calls for a total of
$6,457,657,800, or 125 million dol
lars less than the President asked.
The appropriations committee
had recommended $5,020,226,000
for the Veterans Administration.
The President had requested
about nine million dollars more.
But in a series of amendments
proposed by Rep. Olin Teague
<D-Tex>, chairman of the Veter
ans’ Affairs Committee, the House
raised it to $5,039,044,000.
The bill as passed would give
the Office of Civil and" Defense
Mobilization $43,735,000, a cut
of $31,235,000 from the President’s
request.
The National Science Foundation
got $143,273,000 a cut of $17,027,
000 from the President’s request.
But the $33,050,000 asked for edu
cation of high school science and
mathematics teachers was re
tained.
The Federal Aviation Agency
got $511,400,000, which was 76 mil
lions less than the President
wanted.
WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy with occasional
light rain. Little temperature
change. Low tonight 35, high to
morrow 45. Sunrise at 2:49 a.m.,
sunset at 10:09 p.m.
INVITATION FOR BIDS
(CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT)
Anchorage, Alaska,
April 24, 1959
SEALED BIDS, in duplicate copy sub
ject to the conditions contained herein
will be received until May 22, 1959,
then publicly opened, for furnishing all
labor and materials and. performing all
work for construction of an Airport
Landing Strip located near Shaktoolik,
Alaska.
This project consists primarily of 2,600
cubic yards of stripping, 4,500 cubic
yards of excavation and embankment,
and 25,000 square yards of surface stabi
lization with fine sand to produce an 80
by 2300 foot landing strip.
Plans, Specifications, and Project
Documents may be obtained from the
Director of Aeronautics. Alaska Aeronau
tics and Communications Commission,
Room 202, Glover Building. Anchorage,
Alaska, upon deposit of $25.00.
Plans and specifications are available
for inspection at the Associated General
Contractors’ Offices in Seattle and
Anchorage.
Bids will be publicly opened in the,
office of the Director of Aeronautics,
Room 202, Glover Building, Anchorage,
Alaska, at 2:00 P.M., A.S.T.. on May
22, 1959.
Where copies of plans are requested,
a deposit of $25.00 will be required to
insure their return.
Guarantee will be required with each
bid as follows: Ten (10) Per Cent (See
Paragraph ~1 of Instructions to Bidder.)
Performance Bond will be required for
an amount not less than 50 per cent of
the contract.
Payment bond will be required for an
amount not less than 50 per cent of
the* contract.
Liquidated damages for delay will be
as stipulated in the. General Contract
Provisions for Airport Construction
Specifications.
Minimum wage rates applicable to the
contract shall be as listed in the Special
Contract Provisions.
Bids must be submitted upon Proposal
Form and the successful bidder will be
required to execute the Standard Form of
Contract for Construction.
The right is reserved, as the interest
of the State of Alaska may require, to
reject any and all bids, to waive any
informality in bids received, and to
accept or reject any items of any bid,
unless such bid is qualified by specific
limitation.
Envelopes containing bids must be
sealed, marked and addressed as follows:
Bid for Shaktoolik
Project No. 9-50-077-01
To be opened at 2:00 P.M., A.S.T.,
May 22, 1959.
Bidder_
Address _
Signed:
EUGENE G. ROGUSZKA,
Director of Aeronautics.
Publish April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 1959.
GRADUATION EXERCISES
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1959 — 8:00 P. M.
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PROGRAM
Processional.E. Elgar
"Pomp and Circumstance — School Band
Invocation.Rev. Gerald McCray
| Salutatory.Diane Lee
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! ''My Fair Lady".F. Loewe
School Band
Valedictory.Fritz Chambers
"Song of the Rose".Weber
School Band
Graduation Address
The Challenge of Freedom . . . Floryn F. Rhode
Presentation of Class,
and Diplomas.Supt. W. L. Angell
! "Village Chapel".M. H. Ribble
Brass Ensemble
Benediction.Rev. Gerald McCray
Postlude.. Radoelli
"A Santa Cecelia" — School Band
New Driver’s License Fee In Effect May
18; Parents Have Direct Responsibility
JUNEAU — The 1959 State
j Legislature has enacted several
new traffic statutes including a
- Uniform Accident Reporting Law,
J a Safety Responsibility Act (effec
j tive September 1, 19591 and a new
[ Driver’s License Act.
I Chapter 133 of the 1959 Session
Laws of Alaska, the Driver’s Li
cense Act, provides for several
basic changes in the procedures
for the issuance of driver’s licenses
and also increases the license fee
by one dollar.
Previous to the enactment of
the Driver’s License Act of 1959,
the enabling regulations governing
the issuance, cancellation and sus
pension of driver’s licenses in
Alaska were enacted by the Board
of the Department of Highways
and Public Works. This adminis
trative board was abolished by the
Legislature in its re-organization
of the state government. The new
state law is based upon the pro
visions of the Uniform Motor
Vehicle Code recommended for
adoption in all States by the
President’s Traffic Safety Com
mittee, and the Commission for
Uniform State Laws.
License Fee Increased to $3
The fee for the issuance and re
newal of Alaska drivers licenses
has been increased from $2 to $3
by the new Act. The driver’s li
cense will still expire on the birth
day of the applicant, and will be
valid for two years.
The fee for the issuance of the
Special Operator’s Permit, the
junior license issued to motor
I scooter and motor bike operators
I _
IN THE PROBATE COURT
FOR THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT
SECOND DIVISION. ALASKA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
JAMES CAMPBELL CROSS,
Deceased.
No. 1094
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL .
REPORT AND ACCOUNT OF
ADMINISTRATOR
i NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Miners and Merchants Bank of Alaska
Nome, Alaska, an Alaskan banking cor
] mration, has this date filed with this
; court its Final Report and Account of its
doings in said estate, and that the 13th day
I of July. 1955. at the hour of 10 A.M. of
said day, at the office of the above named
court at Nome, Alaska, has been fixed
I by court order as the time and place
■ for a hearing on said Final Report
' and Account.
Objections, if any there be, to said
j Report and Account, will be heard at
j that time.
! DATED this 11th day of May. 1959.
MINERS AND MERCHANTS
BANK OF ALASKA
An Alaskan banking corporation,
By:
J. G. MANNING.
Executive Vice President,
Administrator.
Publish May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 1959.
has been increased from $1 to $2.
The increased license fees will
become effective on Monday,
May 18th, in all local offices of
the State Police. Mail license
renewal applications submitted
and postmarked after that date
must be accompanied by the in
creased fee of $3.
Alaska Driver’s Licenses may
be renewed sixty days before ex
piration at any local office of the
Alaska State olice.
Juvenile Consent Requirements
The new Alaska Driver’s Li
cense Act also imposes a new re
quirement and responsibility upon
parents or guardians who author
ize the issuance of a license to
minors less than eighteen years
of age. The parental consent has
always been required for the issu
ance of a license to a minor, but
the new Driver’s License Act pro
vides that a parent or guardian, by
signing the application for the
issuance of an instruction permit
or license to a minor, assumes di
rect legal responsibility for any
damages resulting from wilful
misconduct or negligence involv
ing the operation of a motor ve
hicle by the minor.
The parent or guardian may be
relieved from direct responsibility
for the minor’s actions if, at the
time application for the issuance
of license or permit is filed, it is
accompanied by proof that a lia
bility insurance policy is in effect
covering said minor while operat
ing a motor vehicle.
The Alaska Safety Responsibil
ity Act requiring proof of financial
responsibility by every driver in
volved in a motor vehicle accident
will not become effective until
September 1, 1959, but the above
requirement and alternative meth
od of obtaining relief from respon
sibility becomes effective on
May 18th.
Church cf The Nazarene
VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL
BEGINS
Monday, May 18
at" 9 A.M."
— NEW COURSES —
Crafts and Bible Lessons
All Boys and Girls
are Invited to Attend