THE NOME NUGGET
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E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY . Production Manager
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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Some Bargain!
ANY LINGERING DOUBT you may have that j
government can carrv out a project as cheaply
as private enterrise should vanish into thin air, when
you read what follows:
An isolated Nike missile base in the Pacific
Northwest needed a supply of electricity. It called for
bids from a stockholder-owned company which had a
substation seven miles away and a Rural Electrifica
tion Co-operative that had one 32 miles away.
The private company advised that its state-regu
lated tariff for electricity would make the cost $15,835
a year. The REA co-op quoted $300 less.
But here’s the rub. The co-op had to borrow
$200,000 from the REA at two per cent to adjust its
substation and build a power line. Uncle Sam will
'have to borrow that $200,000 at not less than three per
cent. So federal taxpayers start out losing $2,000
per year in interest to save $300 on an electric bill.
And worse. The investor-owned company would
have paid $2,000 in income taxes and $2,800 in prop
erty taxes per year had it obtained the business. The
co-op pays neither.
So the sum of $6,800 per year is lost to federal,
state and local governments to SAVE (?) $300.
They’re Off!
THE I960 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN is now on !
As Senator John F. Kennedy winds up a pitch
for Wisconsin’s 31 Democratic convention votes, Sen
ator Hubert Humphrey steps into the same arena
with the same idea. And Wisconsin’s own Senator
William Proxmire has been busy promoting, it is
reported, his ambition to be our next Vice Prasident.
Senator Stuart Symington has revealed his hopes j
to the Missouri home folks and invaded Wyoming,
Utah, and Alaska as well. Senator Lyndon Johnson
has been in full cry in Texas,
Vice President Nixon will wield the shovel in
Concord, N. H., right soon, breaking ground for both
a reclamation project and one of his own in which he
is conceded to have a headstart. But the Rockefeller
forces got to New Hampshire ahead of him, organized
a committee for the New York Governor in which
the publication “Human Events” sees a revival of the
financial pressure pattern that forced Taft out,
Eisenhower in.
Mr. Rockefeller isn’t talking, but his far-flung
financial power may be.
Hopson Writes Eisenhower
Requesting Use of Natural
Gas At Pt. Barrow
WASHINGTON, UP) — An Alas
ka State Senator’s appeal for use
of natural gas at Barrow is under
study, the White House reported
yesterday.
State Senator Eben Hopson’s ap
peal to President Eisenhower has
been received, the White House
said, and a reply will be sent.
There was no indication what
the reply will be. Hopson wrote
the President that a gas pipe line
near his home supplies federal
offices but that the Barrow natives
can’t tap it.
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Nation Reviews Acomplishments of
Space Age Outfit During C.A.P. Week
This week was proclaimed Civil
Air Patrol Week by Governor
Egan, and the following accom
plishments of the national organ
ization were commended by Ste
phen D. McElroy, Brigadier Gen
eral, USAF, National Commander
of CAP.:
11,000 Civil Air Patrol cadets
attended summer encampments
on 38 Air Force Bases.
52 young men cadets of the
Civil Air Patrol, with their 5 CAP
escort officers, attended the Jet
Age Orientation Course at Perrin
AFB, Texas.
52 young women cadets of the
Civil Air Patrol, with 5 CAP es
cort officers, attended a Jet Air
Age Orientation at Kunter AFB,
Alabama.
Guests in Foreign Lands
143 cadets of the Civil Air
Patrol, accompanied by 20 CAP
escort officers and 20 USAF offi
cers, were guests in one of the
following countries this summer:
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
Denmark, France, Great Britain,
Greece, Israel, Italy, Mexico,
Netherlands Norway, Peru, Portu
gal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
and Turkey.
134 young men from organiza
tions similar to our own in the
countries listed above, accompan
ied by 38 escorts, were guests of
the following Civil Air Patrol
Wings this summer: New York,
Minnesota, Alabama, New Jersey,
Delaware, Tennessee, Oklahoma,
Connecticut, Iowa, New Hamp
shire, Illinois, Montana, California
and Nebraska.
Dational Drill Competition Keen
Approximately 15,000 Civil Air
Patrol cadets participated in the
National Drill Competition. From
this number, 220 cadets represent
ing the champions in each of the
eight Regions, plus a team from
Puerto Rico and Hawaii, accom
panied by their escorts, partici
pated in the National Drill Com
petition in New York City, the
World Series of this event.
The National Champion Ha
waii Drill Team represented Civil
Air Patrol in the international
Drill Exhibition in Toronto, Can.
Many other young women, ca
dets of the Civil Air Patrol, par
ticipated in the Inter-Region
Cadet Exchange.
Incomplete reports indicate 767
hours were flown by CAP crews
in search and rescue missions dur- j
ing the summer months.
Nome Member In 2 Searches
During 1958 Nome Squadron
participated in two major
searches, with Nome members fly
ing a total of approximately 45
hours.
During August, 1958, a Navion
aircraft was lost on a flight from
King Salmon to Nome. Search
headquarters was established at
Unalakleet under the direction of
Nome Squadron Commander, as
sisted by Captain Viola W. Rhode.
During the early days of the
search one DC-3, two Twin Cess
nas, as well as 8 single engine j
aircraft were utilized. The air
craft and pilot and passengers
was located northeast of Unalak
leet after 15 days of intense search
activity.
In July, one aircraft from the
local squadron participated in a
search for a Piper Family Cruiser
aircraft lost on flight from, Kot
zebue to Tanana. The local squad
ron Commander acted as Mission
Commander, with command head
quarters established at Hughes
during the first two days of the
search. Five aircraft participated
out of the Hughes headquarters,
the command moved to Galena
on the third day and extended the
search to all major stream sys
tems between Moses Point and Ga
lena, northward to the Alatna and
Selawick Rivers. The plane, pilot
and passengers were located up
stream from the village of Sela
wick on the third day of the
search.
Members Bear Expense
All expenses incident to par
ticipation in Civil Air Patrol ac
tivities are borne by the indi
viduals, except on authorized
searches, when the USAF pro
vides reimbursement for gas and
oil only. The Air Force also pro
vides aircraft for attendance at
conferences.
The Civil Air Patrol is dedicated
to a strong America through three
major mission objectives. Search
and Rescue and Disaster Relief;
Emergency Communications, and
Air and Space Age Education of
the youth of America. The last
of these objectives requires the
major portion of time and expense
through the supervisory opera
tion of the Civil Air Patrol Cadet
Squadrons.
Those desiring to affiliate with
the Civil Air Patrol, and who feel
they can contribute their time
toward attaining the goals of the
organization, are urged to con
tact the local Squadron officers.
SALVATION ARMY RECORD
KEEPER CHARGED WITH
$4,270 SHORTAGE
SAN JOSE, Calif., UR — A for
mer Salvation Army bookkeeper
was arrested Tuesday in the short
age of $4,270 of the organization’s
funds.
Mrs. Renee Whitehead, 36, a
divorcee with a 9-year-old
daughter was discharged by the
Salvation Army.
Police detective Barton Collins
said Mrs. Whitehead once was a
confidential secretary with the
Air Force at Anchorage.
WOMAN DRIVER!
SANTA MONICA, Calif., UR —
Helen Austin, 70, said she’s taken
her last driving lesson because:
Thursday she was driving with
her instructor when the car
jumped a curb and smashed into
a crowded cafe. The car toppled
the main roof beam and the
structure collapsed like a house
of cards. Part of th$ building fell
on another car parked outside.
Twelve persons were injured
and the damage was estimated at
$30,000.
Mrs. Austin’s instructor was
lucky. He was sitting in the back
seat. The right front of the sedan
was crushed.
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SUNDAY
Sunday School — 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship — 11 a.m.
Ladies Aid .— 2 p.m.; Quonset.
Church Council — 4 p.m.
Evening Service — 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Confirmation Classes — 4 p.m.
Mid-Week Service — 7:30 p.m.
THURSDAY
Tuninr Luther League — 7 p.m.
Northern Lights Circle — 8 p.m.
Senior Luther League — 8 p.m.