THE NOME NUGGET
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THE ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED
ALASKANS DEPEND ON SEN. CORDON
FOR MENTAL HEALTH BILL PASSAGE
There has been so much written about the Mental
Health Bill in recent months that it is bewildering
to many people as to what the present bill actually
contains. The bill may not be perfect and definitely
has some flaws, but it is a big step forward in the
modernizing and humanizing of the treatment of those
Alaskans who are in need of mental care.
Summed up are the most important provisions
for the bill, which has passed the House and is before
the Senate
The Alaska Mental Health Bill specifically pro
vides for:
Elimination of present trial by jury and conviction
■or acquittal on the charge of being “an insane person
at large.”
Provision for judgement of sanity cases by compe
tent medical men in Alaska.
Permission for the holding of a disturbed patient
in a safe place other than a jail pending disposition of
the case.
Permission for treatment of disturbed patients in
the territory whenever possible.
Continuance of existing contracts with Morning
side Sanitarium, Portland, Oregon.
No plans for construction of institutions in Alaska.
Possibility of changes in mental health laws by
the Territorial Legislature.
The key man is Senator Guy Cordon of Oregon,
who has succeeded Senator Butler on the Committee
of Interior and Insular Affairs. Alaskans now depend
on him for passage of the bill.
Nome Laundry
& Cleaners
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CALL MAIN 2d
FOR PICKUP
Joe Amarok, Proprietor
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Mrs. Jim Locke and two chil
dren returned home after an ab
sence of a year almost to the day.
Mr. Locke is with the U.S.
Smelting Co.
Scientists say that death from
natural causes is relatively new
in an evolutionary sense, the
more primitive animals which re
produce by dividing their bodies
being immortal except when kill
ed by outside causes.
Son Says Stevenson
Won’t Run Again
ANCHORAGE, UP)-^John Fell
Stevenson, the son of Adlai Stev
enson, says his father will not be
a candidate for the presidency of
the United States again.
Young Stevenson, here with his
father on an Alaska vacation,
was asked what his father would
do when the elder Stevenson be
comes President.
“He doesn’t want to be Presi
dent,” the son of the Democrat’s
unsuccessful presidential candi
date in 1952 told the questioning
reporter. And then he added
quickly:
“He isn’t campaigning. He is
just helping the party pay off the
deficit from the last campaign.”
The Stevenson party left here
Monday on a four-day fishing trip
to the Katmai National Monument
300 miles southwest of here. They
will return to Anchorage Friday
and depart for the United States
the same day.
Three Taxi Drivers
Protest Fines Imposed
For Speed Violations
Nome City Council met Mon
day evening with Councilman Jim
Walsh presiding.
The City Clerk reported that a
total of $39,580 in city taxes has
been collected, leaving a delin
quent tax roll of about $1,500.
Of the total amount $20,000 was
collected in July.
A letter from Ralph Rivers in
viting Nome to become a mem
ber of the League of Alaskan
Cities was tabled.
Ernie Gustafson of the Fire
Committee reported that 400 feet
of 2Vfe in. hose and necessary
supplies had been ordered to aug
ment the equipment on hand.
Council Bob Lewis stated that
a report would be made later on
the kind of deep-freeze to be
purchased lay the city for the
Police Department.
Three taxi drivers protested
fines imposed on them for speed
ing, stating that the fines were
too heavy and that some allow
ance should be made for the first
offense. They also contended that
notice should be served personal
ly at the time of the offense in
stead of being left in the car later
or at the office of the cab com
pany.
The matter was referred to a
committee composed of the city
attorney, the mayor and the chief
of police .
The protesting drivers were
Phil Lancaster, Larry Minnix,
and Jack Reece.
At the present- time local law
prescribes a fine of $2 per mile
over the 20 mph limit to 35 mph;
$3 per mile to 35 mph, and $5
per mile over 40 mph.
NOTICE
Sales tax reports on retail sales
and services for the quarter end
ing June 30, 1954, must be in the
City Clerk's Office by July 30,
1954.
Carrie M. McLain .. ..
City Clerk
Publ. July 19, 23, 28, 1954
NOTICE
The Women's Society of the
Methodist Church will have its
annual Blueberry Picking Meet
ing Thursday at the Scout Camp
at Dexter. The group will meet at
the church at 12 noon.
Transportation is being provid
ed by volunteers. Bring your own
sanwdiches. Coffee will be pro
vided. Notify Mrs. Valtyrson or
Mrs. Enix if you plan to come.
Everyone is invited.
Cigarette Smoker
Doesn’t Give Up Easy
OAKLAND, GD—The bus sign
said “No Smoking.” But Russel A.
Laplaca, 26, ' smoked.
When the man behind pointed
to the sign Russel replied, “Who
says?”
The man was Police Inspector
William G. Martin and he showed
his badge.
“Anyone can have a tin badge,”
Russell said.
In back of Martin was Police
Inspector J. C. R. McDonald, who
also showed his badge. Then all
three got off and went to Southern
Station where Russell posted $25
bail for smoking on a public con
veyance and snuffed out his cig
arette.
INVITAtlON FOR BIDS ■
Sealed Bids in single copy subject toB
the conditions herein will be received ■
by the Director of Aeronautics of the ■
Department of Aviation, Territory of ■
Alaska, until August 16, 1954 and then I
publicly opened for furnishing all labor 1
and materials and performing all work I
for grading and improving of the Air- 1
port at Kotzebue, Alaska.
Plans and Specifications and project ]
documents may be obtained from the '
Director of Aeronautics, Department of
Aviation, Room 202, Glover Bldg., An
chorage, Alaska.
Bids will be opened publicly in the
office of the Director of Aeronautics,
Glover Bldg., Anchorage, Alaska at 10:00
a.m. A.S.T. Aug. 16 1954.
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.
The right is reserved, as the interest j
of the Territory may require, to reject ;!
any and all bids, to waive any informal
ity in bids received, and to reject any jv
item of any bid unless such bid is ;
qualifified by specific limitation.
HERMAN PORTER,
Director of Aeronautics i'V
Department of Aviation U
Territory of Alaska.
Publish July 26, 28, Aug. 2 4, 9, 11, 1954
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