THE NOME NUGGET
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NOME, ALASKA
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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.
NO TASK TOO LARGE---NO TASK TOO SMALL
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The New Look ...
BECOMING A STATE has given Alaskan politics
a new look as leaders from the Capital of the
United States are giving their time and support to
members of their political parties who are candidates
in Alaska’s first State Election.
It is most fitting that this unity exist and Alaskans
welcome these leaders of the nation who must study
our problems closely in order to share in our politics.
By so doing they get to know more about the new
State, which is good for all concerned.
Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton, who is
scheduled to arrive here tomorrow with GOP candi
dates, has done much for Alaska already. His an
nouncement in Southeastern Alaska for the abolition
of fish traps has brought much rejoicing, as Alaskans
have sought this for over 20 years. As little fishing is
done in this area, this means very little to most of the
residents here, other than that Alaska has crossed
another hurdle with Seaton’s aid.
Nomeites will fill the School Auditorium tomor
row evening, looking for and expecting some an
nouncement for the relief in Second Division. This
could be by a positive program for early completion of
Highway Q1 or by construction on one of the power i
sites held in this area by the Federal Government.
Either or both projects would not only stimulate
the development of Northwestern Alaska, but stabilize
its future.
Secretary Seaton was the first man in his office
to get behind the movement for Statehood, to see
Alaska as Alaskans see it, and get the machinery in
action for future development and progress. The
.people know that what he sets out to do he accom
plishes.
The people of Nome welcome his return visit.
No Similarity In Taxes!
Acting governor waino Hendrickson
made many comparisons between Maine and
Alaska, among them the fact that both have many
forests, blueberijes, soft shell clams, sardines and
potatoes. Alaska is at the extreme northwest of the
United States, and Maine is at the extreme northeast.
“But,” Governor Hendrickson continued, “Maine
has no sales tax, no state property tax, no state income
tax, no state exise tax and no state corporation tax.
“What I want to know is how they exist. We’d
certainly like to have the answer to that.”
Fed. Grand Jury
To Investigate
Negro Arrests
WASHINGTON, OP) — Attorney
General William P. Rogers said
yesterday he has ordered a grand
jury investigation of^whether the
recent arrests of Negro ministers
in Birmingham, Ala., violated
their civil rights.
Rogers said he did not know
exactly how soon the grand jury
will begin its work. He said that
it will foe as soon as possible.
The Federal Grand Jury will be
convened at Birmingham.
The incident the grand jury will
investigate occurred October 27
when three Negro ministers, all
from Montgomery, were held for
several hours by Birmingham po
lice on vagrancy charges. They
then were released and the. charges
dropped.
The ministers were identified
as the Rev. S. S. Seay, pastor of
the Ame Zion Church; the Rev.
A. W. Wilson, pastor of the Holt
St. Baptist Church, and the Rev.
H. H. Hubbard, pastor of the Be
thel Baptist Church.
Rogers told a news conference
his call for a grand jury investiga
tion followed the refusal of Eu
gene Connor, Birmingham’s Com
missioner of Public Safety, to dis
cuss the matter with FBI agents.
Rogers said Conner also had in-"
structed members of the Birming- !
ham Police Deupartment not to j
discuss the case with FBI agents.
Rogers also announced the Jus
tice Department is considering rec
ommending to Congress the enact
ment of new civil rights legisla
tion, some of it bearing on the
school desegregation controversy.
Hearings Planned For
1959 Fishing Regulations
WASHINGTON, Iff) — Hearings
on 1959 Alaska commercial fish
ing regulations will be started by
by the Fish and Wildlife Service
in Seattle December 4.
The Bureau of Commercial Fish
eries, which will conduct the hear
ings, said yesterday it has sched
uled three days at Seattle, Decem
ber 4, 5 and 6, and then a shift
to Alaska.
There will be three days of
hearings at Juneau December 10,
11 and 12, and three at Anchorage
December 17, 18 and 19.
Suggestions received at the
hearings will be considered in the
drafting of next year’s regula
tions.
Geneva Conference
Fails To Agree
GENEVA, UP) — The 10-nation
technical conference on preven
tion of surprise attacks failed to
agree again yesterday on an order
of business.
The delegates met for an hour
and 15 minutes and then issued
a communique almost identical
with the one Wednesday. The Cbn- !
ference will meet again Friday.
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Crash of Air Force
Tanker Investigated
SAVANNAH, Ga., UP! — A team
of Air Force investigators sifted
through marred bits of metal yes
terday as they sought to find but
what caused the fiery crash of a
KC97 refueling tanker.
Eleven airmen .perished Wed
nesday afternoon when the giant
four-engine plane crashed and ex
ploded in a residential area 10
miles southeast of here.
The plane crashed a few min
utes after taking off from Hunter
Air Force Base, two houses were
wrecked and a civilian was seri
ously burned.
Maj. Rofbert H. Reed, Hunter
public relations officer, said the
plane apparently lost an engine.
A*las Missile Launching
"aUed Off At Cape
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., UP) —
Launching of a powerful Atlas
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
was called off early yesterday
when the firing crew ran into
technical trouble during the count
down.
The 85-foot Atlas, 'biggest mis
sile in the U. S. arsenal, sparkled
in the rays of floodlights for sev
eral hours before the scrub was
called.
The 100-ton Atlas blew up on
its last launching September 19.
That was the first attempt to shoot
the two-million-dollar rocket the
complete 6,325-mile interconti
nental range.
All N. C. Equipment
Is Famous for
Dependability
CATERPILLAR
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of economical electric power or as a standby plant. With "Cat”
Electric Sets, engines and generators are balanced in quality
and size to assure top performance. Economy, dependability,
durability and simplicity are built into these matched teams.
Conventional generators are offered in 12 sizes to 315 KW.
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DE WALT
Power Shop
A DeWalt "Power
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building do-it-yourself things for your home. A DeWalt "Power
Shop” is the complete home woodworking tool. You don’t have
to be an expert... it’s easy and safe to use and flexible in per
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lathe and dado work. Does everything in woodworking.
WITTE
Diesel Engine
Generator Units
For installations where
' dependable, 24-hour-a
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without protection, except under extreme cold or wet-weather
conditions. Both are compact, require minimum maintenance,
and operate on low-cost diesel fuel. There are many generator
unit models for either direct or alternating current, and Witte
diesel engines from 4 to 12.5 horsepower. •