THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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IF THOSE ICBM’S KEEP GETTING BETTER
Jobless Claims
Office To Open
Here February 9
A part-time claims taking office
■»rill be opened in Nome on Mon
day, February 9, it was announced
by Mr. Joe Nistler. manager of
the Fairbanks local office of the
Alaska State Employment Serv
ice. This office will be located in
the City Hall and will be open
Monday and Tuesday only of
each week.
Nome has previously been
served only by mail and irregular
itinerant service, and the part
time office should result in bet
ter service to residents of the area.
' is expected that benefit pay
ments can be made more promptly
and that claimants can be screened
better against availability for
work. The office will be for
claims taking purposes only, but
will handle all matters connected
with claims taking for all typxes of
unemployment insurance claims.
Mrs. Thomas A. Dunlap of
Nome has been employed to work
in the Nome Claims Office, and
will be assisted by claims person
nel from the Fairbanks Office on
an itinerant basis.
MEN MISSING DRAFT MAY BE
CALLED FOR CIVIL DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, UP) — The direc
tor of selective service suggested
today men not inducted into the
armed services might be channeled
into civil defense.
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey men
tioned the possibility in testimony
before the House Armed Services
Committee in support of proposed
extension of the draft law four
' ears bevond its scheduled expi
ration on June 30.
INDIANA SENATE
WELCOMES 49TH STATE
INDIANAPOLIS, UP) — Alas’ a
was ol icially welcomed into the
union by the Indiana Senate Mon
day. A resolution expressing the
Hoosier State’s congratulations to
the new 49th State was adopted
by unanimous voice vote.
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Hawaii Statehood
Opponents Given
Last Chance Today
WASHINGTON, UP — Oppo
nents of statehood for Hawaii
were given their last chance today
to speak out against House legis
lation that would create the na
tion’s 50th state.
TToless opponents appear today,
acting chairman Leo W. O’Brien
of +he House Interior Committee
said he would wind up a three
day hearing and assemble the
committee behind closed doors to
begin writing the final draft of a
Hew-ujan statehood bill.
The rules committee, normal
clearing house for legislation to
be brought to a vote in the House,
balked at clearing the Alaskan
statehood bill in the last Congress.
However, a House majority voted
to bypass the committee and sent
the measure to the floor under a
special provision reserved for
privileged legislation.
With the Alaska precedent in
mind, O’Brien said he wants to
give the rules committee reason
able opportunity to act and still
have time to invoke the Hawaiian
bill’s privileged status if necessary.
Economy’ Automobile
Built At N. J. High School
WESTFIELD, N. J., UP — High
School students here have built
the last word in economy cars, a
model with a $50 price tag that
doesn’t require any gas at all.
The car, modeled after a 1903
Dolton, was built" by 50 students
under the supervision of two in
-i rial arts teachers. It has wire
wheels, black upholstery and a
glistening maroon finish.
It has no engine, of course,
’s w^ere the economy comes
in. The students may get around
,o that detail pext term.
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By.FRANK W. VAILLE
Associated Press Special Service
WASHINGTON, UP! — Comp
troller General Joseph Campbell
says he’s satisfied he was being
consistent in two recent rulings in
volving the effect of statehood on
federal employes in Alaska.
Geography to the contrary,
Campbell said in effect, a 1946
act defines “Continental United
States” as being “The 48 states
and the District of Columbia.”
* * *
Alaska’s self-styled “dollar-a
year man” — former Governor B.
Frank Heintzleman — hit the na
tion’s capital last week in his
rounds of spreading the gospel of
investment opportunities in the
49th State.
Extolling Alaska’s scenery,
which, he said, rightly calls for
“unabridged boasting” by Alas
kans, the ex-Governor noted, how
ever, that not everyone was im
pressed.
“A Texan with oil leases in
Alaska recently said he couldn’t
see any scenery there because of
!he damned mountains,” Heintzle
man said.
It’s possible that the Ninth Cir
cuit Court of Appeals may begin
holding annual sessions in Alaska,
thereby sparing attorneys the
present long trek to appear before
the court at San Francisco.
The proposal, backed by the ad
ministrative office of U. S. Courts,
would require the approval of
Congress to become effective.
« • »
Migration patterns and food
habits of the North Pacific fur
seals still are one of mother na
ture’s best kept secrets. But re
search by the North Pacific Fur
Seal Commission is adding slowly
to man’s knowledge.
During 1958, for the first time,
a seal tagged by the Soviets on
the Commander Islands was re
covered on the Pribilof Islands’
rookery. Twelve seals tagged by
the United States on the Pribilofs,
however, were recovered by the
Russians on the Commander Is
lands. The Russians also caught
two of the Pribilof seals on Rob
ben Islands in the Sea of Ohotsk.
Research by the four member
nations — Canada, Japan, Rus
sia and the United States — re
sulted in capture of 6,106 fur seals
at sea during the year.
Of these, the greater portion of
those taken off the Asian coast
were young fur seals of greatest
value from a commercial stand
point. Those found off the North
American coasts by the United
States and Canada, however, were
dominantly adult females with
skins of relatively little commer
cial value.
* * *
Alaska’s three-man Congres
sional delegation has shown a co
ordinated effort in its early spon
sorship of bills in the House and
Senate.
So far, each of the three mem
bers — Senators Gruening and
Bartlett, and Representative Riv
ers — has his name on bills to
grant statehood to Hawaii, ban
imports of Japanese-caught sal
mon in the North Pacific, and to
obtain for the State Museum the
first official 49-star flag to be
flown over the west front lit
faces Alaska' of the U. S. Capi
! tol next 'July 4.
Bartlett and Gruening joined
! with Senator James ,Murray (D
I Mont) during the week to co
| sponsor a bill to raise tht price
i of gold from $35 an ounce to $70.
1 It also would permit the free
marketing of gold throughout the
United States.
Girls who talk baby talk sel
, dom want one.
Texans ‘Nail Down'
Sta-e Land Areas
AUSTIN, Tex , L?> — Texas, al
ready second to Alaska in size,
doesn’t want to lose any more
land.
At least, a member of the Leg
islature figures it’s a good idea
for the state to nail down title
to all stray bits of land within Ls
borders.
Representative J. W. Buchanan
introduced a bill calling attention
to a strip of land along the north
ern border of the panhandle.which
isn’t part of any particular county.
Everyone thought Sherman Coun
ty ran clear up to the Oklahoma
border. But Buchanan says a sur
vey has proved differently, and
that the Legislature had better
say that the county and the state
have the same northern border.
Otherwise, the acreage might
turn up in Oklahoma.
Internal Revenue Needs
Additional Hands For
A-aska Collections
SEATTLE, te — New revenue
officers for Alaska are being
sought by the Internal Revenue
Service here.
Men are needed in Anchorage,
Juneau and Fairbanks. Applicants
must have had five years of ex
perience in collections, account
ing, legal or business management
fields.
Beginning salary is $5,985 a
year, plus a $1,496 cost-of-living
allowance.
FORMER NOME SHOE STORE
PROPRIETOR DIES IN CALIF.
According to the Alaska Sour
dough News, Fred Peterson, who
owned a shoe store here during
the early days, passed away in
December at his home in San
Francisco.
Springtime O-K
For High - Level
T^Iks, Says Dulles
WASHINGTON, UP) — Secretary
of State Dulles said yesterdav So
viet leaders are trying to delude
the world into b°lieving ''■’•'ey
want to end the cold war while
actually seeking advantage to
win it.
Nevertheless, he told a news
conference, the United States feels
this spring is about the right time
for a high-level East-West confer
ence on Germany and European
seouritv, since it is sometimes pos
sible to reach peace-promoting
agreements with the Soviets
through tough bargaining.
Dulles said the United States
would be delighted to get an ef
fective reunification of Germany
toy any means fair to all sides. But
he ruled out Russia’s proposal for
a confederation of West Germany
and Communist East Germany be
cause, he said, that is designed to
secure the permanent partition of
the German nation.
On other points, Dulles:
1. Expressed concern that So
viet Deputy Premier Mikoyan may
have formed a false impression on
his trip here that the American
people are not really behind their
government in carrying on strong
policies toward Russia.
2. Reacted skeptically to the
statement by Soviet Premier
Khrushchev Monday that as a
result of Mikoyan’s visit here
Khrushchev sees signs of a “thaw”
in the cold war.
3. Confirmed reports of disa
greement between the United
States and some of the Baghdad
Pact powers over the extent of
defense commitments the United
States would make in proposed
new security agreements with -
Pakistan, Iran and Turkey. Dulles
said he thought the differences
would be ironed out but that un
der existing legislative authority,
the Eisenhower Administration
cannot possibly make agreements
with Pakistan and Iran that would
go beyond concern with the Com
munist aggression.
4. Said the United States plans
to withdraw its military advisory
mission in Cuba since the new rev
olutionary government has criti
cized its presence there.
5. Denied knowledge of any
recommendation from the Atomic
Energy Commission that under
ground explosions be excluded
from any international agreement
banning nuclear weapons tests.
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