LC.C. AUTHORITY SOUGHT
TOR ALASKA TRANSPORT
WASHINGTON, Ufi — The Sen
«te Commerce ommittee will open
fiublic hearings April 30 on legis
lation to give the Interstate Com
merce Commission more authority
over transportation in Alaska.
* The bills concern transportation
t»eiween Alaskan and other U. S.
f*orts, regulation of the Alaska
Railroad, and rights of motor car
‘riers in Alaska and other states.
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Endurance Flight Over All
U. S., Starts From
Anchorage Tomorrow
SEATTLE, W — Two Seattle
pilots planning a nationwide en
durance filght starting from An
chorage, to carry them over all
19 states, left for the north early
today.
Pilots Gene Tanner and Lou
Becker, in their single-engine
Cessna, expected to arrive in An
chorage in midafternoon. They
said the start of their planned
two-months-in-the-air attempt has
been set for 4 p.m. tomorrow.
Thi flight will publicize the
American Cancer Society fund
raising drive.
Plans are to come south to
Washington state, make their first
refuelling attempt by a hose ar
rangement from the ground while
they circle over either Seattle or
Spokane, and then fly over Wash
ington state two weeks before go
ing on over other states. They ex
pect to finish over New York
State.
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Labor Dept. Expects
Decrease in Jobless Pay
WASHINGTON, OR—The Labor
Department has asked Congress
for $571,615,400 in fiscal year
1960.
In testimony made public today,
Secretary of Labor Mitchell told
a House Appropriations Commit
tee he anticipated a decrease in
unemployment insurance pay
ments to veterans and federal em
ployes.
Of the 1960 estimate, he said
almost 46 million dollars, or about
8 per cent, was for operation of
the Department of Labor at the
federal level, and the rest for
grants to the states or benefit pay
ments to unemployed or injured
workers covered under various
federal statutes.
Alaska is costing the Labor De
partment $21,000 more in 1960
in order to bring it into the
state statistics picture on employ
ment, horns and wages, and indus
trial relations.
Alaska National Banks
Becomes Members Of
Federal Reserve System
SAN FRANCISCO, UFi — The
new statehood of Alaska yester
day brought about a “first” —
the first automatic admission of
new banks under the Federal Re
serve Act.
Under the provisions of the 1913
act, every national bank in any
state becomes a member of the
Federal Reserve System upon
commencing business or within 90
days after admission of the state.
Alaska is the first new state ad
mitted since the Federal Reserve
enactment.
These banks were admitted au
tomatically to membership:
First National, Anchorage; Na
tional Bank of Alaska, Anchor
age; Alaska National Bank, Fair
banks; First National, Fairbanks;
First National, Juneau, and First
National, Ketchikan.
City National of Anchorage has
been a member since April 15,
1954.
WJ3.C.S., of the Methodist Church
wishes to thank the public for
their wonderful cooperation at
the Easter Food and Apron Sale.
— Lennie Nerland, President.
Nome-U-Wash
WASHERS k DRYERS
To Um Yourself — or
We'll Do It For Youl
— Phono Black I —
Sports Banquet Slated
For Next Tuesday
The Annual Sports Banquet is
to be held at the Bering Sea Club
on Tuesday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at The Polar
Bar, Bering Sea Club, Nome Hard
ware, and the School. The tick
ets cost $3.50 each. There are a
limited number of plates avail
able. All reservations (tickets)
must be in by midnight Sunday,
April 5. The menu will be roast
beef and trimmings.
Basketball awards will be pre
sented at the banquet. Joe Cum
mings will be the speaker for the
evening, and Sam Mogg will act
as Master of Ceremonies. All
types of sports will be repre
sented, it has been reported.
Cry for Help ...
BOISE, Idaho, tf) — An uniden
tified fisherman called the sher
iff’s office Wednesday night. He
had heard a voice calling for help
on thft other side of the Boise
River west of here.
Sheriff’s officers sent to the
scene heard the voice too. They
called for more help. Soon about
200 deputies and volunteers were
clambering along the steep banks.
The voice complicated the
search. It would stop for long
periods.
Near midnight, officers pin
pointed the area. Then they* found
the object of their search.
" It was a goat.
ALASKA-JUNEAU REPORTS
HIKE IN YEAR'S EARNINGS
LOS ANGELES, Of) — Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Co. yester
day reported 1958 earnings of
$549,642, or 31 cents a common
share, based on 1,785,738 shares
outstanding at year’s end.
This compares with 1957 net
income of 456,773, or 30 cents a
share on 1,496,869 shares. Sales
for 1958, including those made in
the last quarter lay the newly ac
quired Fletcher Aviation Divi
sion, were $8,405,423, compared
to the $6,618,040 of 1957.
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Bill Offered To Cement
Candidates To Party In
State Primary Elections
JUNEAU, — A measure to
amend Alaska’s election law as it
pertains to candidates was intro
duced in the Senate Wednesday toy
the Senate State Affairs Com
mittee.
The proposed legislation was
included in a majority policy com
mittee list of “must” legislation
announced yesterday.
The bill would require that per
sons who seek nomination to state
offices must have been registered
members of their party for at least
the past two primary elections.
The present law requires only that
a would-be candidate be a mem
ber of the party from whicfiT he
seeks nomination, and that he pre
viously has not run as a member
of an opposing in a recent elec
tion.
| The bill provides that if a can
didate has not registered as a
party member at two previous
elections, he still could get on ft
primary ballot if he receives writ
ten approval from the state cen
tral committee of the political par
ty under w4iose banner he plans
to run.
IN THE PROBATE COURT
FOR THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT
SECOND DIVISION, ALASKA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
CHARLOTTE MARIE SWANBERG,
Deceased
No. 1100 -
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by
order of the Judge of the above named
Court, Grace S. Edman and Nels Swan
berg Jr., both of Nome, Alaska, have
been duly appointed the Co-Adminis
j trators With Will Annexed of the above
named estate.
All persons having claims against the
said estate should present them, with
proper vouchers attached, to either of
the undersigned, at Nome, Alaska, within
a period of six months from the date
of thi* notice.
DATED this 31st day of March, IMS.
NELS SWANBERG. JR.
GRACE S. EDMAN.
Co-Administrators With
Will Annexed.
Publish April 3, 10. 17, 24. 1959.
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Nome Directorv
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets Every Monday Noon at
North Star Dining Room
Jerry Manning, President
ALASKA CKArrSK HO. I
Order of Eastern Star
Done Wilke
Worthy Matron
Helen Dunber
Secretary
Meets first and Third Mondv»
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HERB JUNKS, WJL
■ore* W. Learie, tat.
Igeeti First and Third Tbnxeday
el Bach Month
NOME ROTARY CLUB
Jhn Bianniag
President
Boh Grant
Secretary
Wednesday Luncheon
Parent-Teachers Assn.
Meets last Tuesday of ovacy
month at School.
ROSCOE WILKIE. President
MARY DIED XL Secretary.
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