Nome Federal Jail Gets ‘New Look’:
Guard Uniforms, Prisoner Radios,
Movies and Commissary Privileges
The “new look” in the Federal^
Jail at Nome is due partly to
the appearance of jail guards in
newly-issued Bureau of Prisons
gray uniforms. The uniform is a
neat-looking, single-breasted suit,
which is complemented by a gray
shirt, maroon or black tie, black
shoes and a uniform cap with De
partment of Justice shield.
This is but one of the innova
tions by the Alaskan Jail System
under the Bureau of Prisons,
which assumed charge of all fed
eral jails in Alaska last July 1.
Supervisor Raymond Tveter re
ports that he has been authorized
* to provide for jail prisoners more
of the privileges extended those
confined elsewhere in federal i
penal institutions, and has per
mitted a radio in each cellblock,
bi-weekly movies, commissary
privileges for purchase of cigar
ettes, tobacco, magazines, etc.
Games have been provided by
the headquarters office, and lim
ited craft-work is being encour
f aged. Some effort is being made to
teach illiterate youthful inmates
to read and write.
In conformity with usual Pris
on Service policy, prisoners have
•not been permitted to remain idle
unnecessarily. An outside work
cruv under the supervision of
Guard-Foreman Albert V. Hansen
was employed nearly four months
this winter at painting and re
habilitation work at the Base.
Large projects were completed by
this crew, which numbered from
six to ten men. Painting, varnish
ing and maintenance work with
in the jail is assigned to men
who are not permitted to leave
its doors.
Notwithstanding the enlarged
jail program, measures have been
taken to insure continued secur
ity.
By a reduction in a staff which
was considered excessive and un
necessary for this size jail, the
Alaskan Jail System has effected
a saving of approximately $15,000
a year at Nome. Similar cuts in
costs of operation are being made
in all federal jails in Alaska, yet
standards in quality of personnel
and efficiency of operation are
being maintained. Many young
careef - service aspirants have
been employed by the System.
Showdown Meeting
Scheduled Tuesday In
McCarthy-Army Row
WASHINGTON, UP*—'The Sen
ate Investigations subcommittee
today scheduled for tomorrow a
showdown meeting to determine
whether Samuel P. Sears will re
main as its special counsel for
‘he inquiry into the McCarthy
Army row.
Sen. Mundt 'R-SD\ who tem
porarily replaced Sen. McCarthy
as chairman of the subcommittee,
told reporters “surely there will
be an announcement of some
kind” after tomorrow’s meeting.
He said- the purpose is to explore
the pledges Sears already has
given that he can and will be
neutral in the hearings.
The announcement followed a
closed door meeting of Sears,
Mundt, Sen. McClellan ( D - Ark>
and Sen. Symington (D-Mo) in
Mundt’s office.
Eighty Times Around the World
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Headlights in the dusk mark the winding trail of a test fleet near
San Antonio, Texas—part of a test program that totalled almost
2,000,000 miles to study a new Texaco motor fuel.
How far will a company go in
testing a new product?
Does 2,000,000 miles seem too
far?
One of the country’s leading
oil companies didn’t think so
when it decided to run road and
laboratory tests on its new gaso
line before offering the fuel to
the motoring public. More than
twenty years of research and
millions of dollars had already
gone into perfecting and testing
the new product.
Good business principles, not
curiosity, led The Texas Com
pany to engage a well-known, in
dependent research organization
to assist in conducting one of the
most exhaustive fuel test pro
grams in automotive history.
Dozens of test drivers pushed
fleets of new cars through pun
ishing paces that covered the full
range of driving conditions from
’round-the-dock high-speed,
heavy-duty driving in Texas, to
short, cold-weather start-and
stop driving in New York State.
In one Texas test alone, a fleet
of 26 new cars were run for a
total of 700,000 miles, averaging
800 miles a day at an average
speed of 65 miles an hour. Lead
ing brands of premium gasoline
were used, and painstaking rec
ords kept of the performance of
each.
Trained teams of experts were
on hand to examine all cars
throughout the tests. Car en
gines were taken apart for in
spection. Piston rings were
weighed for weight loss due to
wear, as we^l as given careful
visual scrutiny Particular atten
tion was given to studying and
measuring combustion chamber
deposits, deposits on the intake
parts, valve condition, and spark
plug deposits. All performance
characteristics of the gasolines
tested were carefully rioted.
The test fleets rolled then
rugged way through December,
January, and February, and to
talled more than 1,290,000 high
way miles. Multi-cylinder tests
in the laboratory were run to the
equivalent of 535,000 miles.
It was not until the driving
tests, plus expensive laboratory
research, were completed and
j results studied, that The Texas
| Company announced the devel
I opment of its newest gasoline.
Round Trip Cost to Alaska
Drops $10 to $20 as Result
Of Sales Tax Reductions
SEATTLE, W—A round trip to
Alaska will cost from $10 to $20
less as a result of the week’s re
ductions in federal excise taxes,
R. C. Rose, general passenger
agent of the Alaska Steamship
Co., said today.
The new tax law reduces the
tax on transportation from 15
percent of the basic fare to 10
percent.
Fine Job Printing at the Nugget
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that the
annual Municipal and School
Board election of the City of
Nome and Nome School District
will be held on APRIL 6, 1954, at
City Hall, Nome, Alaska, for the
purpose of electing the following
officers, viz:
Mayor; two members of the
Common Council for a term of
one year; three members of the
Common Council for a term of
two years; a City Clerk; City
Treasurer; one member of the
School Board; and five members
of the Nome Light & Power Util
ity Board for one, two, three, four
and five years, respectively. And
I hereby certify that the follow
ing named candidates have been
regularly nominated in accord
ance with Territorial Law, to wit:
FOR MAYOR: Steffen Ander
sen.
FOR COUNCILMEN for one
year term: Fred M. Bockman, Rita
Harper, Robt. K. Herman, Chas.
M. Reader, Thomas Tungwenuk,
James M. Walsh.
FOR COUNCILMEN for two
year term: Ernie Gustafson, Keith
Hedreen, Bob Lewis, Rose Silver
man.
FOR CITY CLERK: Albert
"Vic" Hansen, Carrie M. McClain.
FOR CITY TREASURER: Byr
on G. Reed.
FOR MEMBER OF SCHOOL
BOARD: William J. Barber.
FOR NOME LIGHT & POWER
UTILITY BOARD: Pearse M.
Walsh for one-year term; Clinton
Gray. Nels Swanbea-g, Jr., for
two-year term; Dewey Goodrich,
three-year term; William T. Hal
ey, four-year term; Lester Bron
son, Thomas N. Martin, five-year
term.
SUBMITTING FOR RATIFI
CATION: Ordinance No. 363, en
titled, "An ordinance of the City
of Nome, Alaska, vacating Third
Avenue between West B Street
and Division Street and giving
unto said street a Block and Lot
designation."
Polls will open at 8:00 o'clock
A.M. and close at 6:00 o'clock
P.M.
Carrie M. McLain
City Clerk
Publ. Apr. 2, 5, 1954.
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RADIO PROGRAM
ARMED FORCES RADIO SERVICE — NOME FIELD
Monday
5:00—Bookshelf of World
5:30—Bud’s Bandwagon
6:00—News
6:15—Sports News
6:30—Revenuers’ Romp
7:30—Horatio Hornblower
8:00—Gordon MacRae
8:30—Father Knows Best
8:55—This I Believe
9:00—Arthur Godfrey
9:30—FBI in Peace & War
10:00—Requestfully Yours
11:00—News
11:15—Rosemary Clooney
11:30—One Night Stand
12:00—Music from the Nite
1:00—News Headlines
1:05—Sign Off
Tuesday
6:26—Sign On
6:30—Bill Ring Show
6:45—Rise and Shine
7:00—News
7:15—Rise and Shine
8:00—News
8:05—Rise and Shine
8:30—Morning Devotions
8:45—Ronnie Kemper
9:00—Tennessee Ernie
9:15—Dave Garroway
9:30—Coffee Concert
10:00—Fred Waring
10:30—Bob and Ray
11:00—Lucky U Ranch
11:15—Morning Melodies
11:30—Piano Portraits
11:45—Strike It Rich
12:00—At Ease
12:15—Today’s the Day
12:30—Platter Parade
1:00—Curt Massey
1:15—Hillbilly Jamboree
2:00—News
2:15—Nat’l Guard Show
2:30—Music a la Carte
4:00—Sports Forum
4:15—You and the World
4:30—Remember
4:45—Lum and Abner
5:00—My Little Margie
5:30—Bud.’s Bandwagon
6:00—News
6:15—Sports News
6:30—Revenuers’ Romp
7:30—Call Me Freedom
8:00—Amer. Music Hall
8:30—Judy Canova
9:00—Groucho Marx
9:30—Six Shooter
10:00—Requestfully Yours
11:00—News
11:15—Sammy Kaye
11:30—One Night Stand ,
12:00—Music from the Nite
1:00—News Headlines
1:05—Sign Off
Wednesday
6:26—Sign On
6:30—Bill Ring Show
6:45—Rise and Shine
7:00—News
7:15—Rise and Shine
8:00—News
8:05—Rise and Shine
8:30—Morning Devotions
8:45—Ronnie Kemper
9:00—Tennessee Ernie
9:15—Dave Garroway
*9:25—John Conte
9:30—Coffee Concert
10:00—Fred Waring
10:30—Bob and Ray
11:00—Lucky U Ranch
11:15—Morning Melodies
11:30—Music from S. Amer.
11:45—Dude Martin
12:00—At Ease
12:15—Today’s the Day
12:30—Platter Parade
1:00—Curt Massey
1:15—Hillbilly Jamboree
2:00—News
2:15—Johnny Mercer
2:30—Music a la Carte
4:00—Inside Track
4:15—Behind the Story
4:30—Remember
4:45—Lum and Abner
5:00—Junior Miss
(AFRS program schedules subject to change withoul notice.)
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TUESDAY (freight only)
Nome to Kotzebue
ARRIVE NOME DEPART NOME
10:15 A.M. 10:45 A.M.
WEDNESDAY
(passengers and freight)
Kotzebue to Nome to Fairbanks
ARRIVE NOME DEPART NOME
11:50 A.M. 12:20 P.M.
SATURDAY^
(passengers and freight)
Kotzebue to Nome to Fairbanks
ARRIVE NOME DEPART NOME
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BUSH FLIGHTS FRIDAY
Kotz. to Candle to Deering to Nome to Kotz.