Kivalina Airport Bids
Invi‘ed by Aviation Dept.
ANCHORAGE — The Depart
ment of Aviation is inviting bids
for the construction of a steel mat
surface landing strip at Kivalina.
The bids will be opened on June
5 in Anchorage.
Items of construction include
15,000 cubic yards of embank
ment, transportation of approxi
mately 450 tons of steel mat now
stockpiled at Cold Bay with de
livery to the project site, place
ment of 148,000 square feet of
steel plank surfacing, and 10 acres
of seeding. Other items of work in
clude the installation of a seg
mented circle marker and a wind
cone.
Kivalina is a native community
located approximately 75 miles
northwest of Kotzebue on the
Chukchi Sea.
The airport will be graded
2,500 feet long and 80 feet wide I
and surfaced for approximately
2,200 feet by 60 feet. A cross run
way will be graded and a park
ing apron approximately 150 feet
by 100 feet will be constructed.
Construction is proposed for
the coming season with work to
be completed within a 120 calen
dar day period.
The project is included in the
Federal Aid Airport Program. Un
der this program the federal gov
ernment shares in 75 per cent of
the cost and the state shares in
25 per cent. State funds are ob
tained from a 3 cent per gallon
tax on aviation fuels.
This is the fifth in a series of
projects proposed for construction
by the Division of Aeronautics.
Other projects now up for bid in
clude a 4,000 foot airport at Hoo
per Bay and 2,306 foot airports at
Noatak, Shishmaref and Shaktoo
lik. All are being constructed un
der the Federal Aid Airport
Program.
Collapsed Rodeo Bleachers
Kill One, Injure Many
MAYETTA, Kan., W) — A rodeo
arena bleachers collapsed with a
“pop and a bang” yesterday, in
juring 150 persons, one fatally.
Twenty-three of those injured j
were hospitalized.
Mrs. Katherine Shay, 61, died
today. Physicians said she suf
fered internal injuries and shock.
Witnesses said the spectators
had just started to file out after
( the last performance of the four
day rodeo when the accident oc
curred. Performers and other fans
in the crowd of about 6,000,
plunged into the wreckage to free
the victims.
Cause of the accident hasn’t
■been determined. The bleachers
had been built for this year’s ro
deo. They were constructed of a
metal frame and wooden seats.
„The section was 75 feet long and
had 10 rows, the highest of which
was about 16 feet from the ground.
High Level Military Men
Disagree on Standardizing
Armed Service Uniforms
SAN FRANCISCO, — The
commander of the 6th Army dis
agrees with Rear Adm. Hyman
C. Rickover’s suggestion that the
military services all wear the same
uniform.
“The services gain by friendly
competition,” Gen. Charles D.
Palmer told an Armed Forces Day
luncheon Friday. “That competi
tion is achieved by identifying the
services in their own right.”
Rickover suggested in Washing
ton Thursday that identical uni
forms would curtail inter-service
rivalry.
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SERVICE
Phone Main 1
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1st Scout Battalian, ANG, Authorized
To Bring Its Strength to 561 Members
Senator Bob Bartlett, disclosing
last week that the Senate Pre
paredness Subcommittee staff has
completed its investigation of the
Alaska Army Reserve and Nation
al Guard programs, called the sub
committee’s report “a helpful pin
pointing of problem areas, elimin
ating some of our fears and re
vealing where special efforts re
main to be made in the interests
of national defense.” The subcom
mittee, of which Sen. Bartlett is
a member, launched its investiga
tion following a request from Bart
lett and his Alaska colleague, Sen.
Ernest Gruening.
Referring to items in the sub
committee report that “are on the
bright side,” Sen. Bartlett noted
that National Guard personnel at
Anchorage, Aniak, Barrow, Fair
banks, Juneau, Ketchikan, Kot
zebue, Nome, Seward, Sitka and
Unalakleet will continue to parti
cipate in weekly drills on a pay
status. “Not only will these mem
bers of the Guard be unaffected
by reorganization of the Army,
but openings in the Guard exist
now for 424 new recruits or mem
bers,” Sen. Bartlett observed.
According to the subcommittee
staff report, two Guard units, one
at Palmer and one at Homer, have
been deactivated. “Enlargement of
the reserve program at Palmer to
36 authorized participants will en
able the transfer of Guard person
nel into reserve activities at Pal
mer to continue their military
training in paid status,” Sen. Bart
lett said. He stated that the Army
had assured him it would make
“every effort” to facilitate trans
fers between the National Guard
and the Reserve. “Moreover, ef
forts to bring about the reactiva
tion of the Palmer Guard unit are
continuing, and miltary interest in
such a possibility' appears sub
stantial.”
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Further facts uncovered by the
subcommittee are as follows:
Formerly there were 12 units
authorized in Alaska. This will be
reduced to 7 units under the re
organization. However, under the
reorganization the 7 units will
have an authorized strength of
1,806 personnel. At the present
time the actual personnel strength
is 1,382. Thus, there are 524 va
cancies in the Alaska Army Na
tional Guard. Authorized strengths
are for 48 pay drill status, mean
ing they receive compensation for
their participation in training.
Accordingly the reorganization
in Alaska will essentially be in
name only. No retraining prob
lems will be involved according
to General McGowan.
The Army Alaska National
Guard will have the 3rd Battle
Group in Alaska. It will be com
posed of the 297th Infantry Divi
sion and two Battalions. The 297th
Infantry Division will have units
located at Anchorage, Ketchikan,
Sitka, Juneau, Kodiak, Fairbanks
and Seward. The new authorized
strength, is 819 members. At the
present time there are 468 partici
pants in these cities, leaving open
ings for 351 additional members.
The 1st Scout Battalion of the
297th Infantry Division with
headquarters at Nome has units
in Nome, Unalakleet, Kotzebue and
Barrow, with a new authorized
strength of 561 members. At the
present time there are 515 mem
bers participating, leaving open
ings for 46 people.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Clyde Wenger, Wm.
Tuilana, Sara Okleasik, Molly
Curran.
Discharged: Mary Moses, Wm.
Amarok, Werdna Reader, Jay Oli
ver, R. Picknalook, Lloyd Sund
strom, Helen Riddels, Bertha Ad
suna, Janet West, Lillian Tuilana.
Transferred to Anchorage hos
pital: Ann Peters.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
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BARBERSHOP PRICES
Will Coincide With Those of Union Barber Shops
Haircuts - $2.50
POOL HALL BARBER SHOP
COMING SEASON FOR
PILGRIM HOT SPRINGS
RESERVATIONS BY DAY, WEEK OR MONTH
Rooms • Tents # Campsites
Road House Plan or Light Housekeeping
— Groceries —
HOT BATHS • SWIMMING • FISHING
Individual Garden Plots
& Equipment Available
For Information Call
Earl Owen at White 194
Transportation, Will Be Available
Mrs. Truman Hospitalized
KANSAS CITY, OP) — Mrs.
Harry S. Truman, wife of the
former President, is undergoing a
routine checkup in Research Hos
pital here. She entered the hos
pital Thursday. A hospital spokes
man said she is not ill.
WEATHER FORECAST
Partly cloudy tonight and Tues
day with light rain tomorrow. The
low temperature expected tonight
35 to 40, high tomorrow 50 to 55.
Sunrise at 2:32 a.m., sunset at
9:26 p.m.
MAU MAU FILM OFFERED
TUESDAY NIGHT AT
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
“African Conflict,” a 30-minute
film in sound and color, will be
shown 7:30 Tuesday night, May
10, at the Assembly of God
Church.
This dramatic picture was filmed
by Alfred Garr during campaigns
in Kenya, East Africa. Film high
lights include savage war dancing,
Mau Mau oath taking, churches
burning, men dying for their faith,
and triumphs of the Gospel under
persecution.
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Dulles Suffers
Further Decline’
WASHL\GTO:\ ■*. — John Fos
ter Duhes, fight:ng cancer ar.d
preumoma, is reported to be get
ting steadily weaker.
The State Department reported
“some iurther decline” in the con
dition of the 71-year-old former
Secretary of State Friday.
Saturday his condition was re
ported unchanged at Walter Reed
Army Hospital, where he has been
a patient since February 12.
Members of his family have
gathered in Washington and the
State Department has said medi
cal bulletins will be issued only if
required by any change.
Dulles contracted pneumonia a
week ago after his many weeks of
treatment for cancer that has
spread throughout his body.
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SMORGASBORD DINNER
7:30 p.m. Sharp, Friday, May 22
NO-HOST $3.50 PER PLATE
At Multi-Purpose Room Nome School
DINNER WILL START PROMPTLY AT 7:30 P.M.
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By calling Wallace Hotel. Main 148
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Hospitality hour at Polaris Hotel and
Bering Sea Club preceding dinner until 7:15
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ASSORTED RELISHES
Sweet Pickles, Dill Pickles
Black Olives, Green Olives
BAKED FRESH ALASKA KING SALMON, Capers
BOSTON BAKED BEANS
ROAST LOCAL REINDEER, CRANBERRY SAUCE
TOSSED GREEN SALAD
Choice of Roquefort, French, or Thousand Island Dressing
OLD FASHIONED POTATO SAT.AD
HOME-MADE HOT ROLLS
DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE SQUARES
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