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Entered as second cjass matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome, Alaska, under Act of March 3, 1879.
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ARMED FORCES DAY — MAY 17, 1958
Whereas, President Dwight D. Eisenhower has,
by proclamation, designated Saturday, May 17, 1958,
as the ninth annual observance of ARMED FORCES
DAY; and,
Whereas, the armed forces of the United States
have steadfastly served as champions of the security
of cur country; and,
Whereas, President Eisenhower, in his proclama
tion, has directed the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force,
and the Secretary of the .Treasury on behalf of the
Coast Guard, to mark that day with appropriate cere
monies, to arrange for demonstrations and displays
at armed forces installations, to invite participation by
representatives of all religious faiths in such cere
monies in order that the interdependence of our
security and the deep and abiding religious faith of
Americans may be recognized, and to work hand in
band with civil authorities in arranging other sup
porting activities: /
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MIKE STEPOVICH, Gov
ernor of the Territory of Alaska, do hereby proclaim
Saturday, May 17, 1958, as
ARMED FORCES DAY
in the Territory of Alaska and ask that all our citizens
display the flag of the United States of America in
manifestation of their recognition of the sacrifice and
devotion to duty of the members of the armed forces,
and to attend and participate in the local observance
of the day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the Territory of
Alaska to be affixed.
Mike Stepovich
Governor of Alaska
Official seals of the Department
of Defense and the Services may
be used in appropriate sponsored
advertising, programs, and pub
licity in connection with the 1958
ARMED FORCES DAY observance.
Requests for use on other occa
sions should be made to the De
partment of Defense or the Secre
tary of the Service concerned.
Oil Firms Favor
Increase in Rental
and Royalties
WASHINGTON. UP) — There
was general agreement before a
Senate Interior Subcommittee
Wednesday that rental and royal
ty payments should be increased
on Alaskan oil deposits.
Chairman Henry M. Jackson
(D-Wash) of the Territories Sub
committee and Sen. Clinton P.
Anderson (D-NM) said they felt
both should be put on a compar
able basis with public lands in
the United States.
The lease rate in Alaska now
is based on a charge of 25 cents
an acre, the royalty 5 per cent
for the first 10 years after dis
covery.
In the states, the standard
lease charge is 50 cents an acre,
the royalty 12Vi per cent.
Representatives of the Rich
field Oil Corp. and Standard Oil
Co. of California expressed a
willingness to go along with both
increases. A spokesman for Ohio
Oil Co. said his firm will support
the increased rentals.
During the general discussion,
Anderson was critical of the
Alaskan Legislature for including
the lower provisions in the omni
bus land act passed last year.
“If the Alaska Legislature
could be so careless with revenue
from its resources,” Anderson
said, “maybe we better take a
look at what it might do in the
future.”
Delegate E. L. Bartlett said
that at t^e time of passage “we
had hope4 but nothing else” con
cerning oil in Alaska. He said
an incentive was needed for the
importation of capital to explore
for oil.
Bartlett expressed his belief
that if the increases were made
hy Congress the Legislature “in
all probability would follow suit.”
He added that if the royalty in
creases are approved, he would
have no objections to including
such a provision in the pending
Alaskan statehood bill.
“I don’t want statehood to
get bogged down in a situation
of this kind,” he said.
Sen. John A. Carroll (D-Colo)
suggested it might be possible to
increase the royalty payment and
leave the acreage rental pro
vision at the present figure.
Representatives of the oil
companies expressed concern
over leasing delays. They urged
legislation at this session. Leas
ing there currently is under
suspension.
Jackson said he hopes some
bill can be approved by the sub
committee within a week or so.
A spokesman for Shell Oil Co.
told the subcommittee that oper
ational costs are “tremendously
heavy” in Alaska. He said the
average cost of a well in the
states is about $250,000 while an
Alaskan test well runs about
1 Vz million dollars.
“Puts Mosquitoes
Into A Tailspin”
Said Circle Placer fields miners, 20 years
ago, in voting BUHACH as Science’s 2nd
greatest contribution to Miners. Just as
effective today.
Z BUHACH
—Safe—Easy To Use—Economical—
137 Iil 8th Grade
[Graduating Class
The following is a list of the
students who graduated from
the eighth grade:
Harrison' Ahrfrasuk, Ernest Ai
lak, Esther'' Ann Alexine, ^Marie
Asila, Jo Ahh Aukon, Bteverly^
Faye Bohrer,, Charles R. Burnett,.?
Carole Cristfne Carlson, Ann
Chambers.
Perry Dimmick, David Parks
Grant, Pearl Penelope Johnson,
Elizabeth J. Iyatunguk, John K.
Kiyutelluk, Charles M. Kokuluk,
John Komakhuk, Gilbert Komok,
Gail Mclver.
Alfred A. Moses, Clifford Olan
na, William O. Oman, Isaac Wm.
Omelak, Angeline B. Outwater,
Lillian C. Outwater, Karl Peter
son, Teddy Pullock, Daniel K.
Rockne.
Daphne Rylander, Lorena See
tomona, Cora Senungetuk, Jerry
W. Short, Ronald Tingook, Amy
Titus, Adella Walluk, Clark D.
West, Gabe Wilkalkia, Frank
Wayne Wittie.
Fred Chambers and Children
To Spend Summer In California
Fred Chambers leaves today,
taking his children Fritz, Myrtle,
Ann and Jo to California for
the summer months.
'Former Ski Champion
Shoots His Wife To Death
OAKLAND, Calif., UK—Sigurd .
| Ulland, former national ski
j jumping champion, shot his wife
to death with a deer rifle last
■night, police reported,, and was
• ■platted under suicide' guard in a
i jail call today, A
“He’s upset like ne is ready to
explode any second,” said Police
Inspector Clifford Anderson in
ordering the constant guard over
Ulland, member of a iki-jumping
family of brothers from Norway.
Ulland began visiting, a psy
chiatrist this week. He appar
ently feared he was going to be
poisoned, Anderson said.
Cellulose Company Completes
$14,000,000 Expansion Program
VANCOUVER, B. C., UFi —
Alaska Pine and Cellulose Com
pany, said Thursday it has com
pleted a , $14,000,000 expansion
and modernization program at its
Port Alice mill.
W. E. Breitenbach, executive
vice-president, said the mill will
have a • productive capacity of
125,000 tons a year. He added
that the highest grades of chemi
cal cellulose can now be manu
factured at Port Alice, on the
west coast of Vancouver Island.
ARMED FORCES DAY— 1958. Men and women of all the Armed
Forces will welcome the public to "open house" at military installa
tions throughout the United States and overseas on this ninth annual
ARMED FORCES DAY.
aRMED FORCES DAY— 1958. A U. S. Army helicopter, lifting a
cargo of C-rations, illustrates increased mobility of the modern Army.
Army installations will hold "open house" sc the public may see the
men and equipment that provide security for the Nation and POWER
FOR PEACE.
. ARMED FORCES DAY — 1958. Submarines of the U. S. Navy are now
equipped and ready to fire long-range missiles, such as REGULUS I
as snown on the USS Barbero above. With nuclear power, guided
missile submarines will be able to operate in widely dispersed areas
for indefinite periods of time. Navy installations will hold "open
house" at which the public may see men and equipment that pro
vide security for the Nation and POWER FOR PEACE.