THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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Nome’s Triple Contribution
lyrOME AND NORTHWESTERN ALASKA may be
' at the wrong end of the State when it comes to
getting allocation of funds or providing road money
or proper defenses, but it has done more than its
share in providing distinguished members to the
official family of the new State.
Nome’s only lawyer, Jim von der Heydt, was
chosen for one of the Alaska Superior Court Judges;
Nome’s District Judge, Walter H. Hodge, was chosen
as one of three Supreme Court Justices, only to be
selected as the first Federal Judge of the State.
Name’s Clerk of the Court, Joe Kroninger, steps
up to be the first U. S. Clerk of the Court for the new
U. S'. District Court in the State.
They achieved their high offices by outstanding
service to their community, serving faithfully and
giving their time unselfishly, thereby demonstrating
their leadership and character.
Although Judge Hodge was kept busy in other
parts of the State much of the time, he took an active
part in Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Boy Scouts
and his church here. Von der Heydt gave his time to
assist the City in its legal problems, served as Presi
dent of both the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary,
and added much valuable research on the study of wild
birds of this area.
Joe Kroninger has been most active in the road
program for Northwestern Alaska and mining prob
lems, and has given much of his time, keeping posted
and alert on developments in these fields. Through
his determined efforts, the road program has been
given much publicity, support and recognition.
Nome will miss these outstanding residents, but
we know they will continue to assist this area when
ever and however they can. We are fortunate to have
had such men who understand the little-known
legal problems peculior to the “back door of America,”
now stationed in other areas of the big State.
The community extends to these three gentlemen
its best wishes for continued success.
Eisenhower Asks
Over $4-Billion in
Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON, UPI — President
Eisenhower asked Congress yes
terday for $4,175,000,000 in new
foreign aid funds to safeguard
the free world against the “enor
mous power bloc of Communist
imperialism.”
The mutual security program is
essential to world progress in
freedom, he said in a special mes
sage to Congress.
The sum, nearly a billion dol
lars more than Congress voted
last year, would be split up in
this way: Two billion dollars for
weapons aid to allies and $2,175,
000,000 for economic and techni
cal assistance.
In appealing to the legislators
to avoid drastic cuts in the pro
gram, Eisenhower mentioned his
11-nation December goodwill tour
to Asia, the Middle East and
Europe.
“My recent travels impressed
upon me even more strongly the
fact that free men everywhere
look to us, not with envy or
malice but with hope and confi
dence that we will in the future,
as in the past, be in the vanguard
of those who believe in and will
defend the right of the individual
to enjoy the fruits of his labor in
peace and in freedom,” he said.
FORMER BUSH PILOT
OPERATES HELICOPTER
AIRLIFT AT SEA-TAC
(from ANICA News)
Bob Rice, former Alaska bush
pilot, is now making his home in
Seattle, where he and his asso
ciates have formed a ‘Copter Taxi
Service.’ On Jan. 18, service be
tween Sea-Tac and Boeing Air
ports was put into effect. Similar
service is offered from Sea-Tac
to Tacoma. Bob is vice president
and general manager of Sea-Tac
Airways.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT
THE COVENANT CHURCH
A series of special meetings
began last night in the Nome
Covenant Church which will con
tinue all this week. Rev. and Mrs.
Kenneth Hughes of Big Lake, will
be speaking and singing at every
service.
Rev. Hughes will be bringing a
specially illustrated portion of his
message every evening in the
form of a chalk talk for young
and old alike. All are welcome to
attend. The services begin at 7:30.
JOB SAFETY WEEK
PROCLAIMED FOR ALASKA
JUNEAU, UP) — Governor Wil
liam A. Egan has proclaimed Feb.
28 to March 5 as Job Safety Week
in Alaska, which conforms with
the national dates set by Presi
dent Eisenhower.
In making the announcement,
Egan said industrial accidents
claimed 20 lives in Alaska in 1959,
and injured 5,394 other workers.
POOL TOURNAMENT officials
at the Polar Bar wish to remind
entrants they have only until
Saturday, Feb. 20, to sign up for
tournament play.
Office: Res.
Black 76 A Main 52
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House Considers Classified Merit
System for State Employes
JUNEAU, IJ1 — A bill designed
to place Alaska’s estimated 1,000
state employes under a uniform
personnel merit system was ex
pected to come before the House
yesterday.
The bill, an outgrowth of stu
dies made by the Legislative
Council, was prepared by the
State Affairs Committee of the
House, headed by Rep. James
Hurley.
It establishes three classifca
tions of state employes. In the
first group are elected officials,
judges, members of boards and
commissions and a handful of
others — all of whom will be
exempt from the merit system.
The second category includes
appointed state officials, key legis
lative employes, the Secretary of
State and the Governor’s imme
date staff. These persons would
not be insulated against removal
for political reasons. In some cases
they would have to meet perform
ance standards or other require
ments.
All other state employes would
come under the so-called classi
fied service. New employes would
have to meet performance and ex
perience standards set by a per
sonnel board.
Competitive examinations, sim
ilar to those required under the
Federal Civil Service system,
would be established for most po
sitions. Some state employes al
ready are covered under a merit
system set up to qualify Alaska
for some federal funds.
The personnel board also would
draw up uniform pay and job
classification systems.
Discharged classified employes
would have the right of appeal
and could be reinstated if the
discharge was based on political,
religious or racial discrimination.
The committee said the bill is
designed to retain, “the authority
on the part of the chief executive
and still provide sufficient pro
tection for employes against pol
itical raiding.”
House Rules Committee chair
man Richard Greuel announced
his committee may have its re
commendations on seven cabinet
appointments made toy Gov. Wm.
Egan ready for submission to the
House today.
The seven awaiting legislative
confirmation are A. H. Romick,
Commissioner of Commerce; Dr.
Theo Norby, Commissioner of Ed
ucation; Clarence Anderson, Com
missioner of Fish and Game; Paul
Winsor, Commissioner or Health
and Welfare; Adjutant General
Thomas P. Carroll; Martin B. Un
derwood, Commissioner of Pub
lic Safety, and Peter Gatz, Com
missioner of Revenue.
In addition to interviewing the
seven, the Rules Committee has
reviewed qualifications of 20
other persons appointed to state
boards and commissions.
Rep. James Fisher, vice chair
man of the committee, said letters
of qualification had been received
from all but about five or six of
the board appointees not inter
viewed personally. He said he
would not recommend an ap
pointee who ignored the commit
tee’s request for such a letter.
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