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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome. Alaska, under Act of March 3. 1879.
Reducing the Cost
Tonight the nome city council parleys
with the Utilities Board on power and light rates.
There has been much said by members of the Council
and members of the Utility Board. There has been
much dissatisfaction among the users of these com
modities, who voted to make the power and light
business a public utility, in order to reduce the high
cost of living in Nome.
The Council has suggested lowering the rates,
as proposed at their last meeting. The best suggestion
we have heard is that of applying the proposed rates
or (lower for the bigger users if possible) for a period
of three months, to see how it works out.
Hiring an expert to solve the problem will involve
an extra cost of several thousands of dollars. That
which can be gained by the trial application would
be cheaper in the long run, and would still keep the
money in the community, where it belongs.
Saving The Constellation
A GROUP OF patriotic citizens, with headquarters
in Baltimore, has taken on the task of preserving
the nation’s oldest ship, the United States Frigate
Constellation.
They have done this purely because of their en
thusiasm and interest. They feel deeply that the
strength of our future depends upon our understanding
of the sacrifices and courage of those who preceded us.
To that end, they want to make the historic Con
stellation a living inspiration to generations to come.
The group operates without a paid staff. All
contributions to this fine cause go to the restoration
of the vessel. There is no administrative overhead.
Even a pamphlet describing the endeavor was pro
duced with donated time, labor and materials.
To help defray the costs, 100,000 special copper
medals, struck from spikes used in the original con
struction of the ship in 1797, are now being distributed
on the basis of one for each dollar donated. Every
dollar raised by this means will go toward replacing
deteriorated pianking, frames, masts, bulwarks and
the hundreds of other items needed so that the
Constellation can remain afloat and take her rightful
place as a national shrine.
Those wishing these medals may write to
“Constellation,” Baltimore, Maryland, enclosing a
dollar for each one ordered — which also provides the
owner lifetime admission aboard.
Soviets End Antarctic
Trek to U. S. Base
LONDON, tPI—A 16-man Soviet
expediion today reached the
American scientific base at the
South Pole, a 1,680-mile trek
across icy Antarctica, Radio Mos
cow announced.
The station said the Soviets
rattled up to the base in a pro
cession of tractor sleds, ending a
hazardous three-month journey
from Mirny Observatory on the
Indian Ocean’s Antarctic coast.
Expedition Leader Alexander
Dralkin was reported to have ra
dioed that his men felt fine and
the equipment was in good con
dition.
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Pete Walsh, Station Mgr.
Krushchev Reply
Asks New Date
For Summit Meet
PARIS, (#> — Nikita Khrush
chev’s one reservation in his cor
dial acceptance of the West’s pro
posal for the Paris-in-the-spring
time summit meeting left the
starting date up in the air today.
That means Yuletide work for
diplomats of the United States,
Britain and France on the ques
tion: If not April 27, when?
April 27 was proposed by Pres
dent Eisenhower, Prime Minister
MacMillan and President De
Gaulle at their meeting here last
weekend for a Paris session with
the Soviet Premier, perhaps the
forerunner of a series of summit
meetings on world problems.
But that almpst certainly would
mean the Paris conference — ex- j
pected to last a least a week — j
would run through the May Day
labor celebration, one of the big
gest holidays in the Communist
world. Khrushchev ordinarily is
in Moscow on May 1 to review
Red Square paraders.
Pope John Receives
Official Christmas Visitors
VATICAN CITY, UP> — Pope
John XXIII began traditional
yearend audiences to receive the
greetings of diplomats .accredited
to the Vatican.
Nearly 50 ambassadors and min
isters were to call on the Pope.
A decorated Christmas tree and
the Nativity scene were erected in
his apartment for the festive j
season.
Reports Tell of Earthquake
Damage in Peru Village
LIMA, Peru, WP> — President
Manuel Prado’s government or
dered relief supplies flown Satur
day to the mountainous Cangallo
Department of southern Peru,
stricken by a Yuletide earthquake.
Fragmentary reports said seven
persons were killed and 37 in
jured at the village of Pomabam
ba, and that 254 homes were de
stroyed there.
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Palmer Man Named New
School Board President
PALMER — George E. Smith
of Palmer was elected president
of the Association of Alaska
School Boards during the group’s
annual meeting at Palmer.
The new vice president is A1
Robertson of Ketchikan. J. W.
Jeffrey of Seward is the new sec
retary, and Mrs. Richard Stryker
of Anchorage was elected treas
urer.
, Newly-elected directors are A.
E. Craft of Nome and Mrs. Alice
Longworth of Petersburg. O. M.
Lien of Ketchikan, outgoing pres
ident, will also remain on the
board of directors.
U. S. CIGARETTE FIENDS
TOP ALL SMOKING RECORDS
NEW YORK, Iff) — American
smokers bought more cigarettes
than ever before in 1959, despite
the continued controversy over
possible links between cancer and
cigarettes, Printers’ Ink Magazine
reported Saturday.
The annual report of (Harry M.
Wootten consultant on the tobacco
industry, in the magazine esti
mates U. S. consumption of about
456 billion cigarettes, up 4.5 per
cent from a little over 436 billion
last year. Consumption per capita
15 years of age and over rose to
188 packs, more than half a pack
a day, a gain of 2 per cent over
1958, and 15 per cent over 10
years ago.
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