THE NOME NUGGET
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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.
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Toward Eliminating Waste
THE AVERAGE CITIZEN WANTS a reduction in
government spending and lower taxes. But he’s
at a loss when it comes to recommending specific
reforms. The budgets are enormously complex, and
run to reams of finely-printed pages.
There are, however, organizations whose business
it is to analyze budgets and find where cuts are both
possible and desirable. The Council of State Cham
bers of Commerce has done that with the Administra
tion’s 1961 budget. It proposed specific reductions
totaling $3.3 billion — all of a non-defense nature.
Its report observes that the “proposals represent only
a relatively modest but effective start toward control
of Federal spending at a manageable level — that is,
a spending level whidh will make practicable the tax
reforms that are necessary to assure sound economic
growth and at the same time permit reduction of the
public ddbt.”
The proposals cover a wide area—reduced spend
ing on public works; reduced grants-in-aid of various
kinds; curtailed loan programs; a cut in federal civilian
personnel forces, and so on down the list. Not every
one will agree with them all, and other studies stress
additional areas of possible cut-backs. But the point
is that we can have more economical government with
out undermining our defense in any way. And the
main way to achieve it is by eliminating activities
which can and should be undertaken by local gov
ernment, by private enterprise, or by individuals.
Palmer Makes Early Start
On Alaska State Fair
The 1960 Alaska State Fair, Inc.,
Premium Book will go to the
printer very shortly, it was an
nounced last week by the corpora
tion’s board of directors.
Advertising in this annual pub
lication is being handled this year
by the Palmer Emblem Club. Any
one desiring advertising space in
this book is advised to write to
Alaska State Fair, Inc., P. O. Box
1337, Palmer.
Pictures from locales throughout
Alaska are being sought to be
included in this publication. Per
sons having black and white pic
tures of their areas — scenic, ag
ricultural, sports, etc., are asked
to submit them to the Fair, with
permission for use in the 1960
publication.
Concession space for the Sep
tember Fair is being reserved
early this year, indicating a great
er than ever participation. Per
sons wishing to make such reser
ations are asked also to contact
the Fair organization as soon as
possible. There will be a limited
number of “walking” concessions
this year, the directors have
announced.
Methodist Church In Florida
Talks To Nome Pastor McCray
Yesterday Rev. Gerald McCray
had a 20-minute conversation
by telephone with the congrega
tion of the Winter Park Methodist
Church’s Men’s Club in Winter
Park, Fla.
Questions were answered over
the phone by McCray about the
•work of the Nome church, as well
as some of the problems unique to
this area. Last year, this type of
club program was done for the
first time by Rev. McCray, and
proved to be a popular program.
Girl Scout News
By Reporter PAM MULVIHILL
The Girl Scout and Brownie
Court of Awards will be held this
Friday evening, May 6, at 7:30
PjM., at the Multipurpose Room
of the School.
There still are some Girl Scout
Cookies for sale. This money will
be used for a Scout Camp. If any
one wants some they are advised
to call Mrs. Ullrich or Mrs. Har
wood, and a Girl Scout will make
the delivery.
The Summer Camp will be held
sometime during the last of July
or the first of August. The dues
will be $8.50 per week.
The Eighth Grade Troop was
reported to have had a dance
about a week ago, which was pro
claimed a success.
U. S. Court Refutes to Slop
Picketing of U-A.R. Ship
NEW YORK, un — The U. S.
Court of Appeals today refused
an injunction to halt picketing of
the United Arab Republic ship
Cleopatra.
It upheld a ruling of the U. S.
District Court.
The picketing has been carried
on by the Seafarers International
Union and the International Long
shoremen’s Association to protest
the U.A.R. barring of ports to
United States ships calling at Is
raeli ports.
Carrie McLain Friends Gather at
Hospital 'Cast-Off' Party
Many friends gathered at the
bedside of Carrie McLain Monday
night, for a “cast-off” party.
(Mrs. McLain, Nome historian,
has been in a body cast for the
past 66 days, at the MMM Hos
pital, due to a broken leg, and it
was a day of rejoicing when she
was relieved of the cast.
Filing Ends for. August Primary Lineup
To Select Nominees of General Election
By WILLIAM J. TOBIN
JUNEAU, Iff) — Senator Bob
Bartlett was assured of the Demo
cratic nomination in his bid for
a full six-year term in the U. S.
Senate three months before a bal
lot will be cast.
Bartlett, who drew a two-year
term when Alaska’s first Congres
sional delegation was seated a
year ago in January, was the only
Democrat to enter the race for his
party’s Senatorial nomination.
A Palmer dentist, Dr. Lee Mc
Kinley, will oppose Fairbanks
local labor union official Law
rence Brayton for the Republican
Senatorial nomination and the
right to oppose Bartlett in the
general election.
The names of 205 candidates
were formally entered for posi
tions on the August 9 primary
ballots.
The political hopefuls seek nom
ination to the Nov. 8 general elec
tion voting at which Alaskans will
elect 40 members of he State
House of Representatives, 12 mem
bers of the State Senate, a U. S.
Senator and a member of the U.S.
House of Representatives.
An added attraction at the pri
mary election will be balloting on
an initiative petition seeking en
actment of a law requiring the
state to relocate its capitol from
Juneau to the Cook Inlet-railbelt
area by 1965.
The filing period for the pri
mary ended with five candidates
for the Legislature assured of elec
tion without opposition either in
August or the general election.
No Contests
With independent candidates
barred for later filing by petition
provisions of the new state elec
tion code which requires entry in
the race before the primary dead
line, clear paths to victory were
open to:
Veteran Democrat lawmaker
James Nolan of Wrangell, running
for another term as Senator-at
large from the Southeastern Dis
trict.
Senate Minority Leader John
Coghill of Nenana, Republican
from District L, representing the
Yukon-Kuskokwim area.
Barrow Democrat Eben Hop
son, who won the District O Bar
row-Kobuk seat in the Senate in
the First State Legislature after
serving in the House in the last
Territorial lawmaking session in
1957.
Petersburg Republican John E.
Longworth was assured another
term in the House from the Third
District, representing the Wran
gell-Petersburg area.
And Lawrence Pacfuette, a
Democrat from Kwiguk, was the
only non-incumbent assured of
election. He was the only candi
date filing for the 24th House Dis
trict from the Wade Hampton
area. He will succeed incumbent
Democrat Axel Johnson of Kwi
guk, who did not file.
In addition, Democrats were as
sured of House victories in the
Seventh District Cordova-McCar
thy area, the 14th District Aleutian
Island area, and the 21st Barrow
District — as no Republicans filed
in those areas.
Secretary of State Hugh Wade,
who is charged with administra
tion of state elections under the
1960 code, said he could find no
provisions in the act which would
permit parties to fill out by ap
pointment races in districts in
which no candidates of the party
filed.
Candidates who have filed for
Alaska’s representation in Wash
ington include: U. S. Senate —
Democrat, Incumbent E. L. Bart
lett, Juneau. Republicans — Dr.
Lee McKinley, Palmer; Lawrence
M. Brayton, Fairbanks.
U. S. House: Democrats — In
cumbent Ralph J. Rivers, Fair
banks; David Newton Boyer, Ke
nai. Republicans — Ron Rettig,
Anchorage; John J. Ryan, Fair
banks; William C. Haugaard,
Juneau.
Unofficial listing of candidates
from this area who have filed for
Alaska’s August 9 primary elec
tion include:
Northwest Candidates
District N. Northwestern at
large: Democrats — Incumbent
Lester Bronson Nome; Stanley
Smith Scammon Bay. Republicans
— Edith Bullock Kotzebue; Ed
ward Burnell Barrow.
District O Barrow-Kobuk: Dem
ocrat -— Eben Hopson Barrow.
Republican—None.
District 21—Barrow (one seat);
Democrats—Incumbent John Nu
sunginya, Barrow; Warren Matu
meak, Barrow. Republican—None.
District 22 Kobuk (one seat):
Democrats —Harold Lie, Kotze
bue; Jacob Stalker, Kotzebue; Don
Roberts, Kotzebue; Rodney Lin
coln, Kotzebue. Republican — In
cumbent John Curtis, Kotzebue.
District 23, Nome (two seats':
Democrats — Incumbent Robert
Blodgett, Teller; Incumbent
Charles Fagerstrom, Nome; Frank
Degnan, Unalakleet. Republicans
— Charles Frazier, Nome; Art
Johnson, Unalakleet; Tom Martin,
Nome; .Myrtle Fagerstrom John
son, Nome.
District 24, Wade Hampton (one
seat): Democrat — Lawrence Pa
quette, Kwiguk. Republican —
None.
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SEEK MANAGER FOR 1960
ALASKA STATE FAIR
The Board of Directors of the
Alaska State Fair, Inc., at Palmer,
are seeking applications for the
position of Manager of the 1960
Fair. Inquiries may be directed to
the Alaska State Fair, Inc., Box
1337, Palmer, and should include
qualifications and public relation
experience.
The position will be compen
sated on a contract basis for a per
iod of two and one-half months,
beginning July 1, 1960.
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