Ahoul Those
Council Dredges
With the improvements in sight
for the Council Road next year
when the three bridges are built
the traffic will increase in the
area making its history more sig
nificant and of more interest to
everyone.
With the help of Mrs. Clyde
Glass the 'following information
was gathered on the dredging
operations and the dredges which
are seen from the road out of
Council.
The first dredge which is seen
•is now operated by the Nugget
Mining Co. which is headed by
Steve Pederson. It was called the
Lomen Dredge for several years
and prior to that was the North
Star Dredging Co. owned by Fritz
Mebes, Henry Gumm and Otto
Steiner. Before 1927 it was known
as the Northern Light Dredge.
Farther up Ophir is the Ophir
Creek Dredging Co. owned by
the late Tom Shaw, Bill Oliver
and Nels Trolsen and orein
ally was a Wild Goose holding
headed by Fred Ayers. It is lo
cated at Claim 15 on Ophir Creek.
The last operator was Chester
Milligan.
The newest dredging group was
formed by Hugh Pearson in 1934
as the Council Dredging Co. and
headed by Fred Dent and is lo
cated in Ophir Creek. It is at
present owned by Clyde Glass and
Nels Swanberg who also took over
the Aggie and Camp Creek hold
ings of Dent, ft was operated until
1954.
This information is important
not only for its historical value
but because it makes known the
fact that people actually own
these dredges, buildings and other
mining equipment along the road
and anyone picking up souvenirs
or relics can be prosecuted if
caught.
The fact that they are not
operating does not mean they are
abandoned and should the price
of gold go up much of it will be
put to use again.
Jim Frye. Former Lintopye
Operator Here Passes Away
According to a Christmas letter
from Mr. and Mrs. Don Wright
formerly of Nome, now of Sum
ner, Wash. Jim Frye, who was
linotype operator for the Nugget
for about three years and active
in the Nazarene Church passed
avvay late last summer.
Pope's Christmas Message
Is Translated in
Thirty Languages
VATICAN CITY UR — Pope
John XXIII called on v.orld lead
ers in his annual Christmas mes
sage to “act honorably in these
days of general danger.”
It was Pope John’s third Christ
mas message to the world since
his election as Supreme Pontiff
of the Roman Catholic Church.
Like his past two messages
and the long series of his prede
cessor, Pope Pius XII, it called
attention to the dangers of war.
Pope John urged the rulers of
the world to “say what is true,
and finally do what is true.”
“The storms which rage over
some parts of the world threaten
not only the social order but, more
important, many souls (who are)
weak and unstable,” he said.
Radio and television arrange
ments were set up to send the
Pope’s words and image to mil
lions throughout the world.
During the next three days, the
Vatican Radio Station will broad
cast translations of the message
in 30 languages, including Russian
and Chinese.
“We appeal to those who have
the highest responsibility in the
public and social spheres,” the
Pontiff said, “and we invite them
in the name of Christ to place
their hand on their heart and act
honorably in these days of gen
eral danger.”
J Dysbarism, Chuffing
j May be a Problem
Beyond the Aeropause
j WASHINGTON Iff) — Has it
occurred to you that dysbarism,
as well as chuffing, may some
day be a problem under agravic
conditions beyond the aeropause?
If you don’t even know why
you should worry about this,
what you need is “interim aero
space terminology reference,” a
handy dictionary being distributed
by the Air Force “to offset the
confusion resulting from the in
consistencies of many of these
definitions.”
It takes just a moment to
learn, among the 75 pages of
definitions, that dysbarism refers
to symptoms “caused by changes
in amient barometric pressure;
chuffing is the characteristic of
some rockets to burn intermit
tently, agravic is said of condi
tions of no gravity and the areo
pause is the region “in which the
atmosphere ceases to function for
manned or unmanned flight.”
All of which helps explain go
no-go controls. A go-no-go mis
sile launch is one "so controlled
at the end of the countdown as
to permit an instantaneous change
in decision on whether to launch
or not to launch.”
Gambling Club Sold
For $16 Million
RENO, Nev. (A*)—Harold’s Club,
the pioneer among Nevada’s
ornate, bustling legal gambling
halls, was sold to a syndicate for
$16 million by the family that
founded it in 1935.
The syndicate includes Oliver
Kahle, owner of Oliver’s Club at
Lake Tahoe, and Ben Jaffe,
Kahle’s Lake Tahoe associate and
landlord of the big Tropicana
Casino in Las Vegas.
The sale requires approval by
the Nevada Gaming Commission.
The club was owned by Ray
mond I. (Pappy) Smith and his
sons, Raymond A. and Harold.
Pappy, with 30 years experi
ence in carnivals, sent young Har
old to Reno in 1935 to set up a
legal gambling business with a
carnival wheel. The whole fam
ily arrived in 1937. All worked
as dealers and croupiers until the
operation boomed and they had
to hire help. The Smiths were
the first to hire women as deal
crs.
Insurance Claims
On Air Disaster
Highest Ever
NEW YORK IP) — Insurance
claims arising out of last week’s
air disaster over New York will
hit a new high mark, industry
sources said.
phey agreed an accurate esti
mate was not yet possible. How
ever, guesses ranged as high as
$20 million dollars, counting life,
accident, property and all liability
coverages.
Although filing of claims has
just begun by relatives of the
134 victims, one firm, Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Co. of
Newark, N. J., reported claims
for $550,000 on the death of a
single passenger carrying several |
policies.
Six other policyholders were |
covered for a total of $450,000 j
more, Mutual Benefit said.
The largest sum ever paid be-;
fore in life insurance arising out
of an air crash was $12 million,
paid after the collision in 1956
of two big airliners over the
Grand Canyon.
The air line companies collected
a total of $3.5 million additional
on the loss of their equipment.
Property damage settlements were
negligible because the planes fell
in a desolate area.
As to last Friday’s crash, an in
dustry spokesman said he would
not be surprised to see life insur
ance claims—not settlements, he
emphasized—run $4 or $5 million
but freely conceded this was only
a guess.
The DC8 of United Airlines, a
jet, was worth $5 million, the air
line said. The plane was self
insured by United.
The TWA Constellation that
fell on Staten Island was insured
by Associated Aviation Under
writers for nearly $1 million.
The three largest underwriters
of trip insurance—the kind bought
by passengers from vending ma
chines in air terminals—said that
claims so far filed exceed $1.1
million.
M/Sgl. John Jemison who was
here with the U. S. Army Ad
visor Detachment, First Scout Bat
talion, 297th Inf. is now stationed
at Fort Knox, Kentucky and sends
warm greetings to his many
friends here. Sgt. Jemison was
very active in civic affairs as
well as in the Community Metho
dist Church where he sang in
the senior choir.
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North Star Bakery & Grill
Closed on Christmas Day
With an appreciation for
your very friendly patron
age and with the hope 1
that your Holidays will be
filled to overflowing with
happiness and good cheer. j
I |
Mazonna’s Store
May happiness brighten I
your Christmas and remain
with you throughout the
days to follow. A million
thanks, too, for your fine
patronage and friendships.
emus
KNOM-TV
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Alaska School Tax for 1960 now due and payable
Tax is due and payable after January 1 of each year
And becomes delinquent after December 31, 1960
SCHOOL TAX $10.00
A PENALTY OF $2.00 ATTACHES IF NOT PAID ON OR BEFORE DEC. 31. 1960
Who Must Pay School Tax:
All male and female persons 19 years of age or over on January 1, 1960.
Exemptions:
Unemployed dependent females
Active military or naval personnel
Insane persons '
Permanently injured—unable to earn a living
Employers are responsible for collection of tax from employees.
Civilian employees ef the Federal Government must make school tax
payments individually as this tax is not withheld from their wages.
Failures or neglect to pay the School Tax is a misdemeanor and subject
to arrest and fine of not more than $100.00 or imprisonment of not
more than 90 days.
Payment should be made to:
Nome Branch Office OR MAIL TO:
Alaska Department of Revenue Department of Revenue
Front Street Alaska Office Building
Nome. Alaska Juneau. Alaska