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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MEET ALASKA’S ROAD BUILDER
UNDER TERMS of the Federal - Aid Act of 1956
the Alaska Road Commission became part of the
Bureau of Public Roads, into what is known as Region
10 of BPR.
Since that time, there have been many changes
made to Jit into the new system, some of which were
understandable, and some which do not seem to have
benefitted all parts of the vast Territory equally. One
step in the streamlining of administration has been
the combining of the Nome and Fairbanks offices,
which may have seemed like a good idea when it was
initiated, but may prove more costly in the long run
than was anticipated.
Nome welcomes the opportunity to meet with
Mr. E. H. Swick from Juneau at 8 o’clock Monday
morning, and get to know the road builder under
whose leadership the roads of Alaska are extending
into new areas mile by mile in all parts of the new
State, and who may go down in history as the engin
eer who completed Highway 97 to the Bering Sea
Coast, uniting the forty-nine states with a single high
way artery, coast to coakt, so vital to all these United
States.
Soviets Threaten
To End Ban On
A-Bomb Tests
LONDON, Uft — The Soviet
Union renewed today its threats to
end a self-imposed ban on nu
clear weapons tests unless the
United States and Britain stop
their tests immediately.
The two Western powers have
announced a halt to tests for one
year, beginning Oct. 31, when
they open talks with the Soviet
Union on a worldwide nucler ex
plosion ban, provided the Soviet
suspension continues.
Moscow Radio did not mention
this Western suspension. But it
indicated the Kremlin cannot
wait until Oct. 31.
“If Britain and the U. S. A.
continue to perfect nuclear weap
ons by means of test explosions,
the Soviet Union also probably
will be forced in the final analy
sis to resume tests,” the English
language brodcast said.
Two Appointed To
Territorial Boards
JUNEAU — Acting Governor
Waino E. Hendrickson yesterday
announced two appointments to
Territorial boards. He named Ed
gar S. Philleo of Fairbanks to the
Board of Architects and Engin
eers Examiners, and Mrs. Arlyn
Glara Horness of Anchorage to
the Board of Hairdressing and
Beauty Culture Examiners.
Philleo, 40, has been an Alaska
resident for the past 12 years. He
heads the firm of Philleo Engi
neering Service in Fairbanks.
Mrs. Horness has lived in the
Territory for 14 years and until
October of 1957 operated her own
beauty shop in Anchorage. She
succeeds Mrs. Betty McCormick,
• who resigned recently, after com
pleting 23 years of service on the
board.
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_ THE NOME NUGGET —
U. S. And Red Chinese
Diplomats Meet In
Warsaw For Two Hours
WARSAW, Poland, Of) — U. S.
and Chinese Communist ambassa
dors met for two hours to continue
probing their countries’ plans in
the Formosa Strait situation.
The two diplomats left their
conference as tight-lipped as they
had arrived, but the unusual
length of their first two sessions
created the impression the nego
tiators were getting down to
brass tacks. They plan to meet
again Sunday.
WAIT "TIL THE COWS
COME HOME" —
JOHANNESBURG, Mich., iff) —
An eight-point bull elk rounded
up all the cows in a pasture near
here and refused to allow anyone
near them.
Two conservation officers, two
collie dogs and -all the children in
i the neighborhood tried to chase
| the elk back into the woods and
j free the cows for milking, but
j failed. They gave up at dark.
By nightfall, the problem solved
, itself. The cows wandered back
to the barn and the elk returned
to the woods.
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Typhoon Helen Lashes
Japan, Killing 22 Persons
TOKYO, UP) — Twenty-two per
sons were reported dead, 42 miss
ing and 108 injured as Typhoon
Helen lashed Toho and Eastern
Japan Thursday morning, sped
out toward the Pacific Ocean, then
headed back toward the northern
Japanese island of Hokkaido with
renewed fury. One American air
man was among' those reported
missing.
Hugh Saltsmaij Named
Commissioner At Barrow
John High, U. S. Commissioner
at Barrow for the Barrow pre
cinct, has resigned due to the
illness of his wife.
Appointment of Hugh Saltsman,
former U. S. Commissioner at
Barrow, who has been in the
States for about two years, has
been announced by Judge Walter
Hodge. Saltsman has been in Til
lamook, Oregon, while in the
States.
BROWNIE SCOUT PARTY
There will be a party for all
girls who want to be in Brownie
Scout troops this year. It will be
held at the Lutheran Quonset
building tomorrow from 3 to 4
o’clock. Each girl is to bring her
dollar for registration if she has
not already paid it for this year.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE NUGGET
! Alaska State
Departments To Be
Reduced To 15
By PATRICIA OAKS
During the past two years, the
staff of the Legislative Council
has worked hard to provide infor
mation for an act to reorganize
Territorial government in com
pliance with the Alaska Constitu
tion. In an early July announce
ment, the executive director of
the council announced the coun
cil’s suggestions and proposals to
re-vamp executive and adminis
trative agencies in compliance
with the Constitutional' provisions
which specify that “all executive
and administrative offices, de
partments, agencies of the state
government and their respective
functions, powers and duties shall
be allocated by law among and
within not more than 20 princi
pal departments.”
The proposals of the Legislative
Council staff provide for 15 agen
cies for the present time. Un
changed will. be the Employment
Security Commission, Department
of Labor, Department of Fish and
Game, and University of Alaska.
Re-Organization
* Other proposals include consol
idation of some departments. The
Department of Revenue would in
clude the present Department of
Taxation and the Treasurer’s of
fice. The Department of Finance,
including most of its present du
ties, would also administer thh
Surplus Property Department.
The Departments of Health and
Welfare would be combined and
include the Pioneer’s Home and
Board of Juvenile Institutions. In
addition to its present duties, the
Department of Education would
encompass the Historical Mu
seum and Library and the Board
of Library Services. The Com
merce Department would include
the present Department of Insur
ance and the corporation office
now in the Department of Finance.
New departments suggested in
clude the Department of Public
Safety (fire marshal, safety office,
Communications, Civilian De
fense, Territorial Police), Depart
ment of Economic Development
(Rural Development Board, Re
sources Development Board, Pub
lic Lands, Oil and Gas Commis
sion, Agriculture, Bureau o f
Mines, Department of Aviation),
and an Administrative Services
Division for records and files of
the present boards and commis
sions.
This Legislative Council study
will be coupled with the execu
tive-branch study being conducted
by the Public Administration
Services.
Under the provisions of the
Constitution both the governor and
the Legislature must be con
cerned with changes in organi-r .
zation to bring about efficient
administration.
Research Staff
The first Legislature will un
doubtedly renew their apprecia
tion of the work of the Legisla
tive Council staff with larger ap
propriations to increase it. Laws
made in a hurry, without suffi
cient research and study, gener
ally require much amendment and
court clarification. With an ade
quate Legislative Council staff,
Alaska’s Legislature can more
efficiently produce constructive
laws for the people. This will be
of great importance during the
formative years of the new State-.
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Kansas City 6-2, Boston 3-4.
Chicago 6, Philadelphia 2.
St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 3.
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BARROW WHEEL-BARROW BUGGY — Anything with wheels has a lot of appeal to the
youngsters of Barrow, Alaska, the largest Eskimo village in the world. Her? two yoir.g men
about town wait for their rid a in a Barrow wheel buggy.