THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA
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E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY . Production Manager
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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.
DEFICIT RHAPSODY
National Library Week ...
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK starts on April 16.
It marks the fourth annual national observance
of the reading development program designed to in
crease appreciation of the vital role of the printed
word in the national life, and encourage support and
use of libraries of all kinds by everyone.
National Library Week is sponsored by the Na
tional Book Committee, a non profit citizen’s group
in cooperation with the American Library Assn, and
the 1961 theme is “For a Richer, Fuller Life . . . Read.”
Nome is fortunate in having a fine public library
maintained by the state and city and sponsored by a
local group of women who give their time without pay
Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The Kego
yah Kozga Library Club has sponsored and staffed
'the library since 1934 when the private libraries in
the community were destroyed. They started from
scratch with books purchased by themselves until
Nome has today a library of several thousand volumes
in fiction, non-fiction and a fine reference section.
The purpose of National Library Week which is
to have a better informed public is being given special
assistance by the American Newspaper Publishers’
Association.
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(From the Office of
Senator Bob Bartlett)
BY MARY LEE COUNCIL
Community Facility Loans
A greatly expanded program to
I ass'st communities to obtain long
| term loans from the Community
Facili ies Administration has been
; inaugurated at the direction of
President Kennedy.
In 1955 a law was enacted to
grant loans to local governments
unable to secure reasonable pri
vate financing, but administrative
ly the program was extended only
to assist communities with over
10,000 population with loans to
be used only for constructing
water, sewerage and public gas
l transmission systems. The new
I policy, accomplished without fur
1 ther legislation, broadens the pro
t gram to allow federal purchase
of bonds issue for any public
works project except schools and
! to communities with less than
10,000.
“This means,” Sen. Bartlett
said, “that Alaska communities,
the majority of which were in
eligible for assistance prior to the
new policy, may sell bonds to
finance approved projects with
an amortization period as long as
40 years. The federal financing
is made available whenever it is
found that funds may not be se
cured at rates equal to, or lower
than, those authorized under the
program. Interest charged by the
Community Facilities Administra
tion is 4>/s per cent on general
obligation bonds and 4% per
cent on revenue bonds.”
Alaska communities which have
either applied for or intend to ap
ply for assistance under the pro
gram are Spenard, North Pole,
Hamilton Acres and Nome, ac
cording to officials of the agency.
Recently the City of Fairbanks
was granted a loan of $2,100,000
by the federal agency to finance
a sewer improvement project.
Information bulletins describ
ing the loan program are available
in Sen. Batlett's office, 248 Senate
Office Bldg.. Washington, D. C.
Sen. Bob Bartlett Honored
Senator Bartlett was named
“Man of the Year” by the Air
Freight Forwarders Assn. on
April 7 and spoke at the annual
banquet in New York City when
the award was made.
Highlights Of
Appropriation Hearings
Plans to provide new school
space for 700 native children in
Alaska and to replace facilities
totalling 270 spaces were dis
cussed in House Appropriations
Committee hearings released last
! week.
Here are some of the highlights
of the hearings as they relate to
Alaska:
1. The additional school funds
being sought by the Eureau of
Indian Affairs to provide 970
spaces would be spent at Barrow,
Chevak, Egegik, Kaltag, Kotze
bue, Pilot Station, Quinhagak,
Venetie, Selawik, Togiak, Nuna
pitchuk, Mountain Village, Gam
bell, Point Hope, Wainwright and
Wales.
2. The Bureau of Indian Af
fairs expects, if its $52,100 re
quest is allowed, to grant funds
in 1961 and 1962 to enable some
75 Alaska natives to attend col
leges or universities.
PLANS FOR 14 ROAD
PROJECTS COMPLETED
JUNEAU t/P — State Highways |
Chief T. D. Sherard said Thurs- i
day that plans, specifications and j
estimates have been completed on I
14 highway projects, including six
bridges and some 90 miles of
highway.
The longest section of roadway
involved is a 13.4 mile section of
road from the Biuestone River to
Teller.
Vocational School . . .
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ficient power and water supply,
water and transportation center,
public health nurse, recreational
activitie for both students and
teachers, choice of churches with
youth programs, radio and news
paper. local government, and law
enforcement.
Dr. Norby was high in his
praise of Judge H. Gilbert who
made the original presentation to
the Board of Education at their
meeting in Anchorage for the
school to be at Nome. Mr. Fader
praised the Chamber of Com
merce for their comprehensive
study on the Nome site which was
submitted to the board.
The party left today for Una
lakleet, the last of the proposed
sites they are visiting on this
trip. The decision on the site to
be chosen will be made here at
the May meeting of the Board of
Education.
THE WEATHER
Continued fair with little
change in temperature. In the last
24 hours as of 7:00 a. m. today:
High of 17, low of -6. Maximum
wind at 25 rnph from the north.
Sunrise at 4:32 a. m., sunset at
7:34 p. m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
High of 23, low of 6. Extremes
on this date since 1907: High of
45 in 1940, low of -21 in 1927.
In Nenana today the tempera
ture was 23 and cloudy.
EXPERT
PAINTING
INTERIOR — EXTERIOR
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Phone Red 7
MACHINE SALES
DATE 2.200 YEARS
The sale of accident insurance
policies in vending machines is
the latest development in a his
tory of automatic merchandising
which started about 200 B. C.
The first vending machine dis
pensed holy water in a Greek
temple. In the early 180n’s, bulk
tobacco was automatically mer
chandised in English pubs.
Vending machines dispensing
penny gum and chocolate bars
in packages, and salted peanuts
and ball gum in bulk, first ap
peared in the United States in
the late 1880’s.
U. S. Communist Party Sends
Congratulations to Khrushchev
NEW YORK OP — The Com
munist party in the United States
Wednesday cabled congratulations
to Premier Khrushchev on the So
viet Union’s achievement in send
ing the first man into space.
The cable sent by Gus Hall,
secretary of the party in this
country, said in part: “The great
ness of this scientific achieve
ment and contribution of the So
viet Union to mankind has the
appreciation and admiration of all
peace-loving people of the USA.”
PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE
WITH YOUR MEDICINE CHEST?
If you've a strong instinct to col
lect, satisfy it by collecting stamps
or coins, friends or money—but not
medicines.
That's the advice of home safety
experts and doctors, who urge you
to clean out your medicine chest
regularly. Such a precaution may
protect you and your family from
the terrible pain, sudden sickness
and possible death that awaits
thousands of Americans this year
behind innocent-looking medicine
chest doors.
During your periodic cleanup—
why not do yours today?—throw
away all unused portions of pre
scriptions, for they can't be safely
swapped around the family or saved
from year to year.
Also throw away preparations
that have grown stronger with age.
Antiseptics which evaporate should
be bought in small quantities, kept
tightly stoppered and thrown away
after a few months.
Common sense and safety dic
tates that you label all pol: s
medicines clearly. It's a good
too, to read the in.- .ms .
before using tiny medicines.
As a rule of thumb, all me h :s,
shaving gear, sedatives and i .ucr
potentially dangerous items should
[be kept on the top shelf of your
[medicine chest. Remember that
practically any medicinal prepara
tion can harm a young child if be
takes enough of it—and bear in
mind that children from one to
three will put almost anything in
their mouths.
Other top shelf articles include
rubbing alcohol, aromatic spirits of
ammonia, aspirin, bicarbonate of
soda (for eyewash and gargle solu
tions), scissors, a clinical thermom
eter, and an antiseptic for cuts and
scratches.
On lower shelves you can place
absorbent cotton, adhesive tape and
bandages and Vaseline petroleum
jelly, for abrasions of the skin,
dialing and sunburn.
Here's an extra little hint: In
treating open wounds, where o a
precaution is ncccssarv, use Vase
line petroleum jelly in the tube.
Item you can squeeze the jelly on
to some bandage gauze and apply it
direct to the wound without ton. li
ng it wiih your hands or fingers.
t d i' .w ib. sc simple rules and nci
| her you nor a member of you. mm-'
i liv will add your name to the list
| of careless Americans who will be
| poisoned this year from “medicine.”