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64th Year No. no
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1963
Per Copy 15<
Voters Will Ballot for Mayor, Council,
City Clerk, Utility and School Boards
^pHE NOME CITY COUNCIL held a special meeting Friday
A night at 8 p.m. which found all members present and three
citizens in the audience. This particular meeting was held for the
prime purpose of acting on City Ordinances No. 418, 421 and 422,
which are of such content that they must be city' law prior to the
election coming up on October 1st.
Ordinance No. 418 concerns the Utility Board members —
candidate qualifications, term of office, salary, duties, vacancies
and suspensions, etc. The Utility
Board members will be voted upon
on October 1. Ordinance No. 421
concerns Nome city government—
covers the Mayor. 6 City Coun
cilmen, City Clerk, City Attorney,
Police Officers, Police and Sire
Chief, Supt. of Jails, Nome School
District, and 5 School Board mem
bers. It also sets forth the candi
date qualifications, etc.
All Utility Board members and
City Councilmen now are to re
ceive $30 monthly for their efforts
on behalf of the city. The Mayor
is to receive $35 monthly.
Both ordinances became law by
roll call of the Council. These or
dinances will be posted on the
City Hall bulletin board when!
clerical work has been completed.
Ordinance No. 422, pertaining
to city elections, was also acted
upon, and passed unanimously. The
date for the coming city election
is set as October 1, the first Tues
day in October. Candidates must
have their applications on file
with the City Clerk by 5 p.m. on
September 23.
Other important business on the
City Council agenda was that of
considering the water and sewage
project. In this regard. Resolution
No. 215 was unanimously passed.
This resolution served to accept
officially the Accelerated Public
Works offer of $776,870 in a grant
available through the Housing and
Home Finance Administration
<HHFA>. The City of Nome now
has 60 days to complete bond
sales arrangements by which ap
proximately $445,963 will be raised
as matching funds to bring the to
tal funds needed for tine project
up to $1,222,833. In 120 days the
City must have been employed on
the construction site in order to be
in compliance with the terms of
the grants for Alaska public works
funds.
The Council heard Mr. Eld Phil
leo, of the Philleo Engineering
and Architectural Service. This
firm was retained in 1957 to draw
preliminary plans and make a sur
vey of the city’s water and sew
HARHUT LEAVING FOR
ASDC MEETING
Leaving Monday for Anchorage
is Stan Harhut, Director of the
Alaska State Development Cor
poration. He is one of seven di
rectors holding a three-day meet
ing to consider several long term
loans under the state agency’s loan
program.
age needs, in an effort to obtain
funds for such a project as is now
pending. This project failed at that
time — it is recalled — because
moneys were not available to the
city at the time. Again in 1962
Philleo was put under contract to
update the 1957 survey in an ef
fort to gain our goal — this time
successfully.
In Friday’s Council meeting, the
Philleo firm presented a contract
for city approval, in a bid to gain
the engineering work on the pro
ject. This contract was finally ap
proved by the Council, and will go
into effect immediately — Sept. 16
— and their engineering firm will
commence turning out plans for
immediate compliance with the
120-day ruling.
The engineering fees are set at
5.55% of the cost of the project.
This fee is established by rules
governing the American Society of
Civil Engineers fee schedules. In
addition to the fee covered by con
tract, the engineering firm ad
vised that another $8,250 should
be allowed for expenses outside of
the contract — roughly broken
down as . . . Additional surveys
$2,000, Drilling $2,000, Transpor
tation of personnel $800, Travel
time $700, Room and board $750,
Plans $1,500, and borings $500.
Through various credits and con
tingencies the project survey and
engineering work will cost the
city approximately $73,000. This,
pointed out Mr. Philleo, is well
within the HHFA and HEW esti
mate, and will win their approval.
Mr. Philleo reminded the Coun
cil that the project must commence
on February 5th and be 50 per
cent complete within three months
— May 5th. This was cause for
concern among the members, but
the general opinion was that it
will be done somehow.
According to Mayor Hoover, the
first 2 items on the project agen
da will be the acquisition of the
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WEATHER REPORT
Cloudy today and tonight and
tomorrow, with occasional light
rain. Little change in temperature.
Nome data last 24 hours as of 7
a.m. today: Temperatures: highest
50, lowest 40 Maximum wind 16
miles an hour from ENE. Sunrise
at 5:30 am., sunset at 6:21 pm.
Comparative Data — Tempera
tures year ago today: high 37, low’
23.
Legislative Council
To Hear Proposals
On Water, Taxes
A schedule for a series of sub
committee meetings of the Alaska
Legislative Council has been an
nounced by Representative Bruce
Kendall, Council chairman.
The Council will hear local per
sons and organizations on the pro
posed water use act, the taxation
of business, the proposed insur
ance code, and other subjects of
legislative concern according ;o
the following schedule:
Fairbanks, October 2, Nome Oc
tober 4, and Anchorage, October 7.
The full Council will meet at
Juneau October 14-16 on the eve
of the annual convention of the
Alaska State Chamber of Com
merce. In addition to sessions with
its staff on interim assignments
and administrative matters, the
Council will hear state and local
organizations and state agencies
on the water use act in revised
form as proposed last session by
the administration, suggestions for
more equitable taxation of busi
nes; the proposed state insurance
code, and the effectiveness of the
weights and measures law.
A special subcommittee will
meet with the Alaska Municipal
League at Seward on October 25
: to hear the member municipalities
| on subjects affecting their pro
I gram.
In addition to Kendall other
members of the Council include
Senator Frank Peratrovich, vice
chairman; Representatives Axel C.
Johnson, John E. Longworth,
James C. Parsons, and Warren A.
Taylor; and Senators Robert J.
McNealv, Vance Phillips, and W.
O. Smith.
What the Voter Faces . . .
The following persons on the
Nome School Board will not be up
for re-election on October 1st.
Doris Wilke, Dick Galleher, Paul
Mandeville.
The two positions now held by
Ash Craft and Bob Schick — one
year and 5 years respectively —
will require candidates.
The Utility Board will hold over
the following: Leonard Anseth,
Albert Johnson, Charles Reader
and Tommy Johnson. The 5-vear
term now held by Barrow Morgan
will be open to candidates.
All city government offices are
open to candidates. This includes
Mayor, two Councilmen for 1 year,
two Councilmen for 2 years, and
two Councilmen for 3 years, plus
the City Clerk for 1 year.
FIRE CALL SUNDAY
The Fire Department responded
to a fire at the residence of Joe
Regula on Sunday. The alarm was
turned in by Tony Martin and he
and brother Guy proceeded to ex
tinguish the blaze prior to the
Fire Company’s arrival.
White Mountain Soldier
Completes TT Training
FORT GORDON, Ga. (AHTNC)
— Army Pvt. Paul J. Brown, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Brown
Sr., White Mountain, Alaska, com
pleted a 15-week radio teletype
operation course at The Southeast
ern Signal School, Fort Gordon,
Ga., Aug. 30.
He entered the Army last March
and completed basic training at
Fort Ord, Calif.
The 20-year-old soldier is a
1962 graduate of Covenant High
School in Unalakleet.
Nome Collegians Scatter
For Higher Learning
The annual exodus of college
students started over the week-end
with students scattering all over
the States.
Returning to the University of
Alaska were Chuck Degnan of
Unalakleet, Bev Boyer, Daphne
Rylander, Tex Chunn, Fred Kun
gesuk, Gail Croell, and Gail Mc
Iver.
Headed for Gonzaga University
in Spokane, was Pamela Mulvihill
and Barbara Mclver to Seattle Pa
cific College. Allan Rylander re
turned to Haskell Institute in Kan
sas, and Dwight Schnare is en
rolling at AMU in Anchorage.
Thomas Boucher left for Las
Vegas, where he will enter the
University of Las Vegas.
ATTENTION MEN BOWLERS
Association meeting 7 p.m. Wed
nesday, Sept. 18, at the City Hall.
Surveyors Make Discovery
Atop Feather River Peak
Bob Dick and James Kingsley,
surveyors for the Bureau of Public
Works, while working in the Fea
ther River area on the Teller Road,
climbed one of the higher peak:*
at the end of the Kigluaik Range,
which is about 3,800 feet high,
and found at the top a small mon
ument, which when uncovered, re
vealed a 1906 Nome Gold Digger
placed there by John DuFries and
L. Blackburn (or Blackbom). The
paper was in a metal can which,
was beginning to rust through, but
was in fair cindition.
The boys brought home the relic
and placed in the same place me
mentos of 1963.
AGE FAST FOR LONG
LIFE — IS RULE
Twenty persons were recently
selected to hunt Bison from 2,010
applications received, states the
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game. In a drawing on September
11, by Nina Whaley, and witnessed
by three sportsmen, these persons
were made eligible to hunt the
animals. Only aged, non-produc
tive animals will be allowed, ac
cording to regulations. (It is pre
sumed each bison will carrp a
doctor’s certificate — Ed.)
THEY'RE BACK — Stan and Bev
Morgan returned to Nome today
after several months outside —*
mostly in Utah.
;I Quit,* Cries Offended Anchorage
BLM Director, after Reading Pearson
ANCHORAGE (to — Warner T.
<Bud> May, accused of engaging
in land sales in conflict with his
position as Director of the Fed
eral Bureau of Land Management
land office here, submitted his res
ignation today.
May, who had been with the
BLM for 12 years, made available
copies of the resignation to news
media through his attorney. Gene
Guess.
A report of the charges against
May were contained in a report
Saturday by Washington columnist ,
Drew Pearson.
May’s resignation, addressed to 1
BLM Director Charles H. Stoddard ;
in Washington, was dated today.
In it, May accused Stoddard of 1
"leaking" contents of his proposed
dismissal to Pearson and termed
the alleged act “beyond the realm
of common decency owed to an !
employe and his family.”
Alaska BLM Director Roger R.
Robinson apparently was unaware
earlier today that May had writ- j
ten a letter of resignation. He said
May had not been fired, as Pear
son’s report indicated, and that he
was not under suspension. Rob
inson said May had taken annual
leave.
Robinson said he knew of no
formal charges against May.
"He has a certain time to pre
sent his side of the story. That’s
why I hesitate to say anything. It’s
entirely out of our hands. This
sort of thing is handled directly by
our director (Stoddard) in Wash
ington,’’ he said
He termed Pearson's report
“very definitely premature — un
fair and premature.”
May, reached at his home, said
he had no immediate comment —
and that his attorney would make
any answer.
In the letter of resignation made
available later by Guess, May said
he was aware that ‘‘certain mem
bers” of Stoddard’s staff ‘‘were
displeased with the understanding
attitude I have taken as Anchor
age land office manager toward
problems peculiar to Alaskan
homesteaders.”
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Mayor at measly 35 bucks
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