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The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-21
Steve Luke
Rescued From
Boring Sea Ice

Steve Luke has something spe
cial to be thankful for this
Thanksgiving as he owes his life
to many people in this are who
coordinated their efforts and res
cued him from the Boring Sea ice
yesterday.
Steve had gone seal hunting in
a small 18-foot boat, taking his
gun and a thermos bottle of cof
fee.
The weather was colder than he
had anticipated and the ice was
more than his boat could handle.
When friends became alarmed, a
search was started and at attempt
was made by Conrad Potter,
superintendent of Nome School,
and Marc Beauchamp in their
flat-bottomed boat to reach the
man who could be seen stranded
on the ice. They were unable to
reach him as their boat could not
negotiate the fresh ice although
they were out from 10 am. to 8
pm.
A Wien Airlines plane return
ing from Northeast Cape, located
Luke about 10 miless off Fort
Davis and kept circling over him
until a skin boat captained by
Ed Penatac of King Island Viii
lage reached the vicinity. In the
boat were Anthony Kazemuna
and Joe Ignasius.
The plane circled until it ran
low on gas and in the words of
one of the military passengers,
each time we circled near the
water, ah prayed and prayed"
When darkness came and the
skin boat had not returned an
other skin boat piloted by Ed
Muktoyuk headed out with John
Penatac, James tijuana and
Simon Angussuc and remained
outside the moving ice to render
assistance if necessary, while the
first skin boat made its way to
man adrift and rescued him, then
slowly made its way back through
the new ice. Both boats returned
to shore late last night.
The Wien plane was piloted by
Porter Lockard, veteran b u h
pilot, who was accompanied by
Chuck Fagerstrom who spotted
the stranded man.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-21
Supreme Court to Review
ReappOrtionment of State
Legislative Districts

WASHINGTON, Up = The Sup
RENE Court today agreed to rule
on efforts by a group of Tennes-
see voters to compel a reappor-
tionment of state legislative dis
tricts. The case could have wide
repercussions in other states.
The Tennessee groups appeal
was supported by the National
Institute of Municipal Law Of
ficers, which said redistricting
was needed in many states be-
cause of heavy population shifts
from rural areas to cities.
The court was told that rural
voters, while outnumbered by
city voters, control state legisla-
lures because appointments
made years ago are left I'M
changed.
An institute brief said, for ex-
ample, that in New York City
eight million people elect only 90
of the Assembly while
seven million "upstaters" have
119 representatives.
In a 1916 case from Illinois,
the Supreme Court by 4-3 vote
decided not to intervene in re-
apportionment battles. A majority
opinion by Justice Frankfurter at
that time stated, courts ought
not to enter this political thicket. !"
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-21
Kennedy Confers
On Transition
OF Government

PALM BEACH, Fla, R-Pre-
sident-elect John F. Kennedy and
a key adviser conferred for two
hours on the sunny Atlantic shore
today regarding transfer of gov
eminent control from the Eisen-
hover administration.
Kennedy and Clark Clifford,
the President-elect's chief liaison
man with the outgoing Republi-
cans, discussed transition prob
lens on the lawn of the home of
Kennedy's parents. The two men
sat in wicker chairs near the
swimming pool for conference.
Both were in business suits when
photographers were admitted for
pictures late in the morning.
They had their first discussion
on the big task of shifting con-
troll from one administration to
the other Sunday night shortly
after Clifford arrived from Wash
ington. That session lasted an
hour.
For the latter part of this NOR
ning's conference the President
elect and Clifford were joined by
Prof. Richard Neustadt of Column
bia University in New York. Neu-
stadt is a specialist on problems
of government transition.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-21
Congelese Launch
Heavy Attack
On U.N. Forces

LEOPOLDVILLE, lRI-The Con-
golese army of Col. Joseph Mo-
butu launched heavy attack to-
night on United Nations troops
guarding the residence of the
Ghana charge d'affairs, Nathaniel
Welbeck, who has defied an or
der to leave the Congo.
An unconfirmed report from in
side the besieged residence said
seven defenders were killed and
seven others injured in the first
fighting.
The residence was held by Tun-
isian soldiers and Ghana riot po-
lice.
Fifty minutes after the firing
broke out, about 500 Tunisian SOL
diers in trucks and jeeps rushed
to the scene from their barracks
and started a move to surround
the Congolese attackers.
The Congolese converged on
Welback's residence after he re-
fused to bow to Col. Joseph's Mo-
butu's order expelling him from
the country.
Mobutu accused Welback of
trying to engineer the return to
power of deposed Premier Pat
rice Lumumba.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-21
GSA Picks Site Con
The Hill" For Juneau
Federal Building

WASHINGTON, Up The Gen
eral Service Administration today
picked a site away from the
downtown business district for a
new federal building in Juneau.
The site is bounded by ninth
and c Streets, Gold Creek and
Glacier Ave. 1t is three fourths
of mile from the business dis
trict.
Acquisition of the site, agency
officials said, will depend upon
the existence of satisfactory sub
surface conditions which are now
under study, adequate service
facilities and a reasonable sale
price.
The building is expected to
cost $15,71O,000 It will house the
Post Office, courts and about u
federal agency offices.
Earlier in the year, GSA adj
vertised for offers of sites fur
Their downtown. The agency said
no offers of sufficient size were
received nor were a sufficient
number of adjacent parcels Of
fered to make up site of the
size needed.
GSA said it decided that great
er efficiency of government oper-
alton and public convenience
would be achieved by locating
outside the congested downtown
section.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-21
Democrats Will
Uphold Ike's
Atlantic Policies

PARIS, R - Vice President
elect Lyndon B. johnson drew
cheers today as he told legislators
from Atlantic Alliance countries
that the new Democratic admins
tration stands by President Eisen-
hower's Atlantic policies.
Johnson said the us. election
in no way was "a reputation of
President EisenhoWer's support
for the instruments of mutual
strength in Western Europe
The tall Texas senator was
loudly applauded as he strobe
into the assembly room of the
parliamentary conference of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
ton. His vigorous bipartisan
speech was frequently interrupted
by applause of legislators drawn
from all over Western Europe and
Canada.
Johnson made a political tour
of the hall, shaking hands all
around at the conferences open
ing session. He strobe across the
hall to warmly shake hands with
French Premier Michel Debre,
who spoke just before Johnson.
Debre disclaimed any attempt
on the part of French President
Charles DeGaulle to weaken
NATO. On the contrary, Debre
said, it was DeGaulle's idea to
strengthen NATO by increasing
the French weight in the organ
ization.
And Debre added, NATO is
needed as much now as at its for
nation 10 years ago and the
"cruel menace" of the Soviet I'm
ion is strong as ever.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-21
Gambling Joints in 81
Cities Across Nation
Raided simultaneously

WASHINGTON, LR-At exactly
BIS pm. EST Friday, in "a cities
across the country, federal agents
raided more than 100 gambling
joints.
The results: more than 100 ar
rests, at least $65,000 and eight
cars confiscated
The clockWork raids came on
the eve of another big football
weekend, and seemed in some
cases aimed at football betting
pools. Football parlay sheets were
seized at many places.
What the tax agents were after
were those who had not bought
the required $50 gamblers tax
stamp or the $3.50 stamp re-
quired for coin-operated gaming
machines. Some also failed to pay
the 10 per cent tax on 6Foss
glambling receipts. These federal
taxes are required whether or
not gambling is illegal in the state
involved.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-21
Lack of Participation
Endangers School
Hot Lunch Program

Conrad Potter, superintendent
of Nome School, announced this
morning that the participation in
the school hot lunch program has
not been up to what was antici-
pated and unless more children
take their lunches at school the
program will close on Nov. 80 and
not reopen until January. He also
added that if the participation
does not improve in January the
entire program will cease.
At the present time about IS
lunches are being served on the
average and it will take at least
ITO to make the operation pos
Sible.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-21
Absentee Votes
Cinch Passage of
Ferry Bond Issue

JUNEAU, Up - The controver-
sial % million dollar ferry bond
issue was approved by Alaskan
votes on Nov. 8, unofficial re-
turns tabulated by the Associated
Press disclosed today.
With complete returns, includ-
ing absentee ballots, compiled
from Southeast and Central AL
aska and a partial count of alb
sentees reported from Southern
trail Alaska, the ferry proposal
vote was:
In favor 26,162; against 23,997.
The ferry bond proposal thus
had lead of 2,165 votes with
only approximately 1850 votes
still to be counted.
The % million dollar issue,
which still must receive final APP
proval from the legislature, would
provide for the construction of
four ferries, ferry approaches,
contingency funds for the first
two years of ferry operations and
some five million dollars for
highway work.
The legislature would have the
say on where the five million
dollars in road money is spent,
Commissioner of Public Works
Richard Downing said.
Three of the ferries would be
used in the Panhandle to make
up marine highway system link
ing Prince Rupert, Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Petersburg, Sitka, Ju-
neau and Haines.
The Kodiak ferry would link
that island city with Homer and
Anchorage.
The ferry bond proposal was
one of five general obligation
bonding proposals to win the ap-
proval of the voters on Nov. 8.
Other bond proposals approved
would:
Provide III million dollars to
build vocational education
school north of the Yukon River.
Provide two million dollars to
build new gymnasium and make
improvements to the water sys-
tenn at the University of Alaska.
Provide 219 million dollars for
state matching funds to obtain
federal Hill Burton moneys for
hospital construction and equip
ment.
Provide 115 million dollars for
constructing, equipping and i'm
proving bush airfields.
The voters turned down a pro-
posed 9 million dollar bond issue
to construct state office buildings
at Anchorage and Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1960-11-21
To Make Sure The
Dollar Stays "As
Good AS Gold"

Editors note-President Essen
hover last week ordered emer-
gency action to stem the steady
flow of American gold into for
eign hands. Frank Cormier, ex-
perienced AP Treasury Depart
ment reporter and financial
writer, assesses the scope of the
problem in the first of three ar
ticles on the gold situation.
BY FRANK CORNER
WASHINGTON, Up - The ma
tions of Western Europe now
have it in their power to rock
the American financial system
any day in the week.
All that stands between crisis
and stability is an intangible
called confidence" = confidence
that the us. dollar will remain
"as good as gold"
Foreign governments and their
citizens own about $18 billion of
Uncle Dam ) IllOllSy' WOoL VI tliSoS
dollars are owned by Western
Europeans and are deposited or
invested in the United States.
Theoretically, all could be used
to buy American gold.
If all were used for this pur-
pose, Uncle Sans supply of bull
lion would be wiped out. There
is only $18 billion of gold in the
governments Golfers.
Such disaster is virtually i'm
possible.
For one thing, foreigners do so
much business with the United
States that they couldn't afford
to exchange all their dollars for
gold.
Furthermore, to do so would
wreck their own finances because
the United States is the corner
stone of the free world economy.
Continued on Page Two
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-12-29
Most People of Area
Careful in Driving

Most people in this area showed
they we're safe drivers over the
Christmas holiday weekend
Only one accident was reported
and this was a minor one with no
serious injuries.
Corporal Robert Henlinc, of the
State Police. said he Investigated
one accident Saturday morning,
December "a. along u S. route 50,
in front of the John Bachtel home
Henline said Dennis Gilbert o.
Conner. of Vaudeville, w. Va. had
struck the parked automobile
owned by Patricia Ann Bachtel,
causing considerable damage to
the 1858 Chevrolet.
Henline said O'Conncr told him
he went to sleep at the wheel. He
had several teeth knocked loose
by the impact and was shaken by
the blow He was driving a Cor
vair which was only slightly dam
aged.
Henlinc said he had charged the
man with reckless driving
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-12-29
We Recommend

We heartily recommend readers in this final is
Of 1860 the copy of the letter which Frank Peters
local business man. has to the planners of sociasc
schemes concerning the aging We commend the letter
being filled overflowing with wisdom and sound think
ing We feel the writer has of deep patriotism and
feeling that such schemes have far they ought
go without IA deep study of all the angles.
person who criticized welfare programs opens him
self criticism for being tight and hard hearted
person. without any form of compassion who doesn't
about his fellow
It's because he cares about persons constitutional
freedom and his ultimate self respect that Mr. Peters sounds
off about this problem Of the aging It's Just more
step the path toward pure socialism and communism and
it's a subject that has lot of support-mosty because
people unwilling to think
Ever since the Franklin Roosevelt administration, the
trend in people has been definitely from responsibility
fare programs boondoggng projects and other schemes
that have given people false of security feeling
that it isn't necessary to work to live feeling that the
federal government every adequate living
Little by little individuals personal freedoms those
guaranteed by the constitution have dwnded away under
laws passed by supposedly benevolent state
Everybody agrees there is problem but another hand
out the federal government is certainly not the
SO we commend the letter to readers. Brief COM
mens on their reactions would be welcomed number of
them could be published Let your and senator's
how you feel too The letter is printed in today issue
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-12-29
l42 500 Cancellations
At Oakland Post Office

There were 1920 cancellations
of outgoing letter mail during De-
cember, it was announced by Don
aid M Browning. Postmaster.
This is some four thousand less
than for December last year, but
the Christmas season cancellations
were considered some larger.
The Christmas mailing period
usually is considered from the 14th
through the oath. Last year dur
ing those dates 104 507 pieces had
been cancelled Biggest day last
year was the 18th with 1850. Big
gest day this year was the l4th
with 1888. The goth was almost
as large with 1880 cancellations.
Last year the 21st was almost as
big as the 18th with 14,574
Browning said parcel post was
very heavy, and about the same
as last year. There is no way of
checking the number of pieces Of
incoming mail handled but Brown
ing said it was extremely heavy
also. He felt that the postal staff
had handled the Christmas rush
in an efficient manner and more
satisfactorily than last year
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-12-29
Gets Appointment
To Naval Academy

Congressman John r. Foley an
nounced this morning that he had
appointed Leo Martin, of Mt Lake
Park to the U. S. Naval Academy
at Annapolis. This appointment is
effective next September.
Martin was named by Congress-
man Foley last year as a third al
ternate Because of complications
Of those above him who could not
qualify for one reason or another,
he became first alternate. Now for
some reason the one selected last
fall has been unable to fill the APP
poinlncnt, leaving it open for
Martin.
He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Brit
ten Martin and is a student at
Potomac State college of West Vir-
ginia university.
1t is the first Naval Academy ap-
pointmcnt for Garrett countian
since William w Grant was named
d number of years ago.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-12-29
Normal Wheat Yields
Same AS Last Year

County normal wheat yields for
1861 will be identical with those
for 1860, it was announced by Will
liam l.. Dudley, chairman of. the
Maryland Agricultural Stabiliza-
ton and Conservation committee.
The law provides that normal
yield for any county shall be aver
age Weld for the ten years pre-
ceding the year in which the nor
NAL yield is determined. Since 1861
yields are being established in
calendar 1860 the 195O-59 base
period will be used again. Mr.. Dud-
Icy states that the committee may
recommend an adjustment in cases
where it believes the 1860 county
normal yield does not reflect the
proper relationship with adjacent
similar counties The 1860 county
normal Yields were reviewed by
the committee for Maryland and no
change for 1861 was recommended.
Tho 1860 normal Weld cstab-
llshed for Garrett County was 2G.8.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-12-29
Resume of County EUenIS
During Past Year Is GiUeH

during the season.
Gas production for the fourth
quarter of 1859 showed an increase
over the previous report
Also before the court during
the month was a suit to determine
the legal widow of Richard Brown
ing. Two different persons had
claimed his estate. both claiming
TO have been his legal wife.
The month ended with small
hint of things yet to come Four
inches of snow were recorded, the
first during the year
February
The Town of Oakland totaled up
its assets and liabilities and de-
clared 1859 to have been a good
one financially. At the end of the
fiscal year. the city fathers still
had over $4,000 in current funds.
And there was good news too, in
the announcement that plans were
in the offing for locating half
million dollar lumber processing
plant in the Oakland area A pre-
liminary movement to raise funds
for this project was being dis
cuSSed.
The Grounding made his annual
weather prediction. and pulled one
of the biggest bloopcrs of the year.
Misled by the comparative mild
ness up to February, he confident
ly predicted an early spring.
Hardly were these prophetic"
words printed when a raging biz
gard swept through the county,
creating drifts up to seven feet
ard closing the schools for day
Before this mess could be cleaned
up another series of wind and
snow storms. with 80 inch fall,
Continued on Page Nine
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-12-29
"Ford Times" Shows
Marsh Mt. Ski Area

A picture of the Marsh Noun
tin ski area is pictured among
those shown accompanying an ar
ticle this month in Ford Times, =
titled What Cars did for Skiing"
written by Nancy Kennedy
The writer feels that skiing and
automobiles have grown up to-
gether. Some three million Amori-
cans slide down the slopes these
days, it has been estimated com
pared to only a few hundred in
the early thirties.
The story today is one of BOOM
ing economies, according to the
writer, saying that skiing has en-
tered the big time"
The photos accompanying the
article include the FL Pocono
Ranch resort, south of Scranton,
Pa; Cannon mountain ski area
New Hampshire; Ski lodge on
Marsh mountain overlooking Deep
Creek; Mount Shasta Ski bowl in
northern California; Big Mountain
Chalet. northwestern Montana; and
Sky Tavern, south of Reno, Nevada.
The caption accompanying the
local photo says: The Ski Lodge
on Marsh Mountain overlooking
Deep Creek Lake is siXty-siX miles
south of the Somerset exit of the
Pennsylvania turnpike on U. S. 219,
near Oakland, Maryland. Thou
sands flock into this newly de-
veloped winter recreation area
south of the Mfason-DiXo1 line
which has been famous as sum-
mcr resort for half a century There
are ski trails for beginners and
experts as well as ice skating. ice
boating and ice fishing" The photo
graph was by c. H. Echols, Jr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-12-29
Pennsylvania Woman
Dies In Car Crash

A 61-year-old Markleysburg, Pa,
woman was one of two women
killed Monday night in a tWo-car
collision on U. S. route 40, about
IA miles cast of Uniontown, Pa,
bringing the Christmas holiday
death toll on Pennsylvania roads
to at least eight Three men were
injured in the crash.
The woman was Mrs. Ida Come
way, who was riding in a car be-
ing operated by her husband, Paul
D. Conncway 81, who was injured.
Also killed was Tattic Sue Nor
ton, Washington, who was travel
ing in car operated by Martin v
Hughes, %, of Washington. He was
injured Also injured was Glenn
Lewis, II, Markleysburg.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-12-29
BY Wilbur w. Close

International events arc Of
course. ultimately important TO
every person. One may read of
pickering in the United Nations,
violence in the Congo, tragedy in
the air and on the sea. But with
al, there is feeling of imper-
sonality about these subjects which
fill the air waves, television
screens and pages OF daily news
papers
The course of history during the
past twelve months has touched
Garrett county, too These are the
events which affect directly and
personally our lives as we live
them from day to day.
AS Father Time prepares to make
another departure from the local
scene, brief resume of the eff
fccts of 1860 on the lives of Gar
rett county residents might in
clude some of these hlghllghtS:
January
The first big news story of the
year was one not likely to be cele-
bratCd. The County Commission
Crs announced that the tax rate.
previously set at $500 would have
to be raised due to increases in
appropriations sought by nearly
all departments of the county gov
crnmcat. It finally was set at S235.
Three damage suits were filed
il court here on behalf of victims
of the train-school bus accident
at Mt Lake Park in 1859 Each
totaled S125,00O and were placed
against the B. and O. Railroad
and Leroy Campbell bus driver.
Final figures on the 1859 deer
kill showed that 619 of the animals
had been slain in Garrett county
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1960-12-29
Pc Power Service
Disrupted in Area

The Accident FricndSvillc and
Cove area of the county was
plunged into darkness for about
SIS minutes last Thursday night
when equipment at the Potomac
Edison company sub-station at
Carlos developed trouble.
The Carlos sub-station is located
about two miles south of Frost
burg. When the trouble developed,
protective equipment Immediately
grounded out the $4,000 volt line,
according to DIN Savage, assistant
district manager at Frostburg.
Other automatic equipment tied
in with other lines feeding Georges
Creek and Frostburg. But at the
sub-station at Hoycs where there
is no automatic equipment, scrv-
ice was disrupted and had to be
restored by manual means. This
caused the delay.
The basketball game at North
crn High was in its final Az
minutes when the failure occurred.