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The Nome nugget., 1961-04-07
NOme's Classroom Shortage Acute

Tn report released by the school the seriousness of Nome's classroom shortage was pointed up very sharply.
 According to the announce ment the anticipated enrollms 1t for the 1961-1962 school year will exceed 730 pupils and will probably reach closer to 775-800. This breakdown of anticipated enrollments is as follows:
 Senior High - 150. Freshmen so, Sophomores 35, Juniors 35, Seniors 20.
 Junior High - 125. Seventh Grade 55, Eighth Grade TO.
 Elementary 510-550. First 10O-115, Second 100-105, Third 10O-105, Fourth 7O-75, Fifth 80- 85, Sixth 60-65
 It was also pointed out that be- cause of the enlarging of high school classes that it will be necessary to schedule two classes in subject areas required for graduation. For example, the freshmen class will have nearly 50 students. That will mean two English, math, social studies, and science courses to accommodate the classes. When this situation and it now has, it neces- SitateS extra clasSroomS and ad- ditional teachers.
 In order to operate the Junior Senior High School during the coming year and not jeopardize it's accreditation, it will require a total of Is classrooms, includ- ing the gym and multi-purpose room. The school has available, with the annex, which is sub- a total of 25 classrooms. After removing these l5 required classrooms from the total avail able it leaves 10 classrooms to accommodate over 500 elemen- tary students through the sixth grade. The only immediate solu- ton is to double shift the first six grades under the following tentative schedules:
 Morning shift - 500 a. m. to 12:3O D. m. (412 hours).
 Afternoon shift - 100 p. m. to 5:30 D. m. (412 hours).
 It is anticipated that 20 class es will be on shift starting in 
 Under the present state rules and regulations - and course of study requirements first and second graders must be in school a minimum of 412 hours, exclu- sive of recess time; third graders must be in session, exclusive of recess time, a minimum of 5 hours; and all others must be in
The Nome nugget., 1961-04-07
NOTE OF APPRECIATION

would like to thank ali those who supported and voted for me in the recent City Election and elected me your Mayor. Knowing MT. Anderson and MT. Doyle as well as I do. and as many years as I have. I know that any help they can give me in this next year will be freely given and greatly appreciated.
 make but one solemn prom ise - 10 work for the good of the community and perhaps to- gether. in a few small ways we can make Nome a better place in which 10 Live.
 Roscoe Wilke
The Nome nugget., 1961-04-07
PLAN SPECIAL SERVICES

Community Methodist Church will have a special program com memorating the work of the LYW Community Center at the 11:00 a. m. service Sunday.
 There will be a special 16 nm religious education film at the Sunday evening service called Great Challenge" which is of special interest to teachers and students of the church school.
The Nome nugget., 1961-04-07
DEPUTY MAGISTRATES
 MEET HERE NEXT WEEK

Deputy Magistrates of the Sec ond District will meet here on April 13, IA and Is for a seminar.
 Included in the group are: Jack Jones, Kotzebue; Fletcher Gregg, Candle; Sadie Neakok, Barrow; L. E. Ost, Fortuna Ledge; and Mary Barr of Unalakleet.
 Also expected are David Luce and John R. Peterson from the office of administration in An
The Nome nugget., 1961-04-07
HARBCR HARBINGER

It's sure sign of spring when MT. and Mrs. Bill Brown arrive. MT. Brown is U. s. Engineer in charge of the work on the Snake River Harbor. Their quarters are on Belmont Point.
The Nome nugget., 1961-04-07

NOTE OF APPRECIATION wish 10 cypress my apprecia- lion for those who supported me in the recent municipal election.
 Charles Frazier
Evening star., 1961-06-18
SO Years of Scouting
In Area to Be Observed
Other Cities Cited

In recent studies comparing
Washington's Scouts with the
nine largest councils in the
country, the local council took
first place in IL out Of 1S
categories.
Scouting activities in the
Nations Capital include par
ticipating in the Presidential
Inauguration. This year. nearly
1900 Scouts served as an honor
guard for the President or
seated dignitarieS in the Of
ficial box.
All activities in the area are
directed from Scout headquar-
ters at Florida and Connecti-
cut avenues NV. In these Of
fices, "a professional Scouting
personnel direct programs for
boys aged IA and over.
Mr.. Singleton will be honored
at $50 pm. Tuesday at a din
ner of the Connecticut Ave-
nue. Association. Robert M.
Lyon, president Of the associa-
ton. will present a Distin-
guished Service Award to Mr..
Singleton for his many years
of service with Scouts in the
area,
Evening star., 1961-06-18
Scouts to Climb
Western Runqe

A group of 80 Boy Scouts
and Explorers from Montgom-
cry County will leave on a
three-week camping trip in the
wilds of New Mexico'S Sangre
del Cristo Mountains next
month.
The Scouts will leave July 9
to make the cross-country trip
by bus to the Boy Scout ranch,
Philmont. 5000 feet up in the
mountains. The 200,O00-acre
ranch is a hunting and fishing
area and claims one Of the few
herds Of buffalo in the coun-
try.
The Scouts will spend three
weeks climbing the 10,000-foot
heights of the Sangre del
CriSto range. The boys, aged
IA to 1S. will carry a minimum
of equipment including such
essentials as first-aid kits,
cooking utensils and sleeping
bags.
Three adults will accompany
the Scouts on the trip. which
will include stops at Indian viii
lagos. military installations and
other points Of interest.
Evening star., 1961-06-18

Boy Scouts of the National
Capital Area will celebrate SO
years of scouting Wednesday.
Cub Scouts. Boy Scouts, Ex-
plorers and Sea Explorers from
dens, troops and posts through
out the area will observe the
golden anniversary of scouting
with many special events.
The council, which now ranks
fifth in size in the Nation, was
first organized on June 81, 1911.
Today $4,000 youths and 10000
adult leaders are a part of
scouting in the metropolitan
area.
"A lot Of little old ladies
have been helped across Wash
ington's streets since 1911" r.
Glenn Singleton, executive sec
retary of the council said.
Scouting has grown from the
simple good deed" principle of
so years ago, but the thinking
behind that principle has re-
manned the same.
In scouting activities ranging
from camping trips to luncheon
speeches to business groups, the
National Capital Area Council
has shown up we'll in compari-
son with other groups across
the country.
Evening star., 1961-06-18
Dean, Warren
Get New Posts
In FAA Shifts

Alan L. Dean, a veteran In
Government personnel work
has been named deputy admin
istrator of the Federal Aviation
Agency's administrative divi-
sion.
The appointment, part of a
reorganization plan announced
by Administrator N. e. Halaby
two weeks ago, becomes effec-
tive July /.
In another top-level change
at the FAA, Lee E. Warren,
one Of a small group who
established the first two air
traffic control centers at New
ark and Chicago Is years ago,
was named deputy director of
the Bureau Of Air Traffic
Management.
Mr.. Dean has been assistant
administrator for manage
ment services in the FAA since
1859.
He headed the staff which
Evening star., 1961-06-18

of the AAA announced.
In competition with 10 other
cities of between 100000 and
a million population, the Dis
trict received standard or high
er than standard scores in five
Of six program sections for
1860.
Washington was above the
standard score in legislation
and enforcement, engineering,
school traffic safety and pub
lie information and education,
the AAA program revealed.
Below in Organization
It was slightly below
standard in organization, the
AAA announced.
The pedestrian death rate
In the District was 5 per 100.-
900 population, the AAA found.
This is compared with 40
pedestrian deaths per 100000
population in other cities in
the Districts population class,
the AAA announcement said.
Washington suburbs, how
ever, Jared much better in the
AAA findings. The city of Alex
andria received a special cita-
ton for "itS progress in i'm
plementing a pedestrian protec-
ton program" the AAA an
nouncement stated.
mo Death" certificates were
awarded to Greenbelt, Md,
Evening star., 1961-06-18

developed the plans and legis-
lation creating the National
Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration.
Mr.. Warren has been serving
as acting deputy of the Bureau
of Air Traffic Management
since February.
Evening star., 1961-06-18

which has passed through IL
years without a pedestrian IA
tality. Falls Church, Va, and
Hyattsville, Md, both received
similar certificates for going
nine years with no pedestrian
deaths.
Other Cities Cited
In Virginia, three cities were
cited for their pedestrian death
records. Awards went to Vienna,
Manassas Park and Front Roy
al, which also won an honor
able mention in its class.
Maryland also Jared well in
the AAA program appraisal.
Cited were Takoma Park,
Mount Rainier, College Park,
District Heights and Laurel.
Grand Award winner among
all cities with populations over
500, 900 was Detroit, Mich, top
winner for the fifth year.
Washington has placed some
where among winners since
1910, including five first place
awards and two second and two
third place awards.
In announcing winners, the
AAA reported that pedestrian
deaths in 1860 took a one per
cent jump. Total fatalities were
1850 last year, compared to
7.750 deaths in 1859, the AAA
said.
Evening star., 1961-06-18
Business PurTey

The Federation of Business
Mems Associations will meet at
8:15 pm. Wednesday in the
American Security and Trust
Building, Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Evening star., 1961-06-18
THE SUNDAY STAR
Washington, D. c., June !S, 1861
D. c. Gets AAA Award
For Pedestrian Sofety

Crossing the streets in Washington last year fairly
safe but not safe ought to be- the American Automobile
Association has announced
The District has been named winner Of Honorable
Mention Award in the AAA National Pedestrian Program
Appraisal w Chldress Of the District Division
Evening star., 1961-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ingram
Bra dh a m, Washington
area residents for more
than 20 years, recently
celebrated their 5Oth we'd
ding anniversary. Mr..
Bradham is a retired in
Surance salesman. The
BradhamS, who live at
1920 Grant avenue, Silver
Spring, have five children
and 13 grandchildren.
Evening star., 1961-03-30
RALPH McGILL
Red China in the Laos Crisis

Chinese expansionist policy.
The rich lands of Thailand,
South Vietnam, Laos, Cam
bodia and other Southeast
ern territories Of Asia, pro-
vide an almost irresistible
lure for Red China to move.
This will be a permanent
danger.
One of the fears, held by
some Western diplomats, is
that if the United States
and the SEATO allies move
in, Red China would involve
herself as she did in North
Korea. President Kennedy's
emphasis properly was on a
diplomatic settlement.
The Soviets cannot help but
be uneasy. But they may well
feel that it would be better
to be a partner to Chinese
influence in this area, if,
thereby. Peiping's urge for
more territory could be salts
fled.
There already is growing
trouble in South Korea. This
also is true in South Wet
nam. The Chinese and Rus
slams know this. They may
halt in Laos and step up
pressure in those areas.
1t would be relatively a
simple matter, If Laos were
to fall, to pull down the
shaky republic of Vietnam.
They later could go to work
on Thailand and her neigh
bors.
Somehow, somewhere, Red
China is in this picture.
Evening star., 1961-03-30
DAVID LAWRENCE
Kennedy Misses Budget Problem

there wouldn't be enough
from this category alone to
balance the $84 billion budget
now being proposed by the
President.
Obviously, even If the de-
ficit is to be held at the ex-
pected SO billion in the new
budget and corporation taxes
run to around $40 billion,
about SOL billion has to come
from tax payments by indi-
viduals employed in business,
in the professions, in agri-
cultural pursuits, and in
other activities, and from
sales and excise taxes. But
unless the business structure
is healthy, these sources of
revenue drop off, too.
1t is surprising, therefore,
that the Kennedy admins
tration has neglected to do
anything about stimulating
the flow of profits in busi-
ness. Vague intimations have
been given that tax-deprecia-
ton allowances are to be
revised, but this topic doesn't
appear to have any of the
spectacular urge that the
Peace Corps" idea has be-
hind it, though tax-deprecia-
ton laws can mean far more
for America and for the for
eign-aid program than any
other single factor that could
be cited.
Uncle Sam, as a more than
$3.50 partner in American
business, would appear to be
rightfully concerned about
how to increase profits, but
so powerful are the dema-
gogic influences against
doing anything to help busi-
ness that the subject is not
getting the attention it de-
serves.
Even the new Secretary Of
Commerce-who is supposed
to be as vigorous an advo-
cate Of business legislation
as his colleague, the Secre-
tary of Labor, is in pressing
for measures wanted by the
AFL-CIO - isn't making a
fight for the taX-depreciation
program. Nobody in the
White House or in Congress
seems to be a champion of
larger and larger tax receipts
that can and should be de-
rived from business profits,
not only for the benefit of
the United States Treasury
but for the unemployed who
would get jobs If business
could achieve a healthy re-
covery.
(Copyright, 1e6l)
Evening star., 1961-03-30
Peiping Communists Believed in Picture
Somewhere and a Factor in the Outcome

subdued the jungle guerril-
las. 1t is units from these
which are keeping up pres
sure against the government
troops.
The Laotians are not an
aggressive people. The kings
army is unframed and un-
skilled in the use Of the
arms supplied it. 1t does
not possess what we call the
will to fight. Without the
presence of the tough, dis
ciplined Communists among
the rebel troops, they would
not be formidable. But they
now are. The supply of
trained, tough cadres from
North Vietnam has been in
creased. This was the danger.
Laos was slowly being con-
sumed.
What we don't know is
where Red China fits into all
this. The Soviets have been
providing the arms and, pre-
sumably, the military ad-
visers But the nagging sus-
picion persists that Commu-
mist China, too, has an inter-
est in the aggression.
Those whose wish fathers
the thought think perhaps
the Russians are there in an
effort to bar Chinese expan-
sion into the area. They
argue that China mus t
spread out to feed her peo-
pie. She presently is short of
food, not wholly because of
drought, plaques of insects
and floods. She has an esti-
mated two acres per person
for producing food. This is
not enough.
Her grab of Tibet was in
the historic tradition of
Evening star., 1961-03-30
All Can Cheer for Districts Ballot

all too customary Scarlet
O'Hara pattern to think
about the second problem to-
morrow. How they came to
part three is unclear. for they
are always very unhappy, lit
orally and politically, about
the Districts complexion.
No Southern State rati-
fled the amendment and Ar
kansas brought it UP SO it
could vote no.
But the job is not COM
plete and poses a tremendous
opportunity for Congress to
prove that it, too. under
stands that it is 1861. Vot-
ing laws must now be en-
acted and the District, de-
laycd so long in voting, can
be made a model of what
modern voting laws should
be.
The American Heritage
Foundation has estimated
that 13 million Americans
are deprived of their vote in
national elections by reason
Of improper or inadequate
State laws governing the pro-
cedures to be followed. Con-
gresS discusses this at length
and Indignantly; now it can
do an educational job on the
problem and offer a model
solution for the States to
copy.
It's aim, of course, should
be to insure the fullest par
ticipation by the citizens in
every election.
Evening star., 1961-03-30

lized the initiative. Partic-
ular credit attaches to Carl
Shipley, chairman of the Dis
trict Republican State Com
mittee, who stanchly fought
fears in Republican legisla-
lures that the District, with
its heavy Negro population,
would automatically vote
Democratic. Mr.. Shipley was
strongly supported by Ma
tional Chairman Morton.
This was sporting and also
astute. After all, last fall
Hawaii was awarded to Can
didate Nixon and Alaska to
Candidate Kennedy by gen.
eral opinion. Yet the two
new States neatly reversed
the prophecy-in the election.
AS with other long-fought
issues, District suffrage fin
ally came rather suddenly.
Senator Keating, New York
Republican, tackled it on as
an amendment to a proposal
to abolish the poll tax and
replenish the House member
ship if it should be depleted
by nuclear war. Republicans
Beall Of Maryland and Case
OF South Dakota Joined him.
The dominant Southern
Democrats of the House in
dignantly abolished the first
part of the package and ap-
parently preferred in their
Evening star., 1961-03-30
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

poll shows 73 cent Of the people approve Of Pres
dent Kennedy. The rest no kin to him.
Washington, 2. c. residents win the rght~to vote for
President Perhaps they get him to something
about Congressman taking up all the parking places
Rowing Ambassador Hartman, home from abroad, says
foreigners are thrilled by the new vigor in Washington
Just show the Slides Mr. Ambassador Never mind the
commercials.
Eisenhower says he'll write book. Working title
British generals intend to get with"
Budget Director Bell hints a steady Federal
spending In this fight the taxpayer has had it, Now
even lost hope Of being saved by the Bell.
President Kennedy has sent Congress more than SO
messages and requests The Republican program shorter
It's mol"
Evening star., 1961-03-30
RALPH McGILL
but the world is

g. but the world is
small"
President Kennedy does not
have the oratorical touch Of
the glib, slick punch line.
He has something better, the
ability to make a line stick
in the mind rather than flow
in and out with only passing
recognition of its cleverness.
So 1t was when he talked
of Laos.
Laos is far away" he said,
but the world is small"
Hearing him, or reading
that sentence, one better un-
derstood the lonely, harassed
young man who was trying
to rally his, country. Laos
Is far away. 1t impinges not at
all on the welfare of the
citizens of this country-un-
til the Communists begin to
take it. This danger COM
presses, the world. 1t does
become small.
The dilemma assists us to
understand, too, that in that
area, geography fights on the
Communist side. There are
almost no communications.
There is less transport.
How much official infor-
nation we have is not known.
It is likely inadequate, con-
fused, and, in part, unreliable.
The Soviets have been
credited with being the chief
hackers of the rebels who
have come in to carry the
fight, and the advance, slowly
toward the Laotian capital.
These Communist strained
troops come from North Wet
nam. 1t was troops of that
region which defeated the
French and brought us close
to war at the time of the
siege of Dien Bien Phu.
France contended there for
almost eight years and never
Evening star., 1961-03-30

III tne year 1zl2 q group
Of "idealists" aided and
abetted by some of the most
naive parents led thousands
of children on a march from
their homes in Europe to
free the Holy Lands from the
grip of infidels.
The debauchery, the hor-
ror. the torture and the en-
slavery Of these pathetic
children is without parallel
in history. BY the time the
atrocity was abandoned the
lives Of. $4,000 children had
been sacrificed on the altar
of human stupidity.
With the lessons Of history
behind US, the bold New
Frontier" plans to launch the
children's crusade of 1861
the Peace Corps-to spread
enlightenment and establish
the brotherhood of man.
This action could be likened
insofar as the concept is
concerned with the blunders
Of seven centuries ago.
It is remarkable that in
this enlightened country few
voices have been raised to
label this proposal for what
it actually is, a publicity
stunt with the potential
for tragedy.
A young man, Sargent
Shriver. has been appointed
to head the, program. His
only qualification seems to be
that he is a very nice young
man, a very sincere young
man, who hates war. Per-
haps, however, his lack of
qualifications makes him en-
inently qualified as head of
the Peace Corps because, in
Sofar as can be determined,
this goth Century crusade has
no duties, no missions, no
obligations and only few
chances Of performing real
services.
Any attempt to elicit from
any public official the work
to be performed by the Peace
Corps is met with a rambling,
nebulous discourse on the
advantages Of people to
people communication in the
name of freedom, love and
democracy.
Evening star., 1961-03-30
CONSTANTINE BROWN
The ChiIdren's Crusade of 1861

ligion or anticommunism
since this would lend a "po-
litical" aspect to their un-
dertaking and can be exS
plotted by the Communists
to create incidents which
might have serious conse-
quenceS.
On the other hand, we are
told that the preliminary
budget for this eScapade will
be about $40 million the first
year and that aspirants to
membership will be subjected
to the most rigorous training.
One might assume that by
rigorous training" is meant
that members will be taught
to be agricultural experts,
medical doctors, engineers,
biologists, chemists, linguis-
tic or diplomatic experts, or
industrial technicians. Such
an assumption, however, OBJ
viouSly is fallacious since, if
it were true, by the time the
youngsters finished their
training they would be adults
competent to assist in the
Technical Assistance program
and not eligible for the chill
dren'S crusade.
Of all the propositions ad-
vanced within the recent his
tory of the United States
this truly is the most as
founding. Yet there has been
so far little criticism of this
amazingly naive project.
There was a day in Amer
lea when the authors of such
a scheme as the Peace Corps
would have had to answer
to very pertinent question:
ing of an alert, intelligent
citizenry. Today they are
fawned upon as though they
had just found the Holy
Grail.
Evening star., 1961-03-30
DORIS FLEEsON
Ratification of Amendment Is Viewed
AS Chance for Model Votinq Laws

Spring has come to Wash
ington in a really big way.
The sun is shining, the
cherry blossoms are out and
at MA pm. Eastern Stand
ard Time, yesterday the ed
itors Of The Evening Star
began saying to its reporters
Who called in: -
I'VE don't care to hear
from you any more today,
short of war. The Districts
got the vote!"
Kansas provided the 38th
and last necessary ratifica-
ton of the Twenty-third
Amendment to the Constitu-
ton, which allows District
residents the right to vote
for President and Vice Pres
ident for the first time since
the Capital City was carved
out of Maryland and Vir-
ginia in 1900.
Immediate attention is
centered upon jubilation. past
history and distribution of
the laurels. There are plenty
Of the bay leaves to distribute,
for the enfranchisement of
the District has required the
q long and devoted efforts of
all kinds Of people.
It must be said, however,
that lin the home stretch,
Republicans rather monopo-