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The Nome nugget., 1962-10-03
Silent Spring Is Book of Month Club Selection

ia the Silent Spring, Book Of tho Month Club selection for 0cto- Der, Rachel Carson tells story tHat intelligent citizens WilIZ find ba.h.ilIanaiaatfng and disturbing
 On the farms the hens ba5o5t= ed, but. chicks matched .Efd farmers complained that they were unable ta raIse.ans# 5Igs-tae lIffers= Were. small and the young survived only q teW=aaYs. The apple trees Were=eonfing into bloom but no bees droned amor. the SO there was nc polll- nation and there would be no fruit
 Such sterile. silent world of course dees. not exist. But some day t may, Miss Carson warns, because of eareIes@and ndiscri- nainate use of insecticides and other chemicals. Poisans of this kind are often more effective than the=Hsefs realize: t ts5eH kill insects. weeds. rodents and otaef. pests. they may aIso=kiIl. other fofms. .ot life and eve. asnctrs se= human germ eellsZto. alter she structure of here6iity. thereb. 2 cham of evil that is III part Hreparaf2Ie and IrreFersible. Many of them are eapable.of destroying the enzHmes that pro- teet the body from harm. of block ing the oxidation process af eaus- ing n1alignaneies:
 Supreme Court Justice William Douglas, in his report Silent Spring Book Of the Month Club adds We Heez.a B.f1 9f= =IIs5#ts aga#hst= the 26tlzeenfgrY of fhe= human race The book is cal for immediate ac= tien aad-fof=ef effective control all merchants of poison.
 Advertising isn't normally con- sietere6t dangerous occupation, but a survey showed advertising men have a life expectancy of only SIS years, 10 years below the
 average fer n4ea 5f9 7llll eespes i
The Nome nugget., 1962-10-03
Gen. Maxwell Taylor
 Sworn In as Chairman Of Joint Chiefs of Staff

WASHINGTON tR - Gen Max well Taylor is back in the Penta- gon, disclaiming any intent to crusade for policies that caused him to retire as Army Chief of Staff three years ago Z
 Taylor was sworn in Monday as chairman of the Joint. Chiefs of Staff in ceremonies at the White House.
 Later he said at news confer enee in the Pentagon: T am not arriving, blueprint in hand, as a crusader for change
 Instead, the general said, T find in this building a new atmosphere and a new approach to the prob lens of defense which to me are most heartening.
 When he quit in 1859, Taylor took the Dwight Eisenhower ad- ministration's defense policies to task in book entitled The Un- certain Trumpet.
 Conventional ground forces had been allowed to Wither away with the increasing reliance on massive nuclear retaliation. Taylor then charged He also claimed a ereaky decislon-making apparatus in the department Was hampering defense efforts.
The Nome nugget., 1962-10-03

Bon Davis. who has been mining at Igloo Creek with his wife this summer returned to take over his duties as superintendent of the City Jail, to which position he was appointed upon the resignation of Luther Dunbar
The Nome nugget., 1962-10-03

Friends of George Waldhelm, who has been in Anchorage for surgery, will be glad to learn that he will be returning this week
The Nome nugget., 1962-10-03
Municipal Elections Around the State

PETERSBURG lR Vernon Counter and Mrs. Beuldh Luhr, un- opposed for the Petersburg muni= clpal election, each received 162 of the 196 votes cast in yester- day s municipal election The turn out was q record low
 Counter was reelected. Mrs. Luhr had not sought public office before
 Mrs. Sigmedalen, with 97 write in endorsements, and Mrs Marilyn Jordan, with 36, topped list of 25 names to fill a vacancy on the School Board.
 WRANGELL tP Wrangell voted l34-83 in yesterdays city election to switch from the city manager form of government to that of mayor and council.
 A total of 232 ballots were east but 15 avoided the city manager issue. Wrangells first city man. ager, James Evans, resigned sev- eral weeks ago
 Elected councilmen were Donald House, Richard Ballard and Alan McCay. The council will choose the mayor from it's ranks.
 KODIAK LR- Incumbents Nick Frost and William .tBilD Worth were reelected to the City Coun- cil and two bond issues totaling S630.000 were approved over Whelmingly yesterdays munici- pal election
 \ S500,000 bond issue for water improvements won 159-19 and one of S130,0G0 for sanitation facilities 141-25.
 SITKA tF John =O'Connell nosed out G. P. Cav Helland as mayor of sitka in yesterdays mu- nieipal. election.
 Dr. T. M Moore and Richard Eliason won council seats, while Dave Peterson was elected to the five year term on the Sitka Public Utilities Board and Frank Calvin to the one year term.
 Blk Bonney. incumbent, was elected to the five-year term on the Sitka Independent School Dist. Board and Dr. Robert Brodip to thp one-year term.
The Nome nugget., 1962-10-03
INVITATION TO BID

INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids will be received al the Office of the City Clerk. City of Nome. until p.m.. Oct. 8. 1862. for the purchase from the City of the following:
 One 1858 Ford red white Ranch Wagon as is-where is. The City reserves the right to refuse and reject any or all bids.
 Nome Common Council.
 By Robert F. Scott.
 City Clerk
 Pub: Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 5, 8, 1862.
The Nome nugget., 1962-10-03
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Fairbanks Land Office
 516 Second Avenue
 Fairbanks. Alaska
I2tFV VC . V1I.N 3U NOTICE FOR PIRI CATION

Date July l9. 1862
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that George Herbert Turner of Holy Cross. Alaska, together With his witnesses Frank s. Walker and Nancy Walker. both of Holkachuk, Alaska. has filed Applea- tion to Purchase for his Trade & Manu- facturig Site, Fairbanks Serial Number 09506 for lands described as:
 Us. Survey No. 3658. Alaska. situ- ated on the right bank of the Innoko River and on the left bank of a slough in the village of Holikachuk, Alaska. containing 3.44 acres. During the period of publication or within 20 days thereafter any person. corporation. association having or as- serting any adverse interest in or claim to the tract of land or any part thereof may file in the Fairbanks Land Office. under oath an adverse claim setting forth the nature and extent thereof; and such adverse claimant shall within so days after the filing of such adverse claim. begin action to quiet title in a court of competent jurisdiction in Alas ka and thereafter patent shall be issued in conformity with the final decree of the court.
 Daniel A. Jones,
 Manager
 Pub: Sept. l9 26. Oct 3, 10, r, 24, 3l Nov 1Q6O
Smyrna times., 1962-03-15
Milk Active
COmbatant OF
StrOntiuln 90

There is no reason to reduce
your consumption of milk OF
other dairy products due to fear
of radioactive contamination,
states Katie c. Thomas, Kent
County home administration ag-
ent.
Neither is there any need to
worry about the purity of the
milk this spring, when peak
levels of strontium-90 are ex-
pected. The strontium-90 levels
will still be below those con-
sidered acceptable by the Fed
eral Radiation Council.
Quoting research reported by
DR.. James M. Hundly, Public
Health Service Assistant Surg
con General, Mrs. Thomas says
that it has been intimated that
it might be well for Americans
to drink more rather than less
milk as an active combatant
against strontium-90. DR.. Humid
ly reported that animals with
good calcium intakes absorb
Smyrna times., 1962-03-15
Soil Needs
Periodic
Too

Like machinery and people,
your soil needs a periodic check.
up. Each spring you repair ma
chinery for the coming seasons
work. The same should be done
for your soil suggests George
Vapaa, Kent county agent. The
best check-up for soils is to
take a soil sample and have it
analyzed. Soil samples should
be taken in the fall for spring
planted crops and in the sum-
mer for fall-planted crops, says
the agent.
Mr.. Vapaa lists 10 basic steps
to follow to insure that a good
sample is taken.
l. Get a soil test report from
your county agent.
2. Select proper sampling tools.
8. Sample unusual areas such
as low spots, eroded areas
and dead burrows separately.
A. Divide fields into areas for
sampling.
5. Take soil samples from sur
face to plow depth from at
least Is spots for each sam
pie.
6. When a spade is used, save
only the soil from the middle
of the slice.
7. Mix soil well in clean pail.
8. Fill out the information sheet
accurately.
9. Number samples-keep your
own records.
10. Always lime and fertilize
according to soil test recon-
mendations.
After the samples have been
taken, send them to the coun-
ty agents office on the second
floor of the Dover postoffice, or
to the Soil Testing Laboratory,
Agricultural Hall, University OF
Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
There is no charge for this SER
vice, Mr.. Vapaa says.
You should get your samples
Smyrna times., 1962-03-15
Keep Vitamin A
Locked in Greens

To keep vitamin A locked in
green leafy vegetables, Katie C.
Thomas, Kent County Home
Demonstration Agent, advises
homemakers to store such veg
etables at low temperatures un-
til they are used.
Kale, collards, turnip greens
and rape should be moved
quickly from the store to the
refrigerator.
+ Whiting causes a big loss in
carotene, the substance which
supplies three-fifths of the vita
min A in the normal diet. Kale,
for example, loses one-fourth of
its carotene content when held
at 70'F. for one day. If it wits,
it loses another 30 to 40 per-
cent.
Although tests are not COM
plete for the other vegetables,
researchers expect similar loss
es for turnip greens and rape,
and even greater ones in col
lards.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-15

MIR. Vapaa cautions, when
treating your pet, be sure to
dust or spray the sleeping area.
Many flea larvae may be found
here.
Remember fleas do not stay
on the host animal all the time,
he adds. They may actually
live on furniture, rugs, bedding
or carpets. When they are hun
cry, they seek out your dog or
cat for a blood meal. If your
pet is penned up in one room
for a prolong period of time,
fleas in other rooms may get
hungry and resort to people for
their meal, he adds.
Next time you see old Rover
scratching, don't throw him out
side-you may be left with his
fleas.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-15
Protect Your
Pets from Fleas

1t is fairly simple to protect
cats and dogs from annoying
fleas, says George Vapaa, Kent
County agent. Although cats are
sensitive to certain compounds,
there are a variety of materials
available that give effective con-
troll.
Insecticides most often used
for cats include: Rotenone, Sc
vim, and Malathion. SEWN is
more effective than Rotenone,
the agent reports and cats don't
seem. to like the odor of Mala-
thion.
Any of these insecticides are
effective in protecting dogs from
fleas. Also Methoxychlor, Co.
Raj and DDT compounds are eff
fective.
Do not use compounds con-
tanning DDT or Coral on cats,
the agent warns. 1t is wise to
read the label on the container
carefully to insure that it is
safe to use on cats.
All of these chemicals are
available in specially prepared
compounds for either dogs or
cats, according to MIR. Vapaa.
Some may be used, on both.
They are available as dusts, in
shaker containers, as a powder
to be used in baths, and in pres
suriZed spray cans.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-15
Add Protein to
Get Highest
Milk Production

Dairymen who are feeding
large quantities of corn silage
will have to add protein supple
ment to the ration to get high
est milk production, says Mr..
George Vapaa, Kent county ag-
ent.
When no legume hay is fed
with corn silage, the grain mix
ture should contain l8 percent
protein. Dairymen feeding 5 to
10 pounds of high-quality leg
ume hay along with corn sill
age can get by with a grain
mixture containing from Is to
16 percent protein.
However, MIR. Vapaa points
out that most protein supple
ments are adequate. Cost per
pound of protein should deter
mine the supplement used.
A high corn silage ration
should also include a calcium
supplement. To obtain this, use
lh percent of suitable cal
cium supplement, such as dical-
cium phosphate or steamed bone
meal in the mixture.
Reports from farmers and ex-
pertinent stations indicate that
beef cattle receiving large
quantities of shelled corn and
corn silage suffer from possible
vitamin A deficiency
Studies in the University OF
Illinois have shown no evid-
ence of Vitamin A deficiencies
when cows were on pasture dur
ing the summer and on an all
corn diet in the winter.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-15

less strontium-90 while animals
that are calcium-depleted absorb
more strontium-90.
Since milk and milk products
supply about three-frouths of
the calcium in American diets.
the importance of milk con-
sumption is obvious.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-15
NEWS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS AND FARM FAMILIES
OF KENT COUNTY
World Market Important Outlet for
Delaware Farmers Recent Study Shows

The world market continues
to be a highly important outlet
and source of income for Del
aware farmers, according to a
State-by-State study just COM
pleted by the u. S. Department
of Agriculture.
Delaware farmers supplied
the export market with pro-
ducts worth almost 10 million
dollars in the l960-6l fiscal
year, the study indicates. Prin-
cipal commodities exporte d
were soybeans and poultry pro-
ducts.
U. S. agricultural exports are
running at record levels accord
ing to the survey. Last year,
five billion dollars worth of u.
S. farm products were exported.
Sixty million acres of U. S.
cropland are producing for ex-
port. This is about 25 times the
harvested acreage of Delaware.
The foreign market has be-
come a major outlet for many
farmers. In l960-6l, exports
equaled half of the nations pro-
duction of cotton. wheat, rice,
and dried peas; two-fifths of the
output of soybeans and tallow;
a third of the production of to-
bacco, hops, flaxseed, and nom
fat dry milk; a fifth of the dried
whole milk output; and a sixth
of the feed grains sold off farms.
Other important exports includ-
ed fruits, poultry meat, and
variety meats.
The USDA study, in apprais-
ing the stake of Delaware farm
ers in foreign trade, showed the
States equivalent share of the
nations agricultural exports was
made up of soybeans and poul-
try products.
Delaware also plays a part
in the imports of agricultural
products. Many of these i'm
ports are non-competitive con-
sumer items such as coffee, tea,
cocoa, spices, bananas, etc. AL
though competing agricultural
products also come in from a.
broad, Delaware's agriculture is
far ahead in the exchange since
the States share of agricultural
exports is four times its share
of competing imports.
Many agricultural commodity
groups throughout the country
are working closely with the
USDA in efforts to build ex-
ports even further. In areas
such as Western Europe, busi-
Smyrna times., 1962-03-15

ness is booming and customers
have the money to buy more
from u. S. farmers. The big
gest problem in such countries
is access to markets. Too Of
ten, trade barriers limit the
amounts that American agricul-
ture can sell. One of the big
national objectives at this time
is to arrive at an international
trade program that gives U. S.
agriculture better bargaining
power so it can sell even more
actively in foreign markets.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-15
Order Strawberry Plants Early

Strawberries should be set
out as soon as the ground can
be worked in the spring. This
usually means in March or early
April. Order now to be sure
of early delivery. Be sure to
order virus-free plants for best
Some of the best home
garden varieties are: Fairfax,
Pocahontas. Surecrop and Mid
way for a mid-season crop and
Robinson Sparkle or Jerseybelle
for late varieties.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-15

in early so that you can get
your lime and fertilizer ordered
earlier and avoid the spring
rush the agent warns.
Smyrna times., 1962-03-15
2. A more desirable product for

So if used Chevrolet trucks con-
sistently bring higher prices at auctions
all over the country, it means that
their quality features pay off for you
not only as long as you own them
but also when you are ready to trade
them-double-wall cabs, doors and
side panels, roof insulation, select
wood floors, reliable and economical
engines, real rugged tailgates, a sus-
pension system that helps prolong
truck life.
See your Chevrolet dealer for a
quality 90 Chevrolet Jobmaster truck.
'"Automotiye Market Reports" is weekly ss-
thorltative wholesale publication which reports the
average prices paid for used trucks and cars by
professional buyers at auctions all over the US.
The Nome nugget., 1962-01-17
Atty. Gen. Kennedy Urges Congress to Tighten Up
 Laws on Gaming Devices

WASHINGTON UP = Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy Tuesday urged l Congress to tighten up the laws against interstate shipment of slot machines and other gambling de- vices.
 He said in statement before the House Commerce Committee that new legislation would ssbe an important factor in cutting or ganized crime down to size"
 Kennedy testified before the committee in support of legisla- tion which would:
 l. Broaden the anti-slot machine Johnson Law of 1851 to include any device made primarily for use in connection with gambling 7 Pinball machines played for amusement only would still be exempt, he said.
 2. Require anyone engaged in an interstate business Giving gambling devices to register with the Justice Department.
 3. Require anyone who makes. or buys or leases gambling de- vices to record the manufacture or transfer of the machine.
 |. Set up a numbering system to authorities could more easily trace ownership.
The Nome nugget., 1962-01-17
YOUR DIMES WILL DO IT AGAIN! So...Say Yes to The NEW MARCH OF DIMES
JFk Says Nuclear Test Ban Could Be
 Important Step'' h Easing Tensions

WASHINGTON tR President Kennedy says failure to reach agreement with the Soviet Union on nuclear test ban was the biggest disappointment of his first year in the White House.
 This, he said, could have been "a very important step in easing tensions 7
 The most heartening develop ment, he believes, was "great
 surge for unity" among the Vest ern Allies and in Latin America. Tn his first news conference of Ithe year five days before the Ifirst anniversary of his inaugu- ration Kennedy touched on Inearly a subject a minute Mon- Iday, roaming from the farm prob- Hem at home to Laos and Berlin
 abroad.
 Steel He hopes for quick Iagreement between industry and the union to avert strike and the hasty stocl1piling of steel that knight impede the nations econ- !!oEnic recovery.
 Farm Kennedy set a goal of
 reasonable balance between farm
 output and demand. In his State
 of the Union Message, he prom
 ised to pnesent Congress a new farm program geared to the times. civil Hiehts Kennedy said he
 would iselle m order against racial discz Nination nj federaliy aided housing when he believes It will serve A,e public interest and advance the cause of civil riGhts He claimed more pro9reS1 'in the deld during me last .l2 snonths than the previous eisht years and said hie record my be judeed properly It me end q
The Nome nugget., 1962-01-17
Tin on Our Doorstep

HE Financial Times of London has forecast that II the world tin shortage is here today due to de peton of Malayan deposits and the difficulty of pro- cessing Bolivian tin.
 The paper also states that the shortage can be relieved by releasing from the giant US stock pile
 This probably is the first warning that Americas own supply right on our dorrstep should be readied for production.
 Although the known deposits at Lost River are vast financial assistance should be given for further exploration
 This forecast should accelerate the action on bills before Congress to stabilize the price of tin for domestic production and make it possible for this industry to be developed in business-like way
 It isn't doing anyone any good where it is now and is going to risk capital to develop this tin potential unless there is that the price will not change over period of several years.
The Nome nugget., 1962-01-17
Sen. Gruening Claims
 Alaska Is Helpless Victim Of Water Transport Rates

WASHINGTON R - Alaska was described by Sen. Ernest Gruening as "a helpless victim of cruelty excessive water trans portation rates.n
 His remarks, Gruening told the Senate, were prompted by an Alaska Steamship Go. request for rate increase in addition to one allowed conditionally in January 1860 and still pending before the Federal Maritime Commission.
 "The Alaska Steamship Co. is, despite it's lamentations of poverty and affliction, a very profitable business enterprise" said Gruen- ing.
 "This company is, and has been making money at a rate reflect ing handsome return on it's in vestment."
 The pending 1860 request is for 10 per cent increase. The new one is for increases ranging from 10 to 20 per cent on certain Alaska shipments.
 Gruening said Alaska Steam revenues from water carrier operations, without adjustment for earnings from affiliated enter prises, rose from $16, 6,136,124 in 1859 to SIS, ,239 ,972 in 1860.
 The original order allowing the 10 per cent increase, he said, pro- vided for refunds to shippers if it were denied. He said it also called for special account for funds accruing from the increase.
 Counsel for the state, Gruening said, discovered the absence of the account in the course of hear ings when testimony was given by an officer of the com pany that the special account had not been established and that, on the contrary, monies received from the increased rates were simply thrown in with commer- cial revenues"
The Nome nugget., 1962-01-17

this year land at the end of our term"
 Foreign Trade When the. educational job is done" Ken- nedy declared, the country will support his request for broad au- thority to negotiate tariff cuts. He said figures are being prepared in an effort to persuade Congress members that his program would be "most helpful to the United States"
 Berlin Despite reports that US. Ambassadors Llewellyn Thompson has made little pro- gress in talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gro1nyko, Kennedy said the discussions would continue IT an effort to find a solution tor the Berlin crisis.
 Kennedy stated his previously reported belief that an effort to tear down the Communists -erected wall in Berlin would have pre- cipitated n very violent reaction which might have taken us down a very rocky road. z
The Nome nugget., 1962-01-17
Britain Sells Six Jet
 AirIiners to Red China

LONDON LH Overriding objections, Britain will go ahead with sales of six Wis.,, count jet airliners to Red China, government officials report They said . reported U $. bar, on an American firn,s supplyirf certain parts for the six plane,
 will hold up the sales since tn. equipment can be obtained from
 other suppliers.
 The British position, sources
 There said, is that the gear is sub- ject to such control only in a quantitative sense because il
 would only be disadvantagcous tc sell it to the Reds in large mum bers. The airliners themselves ars
 not embargoed for sale to tn, Communist bloc.
 The United States and Britain
 have long been at odds on th' matter of trade with the Com mlanist Chinese regime, whicl Britain recognizes and the United States does not. <s'S
The Nome nugget., 1962-01-17
SLICED rN HALF

KANSAS CITY, Kan. IT - "A passenger train sliced through a big grain truck so deftly yester- day the driver of the truck and his helper hardly felt it
 Gene Wilson. 29, a trucker from Sterling, Colo, said there was . sudden drag after his tractor crossed the tracks. He and Cliff Radcliff, 90, got out to investi- gate and found a Missouri Pacific train standing between the front half of the grain trailer and the rear half.
The Nome nugget., 1962-01-17
us. DEFENSE CHIEF IS VERY ENcouRAcED~

s WASHINGTON IT Secretary of Defense Robert Mclyalnara, IF turping from a conference wi Pacific cosnlnanders, said TSStcz day he is "very encolraG ovex the increSsinH effecttvenesS c1 South Viet Nam operatioEs aGain1k Cominunist elezments
 HoWever, he also rid n tall~ i'm to reporters filet infi ration and sibyersion by tIae Wet Con9 rebels have reached 1huge pro- portions"