NEWS ITEMS
The Nome baseball team will
sit down to do justice to a sump
tous dinner at the Nevada Grill
■at 7 o’clock this evening, at
which time they will discuss
plans for next season.
Pilot John Cross arrived yes
terday from northern points with
Marshal B. B. Mozee, Gene Kell
and a native as passengers. Pi
lot Cross took off again almost
immediatel for his base at Deer
ing.
U. S. Marshal B, B. Mozee. who
returned yesterday from a busi
ness trip to Candle, Deering and
Kotzebue, announced that Henry
M. Xavier, Deputy Marshal at
Kotzebue, had resigned and in
tended to resume his mining op
‘erations in the Candle district
this coming summer. Marshal
Mozee, who flew to Kotzebue
February 18th with Pilot John
‘Cross, was held by weather
there for several days before
•being able to return to his head
‘quarters at Nome.
The Committee in charge of
the big Moose Roundup which j
will be held Saturday, March 11th
•at the IOOF Hall, announces that
.‘plans and arrangements are near
ly completed. The roundup will
commence at 6 p.m. when a public
Moose Meat banquet and dinner
will be served. Pilot Sig Wien
has been instructed to bring over
some fresh garden truck from
Fairbanks which will make the
eats all the more attractive and
enjoyable. Following the banquet
«n entertainment will be put on
in the lodge room, during which
time the dance floor on the
ground floor will be made ready
for dancing, the music for which
will be furnished by Mrs. George
Whaley and orchestra. The com
mittee also announces that a
door prize of $5.00 will be given
to the holder of the lucky num
ber on your admission ticket.
Watch for further announce
ments.
Pilot Sig Wien returned to
Nome from Fairbanks yesterday.
He brought a quantity of fresh
goods for local consumption as
well as a special order for the
Moose Meat banquet and big
Roundup. Shortly after his ar
rival here he took off for Teller
whjere he probably remained
over night to pick up Glenn
Briggs of the Reindeer Service,
who will make a trip to north
ern points with Pilot Wien.
Jack Stuart, local radio oper
ator for the Pacific Alaska Air
ways, returned to Nome on
Thursday’s mail plane after a
short stay at Fairbanks. The
PAA mail plane remained here
oveT night, and is awaiting more
favorable weather before re
turning to Fairbanks.
DRAMA CLUB TO PRESENT
PLAY SUNDAY NIGHT
At the hour of the regular
church service, Sunday night,
March 5 at 7:45 p.m. the Drama
Club of the Federated Church
will present a pleasing one act
drama entitled “The -Golden
Buie in Courtship.” The play
deals with a fundamental and
quite common problem in human
relationships and should be of in
terest to everyone.
A great deal of the misunder
standing in life would be avoided
of people could ouly put them
eelves in the situation of others
imaginatively, instead of battling
it out. You will want to see how
‘Margaret, played by Edith Hoop,
•and Aunt Charity played by Peg
gy Strand, come to an agreement
on the question of Margaret’s pro
9oaed marriage to Jim. And how
you will enjoy eeeing Jim, alias
•Wilbur Arnold, making love to
Aunt Charity.
The play Is good because it is
do human, and deserves a place
in a church, service because it
treats a human situation from
the point of view of Christian
priniciples.
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Nome Skiers to Enjoy Frolic Sunday
Dexter and Anvil Mountains Make Fast Run-Ways
The skiing party planned for
next Sunday is gaining consider
able momentum and judging
from the number of persons go
ing to participate in the day’s
fun and frolic on the hillsides of
Dexter and Anvil mountains, the
big "'Cat” which will furnish the
motive power, to transport the
skiers to the top of Dexter Hill,
will probably be taxed to its
limit.
The Nome Transportation Co.,
which has generously donated
the use of their * cat” and bob
Miss Nome Will
Be Chosen On
Saturday Night
A hilarious evening is promis
ed all who attend the Kennel
Club Carnival Saturday night,
March 4. A great variety of en
tertainment is being planned ac
cording to the Club directors
who met Thursday night.
The greatest excitement will
be at the hour of 12 midnight
when Miss Nome will be present
ed to the crowd. The contest this
year is based solely on popular
ity. Each person may vote only
once. Votes may be cast only up
on purchase of tickets for the
$500.00 Poke of Gold. Everyone
is urged to buy one or more tick
ets. Support your favorite.
No announcement of standing
will be made prior to the crown
ing of the Queen. Girls who have
already received votes for this
honor aire Edith Hoop, Vesta
Poison, Dorothy Nelson, Ger
trude Arnold, Ruth Johansen,
Margaret Scott, and Lois Ost.
The lucky girl who Nome choos
es as its Queen will be sent to
Fairbanks, expenses paid, to com
pete for the title of Miss Alaska
at the Ice Carnival. She will also
be given one hundred dollars
with which to purchase a suit
able wardrobe.
Following the crowning of the
Queen, the drawing for the Poke
of Gold will take place. Miss
Nome will pick the winning num
ber and someone will go home
$500 richer. At this time cups
will also be presented to all the
winning dog mushetrs and skiers
who have been victorious in the
races which have been sponsored
weekly by the Kennel Club.
(Earlier in the evening there
will be an amateur contest. Any
one who has worked up an act is
asked to 6ign up with A1 Hjellen,
master of ceremonies. Several
prizes will be awarded.
There will be dancing through
out the evening to the music of
Marg Whaley and her orchestra.
There will also be a hot dog
stand, a spike driving contest
for those who are hefty with a
hammer, a chance for the base
ball players to keep in practice
by throwing at the nigger babies,
and plenty of amusement for ev
erybody from the time they
sleds for all who wish to take
advantage of a free ride and join
in the fun, announce the leaving
time from Nome will be 9 am.
and returning to the city at 51
p.m. For further information call
theiir office.
Hot coffee will be served, but
each person will be expected to
bring their own lunch along. The
cabin which has been obtained
for the purpose will be heated up
and made comfortable for those
who desire to go and join in the
sport for the day.
enter the door until the last
waltz is played.
Single Girls
Defeat Married
Women at Baseball
Last Wednesday night a large
crowd saw the Single Girls de
feat the Married Women 21 to 13
in the first women’s game of the
season. The second full game of
the evening saw the Nome Grade
School Boys defeat the Native
School Boys 24 to 9. Between
these clashes, the much discuss
ed unfinished Nome - Alaskan
game was decided when the
Nome team succeeded in pushing
across a score to break the sev
enth inning tie and win the
game. This places the Alaskans
last jn the season’s standings
and earns Nome a tie with the
Hammons far second place.
The high light of the evening,
was the presentation of the big
team trophy, generously donated!
three seasons ago by Mr. Grant
Jackson. Captain Givan and Man
ager Rude of the champion Com
mercials received the trophy
from Captain Willoya and man
ager Miller of last year’s holders,
the Alaskans. Individual baseball
watch charms, also the gift of;
Mr. Jackson, were then present-1
ed to the winning team mem
bers.
Thomas Givan was announced
as the first winner of the ‘most
valuable player” honor, his name
to be engraved on the honor
plaque to be donated by the
Nome Sports Association.
Much credit for the success of
winter baseball in Nome is due
to those men who serve as um
pires. and scorekeepers or have,
as in the past, provided suits, or
trophies for competition. Base
ball continues next Wednesday
night with another grade school
boys game and with the Single
Girls meeting the Alaskan wo
men.
Notice to Subscribers
New route carriers have been
placed on the Front Street route
and the West end route, sub
scribers are requested to notify
the Nugget Office immediately if
they fail to receive their papers
promptly.
Solemn Ritual
Attends Choice
Of New Pope
Smoke, Black or White,
Issuing From Chapel Tells
World of Balloting
By Rev. Dermot O’Flanagan
Pastor, Holy Family Church
The Pope is dead. The Cardin
al Chamberlain calls the prelates
of the Apostolic Chamber to the
Pope’s apartments, strikes three
times with a silver hammer upon
the forehead of the dead Pope,
and then before them makes the
solemn official declaration of the
death of the Head of the Church.
He draws up the certificate of
death which all his subordinates
sign with him. Then, assisted by
the same persons, he officially
takes possession of the Sacred
Palaces and makes a number of
inventories.
When the Dean of the Sacred
College of Cardinals has public
ly proclaimed the death of the
Pope, word is sent to all Car
dinals throughout the world. The
College of Cardinals (when com
plete it numbers 70, and consti
tutes the Senate of the Church.
They act as the Pope’s advisers,
and elect his succesor.) is then
called to Rome for a solemn con
clave to elect the new Pope. This
conclave must meet on the fif
teenth day after the Pope’s
death. In case all the Cardinals
cannot arrive in Rome by then,
an extension can be granted, but
an no acooilnt later than the
18th day.
At the first meeting of the
College of Cardinals, the Cham
berlain has the fishermen’s ring
and the leaden stamp for seal
ing Bulls of the deceased Pope
broken before the assembly. He
then makes all arangements for
the conclave at which the elec
tion is to take place.
The election takes place in the
-Sistine Chapel. On the highest
step of the altar is the papal
throne for the new Pope. The
Cardinals are seated along the
side walls of the Chapel. Each
Cardinal in turn, according to
seniority, bears to the altar his
paper on which he has written
his choice for Pope. At the altar
he kneels and takes an oath: “I
call the Lord Christ, my future
judge, to witness that I am elect
ing the one whom in the sight
of God I judge the most proper
to be elected.” He then places his
vote in a chalice on the table. A
two-thirds majority is required.
The votes are examined before
the altar; close by is the cele
brated stove in which, when no
election results, the votes are
burned with damp straw —the
traditional black smoke an.noune
ing to the people outside the Vat
ican that the Church is without
a head. When the election results
in the required majority, the
voting papers are burned with
out straw, the smoke being the
first news to the outside world
of the election.
As soon as the Pope is elect
ed, he is asked if he accepts his
election. It is this acceptance by
the candidate-elect which makes
him the new Pope. The election
is for life, but the Pope may al
ways resign his office. He is then
clothed with the papal invest
ments. takes his place on the pa
pal throne and receives the horn
age of the assembled Cardinals.
His first public act follows when
he goes to the balcony in view
of the crowds outside and gives
his blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the
city (Rome) and the world). His
coronation usually takes place on
the following feast or Sunday.
Nowadays the Pope is chosen
from among the Cardinals, but
according to Church law every
adult Catholic male is eligible to
the Papacy. If one elected is not
a bishop he must be consecrated.
The successor to Pope Pius XI
will be the 262nd to occupy the
Chair of Saint Peter.
The recent words of Puis XI
sum up in brief his position as
the Father of suffering human
ity: “We continually repeat to
God that we would be very
happy if he would give us a
happy death, namely, rest to an
old man who is now a tired work
FAIRBANKS ICE CARNIVAL
and DOC DERBY
MARCH 9, 10, II. 12
FAIRBANKS, : ALASKA
Selection and Coronation of “Miss Alaska,” nightly dances.
Skiing, dog racing and varied athletic entertainment, also the
Awarding of a SI,000.00 Poke of Gold, are some of the features
To interest you
COME TO FAIRBANKS AM) PLAY!
er. But, we add, like St. Martin,
that if we can still do some
thing for the common good,
God’s will be done.”
Soviet Radioman
Is Charged With
Sabotage
MOSCOW, Feb. 25 (^—Radio
man M. M. Foznesnesky, charged
with sabotaging Arctic radio
communications during the flight
in which Sigismund Levaneffsky
and five companions were lost in
1937, pleaded guilty at the open
ing of a public trial.
He was the radioman i.n the
far northern Tikhaya Bay station
and is accused of having failed
to keep Levaneffsky posted on
the weather reports, and with
failing to relay messages con
cerned with the flyers and the
search far them. He is also al
leged to have given false wea
ther reports to the searchers.
He is accused under the crim
inal code which provides the'
death penalty, but insisted he
was guilty only in part of the'
charges.
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1939
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AUGUST 9
SEPTEMBER 6
OCTOBER 11
NOVEMBER 8
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usual when requested.
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On another of the whirlwind cross-country journeys tVr which she
is famous, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the F. c kt.i, paused
in Hollister, Calif., to visit her son James recuperating from a recent
operation. She stayed overnight after arriv.ng by plane fr m Seattle
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