Chamber Holds
Noon Luncheon
The regular Luncheon meeting
pf the Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce was held
in the Nevada Grill, Director II
G Miller presiding.
The minutes of the last two
meetings were read and approv
ed.
The secretary read a number
of letters which were princip
ally inquiries and many asking
for a place in which to estab
lish their homes.
Chairman Miller stated that a
•nember of the Nome Health
Council will be appointed by the
President at the next board meet
wig.
Secretary Polet brought up
the matter to the Nome Health
Council will be appoined by the
President at the next board Meet
ing.
Following action of the Board,
th President was requested to
appoint two special committee;-,
one to take up the matter of a
new Coast Guard Station and the
other for the Kougarok Railroad
On motion the President was re
quested to appoint such commit
tees to take up these two sub
jects at once and to report as
as soon as practicable in order
to have said reports and action
taken in time to be presented to
the next Congress.
At the special request of sev
eral members and citizens Sec
retary Polet brought up for con
sideration the present National
situation on the fear that we may
be drawn into the European con
fict unless extreme care is exer
cised. On motion the Secretary
was instructed to communicate
with our Delegate at Washing
ton to use his best efforts with
our Government in Washington
urging to stay out of the war
Meeting adjourned
Notice and Information
By The Local Health Dept.
A dental program has been
planned in Nome in accord with
the local dentists and the Terri
torial Helath Department. Sound
teeth in a healthy mouth for ev
ery child through proper dental
care is the objective of this pro
gram.
It has been the experience of
those who have inspected the
teeth of children in Alaska thu
there is a high incidence of dent
al caries. It is recognized th-v >
lack of dental care a lone is not
SPEED: 6 BLOCKS IN 6 DAYS—Inching through the streets of Corning, N. Y„ this
20-ton, 200-inch telescope "eye" is moved to a public square where it's being placed on view. Cast in
March, 1934, it was intended for the Mount Palomar observatory, California, but slight imperfections
led to the casting of a second disc for the west coast. Pipes served as rollers, moving the disc.
the cause of this condition, how
j ever, if a child has a dental in
' spcction every six months from
the time the temporary teeth
| have erupted, and dental e re
| giben when recommended, much
1 discomfora due to abcess and ul
cerated teeth and other diseases
impairing health and often cans
ing serious illness is eliminated.
Next, week school children may
have dental inspections by either
of the local dentists. A report
of the examination will be sent
to the parents of each child ad
vising them whether dental care
is recimmended.
The following week parents
will be invited to have dental in
spection of preschool children by
either of the local dentists. It is
hoped that parents will take ad
vantage of this opportunity and
when dental care is recommend
•ed for children it will he obtain
ed. A fund has been allotted by
the Territorial Health Depart
ment to helo care for the dental
wokr of children who parents
are unable to afford such care.
Signed: Ida Sprenger
Nome Public Tealth Nurse
HU* LYvVOOD STAR-LITES
By Chuck Cochard
HO' ."WOOD (Exclusive) —
Thi: i: Golden Anniversary
year i the motion picture in
dustry! Fifty years ago on Oct
ober 6, IB.9, Thomas A. Edison
gave the movies its first real
push forward with the develop
ment of his kinetoscope, the mo
ther of the modern projector.
However, the founding of pic
tures that move dates back to
ancient times. The “Zoetrope,”
the first movie idea, dates back
to Egypt in 1600 B. C. And the
first projector was Kirsch’s mag
ic lantern in 1640 A. D. But the
last 50 years span the modern
development of motion picture
entertainment.
From a humble beginning in
that srna'l, black, windowless
shack of Thomas Edison in East
:
Orange, New Jersey began an in
dustry that grew until today it1
one of the four largest in the,
United States.
Some 35,000,000 people go to
motion picture theaters every
week in America ami during the;
same week some 150,000,000 peo
pie in other countries m the:
world attend motion picture the
aters.
To provide entertainment for
these millions of picture patrons,
nearly 600 feature films are made
in Hollywood during the 12
months. In addition, there are
hundreds of short subjects, car
toons travel films, newsreels, and
other items on celluloid.
Hats off to this great industry
during its Golden Jubilee yi r.
For year in and year on: “Mo
tion Pictures Aie Your Best En
tertainment.”
“M. Smith Goes to Washing
ton has all movieland talking—
it’s that good. Ditto for the Mick
ey Rooney-Judy Garland starrer
“Babes in Arms”. Can you im
agine what a lot of dancing there
will be in “Broadway Melody of
1940” wth Fre,d Astaire, Eleanor
Powell, and George Murphy all
dancing together.
“Ninotehko” is Greta Garbo's
first film in two years and her
first sophisticated come dy role.
You’ll see Garbo laugh and
you’ll see one swell comedienne.
It’s the story of Garbo as a Rus
sian girl a one-time sergeant in
Stalin’s army of women, who is
sent to Paris to aid in the sale
of some crown jewels. She meets
handsome Melvyn Douglass—
and the rest you must see. 'Die
dialogue is good and the many
cracks at the European situation
will air use yon.
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NV A-T CH THE BIRDIE !—White-haired diaries Tre
mear, 74, of Detrbit, didn't really need to tell French Ambassador
Rene de Saint-Quentin to "watch the birdie" when the latter had
his picture taken in N. Y. after the manner developed 100 years
ago by Louis Daguerre, fa' r of modern photography. Occasion
was 100th anniversary of daguerrotyping. Exposure 18 seconds.
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W H i’ T h E DUTCH ARE \7 C Tl R Y i N 0—Mines such as this one, shown on a bear’- : i
t;ie northern part of tiie Netherlands, present a proi i.ni to the Dutch authorities. With as many a *,
iriiiios reported found in one c.ay in this section, tiirt Dutch have cause to worry. Some of the m ; s
explode as they drift ashore and others remain "alive” until touched off by human hands.
M I S S F. D MARS BY A MONTH —In placid waters not far from the S'. ' ? of Liberty
(right) rocks the "Can a fell-rigged, three-masted sailing vet which vi ' ed -.v V to
mark Denmark's pnrtlcip;*;. i si . s v ; M's fair. The ship left Denmark Aug. 8, i r a ..d of
_schedule; v>ar was dechnvd cot. 3. The ship took 4'J days to reach l. S. under full ail.
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IF THE BOOT FITS. WEAR IT !—Now here’s a ticklish problem for pretty Walter (yes,
; that's right!) Fay Cowden of Midland, Tex., who’s in New York for that city’s fourteenth an u&I
rodeo, at Madison Square Garden. It's apparent that a cowgirl's problem isn’t what dress, but rather
’ which boot, to wear. She and six other Texans add glamor to the Manhattan rodeo.