THE NOME NUGGET
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NOME PUBLISHING COMPANY
HOME, ALASKA
Telephone: Main 125 F. O. Box 4R6
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MONDAY. DECEMBER 13, 1943.
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SCIENTIFIC HELP TO MEXICO
While geologists have been busy scouring our hills;
for necessary minerals needed so badly, the southern j
part of the continent, namely Mexico, has become a
proving ground for much-needed drugs and insecti-1
cides which formerly came from the Far East and the ■
Mediterranean areas. .
Some of the new crops will provide diversification
and it is expected that their cultivation will continue
after the war. -
The types of plants now under cultivation include |
red squill, a powerful rat-killer, which does not harm
human beings or domestic animals; prethrum, needed
by soldiers and others to kill insects; bella donna,
used in heart medicines and com plasters; senna, pro
viding an important cathartic; derris, from which re
tcmone, a widely-needed insecti vide is extracted; pep
permint for mentha to cure colds; henbane and stam
onium. both heart medicines. In addition, the United
States mission is helping Mexico to work out meth
ods to collect more agar agar. This is a jelly-like sub
stance derived from seaweed and needed for the pro
duction of anti-toxins to inoculate troops. It grows
naturally under water.
In the case of bella donna, it is hoped that a supply
from Mexico in another war. would prevent skyrock
ing prices. In the present conflict the price rose from
i5c to $3.00 a pound. From 200,000 to 300.000 pounds
a year are used in the United States. It came from
Central Europe before the war.
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BOMBERS IN
DAY RAIDS
LONDON, Dec. 13— (API
Strong forces of heavy American
bombers thundered through con
centrations of enemy fighter
planes and flak, in a new day
light assault on one of the most
heavily bombed regaons in the
world—north-west Germany.
Specific targets were not nam
ed, but acme of the most impor
tant cities, in the Reich lie in
this district which includes the
battered Hamburg, Wilheknsha
fen Bremen, Emden.
U. S. Marauder bombers, es
corted by Royal Air Force and
Dominion fighters, struck Schi
pol airdrome’ at Amsterdam, in
another daylight operation.
The communique announced
that Britain’s tireless fleet of
Mosquito bombers penetrated
Germany for a series of lightn
ing attacks on targets in the
western Reich.
CONGRESS MAY
HEAR REPORT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—(AP)
—Congress may hear from Pres
ident Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
a first-hand report of his epochal
war conferences abroad.
The possibility was held out
by Presidential Secretary Early,
who said: “We naturally antici
pate" an invitation for the Pres
ident to address the lawmakers,
as did Secretary of State Cordell
Hull upon his return from Mos
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The President would respond to
such an invitation. Early said.
TO VISIT SON
IN HOSPITAL
Mrs. Helen Bockman has re
ceived information that her son,
Frederick, has been transferred
to a Pacific Coast hospital, and
she will leave as soon as possible
by plane in order to be with him.
Frederick was wounded in the
battle of Salerno, in the Italian
campaign, and was taken to a
hospital in North Africa for
treatment, then was transported
to New York, then transferred to
the government hospital nearest
has home. Mrs. Bockman will
probably see her daughter Jud
ith in Fairbanks, and her other
son, Roger in Seattle, who is
now enrolled in the University |
of Washington.
Sausage and Sweet Potatoes
1-2 pound sausage meat
1-4 cup dried bread or cracker
crumbs
1-4 teaspoon dried parsley or
thyme (optional)
1-8 teaspoon pepper
4 sweet potato halves (cooked)
1-4 teaspoon »a!t
1-4 teaspoon paprika
3 tablespoons boiling water
Mix together meat, crumbs,
pepper and parsley. Shape into
four small cakes. Place over po
tatoes, in shallow baking pan,
sprinkle with salt, paprika. Add
water and lid. Bake or broil 20
minutes.
Dutch Prune Cake
1 1-2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1-4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
4 tablespoons shortening
1-2 cup cold water
Mix together flour, baking
powder, salt and sugar Cut in
shortening with knife. Add water
until soft dough forms. Pat it out
until about an inch thick, in
shallow greased pan. Cover with
prunes.
SCHOOL NOTES
There sure isn’t a dull moment
in school this year.
A War Stamp drive is now in
progress at our school. So far
$106.25 worth of stamps have
been bought by the children.
The biology class of the high
school went on a fishing trip
Monday to procure some fish
species for dissecting. They se
cured one star fish and one torr.
cod.
The Nome High School Girl’?
Health Club has been supervis
ing the children during the lunch
hour. During the colder month*
of the winter they hope to b*
able to serve hot cocoa to the
children.
Under the supervision of Mr*
Cameron, the high school library
class has put the library into n
very orderly and attractive con
dition. The younger children
have been drawing pictures for
our library to help make it more
attractive.
The grade school is busy pre
paring for the Community Christ
mas Tree program in which they
are to take part, while the high
school is worrying about their
play to be staged the previous
evening.
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u Onr way of living together in Amerir*
is a strong but delicate fabric.
It is made up of many threads.
^ ^as ^een woveB over many centuries
if| hy the patience and sacrifice of
i/ljjgR countless liberty-loving men and women.
Let us not tear it asunder.
For no man knows, once it is destroyed,
where or when man will find its
protective warmth again.??
• Wendell WilUde
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