Second SAS DC-6 Enroute
To Scandinavia Over
North Polar Route
LOS ANGELES, (JP)—Manned
entirely by crewmen and tech
nicians, the second Los Angeles
to-Scandinavia flight took off
Friday and headed toward the
Arctic.
The experts aboard are study
ing the problems of trans-Arctic
flight in anticipation of regular
flights over the route..
Twenty-four men, including a
double crew of 12 and a like
number of technical advisers,
were aboard the Hjalmar Viking,
a Scandinavian Airlines System
DC-6B.
The plane’s course follows the
route taken in the SAS trailblaz
ing flight Nov. 19-20 except the
destination this time is Stock
holm instead of Copenhagen.
Stops will be made at Edmon
ton, Canada; Thule, Greenland,
and Oslo. The 9,900-mile flight
is expected to take about 24
air hours.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Cloudy with occasional light
snow tonight and Saturday. East
wind 25-30 mph tonight becoming
northeast and decreasing Satur
day. Low temperature expected
tonight 12, high Saturday 15.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: Precipitation* .11 in.
Temperatures: highest 9, lowest 4.
Max. wind 28 mph from the ENE.
Sun rises 9:38 a.m., sets 2:08 p.m.
Inventory Blanks at Nome Nugget
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GIRL SCOUT NEWS
Wednesday we had quite a good
meeting at the home of our leader,
Mrs. Neuman. Mrs. Cooper, a
registered nurse from the hospi
tal, came and showed us about
first aid. She demonstrated first
aid on one of the girls. Several of
the girls finished their badges at
this meeting.
We discussed plans for the
Christmas party.
One of the members is leaving
this week. t>
MEXICAN MUNITIONS PLANT
EXPLOSION KILLS TWO
MEXICO CITY, {&) — Two ex
plosions in a Mexican government
munitions plant killed two men
Thursday. Police said there might
be other bodies but they were un
able to search because of the
threat of continuing explosions in
a store of 20,000 hand grenades.
The blasts, only seconds apart,
shook the whole city.
Because rain conducts electri
city quietly from clouds to- earth,
lightning frequently stops when
rain begins to fall.
"4-on" Duplicate Receipt Books
at the Nugget
Eisenhower Completes
Tour of Combat Zone
(Continued from Page One)
walked from New York’s Hoter
Commodore as if he were going
for a stroll. A small party ac
companied the general while his
New York headquarters threw up
a news screen by doling out the
names of the general’s future cab
inet and aides.
As Eisenhower left Korea, a
large contingent of American,
Korean, Japanese, British, Ital
ian, French and other newsmen
waited for him at snow-covered
Kimpo airfield outside Seoul.
But the general’s movements
were so carefully shielded many
Korean school children and ad
mirers missed him.
There were banners on the
rubbled buildings of Seoul wel
coming him and one duplicated
the slogan of his followers in the
United States election by pro
claiming “We Like Ike, Too.”
NOTICE
The meeting of the' Women's
Society of Christian Service will
be Friday, Dec. 12 with Mrs.
Havens, instead of this Friday
as originally scheduled.
THE NOME NUGGET
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postoffice at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3. 1879.
The Pioneer Roof Garden
And How It Got Started
Perhaps never in the history of
Nome has there .been interest
manifested in any social event
comparable with that in evidence
this week relative to the Roof
Garden. In the stores; on the
street; at the airport; even among
the school children, all are talk
ing Roof Garden. There is an
apparent good reason.
The winter social season of
Nome begins with the Roof Gar
den. It provides what it takes to
bring the peGple of the commun
ity together in an atmosphere
charged with the spirit of good j
will, congenial fellowship, mutual j
understanding and hospitality, so
essential to the life and well-;
being of a small town like Nome, j
The early pioneers knew the ill i
effects of isolation, as well as the j
benefits derived from commun- i
itv gatherings when opportunity j
offered. They, the men who or- ;
ganized Igloo No. 1 of Nome, the
first Igloo in the Territory, were !
conscious from experience of the !
importance of establishing an an- j
nual custom in some form of |
community entertainment at or j
near the close of the calendar ;
year. So it was, the Roof Garden
had its origin.
It met the needs and wants of
the community in a social way
so well that it has been perpetu
ated and accepted as a symbol of
pioneer life and hospitality.
The only people who ever ex
pressed disappointment with the
Pioneer Roof Garden are those
who are unfortunately unable to
attend. YOU CANNOT AFFORD
TO MISS IT — Dec. 13, School
Auditorium.
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FIRE KILLS PRISONER
AS CABIN JAIL BURNS
FAIRBANKS, (/P)—A prisoner
and a U.S. marshal’s deputy went
to sleep in the one-room cabin
which serves as a jail at the vill
age of McGrath early Tuesday.
Fire broke out.
The marshal’s deputy, Charles
Pierson, who was guarding the
prisoner, Larry Demientieff, 25,
•a Yukon River boat pilot, man
aged to escape the flaming build
ing. But he collapsed outside after
being overcome by smoke.
Pierson said that when he
awoke the cabin was filled with
flames and smoke and he barely
was able to crawl outside.
The prisoner, Deminentieff, ap
parently was overcome in his
sleep. Demientieff had been ar
rested on a drunkenness charge
shortly before the fire broke out
early Tuesday morning.
It is customary for both the
guard and the prisoner to sleep
in the same room in the little
jail. McGrath is about 200 miles
southwest of Fairbanks.
NOTICE
A meeting of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars past and present
members will be held at the Al
aska National Guard rifle range
Thursday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. All
eligible persons interested in re
activating the VFW post at Nome
are requested to attend. Let's all
get together and build us a good
and a well respected post
SCHOOL NEWS
FIRST GRADE
Both divisions of the first grade
had Thanksgiving lunch in their
rooms last week. This concluded
a study of Pilgrims and why we
have Thanksgiving.
This week their attention has
been given to Christmas sc/ngs and
pictures of the real meaning of
Christmas. This will be followed
by Santa Claus and other decora
tions for the rooms.
Both groups are enjoying their
primers.
SECOND GRADE
The children gave a Thanks
giving party. We had sandwiches,
cookies, nuts, candy and Kool-ade.
Terry Abbey brought his View
Master and we enjoyed the pic
tures.
There are 34 in the class, 15
girls and 19 boys.
The children are busy making
Christmas decorations for the
room. We hope to have an attrac
tive holiday room.
HIGH SCHOOL
Nome High students had a very
exciting time last weekend. First,
we had Thanksgiving vacation,
and to add to this, we had very
important guests from Palmer
High School. Their team came up
for the weekend to play a two
game series with our team. Nome
won both games but we must say
that the Palmer team gave us a
very rough time.
After the second game on Sat
urday, we had a party in their
honor. After delicious refresh
ments, served in the assembly,
there was dancing for the rest of
the evening. Everyone seemed to
enjoy the special occasion.
In the Aeronautics class we are
building model airplanes which
are progressing very well. So far,
Alfred Sahliri and Geraldine Fag
erstrom are ahead in their pro
jects. This is one class that seems
to be enjoyed by everyone that is
a member.
British Columbia Fishing
Industry Has Poor Year
VANCOUVER, (/P)—The Brit
ish Columbia fishing industry is
having its rockiest year in dec
ades.
Though the herring season nor
mally opens around the end of
October, operations were still
hamstrung Thursday by a price
dispute between the fishermen
and operators.
During the summer, the sock
eye salmon season was interrup
ted by a one-week strike and in
the fall the 3,500 salmon fisher
men stayed in port for 41 days,
longest strike in the history of
the west coast fishing industry.
NOTICE
TONIGHT at 7:30 a special in
vitation is given to children to at
tend the Youth for Christ revival
services at the Methodist Church.
There will be a children's choir
participating in the musical por
tion of the program. Rev. Palmer
will be speaking.
SATURDAY NIGHT, also at
7:30. Methodist Church, Rev. Pal
mer will show colored slides of
his trip to the Holy Land, which
will he interesting and educational
to young and old.
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Coming- The One And Only I
ROOF
GARDEN
IN ALASKA
GREATEST EVENT OF THE YEAR
FULL EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT!
OL’ TIME MINSTREL SHOW!
SPECTACULAR PROGRAM
VALUABLE PRIZES
UNDER AUSPICES OF IGLOO NO. 1
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
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SATURDAY DECEMBER 13 — HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
DOORS OPEN 7:00 P.M. — PROGRAM 8:00 P.M.
ADULTS $1.25 : Admission : CHILDREN 75c
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