American Ships
Take 237 Whales
During 1957
America’s only active whaling
fleet—the Dennis Gayle, the Al
len Cody and the Donna Mae—
brought in 237 whales during the
1957 season, the Department of
the Interior reports. Most of the
whales were taken in the vicin
ity of the Farallon Islands which
are about 30 miles west of the
Golden Gate.
Whale oil is no longer essen
tial for lamps, nor is whalebone
so important to a lady’s ward
robe, but the mink farms, the
cosmetic industry, the soap and
washing powder business, the
pet food plants, the paint fac
tories, and dozens of other mod
ern industries offer a market for
whale products and their deri
vations.
The 1957 harvest consisted pri
marily of humpback whales, with
199 of these being taken. There
were 22 finbacks, 14 sperm
whales, one sei, and one bottle
nose. The season on humpbacks
and finbacks was from May 1 to
October 31, but the sperm whales
were taken from April 1 to No
vember 30. Processing these
whales resulted in 3,277,350
pounds of whale oil, 2,494,000
pounds of whale meal and 1,797,
000 pounds of whale meat.
The largest whale taken was
a 68-foot finback, but two other
finbacks measured 67 feet each,
and others were in excess of 60
feet. ■ The finback produces be
1 tween 12 and 15 tons of meat.
Presidential Nominees
Approved By Senate
WASHINGTON, UP) — Presi
dential nominations approved
Monday by the Senate Judiciary
Committee included:
Alaska—Claire A. Wilder, to
be marshal for Division No. 1;
Red S. Williamson, to be marshal
for Division No. 3; Albert Fuller
Dorsh Jr., to be marshal for Di
vision No. 4; William T. Plum
mer, to be U. S. Attorney for
Division No. 3.
Stan Morgan is
New President
Of Utility Board
The Nome Power and Light
Utility Board met last evening
and elected Stan Morgan as presi
dent for the ensuing year. Bill
Haley newly elected board mem
ber replacing Harry Lewis was
appointed secretary and Nels
Swanberg Jr. vice . president.
It was announced that a new
electrician was coming from the
states soon to replace Ed G. Mc
Kinney who is leaving.
MONDAY'S SCORES
American League
New York 4, Boston 1
Detroit 2, Chicago 1
Kansas City 5, Cleveland 4
National League
Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 2
Pacific Coast League
Phoenix 7, Sacramento 6
Vancouver 5, Spokane 1
The humpback whale averages
between 40 and 43 feet in length
and yields between six and eight
tons of meat and 1,300 gallons
of oil.
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The Role Of Vitamins in Good Health I
While you may be eating three big meals a day, it is possible that
you are not getting the proper amount of vitamins necessary for
good health. The quantity of food you eat often has little to do with
your general health.
Contrary to the belief of many, vitamin deficiencies are not found
exclusively among poorer people. '
They occur just as easily among
the night cldb set. It is interest
ing that alcoholics almost invari
ably suffer from vitamin deficien
c ~s.
In recent years medical re
search has done much to solve
the mystery surrounding vita
mins and their uses. Today you
can supplement your daily diet
with a vitamin capsule that will
have almost the same vitamin
content as a quart of milk, one
half pound of steak, one loaf of
bread, three-quarters cup of
peas, one pear, one orange and
one-quarter pound of butter. Any
excess of vitamins seems to be
thrown off by the body.
Just what are vitamins? Brief
ly, they are naturally-occuring
nutrients which are absolutely
essential for normal growth and
maintenance of life in all ani
mals. Vitamins do not furnish
energy; they are essential in
transforming foods into energy.
Vitamins regulate metabolism
and assist the body in utilization
of calories, and help prevent such
diseases as pellegra, scurvy and
beriberi.
Strangely, vitamins are recog
nized biologically by their ab
sence rather than by their pres
ence. You may not know you are
deficient in a particular vitamin
until you develop a deficiency
disease. Authorities strongly rec
ommend that a person suspected
of being deficient in vitamins
should see his doctor regularly.
There is always the possibility
that symptoms of a suspected de
ficiency are really symptoms of
another advanced disease. Also
your doctor will be able to pre
scribe a balanced diet and supple
mentary vitamin intake that will
■ assure you of your needed quota
of these essentials.
It should be remembered that
many vitamins are destroyed
through cooking and therefore
you should make certain that raw
fruits and vegetables are in
cluded in your diet. Vitamin D,
obtained from the sun, is the only
vitamin known which can be
manufactured in the body. All
■
others must be ingested as nor
mal food constituents. Also, no
vitamin can be stored so there
must be a steady intake.
Many doctors recommend sup
plementary vitamins in capsule
form. But certainly your family’s
daily diet should be planned to
include the seven basic food
groups, which will, in adequate
amounts, supply the normal daily
requirements of the various vita
mins: 1. Leafy, green and yellow
vegetables; 2. Citrus fruits, raw
cabbage and tomatoes; 3. Butter
or fortified margarine; 4. Dairy
products, such as milk, cheese
and ice cream; 5. Fruits, pota
toes and other vegetables; 6.
Bread and cereals; 7. Meat, fish,
poultry, eggs, beans and dried
peas.
Today, thanks to our knowl
edge of the role vitamins play in
nutrition, many crippling and
killing diseases are a thing of the
past. For countless thousands of
years seafarers, armies and ex
plorers had to contend with scur
vy. In 1804 the British Navy of
ficially provided a ration of
lemons and limes for sailors, who
became known around the world
as “lime-juicers,” from which the
present-day term “1 imey" evolved.
They knew that this juice pre
vented scurvy among men who
lived mainly on dried beef and
salt pork, although they didn’t
know that it was the vitamin C
that did the work.
(£) 1958 Sobering Corporation
Ex-Wife of Shah of Iran
Arrives In United States
NEW YORK, UP) — Beautiful
Princess Soraya, heartbroken over
her divorce by the Shah of Iran
-but obviously still in love with
him, said Tuesday her husband
had no choice but to do what he
did. Their seven years of mar
riage produced no heir.
“I know that all women of
-America will sympathize with
the depth pf my feeling, • and
that the people of the United
States will grant me the privacy
I earnestly request,” she said in
a prepared statement.
The 25-year-old former queen
arrived aboard the liner Consti
tution.
She spoke briefly with news
men but, apologizing for what
she termed her poor English, asked
an Iranian diplomat to read the
short statement.. It also said:
“My marriage to his imperial
majesty Mohammed Reza Pah
levi, Shah of Iran, has ended be
cause we were not blessed with a
successor to the throne . . .
“The decision was, for both of
us, the most difficult of our lives,
but I have prayed for guidance
in this ordeal.”
She said she would like very
much to live here.
The princess was accompanied
by her mother and her brother,
Bijam Esfandiari. The brother
plans to attend the Colorado
School of Mines.
Piano Recital Sunday Afternoon
Constance Erickson has an
nounced that she is presenting
twelve piano students in recital
next Sunday.
The recital will be held at the
Covenant Church at 3:00 for rel
atives and friends.
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Proposed Treaty Gives
Nations Rights Beyond
j Territorial Limits of Sea
GENEVA, UP) — The 86-natidn
! Law of the Sea Conference has
adopted a U. S.-Canadian reso
| lution aimed at Japanese salmon
| fisherman far off the West Coast
| of North America.
The resolution is. in the form of
a recommendation to governments
which would not be compulsory
even if it gets the two-thirds
majority in plenary session re
quired for its incorporation in the
final conference report.
The resolution proposes a prin
ciple of abstention “as an in
centive to the development and
restoration of the productivity of
| living resources of the sea.”
It is aimed mainly at Japanese
| fishing boats which during May
and June net huge catches of
salmon 800 miles off the Northern
American West Coast. While in
the U. S.-Canadian waters, these
fish are protected from U. S. and
Canadian fishermen by strict
conservation rules set up by the
two respective governments.
The conference proposed a
treaty giving coastal nations ex
clusive rights to exploit their
continental shelves.
The proposed treaty would give
each country sovereign rights to
control and utilize the ocean bed
far beyond the territorial waters
limit.
The conference has been split
over how far territorial waters
should extend.
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SUBCSRIBE TO THE NUGGET
Tickets Now On Sale
For “Born Yesterday”
Tickets for “Born Yesterday”
which went on sale Monda^fiave
been selling by representatives
of the Rotary Club, Home Arts
Club the Drug Store and reser
vations by phone at the Nugget.
Due to the limited seating ar
rangement and demand for seats
and because absolute quiet is
desired so that everyone may
hear what is being said the spon
sors are requesting that no child
ren under twelve be brought to
the play.
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Sablefish are' taken in Alaska
by halibut fishermen after the
close of the halibut fishing season.
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“Born Yesterday”
—A Hilarious Comedy—
BY
University Of x41aska Drama Workshop
SPONSORED BY
NOME ROTARY CLUB - HOME ARTS CLUB
April 29, -- 8:99 p.m. -- School Auditorium
TICKET SALE STARTS TODAY
Reserved Seats $2.00 - General Admission $1.50
' TICKETS ON SALE AT
NOME DRUG STORE
NORTH STAR BAKERY
Phone Reservations Taken At Nome Nugget