THE NOME NUGGET
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FEBRUARY
In the United States February is the month of
famous birthday anniversaries, and is the last solid
stand of winter in most parts of the country. The
word February derives its name from the Latin verb
“februare,” which means to purify.
The two Americans who are probably recognized
throughout the world more than any others, George
Washington and Abraham Lincoln, were born in Feb
ruary. Other famous birthday anniversaries which
occur during the month are those of Aaron Burr, which
occurred on the 6th, Charles Dickens on February 7th,
William Henry Harrison on February 9th, that of
James Russell Lowell on the 22nd, William F .Cody
(Buffalo Bill) on February 26th, and Henry Wads
worth Longfellow on February 27th.
February is also the anniversary month of the
Battle of Buena Vista, which ocurred February 22nd
and 23rd, 1847, of the dedication of the Washington
Monument, which ocurred February 21st, 1885, of the
inauguration of Jefferson Davis, which ocurred Feb
ruary 18th, 1861, of the destruction of the “Maine,” in
the harbor at Havana, which occurred on February
15th, 1898, of the chartering the Boy Scouts of America,
on February 8th, 1910, and many others.
It is the month of Valentine’s Day, of the Mardi
Gras celebration in New Orleans, and of the Gaspariila
Carnival in Florida. In this month also come Georgia
Day and Groundhog Day. But, generally speaking,
this is the birthday month for great Americans. Are
• you among them?
Claremont, Minn., News: “Communism is out to
conquer the world. A small group in 1917 has grown
to an enslavement of over 800,000,000 people and has
5,000,000 hardened, strictly disciplined conspirators
working in 60 non-Communist countries. Recently
Attorney General Brownell was asked what the FBI
thinks of Communists in the United States. He said:
‘They think it is a greater menace now than at any time
as they are better organized and detection is more
difficult.’ ”
CAB Order To Follow Eisenhower
Request On Pacific Air Routes
WASHINGTON, W—’The Civile
Aeronautics Board (CAB) today
prepared an order setting out Pa
cific air routes according to the
wishes of President Eisenhower j
and against some of its own ex- j
pressed convictions.
A spokesman said the order
would be in line with instructions
of the President, and would be
submitted probably this week for
his signature.
The board said Wednesday it
was proposing a three-to-seven
year renewal of Northwest Air
lines’ certificate for its route be
tween Seattle-Portland and Tokyo
by way of Anchorage, Alaska.
The board had previously fa
vored a permanent certificate.
“The continuation of two Uni-;
ted States flag carriers across the J
Pacific at this time is required by;
considerations of national defense I
and foreign policy,” Eisenhower!
said in a letter to CAB acting:
chairman Chan Gurney.
“However, I believe permanent!
certification of Northwest Air-!
lines is premature as long as sub
sidy payments are necessary for
its operations.
“A temporary certificate will |
provide the carrier with the op- i
portunity to demonstrate its abil- j
ity to operate without subsidies i
within a reasonable period of
time, and will give the govern
ment the opportunity to review
the matter when the certificate
expires.”
The CAB also reversed itself at
the President’s order, and agreed
to terminate Northwest’s service
between Seattle-Portland and Ha
waii. «
The President approved CAB
proposals to:
1. Reject a bid by Trans World
Airlines for a new route between
India and Tokyo—linking its
transatlantic - European - Middle
East schedules with Northwest at
Tokyo for a round-the-world ser
vice.
2. Reject a similar TWA bid for
renewal of its inactive Bombay
Shanghai route with temporary
alternative routes to Ho,ng Kong
and Formosa.
Links for the anchor chain of
the super carrier Forrestal weigh
360 pounds each and the chain is
strong enough to lift a small de
stroyer out of the water.
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3. Renew the transpacific and
Orient, and West Coast-Hawaii
routes of Pan American World
Airways for temporary periods of
from three to five years, instead
of granting permanent authority
as requested by Pan American.
4. Make permanent the United
Airlines routes between Hawaii
and Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco.
The President told the CAB he
wished to hold in abeyance his
decision on Pan American’s re
quest for authority to use the
Great Circle route, by way of
Alaska and the Aleutian Islands,
to Japan.
The President said he wished
; further study made of “the eco
| nomic and technical feasibility
and the military and foreign poli
cy implications of nonstop service
| between the West Coast and the
■ Orient.
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Pa/v America# presents ...
A New Schedule For Nome Service
Flight 901 Flight 904
DC-6B DC-6B I
Friday Saturday
8:00 a.m. lv. Seattle ar. 5:45 a.m.
12:00 Noon ar. Fairbanks lv. 10:00 p.m.
1:45 p.m. lv. Fairbanks ar. 8:40 p.m.
I 2:^5 p.m. ar. Nome lv. 5:30 p.m.
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ABOVE TIMES ARE LOCAL STANDARD FOR EACH CITY
SCHEDULE WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE MARCH 13. 1955
Only the schedule has been changed
THE SERVICE REMAINS UNSURPASSED
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One-way fare to Seattle — $126.50 tax included
Round-trip fare to Seattle — 253.00 tax included
THE BROKEN-HEARTED ANGELS
By Harold Salisbury
Two angels strayed from the Gates of Heaven —
And sped on a flying binge,
They figured, with wings they could find out things
Around the Farther Fringe,
So they flew through vales full of star-dust gales,
They flew through the Misty Rim,
They whizzed and sped where the winds were red
And sailed to the Cosmic Brim!
They saw the sea called Eternity,
They saw stars being born,
The unknown Word in howls they heard
And they pierced the Purple Mom,
They swished where moons were humming new tunes,
They spun where the dead winds cry,
They saw great mists made of Sapphire Bliss
And comets go whizzing by!
• They soared where spheres were stripping their gears,
- Where blizzards were howling hollow,
They zoomed where the lost constellations defrost
And glided where few could follow,- ’
They dashed for days through the Astral Haze
Then dipped through the fumes of Hell
Till their noses were blue from the brimstone goo
And their eyes were red from the smell!
Then they thought they’d seen all the sights between
Paradise and where Hell Hole roars
But on the way back,- nearly home,- they tacked
And sighted Alaska’s Shores!
And one cherubim to the other one said,
“I wonder where Peter is?”
And the other one said,- “He ain’t on the job,
But that ain’t none of our biz!”
So they floated about and their eyes bulged out
At the scenery so sublime,
- They drank in the splendor,- so gorgeous and tender
And fed on the beauties of Time!
At last they found it wasn’t called Heaven
But declared they liked it so well
And when Peter whistled them back to the Fold
They were broken-hearted as Hell!
PANSY BROWNIES' NEWS
Yesterday we started to make
valentines. We made dresses for
our dolls last month.
We went on a hike down to the
East End. Nancy went back to
Lost River. We miss her.
—Jeannie Heath. Scribe
BLUEBELL BROWNIES' NEWS
We have been very busy. We
have been making kitten wash
rags for ourselves and nut-cups
for the people at the hospital for
Valentine’s Day.
We are going to have a party
for Valentine’s Day. Linda is the
chairman of decorations. Kay *is
chairman of games. And Sonya is
chairman of food.
We are going to send valentines
to Elizabeth and Joyce.
—Mary Walsh, Scribe
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