New Book Tells Of
Nome’s Original
Gold Strike
Dr. Alfred H. Brooks’ “Blazing
Alaska’s Trails, has been received
by Polet’s Curio Store and is now
available to all desiring a copy of
this excellent authofratative book.
Dr. Brooks, a famous Alaskan
explorer, scientist, and historian,
was well qualified to write the
book by virtue of having headed
the USGS in Alaska for 25 years.
This bood adds a great deal of
radiance to his already great rep
utation.
“Blazing Alaska’s Trails” is a
complete record that covers all
phases of Alaskan life up to 1920.
Included in the bo’ok are ten chap
ters on Alaskan history, six on
mining and the mining industry,
one each on the flora, fauna, geo
logy, geography, climate, native
inhabitants, early transportation,
fisheries, agriculture, education
and government in Alaska..
Publication of the book was
undertaken jointly by the Arctic
Institute of North America and
the University of Alaska after the
original manuscript was given by
Mrs. Brooks, who now resides in
Washington, D.C.
SCHOOL NEWS
FIRST GRADE
(Mrs. Coons)
First grade children are, of
course, excited about Christmas.
We are decorating our rooms and
making little surprises for our
mothers and fathers. This year we
shall have real trees in our rooms.
With great zest we sing our songs
for the Christmas program.
Lessons go On as usual. Reading
is easier for us now and much
more fun. Workbooks, both arith
metic and reading, we just love.
We like to write and are interested
in all kinds of words.
One child, Albert Charles, has
left Nome. Eleanor Escholt has
come here from Unalakleet.
In Mrs. Nerland’s room the fol
lowing children had perfect at
tendance for the second six weeks
of school:
Norma Jean Buffas, Peter Kun
nuk, Victor Hudgins, Richard Mil
ler, Linda Lenert, Shelley Ross,
Nora Tingook, Mary Walsh, Joyce
Wheeler, Jimmy Nershak, and
Randy Asbridge.
In Mrs. Coons’ room with per
fect records for the second six
week period were:
Alice Atuk, Dorothy Ann Ball,
Linda Grotha, Homer Hogendom,
Edna Kingig, Edna Ray, Bridgid
Stack, and Marita Wall.
Fine Job Printing at the Nugget
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Valtyrsons Presented
Authentic Norwegian
Dance At Roof Garden
In compiling the wonderful pro
gram prepared by Fred Bockman
for the Pioneer Roof Garden in
our last issue one very outstanding
number was left out because we
were trying to get more informa
tion about it.
Mr. and Mrs. Vieto Valtyrson
presented an authentic Norwegian
dance, “Reannlender,” with per
fection and poise that was enjoyed
by all, especially since Mrs. Val
tyrson wore the traditional Nor
wegian costume.
A song in Norwegian, prepared
especially for the Roof Garden,
told about the nice fresh, brisk
air, the strong, sharp north wind,
and the people who do not com
plain but are smiling and full of
gladness at the big social event.
Sung by Mrs. Valtyrson, it brought
a hearty response from the audi
ence, although they did not know
she was singing nice things about
them.
Nome looks forward to more
music and dancing from the Val
tyrson family.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Clear and colder tonight and
Thursday. Winds northerly 10-15
mph. Lowest temperature expec
ted tonight 3, high Thursday 10.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: High temperature
14, low 6. Sunrise at 9:58 a.m.,
sunset 1:56 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 10, low -7. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 36 in 1945,
low -26 in 1935.
Something NEW at the Merc.
— It's PUTTS —
Supreme Court To Rule On
Deportability Of Filipinos
Twice Convicted Of Crime
WASHINGTON, UPI — The Su
preme Court agreed Monday to rule
whether Filipinos who came to the
United States while their country
was an American possession can
be classed as deportable aliens if
twice convicted of serious mis
deeds.
Specifically, the tribunal will
review government efforts to de
port Pedro Gonzales from Seattle
to the now-independent Philip
pines.
The Justice Department ap
pealed to the high tribunal to re
view and overturn a decision by
the U.S. circuit court in San Fran
cisco that Gonzales was not de
portable under the 1917 Immigra
tion Act. Gonzales, a native of the
Philippines, came to this country
in 1930.
In 1951 the government ordered
him deported as an alien who af
ter entry had been sentenced twice
for crimes involving moral turpi
tude. In 1941 he had been con
victed of burglary and served two
years.
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