THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
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NOME, ALASKA
C. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
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COLDER WINTERS AHEAD
Another weather expert has predicted that the
next half century will bring the United States colder
weather, more moisture, and what he terms “old-fash
ioned” winters.
It might be remembered that only a few years ago
the prevailing belief of most weather experts was that
we were enjoying a period of warmer weather and a
trend toward warmer winters. However, in the last
year many weather experts have predicted just the
opposite—that we are now entering a period of colder
winters.
The latest prediction we take note of is based on
a study of sunspots and goes back several hundred
years for substantiation of the forecast that betwe«n
1960 and 2000 winters will be colder and more snow
and rain experienced.
If this long-term forecast is true, it will mean fewer
hurricanes for northern coasts, fewer droughts, a rise
in the water table, in many lakes, such as the Great
Salt Lake, and a reversal of the recent trend toward
less ice in both glaciers and arctic ice fields.
THE 1957 CARS
While most people are expecting 1957 automobiles
to be revolutionary, the probability is they will repre
sent an evolutionary change, not a revolutionary one.
It is true that manufacturers are planning a series
of new features for 1957 models, including (reportedly)
aluminum engine blocks, fuel injection systems, new
type brakes and even glass tops. But all these features
will not be offered on any one model, and dt is almost
certain that 1957 models will not represent many revo
lutionary departures from the 1956 models.
The opinion of many buyers—that 1957 models
will be radically changed—actually makes 1956 models
on today’s market a good buy. Bec.ause some prospec
tive owners are holding back and waiting for the 1957
cars, dealers are being forced to offer large discounts
and, therefore, the public is enjoying a buyer’s market.
GRASSROOTS OPINION
Highland, 111., News Leader: “Economic freedom
is the freedom to risk everything on an idea and get
into the thick of competition, in the hope of building a
profitable enterprise. By contrast, socialism discourages
risktaking, stops competition, and profits hardly any
one.”
j University Researchers
Issue A Bulletin On
Home Food Freezers
Storing 360 pounds of food for
a year in a freezer costs more
than twice as much per pound
than using 90 pounds of food from
the same freezer.
The difference in costs does not
include the price of the food it
self, Mrs. Lydia Fobn-Hansen of
the Alaska Agricultural Extension
Service said. A break - down of
freezer operating costs are in
cluded in a new federal bulletin
“Home FVeezers—Their Selection
and Use.” The bulletin is avail
able in Extension Service offices
located in Anchorage, Fairbanks,
Juneau, Homer and Palmer.
The revised bulletin is based on
U.S. Department of Agriculture
research results. The contents in
clude comparisons of chest and
upright freezers and what points
to check when shopping for a
freezer. Guides are given for the
homemaker to decide what size
freezer her family needs. The
average family finds that a freez
er with six cubic feet of space
for each person is adequate, the
researchers say.
SOFTBALL GAMES TONIGHT
Tonight at 7:30 the Nome High
Nanooks will take the floor
against the Polar Hornets in what
promised to be a fast, well-played
softball game, at the Nome School
Gym. The second game at 8:45
will see the ACS Shamrocks
playing the Air Force Jets in
another interesting game.
Depletion of mineral resources
in the United States include the
working out of such mineral
areas as the Comstock Lode, the
mines around Tombstone, Ari
zona, and the Lake Superior cop
per region as well as oil fields in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas and
California.
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ALASKA STEAM FINDS UNITIZED
SHIPPING SUCCESS IN FIRST YEAR
(Marine Guide)
SEATTLE, Mar. 20—A la s k a
Steamship Co. recently closed its
books on the first full year of op
eration of its “unitized service”
and found the results to its liking
and, equally important, to the lik
ing of shippers.
For some time it had been
known in a general way that re
sults were being obtained from a
number of factors, including fast
er dock delivery time, reduction
in marking and packaging re
quirements and better out-turn at
destination, but since a shipper
has 12 months in which to obtain
settlement for claims for loss,
damage or pilferage, the 1954 final
claim report could not be buttoned
up until recently.
“United service” is Alaska
Steam’s identification of its whole
container program, the basic ele
ments of which are 60-cubic-foot
collapsible wooden “cribs,” 144
cubic-ft. capacity corrugated iron
“gards” and 200-cubic-foot capac
ity insulated trailer vans.
The cribs are constructed of a
regular 4' x 6' cargo board base,
sides and end of slatted boards
2' 10" high which are secured to
the base by two lugs attached to
the bottom of each side and end ,
Mrs. Boh Reeve,
Visits Here Two Days
Mrs. Bob Reeve, who has lived
in the territory for 22 years and
who is candidate for the Republi
can national committeewoman,
has spent the past two days in
Nome meeting with friends and
making new friends in this area.
Mrs. Reeves has served as pres
ident of the Republican Women’s
Club of Anchorage, is a member
of the Republican Divisional Com
mittee and attended the National
Republican Women’s Conferences
in 1954, 1955 and also this year.
Her husband is well known
here as he operates the Reeve Al
eutian Airways and is one of the
best known bush pilots in the
territory.
fitting into slots in the base, and a
top of V\" plywood which is se
cured by %" metal banding..
The company believes the cribs
have proved to be the most satis
factory size for Alaska shippers.
The cribs are made available at
shippers’ locations for loading and
sealing, in which form they are
then transported to destination.
These are now employed in cargo
movement to all areas in Alaska
from Ketchikan in southeastern
Alaska to Nome in northwestern
Alaska, including the rail belt in
terior.
The gards are 6' 5" long, 4' 3"
wide, 6' 9" high, with legs located
to permit their being handled by
fork lift trucks from side or end.
These are used between Pier 42 in
Seattle and Alaska, docks, partic
ularly for highly pilferable cargo.
Both cribs and gards are han
dled by fork lift trucks on the
dock and aboard ship. Shippers
delivering cargo in cribs receive
the benefit of fork lift trucks un
loading at Pier 42 without extra
cost.
Due to the present heavy move
men! of military cargo in trailer
vans, they are not made available
to- the commercial shipper for
loading.
Lugged in pail
Or Pumped by hose,
A Bronson sale
Has Never Froze!
BRONSON
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Infants*, Children’s, Ladies* Apparel
Full Line of Work Clothes
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NOME, ALASKA
WHEN IN THE MARKET FOR EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS
IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE THE MANY LINES WE REPRESENT
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Tractors, Pumps
Belt Drives, Electrical Equipment
Baker Manufacturing Co.Dozers and Plows
DeLaval Steam Turbine Co. Pumps
Detroit Diesel Engine Die. . Diesel Engines
Gar Wood Industries . ’Dozers
Gates Rubber Company . Belts
Hobart Manufacturing Company . Welders
Hydraulic Supply Mfg. Company . Pipe
Jaeger Pumps, Compressors, Concrete Mixers
A. Leschen & Sons Rope Co. . Wire Rope
Lincoln Engineering Co. Greasing Equipment
Mallory . Blocks
Onan . Light Plants
Owatonna Tool Co..«. Hand Tools
Power Machinery Co. Power Saws
S K F Industries . Bearings
Smith Welding Equip. Corp. Welding Tools
Thew - Lorain Shovel Co. Cranes & Shovels
Thor . Pneumatic Tools, Electric Saws
Timken Roller Bearing Co. Bearings
Willard Batteries . Batteries
Wisconsin Motors . Motors
ALSO DEALERS IN LUMBER. STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS.
LIGHTERAGE AND COASTWISE WATER TRANSPORT ATTON