THE NOME NUGGET
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Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
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BACK OF THE HAND TO HIM
Hotels Are Big Asset To Any Town
MOST EVERY TOWN is proud of its hotel, and
properly so. It has become an important OuiT»
munity center. The town’s civic committees and
service clubs make it a headquarters. It is the focal
point for social and patriotic gatherings.
But the hotel means even more than that. Ac
tually, although few people stop to think about it, the
hotel is the town’s principal source of “new” money
— cash that would never be brought into town if these
accommodations and comforts were not available.
Everyone benefits when a good industry comes to
town, and a recent survey by the American Hotel Asso
ciation shows us just how good the “hospitality” indus
try is. Of every dollar taken in, the hotel spends 36.6
cents for wages, 15.8 cents for food and beverages, 7.5
cents for administrative and general expenses, 4.5
cents for heat, light and power, 4 cents for telephone
service, 2.5 cents for promotion, 3.6 cents for real
estate taxes, 12 cents for depreciation and mainten
ance, and 13.5 cents for rent, interest and profit. And
most of it is spent in town.
According to the Hotel Red Book, published by
the Association, there are $6 billion worth of hotels
in the U. S., 14,000 in all, with nearly a million and a
half rooms that could accommodate close to three mil
lion people — on the industry basis *of figuring two
people to a room. This, we learn, is roughly equivalent
to the population of Ireland.
But it used to be a lot cosier in colonial days, when
our inns frequently accommodated five guests to a bed
— with three beds in a room!
Lengthening of the vacation season and the new
idea of vacations both winter and summer have boosted
hotel business. And then, too, there’s the hotel indus
try’s own credit card — known as the Universal Ttav
elcard. With this talisman, the holder may cash
checks, charge his room, meals and other expenses at
hotels throughout the U. S., Canada, Mexico, Alaska,
Puerto Rico and Hawaii — and be relieved of the risk
of carrying quantities of cash.
One thing, however, remains unchanged. „ On the
day a new hotel opens, the key is thrown away in an
inn-keeping ceremony that is so many centuries old
that no one remembers just when it began. The hotel
— in big-cities or small towns the world over — is a
24-hour institution.
Wonderful Possibilities
r)MORROW EVENING WILL be the first meeting
of the season for the Parent - Teachers Association.
There are more than 600 children in school this
year. Most of them have parents. There are only a
very few parents who now belong to the P-TA. The
teachers are well represented in the membership.
This group was organized in the community for
a better relationship between parent and teacher, and
to have a place where problems relating to the school
can be discussed. Much good can be accomplished by
the group for the young people in our schools.
We have a good school, excellent teachers, won
derful possibilities for more development. We urge -
the parents to show their interest and give their
support, by attending the meeting tomorrow, and
filling the multi-purpose room to capacity.
Vanguard Weather Probing Satellite
Burned Up In Earth’s Atmosphere
WASHINGTON, UP) — The De
fense Department said Saturday
the Navy Vanguard satellite
launched Friday did not go into
orbit, and burned up flying in
the earth*s atmosphere.
“The Vanguard IGY satellite
vehicle failed to achieve an alti
tude or velocity adequate to place
it in its projected orbit.’
“After one or at -most a lim
ited number of passes around the
earth at very low altitudes, the
vehicle re-entered the earth’s at
mosphere and was consumed l/y
friction.
“As further data are reduced,
the results will be made avail
able.”
Navy spokesmen could not say
immediately how high the Van
guard vehicle might have climbed
before dropping back and burn
ing. That is one of the details
v/hich will be revealed by the
study of data now underway.
Scientists were led to believe
that the Vanguard made at least
one, low-altitude, orbit-like trip
around the earth by traces of sig
nals picked up at Ft. Belvoir, Va.,'
and Havana, Cuba.
The fragmentary signals were
recorded at about the . time in
which the satellite could have
made one pass around the earth.
The 22-pound Vanguard loaded
with instruments to study weath
er, roared away from the launch
ing pad at Cape Canaveral, Fla.,
j President’s Brother
Makes Political Speech
In Spokane — His First
SPOKANE, — Edgar Eisen
Eisenhower, who once said he
would never make a political
speech as long as his brother was
President, has changed his mind.
Eisenhower, a Tacoma attor
ney, will speak here October 9 on
behalf of William B. Bantz, Re
publican candidate for the United
States Senate.
The President’s brother said,
“My only purpose in making this
appearance is to give .whatever
help I can to Bill Bantz.”
Bantz seeks the seat held by
incumbent Democrat Henry
Jackson.
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Friday in what appeared to be a
perfect liftoff. The'first and sub
sequent stages seeming to fire as
intended.
But three hours after the
launching Vanguard officials be
gan to express doubt about suc
cess in the seventh Vanguard
launching attempt with only one
success.
The reference in the announe
ment to the Vanguard re-entering
the earth’s atmosphere indicated
the vehicle climbed to an alti
tude of at least 100 miles. That
is the height at which measur
able amounts of atmosphere dis
appear. If the satellite had been
much below the 100-mile level, it
probably would never have made
even one pass around the earth.
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Sophomore Gets
Big Welcome After
Trip To Alaska
LOS ANGELES, Iff) — About 40
collegians gave a stirring welcome
home last Friday to Daryl But
cher, who made an unexpected
round trip flight to Alaska.
Butcher, president of the soph
omore class at Claremont Men’s
College, received a kiss from his
girl friend as he stepped off a
plane at International Airport.
In the whistling, banner-waving
throng was Jim Emerson, offi
cial apologist for the freshman
class. Butcher had been shipped
to Fairbanks as a freshman prank
last Tuesday. The class then raised
the moneym for a return ticket.
Butcher said he enjoyed the
junket immensely and was royal
ly entertained by student officers
at the University of Alaska, who
invited him to return next sum
mer and work there during his
vacation, he said, and he believes
he would like to go.
Butcher’s girl friend, Jeanne
Ewart, freshman at Scripps Col
lege, said she thought that was
the silliest thing she ever heard of.
Helicopter Replacing
Horse In Pack Trains *
,CODY, Wyo., Iff) — The horse
is losing in its last domain —
pack trips into the wilderness.
| The Wyoming Game and Fish
• Department wanted to move a
game warden patrol station from
an 'area west of Meeteetse to a
new site in the hills on Jack
Creek.
The department estimated it
would take 100 pack horses four
days to move the cabin, board by
board, its stove and other equip
ment.
A helicopter made 27 aerial
sweeps and moved it in one day.
'DRINK BECAUSE THEY
CAN'T STAND PEOPLE'
DENVER, Iff) — Dr. Marvin A.
Block, chairman of the American
Medical Assn, committee on al
coholism, says people are drink
ing more as a necessary adjunct
to conversation.
Among the reasons, Dr. Block
i says:
“People can’t stand each other
! as people any more.”