Death and Damage
As Winter Storms
Hit Mediterranean
ATHENS, Uf)—Winter storms
lashing the northeast Mediter
ranean have killed an estimated
19 people, stalled road and rail
traffic in deep^ snowdrifts and sent
ships scurrying for shelter.
One Greek freighter, sailing
under the Costa Rican flag, was
believed lost with her crew of 16
near the island of Imibros, off the
Dardanelles Strait. Ships which
answered her S-O-S found only
drifting lifeboats, debris and oil
slicks.
In the Aegean and Ionian Seas,
on both sides of Greece, ships
took Shelter when heavy snow
falls reduced visibility to zero.
Three persons trapped by snow
froze to death in Greek mountain
passes. The crack Simplon Orient
Express was snowbound near the
Greek-Turkish border, and road
and rail traffic was stalled in
western Thrace. Some snowdrifts
were nine feet high.
Too many people try to push
themselves ahead by patting
themselves on the back.
Medical Assn. President
Warns Nation’s Doctors
Against ‘New Peril’
PHILADELPHIA, UPL-Dr. Da
vid B. Allman, president of the
American Medical Assn., yester
day urged the nation’s organized
doctors to fight a “new peril” to
their professional freedom.
He called upon all AMA mem
bers to wage a “local-action cam
paign” to enlist support of their
communities against proposed na
tional legislation which he de
clared would mark “the beginning
of the end of the private practice
of medicine” in Pais country.
Specifically, he urged the doc
tors to campaign against a pro
posal introduced in the 85th Con
gress by Rep. Forand (D-RI).
Under the Forand bill, hospital
ization and surgical benefits
would be provided under the so
cial security program.
Fine Job Printing at The Nugget
20-Pound Secret Weapon
Is 1958 Auto Feature
FEATURED as optional equipment on a majority of America's
1958 motor cars is a device automobile manufacturers are
calling their “Twenty-Pound Secret Weapon.” By no means a
“glamor baby,” it can’t be seen when one looks at the sleek
profile of any of the 1958 models; its operation requires no
effort on the part of the driver; it makes no noise. In fact, as
you drive one of the new cars you won’t even know it’s there —
until you need it.
The new device is what is known as a '‘locking differential.”
Completely automatic, its function is to transfer the power to
the rear wheel having the better traction when adverse driving
conditions such as those typified by snow, ice, and/or mud are
encountered.
This is the di
rect opposite of
what has been
happening with
a u tomobiles
ever since the
drive-shaft re
placed the old
chain drive and.
the differential
was adopted to
transfer engine Secret Weapon
power to the
rear wheels. Until now all the power
went to the wheel with the least
traction.
Any motorist who has ever been
immobilized on snow or ice at a curb,
or who has ever had the unfortunate
experience of getting a rear wheel
bogged down in sticky mud or heavy
sand (and who hasn’t?) will imme
diately recognize the increased
driver convenience the new locking
differential has brought to motoring.
When ice or snow ie encountered
at a curb, with the old-style differ
ential the curb wheel frequently
spins and the vehicle is stuck, un
able to be moved either forward or
backward.
Positive Action
Under the same conditions, the
locking differential applies many
times the driving force of the curb
wheel to the wheel on the street and
the car proceeds normally, either
forward or backward as desired. The
same action takes place when one
of the wheels is *“stuek in the mud,”
or bogged down in sand. It keeps
the maximum amount of power
directed to the wheel with the
best traction.
In addition to promoting conven
ience, the new locking differential,
which was developed by Dana Cor
poration, of Toledq, Ohio, a pioneer
in the automotive field, reduces the
hazards of high speed driving under
certain circumstances.
On turns it permits the outer
wheel to rotate faster than the inner
wheel, but applies the major driving
force to the inside rear wheel,
greatly increasing car stability and
improving cornering. With old-style
differentials increased power to the
inner wheel is absent on turns and
the car frequently becomes unstable,
sometimes goes completely out of
control.
Prevents Swerve
Even the worst bumps do not ad
versely affect wheel action with the
new locking differential. The wheel
jolted into the air doe& not spin and
gain momentum, hence there is no
sudden wheel stoppage to cause a
dangerous swerve when the wheel
returns to the pavement.
Car stability is also assured on
patches of snow, ice, loose gravel, oil
slick, etc. Automatic transference of
power to the driving wheel with the
greater traction again virtually
eliminates the chance for dangerous
skids and swerves.
Different car manufacturers have
adopted different names for the unit
on their cars. But call it what you
will, the locking differential repre
sents probably the greatest advance
in motoring convenience and safety
since the automatic transmission
was introduced. Some say it is the
answer to the most needed automo
bile improvement since the electric
self-starter.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
I will not be held responsible
for any claims, bills, or debts
against myself, unless affixed
with my signature.
—Phillip Pector
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ORDINANCE NO. 380
! AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF NOME, ALASKA, REGULAT
' ING, IN RESPONSE TO PETI
TION OF THE ALASKA TELE
PHONE AND TELEGRAPH
COMPANY. INC., TELEPHONE
RATES. FEES AND CHARGES
WITHIN THE CITY OF NOME.
ALASKA, SETTING AN EFFEC
TIVE DATE. AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED AND EN
ACTED BY THE COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NOME. ALASKA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The rates of fees or
charges for telephone service
within the City of Nome. Alaska,
shall be as follows:
Private Main Line Resi
dence Phone: $7.85
Party Residence Phone: 5.25
Extension: 3.15
Business Main Line Phone: 13.10
Three Party Line Business
Phone: 6.55
Two Party Line Business
Phone: 8.90
Lease Main Line Phone: 21.00
Additional Instrument,
Lease Main Line: 8.90
Installation: 3.15
Section 2. The above rales of
fees and charges shall become ef
fective on December 1, 1957.
Section 3. All ordinances or
, parts of ordinances in conflict
I with Section 1 and Section 2 are
hereby repealed to the extent of
the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE COMMON
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NOME, ALASKA, AT REGULAR
SESSION ASSEMBLED ON THE
25th DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1957.
/s/ Steffen Andersen
Mayor ‘
Attest: /s/ Robert F. Scott
(City Seal) Clerk
Pu'bl. Nov. 29, Dec. 2, 4, 1957.
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DC-3 SERVICE
Monday, Wednesday
and Friday
| Lv. Fairbanks 7:00 ami.
j Arr. Kotzebue 8:50 a-m.
Lv. Kotzebue 9:30 a.m.
| Arr. Nome 10:45 amu
| Lv. Nome 11:45 a.m.
| Arr. Fairbanks 4:00 p.m.
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Thursday
and Saturday
Lv. Fairbanks 7:00 a.m.
Arr. Nome 9:15 a.m.
Lv. Nome 10:15 a.m.
Arr. Kotzebue 11:30 a.m.
Lv. Kotzebue 12:10 p.m.
Arr. Fairbanks 4:00 p-m.
C-46 SERVICE TUESDAY
!
i Lv. F'banks 9:30 a.m. Lv. Nome 12:45 pm. Lv. Klzbue 2:40 pm.
j Ar. Nome 11:45 a.m. Ar. Klzbue 2:00 p.m. Ar. F'banks 6:30 pm.
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Twin Beech
Tuesday and Friday
Lv. Nome 8:30 a.m.
Landings Al
Deering
Candle
Arr. Kotzebue 10:30 a.xn.
Lv. Kotzebue 11:00 a.m.
Landings At
Candle
Deering
Arr. Nome 1:00 pun.
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