THE NOME NUGGET
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the
NOME PUBLISHING CO.
NOME, ALASKA
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E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
CLINTON GRAY . Production Manager
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the
post office at Nome. Alaska, under Act of March 3. 1879.
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Help Fight TB
Vjy Christmas Seals
Weapons In The Fight Against T-B
rpHE FIFTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL Christmas Seal
Sale starts today under the sponsorship of the
Nome High School Students, who will solicit from
the busines houses and take voluntary contributions
in the Post Office ball.
“Let’s keep the fight against T-B a winning one,”
states Mrs. Earle Hunter, president of the organization,
“by Health Education — Early Diagnosis — Patient
Services — Rehabilitation and Research.”
These are the tools used by the health and wel
fare agencies in Alaska in their continuous fight
against tuberculosis.
Many families in Nome have had members of their
families receive aid from the Alaska Tuberculosis
Association by having their loved ones hospitalized
when they needed it and could not carry the expense
of the care themselves. Now is the time to help with
your dollars so that others may have the same privilege.
FORMER SECRETARY OF
INTERIOR DIES AT 90
CHICAGO, UP) — A private fu
neral service will be held tomor
row lor Roy Owen West, Secre
tary of the Interior in 1928 and
1929 under Calvin Coolidge, and
an elder statesman of the Repub
lican Party.
West died Saturday in Pres
byterian Hospital after a long ill
ness. He was 90.'
He was a member of the Re
publican National Committee from
1912 to 1916, and from 1924 to
1932, and was Western Treasurer
of the committee in 1928.
PIONEER ROOF GARDEN
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY LESS
THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY
The 51st Anniversary of Pion
eer Roof Garden celebration is
fast approaching. In fact, only 12
days hence, Saturday, December
13th.
President Axel Edman of Igloo
No. 1. Pioneers of Alaska, advises
that every effort is being put forth
by the membership of his organi
zation to make this a memorable
occasion, worthy of, and in keep- ]
ing with the best traditions of
early pioneer life in Alaska. Com
mittees covering the various forms
of entertainment are well organ
ized and working zealously to the
end, that this celebration, being
the 51st anniversary of the found
ing of the Pioneers of Alaska, will
surpass any previous celebration
of its kind.
As might be expected, Nome has
received a tremendous amount of
publicity this year due to the ad
mission of Alaska into the Union
as a sovereign Slate, it being a
matter of history that it was Igloo
No. 1 of Nome, as an organization,
which first advocated Statehood
for Alaska. According to inquiries
received in recent mails, there
will be many people arriving from
the Stales, as well as from the
various centers of population in
Alaska who desire to participate
in this historic celebration.
The entertainment will, as us
ual, be diversified to meet the
wishes and desires of old and
young, but the customs and usages
of early frontier life will predom
inate throughout the evening.
Games of chance will be indulged
in, and valuable prizes will be
awarded. Genuine Pioneer hospi
tality will be in evidence in true
Alaska fashion.
The Nugget reporter has been
informed that a play, in keeping
with the celebration, is being re
hearsed by local talent, but he
was unable to ascertain the name
of the play or the members of the
cast. Perhaps we will have more
information on this in our next
issue.
The huge, rare, precious' gold
nugget which will be given away
at the Roof Garden, is causing
considerable comment and ex
citement. It can be seen at the
City Clerk's Office.
If rom our observations, it ap
pears that this will excel any pre
vious Roof Garden celebration.
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Letter
To The Editor
To The Editor:
I would like to take this oppor
tunity to publicly congratulate
Mr. John Woodiel and his fifth
graders for the very timely pro
gram that was presented over TV
last Wednesday evening. These
children gathered this information
for their Thanksgiving program
from sources other than their
school books. It seems to me that
programs of this sort are educa
tional for the children, and enter
taining too.
As a parent of three school chil
dren (four pretty soon) and a
member of the P-TA, I strongly
r mend that the school board
investigate the possibilities of pre
senting a wider program of visual
education. This would include ed
ucational films, assemblies with
guest speakers, and programs by
the students themselves.
Again my congratulations to
Mr. - Woodiel.
Yours Truly,
CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD.
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Aviation Week . . .
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that would likewise have airborne
endurance far in excess of any
aircraft now powered by conven
tional or jet power.
Aviation Week said the Russian
test flights of a nuclear plane have
been seen by observers from both
Communist and non-Communist
countries.
The nuclear powered plane was
described as the simplest kind of
an atomic engine, a direct air
cycle design similar to that being
developed by this country. Such
an engine is like the ordinary
turbo-jet engine except that a nu
clear reactor replaces the com
bustion chamber to provide the
heat which furnishes the power.
Aviation Week said the Soviet
plane is powered with two nuclear
engines and two conventional jet
engines.^ Speeds were estimated
at just above or below the speed
of sound.
The magazine said the plane
weighs 300,000 pounds, is 195 feet
long and has a wingspread of 78
feet. This country’s eight-jet B
52 bomber weighs about 400,000
pounds and is 156V4 feet long.
A major advantage of a nuclear
powered plane is that it might be
flown for days or weeks without
refueling.
Mrs. Beryl Lean, mother of
Nick Lean of the BPR, is visiting
here with her family and enjoy
ing her grandchildren. Mrs. Lean
is from Cooper’s Landing.
Call MAIN 19
Bronson Water Delivery
Water, Water, Mighty Swell,
Try a load from Bronson’s Well.
Cold and Clear and Soft and Sweet;
It really, truly can’t be beat.
WINTER SCHEDULE
Douglas DC-3 and Super C-46
Fairbanks to Nome (via Kotzebue)
Each Monday, Wednesday & Friday — Fit. 311
Leave Fairbanks 9:00 a.m. Arrive .Hughes
Leave Hughes Arrive Kotzebue 10:35 a.m.
Leave Kotzebue 11:15 a.m. Arrive Nome 12:25 p.m.
Nome to Fairbanks (Direct)
Each Monday, Wednesday & Friday — Fit. 312
Leave Nome 1:25 p.m. Arrive Galena
Leave Galena Arrive Tanana
Leave Tanana Arrive Fairbanks 5:25 p.m.
Fairbanks to Nome (Direct)
Each Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday — Fit. 311
Leave Fairbanks 9:00 a.m. Arrive Tanana
Leave Tanana Arrive Galena
Leave Galena Arrive Nome 11:00 a.m.
Nome to Fairbanks (via Kotzebue)
Each Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday — Fit. 312
Leave Nome 12:00 p.m. Arrive Kotzebue 1:10 p.m.
Leave Kotzebue 1:50 p.m. Arrive Hughes
Leave Hughes Arrive Fairbanks 5:25 p.m.
All Times are Alaska Standard and Bering Standard Time
Phone: Wien Alaska Airlines Station Mgr. 1
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