WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Increasing cloudiness tonight
with easterly winds. Cloudy with
snow and SE winds 15-20 mph
Saturday. Warmer Saturday. Low
temperature expected tonight -8,
high Saturday 16.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: Precipitation .37 in.
Highest temperature 32, lowest 8.
Max. wind 32 mph from the west.
Sun rises 9:30 a.m., sets 2:50 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 7, low -7. Extres this date
since 1907: high 33 in 1926, low
-37 in 1934.
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow -12 Part cloudy
Kotzebue 11 Blowing Sno
Wales 11 Part cloudy
Nome 9 Clear
Unalakleet 17 Part cloudy
Bethel 21 Cloudy
McGrath 5 Part cloudy
Anchorage 13 Snow
Fairbanks -1 Snow
Whitehorse -22 Clear
Edmonton -30 Fog
Juneau 13 Clear
Ketchikan 24 Clear
Seattle 33 Sno Showrs
San Francisco 53 Cloudy
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Tuck Esenituck
Discharged: Mrs. Rowray, Ar
lene Strand and infant, and John
Moto.
Astronomy Notes
By OLAF HALVERSON
Mars was perhaps the first
planet discovered and observed
by men of ancient time. This is
attributed to its reddish color ^nd
to its comparatively rapid change
of position.
Within the past month, Mars
has moved approxiately fifteen
degrees eastward. Its position has
noticeably changed from daj'- to
day.
Mars has less than half the air
found on earth. Its air is like that
found on our highest mountains.
The temperature on Mars during
its summer is about 50 degrees F.
The constellation to the east of
Hercules is Lyra. It was named
for the lyre of Orpheus, probably
the most famous musician who
ever lived.
Orpheus lived in Thrace and
married Eurydice. Unfortunately,
the beautiful Eurydice was bitten
by a snake and died. By playing
on his harp for Pluto and Proser
pina. Orpheus won her back to
life.
December Weather Summary
Except for below normal pre
cipitation, weather conditions for
December were normal.
Total precipitation during the
last four months of 1953 was 2.42
inches, 4.51 inches below normal.
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First Division Candidates
File For 1954 Legislature
JUNEAU, UP) — The Territorial
Auditor’s office said Thursday
three filings for the legislature
will be returned to the candidates
with new forms for re-filing in
accordance with new require
ments for specific information to
comply with Alaska’s two - year
residence rule.
The candidates are James Nolan
of Wrangell, who seeks re-elec
tion to the senate; R. E. (Bob)
Ellis of Ketchikan, who is making
his first try for a senate seat, and
J. Ray Roady, Ketchikan, making
his initial try for a seat in the
House. All are Democrats.
The only other First Division
candidate to file to date is Juneau
mayor Bert F. McDowell, a Re
publican who wants a House seat.
SANITARIANS. ENGINEERS
STUDY ALASKA PROBLEMS
IN MEETING AT JUNEAU
JUNEAU, UP) — Alaska Health
Department sanitarians and engi
neers are meeting here this week
to study and plan work on the
territory’s sanitation problems.
Subjects under discussion in
clude territory - wide sanitation
practices of waste disposal, water
supplies, disaster measures and
relate alsp to schools, hospitals,
children’s homes, public food,
housing caterers, milk and food
sanitation, rodent and insect con
trol.
Federal and territorial agency
representatives are guest speak
ers. Asst. Atty. Gen. Edward
Merdes was invited to meet with
the group to discuss the territorial
sanitary code and enforcement
procedures.
BOY SCOUT NEWS
The Boy Scouts of Troop 666
met Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the
Boy Scout Hall.
The troop is divided into four
patrols, each with a leader. The
four are the Coyote, Owl, Flaming
Arrow, and Beaver Patrols.
Each month the patrols have
contest projects. The winner this
month was the Flaming Arrow
Patrol, which built an Eskimo
village of igloos in a valley sur
rounded by trees.
The winning patrol is awarded
tickets to the theater through the
courtesy of the manager.
Philip Carlson, Scribe
King Crab Industry
Flourishing In Kodiak
JUNEAU, UP)—A Territorial Fish
eries Department biologist reports
the king crab industry is flourish
ing this winter in the Kodiak
sector.
Ed Huizer, a junior biologist
who is devoting most of his activi
ty to the comparatively new crab
industry, reported here that it is
providing jobs for about 100
fishermen and 50 shore workers
in four plants.
He said most of the catch is
being made with conventional pot
fishing gear, with tangle net gear
being largely discarded. New crab
grounds are being found contin
ually to keep up the industry’s
optimism.
Milk produced from a tree in
the tropics much as latex for rub
ber is produced by rubber trees,
tastes like real milk to hulnan
beings but dogs and cats won’t
touch it, says the American Mu
seum of Natural History.
Prize Winning Yawn
This picture of his small son
struggling to keep awake while
running his outboard motor won
first prize of $250 for George
Dondero in this year’s Evinrude
boating photography contest. The
San Rafael, Cal., photographer’s
entry was selected by a panel of
judges including photo editors of
major picture services and news
papers. Only requirement in the
annual contest is that each entry
show an Evinrude motor.
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Pulp Official Opposes
Interior Dept. Plan To
Settle Native Land Rights
WASHINGTON, OR—An Inter
ior Department proposal for settl
ing native land rights in Alaska
was opposed Wednesday by an
official of the Ketchikan Pulp Co.
testifying before the House In
terior Committee.
Robert H. Evans, company vice
president, said Tongass National
Forest could be turned over to
Indian natives under the plan,
and thus jeopardize a $50 million
pulp mill nearing completion near
Ketchikan.
Under a 1947 act of Congress
his company got contracts with
the Forest Service for timber, but
under the proposal the mill’s
water supply might be threatened
by native claims on lands in the
area, he added.
Legislature’s Sleuth Puts
$1209 Bite on Territory
JUNEAU—A bill for $1209.37 •
for a little more than 13 days’
work has been presented to the
territory by Jack B. Wilcox, in
vestigator and consultant to the
Legislative Examination and In
vestigating Committee.
The Seattle investigator claims
$100 a day for 11 days in October
and November, during which he
traveled from Seattle to Anchor
age, Juneau, back to Seattle, and
then to Juneau, Anchorage again.
A claim for compensation at a
$50 per day rate is made for 17V2
hours worked in Seattle.
Wilcox also asks $175.84 for
per-diem and incidental expenses.
His transportation was paid for
by the territory on a separate bill.
Eskimo Youth’s Term
Commuted by Governor
Commutation of the five-month
disorderly conduct sentence of
Willie Fitka to time served was
ordered recently by Gov. B. Frank
Heintzleman so the Nome Eskimo
could be released from jail to
enter the tuberculosis sanitarium
at Bartlett.
Fitka, a World War II veteran,
was sentenced last September 5;
so he served a total of 3 months
and 23 days.
Nome Directory
ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME
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-y-o James Walsh, Pres,
c G; ■ ^George Bayer, Secty.
C^uiixi^ Thursday Luncheon
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
MEETS
EVERY TUESDAY NOON
Dewey Goodrich, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Meets the third Monday of each month.
Jane Perkins
Worthy Matron
Evelyn Branson
Secretary
LESLIE A. STEVENS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
—486 First Ave. West, Nome, Alaska—
10 to 12 A.M. - 1 to 5 P.M.
Phone Main 82 — P.O. Box 208
Room 202, La very Bldg., Fairbanks
ANVIL LODGE
(No. 140
John Cooley, W.M.
Norvln W. Lewis, Secy.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday each Month