ASTRONOMY NOTES
By OLAF HALVERSON
The planet Venus which shines
so brightly in the eastern morning
sky is on its return journey
around the sun, hence it is ex
pected to be a little lower in
the sky during the Christmas sea
son. It takes Venus 225 days to’
complete one circuit around the
sun.
Venus is one of the inner ter
restial planets and has a diameter
of 7,700 miles, which is almost
as large as the earth, which has a
diameter of 7,920 miles.
A solar day on Venus is in
finite in duration because it ro
tates only once on its axis during
one revolution around the sun.
One side of the planet is in con
tinuous sunlight. It is believed
that sun-raised tides has brought
about this condition on Venus.
Last Saturday, .Nov. 14, Mer
cury made a transit of the sun,
that is, it passed across the sun,
in a direct line with the earth and
the sun. Only thirteen transits by
Mercury are possible in a century.
The last one occurred on Nov. 11,
1940.
AT ROTARY LUNCHEON
At Rotary luncheon Thursday
noon, guests present were Miss
Margaret MacDonald, public
health nurse; Howard Harstad of
Seattle; William Winn of Juneau;
Bernard Boyle of Nome Field.
Miss MacDonald presented the
club a suggestion for helping to
provide funds for eye glasses for
children otherwise unable to se
cure them.
Mr. Harstad and Mr. Winn dis
cussed the proposition of the pos
sible operation of the power plant
by the city.
ATTENTION PIONEERS
A general meeting is called for
2:00 p.m. Sunday at the Pioneer
Igloo to consider the Annual Pio
neer Roof Garden.
FIRE SIRENS TO BE
TESTED SUNDAY NOON
Director of Civil Defense Lester
Bronson announced today that a
small fire siren has been installed
on B street near the hospital, as
an adjunct to the present fire
siren now situated atop the city
hall. The new, hookup will be
tested’ Sunday noon with one
long blast. Observers will be spot
ted inside buildings around town
and will report on how well they
can hear the sirens.
Vernon Olson Awarded
Sears Scholarship At
University Of Alaska
Verno'n Olson, graduate of Nome
High School last year, has been
awarded a scholarship at the Uni
versity of Alaska by the Sears,
Roebuck Foundation, according to
a report received by Superinten
dent W. Angell today.
Olson, who is studying civil en
gineering at the University of Al
aska, received the $210 award,
which is one of five given annual
ly by Sears on the basis of grades
earned during the first six weeks
of school and on general conduct.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Continued cloudy tonight and
Saturday with occasional snow
flurries. East winds 10-15 mph.
Low temperature expected to
night 20, high Saturday 28.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: High temperatures:
30, low 24. Max. wind 30 mph
from the east. Sunrise at 8:51 a.m.,
sunset at 2:43 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 32, low 20. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 44 in 1949,
low -18 in 1922
Goats, cattle, sheep and other
members of the ruminant or cud
chewing family rise hind part
first.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
The Hartje family, of the PA A
staff at Fairbanks were round
trip passengers today. ,
Departing were: Mrs. Janet
Walker and two children, Ed Bel
lows, Paul Black, Howard Har
stad, Chris Totland, Arne Par
mentier.
FUNERAL NOTICE
Funeral service for Charlene
Ann Henry, infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Einar Henry, will
be held at the Church of the
Nazarene, Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
— EVERYONE INVITED —
• to the annual
THANKSGIVING POTLATCH
at the
L W Y Community Center
Thursday. Nov. 26, 5:30 p.m.
Please bring food if you can.
ATTENTION JUNIOR POLICE
Junior Police will meet Satur
day afternoon at 1:00 at the City
Hall. There will be election of
officers.
Clyde Glass, Chief of Police
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HOUSE FOR RENT—If you want
a good warm house for the
winter, see George Hite, Main
123 or call the Nugget.
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Starting 7:15 and 9:15 p.m.
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STARRING
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SATURDAY MATINEE
Starting 5:15 p.m.
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SUNDAY MATINEE
Starting at 2:15 p.m.
SPECIAL LAUGH RIOT
With CARTOONS AND
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WE KNOW YOU'LL LIKE!
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Starting 5:15 - 7:15 and 9:15 p.m.
You were thrilled when you saw
"Apache Drums" and "Westward
the Women." NOW you can see
another thrilling adventure and
pilgramage to the West:
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Starring
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ARTHUR KENNEDY
ROCK HUDSON
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Wednesday
Midnight
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Basketball Standings In
Base-City League
The Base - City League stand
ings at the end of the third
round of play in the current bas
ketball season find the Nome Mer
chants undefeated. The standings:
W L *PF *PA
Nome Merchants..3 0 121 39
Nome Nanooks.2 1 125 135
Lomen Comm’cial 1 1 97 82
Air Force Five.0 2 53 78
Detchament 23.0 2 61 83
* points for and points against
In tonight’s action at the high
school gym starting at 7, Lomens
meet the Air Force Five, to be
followed at 8:15 as the Nanooks
challenge the Detachment 23rd.
The Nome Merchants draw a bye
and are not scheduled to play(
until next Tuesday .when they
will go against Lomens in the
second game while the Air Force
and 23rd battle it out in the
opener.
RED ROSE BROWNIES
Diane Wilke is a new member.
We each made a turkey for
Thanksgiving. We are going to
have a Thanksgiving party on
Monday, after school.
—Marjorie Olsen, Scribe
LITTLE BLUE BELL BROWNIES
Wednesday, Nov. 18 we met at
Mrs. Hermann’s home. At the
meeting we started to make tur
keys. We made the turkeys for
the hospital. The next meeting we
will have a Thanksgiving party.
Angelene Outwater is passing to
the Girl Scouts.
—Dean Alexander, Scribe
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Letters to the Editor
Bountiful, Utah, Nov. 15
I am writing this letter to let
you know how our little home
town paper, “The Nome Nugget”
circulates here in the states.
From Nome, our dad, Frank
Martin, sends them to Mrs. Robert
Bunker, (Francis Martin) Ed
monds, Wash-, she in turn sends
them to Mrs. J. H. Magee (Lillian
Martin) at Dugway Proving
Ground, Tooele, Utah; then they
are sent to Mrs. Kenneth Sly,
(Alice Martin) Bountiful, Utah,
and lastly mailed to another for
mer Nomeite, Mrs. Julia Krauss,
(Julia Cook) Joliet, Illinois.
We all agree that the Nugget
gives us more enjoyment than
the “Seattle Times”, the “Salt
Lake Tribune” or the “Chicago
Tribune.” As we were all born
and raised in Nome it seems to
bring us closer to home even
though we are thousands of miles
away.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Kenneth Sly
MMM HOSPITAL
Discharged: Paul Black and
Roger Slwooko.
ATTENTION REPUBLICANS
There will be an open meeting
of the Nome Republican Club to
night at 8 p.m. for the purpose of
meeting Mr. William Olson, judge
candidate, who is arriving today.
There will be a special meeting
on Wednesday, Nov. 25, for the
purpose of judgeship endorse
ment. All members are urged to
be present.
Mrs. P. L. Reader, Secty.
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Weekly at 10 p.m. on Thursdays
For Reservations write:
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Weekly Freighter Sailings from Seattle
Calling at Valdez and Seward In Order Shown:
Dec. 1 Iliamna Seward, Valdez
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Or Pier 42, Seattle, for additional information desired
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