SCHOOL NEWS
1 THIRD GRADE
We have taken down our science
table and are making soap and
clay figures for an Alaskan snow
village.
Earl Towner has returned from
an interesting trip “Outside.” Jim
my Foster and Diane Lee are
spending the winter in the States.
Patricia Short arrived from Ala
bama just before Christmas. Con
nie Nuipok moved to Seward this
week.
In arithmetic class we have be
gun our multiplication unit. We
are having tests in all subjects
this week.
Many boys and girls received
' new skis for Christmas and are
enjoying the nice weather.
FOURTH GRADE
The Fourth Grade is again writ
ing friendly letters in language
class. This time they are writing
letters to the Fourth Grade pupils
in Visalia, California. Last year
the present Fifth Grade had cor
responded with this school and
had greatly enjoyed their corre
spondence with them.
In Art Class the group is study
^ ing Design, how to make all-over
patterns. They also made Spelling
Booklets, in which they placed all
their spelling test papers and Art
Booklets for their drawings.
For Christmas the group made
various Christmas gifts and holi
day decorations for the class room.
They also held a very enjoyable
party when they exchanged gifts,
played games and had refresh
ments. The class wishes to thank
all the mothers who donated the
delicious cakes and cookies also
Eugene Newman’s father for do
nating two cases of soda.
HIGH SCHOOL
The Betsy Ross House in Phila
delphia was the birthplace of the
American flag. The Continental
Congress has approved the Stars
and Stripes as the national flag of
the United States in 1777. In the
early stages of the Revolutionary
War each state carried a flag of its
own. Massachusetts had a pine
tree on its flag which South Caro
lina had a rattlesnake. When Ver
mont, in 1791 and Kentucky in
1792, came into the Union, the
number of stars was raised to fif
teen. On Jan. 13, 1794 it was de
cided that each new state would
be represented by a star.
On Jan. 6th, the Nome High
School team played the Nome Bev
erage. The score at the end of the
game was in favor of the Nome
High. Our team is one of the two
teams with 100 '< in the Base
League. The Fire Station team
holds a similar record.
English III students have been
studying selections out of their
literature books. The last selec
tion entitled “Where the Cross Is
Made,” was written by Eugene
O’Neill.
Mechanical drawing students
have completed an orthographic
drawing of the V-Block. They
have made posters for the basket
ball game and are now making
posters for the Boy Scouts enter
tainment.
A very interesting letter from a
former student, Glenn Mazen, was
read to the student body. Glenn
^ is now attending a large school in
Eugene, Oregon. He played an
important part in the high school
play at Eugene this year. This
proves again that Nome has tal
ented students.
The day has now lengthened one
hour and four minutes. In the
morning, it has lengthened twenty
iwo minutes, while in the after
| noon forty-two minutes. This dis
Charles O'Leary, Democrat is
the first and only candidate to file
for the coming election. Mr.
O’Leary has filed as a candidate
1 on the Democratic ticket for re
election as Senator for Second Di
vision.
News of the World
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At A Glance - - -
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who presides over the January
sessions.
Friday, January 13, 19S0
Russian attempts to have Na
tionalist China thrown out of the
United Nations will not be suc
cessful at this time, U. N. observ
ers said today.
Soviet delegate Jakob Malik is
expected to make another propa
ganda departure from the secur
ity council today if that body votes
to uphold its January chairman,
Nationalist Chinese delegate T. F.
Tsiang.
The chances are that the large
majority of the 11 council mem
bers will decide not to oust the
Nationalists in favor of Chinese
communists.
Britain, which has recognized
the communist regime of Mao Tze
Tung, has said that the Russian
move is premature.
The United States and France
which have not recognized the
Mao regime, are not supporting
the Soviet proposal. But the
United States has served notice it
will accept the Chinese commun
ists as soon as a seven-nation ma
I
jority in the council is ready to
seat them instead of the Nation
alists.
Secretary of State Acheson in
private and public talks is daily
making clear America’s policy in
the Far East. The United States
intends to exploit a Russian im
perialism which, Acheson says,
has already gobbled up big chunks
of North China including Man
churia.
The Chinese people will be stir
red against the Russians, Acheson
anger and wrath” of the Chinese
predicted. He said the ‘‘righteous
will turn eventually on the Rus
sian land-grabbers.
The United States will promote
the growth of nationalism in
southeast Asia and help satisfy a
desire for economic betterment in
that area, he said.
Achcson said a third plank in
America’s Far Eastern platform is
to hold the United States’ western
Pacific line—which does not in
clude Formosa.
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek ar
] rived in Formosa today and was
greeted by her husband, the Gen
eralissimo. Nationalists said her
presence in Formosa would boost
morale.
A staff aide has reported to the
U. S. House foreign affairs com
mittee in Washington that the Na
tionalists will be able to hold For
mosa against the communists for
about 6 to 18 months without
American help.
Roving U. S. ambassador Philip
Jessup said in Korea the United
States will continue to oppose
Communism in Asia “as we do
throughout the world.” Jessup is
on his way to Bangkok for a
meeting of Faar Eastern American
diplomats.
crepancy in the unequal lengthen
ing in the morninng and evening
in due to the forward movement
of the earth in its orbit around the
sun. The earth has to rotate fur
ther around in the evening to en
ter the shadow while the opposite
behavior takes place in the morn
ing.
National inis Win
First Bout In
Shanghai Blockade
(By Fred Hampson)
HONGKONG, (JP) — Failure of
the Flying Arrow to run the block
ade into Shanghai leaves shippers
there with little hope of traffic be
ing resumed into the Yangtze soon.
The Flying Arrow case is view
ed here as a showdown on the Na
tionalist issue—a showdown which
the Chinese Nationalist navy won.
After enduring a pounding from
naval gunfire the Flying Arrow
went to Tsingtao, 350 miles to the
north, to discharge her $10,000,000
cargo.
That may look as though the
Flying Arrow ran the blockade
since Tsingtao is Red. But she did
not since the cargo is needed at
Shanghai and not Tsingtao.
Whe the Flying Arrow went to
Tsingtao that meant that some
body, likely the communist gov
ernment, would have to foot the
bill of transporting the cargo
from Tsingtao to Shanghai by rail
I and water.
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Gruening Says
Statehood Heads
Alaska's Problems
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Base at Nome. There have been
reports at Nome that it will be
closed, although an air force
spokesman in Washington has de
nied any present plan for such ac
tion.
3. Assistance for both scheduled
| and non-schedule airlines serving
Alaska.
4. Revision of the Alaska Devel
opment Authority plan from the
1 original interior department pro
I posal.
i 5. Achieving statehood for Alas
I ka.
The Governor said that when he
visited Nome recently there seem
ed to be evidence of packing up at
the air base.
“No Alaskan defenses should be
abandoned,” % he declared. “We
need more rather than fewer de
fenses. We should get enough
funds to properly support the mil
itary establishments and make
Alaska as nearly impregnable as
is humanly possible.”
He commented to a reporter re
garding the Alaska Deveopment
bill:
NEWS IN BRIEF
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reasons.
A spokesman said Leon Straus !
was discharged Nov. 23. Straus
had held a reserve commission as
a second lieutenant.
Straus said in New York yes
terday that he “surmised” he was
given a discharge “other than
honorable” because he was a spon
sor of the Robeson concert that
ended in rioting at Peekskill, N.
Y., in September.
JUNEAU (*>)—Mrs. W. A. Smith I
of Anchorage has been appointed
by Governor Greuning to help in
choosing a mother to represent
the Territory on Mother’s Day.
She is president of tne Alaska i
Federation of Women’s Clubs. She
will name committee members to
assist.
JUNEAU (A3)—Territorial treas
urer Henry Roden estimated yes
terday that tax payments will pull
Alaska’s treasury out of the hole
by mid-February.
He said approximately $1,500,
000 now is due from taxes. He also
predicted that the treasury will be
In the clear at the end of the pres
ent biennium, March 31, 1951.
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FAIRBANKS, (/P)—Nine short-,
term residents of the city jail,
moved into new comparatively
swank quarters on Fifth Avenue
last night.
The new quarters were author
ized to relieve congestion in the
jail proper.
The new section, reserved only
for trustees, is equipped with a
showed bath, nine spring , beds
and reading and card-playing fa
cilities.
It even has a separate entrance.
But no exit—unless authorized.
“The original bill could put the
government in all kinds of busi
ness in Alaska and it called for
an expenditure all out of reason.
I don't want to see the government
in any business that can be han
dled by private enterprise.
‘Construction of power dams
and other public works tvould be
all righf and the agency could be
useful."
—
“Look, dear, how picturesque!
The Smiths are bringing in an old
Yule log.”
“Yule log my eye! That’s Smith.”
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
ORDINANCE NO. 33G ,
An Ordinance of the City oi Nome,
Territory of Alaska, In Reference
to Habitual Drunkards; Repealing
Section II of Ordinance No. 310;
and Providing Penalty for Viola
tion Hereof
BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACT
ED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NOME as fol
lows:
Section I—It shall be unlawful
for any person to sell, barter, give,
or deliver intoxicating liquor or
beverage to any habitual drunk
ard.
Section II—It shall be unlawful
for any habitual drunkard io, so
licit, incite, or induce any person
to sell, deliver, furnish, or supply
him or her with intoxicating liquor
or beverage.
Section III—In all prosecutions
involving the question as to whe
ther or not a person was an habit
ual drunkard at a given tinr*e if it
be proven that any such person
had been duly convicted in th$
City Magistrate’s Court for being
drunk or drunk and disorderly
five (5) or more times within ^ pe
riod of one (1) year next prjor to
such time, such person shall be
deemed to have been an habitual
drunkard:
Provided, nevertheless* that
such proof or failure of such proof
shall not exclude the introduction
of other competent * evidence to
prove the person an habitual
drunkard; and provided, further,
that the reputation of the person
as to sobriety shall be considered
competent evidence.
Section IV—“Person” as used iu
this Ordinance shall include indi
viduals, companies, corporations,
and employees; and a prosecution
against one class of “person” shall
not be a bar to a prosecution
against any other class for the
same offense.
Section V—Any person found
guilty of the violation of any pro
vision of this Ordinance shall be
punished by a fine in any amount
not exceedig $100.00 or be impris
oned for a period of time not ex
ceeding thirty (30^ days or be both
so fined and imprisoned, all at the
discretion of the Magistrate.
Section VI—Section II of Ordi
nance No. 310 is hereby repealed
together with any and all ordi
nances or portions of ordinances
which are in conflict with this Or
dinance.
PASSED by the Common Coun
cil of the City of Nome in regular
session assembled this 9th day of
January, 1950.
APPROVED by the Mayor Jan
uary 9th, 1950.
STEVE ANDERSEN.
Mayor.
Attest:
City Clerk.
CARRIE M. McLAIN,
Publish Jan. 11, 13, 16. 1950.
The aurentian Shield, an area
of primitive rock, covers more
than two million square m es of
North America, mostly in E.i-tem
Canada and Labrodar.
EFFECTIVE NOW!
NOME to KOTZEBUE
PASSENGER FARES $25.00 plus tax
10% DISCOUNT ON HOUND TRIP
FREIGHT RATE 7 CENTS PER LB.
APPLICABLE ON ALL FLIGHTS
~gmyvten ALASKA AIRLINES,/**.
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