Predict Record
Vote In November
WASHINGTON, (IP) — Election
expens in the 48 states figure
51,035,256 persons will vote for
President Novmeber 2.
This is a record number, but
several million below what it
would be if ballots were marked
in the same population ratio as in
the past two elections.
Whether the nation’s voters are
showing the same degree of inter
est this year is in 1944 and 1940
has been debated. Some have es
timated a vote below 1940’s record
of 49,820,312 and even under the
SON BORN TO MR. AND MRS.
EARL TOWNER
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Towner are
the parents of a son born 7:12 p.m.
Wednesday, weighing 7 pounds 10
ounces, who has been named John
Rueben. Mother and son are re
ported fine. j
1944 total of 47,976,263. But the
CIO News says it will be close to
60,000,000.
The 51,035,256 figure is an ag
gregate of 48 separate estimates
made for the Associated Press by I
state election officials. A few fore
casts by party chairman and ex
perienced newspaper observers
are included.
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SCHOOL NOTES
THIRD GRADE
Five students enrolled last
week: Isaac Seelkoke, Douglas Co
binboy, Anna Peterson, Marie and
Melvin Tate.
In arithmetic we are learning to
carry in addition. We look forward
to our flash card contest every
Friday, especially since the score
is so close.
FIFTH GRADE
We have four new pupils in our
room: Lora Johnson, Billy Nelson,
Freida Iokeinna, and Ronnie Eng
strom. We got our report cards
last week, and some of us children
will have to #tudy harder. In Art
we drew a bowl with fruits beside
it. Some of them are hanging up
on the wall. Myrna Kelcourse is in
the hospital for her appendicitis.
We hope she will be out of the
hospital soon. We will be glad to
have her back again.
HIGH SCHOOL
A high tundra lake overlooking
the City of Nome and known only
to ducks and chance passers-by
was the setting for a fall skating
party last Friday. An advance
party, the evening before, had
cleaned off the snow and slacked
it in mounds scattered about the
ice. Because of its inaccessibility,
the students had to hike over the
tundra about a Half mile. We later
discovered the tundra was suffi
cien ly frozen to permit a truck
to bring in firewood. Ralph Bing
ham, a boy scout, kindled a fire
with one match. The lire, car lights
and moonlight gave sufficient il
lumination for the occasion. Roast
ed wieners and hot chocolate re
freshed our happy and vigorous
experiences. The tundra lake will
long be remembered.
Joan Engstrom enrolled in the
sopohomore class last Monday
morning. She has made many com
panions during the past week.
A map of the city has been
blocked off for a census survey.
Wednesday, Oct. 27tn, was Navy
Day and appropriate exercises
were held in the assembly. Oct.
•27th is also the birthday of Theo
dore Roosevelt who did so much
to build up the foundation of the
prseent navy.
Nome High defeated a Base
team in basketball last Saturday
afternoon at 2 o’clock.
In general business, students are
practicing the writing of checks.
They have studied about money
and its uses. The typing II class
are typing perfect papers. They
have completed six lessons.
The bright planet in the east,
seen at sunrise, is Venus. If you
have difficulty locating it, you will
find it a short distance west of the
moon on Saturday morning.
Capt. J. D. Stone To
Be Liaison Officer
ANCHORAGE, (/P)—Capt. J. D.
Stone has arrived to act as air
force liaison officer attached per
manently to the Alaska wing of
the civil air patrol, Jack Carr,
commanding officer, announced.
He comes from the Pacific
Northwest and has worked with
the CAP previously. Three link
trainers, one here and the others
at Fairbanks and Ke'ehikan, have
been mrie available to the Alaska
w:ng by the uir force.
Territorial squadrons are now
•et up a* Nome. Fai|£nnks, Ketch
ikan, Juneau nad Anchorage, and
“fight”, smaller units will be set
pu at Seward and Unalakleet.
The first regular night airmail
service was inaugurated in 1924.
Absentee Ballots
Create Close Raice
In First Division
JUNEAU (/P)—First division ab
sentee ballots produced a neck
and-neck race for one of the Sen
I ate seats in the Territorial Legis
! lature, but failed to change any
1 of the election results for South
eastern Alaska.
The final vote showed one Dem
ocrat and one Republican elected
to the Senate and six Democrats
and two Republicans to the House.
On a Territory-wide basis, it
[ leaves the Senate contests with
five Democrats and Three Repub
licans winning in the four Divi
sions. With four of each party as
holdover Senators, the Senate
alignment for the next session be
comes nine Democrats and Seven
Republicans. It was the same last
session, but the Republicans con
trolled it through a coalition with
a Democratic minority.
The Territory-wide lineup for
the House is 19 Democrats and
five Republicans, on the nearly
complete unofficial returns.
The close absentee ballot race
for Fourth Division Senator was
between Anita Garnick and Mrs.
Elton Engstrom, both Republicans.
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QUALITY DRY CLEANING A SPECIALTY
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mickleson, Props.
Prompt and Courteous Service
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! Alaska Airlines
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4 Scheduled trips a week: Monday, Wed
nesday, Friday, Saturday. Nome, (Moses
Point Flag Stop), Unalakleet, McGrath,
(Farewell Flag Stop), Anchorage. Alaska
Airlines IS STEADILY INCREASING
1 THEIR SERVICE to the people of Nome
and the surrounding districts. We are
proud of our dependable service, and in
' tend to maintain the BETTER SERVICE
to Nome. Low freight rates and even
lower rates on produce shipments will
help everyone—Merchants, Businessmen,
and Housewives.
Mail service four times a week speeds
your correspondence.
Alaska Airlines maintains a Shopping
Service too, for your convenience:
TRAVEL, SHIP, THE DEPENDABLE —
THE STARLINER ROUTE.
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One carrier service from Anchorage to
Candle, Deering and Kotzebue.