PARALLEL METHOD OF SKIING
Fritz Loosli edges his skis after reaching the new direction.
Don’t Fear Downhill Traverse Turn
(By Fritz Loosli) i
Director of Ski Hawk School
Quebec City
The failure of many skiers to
learn a parallel turn from a tra
k verse direction into the opposite
traverse is due to the fear of fac
ing the hill along the fall line with
the skis parallel and flat on the
snow during the execution of the
turn.
The consecutive movements in
the downhill traverse turn are:
1. Counlerswing in the opposite
direction of the turn.
2. Rotation of the shoulders in
the direction of the turn.
3. Blocking of the hips and ab*
f domen muscles.
4. Flexing of the ankles to un
weight the tail of ihe skis.
5. Release cf the edges to permit
the tail of the skis to skid until
the new direction is reached.
There will he a tendency to rush
he angle of the ‘urn in order to
pass the fall line as rapidly as pos
sible by edging the skis too soon.
It is better and safer to edge the
ski> again, once the new direction
has been reached, a little too late
han too soon. If you have diffi
culty passing the fall line, it is be
cause you are hanging back on
the heels. Increase the forward
lean from the ankles and put the
inside ski slightly forward. This
action will speed up the turn.
Next: Skating
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SCHOOL NOTES
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FIRST GRADE
The first grade pupils have been
studying "Manners,” and are going
to try to practice them all the way
through High School. The rule
they have learned is “Politeness
is to do and say the kindest thing i
in the kindest way.”
HIGH SCHOOL
The "March of Dimes” has been !
on during the past week and stu
dents have contributed liberally
to combat the dreaded disease of
infantile paralysis. We are mind
ful at this season of the year of
the heroic efforts mad by our for
mer President, Franklin D. Roose
velt, who reached the highest of
fice in spite of the handicap left
by the disease. It is his birthday
we commemorate on Jan. 30th.
The Nome High School basket
ball team scored another victory
on Monday evening. Jan. 24. They
defeated the Post Hospital team
by a score of 40 to 27. The Nome
cagers showed some fine work in
defense. The team also did splen
did work ii} the offense. The Hos
pital also performed well, but it
wasn’t enough to match the fine
work of Bell and Castel. Castel
was high point man. Dr. Paulson
played a nice floor game for the
Hospital.
Report cards came out Wednes
day with the following students
on the honor roll: John Bell, Ralph
B i n gham, Margaret Bjornstad,
David Bowen, Dean Bronson, June
Dunbar, Juanita Fagerstrom. Olga
Hay, John Hudert, Lois K. Over
bough, Clara Seiffert, and Duane
Swanson.
Students who had perfect at
1 tendance were: John Bell, Mar
garet Bjornstad, June Dunbar,
Joan Engstrom, Junniia Fager
strom, Irene Gray, Olga Hay, John
Hudert, Mary Lyle, Alice Miller,
Johnny Willet, and Clarence Will
oya.
Comets have on certain occa
sions passed closely by certain sat
ellites in our solar system. Be
cause there has been on change in
the satellites’ motion it is be
lieved that the mass of a comet is
very small. The path of the com
ets on the other hand have been
greatly dis urbed even while pass
ing a small satellite.
Girl Scout News
The Girl Scouts and Nome Scout
Committee were entertained at a
lovely tea given us by our spon
sors at the Officers’ Club. Every
one appreciated it very much be
cause it gave us a chance to get
acquainted and also gave the offi
cers’ wives a better chance to see
how we were progressing on our
projects and on what we have
been working.
Three girls: Lucy Ann Fagor
strom, Edith Martin and Adrian
Hudert, became tenderfoo s at the
tea after saying the Scout laws,
promise, motto and slogan.
Our former leader, Miss Reedy,
was also presented with a gift in
appreciation for all the time and
work she have given us.
The Senior girls have planned a
tobogganning and skiing party.
Afterwards hey will have a sup
per at their leader’s home.
June Dunbar, scribe.
Bill Odom, formerly with Un
galik Syndicate is a visitor in
town from Anchorage where he is
a cost analysis expert with the
Alaska Air Command and has his
home. Although he has been sta
tioned in Anchorage for four years
this is his first visit here since
leaving Ungaiik.
Nome’s 1903 Needs
Same As Today
A copy of the Nome Gold Dig
ger of Jflly 29, 1903, tells of the
arrival of a party of Senators from
Washington, D. C., desiring to
know first hand the needs of the
Far North:
“Shortly after the arrival of the
S. S. McCullough, Senators Dill
ingham, Nelson, Burnham and
Col. D. N. Ransdell came ashore in
a dory of the Beach Boat house.
Senator Patterson, on the other
hand took the biggest thing in
sight and appeared well pleased
that the Sesnon barge was no
smaller, and upon landing were
given a loud welcome.”
It is interesting to note the sim
ilarity of the needs of that period
with those of today. Among the
resolutions submitted them at that
time were the following:
That Congress provide for the
maintenance of the Eskimo, and
that punishment for selling liquor
to natives be made more severe.
That Congress make an appro
priation for making trails and
' roads and building bridges.
That a Land Office be establish
ed at Nome.
That the license tax be repealed,
j That winter mail service be im
proved and an alj American route
be established via Illiamna Bay.
; That an appropriation by Con
gress be made to consrtuct an ice
boat to run between Dutch Harbor
and Nome during the winter sea
son.
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Payment Rules for
Income Tax Return
1. If you file Form 1040, send
full payment with your return.
2. If you file on Form 1040A,
send no money. The collector will
■
send a bill.
In either case, file before March
15 with—
Collector of Internal Revenue
Tacoma. Washington.
U. N. World Says
U. S. Fired On
Russian Planes
NEW YORK, l/P»—The United
Nation’s World, a pnvately-spor -
sored magazine, asserts that U. S
forces at Okinawa have fired ?.J
Russian planes flying over the in
land. U. S. air force official!
prompely denied the story.
The magazine, which has no ot
ficial connection with the Unites
Nations, said Wednesday U. S. an
ti-aircraft personnel have stand
ing orders to fire on all unident -
fied planes as a result of continu
ing “clandestine” flights by Sov
iet planes over U. S. bases on
Okinawa.
The magazine did not give the
source of its information.
However, Lt. Gen. Ennis C.
Whitehead, commander of Far
East Air Forces, said in Tokyt
i “American forces in the Far Eas4
have not fired on any airp'.ant
\ since V-J day.” U. S. air force
headquarters in Washington said
it knew of no Russian planes hav
ing flown over Okinawa.
The magazine is published by
the U. N. World, Inc., a New York
corporation. It said Gen. Kuzm.
Derevvnenko, chief Soviet dele
gate to the headquarters of Ger.
Douglas MacArthur, supreme al
lied commander, had protested the
planes were on legitimate missions
“protecting Soviet shipping in the
area.”
It added MacArthur persuaded
the Russian to ‘‘file and forget
the complaint.
CHIANG'S SON
TRIES AUSTERITY
SHANGHAI, <JP) — Maj. Ger
Chiang Ching-kuo, son of Pres4
dent Chiang Kai-Shek, has vacat
ed his elaborate home here as an
example to residents of Shanghai
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