Forecast And
Weather Report
Nome and Vicinitv
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Commled by the U. S. Dept ot
Commerce, Weather Bureau.
Friday, March 24. 1950
Forecast Nome: Gene rally
cloudy today and tonight with
light snow beginni n g tonight.
Moderate northeasterly winds in
creasing to strong tonight. Lowest
temperature tonight 5, highest
temperature Saturday 20.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7:00 a.m. today:
Precipitation: .05 inch. (Total
this month .88 inch).
Temperatures: highest 12, low
est —10.
Maximum wind 13 miles an
hours from the northeast.
Sunrise at 5:48 a.m., sunset at
6:30 p.m.
Comparative data:
Temperatures one year ago to
day: highest 14, lowest 4.
Extreme temperatures on this
date since 1907: highest 34 in
1941, lowest —29 in 1945.
Data for other selected stations
as of 7:00 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow —5 Cloudy
Point Hope —3 Cloudy
Kotzebue —18 Clear
Shishmaref —15 Clear
Wales —17 Clear
Gambcll —4 Clear
Nome 2 Cloudy
Unalakleet 7 Cloudy
Bethel 14 Cloudy
McGrath —7 Clear
Anchorage 26 Clear
Fairbanks 18 Snow
Juneau 33 Cloudy
Ketchikan 44 Clear
Seattle 47 Rain
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Hospital News
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Gust Kunelis and Joshua Sours
have been admitted to the hospi-,
tal.
SHARKS PLAGUE FISHERMEN
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (JF) j
Local fishermen have had one of
the poorest seasons in years. And
recently their troubles have been
doubled by huge basking sharks
which move in close to shore and
interfere with dragnet operations.
William Adler, president of Far
ralone Fisheries, reports that some
of the big fellows, six and seven
ton whoppers as long as 20 feet,
have ripped halibut and sea bass
nets to shreds. The sharks can be
caught, Adler says, “but they are
of no earthly use.”
For Good Printing Call Main 125
AIRLINES
ALASKA AIRLINES
Arriving from Teller today:
Din*y Moore, representative of
the National Grocery Co.
Arriving from Shishmaref. John
Avesuk to visit his daughter Mar
tha Avesuk.
Margaret Heller, secretary to
the operations manager of Alaska
Airlines arrived yesterday and
made the flight to Gambell today
and plans to return to Nome to
day.
Black Bears Are
Not Skillful As
Game Hunters
(By Rennie Taylor)
((/P) Science Reporter)
SAN FRANCISCO, C/P)—Black
bears are not skillful enough to
catch animal prey very often and
they’ll eat almost anything else
when they can’t get raw meat, a
government wild life specialist
reported recently.
Because of their ineptness, they
turn to grass, berries, insects, ro
dents, spruce cones and needles,
dead leaves, wood, small rocks,
and even clay, said Edward F.
Chatelain, of the U. S. fish and
wild life service. Chatelain ad
dressed the North American wild
life conference.
* Chatelain studied the eating
habits of black bears on the Ke
nai Peninsula of Alaska. He
sought to determine how many
moose they killed. The study was
made by analyzing bear drop
pings.
Young moose are born begin
ning in May. Chatelain’s analyses
tell the story of their perils.
Only 1 Ms per cent of the drop
pings late in May contained moose
calf remains, Indicating the bears
were catching very few of the
young. But the figure rose gradu
ally to 26.3 per cent in early Au
gust. Then it dropped to nothing
in late August.
That was mute evidence that
calves more than three months
old were smart enough to evade
the bears. The analyses showed I
the bears eked out a living by eat-!
ing mostly grass and berries as
long as they were available.
The survey indicated, Chatelain
said, that the bears are an import
ant factor in keeping the moose
population down but their depre
dations are confined mainly to
the first three months after the
calving season.
It’s hard to lay anything aside
now unless it’s a bunch of unpaid
bills.
JACK LENCER
Watchmaker
Box 625 Nome, Alaska
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
G-E Dial-the-fabric Iron - G-E Steam Iron
G-E Automatic Roaster - G-E Hotplate
G-E Washing Machine - G-E Sun Lamp
G-E Electric Clock - G-E Mazda Lamps
Wiring Materials
NORTHERN LIGHT & POWER CO.
ATTENTION
ALL DEMOCRATS
Pursuant to the Constitution
and By-Laws of the Territorial
Democratic Organization, a Divi
sional Convention will be held on
Thursday. March 30, 1950, assem
bling at the City Hall. Nome, at
, 3:00 P. M. Aside from qualified
delegates, all bona fide Democrats
are invited to take full part in the
proceedings.
SECOND DIVISIONAL
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
NOME. ALASKA.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION
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The Annual Municipal and
School Board election will be held
! on April 4, 1950, at the City Hall,
i Nome, Alaska, for the purpose of
electing the following officers, viz:
Mayor, one Council Member for
one year term and three Council
Members for a two year term, one
member of the School Board, a
City Treasurer, and a City Clerk.
There will also appear on the
official ballot for ratification, the
following Ordinance:
Ordinance No. 342, Entitled
“An Ordinance of the City of
Nome, Territory of Alaska, vacat
ing WATER STREET situate on
the West Bank of Snake River,
and providing for ratification,
thereof.” * j
Polls will open at 8:00 o’clock
A.M. and close at 6:00 o’clock
P.M.
CARRIE M. McLAIN,
City Clerk.
Pub. Mar. 24th and 29th, 1950.
MUSIC STUDIO V
Tillie Stangroom
Teacher of Piano
Call MAIN 108
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WANT ADS
WANT TO RENT — Furnished
apartment or small house. '
Emerson, Box 471, ACS. 34-2tp ;
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ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT BAR
GAINS: We are able to supply
Rebuilt Delco and Kohler light
plants at bargain prices, any mod
el, any voltage. Prices range from
$100.00 up. All equipment fully
guaranteed. 32 Volt electric Mo
tors. 'Rebuilt* $10.00 up. 32and 100
Volt Appliances of all kinds, we
can supply anything from a baby
bottle warmer to a Home Freezer
in any voltage. Write for details to
Jones Farm Electric Co., 2023
Champa St., Box 1871, Denved 1,
Colo. 34-2tc
FOR RENT — Furnished Apart
ment. Nevada Bldg. Call Main
11. 34-3tc
FOR SALE—Piano and G.E. Re
frigerator, Box Spring and Matt
ress, Stand Lamps, Sun Lamp and
other items. Call Black 16. 34-2tc
FOR SALE—1946 Dodge lMs-ton
Stake Body Truck. Body and
running gear in excellent condi
tion. Motor repairable. See at
Nome Motors. Bids will be accept
ed at the Post Exchange Office,
Marks Air Force Base until 12
o’clock Tuesday, April 4, 1950
34-6tc
LOST—Flat Purse, 2-inch square
black plastic squares. Contains
green scarf, Post Office Key. Call
Nugget. 35-tfc
FOR SALE — One Evening Well
Spent at the April Fool’s Day
Dance. Admission $1.00. 35-4tc
Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
Ask Native Service
To Limit Alaska
Freight Operations
SEATTLE, {/P)— The chamber
of commerce asked the federal
bureau of Indian Affairs Wednes
day “to limit its Alaska shipping
operations to those ports where
commercial shipping is not avail
able.”
The new Alaska Native service
vessel, North Star, hauled govern
ment freight last year which was
carried formerly on privately op
erated ships, John Perry, chair
man of the chamber’s Alaska divi
sion, sadi.
“In many cases the government
tonnage to ports served by pri
vately operated ships means the
difference between a profitable
and non-profitable voyage,” Perry
contended.
“With the loss of such tonnage
it has been necessary for the com
mercial carriers to reduce the j
number of sailings to those areas.”
Local bureau officials declined
comment pending receipt of the
MALAYA PLANS
BAUXITE MINE
, SINGAPORE, (/P)—The Alurni
i num Laboratories, Ltd., has ap
plied to the Johore State Govern
ment for 2,500 acres of land for
! mining bauxite. If approved, it
' will be the first mine opened
since the war.
Before the war Japanese com
panies mined bauxite in Malaya
and exported the ore to Japan.
Malaya exported 13,098 tons of
bauxite in 1937, 55,751 tons in
1938, 84,337 tons in 1939 and 55,
380 tons in 1940. Up to the end of
October 1941, when production
ceased, Malaya had exported 50,
825 tons durin gthe year.
During the Japanese occupation
production was stepped up and
between May, 1942, and Decem
ber, 1944, 150,000 tons were ex
ported to Japan.
chamber’s protest.
The North Star is scheduled to
sail Saturday for Southeastern
Alaska and Prince William Sound
ports with cargo for the bureau
and 14 passengers — all bureau
personnel.
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Everything for the Children
The Easter Bunny Has
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Certainly Been Good to Us
This Year!
Large Assortments of Eggs,
Baskets, Easter Novelties.
Eg** Dyes, Grass
--At Popular Prices, Too
Kitchen Fresh WHITMAN
CANDIES in Easter Wrap
For Fine Gifts"
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Fresh Cut Flowers and Potted
Plants Available at Easter Time
Easter Cards
Northern Commercial
Company
Your Friendly Community Store