AIRLINES
* ALASKA AIRLINES
Passengers from Anchorage to
Nome were Charles F. Badger,
William Brown, Alexie Pitka, Mrs.
Dora Hess and Paul Hansen.
Departing for Anchorage were
Mr. and Mrs John L. Ost„ Jennie
Okcoktaruk, Sgt. and Mrs. Ken
neth J. Cater and infant, and Maj.
Frank E. Terry.
Passengers from Nome to Una
lakleet were Mr. L. C. Ferguson
and Mrs. Eva Tokak and infant.
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES
Passenger to Fairbanks yester
day was Walter Kicklighter; pas
sengers from Fairbanks were Mrs.
T. McAllister, E. R. Hay; and from
Kotzebue to Nome, W. C. Stephen
son. .
California’s giant redwood trees
grow from seeds only one-six
teenth of an inch long.
Dr. Hardy C. Powers
Two Services at the
CHURCH OF THE
NAZARENE
SUNDAY, APRIL 15
10:00 a.m.
7:30 p.m.
“THE FRIENDLY CHURCH
WITH THE SINGING
TOWER”
Forecast And
Weather Report;
Friday* April 13* 1951
Forecast Nome: Continued high
cloudiness tonight and Sat. NE
winds 20-25 inph. Lowest temp,
expected tonight 15, highest to
morrow 25.
Nomo d ta last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: Precipitation trace.
Temperatures: highest 26, lowest
14'. Maximum wind 26 mph. from
the NE. Sunrise at 4:36 ajn., sun
set at 7:31 p.m.
Comparative data: Tempera
tures one year ago today: highest
22, lowest 4. Extreme tempera
tures on this date since 1907: high
est 49 in 1938, lowest —12 in 1924.
Data for other selected stations
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as of 7 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow —7 Snow
Point Hope 2 Partly cloudy
Kotzebue 12 Partly cloudy
Wales —1 Blowing snow
Gambell 21 Partly cloudy
Nome 18 Partly cloudy
: Unalakleet 20 Partly cloudy
Bethel 35 Partly cloudy
McGrath 22 Snow
| Anchorage 39 Cloudy
Fairbanks ' 27 Cloudy
Whithorse 30 Partly cloudy
Edmonton 33 Partly cloudy
Juneau 44 Partly cloudy
Ketchikan 42 Partly cloudy
Seattle 47 Cloudy
San Francisco 68 Partly cloudy
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St. Lawrence I. Visitor
Reports Gc=f Hunting
Howard Slwooko and family,
who have been visiting relatives
on St. Lawrence Island at Gam
bell, returned this week after a
successful hunting season.
Howard states that he caught
24 seal, 3 oogruk and 15 white
fox while there, and that the is
landers have har plenty of seal,
walrus and oogruk this spring.
He also states that the teachers,
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Demrott, are
well liked by their students, who
number over seventy, and will be
missed when they leave for the
States when school is out this
month.
The big project on the island
right now is the building of a
1 community graveyard by the Na
tional Guardsmen. Howard ex
plained that until now burials
were made most anyplace and the
people are glad that this work has
been accomplished under the dir
ection of the National Guard lead
er there, Sgt. Willis Welunge.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Today is the birthday of a great
American, Thomas Jefferson, the
author of the Declaration of Inde
pendence. He won the reeongni
tion of being one of the greatest,
fairest, and just of men to hold
public office in this nation.
Thomas Jefferson was born on
April 13, 1743, in Virgjjnia on the
western line of the frontier. He
was tall, slim and strong and had
reddish hair.
Jefferson was elected governor
of Virginia in 1779 to succeed Pat
rick Henry. Later he became Sec
retary of State during Washing
ton’s administration. In 1800 he
•became President. The most im
portant act of his first term was
the purchase of Louisiana Terri
tory from France for $15 million
in 1803 and the sending of the
Lewis and Clark expedition to ex
plore the territory. During his
second term, the Cumberland
Hoad was built in 1806. It was the
first national highway.
Thomas Jefferson retired to
Monticelld where he began build
ing the University of Virginia. He
, died penniliess on July 4th, a half
I century from the Declaration of
I Independence.
This has been examination
week, covering the last six weeks.
Report cards will be out this com
ing Wednesday.
English I students have com
j pleted their study of nouns and
are now studying pronouns. They
have supplemented their work
■ with a booklet on “My Vacation”.
World History class is now
studying a chapter on revolution
, ary governments in Russia, Italy,
and Spain.
| The High School play “Quit
(Your Kidding”, a three-act com
|edy, will be presented this com
ing Thursday evening, April 19th.
There are thirteen transits of
Mercury across the sun in a cen
tury. The last one was on Nov. 11,
1940, and the nevt will be Nov.
114, 1953. Conditions are somewhat
j favorable for earthquake tremors
along the Pacific coast from April
19th to April 27th.
Home Service financial aid by
the Red Cross, primarily to. fami
lies of servicemen, totaled more
than $3,300,000—an increase of
57 percent.
NOME RED CROSS
SUPPORTERS PRAISED
The Bed Cross committee is
proud of the splendid response of
the women’s clubs in the commu
nity which gave their time volun
tarily at the Bed Cross desk this
week in, the foyer of the Post Of
fice.
Organizations participating were
the Home Arts Club, Nurses Assn.,
Sigma Beta Phi, Pioneer Women,
Order of Eastern Star, Women’s
Society of the Methodist Church,
Catholic Women, NazareneChurch,
and Covenant Church, Rebekahs,
and Skin Sewers.
Women of these groups who
gave their time were Mrs. Boyd
Harwood, Mrs. Clem Boucher,
Mrs. Robert Baldwin, Pearl Wal
len, Mrs. Richard Roell, Mrs. Mel
Jolliffe, Mrs. Don Lyle, Maude
Taft, Mrs. Don Hurlbert, Mrs. iR.!
Robinson, Mrs. Mike Walsh, Mrs.
John Hudert, Julia Weokoluk,
Vera Huff, Mrs. Herb Jenks, Mrs.
H. Jonish, Lucille Dahl, Louise
| Klaussen.
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JOHN L. LEWIS*
UNION SUIT DROPPED
WASHINGTON, (JP)—'The U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals yester
day dismissed the government’s
appeal from a decision which had
cleared John L. Lewis’ United
Mine Workers of contempt of
court in their 1950 contract strike.
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BARTLETT, TRUMAN CONFER
ON ALASKA STATEHOOD
WASHINGTON, {IP)— Delegate
Bartlett of Alaska spent 15 min
iutes with President Truman yes
terday. He told a reporter:
“The President said he is more
convinced than ever of the need
of statehood for Alaska and will
| do all in his power to bring it
i about.” i
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