Salmon Smell
Their Way Home
NEW YORK, (/P) — Discovery
that migrating salmon probably
smell their way back home from
the sea was reported to the Amer
ican association for the advance-1
ment of science.
The discovery was made at the
University of Wiscousin by train
ing salmon minnows. These little i
things learned to discriminate be
tween the waters from different
lakes by the differences in the j
smell.
The experiments were done by f
Prof. Arthur D. Hasler and by j
Warren Wisby. Blind minnows
weer used. They were trained by
receiving food when they swam
in water from one lake, but, by
being given a mild electric shock
if they chose the water from an
other lake.
Finally they chose the lake that
gave them food in preference to
all others and regardless of what
happened.
How salmon find their way back
to the same river and same creek
from thousands of miles at sea has
been one of the great fish mys
teries.
ROTARIANS TO CHEER FOR
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
High School coach Lud Urick
gave the Rotarians first hand in
formation on the Nome School’s
basket ball five at the Rotary
luncheon Thursday noon. “The
team has shown more progress
than any high school team I have
watched in 25 years in basket
bull,” Coach Urick said. “We have
a six foot, four-inch center and a
good spirit in the team, he added,
“and we have a real chance to
take the tournament at Anchorage
this year.”
Rotarians all agreed that they
wanted to attend next week’s
game and by their paid admissions
(50c) swell the kitty that will pay
the team’s expenses to the tour
ney.
Boyd Harwood’s January 2
birthday was observed and Burt
Neilly, deputy marshal of Kotze
bue was recognized as a guest.
When minimum amounts of
riboflavin in diets are increased,
improvements in health have
been noted at every stage of in
crease until more than twice the
minimal amounts are included in
the diet.
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GORDON’S
SCHOOL NEWS
1 1 1
HIGH SCHOOL
On January 3, 1777, Washington
won a battle with Cornwallis at
Princeton. This victory followed
his brilliant victory at Trenton on
Christmas night in 1776. After
these victories, he met with sever
al defeats which led to his retire
ment to Valley Forge for the win
ter of 1777-1778. These days rep
resented the dark days of the Rev
olution. They were followed later
by a series of victories which suc
cessfully terminated the war.
Students report a very happy
and restful Christmas vacation.
They are now preparing for their
semester examinations to be held
next week on Thursday and Fri
day. It is quite appropriate for the
teachers at this time of the year
to take an inventory of knowledge
accumulated by the students. Most
of the students are making good
use of every opportunity in pre
paring for the examinations.
English II students are studying
Julius Caesar and are memorizing
some of the famous passages.
Biology students are making a
thorough study of birds. Extensive
reference work is being done in
the same field.
On Dec. 2nd, the Nome High
| played a practice game against the
i Army All Stars. The game ended
in a score of 27 to 47 in favor of
the Army. A second game was
played and the score was a tie.
was played and the Army again
A two-minute overtime period
scored making a double victory
for them.
The earth’s radius is a conven
ient unit for the distance to the
moon because it has to be taken
only 60 times. It is not good for a
unit in finding the distance to
planets. The mean radius of our
orbit around the sun is used in
measuring the solar system. For
! distances to stars, we must have
; a far greater unit. It is a light year
or the distance light travels in a
yea.*. The velocity of light is 186.
300 miles per second. A light
! year distance becomes stupendous
! for our conception.
EARL TOWNERS RETURN
FROM VACATION IN STATES
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Towner and
family returned Wednesday from
a ‘‘wonderful vacation” which
took them over a lot of the U. S.
A. and during which time they
1 saw Nomeites all over the coun
try After a short visit in Wash
ington they drove to Chicago
where they visited the Ralph Han
sens; Arizona where they say Dr.
J. B. Tucker and family; Texas,
where they visited with the Cari
kers; Minneapolis to see Rev. E.
Lundgrin and E. Ellingsons; Idaho
with Capt. and Mrs. Darling; Pros
ser. Wash., with LeRoy Sullivans;
Republic, Wash., with the George
Modini family; Tieton. Wash., with
Ruth Benniman; Kansas with Em
ily Morgan, Selah, Wash., with
Rev. and Mrs. Amundsen.
In California they were wel
comed by Fritz Mebes, Dan Kemp,
the Frank Whaley’s and Ruth
Newbold.
They report that in Seattle and
that area Nomeites they met were
too numerous to mention, but
among them were the John Solons,
Florence Oberg, Rev. and Mrs.
Whidney, the Bjorne Olson fam
ily. Dr. and Mrs. T. Morcom, Mr.
and Mrs Lars Rynning and the
Bernie Knutson family
Their trip took them as far east
as Chicago, south to Mexico and
u pthe California coast and will
long be remembered.
Girl Scout News
Brownies
The Brownies activities before
Xmas were the making of Xmas
cards using spatter work, etc.
The girls exchange names for
their Christmas party which they
held a little before Xmas. They all
had an enjoyable time.
Patricia Short from Alabama
was recently admitted to the
Brownie troop, raising the enroll
ment to twenty-one members.
At the last meeting the Brown
ies learned the secret sign.
Senior Intermediate
On December 21, 1949, we had
our annual Xmas party. We sang
and danced Folk Dances and play
ed many games. We decorated a
tree and gave it to the Robert
Ozennas.
At our meeting January 5th we
elected officers. President, Kay
Coulthard; secretary ad treasurer,
Karin Frickie; and scribe, Doro
thea Hudert.
Carolyn Glavinovich, Scribe
Seniors
On our hay ride we visited the
hospital where we were kindly
welcomed by Dr. Langsam who
gave us all candy bars after we
had visited all the rooms singing
carols. We all were invited to have
some ice cream at the Glue Pot
which Mr. Hoop was going to buy.
After the carolling we went to
Kitty’s house where we had re
freshments.
At our last meeting we discuss
I ed our program for our ceremony
i changing from Intermediates to
NEWS IN BRIEF
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tered 31 degrees below zero.
The coldest recorded tempera
ture for Moscow was chalked up
Jan. 17, 1940, with a low of 43.t.
degrees below zero.
DETROIT, i/P)—'The watchman
who found a dynamite charge
planted last month at the CIO
United Auto Workers headquar
ters was abducted early today and
dumped, alive, beside the River
Rouge.
He was found this morning,
trussed up and suffering from ex
posure. The watchman, William
Thomas, 58, told police two men
grabbed him at 5 a.m., and drove
away with him in a car.
Doctors at Wayne County hos
pital said he was temporarily In
serious condition.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark t>P)—
Denmark has decided to recognize
communist China, an offici a 2
spokesman announced today. Ar
announcemet of recognition will bo
made soon, the spokesman said.
Seniors. We are going to nave it
some time in March.
Junior Intermediate*
Our group met for a met Xmas
party just before vacation and we
all exchanged gifts. Last evening
we had our first meeting s3®«e va
cation and Juanita Fagerstrom lee
us in singing Scout songs, W*
could not play in the gymnasium
because the floor is being fixed.
Mary Jeanne Boucher, Scribe
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