THE NOME NUGjGET
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NOME, ALASKA
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E. P. BOUCHER . Managing Editor
Entered as second class matter October 14, 1943, at the postoffice
at Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, March 12, 1952
A LOT OF BALLAST FOR A MAGIC CARPET
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NEW TB DRUG MUST PROVE ITSELF
The National Tuberculosis Association is much
concerned over the premature publicity that has been
given the new TB drug wdiich has been written up in
magazines and newspapers all over the States recently.
According to the Alaska Tuberculosis Assn, it is
very unusual for such releases on a drug which has
had only a 15-week tryout at the most. They feel that
the announcement is premature, insomuch that other
drugs have been found in the past that showed similar
good results in the early stages, but continued use
developed reactions that made them unsuitable as a
cure.
The National Tuberculosis Assn, urges the public
not to build up too much hope on a miraculous cure
until the drug has proven itself. '
City Council Notes
The Nome City Council has
been petitioned by local minis
ters to take some action on con
ditions at the cemetery.
Conditions are now such, it was
revealed, that when a grave is
dug, frequently it is found that
the spot already contains a casket.
To dig graves in the winter is a
costly procedure, as a steam boiler
must be used to thaw the ground
and many hours of labor are re
quired.
With the aid of the City Clerk,
the situation was reviewed, show
ing that the citizens a few years
ago formed a special organization
known as the Cemetery Associa
tion. This group raised funds to
improve the condition of the cem
etery and establish it under city
control so that a permanent record
of burials could be kept.
It was revealed that an agree
ment had been made with the
U.S. Smelting Co. for company
owned lots to complete the ceme
tery and that the matter had been
left as unfinished business when
the manager of the company, A.
M. Hartford, died.
The City Council stated they
would take action immediately
BERING SEA CLUB TO
FEATURE MERCHANT LUNCH
Agnes Milligan, well - known
throughout this area for her ex
cellent cooking, has returned to
Nome to be with the Bering Sea
Club where she is assisted by
Lillian Wright. Miss Wright is
new to Nome but not new to
Alaska as she has been in this
part of the territory as cook on
the M.S. Health.
A special feature in their cook
ing specialties will be a mer
chant’s lunch called “Cook’s Spe
cial” which will be served every
day for $1.25 and should prove
to be very popular.
upon the return of the present
manager, Carl Glavinovich.
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Councilman Mclvor of the Health
Committee reported that he was
contacting trained nurses in town
to see if one could be obtained
to carry on the duties of public
health nurse, insomuch as the
community has been unable to
get any action from the territorial
health commissioner at Juneau,
and one was badly needed in the
school and community in general.
For Good Printing Call Main 125
Kotzebue News
Over 5,000 pounds of dogs were
loaded into one of Wien’s planes
recently to be taken to Fairbanks
to’ participate in the races, the
largest representation to go from
this area.
Joe Carter, Alfred Wells and
Stephen Sampson, all of Noorvik.
Clifton Jackson of Kiana, Samuel
Dives and Seymour of Point Hope,
and Charlie Jones of Kotzebue
went along with their 76 dogs.
Arthur Fields of Kotzebue, Les
lie Coffin of Noorvik and Theo
dore Westlake and Henry Jack
son of Kiana followed on a later
plane to assist in the handling of
the teams in Fairbanks.
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Anna Forslund of Anchorage
was a recent visitor of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Forslund.
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Tommy Richards and Rodney
Lincoln shot a wolf from then
plane about five miles east of
Kotzebue. Tommy flew a photo
grapher to the head of the Noa
tak recently where a number of
wolf packs were seen, and pic
tures were taken.
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With the arrival of Lola Al
bright, Alan Hale, Jr., and cam
eramen, two planes took movie
personnel and equipment to Dio
mede Island for shots for “Arctic
Flight.”
A polar bear hunt, with close
ups of the kill, and wolf packs
have already been filmed. The
picture stars Wayne Morris and
is under the direction of Ewing
Scott, both of whom arrived sev
eral weeks before the others.
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The Norseman belonging to the
Gaasland Construction Co. which
had a forced landing on a sand
bar about twelve miles out of Kot
zebue last fall is to be brought
into the village for repairs. Ar
thur Fields has the contract for
the handling of the plane.
The initial attempt to* move and
bring the’ plane in through the
use of a team of 72 dogs was un
successful, and as soon as pres
ent overflow conditions are better
the B & R tractor will be sent to
bring it into the village.
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Jack Bullock left Kotzebue re
cently enroute fo*r Nome, Fair
banks and Anchorage, from where
he will go to Unalaska to super
intend the handling of the Tula
to King Cove for repairs.
Lena Norton of the hospital
staff is on several weeks’ leave
in Fairbanks.
Sammy Henry left for ;Seattle.
where he will join the crew of
Archie Ferguson’s tug Finch.
Dr. E. S. Rabeau of the ANS
Hospital and Nelson Walker made
a trip into Anaktuvik Pass, going
in one day and returning to Kot
zebue the next. Dr. Rabeau ar
rived in Kotzebue just in time to
catch an outgoing Alaska Air
lines plane to Nome.
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Guests at the last Chamber of
Commerce meeting included Rev.
Laycock of Point Hope and Val
Greuel, Tundra Topics editor of
Fairbanks.
Mrs. Greuel was in Kotzebue
to make tape recordings which
will be broadcast on a half-hour
program over KFAR. To be fea
tured on the program are the
ACCA activities and the movie
people now in the village.
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Andrew Green of Kivalina, the
object of several days search by
Tenth Rescue and Wien pilots,
was found by Wien’s Jim Free
ricks. Pilot Freericks landed on
the ice which had carried Andrew
away from the shore, picked him
up and returned him to his home
at Kivalina.
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Dr. Gordon P. Gould, Supt.
Alaska Methodist Mission,
y peak Here Sunday
Jr. P. Gordon Gould, Supt. of
| the Alaska Methodist Mission, is
scheduled to speak at the Com
munity Methodist Church Sunday
as the beginning of a ^week’s
series of Lenten services at the
Church.
Coming with Dr. Gould are two
visitors from the States who will
take part in the week’s visitation
-and preaching mission. These two
men, Albert Osborn, of Grand Is
land, Neb., and another man still
undetermined are two of eighteen
who are coming to the Methodist
Churches of the territory to assist
in this week’s services.
Dr. Gould has planned for a
territory - wide emphasis during
the Lenten season.
Mr. Osborne is a layman of the
church and will be working with
local laymen of the Nome church
in a friendly visitation program.
Mr. Osborne has been for 29
years a postoffice clerk, is a mem
ber of the board of trustees of his
church in Grand Island, Neb., and !
is head usher there. He is a sec-!
retary of a Masonic lodge and a
member of I.O.O.F. The men’s
group of his church are arranging
for his transportation to and from
Nome.
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Dr. Gould was in Tacoma over
the weekend, Juanita Fagerstrom
wrote from the College of Puget
Sound, was to be in Seattle today,
and tomorrow is to meet with the
men coming to the Alaska chur
ches to plan the week’s special
services.
Dr. Gould plans to be at each
of the churches in Alaska during
one of the day of the week’s ser
vices.
As far as wars are concerned,
history need not bother to repeat
itself. !
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Pilot Jumps to Death;
Abandoned Jet Kills Man
DARMSTADT, Germany, (>P)—
A UJS. Air Force jet pilot jumped
to his death Tuesday and his
abandoned F-84 Thunderjet fight
er crashed in the back yard of a
home here, killing a German man
and injuring another.
The pilot's body was found a
mile away.
The plane narrowly missed an
apartment house and plunged into
a yard, killing Alfred Langohr,
55, as he was setting up a saw to
cut wood.
SKODA PRODUCTION DROPS
VIENNA, (/P) — Despite a de
mand for greater production, the
output of locomotives in the giant
Skoda works in Rilsen, Czecho
slavakia, is behind schedule. Ra
dio Brno said that January pro
duction was only 66 percent of
the target.
Western economists in Vienna
said locomotive production possi
bly was down because the Skoda
works is streamlining its output
of tanks and guns for Russia.
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