_Foresees “Human” Machines
“Intelligent” machine* with an almost human conception of motion
m the result of a far wider use of hydraulic torque converter trans
missions, are foreseen by F. G. Shoemaker, consulting engineer of the
Detroit Diesel Engine Division of General Motors. Here is a cartoonist a
impression of a power shovel which would use the same type of circular
motion as a man employing a hand shovel. Present power shovels scoop
up earth and rock with straight or angular motions.
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NOME HIGH BEATS ARMY
Last evening at the Nome
School gymnasium the Nome High
School basketball team played an
exciting game with the army
ahead at the end of the half with
a score of 19-16.
The last four minutes of the
game had everyone on their toes
with the final score in favor of
the High School 39-32.
Bell and Felder on the school
team led with 9 points each and
Stockton of the Army with 11
points.
Wednesday evening the Nome
Beverage played the U.S. Merc
at the Base gym with the Bever
age team winning 36-31. The High
School scored over the Fire De
partment with 46-35.
Splendid support of the town
was given to last night's game
with fhd balcony filled.
On Jan. 28th the Stateside
Commandos are scheduled to ar
rive and play the High School at
the school gymnasium and plans
are being made to accommodate
as many as possible for the big
event.
'republicans have
GOOD MEETING
A w e 11-attended Repuolican
meeting was held last Wednesday
evening and plans for the forth
coming primary election were dis
cussed.
Authorization was given for a
notice to Republicans who are
contemplating filing that all cer
tificates of candidacy must be
filed by midnight of Jan. 31.
“Is he careful?” echoed a gos
siper. “Why he’s as careful as a
nudist going through a barbed
wire fence.”
SCHOOL NEWS ,
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5th GRADE NEWS
We are studying proper food
| selection and meal planning in
health class. With our set of food
1 fodels we are preparing a table
display of good and poor menus.
| In arithmetic we are studying1
area and perimeter of rectangles
as 'well as scale drawings.
Our spelling bee has been very |
interesting. Competition is keen.;
Fred Atangana enrolled last j
week. Fred is from King Island.
FIRST GRADE
' The two first grade rooms now
! have a total enrollment of 81.
Three sections of blackboard
have been framed and placed in i
the upstairs first grade room. This
is much appreciated.
Both sections of our grade arc
enjoying the stories in “Fym with
Dick and Jane,” and its accom
panying work-book. A new num
ber work-book has also been star
j ted.
i In music class songs learned i
the first semester were counted
and found to total sixteen, not
counting those classified as sing
ing games.
Ruth Kathryn Towner has re
turned after a two months’ trip
through the States. She saw many
interesting things.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
The past week commemorated
the birthdays of three great Am
ericans: Benjamin Franklin, Dan
iel Webster, and Robert E. Lee.
Benjamin Franklin was born on
Jan. 17, 1706, signed four famous
documents among which were the
Declaration of Independence and
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WHAT IS THE BOY SCO JTS'
BENEFIT DANCE FOR.
ANYWAY?
Tomorrow night at the school
gym is the big night for the lucky
people of Nome, The Boy Scouts
are to put on their benefit dance
to raise funds for summer camp
and also to send one boy from
here to go to Valley Forge to the
National Boy Scout Jamboree,
where he will represent Nome to
forty thousand other boys from
all parts of the world. This is tru
ly a chance in a lifetime for this
boy that will be sent. The boy
chosen will be chosen by the boys
in the troop, themselves, and will
be chosen on competitive basis
only. Anyone can be the lucky
boy and everyone will have a»
equal chance to prove his ability
to be the one chosen. Let’s all
help this boy of Nome to be able
to show our ability to the other
boys at this event in the states
and to represent our town that we
want and can be proud of. Give
them a good showing Saturday
night at the dance and give them
a chance to prove that they’re
worth the effort. There will also
be a stage program between the
dance periods by the boys them
selves and music will be furnished
by Jack Estes on the piano, Dan
Jones on the clarinet, Bud Abby
on the drums and also a tap dance
routine is hoped to be there Let’s
dance, shall we?
Skip Barron
Ass't Scoutmaster
the Constitution of the United
States.
Daniel Webster was born on
Jan. 18, 1782, and became one of
four leading statesmen and an
orator. He was a graduate of
Dartmouth College.
Robert E. Lee was born on
Jan. 19,1807 and became the gen
eral for the South during the Civ
il War. He became president of
Washington and Lee University in
Virginia.
Nome High School woke res a
new student, Martha Marklty, k*
the sophomore class. Mart* . hi
previously lived in San Ft nd<
Calif., and Homer, Alaska.
The semester exuminati' r.s .ire
over and report cards r. <- out
Wednesday. Students on ti hon
or roll are: George Bell, H ir<-> !
Bell, Ralph Bingham, K.Jherir*
R.iornstad. David Bowen, Juanita
Fagerstrom, Shirlee Fricke, Olga
Hay, John Hudert. Donna Miller,
Vernon Olson, and Claim- • Will
ova.
1 he following students h; i per
fect attendance during th«* last
six weeks: David Bowen. Clara
Brown, -Thelma Cobb. .Ti-anit.*
Fagerstrom, Shirlee Frickc*-. Ire.et
Gray, Olga Hay, John Huder:,
Clara Jorgensen, Joan Lenglev.
Mary Louise Lyle, Raynnn • Mill
er, and Clarence Willoya.
The High School won a brilliant
victory over the Fire Department
at Marks Air Force Base Inst
Monday evening, resulting in a
score of 53 to 39 in our favor.
Every player on our team per
formed well.
Mars is again in a very favor
able position for observation, ft
can be easily seen about half
way between the stars of Regulus
and Spica. The planet Mars is
then very close to the autumnal
equinox. Using the diameter of
the moon for a unit of angular
measurement which is equivalent
to Vfe of a degree, Mars is only
two degrees west of a faint star.
Its movement can now be noticed
with reference to the fixed star.
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