Forecast And
Weather Report
Nome and Vicinity
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Compiled by the U. S. Dept, of
Commerce, Weather Bureau.
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Wednesday, April 9, 1947
Forecast Nome: Clear tonight
and colder. Partly cloudy Thurs
day with occasional fresh north
easter winds. Lowest temperature
tonight zero, highest temperature
Thursday 20.
Nome data as of 7:30 a.m. today:
Precipitation last 24 hours none,
^ total precipitation this month 0.01
inch.
Temperatures last 24 hours: I
highest 28, lowest 4.
Sunrise at 4:48 a.m., sunset at
7:18 p.m.
Comparative data: temperatures
one year ago today: highest 28,
lowest 16.
Extreme temperatures on this
day since 1907: lowest —24 in
1920. highest 52 in 1940.
Data for other selected stations
as of 7:30 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow —2 Snow
Kotzebue —8 Clear
Shishmaref —1 Cloudy
Wales —1 Cloudy
Gambell 2 Clear
Nome 6 Clear
Unalakleet 12 Clear
Bethel 28 Cloudy
McGrath 14 Clear
Anchorage 36 Clear
Fairbanks 25 Clear
Juneau 41 Rain
Whitehorse 35 Clear
Ketchikan 40 Cloudy
Edmonton 49 Partly Cloudy
Seattle 53 Cloudy
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FAIR NOTES
It still isn’t too late to partici
pate in the amateur hour at the
Fair! Why don’t you too try for
the cash prizes to be awarded to
the lucky winners? A first prize of
$10.00 is offered with a second
prize of $5.00 and a third prize of
$2.50.
Anything goes, almost, in the
way of entertainment.
The following people, both
young and old, are already on the
mirthful program M.C.’d by Clyde
Kammerer under the direction of
Ellen Mandeville: Jack Whaley.
Mary Roell, Jane Scott, Lt. Stiles,
Woodbury Abbey, Jr., Julia Sil
verman, Brownie Whaley, Marilyn
Dowd, Juanita Fagerstrom, June
Dunbar, Kitty Bjornstad, Lois
Swunberg, Jackie Dowd, Phyllis
Roell, Carl Showers, A1 Earhart,
and little Lynette Whaley. Join in
the fund and try for one of the
prizes merely by contacting Ellon
Mandeville, the sooner the better.
Also, don’t forget the children’s
parade or the amateur movies! Are
you getting your entries ready?
These are only a few of the varied
features planned for the Fair in or
der to make it entertaining as well
as educational and enlivened. It is
not often the chance is given for
everyone to participate in our pub
lic functions, so why not take ad
vantage of this chance.
Late entries in the amateur hour
are Dan and Elda Jones.
P. R. CUTTING
ENROUTE TO FOX BAR
P. R. Cutting of Anchorage ar
rived last Monday evening enroute
to Fox Bar where he will be in
charge of operations for the new
organization which recently bought
this mining property from the Rei
gel Brothers.
Army Needs New
Frigid Weather
Equipment
WASHINGTON, (JP) — The war
department said today Alaska test
maneuvers have proved the army
must develop a lot of new equip
ment if it expects to be an cfficien4
fighting force in frigid climates.
Summarizing findings of task
forces “Williwaw” and “Frigid”
which will return soon from bases
on Adak and at Fairbanks, the de
partment said the equipment in
cludes:
A light, portable shelter sturdy
enough to stand heavy rain, fine
snow and hurricane winds.
A motor oil which won’t freeze
at temperatures lower than 30 be
low zero.
i Clothing which is warm without
being too bulky to permit freedom
I of movement.
A tundra and mountain crossing
vehicle which can carry personnel
and supplies and is sturdy enough
i to need little maintenance.
A self-heating can for rations.
A different kind of tank from
1
I those used in temperate zones.
The current Armored Cavalry
Journal quotes Col. Paul V. Kane,
j who commanded “Frigid” as say
ing flatly that tanks are “thor
j oughly impractical in the Arctic.”
Critics of such armor say tanks
quickly bog down in the soft Aleu
tian tundra, the rough Alaska ter
rain immobilizes them, the lubri
cants freeze, and 60 degrees below
zero seems to be the breaking point
for their crews.
The Journal account said Kane
estimated a man loses his efficien
cy at the rate of 2 per cent for ev
ery degree under zero. One officer
spent six hours in a tank at sub
Round The World
Delayed
—
NEWARK, N. J. (/P)—Maj. Vin
cent A. Carson, assistant manager
of Newark airport, said last night
the city of Newark has “rescinded
permission granted for April, 1947“
for the proposed around the world
flight by Chicago pen manufactur
er Milton Reynolds.
Carson said “upon completion
of required and necessary repairs,
Mr. Reynolds may re-initiate his'
request and upon rendering a
guarantee that the aircraft is ready'
to fly, he may be given permission
to operate the flight.”
Major Carson said Reynolds and
his associates concurred in the
statement.
Reynold-, in his announcement j
of the flight, had said he would at-!
tempt to set a new unofficial rec
ord of 55 hours in girdling the
globe ill a converted A-26 bomber
with a two-man crew, besides him
self.
zero tempe. atures and reports his
efficiency at the end of the period
was nil.
Maj. Myron Johnson, .ank test
officer of "Frigid”, and Capt. Geo.
J. Skeets, commanding company
D of the 66th tank batallion disa
greed with Col. Kane. They said
tie present tank can be modified
to surmount Arctic conditions.
The war department disclosed
that "Williwavv” will sail April 16
from Adak for Seattle, Wash. "Fri
gid" will return in two groups.
The first will leave Fairbanks
April 18 for San Francisco. The
second will embark May 10 for
Seattle.
Slash Will Cut
USES Service
WASHINGTON, </P) — Director
Robert C. Goodwin said today it
would be “impossible” for the
United States Unemployment
Service to “carry out its responsi
bilities” in the next fiscal year be
cause of appropriation cuts voted
by the House.
Goodwin appeared before a Sen
ate appropriations sub-committee
which is reviewing $13,714,000 of
reductions made in the $31,850,700
budget recommendations for the
labor department.
Secretary of labor Schwellen
bach was to have testified Tues
day but the coal and telephone t.e
ups forced him to delay his ap
pearance.
Goodwin said the House had
voted the full amount, $71,728,000,
for grants to states in the fiscal
year that begins July 1, but had
approved only $900,000 for arlm n
istration service. He asked the Sen
ate to restore $3,012,900.
Otherwise, Goodwin said, sever
al functions of the USES must be
curtailed or restricted. He men
tioned programs for employment
of Veterans and physically handi
capped and closing of 12 regional
USES field offices.
DOG OWNERS WARNED ABOU7*
MENACE TO REINDEER
Manager George Beacom of the
Northwestern Alaska Fair Assn,
announces that the reindeer which
are enroutc from Kotzebue for the
Fair, are expected to arrive in a
few days, and cautions all dog
owners tiiat any dog approach ng
the corrals will be shot by the
herders.
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