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VOL 37. No. 291. NOME, ALASKA, Thursday, DEC. 9th, 1936. » Per CoPy 15cts
Fireworks Display Xmas Holidays
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PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY
WILL BE A HEADLINER
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
Nome, Alaska
December 5, 1936
OF NOME:
TO THE CHILDREN
For your entertainment I have
brought to Nome a shipment of
fireworks which I think you will
enjoy and I hope that you all will
be able to attend the display.
TIME: I have selected the
night of December 23rd after the
Community Christmas Tree En
tertainment at the School as the
best time; this for the reason
that all the children turn out
that evening for the Christmas
Tree Celebration and if the pro
gram at the School is not too
long it should be the best time
for you to enjoy the exhibit of
fireworks after Santa Claus has
given you your stocking and the
Community Christmas Tree Pro
gram is finished. If the weather
that night is unfavorable the dis
play will be postponed until
later.
PLACE: On the shore oppos
ite Barracks Square; a place will
be roped off where the fireworks
are to be set off. Mr. Sprenger
and Mr. Elms of the Coasit Guard
will have charge.
The following will be includ
ed in the display:—
Opening Salutes:—Nine extra
heavy 9-inch Aerial Flash Sal
utes burst high in the air with
crashing detonations that can be
heard for miles.
Star Spangled Banner Shells:—
A flight of three patriotic bomb
shells, two 9-inch and one 12
inch that fill the firmament with
the glory of the National Colors.
Salamanders of the Sky:—Six
— mighty exhibition rockets go zoo
ming into the night, leaving vivid
fire trails in their wake. They
burst with massive color spreads.
Flight two 2-lb., two 3-lb. and
two 4-lb.
The Floral Frolic:—Two arenic
Floral Batteries eject brilliantly
colored flowers into the night,
creating a fiery tableau of compel
ling beauty.
Machine Gun Bombshells:—A
9-inch repeating-effect bombshell
that releases the staccato rattle
of machine gun Are. Fifty re
ports, each accompanied by a
flash.
Meteor Bombshells:—iwo or
Liberty’s new 9-inch Meteor
Bombshells. Leave trails of gold
fire in their wake, exploding high
in the air with heavy reports.
Golden Cloud Rockets:—A
flight of five—three 21b. and two
3 lb., roar skyward to a great
height where they break with
spreading clouds of gold fire.
Purple Paradise:—A fancy 12
inch shell that releases countless
stars of rare purple coloring, shot
through with trails of glittering
flitter fire.
Flashing Wheel:—A large pyro
technic wheel that displays with
changing color effect and ends its
action with a series of rapid-fire
reports, each accompanied by a
brilliant flash.
Cleopatra’s Jewels:-—Three jew
el shells—two 9-inch and one 12
inch—burst at a high altitude
releasing colorful spreads of con
trasting gem fire.
Willow Tree Rockets:—Five big
skyrockets—three 2 lb., and two
3 lb.—ascend to a great height
and burst to form weeping wil
low spreads of scintillating fire.
Prismatic Fountains:—Two are
nic fountain pieces send up brill
iant colored fire drops, which in
termingle in a beautiful kaledo
scopic effect.
Tropical Storm:—A 9-inch re
peaiting-effect bombshell that
breaks with eight lightning-like
King Is Reported
Ready Abdicate
Editor’s Note—“An item of news
was picked up late this afternoon
by the Nugget’s short wave set,
broadcasted from London, stating
it was reported that King Ed
ward’s answer to Premier Stan
ley Baldwin in their conference
today, was that the King said he
was ready to abdicate the Brit
ish throne.”
Tells PAA Plans
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Dec. 8—Vice Presi
dent R.G. Thatch of the Pan Am
erican Airways, described nego
tiations which were reported un
derway among his firm and cer
tain Canadian airlines and the
Canadian government on the es
tablishing of a Seattle to Alaska
airiine as “delicate business.”
Thatch is here to confer with
executives of the company’s Al
aska interests and said, “Alaska
aviation is something we are in
terested in.”
SANTA WILL BE ON HAND FOR THE FIREWORKS
AS WELL AS 99 PERCENT OF ALL THE NOMEITES
flashes and thunder reports, fol
lowed by showers of rainbow
stars.
Jeweled Streamers:—3 heavy
rockets—two 3 lb. and one 4 lb.—
cut fiery trails through the night,
and burst to fill the heavens with
golden streamers dotted with
colorful jewel fires.
Aerial Bouquet:—One 12-inch
Liberty Shell releases at high al
titude an aerial bouquet of fiery
blossoms of every hue.
Paradise Shells:—Two special
9-inch bombshells release count
less stars in a symphony of har
monizing colors.
Will-o’the-Wisp:—Shimmering
lights that disappear and reap
pear in the skies.
Shells of the Seasons:-*-A flight
of three shells—two 9-inch and
one 12-inch—break with large
color spreads representing the
four seasons of the year.
Searchlight Rockets:—Three
mighty skyrockets—two three lb.
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Work With PAA
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Dec. 9—City Coun
cil President,Austin Griffiths,said
the council will ask for Federal
approval of a Lake Washington
site at Madison Point for a sea
plane base, after Robert Thatch,
vice president of Pan American
Airways, told them today that
the PAA are ‘‘particularly inter
ested” in having a suitable base
developed here.
Thatch said his company plans
a Northern route to the Orient
via Alaska, which will be two
thousand miles shorter than the
route from Alameda.
President Griffiths said the
WPA would cooperate in develop
ment of the base if the city of
Seattle obtains the Bureau of Air
Commerce’s approval and that
federal money will be made avail
able.
Special Power of Attorney forms
HUSKIES SHOWN IN REAL FIGHTING SPIRIT
The University of Washington Huskies, champions of the Pacific Coast Conference football ser
ies are shown here defeating th ’ University of Southern Califor >a eleven 12 to 0 at Seattle. Their
victory at that t me made them the leading contenders for the Rose Bowl game. The picture
shows Jimmy Cain <>2 star Hu* kyhalfback being pulled down by "ro.ian Lyman Russell. AP photo
OVER MRS. SIMPSON
(By The Associated Press)
Premier Stanley Baldwin grav
ely announced in the House of
Commons that the government
had flatly refused to yield to a
compromise plan that had been
submitted by the King and that
would enable him to marry Mrs.
Simpson and keep the throne.
What King Offered
The King offered to agree that
his marriage should not interfere
on his death with the succession
to the throne of the Duke of
York, 41 years old, the eldest
brother of the king, or of the
Duke’s children.
The premier stated to the House
of Commons that if the King
should marry Mrs. Simpson, she
automatically would become the
queen unless there should be spec
ial legislation to introduce. The
premier declared such a consti
tutional change would require
the assent of all the Dominions.
He added:
“I am satisfied from inquiries I
have made this assent would not
be forthcoming.”
Parliament With Premier
The premier was deliberate &
emphatic as he said:
“By the fact of Mrs. Simpson’s
marriage to the King necessarily
she would become queen and
would enjoy all the status rights
and privileges. Her children
would be in direct line of succes
sion to the throne.”
The premier’s statement was
greeted with thunderous appla
use, showing that parliament is
with him.
Greatest News Since Armistice
Thundering and roaring at top
speed, the great presses of Lon
don newspapers are turning out
issues as fast as possible, but
they are unable to supply the
demand for news about King Ed
King And Premier
W ere in Conference
Over Mrs. Simpson
'By The Associated Press 1
LONDON, Dec. 9th—Premier
Stanley Baldwin told the House
of Commons today that he hoped
to make a statement tomorrow
on King Edward’s decision re
garding his wish to marry Mrs.
Ernest Wallis Simpson, in reply
ing to a question put to him by
Clememt Attlee, opposition lea
der. Later he declared that he
should realize the anxiety felt
over the constitutional crisis whi
ch is increasing, and Baldwin
said, no one realized it better.
ward and Mrs. Simpson. The de
mand for papers is the greatest
since the Armistice, and news
vendors have never done such a
rushing busine-s as now since
the termination of fighting in the
world war. Only a few first edi
tions reach the suburbs of Lon
don, so great is the demand. This
is the first time that English pa
pers have published full accounts
of the King’s infatuation for Mrs
Simpson and its possible develop
ments, although all the papers
have kept representatives follow
ing details of the love affair for
months.
Statement by Laborite
Colonel, the Right Honorable
Joshua Clement Wedgewood,
Laborite leader and member of
the House of Commons, told the
British press that apparently the
king is winning out on his con
tention to keep the friendship of
Mrs. Simpson and to retain his
throne.
The Colonel added: The King
is beloved. One thing that we
have got to avoid is his abdica
tion. Any change will tear the
country in two. If a general el
ection comes, the outcome will
be on the side of the King.”
British Author’s View
Hugh Walpole, British author,
declared in Washington that the
storm over the friendship ofKing
Fourteen Died
(Bv The Associated Press)
CROYDEN, England, Decem
ber 9—Fourteen persons induci
ng Juan de la Cierva, autogyro
nvemtor, met a flaming death in
the crash of "KLM" a Dutch air
liner, four minutes off the run
way at Crowdon Airdrome.
Three survived were German
passengers: Walter Schuberk, wire
less operator VonBemmel, whose
condition is grave, the stewar
dess, who leaped before the craft
caught fire and whose condition
is not serious.
Other victims included Admir
al Arvld Lindman, former Swed
ish Secretary of State Baron Gott
fried, and Meyern Hohenburg of
Germany. Two victims were
women.
The plane heading into a heavy
fog which cut visibility to little
mar: than twenty yards, when
it hit the roof tops. No Ameri
cans we e aboard.
De La Cierva began experi
ments on autogyros a predeces
sor of the helicopter, twelve
years ago. The first one flew in
March, 1934.
Edward for Mrs. Simpson might
destroy the power of the Crown
and threaten the British empire,
‘‘not”, Walpole added, “because
Mrs. Simpson is an American
born woman, but now' an English
subject by marriage, would Eng
land spurn her as queen, but be
cause the Crown, which is sensi
tive to every high ideal, would
lose caste through unity with a
woman twice divorced.”
Bill Drafted for New Ruler
It is reported the premier has
drafted an emergency bill which
will make the Duke of York sov
ereign of Great Britain in the
event of King Edward’s abdica
tion. The Duke of York, who is
41 years old, is the King’s oldest
brother. Both he and Mrs. Simp
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