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Deliveries of equipment and supplies for
! commercial use are increasingly uncertain. Price
advances appear inevitable.
It is just GOOD BUSINESS PROTECTION
to place orders NOW for your 1941 season re
quirements.
Full descriptive information and prices now
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LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO
CHARLES WILCOX BADLY
BURNED IN CABIN FIRE
The Fire Depar ment was call
ed to a fire this morning, in the
vicinity of Mrs.' T. Lyle’s resi
dence, east and north of the
Nome Public School.
The fir was in the attic of a
cabin habited by Charles Wilcox,
who has been in Nome since a
i year ago.
The doer of the house was
locked and Wilcox was found in
•; the attic. It is not known what
Was the imm diate cause of the
fire, which gutted the attic.
Wilcox, who was severely burn
ed about the face and hands and
having smoke in his lungs, was
taken to the hospital where he is
reported in a critical condition.
All Odd Fello ■s ar. especial
ly requested this evening to at
tend the practice of the First De
gree which will be conferred on
the Anniversary Class that was
begun cn last Friday.
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE
The members of Nome Lodge
No. A-5 and Midnight Sun Re
bekah Lodg No. 3A assembled
in the IOCF Hall to celebrate the
122nd Anniversary of the estab
lishment of the order in America.
The attendance was all that
could be expect, d as a number
of the members have left town
for outlying sections to look af
ter their interests.
The celebration commenced
with the r ndition of the Anni
versary Exercises conducted by
Noble Grand, Robert Baldwin,
Vice Grand, Harry Nelson, and
Past Grand Wilfred Boucher. Af
ter the conclusion of the exercis
es a short program was enjoyed,
follow d by cards.
Winners of the card games
were as follows:
Ladies: 1st, Mrs. E. M. Stewart,
2nd Mrs. A. Polet, 3rd Mrs. E.
Slack.
Gent-': 1st Mr. Frank Rice, 2nd
Mr. Ole Hay, 3rd Mr. Andy Ro
berts.
Mrs. Eva Slack was also the
winner of the Duece of Trump
contest.
A sumptuous luncheon was s.r
! ved in the dining room which
was enjoyed by all and the 122nd
Anniversary will be remembered
i as being successfully and enter
tainingly celebrated,
j On Sunday Evening the two
bodies attended services at the
Federated Church as special
guests and listened to a very able
Anniversary Address by Rev. W.
P. Wood.
j After several weeks of vaca
tion, the Board of Directors of
the Northwestern Alaska Cham
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her of Commerce will meet to-1
morrow, Tuesday, at 12 noon, in
the North Pol: Bakery fcr the;
purpose of arranging the annual
; meeting which was postponed ;
last February until the officers
i and many members returned
I from their visits to the States.
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What was believed to be the
| first goose of the season, sighted
in the Nome area, was report: d
j by Bud Lehmann and A1 Arrow
! wood at 5:50 a.m. Saturday morn
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HOSPITAL NOTES
Myron Wheeler is improving.
Mat Koivuka was admitted to
the hospital.
Charles Wilcox was admitted
to th. hospital.
ED BORDERS FINISHES
HIS 1,200-MILE HIKE
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spicial dispatch to the Fairbanks
News-Miner from Hazleton, B.
! C., says Ed Borders, husky Uni
i versity of Alaska mining engin
eering student, has completed the
1,200-mile hike from Fairbanks
i when he reached there yesterday.
Borders’ elapsed time was three
! months.
Borders left Fairbanks on Jan
uary 22. He finished his snowshoe
Alike in good health. While on the
! trail, Borders received the news
iof his mother’s death from trap
pers who had picked up a radio
i broadcast from Seattle.
Buy them by the bundle. Use
I them for starting fires. For Stale
: at The Nome Nugget.
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Airways News
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I’AA Activities
A PAA Elcctra. piloted bv
Harm Josivn arrived Nome today
with first class mail and the fal
lowing passengers:
Mrs. L. Grant
Tolbert Scott
Robert Seott
William Graves
H; rbert Reader
On the return trip the plane
took cut first class mail.
Gene Meyenng piloting a PAA
Elcctra arrived Nome today with
the following pass ngers:
Milton O'Farrel
A. Malde
T J. Pyle
J Belleview
J. Fell owes
On the return trip one pas
senger was carried: J. D. Organ.
A PAA Pilgrim is expected in j
today with mere mail.
Mllfsnv ACTIVITIES
Pilot Sass^en arrived Nome to
day from Anchorage with the fol
lowing passengers:
Adolf Sygulla
Harry Whaley
Bob Albertus
George Bentley
John Van
Orville Van
Miss Holt i
Ross Kinney
Mr. John Broadwell, construc
tion engine r of the CAA, is in
Nome supervising construction of
a power line from Nome to the
future CAA radio control s'ation
at Nome airport. Work on the
control station is well underway
and the CAA radio station, which
is now in the Federal Building,
should be installed at th; airport
within a month.
Mrs. Luella Grant returned to
Nome today via plane, having
gene Outside in the early part
of February.
Tolbert Scott, Nome mining
,man returned to Nome today via
plane from the States where he
spent the winter with his fam
ily. He was accompanied by his
son, Robert.
Milton O'Farrel, son of Mr. and
Mrs. O'Farrel of this city, return
ed to Nora; today following a
winter spent in the States.
J s. Belleview of the Dry
Creek Dredging Company of
Deering returned to Nome today
via plane from the States.
Since the first of January, the
Home Arts Club has sponsored
locally the program of the Ameri
can Women’s Volunteer S rvices
of America, Inc. by preparing
and sending to headquarters ar
ticles of clothing to ba used in j
relief work in England. To date,!
five bundles have been shipped
from Nome containing sweaters,!
socks, bed-socks, children's sweat j'
ers, and new and used clothing.!
Women expressing a desire to
hav.3 a part in this work have
been given yarn and other mater
ial to be made up, 'the entire sup
ply having been donated.
It now becomes necessary to'
purchase some now materials if j
the work is to continue. To make
this possible a silver tea to which
the public is invited is being
given at the home of Mrs. Wilbur
P. Wood on Thursday afternoon,
May first, between the hours of
two to five. An attractive music
al program has been arranged,
and fortunes read from tea leav
es will be a special feature.
Mrs. A. Polet is the local chair
man for the relief service and
will bo glad to supply yarn to
any who are interested.
The Nome Daily Nugget came
several forms of prnting blank
;?or your conven nee — Dredge
Logs, thawing r. f drill repo;'
Mining Dmd' lacer ar.d Lod*
iLocation Vfcti Vouchers.
Wanted Employment — to re
plenish traveling funds for Alas
ka tour. Will work in cannery,
bakery, kitchen, laundry, school,
or what. Miss Jean Rathbun, Hart
ford, Washington.
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WOMEN’S BLOUSES
Washable Sheers and Crepes ^
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BERING SEA ROUTE
1941 SAILING SCHEDULE
Steamer To Sail Ports of Call
DERBLAY May 20 Regular Ports: Nome and St. Michael.
(Freight) Irregular Ports: Golovin, Solomon,
Bluff, Ungalik, Unalakleet.
COLUMBIA May 30 Regular ports: Nome and St. Michael.
(Fr:ight and Irregular ports: Dutch Harbor (Un
Passengers) alaska).
SUTHERLAND June 4 Regular ports: Nome and St. Michael
(Freight) Irregular Ports: Savoonga, Gambell,
Teller, Tin City, Wales, Shishmaref,
Deering, Keewalik (Cande), Kotzebue,
Dutch Harbor (Unalaska).
(Note: All sailings subject to change without notice).
M. J. WILCOX, Agent