ANNOUNCING
NEW EXPRESS RATES
Between
ANCHORAGE and NOME
35c Per Pound
Minimum Charge 50^
Takes Effect On April 1, 1941
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BEAUTY BY AIR
Just received by Air Express ELMO, FACTOR, and
TANGLE lip sticks and rouge — latest entrancing shades.
Also by air a supply of delicious candy.
NOME'S OWN DRUG STORE
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LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
GAS STATION AND SALES OFFICE
MOVED TO
NEW LOCATION
ON WEST FIRST AVENUE
THURSDAY MORNING
MAY 22D
24 HOUR SERVICE
LOMEN COMMERCIAL CO.
NOME, ALASKA
Army Bombers Leave For Base
Will Observe Ice Conditions
The two B-18-A Army Air
Corps bombers which arrived
Monday evening took ofT yester
day for Pt. Barrow but were
' only abL to fly as fr.r as Pt. Lay
where they were forced to turr
back due to low ceiling and
snowfall.
The plane left Nome this after
noon flying directly over Norton
Sound ar.d will make a survey of
the ice conditions from St. Mi
dia l to Akulurak, Cape Roman
zof. and Nunivak Island. They
will then proceed to their base
at Elmendorf Field, Anchorage.
The twin flight was under com
mar.d of Lieutenant Don Dunlap,
who was assisted by the follow
ing: Lts. Hawley, Demptser, Mai
tin and King: Sgts. Sho make!
and Schopflin; and Privates
Wright and Johansen.
The Fire Department was call
ed out to extinguish a blaze that
I threatened the residence of Mis?
Helen Forshaug, on B Street,
! ! niear the CAA tractors. The
dwelling was apparently fired by
j a grass fire and about fifty dol
i lars damage was done to th. back
! wall and roof.
The grass around the CAA
diesel equipment standing near
there was burned and one of the
! "cat” cushion covers was destroy
ed. It was not known what start
d the grass fire.
In the U. S. Commissioner's
Court, the following individuals
pled guilty to violations of the
Alaska Motor V-hicle License
Law. and w re fined $10 each.
E. K. Johansen. Hugo Lindfors,
Jim Harper, Ernest Balsiger.
Ernest Boulanger, Wilfred Bou
cher. and William Kubitzoff.
Larry Galvin pled not guilty tc
a similar violation charge and as
a result of a trial in the Commis
sioner's Court he was found
gu.Ity and was fined $15.
RICHARD E. LEE OF NOME
MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA
Word has been received by Mr.
and Mrs. Allan L:e of the mar
riage of Mr Richard Ehrich Lee,
i son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard O.
Lee to Miss Corinne Eleanor
Hight. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold William Hight of Holly
wood. The wedding was held (
Sunday. May 11, in the chapel of.
the First Presbyterian Church of!
Santa Barbara. Mr. Hight, father'
of tne brid., gave his daughter in j
marr.age. One of the bride’s sis- j
ters. Miss Phyllis Hight, was her
only attendant, while Dr. Her-1
man R. Baker attended the j
groom.
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Lee, who!
have been enjoying their winter!
| in Los Angeles, and Miss Mar
! guerite Lee, sister of the groom
j who has been attending Scripps
! College, Claremont, California,
were all present at the wedding.
We are happy to state that Mar
guerite will attend Stanford next j
year, after having passed with j
high standing the very grilling
1 entrance examinations.
The bride was born in Boston,
Mas., and cams west with her
parents 18 years ago. She receiv
ed her education in elementary
private schools, was graduated
from Berkeley Hall High School
in Beverley Hills, and is a grad
: oat of the University of South
j ern California with a Bachelors
I degre. in Speech and French. She
was a secretary for the Associat
ed Aviation Underwriters, w'hen
she met Mr. Lee.
Th: groom was born in Seat
| tie, Washington, received his ele
mentary education in the States,
i and partly in Nome, studied at
! the University of Washington,
but has resided in Nome for 12
years. He has been attending the
i University of California at Los
Angeles this past winter, taking
courses in Mechanical Drawing
and Speech, as well as extensive
j work with the violin and some
: flying lessons.
Mr. Harold Hight, father of the
bride owns and operates a Super
! Service Station, “Hights Tower”
! in Hollywood. The groom’s fa
| ther, Mr. Richard O. Lee, togeth
! er with his tw’o sons, Mr. Allen
i W. Lee and Mr. Richard E. Lee,
| operates the Lee Bros. Dredging
Co. located at Solomon, Alaska.
It is believed that the bride
! and groom, as well as Mr. and
Mrs. R. O. Lee will wend their
! steps northward in, the very near
future.
Airways News
PAA Activities
Passengers to Fairbanks vi«
PAA Electra Monday afternoor
were Miss Edith Hablutzel anc
John Nobel.
The next PAA flight from Fail
hanks is expected to arrive Nom
Friday.
WIEN ACTIVITIES
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Yesterday—Pilot Frank Whal
ey returned from Unalakleet
Ungalik, Kotzebue and Kougar
)k with Bill Odom and Ralph
Ulr ickscn.
Pilot Lund made a trip to Tay
lor and way points with express
Pilot Lund made two trips tc
Council with freight.
Pilot Lund mad? a flight tc
Deering with Bess Cross and
Anne Nienan.
Today — Pilot Whaley made a
trip to Haycock, Unalakleet, Mo.
cs Point and Ungalik with Bill
Odom and Mr. McKenzie.
MIROW ACTIVITIES
Today Pilot Bob Long left for
Deering, Candle, Taylor and Kot
zebue with express and passen
g rs.
Pilot Sasseen is expected back
this evening from Anchorage
with express and pass.ngers.
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Chamber Holds
Noon Luncheon
The first meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Northwestern
Alaska Chamber of Commerce
met in the North Pole Bakery,
Tuesday, May 20, with all mem
bers present:
W. P. Wood, Kenneth Rank, S.
Star.groom, L. Sullivan, A. Polet,
Thos. Morcom. M. D., H. F. Harp
er, H. G. Gabrielson, T. Givan,
Ed. Anderson.
After the r ading of the min
utes, Secretary Polet declared
the nomination of officers for the
ensuing year in order, where
upon
Rev. W. P. Wood was nomin
ated President, and unanimously
elected.
Thos. Givan was nominated
Vice-President, and unanimously
elected.
H. G. Gabrielson was nomin
ated Treasurer, and unanimously
elected.
A .Polet was nominated Secre
tary, and unanimously elected.
The report of the Treasurer
was read which showed there
was a balance on February 20,
1940, of $289.00 There was collect
ed during the year, $4435, making
a total of $754. Expenditures dur
ing the year were $663.18 leaving
a net balance on hand of $90.82.
This expenditure includes the
$200 advanced to the Alaska Plan
ning Council for the publication
of thitt Preliminary Economic
Survey of the Seward Peninsula
area. This publication will be re
ceived in the near future and
will be placed on sale on its ar
rival.
The Secretary reported that
during the week he had collect
ed $35 for membership dues for
the coming year.
On motion the Board will meet
next Tuesday at noon in the Nev
ada Grill at which time the
President will announce the ap
pointment of the different com
mittees for the Chamber.
NORTH STAR TO BE
REPLACED BY SHIPS
OF REGULAR LINES
Arrangements have been made
in Seattle for Office of Indian Af
fairs freight to be carried to
Point Barrow and for north Al
aska points by commercial steam
er this summer, General Superin
tendent Claude M. Hirst announc
ed.
The regular Alaska supply ship
the North Star, has been assign
ed to the Atlantic.
Supplies for Southeast Alaska
stations are already being ship
ped in by commercial steamer,
Hirst said.
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And Ends On May 29th
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FLY TO SEATTLE
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Depart from Nome Mondays and Fridays
$234 one way
$421.20 round trip
Round Trip Tickets Good For One Year
Fast, Luxurious LOCKHEED
LODESTARS now Operating
Over Fairbanks-Seattle Route
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1941 SAILING SCHEDULE
BERING SEA ROUTE
Lv Seattle Due Nome Sail south
DERBLALY (Freight) May 20th May 30th
| Nome and Norton Sound Ports
COLUMBIA (Freight and Pas-May 30th June 9th June 10th
sengers) Nome and St. Michael.
! SUTHERLAND (Freight) Nome, June 4th June 14th
; St. Michael, Savoonga, Gambell,
! Teller, Tin City, Males Shish
; maref. Deering, Keewalik, Kot
zebue.
NOTE. Arrival dates Nome and Southbound sailing dates are ap
proximate only. All sailings subject to change without
notice-_ M. J. WILCOX Agent