Bob Harwood Gives
Chamber a Pep Talk
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Bob Harwood, vice president of
the Chamber of Commerce gave
a, real pep talk to the members
at the Chamber noon luncheon
on the formation of a committee
to start working for a state build
ing, so that a museum may be
come a reality before the many
valuable relics are destroyed or
sent away to other communities
which have established their mu
seums, or are working on them.
Special money has been allo
cated for tourist attractions and
other communities are matching
hinds for renovation of totem
poles, welcome signs, directional
signs for travelers, native attrac
tions, suyh as an open meeting
house for the Chilkat dancers.
Nome should take advantage of
this offer, felt Harwood, and not
lose any more time about it.
CITY BASKETBALL LEAGUE
GETS UNDERWAY TUESDAY
The City Basketball League
will get underway on Tuesday,
Nov. 7 with the playing of the
annual Alumni vs. the High
School team. (This is a non-league
game). The High School Girls
will play the Women’s Alumni
team. Actual league play will
then continue on the following
Tuesday, Nov. 14 with two games
scheduled per night or* Tuesday
and Friday.
Howie Nelson of KICY is the
newly selected Commissioner of
Basketball and will be in charge
of all league activities this season.
R 1961-62 Basketball Schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 7—Alumni vs
High School at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 14—ANB vs
Polar, 7:00 pjn.
intsc HOSPITAL
A baby boy was born this
morning at the hospital to Mr.
and Mis. Billy Koweluk.
Admitted: Evelyn Oxereok
from Wales, May Conwell from
Kotzebue, Grace Parker, Lucy
Strickland, Mary Bergamashi, and
Dennis Warneke.
Discharged: Myles Gonongnan,
Walter Anagick, Jane Attatayuk,
and Beatrice Crump and infant
daughter.
N O TIC Z
# Real and Personal Property
Taxes will become delinquent if
not paid by Rot. 30, 1001.
Robert F. Scott,
City dork
; Pub: Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 1961.
I Rep. Cohelan Cancels
Visit to Nome Sunday
Rep. Jeffery Cohelan, Califor
nia congressman, who was to have
visited Nome on Sunday, has been
forced to change his plans and
has cancelled his visit. He is a
member of the House Aimed
Services Committee, and was on
a five-day tour of military in
stallations in Alaska.
Following is the text of his mes
sage to Maj. David Money, ex
plaining his inability, to come to
' Nome at this time:
“I sincerely regret that I am
unable to visit Nome on this trip.
My interest posture in Alaska en
tails visits fo the major military
commanders and installations
which preclude any possibility of
including Nome in my tight sched
ule and in the limited time avail
able. Be assured that I am sensi
tive to the very real problems of
outlying frontier areas such as
yours and will consider in de
tail all measures designed to en
hance the Alaskan posture. I will
continue to work with Sens.
Bartlett and Gruening and with
my distinguished colleague and
friend Ralph Rivers.”
Frank Morris Sends
Word from Tehran
The Nugget on Thursday re
ceived a letter mailed in Tehran,
Iran, on Tuesday—half way
around the world. It was from
Frank Morris, formerly with the
Bureau of Public Roads here.
Morris is on an overseas assign
ment for the BPR, using his
know-how to build roads in that
far-off Asiatic kingdom. He liken
ed U.S. foreign aid to Iran, which
is Just emerging from the feudal
system, “as akin to aiding a wolf
from a trap,” there being no Ques
tion as to its need, tout that it
must be administered with ex
treme care.
He also said that while he has
become accustomed to the Iranian
living conditions, he now feels
the “cold” with the temperatures
dropping to the high fifties at
night.
Few Stall Loft for
Lion Excursion to Fairbanks
The Lions - Rotary exchange
excursion between Nome and
Fairbanks on Nov. 11-12, has at
tracted considerable interest. Lion
Don Foster, -who is in charge of
reservations on this end, reports
that there are several seats still
available. Cost of the ticket is
$42 and the phone number to
call is 26&1.
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Arctic Club to Hold
Carnival in Armory
The first big civic affair of
the season to be held in the new
ANG Armory has been announced
to be the Arctic Club Carnival
held annually to raise funds for
local dog races.
Because of the new location
many new amusements are being
planned and several other or
ganizations will operate conces
sions.
With the Carnival, a new
model L55 Snow Traveler, is
being given away and tickets are
going fast, being coveted by
young people and adults as well.
This thrifty little machine which
is on display at Alaska Airlines
Bldg., weighs only 300 lbs. and
can be carried on any size plane.
It will run for four hours on a
tank of gas. It has a 5Vfe horse
power Lauson engine.
More details of the Carnival
are to toe announced next week.
Radiation Sampling
Station On Anvil Mt.
The U.S. Dept, of Health has
established a Radiation Sampling
Station at the Anvil Mountain
White Alice site. Ron Poitter, a
Dept of Health radiological physi
cist from Las Vegas, made the
installation this-week.
The system is a volume sampler
and will be operated toy Bill
Wright of the Anvil Mountain
site. The volume sampler meas
ures radiation in micromicro
curies. A
The Nome US. Weather Bu
reau also takes radiation sampl
ings, but in roentgens, which is
a measure of X-rays.
W8CS MEETS TONIGHT IN
NEW FELLOWSHIP HALL
WSCS of the Methodist Church
will meet in the new Fellowship
Hall this evening at 8 o’clock for
the first time. Ibe Sisterhood
Circle are hostesses and also in
charge of the program.
A bazaar workshop will be
held following the meeting. Those
attending are asked to bring us
able scraps at material, scissors,
needle and thread.
Jim O'Sullivan Purchase*
Tmgn Store in Unalakleei
Jim O’Sullivan returned yes
terday to the Alaska Steam Of
fice here and announced that he
will go into business for himself.
Mr. O’Sullivan has purchased
the Unalakleet Trading Co., which
is the pioneer Traeger Store, and
with his wife will be operating ii
starting in December.
Two Mon From This
Area on November Draft Call
In Alaska’s largest single draft
in its history which goes into ef
fect this month there will be two
men from this area ‘selected
among the 87 inductees scheduled
to arrive at Fort Richardson
about Nov. 27.
They are Charles Wallace
Fagerstrotn, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Fagerstrotn of Nome end
James Coppock of Kotzebue.
Sourdoughs io Meet in
Santa Barbara, Calif., in 1982
Santa Barbara, Calif., will be
the location of the 1962 Sourdough
Convention which will be held
on Oct <19-21. Many former
Nomeitea will be on the Sants
Barbara committee to greet their
friends. The dub of over a hun
dred AUakans there is called
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SELL — Those surplus items that
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First Show at 7:15 Second Show at 9:30
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
“DIAMOND SAFARI”
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State Advisory
Vocational Committee
Meets Here Nov. 11 -12
The State Advisory Vocational
Committee which meets here on
Nov. 11 and 12 will be studying
the need of vocational training
throughout the state. They will
be particularly interested in sug
gestions on what should be on
the curriculum of the new State
Vocational School on which con
struction starts here in the spring.
To help organize the planning
here Pearse Walsh and Jean Bu
rand have been appointed from
the Chamber of Commerce to col
lect all information from indi
viduals as well as from other
civic organizations.
Seme suggestions made to date
for the vocational school which
is for adults as well as young
petaple over 16 years of age, in
cludes aviation skills, meteor
ology, air and marine navigation,
outboard motor repair, home
economic training for professional
work, cooks and a bakers train
ing for {both men and women,
electrical repair, plumbing, cabi
net making, heavy duly equip
ment. *
Anyone wishing to add to the
list, call Jean Burand at 2341 or
send her a written communica
tion.
Vocational training is not only
for beginners, but for people al
ready in trades who wish to im
prove or advance in their speci
fic lines. Classes may be for as
short as three months or extend
throughout the winter, depend
ing on what the individual wants
to learn.
EMILY BOUCHER TO ATTEND
MEETING IN MIAMI, FLA.
Emily Boucher, left yesterday
for Miami, Fla., where she is a
delegate to the Triennial Assembly
of the Order of Eastern Stars,
representing Alaska’s oldest chap
ter. Following the four day meet
ing she will go to Dallas, Tex., to
attend an Associated Press man
aging editors meeting at which
Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy will
speak as ■Vrcil as Gov. Munoz of
Puerto Rico and several other in
teresting people on national and
international affairs.
Kotsebue Man Commits Suicide
Richard M. Curtis of Kotzebue
committeed suicide by hanging
himself early on the morning of
Oct 20.
He was discovered at 3 a m.
by his wife, hanging near die bed.
He is the father of four children
and the son of Mary Curtis of
Kotzebue and was about 30 years
of age. It is reported that he had -
been drinking. The funeral was
held Wdesnday.
THREE KOTZEBUE MOT
BROUGHT TO JAIL HERE
Officer Joe Brantley arrived
freon Kotzebue with three prison
ers for the local jail here.
Glenn Hunnicut, charged with
giving liquor to a minor was sen
tenced by Deputy Magistrate
Fletcher Gregg to 180 days in
jail with 135 suspended. James
Coppock cm the same charge of
giving liquor to a minor was
sentenced to 25 days. Tillman
Adams drew a sentence of 60
days with 30 suspended for pos
sessing liquor as a minor.