Alaska Methodist College
Official To Discuss New
Dormitory Plans Tonight
This evening at 8:30 in the
North Star Seaview Room, Rob
ert Meyers, public relations repre
sentative of the Alaska Methodist
College, will meet with persons in
terested in this important educa
tional institution, to discuss the
dormitory project now being
launched throughout the State.
At this time a group to be
known as “Friends of AMU” will
be activated to further interest in
the new college, and to spread in
formation about the needs of the
school before the opening of the
first session in the fall.
Two students from Nome High
School have already enrolled,
Howard Nagazruk, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Nagazruk. who grad
uated last year, and Ray Arnold,
who will be a graduating senior
this year.
First Flights to King Island
The first flights of the season
were made to King Island this
week, with some Alaska National
Guardsmen, who have been wait
ing here to return home.
Two flight were made by Munz
Airways, and two passengers
were brought to town, David El
vana, and Frances Pickongana.
News from the island indicates
an abundance of seal already
this year.
Isaac Walton League
Nome Chapter Formed
The Nome chapter of the Isaac
Walton League has been formed,
with temporary officers chosen.
The group is headed toy Stan Mor
gan as chairman, Carl Glavino
vich as treasurer, and Don Hoover
as secretary. Twenty-one persons
were present at the organizational
meeting, and the application for
charter will be made this week.
Several women have indicated
a desire to belong, and as soon
ns the charter is received, the local
chapter will be able to sponsor
not only a women’s chaper, but
also one for teenagers.
WEATHER FORECAST
Continued fair with little change
i-1 temperature.
In the past 24 hours: highest
temp. 11, lowest -16. Max. wind
6 mph from the NNE. Sunrise at
6:42 a.m., sunset at 5:44 pm
A year ago today: highest temp.
2, lowest -17. Extremes on this
date since 1907: highest 37 in
1918, lowest -38 in 1911.
Arizona Big Game Hunters
Bag lOi/2-Foot Polar Bear
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Nutt re
turned from Teller today, where
they were based on their polar
bear hunt, with Bob Curtis as
guide.
The Nutts are from Eloy, Ari
zona, and brought greetings from
former Nomeites Dr. and Mrs.
Tucker.
The flight after the bear took
them about 100 miles northwest
of Little Diomede Island, where
they landed on the ice to get
their lOVt-foot trophy.
Bob Curtis was assisted by an
other plane, piloted by Jack Carl
son, and they were in communica
tion with Teller throughout the
hunt.
The Nutts have already taken
Kodiak trophies, and have speci
mens of other* wild animals which
they have taken on their travels,
but they state that this was the
most exciting trip of any they
have ever made.
When the party stopped at Dio
mede the islanders had just taken
their first walrus of the season.
Mrs. Nutt expressed apprecia
tion for the wonderful hospitality
of the Teller people, who went out
of their way to entertain the
hunters while there.
IN DISTRICT MAGISTRATE'S
COURT — Three persons pleaded
guilty to drunk charges, and were
fined by Magistrate James St.
Amour: Marion Wilkalkia, $20;
Robert Okpealuk, $20, and Gar
field Okitkon, $55.
Isaac Larson was charged with
assault by H. B. Brown, but the
case was dismissed thfs morning
for lack of prosecution by the
plaintiff.
LEGION TO REMODEL HALL
Nome Post 99 of the American
Legion voted last week to remodel
their hall. Commander James
O’Rourke appointed a committee
to handle the finances attendant
to putting in a new furnace and
renovating the interior of the
hall.
Bob Scott was presented a 10
year pin in recognition of his 10
year of service with the Legion.
The Nome Post was recently re
activated and regular meetings
are to be held on the 10th of
each month.
MEMBERS of the official board
of the Methodist Church are re
minded there will be a meeting
tonight at the church at 8 p.m.
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
Lighterage & Coastwise Water Transportation
Distributor — Standard Oil Company of California
DEALERS — MINING EQUIPMENT, LUMBER, COAL,
BUILDING MATERIALS. INDUSTRIAL HARDWARE
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Nome High
Students Take
Competitive Exam j
Seventeen students at the Nome
High School took the National
Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
yesterday.
The test is a three hour meas
ure of educational development
and college aptitude. Emphasis is
on broad intellectual skills, and
on understanding and ability to
use what can he learned, rather
than on sheer knowledge of facts.
The test is the first step in the
sixth annual competition for
Merit Scholarships provided by
some 100 corporations, founda
tions, professional societies and
individuals, as well as by the Na
tional Merit Scholarship Corpor
ation itself. Over $15,000,000 has
been awarded in the first four
years of the program.
Results will be reported to all
participating schools before the
end of the spring semester in
time for use by class advisors. The
scores may also be used to help
students make decisions about
college and the most appropriate
courses to major in.
Some 10,000 semifinalists, the
highest scorers in each state, will
be named early next fall. Names
of semifinalists are published in a
booklet which is widely distrib
uted among colleges and other
scholarship agencies.
Each semifinalist will be asked
to take a second examination.
Those who repeat their high per
formance in the second examina
tion will become finalists in the
Merit Program.
Four - year scholarships are
awarded to the winners with sti
pends depending on financial
need. Minimum award in 1961
will be $100, the maximum will
be $1,500.
The National Merit Scholarship
Program is a nationwide search
for students who demonstrate ex
traordinary ability to benefit
from a college education. More
than a million and a half high
school students have participated
in the program, and in the fall of
1959 more than 3,100 M,erit Scho
lars were enrolled in nearly 400
colleges and universities in the
United States.
BASKETBALL AWARDS
BANQUET TUESDAY NIGHT
Athletic minded citizens of the
community are invited to a
“Dutch treat” banquet at the Sea
view Room of the North Star at
7 o’clock tomorrow night.
Basketball awards will be made
after the chicken dinner. Speeches
and entertainment will be the or
der of the evening.
NOTICE
The public is reminded that all
dogs must be tied up or kept on
premises. All loose dogs are being
disposed of according to city or
dinance. Children are also asked
not to allow their pets to follow
them to school.
John Marvik, Chief of Police
WANT ADS
BIG RUMMAGE SALE — Start
ing Monday, March 14, 10 a.m.,
in old I.O.O.F. Hall, next to
Arctic Club on 2nd Ave. Phone
Main 69, 32
FOR SALE—Shaktoolik smoked,
dried fish, 40c per lb. See Tim
Kenick or Call White 128. 11c
55 UNITS — Private bath, Kit
chenette or Plain. 6th and H
Streets, in Downtown Anchor
age. ALASKANS PREFER THE
ROOSEVELT. Rates from $4
single. tf
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $10.
See Dorothy’s. tf
FRESH dry salmon, 40 cents lb.
plus freight. Write Teller Com
mercial Co.
SHOWING AT NOMERAMA
TONIGHT and THURSDAY
FOR BETTER BANKING SERVICE . . .
STOP IN AT THE
Miners & Merchants Bank of Alaska
THE FRIENDLY BANK — ESTABLISHED 1904
Fresh Horseradish Jar 2 for 45c
LIBBY’S
Sour Pickles 22 Oz. 53c
NABISCO
Fancy Crest Cookies 55c
EXTRA FANCY CELERYLb 39c
SWIFT’S
Pork Sausage Links Lb. 89c
SWIFT’S
Ham Hocks Lb. 69c
Kiana White Fish Lb. 49c
Canadian Bacon Piece or Sliced Lb. 1.19
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