Special Basketball Benefit
Games Tonight To Buy
Uniforms For Base Teams
Two special basketball games
will be played tonight at the High
School Gym. The first, to start
at 7 o’clock, will be between the
two girls’ teams—the Nome High
Alumnae and the Nome High
Huskies.
The second hoop contest will
feature the Nome Merchants—un
beaten so far this season—and the
Base All-Stars, who accepted the
Merchants’ challenge.
Proceeds from these two games
will be used to buy uniforms for
service teams W'hich will play in
the Base - Town League in the
future.
The All - Star team will be
made up of players from the Air
Force Five, the 23rd Detachment
and 10th Radio.
Two exciting, fast-moving
games are expected and a good
turn-out by Nomeites and boosters
from the base is hoped for.
NOTICE
Women's Society of the Meth
odist Church meets Friday eve
ning at 8 p.m. at the residence of
Mrs. Robert Heath with Isabel
Miller as co-hostess. 31
Legion Auxiliary
Installs New Officers
Last Wednesday evening the
ladies of the American Legion
Auxiliary held their installation
at the Bering Sea Club and cele
brated with a dinner specially
prepared for the occasion.
Following the dinner new offi
cers were installed by outgoing
President Betty Walsh. The new
officers are:
Shirley Goedde, president; Bet
ty Walsh, vice president; Dorothy
Emmons, secretary - treasurer;
Foggy Kelliher, chaplain; Reca
Godsbe, historian.
After the installation ceremony
the members discussed and made
plans for their next project—the
annual Memorial Day Poppy Sale,
proceeds of which aid disabled
veterans.
The new president presented
Betty Walsh with a Past President
Pin in recognition of her service
in the club as presiding officer for
the past year.
NOTICE
The Nome Skin Sewers' Coop
erative Assn, will hold its annual
meeting March 17 at 1:00 p.m. at
the Nome Skin Sewers Building.
All members are asked to attend.
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FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES
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FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
HOUSEWARES AND HARDWARE
DRY GOODS
MENS AND LADIES’ FURNISHINGS
Your Friendly Community Store
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Wholesale and Retail
Phone MAin 133 FREE DELIVERY
PASSENGER SERVICE
SS BARANOF SAILING SOUTHBOUND FROM SEWARD.
10 P.M., THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1954
For Reservations write:
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.. BOX 22, ANCHORAGE
FREIGHT SERVICE
A freighter sailing from Seattle every Thursday
calling at Valdez, then Seward.
44th Annual Conference
Of Covenant Church
To Be Held March 25-28
The 44th annual conference of
the Covenant Church will be held
in Nome this year with the Nome
church as host. The meeting will
start March 25 and continue thru
March 28. Eleven villages are in
cluded in this area.
The reception committee, Jim
Oksoktaruk, Richard Nershak,
Thomas Tungwenuk, ILo ward
Slwo'oko, and Milton Adams, with
the assisance of Rev. Paul Carl
son, have- been busy with arrange
ments for overnight accommoda-.
tions for the guests and their dog
teams.
Last year the conference was
held at White Mountain, and of
140 visitors, 101 traveled by dog
team, using some 286 dogs. Each
village will have prepared a musi
cal selection in English or Eskimo.
The Phoebe Circle met Wednes
day evening to make arrange
ments for the entertainment of
the visitors. They decided the So
cial Hall would be opened each
day and coffee and light refresh
ments served to the- guests. Some
of the ladies volunteered to serve
on B’riday and Saturday, but Sun
day is still open for at least two
volunteers. Others volunteered to
bake cookies, cake and make
sandwiches to serve with coffee
and tea.
ROTARY LUNCHEON
A beautiful motion picture en
titled “Alaskan Holiday” was
shown to Rotary members by Bill
Barber following the luncheon
and a brief business session.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE in Homer. Twelve lots.
Terms. Write Box 103, Homer,
Alaska. 33
LOST—Red setter puppy with
harness. Answers to “Irish.”
Reward. See Tom Martin.
WANTED — Couple to operate
store in small village. Housing,
fuel and lights furnished. Good
salary. Write Nome Nugget. 32
MODERN apartment for rent —
See Geo. Hite or call Main 123.
DEALERSHIP OPEN—a business
of your own, Sm. inv., Blown
insulation. Write G. H. Eagon,
Box 1757, Palmer, Alaska. 31
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Starting 7:15 and 9:15 p.m
20th Century Fox Presents
John Steinbeck's
“VIVA ZAPATA”
Starring
MARLON BRANDO
JEAN PETERS
Plus COMEDY
^MIDNIGHT show -
SATURDAY NIGHT
SUNDAY MATINEE 2:15 P.M.
KID’S SHOW
SUNDAY ONLY
Starting 5:15, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m.
20th Century-Fox Presents
“I’D CLIMB THE
HIGHEST MOUNTAIN”
IN TECHNICOLOR
with
SUSAN HAYWARD
WILLIAM LUNDIGAN
RORY CALHOUN
Plus "Undersea Kingdom" Serial
POLAR BEARS PLENTIFUL
John Osborne, construction su
pervisor for the ANS reports from
his recent trip to outlying districts
that polar bear are plentiful this
year. King Island natives have
killed ten bears he reports and
the Diomede Islanders have bag
ged four to date.
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Anchorage: Mr. and Mrs.
P. Fackler.
To Anchorage: Mr. Greenholgh,
L. P. Clement, Harold Owens, C.
H. Moore, Virgil Warneke, C. W.
Adcock and Robert Morgan.
RUMMAGE SALE
THURSDAY. MARCH 18
at the LWY Community Center
10 to 1 o'clock. „
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Another Phoebe Circle
“Alaska Jacket” On
Display At Reed’s Shop
Another jacket has been com
pleted by the Phoebe Circle of
the Covenant Church and is on
display at Reed’s Dress Shop. w,
The Alaska scene on the back
of this all - wool flannel jacket
features a dog team, sled and
driver with a background of
mountains and trees; on the
sleeves are appliques of ptarmi
gan among willows; and on the
pockets are reindeer in their
natural setting — all familiar
scenes which a traveler by dog
team would see on a trip in this
north country.
Fine Job Printing at the Nugget
St. Patrick’s Day
At The Pioneer Igloo Hall
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17 - - 8 P.M.
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• Irish Music •
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• Cards • Food •
GENUINE SHAMROCKS FROM IRELAND
Admission $1.50
Given Under The Auspices Of
THE LADIES OF ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH
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Start a Collection
of
Miniature Ivory Animals
For yourself or as gifts for friends.
OFFERING A CHOICE GROUP: —
seal walrus bear
whale dogs fox
assorted fish
ONLY $1.00 -1.50!