THE NOME NUGGET
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IT CERTAINLY IS SCARY
Look, Ma, We’re A Convention City!
IT TOOK A LOT OF COOPERATION; a tremendous
amount of courage, fortitude and teamwork to plan
and execute the Grand Igloo of Pioneers Convention,
which brought more people here at one time since
the passenger boats stopped running.
Many in the community felt it was too big an
undertaking, and that Nome was not ready for so
many visitors at one time.
More than 200 guests found out that the hospi
tality for which Nome is famed was still foremost in
the planning, and that the complex job of housing,
conference rooms, banquet halls, transportation and
other facilities, were readily available and convenient.
Nome had room not only for the 200 visitors, but
could have housed a hundred more, if necessary.
With the success of this venture by the Pioneers
of Alaska, who have been leaders since Alaska was j
settled, Nomeites need have no fear for inviting other
groups to make this their Convention City.
Ex-Convict Kills
Infant of Bride
SANTA MONICA, Calif., M —
“Why did you kill my baby?” Har
riet Graham shrieked the ques
tion at her husband. Darrell Gra
ham, who led detectives Satur
day night to the spot where he
said he had buried his wife’s 18
month-old daughter by a pre
vious marriage.
“I didn’t kill her,” said Graham,
27, an ex-convict, not looking at
his bride of one week. “She just
sort of died.”
Mrs. Graham, 26, a cocktail
waitress, broke into sobs as Gra
ham told Santa Monica police
Sunday that he took the girl for
a ride — to stop her crying —
and that “while we were driving
she must have choked, or had a
heart attack or something.”
Graham admitted burying the
child in the Hollywood hills, but
denied harming h e r. Police
booked him on suspicion of mur
der. They said the child died of a
broken neck.
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Synthetic Drug
Works Better Than
Natural Penicillin
SYRACUSE, N. Y., UP) — The j
first synthetic penicillin, more
deadly to germs, but safer for
humans than natural penicillin,
should be in doctors’ hands in a
few weeks, it was announced
today. ,
The new penicillin apparently
destroys germs which have be
come resistant to the old penicil
lin — and causes fewer dangerous
reactions.
It can foe taken by mouth and
is so powerful that it promises to
make penicillin shots obsolete, re
ported Dr. Amel R. Menotti, vice
president and scientific director
of Bristol Laboratories.
The new product, called syncil
lin, is a stripped down version of
natural penicillin with a new
chemical body style.
Preliminary evidence indicates
the drug does not produce as
many dangerous side effects as
shots of the natural penicillin.
The 1959-60 basketball season
for the “Nanooks” got partially
under way last week when all of
the squad candidates received
physical examinations from Dr.
Woodcock. General eligibility
rules have been established as
follows:
All boys must carry four solid
subjects. No failures will be per
mitted. Weekly eligibility lists
will be published and any boy
declared ineligible through course
failure the week prior will be in
eligible the week following. A
six weeks failure will result in
ineligibility the following s i x
weeks. Each boy must obey the
City’s 10 p.m. curfew unless ex
cused for school programs. No
smoking wiill be permitted.
We would like to point out
that teachers, pupils, parents, in
fact everyone, has a responsibility
in enforcing these eligibility rules
regardless of when or where a
breach occurs. Remember—it’s a
costly program supported by you.
These boys represent your school
and your community at home and
away.
P.-T.A.
Tire regular monthly meeting
of the Nome P.-T.A. will be held
Tuesday, Oct. 27 in the multi
purpose room. All parents and
patrons are urged to attend.
Insurance
School officials have made ar
rangements with the Malasarte
Insurance Agency in Anchorage
to offer students an opportunity
to subscribe to Student Accident
Insurance at the rate of $2 per
student or teacher. The plan pro
vides for medical bills paid up to
$5,000. There is also an additional
plan which gives full protection
12 months per year at the rate of
$10.
We are making it mandatory
for all students participating in
basketball as well as band people
who may travel to take the insur
ance. We do not recommend this
plan to students protected by the
Alaska Native Service. If you are
interested in this program con
tact the school through your child
and materials will be sent to you.
Education Week
The week of November 8-14 has
been designated the 1959 “Educa
tion Week.” Plans are under way
here to hold an open house, class
room visitations, student produc
tions, etc., during this important
week. Watch for further infor
mation which will follow shortly.
Enrollment
The elementary enrollment has
settled down to 537 as of last
Wednesday and the high school
remains the same with 119.
Superior Honor Roll
It is a pleasure to publish the
names of five students in our
high school who have a straight
A average. They are:
Jeanette Amundsen, Rodney
Boucher, Ray Arnold, Clark West,
and Whitney West.
Honor Roll J
We are also pleased to present
the names of the five students
who have made the regular honor
roll with a B average. They are:
Dick Arnold, Pamela Mulvihill,
Ellin Saito, Harry Johnsen, and
Susan Saito.
School Closures
Beginning Tuesday and contin
uing through the remainder of the
school year school will close one
Egan Opens 43rd
Pioneer Session In
Proper Tradition
NOME. Ut) — Governor William
A. Egan, second geenration Pion
eer, presided at the 43rd Grand
Session of the Pioneers of Alaska
Convention, opened here Friday.
Over 200 delegates and Pioneers
from all over the new state reg
istered. Dr. W. M. Chase, Cordova,
an Alaskan 64 years, was believed
to have the longest Alaska resi
dence of any delegate.
“What could be more appro
priately in keeping with the finest
traditions of our organization than j
having Igloo No. 1, of Nome, host I
the Grand Igloo Convention on j
this first year of Alaskan State- !
hood,” Egan said.
“The organization was dedi
cated to statehood when it was
organized here in 1907.”
Housing was found for all the
delegates, and there was room for
50 more, a convention spokesman
said.
hour early on the third Tuesday
if each month. This time will be
given over to monthly staff meet
ings devoted to problems con
fronting our school operation. The
faculty meetings will run from 3
to 5 p.m.
One of the matters under cur
rent faculty consideration deals
with .the evaluation of various text
books series with our ultimate
goal being the adoption of parti
cular series for the Nome Schools.
Several facultay committees will
evaluate text books in the areas
of science, arithmetic, spelling,
and reading.
High School Perfect Attendance
Jeanette Amundsen, Roberta
Apok, Ray Arnold, Dick Arnold,
Richard Atuk, Beverly Bohrer,
Tommy Boucher, Angelo Buffas,
David Craft, Robert Curran, Carol
Doyle, Grant Doyle, Billy Greene,
John Herman;
Carolyn Johnson, Frances John
son, Pearl Johnson, Dennis Kas
gnoc, Mary Komokhuk, Fred
Kungesuk, Floyd Kugzruk, Ronny
Locke, Lurisse Lowe, Gail Mc
Iver, Barbara Mclver, Carol Mil
ler, Lorena Mogg, Alfred Moses;
Billy Muller, Pamela Mulvihill,
Margaret Nagozruk, Charles Ner
shak, Lorene Nershak, Lois Okit
kon, Bobby Oman, Isaac Omelak,
Lillian Outwater, Sharon Reade£,
Joan Reed, Daphne Rylander,
Danny Rockne;
Susan Saito, Ellin Saito, Sarah I
Sockpick,. Clifford Steele, Ivan j
Sundstrom, Amy Titus, Janet
Tocktoo, Ruth ToWner, Susie!
Trantham, Sally Walker, Clark!
West, Whitney West, Diane Wilke,!
Wayne Wittie, Betty Woodcock.
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Art Lutro . . .
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| who was among the visiting pio
i neers. -
Following the progressive
Smorgasbord Friday evening at
the Seaview Room, which fea
tured 300 crabs brought from Cor
dova by the delegation headed by
the president Otto Koppen, an
outstanding documentary film,
“City of Gold,” was shown. This
film will be loaned to other or
ganizations in Nome so that ev
eryone will have the oportunity
to see it.
The Nome Eskimo Dancers pro
vided an unusually fine program
for the visitors, with the King
Island Chief putting on his dance
for Governor Egan.
The Pioneers went on record
with a resolution of appreciation
to Bob Reeves, owner of Reeves
Airline, who made it possible for
two planes to bring the delegates
from Anchorage; Noel Wien and
Wien Airlines who brought in
two charters from the golden
heart district, and the Cordova
Airlines and their special charter
which remained here throughout
the convention.
During the closing ceremony,
the Women’s Auxiliary of Fair
banks presented Mrs. M. J. Walsh
of Nome and Mrs. I. W. Purkey
pile of Anchorage, with corsages
of red roses, as they were both
married in Nome, and have cele
brated their 40th and 50th wed
ding anniversaries, respectively,
here.
Installation of officers was held,
with Dr. Will Chase, who was
Grand President in 1938, presid
ing. Otto Koppen, retiring presi
dent, was praised for the excel
lent way in which he had con
ducted the biggest session in • the
history of the Grand Igloo. Hon
ors were shared with Theo Mc
Kenna, Grand Secretary, and
Linda Shaffer, Recorder.
An impressive memorial serv
ice was held Sunday afternoon for
departed members of the igloos
and auxiliaries. Mrs. Luther Dun
bar, accompanied by her daughter
Mrs. Peter Hahn, sang “Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere.” The service
was conducted by representatives
of the women’s auxiliary, with
Mrs. Max McGilvary of Juneau
presiding.
The Cordova delegation left
Sunday evening while a curtain
of aurora borealis enveloped the
airport. The balance of the dele
gates for interior and southern
Alaska left this morning.
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