Maritime Board
Members Talk
To Local Leaders
Thomas Stakem Jr., member of
the Federal Maritime Board, ac
companied by L. E. Flemming,
Pacific Coast director of the Mar
itime Board, from San Francisco;
Lloyd Tibbot, chief of the regula
tion office of the Maritime Board,
from Washington, D. C., and Hen
ry Clark, of the Washington, D. C.,
office of the Alaska Steamship
Company, arrived here unexpec
tedly yesterday while on a brief
visit to the new state, visiting the
important ports.
Chamber of Commerce Presi
dent Manning arranged a meeting
with members of the Board of Di
rectors of the Chamber and other
business men, at the North Star
Dining Room, where maritime
problems relating to this area
were discussed.
Mr. Stakem, who originally
comes from Maryland, has a back
ground1 of FBI service and has
been with the Maritime adminis
tration since 1951. During the
war years he was associated with
the War Shipping Administration,
as one of its directors.
He explained to the group some
of the aims and duties of the
board, and discussed the Alaskan
problem of high costs of surface
and lighterage rates.
Future planning in relation to
domic powered ships, direct
pumping of oil from ship to
shore, and several other projected
new developments in the shipping
business were discussed.
The group has been to Fair
banks and southeastern ports, and
left yesterday for Anchorage.
INDOOR SKATING RINK
IS READY FOR USE
Nome Bowlers Association have
called a meeting for Monday at
8 p.m. at the City Hall to ar
range for the use of the skating
"k at the old Nome Field gym.
re rink is flooded and ready for
but final details are to be
led.
'."Other matter to be settled
.he next bowling league, and
earn captains and interested
lers are requested to attend.
FRIDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL
j light at 7:30 the Polar Hor
nets face the hard-playing Merch
ants in the first basketball game
of the evening.
The second game, at 8:45, will
have a scrappy High School team
up against a much taller foe in
the form of the National Guard
five.
Come and watch the contests
tonight in the School Gym.
Kobuk Business Man Returns
From Brother's Funeral
Tony Bernhardt, business man
of Kobuk and formerly of Teller,
is enroute home from Juneau
where he attended the funeral of
his younger brother, Robert, who
died from a head injury incurred
while working at Haines.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
Wien Makes First Winter
Flight To King Island
A Wien plane ipade the first
winter trip to King Island this
week, piloted by Tommy Thomp
son, who is stationed at Kot
zebue.
Angela Payenna, King Island
girl who had been in training as
a Little Sister of Jesus, returned
home. Mail and freight were also
transported.
The landing was made on the
north side, as there is open water
on the village side of King Island.
• Freight and mail were brought
back on the return flight.
Pioneer Card Party
Series Starts Saturday
Tomorrow evening will see the
opening game in the traditional
card series of the Pioneers of
Alaska, with the new presidents,
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hermann
heading the committee making
the arrangements.
Games will start promptly at
8 o’clock, and will be followed
by refreshments.
The games are open to the pub
lic, and anyone may attend the
tournament play.
‘Miss Alaska' Scheduled
For Nome Visit
Miss Alaska will be visiting
Nome sometime next summer, as
she will be appearing in a series
of TV shows called “Alaska
Trooper,” which will be shot in
Juneau, Ketchikan, Sitka, An
chorage and Nome. Winter shots
are to be made next month, it is
reported, with other scenes in
April, June and September.
Eleanor Moses (Miss Alaska) has
just appeared on the Art Link
letter program, where she won a
SI,000 cash prize.
BOY SCOUTS WIN AWARDS
AT COURT OF HONOR
The Boy Scouts of Troop 636
did themselves proud last ni^ht at
the Court of Honor at the school.
More than 100 persons witnessed
the program and the pesentation
of awards. Hot chocolate and
home-made cookies were served1
following the program.
Tenderfoot badges were pre
sented to Ernest Dimmick, Fred
Chunn, Gabriel Moses, Ray Nui
pok, Jeff Grant, Peter Dexter,
Homer Hoogendorn, Billy Bixby,
John Attatayuk, Stanley Walker,
Perry Spencer and Richard Fos
ter.
Year pin awards were made to
Tommy Boucher, Dick Arnold,
David Craft, Bobby Lee, Pepper
Gray and Frank Gillespie. .
Star Scout and Merit badges
were presented to David Craft,
Dick Arnold and Tommy Boucher.
ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
Flora Moses, Helen Attatayak,
James Oksoktaruk.
Discharged — Janet Black and
infant, and W. Jersey.
BETA SIGMA PHI
will hold a
RUMMAGE SALE
Friday, January 6 — at 7:30 P. M.
— at the City Hall — 15c
J. F O'Sullivan
Pier 42
Seattle 4
Scheduled Sailings Every Tuesday
For Seward and Valdez
and Alternate Fridays for Seward.
Write: Alaska Steamship Company,
Box 200, Anchorage
— OR —
• Nome Agent For Information
Tin *ee Nome Cadets
To Represent Sqdn.
At Hits, Meetings
Cadet Lt. Larry Gillespie, of |
the CAP Cadets, was chosen by I
the Nome Civil Air Patrol Squad
ron to be the local Cadet repre
sentative at the Alaska Wing Ca
det Advisory Council at Elmendorf
AFB on February 22, and will
also attend a banquet scheduled
for the election of a cadet to par- i
ticipate in the International Ca
det Exchange.
Cadet Lt. Mina Tunwenuk, a
member at large who was selected
by the Alaska Wing, will be.
Nome’s candidate to attend the se
lection dinner of the intra-national
Cadet Exchange.
Cadet Lt. Sigfried Larsen will
also attend the banquet, to be
among those considered for a Jet
Orientation Course at Lackland
Air Force Base in Texas.
The three will leave by military
transportation on February 21st,
from Nome Field.
Explorers Collect $108
In March for Mothers
Explorer Scouts “marched” for
their mothers in the Mothers’
March of Dimes last evening, and
canvassed the community, collect
ing $108, stated Mary Andersen,
chairman for Sah Yungah Tim
mim Chapter of the national
foundation, and bringing to a
close the annual campaign for the
polio prevention organization.
Contributions may still be made
in the jars placed in business
houses, which jars will be col
lected soon.
Explorer Scouts participating
included:
Fred Kungesuk, Johnny Her
man, Fritz Chambers, Ray Arnold,
Bob Oman, Billy Muller, Clifford
Steele. Eddie Johnson, and A1
Edwards.
Prize Drawing to be
Made On TV Sunday
Just one day left to receive free
tickets with purchases at the Nome
Hardware, U. S. Merc or Diesel
dil Sales, or with payments on
account. These free tickets are
for the Big Drawing with prizes
ranging from First Prize of a Free
Expense-Paid Trip to the Anchor
age Fur Rendezvous, to other val
uable merchandise prizes.
Six o’clock Saturday night is
closing time for the contest.
Winners will be chosen on TV,
Sunday evening at 7 o’clock.
ANNUAL
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
★ SMORGASBORD *
TONIGHT
al 8 P. M.
— $4.50 A Plate —
a t
the North Star Dining Room
(North Star Bakery)
This is a very important din
ner meeting, and needs the
support of each and everyone
of this community. Come and
hear what the Chamber has
been doing, is doing, and
hopes to do for Nome.
PEARSE WALSH, Chairman.
Hospitality Hour at Polaris and
Bering Sea Club, 7 to 7:45 p.m.
For reservations, please call
the North Star Bakery
— Main 184 —
WANT A 3) S
FOR Seattle Sunday Times—Con
tact Ivan Sundstrom, dealer.
13p
FOR SALE — New Spark heater,
used Flamo Hot Water Tank.
Call Main 198. 13ch
FOR SALE — Our new dried Red
salmon are in. Better than ever.
50c lb. by the bundle. 55c lb. i
straight. R. R. (Bob) Blodgett, I
Teller Commercial Co., Teller, j
Alaska. tf1
SHOWING AT NOMERAMA
Two Shows Nightly, Starting at 7:15 anH 9:15 p.m.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
•THE ADVENTURES OF SADIE”
PLUS CHAPTER OF SERIAL "BAT MAN"
MIDNIGHT SHOW FRIDAY NIGHT
“The Attack of The Crab Monster”
SUNDAY and MONDAY
BIG, BOUNCY AND BEAUTIFUL!
Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse
IN
“SILK STOCKINGS”
with JANIS PAIGE and PETER LORRE
KNOM-TV
FRIDAY SUNDAY
6:30—Flash Gordon 6:30—Loretta Young Show
7:00—Huckleberry Hound 7:00—Sieve Allen
7:30—Buckskin 8:00—The Thin Man
8:00—Tennessee Ernie Ford 8:30—Maverick
8:30—Schlilz Playhouse 9:30—Fealure Movie
9:00—Wells Fargo 10:45—Sacred Heart
9:30—Lawrence Welk
And Sunday Afternoon from 2:30 until 6 p.m.
Success Usually Begins With Saving,
And Saving Begins With a Plan at the
MINERS & MERCHANTS
BANK OF ALASKA
NOME, ALASKA
WE WILL BUILD NOME WITH YOU
The U.S. MERC MEAT
“Your Hometown Grocery”
"SMILIN'" JACK BLATTLER
SAYS
Let’s Give Away
Some More
TURKEYS
★ — Beginning FEBRUARY 2nd, 1959 — *
SO-O-O — JACK. BEING HEAD BUTCHER AT THE MERC.
HE CARRIES QUITE A BIT OF WEIGHT
WELL — O.-K. — Some more FREE TURKEYS
(Sufferin’ Gobblers, You Lucky Foiks !)
JACK SAYS THAT —
For EVERY $DOLLAR$ Cash Purchase at
U. S. MERC & MERC MEAT — You will get
A Free Ticket on a TURKEY
Jack is going to have a drawing EACH WEEK —on
Saturday Evening at 6:45
(A QUARTER TO SIX)
This way, if the LUCKY WINNER happens to be
handy, He or She can have
TURKEY on SUNDAY!
INCIDENTALLY — You will get FREE TICKETS on the
Turkeys for EVERY SDOLLARS Paid on Account ALSO !!!
(Employes of U. S. Merv;, Nome Hardware, Diesel Oil Sales,
and all commercial accounts excluded).