Explorer Scouts To
Collect Toys for Xmas
The Explorer Scouts of Nome
will make a house-to-house can
vass in Nome for unused and dis
carded toys during the coming
week. Deposit boxes for any such
toys will also be found in the high
school, post office and city hall.
Families are reminded to co
operate in this program so that
•toys can be distributed among the
needy families in Nome in time
for the Christmas holidays.
Lucky Buck Winners
Don Grinsell was the holder of
last week’s lucky buck, it has been
announced.
The two tickets from the pre
vious week were redeemed by a
local businessman who prefers to
remain anonymous. He purchased
turkeys with his credit of $20 and
turned them over to a local
church for distribution on Thanks
giving, we have been informed.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: John Bahnke, John
Bailorgeon, Ethel Thomas.
Two-Bedroom House
Vacated Today
See or Call
George Hite—Main 123
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Gus Wheeler Retires
After 30 Years WTith
U S.. Smelting Company
Gus ^Wheeler, dredge supervisor
for the U.S. Smelting Co., was re
tired this fall by the company
with the closing of operations for
the summer. He had been with the
company here for 30 years.
Gus Wheeler is an old-timer
who helped make history in this
area, having been mail carrier to
the Kougarok by dog team, dog
mobile and tram car before his
employment with the U.S Smelt
ing Co. His family is remembered
by oldsters here for the roadhouse
which his father operated at Iron
Creek for many years and which
was frequented by fishermen
throughout the summer as well
as being a railroad stop in the
summer and a shelter along the
winter trail.
TWEET BROTHERS REPORT
NO SNOW IN KOUGAROK
The Tweet Brothers, who mine
in the Kougarok area, have closed
down for the season and report
that although there is an unusual
amount of snow here, there has
been no snowfall in the Kougarok
The Tweet brothers oTre winter
ing in Teller this year.
Richard Swain, son of Mrs. Bar
bara Anderson of Wien Airlines,
has arrived to make his home here
with his family.
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Yes, we have Christmas music.
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I Proclamation—S-D Day
Thursday, December 1 ,
WHEREAS the appalling acci
dent rate on public highways is a
matter of immediate and serious
concern to all citizens; and
WHEREAS nearly 200 national
organizations have joined with the
President’s Committee for Traffic
Safety in sponsoring the second
nationwide “S-D Day,” Safe Driv
ing Day, Thursday, Dec. 1; and
WHEREAS it has been demon
strated that highway accidents
can be reduced when motorists
and pedestrians practice safe driv
ing and safe walking; and
WHEREAS the ^purpose of Safe
Driving Day is to demonstrate the
necessity for year around public
support of sound, proven, year
around traffic safety programs;
NOW, THEREFORE, as Mayor
of the City of Nome, Alaska, I
designate the first day of Decem
ber, 1955, “S-D Day,” Safe Driving
Day, and urge all citizens to prac
tice safe driving not only on that
day, in daylight, dusk and dark
ness, but every day the year
around, starting today.
Steffen Andersen, Mayor
METHODIST WOMEN PLAN
CHRISTMAS PARTY FRIDAY
The Women’s Society of the
Methodist Church are having their
monthly meeting at the LWY Rec
reation Hall on Friday evening. It
will be a Christmas party and all
interested are asked to come and
bring a friend. Mrs. W. B. McCar
thy will be hostess. Their Christ
mas project is money for patients)
in the hospital.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—'Kitchen range. Call
White 128.
LOST—Gold owl earring with red
eyes. Reward. Call Nugget.
FOUND — One earring with blue
stones. Call at Nugget.
Advertising firm wants housewives
with clear handwriting. Make
good money spare time. Write
SHIRLEY MITCHELL, 129 Bel
mont Street, Belmont, Mass.
GET YOUR Santa Claus station
ery at the Pan American office.
FOR SALE — Seal oil. See Sam
Ah winona. 143
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One 17-pound Turkey a Day
From December 10 to December 23
( Sorry, we’re closed on Sundays.)
YOU KNOW THE RULES:— A free ticket with
every $1.00 cash purchase or $1.00 paid on
account from December 1 to January 10.
GRAND PRIZE DRAWING JANUARY 10
JACK SAYS THIS IS
A GIVEAWAY, TOO
Toast 69*lb'
ALL JUICY, LEAN BEEF
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