Captain of Tanker Folios
Is Friend of Former Nome
Poet Esther Darling
The R. J. Folios, tanker of the
Standard Oil Co., is here on its
first trip to this part of the terri
tory. ,
The Folios, according to Capt.
John S. Engs Jr., usually runs
from San Francisco through the
Panama Canal and serves south
eastern United States and the
Caribbean.
Capt. Engs, who is a friend of
the former Nome author and poet
Esther Darling is accompanied
i>y his wife on the Alaskan trip
and they are enjoying seeing
places where Mrs. Darling lived
and wrote about.
BURTON ISLAND HERE
The icebreaker USN Burton Is
land, enroute to Pt. Barrow, is in
the roadstead. After completing
tier voyage north the ship will
proceed to the South Pole.
Lowest Water In 57 Years ;
Says Ben Gillette of Anvil
Ben Gillette, Anvil Creek min
ing man who has operated here
for the past 57 years, reports that
there is less water in the hills
than he has ever seen for this
time of the year. He reports that
ditches are lower than he remem
| bers.
Two Bears Seen At U. S.
Steve Andersen reported yes
terday on seeing two large bears
at U.S., about 27 miles out on
Route 97. Andersen was driving
the N.C. power wagon, taking his
family out to Salmon Lake on
Monday when they sighted the
two bears.
Anyone contemplating an out
! ing or fishing in the Salmon Lake
area are cautioned to take heed
—and this is no joke—or the
bears will getcha.
Gossip is sociology on a petty
scale.
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Eric Tetpon, Jr., Injured j
On Motor Scooter, Is
Sent to Kotzebue Hospital;
Eric Tetpon Jr., who suffered i
a leg injury when his motorized j
scooter collided with a pickup
truck at 5th and Steadman Mon
day, has been sent to the Kotze
bue hospital, since the MMM
Hospital is without a doctor.
Pete Reader, who was driving
the pickup, said that he saw the
scooter coming, had stopped to
let it pass, but Tetpon apparently
could not stop, and crashed into
the car.
Carter’s License Revoked
And Fined $150 For
Speeding On Cape Road
Joseph Carter had his driver’s
license revoked and was fined
$150 for exceeding the speed lim
it. The fine was suspended.
The U.S. Commissioner advises
that the law on speeding varies
| according to the kind of road be
ing used, including its condition
as well as the width of the road
with the speed limit varying from
25 miles to 50 miles per hour.
Carter’s car was wrecked while
driving on the Cape Nome road.
Carter was not -hurt, it was re
ported.
Frank O'Farrell. former school
boy of Nome who is now with
Pan American Airways in Seattle,
was a visitor yesterday while the
plane was here..
He lives with his mother and
brother Milton in Seattle.
Edison Marshall, who visited
Nome in 1928 and has written
several books on Alaska, is back j
in the territory again, refreshing
his memory and planning to write
another Alaskan book.
MMM HOSPITAL
Discharged: Mrs. Lillian Min
nix and infant, Eric Tetpon Jr.,
Alberta Picknalook.
Ruthie Sez:— New shipment
of records coming soon. Watch
the window of The MUSIC BOX.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—1947 Ford pickup.
See Mr. Tuttle at the Bank or
call Red 18 after 5 p.m. tfc
ANYONE having previous glasses
prescription from Dr. Langsam
may have them refilled or may
order new glasses or frames by
contacting June Dunbar. Call
Main 195 for evening appoint
ment. 83c
FOR SALE—27 5x10 floor panels,
$10 each. Call Red 161. 83c
CARS WASHED, $1.50. Phone
Red 74, Jerry Short. 86
FOR SALE — 6-room house, ex
cellent condition, good location,
partly furnished. Also large
(54 x 140) empty lot on First
Ave., overlooking water. Will
sell together as unit or each
separately. Contact Jim von der
Heydt, Main 80 before 5 p.m.,
Miain 13 after 5 p.m. 82
FOR SALE—Foot treadle Singer
sewing machines in excellent
condition. Call Esther McCoy.
82c
FOUND—Plastic & metal frame
glasses near Snake River. See
at Nugget, pay for ad.
FOUND—Key, furniture type. At
Nugget.
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