Several Alaska
Highways Are
Closed To Traffic
Several Alaskan highways are
closed to traffic for the winter,
including Taylor Highway, Steese
Highway, Elliot Highway, Denali
Highway and Haines Highwy.
Open for the winter are Rich
rdson Highway, Alaska High
way and the Seward Anchorage
Highway, according to a quarter
ly report of the Bureau of Public
Roads.
Fortuna Sailed Sunday
The last freighter of the season,
the S.S. Fortuna, left late yester
day southbound with two stops
planned before reaching Seattle.
The ship will stop at Cold Bay
to discharge the Central Construc
tion Co. heavy equipment, and
then proceed to Sand Point to
take on a load of frozen crab,
and expects to be in Seattle about
October 30.
BROWNIE NEWS
Troop 64 — We met at Mrs.
Drake’s on October 6. We are
making a scrap book for the or
thopedic hospital in Seattle. We
are making a recipe book also.
Next week we will finish our
scrap book. We learned a new
song. We got four new juniors.
Before we went s home, we went
through the Maria Tunnel, then
we went home.
—Scribe, PATTY ANDERSEN.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
<First Six Weeks)
1st Grade — Mrs. Nerland.
Ted Arnold, Daniel Bachelder,
Tommy Blatchford, Kathy Hun
gerford, Mike Kelliher, Allen
Kost, Larry Ozenna, Reggie Tun
gwenuk, Debbie Ullrich, Mary
Jane Wall.
Live to a good old age!
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Starring BRODERICK CRAWFORD
SEE IT 8:00 TUESDAY NIGHT
ON KNOM-TV — CHANNEL 4
SPONSORED BY
Q Cab & Trucking
Officials Here To
Prepare For 1960
Legion Convention
Bud Johnson, National Field
Representative of the American
Legion, and Joe Briones, Depart
ment Adjutant, conferred here
with members of the local post,
of the American Legion on plans
for the 1960 Convention to be
be held here. The visitors stated
that the impact of Statehood!
has made Alaskans everywhere
very alert to know more about
their own state, and those mem
bers in The American Legion in
Southeastern and Southwestern
Alaska are very anxious to see
Nome.
The meeting with the local
group was held yesterday at the
Polaris Dining Room.
Rats Invade King
Island Village
The King Island Village at the
east end of town has a new prob
lem. With the closing down of
the city dump just past the vil
lage, the rats which have lived
on the dump are moving out. The
nearest place is the King Island
Village.
One resident wiho set traps
caught twenty in one night, it is
reported.
Unless drastic action is taken
by the City Health Department
immediately, the rats will spread
all over town. r
Dean Bronson Wins Arctic
Club Free Trip to Seattle
“Everybody likes a Carnival” is
a proven fact, judging from the
crowd which packed the school
auditorium Saturday night for the
annual Arctic Club event.
Dean Bronson was awarded a
free plane ticket to Seattle, with
$50 in spending money, and Rus
ty Emmons was given a shiny new
bicycle.
WIEN AIRLINES PASSENGERS
From Fairbanks — Melton Se
ville, Lyle Creager, John Ridel,
Marjorie Myran, Richard Patter
son, Debna Whiddon, Richard
Johnson, Marvin Mink, Vivian
Race, Corwin Johnson, Les Stev
ens, Joe Briones, Pete Walsh.
To Fairbanks James Pappas,
A1 Droste, Brown, Fielding, Bro
zel, Farmer, Watty, Fitzpatrick,
Bliss, Gross, Gray Battlefield,
Youngberk, Kent Pressimore, Kel
ly, Larry Galvin, Marion Mackey,
R. D. McDonald, George Spartz,
William Munz, Ernie Cairns.
To Kotzebue — Ruth Cruz,
Muriel Otten, Lydia Bell, James
Moto, Mildred Douglas.
From Kotzebue — Jennie Ok
boak, Clara Okleasik, Ruth Cruz.
NOME HIGH SCHOOL
Superior Honor Roll
<First Six Weeks)
Raymond Arnold, Fritz Cham
bers, David Grant, Diane Lee,
Whitney West.
Honor Roll
Ellin Saito, Rodney Boucher,
Sheila Denney, Clark West,
Charles Burnett, Harry Johnsen,
Carolyn Johnson.
AGENT J. O'SULLIVAN
Will Be Here Until
OCTOBER 30.
New Alaska University j
Housing Unit Named
For Mike Walsh
. The new married students hous
ing unit for twelve couples at
the University of Alaska will be
named for Mike Walsh of Nome,
who is on the board of regents.
Another building, the new men’s
dorm, will be named for Morton
Stevens, president of the board
from 1921 until 1932.
The Board of Regents whijch has
beeli in session to formulate the
budget for the first State Legis
lature, is also considering ways
to cover retirement of univer
sity employes who are not cov
ered by the teachers’ pension plan.
Fire Damages Fancy
Andy’s Home Saturday
The home of B. G. Anderson
(Fancy Andy) was damaged by
fire Saturday evening from an
overheated stack. Due to the
many layers of insulation, it was
difficult to put the fire out,
stated the chief John Marvik.
Andy Anderson is temporarily
staying at the Polaris Hotel.
IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
The U. S. Commissioner gave a
60-day suspended sentence to a
High School student for drunk
and disorderly conduct, with the
proviso that he attend school reg
ularly and pay for the window
he broke in the new school ad
dition.
Bob Race of Ketchikan was the
first arrival for the meeting of
the Board of Pharmacists being
held here this week. Mr. Race
was accompanied by his wife.
This is the first time this depart
ment of the Territorial Govern
ment has met in Nome.
ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
Deborah Outwater, Wm. Koko
luk, Allen Reed.
Discharged — Mary Galley,
Janet Caldwell and infant, Judy
Osgood and infant.
Les Stevens, well-known ac
countant, who served this area in
the past, returned yesterday and
plans to be working -here in the
same capacity this winter.
NOT ICE
Sales Tax Reports on retail
sales and Services for the quarter
ending September 30, 1953, must
be in the City Clerk's Office by
Thursday, October 30th.
ROBERT F. SCOTT,
City 6lerk.
Pub.: 20-22-24-27-29, 1958.
ATTENTION
Members of
Order of the Eastern Star
All members and visiting mem
bers are reminded that there- will
be initiatory degrees conferred
this evening at 8 p.m.
— MILDRED HARWOOD, WM.
WANT ADS
FOUND — Denture. Call at
Nugget office.
WANTED—Dry, solid scrap wood
for firewood. Call Nugget.
LOST — 2-Month-Old Grey Hus- j
ky Pup, belonging to school;
teacher. Reward. Call White 131.
ltc
FOR SALE — MORRIS ROAD
HOUSE, lunch counter, cock
tail bar and liquor store — to
settle estate. Reduced to $28,000.
Plus inventory. $9,000 down,
balance $400 month at 6 per
cent interest; or $25,000 cash,
plus inventory of about $3,500.
Jack L. Morris, Executor,
McGrath, Alaska. 125
FOR SALE—Our new dried Red
salmon are in. Better than
ever. 50c lb. by the bundle.
55c lb. straight. R. R (Bob)
Blodgett, Teller Commercial
Co., Teller, Alaska. tf
Showing Tonight at Nomerama
Two Shows Nightly, Starling at 7:15 an*4 9:15 p.m.
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starring
PAUL NEWMAN
TUESDAY ONLY
“HELEN OF TROY”
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TUESDAY I
6:30—To be announced.
7:30—Wyatt Earp
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8:30—You Bet Your Life
9:00—Feature Morie
"Torrid Zone."
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AT LAST! We have all the merchandise in the
Meat Department off the boat. Poultry prices
are as follows:
Broad Breast
COLORED FRYERS CUT UP— Lb. • 77c
Washington Broadbreast
STEWING CHICKENS cor«P-Lb.68c
Washington Co-Op
HEN TURKEYS ^ 68c
CHICKEN PARTS IN POUND PACKAGES
Thighs, Legs, Breasts Lb. $05
Gizzrd'’ Lb. 79c
Long Island
DUCKLING Lb. 85c
AH Poultry is No. 1 Grade
— EVERY BIRD GUARANTEED —
Theatre Tickets still available with each $10-or
more order, by cash or charge.