THE NOME NUGGET
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uOUBLE TROUBLE
Nome Has Winner on
Western Writers Contest
For the third year in succession
Nome has a winner on Western
Writers contest sponsored in An
chorage by the League of Western
Writers which was held last week.
This year, Darlene B. Trigg re
ceived honorable mention for her
poem, “The Dream.”
Legislative Council
Meeting In Fairbanks
Postponed Until Dec. 7
Sen. Chas. D. Jones said today
thht the meeting of the Legisla
tive Council, scheduled for this
week in Fairbanks, has been post
poned until December 7. Jones
invites anyone with a request to
be placed before the Council, to
get in touch with him before the
meeting. He may be reached at
his home and the phone number
is Main 40.
Shrill Whistles 1
Annoyed Russian
y
Visiting; America
By HAROLD K. MILKS
MOSCOW, UR—Vladimir Kud
ryavtzev reported Saturday he
was most annoyed in the United
Stales by the shrill whisles hotel
doormen use to call taxis.
Kudryavtzev is one of three
Russians who observed the Amer
ican presidential election as guests
of the State Department. An edi-1
tor of Izvestia, he wrote in that
government newspaper of his ex
periences.
His first article of a series omit
ted all mention of the election and
concentrated on personal reac
tions. The American people, he
wrote, “like ourselves, want peace
most of all.”
He complained—and his com
plaint had a familiar ring to per- I
sons who have the same trouble1
in the Soviet Union—that he was 1
unable to visit any workers’ j
homes in the United States, but |
saw only the homes of middle
class businessmen who talked
about making money.
Kudryavtzev found he liked the
American people, tho he was sur
prised at seeing girl students in a
Louisville high school wearing
lipstick and chewing gum and a
librarian in another school wear
ing a brightly colored sport shirt
with pictures of school buildings
printed on it.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Naomi Attuk, John
Hillyard, Clara Sukiayuk, Rita
Anganboogok, James Elim, John
Kiminok, David Soule, Jennie
! Aukon, Paul Katuck.
Discharged: Walter Kealook,
Ira Ahnangnatoguk, Rod Boucher.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Sukia
yak of Shaktoolik are the parents
of a son bom yesterday and
weighing seven pounds.
James D. Zellerbach
Will Succeed Mrs. Luce
As Ambassador to Italy
WASHINGTON, MV—President
Eisenhower has named James D.
Zellerbach, San Francisco busi
nessman, as ambassador to Italy
to succeed Mrs. Clare Boothe
Xjuce.
The appointment, announced
Saturday, will take effect about
January 1.
Mrs. Luce, now in this country,
has submitted her resignation to
be effective at the President’s
convenience. Mrs. Luce is report
ed to be planning to return to
Rome soon and quit about Christ
mas time.
Zellerbach, born in San Fran
cisco 64 years ago, is president of
Crown Zellerbach Corp., described
as the second largest paper com
pany in the world. He also has
been active in a wide range of
civic and international affairs and
has maintained a special interest
in Italy.
Pioneer Ladies Actively
Participate in Preparation
For Annual Roof Garden
Frank Morris, general chair
man of the Roof Garden com
mittee advises he is receiving ex
cellent cooperation from the Pio
neer Women's organization in his
endeavor to make this, the 48th
Annual Roof Garden, a celebra
tion long to be remembered. This
should be no surprise to Alaskans.
The women of Alaska played an
important part in the early devel
opment of our territory. They
worked shoulder to shoulder with
the men folk, they endured the
hardships of the trail, the priva
tions and disappointment that fol
lowed, without complaint. They
still uphold that tradition — al
ways ready and willing to support
a worthy cause when occasion
arises.
In addition to the show, which
is well under way and promises
to be a classic, there will be a
reproduction of the “days of ’98"
with appropriate games and en
tertainment so diversified that old
and young can participate and
find enjoyment and relaxation.
And, there will be prizes for all.
Not the least of these will be the
huge, rare, precious gold nugget
which will be given away at the
stroke of midnight.
.The Roadhouse, familiar to old j
timers, will be in the charge of
George Geamalis who will dis
pense Pioneer hospitality reminis
cent of the days on the trail. AND
ALL FOR FREE.
Judging from reservations al
ready made at the local hotels, j
many residents of Fairbanks, An- i
chorage, and even Seattle plan to I
be in attendance. IT WILL BE A j
GALA NIGHT —December 8 at |
the School Gym.
Tractor From Teller
Stopped By Thin Ice
At The Sinuk River
Bob Blodgett, owner of the
Teller Commercial Co., arrived
from Teller the hard way, having i
spent five days on the trail with
a tractor he was bringing to
Nome.
He was able to get as far as
the Sinuk River, where he had
to leave the tractor until the river ^
freezes. ,
He flew in from Sinuk with (
Martin Olson who picked him up
after his companion, Ralph Kug
zruk, walked to town.
CHURCHMAN TO VISIT
ALASKA TROOPS ON XMAS
NEW YORK, —The president
of the National Council of j
Churches will spend Christmas!
with U S. troops overseas for the
third consecutive year.
The Rev. Dr. Eugene Carson j
Blake of Philadelphia will visit I
the men of the Alaska Command.
He will leave here Dec. 14 and
return Dec. 28.
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GLUE POT
Soda fountain
CIGARS, CIGARETS
TOBACCO
CANDY
FRESH ICE CREAM J
EVERY DAY
Ultra-Modern Skyscraper Apartment
Dedicated at Port of Whittier
ANCHORAGE:—One of the most
amazing construction feats in
Alaska history—the building of
an ultra-modern 14-story Army
apartment house for servicemen’s
families—was climaxed last Tues
day in dedication ceremonies at
the military Port of Whittier.
Built by the Patti-MacDonald
Construction Co. of St. Louis un
der supervision of the Alaskan
District Corps of Engineers, the
towering steel and concrete Hodge
Building might have been lifted
out of New York City and dropped
into the Alaskan wilderness intact.
Cost $4,000,000
Whittier’s tiny land area—
squeezed between the deep ice
free waters of Passage Canal and
a backdrop of glacier-slashed
mountains—dictated the design of
the $4,000,000 Hodge Building and
its companion “city under one
roof,” the seven-story Bruckner
Composite Building.
Port of Whittier is the major
military port in Alaska. It is the
only exclusively military port the
United States operates anywhere
in the world, and the bulk of mil
itary supplies into the territory
come thru it. All permanent facil
ities of the port have been built
under supervision of the Alaska
District, Corps of Engineers.
Tunnel to School
The new Hodge Building con
tains 177 one-, two- and three
bedroom ultra-modern apartments ,
for Army families as well as a '
variety of facilities to make their I
living comfortable. The building
is complete even to a tunnel con
necting it to a nearby school so
that children can attend classes
without braving Whittier’s bitter
winter weather.
The Hodge Building is 244 feet
long and 96 feet wide with a full
basement and two elevator-hous
ing penthouses on the roof. Four
large elevators and two stairways
from basement to the top 14th
floor service the building’s traffic.
Two eight-inch crumble joints
were used in construction of the
building as a precaution against
earth tremors.
Biggest Since Pentagon
Apartments in the building have
large bedrooms, fully-equipped
kitchens, adjoining dining area, a
large modern bath, large living
room and ample closet space thru
out. In addition to the 177 apart
ments the building contains 39
quarters for civilian bachelors.
Together, the Hodge and Bruck
ner Buildings are believed to be
the largest, most modern inhabit
ed structures built by. the Corps of
Engineers since the Pentagon—
quite an eye-opener to those who
think of Alaska as a land of igloos
and dog teams.
Plan Valley Forge Scout Jamboree
r:: ly mousana tsoy bcouts.
Explorers, and leaders from all
parts of the nation and some
from other lands will camp to
gether at the Fourth National
Jamboree July 12-18.
A 1,500-acre tent city is be
ing prepared at historic Valley
Forge in Pennsylvania. It will
have its own water supply, elec
tricity, telephone service, post
offices, and other services for
the !a>gest gathering o' boys in
the Western Hemisphere.
Jamboree campers, a.U of them
at least twelve years oid, hold
ing Second Class rank or higher,
will share daily camp chores,
cook their own meals, take part
in displays, campfires, demon
strations, intercamp visits, and
excursions to historic shrines in
and near Philadelphia.
Outstanding Americans will
take part in principal events.