Okleasik Leaves Tuesday
To Race In Fairbanks
At Winter Carnival
Isaac Okleasik, Nome’s out
standing dog team racer, who
competed in the Anchorage Fur
Rendezvous races, leaves tomor
row to enter the races at the Fair
banks Winter Carnival.
Isaac is sponsored by the Arctic
Club of Nome and transportation
is being furnished by Alaska
Airlines, Inc.
Isaac made a fine showing in
the Anchorage race and his team
is in excellent condition.
The women’s races at Fair
banks started today and the wea
ther has been forecast as favor
able, for the races.
The North American Cham
pionship Races will start on Fri
day with a 20-mile heat, a 20
mile heat will be run on Satur
day, but on the final day, Sunday,
they will *run a 30-mile course.
There is $7,000 in prize money
offered.
Last year’s winner, Wilbur
Sampson, will defend his title.
Jimmy Malemute of Galena, who
won the Anchorage race, is also
entered. Other expected entries
include Gareth Wright of Fair
banks and Dr. Roland Lombard
of Wayland, Mass.
Social Security ‘Payday’
The^ fifth day of every month
is “payday” for over 170 people
in Nome aeording to Tom Burts
cher, field representative of the
Juneau Social Security Office.
Social security benefits totaling
over $6,877 are paid monthly to
beneficiaries living in Nome. The
monthly social security checks
are going to people who have
reached retirement age, to
widows and minor children and
to qualified disabled people,
stated Burtscher.
If you are 65 or older and have
worked as little as four years
under spcial security since 1936
> ou are probably eligible for. so
cial security retirement benefts,
■cording to Mr. Burtscher, who
due in Nome on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL NOTICE
Members of the two women’s
teams for the Friday basketball
games will meet at the school gym
on Tuesday at 4 p.m., for a pre
liminary caucus.
Lutheran Mission Director
Will Attend Meetings Here
Rev. Clarence Solberg, assistant
director of the Home Missions of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church,
from the main office in Minnea
polis, Minn., who is on a tour of
Home Missions in Alaska, will be
present at a meeting of the Church
Council here on Tuesday evening
at 7:30, and will meet with the
congregation of Our Savior’s Lu
theran Church on Wednesday
evening at 7:30.
The Sisterhood of the
Community Methodist Church
Have Announced A
FOOD AND BAKE SALE
— for TOMORROW —
10 a.m. — Church Social Room
Josephine Kaija, 84, Found
Dead at Home Saturday
Josephine Kaija, aged 84 years,
■was found dead Saturday at her
home on First Avenue, by friends
who have been watching over her.
Josephine was born in Sorensa
vonkola, Wahassakyrossa, Fin
land, in a large farm family, and
“farmed out” to work as a very
young girl. She came to America
in her late teens to work as a
farm laborer, and came to Nome
in 1924.
Although she came from a large
family, she was the last to sur
vive, having only nieces and a
nephew in New York as surviving
relatives.
A proud and independent wo
man to the very last, she resisted
all efforts to be moved from her
home and from Nome.
She was naturalized in 1950, and
was a member of the Finnish Lu
theran Church.
She will be buried from'Our Sa
vior’s Lutheran Church on Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 p.m.
Pallbearers will include Wil
bur Arnold, Eino Minti, Karl Hill,
Emil Bakeman, Wallace Mclver,
and Russ Hermann.
Ladies of the Covenant Church
wil sing two musical selections.
Rev. Gerald McCray of the Com
munity Methodist Church will
read the scripture.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Alton Picnalook and
Robert Keelok.
Discharged: Lorena Gray, Rus
sell Tootkayalook, Wayne Tobuk,
Elizabeth Sacklamona, Agnes
Koonuk, and Ruth Koweluk and
son.
All-Star Basketball Game'
An All-Star game of basketball
is being planned and the date will
be determined when Coach Ull
rich and the High School team
return from Valdez.
BROWNIE LEADERS MEETING
There will be a meeting of the
Brownie Leaders at the home of
Mrs. Carl Liebig, tomorrow,
March 10, 2 to 4 p.m.
WIEN AIRLINES PASSENGERS
To Fairbanks — Don Wagner,
Pete Walsh, Lillian and Kathleen
Tungwenuk, Bob Randall, Ray
Hayden.
From Fairbanks — Carl Gahn,
K. Skrettingland, Avery Newman,
Cashmere Polkowski, Billy Helms,
Rex Morrow, E. L. Williams, A1
Haferbeckerj Wilbur Karmun.
From Candle — George Moto.
To Deering — Wilbur Karmun.
To Candle — Bert Thomas.
To Kotzebue — Jim Gillis, Rex
Morrow, Marion Sheldon.
St. Patrick’s Party
Sponsored By
ST. JOSEPH'S
CATHOLIC CHURCH
March 17 — 8 to 11 pm.
WHIST if PINOCHLE
— Special Games for Children —
★ PRIZES — DOOR PRIZES ★
Admission:
v CHILDREN — 75c
ADULTS — $1.50
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
Nome High Team
Due Home Tues.
From S.E. Tourney
The Nome High School basket
ball team, which has been par
ticipating in the B Tournament
at Valdez, lost their second game,
50-46 to Valdez on Friday. Ed
Maloney scored 34, but the team
had difficulty on shots.
On Saturday morning the team
played a most exciting game, re
ported manager Rod Boucher,
with 13 points behind at the half,
coming ahead to beat Fort Greely
by one point, 49-48, with Eddie
Maloney again high, scoring 24
points.
Saturday evening, the team
lost to Eielson 54 to 74.
Eddie Maloney, with an aver
age of 26 points, was awarded the
trophy as best player at the
tournament.
The tournament was won by
Wasilla and the Nome team
placed fourth.
The team is due back to Nome
on tomorrow’s flight of Alaska
Airlines.
—
C. H. Potter of Whittier
To be New Superintendent
At Nome School
The Nome School Board has
announced that Conrad H. Potter
of Whittier, Alaska, has been em
ployed as Superintendent of the
Nome Public Schools under a 3
year contract. Mr. Potter has
served as superintendent at Kla
wok arid at the On Base Schools
of Ft. Greeley and Whittier.
Born at North Conway, N. H.,
in October, 1928, he received his
early education in the Conway
Township Schools. He served two
years in the U.S. Navy. His Bach
elor of Education degree was l
earned at Plymouth Teachers Col
lege where he majored in high
school social studies and minored
in business. His Master of Arts
degree in School Administration
was completed at the Montana
State University at Missoula.
His administrative experience
includes work with schools con
taining a grade range of kinder
garten through high school.
Mr. Potter holds membership in
Phi Delta Kapa, the American
Association of School Administra
tors, the Whittier Education
Assn., the Alaska Education
Assn., the National Education
Assn., and the B.P.O.E. He is also
immediate past president of the
Midnight Sun School Adminis
trators Assn., at Fairbanks.
Mrs. Potter is working toward
her teaching credential and has
taught three years at the primary
and kindergarten level.
CHERRY’S
BARBER SHOP
Will be Open jusi as soon as
a Good Barber is available. Please
bear with me another day or so.
Thank You,
H. D. CHERRY.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TONIGHT
CITY HALL, 8:00 P.M.
The Council will be open to
suggestions on the contemplated
raise in sales tax.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE — Willys Station
Wagon. Call Red 30. tfc
FOR SALE — Man’s shoe skates,
new, size 7. Call Nugget.
FOR SALE — 15 cubic ft. Freezer,
like new, with 100 pounds steaks
and roasts, $250. Call White 179.
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
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