Census Taking In Area
Scheduled for April
John Holm, District Supervisor
for the 1960 Census taking in this
area, reports that the census tak
ing will be done the first three
weeks of April. Those taking the
census in Nome have been selec
ted, and are Morva Hoover, Laura
Johnsen and Lois Mclver. One of
these will be chosen as crew
chief, and will go to Fairbanks
for a 5-day training course.
There will be 15 census takers
in the 23rd Election District, and
those from the villages will have
their training here in Nome.
Qualifed people are being sel
ected in the villages, if possible,
said Mr. Holm, who came from
McGrath yesterdey, where he was
unable to find anyone interested
in the work. He continued on to
Kotzebue yesterday afternoon
after meeting with the three pros
pective census takers here.
Nome’s ‘Junior Miss’
Candidate Is Perfecting
Eskimo Dance Talent
Lorene Nershak, Jr. Miss Queen
who goes to Mobile. Ala., next
month, is busy getting groomed
for the occasion, and putting in
many hours perfecting her Es
kimo dance, which she will pre
sent in costume at the talent con
test.
Her wardrobe is also being
carefully selected to meet the re
quirements of the three-day
contest.
She is being given special train
ing in dancing by the King Island
■group of dancers, who are in
training themselves, for a possible
trip to Florida.
Mrs. Wieler Home For a Visit
Mrs. Harvey Wieler, formerly
Carol Tanner, and daughter of
■Mrs. Ella Tanner, is home for a
visit with family and friends and
will remain for the arrival of her
first child, expected soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wieler make their
.bcrne in Naknek where he is em
ployed by the Federal Electric Co.
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT
The Nome City Council meet
i g, Which was not held on the
regular day, Monday, will be held
lonight instead — 8 p.m. at the
City Hall.
NOTICE
BALL GAME TONIGHT
ANB vs. INDEPENDENTS
ANG vs. POLAR HORNETS
Games start at 7:30—School Gym
First Game of Pioneer
Card Party Series Starts
Tomorrow Evening at 8 j
The Pioneers of Alaska will |
hold their first game in the an- ]
nual card series' tomorrow even- I
ing at 8, at the Pioneer Igloo.
This traditional winter activity |
will be a series of five games,!
with prizes for each of the games, I
as well as grand prizes at the I
close of the tournament.
Dates selected for the events
are: tomorrow evening, Feb. 27:
March 5 and 19, and April 2 and 9.
It is not necessary to attend all
the games to particpate, states
the chairman, Luther Dunbar,
and those who wish to be in the
tournament, who miss a game or
two, will be given a minimum
score.
These games have been played
each winter for the past 60 years,
and are open to the public. As the
grand prizes are usually choice
pieces of nugget jewelry, the ex
citement and interest continue
throughtout the series.
Stiff Sentences Handed
Down to Two Nomeites
Judge Hubert Gilbert sentenced
Grant Eckman, who pleacj guilty
to two counts of forgery, to five
years on each count with the sen
tences to run consecutively.
James P. Gillis was sentenced
to four years on each of two
counts of forgery with sentences
to run consecutively.
The state was represented by
Wm. Taylor, assistant State Pro
secuting Attorney.
Judge Gilbert also handled a
number of cases for the City of
Nome for the period Feb. 20
to 26. They were:
Alfred Moses Sr., pleaded
guilty to a charge of being drunk
on a public street and was fined
$50 and sentenced to 10 days in
jail with the jail sentence sus
pended pending good behavior.
Murphy Nuglene was found
guilty on a charge of being drunk
on a public street. He was fined
$75, suspended.
Betty Tootkaylook pleaded
guilty to being drunk on a public
street, fined $50.
Ernest Blatchford pleaded
guilty to driving while intoxi
cated. He was fined $200, and
sentenced to 30 days in jail, sus
pended.
Davis Menadlook, on a plea of
guilty to drunkenness, was fined
$75.
All fine monies collected from
city cases was turned over to the
City.
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Nome High Team Gets i
Skunked; But Enjoys
Sights of Seward Area
The Nome High basketball team
lost to Eielson last evening at
Seward by the score of 69 to 14.
The Seward team, playing the
second game, won over Kodiak
55 to 40.
Kenai will play Eielson tonight
and the finals are set for tomor
row.
Yesterday the Nome team was
taken on a tour of a ship can
nery and today a tour of a saw
mill is planned. Tomorrow they
are invited on a cruise in a 40
foot boat and will play a non
tournament game with the Sew
ard JB.
There will be a tournament
dance this evening honoring the
visiting teams.
The team reports the food is
excellent and is being handled at
the school cafeteria under the
auspices of the Seward Chamber
of Commerce and the PTA.
The winner of tonight’s game
will play Seward tomorrow. The
Seward team has been undefeated
to date.
COL. DALTON OF ARMY
ADVISORY GROUP HERE
Col. John J. Dalton of the Army
Advisory Group to the Alaska
National Guard, is here on his
second visit to Nome. He will ac
company Major Larry Flanagan
and party to visit First Scout
Battalion units on St. Lawrence
Island.
They will fly to Gambell and
proceed by dog team to Savoonga.
The dog team trip is necessitated
by the fact that there is no land
ing field at Savoonga. The trip
takes a day in good weather.
WEATHER FORECAST — Partly
cloudy with S.E. winds 15-25
mph. Highest Friday temp.: 35;
lowest 26. Sunrise 7:25, set 5:08.
ATTENTION REPUBLICANS
There will be a Legislative Dis
trict Meeting at the City Hall, 8
p.m., March 1. Mrs. Tillie Reeve,
Alaska National Commitleewo
man, will be our guest speaker.
SUSY HERMANN.
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