481 Native Children
Flown Back to School
Alaska Airlines flew 481 Indian
and Eskimo children back to
school this fall, several of the
students traveling as far as 1,300
miles in the annual movement,
according to Charles F. Willis,
president of the pioneer far north
airline.
Students from Point Barrow,
northernmost village in Alaska,
and Barter Island near the Alaska
Yukon border in the Arctic Ocean,
traveled the longest distances to
reach the two schools operated
by the Alaska Native Service in
Southeastern Alaska. Bush planes
and DC-3’s brought the 321 chil
dren to Fairbanks from Arctic
and interior communities. At
Fairbanks the students were trans
ferred to C-46 and DC-4 aircraft
for the flights to Mt. Edgecumbe
Boarding School at Sitka and
Wrangell Institute at Wrangell.
Six flights were made from Fair
banks to the schools, located in
the “Panhandle” of Alaska.
Seven DC-4 flights from the
Unalakleet staging area at Nor
ton Sound carried 160 additional
students to the native schools.
Girl Scout Leader
Training Begins Today
The first session of the training
course for Girl Scout and Brownie
leaders will meet Monday even
ing, 7 to 10 p.m., in the Multi
purpose room of the school. Games
ancj songs that can be used in
troops will be taught. Leaders
will also plan their first troop
meetings. Evelyn Langhus will
assist the Brownie leaders in plan
ning. Nelda Liebig will help the
Intermediate leaders.
Any woman interested in tak
ing this training is ivited to do so.
More leaders and assistants are
needed and anyone desiring to
help may call Black 99. However,
the course is not limited to lead
ers. Anyone who wishes to be
come more familiar with leader
ship of children’s groups are in
vited to attend. Senior Girl Scouts
who wish to become Junior Lead
ers are asked to attend the train
ing course.
The Scout troops will begin
their meeting next week. The
dates and place will be announced
at school.
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Twenty Complete
First Aid Course
Twenty persons completed the
Red Cross First Aid course given
here last week by John Rogers
of Ladd AFB, some of whom were
taking a refresher course. ■
Those completing the course
were: Bill Boucher, A. C. Ed
wards, D. G. Henchen, J. R. Jen
kins, David Craft, Robert Fennell,
Doris • Fennell, Evelyn Langlis,
Norma Marvik, John Marvik, Don
ald Billman, Harry Johnsen, Edna
Johnsen, Mina Tungwenuk, Lor
ena Mogg, Larry Gillespie, Gerald
Trigg, Juanita Huffer, Caroline
Reader, Dick Strom, James Car
ter, Alice Scott.
Alaska Airlines
Starts Regular Service
To Rail Belt Towns
Alaska Airlines will begin reg
ular DC-3 passenger and cargo
service to Clear, Nenana, Summit
and Talkeetna on September 10,
it was announced in Seattle last
week by Leroy H. Peterson, com
pany vice president of traffic and
sales. Round trip flights Mondays
through Fridays between Anchor
age and Fairbanks will feature
stops at the four communities en
route.
The new five-day-a-week DC-3
flights are scheduled to leave An
chorage at 6:30 a.m., arriving in
Fairbanks at 8:30 a.m. Return
flights will leave Fairbanks at
9 a.m. and terminate in Anchorage
at noon.
Increased freight shipments to
these communities have war
ranted institution of the new reg
ular service, Peterson said.
Mildred Hermann
Expected Here
For Visit Tomorrow
Mildred Hermann, well-known
Juneau attorney and a member
of the Constitutional Convention
group, is scheduled to arrive here'
tomorrow to visit for a few days
with her son, Russell Hermann
and family, and to get acquainted
with her two grandsons.
She will also confer with mem
bers of Pioneer Women of Alaska
Auxiliary No. 1 on matters to
come before the Pioneer Conven
tion being held this month in
Juneau. Mrs. Hermann, who is a
member of this auxiliary, will be
one of the three delegates to the
convention. Other delegates are
Rosalyn Wood and Bertha
MoKay.
New Hours For
Outgoing Mail
Starting today, outgoing mail
for Anchorage, Fairbanks- and
Seattle will close at 9:15 Monday
through Friday, apd at 9 a.m.
on Saturdays.
A mail, box outside the Post
Office is available for the con
venience of the public, and mail
will be taken from the box at
9 a.m. on Saturdays.
There will be no further after
noon dispatches or any Sunday
dispatches until further notice.
Outside, village and local mail
will be sorted Monday through
Friday at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and
at 4 p.m., according to Marge
Bohrer, Nome Postmistress.
BARBARA EARLING MARRIED
Barbara Earling, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Earling, for
merly of Nome and Fairbanks,
and now living in Bainbridge Is
land, Wash., was married on Sept.
2 to Lytle Polk Lindberg of Lo
cust Valley, Long Island.
The bridegroom is an architect,
and the bride is executive secre
tary of the Foundation of Inter
national Understanding through
Students of the University of
Washington.
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Freight is now being accepted at Pier 42,
Seattle, for the Fall sailing of the SS
FORTUNA. Voyage 14.
Freight deadline is September 151h, and
sailing is scheduled for September 18th,
to St. Michael and Nome.
"DON'T MISS THE BOAT"
JAMES F. O'SULLIVAN, Agent Phone Main 68
STUDENTS LEAVE
TO ATTEND SCHOOL
Paul Glavinovich, son of Carl
Glavinovich; Barbara Trigg,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome
Trigg; Bill Boucher, son of Emily
Boucher, and Gordon Nagazruk,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nag
azruk, left for the University of
Alaska, where they -are enrolled.
Leaving for the College of Puget
Sound are Stanley Senungetuk,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Senun
getuk, and Charles Fagerstrom,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Fagerstrom.
Alvin Mazonna
Promoted at Ft. Greely
FORT GREELY, Alaska (AHT
j NC) — Alvin K. Mazonna, 24,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred P.
Mazonna, Nome, Alaska, recently
was promoted to Specialist Five
at Fort Greely, Alaska, where he
is a member of the U. S. Army
Garrison.
Mazonna, a medical aidman in
the garrison’s Headquarters Com
pany, entered the Army in 1956.
He was a practical nurse in
civilian life.
PIONEER AUXILIARY
SEE FILM SLIDES
Members of the Pioneer Women
of Alaska, Auxiliary No. 1., en
joyed a monthly meeting last
Friday and saw a fine group of
Alaskan slides taken from all
parts of the Territory by Mrs.
Fern Klintworth. Such unusual
places as Ninilchik and-other small
towns were pictured as well as
many beautiful slides of Alaskan
wild flowers. Refreshments were
served by Carrie McLain and Susie
Hermann, and a big bouquet of
flowers were presented Mrs. Klint
worth, courtesjr of Emma Lyle.
Rosalie Washington Dies
In Local Hospital
Rosalie Washington, of Kotze
bue, who was in the Covenant
Home in White Mountain and
was brought to the local hospital,
passed away yesterday. The par
ents of the child are deceased.
Fred Crane is the guardian of
the child.
EUGENE ROGUSSKA MARRIED
Eugene Roguszka, director of
the Alaska , Aeronautical and
Communications Commission, was
married to Dolores Goad in An
chorage on Sept. 12th. They will
take a wedding trip to New York
before settling in Anchorage.
WANT ADS
FOUND — Glasses with grey
plastic rims.
FOUND — Religious medal. Call
at Nugget office.
YOUR AVON Representative is
June Jefferies. if
FOR SALE — 57 Rambler Station
Wagon. Call Main 162. 112c
FOUND—Key ring with one key
and nail clip. Call at Nugget
and pay for ad.
FOUND — Shotgun — Found out
on the road Sunday. Identify
and pay for this ad. Call
Tommy Johnson, Red 61.
LUNCH COUNTER for rent, on
Front Street, Nome; available
October 1. See Don Hungerford,
U. S. Merc. —113
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
FOR SALE — Nesco electric
oven; Living Room Suite; , 2
Dinette sets; Mix Master; Sec
retary; Mirror; Shadow Box;
King Size mattress and box
springs Oriental coffee table;
Ironing board; 2 bedroom
suites, complete; 2 typewriters.
Call Main 162. 112c
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