Berry Family Gives
Nome First-Class Stage
Variety Show
Four High School students will
remember the skating Berry fam
ily who entertained the commu
nity Wednesday evening in the
USO show “Jump for Joy.” Diane
Lee, Sheila Denny, Charles Bur
nett and Sig Larsen were chosen
from the High School students at
tending to participate in the skat
ing act of the Berry family, and
were given quite a whirl. The
family, composed of Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald Berry and their two chil
dren, Marlene and Charlie, did
a variety of entertaining acts, in
cluding singing, dancing, juggling,
acrobatic stunts and skating.
The well-known Borden twins,
plump and identical, presented a
comedy song and dance act. Bob
Kovar accompanied all acts on
the accordion.
The group left Nome early yes
terday morning for remote mili
tary sites in the area.
Bill Haley Appointed
Cashier at M-M Bank
Ed Busing, President of the
Miners and Merchants Bank, ac
companied by Leslie Nerland, a
member of the board of directors,
met with local directors, James
von der Heydt, Boyd Harwood,
end James Manning, Monday and
Tuesday.
They have announced that Bill
Haley has been appointed cashier
of the Some Bank, replacing Bill
Tuttle, who is retiring after hav
ing been here for the past five
. years.
Bill Haley first came to the bank
as assayer in 1947. He returned
to the States, but enjoyed life in
this community so well that he
returned to make it his perma
nent home, and resides here with
his wife and three children.
SALE OF BPR EQUIPMENT
TO FAIRBANKS BIDDER
The sale of heavy duty road
building equipment of the Bureau
of Public Roads, which was of
fered for sale by bid, was awarded
to Ralph Hall and Co. of Fair
banks.
Former Deaconeis, Mary Green,
Of LWY Mission, Passed Away
Word has been received that
Mary Green, former deaconness
of the Lavinia Wallace Young Mis
sion, passed away recently in
Pennsylvania, where she has made
her home for several years.
TROOP 666, BOY SCOUTS, will
conduct a food sale at the N. C.
Store on Saturday morning, start
ing at 10 o’clock. Proceeds will
go toward the Scouts’ summer
camp.
Anyone interested in making
contributions of food for the sale
may call Black 125, for pickup.
NOTICE
There will be a film at Cove
nant Church following the Sing
Time Service on Saturday even
ing, and following the Sunday
evening service. The title of the
film is "Angel in Ebony."
Pastor’s Conference At
Covenant Church Attracts
Delegates from Villages
The Covenant Church is having
a Pastor’s Conference here this
week-end, with the following vis
itors arriving via the Covenant
Mission plane piloted by Rev.
Roald Amundsen.
In the group are Henry Shav
ings of Scammon Bay, Fred Savok
of Mt. Village; Mr. and Mrs.
Joshua Ahwinona of Wales; Peter
Smith of Hooper Bay, Howard
Slwooko, Nunivak; Mr. and -Mrs.
John Savok of Koyuk; Rueben
Paniptchuk of Elim, Ben Whitman
of Marshall, and Walter Outwater
of Koyuk.
Kegoyah Kozga
| Library Growing
To Serve Nome
This is National Library Week.
Thirty-six major magazines are
publishing special articles, or using
related display materials during
this Observance, and several busi
] ness houses here have posters pre
pared by the High School on
Library Week.
Following the fire of 1934, when
three libraries, with probably
20,000 volumes, burned, the pres
ent Kegoyah Kozga Library was
started by a group of civic-minded
women. It has grown from a nu
cleus of 20 books to about 4,000
volumes, housed by the City of
Nome, operated and attended by
a volunteer group from the KK
Club, whose members give their
time twice a week to maintain
public library hours; with books
furnished by the State Library
from choices made by the local
group. A fine non-fiction section
was presented several years ago
by the Carnegie Foundation. Last
week a new set of Encyclopedia
Americana was added, and during
the past year, an up-to-date un
abridged dictionary. Current fic
tion and non-fiction are received
continuously.
Those persons givng their time
throughout the year are Verna von
der Heydt, president of the KK
Club; Marilyn Owen, secretary;
Dorothy Grant, Emily Boucher,
Emma Cameron, Omie McCarthy,
Susie Hermann, Charlotte Hun
gerford, Alice Osborne, Mary El
len Walsh, Edna Nelson, Martha
Craft, and Candy Burlison.
The library is the recipent of
many fine books from individuals
interested in the library. A recent
acquisition was a group of non
fiction books on Communism from
Mrs. Fred Kubon. Books given
the library which are duplications
of volumes on the shelves, are
passed on to the State Library for
distribution to other towns.
Two Girl Scouts have been as
sisting during the winter while
working on a badge for library
work. They are Beverly Bohrer
and Daphne Rylander.
The library is free to all; how
ever a refundable deposit of $2
is required for new subscribers.
J. F- O'Sullivan
Pier 42
Seattle 4
SS NENANA is scheduled to sail from
Seattle June 2nd. Cargo accepted at Ames
Terminal from May 18 through May 29.
Write:
Nome Agent For Information
Board Hears of
Progress in School
| Methods, Programs
The regular meeting of the
Nome School Board was held on
Tuesday, April 14. Present were
George Bayer, Helen Fagerstrom,
Dorothy Grant, and the board’s
newest member, Ashby Craft.
George Bayer was re-elected
president of the board. Also re
elected for another year were Dor
othy Grant as Clerk, and Roy Sny
der as Treasurer.
Jim Blanhing, heading the Band
Festival Committee, and William
Bixby, bandmaster, were also
present, to work with the board
in completing final arrangements
for the band’s trip to the Anchor
age Music Festival, April 23
through April 26. The board ap
proved arrangements for trans
portation, housing, chaperonage,
and other details. William Angell,
School Superintendent, will ac
company the band, as well as Mr.
Bixby, Emily Boucher and Doro
thy Young, all of whom are offi
cial chaperones.
Mr. Angell reported on the
Stanford Achievement testing pro
gram being conducted in the
school, and the importance of the
profile gained on each child tested.
The program has been in effect
for the past several years. These
tests are administered at the end
of the school year to all children
in Grades 2, 4, 6, and 8, each
year, and they indicate to the
teacher the child’s standing in re
lation to his grade placement, age
and ability. The tests are an im
portant factor in determining
whether a child is ready for pro
motion or, if he might better be
retained at his present grade level
until he has achieved a better
standard.
The board discussed the problem
of developing better facilties for
the teaching of home economics.
It is felt that improved facilities
would attract teachers and en
courage pupil interest.
The Hot Lunch Program closed
at the end of March. Plans for
continuation of the program next
year are under way. Efforts will
be made to secure additional sur
plus foods.
Correspondence was read re
garding action on the deficency
appropriation for schools passed
by the State Legislature. Because
the funds allocated will not be
available for disbursement until
i January, 1960, it will be necessary
for each school district to meet
immediate needs for the present
school year. After January, 1960,
the district will be re-imbursed
accordingly.
Ernie Bohrer’s report on the
maintenance work at the school
was read. The fire alarm system
is now installed in the school buil
ding, and will be connected to the
fire station by the end of April.
Fire Chief Marvik’s report on
the condition of school fire extin
guishers was read. Steps will be
taken to see that all safety rec
ommendations are followed.
Bills for the month of March in
the amount of $4,407.75 were ap
proved for payment. The March
payroll for school personnel was
$23,157.20.
They say there are two kinds
of people in the world; the good
and the bad. The good decide
which is which.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Furnished house, “B”
Street. Call Black 108 after 5.
PIANO Tuning & Repairs. Wayne
“Benny” Benefield, White 65. tf
WANTED TO BUY—Good Singer
treadle sewing machine. Phone
Red 65.
FOR SALE — Used Packard-Bell
TV with stand. Excellent condi
tion, $95. 17-inch. Call Main 77.
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SHOWING AT NOMERAMA
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
ELVIS PRESLEY in
“JAIL HOUSE ROCK”
PLUS: Serial — "BUFFALO BILL"
SUNDAY and MONDAY
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K N 0 M ~ T V
FRIDAY SUNDAY
6:30—Flash Gordon 2:30—Matinee
7:00—Huckleberry Hound 6:30—.Dragnet
7:30—Steve Canyon 7:00—Steve Allen
8:00—Schlitz Playhouse 8:00—Maverick
8:30—Wells Fargo 9:00—Thin Man
9:00—Lawrence Welk 9:30—Deep In My Heart
10:00—Deception 10:00—Sacred Heart
(Programs Subject to Change)
TV Bills'Payable At Nome Hardware Store
For TV Sales and Repair call Mein 177 after 5:30
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