City Authorizes Contract
For Engineer Work On
Water, Sewerage System
A special meeting of the City
Council held this morning author
ized the Phileo Engineering Co. of
Fairbanks to draw up the pro
posed contract for the engineer
ing work on the Nome water
and sewerage system to be sub
mitted to Alaska Public Works
soon. Ed Philleo met with the
Council.
Plans were also completed this
morning for the purchase of five
mercury-vapor street lights as
discussed at the regular meeting
on Monday.
Theater Guessing Contest
Will End Tomorrow Night
The management of The The
ater has announced that Thurs
day will be the last night for
participants to guess who is the
villian in the current serial “Son
of Zorro.”
All young people under the age
of 16 are eligible to guess who
they, think is the villian and why
they have come to their decision.
Clarence Irrigoo To Show!
Slides of St. Lawrence Is.!
Clarence Irrigoo of Gambell
has 300 beautiful colored slides
of Eskimo life on St. Lawrence
Island. Among them are views of
the Siberian mainland, which
show up so plainly from the
American shore.
The slides will be shown two
different nights at the Nome Gos
pel -Home: tonight at 7 p.m. and
Saturday night at 7 p.m.
Irrigoo will explain the slides
as they are shown. He is a lay
reader of the Presbyterian
Church at Gambell and is also a
graduate of Moody Bible Insti
tute.
While visiting here Irrigoo is
also a welcome helper in the
construction of the studio and
quarters for the Gospel Radio
Station tq be built here next year.
Ron Engstrom Leaves for College
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Engstrom’s
son, Ronnie, who graduated from
Nome High School last spring,
left for the University of Alaska
yesterday, where he will study
engineering.
Boy Born to Th# ChAs, Sanders
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanders
are the parents of a son, born
Monday at the MMM Hospital.
The father is in the U. S. Air
Force.
IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
Nettie Mills received a sen
tence of 60 dav?, su:pended, for
being drunk and disorderly in a
private home.
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Aurora Escholt was fined $25
for the same offense.
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Colonel E. Riley of Shungnak
was fined $300 for giving liquor
to a minor. $150 of the fine was
suspended.
NOTICE
Orders for reindeer meat, to be
delivered by the North Star on or
about Sept. 25, will be taken at
the Alaska Native Service office.
Room 1, Federal Bldg., until Fri
day. Sept. 14.
Robert J. Grant
Area Field Rep.
Bureau Indian Affairs
Gfty Council Notes'
Meeting Notes
Th# land north of the school,
planned for the new playfield, is |
about ready, it was reported at
the City Council meeting Mon
day evening. Only one building
remains to be moved and that
is being done this week. This
needed play area will be avail
able very soon.
New Mercury-Vapor Lights
It was also revealed that mer
cury-vapor lights will be installed
at several places this fall. At
present planning they will be on
Front St., in front of the school,
and along the road to Nome Field.
Eventually all present street
lights will be replaced.
Les Keller was sold a piece of
property next to his residence
for $15 and Howard Yates was
given a lease on a lot just east of
the CAA area, about a 60-foot
frontage, to move a house upon
for his residence.
New A.N.G. Headquarters
The city agreed to a yearly
rental of $1,900 to be applied to
an option price of $7,500 on the
east end property of the N.C. Co.,
to be used by the Alaska Nation- i
al Guard for their headquarters.
Frank Molitor of the Molitor
and Doremus Accounting Co.,
discussed with the Council the |
tax structure, assessments, sales
tax returns and the personal
property tax and explained what
should be done to make sure the
city collects all taxes due under
the sales tax. Adoption of a new
accounting system for the city
was also discussed.
Suxplus Property Available
Councilman Stan Morgan re
ported on a visit to Anchorage
where he inspected surplus pro-.
ACS Officials Visit Nome
dol. Earl Icke, from Washing
ton, D.C., accompanied by Lt. Col.
Frances Leva, post engineer of
the ACS in Seattle, and C.W.O.
David Craig of the Anchorage
Sector Hq., and a group of civil*
ian officials made an inspection
tour of the Nome ACS facilities
today.
The tour was made with the
assistance of the local command
er, M/Sgt. James Blanning.
perty available to the city thru
Civil Defense. He made several
suggestions for the purchase of
equipment at a very low cost.
He was particularly interested in
a portage power plant and addi
tional fire fighting equipment.
The Health Dept, reported 25
cases of measles reported to the
Health Nurse. It is believed there
were more cases but parents
failed to tell the nurse as should
have been done. It was also re
ported that Dr. Langsam had ad
ministered 250 polio shots to pre
school children.
Arrests and Fines
The Police Dept, monthly re
port showed 90 arrests made with
$862 collected in fines and 23
cases turned over to the Federal
authorities. There were five traf
fic arrests and 101 miscellaneous
complaints investigated; seven
ambulance calls, five dogs de
stroyed. Ten juveniles were turn
ed over to the Welfare Dept, due
to neglect of parents.
Jack Blattler complained to the
council of house-to house solieit
ers. He urged the city to en
act an ordinance requiring ped
dlers and solicitors to have a
license.
Delinquent taxes and the es
timated budget will be discussed ■
at the next regular meting.
GET YOUR
GROCERIES NOW!
IN CASE LOTS - AT A DISCOUNT
You Don’t Have To Wait For The Last Boat!
FREE DELIVERY TWICE A DAY
FRESH/REINDEER
From Golovin Every Wednesday
Women’s Coats & Pendleton Jackets
NOW IN STOCK
JANTZEN SWEATERS
IN ALL SIZES AND COLORS
JUST ARRIVED - WHITE STAG
BLOUSES, SKIRTS, SLACKS and SHIRTS,
SWEATERS and JACKETS
See Our NEW DAVENOS & RUGS
Check Your Stoves Before Cold Weather Comes
WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF
New Oil Cookstoves and Heaters
LET’S KEEP WARM!
New Mattresses and Springs
NC COMPANY ?
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60 YEARS SERVING ALASKA
S. S. TONSINA
Sails From Seattle
SEPTEMBER 20
Calling at:
ST. MICHAEL & NOME
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Freighter Sailings from Seattle
EVERY TUESDAY
Calling at Seward and Valdes
And erery Friday for Seward
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WANT ADS
LOST—Wallet. .Keep money, wal
let, return papers to Nugget.
FOUND — Cream-colored husky
dog with chain bums on neck.
Call Black 183.
FOR SALE—4 each 6.70x15 white
sidewall tubeless tires, com
plete with instructions. $135
takes all four or $35 each. New,
two never unpacked. Black 108
WANTED—Good used family-size
coil bed spring. Clarence Irrigo.
FOR SALE—Treadle Singer sew
ing machine, forward and re
verse stitch, all attachments.
Excellent condition. $100 cash.
Call Esther McCoy. 109c
FOUND — Small purse. Call at
Nugget and pay for ad.
jj SHOWING AT THE fl
1 THEATER|
T Two shows nightly—7:15 and 0:15 I
Doors open at 6:41 pin. •
WEDNESDAY &c THURSDAY
nt OSKStAI CRMC WPOST
CnaMbrnOLLIPS ILIMB
FRIDAY, SATURDAY,
—and—
10 A.M. SATURDAY MATINEE
and Serial: "SON OF ZORO" j
U.S. MERC is the pi ace to BUY!
Bean Pot Bacon . . . 49c lb.
also nice for frying !
BEEF HEARTS . . . 49< lb.
BEEF TONGUES . . 49«' lb.
Short Ribs off Beef . . 49c lb.
VEAL STEW _ 49c lb.
FRESH TROUT ... 40« lb.
— ON THE LAST BOAT —
Armour Star Cut-Up, Pan Ready, Boxed
Frying Chicken .... 79c lb.
in case lots
also
Stewing Chicken .... 69° lb.
We Will Have an Ample Stock
No Need to Place an Order
Just Come In and Pick 'Em Up !
TV PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Tonight Thursday
6:30 — Mickey Mouse Club 6:30 _ Mickey Mouse Club
7:30 — Coke Time , „„ _ , .. „ ,
_ .. t , . _ 7:30 — Break the Bank
7:45 — Industry on Parade
8:00 — Sneak Preview ®!®® Zo° Parat*®
8:30 — The Hunter 8:00 — "Come Closer. Folks
8:00 — Cavelcade of Sports (Feature Movie)
10:00 — Sign Off Time 10:00 — Sign Off Time