FATHER NEVUE NAMED
CHAPLAIN FOR 1st SCOUTS
Gen. Thomas P. Carroll, Adjut
ant General of the Alaska Na
tional Guard, has announced the
appointment of Father Nevue of
St. Joseph’s Church here as the
chaplain for the First Scout Bat
talion. Father Nevue replaces
Percy Ipalook of Kotzebue in this !
position.
RUSSELL HERMANN LEAVES
NEXT WEEK FOR LOS ANGEES
U. S. District Attorney Russell
Hermann, who has been holding
that office here for the past 6V&
years, expects to leave next week
for Los Angeles, Calif., to assume
the position of Assistant U. S. At
torney for the Southern District
of California at Los Angeles. He
will be in the Criminal Division
of the court.
He plans to stop in Juneau on
his way south, to visit with his
mother, who has just returned
from the Mayo Clinic at Roches
ter, Minn., where she has been
undergoing treatment for several
months. The Hermann family will
remain in Juneau for a few weeks,
then follow Mr. Hermann to Los
Angeles when he has found liv
ing quarters.
IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
Vernon Kugzruk, age 23, was
found guilty of being drunk in
a private home, and sentenced to
180 days in jail, with 120 days
suspended, if he refrains from
drinking.
* * •
Jacob Smith was given a 90
day sentence by the U. S. Com
missioner for being drunk in a
public street.
WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy today, scattered snow
snow tonight and tomorrow with
east to southeast winds 10 to 15
mph and gusts to 20 to 25 mph.
Warmer tomorrow with a low ex
pected tonight of 10 to 15 and a
high tomorrow of 20-25.
In the past 24 hours: highest
t *mperature 30, lowest 7. Max.
winds 65 mph from the S.E. Sun
rise 7:45 a.m., sunset 4:47 p.m.
A year ago today: highest temp.
15, lowest -2. Extremes on this
date since 1907: highest 45 in
1934, lowest -34 in 1912.
ANVIL LODGE No. 140. F.&A.M.,
presents its annual Washington's
Birthday Party on Saturday. Feb
ruary 20. at 8 p.m.. at the Masonic
Temple, for Eastern Stars and
their families, and Masons and
their families. Singls Stars or Ma
sons may bring escorts. Admission
$1 per couple. 22
Census District Supervisor |
Coming Here Next Week \
John Holm, district supervisor!
of the census, with offices at I
Fairbanks, said today that he ex- j
pects to be in Nome next week to
interview applicants for census
takers and to set up the organiza
tion of the census-taking in this
area. j
He said that anyone wishing to .
take part in the operation may |
contact Mrs. Laura Johnsen, Mrs. j
Lois Mclver, or Mrs. Morva
Hoover before his arrival.
Mr. Holm indicated he has met j
with considerable apathy on the j
part of residents of outlying areas
in his efforts to secure people to
make the enumeration.
MARIE KUNNUK TO BE WED
TOMORROW IN SEATTLE
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kunnuk an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter Marie to Thomas Tweet
of Seattle on Saturday, Feb. 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Kunnuk live in
King Island Village and are now
in Anchorage with the Nome Es
kimo Dancers. Mr. Tweet is with
the Kaiser Gypsum Co. The
couple plan to make their home
in Seattle.
CUB SCOUT BLUE AND GOLD!
DINNER SATURDAY AT 6:15 !
Cub Scouts and their parents
are to attend a Blue and Gold
Banquet tomorrow evening at the
multipurpose room of the School.
The dinner will start promptly at
6:15 and will be casserole dishes
brought by the parents.
Rev. John L. Maakestad, Pas
tor of Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church, will be in Fairbanks for
a series of spiritual emphasis
meetings Feb. 21 to Feb. 25,
which he will conduct at his for
mer parish, Fairbanks Lutheran
Church. Paster and Mrs. Maake
stad lived in that city from 1950
to 1955, before moving to Shish
maref, and then to Nome in the
fall of 1958.
WOULD YOU LIKE
An Evening of Relaxation?
Then Come to St. Joseph's Hall
TOMORROW NIGHT
Alaska's Favorite Game *
. . . and . . .
Whist. Bridge. Pinochle. 500.
Canasta, or even Old Maid!
Feb. 20 8 p.m. $1.50
(15 games Of ??? included
in price of admission)
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
Lighterage & Coastwise Water Transportation
Distributor — Standard Oil Company of California
DEALERS — MINING EQUIPMENT. LUMBER, COAL.
BUILDING MATERIALS. INDUSTRIAL HARDWARE
MAIN 147 BOX 700
For Information
Or Write to Jim O'Sullivan, Alaska
Steamship Company, Pier 42. Seattle 7.
Washington.
.v111iiffrai t1\*w n'l
Two Teams of Mushers j
Representing Nome In
Rendezvous Races
It was learned today that Nome
will have two teams entered in
the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous
dog races. Isaac Okleasik, winner
of the 1958 Nome Dog Derby, who
placed third last year in Anchor
age, left yesterday, accompanied
by Johnny Kakarak.
Isaac made excellent time last
year, but had the misfortune of
getting off course. He will en
deavor to beat his own time this
year.
Last year’s Arctic Club entry,
Chester Topkok, left earlier this
week. Chester, last year’s winner
of the races held here, was spon
sored by the club and the Alaska
Airlines. Both Nome entries origi
nate at Teller.
alaskaTsteam agent
JIM O'SULLIVAN HERE
Jim O’Sullivan, popular Alaska
Steamship agent, and a regular
summer resident, surprised his
friends by taking a winter visit
here.
O'Sullivan is here for a couple
of weeks in connection with the
transition of his downtown office
to the Lomen headquarters, and
preparing the co-ordination of the
work with the winter manager,
Alex Mclnnes, to be ready for a
busy summer when the season
opens.
Vet's Representative Expected
In Nome February 24 and 25
A representative of the Veter
ans Administration, Mr. Brevick
from Anchorage, will be in Nome
on Feb. 24 and 25 to contact vet
erans witft problems with which
his agency could be of assistance.
PIONEER WOMEN MEET
TONIGHT — 8 P.M.
NOTICE
The WCSC study course on
Africa will meet at the home of
Carolyn Coons this evening
at 7:30 p.m.
WANT ADS
DESIRE to Purchase three-vol
ume set of ALASKA COM
PILED LAWS, Annotated —
1949. Write, stating condition
and price to John Dunstan, 325
E. 11th Ave., Anchorage. It
WANTED—A distributor to rep
resent Realsilk Hosiery Mills
(200 styles wearing apparel) in
' Nome. Earn $3 up per hour,
full or spare time. For details
and free samples write Mr.
Hazen, 1101 Vance Building,
Seattle. 22c
FOR SALE—’53 Chev pickup, 18
ft. boat, 17-ft. boat, 18 h.p.
Johnson outboard motor, 8-ft.
sled, washing machine, sewing
machine, apartment size Flamo
range, blow torch, electric gui
tar, dried fish, also other items.
See Walter Simon, East End.
Everything must go. 23c
55 UNITS — Private bath, Kit
chenette or Plain. 6th and H
Streets, in Downtown Anchor
age. ALASKANS PREFER THE
ROOSEVELT. Rates from $4
single. tf
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $10.
See Dorothy’s. tf
FRESH dry salmon, 40 cents lb.
plus freight. Write Teller Com
mercial Co.
ALASKA MARINE, INC
Alaska’s Largest Marine Supply
Mail Order Service — Retail &
Wholesale. Parts for Mercury,
Johnson, Evinrude. Try Our
Fast, Reliable Outboard Over
haul — 3 factory trained mechs.
Best Equipped Shop in Alaska.
We Take Mercury in Trade on
Guaranteed Overhauled John
son, Evinrude Long Shaft
Motors. Write for Your Marine
Needs — Box 479, Anchorage.
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