Increase Seen In Nome
School Budget Needs
George Bayer, of the Nome
School Board met with the City
Council this week and presented
the anticpated school costs of $69,
000, Showing that the budget pay
ments for the school would in
crease roughly about $7,000 over
last year.
This amount will take the city’s
entire revenue from property
taxes.
The Council expressed the
opinion that the tax rate should
foe left at 1V£% which would
bring in $69,000 and that the sales
tax should be raised to finance
the city operations.
Grand Jury In Session
The following is a list of Grand
Jurors for the 1959 term of Court,
in session today:
From Nome — Norvin Lewis,
Foreman; Samuel Ahwinona, Dep
uty Foreman; Lydia Rohn, D. J.
Reader, Ray Klementson, Anna
Killarzoac, Mollie Curran, Oswald
Moses, Peter Mayak, Otto Worm,
Emma Outwater;
Carrie Gallihorn, Kotzebue.
Ben Daniels, Elim.
Marion Segock, Elim.
Inez Black, Kiana.
Elliott Bradley, ,Unalakleet.
Fred Paniptchuk, Unalakleet.
Katherine Jack, Noorvik.
Helen Kagoona, Noorvik.
■ Lucy Sockpealuk, Shaktoolik.
Simon Bekoalok, Shaktoolik.
Ruth A. Kakaruk, Teller.
* Jesse Tocktoo, Shishmar.ef.
GRAND JURY BRINGS IN
THREE TRUE BILLS
The Grand Jury has brought in
three true bills as follows:
Against Percy Ipalook Jr., and
Gerald Ipalook for threatening
George Conwell with bodily harm
while armed with dangerous wea
pons. The principals are from
Kotzebue and the dangerous wea
pons are a sheath knife and
boots.
- Against Joe Egelak of White
Mountain for manslaughter in the
■ ieath of Tommy Amaktoolik.
Egelak is charged with hitting
the victim on the head, causing
a brain concussion, from which
he died.
Against Ronald Brown on two
counts; first of breaking and en
tering a dwelling to commit lar
ceny; and second, breaking and
entering a store with intent to
commit larceny.
Admitted to the Hospital: Helen
Piscoya, Eugene Olanna, Lillian
Tuilana, Napoleon Bergamaschi.
Discharged: John Wheeler, Ade
line Omelak, Frank Amarok.
SKATING HOURS
A t
Nome Skating Rink
Saturday — 2 to 4 P.M.
• — OPEN TO ALL —
NO SKATING SUNDAY
The Skating Rink will be
closed to permit patrons'
attendance at Nome's Annual
Dog Race Derby
Municipal Election
Judges, Cerks, Appointed
In Council Action
The City Council held special
meetings on Tuesday and Wed
nesday evenings to appoint the
following judges and clerks for
the Municipal Election:
Judges: Lois Mclver, Alvin Poi
son, and Doris Wilke;
Clerks; Verna Mickelson and
Edith Arnold.
The Council set the compensa
tion for the City Clerk, Tax
Assessor, Collector and Magistrate
at $750 per month.
The Council also asked the City
Attorney to prepare an ordinance
raising the pay of Election Clerks
and Judges to $20, from $15.
IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
Herbert James pleaded guilty
to larceny and was sentenced to
serve two years in jail. The sen
tence was suspended on condition
that he return the $30 he had
spent of the money he had taken
from the wallet of Nathan Naga
ruk while Nagaruk was asleep.
James has been in custody for
about two months and had pre
viously been bound over to the
grand jury.
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James Hawley was sentenced to
serve 60 days in jail, suspended,
on a charge of drunk and disor
derly conduct.
He was sentenced to serve 120
days in jail on a second count of
resisting arrest, with 60 days sus
pened, provided he pay for tear
ing and ripping the shirt of Chief
of Police Marvik who made the
arrest.
GIRL SCOUT CRAFT AND
COOKIE SALE ON SUNDAY
Girl Scout Intermediate Troop
66 is holding a Craft and Cookie
Sale Sunday afternoon during the
dog races.
Their stand will be located in
front of the North Star Bakery
and they will feature home-made
cookies, pot holders, door stops,
and book ends which they have
made.
Leader Phyllis Cumming said
the proceeds will go toward de
fraying their camp expenses next
summer.
COVENANT EASTER CONCERT
TO BE HELD EASTER SUNDAY
The Covenant Church has an
nounced that it will hold its an
nual Easter Choir Cohcert on
Easter Sunday, March 29 at 7:30
p.m. at the Covenant Church. A
complete program will be pub
lished next week.
NOTICE
Declaration of Candidacy
Forms for Ihe City Eleclion may
be obtained at the City Clerk's
Office. A candidate must be a
resident of Alaska for at least
two years and of the City of
Nome for at least one year next
preceding the date of declaration.
Deadline for filing is 5 o'clock
p.m., March 30. 1959.
Robert F. Scott,
City Clerk
Publish March 20, 23, 25, 27, 30.
Scheduled Sailings Every Tuesday
For Seward and Valdez
and Alternate Fridays for Seward.
Write: Alaska Steamship Company.
Box 200, Anchorage
— OR —
Nome Agent For Information
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Arctic Club Derby
Offers $1,000 For
Fastest Mushers
The Arctic Club Dog Derby,
race, with $1,000 prize money,
will start in front of the N. C.
Store promptly at 1 o’clock Sun
day afternoon, it has been an
nounced by Arctic Club leaders.
The trail, leading out B or Bering
Street, is well staked, and will be
gone over and packed down on
Saturday by several vehicles,
stated Barrow Morgan, who is in
charge of the trail.
Through the courtesy of Alaska
Airlines, headquarters for the
race will be in the town office
of the airlines, where a black
board will be maintained, and
continuous contacts while the race
is on will be made by walkie
talkie, so that spectators will be
kept informed on how the teams
are progressing.
Drawing for place and instruc
tion on the rules will be held at
the Alaska Airlines office at 4
o’clock Saturday afternoon.
Ash Craft will be timekeeper
and Carl GlavinoviA will be the
judge for the race.
At 2 p.m. two children’s races
will be held on Front Street: one
for boys under 12 years of age
and one for girls under 12. The
“teams” will be limited to one
dog and prizes will be $5, $3, and
$2.
During the race hot dogs will
be sold by the P-TA from the
Alaska Airlines freight office
with Roscoe Wilke in charge.
There will also be blanket toss
ing during the afternoon.
The Musher’s Banquet will be
held at 6:30 at the North Star
with all musher as guests of the
Arctic Club. The public is wel
come to attend on a no-host basis.
Registration of teams started
today at the office of Joe Kronin
ger, Clerk of the Court, and will
continue tomorrow at Morgan’s.
HARRY BOURNE FUNERAL
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
FROM LUTHERAN CHURCH
The body of Harry Bourne of
Teller arrived from Anchorage
today, and his funeral has been
announced for tomorrow after
noon, from the Lutheran Church,
with the Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo
No. 1, assisting in the service.
Pallbearers will be Pioneers
Albin Poison, Gus Bjornstad, Carl
Hill, Eino Muntti, Axel Edman,
and George Waldheim.
Special music will be provided
by Alex Mclnnes, organist,, but
there will be r)o solo.
Burial will be at Belmont Point
Cemetery.
NOTICE
The tax rate on 1958 real and
personal properly assessments of
the City of Nome has been set at
IV4% (one and one-half per cent)
by the Board of Equalization. 1958
properly taxes become due and
payable on April 1, 1959.
Taxes not paid by July 15,
1959, will be delinquent.
Robert F. Scott,
City Clerk
Publish March 20, 23, 25, 27, 30.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE — Willy s Station
Wagon. Call Red 30. tfc
FOR SALE—No. 8 Rental Ameri
can floor sander. Never used.
Black 182 37c
_£_
FOR RENT — Furnished House at
304 Steadman. Contact tenants,
or B. Blumenstein, Box 698,
Bethel. 39
YOUR NEW AVON Representa
tive is Pat Haferbecker. Call
Main 77. tf
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
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8:00—Schlilz Playhouse 9:30—Feature Movie
8:30—Restless Gun 10:30—Sacred Heart
9:00—Lawrence Welk
10:00—Feature Movie
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Sunday Matinee — 2:30 to 6:30 p.m.
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