Ralph Murane Returns
To Mine Through The
Bering Sea Ice At Bluff
Ralph Murane returned this
week and is enroute to Bluff
where he plans to try out a
new method of gold mining,
through the ice of Bering Sea.
Mr. Murane was here last year
and with Walter Freisz built the<
equipment in preparation for the
work. The mining plant was
floated to Bluff late last sum
mer.
Mrs. Turner To Visit Her
Family On St. Lawrence
Agnes Slwooko Turner of Fair
banks is on her way to Gambell
•to visit with, her family after
an absence of about eight years.
She said that this trip is her
Christmas present from her hus
band who remained in Fairbanks
with the eldest of their three
children. Mrs. Turner is taking
the two youngest ones to visit
their grandparents on St. Law
rence Island.
GIRL SCOUTS ATTENTION
Girl Scouts will have a Christ
mas party Saturday. Dec. 15. at
10:30 a.m. at The Theater.
The party, sponsored by the
Girl Seoul Council, is for all
Girl Scouts and Brownies.
NOTICE
The Nome Common Council
shall sit as a Board of Equaliza
tion between the hours of 7:30
and 8:30 p.m. December 12, 13.
and 14, 1956. Property owners
have this opportunity to make
adjustments in their Real and
Personal Property assessments.
NOME COMMON COUNCIL
By Carrie M. McLain.
City Clerk
NOTICE TO MASONS
Installation of officers of Anvil
Lodge No. 140 will be held af Ma
sonic Temple on Thursday, Dec.
13 at 8 p.m. All Masons requested
to be, present.
Norvin W. Lewis, Secty.
I1‘ You Want To Rent
V House or Apartment
The Man to See Is . . .
George Hite—Main 123
P.O. Box 123. Nome, Alaska
Community Xmas
Tree
Fund Is Started
The Community Christmas
Tree fund campaign has been
launched with 58 jars for contri
butions placed in busineiA houses
throughout the town, as well as
personal solicitation being made.
To date the contributions re
ceived are as follows:
$25 — Lomen Commercial Co.,
Northern Commercial Co., the
Polaris.
$20—Polar Bar and Curio.
$15 — North Star Bakery and
Breakers Bar.
$10—Nome Skin Sewers, Dor- i
othy’s Shop and Arctic Oil De
livery, Music Box, Cavota’s.
$5 — Anna Peterson, Alec Mc
Innes, Dewey Goodrich, Don
Grincell, Pfaff Sewing Center,
Lou Oliver.
$2—Hagen’s Jewelry Store and
Shirley Doyle.
$1 —Matilda Jones, Diane
Peterson, Gordon Osborne, Geo.
Waldheim, Darlene Grosgebauer,
Barbara Royce, Beverly Blan
ning.
Anyone not having been con
tacted may leave their donation
in one of the jai;s or bring or mail
it to the City Clerk or the N.C.
Cat Shop.
Mary Andersen, chairman, re
ports that so far response has
been generous, but expenses are
higher. She also reminds the pub
lic that suggestions of families
who are needy may be turned in
to her this week.
Squirtguns Freeze Locks
Merchants were hampered in
opening their stores this week by
pranksters who squirted water
in the keyholes, and freezing the
locks.
NOT INTENTIONAL
One paragraph was inadvert
ently omitted in the story about
the roof garden, which described
the fine entertainment given by
the teen-age couple, Gay Weyer
and Ike Obermeyer, who pre
sented a modern dance number
as well as the Charleston of an
earlier period. Their part of the
program was enjoyed by young
and old alike.
Basketball Friday Night
Last Monday evening coaches |
and managers of the teams in the j
Nome Basketball League met and i
completed organization of the j
league.
The five teams are as follows:
Nome Merchants, Nome High
School Nanooks, Polar Hornets,
North Stars, and the All-Service
Panthers. The latter team is a
combination of the ACS and Air
Force squads.
Fifteen game have been sched-1
uled, however the first two have j
been played already. Most of the
games will be played on Friday
night with a few Tuesday night
games listed to round out the
schedule.
Friday night at 7:30 the Mer
chants will start against the Pan
thers in the first game and the
second game will be between
the High School Nanooks and the
North Stars.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE — Kenmore washing
machine in good condition, $40.
Call Main 197. 148c
FOR SALE — Automatic dish
washer. Main 109, 9 til 5 148
STRICTLY MODERN apartment
for rent. Call Main 123. tf
FOUND—Lady’s watch. Claim it
at the Nome Nugget.
SHOWING AT THE 3
THEATERl
5'
Two shows nightly—7:15 and 9:15 f?
Doors open at 6:45 p.m.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
I
bT no RADIO PICTURES
FRIDAY, SATURDAY,
8/G_. ■ ■ r/cw
TARZAH THRILLS!
Plus 7th Chapter of Serial |
MERC MEAT
is the PLACE .o S AVE
Holiday Specials
HEN TURKEYS
Oven Ready!
U.S. No. 1 Grain-Fed Birds—15-16 lb. avg.
69c lb.
YOUNG GEESE 98c,b
OVEN READY 5 - 6 lb. avg.
Long Island DUCKS 98clb*
OVEN READY 5 lb. avg.
Roasting CHICKENS 98clb*
OVEN READY 4 lb. avg.
FOR ALL YOUR
PLUMBING & HEATING NEEDS
v: RN MILLER
COMPLETE LINE FITTINGS AND FIXTURES
Phone MAIN 143
Shop Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
60 YEARS SERVING ALASKA
Freighter Sailings from Seattle
EVEHY TUESDAY
Calling at Seward and Valdes
And every Friday for Seward
Stewing CHICKENS 69clK
POT PREPARED
Armour Star FRYERS 89clb*
SKILLET READY
NORWEGIAN TURKEY 49* ik
( LUTEFISK ) 5 lb. box
FINNAN HADDIE 89clb- '
Imported, Smoked
Swedish ANCHOVIES 85 c
70 lb. Sack WHITEFISH 1850
CHRISTMAS CHEESES
AND SMOKED MEATS
Swiss, Jack, Danish Banquet
Roqueford, Old-Fashioned Brick
Limburger, American, Cheddar
SMOKED HAMS /.Qclh.
Semi - Cooked
GOTEBORG SAUSAGE joojh.
JOIN THE FUN!
LOOK FOR THE LUCKY BUCKS
A 25 22 92 761
A 25 22 93 211
A 25 23 01161
A 25 35 03 441
Someone Has Them In Nome