School Board Turns Down
Old Federal Building As
Possible High School
The Nome School Board, in spe
cial session Monday night, re
■ jected the offer made to, them for
the use of the abandoned Federal
Building as a possible building for
school use, possibly a high school.
The School Board, with the as
sistance and recommendations of
Carl Glavinovich, as engineer,
turned down the offer as suitable
place for school rooms.
ENGSTROM STARTS TO
MOVE DREDGE TO BASIN
CREEK MINING OPERATION
Herb Engstrom starts this week
moving a dredge from Bajara
Creek to Basin Creek, a distance
of about 25 miles.
The dredge, which is estimated
to weigh about 120 tons, will be
handled by several large “cats”
after some dismantling.
Engstrom and his son Ronald
expect to have the dredge in op
eration this summer at their well
known Basin Creek mining camp
on Highway 97.
Volunteer Firemen Express
Thanks to FAA Personnel
Members of the Volunteer Fire
Department have expressed ap
preciation to Bob Schick and Os
car Wall, who with FAA bull
dozers gave several hours of work
in clearing the road at the Sand
Spit fire last week. Their assist
ance was very valuable and
timely.
The fire, of unknown origin,
was in a Cowen hut and many
mattresses stored there were de
stroyed.
Magistrate Makes First
Official Visit to Kotzebue
District Magistrate James St.
Amour left yesterday for Kotze
bue on his first official visit to
that area. He was accompanied by
Sgt. Gene Morris of the State
Police.
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Moon Reports Severe
Winter At Sweepstake
Charlie Moon wps in town yes
terday from his mining claim at
Sweepstake Creek which is about
a mile from the Granite Mt. in
stallation. He was enroute to the
Ungalik area where he will help
George Geamalis sink some holes
on the latter’s mining ground.
Charlie reported this winter to
have been a very severe one at
Sweepstake. He said that during
a recent storm the Granite Mt.
station recorded winds of 120
miles an hour and that it very
nearly blew down some of his
camp buildings. He also reports
very heavy glaciering with one
spot near his diggings already
over 40 feet of solid ice. This ice
is evident in all the creeks, he
said, with' overflow forming more
ice all the time.
Moon reported the ptarmigan
very plentiful, but very wild. He
also said he had two wild visitors
during most of the winter—a fox
and a “camp robber”. This latter
bird, Charlie said, has become so
j tame that it ate from his hand.
! VFW Contribute To Hot Lunch
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
have donated $40 to the School
Hot Lunch Program. They also
voted to sponsor a bake sale in
April, proceeds of which will be
turned over to the program for
next year.
Date for the VFW Buddy Poppy
Sale has been announced as Sat
urday, May 21.
Lois Okilkon Holds Lead In
Queen of The Trail Contest
Lois Okitkon continues to lead
in the Queen of the Trail Contest
in connection with the Arctic
Club dog derby next month. Sec
ond in the standing is Diana Wal
lace.
Another new contestant is
Roberta Apok, sponsored by the
Nomerama Theater.
Mrs. Margaret Russell of Polet’s
Store staff, returned yesterday
from a week’s visit to Fairbanks
where she visited with her son
David and family and took in the
Carnival dog races.
NOTICE
All military personnel operat
ing their own private vehicles
within the City of Nome will be
required to buy city license
stickers to comply with the City
Code Section 18-6.
— John Marvik,
I Chief of Police
NHS Freshmen Present
One Act Play Friday Night
“Nobody Sleeps,” a one-act
play, will be presented by the
Freshmen English I class on Fri
day night at 8 o’clock. It is a de
lightful comedy about Spike, a
burglar, and not a very good one,
and his encounter during a bur
glary, with a house full of sense
less, talkative women.
He is flirted with, adivsed,
laughed at, consoled, and used as
information for a pending novel.
Nicky Longley plays Spike,'Jean
ette Amundsen, Barbara Mclver
and Susan Saito portray a house
full of young girls, and Pamela
Mulvihill acts the part of their
mother.
There is also a program of Latin
music to be presented toy the
Nome School Band.
Price of admission is 75 cents
for adults, and 50 cents for chil
dren. Patrons are reminded toy
school officials to keep the date
open — Friday, March 18, 8 p.m.
— at the High School Auditorium.
ANB Pinochle Party
On Thursday Night
The Alaska Native Brotherhood
announce a pinochle party to
morrow evening, March 17 at
their hall. So—begorra and be
jabbers if it’s action and prizes
you’re after, the Brotherhood
promises plenty of tooth starting
at 8 p.m. on “Paddy’s Day.”
Admission will toe 75 cents and
there will also toe a door prize
and refreshments.
IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT
ffm. Okpealuk pleaded guilty
to a drunk charge and was fined
$40 by Deputy Magistrate George
Bayer. This was a city case.
On a state case, Murphy
Nuglene pleaded guilty to a
charge of assault and battery and
was sentenced to 30 days in jail
and fined $75 by Deputy Magis
trate Bayer.
A BAKE SALE will be held at
the N. C. Store by the Nome Re
publican Club on Saturday. Those
who wish to contribute are asked
to have their offerings in iby
10 a.m.
Northern Light Circle
To Meet Thursday Night
The Northern Light Circle of
the Lutheran Church is meeting
at the home of Kay Casperson on
Thursday evening at 7:30. Mem
bers are reminded to bring their
mission box offering.
NOTICE PIONEER AUXILIARY
Members of the Pioneer Auxil
iary and their escorts are invited
to see convention slides at 9 p.m.
this evening, following the Pioneer
meeting. Refreshments will be
served.
—Luther Dunbar, Pres.
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purchasing good used light
plane such as an Aeronca
Champ. Send full particulars
and asking price to W. C.
Frank, P. O. Box 8, Unalakleet,
Alaska. 35c
FOR SALE — Washing Machine,
Appliances, Dishes, Utensils
and Miscellaneous Items. Call
Red 189.
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.
Republican Club
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