Eastern Star Worthy
Grand Matron Here for
Official Visitation
Juanita D. Killion, Most Worthy j
Grand Matron of the Order" of
Eastern Star, arrived yesterday
from Fairbanks for an official vis
it here with Alaska Chapter No. 1.
She was accompanied by Mrs.
Lodena Ott of Morton, Miss., who
is also an officer of the General
Grand Chapter, as Worthy Grand
Adah.
Mrs. Killion holds office for a
period of three years, during
which time she make an official
visit to each of the Grand Chapters
of the 48 States, and to each of
the subordinate chapters directly
under the General Grand Chapter,
which number over 70 and which
are widely scattered, in Japan,
Philippines, Hawaii, Panama, and
other places. She is the highest
officer in an organization with
more than three million members.
Last evening she made her offi
cial visitation to Nome, and this
evening will be honored with a
buffet supper at the Seaview Room
which will be attended by mem
bers of the Eastern Star and Ma
sons. She leaves tomorrow for An
chorage, where she will assist in
instituting the new Denali
Chapter.
AIRPORT TO BE CLOSED
WHILE PAVING IS DONE
FAA has announced that the
airport will Be closed tomorrow
starting at noon and will remain
closed until 8 a.m. Friday mor
ning. The field will close again |
on Saturday noon and remain so '
until 8 o’clock Sunday morning, j
The closing is due to the paving j
of the runways which is now in ;
progress.
COURT OF HONOR TONIGHT
Tonight’s the night that the
Boy Scouts present their Court of
Honor at the multi-purpose room
of the School. Scouts of both the j
Covenant Church troop and Troop |
60S will receive awards and merit :
■badges.
Light refreshments will be'
served following the Court.
Mrs. Lodena Ott, who is visit- j
mg here on an official Eastern
Si r visit, comes from Morton,
Mississippi, which is famous for
its .chickens. One-hundred-thous
and chickens are packaged daily
for shipments all over the world
from this vicinity, she states. j
SOFTBALL LEAGEUE PLAYS
TWICE THIS WEEK
In Tuesday night’s play, the
ANG took the ACS-FAA nine
by the score of 12-8.
Thursday night’s game will
pit the Polar vs. ACS-FAA at 6:30.
Lillian Reese surprised her
brother, Carl Mickelson, early this
week with an unexpected visit,
her first to Nome. .
Also visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Mickelson is their neice Val
erie Reese, who is spending the
summer here.
Senior Girl Scouts Off
To Summer Encampment
The Senior Girl Scouts left yes
terday for encampment at Dex
ter, being taken to camp by their
leader, Mrs. J. Dunlap, and addi
tional transportation provided by
Mrs. Tommy Johnson.
Fifteen girls were reported in
the group, who had as their over
night leader Mrs. Wm. Woodcock.
Mrs. Dunlap will join them today.
Mrs. W. Burand of the Exten
sion Service of the University of
Alaska will be assisting with
craft work at camp and the girls
will be earning various badges in
outdoor cookery and sports.
COSTUME PARTY COLORS
BIRTHDAY FESTIVITIES
Joey and Jamey Towner gave a
costume party Tuesday morning
to celebrate their sixth birthday.
Many colorfully dressed nursery
characters enjoyed the delicious
refreshments. The guests included
Stevie, Becky, Danny, Cathy and
Gerty Fondell, Jo Boyd, Omie Mc
Carthy, Timmy and Harriet Am
undson, Danny, Donny and Fran
ces Bibb, Stevie, Owen and Vesta
Sundstrom, Lennie Zylstra, Chris
ty Waldheim, Karen, Susan, Cher
yl and Lois Mclver, Ingeborg
Handeland. Elsie Thompson, Mer
ry, Johnny and Arline Strand.
BILLIKIN GIFT SHOP MOVES
A “new” store opened its doors
this week on Front Street. The
Billikin Gift Shop has moved
from its quarters in the Nome
Liquor Store to the store former
ly occupied by the Bargain Store.
Owner Chuck Frazier has‘given
the store some real atmosphere by
the use of a burlap decor and
the stock ranges from genuine
Eskimo antiques, through jewelry
to postcards.
Mrs. Bess Collette, who is on
tour through Alaska and who had
the good fortune to be in Yukon
Territory and Victoria while
Queen Elizabeth was there, ex
tended her stay in Nome to visit
Alaska Chapter No. 1, Order of
Eastern Star, for the official visit
of the Most Worthy Grand Ma
tron. Mrs. Collette continued on
her trip to Kotzebue today.
Mrs. Collette is a teacher in Los
Angeles, where she does special
ized work in remedial reading.
Repairs Cut Moonlight Water
The Moonlight Water main at
the Center Creek crossing on
Bessie Road was under repair to
day, causing a complete water
shut-off for several hours.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Dolores Greene, Rose
Olson, Viola Ailak.
Discharged: James Towner and
George Chapman.
'NOTICE
Alaska Airlines announce that
they have scheduled an additional
flight to Anchorage on Friday,
this week, at 11 a.m.
James F. O’Sullivan. Agent — Phone Main 68
Susie Hermann, Carl i
Glavinovich Represent
Nome on GOP Committee
Nome representatives on the j
newly elected State Republican '
Committee are Susie Hermann S
and Carl Glavinovich.
Mrs. Lucile Harkabus and Al-1
den Wilbur of Fairbanks were re- j
elected with Fred Eastaugh of Ju- i
neau and Doris Barnes of Wran
gell from the Southeastern Dis- ‘
trict. Robert Groseclose of Fair- j
banks was re-elected as state,
party chairman. Tex Neoy was el
ected from Anchorage and Doris J
McKinley from Palmer.
Mrs. Roberta Rich of Ketchi-,
kan was' named state vice-chair- j
j man; Mrs. Sylvia Ringstad of;
Fairbanks as secretary and M. T !
Mitrovich of Sitka as treasurer.
I World-Traveled Methodist
Bishop Nome Area Visitor
Bishop Ivan Holt of the Meth
odist Church, from the St. Louis,
Mo., area, has been visitng here
for the past two days on his first
trip through Alaska. Bishop Holt i
has spent many years traveling
throughout the world, and has vis
ited 85 countries, 80 of which have
Methodist churches. He states
’ there is only one spot on the globe
where Methodism exists which he
has not visited, and that is a re
mote area of Australia. #
Hospital Bo'ard Meets Thursday
The MMM Hospital advisory
board will meet Thursday evening
at 8 o’clock in the staff dining
room of the hospital.
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WEDDING BELLS
Edward Thompson and Patricia
Ryder, both of Anchorage, were
united in marriage on Monday by
U. S. Commissioner Herb Jenks.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Willingham
of Atlanta, Georgia, were among
the Southern states visitors in
Nome today, coming by way of
Anchorage.
NOTICE
Teen-Age Dance Saturday Night j
at 9 o'clock — at the Multipurpose j
Room.
WANT ADS
WANTED TO RENT — 2-Bedroom
house, by August 15th. Call
Capt. Flanagan, Main 112. 88
FOR SALE — Standard-size Dav
enport, good as new; at sacrifice
price. Call Main 157. tf
FOR SALE — Television Set; RCA
Victor table model, with stand,
17-inch screen. $125. Call Black
242. , 88
FOR SALE — Ithaca 20 Gauge;
Call Beals, Main 26. 88c
FOR SALE—1957 Ford Fairlane
500. Like new, licensed and
ready to go. $2385, liberal terms
N.C. Cat Shop Ford Garage.
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