Young Democrats
Meeting Postponed
The Young Democrats meeting
which had been scheduled for this
evening at City Hall, has been
postponed until tomorrow evening
at 8 o’clock. The postponment was
necessitated by the calling of a
city council meeting tonight in
the city chambers.
Busy Tour Weekend
This weekend will be another
very busy one with two special
tours expected to visit the city.
Arriving on Saturday for an
overnight stay will be another
group of 40 guests from the Uni
versity of Alaska and overnight
ing on Sunday will be about 50
people flying their own planes,
which are reported to number be
tween 20 and 30. They are known
as the Mukluk Caravan.
VISITOR FINDS BIRTHPLACE
Mr. and Mrs. John Darrah of
Bellingham are overnight visitors.
Mr. Darrah was born here but
left at the age of six in 1918.
Mr. Darrah recognized the
house in which he was born, on i
the corner of E St. and First Ave., j
where Jim O’Sullivan now lives.
The couple plan a trip to Golo
vin where Darrah’s father was
in charge of the Lomen reindeer
herd up to the time the family
left Nome. He is now with the
Postal Departmnet in Bellingham.
Also visiting are Ethel McCann
and her son. Mrs. McCann is look
ing for the building on D Street
where her son was born, and for
other houses in which they lived
in the community many years ago.
WEATHER FORECAST
Mostly cloudy with occasional
fog and drizzle. Little change in
temperature. Lowest expected to
night 50, the high tomorrow 60.
In the past 24 hours: highest
temp. 62, lowest 49. Sunrise at
2:28 a.m., sunset at 9:49 p.m.
A year ago today the high was
52, low 38. Extremes on this date
since 1907: highest 74 in 1932,
lowest 34 in 1922.
Nome’s temperature today com
pares with a 67 at San Francisco
and 82 at Seattle.
CORRECTION
The Nugget in a recent news
item sent Sgt. John Jemison of
the Army Advisor Group home to
the wrong address. Instead of
Missouri he will be going home
to the State of Michigan.
HARBOR ACTIVITIES
The tugboat Bozo of the Alaska
; Steamship Co. left early last eve
I ning with a load of fuel and a
crane for the north, easily skirt
i ing the Port of Bandon which
was grounded at the mouth of the
river.
The barge Port of Bandon
| which had been grounded since
Saturday in the Snake River
' mouth due to low water, was
j pulled off the bar late last night
| by the combined efforts of the
| tugs Avik and Tiger. All three
belong to B & R Tug and Barge
i of Kotzebue. The barge is loaded
with contractor equipment needed
at Sitka.
The MS Tanana of the Alaska
Line arrived this morning and is
scheduled to discharge cold stor
age and perishables and then pro
j ceed directly to Teller.
PARENTS NIGHT TOMORROW
AT GIRL SCOUT CAMP
The Intermediate Girl Scouts
will entertain their parents at
the Dexter camp at 7:30 Thursday
evening with a specially prepared
j program.
CHAMBER WILL MEET ON
THURSDAY NEXT WEEK
The Chamber of Commerce
meeting regularly scheduled for
Monday noon will be postponed
next week until Thursday noon
so that members of the Chamber
can meet with Robert Boochever
from Juneau.
Peter Bading, manager of the
Alaska stores of Jonas Bros., in
Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Nome,
is here conferring with the local
manager and setting up plans for
the development of the Nome
project which was acquired early
this spring.
George Rayburn, executive of
1 Wien Airlines and recently elect
| ed to the Board of Directors of
i the Miners and Merchants Bank,
was scheduled to arrive today for
his first board meeting here.
ANG Drill Team Meets Thursday
A meeting of the National
Guard drill team is called for 7
o’clock tomorrow evening at the
Armory. It is to be a practice
session so no uniform or equip
ment is required. A spokesman
said several more men are need
ed to fill out the team and he re
| quested that members bring an
, interested buddy.
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
Tanana will discharge perishables only.
She will call at Teller Thursday, July 21
and at Kotzebue, July 23
The MS Coastal Nomad is scheduled to
arrive Nome about July 30 and will
call at St. Michael about August 3.
Warm Water Swimming
Hole Is Condemned
The Department of Sanitation
has condemned the use of the
! swimming hole and Dry Creek
into which the hot water runs
| from the U.S.S.R. & M. power
' plant. Parents will be held respon
j sible for children using the pool.
I Signs are being posted in sev
| eral places with the words “Con
! demned” plainly written.
The closing of the pool is a
precautionary measure by the De
partment of Sanitation, it is re
ported, and the closing is not due
to any known disease or epi
demic at this time.
IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Tlie following persons were
fined or sentenced on drunk
charges by Deputy Magistrate
George Bayer:
George Luke, $25 and 30 days
suspended; Winfred Adloat, 30
days and $20; Ignasius Nashaloak,
$20; Issiah Oksoklauk, $30; Lucy
Strickland, 5 days and $25; Mary
Alexander, 10 days and $25.
Joe Attatayuk was fined $10 on
two counts, drunkeness and re
sisting arrest, and Glen Hunnicut
was fined $20 and given 10 days
for giving liquor to a minor.
METHODISTS PICNIC SUNDAY
Over 50 Methodists and iheii
families enjoyed an outdoor fam
ily night Sunday with a picnic
supper and devotions at the
mouth of Cunningham Creek, on
the Cape road. Games and singing
as well as a special program were
enjoyed and the group, under the
leadership of Rev. Gerald Mc
Cray, were reluctant to leave.
Ann Walsh, who has been at
tending college in Oregon, re
ceived her Master’s Degree and
is home visiting before returning
to Fairbanks to resume teaching
in the high school there.
Admitted to the hospital: Harry
Johnsen, Jr., Douglas Leight, Lois
Merrill, Naomi Komukhuk, Bev
erly Bohrer.
A son was born yesterday at
the hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Wal
lace Merrill.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TONIGHT
CITY HALL. 8:00 P.M.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE — 1-bedroom house
with bath. Call Russ Hardy. 87p
FOR SALE—Nice 2 bdrm house,
modern furnishing, on paved
road. Call Red 222. 90p
FOR SALE — Portable kerosene
heater and small butane heat
ing stove. Call Red 179.
FOR SALE— 1957 Nash Metro
politan, $800; 12-ft. runabout
with trailer and Merc. Mark 28
engine, $600. Contact Ron Bau
ska or Black 89.
FOR SALE IMMEDIATELY —
’57 Dodge Sweptwing truck,
pushbutton shift, power brakes,
power steering, radio - heater.
Call Norris Finch. 86c
FOR SALE CHEAP — Ironing
boards, bathroom scales, misc.
groceries, ladies mouton coat,
aqua coat; boy’s, men’s ice
skates and skis; red, white, and
black fox furs. Call Norris
Finch 86c
FOR SALE—1958 4-door Fairlane
500, very low mileage, excellent
condition. Priced to sell. Call
Black 115.
FOR SALE—Henslee 3 Bedroom
furnished mobile home, 10 ft.
wide, 50 ft. long. Also ’59 Ford
Pickup, like new. Call M-109. 1f
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $1C.
See Dorothy’s. tf
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TONIGHT and THURSD AY
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PARENTS INVITED TO VISIT
SCOUT SALMON LAKE CAMP
Parents of Boy Scouts are in
vited to visit the camp at Salmon
Lake each evening until Satur
day, the last day of the encamp
ment.
A special ceremony will be
held Friday evening starting at
7:30 when the presentation of the
Order of the Arrow will be the
highlight.
Mrs. Lippert, Born At Sinuk.
Back For First Time in 42 Years
Lena Byers Lippert, who was
born at Sinuk, returned to Nome
yesterday for her first visit in
42 years. She and her husband
were overnight guests and tried
to locate someone who knew her
parents in the early days. Her
family, she said, attended the
Methodist Church when Rev. W.
Baldwin was pastor.
Canning Demonstration Thursday
There will be a canning demon
stration at the Lutheran Quonset
at 2:30 Thursday afternoon by
Jean Burand of the University of
Alaska Extension Service.
Two Mt. Edgecumbe Students to
Attend Science Training Program
At University of Alaska
Two young men from “North of
the Range” who attend Mt. Edge
cumbe School have been accepted
for the Summer Science Training
Program for Secondary School
Students at the University of Al
aska.
The young men are Charles D.
Brower of Barrow and Alvin D.
Mullaly of Kotzebue. The pro
gram, which is sponsored by the
National Science Foundation, will
be from Aug. 7 through Aug. 27
on the state university campus at
College.
JUNEAU — Frank Atloak of
Nome and Helen Anders Houston
of Hoonah have applied for a
marriage license.
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insurance...
it’s even worse
Public Liability and Pro
perty Damage insurance is
avaliable to Nome resi
dents at low cost which
will meet the requirements
of the Alaska Safety Res
ponsibility Act.
Call or drop in for an estimate
that will cover your automobile or pickup.
INSURANCE DEPT. OF
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK