Seven Lovelies
Entered in Festival
Queen Competition
The highlight of the Midnight
Sun Festival, the crowning of the
Queen, will take place Saturday,
June 19, at 9 p.m., at the High
School Auditorium. The activities
of the evening will include live
music provided by the Modern
aires from Eielson AFB, known
throughout Alaska for their fine
music. A hilarious event featuring
three of Nome’s outstanding citi
zens in the form of a comedy
dance, will surely delight the au
dience — they are keeping the
dance routine, “under their hats”
at. the moment, but promise a gay
surprise for all.
Seven lovely Nome candidates
for the title of Queen of the Mid
night Sun Festival will be show
ing their charms. The finale of
the program will, of course, be
the crowning of the Queen and
er six Princesses.
At 11 p.m., Saturday, the Coro
nation Ball will begin, with music
again provided by the superb
Modernaires. Tickets are now on
sale at the Nome Drug Store and
Polet’s Arts & Crafts. The price
is $2.50 per person, which in
cludes admittance to the Pageant
and Dance. Tickets for the Pa
geant only are $1.50 for adults
and 75 cents for children under
12. Tickets for the Coronation
Ball only are $1.50.
THREE LOCAL F&AM
MEMBERS GO TO GRAND
LODGE GATHERING
Three members of Anvil Lodge
■F&AM No. 140, will attend the
annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Washington, under
which jurisdiction Alaskan lodges
are organized. They are Ernie
Bohrer, Jack Reed and Carl
Mickelson.
The meeting is to be held in
Yakima, Wash.
LIGHT SHIP CLOVER
TO BE HERE JULY 15
According to information from
U.S.C.G. headquarters, the annual
trip of the Clover, which services
navigation lights and buoys in
this area, is scheduled for about
Jcly 15.
BACHELDERS IN GAMBELL
Rev. and Mrs. Everett Bachel
der are vacationing in Gambell,
taking over the work of Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Shinen who are spend
ing a few weeks in Nome.
Maj. Larry Flanagan
Wins Helicopter Wings
Major Larry Flanagan of the
U. S. Army Advisory Board to the
ANG, was presented with a plaque
and lapel pin today, naming him
a pilot for the new gas turbine
helicopter, Bell HU 1-A Iroquois,
which heralds a new era in Army
aviation.
Flanagan states that this new
type of helicopter needs no warm
up, and rises straight up like an
elevator, to 2,500 feet, in a matter
of minutes.
There is only one of these new
units in Alaska, and it is based
at Fort Greeley.
Friday’s Pied Piper
Parade Calls Children to
Display Pets & Costumes
The Pied Piper Parade calls all
children, their pets and special
toys.
Children may costume or dress
up their pets, or parade with an
unusual or favorite toy.
Big dogs, little dogs, cats, mon
keys — stuffed toys, tricycles, bi
cycles, motor scooters — any
thing is acceptable as an entry,
with cash prizes being offered for
the most orignal costumes.
Friday is children’s day, and
Art Sundstrom, chairman for the
event will gladly answer any
questions about the Pied Piper
Parade.
LIQUOR BOARD CONFERS
WITH LOCAL BUSINESSMEN
The State Liquor Board, which
held a hearing here on Monday,
conferred with local business and
city officials on the new liquor
laws and other problems, not only
of this area, but for the State.
No applications were received
at this time, but the Board may
return, should any applications
be pending or need reviewing.
Earl Owens has resigned his
position as Second District Rep
resentative for the Dept, of Rev
enue as of July 1, and states he
will return to the teaching pro
fession. He and his wife have
taken positions with the Port
Graham School in the Kenai
Peninsula.
NOME SANITARY
SERVICE
Phone Main 1
P. O. Box 460
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
MS GALENA, Voyage 71, scheduled to sail
for Nome (with perishables only). Teller
and Kotzebue July 9.
MS COASTAL NOMAD. Voyage 15. sched
uled to sail for Nome 8t St. Michael July 12.
Softball League
Starts New
Season Monday
The Nome Softball League
swings into action on Monday, at
7:30 p.m. An opening ceremony
will feature Mayor Andersen
throwing out the first ball of the
season’s play. Taking the field in
the first night’s fray will be the
ACS Nomads tackling last year’s
champs, the First Scout Battalion.
Five teams make up the League.
Besides the two above are the
Jaycees ,Polar Hornets and Ex
plorer Scouts. A double round
robin of play will decide the win
ner. An all-star game is planned
between the first and second
round winners. Games will be
played on Mondays and Wednes
days at 7:30 p.m. The ball field
is located just beyond the bowl
ing alley.
Spectators are invited to watch,
and plenty of action is promised.
If you play ball, join one of the
teams. If you don’t play, then
come and cheer for your favorite.
The softball field has been given
an extensive overhaul this year,
and the League would like to
gratefully acknowledge the gener
ous assistanc eof the following in
dividuals and organizations: FAA,
City of Nome, Jaycees, 1st Scout
Bn., Explorer Scouts, ACS, Mr.
Abbott and Mr. Stevens of Green
Construction Co., Bob Lewis,
George Bell, Army Advisory De
tachment, Edmonds and Bronson
Construction Co., and S/fc Like
and Sgt. Buchanan of the Army
Advisory Detachment, for their
many hours of work.
GEN. BECK OF YUKON
COMMAND WILL ATTEND
MIDNIGHT SUN FESTIVAL
It was announced today Brig.
Gen. Thomas Beck of the Yukon
Command for the U. S. Army,
will arrive here Saturday from
Ladd AFB, to participate in the
Festival activities.
He will be here representing
Maj. Gen. John Michaelis, who
has sent his regrets in not being
able to attend, as he has just re
turned from several weeks in the
hospital.
DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETING
City Hall — 8 P.M.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 22
For Delegates and all
Interested Democrats.
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE—8x10 tent, poles and
pegs, used one day. Black 127.
FOUND — Brown-rim glasses at
Anvil Creek. Call at Nugget.
FOR SALE — 17 Inch Packard
Bell TV. White 188. 73
WANTED TO BORROW for Ex
plorer canoe trip, water skiis.
Call Ash Craft.
WANTED TO BUY — Graded
beach gravel. Contact Nugget.
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FOR RENT — Modern efficiency
apartment; everything furn
ished. $125 per month. Call
Main 247 78c
WANTED — Jeep Universal or
similar 4-wheel drive vehicle.
Main 246 between 8-5. 72p
TELLER Dry Red Salmon, 40-c per
lb. plus freight. Write R. R.
“Bob" Blodgett, Teller Commer
cial Co., Teller, Alaska.
FOR SALE — 26 foot Trailer
House. Arctic insulated. Bath
tub, shower, et cetera. Like new.
Can be seen in Nome. Contact
Munz Airways or write to R. R.
“Bob” Blodgett, Teller Com
mercial Co., Teller, Alaska.
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $1C.
See Dorothy’s. tf
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