Beta Segma Phis Enjoy
Visit With Mrs. Hermann
Alaska Kappa Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi was honored Wednes
day evening by a visit from one
of the sorority’s International
Honorary members, Mildred Her
mann, ..Juneau ..attorney. Beta
Sigma Phi bestows honorary
membership on women of accom
plishment in many fields. To date,
Mrs. Hermann and Mrs. Sydney
Laurence have been the only
women from Alaska to receive
this honor.
Also as guests for the evening
at the Morgan home were Mrs.
Russell Hermann and Mrs. Helen
Frey of ACS, who is to be the
official hostess of the local USO.
Mildred Hermann showed thru
a talk to the group the part
women and women’s clubs have
played and are playing in shaping
affairs locally, territorially, na
tionally and internationally. After
this entertaining but most inform
ative talk by Mrs. Hermann, Mrs.
Beverly Morgan displayed her
hand-made quilted bedspreads
and crocheted work. One quilt
was a gift from Mrs. Post, mother
of Wiley Post, who lost his life
near Pt. Barrow where the Mor
gans were then stationed.
The evening affair concluded
when Rita Harper introduced two
Mexican senoritas, Maybelle Len
ert and Caroline Reader, who
served chili con carne and Mexi
can Penuchio.
Olga M. Hay, a graduate of the
Nome High School in 1950 and
the valedictorian of the senior
class, is graduating from the State
College of Washington on Sunday
afternoon, May 30.
NO TEEN-AGE DANCE
SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT
It has been announced that due
o other teen-age activities this
week there will not be a teen-age
dance on Steadman Ave. this
evening.
Civil Air Patrol Officials
Visit Nome Today
A party of high Civil Air Pat
rol officials arrived today from
Anchorage by Air Force C-124
on a tour of Alaska CAP squad
rons.
Capt. Bob Emmons of the Nome
CAP and other officers were hosts
to the party at a noon luncheon
at the Bering Sea Club.
National headquarters was rep
resented in the group by Col. D.
F. Henry, deputy commander;
Col. A. C. Miller, chief of person
nel; Maj. June Everett, assistant
for programming; and Capt. B. W.
Hill, assistant communications
officer.
Representing the Western re
gion were: Col. W. G. Dye, re
gional director; Col. Austin, re
gional communications director;
Capt. Richardson, women’s activ
ities; Mr. Wells, communications;
Lt. Col. S. Tobiason, and Major
Stanton, air force liaison officers.
The party will return to An
chorage this afternoon.
Margaret McDonald, public
health nurse, is leaving on vaca
tion for a couple of weeks and
plans to see more of Alaska.
She plans to go to Anchorage,
where she will meet her family,
who are coming in by the Alaska
Steamship Co', boat, travelling up
to Fairbanks and Kotzebue before
returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Katongan
are the parents of a son weigh
ing 7 pounds and 9 ounzes, bom
May 27. The father is empoyed
by the U.S. Smelting Co.
PROPERTY TRANSFER
Lot 45 in Block 31 and dwelling
has been deeded from Don and
Ann Cross to J. H. Virgina Alex
ander.
Ann Walsh, teacher from Fair
banks, is home with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh, for
the summer.
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THIS IS
CLEAN - UP WEEK!
Let us show PRIDE in our HOME TOWN !
WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
TO HELP YOU DO A GOOD JOB.
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SAILING FROM SEATTLE
JUNE 9th
CALLING: NOME, ST. MICHAEL, TELLER
RECEIVING DATES FOR FREIGHT:
MAY 24 to JUNE 4 INCLUSIVE
For Reservations write:
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Donald Weyanna Killed
At Lost River Tin Mine
Donald Weyanna was accident
ally killed at Lost River while
working in an underground drift.
A large rock, it was reported, fell
from the rof of the tunnel where
he was working, hitting him on
the head.
An emergency flight was made
to the mine by Howard Mays with
Daisy Keene, ANS nurse, but the
injured man was dead on their
arrival.
SL Michael Boy Hospitalized
By Gun Shot Wound Today
Walter Acomen of St. Michael
was brought into th.e local hos
pital with a gun shot wound to
day. No details are known of the
accident. The boy is 14 years of
age.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that a
Special Municipal Election shall
be held June 8, 1954 in the City
Hall for the purpose of submitting
Ordinance No. 367 for ratification.
Polls will open at 8:00 o'clock
A.M. and close at 6:00 o'clock P.M.
Carrie M. McLain
City Clerk
Publ. May 28, June 4, 1954.
NOTICE
The office of the Territorial
Public Health Nurse will be open
only on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday afternoons until June 14.
There will be no baby clinic on
June 1 or June 8. 65
WANT ADS
CESSPOOLS CLEANED. Rates
reasonable. See John Strak.
LOST—Small, black puppy, white
spot underneath. Call Father
Murphy.
EXPERT typewriter repair and
cleaning for limited time. Phone
Black 25 for pickup. 67
FOR SALE—Household and baby
furniture. Call Black 168. 64
FOUND — Gold-rimmed glasses.
Call at Nugget.
Nevada Grill Bldg, for lease. $200
a month or will sell building
and the lots. Phone Mrs. W. W.
Tuttle, Black 147 or write to
Mrs. Harry G. Gabrielson, 522
5th Ave. W, Seattle, Wash. 64
FOR RENT—House with 2 bed
rooms. Call Main 123.
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FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Starting 7:15 and 9:15 pm.
M-G-M Presents
“BANNERLINE”
Keefe Brasselle Sally Foster
Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone
— AND —
FBI SERIAL
SUNDAY MATINEE 2:15 PJA.
KID’S SHOW
SUNDAY
Starting 5:15, 7:15 and 9:15 pjn,
MONDAY — 7:15 & 9:15
20th Century-Fox Presents
“RETURN OF THE
TEXAN”
Dale Robertson, Joanne Dru
Walter Brennan
and
NEWS REEL
Merchants and All-Stars
To Play Basketball
Game Saturday Night
A basketball game has been
arranged for tomorrow evening at
the Nome School gym between
the undefeated Nome Merchants
and the Alaska All-Stars. The
game was organized by Les Bron
son, manager of the Merchants
and will start at 8 p.m.
The All-Stars are composed of
players who have been named to
All-Star teams in Alaska region
al tournament play in Anchorage
and Fairbanks. On the team will
be: Peter Larsen Jr., Buzzy Swan
berg, Milton Willoya, Korky Kost,
Bob Herman, and two players from
a service team who were mem
bers of the Anchorage ACS
“Sparky” All-Stars.
The Merchants are composed of
former Nome High players: Arnie
Castel, George and Harold Bell,
Gary Longley, Clyde Nershak and
Roy Luke.
MRS. NELS SWANBERG, 82.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Mrs. Nels Swanberg Sr. was 82
years young Monday evening and
enjoyed the day with friends, chil
dren and grandchildren.
Two special events near her
birthday were seeing her first
great-granddaughter who visited
her from Fairbanks (infant of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Hough) and see
ing her only grandson, Gordon
Swanberg, graduate last evening
from High School, i
Alaska Airlines Files
Excursion Fare With CAB,
$75 Nome to Anchorage
Alaska Airlines announces the
filing with the CAB of an excur
sion fare from Anchorage to
Nome to become effective May 27
of $75, plus tax, for the round
trip. Travel from Anchorage must
be made on either Friday or Sat
urday and return to Anchorage
must be on Sunday to take ad
vantage of this excursion rate.
At the present time, this new
rate is not applicable from Nome
to Anchorage.
MEMORIAL DAY WREATHS
— AT CAVOTA'S
Legion To Hold Memorial
Day Services Sunday
The American Legion will hold
Memorial Day services at the
cemetery at 11 o’clock Sunday,
May 30, at which time wreaths
will be placed on the graves of
all veterans.
Participating in the march from
the Federal building at 10:30 will
be the Legion color guard, Na
tional Guard firing squad, vet
erans of Spanish American War,
World War I and World War II
and Korean war, the members of
the American Legion and Veter
ans of Foreign Wars, and any
others who wish to join in this
remembrance of our nation’s war
dead.
All groups will meet in front of
the Federal building at 10:15 a.m.
Saturday evening the American
Legion will decorate the graves
with American flags in prepara
tion for the memorial services.
NOME PIONEER WOMEN
WILL DECORATE GRAVES
OF FORMER MEMBERS
Pioneer Women are meeting at
the Pioneer Igloo Saturday eve
ning at 7:30 and will be taken in
cars to the Nome Cemetery where
they will decorate the graves of
former members of the organiz
ation.
Instead of flowers, this organ
ization places Alaskan flags on all
the resting places of Pioneers
buried there. ‘
All members who can furnish
transportation are requested to
get in touch with Mrs. Jim Walsh,
president, or Mrs. Tolbert Scott,
chairman for the project.
Pioneer men are asked by Pres
ident Bob Scott to meet at the
same place and time with shovels
and rakes to do their share in
cleaning up the cemetery.
NOW IS IDEAL TIME FOR
TRIP TO SLEDGE ISLAND
This is the time to plan an
oomiak excursion to Sledge Is
land, state the oldtimers. The
water is calm, the scenery is won
derful, all other conditions are
ideal.
It is estimated that a party of
about twenty is the right number
of excursionists and their gear.
YOUR CHOICE
OF A
LARGE GROUP OF BEAUTIFUL
HAND-CARVED BRACELETS
$4.00
No Two Alike
A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY
TO LAY AWAY SOME GIFTS