"VILLAGE CHRISTMAS"
SLATED FOR TONIGHT
The Christmas Play which will
be presented this evening at the
school at 7:30 will be hold in the
school gym Instead of the Multi
Purpose Room os originally an
nounced.
The play was written and di
rected by Mrs. Carolyn Coons and
is entitled “Village Christmas”
and the cast was selected from
the elementary school classes.
The program was presented on
Tuesday for students and tonight’s
performance is for parents and
friends. There is no admission
charge.
JACK BLATTLER TO
LEAVE FIRST OF YEAR
Jack Blattler, who heads the
meat department at the U.S. Merc j
has announced that he will be
leaving Nome after the first of
the year, due to the fact that his
wife cannot join him here be
cause of her health.
He also stated that he was happy
to report that Howard Farley
will be taking his place at the
Merc. Mr. Farley was here with
the N.C. Co., in the meat depart
ment, and left early this year
with his family.
CHARLES LEWIS PASSES
Word has been received by M.
3. Walsh of the death of Charles
Lewis on Dec. 12.
Mr. Lewis was in the mercan
tile business here for many years
and retired several years ago,
making his home in Bellevue,
Wn. He is survived by his wife,
Hortense, also a former Nome
resident.
Make Routine Investigations
(Dial. A.tty Robert Erwin, State
Trooper Joe Rychetnik and Magi-'
1962 Auto License
Plates Now on Sale
Alaska auto license plates are
now on sale at the office of the
Department of Revenue.
The 1962 plates have the same
color scheme as the 1961 plates,
blue on white for passenger cars,
white on blue for commercial ve
hicles. The only difference will
be the position of the name
“Alaska.” It will be at the bottom
of the plate, instead of at the
top.
Auto owners will be issued full
sized plates. They had only “61”
tags which clipped on plates is
sued for 1960.
Purchasers of 1962 license
plates are required to surrender
their precious registration certi
ficates. The registration certifi
cate is kept In the vehicle or at
tached to the steering post.
Fees are: Private plates (all pas
' senger ears) $30; light truck plates
(pickups and micro-buses) $35;
heavy trucks (3,809-12,000 lb.)
$60; 12,000 to 18,000 lb. trucks
$110 and all over, $160.
Taxicabs, $50; motorcycle and
motorscooters, $15; trailer (non
commercial) $4.
Last year licenses were issued
here to 160 commercial vehicles
and 365 private cars. There are
17 for hire licenses, stated deputy
collector Steffen Andersen.
ignsi Galvin arrives today
from Seattle to spend the holiday
with her sister, Mrs. Walter Gla
vinovich and brother Larry Gal
vin and their families.
12.000 Lbs. of Christmas Mail
Twelve-thousand pounds of
Christmas mail arrived yester
day via Alaska Airlines and Wien
Airlines. Christmas messages via
airmail were dated as late as
Dec. 18 on yesterday’s flight.
Baby Boy for Unterwagners
' Mr. and Mrs. Unterwagner are
' the parents of a son bom this
morning at the hospital.
The father is with the FAAA.
This is their first child.
In Magistrate's Court
Wm. Okpealuk and Rose Katax
ac Liles were each fined $3$ on
city drunk charges.
NOTE OF APPRECIATION
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Crew and
the Loagley family wish to ex
press their appreciation to the
community for its many expres
sions of condolence and sympathy
during their recent sorrow.
r COMMERCIAL COMPANY I
►irision of Alaska Steamship Company |
NOW. IN STOCK
COME IN AND SEE ’EM
Lincoln Welding Machines
Gas and Transformer Types
From $135.00 to $735.00 ^
I
1 No Applications tor
Jr. High Science Position
Conrad Potter, Nome School
Superintendent, that that he had
received no applications for the
junior ||gh science position which
has been open tor nearly two
months. He announced that the
class would be absorbed into the
remaining four classes, effective
at the beginning of the second
semester, Jan. 18, 1982.
Because this move will leave
a classroom vacant, it will ‘be pos
sible to move two elementary
classes back to a regular sched
ule. For the remainder of the
school year, beginning Jan. 15,
MissMiss Small’s fifth grade class
and Miss Parkman’s sixth grade
class will go on regular shift from
8 a.m. to ‘12 noon, and from 1
p.m. to 3 p.m.
While discussing some of the
problems of teacher recruitment,
Supt. Potter also expressed con
cern over the drop in letters of
inquiry over this same period a
year ago. To date, 12 letters have
been received from prospective
applicants as compared to three
times that number before Christ
mas last year.
1st Scout Battalion to
Sponsor Christmas Dance
A Christmas benefit dance,
sponsored toy the officers and
men of the 1st Scout Bn., Alaska
National Guard, will be held at
the National Guard Armory this
Saturday evening, Dec. 23.
One half of the proceeds from
the affair will be used to pur
chase food tor distribution to
needy families within the Nome
community. The remaining half
of the net profits will tie used to
purchase a new public address
system for the Armory. The set is
to be a permanent installation and
will be available for use at any
or all functions conducted at the
Armory.
It is expected that a good tum
; out will make this affair a huge
1 success. Tickets tor toe dance are
being sold by local National
Guardsmen, and will also be
available at the door for $1.00.
Door prizes will be awarded.
ATTllf TIOI
There will ha a Republican
Precinct Meeting at the City Hall
at 2*00 pun. on Sunday* Dec. 24
at which tone applications to till
a vacancy in the House of Repre
sentatives for the 1962 session
of toe Legislature will be re
ceived. These applications must
boar the approval of the Pre
cinct Committee before they are
submitted to the District Com
mittee at their meeting Dec. 27.
Applications must be presented
in writing.
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