WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Mostly cloudy tonight and to
morrow. Fog and drizzle with
rising temperatures today. Low
temperatures expected tonight in
the 40’s.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: highest temperature
51, lowest 38. Max. wind 15 mph
from the WSW. Sunrise at 3:25
a.m., sunset at 9:48 p.m.
A year ago today: highest tem
perature 73, lowest 47. Extremes
this date since 1907: highest 73 in
1955, lowest 30 in 1935.
Other stations as of 7 a.m. today:
Station Temp. Weather
Barrow 60 Cloudy
Kotzebue 60 Cloudy
Wales 55 Cloudy
Gambell 70 Part cloudy
Nome 53 Fog
Unalakleet 57 Cloudy
Bethel 70 Clear
McGrath 59 Cloudy
Whitehorse 32 Light snow
Edmonton 42 Cloudy
Juneau 47 Fog
Ketchikan 48 Cloudy
Seattle 48 Fog
San Francisco 53 Cloudy
Anchorage 58 Part cloudy
Boy Scouts Plan Court Of
Honor Friday at Dexter
Eleven boys, members of Boy!
Scout Troop 666, are enjoying a I
two-week encampment at Dexter j
under the leadership of Scout- |
master Bob Emmons and Assist- j
ant Scoutmaster Granfield.
They have completed the first
phase of their work and are now
working for merit badges in arch
ery, marksmanship, and compass
and map reading with Tod Pur
cell and A/lc McCracken in ad
dition to their regular leaders.
Purcell is the Scout official who
heads the Scout movement in'
northern Alaska.
A Court of Honor Ffdday eve
ning is planned, to which parents
and friends of the boys are in
vited.
Sgt. Granfield says that the
squirrels around the camp hatfe
become real pets and will eat out
of the boys’ hands.
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Representative of Social
Security Commission To
Be In Nome Next Week
Everell Cummins, field repre
sentative of the Social Security
Commission, is scheduled to ar
rive here on Aug. 15 and will be
located at the Wallace Hotel.
He states that about 170 chil
dren and old folks in the Second
Division receive monthly checks
totaling about $9,000.
Beginning this year woman
workers, wives and widows will
be eligible for benefits at the age
of 62 years.
All piersons with questions con
cerning Social Security benefits
are asked to meet with Mr. Cum
mins on Wednesday or Thursday
of next week, Aug. 15 and 16.
NOTICE,
Pioneer Women, Auxiliary No.
1 will hold their regular August
meeting at the Pioneer Igloo on
Friday evening at 8 p.m. There
will be a social and refreshments.
—Ellen Waldheim, president
ATTENTION — ALL MASONS!
SPECIAL MEETING FRIDAY
AUGUST 10, 8 P.M. AT
MASONIC TEMPLE
Very Worshipful Brother Her
bert A. Davis, Grand Master of1
the M.W. Grand Lodge of F. &
A.M. of Washington arriving Fri
day, August 10, on his Official
Visitation to Anvil Lodge No. 140.
Your Attendance Requested
Refreshments
Harry Lewis, Worshipful
Master Anvil Lodge 140
ATTENTION MASONS' WIVES
You are cordially invited to a
social at 9:00 p.m. at the Masonic ]
Temple Friday, August 10, 1956, |
to greet Grand Master H. A. Da
vis and Mrs. Davis.
WANT ADS
.
FOR SALE — Walk - in freezer.
Call Black 0. tf
WANTED — Laundress. Apply at
Wallace Hotel. 95c
WANTED in Nome area — Cat
with 'dozer, D - 8 preferred.
Write or wire Box 587, Anchor
age and state type of Cat and
terms. 96
JOB OPENING — Clerical work
in warehouse, male or female,
48-hour week. Mail application
to Box 438 or present in person
at main office USSR & M Co.
FOR SALE — Live Falcons. In
quire at The Nugget.
WANTED TO BUY — Kitchen
or Flamo ranges. Call Nugget
or Geo. Hite at Main 123.
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Twenty CAP Cadets
Will Leave This Week
To Attend Encampment
Twenty CAP Cadets will leave
Nome this week for Elmendorf
Air Force Base for two weeks of
drill and training pertaining to
Civil Air Patrol functions and on
Air Force projects.
After the training program the
Cadets will take an examination
on what they have studied and
if they pass will receive a Certifi
cate of Proficiency. This certifi
cate is issued from national head
quarters and is the highest award
made by the Civil Air Patrol.
Many of the Nome Cadets have
already passed several of the 12
tests, based on the CAP manual
which they have been studying
this past winter.
The following Cadets will make
the trip to Elmendorf:
2nd Lt. Barbara Trigg, 1st Sgt.
Elva Ahmasuk, Sgt. Charles P.
Fagerstrom, Cpls. David Webb,
Gerald Trigg, Suzanne Fager
strom, Robert Russell, Anthony
Martin, and Gloria Jean Mogg;
Pics. Patricia Yates, Margie Lin
coln, Gay Weyer, Gladys Walker,
Clifford Attatayuk, Vivien Lar
sen, Sigfred Larsen, Harry Cross,
Arnold Teayoumeak, and Allen
Attatayuk, and Pvt. Ida Okiton.
The Cadets will hold their
monthly dance Saturday, Aug. 11
at the City Hall at 10 p.m.
Preschool Children
To Get Polio Shots
Tomorrow at Center
The first polio shots for pre
school children will be given at
the Health Center in the base
ment of the hospital on Thursday,
Aug. 9 at 1 o’clock.
All children from 1 year to 6
years of age will be given their
shots at this time.
According to the health nurse
it be absolutely necessary for
it is absolutely necessary that a
parent or legal guardian accom
pany each child.
Women’s Group Invites
All Interested To Go
Berry Picking At Dexter
The members of the Women’s
Society of the Methodist Church
are sponsoring a blueberry pick
ing party on Friday with visitors
cordially invited.
All interested in being part of
the group are to meet at the
church at 10:30 a.m. Friday for
transportation and will be taken
to the Dunbar camp at Dexter.
All attending are requested to
bring their own sandwiches.
For further information call
Joan Lambrecht or Nancy Lean.
Mrs. James Walsh and children.
who have spent most of the sum
mer at Birch Bay, Wash., where
Joe Walsh and John Fults have
a summer resort, returned yester
day with Pan American.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Charlotte Bahnke,
Robert Tokienna, David Moses,
Sally Ailak, William Boepple.
White Elephant Sale
To Be Held Tomorrow
The Women’s Society of the
Methodist Church is holding their
annual rummage and white ele
phant sale tomorrow, Thursday,
at the Social Center of the Com
munity Methodist Church.
This annual event creates con
siderable attraction and interest
and many people save and collect
toward this project throughout
the year and many unusual and
sometimes unique items are to be
found at the sale.
Proceeds from the sale go to
ward the upkeep of the church
and parsonage.
CAP Seniors Meet Tonight
The Nome Squadron of Civil
Air Patrol Seniors will hold their
regular meeting in the Army Ad
viser's Office on the third floor
of the Federal Building tonight
at 8 o’clork.
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FOR BRAISING OR STEWING
This Is An Exceptionally Good Buy!
BEEF RIBS 49c »>.
A VERY ATTRACTIVE VALUE!
MUTTON RIBS 35« lb.
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THIS WEEKEND
110
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