Results el Last Friday’s
Two Basketball Games
Last Friday evening in the
achool gym the high-flying Mer
chants edged out a hard-fighting
All Service Panther team 48-45
In the first of two basketball
games. The first half ended with
tiie Merchants leading 25 to 24.
In the third period the Merchants
pushed In 16 points to the Pan
thers’ 8 and this was enough to
carry them through despite the
13 points the Panthers made
while the Merchants earned only
7 in the last quarter.
High point men for the victors
were Harold Bell 23, Ike Larsen
11, and Louis Kost 10. For the
Panthers Ralph Zwigle and Carl
Nestvold accounted for 18 and 10
points respectively.
The second game between the
North Stars and the High School
Nanooks ended in a lop-sided win
toy the North Stars, 49 to 31.
The North Star team had too
much height for the Nanooks and
•with center Chuck Fagerstrom
out of the Nanooks lineup the
high school \ could not overcome
the advantage despite the fine
game they played.
High scorers for the victors
were Bill Caldwell 23 and Willie
Willoya 12. ' For the Nanooks
Korky Kost and Chuck Snyder
accounted for 14 and 6.
Tomorrow night at 7:30 the
Hornets will meet the North Stars
in the first game of the evening
at 7:30 and the Nanooks will
play the Merchants in the second
game.
After tomorrow night’s games
there will be no basketball for
10 days until after Christmas.
More Than 800 Persons
Attend N.C. Celebration
Over 800 persons attended the
remodeling celebration at the
N.C. Store last Saturday and en
joyed the hospitality of the store
which was celebrating the com
pletion of their complete remod
eling.
Mrs. Edna Nelson was awarded
the deep freeze but the radio
for the children has not been
claimed.
TWO FIRE ALARMS
The Fire Dept, was called out
Friday afternoon to the old Meth
odist parsonage but it turned out
to be a false alarm caused by
the reflected glow of the clean
burning oil heater.
Saturday noon a flue and stack
fire at the James Savok resi
dence resulted in another alarm.
There was no damage.
Library Closed Friday Evening
The Library will be closed
Friday evening because of the
Community Christmas Tree pro
gram being held that evening.
However, the library will be open
on schedule Saturday.
Robert Harwood To- Be
Married January 17th
The wedding of Robert C. Har
wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd
Harwood, to Sharon Joane Pier
son of Seattle, has been announ
ced for January 17 at the Univer
sity Presbyterian Church.
Robert is attending the Univer
sity of Washington. Mrs. Har
wood expects to leave after
Christmas to attend the wedding.
Note of Appreciation
We wish to thank the Nome Nugget, Pan
American World Airways, the North Star
Bakery and Grill, and all the business houses
along with the people of Nome who helped
to make our Remodeling Celebration the
success that it was.
The deep freeze was given to Mrs. Edna
Nelson.
The winning ticket on the children's
radio is No. 136022. The holder of this tfcket
is asked to please communicate with the
store immediately.
Caution: Hang on to your ticket until
the winner is reported in the Nugget. If the
number is not returned to the store by 6 p.m.
Tuesday, the second ticket drawn will become
the winner and will be printed in Wednes
day’s issue of the Nugget.
NC COMPANY
AMii'i Pioneer Merchant!
60 TSARS SERVING ALASKA
Freighter Sailing* from Seattle
: '» EVERY TUESDAY
Calling at Seward and Velde* w
^ And er**T Friday for Seward
Mrs. Rohn Attends Golden
Wedding Anniversary Of
Her Brother In California
Mi-s. Fred Rohn returned from
California Saturday where 3he
had gone to attend the golden
wedding anniversary of her bro
ther.
She drove to California and
back with another brother from
Seattle and said she enjoyed
stopping to meet friends along
the way.
While in Seattle she took time
to visit with former Nome people
now living there and among them
she saw: Antonio Polet, Mrs.
Rosa B. Hagen at the Heyer
Rest Home in Kirkland, Tillie
Stangroom, Mr. and Mrs. Aimer
Rydeen, Mr. and Mrs. T.D. Baker,
and many others.
She reports she found Mr.
Polet and Mrs. Hagen in much
improved health.
Anybody Know Giovanni Isoardi?
The whereabouts of Giovanni
Isoardi is sought toy Bill Longo
of Brooklyn, N.Y. Isoardi came
to Alaska about 30 years ago and
is still believed to be living in
the territory.
ATTENTION MASONS
There will be a Christmas
parly after the regular meeting
Thursday. Dec. 20 for all Masons
and their families. Each person
is requested to bring a gift not
to exceed $1.
Robert K. Lewis, W.M.
NOME LIGHT & POWER
UTILITIES BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18
7:30 p.m. CITY HALL
NOTICE
The tax rate on 1956 Real and
Personal Property assessments of
the City of Nome has been set
at one and one-half per cent
(114%) by the Board of Equaliz
ation. City properly taxes foT
1956 are now collectible.
Carrie M. McLain.
151 Nome City Clerk
WA NT ADS
FOR SALE—Zenith washer. Call
Main 164 after 3 p.m.
FOR SALE—Fresh sinew and
reindeer legs. Polet’s Store.
FOR SALE — Kenmore washing
machine in good condition, $40.
Call Main 197. 148c
FOR SALE — Automatic dish
washer. Main 109, 9 til 5 148
SHOWING AT THE jj
1 IEATER
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Two 'hows nightly—7:15 and 8:15 •>
Doors open at 6:45 p.m. i
TONIGHT
Johnny was
her man!
HERBERT J.
presents
JOAN CRAWFORD
at the woman who love*
'Johnuygu mu'
Santa Will Give Out
Christmas Stockings
Saturday At The School
The Community Christmas
Tree Committee announced to
day that Santa will be at the
school to give out Christmas
stockings at 1 o’clock next Satur
day, Dec. 22.
The Christmas stockings will
be limited to the small fry—pre
school children through the 4th
grade. However, the rest of the
kids will not be forgotten. For
them, fifth graders through high
school will each receive a candy
cane and an apple.
The chairs in the sthool gym
will be left from the Christmas
Tree program Friday night for
the convenience of mothers with
small children.
Additional contributors to the
Christmas Tree fund are:
$5—Pan American Airways.
$4—W. W. Crawford.
$2 — Bill Caldwell, Robert D.
Ellis, Robert W. Kolb, Robert
Steele, Betty Alexander, Burton
E. McNeil of Anchorage.
$1—-A1 Sahlin, Robert M. Her
man, Wm. Granfield, Norman
Atuk.
Mr. and Mrs. David Russell
have announced the addition of
a son to their family, Henry Jay,
who was welcomed by his year
old sister Margaret.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Continued fair tonight and
Tuesday and continued cold to
morrow. Lowest temperature ex
pected tonight 10 to 15 below and
the high tomorrow 5 to 10 below.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: highest temperature
12, lowest -10. Max. wind 14
mph from the north. Sunrise at
10 a.m., sunset at 1:56 p.m.
A year ago today: high 29, low
-1. Extremes on this date since
1907: highest 34 in 1945, lowest
-29 in 1946.
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Anchorage: Ruth Martin,
Mr. Ferguson, I . S. Parker, L.
Stewart, T. Campobasso, Kelley
Weiss, R. B. Spear, R. L. Pierce,
C.E. Miller, C.C. Bryant.
To Anchorage: T. Campobasso
Keely Weiss, Jack Harvey, W.
Perry, N.S. Davis, A.J. Christian
sen, Mrs. E. Faclamana, Frank
Boyd, R. S. and W. D Robinson,
C. L. Wilson, J. L. Owens, Mar
garet Collins, Major McNeil, Sgt.
Abel, Charles Peterson.
MAKE IT ATI I
CHRISTMAS
FOR THE
WHOLE FAMILY
with a
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Easy Terms
21” Deluxe Table TV
21 in. (diagonal mea
sure) . . . Rangefinder
88 Chassis . . . full
range sound . . .
all-hardwood cabinet
Walnut finish (shown)
$19.30 down
16.30 per month
17” 17VTI
$15.85 down
*14.50 per month
NOME HARDWARE
NOME’S COMPLETE HARDWARE STORE
LOOK FOR THE LUCKY BUCKS
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A 25 22 93 211
A 25 23 06 231
A 25 23 09 061
Be Sure to Check at Nome Hardware Store
And U.S. Merc for Turkey Winners