Free Color Movie About
Uranium Is Available
A 28 - minute free - loan movie
about the peaceful uses of ura
nium has proved to be one of the
most popular of all 16mm sound
films for community groups, ac
cording to its distributor, Pic
tures, Inc., Anchorage.
The film is titled “The Petri
fied River,” so called after the
pre-historic river beds in which
uranium was deposited 150 mil
lion years ago. The deposits have
been located under the mesas cf
the Colorado Plateau. It was in
this territory that much of the
film was photographed. The
movie is in full color and has
won film awards in both the
Edinburgh. Scotland, and Salerno,
Italy, film festivals.
“The Petrified River" may be
obtained from Pictures, Inc., 811
8th Ave., Anchorage.
Wallace Mclver Family
Back from Vacation
The Wallace Mclver family is
back from a memorable two
months vacation trip which took
them across the United States in
a 9-passenger Chevrolet station
wagon and back again with “only
four flats each way,” stated Mr.
Mclver.
The family which includes
seven girls, visited in the Seattle
Tacoma area with many former
Nome friends and two brothers
of Mrs. Mclver, John and Nathan
Ost. From there they went to
Missoula, Mont., to visit Con
stance Erickson and then to Min
neapolis to visit Lola Ost Oster
man and family.
Ironton, Mo., was the next stop
after which they attended a Mc
lver family gathering at Hope,
Ark. At Loredo, Tex., they met
Daniel Ost, but had to turn back
from Monterey because of the
heat. At San Pedro. Mrs. Mclver’s
twin brother, Mai. Lincoln Ost
tU.S.A.) greeted them.
In Santa Barbara, they visited
• ,-ith Mr. and Mrs. Grant Jackson
nd bring greetings from the Al
er P.yrieens in Seattle.
As a grand finale to their trip
they landed in Fairbanks for
Golden Days and found the com
: unity festive in costumes and
all kinds of activities underway
lor the annual occasion.
George Bayer, U. S. Marshal,
arrived here on official business
and expects to spend the week
end and possibly Monday. His
friends may locate him at the
Polaris Hotel.
i Alaska Airlines Proposes
Major Sports-Tours
Development Program
Alaska Airlines will launch a
major sport - tours development
program this year, according to
president and general manager
Charles F. Willis, Jr.
He said the airline has ap
pointed Lowell Holtrop, an Al
aska-born bush pilot, to head a
new company division to develop
hunting, fishing and ski-package
j tours starting with a hunting
j package this fall.
According to Willis, Alaska Air
lines intends to invest nearly
$100,000 in the development and
promotion of the program which
has been designed to increase the |
state’s tourist revenues and Al
aska Airlines’ passenger revenues.
Hunting and fishing, Willis
noted, have long been one of Al
aska’s greatest attractions. Skiing
which is coming into its own on
the last frontier will soon rival
the other two outdoor participant
! sports as a tourist-generator, he
said.
“It is our intention,” Willis
said, “to put together the most
attractive and modern hunting
and fishing operations in the
State.”
ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES
Leaving for Kotzebue yester
day were A1 Doyle, Andy Miller,
Fred Landis, T. Condon, Esther
Downey, Bruce Adele, June and
S. Kessler, Dean Kettner and Dale
Blanchett.
Fairbanks passengers included
Conrad Potter, Alex Ashenfelter,
W. Burns, H. Soli, Dwight Sny
der, Roy Manners, Lavarda Gor
danson, Amborse Towark and
Betsy Etageak.
Virgil Vochoska arrived from
' Fairbanks, aslo Lois Whiteman,
i Sadie Stravos, Donna Key, Mrs.
H. Roland, Helen Rich, L. G.
Stone, William Cameron and
Grace Edman.
BABY GIRL FOR BARROWS
Dr. and Mrs. John Barrow are
the happy parents of a daughter
born July 20 at the hospital. The
Barrows have three sons, Jay,
Lee and Tom.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Nora Ahwinona of
Teller, Dimon Segoonick, May
Keelick, Mary Barrow, Albin Poi
son.
Discharged: Frank Perry, Hans
Jemiwouk, Mary Ann Molitor and
daughter, Dorcas Brown, Joshua
Savok, George Waldheim and
Dwight Milligrok.
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
FOR SAIL — M/V GENEVIEVE
Twin screw tugboat. Length 45', Breadth 12W, Depth 5' (more
or less. Only 48 years old. Paint, putty and two engines may )
make a big difference. Ideal for bottom finishing. Will accept
best offer. Purchaser must remove from Sand Spit by October. |
Phone MAIN 147 Write BOX 700
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Second Sailing Will Call at
Nome - Teller - Point Spencer - Kotzebue
Northeast Cape - St. Michael - Nome
For Loading Southbound Cargo
USO Show,
!“On Stage/’ Plays
Here Tonight
A USO show featuring a lot of
dancing and a lot of music, with
the usual leavening of comedy,
will be playing at the School
Gym tonight at 8 o’clock.
The USO’s “On Stage’’ left New
York on June 17 for a 7-week
tour of Alaska military bases.
Featured are The Balabanos, a
novelty musical dance act which
has been seen in America’s top
show spots coast to coast.
Henry and Anna May Balabano
both play accordion and dance,
sometimes separately, sometimes
simultaneously, and at one point
in this act Anna May delivers an
energetic tap dance while play
ing the world’s smallest piano ac
cordion.
The show’s vocal spotlight is
centered on a good-looking bru
nette, Susan Gernett, a relative
newcomer who has already built
quite a following as a singer on
television, in night clubs and off
Broadway musical comedy pro
ductions.
Leslie Gaines, veteran comedian
and dancer who has “played the
Palace” numerous times, is mas
ter of ceremonies. Musical back
ing for the show is provided by
Lyle Weaver, piano; Danny Kent,
electric bass; and Jackie Kent,
drums. Jackie also sings.
The public is invited to the
show but children under 12 will
not be admitted.
Alex Lord, former Nome resi
dent, and now of Anchorage,
passed through Nome this week
enroute to Shishmaref where he
will be employed by Ramstead
Construction Co. While here he
enjoyed visiting with friends after
and absence of about six years.
He formerly was associated
with Monty Ferguson in the
Nome Grill.
GIRL SCOUTS GETTING
READY FOR ENCAMPMENT
Eighteen Girl Scouts are getting
ready for summer encampment at
Dexter which starts next Mon
day.
In the group are Lynn Crump,
Catherine Walsh, Carrie Ann Ull
rich, Theresa Walsh, Linda Tru
lin, Betty Hoogendorn, Julia Al
owa, Ruth Ann Emmons, Jean
Blanning, Patsy Longley, Delores
Johanson, Dava Money, Nancy
Gray and Irene Johnson.
Senior Scouts who will be as
tant counsellors are Bev Bohrer,
Sally Ailak and Judy Coplin.
THE WEATHER
Mostly cloudy tonight and to
morrow. Little change in tempera
ture. Tn the last 24 hours: High of
57, low of 43. Sunrise at 2:28 a. m ,
sunset at 9:46 p. m. Temperatures
a year ago today: High of 63, low
of 54. Extremes on this date since
1907: High of 75 in 1947, low of
35 in 1938.
NOTICE
All Brownie Scouts registered
for Day-Camp will meet Friday,
at 7:00 p. m. at St. Joseph's Hall.
NOTICE TO CAR OWNERS
All cars driven in the City of
Nome must have City of Nome
License Sticker on the wind
shield. Those cars without stick
ers will be ticketed by police and
be subject to a maximum fine of
$300 and 30 days sentence.
Nome City Council
By Robert F. Scott,
86 City Clerk
WANT ADS
FOUND: Pair of glasses with dark
blue rims. Claim at Nugget.
FOR SALE: 4 WD Jeep Pickup.
Owned by dentist that used ex
haust to gas patients—hardly
ever driven. $1,550. Galleher,
Box 875, Nome. tf
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Kevin Corcoran — Henry Calvin — Bob Sweeney
Gene Sheldon — Richard Eastham
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