Mink Coat To Be Given
,A\vay At Benefit Show
I At Anchorage Jan. 23
j The Alaska Crippled Children’s
Assn, has announced it will award
a valuable mink coat at a benefit
film showing on Jan. 23, in An
! chorage.
The program, featuring Alaskan
wildlife movies by Andy Simons,
! is a benefit for the ACCA and the
Nome Youth Center, formerly the
. USO Club.
Tickets for the show are avail
able at tire North Star Bakery,
the Bering Sea Club, the Polaris,
and at the Theater.
The beautiful mink coat has
(been appraised by Anchorage fur
tiers at over $2,500. Half of the
proceeds from the show will be
6ent to Nome to help the Youth
Center, now closed, to get started
again. Those contributing do not
have to be present in Anchorage
to receive the coat.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Susan Paneok, Geo.
Kakarok, Chester Patterson.
Discharged: Wayae Rice, Joe
Murray Jr., Louise Elanna, David
Henry, B. Savok.
Girl Seoul Council Meeling Tonile
The Girl Scout Council, leaders,
and committees will meet tonight
in the Kozga Building at 8 p.m.
Three Sentenced
In District Court
In U.S. District Court Friday
Tommy Tootkaylook pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to three
years with the recommendation of
reform school.
William K. Lee pleaded guilty
on three charges of larceny and
was sentenced to two years on
each count with the sentences to
run concurrently.
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Jimmy Lane was sentenced to
a year and a day and suspension
for good behavior.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott
Return From Vacation Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott have
returned from a vacation in the
states. On" their trip, they visited
Reno, Nev., and Los Angeles,
where 'they visited with former
Nomeites Clyde Kammerer and
the Dan Jones family. They also
visited with other members of
the Scott family in Sacramento
and spent Christmas in Seattle.
They report that with highways
closed by storms and floods, the
airlines were crowded with holi
day travelers.
Statistics Of First
Half of Base-City
Basketball League
The high - flying Polar Hornets
captured the top rung of the lad
der Friday night as they downed
the hard-fighting ACS Signaliers
in a basket - making battle that
ended with the record-setting high
score of the season. It was 81 to
61 as Tony Willoya, the dead-eye
kid, dented the twine for 30!
points. Bobby Herman was the
Polar’s other gun with 23. Capt.
Bob Ellis, the old master of the
backboard, gathered 22 points for
the Signaliers and hustling Jim
Mahlen was next with 21.
The second game was a light
ning-fast battle in which the Air
Force Rockets- blasted off at the
opening whistle and held the lead
all the way over the High School
Nanooks. The Air Force unleashed
four big guns, Hinson 18, Sterns
15, White 14, and Viteenda 12.
Willy Willoya lead the Nanooks
with 23 counters as he hit the
hoop from every position on the
floor. Corky Kost, the Nanook’s
speedster, came up with 16, and
big Bob Dunbar added 10. Final
score, Air Force Rockets 63, Nome
Nanooks 60.
Here are the top ten scorers for
the first half play:
Tony Willoya, Hornets . 185
Bob Herman, Hornets . 155
Pete Larsen, Merchants . 130
Bill Viteenda, Air Force . 116
Bob Ellis, Signaliers . 112
Bob Hinson, Air Force . 112
Bob Dunbar, Nanooks . 108
Willy Willoya, Nanooks . 94
Clyde Nershak, Merchants . 94
Corky Kost, Nanooks . 83
Record-wise, Tony Willoya is
the man with most of the ribbons.
He holds the record for points per
game with an average of 23. For
high score in one game it’s Tony
again with 35. Bobby Herman is
second with an average of 19 per
game. Pete Larsen, of the Mer
chants, is third with 16 and Bill
Viteenda of the Air Force has a
15 average. Capt. Bob Ellis of
the ACS and Bob Hinson of the
Pioneers To Hold Joint
Installation Saturday
The Pioneer Men of Igloo No.
1 are inviting the Women of
Auxiliary No. 1 to a joint instal
lation next Saturday evening to
be followed by entertainment and
refreshments. The announcement
was made today by incoming
president Pearse Walsh.
The new president for the
women’s organization will be
Ellen Waldheim.
Air Force are tied with 14. Bob
Dunbar of the Nanooks has 13
and Clyde Nershak, Merchants, is
tied with Willie Willoya, Nanooks,
with 12. Corky Kost, Nanooks, has
! a 10 average.
Team standings for the first
half are as follows:
Won Lost
Polar Hornets .7 1
Nome Nanooks .5 3
Air Force Rockets ....4 4
Nome Merchants ........3 5
ACS Signaliers .1 7
Friday night, Jan. 13, sees the
start of the second half of the
season when the Nanooks clash
with the Signaliers and the Mer
chants tangle with the Horne s.
In the opinion of the side-line
generals, anything can happen in
the second half since all the teams
are getting stronger as the league
advances.
Hepatitis Infections
Continue Threat Here
Hepatitis continues to be the
big health problem in Nome with
new cases still being reported.
The people are urged by healtli
officer Dr. Fred Langsam to con
tinue to take special precautions
by chlorinating or boiling their
drinking water. «
Explorer Scouts Change
Name To Air Explorers
The Explorer Scouts of Nome
have voted to change their name
to the Air Explorers, by a vote
of 5 to 4.
New officers for the Air Ex
plorers were elected: Crew Lead
er, Chuck Fagerstrom; Asst. Crew
Leader, Art Nuglene, and Secty.
Treasurer, Jerry Trigg.
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Anchorage: Andrew Tin
good, H.A. Harrell, Mr. and Mrs.
W. Golden.
To Anchorage: Glen Canaday,
William Rica, June and Marge
Rotman, Frank Morris, Lt. Caanp
bell.
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THEATER
Two Shows Nightly—7:15 & 9:15 jr
Doors Open S:45 p.m. B
Theater will be closed
tonight, Tuesday and Wed
nesday for alterations. Will
re-open Thursday with the
present screen raised.
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MOLITOR, DOREMUS & FORD
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Have Pleasure in Announcing the Opening of an Office
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And the Acquisition and Continuation of the Practice
Formerly Conducted in That City by
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