Nome Chamber
Meeting News
Bridge lo be Finished Soon
It was announced at the Cham
ber meeting on Monday that the
Kuzatrin Bridge would be com
pleted within 10 days if the wea
ther held out. The bridge will
not be painted, however, until
next spring.
Girl Scouts Request Sponsorship
A delegation of Girl Scout lead
ers and members attended the
Chamber meeting Monday re
questing that the Chamber of
Commerce sponsor the senior
group. The delegation was headed
by Ellen Jones, new neighborhood
chairman who explained the
change in the handling of the
organization and how each troop
will have a different sponsor in
stead of the Home Arts Club who
sponsored the whole organization
here for many years.
USO Shows
Appreciation was expressed to
the members of the ACS and the
ANG who have made it possible
for the community to see the
USO Shows such as was pre
sented last Saturday night and
judged by many as an outstand
ing show in the series. Nome is
indeed fortunate, stated President
Pearse Walsh to have an oppor
tunity of seeing these live shows
with such a fine variety of enter
tainment.
Nuclear Weapons Study
Capt. James O’Rourke has re
turned from a special course of
study in Anchorage on nuclear
weapons. He is the only officer
in the ANG who has received
this training, he stated at the
Chamber meeting Monday.
PIONEER WOMEN MEET
FRIDAY NIGHT AT 8
PIONEER IGLOO
All members urged to attend
Arctic Club Sports Kart
Demonstration to be Given
Saturday Afternoon
Children and adults alike have
been eyeing the Sports Kart on
display in the Alaska Airlines
window for the past week and
wondering how it works.
The Arctic Club has announ
ced that on Saturday afternoon
everyone will have the oppor
tunity of seeing the car in action.
At 1 o’clock in the afternoon
some lucky school-age child will
be chosen from the audience to
drive the car down front street.
The Kart can travel from 5 to
15 miles per hour and has a
2Vfe h.p. engine. Top speed can
be regulated by parents if de
sired. The car travels forward
or in reverse and carries up to
200 pounds.
The economical little car will
be given away at the Arctic Club
Carnival which is scheduled to
be held on Saturday, Oct. 22.
Everyone is invited to the dem
onstration on Saturday.
Deering Miners Close Down
Grant Nelson has closed down
his dredging operation at Deer
ing for the winter and leaves
shortly for Hawaii where he will
join his family for the winter.
Willie Foster, who has mined
in the same area with his family
this past summer has closed camp
and will winter with his family
in Nome this year.
Ben Dahl, who has been min
ing at Bear Creek, has been visit
ing here with friends before re
turning to Anchorage for the win
ter.
Nome Democrats Elect Officers
The Nome Democratic Club is
now headed by Lester Bronson
who was elected president at the
meeting held last week. Other
officers of the club are Don Per
kins, vice president; Jim McLean,
'treasurer, and Mary Krogstad,
secretary.
CATHOLC INFORMATION
CLASSES
Tuesday Evenings at 8:00 p.m.
ST. JOSEPH S HALL
Non-Catholics Welcome
LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
LOMEN COMMERCIAL QOMPANY HAS AMPLE STOCKS
OF INTERIOR 8c EXTERIOR PLYWOOD FROM Va" TO Va."
THERE IS AN ASSORTMENT, SOME CLEAR ON ONE SIDE,
SOME ON BOTH SIDES. MASONITE IS ALSO STOCKED.
MAIN 147 BOX 700
Reception Will be Held
At Hospital Sunday For
Dr. and Mrs. John Barrow
The Advisory Board to the
Maynard - Columbus McDougall
Hospital have announced that an
informal welcoming reception will
be given on Sunday, Oct. 16 at
the hospital to honor Dr. and Mrs.
John Barrow who arrived here
last month with their family.
The new doctor has been very
very busy and many people have
been anxious to meet and greet
the new doctor.
The affair will be held in the
reception room of the hospital I
from 3:00 to 4:30 Sunday after- |
noon. The public is cordially in
vited.
The board members sponsoring
the reception are Steffen Ander
sen, chairman; Louise Bockman,
secretary; Bob Baldwin, M. J.
Walsh, Mrs. Fred Larsen, Mrs.
Andrew Nerland, Robert Reed,
Emily Boucher, and Roy Snyder.
They will be assisted by their
husbands and wives.
Leaders For Girl Scout’s
New Organization
The Girl Scout are reorganizing
under the plans given them by
Gladys Wilks, executive Girl Scout
leader who visited here recently.
Under this plan the local Girl
Scouts operate under neighbor
hood committees with Ellen Jones
as chairman, Sharon Litchenberg
as troop organizer and troop con
sultants as follows:
Seniors: Maxine Book; Juniors:
Agnes Walsh; Brownies: Dallas
Sietz.
Troop leaders are: Brownies—
Audrey Bayer, Dallas Seitz, Ade
line Ullrich, Betty Doyle, Marilyn
Dexter, Mina Bachelder; Inter
mediates — Beverly Blanning,
Sharon Bopp, Clara Saito, Connie
Nelson; Seniors — Joann Conklin
and Betty Shamblin.
The Senior Scouts have an
nounced that their civic project
will be maintaining a tourist in
formation center at the airport
throughout the tourist season. In
preparation for this they will be
interviewing people here and
orienting themselves to be able
to answer many questions about
the community, or be able to tell
visitors where they can obtain
the information.
In Appreciation , . .
The Republican Club expresses
appreciation to the public for the
fine support iven at their food
sale last Saturday. Funds will be
used to handle the vigorous cam
paign now in progress.
ANVIL BOWLERS ASSN, mem
bers—There'll be a big meeting
soon, so keep you eye peeled for
the dale. In the meantime get
your team plans made. This year
there will be men's, women's and
mixed league play to plan for.
RUMMAGE SALE
Annual Beta Sigma Phi Rummage
Sale will be held at City Hall
Friday evening at 6:30 p.m.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Sofa bed and chair,
$150. Call Black 44. 08c
WANTED TO BUY — Miners’
gold scale in good condition.
Call Nugget.
PLEASE RETURN—The Basket
ball from St. Joseph’s Play
field. No questions asked.
WANTED—Rent or Buy Book
cases. Call Nugget. 22p
BOWLERS wishing to join a
team for league play, stop at
Morgan and Son and register
with Barrow Morgan. No fees
or charges—just come in or
send Junior down with your
name. No phone calls, please.
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WE OPEN AT FIVE
ERNIE CARLSON, Bartender
ANCHOR BAR
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SATURDAY EVENING - 5 TO 9
CANTONESE CUISINE
Combination Plate
$4.00
CHICKEN CHOW MEIN
PORK FRIED RICE
SWEET & SOUR SPARE RIBS