City Council
Meeting Notes
A special meeting of the Nome
City Council was held last
evening.
Councilman Osborne reported
progress on the project of getting
a small boat anchorage in the
Nome Harbor.
Pete Hahn was sold the East 8
feet of lot 52 in Block 30 at as
sessed valuation.
The council took action to pub
lish all delinquent taxes and to
foreclose on all unpaid taxes.
The matter of additional pay
ment for the Short - Bros., who
made the survey, was tabled for
the time being.
An agreement was signed with
the U. S. Smelting Co. for the
use of mining property for the
city dump.
Jennie Frasier voiced an objec
tion to the council, for changing
the area behind the breakwater
into city lots to be made available
for sale.
Chief of Police Marvik was
authorized to attend a special fire
school at Fairbanks at the end of
the month.
Carrie McLain was authorized
to answer phones and do office
work for the City Clerk while the
City Clerk and City Patrolman
are making the fire and wiring
inspections throughout the com
munity during the next month.
Judge and Mrs. Hodge
Return To Nome After
Vacation In Hawaii
Judge anH Mrs. Walter Hodge
returned yesterday from a vaca
tion and business trip which took
them to the Hawaiian Islands by
boat for a ten-day visit, and then
back to California, where Judge
Hodge attended the Pre-trial Sem
inar held at Los Angeles for all
judges of the 9th District Circuit
Courts and law deans and pro
fessors of several colleges.
The Hodges then went to Coro
nado, Calif., where Judge Hodge
attended the annual three-day 9th
District Circuit Court Judges
conference with Judge Albert
Stephens presiding. Hodge stated
that the conference was held at
the famous Coronado Hotel, which
is seventy years old.
E. H. Swick of BPR
Due Here Sept. 20
E. K. Swick, head of all Bureau
of Public Road work in the terri
tory, accompanied by a represen
tative from the Department of
Commerce from Washington,
D. C., and H. W. “Woody” Johan
son, who is in charge of the work
in the Nome and Fairbanks dis
tricts, are expected to be here
about Sept. 20th, it has been
reported.
An invitation is being extended
by the Nome Chamber of Com
merce for the group to attend a
meetihg of the Chamber about
that time, a special meeting if
necessary.
Harold Lyle Returns
For Hometown Visit For
First Time In 40 Years
Harold Lyle, accompanied by
his wife, arrived here yesterday
from San Bernardino on his first
visit home with his mother, Emma
Lyle,' since 1918, when he left
with the World War I contingent
from this area.
He observed that it will be 40
years next week since he left,
and much of Nome has changed
since that time. He is looking for
familiar faces and places.
Repently he attended the Inter
national Sourdough convention
and met many former Nomeites,
including Catherine Ampher, Em
ma Cameron, and other Nomeites
who wanted to be remembered
to their friends here.
The Lyles plan to remain here
for about a week before returning
home, and will stop in Fairbanks
to visit with a brother, Robert
Lyle.
Mr. Lyle is looking forward to
seeing the remains of Nome’s first
airplane, which was discovered
recently in an old warehouse, as
he remembers that in 1912 or
thereabouts he was one of the
privileged citizens to assist in
pushing it down Gold Hill for the
take-off. The plane was made and
designed by a musician, Profes
sor Peterson.
M. S. North Star of
BIA In Bering Sea
Leo Murphy, genial administra
tor of ANICA, arrived here yes
terday from the north after a
visit with some of the Eskimo co
operative stores in this area who
are being serviced this week by
the North Star.
He states that the co-operatives
are in better shape this year and
progressing satisfactorily. The
North Star is scheduled to take
the Diomede Eskimo families now
in Kotzebue to their winter is
land home at which time supplies
will be unloaded.
The ship has a few more stops
before proceeding to Nunivak Is
land to pick up reindeer after
which it will come to Nome for
the King Island group.
Rally Day Sunday
At Covenant Church
A special program is planned
for the attendants at the Rally
Day Sunday at the Covenantt
Church next Sunday at 10 a.m.
At that time there will be the in
stallation of the new Sunday
School officers who were elected
at the annual Sunday School busi
ness meeting last Tuesday.
Mr. Kenneth Anderson was
elected as superintendent with
Tommy Tungwenuk as assistant.
The Primary superintendent was
Mrs. K. Anderson, with Mrs. Wal
lace Mclver as the Cradle Roll
superintendent. Roy Carlson was
voted in as pianist, and Mrs. Earl
Towner continues to be the sec
retary.
Don't Miss
Your Ship . . •
ORDER EARLY'
Freight is now being accepted at Pier 42,
Seattle, for the Fall sailing of the SS
-FORTUNA, Voyage 14.
Freight deadline is September 15th, and
sailing is scheduled for September 18th,
to St. Michael and Nome.
"DON'T MISS THE BOAT''
JAMES F. O'SULLIVAN, Ageni Phone Main 68
Boy Scout Leader
Visited Here Wednesday
D. L. Roberts, of the National
Council of Boy Scouts of Amer
ica, who is a director of the divi
sion of relationships, visited Nome
Wednesday with Tod Purcell, of
the Midnight Sun Council.
Mr. Roberts helps communities
in their co-ordinating of religious
relationships and encourages the
various churches to form their
own troops.
He observed tKht “a Scout is
reverent,” and therefore should
be active in his own church, and
explained to the church leaders
here at an impromptu meeting at
the home of Rev. Bibb that spe
cial religious awards are made
for church work of Scouts. The
“God and Country” award is giv
en through the church, with spe
cial training for Protestants, Cath
olics, Mormons, Lutherans, Epis
copalians, Buddhists, etc.
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INVITATION TO Bip
Sealed bids will be received in
the office of the City Clerk until
5 p.m. September 22, 1958, on
the following:
Furnishing water to City Hall,
per gallon basis.
The City reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
ROBERT F. SCOTT.
City Clerk.
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New Wien Schedule Goes
Into Effect On Monday
Wein Airlines have announced
a change of schedule effective
next Monday. The new schedule
will be daily except Sunday with
flights via Kotzebue on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, and direct
to Nome on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
The airline’s new schedule • will
be published on Monday.
EPISCOPAL COMMUNION
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
There will be Holy Communion
on Sunday afternoon £t 5 p.m. for
members of the Episcopal Church
and on Tuesday and Thursday
evening at 8 p.m., with Rev.
Thomas Osgood of Kotzebue offi
ciating.
The three services will be held
at the Community Methodist
Church.
ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
Mary Moses, Thomas Allurac,
Martha Apok.
Discharged: Sarah Thomas. An
thony Pushruk, Art Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Apok are
the parents of a daughter born
today at the hospital.
Prof. Howard G. Wilcox, 63, on
the staff of the Alaskan Air
Command and onetime dean of
mines at the 'University of Alas
ka, was among the victims of an
air crash at Elmendorf Air Force
Base Tuesday in which 13 people
were killed.
RUMMAGE SALE
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THE TRADING POST
Monday, September 15
WANT ADS
FOUND — Glasses with grey
plastic rims.
FOUND — Religious medal. Call
at Nugget office. _
FOR SALE — Columbia ^Tape Re
corder, $65. Call Black 197.
lOSp
FOR SALE—Our new dried Red
salmon are in. Better than
ever. 50c lb. by the bundle.
55c lb. straight. R. R (Bob)
Blodgett, Teller Commercial
Co., Teller, Alaska. tf
SELL — Those surplus items that
you don’t need. Juat let a
Nugget Classified Ad convert
them into cash for you.
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SHOWING AT NOMERAMA
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
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SUNDAY and MONDAY
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FRIDAY SUNDAY
6:30—Jim Bowie 6:30—Joseph Cotton
7:00—Schlitz Playhouse 7:00—Steve Allen
7:30—Lawrence Welk 8:00-r-Church In The Home
8:30—Feature Movie 8:30—-The Thin Man
9:00—Feature Movie
10:00—Sacred Heart
Saturday 7—Capt. Z-ro; 7:30—KNOME; 8:30—Feature Movie
THE U. S. MERC
and
NOME MARKET
Are The Places To SAVE...
trout: TROUT! TROUT!
OLD TROUT—39c
F*R E S H
FROZEN TROUT ■> 55c
MUTTON STEW . 39c
REINDEER STEW » 69c
BEEF STEW ,.79c
BEEF SHORT RIBS -65c