Bering Sea Dist. Scouters
Meet with Ira Hill ol'
Midnight Sun Council
Due to the growth of Boy Scout
ing in Alaska, Fairbanks and
Nome have separated from the
Western Council which had its
headquarters at Anchorage.
Nome is now the Bering Sea
Disrict under the Midnight Sun
Council with headquarters at
Fairbanks.
The new district met yesterday
with Ira Hill who heads the Coun
cil and Con Potter is chairman of
the local district.
Rev. J. Maakestad.is vice presi
dent and Rev. Gerald McCray is
the secretary.
In the Bering Sea District will
be Nome, Unalakleet, Shishmaref
and Kotzebue. Other districts un
der this new council will be the
Tanana district which will take
in the troops in the Fairbanks
area, and the Arctic District
which wili include Barrow, Kiva
lina and surrounding areas.
IN MAGISTRATE’S COURT
George Ashenfelter was fined
$150 for driving while under the
influence of liquor; $15 for ob- |
structing an officer and $50 for
driving without a licenese.
Ethel Ailak pleaded not guilty
to a charge of being drunk and
trial was set for Aug. 2 in the
Magistrate’s Court.
Jaycees Will Meet Thursday
The Jaycees will hold a meet
ing at the National Guard Ar
mory at 8 o’clock tomorrow eve
ing.
Visitor From Hawaii
Harold Ancill, business man of
Honolulu tried to visit Nome last
year but due to the weather all
be saw was an aerial view as the
plane could not land. He returned
yesterday for an overnight visit
and enjoyed watching the Eskimo
dances which are given in the
evening for special tours, by the
King Island Dancers.
High Mason Due Here Next Week
Alfred J. Ring, Most Worship
ful Grand Master of the Washing
ton and Alaska Jurisdiction of
Free Masons, is scheduled to ar
rive here on Aug. 4. Plans are
under way for a special meeting
and entertainment for him on his
visit here.
DIVORCED
Fred Bourdon was granted a
divorce from Emma Henry Bour
don in State Superior Court.
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING NOTES
Allen Hendrickson of Seattle,
now employed by the Boeing Co.,
is the applicant under considera
tion by the City Council as Fire
and Police Chief. He has been
notified a letter is in the mail
concerning his acceptance.
The Council accepted the bid
of $200 by Leo Kunnuk for Lot
11 in Block 48.
On an encroachment complaint
by Charles Jones, the council in
tends to purchase for a nominal
amount, 10 feet of his property
to widen Spokane St. at First Ave.
Nome Bowlers who are putting
up a new building on River St.,
were given a lease at $40 per
month for one year with a 19
year option at not to exceed $60
per month with an additional op
tion for 20 more years at the same
rent.
On the recommendation of
State Sanitarian Harry Carter,
the Council is planning to author
ize the filling of a large hole in
the middle of the King Island Vil
lage which is not only a health
hazard but when full of water
j could drown a child. Q Cab volun
teered a bulldozer which will be
used with the city dozer for the
fill.
TWO WEDDINGS
IN TELLER
Miss Judith Ahkolik and Albert
Miller Jr., were married in Teller
last Sunday by Father Laurence
Nevue of Nome. Friends and rela
tives witnessed the ceremony and
gathered to wish the couple well.
David Soolook was best man and
Dorothy Soolook was matron of
honor.
The young couple will remain
in Teller a couple of weeks be
fore going south for the winter.
Patrick Omiak and Margaret
Kaputak wree marriel by Father
Nevue two weeks ago. Theirs was
the first wedding in Tellei in
1960. Both are from Diomede Is
land.
GOP Candidate For Senate
o Visit Here This Week
Lawrence Brayton, candidate
for the United States Senate on
the Republican ticket, will arrive
here on a campaign trip some
time Saturday and will remain
over Sunday night.
Mr. Brayton, wo lives in Fair
banks, will be located at the
North Star hotel while here and
will be available to meet and talk
j with the people of this area.
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LOMEN COMMERCIAL COMPANY
A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
Lomen Commercial Company is in the process of increasing
stocks of Oxygen, Acetylene and related items—including
welding rod, in order to supply demands previously
accomodated by the N.C. "Cat" Department.
MAIN 147 BOX 700
, COASTAL NOMAD i
MS TANANA DISCHARGING AT
KOTZEBUE. EXPECTED TO DEPART
I NIGHT OF JULY 28 OR MORNING
OF JULY 29
Playboy Cartoonist
Is Expert on Beatniks
Shel Silverstein, Playboy mag- ,
azine roving cartoonist, who is !
doing line drawings and a story
on the new state of Alaska, is a
visitor here for a few days. He
is the bearded young man who is
about town with a sketch book
accompanied by Larry Moyer, an
independent photographer who is
working on an educational film.
Silverstein is single and 29 and
is supposed to qualify for a beat
nik, or one of the several kinds
of beatniks, as beatniks go. He is
reported to have defined the mild
er type of beatnik as one who
does not wear a tie.
The pair will be taking pic
tures of interesting things in
Nome for a couple of days.
COASTAL NOMAD
EXPECTED TONIGHT
The Coastal Nomad is sched
uled to arrive Nome this evening
stated Alaska S.S. Co. agent Jim
O’Sullivan. The Nomad is the
third Alaska Line boat to make
the Bering Sea run this season
with cargo for Nome.
HARRY CARTER VOLUNTEERS
TO INOCULATE PETS
Since there is no veterinarian
in Nome and there are many dogs
and pets, Harry Carter, State San
itarian, has volunteered to admin
ister rabies, distemper and hepa
titis shots. He has a limited supply
of the drugs on hand and may
be contacted for appointment at
his office in the Federal Build
ing from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on
weekdays.
ATTENTION VFW
... VFW will meet at the City Hall
Sunday evening at 7:30 with Jim
Fennell, VFW Department officer.
All members requested to attend.
W A N T A 5) S
PIANO TUNING and repair. Call
Mr. Chapman, Main 24. tfc
FOR SALE — ’59 Volkswagen,
$1600. Call Red 222. tfc
FOR SALE—4-rm, 1-bdrm house,
unfurnished, near school. Call
White 45. 92c
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $10.
See Dorothy’s. tf
FOR SALE—Nice 2 bdrm house,
modern furnishing, on paved
road. Call Red 222. 90p
FOR SALE — Portable kerosene
heater and small butane heat
ing stove. Call Red 179.
FOR SALE—Several Royal Stan
dard typewriters, reasonable.
May be inspected at Public
School, Thursday 9-12 a.m. 89c
FOR SALE—1958 4-door Fairlane
500, very low mileage, excellent
condition. Priced to sell. Call
Black 115.
B'OR SALE—Henslee 3 Bedroom
furnished mobile home, 10 ft.
wide, 50 ft. long. Also ’59 Ford
Pickup, like new. Call M-109. 1f
FOR SALE— 1957 Nash Metro
politan $700; 12 - ft. runabout
with trailer and Merc. Mark 28
engine $600; like new Hamilton
gas clothes dryer, $200. Call
Black 89.
DEALER WANTED in the Nome
area for Champion Aircraft, the
fastest selling airplane on the
market today. Write Champion
Aircraft Sales, Inc., Alaskan
Distributor, Box I, Palmer,
Alaska. 90c
FOR SALE — 26-ft. completely
furnished 3-rm. Sparton house
trailer. Kitchen range, refrig
erator and 2 lamps use bottled
gas. Also equipped with 12-gal.
water storage tank, electric
lights and oil heater. $1800.
) Phone Black 28. 89c
SHOWING AT NOMEKAMA
TONIGHT and THURSDAY
First Show Starts at 7:15 — Second Show, 9:150
F R I D A Y a n <1 S A T U R D A Y
Now . . . One of the World's Best Loved Stories
Walt Disney’s
SLEEPING BEAUTY
THE GLORIOUS MUSIC OF TCHAIKOVSKY
AND FIVE DELIGHTFUL SONG HITS
I^lVniYI TV - RENTALS a n d SALES
a\..A v“i*X “ X T Collections - Nome Hardware
Comments and Complaints — Main 154
BABY SHOWER GIVEN
FOR MRS. JOHN STOLPE
Three pastel cakes with berib
boned sticks to appear as lolli
pops were the center of decora
tions at the baby shower given
for Mrs. John Stolpe Tuesday eve
ning by Mrs. Richard Galleher
and Mrs. Howard Farley at the
Galleher residence.
Friends in attendance were
Mesdames Ken Hudgins, Stan
Molitor, Jim O’Sullivan, Bob Har
wood, Norris Finch, William
Woodcock, Russ Hardy, Robert
Baldwin, Sam Harbo, Chas. Cas
person, Phil Owen, Barrow Mor
gan, Elmer Straub, A. Eastby, W.
McCarthy, Stan Woodin, Molly
Dexter, Robert Reed, Kay Hande
land, Lee Adams, Joe Fisher, and
Misses Maxine Book, Barbara
McKinnis, and Mrs. Elsie Howell.
IMPORTANT
All stockholders and persons
interested in Nome Bowlers, Inc.,
meet at City Hall, Wednesday,
July 27, at 8:00 p.m.
BLM OFFICIALS HERE
Dan Jones and Richard Quintas
of the Bureau of Land Manage
ment Fairbanks office have ar
rived here in connection with the
opening of the Nome office which
was recently authorized by Secre
tary of the Interior Fred Seaton.
Dr. McKinley to Return
Again On August 13
Dr. Lee McKinley, who has his
offices in the Polaris Building,
who has been giving part time
dental care, will return on Aug.
13 for ten days of work here.
All persons who wish dental
work done are requested to get
their appointments from his as
sistant, Barbara Mclver at Main
78.
L. C. Ferguson Visting In Nome
L. C. Ferguson, well known re
tired business man of Unalakleet,
who has been in residence in Cali
fornia, is visiting here for a few
days. He states he now makes his
home in Fairbanks and that it is
good to be back in Alaska again.
inThenthere’s no
insurance...
it’s even worse
Public Liability and Pro
perty Damage insurance is
available to Nome resi
dents at low cost which
will meet the requirements
of the Alaska Safety Res
ponsibility Act.
Call or drop in for an estimate
that will cover your automobile or pickup.
INSURANCE DEPT. OF
MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK