Man Shot Dead
As 5,500 Listen to
Rock ’n’ Roll Show
ST. LOUIS —Four wild shots
were fired during a noisy rock ’n’
roll show at Kiel Auditorium
Monday night, and one man was
killed and two were wounded be
fore an audience of 5,500.
An altercation between four
men and a woman preceded the
shooting, but the dead man and
the injured were described by
police as innocent bystanders. All
of the persons involved were Ne
groes.
There was mild confusion as
lights were turned on and the
show stopped. The gunman and a
woman companion fled and the
police had made no arrests hours
later*
Most of the crowd apparently
thought the shooting, in a packed
balcony area of the auditorium,
was a stunt rigged as part of the
show.
Killed was Clay Greer Phelps,
42, a maintenance man at a Cath
olic Church. A woman, 26, was
struck in the left foot by one of
the shots and a man, 43, was shot
in the right leg.
The show was resumed after
the dead man and the injured
were removed.
Miraculous Appearance
Of Pleasure Boat Saves
Two Men From Drowning
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C., UP—
The miraculous appearance of a
pleasure boat on a lonely north- j
ern B.C. lake saved two Portland, j
Ore., dentists from drowning yes-'
terday.
The dentists were clinging'
helplessly to the floats of their j
capsized plane on remote Takla
Lake when their rescuers sudden- j
ly appeared.
Dr. Charles Fiitfiell, pilot, and!
Dr. William Waind had been tak- |
ing off in a small Taylorcraft to |
follow two friends in another
plane when a sudden gust of wind
flipped the aircraft over.
The two men in the first plane j
did not notice the accident and
continued flying the 86 miles to
Fort St. James.
“We knew there are very few
boats on Takla Lake, and we did
n’t have much hope of being
picked up,” Dr. Finnell said.
“We were amazed when we
saw a pleasure boat coming
toward us after a while.”
The boat was run by Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Lynch of Yakima.
Mr. and Mrs. Lynch kept the two
stranded men aboard their boat
overnight until their friends re
turned to pick them up.
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by The
V.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau
Continued cloudy thru Thurs
day with intermittent rain, driz
zle and fog. Temperatures in the
50’s for the entire period.
Nome data Last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: highest'temperature
58, lowest 50. Max. wind 17 mph
from the S.E*. Sunrise at 5:47 a.m.,
sunset at 8:23 p.m.
A- year ago today: highest tem
perature 60, lowest 46. Extremes
on this date since 1907: highest
79 in 1926, lowest 32 in 1943.
NOME SANITARY
SERVICE
Phone Main 1
P.O. Box 558
Hospital Administrator Speaks to
Chamber on Doctor-Finding Problem
By RUTH McLEAN <
Mrs. Opal Catlin, administrator
of the MMM Hospital, was a guest
at the Monday luncheon meeting
of the Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce.
Discussing the problem of plac
ing. a suitable doctor at the hos
pital, Mrs. Catlin stated that be
cause the MMM Hospital is the
only institution on the Seward
Peninsula for non-Eskimo people,
the doctor who comes here must
be well versed in’ all fields—sur
gery, obstetrics, diagnosis and
general medicine.
Because of the importance of
the doctor’s capabilities, all ap
plicants are carefully screened.
Mrs. Catlin said that Dr. William
Woodcock, who visited Nome last
week, has all the desired quali
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ties and it is hoped he will return
to practice in this area.
At this time, Mrs. Catlin ad
vised, the hospital is in constant
touch with ships passing Nome
and at doctor can be brought to
town quickly in the event of an
emergency.
The 1956 figures reveal that it
cost $450 per day to run the local
hospital, according to its adminis
trator. The balance outstanding
between the cost of running the
institution and the receipts from
patients is paid by missionary
contributions from small groups
of women thruout the United
States, she said.
The second guest at the cham
ber meeting was Mr. Glenn Carl
son, who has been stationed in
Nome for the past 10 months by
the Alaska Department of Sanita
tion and Engineering.
Carlson commended the city for
its efforts to realize a sewer and
water system. He said his depart
ment is extremely interested in
Nome’s problems of refuse and
garbage disposal and will be help
ful whenever possible.
“Nome residents have confi
dence in the future of the com
munity, but economic progress
cannot be realized without prog
ress in sanitation also,” Carlson
stated.
Chamber President Jim Walsh
outlined tentative’ plans to honor
Mr. Gordon C. Whitteridge, Brit
ish Consul-General for the Pacif
ic Northwest and Alaska, and'
Mrs. Whitteridge, who are ex
pected to make an official visit
to Nome Saturday.
Preliminary plans for the visit
include a no-host dinner at the
North Star Dining Room Satur- j
day evening, followed by a lec- I
ture and pictures in the multi- ■
purpose room at the school, pre
sented by Mr. Whitteridge.
Mrs. Don Hungerford and Mr. i
Jay Maxwell also were guests at1
the Monday luncheon meeting.
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ARCTIC SANITARY
SERVICE
PHONE RED 181
Pupils Entering Alaska
Schools First Time Must
Have Proof of Birth
JUNEAU—Kindergartners, first
graders, and other pupils entering
Alaska schools for the first time
this fall will be required to pre
sent proof of age, Francis E. Kes
ter, director of the Bureau of Vital
Statistics in Juneau, reminded
parents last week.
Parents of Alaska born chil
dren may obtain a small plastic
birth card by writing to the Bu
reau of Vital Statistics, Alaska
Department of Health, Alaska Of
fice Building, Juneau, stating the
child’s name, date and place of i
birth, and names of parents. The
request must be accompanied by
a postal money order for $2.
Alaska born students going out
side to school or college will also
find the wallet-size birth card a
convenient from of proof of birth,
Mr. Kester said.
Anchorage Youth Will
Get Road Experience
WASHINGTON, —R o n a 1 d
Seater, competing in the national
teen-age auto driving contest,
asked permission to turn in his
airplane ticket today—so he can
drive home to Alaska.
Twenty-year-old Seater, who
came here from Anchorage, said
he plans to buy a 1948 oar here
because he knows that model best.
With the experience of a two
year high school mechanics course
behind^ him, he was confident of
the buy he’d get.
Dealers beware: Ronald says
he’ll “pull the pan, check the rear
end, transmission, and the body
better be in good shape too.” He
plans to pay $250 to $300.
Would-Be Suitor Lands
In Court After Too Many
Trips on the Trolley
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. Eng
land, OP)—Too many trips on a
trolley-bus landed David Archer
in court.
The bus had a ticket-taker,
pretty Gwynneth Sang, 26. Arch
er, a 21-year-old laborer, was in-v.
fatuated with her.
“Night after night, for hour on
end, Archer used to buy tickets
and ride around on my bus,” the
girl told the court Monday.
“When I refused to pay any at
tention to him he finally sent a
letter threatening to kill me.”
Archer admitted a charge of
“conduct likely to cause a breach
of the peace.” He was released on
his promise to quit riding around
on Gwynneth’s trolley-bus.
ARCTIC OIL DELIVERY
Why Worry ? — Call us and Relax 1
Residence Office
Main 52 Black 76
WE CHECK YOUR TANK REGULARLY
SPECIAL
CARGO
FLIGHTS
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DIRECT CONNECTION
SAME
EVERY THURSDAY C-46
ARRIVING NOME 12 P.M.
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NOME - KOTZEBUE - FAIRBANKS
Freight Rate Nome to Kotzebue
5 cents per pound
Phone Main 46 J. R. ick) Miller, Station Manager
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COME TO THE
Chinese Dinner
SERVED FAMILY STYLE
at the.
NORTH STAR DINING ROOM
Saturday, Aug. 17, 6 to 10 P.M.
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