Fairbanks C of C
Visits Nome on See
Alaska First’ Tour
The Seaview Dining Room was
filled to capacity Thursday even
ing when the Fairbanks Chamber
of Commerce arrived for an over
night stop on a “see Alaska first”
trip, which included Barrow, Kot
zebue, Nome, McGrath, and An
chorage.
Chamber manager Ed Opecensky
expressed the need for Alaskans
to know Alaska better and to
spend more time seeing the other
parts of the new State, and pre
dicted that Alaskans were getting
Alaska-conscious, and next year
would see more residents travel
ing within the State. He also pre
dicted a tremendous impact of
people expected to arrive here
next year.
Dutch ^t>err, AVA executive,
opened his remarks with a state
ment which startled those pres
ent: “Stop talking about the road
from Fairbanks to Nome, and
start talking about the road from
Fairbanks to Nome to Anchorage,
so that travelers can make a com
plete circuit of the country while
on tour.
He callenged the people
of Nome to provide more to in
terest the tourist so that they will
want to stay overnight, and en
couraged the group with the state
ment that Nome has more to
offer than most of Alaska, but has
«ot made it attractive for the
visitor.
Derr recommended more con-;
centration on an attractive winter
tour. “You don’t score a touch
down by sitting back and letting
the other fellow do it,” he stated.
The community will have to act
as a co-operative group to put
across the winter tour.
This morning the Fairbanks del
egation were up before sun-up,
and had breakfast at the Bering
S°a Dining Room before an 8:30
‘nke-off for McGrath. Some of
the group remained over for the
AVA three-day meeting which
starts this afternoon.
-"OUT COURT OF HONOR
”0 MAKE AWARDS
A Boy Scout Court of Honor
has been scheduled for Thursday,
Oct. 9. The event will be held in
the Multi - purpose room of the
grade school, starting at 7:30 p.m.
It is at the Court of Awards
that advancements in rank are
made and merit badges awarded
and all parents of Scouts are urg
ed to attend to share with the
boys recognition for their work in
Scoutcraft.
Geri Fagersirom, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fagerstrom,
left today to enter college at
Bellingham, Wash. She will be a
senior this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ryll are
the parents of a child born on
Wednesday at the hospital. The
parents are teachers for the Bur
eau of Indian Affairs at Kivalina.
Ben Gillettes Leaving
| To Settle In States
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gillette are
! scheduled to leave for the States
next week. Their home has been
sold to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Bohrer.
Although they are giving up
permanent residence in Nome,
they state that they will probably
be back during the summer n'xt
year.
Ben Gillette has been mining
at Anvil Creek for many years,
and Mrs. Gillette has been in
charge of the office of Munz Air
lines for several seasons.
STRANDED MOTORISTS
BULLDOZE WAY TO SOLOMON
The unexpected early snow
caught Luther Dunbar and Clyde
Glass far out on the Council Road.
They had to hike from Little
Skookum to Solomon, and report
drifts four feet deep on the road, j
At Solomon they acquired a cat, i
and bulldozed a road back to I
their car. At the same time they .
opened the road for Steve Peder
son, who is mining at Council,
and who was Council bound with
a 6x6 which' was also stuck on
the road.
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MAY BALE TO TRAVEL
IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
May Bale, Salmon Lake resi
dent, is leaving soon for a trip
abroad and plans on visiting all
the European countries in addi
tion to her native Sweden. It will
be a liesurely trip, she states, not
just a tourist trip, as she plans
on traveling in Europe until some
j time next fall before returning
i to Nome.
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MAYOR OF SKAGWAY
FIRST OF CLAN TO
PAY VISIT TO NOME
Bill Feero, mayor of Skagway,
is visiting Nome for the first
time. The Feero family has been
in Alaska for 61 years, it is re
ported, and Mayor Feero is the
first of the clan to visit Nome.
THE ALTAR SOCIETY of St.
Joseph’s Church express their ap
preciation for the co-operation
given by the community at their
recent rummage sale.
1ST SCOUTS START MEETINGS
The 1st Scout Bn. of the Alaska
National Guard announces that
meetings of Headquarters Detach
ment will start on Oct. 9.
Fire Chief John Marvik left to
day for Fairbanks, where he will
attend a special school for fire
fighters, which will be held there
this week.
ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
John Mulligan, Mildred Mur
phy, Anita Ryll.
Discharged: Tim Smith.
NOTICE
Moonlight Water Service for the
season will end October 1, unless
sooner terminated by freezing
weather.
| j. F O'Sullivan
L, Agent
HH Phone Main 68
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SS FORTUNA, VOYAGE 14
ENROUTE FROM SEATTLE
Calling at Seward, King Cove,
St. Michael, and then NOME.
Watch This Space For Arrival Date
Lomen Commercial Company
Now Accepting Southbound Freight
George Tucker Dead
From Pneumonia
George Tucker, age 38, who had
been hospitalized with pneumonia
and other complications, passed
away this morning, and will be
buried from the Covenant Church
on Tuesday, it has been an
nounced.
He is survived by his wife,
Mamie Tucker, and three children,
also a brother, Sam Tucker, of
this city.
His mother and sister came
from Fairbanks shortly before
he died.
Sewing Clinic Commences
Here October 13
Beginning with the week of Oc
tober 13, through October 31,
there will be a Sewing Clinic.
Instructor will be Mrs. Jean K.
Burand, District Home Demon
stration Agent. Since there will
probably be only 6 meetings, it
is planned for interested women
to have fabrics, patterns and
findings ready before the Clinic
begins. If they want to start to
work, go ahead until a problem
presents itself. Mrs. Burand will
then assist in solving the problem
on an individual basis. Time and
place of the meetings will be an
nounced in the Nugget soon.
Officials Will Arrive
Oct. 30 For Final
Inspection Of Fed. Bldg.
Three officials are scheduled to
arrive from Seattle for the final
inspection of the new Federal
Building, on October 30th.
Mr. Holloway, Regional Com
missioner for the General Serv
ices Administration will be ac
companied by two-engineers, Mr.
Ward and Mr. Wolfe, it is re
ported.
TEACHERS AND ISLANDERS
WAITING FOR NORTH STAR
Mr. and Mrs. Provance are the
new teachers for King Island at
the Bureau of Indian Affairs
School, and will leave here soon
on the North Star with the King
Island people.
Also waiting for the North Star
| are the Diomede Islanders, who
will be taken home again. Mr.
and Mrs. David Tate, who are the
new teachers there, have already
been taken to the island.
ERRATA
In the last issue of the Nugget
we reported erroneously that
Chuck Fagerstrom was attending
college in Tacoma, when in fact
he is enrolled at the University
of Alaska.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE — Man’s new Seal
skin Jacket, Size 40. Red 15. p
FOUND — Red coat, near Anchor
Bar. Call at Nugget.
FOR SALE — Desk, nice finish;
platform rocker. First house
north of Towner residence. 116p
WANTED — Washing Machine,
reasonable. Call Main 75 after
six. 115
FOUND — Silver Air Force ring.
Call at Nugget office and pay
for ad.
SELL — Those surplus items that
you don’t need. Juat let a
Nugget Classified Ad convert
them into cash for you.
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
FOR SALE — MORRIS ROAD
HOUSE, lunch counter, cock
tail bar and liquor store — to
settle estate. Reduced to $28,000.
Plus inventory. $9,000 down,
balance $400 month at 6 per
cent interest; or $25,000 cash,
plus inventory of about $3,500.
Jack L. Morris, Executor,
McGrath, Alaska. 125
SHOWING AT NOMERAMA
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Plus Chapter of Serial “Jesse James”
SAMUEL GOLDWYN’s"
Picture of the Year... I
America’s Ow n
Guys
STARRING
MARLON BRANDO JEAN SIMMONS
FRANK SINATRA • VIVIAN BLAINE
KNOM-TV- I
6:30—Western Movie 6:30—Joseph Cotton
7:30—Jim Bowie 7:00—Steve Lawrence
8:00—Broken Arrow 8:00—Goodyear Playhouse
8:30—Schlitz Playhouse 8:30—The Thin Man
9:00—Lawrence Welk 9:00—To Be Announced
10:00—Sacred Heart
Saturday—7 - Capt. Z-ro; 7:30 - KNOME; 8:30 - to be announced
THE U. S. MERC
IS THE PLACE
TO SHOP AND SAVE!
FRESH TROUT ^55c
JUST ARRIVED
FRESH SMOKED
SALMON STRIPS Lb 1.49
GENUINE
ROASTING CHICKENS
— NOT HENS —
Can be CUT UP AND FRIED!
Will roast done in 1 hour and 15 minutes
SPECIAL THIS WEEK END Lb. 79c
STEWING HENS POT PREPARED, Lb. 69c
Our BLACK MUKTUK coming is cut from
SPERM WHALE, better known
as BALEEN WHALE
— FRESH FROZEN
— VERY LITTLE BLUBBER
Will See You at Muktuk Time at The Merc
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