Nome School Gets Spring !
Vacation While Teachers
Meet in Anchorage
Nome School students will have
a spring vacation for the first
time in many years. Starting on
Wednesday, they will have three
days off, while the teachets par
ticipate in the meeting of the
State Teachers Association in An
chorage. Those planning to attend
the Anchorage meeting are Roy
Snyder of the Nome School Board,
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Potter, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Owen, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Cameron, Alice Osborne,
Lennie Mae Norland, Helen Dun
bar, Forest Draper, Fannie Woo
diel; and from the BIA schools,
Robert Grant, Warren Tiffany
are planning to participate.
The group leaves here on Tues
day with Wien Airlines to Fair
banks, and will return via the
same route on Saturday. There
will be substitute teachers at
school on Tuesday.
CUB SCOUTS SELL OUT
1.000 CARNIVAL TICKETS
The Cub Scouts have been busy
little Wolves, Bears and Lions
this past week, and with much
enthusiasm sold out a thousand
tickets for their Cub Scout Car
nival, which is scheduled for
next Saturday evening at the
Nome School.
This popular event will have
many new forms of entertain
ment for young and old, and the
Scouts are working hard to make
it better than ever.
Bobby Lee, son of Beatrice Lee,
■is hospitalized from an eye injury
sustained yesterday while sled
ding on hills.
Judge Gilbert Names
Unalakleet Deputy Magistrate
Judge Hubert Gilbert an
nounced today that Mary Bahr
has been appointed deputy mag
istrate for the Village of Una
lakleet.
Roy Snyder has returned home
after an absence of three months,
during which time he attended
the Electrical Mechanics School at
Oklahoma City, for F.A.A.
Roy states he had considerable
training on blueprint reading, re
fi iteration, and airport lighting.
ATTENTION O.E.S. MEMBERS
Monday evening will be Presen
tation Night at the Alaska Chap
ter No. 1., Order of Eastern Star.
All members are urged to be pres
ent for this very special occasion.
— Ruth Reed WM.
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FILINGS FOR CITY OFFICES
City Clerk Robert Scott reports
two more candidates have filed
for the City Election to toe held
next month. They are Earl Town
er, for the two year term on the
Light and Power Utility Board,'
and Tommy Johnson, for the five
year term on the same board.
Two filings were made at about
noon today — James Oksokartuk
■for the School Board and Gary.
Longley for City Clerk.
Fred Savok Tells of
Kansas City Evangelical
Covenant Conference
Fred Savok, who is here attend
ing a pastor’s conference of the
Covenant Church, has just re
turned from a three-week trip to
Kansas City, where he attended a
conference of the Evangelical
Covenant Church, and told about
the Alaska missions.
Traveling with him was
Matthew Kongawi, \yho came
from the Belgian Congo, who did
not like the cold weather in Kan
sas City, while Savok felt right
at home.
Kongawi, who talked through
an interpreter, told of the church
work in the Congo, and how it
is toeing carried out by the natives
themselves to a great extent.
Savok told of the radio station
being built at Nome, noting that
the broadcasts will reach the Si
erian Eskimo too, as their lan
guage is similar to that of Alas
ka’s Eskimos.
WANTS PEN PAL
A Sixth-Grade girl, 11 years
old, wants a pen pal. Write to
Kay Kinstetter, Route 3, Box 170,
Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
Dee Wallace Leads In
Arctic Trail Queen Contest
Ten Queen contestants for the
Queen of the Trail were guests of
the Chamber of Commerce today.
Leading in the Dog Derby con
test is Dee Wallace, with Lois
Okitkon running second place, and
Larisse Lowe, with Carolyn John
son in third place. Other con
testants are Edna Johnson, Ro
berta Apok, Gail Mclver, JoAnn
Reed, Grace Davis and Clarice
Hardy.
NOTICE
There will be a public meeting
in the Multi-Purpose Room, to
hear Mr. Roy Johnson, consult
ing engineer, give his findings on
the new electric rales proposed
by the Council. \
Please Note — There will be
1 no smoking in this room.
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‘Nobody Goes to Sleep
On This Show!’
A one act play, “Nobody
Sleeps,” was presented by the
freshman class of Nome High last
Friday evening, under the direc
tion of John Rauch. It was an
hilarious comedy, which kept the
audience laughing throughout the
performance.
Nicky Longley played the role
of a burglar most realistically, j
with Barbara Mclver, Jeanette
Amundsen and Susan Saito as
typical teen-agers. Pamela Mul
vihill played the part of the
mothfer of the girls.
The audience also enjoyed sev
eral numbers by the School Band,
with Eddie Johnsen as solo cor
netist.
Rod Boucher rendered tenor
sax solos: Demande D’Amour by
Drigo and Hungarian Dance No.
5, with Leland Barber, director
of the band, as accompanist.
Members of the School Band,
who have put in early morning
hours throughout the year for
band practice, are: 1st trumpet,
Eddie Johnsen, Ray Arnold, Doug
Lee and Charles Burnett; Second
trumpet, Richard Young, Ivan
Sundstrom, John Amundson and
Steffen Andersen; 1st clarinet,
Pamela Mulvihill, Ruth Towner
and Clifford Steele; 2nd clarinet,
Beverly Bohrer; 3rd clarinet, Judy
Saito; Flute, Susan Saito.
Bass horn, Grant Doyle; Trom
bone, David Grant; Baritone, Janet
West; Mellaphone, Susan Savok;
Drums, Devon Alexander, Stan
Andersen and Barbara Mclver;
Soprano Sax, Sharon Reader; Alto
sax, Larry Schmidt and Sharon
Doyle; Tenor sax, Art Morris,
Edna Johnsen and Rod Boucher.
METHODISTS PLAN BUILDING
There will be a building com
mittee meeting of the Methodist
Church tomorrow noon at the
Seaview Room. Plans are being
made to start putting in the piling
for the new church this week.
NOTICE
There will be a meeting of
those interested in forming a
Nome Junior Chamber of Com
merce, on Thursday evening at
the Multi-Purpose Room of the
School. At that time by-laws will
be drawn up. ^
About 50 men have indicated
an interest in the organization,
which is open to young men be
tween the ages of 21 and 35.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE — Lady’s parka, mou
ton and aqua coats; Red, white,
' black fox furs; Ice skates, skis.
Call Black 199. It
FOUND — Keys, attached to
knife and billiken. Call at
Nugget.
FOR SALE — Keystone 8-mm
movie projector. Call Main 246
between 8-5. 36p
FOR SALE — 1952 Mercury 4
door sedan. Good condition.
Call Main 144. 36c
FOUND —Brown-rimmed glasses.
Call at Nugget.
WANTED — Am interested in
purchasing good used light
^ plane such as an Aeronca
Champ. Send full particulars
and asking price to W. C.
Frank, P. O. Box 8, Unalakleet,
Alaska. 35c
55 UNITS — Private bath, Kit
chenette or Plain. 6th and H
Streets, in Downtown Anchor
age. ALASKANS PREFER THE
ROOSEVELT. Rates from $4
single. tf
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $10.
See Dorothy’s. tf
FRESH dry salmon, 40 cents lb.
plus freight. Write Teller Com
mercial Co.
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A Division of Alaska Steamship Company
Lighterage & Coastwise Water Transportation
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