Alaska Scout Executive
Meets With Local Leaders
Over The Week-End
Clarke Lethin, Boy Scout exec
utive of the Alaskan Council
from Anchorage, spent the week
end in Nome conferring with
local Scout leaders.
A luncheon was held in his
honor on Saturday at the Bering
Sea Club with Boy Scout leaders
and Sunday afternoon a meeting
was held with Cub Scout leaders.
Lethin’s visit is the first official
visit by a Boy Scout executive to
this area.
At the meeting with Cubbing
leaders, Lethin pointed out that
the Cub Scout program is in
reality a parents and boys pro
gram with the parents teaching
the Cubbing program in the
home. He pointed out that the
program strives to help the par
ents better understand their boys
as boys—not as small adults.
Ways were discussed to interest
more Nome boys—and parents to
taken advantage of the Cub
Scout progam.
The Nome Cub Scout commit
tee renewed their invitation to
all boys 8 to 12—and their par
ents — to enroll in the Cubbing
program. The cost is small and
the rewards are great.
Interested persons may contact
the den mothers, Mrs. Clinton
Gray, Mrs. Bob Cannon, Mrs.
Robert Heath and Mrs. Dewey
Goodrich, or Nathan Silverberg,
Cubmaster. The Nugget will be
glad to direct any inquiries thru
the proper channels.
Covenant Young People’s
Christmas Party Tonight
The young people of the Cove
nant Cchureh will hold their
monthly social in the old church
at 7:30 p.m. tonight, December
20. It will be a Christmas party
and all who come are asked to
bring a 25-cent gift.
Isaac Eben is in charge of the
food, Don Bruckner the games,
and Johnson Sagoonick will pro
vide our devotional messages.
Mrs. Willie Torkelson is spend
ing the holidays with her son
and family, Rev. and Mrs. Curtis
Johnson of the Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Torkelson is from Lanesboro,
Minn.
. WIEN AIRLINES
To Fairbanks: Frank Long.
From Galena: Joe Melik, Lynn
Jay Tatuk.
From Fairbanks: Dianne Swan
berg, Capt. Robert A. Miller.
Dianne Swanberg Here For Xmas
Dianne Swanberg, daughter of
Nels Swanberg Jr., arrived today
from Seattle to spend the holidays
with her father and grandparents.
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Anchorage: Aileen and
Glen Tweet, Clarke Lethin, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Jenkins and fam
ily, K. Y. Cho.
To Unalakleet: Gordon Nasha
loak, Aloysius and Lena George.
To Anchorage: Mr. Berato,
Mary N. Tokienna, Mary Katun
gazuk.
To Kotzebue: Martha Goodwin,
Mrs. Ada Ward and infant.
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Alfred J. P. Hanson Dies
At The Pioneer Home
Alfred J. P. Hanson, better
known as the “Champagne Kid”
who left here about six weeks ago
died at the Pioneer Home at
Sitka on Dec. 15.
The “Champagne Kid” was
born in Sweden Oct. 14, 1877
and he cams to the United Slates
in 1897 and to Skagway, Alaska
in 1902. He came to Nome in the
spring of 1905 and was at various
times a sailor, miner, and lor
several years pas was a janitor
at the Federal Building until ill
health forced his retirement.
He prospected and mined all
over Seward Peninsula, mostly at
Solomon, Council and here at
Nome. For many years he was
“bull cook” at the U.S. Smelting
Co. camp at Little Creek.
With the Kid’s passing the
northland loses another of its
colorful pioneers.
Alfred Hanson got the name
“Champagne Kid” in the early
days when Solomon was the met
ropolis of the Solomon River min
ing country. It seems that at the
end of one mining season when
Alfred got into the Solomon road
house he celebrated the end of a
season of hard work by inviting
everyone in the vicinity to a
champagne party. The next mor
ning all he had left of his season’s
earnings was the memory of a
fabulous champagne party and
he ' was then and there dubbed
"The Champagne Kid" a name
which he was better known by,
than his own, until he died.
Extra copies of the Nugget's
special Christmas edition will be
available for mailing anywhere.
Addresses may be left at the
Nugget if desired.
NOTICE LEGIONNAIRES
American Legion Christmas
party will be held Thursday night,
Dec. 23 at 8 at the Legion Hall.
Bob Emmons, Cmdr.
WA NT ADS
MODERN HOUSE, good neigh
borhood, for rent. Main 123.
FOR RENT—One bedroom house.
Call Trading Post.
FOUND — Black earing. Call at
Nugget and identify.
FOR SALE—Small black puppies.
Call Black 94. 151
FOR SALE—Accordion, 20 bass.
Call Main 153.
FOR SALE—Table model Domes
tic Sewing Machine and Whirl
pool automatic washer with
suds saver. Call Main 151. 151
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PIONEERS TREATED TO
CARIBOU REPAST AT
WEDNESDAY MEETING
At the regular meeting of the
Pioneers of Alaska Igloo No. 1 last
Wednesday, John Swedman was
reinstated and Clement Lean, en
gineer for the U.S. Smelting Co.,
was initiated. Lean was born in
Cordova.
An unusual luncheon was serv
ed by Ben Gillette who prepared
a caribou repast from his own
special recipe.
At the next meeting a legisla- J
live luncheon will be served by;
senators Charles L). Jones and j
Howard Lyng.
Methodist Church Choir
G^ves Christmas Concert
To Capacity Audience
The Community Methodist >
Church was filled to capacity Sun
day evening for the annual Christ
mas concert by the 24-voice choir
under the direction of Cpl. James
Paterson.
Soloists were Mrs. Reeves
Havens and Robert Heath. A
Christmas reading was given by!
Mrs. Harold Yerger.
Robert Baldwin was the organ
ist.
Following the concert the choir I
members were guests of Mrs. Rita i
Harper for refreshments.
Twin Daughters Born To Moto's
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Moto are |
the parents of twin daughters, i
born this morning and weighing
respectively 5 pounds 6 ounces
and 4 pounds 15 ounces.
Mr. Moto is with the U.S.
Smelting Co.
All-Star Aggregation To
Play Unbeaten Bruins
In Holiday Hoop Treat
Highlighting the Christmas va
cation sports program will be
four basketball games on two
successive Wednesdays. On Dec.
22 at 7 p.m. the Alumi Girls meet
the High School Huskies and at
3:30 a league all-star team com
post'd of top players from the
Merchants, Air Force and Nan
ooks will meet the league-leading
Army Bruins to climax the first
half of :he season’s league play.
An unbiased group headed by
Nate Silverberg selected the fol
lowing all-star team roster: Mar
vin Barnetti (team captain', Doug
Jackson, Chas. Johnson and Paul
os, from the Air Force Jets; Milt
Willoya, Dave Bell and Bob Her
man, from the High School Nan
ooks; and George Bell, Harold
Bell and Aarnout Castel from the
Merchants. Bill Ullrich will coach
the All-Stars and Les Bronson is
honorary manager.
Next Wednesday evening, three
new teams will show their poten
tial when the Air Force Gooney
Birds will meet the High School
second team, and an ACS team
will meet the High School Varsity.
The All-Stars are to practice
tonight at 7 p.m. at the’ gym.
IN COMMISSIONERS COURT
Charles Proctor of Nome Field
was given a sentence of 30 days
in jail and fined $30 for disorderly
conduct.
Glenn Brooks Smith was legal
ly adopted this morning in U.S.
Commissioner’s Court by Dewey
Goodrich. Glenn is the son of Mrs.
Goodrich by her former marriage.
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