Many New Activities
Being Planned for
Midnight Sun Festival
Plans for the Midnight Sun
Festival which will be held on
the longest days of the year start
ing June 21st for a three day
period are taking form and many
new and interesting activities are
being planned by several other
organizations in cooperation with
the Festival Committee.
The KK Library Assn., has vol
unteered to hold an art exhibit
by local artists as well as in
viting other outstanding Alaskan
artists to send in exhibits for the
show.
The Mother’s Club will sponsor
a Baby Show and also plan an in
teresting exhibit of native arts
and crafts with craftsmen present.
An interior of a 1900 Nome
home is planned to be on exhibit
by another group as well as early
day pictures of Nome.
The Jaycees have a beard
growing contest underway and
costuming during the festival is
being accelerated by Mary Pilcher
who has contacted a supplier of
the necessary articles and clothes.
It is also reported that the air
lines are planning to have special
fares from other communities so
that there will be many visitors
during this period.
Porter Lockhart, Wien pilot who
w'as injured last winter at St. |
Lawrence Island, returned to
Nome today and will be based
here as a bush pilot.
Lockhart suffered a back in
jury on take-off in December, and
is now fully recovered.
Maj. Wm. J. Brown, from the
office of the Deputy Commander
of ACS at Anchorage, arrived
here yesterday for an inspection
of the local office.
Dick Miller of Wien Airlines
passed through Nome this morn
ing on business. With him was his
father-in-law, Ludwig Harrsch,
c f Schfien, Germany, who is visit
ing him for the second time and
enjoying Alaska again.
Marriage Application Filed
A marriage application has been
‘ led by Peter Charlie and Julia
Stanley.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Evelyn Amarok,
Percy Sheldon and Jeanette Scott.
Discharged: Irene Iyoukooknak,
Nora Larson and infant, William
Lafs, and Frankie Amarok.
Nomeites Attend U of A
Commencement Exercises
Returning from the University
of Alaska yesterday where they
attended the Commencement Ex
ercises were Carl Glavinovich,
whose son Paul was graduated
with a major in geology; Mr. and !
Mrs. Boyd Harwood, Mr. Harwood
is a regent of the university; Mr. 1
and Mrs. Bon Davis, whose son !
received a Doctor of Philosophy
in geophysics.
Also graduating from the uni- j
versity was Lawrence Heiner of
Petersburg, in mining engineer
ing. His wife is the former Vir
ginia Doyle of Nome. John Rauch
received his Master of Education.
He was principal here last year.
CHRIS KLINEBERGER
TO HUNT WALRUS
Chris Klineberger, one of the
three brothers who own the Jonas j
Bros, stores of Alaska in Fair- j
banks. Anchorage and Nome, ar
rived last evening and plans to
do some walrus hunting on St.
Lawrence Island. If successful the
trophy will be mounted for the
Jonas Museum in Seattle or An
chorage.
Accompaying Klineberger is
Maitland Armstrong of Salinas.
Calif., who has been successful in
bagging a brown bear and is look
ing forward to adding a walrus
to his Alaskan trophies.
IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT
Emil Backman has been held
to answer to the Grand Jury on
a charge of contributing to the
delinquency of a minor. Bail was
set at $1,000.
Daniel Thomas Jr. has been
bound over to the Grand Jury for
larceny in Kotzebue. Bail was set
| for $1,000.
Jonathan Motto was given 30
days for disorderly conduct.
Robert Okboak is charged with
disorderly conduct and trial has
! been set for June 7.
MARY PILCHER TO FILL
ORDERS FOR COSTUMES
Mary Pilcher leaves Friday for
Fairbanks where she will be fill
ing orders for costumes and ac
cesories for several local people
who are getting ready early for
the Midnight Sun Festival.
In addition to plumes, sunbon
nets, picture hats, top hats, arm
bands, vests, mesh hose and many
other items, some costumes are
being made to order.
Upon her return next week she
will continue to take orders for
these items.
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Top Brass Arrive
For Gray Ladies Capping
Ceremony Here Tonight
Arriving this morning from El- j
mendorf AFB for the capping1
ceremony of the first class of
Gray Ladies of the MMM Hos
pital were Col. Wm. F. Patient,
Command Surgeon for the Armed
Forces of Alaska; Col. Carroll.
Command Surgeon of USARAL;
Col. F. J. Mathews, Director of
Administration, Alaska Air Com
mand; Lt. Col. Sara C. Hall, Chief
Nurse of the USAF Hospital, El
mendorf AFB; Mrs. Patient, who
is a retired AF nurse; and Mrs.
Virginia Ward, Asst. Director of
Office of Director of Operations
of the American Red Cross, from
Elmendorf AFB, who actuated the
Gray Ladies here.
The ceremony will be held in
the foyer of the MMM Hospital
at eight o’clock this evening and
the public is welcome to attend.
STUDENTS RETURN FROM
STATE UNIVERSITIES
Ray Arnold, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur Arnold, and Karen
Baldwin, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Baldwin returned from
Alaska Methodist University. Stu
dents returning from the Uni- I
versity of Alaska yesterday were
Eddie Johnsen and Rod Boucher.
Paul Glavinovich and Diane Lee
are expected to arrive today.
MARY KAGOONA FUNERAL
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Mary Kagoo'na, wife of Perry
Kagoona, will be buried from the
Community Methodist Church to
morrow at 1:00 pan.
Survivors, in addition to the
husband, are Perry Jr., Herbert,
Vernon, and Mrs. Eleanor Per
kins.
FUNERAL FOR EDDIE
AHKOLIK WILL BE FRIDAY
Eddie Ahkolik will be buried
from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
at 11 a.m. on Friday. Known sur
vivors are his sister, Mary Mogg,
and brother Vincent Ahkolik.
MAN FOUND DEAD, AT
DEXTER DITCH CAMP
Richard Monsna, aged 60, was
found dead at the Dexter ditch
camp of the U.S. Smelting Co. He
was a seasonal worker who has
been with the company for sev
eral years. No funeral arrange
ments have been announced.
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Take Notice
Northwest District
Committee Meeting
MAY 25—CITY HALL—NOME
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Chairman
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