City Council Eyes
Per Cent f ax
The Nome City Council, which
met last evening, took under con
sideration an increase in the
sales tax to 3 per cent. Additional
revenue must be acquired to meet
the increased school and other
costs. The Council stated they
would be open to suggestion at
the next regular meeting, for other
ideas on raising revenue.
The lots requested by Bill Munz !
at the east end of the breakwater
will be put up for bid. They are
lots 11 and 12 in block 7. Part
of the property Munz had been
interested in was turned over to
the Power and Light Utilities for
their expansion.
A Board of Equalization has;
.been announced for the evenings i
of March 16, 18 and 18, from 8 ,
until 9 o’clock.
A sales tax report by the City i
Clerk, Bob Scott, showed over J
$67,000 collected for 1958, which I
was about the same as 1956, but I
15 per cent less than 1957.
A letter was received from the
FAA, granting the city permission j
to use the gymnasium at the air- j
port. It is now used as a skating
rink, and for bowling.
Following the council meeting,
a special hearing was held on the
proposed change in light and pow-;
er rates. As there were no objec- i
tions raised, the council accepted i
the proposal of the Nome Power j
and Light Utilities, and the new j
rates will become effective on
April 1st.
BISHOP GORDON HOLDS
CONFIRMATION AT NOME
‘LUTHERAN CHURCH
Bishop Wm. T. Gordon of the
. Episcopal Church arrived yester
day from Kotzebue, with Rev.
Thomas Osgood, for a confirma
tion ceremony which was held at;
the Lutheran Church. Those con
firmed were Jeffrey Grant, Clar
ice Hardy, Shiela Denny and Wil
■a Frances. Following the cere-:
•iv, a pot luck supper was held, >
v'ith more than thirty attending.'
' 'shop Gordon is scheduled to I
for a visit to a mission in j
the lower Yukon.
NOTICE
LENTEN MEDITATION
AT LUTHERAN CHURCH
he Kiss of Betrayal." third in
series of Lenten Meditations
died "Pictures from The Passion
f Christ." will be given this even
ig in Our Savior's Lutheran
Church. The service begins at
:30 p.m. All who may desire are
ordially invited to attend. Choir
; practice will follow at 8:30 p.m.
SAVE ON OUR
MARCH
S A L E
— 25% O-F-F !
• — SALE STARTS MARCH 2 —
The Trading Post
25
Band Festival Fund
Benefit ‘Country Store’
Offered Thursday Night
Tomorrow evening is the big
night at the Multi-purpose Room,
j when the Country Store opens at
7:30, sponsored by the Band Festi
val Committee, under the chair
manship of Mrs. Maurice Kelliher.
Mrs. Carl Liebig, with the older
group of Girl Scouts, will be in
charge of serving refreshments.
Mrs. Jim Blanning and Mrs.
1 Dan Walsh will head the fish pond
committee for the small fry.
John Rausch is arranging for
a film to be shown.
Members of the band will be on
hand to supervise the hall and to
assist.
Volunteer- workers will take
| turns at the games during .the;
i evening.
A special committee is buying i
i entertainment prizes.
All proceeds from the Country
j Store will go to the Band Festival
I Fund for the Nome School Band, i
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BPR to Follow Chamber
Suggestions For Road
Construction Program
At the Chamber of Commerce 1
j luncheon Monday noon L. E.
Hough, district engineer for the
Bureau of Public Roads, who has
just returned from a vacation
‘‘outside,” and who spent three
days in Juneau, reported that the
BPR will try to follow road con
struction suggestions as advanced
by the Chamber of Commerce.
Jerry Manning spoke briefly on i
his recent trip to Anchorage and j
Juneau, where he talked with leg
islators and government officials j
on the problems and needs of Sew
ard Peninsula.
Plans were also discussed for
the gala celebration for the grand
opening of the new Nome Airport
; Terminal.
The new terminal will be put
to use as of next Monday, although
: the grand opening will not be
! until later in the month, when the
j interior is completely finished.
Basketball League Play
Decided Tonight At Gym
This evening at 7:30 in the
School gym, the 8th Grade quin
| tet will be out to show the Junior
I Varsity how well they play bas
I ketball.
The second game will be an im
! portant one for league standing,
I as the Merchants will have to win
; over the ACS-CAA five to stay in
j the league second-half race. The
top-ranking National Guard five
are waiting for the outcome of
this race.
Mr. M. K. Williams, who has
just been appointed to the posi
tion of General Station Manager
I for Alaska Airlines, is scheduled
j to ai'rive here on his first official
I visit. Williams has assumed his
I new duties at the General Opera
j tions Office in Anchorage.
I Williams comes to Alaska Air
i lines with an extensive' back
ground in airline operations. In
his new position, he will be re
sponsible for all ground opera
tional activities of the company.
I
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Scheduled Sailings Every Tuesday
For Seward and Valdez
and Alternate Fridays for Seward.
Write: Alaska Steamship Company,
Box 200, Anchorage
— OR —
Nome Agent For Information
Airline Offers
Excursion Rates to
Winter lee Carnival
Special’ round - trip excursion j
fares will be in effect on Alaska
Airlines’ flights from Nome, Flat,
McGrath and Unalakleet to Fair
banks for the Fairbanks Winter
Ice Carnival, March 7 to 15. Del
Kampmann, Nome station man
ager, has announced the special
j rates will be offered frm March
1 5 to March 16, giving the traveler
extra time in Fairbanks, before
and after the celebration.
These excursion rates give Al
askans a bargain opportunity to
attend the annual Fairbanks
event, Kampmann said.
Highlight of the Carnival is the
Norih American Sled Dog Grand
j Championship Race, a 30 - mile,
| 3-day event in which drivers and
; dog teams from all over Alaska,
| Canada, and the United States
1 compete for sizeable prizes. Al
aska Airlines will sponsor the
team of defending champion
Bergman Sam in the race.
Eskimo games and dances, a ■
queen contest, parades, art ex
hibits, athletic events, skiing and
j a baseball game on snowshoes
( are other features of the 9-day
j celebration.
— WEDDING BELLS —
Harriet Coleman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Coleman,
was married last Saturday evening
to Stanley Sobocienski at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Nelson,
with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mo
naco as their attendants.
Following the ceremony, an in
formal reception was held at the
Nelson home.
, At Rotary Today—Jim von der j
Heydt gave a short account of his
recent trip to Juneau. Mr. von der i
Heydt represented the City of
Nome and N.W. Alaska and pre
sented testimony before the Leg
islature now considering the jud
icial and administrative divisions
of the state.
Paul Mandeville told of his re- j
cent trip to the Anchorage Fur !
Rendezvous with Isaac Okleasik i
and his racing team.
Guests were Bishop Wm. Gor
don, Rev. Tom Osgood of Kot
zebue, Bill Matheny of Juneau,
and Walter Glavinovich of Nome.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Emmons are
the parents of a daughter, born at
| the hospital on February 23rd. The
j father is with the Bureau of Pub
. lie Roads, and very active in Boy
Scout activities. The new baby |
has a sister and two brothers*
IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
David Alexander was given a
60-day sentence with 30 days sus
pended, for being drunk in a pri
I vate home.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with occasional snow
i and fog. Little change in tem
| perature.
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— RUMMAGE SALE — j
Sponsored by Girl Scouts
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Call Main 79 or Black 99
for pickup. 25
Letter-size and legal file folder
available at The Nome Nugget
\Y A N T
| FOR SALE — Our new dried Red
salmon are in. Better than ever. |
50c lb. by the bundle. 55c lb.
straight. R. R. (Bobl Blodgett,
Teller Commercial Co., Teller,
Alaska. tf
WANTED To Buy — Used Men’s
Skates, Size 8. Call Black 65.
26c
FOR SALE — Short wave Port
able Radio; 6 months old. Cost
S159; will sell for $100 cash.
See Don at N. C. Store.
Showing Tonight at Nomerama
K N 0 M ~ T V
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
6:30—Eat Masterson 6:30—Zorro
7:00—Industry On Parade 7:00—V/esiern Movie
7:30—Boxing 8:00—Sherlock Holmes
8:30—Glencannon 8:30—The Restless Gun
9:00—Confidential File 9:00—Naked City
9:30—Kraft Music Hall 9:30—Chevy Show
10:00—This Is Your Life
Success Usually Begins With Saving,
And Saving Begins With a Plan at the
MINERS & MERCHANTS
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LONG-FED STEER BEEF
PRIME RIB l.OjLb.
SIRLOIN STEAK 1.23^.
POT ROAST _89c L,
GROUND BEEF «, L, Pkg. 75cl,
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— A-N-D — Another TURKEY is WAITING tor
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W-H-0 HAS THE
LUCKY NUMBER
FOR THE
TURKEY??
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for SOMEBODY !