Nome Nanooks
Did Themselves
Proud at Tourney
Following are some statistics
of the basketball tournament at
Anchorage at which the Nome
High School Nanooks won the
B championship:
In the six games played, Willie
Willoya scored a total of 100
points, Chuck Fagerstrom 71, Bob
Dunbar 55, Corky Kost 44, Sam
Atuk 24, Jake Titus 13, and Tom
Drake 2.
Outstanding players who were
chosen for the All-Tournament B
Class Team were: Skoogy Par
sons, Carl Arvidson and Ted Sie
mion of Cordova; Willie Willoya,
Chuck Fagerstrom and George
Kost of Nome; Max Hackzema
and Bob Gershnell of Wasilla;
John Durall of Kodiak Naval, and
Bob Sinnet of Valdez.
Coach Wm. Ullrich said of his
team:
“The Nanooks played and con
ducted themselves at the tourna
ment in a highly commendable
manner. The people of Anchorage
were very good to the team and
aided them in many ways.”
The three cheer leaders, Su
zanne Fagerstrom, Barbara Trigg
and Pat Yates lead the Nome
cheering section which was com
posed of former Nomeites and
fans from Anchorage. The girls
did very well and the team wishes
to thank them for their efforts.
“The telegrams and the support
given the Nanooks was greatly ap
preciated,” says Coach Ullrich.
“We knew that everyone was
pulling for us and that we just
had to win.”
The trophy and individual
awards will be on display in
Polet’s Store for the remainder
of the week.
Conflicting Testimony
Given on Sinking of
Freighter on March 3
SEATTLE, lift—A Coast Guard
inquiry board Monday again
heard conflicting testimony as to
whether an explosion preceded
the sinking of the Washington
Mail in the North Pacific March 3.
Rudolph A. Allen, 37, third
mate aboard the freighter, told
the board he was on watch when
the vessel cracked in two and in
his opinion the breakup was not
accompanied by anything resem
bling an explosion.
Willard Baker, ship’s purser,
testified earlier in the day an ex
plosion lifted him from his bunk.
Baker said the blast was followed
by two smaller explosions and the
smell of burned powder was so
strong “it burned my nostrils.
Wildlife Service Counts
36,000 Caribou in Herd
ANCHORAGE 0P>—A herd num
bering at least 36,000 caribou in
the Nelchina-Lake-Louise area to
day was given as the minimum
estimate, after a weekend survey
by the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Bob Scott, Wildlife management
agent, said the count compares
exactly with last year’s count.
According to FWS figures, 4,000
caribou were taken during the
last hunting season, with a Nel
china area litmit of two per
hunter.
ARCTIC SANITARY
SERVICE
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American Interests in
Middle East Jeapordized,
Eisenhower Reports
WASHINGTON, (£1—President
Eisenhower said today American
interests in the Middle East are
gravely jeopardized.
He also disclosed that, in a se
cret exchange of letters with Pre
mier Bulganin last fall, he had
raised the question of Soviet pen
etration of the area.
With respect to the violent
British-Greek dispute over Cy
prus, Eisenhower told his news
conference the United States is
ready to do anything reasonable
and helpful to help in a solution.
But he made it clear the solution
will have to come from Britain
and Greece essentially.
Discussing Israeli-Arab hostil
ity in Palestine, Eisenhower said
the United States had never said
flatly it would not supply arms
to Israel.
United States policy to date, he
said, has been to avoid an arms
race in the area in the belief that
the best prospect for peace and
for Israeli security lies in the
United Nations.
B.C. Profiting From
Extensive Exploration
For Oil and Natural Gas
VICTORIA, OP—The provincial
government of British Columbia j
will receive close to $300,000 from
leasing 220,000 acres of Crown
owned land on the Yukon border
for oil and natural gas explora
tion.
Tenders for eight parcents of
land near Hudson Bay Trading
Post at Nelson Forks were opened
Monday by Dept, of Mines Minis
ter Dr. J. F. Walker.
Imperial Oil Ltd. will pay $149,
936 in bonus payments for six of
the parcels while Texaco Explor
ation bid $126,100 for the other
two. The tenders were accepted.
Two weeks ago there was a
record sale of $1,200,000 in oil
permit bonuses in Northern B.C.
for 1,255,000 acres of land.
U.S. Will Increase
Aid to India
NEW DELHI, Iff1)—Informed
sources said Tuesday the U.S., in
a move to counter the Soviet eco
nomic offensive and boost Ameri
can relations with India, has de
cided to increase aid to India
“substantially.”
The sources said the State De
partment probably would give In
dia a record $70-75 million for
economic development during the
1956-57 fiscal year. This would be
about 50 percent higher than the
! allocation this year.
In addition, the sources added,
India next year would get techni
cal assistance of about $10 mil- -
lions. This is about what she is |
getting this year.
A firm decision to boost aid to
India apparently was made during
Secretary of State Dulles’ week
end visit. He reportedly became
convinced something had to be
done to improve shaky Indian
American relations.
The major Soviet offer so far
has been a long-time credit to pay
for a $100 million steel mill.
Eisenhower Says
He’d Be Happy to
Run With Nixon
WASHINGTON, UP—President
Eisenhower said today he would
be happy to have Vice President
Nixon on any political ticket with
him.
Eisenhower’s statement at a
news conference came close to a
specific endorsement of Nixon for
a second term, but he did not
actually say at any point that he
favors Nixon as his running mate.
This distinction was in line with
the President’s previously ex
pressed view that it would not be
appropriate to make an outright
choice for vice president until the
convention has nominated a pres
idential candidate next August.
He has adhered to this position
even though his own renomina
tion is a foregone conclusion.
With much emphasis, Eisen
hower said no one should attempt,
as he put it, to drive a wedge be
tween Dick Nixon and himself. He
said any move to divide him from
Nixon would have just about as
much chance for success as would
an effort to drive a wedge be
tween him and one of his broth
ers.
Eisenhow'er’s remarks today re
garding Nixon were touched off
by a request for comment on the
big write-in vote Nixon got yes
terday in the New Hampshire
preference primary (21,100 votes).
B.C. Copper Strike
Attracts Mining Firms
KAMLOOPS, B. C„ OB—Pros
pector Fred Becker of Kamloops
returned here Sunday for another
plane after crash-landing in the
mountains Thursday on his way
to a reported copper strike 80
miles north of here.
Becker said a downdraft caught
his small plane and he was forced
to crash-land in the Clearwater
area. Neither he nor his passenger,
A1 Bellerive, were injured.
Becker said scores of prospect
ors representing mining compan
ies in Toronto, Edmonton and
Vancouver are staking claims in
the area, following a recent cop
per find.
WIEN AIRLINES
From Fairbanks: C. A. Hend
rickson, James Swisher, Frank
Bateman, Ross Cook, Elmer B.
Heiler, Angeline Bahnke, Elsie
Ball.
From Kotzebue: Sister Jacque
line, Sister Yvonne Marie.
To Fairbanks: Fred Nukataguk,
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Asbridge,
Sandy and Randy Asbridge, W.
Brown.
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Unusually Cold Weather j
In Nome Last Month
Complied by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Burea' |
During much of February the j
weather was fair but unusually ]
cold. Three times during the I
month the extreme cold was brok-1
en for a few days but each period J
of warmer temperatures was ac
companied by high winds, snow,
and blowing snow with much
drifting.
The average temperature last
month was -4.4 degrees—10.1 de
grees colder than normal.
The lowest temperature for the;
month was -37 degrees, recorded
on Feb. 28. There were 21 days
when the minimum temperature
was 0 degrees or below. *
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QUALITY DRY CLEANING A SPECIALTY
Prompt and Courteous Service
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PHONE RED 96
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shall never die."
John 11:26
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THE DINING ROOM 8
THE BERING SEA CLUB 8
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Monday, Feb. 13 until 9
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