Munz Airways Plane Down
A Munz Airways plane piloted
by Ray Decker reported in from
a spot near Solomon where it is
down due the need of oil which
could not be transported to him
due to weather conditions. Decker
has State Police Sgt. Gene Morris
with him. They were enroute to
Nome from White Mountain.
Nanooks Accept Challenge
A group of collegians home for
the holidays have challenged the
High School Nanooks to a basket
ball game during the vacation.
The game has been set up for Fri
day, Dec. 30 at 9:00 p. m., pre
ceded by a preliminary at 7:30
between the high school girls and
alumni girls.
The roster of players for the
collegians include Robert Sum
mers, Cookie Johnsen, Rod
Boucher, Paul Glavinovich, Fred
Chambers, Joe Senungetuk, Skip
Senungetuk, and Chuck Fager
strom.
Regular admission will be
charged.
BARROW GUARDSMEN TO BE
IN INAUGURATION PARADE
Capt. Jim O’Rourke anounced
at the Chamber of Commerce
luncheon yesterday that 40 Na
tional Guardsmen and one offi
cer have been chosen from the
First Scout Battalion to march in
the Inauguration Parade in Wash
ington, D. C. on Jan. 20.
These men will all come from
Barrow he stated as that is the
farthest north platoon of guards
men in the United States and
their officer, Lt. Eben Hopson, is a
member of the State Legislature.
Another group of forty guards
men and one officer wll be chosen
from the Second Scout Battalion,
making a total of 80 men for the
parade in Washington, D. C.
Ash Craft of the U. S. Weather
Bureau was the lucky person to
be given the lovely Beta Sigma
Phi Christmas doll with its lux
urious wardrobe. As there are no
little girls in the Craft family
Ash gifted the doll to the three
daughters of Bill Ullrich, High
School teacher. The girls were
thrilled to have it.
All lost and found items now
at the Nomerama which are not
claimed by Jan. 1 will be turned
over to some local organisation
for a rummage sale.
Virginia Brown. Mgr.
Dr. Lee McKinley will return
Dec. 30. remaining until Jan. 3.
AUKRUK LANES BUSY
HIGH GAMES ARE POSTED
Aukruk Lanes which opened for
business about a week ago has
been operating almost at capacity
according to manager Dennis Mar
quiss who stated that the lanes
open at 10:00 a. m. and continue
in use until around one o’clock
in the morning or until every one
has had an opportunity to bowl.
To date John Shelton has the
highest score with a 226 and Ed
Randell a close second with 225.
Mrs. Donald McKay holds high
score for the women with 188.
Many teen-agers are showing
interest and manager Marquiss
stated that he will possibly or
ganize an American Junior Bowl
ing League after the first of the
year and when the men and
women’s organizations are under
way.
NEW CORPORATION
LISTED IN KOTZEBUE
New corporations filed with the
state during the month of No
vember included one from this
area. Kotzebue Bowlers, to en
gage in the general recreation
business mainly bowling alleys.
Incorporators, Fred Crane, Grace
Masino and Lazar Dworkin. They
were authorized to issue $250,000
shares of stock at $1 per share.
WHAT AN AVERAGE
AMERICAN ATE IN 1960
WASHINGTON UP) — If you
were an average American you
consumed an estimated 1,488
pounds of food this year.
The Agriculture Department to
day broke that down this way:
414 pounds of dairy products,
except butter.
409 pounds of fruits and vege
tables.
108 pounds of potatoes.
178 pounds of meat, fish and
poultry.
146 pounds of flour and cereal.
108 pounds of sugar and syrup.
67 pounds of butter, fats and
oils.
41 pounds of eggs.
17 pounds of coffee, tea and
cocoa.
The Magistrate’s Office reports
a quiet weekend with a few ar
rests over the holiday. Those who
were sentenced on drunk charges
were Naomi Attatayak, $25.00
and a revoked previous suspend
ed sentence for another $25.00;
Jacob Titus, $35.00; Douglas
Davis, $50.00, and 15 days;
and Louise Maloney, suspended
fine of $25.00.
Council Meeting Notes
The Nome City Council had a
special meeting last evening at
which time the city employes by
letter requested that they be put
under the Employment Security
Division. The matter was tabled
for further consideration.
The school budget was set aside
until May as it was not necessary
to act on it at this time.
A committee of three, Bob Her
man, Keith Hedreen and Clinton
Gray were appointed to make
plans to prepare the city for the
Class B Basketball Tournament
which is scheduled to be held
here from the February 14
through February 17.
Councilman A1 Doyle presided
in the absence of Mayor Ander
sen.
SON BORN CHRISTMAS DAY
TO MR. AND MRS. ART JESSUP
A son was born on Christmas
Day to Mr. and Mrs. Art Jessup
in the Anchorage A.N.S. Hospital.
The father, formerly of Kotze
bue and Nome, is with the Alaska
National Guard at Anchorage and
the mother is the former Ida
Abloogalook of Nome. She is a
dental technician in the A. N. S.
Hospital.
The child was named Arthur
Jr., and was the only baby born
Christmas Day in the ANS Hos
pital. He weighed 8 pounds Wi
ounces at birth.
Dr. Haggland of Fairbanks
Examines Porter Lockard
Dr. Paul Haggland, well known
bone specialist from Fairbanks
made a trip to Nome to examine
Porter Lockard, Wien pilot who
was injured in the Northeast
Cape accident. While here he also
visited with friends and some
former patients.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Pederson are
the parents of a son born today
at the hospital.
The Annual Christmas Choir
Concert of the Nome Covenant
Church will be given next Sun
day, Jan. 1, 7:30 p. m.
Earl Towner who was home for
the holiday left yesterday. Also
leaving yesterday were Mr. and
Mrs. C. Fagerstrom, Jim Doyle,
Gordon Osborne and Sarah See
burger.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Kitty Pederson, Mar
garet Nuglene, Dominick Thomas,
Betty Krischer, Larry Minix Jr.,
Alsa Gavin, Lillian Mokiyuk,
and Esther Herman.
Discharged: Martha Tate, Louis
Anagick, Wanda Jackson, Si
Saihlin, Mina Attatayak and Herb
Kiyutelluk.
NOTICE TROOP 666
Effective Jan. 5. 1961. all scouts
who miss three meetings in a row
without sufficient excuse will be
pul out of scouting. Those who
cannot make a meeting are asked
to call Ricky Young at MAin 76
or contact Sgt. Leslie or Mr.
Dinkel.
Sgi. Leslie.
Scoutmaster
WANT ADS
FOUND: Four keys and three
rir.gs—identify and pay for ad.
Call at Nugget.
FOR RENT: Duplex. Inquire
N. C. Office.
WANTED TO BUY: Safe. Call
MAin 12.
THE MEANEST person in the
world is the person who picks
up someone else’s Christmas
packages and keeps them. Two
packages disappeared last eve
ning one containing a blue
dress and the other a brooch
shaped wreath, both of which
can be identified by the per
son who was giving them
away. May be returned to the
Nugget and no questions asked.
(nomerama theater!
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wishes for the Holiday Season
and a Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
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