Stores Remain Open
Evenings For Convenience
Of Late Xmas Shoppers
It will be noted in the advertise
ments that several of the local
stores have announced they will
be open evenings for the conveni
ence of Christmas shoppers.
The stores are well stocked
with a fine assortment of gift
items this year and all are beauti
fully decorated for the holiday
season, both inside and out.
Nome merchants have taken ad
vantage of the unusually fine
Christmas weather and have in
stalled outside holiday decorations
and lighting.
The N.C. Store, in addition to
keeping music in the air, have a
lighted Santa head over the en
trance; Builder’s Supply and
Reed’s Shop have colored lights;
Hagen’s Jewelry has a lighted
tree atop their shop and Barb’s
Grill has a tree at street level.
U.S. SMELTING EMPLOYEES
DEPART FOR THE STATES
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roell left
today on a two month’s visit in the
states. They don’t plan to return
until early in the spring.
Other company employes leav
ing for vacation are Walter Gla
vinovich and Opal Peterson.
Walter will join his family in
Seattle and will remain outside
until April and Miss Peterson
will spend Christmas with her
mother in Washington and plans
to return in a couple of weeks.
ALASKA AIRLINES
From Unalakleet: Lawrence
Williams, Arlene Strand, Floyd
Smith and I. Miller.
To Gambell: Pansy Omoari and
W. Campbell.
USO Representative To
Survey Nome Situation
After First of the Year
Major K. D. Swisher, command
ing officer of Nome Field, has
been advised that Allen W. Smith,
USO director, will be in Nome
for a few days after the holidays
to confer with community leaders
on various problems and their
remedies in conneclion with the
recreation for servicemen in the
community.
Boyd Harwood, chairman of the
public relations committee of the
Chamber of Commerce requests
all civic organizations, both men’s
and women’s, to make plans to
have a representative at a meet
ing to be held some time between
Jan. 4th and Jan. 7 to form a
steering committee, should the
community enter into a plan for
some type of organization for this
needed purpose. A definite date
will be announced later, stated
Harwood.
LOCAL EMPLOYEES ARE
FEATURED IN N.C. MAGAZINE
The Northern Commercial Co.,
in its publication “N.C. Flag” fea
tures three Nome employes in this
quarter’s edition with pictures
and stories. The three are: Betty
Colby, buyer, who came from
Macy’s, N.Y., to Nome; Christie
Waldheim, pioneer resident; and
Freddie Kingik, who is in charge
of putting up out-of-town orders.
Freddie knew manager Goodrich
24 years ago when he was a school
boy at White Mountain. He has
been with the N.C. since 1948.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: John MacCumber
and Jim Weyanna.
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I Xmas Cards — Gift Dressings — Decorations |
Towel Sets — Tablecloths —Pitcher Sets
^ Toys — Christmas Candy g
1 FOR CHILDREN: 1
| SHOES. SLIPPERS, SWEATERS, PANTY SETS, BOW TIES, g
DRESSES, WHITE and RAYON GABARDINE SHIRTS g
5 FOR LADIES: 1
§ PAJAMAS, ROBES, GOWNS. BED JACKETS, NYLONS, |
6 PUCKERED NYLON BLOUSES, FROCKS, COATS. SUITS g
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1 FOR THE MEN: §
| WOOL SHIRTS, SWEATERS, DRESS HOSE, BOXED TIES, W
GIFT HANKIES, SHAVE SETS, HOUSE SLIPPERS
| PARKAS AND KOREAN BOOTS |
§j _ OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 8 P.M, UNTIL CHRISTMAS — S
1 CAVOTA’S — The Family Store I
4 a
Passenger Ships Sail /Southbound From Seward
Weekly at 10 p.m. on Thursdays
, For Reservations write:
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO., BOX 200. ANCHORAGE
Weekly Freighter Sailings from Seattle
Calling at Valdez and Seward In Order Shown:
Dec. 18 Denali Seward, Valdez
Dec. 22 Square Knot Valdez, Seward
Write Alaska Steamship Co., Box 200, Anchorage
Or Pier 42, Seattle, for additional information desired
ACS Requests Alaskans
Planning Calls to States
To Make Reservations
The cooperation of Alaskans
who are planning holiday season
telephone calls to the States has
been requested by Col. M. R. Ku
nitz, commanding officer of the
ACS.
Col. Kunitz states that an ad
vance call reservation is the best
assurance that the call will be
completed during this period,
when the tremendous volume of
requests often exceeds the avail
able facilities and may result in
dissappointments to those persons
who fail to make reservations in
advance.
Patrons are requested to con
tact the local ACS office at the
earliest possible date for reserva
tions.
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS
Arriving today were: Mr. Bige
low, Ernie Gustafson, Wilmer
Campbell, Dr. and Mrs. A1 Hudg
ins and two children, Margaret
Mozee, Miss Oakie. LeRoy Hartje
was a round trip passenger.
Miss Mary Ellen Runge, popular
PAA stewardess for the past 7
years and well known to most of
the Nome travelers, likes Alaska
so well that she is spending part
of her vacation in Nome.
Miss Runge is the house guest
of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh
who are showing her the winter
wonderland, giving her a view
from the grounds. She plans to
leave today.
Mrs- Fannie Walluk, popular
nurse and midwife for this area,
left for Shishmaref for the holi
days and does not plan to return
until the middle of January.
WANT ADS
Will trade topcoat and gloves with
party that took mine by mistake
Saturday night from the Polaris
Bar. Willie Thornton, ACS.
FOR RENT—3 rooms and utility
room, pressure system, shower,
partly furnished. See George
Waldheim.
WANTED—Typist-clerk. Call the
Dept, of Taxation.
SHOWING AT
| THEATER
Tonight — Last Showings
Starting 7:15 and 10:00 p.m.
_ 3-D —
“IT CAME FROM
OUTER SPACE”
Don’t miss this sensational event
brought here just for you!
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
5:15 - 7:15 - 9:15 p.m.
“AN AMERICAN
IN PARIS”
(Color by Technicolor)
-Starring
GENE KELLY
and introducing
LESLIE CARON
with
OSCAR LEVANT
GEORGES GEUTARY
NINA FOCH
Last Chapter of "NYOKA"
SUNDAY MATINEE—2:15 p.m.
KID’S SHOW
CARTOONS
— LAUGH SHORTS —
Come one. Come all and
Get your laugh at the theater
Final Showing of 3-D Film
Delayed Until After
Christmas Tree Program
If you haven’t seen the 3-dim
ension show at the local theater
you still have time, stated man
ager N. C. Finch, as there will
be two shows tonight—'the sec
ond show delayed until 10:00 p.m.
for those attending the Commun
ity Christmas Tree program.
3-D is an experience that can’t
be explained but has to be seen.
It is a sensation all its own to
have rocks flying all around you
and trombone players extending
their slides right over your head.
All this, coupled with a story
of visitors from another planet,
makes it sensational entertain
ment well worth the seeing.
Local residents who were here
during the filming of the M-G-M
epic “The Eskimo” were pleasant
ly surprised to find in this picture
'two of the actors who played in
The Eskimo. They are Joe Saw
yer and Ed Deering.
, NOTICE
KK Public Library will be
closed Friday evening because of
Community Christmas. Open Sat
urday as usual from 2:30 until
4 p.m.
NOTICE
To Real and Personal
Property Owners
The lax rate on 1953 Real and
Personal property assessments of
the City of Nome, has been set
at 1 percent by the Board of
Equalization. City taxes are now
collectible.
Carrie M. McLain,
City Clerk
Publish Dec. 18, 21, 29, 1953
Santa Will Visit Nome
Hardware Tuesday P.M.
Larry Galvin has been advised
by Santa Claus that he is taking
time out on his busy schedule to
call at the Nome Hardware Store
on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock
to visit with all the children in
Nome who have messages for aim.
He also informed Mr. Galvin that
he plans to bring a sled load of
goodies for his little friends who
live so near the North Pole.
Santa Claus’ visit to the Nome
Hardware Store has become an
annual event which is looked for
ward to by the children. .
ROTARY OBSERVES
50th ANNIVERSARY OF
POWERED FLIGHT
A very appropriate observance
of the 50th anniversary of pow
ered flight was prepared by ef
ficient program chairman Bill
Barber. The program included
speeches by the following per
sons with facts and data concern
ing the progress of aviation in the
Territory: Bob Curtis, Alaska Air
lines; A1 Branson, Wien Airlines;
Jim Walsh and Mary Ellen Runge,
Pan American Airways; W. N.
Foster, Foster Air Service; and
Bill Barber, CAA.
It was said that the fare on the
first commercial flight from Nome
to Fairbanks was $1,500.
Guests were Mary Ellen Runge,
Pan American Airways steward
ess; Gill Coffill, Department of
Taxation at Juneau; and Neil W.
Foster.
NOTICE
The Junior Intermediate Class
of the Covenant Sunday School
will have its annual Christmas
program on Sunday evening at
7:30 p.m.
GLACIER DISTRIBUTORS
WHOLESALERS for Fancy packaged CANDIES ★ Strip Cards
of NUTS ★ Smoked KING SALMON ★ CHEESE RITZ
PEPPERONI ★ PRETZELS. Featuring Alaska Maid
POTATO CHIPS ★ and Vemell's BUTTER MINTS
— We Solicit Out-of-Town Orders From Village Stores —
Box 227 Nome, Alaska Phone Black 157
J u-s t Off The Press
— A PERFECT CHRISTMAS PRESENT —
Dr. Alfred Brooks’
4 BLAZING ALASKAN TRAILS ’
The original gold strike at Nome described in detail
We still have a limited supply of
Original, Alaskan
Christmas Cards
by well-known Nome Artists:
AHGUPUK — WALLUK — MAYOKOK
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IVORY ^***^^!