NWA Chamber Seeks
New Dentist For Nome
The Nome Chamber of Com
merce, through its Civic Affairs
Committee, headed by Don Hun
gerford, is taking action to find a
replacement for Dr. Joe Cum
ming, local dentist who has an
nounced he is leaving Nome in
August to relocate in the State of
Washington.
Several dentists have recently
passed the dental examinations
for the State of Alaska and there
have been many persons inter
ested in practicing in the new
state.
Boy Scout Court of Honor
To Be Held at School
8 p.m., Wednesday, July 22
A Court of Honor for the Boy
Scouts of Troop 666 and the troop
sponsored by the Covenant Church
is planned for next Wednesday,
July 22 at the School at 8 o’clock
in the evening.
Both troops participated in the
encampment at Salmon Lake last
month and this will be the first
such joint affair. Numerous ad
vances in rank, merit badge
awards and the coveted Order of
the Arrow will be presented.
Everyone is invited to attend, i
especially parents of the boys to j
participate in what promises to'
be a most impressive ceremony.
Services Held For Tuck Eseniiuk
Who Disappeared Last Winter
Special to the Nome Nugget
Memorial services were con
ducted last Sunday for Tucklua
luk Esenituk at Teller Lutheran
Mission by Rev. No.rval Hegland.
Tucklualuk Esenituk was born
at Igloo on Oct. 26, 1924. He was
baptized and confirmed in the j
Lutheran Mission at Igloo. During :
World War II he served in the .
armed forces. On April 30, 1949 !
he was married to Nanna Curtis j
of Noorvik.
On Feb. 22, this year he began '
to walk from Nome to Teller but |
failed to arrive at his destination. I
Searchers by dog team and air- j
plane were unable to find him.
He is survived by his widows
N ona, and two children and four
brothers and two sisters.
Return From Portland Exposition
Paul Tuilana of King* Island,
who was chosen to represent this
part of Alaska at the Oregon Cen
tennial in the Alaska exhibit, re
turned home voluntarily last
week. Eddie Ahkolik and Marie
Kunnuk remained in Portland
with the exhibit.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Thomas Mogg, Laura
Omiak, L. Kunnuk, Sam Komak
huk, Holly Sockpik. .
Discharged: Florence Nagazruk,
Louise Maakestad and daughter,
Mrs. Peter Castell and infant, J.
Pentry, Olan Naves.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
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Hermann and Manning
To Represent Nome At
State Highway Meeting
Russ Hermann and Jerry Man
ning will represent the Nome
Chamber of Commerce at the
state highway meeting now sched
uled for July 27-28 at JiTneau.
The Road Committee is now
busy working on justification for
the road proposals under consid
eration.
First on the list for state high
! way work is the completion of
I Highway 97, Fairbanksj-Nome
j Teller. Second is construction of
a road from Unalakleet to the Yu
kon, a junction with Highway 97.
Third, renovation of the Kouga
rok road, completion of the Coun
cil road at Fox River and East
Fork, and relocation of the Dexter
road.
Boyd Harwood Elected
Chairman of Board
Of M and M Bank
The annual stockholders meet
ing of the Miners and Merchants
Bank of Nome, was held on July
14 at 10 a.m. in the bank building
with Chairman of the Board of
Directors, Leslie Nerland, pre
siding.
| One of the first orders of busi
i ness was the election of directors
i for the coming year. Elected were
Leslie Nerland, Nick Nussbaumer,
James von der Heydt, Boyd Har
wood and Nels Swanberg Jr.
After a review of the business
conducted for the past year and a
1 discussion on the future outlook,
I the meeting adjoured at 11:30 a.m.
At a meeting of the new Board
I of Directors later in the day, Boyd
Harwood was unanimously elected
| Chairman of the Board of Direc
■ tors. Officers of the bank were re
1 elected as follows: E. J. Rusing,
j president; D. M. Hoover, vice
i president, and William T. Haley,
: cashier.
Girl Bern to James Omiaks
A daughter was born yesterday
| to Mr. and Mrs. James Orniak.
IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT
James Kuhukhon, aged 19, was
■'sentenced to" 60 days in jail and
fined $25 on a charge of assault
and battery at Gambell, St. Law
rence Island.
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SS Talkeetna Due Back at Nome
The SS Talkeetna is discharg
ing freight at, Unalakleet and is
expected to finish there today.
It is scheduled to return to
Nome to complete discharging
here and take on southbound
cargo.
Son Born to Teddy Sockpiks
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Teddy Sockpik today.
NOTARY PUBLIC
at
NUGGET OFFICE
James F. O’Sullivan, Agent — Phone Main 68
Telephone Rate Hearing j
Set For 9 p.m., July 27
It was anounced at the regular J
council meeting Monday evening i
that the special rate change hear- '
ing for the Nome Telepone Co.
would be held at 9 p.m. on Mon
day July 27 at the City Hall.
The meeting was presided over
by Councilman Mclver in the ab
sence of Mayor Andersen.
The City Clerk reported that a
payment of $10,000 on the prin
cipal and $2,200 interest was made |
to the school from the Tobacco |
Tax.
Melvin Tate placed a bid on i
Lot 70' in Block 57 which is on ;
Belmont Point and the matter was
referred to committee.
Excavation dirt from Front St. i
is being used to improve city |
streets with 3rd Ave. being ex- j
tended from Moore to Campbell ‘
Way, which opens up another J
section of city lots which will be
for sale. It is planned to do the
same from the present end of 4th
Ave. to Steadman.
The U.S. Smelting Co. has re
quested cancellation of the lease
on the garbage dumping area near
their old Dredge No. 2. This is
being done because of the FAA
station construction to start soon
near there. The company said
they will arrange another lease
on the new dumping area further
out the Center Creek road.
Polars Whip ACS-FAA
In Close Softball Game
Monday Evening
In an extra-inning tilt the Polar
Bar softball club whipped the
ACS-FAA nine last Monday eve
ning by the low count of 17-15.
A sinking home run by Pete
Hahn (pinch--playing for the win
j ners) in the 8th frame brought
! victory to Hedreen’s warriors.
In what was probably the best
•‘pitched” game of the season, the
I spectators were treated to one
| of the closest contests of the year.
Ash Craft threw very respect-1
j able ball as did Vince Ahkolik for
the eventual winners.
Tonight the Polar tries to ex
tend their winning string as they
meet the National Guard at 7 p.m.
BAPTIST MINISTER ARRIVES
Reverend * B. Leight, accom
j panied by his wife and three cil
dren, have arrived from Anchor
age to make their headquarters
here. ftev. Leight represents the
Baptist Church, and has taken
the little church at the corner of
Front and Steadman for his home.
His children are of school age,
being age 10, 12 and 14 years old.
Rev. Leight plans to serve not
only Nome but the outlying areas
as well.
WANT ADS
ROOMS FOR RENT — By the
month. Call White 194. 85c
LOST—4 keys on chain with or
nament. Reward. Call Nugget.
FOR SALE—Jeep, 1956, very good
condition; Capitol Hi-fi console.
Call Black 161. 84p
WANTED to rent — Small apart
ment, suitable for couple, and
occupancy early August. Call
Main 118 or Main 173. 84p
FOR SALE—18 h.p. Johnson out
board, used one week, $350. See
White at N. C. Store or call
Black 164 after 6 p.m. 84p
FOR SALE—Smith Corona Add
ing Machine, Gray Formica
table and 6 chairs to match, one
floor lamp, all in first clas con
dition. Call Main 19. 85p
FOR SALE—Port, 'tape recorder,
port, radio, 30-06, semi-auto,
rifle, port, typewriter, Argus
C-3 Matchmatic camera, short
wave radio 45 changer mtd.,
baby stroller. Call Black 197.
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SHOWING AT NOMERAMA
TONIGHT and THURSDAY
SADDLE THE WIND
with Robert Taylor, Julie London and John Casanova
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
WALT DISNEY’S
SNOW WHITE AND -
THE SEVEN DWARFS
K N 0 M ~ T V
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
6:30—This Is Your Life 6:30—Zorro
7:00—Bat Maslerson 7:00—Chevy Show
7:30—I Spy 8:00—Sherlock Holmes
8:00—Pat Boone 8:30—Restless Gun
8:30—Glencannon 9:00—Science Theater
9:00—Confidential File 9:30—DA's Man
9:30—Arthur Murray 10:00—"The Spoilers"
10:00—"Gentleman From
Nowhere" (Programs subject to change)
SPECIAL — THURSDAY NIGHT AT 10 p.m.
“THE SPOILERS”
with Marlene Deitrich, John Wayne and Randolph Scott
Rex Beach's story about Nome
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