ANS Teacher at Teller
Gets Observer Corps’
Highest Honor Award
Earl Rashlier, Alaska Native
Service teacher at Teller Mis
sion, received the first 2,500-hour
Ground Observer Corps merit
badge on Sept. 24. The badge is
the highest honor awarded by the
Ground Observer Corps.
The badge and accompanying
certificate were presented by
Capt. James Chapman, GOC offi
cer of the 11th Air Division (De
fense) at Ladd Air Force Base.
Bashler, an Alaskan resident
since 1939, worked as a volunteer
in the Corps from 1941 to 1947
and started again in 1950. He
works with children at the Teller
Mission School and rewards them
with candy bars when they report
unknown aircraft. Teller Mission
in 80 miles northwest of Nome.
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O. A. Lundberg, well-known
mining man of Candle who landed
here in 1900, spent the summer at
his Candle home but finds it will
be too isolated for the winter.
An octogenarian, Lundberg now
enjoys visiting with relatives in
the East during the winter but
plans to return north again in the
spring.
Wife of Dave Hopkins
Dies In California.
Friends of Dave Hopkins of the
U.S. Geological Survey, who has
lived here with his wife, will re
gret to hear of her untimely pass
ing at their home in Los Altos,
Calif. Although not stationed in
Alaska now, Hopkins makes fre
quent trips to the territory and
was here last summer until called:
to the States due to his wife’s ill-;
ness.
ALASKA AIRLINES
To Anchorage: Harry White, Lt.
Col. G. Vinquist, Gilbert Clark,
SP2 Daniel Moffat.
To McGrath: Wesley Rose.
To Unalakleet: Wayne Eben
Nome Laundry
& Cleaners
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Will Re-Open When
Owner Returns
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Freighter Sailings
From Seattle Every Tuesday
For Valdez and Seward
AND FRIDAYS FOR SEWARD
Mining Extension Course
To Start Flere Wednesday
The University of Alaska Min
ing Extension Course which was
announced last week gets under
way Wednesday evening in a
Nome High School classroom un
der the direction of Pete Sandvik
at 7:00.
Registration is at the territorial
assay office until Wednesday, and
at the school on Wednesday for
those who have not pre-registered.
The course will be for a four
week period, five nights a week,
two hours each night. There are
no educational requirements and
is tuition-free, and a fine oppor
tunity to know more about the
minerals in this part of the terri
tory.
NOTICE
Reindeer Meat Sales—Orders
are now being taken at the ANS
office for Nunivak deer, sched
uled to arrive here about Oct. 13.
Keep in touch with ANS office for
further information.
Jack Jenkins
121 Alaska Native Service
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Two fur coats, one
combination radio-phonograph.
Call Red 164 or Main 135. 121
FOR SALE—Refrigerator, bed
divan, ski boots, size 9, hip
boots. Call Main 93. 120
FOR RENT—2 apartments, strict
ly modern throughout. Call
George Hite, Main 123.
BEST ONE-MAN BUSINESS
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Own and operate it yourself.
We provide capital. Dealership
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«4> JACQUELINE DUVAL* SIDNEY POWER < HUGH O'BRIAN
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
... from the Honky Tonks to
the penthouses...the creeps,
the hoods, the killers come
out to war with the city!
HERBERT J. YATES
presents
A REPUBLIC PICTURE*
WEATHER FORECAST
Compiled by the
U.S. Dept, of Commerce Weather Bureau j
Partly cloudy with occasional
snow flurries. Winds NE, 8-15
mph. Low temperature expected
tonight 21, high Tuesday 30.
Nome data last 24 hours as of
7 a.m. today: High temperature
32, low 21. Max. wind 13 mph.
from the NW. Sunrise 6:41 a.m.,
[ sunset 4:58 p.m.
Temperatures a year ago today:
high 40, low 25. Extremes this
date since 1907: high 40 in 1937
and 1954, low -11 in 1947.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: Tommy Herman and
Marion Saccheus.
Discharged: Ronald Tingook,
Ernest Dimmock, Deborah Styb.
Mr. and Mrs. Saccheus Have Girl
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Saccheus
are the parents of a daughter,
born on October 9, and weighing
8 pounds 4 ounces.
Meats for Babies
...Swift’s
precious
product
Give your baby
the goodness and flavor of a
Swift meat meal!
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League of Western Writers
To Hold Conference In
Anchorage In November
The Alaska Chapter of the
League of Western Writers have
announced their Second Annual
Conference to be held in Anchor
age on Nov. 18, 19 and 20.
The first purpose of the Con
ference is to stimulate and foster
association of Alaskan writers,
and to encourage and bring forth
good Alaskan literature.
The Conference will feature
qualified speakers on journalism,
short story writing, articles, juve
nile writing, plays, radio and TV.
An informal discussion period
will follow each formal session.
Many other features of interest
are also planned.
To stimulate interest there is to
be a writer’s contest again this
year. It is open to all resident
Alaskans. The subject material
must be Alaskam, and entries
must be in the mail by midnight
of Oct. 29. Complete rules and ap
plication blanks may be obtained
by writing: Contest Manager, The
League of Western Writers, Box
3038 Eastchester Branch, Anchor
age, Alaska.
A cordial invitation to partici
pate is extended to all Alaskan
| writers and other interested per
sons.
Last year, Harold Salisbury of
Nome, won the poetry contest
with his poem “Crossin’ Icy
Strait.’’
A lot of molehills become moun
tains only because someone adds
a little dirt.
Oh, what a Savior, that He died for me ! I
From condemnation He hath made me free; |
“He that believeth on the Son,” saith He, ?
“Hath everlasting life.” —romans 8:1
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POT ROAST. 59c lb.
BEEF STEW. 59c lb.
VEAL STEW . 59c lb.
SHORT RIBS OF BEEF. 54c lb.
PORK STEAKS, Lean . 85« lb.
PORK ROAST . 85c lb.
FRYING CHICKEN, cut-up, pan-ready 99* lb.
MUTTON STEAKS OR CHOPS. 59c lb.
LEG OF MUTTON for roasting .. 45* lb.
MUTTON STEW. 35c lb.
MUTTON CARCASS . 35c lb.
BEEF HEARTS . 49c lb.
BEEF TONGUE..'.. 55c lb.
BAR-S WIENERS . 79c lb.
BOLOGNA, Sliced or Piece. 65* lb*
HINDQUARTER OF BEEF. 59c lb.
FRONTQUARTER OF BEEF. 54c lb.
SLAB BACON, Double Smoked. 89* lb.
BAR-S HAMS, Double Smoked. 95c lb.
LARD — PURE LARD . 37c lb.
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