Free Chest X-Rays
Offered Next Week
The Alaska Department of
Health X-Ray Unit announces its
program offering free chest X-ray
to the residents of Nome. Every
one age three and over is urged
to report at the Commissioner’s
Court Room of the Federal 'Build
, ing to have their X-rays taken.
This service will be offered Mon
day through Friday, October 5 to
9 inclusive, from 10 a.m. to noon,
and from 1 p.m. to 4 o’clock.
In addition to regular hours,
the unit will be in service on
Monday and Friday evenings from
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Brownies, Girl Scouts
Will Party on Saturday
Nome Girl Scouts will give a
Brownie Party, at 10 a.m. on Sat
urday at the Lutheran Quonset.
An Intermediate and Senior
Party will be held at 2 p.m.
Girls are asked to come all out
to meet the new leaders — espe
cially the Seniors, who will be
asked to assist at the festivities.
There were 125 girls registered
last year, and more are expected
to be enrolled now.
The Girl Scout Committee will
welcome prospective leaders for
intermediate girls (about sixth
grade).
WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with occasional light
rain tonight, partly cloudy Sat
urday. Lowest temperature ex
pected tonight 32, the high to
morrow 40.
In past 24 hours: highest tem
perature 37, lowest 35. Sunrise at
6:14 a.m., sunset at 5:27 p.m.
A year ago today: highest tem
perature 36, lowest 26. Extremes
on this date since 1907: highest
59 in 1954, lowest -4 in 1929.
FIRST P-TA MEETING
HELD ON SEPT. 30
The first regular meeting of
the P-TA for the new school year
was held on September 30.
Discussion concerned a Nugget
editorial urging wider use of the !
sei vices of the area Native Service ,
dentist. Agreement to write let- j
ters was carried, to publicize the \
case in effective circles.
Announcement was made that
second graders will receive limited
free dental examination service
in a program conducted by Dr.
Stolpe, local Public Health Service
dentist.
P-TA will operate a hot dog
stand at the Arctic Club Carnival
on October 10.
Room count was won by Mr.
Woodiel’s 5th grade, with a total
of 22 parents present. Mrs. Wit
ner’s 7 th grade had 21 parents
present. *
The new school superintendent,
Mr. Conrad Potter, was intro
duced, and in turn introduced
the teaching staff for the new
year. He stressed the importance
of an active P-TA, and its value
to the community.
Day Nursery to Open
For Pre-School Tots
A Day Nursery for Nome pre
school children is planned to open
Monday, October 12. It will be
operated by Mrs. Fred Greene,
who is a registered nurse, and
Mrs. John Shelton.
The nursery will occupy the
old PA A building on First Avenue.
Hours will be from 7:45 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. The children will be
provided lunch at noon.
The nursery is designed to care
for children by the hour, day,
week or month. Registration day
will be Thursday, October 8, from
9 to 11:30 a.m., and from 1 to 5
p.m., and on Friday afternoon,
from 1 to 5 o’clock. For further
information call Mrs. Greene.
N.C. CAT PARTS TO BE
SHIPPED ON LAST BOAT
The closing out of the N.C. Cat
department and garage is going
ahead with a crew of men pack
ing some 3,000 separate items in
the way of Caterpillar parts. The
work started Monday and will i
continue until about the middle of
next week.
Manager Steve Andersen said
today that some of the garage
equipment has been sold locally
but the rest will be shipped, along
with the cat parts, on the last
boat. Ford parts will continue to
be stocked, however.
Stanley Martin, parts man from
Anchorage, is supervising the
work of cataloging and packing
the parts. He and Mrs. Martin
and young son, are enjoying a
long - delayed visit to the “old
home town.”
MOTHERS CLUB PLANS
FIRST FALL MEETING
Mothers Club will meet for its
first fall meeting Monday, Oc
tober 5, at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Francis
Bibb is ready to- give a report
on her attendancei at the Short
course in Fairbanks. The club re
quests all officers past and present
arrive for the meeting about 10
minutes early. Installation of
officers will be a feature of the
evening’s program.
BILL CALDWELL of the National
Guard leaves today for Boise,
Idaho, to observe battle group
supply procedures and to com
pare them with supply organiza
tion of the 1st Scout Battalion.
He will be back in about a week.
For Making Parkas . . .
WE HAVE
ALPACA LINERS
Best Grade Rabbit Skins
— White and Colored —
also MOUTON
— Grey or Charcoal —
J. & L.
TRADING POST
Phone:- MAIN 75
James F. O’Sullivan. Agent — Phone Main 68
' Local Power Plant
I Ready to Install 4th Unit
The Nome Power Plant is about
ready to install another engine.
The forms are in place and con
crete for the base will be poured
soon.
The new engine is a 300-kw.
GMC, which came from the old
CAA power plant at Nome Field.
The cost to the Utilities Board
is $10 a month rent. *
The plant now has three units
in operation, the big 600-kw.
Cooper-Bessemer and two 200-kw.
Fairbanks-Morse engines.
After the engine is installed,
present plans call for it to be in
operation about the first of the
year, after the control panel is
hooked up.
NORTH STAR TO LOAD
ISLANDERS TONIGHT
The North Star of the BIA will
load the King and Diomede Is
landers tonight, weather permit
ting, for return to their island
homes. The vessel has some cargo
to unload here and when this is
completed, it will depart.
Some of the old timers on the
crew are: Capt. Charles Selanjus,
purser Bill Wonser, and 1st mate
Cecil (Moe) Cole.
EMILY AND ROD BOUCHER
GO TO SEQUIM- WASH., FOR
BILL BOUCHER WEDDING
Mrs. Emily Boucher, accom
panied by son Rod, left yesterday
for Sequim, Washington, to at
tend the wedding of her eldest
son, Bill Boucher, to Jo Ann
Peterson on Sunday, Oct. 4
Both Bill and Jo Ann are stu
dents at the University of Alaska.
Also attending the wedding
from Alaska are Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Polet of Fairbanks.
MMM HOSPITAL
Admitted: S. Michael Flanagan,
George Leonard, Ellen Norbert,
Joseph Mudge.
Discharged: Anthony Penatac,
Louella Oliver and Emma Kim
inock and infant.
A son was born today at the
hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Norbert.
SS NENANA DUE TOMORROW
Alaska Steam announces the
arrival tomorrow of the SS Ne
nana, last boat of the year to call
at Nome. Unloading will begin
immediately, pending favorable
seas and clear weather.
You don’t make any footprints
in the sands of time when you’re
sitting down.
Fine Job Printing At The Nugget.
SAVE THE DATE
ARCTIC CLUB CARNIVAL
— OCTOBER 10 —
WANT ADS
PFAFF MACHINES — Rent by
the week, $4; or month, $10.
See Dorothy’s. tf
FRESH dry salmon, 40 cents lb.
plus freight. Write Teller Com
mercial Co.
FOR RENT—One-bedroom apart
ment. Call Nugget. 17c
ROOM* FOR RENT — East End.
Apply at Nugget Office.
FIRST WASHINGTON NET FAC
TORY, INC., Blaine, Wash.,
Pioneers in 100% U.S.-made
nylon gill nets and nylon seine
web. Order your gear with us
through your cannery or write
for quotation. It’s your saving.
We serve well. 114
FOR SALE — Pure bred boxer.
Call Main 13. 17c
SELL — Those surplus items that
you don’t need. Juat let a
Nugget Classified Ad convert
1 them into cash for you.
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48 l's — CASE 9.25
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MARGARINE
93c
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DRIED BEANS
1 Lb. Pkg. 19c
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CORN FLAKES
GIANT SIZE 46c
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